Unfazed by Pressure, Supreme-Grade Yellow Dragon Pills

Of course, Lu Yang and the two women were merely curious.

They had no acquaintance with Mu Yunxue, so they could hardly rush over and ask her about her cultivation realm to her face.

Qin Nanyue gazed at the aloof figure in a white dress on the fourth floor across from them and said softly, "Talent really defies reason. A transcendent-grade spirit root supposedly encounters no bottlenecks before breaking through to the Golden Core, and even the bottleneck for breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm is very weak. As long as nothing goes wrong, Mu Yunxue is certain to become a Nascent Soul True Lord someday."

"People really are different..." Lin Ying shook her head gently, a trace of bitterness appearing on her gentle face.

A Nascent Soul True Lord was a major figure who wielded real power in the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect.

Lu Yang wasn't nearly as moved as the two women.

He had indeed envied those monstrous talents before, but things were different now.

He had the system.

His physique, comprehension, spirit root—all his attributes were steadily rising with time, and on top of that, he had a growing number of Spirit Stones and all kinds of rewards.

The Nascent Soul Realm was far from his endpoint!

He had only one goal—to ascend and become an immortal, living forever without death!

More and more people filled the first-floor hall, taking the cushions on the wooden chairs one by one. Figures gradually appeared behind the gauze curtains of the private rooms on the second and third floors as well, and the whole auction house came alive.

After a while, a red figure drifted down from the fourth floor, landing lightly on the raised auction platform.

She was a woman in a red dress, her face like a peach blossom and her eyes full of allure. Her dress traced every curve of her graceful figure, and her whole body exuded a bewitching charm that left mouths dry.

[9-point beauty discovered!]

A flicker of surprise crossed Lu Yang's eyes.

Another nine-point beauty!

His luck was surprisingly good today. He had run into two great beauties who met the beauty standard in one go.

As soon as the woman in red appeared, quite a few cultivators in the first-floor hall visibly perked up, their eyes glued to her.

"It's Martial Aunt Liu! Martial Aunt Liu really is hosting the auction again this year!"

"Of course it's Martial Aunt Liu. Auctions hosted by Martial Aunt Liu always fetch the highest prices."

"Martial Aunt Liu looked at me! She looked at me!"

"Martial Aunt Liu is as beautiful as ever..."

Even in the private rooms upstairs, quite a few young men stared ardently at the red figure on the platform.

The woman in red was clearly long accustomed to such gazes.

The corners of her lips lifted into a captivating smile. Her voice was soft and alluring, rising slightly at the end like a feather gently tickling everyone's eardrums. "Everyone, welcome to the auction hosted by the Golden Rainbow Sword Sect. I'm Liu Yaoyao, your auctioneer for this event, and I suppose we're old acquaintances by now. It's getting late, so the auction will begin now~~"

She drew out the last word so lightly and softly that Lu Yang felt his chest grow a little warmer.

He thought of the four female cultivators who currently met the beauty standard.

Senior Sister Lin was gentle and charming, Senior Sister Qin was valiant and spirited, Mu Yunxue was as aloof and cool as the moon, and this Liu Yaoyao before him was a true enchantress.

Although the system had given her nine points, when it came to feminine charm alone, Qin Nanyue and Mu Yunxue, who had higher scores, probably couldn't compare to her even put together.

This woman was too bewitching. Her every frown and smile could haunt a person's waking thoughts and dreams.

Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying's cheeks also reddened slightly at Liu Yaoyao's utterly natural allure.

Lin Ying stole a glance at Lu Yang. Seeing that his expression was intent but that he wasn't wearing the besotted, lustful look of the cultivators on the first floor, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief. For some reason, a trace of sweetness also welled up in her heart.

She even wanted to move closer to Lu Yang, but Nanyue was sitting right beside her. Afraid of being teased, she ultimately didn't dare move.

