"That clan Your Excellency mentioned — is that the Goldstone Royal Clan?" Chu Feng asked.
"Indeed. I'm not sure why, but they seem to have come for you."
"However, young friend Chu Feng, you needn't worry. As long as you remain in the Ghost Spirit Hall, they certainly won't dare make a move against you." When the Hall Master of Ghost Spirit Hall said this, he was brimming with confidence.
Chu Feng guessed that the Hall Master was likely a Ninth Degree Martial Immortal. Although he was at the peak of the Martial Immortal realm, he was still, ultimately, a Martial Immortal.
But the patriarch of the Goldstone Royal Clan was an exalted Venerable.
Chu Feng vaguely realized that there was definitely something backing the Hall Master of Ghost Spirit Hall — something so powerful that even the Goldstone Royal Clan's patriarch, a Venerable-level expert, wouldn't dare act against Chu Feng inside Ghost Spirit Hall on a whim.
That was right. The reason the Goldstone Royal Clan's patriarch hadn't attacked Chu Feng directly at the auction was precisely his wariness of Ghost Spirit Hall.
"Your Excellency's kindness is much appreciated, but if he truly wants to deal with me, it won't be that easy."
Chu Feng was equally confident when he said this.
"It seems young friend Chu Feng either has the confidence to escape, or you never took him seriously from the beginning."
"No wonder you dared to deal with the Goldstone Royal Clan's little prince so unscrupulously." The Hall Master of Ghost Spirit Hall suddenly laughed.
It was clear that although he had been staying here, he was already well-informed about everything Chu Feng had experienced.
Still, the Hall Master's words were correct. While Chu Feng hadn't entirely dismissed the Goldstone Royal Clan, he did indeed have the confidence to escape.
Chu Feng's Supreme Invisibility Talisman was no ordinary treasure. Once activated, even a Venerable would find it nearly impossible to detect him.
Forget the Goldstone Royal Clan's patriarch lying in wait for Chu Feng to leave Ghost Spirit Hall in secret — even if he were standing right at the front gate in plain sight, he wouldn't catch Chu Feng, because the Supreme Invisibility Talisman would slip past his eyes entirely.
After some idle conversation, the Hall Master personally settled Chu Feng's trades from the auction.
This time, Chu Feng had not only sold the inheritance secret technique from Sword King City, but also a number of other treasures. He had even managed to fetch a sky-high price for three utterly useless flowers.
His haul was enormous. It would be no exaggeration to say that Chu Feng was now wealthy enough to rival an entire nation.
"Your Excellency, the number of Immortal Martial Stones you've given me isn't right." However, upon receiving the Immortal Martial Stones, Chu Feng was taken aback.
"What's wrong, young friend Chu Feng?" the Hall Master asked.
"There's too many. You didn't deduct the commission."
Back before the auction items were sold, it had been agreed that Ghost Spirit Hall would take a cut as commission on any items sold.
Yet the Immortal Martial Stones the Hall Master had just given Chu Feng were the full amount — no commission had been deducted.
"Haha, young friend Chu Feng, I told you — I genuinely want to befriend you. So consider the commission waived," the Hall Master said with a smile.
"You must take it." As he spoke, Chu Feng set aside a portion of the Immortal Martial Stones, placed them into an empty Universe Bag, and held it out to the Hall Master.
"Young friend Chu Feng, there's truly no need," the Hall Master naturally refused to accept.
"Please, take it. If you consider me a friend, then accept — because I, Chu Feng, genuinely wish to befriend you as well," Chu Feng said.
Hearing these words, the Hall Master was stunned for a moment. Then he actually smiled — this time with genuine warmth. In the end, he said nothing further and simply accepted.
He could see that Chu Feng was stubborn. If he refused to take it, it would only cause more fuss.
"Your Excellency, was that Spirit Beast treasure map really purchased?" Chu Feng asked.
In truth, before Chu Feng had even come here, he had noticed that the mysterious figure in the gray robe down below had already left the auction hall following one of Ghost Spirit Hall's elders.
So Chu Feng assumed that person had gone to settle his payment. But fifty million Immortal Martial Stones — could he really produce that much?
"Now that you mention it, I truly did encounter a remarkable individual," the Hall Master said with a sigh.
"So it was indeed bought for fifty million Immortal Martial Stones?" Chu Feng asked.