Chapter 78 Yao Yuekong's Performance
The young master of the Heavenly Demon Palace was dressed in purple, had a handsome face, deep eyes, and faintly revealed the aura of a peerless demon king.

Although I don't know what his true form is, I think he shouldn't be very weak.

Of course, Li Zhi is doing business, so naturally people won’t pay too much attention to his real body.

Led by a group of beautiful maids, Yao Yuekong appeared in the reception room which was decorated extremely luxuriously, bringing with him an old demon with a terrifying aura.

At this time, Li Zhi was enjoying the hospitality of the two female fairies, which made Li Zhi feel corrupt in his heart. It was so corrupt.

After seeing that Li Zhi was just a little Taoist priest of six or seven years old, a hint of surprise flashed in Yao Yuekong's eyes, but it was soon replaced by enthusiasm and surprise.

"My name is Yao Yuekong, nice to meet you, Taoist priest. I wonder what you want to auction in my Tianyao Baoque?" In his opinion, a young Taoist priest like Li Zhi must have inherited a huge inheritance, and wanted to exchange it for sources in Tianyao Baoque, and then spend it like crazy in the Holy City.

These customers who do not feel bad about selling their grandfather's land are the favorite customers of their auction house, and can often make them earn 30% more profit than normal auctions.

Seeing Yao Yuekong coming in, Li Zhi did not stand up or greet him. He just waved his hand to let the two female fairies who were massaging his shoulders and legs leave. Then he looked Yao Yuekong up and down very casually and said, "Master, the things I want to sell are very valuable. Can you make the decision?"

He didn't seem to trust the young Yao Yuekong, and his face had the expression of a prodigal son.

Seeing this, Yao Yuekong was more certain of his judgment and immediately said, "Master, rest assured. There is nothing in this holy city that our Tianyao Baoque dare not sell. Moreover, our Tianyao Baoque never delays in settlement and our settlement speed is well-known. If you can trust us to keep the auction items now, we can even prepay 30% of the money on the spot."

"Master Taoist, I'm a bit short of money lately. In that case, please take a look at how much these things are worth." Li Zhi waved his hand and took out a pile of things.

There seemed to be some disappointment in the eyes of Yao Yuekong and the old demon beside him.

However, they concealed it well and did not show their disappointment.

In order to ensure that Li Zhi was taken seriously, Yao Yuekong also introduced him: "Master, this Senior Lu next to me is the chief treasure appraiser of this palace. He will be the one to set the price for these fine products. What do you think, Master?"

Li Zhi nodded in satisfaction, looked Lu Lao up and down, and said, "It's him."

Afterwards, Old Lu just waved his hand and placed the pile of things on the ground in different categories.

And directly use mana to display a price on each item.

Seeing this, Yao Yuekong said, "Master, these treasures of yours are worth a total of 3,800 kilograms of source. I wonder if you want to auction them off directly in a package, or leave them with us and auction them off one by one."

Li Zhi asked: "Is there any difference between the two?"

Yao Yuekong said: "If you auction them in a package, the price will be lower, but the advantage is that you can sell them quickly. If you auction them one by one, it will probably take some time. Of course, the handling fees are also different. I suggest you auction them in a package, so that after deducting the handling fees, at least you can get a source. If the Taoist priest is really in a hurry to sell them, our auction house can also buy them at a price, but the price can only be 70%."

Li Zhi said directly: "Eighty percent. If you can give me eighty percent of the price, I will sell them to Tianyao Baoque."

Yao Yuekong looked at Senior Lu, and Lu shook his head. It seemed that these things released by Li Zhi were not worth three thousand kilograms of source if purchased directly.

But Yao Yuekong gritted his teeth, as if he was going to make a decision that went against his ancestors, and said, "Master, 80% is 80%. We are going to make a friend of yours, Tianyao Baoque."

Afterwards, Yao Yuekong said to a maid beside him: "Yu'er, bring three thousand kilograms of pure source to this young Taoist master."

The little fairy called Yu'er seemed to be a little embarrassed and said: "Young Master, you can't do this. We will lose money with three thousand kilograms of source."

Yao Yuekong seemed very angry and said, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? I just want to make friends with this Taoist priest. Is it not as valuable as a few hundred kilograms of source?"