Qin Nanyue, on the other hand, turned openly toward Lu Yang and looked at him with the hint of a smile. "Well? Martial Aunt Liu is beautiful, isn't she? She's the dream goddess of the male disciples of our Golden Rainbow Sword Sect. Has she stolen your heart?"

With both women staring at him, Lu Yang coughed lightly and immediately put on the air of an upright gentleman. "I have two great beauties right beside me who are no less beautiful than Martial Aunt Liu," he said seriously. "If anyone's going to steal my heart, it'll be the beauties beside me."

Lin Ying's heart suddenly raced, and a smile spread uncontrollably across her face.

Junior Brother Lu actually said that...

Was he talking about me?

Her heart fluttered up and down as she wondered, but afraid they would notice, she hurriedly lowered her head, the tips of her ears a translucent red.

Qin Nanyue, however, was the sort who feared the world was too peaceful.

Resting her cheek on one hand, she pressed him with a half smile. "Oh? The beauties beside you have stolen your heart—so is it me, or Yingying?"

Lu Yang wasn't like Lin Ying, who blushed at the slightest teasing.

Entirely unfazed by the pressure, he met Qin Nanyue's gaze without changing expression and asked with a smile, "Can't I have my heart stolen by both of you?"

Qin Nanyue's smile froze for an instant. Then she glared at him in exasperation. "Are you crazy, Lu Yang? Careful, or Yingying won't speak to you anymore!"

Despite saying that, she didn't know why her own heart skipped a beat.

Looking a little aggrieved, Lin Ying also raised her head to glance at Lu Yang. Her voice was soft, as though she had been bullied. "How could you be so bad, Junior Brother Lu..."

Yet her gaze rested on his face for less than a breath before she quickly looked away, as if afraid Lu Yang would notice her reproaching him to his face.

Lu Yang laughed. "I was joking. You didn't take it seriously, did you?"

Qin Nanyue and Lin Ying both stiffened at once.

Qin Nanyue huffed angrily. "Making that kind of joke about us—you really are a lecher!"

Lu Yang looked innocent. "But weren't you the one who asked first, Senior Sister Qin?"

Qin Nanyue's expression froze. Thinking it over, she seemed to have been the one who brought it up first.

She opened her mouth, but in the end she pursed her lips and gave a soft huff. Folding her arms, she turned properly toward the auction platform and neatly changed the subject. "The auction's started. No more talking."

Lin Ying also took a deep breath, silently calming the feelings that Lu Yang's few words had sent soaring and plunging.

Lu Yang knew when to stop and said no more on the subject.

The cultivation world had no strict rule requiring monogamy. With enough strength, one man could have multiple wives, or even one woman could have multiple husbands.

But who wouldn't want their dao companion to love them alone?

Of course he wanted them all, but he couldn't force the issue.

Following Qin Nanyue's provocation and taking the conversation this far today had planted a seed in their hearts. A hint was enough.

As for the rest, he would let them make the connections themselves in their own time.

If he insisted on continuing the subject, it could easily have the opposite effect.

Besides, the auction really had begun, and he really did want to turn his attention back to the matter at hand.

The first lot, intended to warm up the crowd, was usually of good quality. He didn't want to miss it.

On the auction platform, Liu Yaoyao turned her delicate hand over and produced a small white porcelain bottle.

The corners of her lips curved up, her alluring smile touched with mystery, and she spoke in a clear voice. "Supreme-grade Yellow Dragon Pills. Ten pills per bottle, five bottles in total. The consignor has requested that they be auctioned together. These are the best cultivation pills for Qi Refining Realm cultivators, so you mustn't miss them~~ The starting price is three thousand low-grade Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by at least three hundred. The auction begins now."

The instant her voice fell, the entire auction house fell silent for a breath.

Then heavy breathing sounded from all around, and everyone's eyes locked onto the white porcelain bottle in Liu Yaoyao's hand.

Lu Yang also sat up straight, his eyes burning.

A smile curved his lips. "Coming to this auction was worth it."