Gou's Liver Experience in the World of Demons and Demons

"Gu Sheng."

Her voice trembled slightly, and her slender fingers unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes.

"I never expected you would offend Qi Shaoling for my sake, and even spend so many spirit stones."

Her gaze fell on the storage ring in Gu Sheng's hand, which contained the demon core that had just been auctioned off at an astronomical price.

Hundreds of thousands of high-grade spirit stones are a considerable sum even for someone from a prominent family.

Ye Yiyi's chest rose and fell slightly.

"You know what? I now realize that breaking with my family back then was the right thing to do. If I had followed their plans, I might have been stuck with this for the rest of my life."

Her voice grew softer and softer, almost becoming a soliloquy.

"I've never met anyone who moves me like you do."

When she spoke the last few words, her voice choked with emotion, and tears welled up in her eyes under the light, as if they would fall at any moment.

Gu Sheng frowned and turned to look at her.

His gaze was calm to the point of being indifferent, a stark contrast to Ye Yiyi's excitement.

"Ye Yiyi".

He interrupted her directly, his voice calm and clear.

"I think you've misunderstood. I never said I bought the demon core to help you."

Ye Yiyi's body suddenly froze, as if struck by an invisible bolt of lightning.

"I am interested in the demon core itself."

Gu Sheng continued, his tone completely unwavering.

"That's all."

The noise in the auction hall seemed to disappear in an instant.

Ye Yi stood there blankly, her lips trembling slightly, but she couldn't make a sound.

Her face changed from red to white, then from white to blue, finally settling on an almost transparent pale white.

"I"

She opened her mouth, but only managed to utter a single syllable.

Gu Sheng had already turned around and put the demon core that had caused the misunderstanding into his storage ring.

His movements were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation, as if he were handling an ordinary object.

Ye Yiyi's gaze followed his movements, but her eyes gradually lost focus.

She felt like a joke; all the emotions and confessions she had just experienced now seemed like sharp swords piercing her.

The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, but the auction is still going on.

Ye Yiyi stood still like a statue, her breathing becoming barely audible.

Gu Sheng's cold words kept replaying in her mind, each word like a knife cutting into her heart.

"Dear guests."

Yuexia's clear voice resounded throughout the venue once again.

"The first half of the auction has concluded, and we will now move on to the grand finale of this auction!"

The audience, who had been somewhat scattered, immediately perked up, and all eyes were focused on the stage.

Even Ye Yiyi, who was immersed in pain, couldn't help but raise her head.

Four powerful martial artists escorted a jade slip onto the stage.

Each of them possessed at least the strength of the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, yet they were warily surveying their surroundings as if facing a formidable enemy, clearly indicating that this jade slip was of extraordinary value.

Yuexia carefully took the jade slip, a rare solemn expression on her face.

"Everyone, this jade slip contains a mental attack martial art called 'Tai Xu Annihilation Slash'."

She paused, making sure everyone's attention was on her.

"This is the innate martial skill of a King Realm expert!"

"Wow"

The whole place was in an uproar.

A King Realm expert is someone who stands at the pinnacle of martial arts! Their innate martial arts techniques are all earth-shattering masterpieces.

Yuexia smiled slightly and continued.

"Furthermore, the successful bidder for this technique will also receive an additional spot to enter the Purple Cloud Cave Heaven! Starting bid: one million high-grade spirit stones!"

"hiss"

A collective gasp filled the room.

Zixia Cave Heaven is a legendary sacred place for cultivation, open only once every ten years, and only a very small number of people are allowed to enter each time.

"The innate martial arts of a King Realm expert plus a spot in the Purple Cloud Cave Heaven"

Someone murmured.

"This is an incredible opportunity!"

"Two million!"

Immediately someone shouted.

"Two million three hundred thousand!"

"Two and a half million!"

Bidding was in full swing, and prices rose rapidly.

Gu Sheng's eyes also held fervor.

What he lacks most right now is the art of killing with mental power, and this martial art is practically tailor-made for him.

Just as he was about to raise his paddle to increase the bid, a light and melodious voice, like a spring, suddenly came from the corner of the hall.

"three million."

The sound wasn't loud, but it clearly resonated throughout the entire auction hall.

Even more surprisingly, the speaker continued.

"Gentlemen upstairs, could you please give Mu Xue some face?"

The entire room fell silent instantly, and everyone turned to look at the source of the sound.

She was a girl dressed in a plain white dress, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a face so exquisite it seemed otherworldly.

She stood there quietly, yet she seemed to be enveloped in a hazy halo, making it difficult for anyone to look directly at her.

"Mu Xue?"

Someone asked in a low voice, sounding puzzled.

"I've never heard of this person."

However, what happened next left everyone wide-eyed.

