Empress: My husband is too strong, I can only lie down and relax.

Chapter 126 Shen Junlin, the eldest son of the Shen family, provoked him!

"This is probably no ordinary matter."

"It seems we need to hurry," Yun Shuiyao said solemnly as she returned the jade slip to Gu Jiancheng.

The jade slip states that the Guixu Ancient Battlefield may open in a month, and time is running out.

There are only three ways to go to the Holy Domain. The first is through recommendation from the academy and application from the family. However, entering the Holy Domain only allows you to walk within the Holy Domain, but you cannot obtain the qualification to cultivate in the Holy Domain, let alone go to the Ancient Battlefield of Guixu.

The second option is to accumulate contribution points through the temple, which allows one to enter the outer sect of the holy land for cultivation. However, contribution points are accumulated only once every ten years, and there is still a year until the next one, which is too late in terms of time.

The second way is to enter the Holy Domain by ascending the Heavenly Staircase.

This is currently the only way for Gu Jiancheng to enter the Holy Domain. Moreover, with the Holy Gate open, all junior disciples who have ascended the Holy Path can enter the Holy Land to cultivate.

However, Gu Jiancheng's contribution value is only two million, which is nearly eight million short of opening the Holy Gate.

This is absolutely extremely difficult!

"What's wrong with you two?"

On the altar, Song Feiyan turned around and looked over.

"fine."

Gu Jiancheng shook his head, glanced at Yun Shuiyao, and said, "Let's go to the cave first, and we can figure out a way to get the contribution points later."

"Ah."

Yunshuiyao nodded, saying that there was no rush to gain contribution points.

Upon entering the cave again, Gu Jiancheng noticed that Xiaoyao City was much more lively than before.

After the battle three months ago, many cultivators who left Xiaoyao City chose to return.

Although the hatred between the city and the Golden Rhinoceros Clan is irreconcilable, the Golden Rhinoceros Clan has also been severely weakened, so Xiaoyao City is still quite safe for the time being.

Gu Jiancheng and the others did not stay in Xiaoyao City, but went straight to Huangqiong City, where the Holy Temple was located.

Meanwhile, inside the Tianfeng Academy, Zhao Feiyan looked at the record of the Hundred Refinement Tower being updated to sixty-five floors, and her pretty face turned red with anger!

"Brother, Yun Shuiyao and Gu Jiancheng must have cheated, otherwise how could they have reached the sixty-fifth floor!?"

Zhao Wuji just broke through the sixty-fourth floor, and now, in just one day, someone has already reached the sixty-fifth floor?

And, of course, it had to be Gu Jiancheng and his companion!

Recalling what happened three months ago, she couldn't suppress her anger at all.

“Talismans can be used inside the Hundred Refinement Tower, so even if he cheated, it doesn’t count as a big deal.”

"Besides, there are two of them."

Zhao Wuji appeared much calmer; he merely frowned slightly before turning and leaving.

“This man is doomed unless he stays hidden inside the Great Wall.”

North Lincheng.

As the stronghold of the Shen family, this place is second only to the Desolate Sky City, which is the number one in the cave world.

At this moment, inside the Shen family mansion in Beilin, Shen Junlin, the eldest son of the Shen family, closed the account book on his desk, his handsome brows slightly furrowed: "In the past three months, Beilin's income has actually decreased by more than 40%!?"

"Big brother, you've been in seclusion, so you might not know, but it's all that slut Third Sister's fault. After she came to the cave, she stole a lot of our business, and she's made the business of spirit smoke and sunglasses incredibly successful. We've also lost a lot of our share in pills and talismans."

"Also, I don't know where she got all these rare treasures. She even holds auctions every three days. Who can compare to her?" Shen Fanxing said irritably as she stood in front of the hall.

"An auction every three days? Heh, does she mean to sell all the treasures her family has collected over the years?" Shen Junlin laughed.

“No, that’s not it.” But Shen Fanxing shook her head and said, “I had someone investigate, and they are all newly discovered treasures, and they look like they were cut out of raw stones.”

"She has indeed spent a lot of money recently to acquire various raw stones."

"Raw stones?" Shen Junlin raised an eyebrow. "This third sister is quite interesting!"

"Big brother, what are you saying?" Shen Fanxing said anxiously upon seeing this. "Third sister is becoming more and more arrogant. If this continues, your position as head of the family will be in jeopardy!"

"Heh, just the head of the Shen family, why would I care?"

But Shen Junlin just scoffed and then said, "Besides, I never intended to get the position of family head through business!"

"Second sister, this is a golden age. If the Shen family doesn't have an absolutely powerful fighting force to protect them, it's nothing but a mirage."

"So, what does Big Brother mean?" Shen Fanxing frowned.

"I want to open the Holy Gate, ascend the long steps, and enter the Holy Realm!"

Shen Junlin stood up, his eyes blazing.

He is now ranked second on the Hidden Dragon List. Although he is still two million points behind Zhao Wuji, he is full of confidence when he comes out of seclusion. Even if it is Zhao Wuji, he dares to fight him!

