199: Chapter 199 Fire Cloud Valley

"City Lord, those two old men are at the Late Void Refinement Stage. How could Qingshan City have people with such cultivation? Could they be from the Qingyun Sword Sect?"

Dongfang Shuo had also been observing the two, but he only felt a sense of danger from them and could not discern their cultivation level.

"What? You say those two are at the Late Void Refinement Stage? But how is that possible? How could experts of that level come to Qingshan City? They shouldn't be from the Qingyun Sword Sect. This is already Qingyun Sword Sect territory; if an Elder from the Qingyun Sword Sect came here, they would inform me, after all, Qingcheng is also a member of the Qingyun Sword Sect."

As the two spoke, the beautiful auctioneer was about to strike the gavel. Xiao Yuchen didn't have time to overthink it; no matter who they were, he would not yield this divine crystal stone.

"I bid ten million," Xiao Yuchen spoke up again.

"Thirteen million."

"Fifteen million."

"Eighteen million."

"Twenty million."

Xiao Yuchen did not show any sign of weakness. No matter how much the other party increased the bid, he would always bid two million more.

The two old men thought acquiring the divine crystal stone would be a simple matter, but they didn't expect to encounter a competitor. Twenty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones was a significant sum even for them.

Crucially, they were just passing by and had come to Qingshan City to search for the person who had undergone the Void Refinement Stage Lightning Tribulation. They had only come because they heard there was a divine crystal stone auction, and they only had about twenty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones on them.

Indeed, these two were the Elders of Fire Cloud Valley who had previously discovered Xiao Yuchen undergoing his tribulation. They had been ordered to come here to find the person who underwent the tribulation, but they had found no clues after searching for several days.

Hearing that there was a divine crystal stone auction here, the two were overjoyed, because their Valley Master's lie ri bow was of the Low Grade Divine Artifact level.

If they could take this divine crystal stone back, their Valley Master's Divine Artifact could be upgraded, and they would surely receive a reward from the Valley Master. They just didn't expect someone to compete with them.

"Twenty-five million."

After shouting this price, the two robed men released their full Aura, clearly showing they were at the Late Void Refinement Stage. Their purpose in doing so was a warning—a warning to Xiao Yuchen not to compete with them anymore.

Feeling the pressure of the Void Refinement Stage experts, everyone present was shocked.

"Xiao Chen, these two are determined to get the divine crystal stone. You should let them have it; we cannot afford to offend people of this level." Realizing this was a warning from the two, Dongfang Shuo hurriedly spoke up to remind him.

"A warning? Patriarch Chen, this is an auction. Someone is actually trying to use this method to obtain an auction item; do you not care?"

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, Chen Tianhe's face turned red and then white. He wanted to intervene, but the key was that he didn't have the strength to do so.

"Little brother, you are joking. The other party is a Senior at the Void Refinement Stage; how would I dare to stop them? Little brother, you had better give up to avoid courting disaster." Chen Tianhe also spoke up to remind him.

"What I like most is fire. Competing with me? I'd like to see what they can do."

"Twenty-seven million."

As soon as the words fell, the venue was in an uproar. The other party was clearly issuing a warning, and this was likely their final price. Xiao Yuchen actually dared to continue bidding; wasn't this courting death?

Normally, when someone placed a bid, the auction house would be happiest, but at this moment, the faces of Chen Tianhe and the beautiful auctioneer were very ugly; they didn't know what to do next.

"Hmph, ignorant child, you will pay the price for your actions."

The robed man just said this and then shattered the number plate in his hand, clearly giving up.

Xiao Yuchen's expression was calm as he looked at the beautiful auctioneer and said: "The other party has already given up; shouldn't you strike the gavel?"

"This..."

The beautiful auctioneer didn't know what to do and looked at Chen Tianhe, who was sitting in the front row, hoping for him to make the final decision.

"Little brother, do you really want to do this? The other party is clearly incensed. If you insist on going your own way, even the City Lord will not be able to protect you." Chen Tianhe reminded him in a low voice.

"Thank you for the reminder, Patriarch Chen, but I also have a use for this divine crystal stone, so I will not yield. Since I have the highest bid, this item should rightfully be mine. Do you think I cannot produce that many Spirit Stones?"

"This... very well, I hope you do not regret it."

Chen Tianhe had already reminded him. Since Xiao Yuchen insisted on going his own way, he had no other choice. In any case, it was Xiao Yuchen who offended those two people, and it had nothing to do with their Chen family.

Under Chen Tianhe's signal, the beautiful auctioneer finally struck the gavel, and the divine crystal stone belonged to Xiao Yuchen.

Xiao Yuchen remained calm, received the divine crystal stone, and then handed the twenty-eight million Spirit Stones to the beautiful auctioneer. With this, the auction officially ended, but everyone knew a storm was coming.

"Ruyu, Qingcheng, in a moment, follow the City Lord and leave first. I will go and meet those two people myself."

Although Xiao Yuchen was not afraid of those two, he did not want Wen Ruyu and Dongfang Qingcheng to take risks with him.

"Brother Yuchen, aren't you at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment? How could you possibly defeat those two?"

Because Xiao Yuchen had always hidden his strength, Wen Ruyu did not know his true cultivation level.

"Rest assured, I will be fine. You go with Qingcheng."

Putting the divine crystal stone into his System Inventory, Xiao Yuchen left the auction house alone and headed quickly in the direction of the Misty Forest.

The two robed old men followed closely behind. Given their status, they would normally disdain taking action against a Cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but they were determined to obtain the divine crystal stone.

After entering the Misty Forest, Xiao Yuchen stopped and waited for the two to arrive. The robed old men were very surprised by Xiao Yuchen's behavior, but in the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks were meaningless.

"Brat, hand over the divine crystal stone, and I will spare your life."

The old man stopped beside Xiao Yuchen, exuding the Aura of a superior.

"Are you from the Four Great Sects?"

Xiao Yuchen's expression was calm, completely unaffected. Although the two were at the Late Void Refinement Stage just like him, he did not care.

"That's right. Since you know our identity, why haven't you handed over the divine crystal stone yet?"

"No rush. If you want my things, I should at least know which Sect you are from, right?"

Hearing Xiao Yuchen's words, the two hesitated. Logically speaking, they were at the Late Void Refinement Stage, and Xiao Yuchen was only at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment; no matter what schemes or tricks the other party played, they didn't care.

But for some reason, they felt a vague sense of unease in their hearts. Xiao Yuchen was too calm, which was clearly abnormal.

Seeing that the two didn't speak, Xiao Yuchen laughed: "What? Are you afraid? The Four Great Sects are nothing more than this."

"Bastard, would we be afraid? It wouldn't hurt to tell you; we are from Fire Cloud Valley. Hurry up and hand over the divine crystal stone; don't force us to take action."

The old man was clearly enraged by Xiao Yuchen and directly revealed his identity.

"Oh, so it is Fire Cloud Valley, the weakest one that only became one of the Four Great Sects by relying on Artifact Refining. No wonder you are determined to get the divine crystal stone; do you want to take it back to please your Valley Master?"

Since Fire Cloud Valley wanted to snatch his things, he naturally wouldn't give them a pleasant look. With the Nine Heavens Thunder Prison Formation, he already had the strength to challenge the Four Great Sects.

"You are courting death, actually daring to insult my Fire Cloud Valley."

The robed old man was completely enraged and directly struck a palm toward Xiao Yuchen. Although he did not use his full strength, a palm from a Late Void Refinement Stage expert was not something just anyone could withstand.