Chen Yang felt the tension in the girl's palm, reached out and squeezed it. Qing Lin raised her head to look at him, revealing a sweet smile.
At this moment, she felt even more grateful to the Young Master who was holding her small hand. If the Young Master hadn't rescued her from the mire, she might not have been locked in a cage and auctioned like the girl on stage, but her fate likely wouldn't have been much better.
After this small interlude passed, the auction continued. The medicinal herbs and Demonic Beast Cores that made it onto the auction block were definitely not ordinary items readily available for purchase, and these were all divided between Xiao Yan and Chen Yang.
Attentive observers noticed that Chen Yang and his group weren't very interested in Medicinal Pills. When they caught sight of the Fourth-Grade Alchemist robe on Xiao Yan, these people instantly understood. No wonder they were rich—it turned out he was an Alchemist!
However, Xiao Yan's identity as an Alchemist relieved these people. They weren't short on money; if they needed cash, they would find a way to rob the robbers, and with luck, they would always strike it rich.
But Medicinal Pills, aside from purchasing them at the Alchemist Guild, can only be acquired by looking for opportunities at an Auction House. Now that the richest people in this Auction House weren't interested in Medicinal Pills, it was good news for them.
After a period of calm, the low-grade profound tier Flying Dou Technique was brought up. After several rounds of bidding against Fan Ling, the 'Thunder Bat Heavenly Wings' finally fell into Fan Ling's hands for two million, though, of course, the difference between it landing in his hands versus Chen Yang's was not significant.
After that, Chen Yang stopped bidding. He essentially had no use for those Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques. In terms of medicinal herbs, Xiao Yan had a rich harvest. Besides the main ingredient for the earth spirit pill in the original plot, the Earth Core Fire Ganoderma, Xiao Yan also managed to gather two types of medicinal herbs for the earth core body tempering pill and the dragon source profound blood pill, making him so happy he nearly jumped up.
Amidst the sounds of the gavel, the remnant map of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame appeared. Compared to his excitement in the original work, Xiao Yan was incredibly calm this time, raising his paddle and bidding indifferently. Fan Ling initially wanted to compete with Xiao Yan, but he eventually calmed down and gave up bidding. Xiao Yan, calm on the surface but secretly thrilled, placed the remnant map of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame into his main storage ring, finally relaxing.
"Brother Yang, we got another piece of the Purification Lotus Demon Flame's remnant map! It seems this strange fire, ranked third on the strange fire ranking list, is destined for us!" Xiao Yan excitedly transmitted his voice to Chen Yang.
"I don't know whether your luck or mine is better. There are only a few pieces of this item in total, yet you encountered two of them in the Northwest Continent!" Regardless of whether this was the original work's setting or something else, Xiao Yan's luck was top-notch, even when compared across the entire Major Thousand Worlds.
"Tsk... The greatest fortune of my life was meeting Brother Yang. Everything else... is not worth mentioning!" Xiao Yan flattered him at the opportune moment.
"You sure know how to talk!" Chen Yang chuckled and continued looking at the stage.
As these precious items were presented, the auction entered its true climax, and all sorts of valuable treasures were brought out.
The single High-Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques from the beginning were no longer worthy of being displayed. The starting items were now bundled sets of Intermediate Profound Rank Cultivation Methods paired with High-Grade Profound Tier Dou Techniques, or even entire sets of High-Grade Profound Tier Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques.
Unfortunately, most of these were primarily Wind Attribute and Fire Attribute. The only Wood Attribute set Xiao Yan found appealing was inferior to the one he had given to Xiao Ding, so he decided not to bid much.
His targets were mainly the rare medicinal herbs or Demonic Beast Cores, so he didn't miss any item that was either a medicinal herb or a Demonic Beast Core. Why leave so many gold coins in a storage ring to breed when they could be exchanged for resources?
After all these items were sold, the true highlight of the auction finally arrived.
"Three Thousand Lightning Movement, a Movement Dou Technique, Rank: low-grade earth tier."
Looking at the Dou Technique on the stage, Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. With his current Dou King expert level of strength, the Intermediate Profound Rank Movement Dou Technique he used was only barely adequate, so he urgently needed a higher Rank Movement Dou Technique.
