Battle Through the Heavens Plane, Pill Region, Holy Pill City.
The enormous auction hall was packed with people, their voices rising in a clamor.
Inside a private room, Xiao Yan lounged lazily in his chair, idly playing with a Heavenly Flame in his hand, looking bored.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing, serving as his maid, knelt beside him and clumsily but respectfully peeled a grape for him.
Though she appeared calm, she was tense inside every moment.
Ever since arriving in this world, she had finally understood what it meant that beyond every man there was another, and beyond the sky there was another sky.
The seemingly young master before her possessed a flame within him. Even a mere wisp of its power escaping made her feel as if her soul would be burned to nothing.
"Master, please."
Zhu Zhuqing held the peeled grape to Xiao Yan's lips.
"Mm."
Xiao Yan opened his mouth and ate it, then glanced casually toward the auction stage. "If there's nothing else worthwhile, let's leave. Teacher said those few medicinal herbs weren't very good."
Just then.
The lights in the auction hall abruptly went out, leaving only a spotlight shining on the center of the stage.
"Everyone! Up next is the specially invited grand finale of today's auction!"
"Provided personally by President Fa Ma of the Alchemist Guild!"
The host's excited voice rang out. Then, with great care, he brought out a tray covered with black cloth.
Whoosh!
The black cloth was lifted.
There was no earth-shattering divine artifact, only a translucent, specially made jade bottle.
Yet the moment it appeared, the temperature throughout the auction hall seemed to drop several degrees, and a bone-chilling cold spread through the air.
On the enormous screen, everyone could clearly see—
Inside the jade bottle was a tiny, thumb-sized