They seemed unable to endure the power of Lin Tian’s cultivation pressure for much longer.

The longer they were trapped under the cultivation pressure, the deeper their physical wounds became.

"F-Forgive us... Senior!"

"We were foolish for deceiving you," said one of the two women who had guided Lin Tian.

Lin Tian stretched his hand forward and pulled all of their bags of holding, making them look shocked.

Fifteen bags of holding floated toward Lin Tian. Their colors were the same: maroon red.

"M-Master... do not take our bags of holding. We beg you," they said, one by one saying the same thing.

Inside the bags of holding were many of their valuable items, such as sect technique scrolls, pill recipe tokens, pill bottles, and pouches of spirit stones.

As for Lin Tian, he did not need the technique of scrolls. He destroyed the 15 bags of holding and caused the items inside to scatter, still floating in front of Lin Tian’s face.

There were hundreds of items floating. However, Lin Tian’s focus was only on taking pill recipe tokens, pill bottles, weapons, herbal materials, and pouches of spirit stones.

I gained a huge profit from them. This is clearly worth it.

After putting those items into his bag of holding, Lin Tian turned around and opened the door to leave.

In an instant, his figure disappeared from the area, stepping quickly as fast as a flash of white light.

Right after Lin Tian left, the cultivators in the tavern were finally freed from the cultivation pressure.

They immediately gathered together and fought over the remaining items.

The two women from earlier looked shocked and stunned, becoming the target of the other disciples’ anger because of their carelessness in luring a Nascent Soul monster into the sect tavern.

Lin Tian did not really care about that matter. Besides getting information about the sects, he had also obtained many items from robbing their bags of holding.

Because they are low-level cultivators, the items I obtained are not very useful to me either.

Forget it. The most important thing is that I gained something from what happened earlier.

He arrived on the city’s main road and blended in with the other cultivators.

Lin Tian brought out the token from earlier and looked at the information inside it, especially the robes of the Chilian Sect and the Zhuque Sect.

Different from Zhuyan, the robe patterns of the two sects were different, and the intensity of their red color was also different.

However, what was certain was that the Zhuyan Sect, Chilian Sect, and Zhuque Sect were not the culprits behind the theft of the Natural Spiritual Veins.

I have to search for more information about the remaining nine sects on this token.

His steps stopped when he looked ahead and saw a woman in a purple dress uniform walking while handing out flyers.

The woman’s steps stopped in front of Lin Tian.

"Are you a cultivator?" the woman asked.

"Yes."

"Come to the Zhu Clan auction. We will be auctioning good items. You can see the list of items on this flyer," the woman said, pointing to the flyer held by Lin Tian.

There were a total of 20 items to be auctioned, with three main items as the main highlights of the auction.

Those three items were a sword, a technique scroll, and a tier 4 pill.

"The auction will begin tomorrow. So, come and take part."

The woman stepped in another direction while handing out more auction flyers. Lin Tian was still holding the paper, his gaze fixed on it carefully.

Auctions bring many cultivators from other sects. Maybe... I can get information from there.

He burned the flyer with his spiritual qi manipulation, then walked with a different goal, which was to go to the Zhu Clan Auction House.

Its location was in the eastern part of the city, and access to it was easy because the building was close to the city’s main road.

Lin Tian walked together with the people, the cultivators who were interested in taking part.

When he arrived there, Lin Tian saw that the auction building in front of him looked like a pagoda.

It had four floors and was located within the Zhu Clan complex.

It seems the Zhu Clan is one of the powerful clans in the city.

Lin Tian responded that way because he saw a line of cultivators waiting to enter the auction pagoda.

Both men and women seemed to be taking part in this opportunity.

It was written that the auction would be held tomorrow. However, Lin Tian heard that the number of participants was limited.

So, they chose to register today so they could take part tomorrow.

He had not yet decided whether he would join or not. His goal was not to buy auction items, but to find disciples from sects with red robes.

Joining the auction and then getting involved in conflict with sect elders or young masters from clans would be very troublesome.

"Welcome to the Zhu Clan Auction Office."

"Do you want to register as an auction participant, or did you only come to buy items?" asked one of the women, sitting behind the desk as a receptionist.

However, it would be useless if I came to this place but did not take part in the auction.

Forget it. I will not draw attention.

"Yes."

"Alright. Will you register as a regular participant or a VIP?" the woman asked, and Lin Tian chose to be a regular participant.

"The total administration fee is 5 low-grade spirit stones."

Lin Tian handed over the money and received a plate proving his participation as an auction participant.

The woman explained that the auction would begin tomorrow at 8 in the morning, and regular participants were required to come one hour earlier.

"Of course. Thank you."

The man entered the auction office and looked ahead, precisely toward the hall on the first floor.

There, many people could be seen relaxing while drinking wine and enjoying the performance on stage.

It was no different from the night entertainment building.

"I see you seem interested in those people," someone murmured.

Lin Tian turned to the side. A handsome man with long black hair stood beside him.

He wore luxurious robes, with his right hand holding a folding fan.

"They are sect elders allied with our clan," the man said, pointing with his folding fan.

Lin Tian clasped both hands together and lowered his head. "Greetings, Fellow Daoist."

"There is no need to be so polite. Our cultivation bases are the same. Just enjoy yourself."

"I am Li Fan. Nice to meet you," the man said, responding while clasping his hands together.

"I am Lin Tian."

A faint smile spread across Li Fan’s face. "Do you want to join them?"

"No need. This junior will stay here."

"It is fine. Do not be shy. Just think of me as your friend. They will understand."

Maybe... I can search for important information this way.

Lin Tian stayed silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement while clasping his hands together. "Then forgive me for troubling you."