"Teacher, can I bid on this?" Venerable Yao had previously warned him when bidding on other Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques that many items in the Black-Corner Region were stolen goods. Xiao Yan was afraid that acquiring the Three Thousand Lightning Movement would bring unnecessary trouble.
"This Three Thousand Lightning Movement is a Movement Dou Technique belonging to the Wind and Thunder Pavilion on the Continent. It's fine if you want to practice it. At worst, I'll just owe Thunder Venerable a favor!" Venerable Yao chuckled, not thinking it was a big deal.
"Hehe, maybe when the two of us, master and Disciple, go to Central Plains in the future, we will already possess strength surpassing the Wind and Thunder Pavilion. By then, it will be Thunder Venerable who gives us Face. But then again, don't we have an even better solution..." Xiao Yan laughed cheerfully, then began to bid.
Ultimately, Xiao Yan snatched the scroll of Three Thousand Lightning Movement from the Black Skeleton Tomb for eleven million. Looking at the scroll in his hand, Xiao Yan first handed it to Chen Yang: "Brother Yang, let's study this together later, and then let the sisters-in-law try practicing it too!"
Chen Yang glanced at Xiao Yan and jokingly scolded him: "Brat, are you trying to make me share the pressure from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion with you, huh?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan chuckled: "If I have power available and don't use it, wouldn't I be an idiot?"
Chen Yang reached out, intending to smack Xiao Yan's neck, but then heard that the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill was being presented on stage: "I'll deal with you later."
Saying this, Chen Yang snatched the Three Thousand Lightning Movement and stuffed it into his storage ring. Seeing this, Xiao Yan chuckled—the matter was settled then... As the pill box was brought up, Chen Yang looked at the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill on the high platform, communicating with Venerable Yao via Soul Power: "Venerable Yao, after the auction ends, we have three days. Are you interested in making a trip to Maple City first? I can help you clean up the Sect?"
Venerable Yao was startled upon hearing this, then communicated with Chen Yang: "Are you saying that Rebellious Disciple Han Feng is currently in the Black-Corner Region?"
Chen Yang silently nodded: "This person has made a name for himself as Medicine Emperor in the Black-Corner Region, but after so many years, he is still at Peak Dou Huang strength. This should be related to the Cultivation Technique that Xiao Yan Cultivates, right?"
Venerable Yao understood upon hearing this: "That Rebellious Disciple conspired with others to harm me back then and obtained half of the Burning Technique. I presume it is that half-Cultivation Technique that has caused his cultivation to stall at Peak Dou Huang!"
Chen Yang remained silent for a moment: "So, Venerable Yao, what are your thoughts? If you want to clean up the Sect, we can head straight for Maple City after we leave here, and I will personally chop off that guy's dog head and present it to you!"
Venerable Yao was silent for a long time, then looked at the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill through Xiao Yan's sight, and finally shook his head: "Let's not act rashly for now. Han Feng cooperated with Mu Gu back then, and there is the shadow of the Hall of Souls behind him. It's better to wait until we've investigated clearly before making a move. Moreover, the matter of cleaning up the Sect is better handled by the two of us, master and Disciple."
The dignified Venerable Yao was also someone who valued his Face. Although he hated Han Feng to the bone, he would not allow an outsider to clean up the Sect for him.
"Alright, in that case, let's head to Jia Nan Academy after this ends!" Chen Yang nodded and stopped trying to persuade him.
Whether Han Feng could trigger the System mechanism was still uncertain. It was better to wait for Xiao Yan to get his hands on all of Han Feng's possessions and then trigger it through Xiao Yan.
While Venerable Yao and Chen Yang were discussing, the auction concluded. The Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, just like in the original plot, fell into the hands of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. After all, the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was a Dou Zun force, and naturally possessed items that could tempt Han Feng's representative.
After the conclusion, the three of them—Chen Yang's group—collected their items and headed straight out of the city without concealing their movements.
Fan Ling watched the retreating figures of Chen Yang's group. After gritting his teeth, he decided not to cause any extra trouble. Their main target was the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill. Coincidentally, Chen Yang's target was also the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill...
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