ISWI Chapter 1385-1390 (Patreon)

AN: Sorry for the delay. I caught a bad cold. The next update will be in four days.

Chapter 1385: Elder Brother Will Certainly Vent Your Anger!

Several days later.

The central divine peak of the War God Academy was especially lively.

Today was the day the auction opened. Because it was an internal auction of the War God Academy, it did not appear particularly commercial.

There were no private boxes or the like. Space formations had been laid inside the auction hall, enough to accommodate a full hundred thousand people bidding at once.

Quite a few people had arrived today as well. Even though most cultivators knew their own limits and understood they had no chance of obtaining any treasures, that did not stop them from coming to watch the excitement.

Along the way, they could also speculate about everyone's wealth according to the bidding information. If they encountered a soft target who nevertheless quoted a high price, they could mark that person and thoroughly plunder him the next time they entered a secret realm.

After all, apart from the lack of private boxes, the entire auction also blocked every formation that could conceal one's presence. Its core principle was simple: if you dared to flaunt your wealth, then prepare to be watched by ten thousand pairs of eyes.

This was completely different from outside auctions that carefully protected privacy. Yet it perfectly matched the consistent style of the War God Academy.

The strong preyed on the weak. The strong took everything. For the top prodigies, the War God Academy not only provided its own resources; the opportunities of the other disciples were also their provisions.

As disciple after disciple arrived, the auction hall quickly grew lively. Although there were no private boxes and no assigned seats, the disciples present still knew their place. They voluntarily yielded the seats in the frontmost rows. Only the absolute top prodigies were qualified to sit at the front.

Moreover, if another top prodigy arrived and found no seat available, those of the same realm whose rankings were lower would stand up of their own accord and yield their places.

Soon Shen Qinghuan arrived. Beside her walked the silver-haired, imposing He Yu.

Shen Qinghuan had originally ranked second in the Ancestral Immortal sequence. Not long ago, the previous first had advanced to the Origin Immortal realm, so she had automatically risen to first place.

She drew considerable attention. The moment she appeared, every disciple at the Ancestral Immortal stage rose to their feet.

Many gazes were also drawn to He Yu. They were curious what sort of person he was to be qualified to stand at Shen Qinghuan's side.

Shen Qinghuan possessed an immortal spiritual root. Male cultivators generally needed higher aptitude than female cultivators to match her. Could this He Yu also possess a immortal spiritual root?

At that thought, the gazes directed at He Yu filled with wariness.

He Yu himself paid no attention to the stares of the crowd. He only looked at Shen Qinghuan with gentle eyes and transmitted his voice. "Fairy Qinghuan, I have already received word that both Ye Chen and Shen Qingge will participate in the upcoming Ancient Relic Species Secret Realm trial. I have also registered and will make my move when the time comes. Does Fairy Qinghuan wish to enter together with me?"

Shen Qinghuan felt a stir of interest upon hearing this. She knew her own combat strength well. She had always kept her Longevity Bone hidden.

What she had revealed before was far from her true power. If that white-eyed wolf Shen Qingge also entered the secret realm, she could thoroughly thrash and suppress her.

As for Ye Chen, she could also let him witness her strength so that he would never dare act so arrogantly again.

After a moment of hesitation, however, Shen Qinghuan still shook her head.

No matter what, it was not suitable for her to move against Shen Qingge directly. Otherwise, she would have no way to explain herself to her father.

Regarding Ye Chen, deep down she did not particularly wish to strike at him either. If the fight truly ignited open hostility or left Ye Chen too humiliated, it would become difficult to make him fawn over her in the future.

Seeing Shen Qinghuan refuse, He Yu was unsurprised. "In that case, leave it to me, Fairy."

He had already persuaded his elder brother with benefits. Elder brother He Guangkuan would help him this time. Once he became Dao companions with Shen Qinghuan and obtained the transmission of the Shen family's alchemy arts in the future, he would refine various pills for He Guangkuan free of charge.

Together with He Guangkuan, suppressing a Ye Chen who had perhaps only just entered the early Ancestral Immortal stage would be effortless.

The two brothers of the Shi family also arrived. They greeted Shen Qingge and then found seats for themselves. Soon they spotted Shi Hu sitting in the second row.

Shi Hu had once ranked first in the Great Luo Golden Immortal sequence. Although his performance in the earlier arena battles had been somewhat spineless, that did not diminish his talent. He had now broken through to the early Ancestral Immortal stage, and no one dared look down on him. Yet when the two arrived, they cast a disdainful glance at the standing Shi Hu. "Sit further back!"

Shi Hu cursed inwardly but showed nothing on his face. Instead, he transmitted a question. "Have the two elder brothers found a way to deal with that Ye Chen? This fellow has humiliated me twice. That is a slap in the face of our Shi family!

"I ask the two elder brothers to vent my anger for me. If you can suppress and kill this person, I am willing to offer my next hundred years of shares within the Shen family to the two of you!"

Both raised their eyebrows at his words.

Shi Hu's status within the Shen family was not low. A hundred years of shares was no small amount. Smiles therefore appeared on their faces. Shi Yi spoke. "Shi Hu, sit beside us."

Shi Er also nodded. "Rest assured. One week after the auction ends, we will let you have your wish and show you how elder brothers vent your anger for you!"

The news of the Nine-Aperture Marrow-Birth Crystal had been released by the two of them. Just the day before, they had learned through an elder that both Shen Qingge and Ye Chen had registered.

The two had already stepped into the trap and were certain to die this time. Shi Hu was even voluntarily offering shares. Even if they split them half and half, it was pure profit.

Both smiled with genuine pleasure.

Shi Hu was equally delighted upon hearing this. For a moment, the three brothers present appeared harmonious, as though they were one family.

As time passed and the auction neared its opening, the venue gradually quieted.

At the same time, two figures walked toward the very front. Both possessed peak Ancestral Immortal cultivation, nothing especially outstanding among those present. Yet the moment they appeared, they immediately drew every gaze.

The newcomers were none other than Ye Chen and Shen Qingge. Their arrival caused an uproar. After all, Ye Chen's current momentum inside the War God Academy was truly overwhelming.

When the crowd clearly saw their cultivation, the uproar grew even louder. That Shen Qingge had reached the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm did not surprise them.

Cultivating inside the Ancestral Spirit Blessed Land made rapid advancement perfectly normal. That was precisely why the Ancestral Spirit Blessed Land was so precious. But how had Ye Chen also advanced to the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm? What was going on?

Every cultivator at the Ancestral Immortal stage present knew how miserable the disciples of the Great Luo sequence had been in previous years.

Because Ye Chen came from the Nineteenth Realm, his mentality was twisted, and his killing nature was especially terrifying. Almost no one who entered the same secret realm as him ever walked out alive.

The Great Luo Golden Immortal disciples had to be extremely cautious whenever they entered a secret realm, acting like thieves and living in constant fear. Now that Ye Chen had advanced to the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm, it required no imagination to realize his combat strength was extraordinary. He was certain to be far stronger than the vast majority of them.

Did that not mean they too could no longer enter secret realms casually?

Their brows all furrowed tightly. Originally they had mocked the Great Luo Golden Immortal disciples for lacking courage. Now that it was their turn, they too felt cowardly. Even if Ye Chen was a devoted simp, a source of amusement, and came from the lowly Nineteenth Realm, none of that hindered the fact that his talent was of the highest grade.

Under these circumstances, their hearts truly filled with deep fear. Yet the further cultivators advanced, the smaller the gaps between them became. They guessed that the top ten disciples of the Ancestral Immortal sequence should not suffer a crushing defeat against Ye Chen.

After all, Ye Chen had only just reached the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm. His flesh and blood had certainly not yet had time to advance. In terms of physical body, he lagged far behind those carefully polished top-ten disciples by an almost unimaginable margin.

Perhaps the Ancestral Immortal realm would prove to be the stage where Ye Chen finally crashed. The disciples waited with expectation.

In Shen Qinghuan's eyes, however, shock appeared. Especially when she saw that Shen Qingge's cultivation had also reached the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm, already equal to her own. Even though the gap between them in the refinement of the physical body remained as vast as heaven and earth, the sight still displeased her to the extreme.