Then Yao Yuekong said to Li Zhi with an apologetic look on his face: "Little Taoist, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. The servants in my house are not easy to discipline. Don't worry, I won't give you a pound less than three thousand kilograms of Yuan no matter what you say. I, Yao Yuekong, have made you my friend."

Watching the performance of the three people, Li Zhi had an urge to laugh, but he still managed to hold back his laughter.

Why is it that the tactics of this young master of Tianyao Palace are similar to those of live streaming hosts who sell goods?

This is like trying to get close to me first, and then setting a trap to drain me dry.

However, Li Zhi felt that the trip was worthwhile as he was able to see the wonderful performance of the Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Palace.

Although his acting skills are good, there is a lack of sincerity in his eyes. To sum it up in one sentence, his performance is superficial.

It can't impress people.

But Li Zhi still had to pretend to be grateful and look at Yao Yuekong, otherwise this drama would not be able to go on.

"Brother Yao, I'll make you my friend." Li Zhi bowed to Yao Yuekong with a grateful look on his face.

Yao Yuekong looked at Li Zhi's reaction, and then said to Yu'er, "Why don't you go and get the source for me, do you want me to break my promise to my friend?"

The acting skills of the little fairy Yu'er are much better than Yao Yuekong. She said with a wronged look on her face: "Young Master, when the Palace Master comes to question you later, you can't blame the maid. It was you who caused the loss of this business."

Yao Yuekong said, "If I tell you to go, just go. Why are you talking so much nonsense?"

Then Yao Yuekong said to Li Zhi with a smile on his face: "Excuse me, little Taoist master. The servants are ignorant. I will teach them a lesson later."

Afterwards, Yao Yuekong said to the two maids beside Li Zhi, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you serve tea to me, little Taoist master?"

The two female fairies immediately took action and provided Li Zhi with a delightful tea art performance.

Yao Yuekong also sat down behind the desk next to Li Zhi, as if he wanted to have a couple of drinks with Li Zhi.

Sure enough, he waved his hand and had someone bring a jar of wine, as if he was toasting their friendship.

After three cups of spirit wine, Yao Yuekong inadvertently asked about Li Zhi's master, and said: "Little Taoist, you came to the Holy City alone this time. Aren't the elders at home worried?"

Li Zhi seemed to have met a bosom friend, and said: "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Brother Yao. Unfortunately, my master is now the only one left. This time I came to the Holy City with all my assets, just to take a gamble and see if I can cut out the legendary immortal treasures to exchange for resources to rebuild the mountain gate."

After hearing what Li Zhi said, Yao Yuekong's attitude towards Li Zhi became better.

It seems like they are just one step away from being open-hearted and becoming sworn brothers.

Finally, when the jar of spiritual wine was about to run out, Yao Yuekong seemed to be kind and said, "Little Taoist, the gambling on stones in the Holy City is very complicated. If you are not careful, you will lose everything. If you don't have a secret treasure that can detect stones, it is best not to gamble on stones rashly. According to my many years of experience in Tianyao Baoque, the magic weapon that interweaves Taoism and Principle can determine whether the stone is genuine and valuable to a certain extent."

Li Zhi patted his chest and said, "Thank you, Brother Yao, for reminding me. Don't worry about this. My sect has inherited several powerful secret treasures. I can't say it's 100% certain, but I still have a 50% to 60% chance of success."

Yao Yuekong's smile became even brighter, and he shouted directly to the door: "Yu'er, Yu'er, why did you take so long?"

After two breaths, the little fairy Yu'er came in jogging, carrying a bag of pure source.

Yao Yuekong personally handed over three thousand kilograms of pure source to Li Zhi and said, "Yuekong wishes you a successful start, little Taoist master."

After Li Zhi received the Pure Source, he put it away and returned the bag to Yao Yuekong, saying, "Brother Yuekong, we will meet again later. I will take my leave now."

Afterwards, Li Zhi left Tianyao Baoque with Yao Yuekong's farewell.

When Li Zhi disappeared from the street, the little fairy Yu'er standing next to Yao Yuekong asked with a smile, "Young Master, does that little Taoist have what you need? Is it worth it for you to be so humble and call him your brother?"

