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"Do you have the sect leader's authorization document?"

Meng Qianyun took out a pre-forged authorization document from her storage ring. It had Huang Lingtian's spiritual power imprint on it. She had secretly learned how to make this when she was following Huang Lingtian.

The steward verified the documents, found the spiritual energy imprint matched, and stored them in a jade slip for archiving.

"Registration complete. The Xuan Yin Sect seat is in the seventeenth row of Section A. The deposit is one thousand spirit crystals, and there is no upper limit to the bid."

Meng Qianyun paid the deposit, received three jade tokens for entry, and led Qin Yu and Ye Qingxue downstairs.

Using the token of a destroyed sect to register for an auction in the territory of an enemy is an operation that no one else in the entire Martial Emperor City would dare to do.

The three of them had just reached the lobby on the first floor when Qin Yu slowed down a beat.

A petite girl, dressed in the light blue uniform of the Shenwangmen, was sitting at a table in the corner of the hall, negotiating something with a manager of Wanbaoge.

What caught Qin Yu's attention was not her clothes.

It was those eyes.

Her eyes, a color of glass, were unique in the entire Martial Emperor City.

Zhuge Chuchu.

After escaping from the Xuan Yin Palace, she actually ran all the way to Tian Shu City.

Qin Yu did not stop, maintaining his merchant persona as he continued walking towards the door. The Thousand-Mechanism Veil had even fooled the Martial Emperor, so Zhuge Chuchu could not possibly recognize him with the naked eye.

But just as he passed by that table, Zhuge Chuchu's glassy blue eyes swept over him.

In less than a breath, she looked away.

After Qin Yu walked out of the Wanbaoge gate, Meng Qianyun leaned over and lowered her voice.

"That woman from Shenwang Gate just glanced at you."

"She doesn't recognize me."

"Are you sure? Her divine vision technique is based on luck, not appearance."

These words made Qin Yu pause for a moment.

The Thousand-Mechanism Veil alters appearance, aura, and outward manifestation of cultivation, but fortune belongs to the realm of destiny and is not within the scope of the Thousand-Mechanism Veil's concealment.

Qin Yu himself was unsure of the form of his aura, but Zhuge Chuchu had been in close proximity to him in the Xuan Yin Palace. If she had used her divine observation technique to scan him once, the outline of that aura would have been etched into her memory.

The Thousand-Machine Veil can deceive everyone's eyes, divine senses, and even the Martial Emperor's perception.

But you can't fool a woman who doesn't care about looks but only about fate.

Zhuge Chuchu didn't speak on the spot, didn't call anyone, and didn't even glance at them a second time. After finishing her business, she got up and walked towards another exit of Wanbaoge.

She owed Qin Yu her life; it was Qin Yu who kicked down the door in the Xuan Yin Palace to stop Huang Lingtian from assaulting her.

But she is the eldest daughter of the Shenwang family, and it is impossible for her to stand openly with a wanted criminal.

Qin Yu didn't think much about it; whether Zhuge Chuchu recognized him or not wouldn't affect tonight's plans.

The three of them found an inn three streets away from the Wanbaoge headquarters and settled in a room by the window on the second floor. Qin Yu asked Ye Qingxue to go into the Spirit Tower to take care of Kui Hong.

Meng Qianyun changed her clothes and went out to gather information in various restaurants and teahouses under the guise of Elder Meng of the Xuan Yin Sect. She was more efficient at this than Qin Yu.

He returned before dark, bringing with him three things that made Qin Yu revise his plans twice.

"The starting price for the Soul Purifying Elixir is five hundred spirit crystals, but Lei Ming from the Thunder God Sect has also set his sights on it."

Qin Yu sat on the edge of the bed wiping the Nine Dragons Sword, his hands never stopping.

"What does he need the Soul Purification Elixir for? The Demon Extermination Squad doesn't save demons."

"It's not about saving a demon, it's about taming a demon. The Thunder God Sect recently captured a sixth-grade demon beast on the border of Wu Kui Prefecture. Its soul was injured and it couldn't be tamed. Lei Ming used Soul Purifying Elixir to repair its soul and then take it as a mount."

