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Manager Liu paused for a moment, then casually withdrew his hand from the jade box.

His tone softened slightly: "I'm sorry, Patriarch Wen. This kind of pill is currently out of stock on the black market, so I cannot trade with you."

The head of the Wen family was taken aback. "How could that be? Last month I heard news from the black market that there were breakthrough pills available."

Manager Liu: "Oh, sold out. You know how things are on the black market; demand always exceeds supply."

Patriarch Wen: "..."

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After transmitting his voice, Yu Linzhou tossed a spirit fruit into his mouth and chewed it with a crunch.

Trying to exchange the Devouring Ants for Breakthrough Pills on the black market, even offering three for one, is wishful thinking.

Although the black market never makes a loss, he just didn't want the Wen family to gain any benefit from him.

The auction downstairs was reaching its climax, with items being presented one after another, and bidding rising and falling in waves.

Looking at the cultivators vying to raise their plaques in the hall, Lin Zhixu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Millions of spirit stones can be thrown away without batting an eye; there are truly many wealthy people in the cultivation world.

As the auction progressed, the items became increasingly valuable, with starting prices soaring from hundreds of thousands to tens of millions. But no matter how high the price, there were always people bidding.

Yu Linzhou reclined on the soft couch, tilting his head to look at him: "So, did you find anything you like?"

Lin Zhixu shook his head.

Yu Linzhou nodded in agreement: "That's right, the items at this auction were still too poor, not as good as those from the Black Building."

Lin Zhixu remained silent: "..."

He simply didn't need it; it wasn't that he thought the things were bad.

The rare and precious materials that people outside were fighting tooth and nail for were described as "too bad" in his mouth.

He hates rich people!

Wait a minute, actually he's quite wealthy now. He swindled tens of millions from Elder Chu back then, and he hasn't even spent them yet.

Let's not hate for now, let's hate after the flowers have all been spent.

The auction was drawing to a close.

The items belonging to the Gu and Xie families had already been auctioned off in the first half of the event.

The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly heated, but only the big buyers with deep pockets were still raising their paddles.

Finally, the highlight was two pills, contained in the same glass box. What's even more unusual is that these pills were not auctioned separately.

This aroused everyone's curiosity.

The auctioneer held the box in his palm and introduced it with a smile: "These two pills are twins; they can only be taken together to achieve their maximum effect."

"This is the Heavenly-Rank Hehuan Pill specially made by the Hehuan Sect. After taking it, the cultivation effect can be ten times that of the usual practice when cultivating with one's partner. If the two are of one mind and reach the state of spiritual union, the effect can be doubled again."

The audience erupted in uproar.

The thin-skinned monk blushed on the spot, but he was more excited than anything else.

It starts with ten times the cultivation effect, and if it doubles again, it will be twenty times. This is even more powerful than the legendary Spirit Gathering Pill.

The auctioneer smiled and waited for the crowd to calm down before continuing, "The starting price is ten million high-grade spirit stones. Each bid must be at least one million high-grade spirit stones higher. Please place your bids!"

The crowd immediately began bidding excitedly.

Inside the private room, Yu Linzhou's expression brightened instantly after hearing the phrase "a special product of the Hehuan Sect."

He turned his head and looked at Lin Zhixu with burning eyes.

The effect is ten times greater if you cultivate together, and it can be doubled again if you are of one mind!

Aren't you tempted?!

Lin Zhixu: Not tempted!

Lin Zhixu felt uneasy under his gaze and subtly moved his chair back.

Before anyone could stop them, Yu Linzhou had already decisively called out the price: "Fifty million!"

The price had just reached forty million when this bid immediately increased it by ten million, causing the entire auction hall to fall silent for a moment.

A moment later, someone in another private room raised the price.

Yu Linzhou continued to follow.

After several rounds, the price easily exceeded 70 million.

A commotion broke out downstairs.

This price far exceeds the value of the elixir itself.

