Chapter 00214: The Auction in Yanyue City
# The Auction in Yanyue City
Chapter 214
Novel: After the Myth
Chapter 214: The Auction in Yanyue City
Ding Huan knew that arguing further was pointless.
No matter how much Qi Yushan racked his brains, he couldn’t figure out how Ding Huan had come to know all this.
“How I know is none of your concern. You killed your own companion for the sake of a mere demon core. It’s clear just how despicable your character is,” Ding Huan said coldly before delivering a powerful punch.
Qi Yushan had already lost the will to fight.
Using a weapon to kill him now would only tarnish Ding Huan’s mastery of the spear.
*Boom!* Qi Yushan’s head was shattered by Ding Huan’s punch, blood mist spraying everywhere.
He would never have imagined that he would die at the hands of someone he had once considered no better than an ant.
“Brother Ding, you killed Qi Yushan?” Sang Yuhe stared in shock at Qi Yushan’s lifeless body, her voice trembling slightly.
Ding Huan waved his hand, and Qi Yushan’s storage pouch flew into his grasp. “This guy tried to kill me several times. It would’ve been strange if I didn’t kill him.”
As he pocketed the storage pouch, Ding Huan couldn’t help but feel disdain for Qi Yushan.
The man had spent his life killing and looting, yet he hadn’t even managed to acquire a storage bracelet.
How pathetic.
“Brother Ding, thank you for saving my life,” Sang Yuhe said, her heart still uneasy.
She was both amazed by Ding Huan’s sudden surge in strength and worried that he might kill her to silence her, just as Qi Yushan had intended.
Ding Huan waved his hand dismissively. “Senior Sang, if it weren’t for you bringing me here, I’d still be stuck on the Four Directions Star Continent. You saved me first.”
Sang Yuhe quickly replied, “Brother Ding, your strength far surpasses mine. Calling me ‘senior’ is inappropriate.”
In a world where strength was everything, this was indeed the case.
Ding Huan didn’t mind and simply said, “In that case, I’ll call you Sister Yuhe. Since we’re already acquainted, you can call me by my name too. Where do you plan to go now?”
“I don’t know,” Sang Yuhe shook her head.
Over the years, she had been constantly on the run, with no place to call home.
Returning to the merchant guild was out of the question.
Qi Yushan had likely spread rumors about her, accusing her of stealing valuable goods from the Four Directions Star Continent and fleeing.
After a moment of thought, Ding Huan said, “I’m planning to establish a sect. If you don’t mind, Sister Yuhe, you’re welcome to join me.”
“You’re going to found a sect?” Sang Yuhe was stunned.
Ding Huan was strong, but he was only at the True Core realm.
How could a True Core cultivator even think of starting a sect?
Ding Huan chuckled awkwardly. “Well, I just want to find a place to settle down. I’ve found a suitable spot, so why not give it a try? Who knows, it might work out.”
He was only at the Foundation Establishment level, so the idea of founding a sect did seem a bit ridiculous to others.
Sang Yuhe’s mind lingered on Ding Huan’s words, “Who knows, it might work out.” She remembered that when Ding Huan had first arrived on the Three Heavens Star Continent from the Four Directions Star Continent, he had been a mere mortal.
In just a few years, while she was still running for her life, he had already managed to kill Qi Yushan.
If Ding Huan had told her three years ago that he would kill Qi Yushan, she would have thought he was insane.
Yet, Qi Yushan’s corpse was proof that Ding Huan had gone from a mortal to killing Qi Yushan in just three years.
If Ding Huan could kill Qi Yushan as a mortal, why couldn’t he start a sect?
“Ding Huan, I have nowhere else to go. I’ll come with you,” Sang Yuhe decided.
She truly had no other options.
“Good, let’s go now,” Ding Huan said, putting on a mask and handing another to Sang Yuhe.
“Are we heading to the place you mentioned?” Sang Yuhe asked as she took the mask.
Ding Huan shook his head. “No, we’re going to Yanyue City first. There’s an auction there, and I want to check it out.”
Sang Yuhe seemed to understand. “Did you see Qi Yushan in Yanyue City and follow him here?”
“That’s right. He had tried to kill me before, so when I saw him, I couldn’t let him go. I didn’t expect him to come after you,” Ding Huan admitted without hiding anything.
Sang Yuhe sighed.
People needed to learn to fight back.
Her constant fleeing had given Qi Yushan the impression that she was easy to bully.
That’s why, when Qi Yushan discovered her hideout, he hadn’t rushed to attack her.
Instead, he had gone to Yanyue City to buy a formation disk.
Qi Yushan’s skills in formations were abysmal.
The formation that had trapped her earlier was clearly a killing formation he had purchased.
Just as Ding Huan was about to incinerate Qi Yushan’s body with a fireball, he noticed the man’s belt.
He suddenly remembered that Ding Qi had once given Qi Yushan a storage belt.
With a wave of his hand, Ding Huan grabbed the belt.
A quick scan with his spiritual sense confirmed that it was indeed a storage artifact.
Ding Huan felt a surge of relief.
He had almost missed a valuable storage treasure.
It seemed he needed to be more thorough when looting in the future.
After storing the belt, Ding Huan began setting up a killing formation.
Sang Yuhe was puzzled. “Brother Ding, Qi Yushan is already dead. Why are you setting up a killing formation?”
Ding Huan grinned. “If you don’t plan ahead, you’ll face trouble sooner or later. I’m going to an auction in Yanyue City, and I’m worried that if something valuable appears, my low cultivation level might make me a target. Setting up a killing formation is easy for me, and even if I don’t use it, it’s better to be safe.”
