No matter which volume it was, he had to fight for it.
But when Yang Chen thought of the spirit stones he had left, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Though he still had quite a few spirit stones remaining, they would fall short if any unexpected circumstances arose. After pondering it over, Yang Chen decided to return to the Eastern Emperor Sect and borrow some spirit stones from Ye Xu first.
He did not find this embarrassing at all. After all, he had helped the Eastern Emperor Sect so much. Borrowing a few spirit stones from them was only fair.
With that in mind, he checked the auction's starting time.
"The timing is rather tight. It's tomorrow night!" Yang Chen clasped his hands behind his back. After confirming the time, he returned to the Eastern Emperor Sect with Zhou Qing.
The grand trade fair was being held within the Eastern Emperor Sect's territory, so finding Ye Xu required little effort.
Ye Xu agreed readily as well. Yang Chen asked for thirty thousand top-grade spirit stones, yet Ye Xu gave him fifty thousand in one breath. Though Yang Chen could accept either fifty thousand or thirty thousand, this was an attitude for Ye Xu—a sign of the Eastern Emperor Sect's recognition of Yang Chen.
After receiving the spirit stones, Yang Chen headed back to the grand trade fair.
However, on the way back, Yang Chen heard quite a few Eastern Emperor Sect disciples whispering among themselves. With the slightest twitch of his ears, he could make out exactly what they were discussing.
"I heard this Yang Xilin might be from the Forbidden Demon Clan."
"I think so too. Otherwise, how do you explain Yang Xilin appearing so abruptly, with such a mysterious identity and background?"
"I think Yang Xilin