My CEO Bai Fumei’s wife

This question struck the two female cultivators like a bolt of lightning; it had been a long time since anyone had asked them for their wishes.

"I want to...I want to leave."

One of the female cultivators spoke very softly, but the entire auction house heard her.

"Then let's go. I'll give each of you two thousand spirit crystals. Go and live your own lives."

After saying this, Qin Yu threw out two storage rings from his storage ring, each containing two thousand spirit crystals and some protective magic items.

Tears streamed down the faces of the two female cultivators as they caught the storage rings; they couldn't believe someone would save them in front of Xiao Jiuxiao.

Xiao Jiuxiao wanted to stop them but dared not move. His captain of guards had already pinned his arm down. Going against Xue Sha would only lead to death.

"You can leave now. If anyone dares to cause you trouble, just mention my name."

The two female cultivators knelt down and kowtowed three times before running quickly out of the auction house. Xiao Jiuxiao watched their figures disappear, his face contorted beyond recognition.

"Lord Blood Fiend, I shall take my leave."

Xiao Jiuxiao didn't want to stay here a moment longer; the longer he stayed, the harder he would be slapped in the face.

"Wait a minute."

Qin Yu's voice called him back, and Xiao Jiuxiao's legs had already gone weak.

"You just told me to kneel down and be bound, saying you would leave me a whole corpse. I remember those words very clearly."

Xiao Jiuxiao froze. He hadn't actually said those words; they were said by Zhao Tianheng of the Tianlan Sect. But the problem was that Qin Yu was now pinning the blame on him, and he had no way to defend himself.

"That's not me talking, it's Zhao Tianheng from the Tianlan Sect..."

"Zhao Tianheng has already been crippled by me, now it's your turn."

These words nearly scared Xiao Jiuxiao out of his wits. Zhao Tianheng was a powerful figure in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. What did it mean for him to be crippled?

"Lord Blood Fiend, spare my life! I will never dare to do it again."

"Spare my life, but give me a map of your Spirit Sword Sect's industrial distribution in the Northern Region."

Xiao Jiuxiao was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why Qin Yu wanted this thing, but he had no right to refuse.

"I didn't bring any with me..."

“Your guard captain has it on him. I just scanned it with my divine sense.”

The captain of the guards looked even uglier than Xiao Jiuxiao. The industrial distribution map was a core secret of the Spirit Sword Sect, and handing it over would be like exposing the Spirit Sword Sect's dirty secrets.

"If you don't want to give it, then forget it. I'll go to the Spirit Sword Sect myself to get it."

These words prompted the captain of the guards to take a piece of jade from his storage ring and present it to the steward with both hands.

"Know what's good for you."

When Qin Yu put the jade slip into his storage ring, Xiao Jiuxiao was already lying on the ground like a dead dog. His dignity had been crushed in today's auction.

The auction continued, but the atmosphere inside the room had completely changed. Everyone knew that the person sitting in the VIP box was Blood Fiend Qin Yu, and no one dared to compete with him for anything.

Qin Yu only picked out a few useful items from the remaining auction items, giving the rest to other buyers. However, no one dared to bid against him for any of the items he wanted.

"The last item up for auction, Netherworld Jade Marrow, starting bid 10,000 spirit crystals."

Netherworld Jade Marrow is a top-tier material for refining soul-type pills, and when combined with Nine Netherworld Soul-Nourishing Grass, its effects can be tripled.

"Twenty thousand."

Just as Qin Yu made his bid, another voice came from a corner of the room.

Thirty thousand.

The voice was hoarse, as if someone who hadn't spoken for hundreds of years was suddenly talking.

Qin Yu's gaze swept towards that corner, and Zhuge Chuchu's crystal eyes had already locked onto the identity of the bidder.

"An envoy from the Underworld Sect, with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level, carrying the token of the Underworld Sect Master." The Underworld Sect is one of the top five sects in the Northern Region, specializing in the cultivation of ghostly arts, and is irreconcilably opposed to righteous sects.