Yet the auction was about to begin. Her goal was still that Cycle Blood Renewal Pill, and she could not be bothered wasting time on Shen Qingge.

He Yu, Shi Yi, and Shi Er, on the other hand, narrowed their eyes because of Ye Chen's realm, which was higher than they had anticipated.

He Yu's gaze flickered for a moment before he quickly withdrew it.

Shi Yi and Shi Er whispered among themselves. "This Ye Chen must be hiding quite a few secrets."

"Exactly. A lowly fellow from the mere Nineteenth Realm, yet so overbearing, and able to raise his cultivation to this level in such a short time. He must have obtained an extraordinary opportunity."

"He has an empty realm without matching flesh and blood. Even at the peak of the Ancestral Immortal stage, he remains fragile."

"Correct. The degree of flesh-and-blood refinement exerts an enormous influence on combat strength. Even among those at the same peak Ancestral Immortal realm, the difference is as vast as heaven and earth. The advantage lies with us!"

In the end, the two remained confident. They believed their advantage was substantial.

Beside them, Shi Hu's sixth-sense divine ability activated and drew Ye Chen's gaze. He could not help shuddering at once.

How to put it?

The previous Ye Chen had already given him a sense of terror beyond description, making him feel like an ant looking up at a giant. The current Ye Chen made him feel like a mayfly gazing at the blue sky.

He did not know how strong Ye Chen truly was. He only knew that Ye Chen had grown far stronger than before. It was truly outrageous. Did Ye Chen's combat strength have no upper limit?

Yet this was also good. As long as he himself did not oppose Ye Chen, everything remained a minor issue. On the contrary, for him the benefits outweighed the drawbacks. After all, his elder brothers were about to go looking for trouble with Ye Chen. His resource share next year was going to increase.

Shi Yi and Shi Er also noticed the gaze Ye Chen swept over and the shudder that ran through Shi Hu. Both furrowed their brows with expressions of pure disdain. "Shi Hu, you are far too useless! Ye Chen merely glanced at you, and you actually shuddered right beside us? How could our Shi family produce someone of such a weak temperament?"

Shi Hu himself drew two deep breaths. Only after Ye Chen withdrew his gaze did he collapse into his chair. Sweat even beaded on his forehead.

Hearing the two elder brothers' humiliation, he offered no rebuttal. Instead, he spoke with a face full of anticipation. "Having yielded twice already, I have developed a heart demon toward this fellow. As long as the two elder brothers can shake and kill Ye Chen, I will offer my next ten thousand years of clan resource shares to the two of you!"

At those words, the eyes of Shi Yi and Shi Er instantly lit up.

Chapter 1386: Clearing the Remaining Stock!

The arrival of Ye Chen and Shen Qingge naturally drew a great deal of attention, yet it did not affect much. Those who originally believed they could defeat Ye Chen remained unafraid even after seeing that he had reached the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm. Those who already felt they could not defeat him simply stayed even farther away.

This was an auction, however. No matter how high Ye Chen's talent was, it could not influence the auction results in the slightest. He had most likely come only to join the excitement. Those who had set their hearts on specific items for this auction paid the two of them no attention.

After two Ancestral Immortals voluntarily yielded their seats, Ye Chen and Shen Qingge finally sat down. Ye Chen could not help glancing back at Shi Hu several times.

This fellow seemed to possess some means of probing him, yet not the kind that examined him in exhaustive detail. No wonder the two times they met he had fled so cleanly and decisively. It was truly a pity about that large portion of origin essence.

While these thoughts occupied him, the auction officially began.

A male peak master at the Immortal Monarch realm walked to the front of the stage, surveyed the gathered disciples, and spoke slowly. "The War God Academy auction now officially begins.

"There are twenty-one lots in total. The highest bidder obtains the item. If you lack immortal crystals, items may be used for settlement, but only at ninety percent of market value.

"No arrears or false declarations are permitted. Anyone who successfully bids yet cannot produce the immortal crystals will be expelled from the War God Academy and punished with a fine of ten times the declared price.

"Each raise must be no less than one thousand High-grade immortal crystals. For high-value treasures, the minimum raise is one thousand top-grade immortal crystals.

"The starting price of every item is essentially its market value.

This auction truly possessed not the slightest commercial flavor. The peak master dryly recited all manner of rules. The core principle was high efficiency; do not waste a single moment of my time.

The disciples of the War God Academy were long accustomed to it and waited quietly for the first lot to appear.

"First supreme treasure: the Chaotic Sun-Moon Star Orbit!

"This treasure was refined by fusing three supreme objects—the Great Sun Origin Core, the Nine Heavens Clear Radiance Realm Moon, and the Myriad Phenomena Chaos Star Orbit—preserving the essence of all three. It is the supreme treasure most suitable for breaking through to the Profound Immortal realm and advancing the internal universe. The effects complement one another and far surpass the separate use of those three treasures.

"It was refined by an Immortal King elder of our War God Academy in his spare time.

"Starting price: one hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals!"

The moment the first treasure appeared, many disciples showed expressions of surprise.

The Great Sun Origin Core, the Nine Heavens Clear Radiance Realm Moon, and the Myriad Phenomena Chaos Star Orbit were all supreme treasures for advancing the internal universe within the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. They were not particularly rare, belonging to the second-tier category. Gathering all three could elevate them to the first tier.

Yet collecting the complete set still required difficulty and luck. What surprised them most was that someone had actually fused the three together.

Moreover, after the fusion, the effects of all three had been enhanced. This Chaotic Sun-Moon Star Orbit was truly extraordinary. It could be called the absolute peak. One hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals were certainly not cheap, and using it on a Profound Immortal would be overly extravagant.

For top prodigies, however, it was an investment they were absolutely willing to make. At once, quite a few prodigy seeds on the verge of advancing to the Profound Immortal realm prepared to open the bidding.

Many disciples who had already reached the Golden Immortal, Great Luo, or even Ancestral Immortal and Origin Immortal realms also intended to act. After all, the treasure could be taken back to the clan to nurture the younger generation.

In short, everyone's enthusiasm was fully ignited. Even Ye Chen, looking at the first lot, felt the formidable foundation of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Back in the Immortal Realm, an entire group of people had nearly cracked their heads fighting over a single Great Sun Origin Core. Yet here in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they not only possessed the complete three-piece set but also the means to fuse them perfectly. It was truly outrageous.

He felt that if he had possessed this back then and given it away, his internal universe would have become even more powerful. Although he himself no longer needed it, he could still give it to the female cultivators around him.

For example, the master from the lower realm. He had checked on her some time ago and found she had already reached the ninth heaven of the Mahayana stage. Lu Jing and the others also needed such things. Keeping it would definitely not be a loss.

Thus, while everyone's gazes burned with eagerness and they calculated gains and losses, pondering how to open the bidding and confirming the highest price they could accept, Ye Chen spoke directly.

His voice resounded throughout the entire auction hall. "One million top-grade immortal crystals."

The moment Ye Chen's voice fell, the previously lively and eagerly heated auction venue instantly fell silent.

Everyone stared dumbfounded in the direction of the voice, looking toward Ye Chen. Their eyes were filled with utter disbelief.

Had Ye Chen gone mad? Top-grade immortal crystals were extremely valuable. Even a top-tier Immortal Monarch received only about ten thousand top-grade immortal crystals as his annual stipend from the War God Academy. Most Immortal Monarchs outside earned even less.

From this one could see how precious immortal crystals truly were. A second-tier Profound Immortal treasure such as a Great Sun Origin Core would fetch a maximum auction price of no more than eight thousand top-grade immortal crystals when sold alone.

Now the three had been gathered, fused into a unique item for the first time in history, and possessed even greater effects.

For top prodigies, it could add brilliance to perfection and allow them to take another step forward. That was why a starting price of one hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals could be called out.

In everyone's mind, the highest acceptable price was at most one hundred twenty or one hundred thirty thousand. Yet you opened your mouth and directly multiplied it by ten? Had you gone mad? Spending so many immortal crystals on a single Profound Immortal? Even the most elite Immortal King families would never be so wasteful!