Sang Yuhe couldn’t help but marvel at Ding Huan’s foresight.
No wonder she had been the one running for her life while he had managed to turn the tables on Qi Yushan in just three years.
Their ways of thinking were completely different.
She also realized that she couldn’t even begin to understand the level of the killing formation Ding Huan had set up.
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Sang Yuhe had been on the run for so long that she hadn’t dared to show her face.
She had no idea that the Violet Mist Valley and the Nine Tones Sect had clashed, resulting in both sides being severely weakened and sealing off their mountains.
Along the way, she told Ding Huan about the auction in Yanyue City.
She had been to Yanyue City before and had even attended its largest auction, which was held once every five years.
The auction was organized by the Yandao Merchant Guild, a guild primarily backed by the Yanyue Sect.
“So, there are some good items at this auction?” Ding Huan asked, his interest piqued.
He then thought of the small booklet he had.
Scanning it with his spiritual sense, he found that it listed not only Foundation Establishment Pills for sale but even Star Condensation Bamboo.
What caught his attention the most was an auction item: a top-grade spirit artifact spear.
He needed that spear.
Although he had several spears, including one that was a spirit artifact, none of them felt right in his hands.
He had a piece of excellent material, but he couldn’t forge a spear himself.
Asking someone else to do it was risky, as he suspected the material was extraordinary.
If word got out, his current strength wouldn’t be enough to protect it.
“There are definitely good items. I remember that the Yanyue City auction once sold a spirit treasure and even a low-grade immortal artifact,” Sang Yuhe explained as they walked, further increasing Ding Huan’s anticipation.
By the time they reached Yanyue City, there was only an hour left before the auction began.
Ding Huan decided to buy a private booth ticket instead of looking for an inn to rest.
He and Sang Yuhe entered the auction hall.
While large auctions like this attracted many people, few actually purchased private booth tickets.
The Yanyue City auction was significant only within the region.
Compared to the grand auctions in the True Essence Dao City, it was nothing special.
As someone from a merchant guild, Sang Yuhe knew that private booths were usually reserved for the extremely wealthy or those who treated spirit stones like dirt.
Seeing Ding Huan spend over ten times the normal price for a booth, she was speechless.
While the auction did have some good items, they were unlikely to fall into Ding Huan’s hands.
Spending so many spirit stones on a booth seemed pointless.
She didn’t understand how Ding Huan had become so powerful in such a short time, but she was certain he hadn’t been possessed.
A person’s actions could be imitated, but their eyes couldn’t.
Ding Huan must have encountered some great opportunity that gave him a large amount of spirit stones, making him think that spirit stones were easy to come by.
In reality, they weren’t.
Once she got closer to Ding Huan, she would need to explain to him just how difficult it was to earn spirit stones in the cultivation world.
After entering the booth, Sang Yuhe was even more confused by Ding Huan.
His skill in formations was undoubtedly high, so why hadn’t he upgraded the booth’s spiritual sense-blocking barrier? The current barrier was practically useless, as even a slight push of spiritual sense could penetrate it.
She was sure Ding Huan knew the barrier could be upgraded, but since he hadn’t done so, she didn’t bring it up.
Ding Huan and Sang Yuhe chatted in the booth for nearly an hour.
By the time the auction began, Ding Huan had learned much more about the cultivation world.
As the auction started, a beautiful middle-aged woman stepped onto the stage.
“That’s Pang Xiangxiang, a Yanyue City elder and a high-ranking member of the Yandao Merchant Guild. She holds significant power within the guild,” Sang Yuhe whispered to Ding Huan.
“Her cultivation doesn’t seem that impressive. How did she become an elder?” Ding Huan asked, puzzled.
Sang Yuhe lowered her voice further. “Pang Xiangxiang is said to be the cultivation cauldron of Yanyue Sect’s sect master, Yi Wandao. Yi Wandao treats her well. After helping him, he preserved her foundation and gave her a position of power in the Yandao Merchant Guild.”
“I see,” Ding Huan nodded in understanding.
Pang Xiangxiang had undoubtedly cultivated the Great Phoenix Crimson Cloud Art, a cauldron cultivation technique.
Normally, those who practiced this technique would die after transferring their cultivation to another.
However, Pang Xiangxiang had won Yi Wandao’s favor, not only surviving but also retaining her Foundation Establishment cultivation and gaining a position in the guild.
Pang Xiangxiang was not only beautiful but also had a melodious voice. “Many of you know me. I’m Pang Xiangxiang, so I won’t introduce myself further. The Yanyue City Grand Auction, held once every five years, is about to begin. This auction, organized by the Yandao Merchant Guild, always features numerous top-tier treasures, and this time is no exception. As for what treasures will appear, even I don’t know in advance. Let’s unveil them one by one…”
As Pang Xiangxiang finished speaking, a jade box covered with a red cloth was brought to the auction stage.
She lifted the cloth and exclaimed with delight, “The first item does not disappoint! This is a Three-Colored Purple Mist Flower, a fifth-grade spirit herb and one of the main ingredients for refining Void Vein Pills…”
Ding Huan was stunned.
He had never expected to find the Three-Colored Purple Mist Flower, which Elder Zhenhe had asked him to search for.
It was ironic that he had lost track of his own belongings but had stumbled upon this rare herb.
In terms of rarity, the Three-Colored Purple Mist Flower was far more uncommon than the spirit artifact used to store poison mist.
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