"The following is the last item in this auction: the Thundercloud Art Technique, Mystic Grade, Mid Rank manual. Because this manual is incomplete, it has been rated as Mystic Grade, Mid Rank. If it were complete, it should be able to reach at least the Earth-level," Murong Yin.
"Is this cultivation method incomplete and still cultivable?" someone asked.
"It has been verified by our appraisers at the Ascension Tower that it is suitable for cultivation."
"Then which part is missing?" someone else asked.
"What's missing is the foundational section!"
"The starting price is two thousand taels. Each bid must be at least one hundred taels higher." Murong Yin quickly announced his bid, fearing that no one would bid if he continued to ask questions.
After waiting for a while, no one made a bid.
"One," Murong Yin counted.
"Two"
Just when Murong Yin thought the auction was going to fail, a voice came from a private room on the third floor.
"Two thousand one hundred taels." Murong Yin breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, the item hadn't gone unsold. His reputation hadn't been ruined.
Murong Yin quickly counted the money and finalized the transaction.
The auction thus came to a close. The crowd lingered, reluctant to leave, watching Murong Yin's departing figure.
Jiang Liu also won the only item in this auction: the Thundercloud Art!
After Jiang Liu handed the Thundercloud Art to the waitress who brought it, he casually flipped through it. "Ding! A follow-up technique to the Thundercloud Art has been found. Do you want to add it?" "Yes!" Sure enough, the manual's name was displayed: Manual: Thundercloud Art (Earth Grade, High Rank Perfection). After that, it disappeared.
Now I've finally completed the Thundercloud Art and even upgraded it to the Earth Grade, High Rank. I just don't know how much faster my cultivation speed has become. I'll find out when I get back and cultivate it.
When Jiang Liu Feng Yi left the Ascension Tower, they found it was already dark. They quickly said goodbye. As they walked, Jiang Liu wondered, "Feng Yi didn't buy a single thing. What was he even doing here?"
Feng Yi watched Jiang Liu's retreating figure and thought to himself, "This Brother Jiang seems to want to buy a lot of things, but he hasn't made a move yet. He even bought a fragmented cultivation technique. He must be short of money."
Jiang Liu walked slowly towards his residence. Just as he turned the corner of an alley, an angry voice rang out, "Weren't you so arrogant just now? What? Silent now? Dare to disrespect me?"
Jiang Liu scanned the area with his consciousness and realized something was interesting.
Inside the alley was Young Master Pang Chunlong, who was blocking Jia Caibao with a Seventh Grade guard. Jia Caibao's fat face was filled with anxiety, and he was accompanied by two sixth-rank guards who were also looking on in bewilderment.
Jiang Liu's eyes darted around, and he covered his face with the veil he always carried. He slowly walked into the alley.
The Seventh Grade guard from the Pang Family was the first to spot Jiang Liu. He immediately nudged Pang Chunlong, who turned around and exclaimed, "How dare someone come in? Can't you see I'm here?"
He immediately shouted, "If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
Jiang Liu acted as if he hadn't heard anything, entered the alley, and stood there silently watching. Pang Chunlong felt insulted when he saw that Jiang Liu was ignoring him, and immediately became angry. He ordered the Seventh Grade guard, "Go and break his arms and legs, and throw him out."
The Seventh Rank Martial Practitioner walked towards Jiang Liu. Jiang Liu, annoyed by the sight, lazily said, "Robbery! Leave all your belongings and you can leave."
Upon hearing this, Pang Chunlong thought, "Good heavens, he's even more arrogant than me!" He shouted, "Kill him and throw his body into the ditch!"
A Seventh Rank Martial Practitioner swiftly stepped forward and threw a punch at Jiang Liu's face. Jiang Liu didn't even turn his head; he simply stretched out his hand, and Electricity Attribute energy surged forth.
Instantly, the Seventh Rank Martial Practitioner was electrocuted and jumped around wildly. Then, his hair stood on end, his face was charred black, and his clothes were still smoking as he collapsed to the ground.
When Pang Chunlong and Jia Caibao saw the miserable state of the Seventh Rank Martial Practitioner, they were immediately trembling with fear.
"If you don't want to end up like him, do you know what to do now?"
"Boy, I am the eldest son of the Pang Family. Do you dare to touch me?" Pang Chunlong said, his voice trembling with fear.
"I don't want to say it again," Jiang Liu said, raising his right hand.
When Jia Caibao saw Jiang Liu raise his hand, he hurriedly said in a panic, "I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you." He then ordered the guards to put the things he had just bought at the auction on the ground, and then took out a whole bunch of miscellaneous items from his body and put them on the ground as well. Then he looked at Jiang Liu pitifully.
Jiang Liu looked at Jia Caibao and asked, "Are you sure it's all the stuff?" Jia Caibao quickly unbuttoned his clothes and jumped around a few times. The sight of his fat body made Jiang Liu dizzy. He quickly waved his hand, telling Jia Caibao to take his men away.
Then she turned to look at Pang Chunlong, "And you?"
Pang Chunlong quickly took all his belongings out and put them on the ground.
"Didn't you hear me clearly? I said everything!" Jiang Liu said, gesturing up and down with his eyes.
When Pang Chunlong saw Jiang Liu's gaze, he suddenly felt a tightness in his anus. "Could it be that all this time I've been saving, I'm going to lose it today?" he thought. Crossing his arms, he looked at Jiang Liu and stammered, "Wait a minute, can you be a little gentler? This is my first time!"
Jiang Liu almost vomited when he heard this. I tried to be gentle, "Take off your clothes yourself."
Upon hearing this, Pang Chunlong trembled even more. Forced by Jiang Liu's lewd power, he had no choice but to begin undressing. In the end, he was left only in his underwear, standing there with his eyes closed, arms crossed, shivering like a weak little girl about to be... you know.
Jiang Liu ignored him, used Pang Chunlong's clothes to pack up everything on the ground, then picked up the cage containing the Iron Beak Eagles cubs and disappeared into the alley.
Pang Chunlong closed his eyes and waited with his arms crossed for a long time, but he didn't feel anything unusual. He immediately opened his eyes and saw that there was only himself and his guard left in the alley. Where was anyone else?
He quickly stripped the guard's tattered clothes, put them on, and hurriedly ran home. The next day, rumors spread that the Pang Family's young master had been assaulted in an alley. Gossip about celebrities spreads incredibly fast.
Jiang Liu carried the iron cage and walked towards the South City. He went straight out of the South City and into the woods before stopping. "You've been following me for so long? Do you want to die?" Jiang Liu said coldly.
It turned out that Jiang Liu had not been away from the alley for long when he discovered that someone was following him. He remained silent all the way until he arrived in the woods.
A figure slowly appeared in front of Jiang Liu, dressed entirely in black except for his eyes. "Not bad, you were able to sense that I was following you!"
"How about joining us? We'll do our best to nurture a young genius like you," the Man in Black began to tempt.
"I have no interest in your bullshit organization right now. Explain why you were following me!"
"This is a misunderstanding, do you believe it?"
"Misunderstanding? If you said it, I would definitely believe you!"
Without further ado, Jiang Liu threw down what he was holding and unleashed the Eight Steps of Trampling, taking two steps forward. Instantly, a mountain-like aura pressed down on the Man in Black.