"By the way, I heard that the temple will be holding an auction tomorrow?" Shen Junlin suddenly asked.

"Yes, I was just about to tell you. It's really rare for the temple to suddenly hold an auction like this," Shen Fanxing said.

"Since it's the Holy Temple that's involved, there must be some valuable treasures. In that case, take some more spirit stones from your treasury to prepare."

"If there is any great treasure, it must belong to me, Shen Junlin!"

In terms of wealth, even the Zhao family can't compare!

"Don't worry, brother!"

Shen Fanxing smiled and went to prepare.

Desolate Dome City.

After Gu Jiancheng and the others landed, they were immediately struck by the prosperity of this premier city in the grotto-heaven.

The colossal city stood like a wall, its magical array radiating holy light, and the long streets within were teeming with cultivators!

What a lively scene!

"Jian Cheng, you've finally arrived!"

Shen Ruyue was already waiting in front of the magic array to greet them.

"Hmm, you're here for the auction? Do you have any accurate information?"

Gu Jiancheng nodded and followed Shen Ruyue into the city.

"No, this auction held by the temple was very sudden, and there has been precedent for it before!"

Shen Ruyue shook her head and continued, "But since this event is being hosted by the Holy Temple, there must be top-tier and rare treasures on display."

"Therefore, I have prepared enough spirit stones!"

Gu Jiancheng and the Shen family have been doing business together. In the past three months, Yunshuiyao has purchased a large number of raw stones for Gu Jiancheng to inspect. With Gu Jiancheng's Divine Eye, Shen Ruyue has made a lot of money.

Half of this amount came from Gu Jiancheng, and even after accounting for the expenses of the Rakshasa Sect, it was still an astronomical figure.

Immediately, she handed a storage ring to Gu Jiancheng.

The latter probed into it with his divine sense and discovered that there were actually fifty million high-grade spirit stones inside!

Although he had no concept of how much spirit stone there was, he had never asked about the profits from any of his previous businesses.

Yunshuiyao originally intended to take care of it, but when she focused on cultivation, she forgot all about such complicated matters.

Therefore, the spirit stones were always kept by Shen Ruyue, and Li Biluo would go directly to Shen Ruyue to get them whenever she needed them.

Therefore, Gu Jiancheng was somewhat bewildered upon seeing so many spirit stones.

"so much?"

"Was the accounting done wrong?"

"Of course not, we've made a lot of money in these three months," Shen Ruyue said proudly. "In fact, my branch of the family has already surpassed my eldest brother's income!"

"So don't worry, if this 50 million isn't enough, I have more. At this auction, I'll do everything I can to get you anything you like!"

“If it’s not enough, just put it on the tab.” At this moment, Yun Shuiyao suddenly spoke up: “Besides, the Temple Auction will be facing the Shen family, the Zhao family, and the Ouyang family, right? Are you sure you have the financial resources?”

"Although my foundation is not as deep as theirs, when it comes to the spirit stones on paper, it's really not certain who has more!"

“After all, this temple auction was so sudden, they didn’t have time to prepare the spirit stones,” Shen Ruyue said with a smile.

Yunshuiyao thought for a moment and then said nothing more.

Shen Ruyue's words do make some sense.

Thus, the group settled into the inn arranged by An Ruyue.

Since they arrived in Desolate Sky City, powerful figures have been constantly descending upon them.

Including Zhao Wuji, there were many other auras that Gu Jiancheng was unfamiliar with, but which were not weak.

In fact, he had only encountered two people in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon Ranking: Zhao Wuji, the number one Hidden Dragon, and Ye Chong.

He has not yet had any interaction with the remaining eight top talents.

These so-called celestial beings will also appear at this temple auction.

Gu Jiancheng and Yun Shuiyao continued their cultivation within the cave throughout the night.

The letters from the Demon Realm and Lotus Pavilion increased their stress.

Gu Jiancheng also used his Heart Points to allow his clone to cultivate the Zhenyue Staff Technique to the highest level.

However, although he has now mastered the staff technique, he does not have a suitable weapon.

It's not worthwhile to keep using your "heart points" to buy things.

"In that case, we can only try our luck at the Temple Auction."

A weapon that can create clones must be at least on par with the Purple Star Spear, and such a weapon is simply not available on the market.

So, early the next morning, everyone rushed to the temple.

The entire Desolate City is now deserted.

Although only the most outstanding talents on the Hidden Dragon List can participate in the auction at the Temple, all the scenes will be displayed outside the Temple.

Everyone was filled with curiosity about what treasures the temple would bring out.

When Gu Jiancheng entered, he found that the venue was almost full.

Then a young man dressed in blue came over with his hands behind his back. As soon as he got close, an overwhelming force pressed down on everyone.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Shen Ruyue raised an eyebrow, secretly furious.

big brother?

Is this Shen Junlin, the eldest son of the Shen family?

What, is this some kind of show of force?

Gu Jiancheng sneered inwardly.