Acai's Sky

Chapter 158: Fragrance Search 17

Ah Cai was holding a tiger stuffed animal, smiling happily, rubbing its fur and muttering, "It feels so good~"

She thought the tiger doll's fur was so lifelike it was simply perfect.

Seeing Ah Cai's delighted expression, Yu Zhaoling felt reassured and satisfied. He knew he had chosen the right gift to make Ah Cai so happy.

As time went by, the auction finally officially began!

The host on the stage was also half human, half ghost, exuding a sinister and terrifying aura.

As soon as he opened his mouth, his voice spread throughout the entire venue, making people shudder.

Ah Cai turned around curiously and asked, "Are there many half-human, half-ghost creatures here?"

Yu Zhaoling nodded and replied, "Most of them are the first group to enter this world, coming from various continents. Because of their unique cultivation methods, they are deeply loved by the male and female ghost cultivators here."

After hearing this, Ah Cai suddenly realized that this was the case.

Those sunny people came to this place full of ghost cultivators and naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

As a result, various methods were used, resulting in the emergence of many half-human, half-ghost creatures.

Ah Cai suddenly thought of a question and asked in confusion, "Since you are all ghost cultivators here, why do you use ghost money as currency?"

After thinking for a moment, Yu Zhaoling said, "Actually, I'm not quite sure about the specific reason. Perhaps it has something to do with the weirdness in the outside world, because the reward for killing weirdness is ghost money."

Ah Cai continued to ask him: "Do you know? The Nanwu Continent in the outside world has been shattered. They were sealed in the void, but they were just released and are now entering the dungeon to look for people!"

Yu Zhaoling was shocked when he heard the news. He widened his eyes and asked, "What does this mean? The outside world has been sealed, but those of us who stayed in the secret realm have not been forgotten?"

Ah Cai quickly shook her head and explained, "No, they haven't been forgotten. You don't have to worry. Although they are sealed, there is no definite news about whether the secret realm is sealed. So, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

At this moment, a voice came from the auction site: "The first lot - 'New New Outsider'..."

Ah Cai's attention was immediately drawn to it. She turned to look at the auction table and saw the first item being brought onto the stage.

"Hmm?" Ah Cai asked doubtfully.

"Why would someone be auctioned?" She turned to Yu Zhaoling and asked.

Yu Zhaoling said angrily, "Many of the people who came in last time were traded through auctions! Many ghost cultivator nobles are obsessed with this kind of thing!"

Ah Cai carefully observed the people being dragged onto the stage and discovered that they seemed to be from the Netherworld Sword Pavilion. It seemed that she had to find a way to rescue them.

At this time, the host began to quote: "2000 ghost money... Is there anyone who wants to raise the price?"

Ah Cai watched as these people kept adding more, and no one added more after it reached 2000? It’s so cheap?

Ah Cai turned around and asked Yu Zhaoling: "Only 2000, what a bargain!"

Yu Zhaoling looked at Ah Cai in surprise and said, "Do you have any misunderstandings about ghost money? 2000 ghost money is already very expensive, okay? Ghost money is hard to earn! And the weird is not that easy to kill!"

A Cai opened her mouth wide, thinking of her previous experience, and didn't dare to say anything more.

A Cai wanted to buy back all the people who were sold, so she asked Yu Zhaoling to help her bid.

Yu Zhaoling shouted without hesitation: "3000 ghost money!"

"Who is this? A foreigner actually asked such a high price!"

"It's okay. I heard that the auction house caught more than a dozen outsiders this time. We can wait for the next one!"

The host on the stage shouted excitedly: "Anyone want to bid more? 3000 for one time, 3000 for two times, 3000 for three times..."

After a while, the disciple of "Netherworld Sword Pavilion" was sent into the box.

Seeing that he looked haggard, Ah Cai quickly asked him to sit down and rest for a while before talking again.

Di Yuan, a disciple of the Netherworld Sword Pavilion, bowed respectfully to A Cai, then sat aside and relaxed.

From the moment he entered the box and saw Acai for the first time, he knew he was safe.

Because before entering the secret realm, he had personally witnessed the great elder of his sect talking with the adventurer, so he had full trust in Acai.

Ah Cai turned to look at Yu Zhaoling and gave an order: "Continue to buy all those who are sent up for auction, no matter how much the price is."

Then, she turned to Di Yuan and asked, "How did you fall into their hands?"

Di Yuan's face darkened as he gritted his teeth and said, "I wanted to go to Huangquan Mansion to investigate the situation of my fellow disciples who had disappeared, but I accidentally got caught by them (?????? ???)."

He paused and continued, "They used our fellow disciples as bait to lure us in. Unfortunately, we couldn't speak their language, so we fell into their trap in the end!"

A Cai looked at Di Yuan and always felt that something was wrong with him, but she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.

So, she decided to cast an identification spell directly on Di Yuan.

[Di Yuan, a disciple of the Nether Sword Pavilion, was poisoned by the deadly "Piaoxue" poison, and his cultivation was restricted, decreasing daily.]

Upon hearing this, Ah Cai frowned, turned to look at Yu Zhaoling, and asked, "What kind of poison is 'Piaoxue'?"

Yu Zhaoling was stunned for a moment, then reacted. He hurriedly walked to Di Yuan, put his hand on the other's wrist, and sent a circle of spiritual energy into his body.