Most important of all, the one shouting this price was Ye Chen, who came from the Nineteenth Realm. It was far too outrageous. Was Ye Chen merely shouting for fun? Or had he latched onto the Shen family's illegitimate daughter, obtained the family's support, and now wished to prove himself? Yet that would still be far too foolish.

Everyone looked sideways. Even Shen Qingge beside Ye Chen was shocked. The peak master on the stage also wore an expression of astonishment.

Seeing the entire venue fall silent with no one raising the bid, the peak master could not help asking, "Does anyone else wish to bid?"

At those words, no one reacted. Only a fool would follow. One million top-grade immortal crystals were enough for them to purchase the absolute top-grade skin treasures useful even to Great Luo and Ancestral Immortals. Only an idiot would buy a three-in-one item meant for Profound Immortals!

After waiting a moment, the peak master raised his hand and directly announced, "The Chaotic Sun-Moon Star Orbit has been successfully auctioned."

He did not even need others to deliver the treasure to Ye Chen. With a light flick of his fingers, the item flew before Ye Chen while he spoke at the same time. "Ye Chen, how do you intend to pay?"

The crowd was also especially curious. They doubted whether Ye Chen could truly produce such an enormous sum.

Ye Chen smiled faintly upon hearing this. After seizing the three-in-one item, he opened his internal world and reached casually toward the storage regions where unused feedback items had already piled into several divine peaks.

In the next instant, a dazzling expanse of pearls and treasures was sent out by Ye Chen and flew onto the stage.

There were precious medicines, immortal roots, divine materials, formations, and supreme treasures.

They formed a dense, tightly packed mass.

The peak master's face turned a little green. The gaze he directed at Ye Chen grew complicated. Not a single immortal crystal, and he was forcibly piecing things together?

The countless disciples participating in the auction also relaxed upon seeing this scene. They had truly believed that this country bumpkin from the Nineteenth Realm possessed astonishing wealth. It turned out he still had to sell off his belongings.

Yet the problem was that the bid itself had been far too outrageous. Even if he had called out one hundred thirty thousand top-grade immortal crystals, no one would have followed. Why insist on shouting one million? Was there something wrong with his head?

Everyone found it impossible to understand. Yet the Ye Chen under their gazes showed not the slightest unusual expression.

The reason was simple. Bidding ten times higher from the start saved the most time. No one with a functioning brain would compete with him. To him, the most important thing was saving time.

Moreover, this way he could take the opportunity to clear out all those miscellaneous feedback items that were of no use whatsoever. It was a perfect win-win.

...

On the viewing platform, the peak master looked as black-faced as a bank teller who had just received the task of counting tens of thousands of coins. Yet beings at the Immortal Monarch level possessed astonishingly powerful divine souls. The peak master himself was experienced and knowledgeable enough to handle this matter. He understood every treasure thoroughly.

Therefore, after only a brief moment, he finished the calculation. His expression, however, grew even more complicated. The items Ye Chen had offered were not poor in quality. Some were even especially precious.

Yet they were far too miscellaneous, and there were even objects meant for cultivators below the True Immortal realm. Barter was permitted at the auction, but one could not simply throw every random item over.

After completing the calculation, the peak master returned one-tenth of the treasures to Ye Chen and spoke. "These are the excess."

With those words, he began taking out the second lot. He was unwilling to look at Ye Chen even one more time.

The surrounding crowd, although they could not understand Ye Chen's actions, still placed most of their attention on the upcoming auction. Therefore, they did not pay Ye Chen excessive attention. The second lot was equally precious.

Yet after the peak master announced the starting price of two hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals for the second item, while everyone was still hesitating over how much to raise the bid and whether they should borrow immortal crystals from those beside them, Ye Chen spoke again. "Two million top-grade immortal crystals!"

At once, the auction venue, whose lively atmosphere had just begun to rise, fell completely silent once more.

Everyone looked toward Ye Chen in disbelief.

Another ten times the starting price? Had he gone mad? Had he single-handedly monopolized all the profits of Extreme Tiger?

Moreover, he had already reached the peak of the Ancestral Immortal realm. What did he need so many treasures meant for Profound Immortals and Golden Immortals for?

Immediately afterward, under the peak master's slightly twitching mouth corners and the incomprehensible gazes of the crowd, Ye Chen reached into his internal universe.

When his hand reappeared, another vast mass of flowing immortal light and densely packed treasures numbering at least tens of thousands were directly taken out.

Compressed into a small sphere by Great Luo spatial laws, they were delivered onto the stage.

Everyone fell silent.

Last time they had thought Ye Chen was merely scraping things together by force. Yet how could there still be more? How had Ye Chen obtained so many treasures in the past and still not used them? It was far too outrageous!

Quite a few people even guessed that Ye Chen might have obtained the opportunity of some extraordinary great power and emptied its entire treasury. Yet even if that were the case, there was no need for Ye Chen to act this way. They could not understand it. They truly could not understand it.

Both Shen Qinghuan and Shen Qingge looked at Ye Chen with expressions of complete bewilderment. The peak master cast a deep glance at Ye Chen and began calculating the value with a blank face.

This time the counting and calculation clearly took longer. After everything had been settled, in the midst of total silence, the peak master took out the third lot.

Once he finished announcing the starting price of five hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals, although they felt Ye Chen could not possibly shout again, everyone still could not help looking toward him.

Under the gazes of the crowd, Ye Chen smiled faintly and spoke softly. "Five million top-grade immortal crystals!"

Chapter 1387: He Is Doing It for Our Child!

The lot displayed on the stage was the complete skeleton of an Immortal Radiant Beast.

Moreover, it was an Immortal Radiant Beast at the Origin Immortal realm. Obtaining it would be enough for an entire clan to nurture prodigies for tens of thousands of years. Its value was enormous, which was why the starting price was five hundred thousand.

Quite a few disciples felt their hearts stir. Yet the moment Ye Chen opened his mouth, everyone fell silent.

Five million top-grade immortal crystals? Had he gone mad?

Moreover, Ye Chen had already produced two million for each of the previous two items.

How could he still have more? Had he not been scraping things together by force before?

At this price, whether interested or not, no disciple could raise the bid any further.

They all stared at Ye Chen with looks of pure absurdity. Even a princess of a top-tier family like Shen Qinghuan felt shaken by the price of five million top-grade immortal crystals and grew a little restless.

Was Ye Chen not from the Nineteenth Realm? How could he possess such wealth?

Ye Chen already had an Immortal King as his master, so his background was not lacking. If he could also make up for the shortcoming in financial resources, then he truly would have no weaknesses and could be called a perfect and flawless young supreme.

Shen Qinghuan looked at Ye Chen with an increasingly complicated mood. Just what exactly had she missed?

Fortunately Shen Qingge would soon be crippled and sent back to the Shen family. Once Shen Qingge left, she could naturally reclaim everything she had lost with ease.

Thinking of this, Shen Qinghuan closed her eyes again. Although Ye Chen's strength was astonishing, spending so much should not affect her ability to bid for the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill. Everything was still manageable.

He Yu, Shi Yi, and Shi Er, who had originally only intended to complete their tasks, now showed expressions of pleasant surprise.

Ye Chen's wealth did not appear low at all. They had thought him a pauper. They had never expected this additional harvest.

Everyone's expressions were complicated.

On the stage the peak master looked at Ye Chen with a blank face. He felt that Ye Chen was about to piece things together with another pile of miscellaneous items again.

Sure enough, with a lift of Ye Chen's hand, countless mixed pearls and treasures appeared once more.

The peak master began calculating with a black face. After everything was settled, the golden, mountain-like complete skeleton was delivered before Ye Chen and taken into his internal world with a wave of his hand.

Everyone watching this scene had eyes full of curiosity. They were very curious whether Ye Chen would continue to participate in the bidding next. Immediately afterward the fourth lot turned out to be a Great Luo Dao Fruit.

This instantly drew everyone's gazes.

A Great Luo Dao Fruit was an excellent item that could allow a Golden Immortal to advance directly to the late Great Luo stage, saving a great deal of time spent comprehending Great Luo laws. Even the most ordinary Great Luo Dao Fruit held enormous value.

