#1033 - The future path is of course to walk on foot

Princess Anning was deeply shocked, a shock so intense it was beyond words.

She truly couldn't believe that there could be someone in the world who cultivated both martial arts and artifact crafting and achieved success in both!

To achieve success in either martial arts or artifact crafting was already considered outstanding.

Yue Wuxie's growth in martial arts was astonishingly brilliant, almost invincible in the same realm, at least in this Qingzhou, no one could compete with him in the same realm.

Imagine, what does the Saint realm in the realm of ancient legends mean?

Qin Yi, hailed as a genius of ten thousand years, had a widespread reputation in recent years, but his Saint realm was only at the level of a King of Myriad Ages, and he only entered the realm of legends upon reaching the Saint realm.

In terms of martial arts talent, Qin Yi was inferior to Yue Wuxie, and even to her.

She was already in the early stage of the realm of legends when she was in the Saint realm.

It's just that the higher the realm of talent growth, the harder it is to improve.

She is now in the middle stage of the ancient legend realm, but still in the middle position of the Saint King realm.

Compared with this Yue Wuxie, the gap is huge, and he is still a body cultivator, with a strong body, long blood energy, and a terrifying ability to fight continuously.

In martial arts, Yue Wuxie's achievements can be called a dragon among men, yet he is also an artifact refiner!

He said that he had studied artifact refining and knew a little about it, barely considered an artifact refiner.

But she simply didn't believe that he only knew a little.

Judging from Yue Wuxie's character, if he only knew a little, he wouldn't say that he knew how to refine artifacts.

Moreover, what he wanted to buy this time was a second-grade high-level sacred material.

This kind of sacred material can only be controlled by a second-realm peak Saint Artifact Master.

From this, it can be inferred that his artifact refining realm should be the second-realm peak of the Saint Artifact Master!

So young, with such heaven-defying achievements in both martial arts and artifact crafting.

What kind of person is this?

How could he join Qingyun Cave and become a disciple of Qingyun.

With his abilities, even if he left Qingzhou, he would probably have a place, and he could enter a higher-level force to practice, where he could get more cultivation resources and have a broader future.

… …

On the way to Wanbao Bank, Princess Anning was thinking all the way.

She felt that she needed to re-examine this young man.

A person with such talent must be very proud in his heart.

No wonder his behavior is so strong, his bones are full of arrogance.

This arrogance comes from his confidence in himself, he has the capital to be proud.

Can such a person really be subdued by her?

She is now beginning to waver, feeling that she may not be able to control this Yue Wuxie, even her father may not be able to control him.

"If he can't be controlled, and he is from Zhenwu Peak, and my father has done those things to Zhenwu Peak, will he let it go in the future?"

Princess Anning thought, and her heart began to be conflicted.

She greatly appreciates Yue Wuxie's talent. If she can subdue him, it will be of great help to her father in the future. One person is enough to top all the strong men under her father's seat.

But if he can't be subdued, it will be very dangerous.

This is a double-edged sword, and if you are not careful, you may hurt yourself.

But if she gives up like this, she feels very unwilling.

"I wonder if I can find a chance to resolve Zhenwu Peak's hatred for my father. If this matter can be resolved peacefully, even if I can't control him, being able to befriend him will also get his help in the future, but in this way, there are many uncertain factors… …"

Princess Anning sighed secretly. She knew very well that her father's character would definitely not agree to this method.

"Let's see what happens then. If it really doesn't work, I can only watch my father use the Three Corpse Soul Devouring Pill on him."

Princess Anning thought of this and slowly put away her thoughts.

"Princess, what are you thinking about?"

Jun Wuxie looked at her calmly. In fact, all the way, Princess Anning's state did not escape his eyes, and even how many ups and downs her emotions had did not escape his divine sense perception.

Before he said that he was an artifact refiner, he had predicted Princess Anning's possible psychological activities.

After all, people like Anning are focused on assisting their father, King Ning, in completing his great cause. They are particularly sensitive to controlling people, and they will inevitably think of many things because of this.

"It's nothing." Princess Anning's inner emotions calmed down, and there was nothing on her beautiful face. She smiled faintly: "I was just surprised to hear you say that you are an artifact refiner. In this world, there are not many who cultivate both weapons and martial arts, and there has never been anyone who has achieved high achievements in both. Young Master Yue's talent is really amazing to Anning."

"I'm just lucky. By chance, I happened to get some incomplete divine thoughts left by some artifact refiners. Those divine thoughts contain their lifelong insights into artifact refining. Otherwise, how could a martial arts practitioner like me have time to understand the way of artifact refining?"

Jun Wuxie's words were not nonsense. His artifact refining realm did come from this.

However, he didn't say that he only used a short ten days or so to become a Saint Artifact Master from an outsider who knew nothing about artifact refining.

"Young Master Yue is being humble."