After some investigation, Yu Zhaoling's expression turned extremely grim. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "This poison is unique to the people of the 'Huangquan Dao' in the 'Huangquan Mansion'. They usually poison their weapons, and if you are accidentally injured, you will be poisoned. Once infected with this poison, you must take a top-grade detoxification pill to detoxify. Otherwise, even a cultivator in the Mahayana stage will only die."

Upon hearing this, Ah Cai was delighted and a smile appeared on her face. She said, "Oh, it just so happens that I have some top-grade detoxification pills here." As she spoke, she took out a small jade bottle from her storage ring and placed it on the table.

Yu Zhaoling stared at Ah Cai with eyes wide open in disbelief, muttering to himself, "Could it be..."

A Cai smiled slightly, pushed the small jade bottle in front of Di Yuan, pointed at the bottle with her chin, and signaled him to take it quickly.

Di Yuan was filled with gratitude. With trembling hands, he picked up the jade bottle, opened the bottle cap, poured out a pill and put it into his mouth.

The pill melted in the mouth, turning into a cool medicinal power that flowed through the meridians throughout the body.

Soon, the toxins in Di Yuan's body were cleared away, and his cultivation level returned to normal.

Di Yuan was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. He choked up and said, "Thank you, adventurer! If it weren't for your help, I would have died here."

Yu Zhaoling looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but sigh, "In this entire strange secret realm, the only one who possesses top-grade elixirs is probably you, my benefactor!"

He paused, then sighed, "Why does it feel like this high-level secret realm is in the hands of my benefactor? It's as easy as playing house!"

Ah Cai chuckled and waved her hands, saying, "Nothing, just good luck." After that, she turned around and continued the auction.

Yu Zhaoling and Di Yuan looked at each other, and a hint of admiration flashed in their eyes.

After taking the antidote, Di Yuan felt a sense of relaxation in his body, as if a stream of clear spring was flowing through his throat, bringing a feeling of freshness and comfort.

He took a deep breath, feeling the toxins in his body gradually being discharged, and his originally heavy body became light.

After seeing Di Yuan take the antidote, Ah Cai immediately checked her system panel. Sure enough, the side quest had changed:

[Side Quest 1: Help the Ten Great Sects of the Netherworld to Investigate Missing Persons. +50% (Optional)]

[Side Quest 2: Rescue the number of people from each sect + (1). (Optional)]

[Side Quest 3: Protect the disciples of the Netherworld Sect + (1). (Optional)]

【The higher the completion rate, the more rewards you will get】

A Cai looked at this new side quest and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

She didn't expect that just letting Di Yuan take the antidote would be considered completing a side quest.

Moreover, if she can protect Di Yuan and other people who were bought, it seems that she can continue to increase the completion rate of the side quests.

Acai began to think about how to better complete these side quests.

She decided to protect Diyuan and others first and make sure they would not be harmed.

At the same time, she also has to find ways to find more clues in order to solve the missing persons case as soon as possible.

On the other side, Di Yuan looked at A Cai with gratitude. He knew that if it weren't for the antidote A Cai gave him, he might have lost his life long ago.

Now he has full trust in Acai and is willing to follow her arrangements.

"Thank you for giving me the antidote. I will definitely repay you!" Di Yuan said excitedly.

Ah Cai smiled slightly, shook her head and said, "You're welcome, just do as I say."

Next, Di Yuan agreed without hesitation, knowing that this was the only way to better protect himself and others.

The box suddenly became crowded.

A Cai looked at these people. In addition to the six people from Di Yuan's team, there were also many people from other sects.

"Is it all because of the language barrier?" she asked curiously.

Di Yuan and the others nodded and said with bitter faces, "Yes, not only did we not find many disciples, but we were also auctioned off. It's really embarrassing!"

"So how many disciples of the sect have you found?"

"We found the female disciples from the Netherworld who were kept captive by the nobles of the Yellow Springs Mansion, as well as the female disciples from other sects on other continents."

"We've found dozens of male disciples, but they all seem to have lost their memories! It's more like they took amnesiac drugs!"

"Some of those who refused to obey orders had their cultivation sealed and were sent to the mines to dig. We still haven't found the mines yet. After all these years, we don't know if any of them survived!"

Ah Cai asked doubtfully, "From what you said, almost all those who were captured to mine were disciples from sects on other continents?"

Everyone nodded, and one of them said, "The disciples from our Netherworld are the best at hiding and can hide the deepest. They should all be hiding in the Ghost Mansion. Being half-human, half-ghost here makes it easier for them to hide!"

Ah Cai scratched his head and couldn't help but think curiously: How handsome must the immortal disciples from other continents be to make these nobles willing to use drugs to erase their memories and keep them.

She couldn't help but ask, "Are there many nobles in Huangquan Mansion?" Because she had heard about the nobles of Huangquan Mansion more than once.

The person next to him replied, "Actually, there aren't that many. They all reached the level of Ghost Generals and were directly promoted to nobles. Probably only about half of the millions of ghost cultivators in the entire Huangquan Mansion!"

Ah Cai opened her mouth in surprise after hearing this. "Oh my god, the ghost cultivators in Huangquan Mansion are so powerful? Doesn't that mean they are even more powerful than the immortal cultivators here?"

She secretly sighed in her heart that there was such a powerful force in this world.

However, I knew too little about Huangquan Mansion before, so I must pay more attention to it in the future.

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