The starting price for the Great Luo Dao Fruit was eight hundred thousand top-grade immortal crystals. This time, even though quite a few people felt their hearts stir, they still looked toward Ye Chen at the first opportunity. They were all curious whether Ye Chen would act again!

Under the eyes of the entire crowd, Ye Chen did not disappoint anyone. He raised his hand with a light smile and spoke clearly. "Eight million top-grade immortal crystals."

This time everyone could no longer hold back.

Had he gone mad? Eight million top-grade immortal crystals, even in the outside world, could harvest more than a dozen Great Luo Dao Fruits.

Shen Qingge, who had always felt she should not interfere with Ye Chen or dictate his actions, also could not sit still.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, we are both already Ancestral Immortals. We have no use for this Great Luo Dao Fruit at all. There is truly no need…"

She did not know why Ye Chen was bidding this way. She also did not understand how he possessed so many treasures. Likewise, she did not feel that Ye Chen's things belonged to her. She was distressed on Ye Chen's behalf and wished to stop him.

After all, the further one advanced in cultivation, the more resources were required to improve oneself. One should not waste like this. Moreover, so many top-grade immortal crystals should already be enough to participate in the bidding for that Cycle Blood Renewal Pill, right?

Ye Chen smiled at once upon hearing her words. "Although I no longer need them, what about my children? When they walk the path of cultivation in the future, they will certainly need these things. Of course I must prepare them in advance!"

At those words, Shen Qingge first stiffened in surprise, then her pretty face flushed red.

Ye Chen had already begun looking forward to having children with her? And had started preparing early?

That was normal. After all, when one loved someone, one naturally hoped the other would bear a child belonging to both of them. Their bloodlines perfectly fused within a single person. That was the most romantic thing in the world.

The words Shen Qingge had originally intended to say became difficult to voice, yet she still tried to dissuade him. "There is no need to bid so high! Moreover, children and grandchildren have their own fortunes. They must eventually compete for resources themselves."

Ye Chen, however, did not agree. "If parents can pave the way, their children will naturally have a higher upper limit. Otherwise, their minds will be occupied all day with how to obtain resources. How can they then calmly improve themselves? As long as I have the ability, I am unwilling to let my children suffer even the slightest hardship!"

At that, Shen Qingge fell silent. She understood better than anyone. A man's attitude toward his children was often determined by whether he loved their mother.

The more a man loved his Dao companion, the more importance he placed on the children. If he no longer loved his Dao companion, he would also grow cold toward the children born with her.

That was precisely why some men, after changing Dao companions, no longer cared about the children born to the previous one. She had experienced this deeply herself. Although Shen Wanshan appeared not to treat her poorly, in reality he treated Shen Qinghuan countless times better.

Yet Ye Chen was unwilling to let their children suffer even the slightest hardship. This precisely proved how deep his love for her was. Ye Chen truly loved her so much!

Shen Qinghuan could no longer speak.

The peak master, after repeatedly confirming that no one else was bidding, began counting with a cold face.

The peak master was someone who loved lively scenes. The cultivation method he practiced also required him to experience the seven emotions and six desires.

Therefore, he had specially come to take on the task of overseeing the auction, intending to feel the disciples' passion, frenzy, disappointment, unwillingness, and various other emotions during the bidding.

Yet what happened? Not a single scene he had anticipated appeared. There was only himself, bitterly counting on the stage without end.

Deep down, he also began to wonder.

How could Ye Chen be so wealthy? How could Ye Chen's internal world contain so many miscellaneous treasures? It was like the treasury of some great power! Had Ye Chen truly obtained some extraordinary opportunity?

Yet shouting ten times the starting price every time he opened his mouth—what kind of problem was that?

Everyone's thoughts differed. Yet they all felt Ye Chen should not continue bidding this way forever.

However, as lot after lot was announced with its starting price and then immediately taken by Ye Chen at ten times that price, everyone's hearts sank. The sense of anticipation with which they had originally attended the auction was completely shattered and vanished like smoke.

They all stared numbly at Ye Chen. A country bumpkin from the Nineteenth Realm being outrageously strong was one thing, but how could he be this wealthy?

Even with an Immortal King as his master, it should not be like this. He was only Immortal King Tuoba's disciple, not his own son. Moreover, even an Immortal King would never be so wasteful.

Feeling everyone's gazes, Ye Chen, who was in the midst of collecting the lots, smiled. Under the eyes of the entire crowd, he suddenly turned around, looked at the disciples behind him, and spoke loudly. "What? You ask why I am so wealthy?"

The Ancestral Immortal disciple behind him wore a completely bewildered expression.

What? Who asked you? I did not ask! What if you think I am coveting your treasures and then catch and kill me?

He hurriedly prepared to wave his hands to indicate that Ye Chen had misheard.

Yet Ye Chen gave him no chance to explain and simply continued speaking with a smiling face, his voice spreading throughout the entire auction hall. "Before I came to the War God Academy, I obtained certain opportunities and excavated several ruins of already destroyed great powers. I discovered the treasuries they had hidden away in preparation for a future resurgence!"

"The resources I just took out are merely a drop in the ocean of the treasuries I obtained. You need not worry for me."

Who was worrying for you?

The disciple behind him, listening to this string of nonsense, felt his entire being go numb.

Yet every cultivator present widened their eyes. Ye Chen had obtained the remaining treasures of several destroyed great powers? That was not impossible. On the contrary, it was highly possible.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had been formed through conquest and fusion. During that process, the bloodshed had been extreme, and countless powers had been destroyed as a result. Afterward, far too many worlds had been shattered and far too much origin energy incorporated. This had left the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths with an uncountable number of ruins.

Although most had long since been emptied, throughout the long history of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths there had indeed occasionally appeared prodigies who rose against the current overnight after discovering such ruins.

They had simply never expected Ye Chen to be one of them as well. Moreover, it was more than a single ruin. This fortune was far too heaven-defying.

Yet far from doubting him, everyone instead felt that this was most likely the case. Otherwise, how could a mere country bumpkin from the Nineteenth Realm be so domineering?

Moreover, why Ye Chen was so powerful now also had an explanation. He must have obtained the legacies of those destroyed great powers, and even quite a few opportunities specially left for descendants. That was what had caused his combat strength to soar upward so rapidly.

At once, the gazes directed at Ye Chen became completely different.

Some sighed over Ye Chen's fortune. Others showed expressions of contempt, feeling that Ye Chen must be insecure and was therefore deliberately bidding ten times higher to gain everyone's recognition. That only made Ye Chen's foundation appear even shallower and full of the air of a sudden upstart.

Still others, however, brightened their eyes and revealed looks of greed. Among them were He Yu, Shi Yi, Shi Er, and several existences among the top ten of the Ancestral Immortal realm.

After all, what had Ye Chen said? What he had just taken out was merely a drop in the ocean of the opportunities he had obtained? What did that imply?

Ye Chen still possessed far more. Judging by what he had already spent, the resources on Ye Chen's person were likely richer than those of most Immortal Monarch families that had been passed down for millions of years. Even Immortal Kings would be tempted. If they could obtain them, would they not soar into the sky at once?

Shen Qingge and Shen Qinghuan both furrowed their brows upon hearing this. Shen Qingge sensed the change in everyone's gazes. She felt Ye Chen should not have spoken these words. It would attract far too much greed and inevitably cause large numbers of people to target him.

Shen Qinghuan shared the same thought. She always felt that once Shen Qingge was dealt with, Ye Chen would inevitably busy himself fawning over her and would then become one of her own people. Therefore, she too was unwilling to see Ye Chen become the target of public criticism because of resources.

Yet while frowning, the regret in her heart grew even thicker. Ye Chen had now even made up for the shortcoming in resources. He was truly a perfect supreme prodigy. Just what exactly had she missed?

Chapter 1388: The Hanging Heart Finally Died!

Shen Qinghuan truly regretted it. She even felt a little resentment toward Ye Chen.

You are so perfect, why did you not say so earlier? If you had only spoken up a little sooner, how could I have missed this chance at a matchmaking meeting and allowed Shen Qingge to take advantage!

Fortunately, she still believed that Ye Chen would ultimately belong to her. Therefore, she remained relatively calm. Yet deep in her heart, some worry inevitably arose.

