July leaned back, a smile playing on her lips.

As expected.

The appearance of the Heavenly Furnace Spirit brought the atmosphere of the auction to a climax. The other three looked at Qiyue with even more admiration. They didn't expect their junior sister to be so smart, able to guess things so accurately even when they were unexpected!

"Starting bid: 10 million mid-grade spirit stones! Each bid must be at least 1 million higher!"

"Twenty million!!!" The opening was huge! Zhuo Ziyu was extremely excited.

"I can't believe we've already reached 20 million so early! Senior Brother, let's go again!" His eyes were filled with excitement and madness.

There was also fervor in Song Yanzhuo's eyes.

Xie Ji'an frowned, but before he could speak, Qi Yue grabbed Zhuo Ziyu's arms and stared intently at him.

"This thing is either in a deadly or forbidden place! I don't know what method you used to capture it, but I'm warning you, don't go there again!"

Qi Yue's voice was cold and serious, full of warning. The three of them were shocked. This was the first time they had seen their junior sister like this.

The words that Qiyue slowly uttered below made the three of them change their expressions even more: "I know your strength. Don't go, you'll die."

"..." Qiyue's expression was very serious as she stared intently at the three of them. The three of them had very complicated feelings. They knew that their junior sister was always doing her best to protect and help them, whether in danger or opportunity. She had only lost her composure like this twice.

One instance was when Master Wanbaolou tried to kill Xia Wanqing, a person with great fortune, which attracted the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning; the other is now.

The three of them smiled in unison, looked at Qiyue with serious expressions, and said in unison, "Alright, we swear by the heavens that we will listen to Junior Sister. Unless you agree, Junior Sister, we will never go without permission, otherwise..."

"No! I believe you wouldn't lie to me!"

Qi Yue was surprised that her senior brothers believed in her without asking why, even swearing an oath to the Heavenly Dao. This unconditional trust deepened her bond with the Xunhui Sect's Tianqiong Mountain, and she released her grip on Zhuo Ziyu's hand.

July's gaze returned to the auction house, where the price of the two succubi had reached an unprecedented level.

"Two hundred million mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Two hundred and ten million!"

"Great! Two hundred and fifty million!"

Three hundred million!

"This VIP has reached 300 million! Any higher?" As these words fell, a voice that made Qi Yue and Xie Ji'an tense up appeared.

"I hope you will all give my Hehuan Sect some face. If you encounter any difficulties in the future, my Hehuan Sect will promise to help you."

"They're actually from the Hehuan Sect, and it seems they're even the sect's young master, Hua Chuyu."

"It's him? Rumor has it that his manhood was killed? Can he handle such a beauty?"

"Idiot! Openly trying to bargain on the black market." Qi Yue's eyes were full of disbelief.

The owner of this megalithic auction house is not someone to be trifled with.

Sure enough, the next instant, a giant hand of spiritual power grabbed Hua Chuyu by the neck from the private room on the third floor, dragged him out, and threw him onto the auction floor, slamming him to the ground like a fly.

Immediately following, a voice filled with imposing authority resounded throughout the auction hall.

"Item for auction: Hua Chuyu, the young sect master of the Hehuan Sect, starting price is 300 million mid-grade spirit stones."

It's blatant extortion.

Qi Yue narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this.

The owner of this megalithic auction house is quite interesting. If I can acquire that item, I can recruit him to my side.

However, that item won't appear for another year.

The item Qiyue mentioned was something that fell when the Celestial Venerable of the Upper Realm perished, and it was also a key item for subduing this person, because it belonged to this person's ancestor.

[This is taking forever, I'm getting impatient...]

[You should know that this item is a significant part of Xia Wanqing's immense fortune—the loyalty of the Tengshe clan from the Spirit Realm, one of the upper realms.]

That's right, the owner of the Giant Stone Auction House is the young master of the Teng Snake clan from the Spirit Realm who was stranded in the mortal world.

July's heart was racing.

[I remember in the original story, Xia Wanqing obtained that item during the ancient forbidden land trial that began a year later, and followed the item's influence to the black market.]

[The item unlocked the sealed memories of the auction house's owner, protected him, fulfilled the contract, helped him break through to the Nascent Soul stage, ascend to immortality, shed his human form, return to the Tengshe clan, and regain his original appearance.]

That was also the first time the auction house owner had appeared, but unexpectedly, this time the Heavenly Furnace Spirit captured by the senior brothers had created a butterfly effect.

The auction house owner has appeared ahead of schedule, which suggests the forbidden area trial might also start early. After all, a key figure who triggers the main storyline has appeared, and he's not even the protagonist yet. Heaven will definitely intervene again.

This harvest has truly been extraordinary.

The three people beside them had very complicated feelings. They hadn't expected their junior sister's plan to be so grand. Since that was the case, they had no choice but to get that thing!

Those who came with the Hehuan Sect looked at Hua Chuyu, who was suppressed and unable to speak in the auction, and saw that her face under the mask looked like she had eaten shit.

How did they end up with such an idiot young master?

Even though there are restrictions against killing here, they know that as long as they don't die, they haven't broken the rules. Besides, their young master has already introduced himself, and if they don't agree, the auction house will definitely wait outside and kill them.

The people from the Hehuan Sect quickly took out the spirit stones.

Hua Chuyu was then redeemed, and the story of her becoming a laughing stock quickly spread throughout the black market.

As Qiyue looked in the direction of Hua Chuyu and the others, a thought suddenly came to mind.

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