… …

They have now arrived at the Wanbao Bank auction house.

The person guarding the door told them that the auction had already started and asked them to come earlier another day, saying that they could not participate in today's grand auction.

Princess Anning directly found the chief steward of Wanbao Bank.

As the person in charge of Wanbao Bank in Qingyun City, the chief steward naturally recognized Princess Anning, and immediately enthusiastically made an exception to personally take her and Jun Wuxie into the auction venue and arranged a luxurious VIP room.

"Princess Anning, please feel free to order anything you need."

The chief steward was an old man in his sixties, standing respectfully with a smile on his face.

"No need, you can go down."

"Then this old man will not disturb the princess."

The old man retreated and closed the door.

Jun Wuxie looked at the VIP room. The tables and chairs inside were all made of first-grade sacred spirit wood, and all the utensils were carved from first-grade sacred jade, which was very exquisite.

He walked to the window and looked at the items being auctioned on the high platform of the auction venue. It was a second-grade sacred-level technique, which attracted a lot of people to bid.

This was quite boring for him, he just watched quietly, waiting for the sacred materials to be auctioned.

At this time, Princess Anning was holding two crystal wine glasses, filled with half a glass of dark red wine, and also came to the window, handing one of them to him, and said: "The auction of sacred materials is held in every auction, usually placed at the end of the special session, sold by the catty. After the auction ends, the winner of the bid can decide the weight to be purchased according to their needs, but the minimum is ten catties."

Jun Wuxie nodded, he didn't care whether it was sold by the catty or what, he only cared whether there were sacred materials, as long as there were the sacred materials he needed, nothing else mattered.

Even the price was not important.

Anyway, with Princess Anning here, with her status, I am afraid that no one in this Qingyun City can compare with her in financial resources.

As for paying her back the sacred spirit pills in the future, isn't that easy?

Refine some weapons and throw them to the chamber of commerce for them to auction themselves, and he will just wait to collect the money, a steady stream of wealth.

"Young Master Yue is planning to refine a high-level middle-grade sacred artifact himself?"

Princess Anning took a sip of the wine in her glass, the juice wetting her bright red lips.

"Almost, I'll refine it slowly after I return to the sect. I used to practice a lot of weapons of this grade, and the success rate is okay."

Jun Wuxie said this, naturally a lie.

He is preparing to refine top-quality middle-grade sacred weapons to compete with the three sects' top-grade elementary sacred weapons with the advantage of quantity.

If he takes out too many at that time, it will be too shocking to the world, and I don't know what Princess Anning will think.

He can't let her know that his artifact refining speed is so perverted, so he said that he had refined a lot before.

"Young Master Yue, can you refine artifacts for my Ning Wang Mansion in the future?"

"Of course, that's not a problem. However, I may not have time in the next few years. In the next few years, I have to put all my thoughts on martial arts practice."

Princess Anning couldn't help but smile when she heard this, and said: "Of course, I won't be in a hurry to let you refine artifacts. We'll talk about it later when we need it."

She didn't care about the time problem. The ultimate conflict between her father and the emperor would not completely erupt in a short time, so there was no need to use high-grade talisman armor.

… …

On the auction stage, one item after another was being auctioned in turn.

What techniques, secret arts, medicinal materials, second-grade elixirs, and middle-grade weapons and middle-grade armor and other sacred artifacts.

The grade division of elixir and other resources is different from weapons.

Elixirs are divided into one to nine grades, and the ninth grade is also called the world-renowned ninth grade, which is the highest grade. There are a total of nine grades, and each grade is subdivided into elementary, intermediate, advanced, and top grades, and each grade corresponds to the nine major realms of sacred martial arts practice.

The sacred artifact grades are: low-grade, middle-grade, high-grade, top-grade, superb-grade, ancestral artifact, supreme sacred artifact, Hunyuan sacred artifact, eternal sacred artifact, which are also nine grades, and are also subdivided into elementary, intermediate, advanced, and top grades, and each grade corresponds to the nine major realms of martial arts practice.

The top grade in each grade of elixir and sacred artifact is the same, and they are extremely difficult to refine. The top grade means perfection in each grade.

Generally speaking, you basically can't see top-grade elixirs or sacred artifacts.

… …

Jun Wuxie and Princess Anning watched quietly by the window.

He was naturally not very interested in these things.

However, some of the second-grade elixirs were okay, and they could be bid on for the senior brothers and sisters to practice in the future.

As for himself, he doesn't need it. Using these elixirs to practice will not be faster than him devouring the powerhouses in the Great Saint realm.

Moreover, with his perverted body, he would need a massive amount of elixirs, which is too costly and not cost-effective.

Gradually, as items were continuously auctioned off, it finally came to the materials he wanted.

It was a dark, black metal that looked like coal, only more lustrous.

