Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion

The next morning, news of the Wild Wolf Gang's destruction spread throughout Yan City like the wind. The whole city buzzed with speculation about who had wiped out the gang overnight—and managed to do it so discreetly.

Many people turned their attention to Yan City's three major powers, especially the Blood Wolf Gang. After all, aside from those three powers, they couldn't think of anyone else capable of such a feat.

In the face of these suspicions, the three major powers seemed to have reached an agreement: all of them kept silent, and no one came forward to explain what had happened.

Their silence made the whole affair even more mysterious. No one knew who was behind the Wild Wolf Gang's destruction, but it had undoubtedly stirred up a storm, leaving the other powers—everyone but the three major ones—itching to make a move.

After a series of contests, the Tyrant Gate claimed all of the Wild Wolf Gang's territory and greatly increased its strength.

People had thought the matter would end there, but a month later, the Tyrant Gate was wiped out. No one knew who was responsible, and this undoubtedly cast a dark cloud over the hearts of Yan City's many powers.

For a time, the Wild Wolf Gang's territory became a hot potato. No one dared to covet it or claim it, and so it became ownerless land.

Another month later, a shop called the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion opened. At first, it seemed like a trivial matter, but what astonished everyone was that it had opened in the Wild Wolf Gang's former headquarters!

Such a bold move left everyone in Yan City dumbfounded. They watched with curiosity, eager to see whether the newly opened Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion would meet the same fate as the Tyrant Gate. To their disappointment, however, nothing happened to the pavilion. On the contrary, its business grew, and its reputation spread.

On the top floor of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, Li Quan and Lin Ge sat facing each other, both wearing smiles.

"I really have to thank you. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the influence I do today," Li Quan said with a grin.

Lin Ge smiled and shook his head. "This is all I can do to help you. As for how far the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion can go in the future, that's up to you."

"Don't worry. With those one-of-a-kind pills you provided, along with my careful management, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion will surely spread to every corner of the Great Yan Dynasty," Li Quan said with confidence.

"As long as you have that confidence, that's good."

Lin Ge nodded slightly. He admired Li Quan's confidence.

"In a few days, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion will hold a grand auction. Will you attend?" Li Quan suddenly asked.

"An auction?"

Lin Ge froze for a few seconds, then asked in confusion.

"The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion has gained a reputation, but it hasn't earned people's trust yet. So I want to hold a grand auction and invite all the powers within a few hundred miles to witness the pavilion's formidable strength," Li Quan said with a light laugh, a glint of wisdom in his eyes.

"It's a good idea, but if you don't have anything truly exceptional up your sleeve, how will you impress them?"

Lin Ge approved of Li Quan's idea, but he was worried that Li Quan had nothing people would covet. If that were the case, it would be a real embarrassment.

"Don't worry. If I didn't have anything impressive, why would I hold this auction?" Li Quan said with a light laugh, brimming with confidence.

"Now I'm curious. What have you prepared that could make those powers fight over it?"

Lin Ge narrowed his eyes, wondering what it might be, but he couldn't come up with anything.

"I can't tell you. You'll find out when the time comes." Li Quan smiled and shook his head, a trace of apology in his eyes.

Lin Ge nodded in understanding. "In that case, I'll raise the stakes for you."

"Raise the stakes?" Hearing this, Li Quan grew curious, eager to see what Lin Ge had in mind.

Lin Ge took an exquisite jade bottle from his Universe Bag and slowly pulled out the stopper. A wave of pure Yuan energy washed over them.

"What pill is this? Its Yuan energy is so pure!"

Li Quan's eyes were full of astonishment. He had never encountered Yuan energy this pure—it was several times purer than that of a Pure Yuan Pill!

For once, a smug smile appeared on Lin Ge's face. "A Mirror-Breaking Pill!"

"A Mirror-Breaking Pill? What kind of pill is that? What does it do?" Li Quan had a vague idea of the pill's effect, but he still asked out of curiosity.

"Its greatest appeal is that it can directly advance a Heaven Origin Realm expert to the early stage of the Origin Pellet Realm!"

Lin Ge spoke calmly, but his words left Li Quan dumbfounded and utterly shocked.

"Y-you said what? It can advance someone directly to the Origin Pellet Realm?"

It took Li Quan a long while to recover, but his face was still full of shock.

"Don't be so shocked. This pill can only guarantee that you'll reach the Origin Pellet Realm. It can't guarantee the grade of the Origin Pellet you'll condense," Lin Ge said evenly.

Seeing how calm Lin Ge was, Li Quan couldn't help but laugh in disbelief. "Even so, this is enough to drive people wild! That's the Origin Pellet Realm we're talking about!"

"These two pills used up every resource from the Wild Wolf Gang and the Tyrant Gate. You could say they were built out of money."

As he said this, Lin Ge's eyes betrayed a hint of displeasure. The materials and Pure Origin Stones consumed to refine the Mirror-Breaking Pills had far exceeded his expectations.

"All right, let's leave it at that for now. I'll come back in a few days."

Their conversation ended there. Lin Ge got to his feet to leave, and Li Quan stood to see him off.

As he watched Lin Ge leave, the smile on Li Quan's face slowly vanished, replaced by a solemn expression.

"Thank you for your help. One day, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion will spread across the entire continent. I believe it!"