Brother Who Determines the Fate of the Nation: My Great Emperor's Cultivation Level Exposed by

A month passed in the blink of an eye.

In that dilapidated little courtyard in Xicheng District, beside the stone table under the locust tree!

Su Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

The spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from his body completely vanished the moment he opened his eyes.

His aura was completely contained, devoid of any cultivator's imposing presence, leaving only a profound and unfathomable stillness.

He stood up like a peerless, deadly sword hidden in an ancient scabbard; once drawn, it would surely draw blood.

At the same time, the entire Thunder City was in an uproar.

The once-in-a-century Tianbaoge Auction was held as scheduled.

Countless powerful auras rose from all directions of Thunder City, transforming into streaks of light that headed straight for the most magnificent nine-story pagoda in the city center, which was entirely made of gold and glazed tiles.

Powerful figures from several surrounding cities!

Elders from all the major sects!

Representatives of reclusive families gathered here, creating an unprecedentedly grand scene.

Su Xuan changed into a very ordinary black robe, put on a wide bamboo hat that could cover most of his face, and with his head down, joined the surging crowd heading towards Tianbao Pavilion.

The area outside Tianbao Pavilion was already packed with people, with the line of cultivators stretching from the entrance all the way to the end of the long street.

Just then, a huge commotion came from the other end of the long street.

The crowd automatically parted to both sides, revealing a magnificent convoy pulled by eight mighty crimson lion beasts.

Surrounded by a group of Lin family guards, they arrived in a grand and ostentatious manner.

The convoy stopped in front of Tianbao Pavilion, and a maid respectfully lifted the curtain.

Surrounded by admirers, Lin Wan'er stepped down from the carriage like a noble princess.

She wore a light purple flowing dress. After a month apart, she had lost some of her girlish naiveté and gained more of the poise of a lady from a prestigious family.

However, a lingering sorrow always clung to her pretty face.

Her gaze swept casually across the crowded people, but then froze on one spot.

Despite the man being dressed in a black robe and wearing a straw hat!

But she would never mistake that tall, upright figure that she had longed for day and night, that was etched into her very bones.

It's him.

Lin Wan'er's heart skipped a beat, and she could no longer care about the instructions of her family elders or the surprised looks of those around her.

"Young Master Su!"

She lifted her skirt and excitedly made her way through the crowd.

She ran up to Su Xuan, her beautiful eyes instantly welling up with tears.

"Young Master Su, it really is you! I've finally found you."

Looking at Su Xuan's simple attire, and thinking of him standing alone in the line of ordinary cultivators, she felt a pang of sadness and quickly spoke up.

"You, are you here for the auction too? Don't queue here, come with me, the Lin family has a VIP box."

She reached out, wanting to tug at Su Xuan's sleeve.

However, Su Xuan was the focus of all of this.

He simply raised his head slowly.

His face was obscured by the shadow of his straw hat, but one could sense an aura of icy indifference.

A simple yet incredibly clear word came from under the straw hat.

"roll."

Lin Wan'er's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

He was struck dumb, frozen in place as if by lightning.

She couldn't believe her ears; tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.

"Young Master Su, I..."

"Wan'er, who are you talking to?"

A young male voice, tinged with arrogance, rang out.

A young man dressed in fine clothes, whose face bore a resemblance to Lin Wan'er, walked over.

He was none other than Lin Tianyu, the eldest son of the Lin family and Lin Wan'er's elder brother.

Lin Tianyu glanced at Su Xuan impatiently, and upon seeing his disheveled appearance, his face immediately showed undisguised disgust.

"A rogue cultivator who doesn't even dare to show his face dares to talk to my sister? Get out of the way and stop blocking the Lin family's path!"

Seeing that Su Xuan remained motionless, he flew into a rage and raised his hand to unleash a bolt of spiritual energy that lashed out at Su Xuan.

"You fool, get out of here!"

However, the stream of spiritual energy was instantly dispersed by an invisible pressure when it was still three feet away from Su Xuan.

At the entrance of Tianbao Pavilion, a guard in golden armor walked out expressionlessly.

The terrifying pressure emanating from him, befitting the Golden Core stage, sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

"Fighting is strictly prohibited inside Tianbao Pavilion. Violators will be executed."

Lin Tianyu's face turned bright red, but he dared not make the slightest move, and could only glare fiercely at Su Xuan.

On Blue Star, in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream room, the chat was already flooded with comments.

"Well done! That's exactly how Su Shen should be treated! That one 'Get lost' was fucking awesome!"

"What kind of idiot is this eldest son of the Lin family? He attacked right away! He deserves to be written down by Su Shen!"

"I feel sorry for Lin Wan'er for a second, but not much. Who told you to have such a bunch of incompetent teammates and family members?"

"Su Shen is the only one who matters! Ignore these ingrates, focus on your career! Focus on your career!"

