"Sect Leader, are these items going to be auctioned?" Ye Fei raised her beautiful eyes in surprise, her stunning face showing a hint of astonishment. At this moment, everyone appeared somewhat perplexed. Fifth-level puppets, high-grade Yellow-tier martial arts, and high-grade sixth-tier medicinal pills were absolutely rare treasures. Ordinary people would not bring out such items for sale.

  "Indeed, also notify all areas that the Flying Spirit Trade Firm will auction a set of Fire-attribute Xuan-level beginner martial arts and a set of Earth-attribute Xuan-level beginner martial arts at that time," Li Lin said to Ye Fei.

  "What?" Suddenly, everyone seated was shocked and dumbfounded. The auction of high-grade Yellow-tier martial arts was already incredible, and now they were planning to auction Xuan-level beginner martial arts. Such level of martial arts, even for larger sects and factions, were absolutely forbidden to be leaked. Nobody would use Xuan-level beginner martial arts for auction, let alone two sets at once.

  "Sect Leader, are we really going to auction Xuan-level beginner martial arts?" Ye Fei asked with a flash in her beautiful eyes, surprised and also puzzled whether the Sect Leader really had Xuan-level beginner martial arts. Having two sets of Xuan-level beginner martial arts was definitely not something an ordinary person could possess.

  "Just do as I say," Li Lin lightly said to Ye Fei, then turned his gaze to Huangfu Qisong, "Huangfu Hall Master, your martial hall is to build an auction venue capable of accommodating twenty thousand people in Hua Men Town within ten days. This auction will be managed by your martial hall, but do not reveal too much strength, nor let others know the relationship between the martial hall and Flying Spirit Gate, at least not now, or you alone will be held accountable. Remember, you only have ten days. After ten days, I want to see a satisfactory auction venue. For other matters, you can discuss solutions with Jin Hall. If there are other issues, Jin Hall will find the elders of Flying Spirit Gate to resolve," Li Lin said.

  "Managed by my martial hall?" Huangfu Qisong seemed a bit surprised.

  "If Huangfu Hall Master thinks he can't do it, then I'll let someone else handle it," Li Lin said, looking at Huangfu Qisong.

  "No problem, it will definitely be done in ten days," Huangfu Qisong said through clenched teeth.

  "Sect Leader, with only ten days' time, not many people who hear about the auction will be able to make it to Hua Men Town. Isn't it a bit rushed?" Ye Fei asked.

  "I know. Although the message has been sent, only some forces and powerhouses within the ancient domain will be able to make it to Hua Men Town. The items we are auctioning are not aimed at ordinary people. I believe plenty of powerful and influential parties will be interested, and ten days is enough for many to arrive. Just send out the message," Li Lin said.

  "Yes, Sect Leader," Ye Fei replied.

  Listening to Li Lin's arrangements, Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying, though their expressions changed slightly, did not ask anything more at the moment.

  "Is there anything else? If not, then only Liu Yishou and the two Hall Masters from the Punishment Hall should stay. The rest of the Hall Masters may leave. We are short on time, minor matters can be discussed later," Li Lin's gaze swept over everyone again.

  "Yes, we will take our leave," Ye Fei, Ye Mei, Huangfu Qisong, Li Chi Zheng, and others immediately took their leave. Soon, only Ouyang Lengji, Jiang Yuanguan, the two Hall Masters of the Punishment Hall, and Liu Yishou were left in the hall.

  "Sect Leader, do you have any instructions?" Liu Yishou asked Li Lin, clearly understanding that the Sect Leader had something to instruct him since he was asked to stay.

  "Tell me, how is Jin Hall doing now, what do I need to do?" Li Lin asked. Both the martial hall and the dark hall were short of money, and all support points were on Jin Hall. Liu Yishou didn't say anything just now, but Li Lin was clear that Jin Hall was probably in absolute difficulty.

  "Sect Leader," Liu Yishou looked at Ouyang Lengji, seemingly hesitating to speak. Jin Hall was facing significant trouble, he naturally wouldn't trouble the Sect Leader in front of everyone, which is why he hadn't spoken earlier.

  "Ouyang Hall Master and Jiang Hall Master are our own people, speak up," Li Lin knew what Liu Yishou was probably thinking and immediately said.

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  "Sect Leader, Jin Hall is currently lacking many things. The medicinal herbs in the Wudu Mountain Range have been greatly affected recently, with many forces going in to forcibly purchase herbs. Moreover, many forces are hoarding herbs in Tuan Mountain Town and Hua Men Town, competing with us on price, intending to drag down Flying Spirit Trade Firm. These forces seem to be working together, and we are having a hard time sustaining," Liu Yishou said.

  Li Lin pondered for a moment, then asked, "Liu Yishou, how have Hua Men Town and Tuan Mountain Town developed recently?"

