Chapter 1: The Small Prohibition (Part 1)

  The crowd in the underground trading hall quickly dispersed, as they were all cultivators with at least three or four rings of power. They were accustomed to fighting and immediately retreated upon seeing a brawl, lest they be affected by it.

  After a loud noise, two people were seen standing like fighting cocks, but they didn't continue to fight.

  Lei Xingfeng looked at them curiously and said, "These two are quite bold, I think there must be a formidable person here to guard the place."

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "Take a closer look at those two people."

  Lei Xingfeng only then discovered that something was amiss, for those two people were actually being restrained, and by a power he didn't know about. On the surface, there wasn't anything out of the ordinary with them, but upon closer inspection, it could be seen that they stood like fighting cocks, completely still.

  It was precisely because of this that Lei Xingfeng noticed something strange and realized that the two of them had been locked down by some kind of power after they exchanged a blow.

  "Who made the move?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "No one made a move, it was the small seal set up by the True Lord that immobilized everyone. Whoever makes a move here will have the same consequences, even I won't be able to move."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "It's settled... then who will deal with it?"

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "No one will come to deal with it, hehe, but the two of them want to escape, at least they have to be detained for two days and two nights."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Good guy, this punishment is quite ruthless. By the way, what's that little restriction thingy?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "I'm not very clear about it either, that thing can only be grasped by those above the True Lord level, if you don't reach the True Lord level, you won't be able to learn how to control it. The small seal is said to have come from another continent, it's not something developed here."

  The real master's plaything, Lei Xingfeng temporarily had no way to think about it, but he was still very curious. He said: "If the two of them were freed from their predicament and continued to fight, what would happen?"

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said, "I won't make a move again. If I do, I can only attack once and then be sealed for two days. No one can stand it. Hehe, I believe these two people won't be so stupid. One lesson is enough."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "It seems they are here for the first time and don't know the secrets of this place."

  Miao Ling curiously stared at the two of them, Xinzhou Lun said: "Xiaoling, don't stare at them, lest you be blamed."

  Miao Lingdao said: "They can't move, transfer their anger... Hehe, they can't move."

  "They're just unable to move for now, but that doesn't mean they'll be unable to move forever. Once they can act again and leave this place, it's still possible for them to come back and cause you trouble."

  Miao Ling stuck out her little tongue and immediately turned around to hug Hong Jie's arm, whispering: "Hong Jie, you'll protect me, won't you?"

  Hong Jie said: "Alright, stop being so childish, you're all grown up now, but still acting like kids who refuse to grow up."

  After walking around in a circle, Lei Xingfeng didn't find any materials that needed to be exchanged. He was slightly disappointed and said, "There's nothing here."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "This depends on luck, there are still few people now, let's wait a bit longer."

  Lei Xingfeng said, "Alright, I'll go take a look around." Feng Ying and Shi Hu naturally followed him, Miao Ling took Hong Jie with her, the two of them ran to the other side, whispering to each other, Xin Zhaolun took Xiao Diya and also ran forward.

  Those who wanted to trade had laid out animal hides on the ground and placed their goods on top, with all sorts of materials, among which were many things that Lei Xingfeng did not recognize. Fortunately, there was Crazy Eagle and Tiger, whose knowledge was quite good, and they could mostly tell them apart.

  After turning around in a circle, he met Xin Zhaolun again. Xin Zhaolun asked: "Have you seen anything good?"

  Lei Xingfeng smiled wryly and said: "No, nothing special was found."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "There's something special over there, you can go take a look."

  "What is it?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "This is a local specialty of ice beast meat, it should be what they hunted before."

  Lei Xingfeng suddenly lost interest and said: "Meat... I have more than enough, I don't lack this one bite."

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "This meat is different, eating it can enhance your resistance to cold."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "This is not bad, okay, let's go exchange some back, right? How expensive is that thing?" He still had no concept of the local transactions.

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "It's very cheap, can be exchanged with food."

  Lei Xingfeng followed Xin Zhaolun to a stall, where several pieces of white meat were placed on animal hides, each weighing about one catty. Lei Xingfeng said, "Why is there so little?"

  The owner of the small stall was a real person with eight rings, he glanced at Leixing Peak and said: "This is a sample, you want how much, I have how much, exchange for food, rice or flour, all can be done, one catty for one catty."

  Xin Zhaolun said: "One catty for one catty? One catty should at least be exchanged for two of yours..."

  He said: "That's okay, at least exchange over 1,000 catties, we are short of food."

  Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but shake his head, this man was very honest, he shouted out the lack of food, and he didn't even bother to haggle over prices, because when he came, he brought a lot of grain, in exchange for some local ice beast meat, he thought it was a good deal.

  One thousand kilograms of grain for two thousand kilograms of Ice Beast meat, the two men made the transaction quickly, both possessing a Wheel Storage Space, and with just a handshake, the deal was done.