A sixth-grade demonic beast is comparable to a peak Martial God. Such a mount can roam freely in Qingyun Prefecture, so it's not surprising that Lei Ming has his eye on this item.

"How much money did he bring?"

"The budget of two thousand spirit crystals is a special fund allocated by the Thunder God Sect to the Demon Extermination Team."

Qin Yu's total spirit crystals far exceed five thousand, so bidding against Lei Ming is not a problem. However, the bidding process will attract everyone's attention, and being too conspicuous on Wanbaoge's territory is tantamount to suicide.

“The second one.” Meng Qianyun lowered her voice even further; this one was the truly tricky one.

"The Secret Records of the Western Underworld were obtained by Wanbaoge from a traitor of the demon race. It contains the locations of all the islands in the Western Underworld Sea and the core defenses of the demon god race."

"How did something belonging to the demon race end up in the hands of Wanbaoge?"

"Wanbaoge works for Emperor Wu. This ancient book is not being put up for auction to make money; it's a trap."

Meng Qianyun gestured on the table.

"Whoever bids for the Western Underworld Secret Records, Wanbaoge will record their name and then hand the list over to Emperor Li. Emperor Li will investigate which forces are secretly colluding with the demon race."

Qin Yu paused for a moment while wiping his sword.

The auction became an intelligence gathering station. Every bid sent information to Emperor Li. If he publicly bid on the Western Underworld Secret Records, it would be tantamount to telling Emperor Li directly that Blood Fiend was looking for a way to the Western Underworld Sea.

"And the third one?"

“There was a buyer in the VIP room who was very generous. The people at Wanbaoge treated him like a superior rather than a customer.”

"What level of cultivation?"

"If we can't find out who it is, but someone who can get the manager of Wanbaoge to accompany them personally must be at least at the Nascent Soul stage or higher."

With these three messages piled up, Qin Yu had already revised his plan twice.

Buying it openly would be too foolish; the Soul Purifying Elixir would attract thunderous entanglements, and the Western Underworld Secret Records would be exposed to Emperor Li.

The path to spending money is blocked.

Qin Yu put the Nine Dragons Sword back into his storage ring and leaned against the window frame, staring at the lights of the Wanbaoge headquarters in the distance.

Just then, the positioning jade talisman on his waist lit up.

This jade talisman was left to Zhou Yaoyun by him. Wanbaoge has a public communication network in the three states, and anyone who pays spirit crystals can contact her remotely.

As spiritual energy was channeled into the jade talisman, Zhou Yaoyun's voice came through, extremely low.

“Master, I have two things to tell you in Wu Kui Prefecture.”

"explain."

"First, Qin Weier and Xue Fengyin are currently in Yanlong Prefecture. I have contacted them, but we haven't met yet."

"The second thing."

Zhou Yaoyun slowed down her speech, as if she was considering how to say it.

"Wudi City is currently conducting a large-scale search, but it's not for Blood Fiend."

"Who to search?"

"The Empress of Reincarnation".

The three words struck Qin Yu's ears, and the Nine Dragons Sword vibrated silently within his storage ring.

Yan Mingyu disappeared after being taken away by the human elders. Li Dijun is still investigating her, which means she is not currently in his hands, which is a good thing.

But Li Dijun did not give up, which shows that he was determined to have the Empress of Reincarnation, which is a bad thing.

Do you know where she is right now?

"I don't know. The search in Wudi City is very thorough, with people searching in three states, but so far there have been no results."

"Keep an eye on it, and send me any news immediately."

The spiritual energy withdrew from the jade talisman, and Qin Yu left his hand on the talisman without putting it away. He paused for three breaths before tucking it back into his waistband.

Meng Qianyun listened to the whole thing from the side. She knew some things about Yan Mingyu, but now was not the time to ask her any questions.

"What are you planning to do about tomorrow's auction? Openly buying things won't work."

"Who said they were going to buy it?"

Qin Yu stood up from beside the window frame.

"Just come in and sit down as usual tomorrow. I'll take care of the Soul Purifying Elixir and the Western Underworld Secret Record myself." (End of Chapter)