Liquid Gold

Yan Chihuo was startled upon hearing this, thinking to himself, Could this be Fire Crow Daoist's Heaven One Divine Water? But Fire Crow Daoist already traded it, along with other treasures, for Ten-Thousand-Year Netherworld Divine Iron. Why would it be put up for auction again? And if that Ten-Thousand-Year Netherworld Divine Iron had originally been in the hands of the Shang Clan behind the auction, why hadn't they auctioned it off?

At that moment, a Leopard demon said, "I heard that Fire Crow Daoist possessed Heaven One Divine Water. Later, there were rumors that its spirituality had vanished. Could this be it?"

As soon as those words fell, another voice rose from the crowd of demons. "That's right. Fire Crow Daoist actually didn't come today—how strange. How could he miss such a grand occasion?"

The Bear Demon said, "The origins of auction items have always been kept secret. Yet hearing the two of you talk, it almost sounds as though Fire Crow Daoist was killed by us. I can tell you this: this Heaven Sun Water was not obtained from Fire Crow Daoist. Beyond that, I cannot say anything more."

Then he continued, "The starting price for this Heaven Sun Water is twenty thousand Jade Crystals. Each bid must increase by no less than one thousand Jade Crystals."

Yan Chihuo thought to himself, This Heaven Sun Water must certainly belong to Fire Crow Daoist. There cannot possibly be another demon in the Myriad Demon Grassland with Heaven One Divine Water whose spirituality has also vanished. Perhaps the demon who obtained the Heaven Sun Water found it useless, traded it to the Shang Clan for other treasures, and then it was put up for auction in exchange for Jade Crystals.

Whatever the story behind this Heaven Sun Water was, and why