Old Wang Makes His Move

Whoosh!

As soon as the auctioneer's words fell, the entire venue fell silent. Then, deafening uproar and terrified gasps swept through the auction house.

"Why does it suddenly feel colder?" A Da Dou Shi seated near the front suddenly sensed the temperature in the hall dropping.

"Hehe, I imagine most of you have never heard of this pill's marvelous effects. Allow me to explain them in detail!"

Ye Xuan began explaining the effects of the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill to everyone. Its primary effect was Breaking and Standing! Finally, Ye Xuan used the continent-renowned Venerable Feng as an example to illustrate the pill's wonders.

"I trust everyone has heard Venerable Feng Gu Ling's name?" Ye Xuan asked with a smile.

"Tch, he's a peak expert famed throughout the continent, a mighty Dou Zun Expert. Back then, he single-handedly destroyed a First-Class Force of the Eight Directions Continent within three days. With such a terrifying feat that shocked the continent, how could anyone not know his name?"

The Black Horn Region was an exceedingly complex place. Much contraband was disposed of there, and the experts based in the Black Horn Region knew far more than the natives of most empires in the Northwest Continent.

"Since everyone knows Venerable Feng's name, then you must also know of the earth-shattering battle between Lord Gu Ling and his arch-enemy before he became a Dou Zun, correct?

"Though Lord Gu Ling was only a Five-Star Dou Ancestor at the time, he successfully defeated his opponent. However, he was also left severely wounded, his cultivation scattered. Logically speaking, even if he survived, his strength should have plummeted. But what happened in reality?

"Seven years after that great battle, the long-missing Lord Gu Ling reappeared on the continent. By then, however, he had already reached the Dou Zun level." Ye Xuan smiled faintly.

"I'm sure everyone has guessed it by now. That's right! While traveling the continent in his younger days, Lord Gu Ling had also fortuitously obtained and consumed a Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill.

"The medicinal power had remained dormant within him through the long years, until the moment he was gravely injured, when it triggered the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill's special effect: Breaking and Standing!

"So! In just seven years—only seven years—he leaped from a Dou Ancestor Expert to a Dou Zun! One of the Four Square Pavilion, Starfall Pavilion, is now his domain.

"Perhaps you do not know this, but all four Pavilion Masters of the Four Square Pavilion are Dou Zun Experts, and Venerable Feng is the strongest among them. If you obtain this Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill, perhaps you, too, can become someone like Venerable Feng!"

In a VIP Room on the second floor, Xiao Li asked, "Teacher, is that really true?"

"Ye Xuan wasn't wrong. When this Old Man was still in Central Continent, just after climbing up from that cliff, I heard about Venerable Feng's affair. It had an enormous impact at the time, yet no one dared retaliate against him.

"Venerable Yao was still around then. Oh, right, Ye Xuan got one thing wrong. The Pavilion Master of Starfall Pavilion has always been Venerable Yao. Venerable Feng should be the Vice Pavilion Master.

"Still, Venerable Yao and Venerable Feng are closer than blood brothers, so the position of Pavilion Master means nothing to them. In any case, Venerable Yao never manages affairs, and Starfall Pavilion has always been under Venerable Feng's control. Old Man Yao told Master this himself, so it should be true!"

Old Wang stroked his beard and smiled. Old Man Yao could be considered a noble in his life. If Ice River Valley had not destroyed his foundation, a Rank 6 Alchemist would never have been Old Wang's limit!

"Fine, you're more knowledgeable than I am. Say, Teacher, should we bid for that pill?" Xiao Li very much wanted the Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill.

"Since you want it, Master will obtain it for you!" Old Wang said with a smile.

By now, the auction house had become a frenzy, and they were nearly fighting.

However, with the previous incident as a warning, everyone at the auction house remained restrained. After all, peak Dou Emperor battle strength was not something to provoke. Aside from the top three on the Black List, Jia Nan Academy, and Tian Snake Mansion, nearly everyone feared Xuan Ye Sect's peak Dou Emperor.

