Chapter 439: Chapter 336: Black Hunter_2

“Baji, you said… if our enemies buy our lives at Ghost Shadow Tower, what should we do?”

Baji pondered for a moment.

“Once Ghost Shadow Tower accepts a job, they persist until death. If such a day truly comes… our best course of action would be to erase all traces of ourselves like Feng Zhong did, assume new identities, and never come out again.”

Feng Zhong was killed on the spot by a Cultivator from Ghost Shadow Tower for not being able to part with his Transmission Array and going to Dragon God Immortal Palace in search of a spatial treasure to repair it.

After pondering for a while, Yang Fu said,

“Such an organization, if we cannot control it, it’s best to eliminate it. Otherwise, someday our descendants will inevitably make enemies. If someone really places an order then, not even immortals could save us.”

Yang Fu didn’t like such unstable factors.

Even though Ghost Shadow Tower had helped him kill several enemies… the thought that his own enemies might use Ghost Shadow Tower against him and his family sent shivers down Yang Fu’s spine.

He had felt the despair of being hunted in Feng Zhong’s case.

“This! This is Ghost Shadow Tower! Even Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators are helpless against them… otherwise, they would have been annihilated long ago.”

Yang Fu said calmly, “Above Nascent Soul, there are higher realms… ”

“Enough, let’s not talk about this anymore. It’s still too far off for us.”

Indeed, Yang Fu had no way around it, so he decided… from now on his actions must be decisive.

No loose ends.

Enemies… must die.

Three days later, the auction was bustling.

The appearance of the [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman] indeed caused quite a stir as numerous Cultivators in masked disguises bid fervently.

“I bid 300 Mid Grade Spirit Stones!”

“300 for this treasure? I bid 500!”

“Gentlemen, please grant an old man a favor. I need a life-saving item for my grandson. This is perfect, I bid 1000.”

All who could attend this black market were at least Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and they all used Mid Grade Spirit Stones as currency.

At that moment, the old Cultivator’s bid silenced everyone.

After all, it was a one-time use talisman.

It could only predict your fortune or misfortune once.

1000 Mid Grade Spirit Stones was already an extremely high price!

The income of a Golden Core Immortal Clan for a year, for the entire family, might only amount to this much.

This price could buy some more powerful life-saving treasures that could be used continuously and even handed down to descendants or sold.

The old man’s bid had reached everyone’s limit.

Yang Fu was very surprised.

“It reached four digits… good, good!”

He had estimated an initial bidding of around 600 Mid Grade Spirit Stones as it was the first [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman] to appear after a long time and it indeed could save lives.

Baji was barely able to contain his excitement.

“Family Head, even after splitting with Ghost Shadow Tower, we can still get our hands on 900 Mid Grade Spirit Stones, almost matching the Yang Family’s annual income.”

Both were very satisfied with the outcome.

But it wasn’t over yet.

A person wearing a pig mask stood up.

“1001 Mid Grade Spirit Stones.”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Such a troublemaker could be seen every year, and now the pressure was on the old man.

“Humph! 1100 Mid Grade Spirit Stones! Fellow Daoist, don’t maliciously drive up the price. This item is absolutely essential for the old man, let’s stop here and maintain goodwill…”

The person looked around, and seeing no one else was bidding, sat down.

“Alright~”

There was a hint of disappointment in the air.

“Boring, it ended just after one price raise?”

“I thought it would shoot up to a sky-high price.”

“Such a coward, what’s there to fear from an old man?”

Ultimately, the item was sold for 1100 Mid Grade Spirit Stones.

Yang Fu was somewhat surprised; he looked at the person who drove up the price, feeling that something was amiss.

But at least it raised the price by 100 Mid Grade Spirit Stones, meaning he could earn 90 more.

“Very nice.”

Yang Fu, who had intended to continue watching the auction, felt a surge of heat in his chest.

His own [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman] had ignited.

‘What!!!’

Yang Fu was instantly shocked!

This was a warning of life-threatening danger!

Yang Fu instinctively wanted to leave with Baji, but just as he thought about getting up, the [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman] burned even hotter!

‘Is it more dangerous to leave?’

Yang Fu remained seated, looking around, and quickly analyzed.

‘Is it Ghost Shadow Black Market black market piracy? Wanting to devour my 1100 Spirit Stones?’

The timing right after the auction was just perfect.

Did people of Ghost Shadow Black Market turn greedy?

But after Yang Fu thought about it, he discarded the idea.

‘In this auction, all are treasures, my [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman] is certainly a miracle treasure, but not very high-valued. Some of the Nascent Soul Stage treasures are really priceless… If they want my 1100 Mid Grade Spirit Stones, then owners of most treasures presented at the auction would need to be killed.’

‘Ghost Shadow Tower isn’t that foolish.’

From what Yang Fu knew, Ghost Shadow Tower’s greatest trait was “following rules.”

This reasoning didn’t hold up.

He then thought about anything unusual from the moment they entered until now.

But no matter how much he thought, he found nothing. The two had been low-key, barely speaking to anyone, and only people from Ghost Shadow Tower had seen their treasure.

He nudged Baji, transmitting through Spiritual Sense:

“I’m telling you something, don’t panic, my [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman] has ignited, signaling imminent danger… ”

Baji’s expression remained unchanged, but a huge turmoil was brewing inside him.

He understood the [Heavenly Mechanism Talisman].

“Then we must leave now! Forget the Spirit Stones!”

“We can’t leave… leaving now is even more dangerous. Think carefully, someone here wants to kill us, they’re definitely in this auction hall.”

After a moment, Baji suddenly recalled something.

“Black Hunters… they are a force that has lurked in the black market for many years. Every year at the Ghost Shadow Black Market, they attack participants, robbing them of treasures and Spirit Stones, moving like the wind and incredibly hard to trace.”

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