Originally, she had not regarded Shen Qingge and Ye Chen as opponents in this bidding. Yet Ye Chen possessed such financial resources, and both of them had already reached the Ancestral Immortal realm.

Would Ye Chen let the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill slip by? If Ye Chen also participated in the bidding and likewise shouted ten times the starting price, how could she compete?

The Cycle Blood Renewal Pill was precious. If she lost it, she would absolutely find it hard to accept. What frightened Shen Qinghuan most of all, however, was whether Ye Chen would auction the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill and then turn around and give it to Shen Qingge. Such a precious item would never be given away by anyone else.

Yet Ye Chen…

Thinking of the Ancestral Spirit Blessed Land, the Multiverse Great Luo Dao Fruit, and other supreme treasures, Shen Qinghuan's heart trembled. Compared with the possibility of the lot being taken by Ye Chen, she found it even harder to accept Ye Chen giving it to Shen Qingge.

The things Ye Chen had given before, though precious, were of no use to her. But if this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill were delivered into Shen Qingge's hands by the fiancé she herself had rejected, she would truly explode!

For a moment, Shen Qinghuan clenched her fists, full of worry. At this moment, she only hoped that Ye Chen was merely boasting and that his resources would not last until the final bidding for the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill.

Ye Chen himself, upon hearing Shen Qingge's transmitted warning not to flaunt his wealth, immediately smiled. He precisely intended to flaunt his wealth!

Moreover, he wished everyone to know about it. After all, the targeting inside this secret realm, whether aimed at Shen Qingge or himself, would certainly come from the strongest batch within the Ancestral Immortal realm.

Once those people were killed, the other Ancestral Immortals would certainly not dare come to deliver themselves again. Therefore, this was his only chance for a large-scale harvest while still in the Ancestral Immortal realm.

Naturally, the more people he attracted, the better. He needed one fat wave. Otherwise, he would never be able to feed his fiancée properly. She might even think he was feeding others outside.

Therefore, Ye Chen did not fear flaunting wealth. On the contrary, he only feared that too few people would be greedy. After all, the prodigies of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were truly far too cautious!

In the auction that followed, no second person had any chance to quote a price. Only the sounds of people sucking in cold breaths rose without end.

No matter what treasure it was, the moment the starting price was announced, Ye Chen immediately shouted ten times that price. He gave no one any opportunity to interject.

The entire process of the auction flew by at high speed. Had it not been for the peak master needing to settle the value of the treasures Ye Chen paid with, the entire auction might have finished in a single morning.

Even so, when time reached evening and the sun set in the west, the auction that would normally take at least two or three days finally approached its end. It had reached the final lot.

The peak master spoke with a blank face and eyes full of vicissitudes, as though his soul had left him, while gazing at Ye Chen. "High-grade Cycle Blood Renewal Pill! A unique pill refined by a great power of the First Realm using numerous supreme treasures.

"It provides extremely powerful benefits for Ancestral Immortal cultivators refining their flesh and blood. Yet its primary function is to break through bottlenecks.

"Immortals stuck just short of King-rank flesh who consume this pill to force a breakthrough have a seventy percent chance of advancing their flesh and blood to the King rank, reaching a level close to that of an Immortal King's flesh.

"This pill is precious and rare. Even within the First Realm, it is a top-tier precious treasure. Therefore, the starting price is eight million top-grade immortal crystals!"

After the peak master finished the introduction, Shen Qinghuan's eyes immediately lit up. Like many prodigies at the Ancestral Immortal realm, she had come precisely for this pill. After all, such a pill would never easily circulate down from the First Realm. It was absolutely something that could only be encountered by chance and never sought.

Moreover, its effects were truly terrifying. Therefore, even though it was far more expensive than other flesh-and-blood treasures, they still felt their hearts stir.

Yet they did not rush to speak. Instead, they placed their gazes on Ye Chen at the first opportunity, wanting to see whether he would bid.

For a moment, Ye Chen, at the center of the crowd's gazes, possessed a kind of aura of "When spring arrives, I do not speak first, which insect dares chirp before me."

Yet one could not blame everyone for adopting such an attitude.

The main reason was that Ye Chen was truly too outrageous. This auction contained a full twenty-one treasures. The previous twenty had all been taken by Ye Chen.

Moreover, each had been taken at ten times the starting price, leaving everyone numb. Someone had carefully calculated. For those twenty treasures, Ye Chen had paid resources amounting to nearly one hundred fifty million top-grade immortal crystals. This was truly domineering to the extreme.

Yet because Ye Chen each time produced a large pile of treasures, some whole and some fractional, as though he were scraping them together with all his might, it also gave everyone a simultaneous feeling of both poverty and god-like wealth.

It was truly hard to endure. It could be said that no one had ever experienced an auction like this. Ye Chen seemed to have single-handedly monopolized the entire auction. It was absolutely unprecedented.

Precisely because of this, the gazes everyone directed at Ye Chen were especially worried. They feared Ye Chen would not spare the most precious treasure of this auction.

Under the gazes of the entire crowd, Ye Chen smiled and spoke. "Eighty million top-grade immortal crystals!"

Ye Chen's voice spread throughout the entire auction hall and caused every hanging heart to die at once.

Eighty million top-grade immortal crystals. Forget them; even the most valued Immortal Monarch-level prodigies of great families, figures like Shen Qinghuan's father, might not be able to produce such a sum.

Even some poorer Immortal Kings who had not yet established their own forces, or those who had achieved Immortal King relatively late and missed the wars of invading other worlds, might not be able to take out so much at once. There was simply no way to compete.

Shen Qinghuan's fists clenched hard. She needed this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill far too much. She possessed a Longevity Bone that could continuously nourish her physical body. Back when she was at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, she had relied on numerous treasures together with the nourishment of the Longevity Bone to push her skin to the King rank.

Yet the Longevity Bone emphasized a steady, long-term flow rather than rapid advances. If she relied solely on the Longevity Bone to nourish herself slowly, she would need at least several more decades before she could be confident of pushing her flesh and blood to the King rank.

The problem was that the selection for the two-realm prodigy arena was not far off. That was an extremely important opportunity. The victor would not only be able to choose from numerous treasures but would also gain the chance to enter the First Realm for further cultivation. How could she miss such an opportunity?

Yet she only had ten million top-grade immortal crystals on hand. Although she could certainly gather some more from the prodigies present, eighty million?

Even if she beat herself to death, she could not scrape it together.

At this moment, Shen Qinghuan's eyes turned red. The gaze she directed at Ye Chen grew increasingly complicated, regret nearly flowing out. If she had not been so willful back then, even if she looked down on Ye Chen, and had at least gone through the motions and given him a chance, would everything have been different?

Even if Ye Chen was unwilling to give this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill to her, at least he would not have competed with her for it. How had it come to the present situation?

Shen Qinghuan bit her silver teeth tightly.

He Yu, Shi Yi, Shi Er, and many other confident top prodigies of the Ancestral Immortal realm looked at Ye Chen with increasingly fervent eyes. An item starting at eight million top-grade immortal crystals, and Ye Chen still opened with ten times that amount.

What did this mean for Ye Chen?

What Ye Chen had said earlier was true. On his person, there truly existed an unimaginably terrifying quantity of opportunities. In the upcoming Ancient Relic Species Secret Realm, they must explode Ye Chen. If they succeeded, the ones monopolizing future auctions would be them.

Yet no matter what outsiders thought, in the midst of total silence, the final lot was formally auctioned successfully. The peak master stared numbly at the compressed yet still mountain-like mass of resources before him and felt completely numb.

He had hosted an auction and spent the entire time calculating accounts. When everything was finally settled, several extra treasures clearly remained.

Yet the peak master swept his great sleeve and had no intention of giving Ye Chen any change. Instead, he directly tossed over a jade box. "Exactly enough. This auction is hereby concluded."

With those words, the peak master departed with a thunderous roar that shook the temporary auction hall until it rumbled. Some disciples of lower cultivation turned pale.

Ye Chen caught the jade box and also felt the vast force attached to it. An ordinary peak Ancestral Immortal would truly find it difficult to catch. It was hard to say that this peak master had no intention of venting his anger.