Inside Tianbao Pavilion, the place was bustling with activity, and the huge circular hall was packed with people.

On the high platform, a sprightly old man in white robes stepped forward.

He was the chief auctioneer of Tianbao Pavilion, and his late-stage Golden Core cultivation level allowed him to silence the noise in the room as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Fellow Daoists, the hundred-year period has arrived. The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion Auction is now beginning!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two beautiful maids carried a jade plate up to the high platform.

"The first item up for auction is a low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique, the 'Thunderbolt Technique.' Starting bid: three thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

"I'll bid three thousand five hundred!"

"four thousand!"

The atmosphere in the venue was instantly ignited, and all sorts of rare and precious treasures were continuously brought to the auction stage.

"A Breakthrough Pill that can increase the chance of a peak Qi Refining cultivator's Foundation Establishment by 30%, starting bid 10,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

"I'll offer 20,000!"

Inside the VIP rooms on the second floor, representatives from the four major families of Tianlei City and surrounding forces began to exert their influence.

They engaged in a frenzied bidding war and heated arguments over what were considered priceless treasures by ordinary cultivators.

Inside the Lin family's private room, Lin Tianyu looked at a top-grade defensive magic artifact and spoke to the family head beside him.

"Father, this gold-threaded soft armor is quite nice. If we could bid on it for Wan'er..."

Before he could finish speaking, a mocking voice came from the opposite compartment.

"Patriarch Lin, what's wrong? Your young master doesn't even have a decent robe? The Wang family has offered 30,000 spirit stones!"

The Lin family patriarch's face darkened, and he let out a cold snort.

"fifty thousand!"

The atmosphere at the auction was incredibly heated, with shouts rising and falling, pushing the entire venue to a climax.

In the most inconspicuous, shadowy corner of the venue, Su Xuan remained seated cross-legged with his eyes closed.

What the surrounding cultivators considered treasures capable of igniting a bloodbath, he regarded as nothing more than insignificant mortal objects, not even worthy of his attention.

The camera deliberately gave a long close-up of the figure wearing a straw hat in this corner.

His calm and serene demeanor stood in stark contrast to the frenzied, red-faced cultivators around him, their veins bulging, as they engaged in a frenzied bidding war.

On Blue Star, the audience in the Dragon Kingdom's live broadcast room was already in an uproar.

"See that? That's real vision! You're all fighting tooth and nail over a worthless pill, but I, Su Shen, wouldn't even bother to look!"

"Hahaha, that's so pretentious, I love it! Su Shen: A bunch of country bumpkins who've never seen the world."

"That's true leadership! Remaining calm and composed even when faced with a collapsing mountain!"

Several hours passed quietly, and the auction was drawing to a close.

Suddenly, all the lights in the entire venue went out, leaving only a blinding spotlight shining directly on the center of the auction stage.

The chief auctioneer stepped onto the stage, his voice filled with unprecedented excitement and soaring, echoing in every corner of the venue.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what follows is the final and most anticipated item of this auction!"

He suddenly ripped off the huge red cloth covering his front.

A jade box, crafted entirely from millennia-old cold jade and covered with densely engraved frost-sealing runes, appeared in everyone's sight.

The auctioneer took a deep breath and carefully opened the cold jade box with his hands forming a mudra.

hum!

The moment the box was opened, an indescribable, terrifying heat suddenly swept across the entire area!

The protective array of light barriers at the edge of the auction stage hissed and melted at a visible speed under the impact of the high temperature!

Inside the box, a lotus flower, no bigger than the palm of your hand, is crystal clear and appears to be carved from glass, floating quietly.

Three different colored flames burn on the lotus petals, beautiful yet deadly!

"A sacred fire-type artifact—the Samadhi True Fire Lotus!"

The auctioneer roared out these words with all his might!

boom!

The entire venue exploded!

In all the VIP boxes on the second floor, whether it was the head of the Lin family, the head of the Wang family, or the rulers of other forces, they all suddenly stood up at this moment!

They stared intently at the three-colored fire lotus, their previous composure and calmness gone, replaced by undisguised greed and fanaticism!

"The starting bid for this item is one million low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must increase by at least one hundred thousand!"

"One and a half million!"

The head of the Lin family was the first to roar out, his eyes bloodshot.

"The Wang family, two million!"

The head of the Wang family followed closely behind, not giving an inch.

"My Li family, two and a half million!"

"The Zhao family, three million!"

The four heads of the family went completely mad, quoting prices that were more outrageous than the last.

Almost instantly, the atmosphere reached its peak, with a strong sense of tension filling the entire venue, as if a fight was about to break out at any moment.

Just as the bidding became fierce and the price soared to a terrifying figure of four million.

Inside the No. 1 private room, a lazy yet extremely domineering and arrogant young male voice slowly rang out.

"Five million low-grade spirit stones, plus one Heavenly Origin Pill."

The noisy venue fell silent instantly.