Qingyan City
Qingyan Auction House
"Yang Ming, what are you trying to do?"
"Do you want to rebel?"
"Brother Dingtian has treated you well, hasn't he? Now that Brother Dingtian has just had an accident, are you planning to target the auction house?"
"You ungrateful wretch!"
"Brother Dingtian must have been blind to pick you up from the garbage dump. Luckily, he raised you well, otherwise you might still be begging somewhere. I never thought this was how you would repay Brother Dingtian?"
"This is truly the behavior of a beast!"
"If you know what's good for you, get lost, you heartless bastard!"
In the hall where the Qingyan Auction House was holding a meeting, more than ten elderly men, their beards bristling and eyes wide, pointed at a middle-aged man and angrily cursed him.
These were all elders from the former Qingyan Auction House.
"Heh, a bunch of old geezers."
"What right do you have to criticize me?"
"Don't tell me your presence here today is a coincidence."
The middle-aged man snorted coldly at the elders' angry rebukes and said disdainfully.
He knew exactly what those old fogies were up to.
They simply wanted to further divide the auction house's profits, since Yang Dingtian was now dead and they were the most senior members of the entire auction house.
The income of tens of thousands of low-grade spirit stones a year was enough for these old guys to abandon everything, and even disregard their past friendship with Yang Dingtian.
When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out; no one cares about the past, only about what benefits they can gain in the present.
"Yang Ming, stop making baseless accusations!"
"Now that Brother Dingtian has passed away unexpectedly without leaving any last words, we have come here to discuss countermeasures in order to ensure that Brother Dingtian's life's work does not suffer any mishaps."
“Brother Dingtian treats us like brothers, how can we betray him?”
"Ah, yes, yes, yes"
"As for you, Yang Ming, I saw through your wolfish ambitions long ago. Now, do you perhaps want to seize control of the Qingyan Auction House?"
"You're just someone picked up from a garbage dump, what right do you have to stand here?"
Upon hearing Yang Ming's words, the elders were furious, their faces flushed red, and they glared at Yang Ming with resentment.
Furthermore, the old man's spiritual power surged, and the terrifying aura caused the surrounding air to crackle and pop.
Why waste your breath on him?
"By joining forces, Yang Ming clearly has ulterior motives; he wants to usurp the throne and seize the culmination of Brother Dingtian's life's work."
One of them said viciously, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Yang Ming.
These words were like a call to action, and in an instant, more than ten terrifying spiritual energies spread out, causing the chairs on the side and the precious porcelain placed in the distance to shatter!
This is the Qi Condensation Realm. Although it is only the second minor realm of cultivation, it has already cultivated spiritual power and possesses incredible power. If placed in the mortal world of a small world, it would be worthy of the title of Immortal Master!
In Qingyan City, that was a considerable force. Apart from the three major families and the city lord's mansion, no other family could muster such strength!
With over ten experts, all at least at the mid-stage of Qi Condensation, making their move would likely force even peak Qi Condensation experts to temporarily retreat.
"If it were me before, I might not have been able to do anything to you."
"But... I've already broken through to the Spirit Origin Realm!"
Facing the combined attack of more than ten experts at the Qi Condensation Realm, Yang Ming laughed wildly, and an extremely terrifying spiritual power surged from his body before disappearing from the spot like a ghost.
"ah"
A shrill scream rang out, and Yang Ming suddenly appeared next to the figure who had attacked first, throwing a punch that unleashed terrifying spiritual power.
Then the old man slammed into the wall of the hall like a ball.
"boom"
As the wall collapsed, the figure was left a bloody mess, clearly lifeless.
"You...you actually broke through to the Spirit Origin Realm!"
"How is this possible..."
"Yang Ming, you've been hiding your true colors well!"
They saw Yang Ming kill one of them with a single punch.
The figure in question was a late-stage Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, one of the strongest among the dozen or so people present.
The once arrogant elders instantly fell silent.
A single expert at the Spirit Origin Realm could easily slaughter them all!
"Ha ha ha ha"
"Now, from today onwards, I am the owner of Qingyan Auction House. Do you have any objections?"
Seeing the once arrogant crowd now behaving like submissive grandchildren, Yang Ming couldn't help but laugh wildly.
How much did he sacrifice to break through to the Spirit Origin Realm?
Fortunately, he finally found an opportunity!
He risked his life for Yang Dingtian, and he contributed to many things, big and small, at the Qingyan Auction House. Why should that old man Yang Dingtian just want to leave the auction house to a spoiled brat?
Why is it that when he wants to marry Sophie, that old man won't allow it?
Wouldn't it be better to marry Sophie to him?
"Old man, I suppose your most favored good-for-nothing son is probably keeping you company by now."
"Don't worry, I will take good care of your adopted daughter."
"Once I've had my fill of her, I'll send her to the Azure Flame Sect. I'm sure many elders will be interested in such a stunning beauty, and I'll be able to exchange her for a considerable amount of cultivation resources, enough to help me advance my cultivation level!"
"Qingyan Auction House can only go further under my control!"
Thinking of this, a ferocious smile appeared on Yang Ming's face.
Seeing Yang Ming's seemingly crazed expression, the elders dared not move, fearing that Yang Ming might dislike them and kill them at the slightest provocation.
After all, Yang Ming is not Yang Dingtian. Even if they make some small moves, the latter will turn a blind eye as long as it's not too outrageous, because of the friendship they built together in the past.
former...
A chill ran down their spines as they glanced at their fallen comrade lying dead beside them.
"I am willing to submit."
"As the adopted son of Brother Dingtian, Yang Ming is the most suitable person to take over Qingyan Auction House now that Brother Dingtian has passed away unexpectedly!"
"Yes, moreover, Master Yang Ming is a prodigy. He has already broken through to the Spirit Origin Realm at such a young age, surpassing even Brother Dingtian. With Master Yang Ming in charge, Qingyan Auction House will surely reach even greater heights."
"In my opinion, Sophie should also be married to the Lord. Only a beauty like her is worthy of him."
"Ah, yes, yes, yes"
“We are all Sophie’s elders. Now that Brother Dingtian has passed away, we can make the decision about Sophie’s marriage!”
Before long, the elders all began to curry favor with Yang Ming. Now that Yang Ming had broken through to the Spirit Origin Realm, probably no one in the Qingyan Auction House could stop him!
If we don't curry favor now, we'll likely be purged later.
Backed by Qingyan Auction House, they have amassed a considerable amount of spirit stones over the years. If they are expelled from Qingyan Auction House, their days are numbered.
However, at that moment...
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