I was born a god, the son of the Demon Lord.

Xu Nanyi turned around and gave Shen Jiuyuan a thumbs up.

Shen Xizhou's dragon tail swung merrily on his shoulder, and he proudly raised his little head, his scales gleaming with a brighter silver light than usual.

Shen Jiuyuan's gaze fell on the little dragon for a moment, then he casually looked away. What was there to be proud of? It was his spirit stones that had been spent.

"The eleventh item—"

The curtain rises again.

This time, a long spear lay horizontally on the spiritual energy tray.

The gun barrel is a mix of red and black, like solidified magma enveloping deep-sea currents. The spearhead is narrow and sharp, with faint fire patterns flowing across its blade. However, the tassel is a tuft of aquamarine silk, hanging down like the tentacles of a jellyfish on the seabed.

The two completely opposite elements of fire and water coexist harmoniously on a single spear, both eerie and beautiful.

"This spear is named 'Burning Tide,' and it was personally forged by Master Lang Tun, the first blacksmith under His Majesty the Sea Emperor. The main body is made from ten-thousand-year-old submerged sea crystal, supplemented with crimson flame black iron and deep-sea dragon saliva stone. The tassel is woven from thousands of strands of water spirit silkworm silk. It is an eighth-grade upper-level spear."

The merman woman paused, then raised her voice slightly: "Starting bid—30,000 top-grade spirit stones."

The buzzing sound from below was much louder than before.

An eighth-grade spiritual artifact, and it was Master Lang Tun's work! Although dragon spines are precious, a few can be retrieved from the seabed every thousand years; but the Sea Crystal of the Submerged Flame can only be formed once every ten thousand years.

"fifty thousand!"

"Sixty thousand!"

"Eighty thousand—House number three in the 'Di' section is offered at eighty thousand!"

Xu Nanyi had already stood up straight, her amber pupils reflecting a bidding jade tablet below that lit up and then went out.

One hundred thousand.

110,000.

125,000.

The number of bidders dwindled from a dozen to four, but none of them were willing to back down.

Shen Jiuyuan's brows twitched.

He had already spent 110,000, and now he had less than 300,000 top-grade spirit stones left in his storage ring.

If it were magic crystals, he could easily pile them up into a mountain, the wealth he accumulated from his years of fighting in the north and south, but those things don't work here.

Thinking about it this way, Shen Jiuyuan's idea of ​​unifying the Taiyuan Realm resurfaced.

"Room No. 1 of the Xuan Character - 130,000."

When that voice came, Shen Jiuyuan tapped his fingers on the armrest.

There's still some left, so I'll grit my teeth and add it. Then the 100,000-year-old Blood Sea Dragon Fungus will be out of reach, but this is for my own child…

He hadn't even spoken yet.

A streak of crimson-gold flame shot out from his side.

Xu Nanyi raised her hand, joined her index and middle fingers together, and flicked her fingertips. The natal spirit fire flew out of her hand, pierced through the crystal wall of the private room, and shot straight toward the dome of the Crystal Palace.

At the very center of the dome hangs an ancient bronze lamp about the size of a fist, its surface engraved with inscriptions by sea creatures.

The phoenix fire struck the lamp wick, and the entire Crystal Palace was illuminated by a crimson-gold light.

Haibao Lantern!

She has presided over eighty-three auctions here, and this is the first time someone has lit that lamp.

The merwoman snapped out of her daze, her voice trembling slightly: "Room Two of the Heavenly Class...light the Sea Treasure Lantern. According to Article Seven of the Canglan Pavilion Auction Rules—this item belongs to Room Two of the Heavenly Class, regardless of the bid. The only way to break this deadlock..."

Her gaze swept across the entire room as she slowly said, "Unless someone produces an item listed in the Canglan Pavilion's 'Record of the Exchange of Treasures'."

silence.

What kind of things are listed in that treasure catalog? Rare and precious materials of grade nine or higher, ancient artifacts—these are extremely rare. Who would take out such a treasured item for a mere grade eight spiritual artifact?

No one answered.

"Congratulations on room number two in the Heavenly tier." The merman woman bowed, her tone returning to normal, but the surprise in her eyes hadn't completely faded.

Inside the private room.

Xu Nanyi withdrew her hand, turned around, and smiled so wide her eyes disappeared.

Shen Jiuyuan had no intention of blaming her. This child was always decisive, just like her mother. If something could be resolved in one move, she would never drag it out.

But the cost of spirit stones... who knows what price that Blood Sea Dragon Fungus will fetch at auction? His current assets probably won't be enough.

How about we go out and rob a few? It's not impossible. There are plenty of cultivators coming and going in Illusion Sea City; there are bound to be a few easy targets. We can just keep it from the children.

"father."

