Misty Rain Pavilion, Evil Infant!

"Your Highness, this is just one hall of the Misty Rain Pavilion."

"The Misty Rain Pavilion has four halls. The second hall is for the auction, and the third hall is the dueling arena," Luo Feng explained.

"Then let's head over."

Chu Yun followed Luo Feng towards the other halls.

Meanwhile, in the distance, a young woman in a dancing costume, as she danced, caught sight of Chu Yun. A playful smile flickered across her lips.

The three of them entered the second hall.

They saw five auction sessions being held one after another. Looking out at the guest seats for each auction, there were at least hundreds of people present.

The items auctioned in these sessions varied.

Some auctioned elixirs and spiritual treasures from heaven and earth.

Some were dedicated to formations, while others focused on spirit beasts.

There were even auctions for information and for slave warriors.

Everything imaginable was available.

"Auctioning information? That's worth checking out."

"Let's go take a look."

The three of them immediately walked over.

They directly took seats in a nearby area.

To avoid revealing his identity, Luo Feng had been wearing a mask before they arrived.

As for Chu Yun, although he was now the Ninth Prince, he had only just returned today, and not many people had seen him, so he wasn't worried about being recognized.

"In this auction, the third piece of intelligence!"

"What's being auctioned is the security strength of the Great Xia Dynasty's Ninth Prince's mansion."

"Starting bid: 300,000 spirit stones. Each subsequent bid must be no less than 50,000."

Chu Yun: ???

The moment Chu Yun sat down and heard about the intelligence being auctioned, he was stunned.

So I'm the one being gossiped about?

"350,000."

However, in the next moment, someone immediately bid.

It was a man sitting in the front row. He was also wearing a mask, making his identity unknown.

"Damn!"

"Someone's actually buying it!"

Chu Yun immediately became vigilant.

Today, he wanted to see who was so interested in him!

"400,000."

"450,000."

"600,000."

"700,000."

"1,000,000."

The situation developed beyond Chu Yun's imagination. Nearly ten people participated in the bidding.

In the end, it was an old man in a plain gray robe, his face covered in wrinkles, who secured the intelligence for 1,000,000 spirit stones!

"Commander Luo, do you know who these people are?" Chu Yun asked cautiously via telepathy.

"Your Highness, the old man who bought the intelligence is named Tang Xiang. He has peak Shattering Realm cultivation and is the Third Prince's formation mentor, as well as a renowned formation master," Luo Feng replied.

"As for the others, apart from the first one wearing a mask, their cultivation is too low for me to recognize them," Luo Feng said.

"Oh?!"

"Can you recognize the masked one?!" Chu Yun's eyes lit up.

"He has a habit of rubbing his thumb against his other fingers. Combined with his voice, I can be completely certain of his identity."

"He's Teng Yin, a retainer of the Eighth Prince, with early Shattering Realm cultivation. He specializes in curses," Luo Feng stated with certainty.

Chu Yun listened, his heart secretly trembling.

After his intelligence was auctioned off, these people left immediately.

It was obvious they had come specifically for his information.

The Third Prince targeting him wasn't something Chu Yun was too surprised about.

The Third Prince and the Crown Prince were full brothers, both born to the Empress.

As for the Eighth Prince, he was born to a noble consort.

That the Third Prince would send someone to bid on the security situation of his manor was indeed unexpected.

But what Chu Yun couldn't figure out the most was just how incredibly resourceful Misty Rain Pavilion was.

On his very first day back, the guards at his residence were already figured out and put up for auction?!

"No way!"

"I'll mention it to Father Emperor tomorrow and have him send me more people. If you dare to auction it again, I'll auction it again!"

Chu Yun's main goal was to prevent others from figuring him out.

Fortunately, Venerable Wan Lei's existence was unknown to anyone.

With intelligence from one Venerable Realm expert being inaccurate, he could severely shame Misty Rain Pavilion in the future!

"Let's go, we'll check out the dueling grounds."

At this moment, Chu Yun stood up, leading the two towards the third hall.

The third hall was a massive, circular stage for duels.

Disciples of Misty Rain Pavilion guarded its perimeter, and multiple trading counters were present.

Below, there were dozens of dueling pits, each inscribed with formations that could channel any released power into the ground, ensuring it wouldn't spread outwards.

The dueling pits were also filled with spectators, much like cockfighting, cheering for their chosen contestants.

"What's the main purpose of these dueling grounds?" Chu Yun asked.

"Your Highness, there are two main ways to play here."

"The first is beast fighting, where 'beasts' actually refers to the gladiators raised by Misty Rain Pavilion themselves."

"Two gladiators engage in a duel, and whoever survives wins. We can place bets on them, and profits are ultimately divided based on the odds."

"As for the second way to play, you can step up yourself and challenge gladiators of the same or higher realm, thereby earning rewards from Misty Rain Pavilion."

Luo Feng explained clearly, and Chu Yun understood the rules roughly.

He slowly walked towards a trading counter and looked up at the reward descriptions displayed there.

He scanned from top to bottom.

He discovered a very attractive reward.

A peak Nirvana Realm Evil Infant!

An Evil Infant, as it was called, was an evil spirit consciousness born from the convergence of all malevolent energies in the world. It specialized in devouring the souls of living beings, was fierce and brutal, and could not have soul seals inscribed upon it, only sealed. It could not be controlled.

However, even though it couldn't be controlled by soul seals.

Chu Yun's Netherworld Divine Eyes, on the other hand, could control all malevolent spirits in the world, naturally including Evil Infants.

This meant that as long as Chu Yun obtained it, he could completely control it and make it a powerful trump card for himself!

"I must get this Evil Infant!"

Chu Yun glanced at the conditions listed.

He needed to defeat a gladiator who was three minor realms higher than him to qualify for the reward.

In other words, with Chu Yun's current cultivation, he needed to defeat a peak Golden Core Realm gladiator to obtain the Evil Infant.

After thinking for a moment, he directly took out a mask from his storage bag and put it on.

Since he was going to show off, and the situation was currently that the enemy knew him while he didn't know them, it was best for him not to use his true identity for now.

He didn't want to expose his edge too early and be killed by someone regardless of the cost. Then he would truly have nowhere to cry.

After putting on the mask, Chu Yun walked up to an elder at the counter. "I want to challenge a gladiator."

"Young master, do you wish to challenge a gladiator of the same realm, or one of higher cultivation?" the elder asked with a smile.

"I want to challenge a gladiator three minor realms higher than me, peak Golden Core Realm," Chu Yun replied calmly.