The Arrival of a Dou Emperor, Yuan Yi's Pressure!

"Master Yuan, the world is vast, but the Black Corner Region is small!"

Seeing Master Yuan's expression, Ye Yan curled his lips into a faint, ambiguous smile.

"Fine!"

A trace of hesitation flashed through Yuan Yi's eyes, along with a hint of reluctance.

Although this person wore a black robe, judging from his figure and height alone, Yuan Yi could tell that he was not much older than a teenager.

He was a dignified Dou Emperor. If he became a subordinate to some youth, where would his pride go?

"Young master, can't I really purchase the Imperial Extreme Pill in advance? I can offer several million gold coins, a high-tier battle skill—anything will do..."

"Since that's the case, let's just auction it directly!"

Ye Yan could not be bothered to ask further and answered bluntly.

In the original story, the Heavenly Yin Sect and the others had also gone to the Misty Cloud Sect after Xiao Yan offered the Imperial Extreme Pill as payment.

Those sects were considerably stronger than the Eight Fan Gate.

And what he was offering was not merely an Imperial Extreme Pill, but also Ye Lin, a peak Dou Emperor expert and a sixth-tier alchemist!

"Hey, young master, we can still negotiate."

Yuan Yi grew anxious and stepped forward, intending to grab Ye Yan's hand and persuade him.

However, the moment he moved, Ye Lin stopped him.

Under Ye Lin's threatening gaze, Yuan Yi's agitated heart gradually calmed down.

"I was in the wrong! No matter what, the auction house will not take any commission from whatever you sell at today's auction."

"Take us to the auction seats. There isn't much time left before the auction begins, so we'll wait inside."

Ye Yan nodded slightly, accepting his apology.

"Alright! I'll take you there right away."

Yuan Yi led the way, bringing Ye Yan and the other man toward the auction house.

After leaving the secret chamber, Wang Cheng knew from Yuan Yi's expression that the negotiations had gone poorly.

He quickly walked ahead, afraid that some maid might offend these two distinguished guests.

After passing through a stretch of corridors, Yuan Yi led Ye Yan and Ye Lin into an enormous auction venue.

The venue was filled with densely packed seats, while at the very front stood an auction platform built entirely from dazzling crystals.

The three of them moved through the venue for nearly ten minutes before finally reaching the top floor of the auction house, a position from which they could overlook the entire auction hall.

This location was extremely secluded. From inside, they could observe the auction, while from outside, they could watch the area beyond the auction house.

"Young master, sir, these are your seats."

Yuan Yi pointed at the hidden room.

"I'll give you the Blood Fiend Treasure Spear to take down first. As for the pills..."

Ye Yan took out two Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills from his Storage Ring, but did not bring out the Imperial Extreme Pill.

"I'm worried there might be problems with the Imperial Extreme Pill, so we'll auction it directly. Say that whoever can provide us with a place to stay, has the greatest strength, the highest status, and the largest force will be chosen."

"Oh, and remember to mention during the auction that we will only bring them benefits. Of course, if they have something exceptionally good, they may also make an offer. If I approve, I'll choose them."

Upon hearing this, a rare sense of urgency rose in Yuan Yi's heart.

If he failed to obtain the Imperial Extreme Pill, he would likely find it difficult to keep Black Seal City.

And if he openly won the Imperial Extreme Pill at auction, the Eight Fan Gate would inevitably become the target of everyone.

"Alright!"

Yuan Yi answered in a deep voice.

Taking the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, Yuan Yi slowly departed.

Once Ye Lin confirmed that no one was nearby, he looked at the high-spirited youth.

"You're really putting it up for auction? Won't that drag us into quite a bit of trouble?"

"It won't be auctioned! Yuan Yi will agree to it as well!" Ye Yan said with certainty.

He was extremely confident.

"So confident?" Ye Lin said with a smile.

"An idiot cannot survive in the Black Corner Region. Since we intend to establish ourselves here, he has no choice but this one!"

"By auctioning Fan Lao's cultivation method here, we'll definitely draw some powerful experts over. And the only way they can gather information is through Yuan Yi."

"All we need to do now is wait for the others to put a little pressure on him."