At this time, Lu Lao also appeared beside Yao Yuekong and said, "Young Master, it has been confirmed that he does have a valuable treasure on him."

Yao Yuekong smiled and said, "It won't be long before they belong to this young master."

Elder Lu said helplessly: "As long as the young master is happy."

Afterwards, Yao Yuekong put away his cynical look and asked, "Where is Jin Chixiao now? When can he arrive at the Holy City?"

Elder Lu asked, "Young Master, are you going to attack him?"

Yao Yuekong said: "I am determined to obtain the Golden Family's Heaven-Replenishing Liquid."

Elder Lu said: "That's just a legend. The Golden Family may not really have the Heaven-Replenishing Liquid."

Yao Yuekong said: "Whether it is true or not, I will give it a try."

Then he asked, "Master Lu, when you were secretly observing that young Taoist priest just now, did you figure out which school he followed?"

Elder Lu shook his head and said, "No. Even my innate magical powers are ineffective in front of him. I haven't even figured out what realm he is at."

Yao Yuekong's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Is this true?"

Elder Lu said, "That's why I'm sure he has a treasure on him. Otherwise, how could he block my innate magical power? Young Master, you better be careful. I always feel that the little Taoist priest is not simple."

Yu'er said, "Old Lu, you worry too much. It's obvious that the young Taoist priest is a rookie who has come to the Holy City for the first time. Even the two little demons in the reception hall are bewitched by him. And you and the young master just set up a trap for him. The secret treasure on him will belong to the young master sooner or later."

But at this moment, the two little demons who had just served Li Zhi a drink came to Yao Yuekong with the cushion that Li Zhi had just sat on and said, "Young Master, the little Taoist priest left a message on it."

Sure enough, Yao Yuekong discovered a spiritual imprint on the cushion.

Using his spiritual sense to observe that spiritual imprint, Li Zhi's voice immediately rang out, saying, "Young Master of the Heavenly Demon Palace, your performance just now was indeed good, but it lacked some sincere emotions, and it can't be considered good acting. In fact, I had a hard time holding back from laughing out loud. But after drinking half a jar of your spiritual wine, I have to remind you that you should stop acting in the future if you can, it's really a bit eye-catching."

"boom!"

The cushion exploded immediately, and was directly blown up by Yao Yuekong's spiritual power.

Yao Yuekong's face turned ashen, he gritted his teeth and almost got sick from anger.

Seeing this, Yu'er hurriedly asked with concern: "Young Master, what's wrong with you?" The anger on Yao Yuekong's face dissipated a little, and he said: "Take out the bag containing the source."

Yu'er's face was full of confusion, but she still took out the bag.

After Yao Yuekong used his mental power to detect, he finally found a mental imprint hidden on the bag.

"If you want the treasures on me, you can come to the inn opened by the Five Elements Palace tomorrow morning to find me. I will then tell you the details of the auction."

The three people present all saw this spiritual imprint.

Yu'er said directly: "Young Master, you can't go. He is obviously playing tricks on you."

Elder Lu also said, "Young Master, the origins of that little Taoist priest are mysterious. Let's investigate his background first."

However, Yao Yuekong thought deeply for a moment and asked, "Yu'er, Lu Lao, do you two still remember the true appearance of that little Taoist priest?"

Yu'er and Lu Lao's faces changed immediately. Although they remembered Li Zhi, they didn't seem to remember Li Zhi's appearance at all. When they recalled him, everything was vague, as if there was a mosaic on his body.

Yu Er was surprised and said, "How is this possible? I can't even remember his appearance."

Elder Lu pondered for a long time before saying, "This situation reminds me of the introduction of a magic weapon I saw when I was browsing the archives not long ago."

Yu'er asked, "Old Lu, what kind of magic weapon is so magical?"

Lu Lao said: "A jade pendant to ward off disasters."

Yao Yuekong also turned his head and looked at Lu Lao. He had never heard of the jade pendant for escaping disaster.