Yet Ye Chen did not mind. This auction had brought him truly enormous gains. Not only had he disposed of large quantities of feedback items that neither he nor the female cultivators around him could use or give as gifts, but he had also obtained quite a few supreme treasures that did not even exist in the Immortal Realm. Even calculating at a feedback multiplier of one hundred thousand times per item, he had already earned madly.

Most important of all, these gifts might still experience maximum critical hits or other special feedback. Ye Chen dared not even imagine how much he would ultimately earn after giving everything away.

Moreover, after this wave of flaunting wealth, Ye Chen could feel that quite a few gazes directed at him had grown scorching hot. Clearly, the origin essence he could attract would also be considerable. It was absolute pure profit.

Of course, the most important matter before Ye Chen right now was still gift-giving. With so many people present, and Shen Qingge's younger sister Shen Qinghuan also on the scene, this was simply the most suitable place for giving gifts.

Thus, under the gazes of amazement, greed, and incomprehension from the crowd, Ye Chen turned sideways and looked at Shen Qingge, who sat beside him with a dazed expression.

Shen Qingge saw Ye Chen holding the jade box in one hand while looking at her. Her heart skipped a beat at once. This Cycle Blood Renewal Pill that had cost a full eighty million… Ye Chen could not possibly be about to give it to her, could he?

This…

Thinking of everything that had happened in the past, Shen Qingge truly felt it was possible. Yet how could that be allowed?

It was far too valuable. She truly could not accept it.

The onlookers watching this scene also fell silent in an instant. They had all heard the rumors about Ye Chen; some had even witnessed them with their own eyes.

Looking at Ye Chen's actions now, could he truly be about to give this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill to Shen Qingge?

Although seventy million of it had been forcibly added by Ye Chen the sucker himself, that still did not diminish the priceless value of the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill. If Ye Chen truly gave away such a unique supreme treasure, it would be far too outrageous.

As for Shen Qinghuan, her fists clenched tightly beneath her sleeves, her jade-like nails digging deep into her flesh.

Do not give it. Absolutely do not give it!

The absolute protagonist of this auction, Ye Chen, smiled faintly. "Qingge, you broke through to the Ancestral Immortal realm so long ago, yet I have not given you any gift… Let this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill serve as my congratulatory gift to you."

When Ye Chen's voice rang out, the venue fell as quiet as a library. Ye Chen had truly given it away.

Chapter 1389: Ye Chen Is Too Wealthy!

The moment Ye Chen's words fell, the entire venue erupted in uproar.

Ye Chen had truly given it away!

Many people had never personally witnessed the earlier rumors about Ye Chen being a devoted simp and simply refused to believe them. After all, humans were fundamentally unable to imagine things they had never seen.

Yet now they were truly convinced beyond doubt. This Ye Chen really was a devoted simp. Apart from envy and jealousy, the gazes everyone directed at Ye Chen carried pure bewilderment.

This… Was far too much like a sudden upstart!

Anyone from a family with real foundation, no matter how wealthy, would never waste resources like this. Setting everything else aside, if the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill had been bid up to fifteen million, absolutely no one would have raised the price any further.

Yet Ye Chen had still shouted eighty million. What was he aiming for?

Apart from the speculation that a newly rich man could not resist showing off, there was simply no other possibility. Some people even guessed the truth from Shen Qingge.

Ye Chen felt inferior deep down. After all, one's origins could never be changed. Under these circumstances, he could only choose other methods to fill his self-confidence. Deliberately bidding ten times higher was precisely for Shen Qingge to see, to make her submit to his vast wealth.

Everyone's evaluation of this was simply "foolish!" With so many resources, what woman could he not obtain? Was it necessary?

Moreover, male cultivators of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had long reached a consensus: resources were not for female cultivators to use, but for female cultivators to see. If you let a female cultivator use them, she would take off and immediately go looking for someone better. But if you only let her see them while using them yourself, it was different. The female cultivator could only ever look up to you and would naturally remain devoted to you unto death.

What about Ye Chen?

He was forcibly playing the big spender for a woman, giving all the resources for her to use. It was foolishness taken to the extreme.

Yet while they looked down on him, they could not help wondering in their minds just how many resources Ye Chen had obtained inside those ruins. Otherwise, how would he dare to be so domineering, opening his mouth with ten times the price every time?

In short, the vast majority of Ancestral Immortals, and even higher Origin Immortals and Saint Immortals, had been tempted. They stared at Ye Chen with undisguised greed in their eyes. If this were not the War God Academy, where even the son of an Immortal King was forbidden to act, they would probably want to strike right now and divide Ye Chen among themselves.

Yet even if they could not act at present, it did not matter. They had already fixed their sights on Ye Chen.

The moment Ye Chen entered a secret realm, they would absolutely not let him go.

Many cultivators who had originally feared Ye Chen and been unwilling to provoke him now, under the attraction of the vast resources Ye Chen might possess, could not help growing restless.

After all, wealth moved the heart. Provoking this freak from the Nineteenth Realm for no reason was meaningless. Yet with resources like these, it was worth the risk.

Setting everything else aside, even if Ye Chen's internal world only had ten million top-grade immortal crystals left, it would be enough to satisfy them. Not to mention that Ye Chen had spent nearly three hundred million top-grade immortal crystals in this single auction alone. What remained was certain to be even more.

In short, almost everyone present had been tempted. Especially the ranked prodigy disciples of the Ancestral Immortal realm who shared the same realm as Ye Chen and could enter the same secret realms. They had the greatest opportunity.

Many had already sent people to inquire whether Ye Chen had registered for any secret realms. They had to prepare in advance and follow at the first opportunity.

Shen Qingge's expression was complicated. She looked at the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill inside the jade box, which shone as brilliantly as a star and radiated dense flesh-and-blood power. To say she was not tempted would be a lie.

Yet she had already received far too much. She should not accept any more. Before Shen Qingge could decide how to speak, however, Shen Qinghuan not far away opened her mouth in fury. "Ye Chen, you cannot give it away! I do not agree!"

The moment Shen Qinghuan spoke, she immediately drew every gaze. That surging resentment moved even them.

Shen Qinghuan's resentment truly ran extremely deep. Previously, it had still been acceptable. Shen Qingge's cultivation had been lower than hers, and some treasures she herself could not use being given to her were still tolerable.

But this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill was something she needed. With this pill, she could easily break through to King-rank flesh and then perfectly advance to the Origin Immortal realm. It ought to have belonged to her.

Ye Chen belonged to her. This Cycle Blood Renewal Pill also belonged to her. She was the one who ought to be the focus of everyone's attention, the female cultivator envied and jealous of by all. Not that lowly bastard Shen Qingge. Shen Qingge had stolen everything from her.

At this moment, Shen Qinghuan was completely twisted. The gaze she directed at Shen Qingge was filled with murderous intent.

Ye Chen and Shen Qingge both furrowed their brows as they looked toward Shen Qinghuan.

The corners of Shen Qingge's mouth curved into a cold smile, yet before she could speak, Ye Chen already spoke. "Qingge and I are a perfect match of talent and beauty, mutually attracted to each other. Giving a few gifts is only natural and right! When has it ever been the turn of a monster like you to stand up and give consent?"

At Ye Chen's words, Shen Qinghuan's murderous intent surged even higher. Yet it was not directed at Ye Chen, but at Shen Qingge.

This was all Shen Qingge's fault. If Shen Qingge had not been shameless, insisting on snatching her matchmaking partner, spreading demonic words to confuse the public, deceiving Ye Chen, and slandering both herself and the Shen family, how could Ye Chen have been bewitched by Shen Qingge to this extent?

It was all the fault of that lowly woman, Shen Qingge.

Shen Qingge was amused by Ye Chen calling her a monster. Yet she truly enjoyed this feeling of being favored by Ye Chen.

Before she could speak, however, Ye Chen spoke again. "Qingge, stop thinking about it and accept it! Otherwise, if I simply toss it away, Shen Qinghuan will definitely snatch it up…"

At those words, Shen Qinghuan's face grew even darker. The things Ye Chen had given before were indeed of no use to her. But this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill she needed far too much.

