# Chapter 1071: Royal Wood Spirit
"Twelve million!"
"Fifteen million! I come from the Zhefeng Alliance of the Northern Domain. I believe all of you present should have heard of our Zhefeng Alliance's Jingyun Art. If I obtain this woman, I will certainly benefit greatly. Please give me this face!"
"Heh, the Heiya Realm is not the only place where those who cultivate wind-type Xuan Arts reside. This is the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce—they never consider status or personal connections, only whether one's wealth is sufficient! Twenty million!"
In the blink of an eye, with merely a few people bidding, the price had already soared to twenty million, causing many to sit back down in shock and disappointment.
"Twenty-three million!"
"Twenty-five million!"
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Yun Che's brows were furrowed tightly. He swept his divine sense around and found that no one showed any surprise at this "merchandise." They were clearly accustomed to it.
This underground chamber of commerce was far more filthy than he had imagined.
The woman bearing the Wind Yin Body had originally been the eldest daughter of a sect, only to have her entire clan wiped out in a single night... and now she was sealed within a cage, being auctioned off as a commodity. She was undoubtedly pitiable to the extreme. In the lower realms, he would not have stood idly by. But here, he was not foolish enough to meddle in others' affairs.
Amidst the rising bids, the woman was ultimately obtained by a young man seated in the very front row at a price of forty-three million Purple Mysterious Stones.
The young man stepped forward, paid the forty-three million Purple Mysterious Stones, then personally untied the Xuan formation, pulled the woman into his arms, and returned to his seat.
For this poor woman, this was a turning point in her fate. Out of deep sympathy, Yun Che could only hope that the one who bought her would treat her well and end this cruel fate. Otherwise, it would merely be exchanging one hell for another.
"Congratulations to this young master," Ji Ruyan said with an enchantingly beautiful smile. "I believe that with such a beauty, your cultivation will advance by a thousand miles in a single day. Although I know little of dual cultivation, I have heard that the essence of dual cultivation lies not only in the union of yin and yang—if one can also achieve a meeting of hearts and minds, there will be unexpected and wondrous effects. Therefore, young master, please treat her well. Otherwise, you might somewhat waste her Wind Yin Body."
"Naturally," the other replied with a faint smile.
Yun Che took a deep look at Ji Ruyan. He could tell that this statement came from her heart. When her gaze swept toward the woman with the Wind Yin Body, there was even a flicker of pity in her eyes... at least she had not completely lost her conscience.
"Next, then..."
"Lady Ruyan!"
A voice suddenly rang out, cutting off Ji Ruyan's words. Then, from the very center of the front row of seats, a tall, burly man stood up. He had not changed his appearance, and his eyes held a piercing sharpness. Even his outer robe bore the unmistakable imprint of his sect—a black eagle with glaring, arrogant eyes.
His life aura was extremely young, but the Xuan force rippling around him was exceptionally thick—he was already at the peak of the Divine Soul Realm, perhaps just a single thread away from the Divine Tribulation Realm.
His sudden outburst and standing up immediately drew everyone's attention. The entire stone chamber fell silent, and many gazes carried varying degrees of awe. Clearly, this person's origins were far from ordinary.
"He's Ying Yushan, the youngest grandson of the island lord of Black Eagle Island, the third-largest sect in the Heiya Realm," the person beside Yun Che muttered softly. "It's said he's also the most talented and will likely inherit the island lordship in the future."
"So it's Young Master Ying." Ji Ruyan smiled lightly. "May I ask what instructions Young Master Ying has?"
"I wouldn't dare to call it an instruction," Ying Yushan said in a flat tone, but his posture was filled with arrogance. "Your esteemed chamber of commerce rarely takes the initiative to issue invitations. I thought there would be a rare and extraordinary treasure, so I spared no effort to travel ten thousand miles and came here eagerly. But unfortunately, what your esteemed chamber has presented, while not exactly trash, is nothing surprising."
Ying Yushan lifted his head and said proudly, "In another two years, it will be the Xuan God Convention. I am only one thread away from qualifying to participate. Therefore, these two years are extremely important to me—I cannot afford to waste even half a moment. If your esteemed chamber of commerce has something good this time, then it's best to bring it out early. The dignified Black Feather Chamber of Commerce playing games with us would be far too dull. If you summoned us here just for things like this, then I'll take my leave!"
Ying Yushan's words drew even more sidelong glances. Those who were less than sixty years of age all showed intense jealousy and envy. Given Ying Yushan's age and his peak tenth-level Divine Soul Realm cultivation, two years later, he would very likely be able to participate in the Xuan God Convention.
In the entire Heiya Realm, no more than a hundred people had the qualifications to participate in the Xuan God Convention!
"Hehehehe..." Ji Ruyan laughed charmingly, her seductive eyes blooming like peach blossoms. "As expected of Young Master Ying! Truly remarkable—you can actually participate in the Xuan God Convention. Ah, if I could even go to the Zhou Tian God Realm once in my life, I would die without regrets. The Xuan God Convention is something I dare not even dream of."
