Treasures Stir the Heart

City of Chaos, on its streets.

Several elite members of the Black Wind Stronghold, dressed in their uniforms, were holding a wanted poster and tirelessly asking every passing merchant and passerby about the whereabouts of the person in the portrait.

"Hey, have you seen this person?"

"N-Never seen it before..."

Finally, when they asked a martial artist who had just come from the direction of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, the martial artist's eyes lit up!

"This... I've seen this person before! He just entered the Myriad Treasures Pavilion auction!"

Upon receiving the news, the gang members dared not delay and immediately rushed back to the Black Wind Stronghold headquarters.

Inside the village, in a secret room.

The leader of Black Wind Stronghold, "Hei Sha," a man with a deep and unfathomable aura and a hideous scar on his face, was sitting cross-legged.

"Chief!"

"Speak," Hei Sha said without even opening his eyes.

"The person... has been found! They're at the Myriad Treasures Pavilion!"

Hei Sha's eyelids twitched slightly, then returned to calm, his voice revealing neither joy nor anger. "Understood. Go and inform Lord Xue Ya Raven."

"Yes!"

After the gang member respectfully withdrew, Hei Sha slowly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.

He didn't get up immediately, but kept his eyes closed, adjusting his state. Because tonight, besides that "Dongfang Ri," he had an even more important "cooperation" to complete.

Myriad Treasures Pavilion, auction scene.

The atmosphere had been completely ignited by that vixen named Hong Sanniang!

"Two low-grade spirit stones! Anything higher? This is a bottle of ' Barrier-Breaking Pill ' that can help someone break through the Qi Refining bottleneck! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Her voice was charming, each word seemingly hooked, making one's heart itch with desire.

"Three! I'll put up three!" A man with a flushed face suddenly stood up and shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Tsk tsk, a rogue cultivator at the Grandmaster Realm probably only has twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones at most. He actually spent a tenth of that amount just to win a smile from a beauty." Someone nearby sneered.

As one precious item after another was auctioned off, the smaller items were quickly sold out.

The real highlight is about to begin.

"I'm sure many of you seniors here are here for the next item!" Hong Sanniang's voice became solemn.

With a wave of her jade-like hand, an ancient jade slip emitting a faint blue light appeared before everyone.

"This is a complete set of techniques that leads directly from the Qi Refining Realm to the ' Mortal-Grade Innate ' stage! The ' Gentle Wind Art '!"

This statement caused an uproar throughout the room!

"It's actually a complete Innate technique!"

One hundred spirit stones!

"One hundred and ten!"

The price skyrocketed! In the end, it was acquired by a Grandmaster Peak expert for the astronomical price of one hundred and thirty low-grade spirit stones!

Immediately following was a dagger gleaming with a cold light.

"A low-grade Tier 1 spiritual weapon, ' Ice Soul Spike '! Starting price: eighty low-grade spirit stones!"

In the end, Song Qi won the bid for this magical artifact for one hundred spirit stones.

Upon seeing this, Dongfang Yueming thought to himself, "So, the gloves I got from Xiao Tiance are actually worth so many spirit stones. But... the style seems to be for women."

Just then, Hong Sanniang's voice rose even higher!

"Ladies and gentlemen! The next item is one of the most anticipated treasures of this auction!"

She lifted the red cloth, revealing a jade slip that also emitted a blue light, but with an even more profound aura, lying quietly on the tray!

"The True Exposition of Wind-Control Body Forging! A book... a supreme method that can help people forge a ' Treasure-Grade Innate '!"

"Boom--!"

The entire venue erupted in cheers!

"Treasure-Grade Innate! It really is Treasure-Grade Innate technique!"

"My God! If only I could get my hands on this..."

However, after a brief period of excitement, most people calmed down.

"Sigh, don't even think about it. Even if we obtained the method, where would we find the talent and resources to forge Treasure-Grade Innate?"

"That's right, and it's wind-attribute, which is incompatible with our cultivation methods. Taking a picture of it would be useless."

Nevertheless, those truly powerful and ambitious individuals in the arena Central Capital!

"Starting price: two hundred low-grade spirit stones! Bidding begins now!"

Two hundred and ten!

Two hundred and twenty!

After a brief period of testing, prices began to climb steadily.

"Two hundred and fifty!" Ma Qianqian raised the sign in her hand for the first time, her voice clear and crisp, yet full of undeniable confidence.

"Two hundred and sixty!" Song Qi immediately followed, his face filled with undisguised provocation. He wanted to annoy Ma Qianqian!

Ma Qianqian simply smiled and raised her sign again, "Three hundred!"

This price is beyond the reach of most people. Song Qi's face darkened, and he finally let out a cold snort, refusing to argue further.

[I'll make you spit it all out, with interest, later!] he thought to himself.

A glint of light flashed in Dongfang Yueming's eyes as he watched this scene.

[The True Exposition of Wind-Control Body Forging... perfect, I can borrow it to take a look.]

Next up was another item that caused quite a stir at the auction.

"Tier 1 Intermediate Spirit Technique - Wind Blade Frenzy! Starting price: 100 low-grade spirit stones!"

Song Qi's eyes lit up instantly! This spiritual technique was a perfect match for his cultivation method!

"One hundred and ten!"

"One hundred and twenty!" Ma Qianqian's cheerful voice rang out again.

"You!" Song Qi glared at her.

Ma Qianqian just looked at him with a smile, as if to say, "Go ahead and go for it."

Finally, after Ma Qianqian kept raising the price, Song Qi gritted his teeth and won the bid for the spiritual technique at the "high price" of 150 low-grade spirit stones, his face ashen.

Finally, we've arrived at the last and most anticipated treasure!

It was a strange crystal, about the size of a fist, entirely green, as if wind were flowing through it!

"Wind Spirit Crystal! A rare and precious wind-attribute material enough to support a martial artist in forging Innate Physique!"

The atmosphere in the entire venue reached its peak at this moment!

Prices skyrocketed, like a rocket launch!

Even Hei Xiong, the deputy leader of Black Wind Stronghold, couldn't resist joining the fray, but he was quickly forced to back down by the terrifying price.

In the end, only Song Qi and Ma Qianqian remained.

"Two thousand!" Song Qi gritted his teeth and announced a price that took everyone's breath away! He wanted to disgust Ma Qianqian; even if he couldn't have her, he wanted to make her bleed!

However, he still underestimated Ma Qianqian's determination!

"Two thousand five hundred!" Ma Qianqian's face still wore that harmless smile, as if she were not announcing a terrifying number that could buy several sects, but rather two thousand five hundred copper coins.

Song Qi has been utterly defeated.

Seeing this scene, Dongfang Yueming couldn't help but secretly marvel.

[This little girl... is really rich.]

A thought quietly arose in his mind.

[Should we... rob them while we're at it?]

Thump!

With the fall of the auction gavel, the auction officially came to an end.

The moment Ma Qianqian won the bid for the Wind Spirit Crystal, she didn't hesitate at all. She led her subordinates and quickly left through the back door of the auction house!

Song Qi, however, remained calm and composed, a smug, confident smile playing on his lips.

After the announcement, Hong Sanniang on the stage immediately looked towards that corner, preparing to find the man who was making her uneasy.

However, that spot is now completely empty.