"Sixty thousand."

Qin Yu continued to raise the price.

"Seventy thousand, you must be Blood Fiend."

The hoarse voice carried a hint of probing; the Netherworld envoy clearly knew Qin Yu's identity.

"Whether I am a Blood Fiend or not is none of your business. Do you want to take my things?"

"I wouldn't dare to steal it, but the Netherworld Jade Marrow was specifically requested by my sect leader. The envoy was merely following orders."

The meaning of these words is quite clear: he is not fighting for himself, but for the Sect Master of the Underworld Sect. The implication is that Qin Yu should weigh the weight of the Sect Master of the Underworld Sect.

"What is your sect leader's cultivation level?"

"Peak late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the number one in the Northern Region."

These words caused many people in the room to gasp. The name of Mo Wusheng, the sect leader of the Underworld Sect, was renowned throughout the Northern Region. It was said that he would reach the Great Ascension stage with the next step.

"A peak late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator dares to try and steal something from me? He's got some nerve."

These words made the Netherworld Sect envoy's face darken. He knew about Xue Sha's achievements, but they were far inferior to those of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Your Excellency is young and impetuous, but some words, once spoken, cannot be taken back."

"I never take back what I say. The Netherworld Jade Marrow is worth 100,000. If your Netherworld Sect wants to compete with me for it, then go and invite your sect leader."

The price of 100,000 was already more than three times the market price of Netherworld Jade Essence. The Netherworld Sect envoy narrowed his eyes, weighing whether to continue raising the price.

"Ten thousand once, ten thousand twice..."

"120,000."

The Netherworld Sect envoy gritted his teeth and raised the price. His mission today was to bring back the Netherworld Spirit Jade Marrow. Failing to complete the mission would be worse than being slapped in the face by Blood Fiend.

"150,000, plus a newly forged top-grade Heaven-rank armor, my furnace isn't even full yet."

The Chaos Furnace Fire reignited, and thirty breaths later, a jet-black suit of armor flew out of the furnace. The armor was of the same rank as the previous ones—a top-grade Heavenly Rank.

The envoy from the Underworld Sect turned completely pale. He only had 100,000 spirit crystals on him, and the 120,000 he had just brought up was already the limit.

"Does Your Excellency truly intend to become an enemy of my Underworld Sect?"

"The word 'enemy' is too strong. I'm just buying things at the auction. If your Underworld Sect can't afford them, then don't buy them."

These words left the Underworld envoy speechless; the phrase "couldn't afford it" struck a nerve.

"Your Excellency, would you like to raise the price further?"

The manager's voice carried a hint of schadenfreude. The people from the Underworld Sect usually ran rampant in the Ghost Market of Youdu, but today they were being completely suppressed, which he found very amusing.

"No... I won't add any more."

The envoy from the Underworld Sect's voice sounded like it was being squeezed out from between his teeth; his mission for the day had completely failed.

"That Netherworld Jade Marrow belongs to Lord Blood Fiend."

When Qin Yu put the Netherworld Jade Marrow into his storage ring, the Netherworld Sect envoy had already stood up and walked out. His back looked even more disheveled than Xiao Jiuxiao's.

"Go back and tell your sect leader that I will be staying in the Northern Region for a while, and he can come anytime he wants to cause trouble for me."

These words followed the retreating figure of the Netherworld Sect envoy and were heard by everyone in the auction house. Blood Fiend Qin Yu openly challenged the Netherworld Sect Master, and such a thing would shake the entire Northern Region.

After the auction, Qin Yu led everyone out through the private passage of the VIP box, and the manager escorted them all the way to the back door of the Tianji Chamber of Commerce.

"Lord Blood Fiend, the total amount of spirit crystals you spent at the Chamber of Commerce today is 300,000. Including the top-grade Heaven-rank magic treasures you provided, the Chamber of Commerce owes you 32,000." (End of this chapter)