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Ye Mo stared at Mo Feng as he left. “That guy’s aura is stronger than it was the last time. It seems like he has reached the Spirit Cultivating Third Realm,” he said in a stern voice.
“The Mo Clan has a good heritage. Plus, he is also an alchemist, hence having a cultivation speed faster than the average person,” Xiao Yue said.
“Oh right. So what’s the relationship between the Barbarian young master and you?” Ye Mo asked in an unruffled voice, surprising Xiao Yue and Leng Leng at the same time. Both of their faces showed signs of sorrow.
“If you don’t want to say it, that’s fine,” Ye Mo said. He turned back at the auction house and continued to wait for the auction to begin.
Leng Leng filled herself with courage and whispered, “The Barbarian young master is engaged to Yue Yue.”
Getting engaged was supposed to be a good thing, but Ye Mo could tell this was definitely not Xiao Yue’s wish. Was this the reason of she was crying in the backyard the last time?
“Man Tai of the Barbarians often comes to Limestone City to sell weapons and beast cores. During a chance encounter, the Barbarian young master Man Tai met Yue Yue, admired Yue Yue’s beauty, and wanted to possess her. After returning to his clan, he asked the Barbarians’ master to come to the Xiao Clan to propose. Even if the Xiao Clan could be counted as a big clan in Limestone City, it is incomparable to the Barbarians’ race. Yue Yue’s mother nodded and agreed without further hesitation to the proposal,” Leng Leng said.
“I see. I guess you’re delaying them for now?”
Ye Mo did not understand until now how Xiao Yue was able to stop Mo Feng from troubling him. It was because of the Barbarians.
Xiao Yue nodded and said, “I should be able to control my own destiny. No one can decide who I should marry, so I have to be one of the top five in the Limestone Champion List competition. Only then will I be able to change this fate.”
By being one of the top five in the Limestone Champion List competition, one would be able to enter the three major leagues, become a disciple of a league, and soar in status.
Ye Mo looked at Xiao Yue’s determined look and recalled his own life. That’s right, I should be able to determine my own fate. No matter my birth status, regardless of my not being able to practice for five years. As long as I work hard, I believe I can definitely control my own destiny.
“I will help you, Miss Xiao, at all costs,” Ye Mo said lightly.
“Don’t forget, there’s also me!” Leng Leng said with laughter.
“Calling me Miss Xiao seems awkward. If you don’t mind, you can just call me Yue Yue.” Xiao Yue felt a touch of warmth in her heart.
“Yue Yue!”
“Ye Mo, you are a lucky on., Yue Yue has never let other men call her like that. Anyhow, don’t waste your time on her, you definitely have no chance at all,” Leng Leng said.
Ye Mo scratched his head in embarrassment and smiled. He wanted to help Xiao Yue only because he felt that they both shared similar experiences.
“Look, the auction is about to start.”
The three turned their eyes to the auction house as the auction floor lit up with lights.
Under the fiery eyes of the crowd, a woman in a red sheath dress walked onto the auction floor. The woman’s curvaceous body cloaked by the dress was particularly alluring, especially since her body gave off sensual vibes, arousing a lot men at the venue and making their mouths go dry. The woman’s every move was enough to evoke every man’s desires.
Even Ye Mo had to admit that Qi Ying had the capability to seduce any man, but he did not expect her to be the auctioneer of this event.
Among the VIP rooms, a dark-skinned man with a rough face stared at the woman on the auction floor, and he felt arousal gather in the lower part of his body. He said to Mo Feng who was beside him, “Mo Feng, who is this girl? She is definitely arousing my sense.”
“Man Tai, brother, this woman is of the Tianwu Kingdom’s Qi Clan and has a management role in Limestone City,” Mo Feng said with a smiley face. He also had a lot of fantasies of Qi Ying, but his pursuit of her was stopped by his father without a reason.
“Just a management role? Then I want to have ” said Man Tai.
“Man Tai, brother, I advise you to give up. This girl has a sizeable background. If she were merely of a management role, I would have already tried to court her, but my father reminds me all the time not to provoke her,” Mo Feng said.
“It seems that I have to use some others means to try and court her, then,” Man Tai said while glancing at the auction table with eyes filled with lust, as if he wanted to take off Qi Ying’s clothes.
“Man Tai, Xiao Yue is sitting in the ordinary seats. Would you want to go take a look later?” Mo Feng said.
“That girl always pretends to be cold, and that bothers me all the time. Wait until I marry her, and then I will take that cold veil off her face.”
Because of Qi Ying’s appearance, the auction gradually became quiet. Qi Ying’s eyelashes remained still while her eyes swept across the venue. She announced, “Everyone, I won’t say too much nonsense but will go straight to the topic instead. In today’s auction, there will be three items being auctioned off. In order to not keep you all waiting, the first item will be the high-grade magic weapon.”
Gasp!
As soon as the four words were said, the whole venue burst into discussion. No one expected the auction to bring out the finale item at the beginning.