Yet Ye Chen was humiliating her too thoroughly. The more he acted this way, however, the more satisfied Shen Qinghuan felt with Ye Chen. After all, her appearance and temperament far surpassed Shen Qingge's.

Yet Ye Chen firmly stood on Shen Qingge's side and, without the slightest hesitation, helped Shen Qingge suppress her.

What did this mean?

Ye Chen was a single-minded, wholehearted man. Such a man was truly far too perfect. Therefore, even though Ye Chen's words were unpleasant, Ye Chen was not wrong. The one in the wrong was entirely that lowly woman Shen Qingge!

At this point, Shen Qingge truly could no longer hold back, and a smile appeared on her face. She gazed at Ye Chen with deep affection, knowing she could not refuse.

Therefore, she spoke seriously, as though making a promise. "Ye Chen, those treasures you auctioned earlier will surely allow our children to grow rapidly in the future…"

At those words, everyone present raised their eyebrows.

Shen Qingge had agreed to Ye Chen! She had even agreed to bear children for him. Yet thinking of how Ye Chen had wildly smashed eighty million top-grade immortal crystals, they no longer found it strange.

With such a large sum of resources, one could find ten female Immortal Monarchs and have each of them bear him a child. Ye Chen had truly lost far too much!

When Shen Qinghuan heard these words, her expression grew even more twisted. Shen Qingge actually intended to bear children for Ye Chen? How could this be allowed?

Ye Chen was her matchmaking partner. Someone so perfect naturally belonged to her. Even if children were to be born, they should be born by her. What did it have to do with Shen Qingge?

Yet Shen Qinghuan knew the overall situation was already decided. No matter how much more she said at this moment, it would be useless.

Her eyes swept coldly over Shen Qingge, filled with surging killing intent.

Originally she had only wanted to cripple Shen Qingge. Now she only wanted to kill her. After all, if she merely crippled Shen Qingge, given Ye Chen's deeply affectionate nature he might pour everything into helping her recover.

But if she killed her, everything would end. Without the obstacle of Shen Qingge, she could naturally reclaim Ye Chen little by little.

Ye Chen was also stunned upon hearing this.

Shen Qingge also wanted to bear children for him?

Wishful thinking. Far too many people wanted to bear children for him.

Senior An's child had already been taken. His fiancée was still waiting in line. Every other female cultivator, whenever she saw him, also wore an expression of longing to give birth to his bloodline. It was nowhere near Shen Qingge's turn. She should first restore her multiplier to a millionfold before speaking of such things.

Therefore, Ye Chen did not answer directly and only smiled faintly as he delivered the jade box before Shen Qingge. "Qingge, accept it."

This time Shen Qingge no longer refused. She accepted it solemnly. Although she also felt that Ye Chen spending eighty million was too great a loss, because of those eighty million, she could also feel how much importance Ye Chen placed on her.

Seeing Shen Qingge accept it, Ye Chen immediately smiled. The reason he insisted on bidding ten times higher, apart from saving trouble and not caring about these resources, was most importantly for fishing. After all, the prodigies of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were truly difficult to hook. Therefore, he had to seize every opportunity to catch a large wave.

Now, sensing the greedy gazes surrounding him, the corners of Ye Chen's mouth lifted. Clearly, he had succeeded.

Yet Ye Chen did not mind adding another flame. Therefore, he spoke softly to Shen Qingge. "The greatest function of this pill is to help cultivators break through to the King rank!

"Qingge, do not use it yet. Simply carry it with you. In a few days, you and I will enter the Ancient Relic Species Secret Realm together.

"After collecting the flesh-and-blood essence of the Ancient Relic Species inside the secret realm, we can first elevate the flesh and blood to the Monarch rank.

"Then you can use this Cycle Blood Renewal Pill to break through to the King rank in one go!

"All in a single flow!

At Ye Chen's words, the corners of Shen Qingge's mouth twitched slightly, and she could not help glancing around.

Ye Chen was far too unrestrained. Was he not afraid of being targeted? After all, after flaunting wealth to this extent, the number of people whose hearts had stirred was not small.

Yet looking at Ye Chen's appearance of wholeheartedly considering her, Shen Qingge ultimately could not say anything else. She could only nod seriously.

"Thank you, Ye Chen! But you have given all of this to me. What about you?"

Ye Chen was also at the Origin Immortal realm. He also needed to elevate his flesh-and-blood origin.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen looked at the system prompt in his mind and immediately smiled.

"Rest assured, I have something better!"

Shen Qingge expressed doubt about this. She felt Ye Chen was merely comforting her. She had already decided in her heart that when the time came, the flesh-and-blood essence of the Ancient Relic Species obtained from the secret realm must not be monopolized by her alone. She would definitely share half with Ye Chen.

The two of them continued chatting like this. The content of their conversation undoubtedly made everyone's eyes grow even hotter.

Shen Qingge would not use the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill first, but would instead take it into the Ancient Relic Species Secret Realm? And both of them were going? Then if they could wipe out both of them inside the secret realm, would that not mean obtaining everything?

For a moment, the greed in everyone's eyes grew even stronger. Every cultivator who had confidence in their own strength had already made a decision at this moment: they would register for the Ancient Relic Species Secret Realm at the earliest opportunity afterward.

Chapter 1390: Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core!

No one could understand why Ye Chen was so foolish. He did not even grasp the simple principles of not flaunting wealth and that the bird that sticks its head out gets shot.

Yet no matter what hidden circumstances there might be, they would absolutely not miss this opportunity. Simply killing one Ye Chen might yield more resources than killing several Immortal Monarchs. Such a business that returned a ten-thousand-fold profit was something they would never miss, no matter how risky it was.

He Yu, Shi Yi, and Shi Er, sensing the fervent state of the crowd, furrowed their brows tightly. They had already regarded everything of Ye Chen's as their own. Now Ye Chen was so foolish that he had attracted the attention of so many people. It truly made them irritable.

It felt as though their own treasures were being coveted by others. If the occasion had not been inappropriate, they would have dearly wished to seize Ye Chen by the neck at once.

Yet regardless, Ye Chen's performance this time made the three of them take the matter even more seriously. If previously it had only been for the sake of completing a task, now even without anyone instructing them, they would certainly kill Ye Chen.

Ye Chen, sensing those almost unconcealed fervent gazes, immediately smiled. What he wanted was precisely liveliness. Ye Chen only hoped that this Ancient Relic Species Secret Realm would have as many people as possible so he could grow fat in a single wave.

Otherwise, the next time he might have to wait until the Origin Immortal realm. Even the Origin Immortal realm was not certain. After all, he had killed a wave at the Golden Immortal stage, yet upon reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, no one had come to deliver themselves. It had left him looking at so many prodigies without a single one belonging to him, feeling especially uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen's gaze could not help turning toward the man who had escaped from his hands twice.

Shi Hu!

Ye Chen had heard this name before. He had ranked first among the Great Luo Golden Immortals. Now he had also reached the Ancestral Immortal realm. Although his cultivation was only at the early Ancestral Immortal stage, in terms of origin, he absolutely surpassed the majority of people.

Ye Chen could not help smiling at him, hoping that after twice there would be no third or fourth time and that the other party would voluntarily come to deliver himself.

Shi Hu, sensing Ye Chen's gaze, immediately shuddered. He revealed an embarrassed smile full of ingratiation. This spineless appearance left Ye Chen feeling especially uninterested, and he withdrew his gaze.

Seeing Ye Chen turn his gaze away, Shi Hu let out a long breath of relief. Listening to the two elder brothers beside him exchanging words that secretly mocked Ye Chen's foolishness, Shi Hu shook his head inwardly. He was certain Ye Chen was fishing by doing this.

Moreover, he even felt that Ye Chen was specifically targeting him. Having escaped death twice had caused Ye Chen to fix his sights on him. That was why Ye Chen was flaunting wealth in every way and even actively revealing his movements. Yet he himself would absolutely not go. His elder brothers going would be enough.

At this moment, the two brothers Shi Yi and Shi Er also turned around, swept their gazes over Shi Hu, and spoke. "Shi Hu, you should follow along this time as well. Although you are only at the early Ancestral Immortal stage, you are still a member of our Shi family, and your combat strength is not poor.