Even if it really has ten times the effect, it depends on who you use it with and how you use it. It's really not worth spending 70 million spirit stones to gamble on an uncertain possibility.

Suddenly, the system's voice rang in Lin Zhixu's mind: [Don't let him take a picture!]

He snapped out of his daze and asked, "Why?"

The system's tone was unusually urgent: "I'll explain later, but whatever you do, don't let him take a picture."

Even without the system saying anything, Lin Zhixu had no intention of letting Yu Linzhou have his way.

If this were actually filmed, it's obvious who would suffer the consequences.

He stepped forward and covered Yu Linzhou's mouth as he was about to raise the price again: "No more raising the price! You can't take this!"

Yu Linzhou's voice was muffled by the cover, "Why?"

Lin Zhixu: "No means no, there's no reason needed."

Yu Linzhou looked at his reddened ears and blinked.

He gently pulled Lin Zhixu's hand down and asked with a smile, "Are you shy?"

Lin Zhixu, embarrassed and annoyed, said, "I didn't!"

Yu Linzhou's tone was teasing, "That's a Heaven-Rank pill, you know its effects, it would be a shame not to take a picture of it."

Lin Zhixu gritted his teeth and forced out, "Tell me first, after you take the picture, who do you plan to use it with?"

Yu Linzhou didn't speak, but just stared straight at him, his eyes full of laughter, the answer self-evident.

Just as Yu Linzhou was about to raise the price again, Lin Zhixu acted impulsively, grabbed the back of his neck, and kissed him.

Yu Linzhou's pupils dilated suddenly, and all the words were stuck in his throat.

He froze on the spot, his fingers still hanging in mid-air, almost forgetting to breathe.

The auctioneer's booming voice came through the light screen downstairs: "Seventy-eight million once! Seventy-eight million twice! Anyone else bidding?"

The auctioneer waited a moment, and seeing no one else bidding, excitedly announced, "If no one else bids, seventy-eight million, sold!"

The system then emitted a sharp, piercing alarm: "Aaaaaah! Why did you kiss him?!"

Lin Zhixu abruptly released him, took two steps back, her ears turning bright red as if they were about to bleed, and tried her best to remain calm.

Didn't you tell me to stop him from raising the price?

The system CPU is about to burn out: [I told you to stop him from bidding, not to kiss him!]

If it had a physical form, it would probably have exploded into a jumbled mess by now.

It sensed that its proud processor was overloaded and overheating at a visible rate.

In an instant, the illusory hairline receded three inches, a long braid suddenly appeared on the back of its head, and a forty-meter-long cleaver appeared out of nowhere in its hand. With a cry of "Ah!", it was about to slash at the adulterer who dared to molest its host.

Why?! Why did you kiss him first?! Is kissing the right thing to do in your relationship?!

I told you to stop him from bidding so you'd use your brain to find a solution, not just talk! It's not enough that he's already in your bed; you're now offering yourself up to him!

I painstakingly guided you through the storyline, helped you avoid pitfalls, and envisioned a wonderful future together, only for you to have a secret affair with me! How could you do this to me after all I've done?! How could you do this to me?!

Its sound rose from a sharp crack to a heart-wrenching roar, and finally turned into a series of meaningless electronic buzzes.

Lin Zhixu frowned and covered his ears.

He hadn't expected the system to react so strongly.

However, he seemed to have heard something incredible.

You're saying he climbed into my bed in the middle of the night?

The system ignored him and continued its wailing: "I'm not going to take care of you anymore. I'm applying for a transfer; I'm going to mentor romance-themed hosts. At least they're dating righteous protagonists, but you're dating the villainous big boss!"

Do you know what he's going to do in the future? Do you know you two have no future at all?! You don't know anything, all you know is how to kiss him!

The system's sound gradually turned into a series of intermittent electrical noises, finally ending with a long, resentful beep, similar to an old computer being forcibly shut down, before falling completely silent.

Lin Zhixu: "..."