Emerging from Seclusion

After the three of them left, Xiao Ding asked, "Are you sure you want them to join the Underworld? Isn't that too risky?"

Xiao Yu picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a faint smile, "What's so adventurous about this?"

Xiao Ding said with a solemn expression, "Aren't you worried that these three might have ulterior motives? Besides, our Underworld has only just been established. Isn't this leap a bit too large?"

Hai Bodong, who had been sitting silently to the side, immediately spoke up upon hearing Xiao Ding's words, "I said, you usually seem pretty smart, how come you're so confused now?"

Xiao Ding asked, somewhat puzzled, "What makes you say that, Elder Hai?"

Hai Bodong shook his head and said, "You just haven't realized the current strength of the Underworld. Xiao Yu just said that our Underworld now has Dou Zong as its leader and two Dou Emperor. Such strength is probably among the top in the entire Black Corner Region. Although those three major forces are strong, they still wouldn't dare to have any ulterior motives in front of Dou Zong. You can rest assured!"

Xiao Ding was also jolted awake by Hai Bodong, shaking his head and laughing, "I was really confused, Elder Hai is right!"

Xiao Yu then said, "This time, both our Xiao Clan and the Mittel Family came with us. My eldest and second brothers, please help us make arrangements for both families. This time, it's not just Maple City, but also Twilight City and Black Rock City, which need people from the Underworld to take over. These are all huge sources of profit and are indispensable."

Xiao Ding nodded and said, "Don't worry about that, I'll make sure everything is arranged!"

After speaking, Xiao Ding and Xiao Li went to see the Xiao Clan family members. They hadn't seen each other for a long time. That evening, under Xiao Ding's arrangement, the Xiao Clan family members and the Mittel Family members had a party. Fine wine and delicious food were served, and everyone had a happy night.

The next day.

Xiao Yu handed Xiao Ding a sheet of paper filled with medicinal herbs, then said to Xiao Ding, "Brother, please find some of all the herbs listed here for me. These herbs aren't rare; it would be best if you could buy a hundred portions!"

Xiao Ding took the paper and smiled, "Don't worry, I'll go buy it right now!"

After Xiao Ding left, Ya Fei came in from outside and sat down next to Xiao Yu, saying, "The Mittel Family brought quite a lot of things with them when they moved here this time. Just tell me what medicinal herbs you want!"

Xiao Yu smiled faintly and gently stroked the stray hairs on Ya Fei's cheek, saying, "You can use the medicinal herbs from the Mittel Family yourselves. I've already had my elder brother find you a place. Your Mittel Auction House will be located in the south of the city. It's a convenient and well-located place. This time, I plan to take advantage of the pill auction to make the Mittel Auction House famous throughout the Black Corner Region!"

Ya Fei naturally didn't refuse. Instead, she looked at Xiao Yu and grinned, "Don't worry, I'll definitely manage the auction house well for you. From now on, I'll be your money bag!"

Xiao Yu also laughed. Now Maple City is truly starting to function. In addition to taking down the Mittel Auction House, the Xiao Clan, under Xiao Li's leadership, has also established the Xiao Men, a guard force exclusively for the Underworld. Xiao Li is the head of the Xiao Men. After hearing about the establishment of this guard force, Zi Yan insisted on sticking to Xiao Li and eventually obtained an elder position in the Xiao Men. This is quite in line with Zi Yan's violent nature!

Xiao Li was very efficient. In a short time, he bought all the medicinal materials that Xiao Yu needed. These medicinal materials were five kinds of pills that Xiao Yu found in the Alchemy Canon. Three of them were grade five and two were grade six. Moreover, these were not too rare medicinal materials for grade five and six pills.

Since this is an auction, there naturally needs to be some highlight items. In addition to what the Mittel Family prepared themselves, there are also these pills, which can also make Xiao Yu's pockets a little fuller.

For the next nine days, Xiao Yu stayed in the alchemy room until the tenth day when Ya Fei finally called Xiao Yu out.

Although this auction wasn't large, it wasn't insignificant either. People from several surrounding cities, including Jia Nan City, and the three major powers led by Yin Gu Lao, came to participate. For the first auction at the Mittel Auction House, the scale of this event was quite impressive!

Just as the Miter Auction House about to begin, the Yin Gu Lao also brought their decision: they were all willing to join the Underworld. Xiao Yu was not surprised by their decision, after all, the benefits of joining the Underworld were obvious. It would have been strange for Xiao Yu if they hadn't agreed.

Xiao Yu smiled at the Yin Gu Lao and said, "Since you three have decided to join the Underworld, I also have a gift for you!"

The Yin Gu Lao were slightly taken aback and looked at Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu took out three sheets of white paper, covered with medicinal herbs, and handed them to the three of them. Xiao Yu chuckled and said, "These are the medicinal herbs needed to refine the Imperial Pill. If you can collect them all, I can help you refine the Imperial Pill!"

The calm voice startled the three men, who looked up at Xiao Yu in disbelief. Tie Wu, the Mad Lion Gang member, stared at Xiao Yu with wild joy in his eyes and said, "Could it be that Mansion Lord Xiao can refine the Imperial Pill?"

The other two also turned their gazes to Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu flicked his finger, and a dark golden flame suddenly shot up in his hand. In the eyes of the three, Yin Gu Lao stared at the flame in shock and murmured, "This, could this be Heavenly Flames?"

They had heard a little about how terrifying Heavenly Flames was, and the Medicine Emperor Han Feng also possessed a Heavenly Flames!

"Don't worry, you three. Since I've given you the ingredients for the Imperial Pill Imperial Pill, you can naturally refine it. So, you should go back and prepare the ingredients as soon as possible. It'll be good for you to take it sooner!" Xiao Yu said with a smile after putting away the Chaos Flame in his hand.

Su Mei was the first to react, cupping her hands in a charming smile and saying, "Then I'll take my leave!"

Afterwards, Tie Wu and Yin Gu Lao also left to go back and find medicinal herbs; they were determined to obtain the Imperial Pill!

Watching the three leave, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Managing a force was indeed troublesome. After resolving matters here, Xiao Yu planned to cultivate for a while to stabilize his realm, and then go directly to the Heavenly Snake Valley to sign in with the system and obtain the Prison Suppressing Divine Body!

Heavenly Snake Valley

Suddenly, the defensive formation outside the valley began to flash brightly, causing panic among everyone inside. Just as everyone was wondering what was happening, an extremely powerful aura erupted from the back of the valley, making even Peak Dou Emperor experts like Lu Man and White Fang feel a sense of suffocation!

However, Lu Man showed no panic on their faces, but rather some surprise, because this extremely powerful aura belonged to their Mansion Lord. Now that this aura had erupted, it seemed that their Mansion Lord had emerged from seclusion!

More and more elders from the Heavenly Snake Mansion emerged, their eyes filled with reverence as they looked towards the back mountain, chanting in unison, "Welcome back, Mansion Lord Master!"