Come Out... Let the World Feel Pain

"Huh?"

Ji Feng hadn't expected to run into Lin Shuguang again at the Shenxiu Auction House. "This kid is interesting. He left on time just to come here?"

He chuckled softly.

However, he didn't pay much attention, his mind preoccupied with how to cure Sima Tingwei's cold poison.

Just then, the person in charge of the Shenxiu Auction House suddenly walked out. "Everyone, please wait a moment. I, the Shenxiu Auction House, have a temporary announcement. Just now, our Shenxiu Auction House obtained a treasure that I believe everyone will be very interested in."

"Manager Zhang, what in the world could it be that made you personally appear?"

"What is it?"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Manager Zhang smiled and gestured, "Bring it out."

Two teams of guards flanked a maidservant, who was holding a golden metal box made of a special material.

When the maidservant reached Manager Zhang, he looked around and chuckled, "As we all know, when we cultivate in the beginning, we temper our internal organs. However, due to our cultivation techniques or innate talent, we are often unable to truly temper our entire bodies, let alone reach the legendary Perfect Golden Body Realm... Now, an opportunity has presented itself before you all."

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, their eyes gradually became fervent with Manager Zhang's words.

"Could it be..."

Manager Zhang lifted the lid of the box, and a strange light flashed out from within.

The auction guests who were closer were visibly shaken, while those behind them stood on tiptoes to get a look, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Lin Shuguang stood in the crowd, inwardly amused by the Shenxiu Merchant Guild's resourcefulness.

The Dragon Gallbladder he had provided was about the size of two fists. Although it was condensed essence, its surface was plain and unadorned.

The Shenxiu Merchant Guild had specially prepared a metal box that refracted colorful light, truly elevating its presentation.

Manager Zhang slowly introduced, "This is a Dragon Gallbladder. Dragon Gallbladders are rare. If one can successfully pass the tribulation, it can transform into a true dragon. Our Shenxiu Merchant Guild was fortunate enough to obtain a Dragon Gallbladder, and naturally, we wish to share it with all of you."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone exclaimed in surprise, "The quality of this Dragon Gallbladder is extraordinary. It's at least from the True Fate Realm, right? To be able to slay a True Fate Realm dragon and obtain its gallbladder, that strength is terrifying."

After the person finished speaking, Manager Zhang shook his head and chuckled, "Everyone, you may not know this, but we have already sent strong individuals to investigate this Dragon Gallbladder. It is brimming with vitality, making it at least from the Nirvana Realm... If it can be refined and added to a pill furnace, any pill can be refined into a high-level pill. If there are no accidents, the person who consumes the pill has a fifty percent chance of achieving the Perfect Golden Body Realm. If the person consuming the pill is injured, it can be refined into a Dragon Pill, which is particularly effective against cold poison..."

In the crowd, Ji Feng's usually nonchalant demeanor suddenly changed, his gaze sharply fixed on Manager Zhang.

"No one knew I was coming here except for Sima Tingwei. The Shenxiu Merchant Guild producing this item... must be a coincidence. In that case, I must have this Dragon Gallbladder."

Manager Zhang carefully put the Dragon Gallbladder back, disregarding the reluctant looks of the auction guests, and said casually, "The starting bid for the Dragon Gallbladder is one million six hundred thousand Gold Leaves, with each increment no less than ten thousand."

Although the Dragon Gallbladder was rare, it was, after all, just a material for refining pills.

For someone useless, even if they obtained it, without the ability to refine pills, it would only be a hot potato.

Thus, the Shenxiu Merchant Guild set the starting price at one million six hundred thousand Gold Leaves.

Amidst the heated discussions, Lin Shuguang was invited out by a steward of the Shenxiu Merchant Guild.

Ji Feng also noticed this but didn't think much of it, mistakenly believing Lin Shuguang couldn't afford it. His gaze was fixed intently on the metal box held by the maidservant.

"One million seven hundred thousand!"

"One million seven hundred and fifty thousand!"

Amidst the lively bidding, Lin Shuguang had already been escorted to a private room in the Shenxiu Auction House. "Young Friend Lin, this is a Forging Technique our auction house acquired. There are ten books in total, each with its own merits."

Before Lin Shuguang handed over the Dragon Gallbladder to the Shenxiu Auction House, he had also presented the Dragon Tendon. Otherwise, the Shenxiu Auction House wouldn't have treated him with such courtesy.

Being able to obtain Nirvana Realm dragon materials naturally made people's hearts tremble with suspicion about the power behind it.

"May I borrow it for a look first?" Lin Shuguang didn't rush to examine it, calmly asking.

"Of course." Manager Zhang had no idea that this mysterious young man before him possessed unfathomable abilities.

He flipped through one of the books on forging techniques.

In Manager Zhang's eyes, Lin Shuguang was merely flipping through the pages quickly, appearing to be checking if any chapters were missing. He chuckled, "When we acquired it, we already checked it thoroughly."