  "Reporting to the Sect Leader, both Hua Men Town and Tuan Mountain Town have expanded by more than half compared to before, and the flow of people has also increased significantly, all thanks to the medicinal herbs from the Wudu Mountain Range, driving many people to Hua Men Town and then Tuan Mountain Town," Liu Yishou paused for a moment, then narrowed his eyes slightly, "However, Tianxing Town is the territory of the Ghost Martial Sect. Within the Ghost Martial Sect, there has always been their own mercenary group harvesting medicinal herbs and capturing demonic beasts for sale in the Wudu Mountain Range. Although we have taken away a lot of business in Tianxing Town, it only accounts for a small portion. Now, it's likely that the Ghost Martial Sect is targeting Flying Spirit Gate, but the Ghost Martial Sect has not shown themselves openly."

  "Ghost Martial Sect." Li Lin murmured lightly, then after a moment, he looked at Liu Yishou, "Liu Yishou, arrange for a hundred skilled disciples to wait for me in the sect early tomorrow morning."

  "Yes," Liu Yishou didn't ask why, but immediately agreed.

  "The two Hall Masters of the Punishment Hall, please wait for me at the entrance of the Wudu Mountain Range early tomorrow morning. We will take a few days to tour inside the Wudu Mountain Range," Li Lin said lightly.

  "Yes," Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuanguan hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

  "Then you may go busy yourselves," Li Lin indicated for the three to leave.

  After they left, only Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming, Ghost Fairy Bai Ying, and Li Lin were left in the hall.

  "You young rascal, you're not really planning to sell Xuan-level beginner martial arts, are you?" Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming asked Li Lin.

  "Old Dong, of course, these are to be sold," Li Lin chuckled.

  "You rascal, those are Xuan-level beginner martial arts. Once sold, they can't be bought back," Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming said. Xuan-level martial arts wouldn't be sold by anyone, at most, they would be traded for other items.

  "Lin'er, you must have other plans, right?" Ghost Fairy Bai Ying raised her eyebrows and said to Li Lin.

  "Correct," Li Lin lightly said, "Without offering something tempting for sale, how could Hua Men Town become lively? We are going to sell the Xuan-level martial arts, but we will buy them back later." Li Lin chuckled lightly, obviously reluctant to part with the Xuan-level beginner fifth-level martial arts.

  "You mean to swap the dragon for the phoenix, sell them, and then buy them back yourself?" Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming's expression changed.

  "I only want the popularity of Hua Men Town. After ten days, selling a puppet and sixth-tier medicinal pills should be enough. I believe Hua Men Town will definitely become very lively," Li Lin smiled.

  "Your real purpose must be more than just these," Ghost Fairy Bai Ying said lightly.

  "Now, Flying Spirit Gate has many people, and relying on Hua Men Town and Flying Spirit Gate alone is no longer sufficient to support the development of Flying Spirit Gate," Li Lin smiled slightly, then solemnly said to Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying, "Old Dong, Sister Ying, the kid wants to take action now, do you have any objections?"

  Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying became serious, and then Ghost Fairy Bai Ying said, "Taking action now, are you confident? You need to be prepared. When revealing the strength of Flying Spirit Gate, we will first have to confront the Ghost Martial Sect head-on, and then we will likely face caution from many forces. At that time, Flying Spirit Gate might be besieged on all sides. Flying Spirit Gate's current strength can barely be considered a second-tier force, but we have developed late and too rapidly, so it will not be easy to secure a foothold."

  Li Lin raised his eyebrows, then revealed a smile, understanding the big picture that Ghost Fairy Bai Ying saw. Once a new force rises, it's easy to form a situation of being besieged on all sides, becoming a direct threat to other forces, and further development will undoubtedly be extremely difficult.

  "Old Dong, Sister Ying, even if we end up in a situation of being besieged on all sides, we are not afraid," Li Lin said lightly, "I won't hide from you two, this time returning to Flying Spirit Gate, I have secretly allied with Yunyang Sect. The condition is allowing Yunyang Sect to enter the ancient domain. If Flying Spirit Gate encounters any problems, we can seek help from Yunyang Sect's strong practitioners at any time."

  "Yunyang Sect." Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming and Ghost Fairy Bai Ying frowned, understanding the advantages and disadvantages in a moment, "We must not be used by Yunyang Sect, becoming their stepping stone. Yunyang Sect is not simple."

  "It should be reliable. Besides, they want to use Flying Spirit Gate to enter the ancient domain, and we also want to use them to develop Flying Spirit Gate," Li Lin said lightly.

  "I heard that Yunyang Sect's Miss and you are engaged, is that true?" Ghost Fairy Bai Ying looked at Li Lin and asked.

  "Yes," Li Lin nodded, guessing that this must be the work of Flying Spirit Gate's information network.

  "You rascal, you really have a way. After visiting Yunyang Sect once, you deceived Yunyang Sect's Miss. It seems that Yunyang Sect can indeed be relied upon," Hui Hun Poison Marshal Dong Wuming said, "But we also need to be prepared for defense."

  "Of course, until the end, we cannot use Yunyang Sect's trump card. Once Yunyang Sect enters the ancient domain, the waves it causes will not be ordinary," Li Lin said.