“High-grade magic weapon!” Ye Mo’s hands clasped into fists. He was excited to find our more about the rare item.
Feeling the swell of excitement in the venue, Qi Ying gave a slight smile. For Limestone City, this weapon was a rare weapon indeed.
“Nevertheless, I should say a few words first. In this auction, if anyone dares to use force, it will be considered as an offense to the Qi Clan” As Qi Ying spoke, an old man clothed in black slowly walked over with his hands behind his back. He emitted a powerful aura that threatened even Ye Kuang and the others. The old man’s eyes swept across the venue, imposing a strong pressure on everyone in the audience.
“This kind of aura is of Half Step to the True Energy Realm!”
Ye Kuang and the others had all reached the Energy Shaping Ninth Realm, only one step from the True Energy Realm, but they could all perceive a sense of threat from the old man. Half step to the True Energy Realm, even though was it only half a step from the True Energy Realm, was still not a force they could oppose and win.
The presence of the old man silenced the venue.
“Let us present the high-grade magic weapon now.” As Qi Ying’s words were said, everyone’s eyes collectively shifted from Qi Ying’s body to the entrance of the auction floor. A beauty’s temptation may be tempting, but to some others, a high-grade magic weapon was highly attractiveness as well.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, a muscular man carried a five-foot tall wooden box from the entrance to the auction floor, placed the wooden box on the table, and left.
Qi Ying swayed her hips as she walked over to and opened the wooden box. She then took out a cyan-colored sword out of the box. The sword was four and a half feet long and its surface gave off an azure glow.
“Azure Light Sword, high-grade magic weapon, made by a Yellow Rank Refiner. The sword is four feet long, whereas the handle is half a foot long. As Yuanli is injected, all subjects under the same realm can be instantly eliminated,” Qi Ying explained.
Under the same realm, instant elimination. This was enough to thrill the entire crowd.
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The presentation of the Azure Light Sword excited everyone. The cyan glow beamed from the sword and made the sword extremely attractive.
Whether it was Ke Kuang and Ye Changsheng sitting in the VIP room, or the Qin father and son in the private room, all their hearts swelled with enthusiasm.
If they were able to take this Azure Light Sword, it would definitely be an extra benefit for them during the Limestone Champion List competition. Not only did they desire a spot in the top five, but they also desired the glory of being in first place.
The Azure Light Sword was the type of weapon most people were accustomed to using. Some families even had its techniques passed down from their ancestors.
However, after Ye Mo took a look of the weapon, he immediately lost interest. He already knew the Formation-Breaking Spear technique. If he could be equipped with a high-grade spear instead of a sword, by using the spear technique, it would not only be instantly kill all of his opponents in the same realm, but also martial artists above his realm.
On the other hand, Leng Leng and Xiao Yue’s eyes were flashing with enthusiasm. It was obvious that both the girls’ preferred weapon was the sword.
“With this Azure Light Sword, my Ye clan’s Six Pillar Sword Style will be able to actualise its full potential,” Ye Kuang said loudly as he stared at the Azure Light Sword on the auction floor.
The Six Pillar Sword Style was the Ye Clan’s most famous sword style of all. The six pillars combined into one while varying in different forms, launching offensive and violent attacks of great damage. The Ye Clan once had a powerful member who completely cultivated the Six Pillar Sword Style; a whole mountain was pierced through by his attacked. His technique posed incredible power.
In the other VIP room, Man Tai did not look at the Azure Light Sword, but had his eyes always on Qi Ying.
“Man Tai, are you not interested in the weapon at all?” Mo Feng felt that Man Tai had not even paid any attention to the Azure Light Sword, so he could not help but ask.
“We Barbarians never use swords. Swords are for girls.”
Barbarians are born with great strength, hence are all good at using axes, blades, and war-hammers, all large-sized weapons. The Barbarians were also natural-born weapon forgers, but they were only good at forging weapons like axes and blades.
“Nevertheless, even my Barbarian race does not have that many high-grade magic weapons like this. Rest assured, as long as you eliminate Xiao Yue from the Limestone Champion List, I will pay for a half of the price of the sword,” Man Tai said.
After hearing what Man Tai said, Mo Feng immediately smiled obediently and said, “Man Tai, I appreciate your confidence in me. Xiao Yue is only at the Spirit Cultivating Second Realm, and the beast she controls is only at the Third Realm. If I could be equipped with this weapon, I will easily defeat her.”
Qi Ying looked at the noisy auction venue, waved her hand, and smiled, “The price of a mid-grade magic weapon is 100 purple gold pieces. Hence, a high-grade magic weapon will have the starting price of 500 purple gold pieces.”
As soon as the starting price was stated, many members of minor families shouted out their bids.
“600 purple gold pieces!”
“700 purple gold pieces!”
“800 purple gold pieces!”
As Ye Mo heard the price rise, he could not help but shake his head. 800 purple gold pieces was definitely a price that was unthinkable for an average person. Even so, clan members still shouted such numbers for what Ye Mo thought as just a weapon.