  The man looked very satisfied and said: "I have some Ice Beast blood here, do you want to exchange it? If you have dried goods or something, one catty for one catty, how about that?"

  The blood is blue and has congealed into ice, a fist-sized block is about one catty. Xinzhaolun said: "This can be exchanged, the Ice Beast's blood is extremely delicious and can be used as a seasoning, it's a specialty of this place."

  Lei Xingfeng exchanged several dozen kilograms of dried mushrooms, and both parties were extremely pleased with the transaction. The man said: "Cheng Wu, the true body of the Eight Rings, if you want to buy Ice Beast meat again in the future, come find me."

  Lei Xingfeng and others signed up one by one, then bid farewell.

  ……

  For three consecutive days, Lei Xingfeng and others had been wandering around the trading fair, exchanging some things, but there was no particularly good material. Until the fourth day, Lei Xingfeng, Kuangying, Xin Zhaolun, and Jin Daya, four people came to the trading fair again. As for Miao Ling, she didn't come back after the second day, hiding in her room to cultivate because it was getting colder outside, even if going to the trading fair was just a short ten-minute trip, she didn't want to go out.

  Xin Zhaolun entered the trading hall and smiled, "Today there is a small auction, hehe, participants can only be nine-ring true people. Of course, I can bring one person in, and Daxia can also bring one person in, so we four can enter the auction."

  Jin Deya said: "I heard that several true lords are coming again this time?"

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "Yes, maybe you can get a lot of印环."

  Jin Deya is now relying on printing rings to prolong his life, and for him, nothing is more important than printing rings.

  Being able to attend a small auction hosted by Zhen Jun, Jin Deya would never let go of such an opportunity. After all, only Zhen Jun could condense the Yinhuan, and it's not easy to meet him.

  When Lei Xingfeng walked into the so-called auction site, he couldn't help but feel greatly disappointed. This was different from what he had imagined an auction to be like. There was no auctioneer and no one specifically in charge of collecting items for appraisal. Instead, if you had something, you could just go up and display it, then propose a swap request, such as saying what you needed, and if someone below was willing to trade, the deal would be done.

  Of course, you can also exchange for a seal ring without exchanging physical objects. Generally speaking, most of the exchanges here are bartering, and since the seal ring is a hard currency, it's useful in this situation. If there's a true gentleman present, then more people will use seal rings to exchange for materials.

  Lei Xingfeng had already made up his mind, he would use some purple crystals to exchange for a seal ring. If there was something suitable for himself, he also planned to use the exchanged seal ring to bid.

  The auction room was a small space with a table in the middle and low stools around it. People who came in sat down randomly, and Lei Xingfeng and others found a corner to sit in after they entered, quietly waiting.

  An old man appeared soon, standing in front of the middle table, saying faintly: "Old rules, those who need to come up and show materials, stand out by themselves. Hmm, right, don't bring those trash materials up here, these rules everyone should understand. Alright, this auction begins now." He turned around and left.

  Lei Xingfeng exclaimed in surprise: "Is that it?" His voice was very low, Xin Zhaolun smiled and whispered: "What did you think would happen?"

  There were about forty or more people in the room, with nearly thirty of them being Jiu Huan Zhen Ren. Some of the Jiu Huan Zhen Ren did not bring their followers in, and among them was the True Monarch, but no one could tell who it was. They all blended into the crowd without making a sound.

  A middle-aged woman walked up and said: "I'll go first, Mei Yi, Ninth Ring True Person."

  A fist-sized piece of material was placed on the table, and she said: "Ling silk and clear stone, a total of 72 pieces, about the same size as this one. I'm too lazy to change anything else. I want to print a ring, whoever bids high is who gets it!" After that, she didn't say another word, but quietly waited.

  Lei Xingfeng said in a low voice: "Wow, this is really direct. No mobilization, no propaganda, nothing at all. This approach is indeed strange."

  Someone shouted: "I'll exchange one piece of Xio Jin for one piece!"

  Mei Yi frowned slightly and said, "I'm not interested in Xi Ao Jin."

  That man smiled wryly and said: "One seal ring for two pieces of Lingsi Ming stone."

  Mei Yi frowned again, she thought the other party had opened too low and said: "This price is too low!"

  Lei Xingfeng couldn't help but rub his forehead, this kind of auction simply can't stir up competition.

  As expected, no one bid, and Mei Yi's face turned gloomy. She shook her head and said, "If it was a one-for-one exchange, I could barely agree to it. You're bidding too low, forget it, let's just call it off this time." She put away the Ling Silk Ming Stone on the table and turned to leave.

  Lei Xingfeng was stunned, he whispered: "The price has been offered, can it be regretted? What kind of auction is this?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Auction is like this, what did you think it was?"

  …………

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