A profound gleam flashed through Ye Yan's eyes, as though everything were under his control.

Two hours later.

The entire auction house became packed with people, and the clamor soared into the sky.

In the room at the very top of the auction house.

"Yuan Yi still hasn't announced the sale of the Imperial Extreme Pill. He has only publicized the auction of Fan Lao's cultivation method, the Blood Fiend Treasure Spear, and the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pills, attracting quite a few people who came merely to watch the spectacle."

Ye Lin appeared beside the room's window.

With his hands behind his back, Ye Yan slowly walked over to the window as well and looked at the crowd outside.

"Soon."

"If he publicizes the Imperial Extreme Pill, it means he is truly determined not to follow me and intends to rely on his years of accumulated resources to forcefully obtain it. But given the current situation..."

Ye Yan looked completely assured.

This showed that Yuan Yi was still conflicted, and had even begun leaning toward joining Ye Yan's side.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the auction house.

Footsteps sounded intermittently within one of the rooms, accompanied by occasional sighs.

Wang Cheng stood nearby, equally helpless.

Ever since Yuan Yi had negotiated with those two men, his footsteps had not stopped.

As time slowly passed.

Quite a few factions had already arrived at the Black Seal Auction House.

Outside the auction house.

"What is this? We've already arrived, yet Yuan Yi of the Eight Fan Gate still won't come out to welcome us?"

Rakshasa Sect's Su Mei looked at the person who had come to receive them, seeing that he was merely another one of Yuan Yi's subordinates, and spoke with dissatisfaction.

"Could it be that he is speaking with the expert who killed Fan Lao, and now considers himself too important to chat with us?"

Looking at the Eight Fan Gate disciple before her, Su Mei's words were probing for information about the expert who had killed Fan Lao.

"My lords, please wait in the auction house. I will immediately go find the Gate Master."

"As for that expert, we subordinates truly know nothing!"

Su Mei smiled, then took the lead and headed toward the auction house without another word.

"Tell me, what realm is that expert who destroyed the Blood Sect and killed Fan Lao actually in now?"

Su Mei walked gracefully at the front, her figure alluring as she occasionally asked in curiosity.

Behind her followed Old Man Yin Gu of the Heavenly Yin Sect and Tie Wu of the Mad Lion Gang.

"According to the information, Fan Lao and the Blood Sect were destroyed in a very short time. At the very least, he must be an eight-star Dou Emperor."

Old Man Yin Gu and Tie Wu estimated.

"You're underestimating that expert too much."

At that moment, another Dou Emperor expert walked in from outside.

"Tomb Master, you came too?"

Su Mei narrowed her long, slender eyes. "That makes sense. The Blood Sect was closest to your Black Skull Tomb, so you must have received the most information."

The Tomb Master, whose robes bore embroidered skull patterns, did not hesitate to speak.

"Yuan Yi was with me at the time. Based on our speculation, that expert is a high-level Dou Emperor—and also a sixth-tier alchemist."

"What?"

The three of them were shocked!

"He truly is a sixth-tier alchemist?"

"With his immense strength and seventh-tier Beast Fire, even if he isn't sixth-tier, he must be fifth-tier!"

"I was wondering why Yuan Yi did not come out to greet us. So he went to curry favor with someone else!"

Su Mei and the other two exchanged glances and quickened their pace.

On the other side.

After learning from his subordinates that Su Mei and the other Dou Emperors had arrived, Yuan Yi felt immense urgency.

Seeing this, Wang Cheng spoke bluntly.

"Gate Master, since we have to choose a path anyway, why not choose the best one? Besides, that man is a high-level Dou Emperor..."

Yuan Yi stopped walking, his fingertips clenched so tightly that they turned pale.

"That man is a high-level Dou Emperor, yet he was willing to discuss matters with me. He does not seem like someone who mistreats his own people."

"Furthermore, there may be a Dou Zong within that young master's faction. He can even produce an Imperial Extreme Pill, which means there must be a seventh-tier alchemist behind him!"

"Even if that person is young, there is no reason I cannot become his subordinate!"

At last, Yuan Yi let go of his obsession and reluctance, no longer hesitating over serving Ye Yan.

"Come, let's go find that expert and the young master!"