It was slightly larger than a fist, with many irregular edges.

"Ladies and gentlemen, next is the special auction for sacred materials. The first sacred material to be auctioned today is Black Crystal Iron, a high-grade second-rank sacred material. Black Crystal Iron is tough and contains vast energy, making it an excellent material for refining middle to high-grade sacred artifacts."

On the auction stage, the beautiful auctioneer's clear voice echoed through the hall: "High-grade second-rank sacred material, Black Crystal Iron, starting price of one hundred thousand low-grade Saint Spirit Pills per pound, with a minimum increment of ten thousand low-grade Saint Spirit Pills. Now, let the bidding begin!"

"One hundred and ten thousand!"

Someone started bidding, from a VIP room, an old man.

"One hundred and twenty thousand!"

Another VIP room bid, a brocade-clad youth with indifferent eyes, gently stroking a ruby ring on his finger, a confident smile on his lips.

"One hundred and thirty thousand!"

Gradually, more people joined the bidding war.

Jun Wuxie quietly listened to the crowd's bidding, but his gaze was fixed on the Black Crystal Iron.

That piece of Black Crystal Iron didn't seem to be as simple as it appeared on the surface.

His pupil technique saw a chicken egg-sized mass inside, very similar to Black Crystal Iron, but of significantly higher quality.

"It's actually Black Crystal Mother Iron. Because the Mother Iron's aura inside is similar to the outer layer, and the outer layer blocks perception, it's difficult for ordinary appraisers to detect the secret inside..."

Jun Wuxie's heart skipped a beat. The Mother Iron inside was a third-rank sacred material!

It was possible that the appraiser at this Myriad Treasures Pavilion in Qingyun City wasn't skilled enough, so they didn't notice the peculiarity and auctioned it off as a high-grade second-rank sacred material.

He wondered how much Black Crystal Iron like this, containing Mother Iron, there was. Were the other Black Crystal Iron in the Myriad Treasures Pavilion's warehouse also like this?

At this time, the bidding gradually cooled down from its most intense point.

"Three hundred thousand!"

The youth stroking the ruby ring shouted the highest price in the hall.

He directly raised the price from two hundred and sixty thousand to three hundred thousand, suppressing the old man who had persisted in bidding against him to the point of speechlessness.

Three hundred thousand low-grade Saint Spirit Pills, such a price had already reached its peak.

This was the peak price for a high-grade second-rank sacred material. Any higher and it wouldn't be worth it. They could completely wait for the next round to bid on other sacred materials of the same grade.

This was just the price per pound, and the winner of the auction would have to buy at least ten pounds at that price, which would be a full three million low-grade Saint Spirit Pills!

"Black Crystal Iron, three hundred thousand once!"

The auctioneer began the countdown. She was very satisfied that the Black Crystal Iron had reached its peak price, and her face was full of smiles.

"Black Crystal Iron, three hundred thousand and two..."

"Three hundred and ten thousand."

Jun Wuxie started bidding. There was Black Crystal Mother Iron inside, which was a third-rank sacred material, much more valuable than this high-grade second-rank sacred material.

Even if only a small portion of the other Black Crystal Iron contained Mother Iron, it would still be a great bargain.

"Three hundred and twenty thousand!"

The brocade-clad youth in the VIP room glanced at the window where Jun Wuxie was.

"Three hundred and thirty thousand."

Jun Wuxie continued to bid, which puzzled Princess Anning beside him. This price wasn't worth it at all, and there were other sacred materials of the same quality to be auctioned later.

She didn't understand why he had to compete with that youth for the Black Crystal Iron.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand!"

The brocade-clad youth raised the price by twenty thousand in one go.

"Three hundred and sixty thousand."

Jun Wuxie continued to follow.

The corner of the brocade-clad youth's eye twitched slightly, and he said, "Four hundred thousand!"

Whoa!

When he shouted this price, there was an uproar throughout the city.

A high-grade second-rank sacred material being auctioned for four hundred thousand was unprecedented.

It should be known that the major commercial firms in Qingyun City didn't lack high-grade second-rank sacred materials for sale, and there was a special auction for sacred materials at every auction.

Unless they were too eager and had special needs, even a price of three hundred thousand would be impossible to reach.

Now, this Black Crystal Iron was actually being auctioned for four hundred thousand.

Was that youth a fool?

Did he have to have this Black Crystal Iron?

To forge a weapon, other sacred materials of the same grade would have the same effect, so why bother?

Jun Wuxie was about to follow the bid, just about to speak, when the brocade-clad youth stroking the ruby ring spoke: "Friend, why bother? There are still sacred materials later, you don't have to compete with me. The highest market price for this Black Crystal Iron is three hundred thousand, there's no need to waste Saint Spirit Pills."

"Since that's the case, friend, why don't you bid on the sacred materials later? How about letting me have this Black Crystal Iron?"

