My Informative Cultivation Life

"City Lord!" Many cultivators recognized him, and greeted him with a smile immediately.

"I expect everyone can hardly wait, so I won't waste words. Everyone, please follow me to the palace below to join the auction," Gui Xiao said.

The crowd glanced at him but remained silent. Gui Xiao smiled, stepped lightly with his right foot, and a secret passage leading underground suddenly appeared in the hall.

Gui Xiao was the first to descend the secret passage, and the others exchanged looks before following closely behind.

"What do you think, everyone?" the white-haired elder suddenly asked through a voice transmission.

"I've learned a bit about Baxuan City before. Although the eight City Lords are at the pinnacle of the Golden Core, their strength isn't that impressive. The eight of us working together will surely pass this test with ease," the chilly young man replied through voice transmission.

"Last night, I secretly used the Soul-Confusing Technique on a guard and learned that the eight City Lords of Baxuan City take turns on duty. The other seven City Lords should be in this underground palace. If I'm not mistaken, they're probably cultivating the so-called Evil Holy Medicine," the genteel middle-aged man said through voice transmission.

"Everyone, what do you say, shall we go down?" the young man with a smile on his face asked through voice transmission.

"What do you think?" The young woman in practical attire noticed Yang Ji gazing into the depths of the secret passage and solicited his opinion suddenly.

"Since the place below is their lair, it should be rigged with killing formations, along with other dangers. As for the eight City Lords, I believe the eight of us joining forces should be enough to slay them," Yang Ji said, his eyes returning from the passage as he slowly transmitted his voice.

"If that's the case, then let's go down and capture them all in one fell swoop," the white-haired elder declared.

"In any case, be cautious and ready to face danger at any moment," Yang Ji knew this was no ordinary auction; by descending, they were stepping into a battle, having seen the words "cunning" and "Blood Sacrifice Holy Medicine" above Gui Xiao's head moments earlier.

Below the secret passage, he also saw information indicating "killing formations." Such formations would be fatal to an ordinary Golden Core True Person, but they were not a significant problem for them.

Beyond the killing formations, Yang Ji also identified information on several individuals; there were seven at the peak of Golden Core, likely the other seven City Lords.

As for the cultivators below the Golden Core, they were hardly worth mentioning.

Having seen through everything, Yang Ji felt some confidence and followed the rest down the secret passage.

Yang Ji and his seven companions walked at the very end, remaining vigilant.

"Hmm, is that a faint scent of blood?"

The young woman in combat dress frowned slightly, looking ahead before shifting her gaze to the other Dao Sect disciples around her. Their eyes showed no sign of disturbance, only Yang Ji's expression tightened momentarily.

A sudden intuition, a meeting of eyes, a rapid exchange of looks passed between them, each discerning the message and becoming more cautious. They both gradually fell back, trailing behind the group.

At the same time, Yang Ji also sent a voice transmission to the other Dao Sect members, urging them to be on their guard.

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In the deepest part of the underground palace was a secret chamber.

The walls here were all red, as if dyed with the blood of innumerable beings, covered with strange patterns that intertwined to form fierce and terrifying mythical beasts.

At the front of the secret chamber, on the wall, there was a huge Spirit Mirror, reflecting the image of Yang Ji and his party moving forward slowly.

"My lord, are you satisfied with the nourishment that has arrived this time?" asked the middle-aged man with a smile, turning to face the seven silhouetted figures sitting behind him.

Among these seven, there was a silent bloodthirsty man, a poison-loving elderly woman, a handsome and youthful man, a middle-aged man playing with flying needles, a small and fierce-looking man, a bewitching woman holding a flute, and a man with a resolute and decisive face, as well as a barefooted little girl with an innocent appearance.

These seven had diverse appearances and personalities, but sitting together, they didn't seem out of place. Instead, there was a strange, sinister harmony.