Lin Shuguang paused, seemingly guessing something, and said calmly, "It's a personal habit, please don't mind."

"Not at all, please take your time." Manager Zhang picked up his teacup.

Little did he know, the Lin Shuguang beside him was busily engaging in Pay to Win.

Pay to Win successful, Forging Technique upgraded to Level Three!

Pay to Win successful, Forging Technique upgraded to Level Four!

Pay to Win successful, Forging Technique upgraded to Level Twenty-One!

Pay to Win successful, Forging Technique upgraded to Grand Perfection!

After merging the ten Forging Technique books, Lin Shuguang had finally upgraded the Forging Technique to Grand Perfection, making him quite pleased.

"What do you think, Young Friend Lin?"

Having gained so much, Lin Shuguang didn't intend to just leave. He possessed the Heaven Sacrifice Talisman and would likely have to deal with the Shenxiu Auction House frequently in the future, so he couldn't afford to offend them for immediate gain.

He solemnly selected one book. "I'll take this one. Convert the remaining parts of the Dragon Tendon into Gold Leaves."

Manager Zhang nodded but subtly recommended, "Does Young Friend Lin need any pills?"

Lin Shuguang raised an eyebrow. "Do you have any treasures that can increase lifespan?"

I had promised Old Man Chen of the Baojian Sect that I would find him some treasures to increase his lifespan.

Manager Zhang shook his head, "Treasures that increase lifespan are extremely rare, even in our auction house. However, they do appear every year. If I get any news, I will definitely recommend it to Young Friend Lin right away."

"Thank you for your trouble."

Just then, a guard from the auction house hurried over, "Manager, the Dragon Gallbladder auction has ended. The price was driven up to three million two hundred and thirty thousand."

"Why so high?" Manager Zhang was stunned.

According to his budget, the Dragon Gallbladder should have peaked at two million. If it were an already formed Dragon Pill, the price could have been even higher.

The guard whispered, "The Qiao Family got into a bidding war with someone."

"The Qiao Family?" Manager Zhang frowned. "And who was the other party?"

"That person looked unfamiliar, and this subordinate couldn't identify him. He probably came from elsewhere. In the end, he was the one who took the item."

"Oh?" Manager Zhang raised an eyebrow. "Interesting. And this distinguished guest?"

"He left the payment receipt and then left."

"I wanted to send someone to protect him, after all, he provoked the Qiao Family, the local bullies, which might cause more trouble. Someone who can afford over three million Gold Leaves is definitely not ordinary. Oh well." Turning his head, Manager Zhang cupped his hands towards Lin Shuguang and said, "Congratulations, Young Friend Lin."

Lin Shuguang didn't want to linger. He took the money and left. As he reached a corner, he heard footsteps from behind the private room door: "Manager Zhang, where did you get the Dragon Pill from?"

"Young Master Qiao, Shenxiu has its rules. We cannot say what we shouldn't." Manager Zhang replied indifferently.

Lin Shuguang turned his head to look. The person in front looked somewhat familiar.

He seemed to resemble Qiao Shanheng. Coupled with the mention of the Qiao Family, Lin Shuguang understood.

If the old jailer hadn't mentioned that the owner behind the Shenxiu Auction House was the current Emperor's younger brother, Duke Shenhong, Lin Shuguang might have worried that the Qiao Family would pry the truth out of Manager Zhang. But now, if the Qiao Family courted death, he wouldn't stop them.

He deliberately walked around the auction house for a few laps before leisurely returning to his residence. To his surprise, it was unusually lively today, with guests gathered in small groups in the lobby, discussing something with great interest.

As Lin Shuguang approached, he could hear more clearly, words like "Dragon Gallbladder" and "millions."

Even more amusingly, he learned that while he was intentionally avoiding the auction house, a battle had taken place on the nearby Fragrant Orchid Avenue. Over twenty cultivators in the Core Realm and one in the Spirit Transformation Realm had died. The attacker was an unfamiliar young man.

"No one noticed how that person attacked. The cultivators who surrounded him at the scene seemed to have self-destructed, dying without complete bodies. The scene was simply terrifying..."

"I just went to see. The scene has already been sealed off by people from the Black Prison..."

Black Prison?

Lin Shuguang raised an eyebrow.

Then he heard someone else say, "It is said that the young man was the one who bought the Dragon Gallbladder, and those who died were all from the Qiao Family. The Qiao Family had previously bid up the price with someone at the auction house to a massive three million..."

"That young man must be a True Fate Realm expert, otherwise, how could he have so easily annihilated the Qiao Family's Spirit Transformation Realm disciple?"

"Who knows? The Qiao Family also has True Fate Realm experts. Now that this young man has killed members of the Qiao Family, I heard the Qiao Family has mobilized all their forces, waiting to capture him and tear him to pieces."