Jun Wuxie said with a smile. He could tell that the brocade-clad youth's gaze was occasionally directed at the Black Crystal Iron, probably because he also knew the secret of the Black Crystal Iron.

The brocade-clad youth wanted to get a bargain and didn't want to pay too much, so he wanted him to give up voluntarily.

"Friend, you're just deliberately going against me." The brocade-clad youth removed his hand stroking the ruby ring, revealing the blood-red gemstone to everyone's view. He smiled faintly and said, "I come from the Blood Fiend Alliance in Hanzhou. Can my friend give me some face?"

Instantly, the entire auction hall was silent.

Whether it was the people in the hall or those in front of the VIP room windows, their pupils constricted violently, and a look of horror appeared on their faces.

All of a sudden, the atmosphere became different, the air suddenly quiet, making people feel a little depressed.

Even Princess Anning beside Jun Wuxie's face changed.

"Young Master Yue, don't compete with him, let him have the Black Crystal Iron."

Princess Anning secretly transmitted her voice.

Everyone in the auction house's eyes wandered between the brocade-clad youth and Jun Wuxie.

"What? Does my Blood Fiend Alliance have the right to make you withdraw from the bidding?" The brocade-clad youth's face was full of confidence, with a superior sense of superiority. He was very satisfied with the reaction of the people present.

Jun Wuxie paused. This was a blatant threat, nakedly bringing out the Blood Fiend Alliance to pressure him.

He didn't know the Blood Fiend Alliance, hadn't heard of it, but it should be a stronger force than the Grand Qian Royal Academy, located in Hanzhou, which bordered Qingzhou.

"Whether the Blood Fiend Alliance has the right is hard to say, but I think you certainly don't have the right."

Jun Wuxie finished speaking and directly bid: "Four hundred and fifty thousand!"

He no longer bid ten thousand at a time, but directly added fifty thousand!

Instantly, the whole place was even quieter.

No one had expected that the youth would still compete with the brocade-clad youth!

That was someone from the Blood Fiend Alliance of Hanzhou!

What was the Blood Fiend Alliance?

That was one of the strongest forces in Hanzhou. It was said that experts in the Overlord Saint realm were as numerous as clouds, a true behemoth!

Who could afford to provoke such an existence?

Even Prince Ning and the Emperor had to avoid them, otherwise they simply couldn't withstand their anger!

"Young Master Yue, what are you doing?"

Princess Anning was shocked by his behavior and hurriedly reminded him via voice transmission: "The Blood Fiend Alliance is a top-tier force in Hanzhou, far stronger than any force in our Qingzhou, with countless experts in the Overlord Saint realm! Going against them like this will only bring trouble upon yourself!"

Jun Wuxie didn't respond to Princess Anning, but only met the Blood Fiend Alliance youth's gaze with a calm expression.

The Blood Fiend Alliance youth stared at him coldly for a good while, then suddenly laughed out loud.

After laughing, he shook his head with a face full of regret and said, "You have backbone, you have courage. Have you ever thought about how you're going to walk your path after leaving this Myriad Treasures Pavilion."

Jun Wuxie held up his crystal wine glass, made a toasting gesture to the Blood Fiend Alliance youth from across the space, and gently shook the wine in the glass, saying, "Of course, the path ahead is walked with my feet."

"Oh, very good, then I wish you good luck."

The youth was choked, his facial muscles twitched, and he immediately gave up the auction and stopped bidding.

However, he still stood in front of the window, with an ambiguous smile on his face, stroking the blood-red ring on his hand, just watching Jun Wuxie from across the space.

Jun Wuxie smiled and said nothing, comfortably drinking the wine in his glass.

Such an expression and action made the Blood Fiend Alliance youth's blood pressure soar.

His mood was terrible now, and there was a violent aura raging in his heart.

Originally, relying on the pupil technique he cultivated, he had discovered that Mother Iron was hidden inside the Black Crystal Iron.

That Black Crystal Mother Iron was a top-grade third-rank material!

Top-grade materials of each rank are extremely rare. Usually, only initial, middle, and high-grade materials of each rank can be produced in the world.

Only rare things like Mother Iron or Mother Gold can become the top-grade materials of their rank.

Its value is dozens of times higher than ordinary high-grade second-rank Black Crystal Iron!

Now it has been ruined by a kid who came out halfway.

He didn't want to continue bidding.

Because he knew very well that that kid wouldn't quit.

He hadn't brought many Saint Spirit Pills with him this time. He had used up his Saint Spirit Pills buying high-grade resources some time ago, leaving him with very few.

"You think that just because you auctioned off the Black Crystal Mother Iron, it's yours?"

The Blood Fiend Alliance youth sneered inwardly. He poured himself half a glass of wine, leaned against the window, and watched Jun Wuxie coldly while tasting the wine.