In the first-class private room, the little princess of the Azure Blood Cult chuckled softly.

"Since it is Miss Mu who desires it, my Azure Blood Divine Sect will withdraw."

In the second private room of Class A, the young master of the Heavenly Fire Divine Sect immediately expressed his opinion.

"The Heavenly Fire Divine Sect is also withdrawing, which can be considered as forming a good relationship with Miss Mu."

A deep male voice came from the fourth private room in Class A.

"On behalf of the Xuanming Sect, I withdraw from this bidding."

One after another, representatives of major powers announced their withdrawal, as if this girl named Mu Xue had some kind of fearsome background.

In the private room of Class B, Qi Shaoling suddenly stood up, his face filled with shock and confusion.

As the young city lord of Xiaguang City, he knew almost all the prominent figures in the Southern Frontier, but he had never heard of the name "Mu Xue".

Inside the auction hall, Fairy Moon's clear, cool voice echoed in every corner.

"Congratulations to Fairy Miao for winning the King Realm martial skill 'Great Void Annihilation Slash' with three million high-grade spirit stones!"

With a gentle wave of her hand, a jade slip gleaming with a faint blue light slowly rose from the auction stage.

"As per our rules, we will personally escort the auction item to you."

Gu Sheng sat upright in the private room, his expression unchanged, but his fingertips trembled slightly under the table.

His gaze swept over the slender figure not far away, Miao Muxue, who was gracefully rising, her skirt swaying like waves.

"There's no need to trouble Fairy Moonlit Clouds."

Miao Muxue's voice suddenly turned cold and distant, completely different from her previous gentle tone.

"Just give me the token representing your spot. As for the martial arts technique..."

She turned her head to look in Gu Sheng's direction, a meaningful smile playing on her lips.

"Then let's give it to Young Master Gu."

Gu Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

The moment Miao Muxue stood up, he keenly sensed a change in her aura. It wasn't Miao Muxue, but another soul within her—her older sister, Miao Muqing!
An uproar erupted in the private room.

The teacup in Ye Yiyi's hand cracked with a "crack," and amber-colored tea dripped down her slender fingers.

"Three million high-grade spirit stones are just given away like that?"

Ye Yiyi's voice trembled slightly as she stared intently at Gu Sheng.

"What's your relationship with her?"

Gu Sheng did not answer immediately. A stream of spiritual energy seeped into his mind, and Miao Muqing's voice rang out directly in his head.

"This is my sincerity, and also a test. Only if you can preserve this King-level martial art will you be qualified to cooperate with us."

Gu Sheng sneered inwardly.

What a clever scheme! This "generous gift" is not only an attempt to win him over, but also a test that puts him in the spotlight.

Countless eyes were already fixed on this martial art, and Miao Muqing was clearly using someone else to do her dirty work, to see if he could survive being surrounded by wolves.

"Mr. Gu?"

Fairy Yuexia had already arrived at the door of the private room, holding the jade slip, her eyes filled with inquiry.

Gu Sheng calmly stood up and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Fairy Miao."

When he took the jade slip, he felt a bone-chilling coldness at his fingertips.

The surface of this jade slip, which records martial arts techniques of the King Realm, is covered with fine ice crystals, clearly a mark deliberately left by Miao Muqing.

The moment Gu Sheng put the jade slip into his storage ring, he sensed at least seven divine senses sweeping over him.

One of the more sinister emanates from the gray-robed figure in the corner of the hall, who always keeps his head down.

"You recognize Miao Muxue?"

Ye Yiyi suddenly transmitted her voice secretly, her voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

Gu Sheng calmly sat back down in his original seat and replied telepathically.

"see once."

"Ah"

Ye Yiyi sneered.

"The secrets of the Southern Emperor's lineage are known to no more than thirty people outside their own ranks. If you and she were merely strangers who met by chance, how could she..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fairy Moonlit Clouds on the auction stage struck the jade chime.

"Next, we will auction off the spots in Zixia Cave Heaven. The starting price is 300,000 high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 50,000 higher."

The bidding was in full swing, but Gu Sheng paid no attention.

He gazed into Ye Yiyi's eyes, which had suddenly become unusually bright, and transmitted his voice.

"Miss Ye seems to know a lot about the Miao Fairy sisters?"

It's just a cooperative relationship where each party gets what they need.

Ye Yiyi retorted with the same words Gu Sheng had just used, a sly glint in her eyes.

"but."

She suddenly leaned closer, and a faint fragrance from her hair wafted into Gu Sheng's nose.

"How about we meet at my place after the auction to discuss this further?"

Gu Sheng did not answer immediately.

He noticed that Ye Yiyi's emotions became unusually vivid after a brief moment of confusion, as if a layer of disguise had been removed.