Elder Lu explained to the two, "The Jade Pendant for Avoiding Disasters is a secret treasure that was carried by a king of the Wanjie Sect who had reached the semi-saint level ten thousand years ago. The Wanjie Sect's "Heavenly Thunder Tribulation" was developed and promoted by that semi-saint. His thunder magic shocked the East Wilderness, and countless great monsters died under his thunder magic. The reason why he was able to cultivate the "Heavenly Thunder Tribulation" was because he wore a jade pendant for avoiding disasters, which prevented him from being targeted by the thunder tribulation."

Yao Yuekong said: "It seems that the identity of this little Taoist priest is not simple. Elder Lu, you will go with me tomorrow morning."

Elder Lu nodded and said, "Since he left a message, it means he really has something to auction at our Tianyao Baoque. The garbage he took out just now was probably to test our Tianyao Baoque's sincerity."

Yao Yuekong nodded and said, "I want to see what tricks that little Taoist priest can come up with."

After leaving Tianyao Baoque, Li Zhi did not go directly to the inn opened by the Five Elements Palace, but started a large-scale purchase in the Holy City.

He would buy any elixir that was not in the Hundred Herbs Atlas.

Li Zhi also bought some blood of big demons to make bloody body wash, which can greatly increase the speed of practicing "Innate Longevity Skill".

Therefore, Li Zhi also bought some auxiliary materials for refining the alchemy furnace from a shop in the city.

The alchemy furnace made of star iron is no longer suitable for his use. He must refine it again and turn it into a magic weapon.

Therefore, Li Zhi needed to find a place with star fire to refine weapons.

And the Holy City just happened to have such a place.

The holy city can autonomously absorb and release the star power of the heavens, and naturally it will give birth to some strange secret realms. Among them is a fire room that can be used to refine weapons. The fire inside is not an ordinary fire from the earth's lungs, but a star fire formed by the condensation of the star power of the heavens.

It is controlled by various major forces.

However, as long as ordinary cultivators are willing to spend money, they can also use the money to refine weapons there.

The problem that could be solved by spending money saved Li Zhi a lot of unnecessary trouble.

When night fell, Li Zhi did not go to the inn opened by the Five Elements Palace to rest, but went straight out of the city.

Rested for a night in a small town outside the city.

The next day, when it was just dawn, an adult-like Li Zhi walked out of his liver's divine storage.

Then, wearing the jade pendant for warding off disasters and donning Taoist robes, the Taoist deity entered the holy city on behalf of Li Zhi.

His real body stayed in the forest outside the city.

After all, the items to be auctioned next are quite sensitive, so Li Zhi still feels it is safer to stay outside the city.

Moreover, the gods in the Taoist temple are full of divinity, which makes people unconsciously convinced, as if they were a true Taoist master.

He is full of Taoist energy and looks much better than Li Zhi's real body.

In the early morning, the adult Taoist priest transformed from the deity of Li Zhi's Taoist temple had just checked into the inn opened by the Five Elements Palace, and Yao Yuekong brought Lu Lao and Yu'er to the inn.

In the spacious guest room like a palace, after Li Zhi saw Yao Yuekong and the other two, he immediately said, "Wulian Tianzun, Brother Yuekong is here as promised. I am very pleased."

Yao Yuekong said: "Master, you have kept it a secret from us, it turns out this is your true face."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "When traveling around the world, it is inevitable to meet some people with bad intentions. I will test him with the body of a child, and I can often see more clearly."

Yao Yuekong said: "Since the Taoist priest knew that Yuekong was acting yesterday, why didn't he expose An Yuekong on the spot?"

Li Zhi said: "When doing business, it is inevitable to sort out some routines to sell things. I don't think there is anything wrong with it, Brother Yuekong, don't mind it."

At this time, Elder Lu said, "I wonder what kind of treasure you want to auction at our Tianyao Baoque Auction House?"

As the chief treasure appraiser of Tianyao Auction House, he was actually very curious about the treasures in Li Zhi's hands.

Li Zhi smiled slightly, took out a list of items, handed it to Lu Lao and said, "The things I want to sell are all on it. I wonder if you, Tianyao Baoque, dare to take over this business?"

After Lu Lao took the list of items handed over by Li Zhi, he found that it said: three incomplete holy artifacts, eleven kingly divine weapons, fifty-eight powerful weapons, hundreds of various refining materials, and even thirty-three incomplete cultivation scriptures, three of which were cultivation scriptures left by saints.