"With so many people this time, a chaotic battle may well break out. Your arrival can still help us a little. When the time comes, we will also share some of the harvest with you."

Because Ye Chen had flaunted wealth and revealed his movements, this secret realm would certainly be flooded with people.

Under these circumstances, the two of them, for the sake of safety, were willing to bring Shi Hu along to play and finally give him a few scraps.

Shi Hu heard this and turned his head.

Looking at the two elder brothers who shared the same bloodline, he revealed a smile of utmost sincerity. "Elder brothers, I am afraid… Yet Ye Chen is so extravagant. You must not miss this opportunity. I feel that if the two of you can successfully monopolize and divide everything, the resources may even be enough to achieve Immortal King."

"At that time, the two elder brothers will be the absolute top prodigies of our Shi family's generation. You may even break records and become the youngest Immortal Kings in the history of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths!"

Shi Hu's cowardice earned their contempt. Yet the vision from Shi Hu's mouth made their hearts surge with excitement.

Indeed, the resources on Ye Chen far surpassed those of the vast majority of Immortal Monarchs. Even if Shen Wanshan came in person, it would be difficult to say he could produce more than two hundred million top-grade immortal crystals. Under these circumstances, if they obtained them, their future prospects would truly be limitless.

"Although you are a little cowardly, you are quite sensible. When we come out, we will take extra care of you!"

Shi Yi patted Shi Hu's shoulder with heroic generosity.

Shi Hu wore a moved expression. Yet he felt that his two elder brothers would most likely not be able to come out. It would be better for him to burn more incense at their graves in the future.

In this manner, after Ye Chen finished giving the gift to Shen Qingge, the cultivators present gradually dispersed.

"Qingge, cultivate well. One week from now, we will go together to the teleportation divine peak and enter the secret realm!"

After escorting Shen Qingge to the front of her cave dwelling halfway up the mountain, Ye Chen took his leave and prepared to depart.

Shen Qingge's expression grew complicated at his words, and she opened her mouth to detain him.

"Since you have already come this far, Ye Chen, why not come into my cave dwelling for a cup of tea? This tea was picked by me from the Shen family's Life Secret Realm and personally stir-fried. The flavor is very rich…"

Previously, Shen Qingge had not intended to become intimate with Ye Chen so early. After all, if she died during her later path of revenge, it would only increase Ye Chen's sorrow for nothing.

Yet now Shen Qingge truly could no longer care about such things. She only wanted to do something to express her gratitude to Ye Chen.

Ye Chen, however, firmly shook his head upon hearing this. "I do not like drinking tea…"

The corners of Shen Qingge's mouth twitched slightly, and she immediately said, "Then shall I go to your cave dwelling and cook for you? I have been here so many days yet have never cooked in your cave dwelling!"

This was already quite proactive.

Yet Ye Chen still shook his head upon hearing this. "It is already dark, and I must also go cultivate. It is not convenient. Let us leave it for next time!"

He then completely ignored Shen Qingge's astonished and dazed gaze and drifted alone toward the peak.

Shen Qingge truly felt a little lost. What was going on? Was Ye Chen simply too dense?

Yet soon Shen Qingge smiled.

There were only two possibilities.

The first was that Ye Chen was dense and had never even thought of such things. If that were the case, it further proved that Ye Chen was not lusting after her body but truly and sincerely loved her.

The second was that Ye Chen did not wish her to offer herself because of the gift. He did not want to use kindness to demand repayment.

No matter which possibility it was, it only illustrated one thing. Ye Chen truly loved her so much!

Meanwhile, Ye Chen flew back to his cave dwelling. As an experienced driver, Ye Chen of course understood Shen Qingge's thoughts perfectly clearly. Yet she could forget about it.

For the time being, Ye Chen did not want these things. He only wanted to see Shen Qingge's multiplier rise. Once it reached a millionfold, if Shen Qingge truly wished it, Ye Chen was not entirely unable to reluctantly satisfy her a little. But it was definitely not possible now.

Alone inside his cave dwelling at last, Ye Chen finally had time to carefully examine the system's feedback!

"Congratulations to the host for successful gift-giving…"

"Gift given: High-grade Cycle Blood Renewal Pill!"

"Eight hundred eighty thousand times feedback in progress…"

"Detected that the gift given by the host is extremely important to the recipient…"

"Triggered maximum critical feedback…"

"Triggered critical-hit feedback…"

"Triggered special easter-egg feedback…"

"Feedback: Broken Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core!"

"Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core: The Quasi-Immortal Emperor Yu Tuo of the First Realm once battled the Nether River Daoist of the Primordial Great World and was trapped within the Blood Sea. While observing the core of the Blood Sea—the Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core—he gained insight and created the Cycle Blood Renewal Pill!"

"Later, the Nether River Daoist perished, the Blood Sea was extinguished, and the Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core was left broken. With the destruction of the Primordial Great World, it vanished without a trace…"

"Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core: Contains boundless and endless flesh-and-blood power. Even in its broken state, it can help immortals advance their flesh-and-blood origin and break through limits…"

"If it can be restored to its original state…!"

Looking at the introduction, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows once more.

This feedback was a little fierce. Nether River Daoist—this name was far too familiar in the Myths and Legends. Far more formidable than the Western Empress.

In the Primordial World he knew, this figure was basically the number one existence beneath the Saints. From this, it appeared that a Quasi-Immortal Emperor should be roughly equivalent to a Quasi-Saint. An Immortal Emperor would be a Saint of the Primordial Great World.

Even such an existence had perished. The strength of the First Realm was truly terrifying! There were certainly Immortal Emperors, and not just one. Otherwise, how could they have defeated the Primordial Great World?

Moreover, Ye Chen suddenly felt that Immortal Emperors might not be the highest. After all, if the Primordial Great World was truly the one he knew, then what about Ancestor Hongjun, who stood above the Saints? If even an existence like Ancestor Hongjun had been killed by the First Realm, then the First Realm was truly heaven-defying.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen felt the First Realm was truly outrageous. He sensed that his path of cultivation still carried a heavy responsibility and a long road ahead. He did not know what realm he would need to reach before he could truly transcend and face no enemies at all. Yet these matters were still far too distant from the present Ye Chen.

What Ye Chen cared about more was the feedback item he had obtained. After all, growing stronger was the most important thing. The Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core, even in its broken state, was precious to the extreme.

Eight hundred eighty thousand times was truly powerful. Originally, he had thought it would feedback some top-grade pills, or even feedback the pill formula itself. He had never expected it to directly feedback the reference object used by the creator. It was truly outrageous.

Moreover, special easter-egg rewards appeared every single time. Although it was related to Shen Qingge's deep sense of gratitude, Ye Chen felt that Shen Qinghuan also could not be separated from it.

As long as Shen Qinghuan was present, Shen Qingge would feel especially excited and satisfied upon receiving gifts.

In the future, he should capture Shen Qinghuan. Whenever he gave a gift to Shen Qingge, he would take Shen Qinghuan out and place her to the side. He believed the effect it brought would be no less than the boost Ying Tiansheng gave to his fiancée.

This Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core could not only elevate his own flesh-and-blood origin. In the future, if he could restore it to its peak state, he could use it to once again stimulate an entire Blood Sea. This was a treasure capable of trapping a Quasi-Immortal Emperor. Restoring it and then giving it away would mean taking off directly!

In short, Ye Chen contentedly gripped the Chaotic Blood Sea Star Core with both hands and began cultivating. At the same time, he was filled with anticipation for the secret realm a few days later. If the journey into the secret realm also brought enormous harvests, then this auction would truly have left him earning until he was numb.

After all, the small amount of resources spent at the auction, plus being called a sucker, an upstart, a devoted simp, and the like, were truly nothing more than a drop in the ocean compared with the harvests he had obtained.

Ye Chen quickly entered a state of deep cultivation.

Meanwhile, in the outside world, everything Ye Chen had done at the auction, as well as the astonishing wealth he might possess, had already spread like wildfire throughout the entire War God Academy.

Now everyone knew. This country bumpkin from the Nineteenth Realm named Ye Chen not only possessed astonishing talent and vigorous fortune, but his personal wealth was even richer than that of Immortal Monarchs.