Even stranger, when she mentioned "dwelling place", her fingertips unconsciously drew a peculiar rune on the table, a secret hand seal that only inner disciples of the Zixia Divine Sect knew.

Why isn't Miss Ye bidding?

Gu Sheng suddenly asked.

"With your financial resources, securing a spot shouldn't be difficult."

Ye Yiyi raised an eyebrow as if she had heard a joke.

"Are you stupid? I am a disciple of the Zixia Divine Sect, and my master is the current sect leader."

She spoke casually, but it sent a jolt through Gu Sheng's heart.

No wonder! Gu Sheng finally understood why he always felt there was something off about Ye Yiyi.

She appears lively and unrestrained, but in reality, every movement of hers is in harmony with the rhythm of the heavens, which is a sign that she has mastered the Purple Cloud Sect's signature technique, "Purple Qi Comes from the East."

"Then why are you."

Gu Sheng swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

He suddenly realized that Ye Yiyi's appearance at the auction was no accident, and that her understanding of the Miao Muqing sisters far exceeded that of ordinary people.

Ye Yiyi seemed to see through his thoughts and chuckled.

"One last question. Why haven't you made a move yet?"

She pointed to the price tag, which had already soared to 800,000.

"If we wait any longer, all the good spots will be taken."

Gu Sheng glanced at the auction stage and said calmly.

"I want the last one, or the second to last one."

"Oh?"

Ye Yiyi became interested.

“Bidding now is too conspicuous.”

Gu Sheng's gaze swept over several private rooms where fierce bidding was taking place.

"The later it gets to that point, the more capable buyers will make their moves. And..."

The corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"The person who takes the first picture should always be wary of being ambushed and killed on the way, shouldn't they?"

Ye Yiyi's pupils contracted slightly, and she was about to speak when a hoarse voice suddenly came from the hall.

"1.2 million!"

There was an uproar.

The price jumped from 800,000 to 1.2 million, an increase of 400,000! Even more surprisingly, the bidder was an inconspicuous gray-robed man in the hall.

Gu Sheng's eyes narrowed.

It was the same person who had probed him with his chilling divine sense just now! At this moment, the gray-robed man raised his head, revealing a face covered in scars, the most striking feature being a blood-red vertical mark between his eyebrows—the "blood curse mark" unique to the Miao Jiang witch tribe!
"Miao Ren!"

Ye Yiyi gasped in surprise in a low voice.

"He's still alive!"

Alarm bells rang in Gu Sheng's mind.

Miao Ren was a notorious evil cultivator who was famous in the southern border region twenty years ago. It is said that he died because he suffered a backlash from practicing forbidden witchcraft.

Unexpectedly, this person not only survived but also appeared at the auction!

"One million eight hundred thousand."

A young yet authoritative female voice came from the private room across the hall.

The beaded curtain was lifted, revealing a girl in red who looked about twelve or thirteen years old.

She walked barefoot through the air, leaving a blood-red lotus mark in the void with each step.

"The Little Princess of the Cult of Crimson Blood"

Ye Yiyi's face turned ugly.

"This is the last offer from the Crimson Blood Sect. How about you all give us the courtesy?"

"One million eight hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, the third time! Congratulations to the fellow Daoist of the Azure Blood Sect in the Class B private room for winning the first spot in the Purple Cloud Cave Heaven!"

The Moon Fairy's clear voice echoed in the auction hall as her jade gavel gently fell, producing a crisp sound.

Gu Sheng sat in a seat in the hall, his fingers unconsciously tapping the armrest.

Two million high-grade spirit stones. This price far exceeded his expectations.

He frowned slightly, thinking to himself.

"While the Purple Cloud Cave is wonderful, it is not worth spending such a huge sum of money."

"The bidding for the second spot will now begin. The starting price is one million high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least one hundred thousand higher."

The Moon Fairy parted her red lips slightly, her gaze sweeping across the entire room.

"1500000!"

A clear, crisp female voice came from the Class A No. 3 private room, carrying an undeniable air of arrogance.

Gu Sheng looked in the direction of the sound and saw a slender figure vaguely visible behind the gauze curtain of the private room.

"The little princess of the Crimson Blood Cult has directly announced her bottom price."

A monk beside him muttered to himself.

"Two million."

Another languid male voice then rang out from the Class A No. 5 private room.

The crowd erupted in uproar.

Gu Sheng narrowed his eyes and recognized the voice as that of the young master of the Heavenly Fire Divine Sect.

"The Heavenly Fire Cult has offered two million. Is there anyone offering a higher price?"

The Moon Fairy's eyes were filled with joy.

The little princess of the Crimson Blood Cult remained silent for a moment, and ultimately did not raise the price further.

The second spot was also sold for two million high-grade spirit stones.

As the auction progressed, the price steadily climbed. (End of Chapter)