Xu Nanyi had somehow gotten close to him, tilting her head to examine his expression. She didn't understand the meaning of "robbery" and assumed that he was short of money.

"Father, don't worry."

She took a token out of her bosom.

The token was entirely black, with a nine-feathered phoenix totem engraved on the front and a line of fine demonic script engraved on the back. As spiritual energy flowed, the eyes of the totem gleamed with a faint golden light.

That was the supreme authority token of the Demon Emperor's Treasury, granting the right to possess all private property under one's name, including spirit stones, rare and precious materials, spirit mines, and secret treasures.

"Mother gave it to me specially!" Xu Nanyi handed the token to Shen Jiuyuan with both hands, "Give it to Father to apply the Blood Sea Dragon Fungus!"

Shen Xizhou had somehow moved from Xu Nanyi's shoulder to his side. With a flick of his tail, the little dragon pulled out an almost identical card from its internal space and slapped it onto the back of his hand, its whiskers twitching triumphantly.

"I have one too!"

The final item was auctioned as scheduled.

"The nineteenth item - the ten-thousand-year-old Blood Sea Dragon Fungus."

The curtain was lifted, revealing a deep crimson Ganoderma lucidum suspended within a glass dome. Its crown, like an umbrella, shimmered with a dark golden luster, its spiritual energy so rich it was visible to the naked eye, condensing into a thin layer of blood-red frost on the dome's surface.

The merwoman announced the starting bid: "Two hundred thousand top-grade spirit stones."

This time, Shen Jiuyuan didn't need to lift a finger.

Xu Nanyi and Shen Xizhou exchanged a glance.

With a flick of its tail, the little dragon slammed the bidding jade token it had been carrying onto the railing.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand."

The voice was shouted out by Xu Nanyi, crisp and decisive.

There were people following below.

Shen Xizhou shook his dragon whiskers and patted the jade tablet again.

"Three hundred thousand."

A few moments of silence followed. No one raised their sign again.

"make a deal."

Xu Nanyi smiled and turned her head, giving Shen Jiuyuan a "V" sign. Shen Xizhou tilted his little head on her shoulder, perfectly embodying the phrase "Our family is rich."

Shen Jiuyuan glanced at one, then at the other, his smile betraying him.

After the auction concluded, a special person escorted him to the second private room in the "Heavenly" category.

The ten-thousand-year-old Blood Sea Dragon Fungus lay in the jade box, its spiritual energy flowing gently, and it was respectfully placed on a tray and presented.

Xu Nanyi sat beside her father, took the spirit jade box, and handed it to Shen Jiuyuan with both hands.

The actions were solemn.

"Dad, you've worked hard."

She knew that before she was born into this world, she was conceived little by little by her father.

Shen Xizhou awkwardly moved from Xu Nanyi's shoulder to Shen Jiuyuan's shoulder, his little dragon body coiled up, and whispered in the man's ear, "...That's what it means."

On the opposite soft couch, Xu Yuan smiled and stood up, waving her hand.

"Alright, the auction is over—let's go home."

"go home!"

Xu Nanyi darted out, took two steps to Xu Yuan's side and grabbed her hand. Shen Xizhou reverted to his childlike form and followed with short legs.

"I want osmanthus cake! The one from the East Street of Huanhai City last time—"

Just as he reached out to touch Xu Nanyi, a slender figure cut in from the side.

Wu Qiyue appeared out of nowhere, and with a light flash, her five fingers precisely grasped Xu Nanyi's left hand, her eyes crinkling with a smile.

"I'll go first!"

Shen Xizhou's hand hovered in mid-air, "Witch! Pray! Moon!"

The little boy's face flushed red, and he clenched his fists: He'd been robbed of it again! It's always the same person!

Shen Xizhou turned abruptly, walked back with stiff steps, and grabbed his father's right hand.

"Father. Take Mother's hand."

Xu Yuan's left hand was held by his daughter, and his right hand was held by Shen Jiuyuan. Shen Xizhou held his father's left hand, and with his other hand, he precisely grabbed Xiao Shitou's collar.

Five people, strung together.

Shen Xizhou raised his head and snorted.

He held his father's hand, his father held his mother's hand, his mother held his older sister's hand, and so on, until he finally held the hands of his older sister and mother!

perfect.

The group walked out of Canglan Pavilion laughing and joking, their footsteps gradually fading into the distance.

……

Beneath the vast ocean surface.

Sea Emperor's Palace

Hai Zhaoyue sat on a throne made of coral and whalebone, holding a sea-blue scepter in her right hand. Her long, light blue hair fell on either side of the throne, and her pupils were light blue.

Your Highness is Lin Qingyue, and she bears a resemblance to Hai Zhaoyue, especially in her eyes.

"Long time no see, my sister."

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