Indeed!
Ye Yun closed his eyes. He had long suspected a spy within the sect regarding the events in his memory. He had decided to test the waters and was surprised to have caught a big fish!
And this spy was by his side, a Chief Elder of such high standing!
Gu Xiaoyue, standing beside him, was stunned. "How is this possible? Senior Zhao, how could he be a traitor?"
"It's him! I'm not lying, at the time..."
Xu Wusheng, fearing Ye Yun would act, quickly spilled everything about Zhao Qiankun's collusion with the Demonic Sect.
Faced with overwhelming evidence, Gu Xiaoyue had no choice but to believe him, her expression becoming incredibly complex.
At this moment, Xu Wusheng pleaded with Ye Yun, "Elder Ye, you know I've told you everything you wanted to know. Can you now..."
Ye Yun glanced at him and calmly replied.
"Indeed, I am very satisfied. Therefore, I will give you a quick end."
Hearing this, Xu Wusheng's pupils contracted, his voice trembling.
"Didn't you say that if I told you everything, you would consider letting me go?"
Ye Yun spread his hands, smiling at him. "I considered it. But the result of my consideration is to give you a quick end."
With that, he raised his sword. Xu Wusheng trembled all over, his fear turning into an enraged roar.
"Ye Yun! You will not get away with..."
Before he could utter the final word, Ye Yun's sword had already decapitated him.
Ye Yun's heart remained unmoved. How could he possibly let someone who wanted to kill him live?
Behind him, Lin Xueyan quietly watched the bloody scene. She felt no fear, only immense admiration.
Would she one day become as strong as her master and take revenge on those who had harmed her family?
At this moment, Ye Yun sheathed his Fenglan Sword, pondered for a moment, and then said to them.
"Do not leak anything about Zhao Qiankun. We don't want to alert him. When I return, I will personally report this to the Sect Master."
The two girls readily agreed.
Ye Yun smiled with satisfaction, but his heart was as cold as ice.
Despite being a transmigrator, he harbored intense hatred for traitors. Having such a thorn in his side unresolved felt like a constant blockage.
After returning this time, he would definitely have a good time "playing" with that fellow in the evening!
After dealing with Xu Wusheng, Ye Yun briefly handled the corpse, leaving the bloodstains on the ground, and then led the two girls to the Ziling Commercial Association.
After all, in this city without an owner, killing and looting were commonplace. No one would pay attention to blood on the ground.
Not long after, Ye Yun and the two women arrived at the Ziling Commercial Association and learned that the auction was about to begin.
Originally, only invited VIPs were allowed in the private boxes; everyone else had to attend the auction in the public seating area.
However, after Ye Yun subtly displayed his Royal level cultivation, the person in charge of the association immediately bowed and ushered them into VIP box number eleven.
The VIP boxes were located on the second floor of the auction hall, offering a panoramic view of the entire hall below and the other VIP boxes.
Currently, the public seating area was completely full, buzzing with noise. There were at least three to four thousand cultivators, most of whom were at the Innate and Transcendence realms, with a few at the King level.
Soon, a woman with heavy makeup walked onto the auction stage. After surveying the audience, she smiled.
"Welcome, honored guests, to this year's Fenglong Auction. We hope everyone will find items they desire."
"I now declare the auction officially open. We will now present the first item: the Cold Moon Saber!"
"This saber was forged by a seasoned blacksmith in the city using cold iron. Its power is considerable. The starting bid is two hundred Spirit Stones, with increments of no less than ten!"
After her introduction, many people in the public seating area began bidding, igniting a wave of competition.
"Two hundred and ten Spirit Stones!"
"Two hundred and twenty Spirit Stones!"
"I bid two hundred and fifty!"
"..."
The price quickly climbed to five hundred. Such a sum of Spirit Stones was a considerable amount even for a rogue cultivator at the Transcendence level.
Lin Xueyan felt even more deeply how immense a fortune the twenty thousand Spirit Stones her master had given her was, and her heart filled with even greater gratitude.
As the auction progressed, items were sold one after another. However, throughout the process, no one from the VIP boxes bid, as they clearly found the preceding items uninteresting.
Ye Yun flipped through the auction list again. There were over a hundred items, and apart from the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower, he had no interest in anything else.
Time passed quickly, and the auction gradually entered its later stages. The items became more valuable, and naturally, the prices rose. Take this item for example.
"The next item is a treasure obtained by a Royal-level expert in a secret realm, called the Heaven-Returning Jade. According to our investigations, it can withstand one full-power strike from a peak Royal-level expert. It is definitely an excellent choice for protection when you are out and about!"
"The Heaven-Returning Jade has a starting bid of twenty thousand Spirit Stones, with increments of no less than one thousand!"
A treasure that could block a peak Royal-level attack was highly enticing to those present. After all, at their level, they rarely encountered peak Royal experts. With such a jade, it almost meant they could defend against any attack.
Therefore, despite the exorbitant price, many people placed bids.
"I bid twenty-one thousand!"
"Twenty-four thousand!"
"I bid twenty-eight thousand Spirit Stones!"
The pace of the bidding indicated that it was just the beginning, and many expected the final transaction price to be around forty thousand or more.
Just then, a stern voice came from VIP box number two.
"We, the Black Demon Sect, bid forty thousand Spirit Stones!"
As soon as this was announced, the entire auction hall fell silent.
On one hand, the price had suddenly jumped too high, and most people had run out of Spirit Stones.
On the other hand, the prestige of the Black Demon Sect made those who were interested very wary.
After all, those who could afford such a treasure were unlikely to be from minor powers, and without the backing of a major power, they were no match for the Black Demon Sect.
Furthermore, the fact that they had announced their name clearly indicated a threat.
The Black Demon Sect was the closest medium-sized power to Fenglong Ancient City, and behind them stood the mighty Nine Nether Demonic Sect. No one was willing to provoke them, let alone clash with them over a piece of jade.
In VIP box number three sat an old man in grey. Seeing that no one else was bidding, he couldn't help but smile.
"It seems you people are sensible. I will take this Heaven-Returning Jade."
Buying it for forty thousand Spirit Stones was a very good deal.
The auctioneer on stage couldn't help but frown. If the Heaven-Returning Jade only sold for forty thousand, she wouldn't get much of a commission.
She couldn't help but curse the Black Demon Sect members for their shamelessness in her heart. However, seeing that no one else was bidding, she could only say.
"Is there anyone else bidding? Heaven-Returning Jade, forty thousand Spirit Stones, first call, forty thousand Spirit Stones, second call..."
Finally, she sighed, "Forty thousand..."
But before she could finish speaking, a young girl's voice echoed from upstairs.
"I bid fifty thousand Spirit Stones."
Instantly, the auction hall fell silent.
No one had expected someone to appear at the last moment and so unceremoniously defy the Black Demon Sect.
People in the public seating area looked up, their gazes fixed on VIP box number eleven, from which the voice had come, and they began to whisper.
"Good heavens, which power does this belong to? Who dares to snatch it from the Black Demon Sect?"
"Who knows? But I think we're in for a good show."
"Yeah, the guy from the Black Demon Sect is probably furious."