This was a world dominated by the strong. Next to power, wealth and beauty were not worth mentioning.
When the price reached 1000 purple gold pieces, the noises at the present scene gradually weakened. Having said that, many at the venue knew this was just the beginning of the auction as the four major families still had not made their bids.
“1100 purple gold pieces!” Ye Kuang said.
“How pitiful it is to only bid 1100 purple gold pieces! 2000 purple gold pieces,” Man Tai said loudly.
When this price was declared, many turned their attention to the VIP room where Man Tai and Mo Feng sat. 2000 purple gold pieces! Even the four major families could not raise such an amount of money.
“Who is this guy?” Ye Kuang’s complexion changed slightly. 2000 purple gold pieces! The Ye Clan would not be able to gather that much money at once.
At the same time, the Limestone City leader Qin Huang in the other room paled. That price was just crazy. In the whole of Limestone City, who else would be able to afford such a price?
“Haha, are you seeing their surprised expressions? Even with the Qin, Ye, Xiao clans’ power, they do not dare to raise such a large sum of money. The Azure Light Sword is going to belong to us.”
A large smile took up much of Mo Feng’s face. This Azure Light Sword’s cost would be split between the Mo family and the Barbarians, and all he had to do was stop Xiao Yue from entering top five in the Limestone Champion List competition. “We’ve struck an incredible deal.”
“As long as I make my move, all the Ye or Qin clan members will have to stand aside,” Man Tai laughed and said. The power of the Barbarians was beyond comparable to the small families of Limestone City.
“Who is this, the man who bid 2000 purple gold pieces right away?” Ye Mo said with surprise.
Xiao Yue’s brows knitted together as she pondered,””Just by the sound of his voice, it should be Man Tai, but the Barbarians do not even use swords. Why would he still want the weapon?”
“Yue Yue, this dude already bid 2000 purple gold pieces. I reckon no one will dare to compete with him.”
As the bid of 2000 purple gold pieces was announced, no one in any of the other clans said a single word. Ye Kuang and Qin Huang were both feeling somewhat gloomy, as the price of 2000 purple gold pieces clearly was not affordable for them.
Qi Ying, who stood on the auction floor, was also a bit shocked. The price had far exceeded her expectations.
“2000 purple gold pieces. Any more bids?”
Everyone was speechless. Man Tai and Mo Feng both had smug smiles on their face, especially Mo Feng who, in his mind, was already imagining how he would use the Azure Light Sword to excel in the Limestone Champion List competition.
“If no one is going to raise a higher bid, then I will…” Before Qi Ying could finish her sentence, a calm and old voice spoke u.
“The old man bids 200 pieces of Stabilizing Pills.”
Bidding 200 pieces of Stabilizing Pills? Everyone sitting around Ye Mo was stupefied. Was using Stabilizing Pills to raise a bid even permissible?
Even if he was bidding with Stabilizing Pills, it would still not be enough. Although the price of Stabilizing Pills is much higher than that of the Rank Two Fortifying Pills, that would still be only equal one purple gold piece per pill. 200 pieces of Stabilizing Pills would only be worth 200 purple gold. Was this old guy confused?
“Haha. Hey old guy, are you stupid?”
“He wants to buy the Azure Light Sword with only a few Stabilizing Pills?” Mo Feng said with disdain.
Hearing the sneers and laughter around him, Ye Mo coughed a few times and said, “Sorry, the old man did not make it clear just now. It is 200 Stabilizing Pills with markings and pill fragrances.”
Ye Mo’s sentence set off a ruckus in the auction. Stabilizing Pills originally had the effect of assisting Energy Shaping Realm martial artists in their cultivation, but Stabilizing Pills with markings and pill fragrances would even strengthen those martial artists’ mortal gates and body, laying the foundation for an elevation to the True Energy Realm in the future.
A Stabilizing Pill with markings and pill fragrances was definitely worth a high price!
“How is this possible? How could there be such an alchemist master in Limestone City?” Qi Ying said in amazement.
“Sh*t, if I knew who that old man was, I would kill him,” Man Tai said with an angry face. As the young master of the Barbarians, how could he not understand what great value Stabilizing Pills with markings and pill fragrances posed?
“Damn it, it’s them!” Mo Feng’s face became a bit gloomy as he recalled what Ye Mo had said earlier.
“You know him?”
“I don’t, but he has already accepted Xiao Yue as his disciple. He is a powerful alchemist master.” Mo Feng said.
“Even if he’s a powerful alchemist, I will still make him pay the price for this.” Man Tai smashed the table next to him.
“It seems like the little guy actually asked his master for help. The master can even synthesize Stabilizing Pills with markings and pill fragrances. My Qi clan will, at all costs, invite this alchemist master to our side.” Qi Ying’s eyes lit up as she secretly made up her mind. She already had the answer in her heart to who the Azure Light Sword should belong to.