"Hmph! That's nothing," Ying Yushan said in a flat voice, but his face was filled with barely suppressed arrogance and pride. "I just want to know what surprise your esteemed chamber has prepared for us this time? If that so-called surprise was just that woman with the Wind Yin Body, then I will be thoroughly disappointed in your Black Feather Chamber of Commerce!"
"Of course not," said Ji Ruyan without a trace of hesitation. Her voice was soft and alluring as she gently clapped her hands. "Young Master Ying, please don't be impatient. Since our Black Feather Chamber of Commerce specially sent out invitations this time, how could we possibly disappoint? The special Wood Spirit Pearl I mentioned... it turns out to be a living Wood Spirit!"
"Wood Spirit! Ha!" Ying Yushan let out a faint laugh. "Wood Spirits are indeed becoming rarer, and capturing a live Wood Spirit is even more difficult. But as long as one has enough profound stones, there are plenty of places to buy them! In comparison, those with the Wind Yin Body are far rarer! Lady Ruyan's surprise—are you joking with us?"
Yun Che frowned deeply, his hands clenching. He needed a Wood Spirit Pearl. If it were just a Wood Spirit Pearl, he would buy it no matter the cost. But before him was a living Wood Spirit—and just a child among Wood Spirits. To obtain its Wood Spirit Pearl, he would have to kill it...
"Young Master Ying, don't be impatient. If it were just an ordinary Wood Spirit, how could I have the nerve to specially invite all of you here?"
She walked on her long legs to the side of the Xuan formation sealing the Wood Spirit boy, gently tapped her slender finger into the formation, and said with a smile, "All young masters, observe carefully now."
A faint wisp of Xuan aura flew from Ji Ruyan's fingertip and landed on the Wood Spirit boy's brow. The boy's whole body trembled, but he did not utter a word. However, on his brow, an emerald green light imprint slowly emerged.
Boom——
The instant that emerald light imprint appeared, an explosive outcry erupted in the stifling stone chamber like a thunderclap. Except for Yun Che, everyone jumped to their feet. Even Ying Yushan, who had been full of arrogance just moments ago, changed color drastically, his gaze dull.
"Wood Spirit... Royal Clan!!" Ying Yushan roared in a lost voice.
Yun Che: "???"
"Exactly. As all young masters can see, this is no ordinary Wood Spirit—it is a Royal Wood Spirit!"
Ji Ruyan withdrew her finger, but the light imprint on the Wood Spirit boy's brow lingered for a long time. "I can assure all of you that while you may recognize this mark symbolizing a Royal Wood Spirit, this is definitely the first time you have seen a real Royal Wood Spirit, because the last time one appeared was over two thousand years ago."
"Didn't they say... that Royal Wood Spirits had already become extinct? This... is it real?" Ying Yushan's words carried an incomparably intense excitement.
"After all, they haven't appeared for over two thousand years. It's only natural they would be considered extinct. I myself believed Royal Wood Spirits were extinct until I found him."
The stone chamber became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, save for the sound of swallowing. They absolutely believed that the Black Feather Chamber of Commerce's surprise would not disappoint them, or they would not have traveled ten thousand miles to come. But no one expected the surprise to be this huge.
Because an ordinary Wood Spirit and a Royal Wood Spirit were two completely different concepts.
This captured Royal Wood Spirit, even if taken to an upper star realm, would cause a tremendous stir.
"A Royal Wood Spirit possesses the purest natural force in the world. Although this Royal Wood Spirit has not yet grown to maturity, its 'wondrous uses' are something that all of you, given your knowledge, must understand clearly. But allow me to elaborate just a bit more."
"If one obtains a Royal Wood Spirit, even the most demanding rare flowers and spiritual medicines can be easily cultivated, and they will grow at least ten times faster! Of course, keeping a living Wood Spirit in one's residence is a highly risky affair. I believe most young masters would not be willing to take such a risk. In that case, its Wood Spirit Pearl is an extraordinary treasure."
"A Royal Wood Spirit's Wood Spirit Pearl is far beyond what an ordinary Wood Spirit's Wood Spirit Pearl can compare to. Even if it were to end its own life and shatter its own pearl, as long as it was retrieved within a hundred breaths, the residual spiritual power—even if only twenty percent remained—would still surpass a perfectly preserved ordinary Wood Spirit Pearl with full spiritual power! This is a top-grade exotic treasure that cannot be exchanged for any amount of profound stones!"
Yun Che's expression shifted violently.
What he needed was a Wood Spirit Pearl that retained at least seventy percent of its spiritual power. Such a high-grade Wood Spirit Pearl was extremely hard to find, with demand far exceeding supply.
And this Wood Spirit boy's Wood Spirit Pearl—even if forcibly removed, even if he forcibly destroyed it beforehand—would still surpass an ordinary Wood Spirit Pearl with full spiritual power! It fully met... no, it exceeded his requirements!