Even though Old Lu was knowledgeable and experienced, he had never seen anyone come up with so many treasures for auction at once. These things were enough to serve as the initial starting capital for establishing a great sect.

The scriptures are there, the weapons are there, and the materials are there, but there are no elixirs or sources. Otherwise, Old Lu would have suspected that Li Zhi had looted all the sacred treasures of a large sect.

However, when Mr. Lu saw the detailed introduction of those scriptures, he became a little hesitant.

Because those scriptures contain the secret technique "Five Elements Sword Qi" from the Five Elements Palace and the secret technique "Heavenly Thunder Tribulation" from the Wanjie Sect.

Finally, General Lu handed the list to Yao Yuekong. After reading it, Yao Yuekong was also shocked and asked, "Excuse me, Master, where did these things come from?"

"So, your Tianyao Baoque can't auction all these things off?" After seeing Yao Yuekong's reaction, Li Zhi said with some disappointment.

"My Tianyao Baoque can naturally help the Taoist priest to auction these things, but for the sake of the Taoist priest's safety, it is better to find out the origins of these things." Yao Yuekong said confidently, but between his words, he seemed to want to know very much where Li Zhi got these treasures from.

Li Zhi smiled but said nothing, then said: "Originally, I thought that as a demon clan, Tianyao Baoque would not be afraid of the Five Elements Palace and the Wanjie Sect. It seems that I overestimated you. I am afraid that I will have to find another auction house to cooperate with for this business."

Yao Yuekong said quickly, "Master, you are worrying too much. When we do business at Tianyao Baoque, we don't need to look at other people's faces. We will take this deal. Master, why don't you move on and discuss the details somewhere else."

"There's no need to move. I don't like luxury. If the Young Palace Master has determined the time for the auction to start, he can send someone here to inform me. Then I will deliver the items on the list." Li Zhi said finally.

Yao Yuekong thought for a moment and said, "If we want to sell all of these things of the Taoist priest, an ordinary small auction may not be enough. We must hold a special auction, which may take several months to prepare. I wonder if the Taoist priest can wait for several months."

Li Zhi said: "Of course. I will not leave the Holy City within half a year."

After both parties agreed on a time, Yao Yuekong and the other two left the inn opened by the Five Elements Palace.

After returning to Tianyao Baoque, Yao Yuekong asked Lu Lao: "Lu Lao, what do you think about this? Are the things on the list real?"

Old Lu said solemnly, "Young Master, most of those magic weapons were originally used by the masters of the Five Elements Palace, Illusion Palace, and the Myriad Tribulations Sect. Some of the cultivation scriptures were also inherited from the three sects. I suspect that the Taoist priest stole the ancestral tombs of the three sects to obtain those things. Now he wants to cash them in with the help of our Heavenly Demon Palace."

Yao Yuekong said: "Who do you think he is? Is the face we saw just now his true appearance?"

Old Lu looked a little hesitant, because he was not sure that the Li Zhi he had just seen was his true appearance.

Yao Yuekong said: "He reminds me of another notorious Taoist priest. I wonder if there is any connection between them."

Elder Lu's eyes lit up and he said, "Young Master, are you talking about that unscrupulous Taoist priest Duan De who likes to dig up people's ancestral graves?"

Yao Yuekong nodded and said, "That's him."

At this time, Yu'er at the side said: "Young Master, Yu'er has a plan, maybe it can help you solve your problems."

Yao Yuekong said: "What's the plan?"

Yu'er said, "Since the young master suspects that he has a connection with that Wuliang Taoist priest, why don't we announce to the public that it is that unscrupulous Taoist priest who intends to use our Tianyao Baoque to auction off the ancestral magic tools of various religions. By then, we will surely be able to attract a large number of powerful people to attend the meeting. Maybe we can even attract that Wuliang Taoist priest."

Yao Yuekong's eyes lit up and he said, "Seconds, really seconds. Let's do it."

Afterwards, at Yao Yuekong's order, Tianyao Baoque began to post invitations everywhere to invite great men from various religions to participate in the special auction.

(End of this chapter)