"Tsk," someone scoffed, "The Qiao Family probably won't have the chance."

"Why?"

"What news do you have now?"

Everyone looked over. Even Lin Shuguang glanced at the middle-aged man who spoke calmly, "I personally saw that person go to the Black Prison. He broke in directly without a token, yet he didn't alert the Black Prison envoys. Do you think such an existence is an ordinary person? Is he someone the Qiao Family can afford to offend?"

The expressions of the crowd changed.

A big shot from the Black Prison!

Lin Shuguang frowned. The people from the Shenxiu Auction House had also said earlier that the person who bought his Dragon Gallbladder was just an unfamiliar face. If he were a high-ranking official of the Black Prison, how could the Shenxiu Auction House's discernment fail to recognize him?

"Interesting."

Lin Shuguang entered his room, not caring about the Qiao Family's fate.

He now had a huge sum of money.

He urgently began his enhancement plan.

One million Gold Leaves were directly thrown in.

The Thunder Tribulation Annihilation was, in one go, raised to level seventy-eight.

With a flick of his finger, lightning appeared in the void before him.

The four elemental attributes each increased by twenty thousand points.

His strength grew again.

The power he had obtained from the sacrifice in Beast Mountain was also largely digested.

Feeling the abundant power within his body, Lin Shuguang felt a bit more relaxed.

Now that he had obtained the max-level Forging Technique, he didn't want to delay.

The Demon God Armor was upgraded to the Flame Dragon Armor. Coupled with his Demon God Body, the thought alone made his blood boil.

Lin Shuguang couldn't bear to leave the Forging Technique unused. He quickly packed his belongings and headed to the Black Prison.

The people coming and going had solemn expressions, as if something bad had happened.

"Senior," seeing the old jailer, Lin Shuguang was about to ask for the location of the forging room, but unexpectedly, the old jailer shook his head, gestured for him to be quiet with his eyes, and whispered, "Follow me."

The two quickly headed into the Saber Prison, far from the trouble.

"Not long ago, something happened in the Black Prison. An important figure above us was ambushed in the street. That person is now gathering troops to deal with the attackers. Do you know what background that family has?"

"The Qiao family," Lin Shuguang replied calmly.

The old jailer paused, seemingly surprised that Lin Shuguang knew. He nodded, "The Qiao family has always been reckless. This time, they've kicked a hornet's nest. That person is an Imperial Envoy, sent by imperial decree. What else could the Qiao family do but try to kill him in the street?"

"Will they be executed?" Lin Shuguang asked out of simple curiosity.

After all, he had a "friend" named Qiao Shanheng.

"That won't happen. The Black Prison Warden rewards and punishes justly; he won't let that Imperial Envoy slaughter innocents. However, the Qiao family will inevitably be suppressed," the old jailer whispered, lamenting the unpredictable nature of life.

Lin Shuguang simply said, "Oh."

The old jailer then asked, "Isn't it your turn to be on night duty tomorrow? Why are you here today?"

"I'm here to take care of some business. By the way, Senior, I heard we have a forging room in the Black Prison. Do you know how to apply for it?" Lin Shuguang asked.

The old jailer was taken aback.

As far as he remembered, Lin Shuguang had just asked him this morning how to learn forging techniques, and now he was asking about the forging room?

"Did you go to the Shenxiu Auction House?"

Lin Shuguang chuckled, "I picked up a manual. I want to practice; practice makes perfect."

The old jailer couldn't help but laugh, "Your execution speed is incredible. The forging room hasn't been used in a long time, so you don't need to apply. Just go straight there. It's on the fourth floor, but bring your identification tag. There's an old monster locked up in there."

Lin Shuguang thanked him and immediately rushed to the fourth floor.

The old jailer watched him go, unable to help but sigh, "Youth is truly wonderful..."

Less than five minutes later.

Lin Shuguang arrived at the forging room in the Saber Prison. Perhaps because it hadn't been used for years, thick layers of dust had accumulated.

Lighting the fire, smelting the iron...

Lin Shuguang began forging silently, as if he were tireless.

He didn't start forging the Demon God Armor right away but casually pulled out a piece of Mysterious Iron from the side.

Under the operation of the forging technique, after a few minutes, with a sizzling sound as the hot iron met water, a long sword took shape in Lin Shuguang's hand.

Lin Shuguang examined his first forged item.

"So-so. A pity the material is a bit poor."

A high-grade Mysterious Weapon was treated like scrap metal by Lin Shuguang.

He casually tossed the long sword aside. Feeling the power of the forging technique, he then began to forge the Demon God Armor in earnest.

Sparks flew, as if a Flame Dragon roared...

The previously abandoned forging room suddenly began to shine brilliantly.

"Come out, Flame Dragon Armor, and let the world feel pain..."

Faintly, it seemed as if a certain existence had awakened.