In a VIP Room on the second floor, at Jia Nan Academy—

"Great Elder, should we compete for this Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill?" asked a solemn-looking man whose face carried dense Killing Intent.

The speaker was Wu Tianlang, deputy commander of the Outer Academy Enforcement Team and a Dou Emperor Expert. The elder he called Great Elder was Su Qian, Jia Nan Academy's newly appointed Great Elder.

Su Qian wore a Black Robe. His beard and hair were white, his eyes cold and sharp as blades, while his body emitted an aura far beyond that of a Dou Emperor.

"Wait and see. If an expert from the Black Horn Region obtains it, we'll kill them and take it. If it goes to another force, we won't interfere."

As the newly appointed Great Elder, Su Qian had only just broken through the Dou Emperor bottleneck and reached the Dou Ancestor Level. He had been full of high spirits, but after taking over as Great Elder, Su Qian was dumbfounded.

Why were there so many matters for the Great Elder to handle? The former Great Elder Bai Lie had left a mountain of work for Su Qian before happily retiring. Meanwhile, Su Qian was buried in affairs and did not even have time to cultivate.

This time, Xuanye Auction House had announced that Grade 7 Pills and an Earth Rank Intermediate Cultivation Method would appear at the auction. As Jia Nan Academy's Great Elder, he had no choice but to come.

If a Black Horn Region force obtained these auction items and greatly increased its strength, Jia Nan Academy's students would face a serious threat.

Su Qian had to eradicate such danger completely! If it were a force from elsewhere, Su Qian naturally would not concern himself with it. But if it were a local Black Horn Region force, then Su Qian was prepared to act.

In just a few minutes, the Grade 7 Pill had been bid up to an astronomical price, already surpassing fifteen million gold coins. This was a Grade 7 Pill—one might not encounter one even once in several decades.

"I offer two Dou Spirit Pills!"

Old Wang had made his move, opening with two Dou Spirit Pills.

Old Wang's voice immediately silenced the many forces in the auction house. Two Dou Spirit Pills? What kind of bid was that? Could the person bidding from the second floor be an Alchemist?

"Two Dou Spirit Pills right off the bat? It seems the other party is a Rank 6 Alchemist. I wonder whether he is from the Black Horn Region or from elsewhere.

"It would be best if he came from elsewhere. Otherwise, my plan will be somewhat difficult to carry out. There isn't much of that old fellow's legacy left, so I need to use it sparingly."

The Black Robe man in the corner muttered under his breath. The Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill had come from his hands.

"Two Dou Spirit Pills and one Windwalk Pill!" Demon Flame Valley also began bidding.

"Three Dou Spirit Pills!" Old Wang spoke again calmly.

"Th-three Dou Spirit Pills?"

"What? Is anyone else bidding? This Old Man can also offer one Imperial Origin Pill. Since no one wishes to continue, then this Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill belongs to this Old Man!"

Old Wang's voice spread throughout the auction house, and his powerful Soul Force caused quite a few experts to look over.

"Valley Master, what should we do?" One of Demon Flame Valley's experts asked anxiously, looking toward the gaunt old man on the sofa.

The old man wore a Skeleton Yellow Robe, and his hair was red as blood. His face was extraordinarily thin, practically skin stretched over bone. At first glance, he resembled a skull. His deeply sunken eyes glimmered with a dim light like ghostly flames, carrying an eerie, sinister air.

"Since we cannot obtain it, then we will not compete for it. That person appears to be at least a Rank 6 Alchemist. It would be unwise to compete in wealth with an Alchemist! Let us wait and see the Final Item.

"This Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill cannot directly raise this Old Man's strength. As far as this Old Man knows, Breaking and Standing is not so simple. It must be extremely difficult.

"Besides, in the entire Black Horn Region, apart from that damned Mang Tian Ruler, no one can seriously injure this Old Man! This pill is not something this Old Man absolutely must have."

This old man was the Valley Master of Demon Flame Valley, Old Ghost of the Earth Demon! A veteran expert of the Black Horn Region, first on the Black List, and a true Dou Ancestor Expert! Even he had been drawn here by the Xuanye Auction House.