Chapter 406: Phoenix Sunflower
Gongsun Yu raised the price to a thousand Purple Mysterious Coins in one breath, then cast a sidelong glance at Yun Che. If this were an auction at the Black Moon Merchant Guild, he wouldn't dare show the slightest arrogance. But here in this underground trading fair, with the prestige of the Holy Sword Sect backing him, he absolutely had the right to be domineering and look down on others. He hadn't expected that a mere Earth Xuan Realm nobody would actually dare to bid against him after his verbal warning.
With the reputation of the Holy Sword Alliance, his abundant wealth, and the sudden jump in his bid, he had thought Yun Che would be completely intimidated. To his surprise, the other's expression didn't change in the slightest as he said calmly, "Eleven hundred Purple Mysterious Coins!"
Tossing out over a thousand Purple Mysterious Coins casually like that was impossible without an extremely wealthy background. As the son of the Holy Sword Sect's Sect Master, Gongsun Yu received about twenty thousand Purple Mysterious Coins annually—his entire year's cultivation resources. Spending a thousand on two pieces of Purple Crystal Marrow was already pretty much his limit, and it far exceeded the value of the Purple Crystal Marrow. But he had been so full of pride before, and now this sudden opponent was showing no courtesy at all... He gave Yun Che a look of contempt and said coldly, "Hmph! Young master here is Gongsun Yu of the Holy Sword Sect. I may not know everyone here, but I know most of them. Yet you are quite unfamiliar to me. Could it be that you're from elsewhere? Oh... judging by your attire, are you a friend from one of the six kingdoms?"
Yun Che of course understood Gongsun Yu's intent. Sneering inwardly, he didn't dodge the question and said directly, "You guessed right. I'm not from the Shenhuang Kingdom, but from the Eastern Cang Feng Kingdom. However, where I come from shouldn't have anything to do with this trading fair, should it?"
A person from the Cang Feng Kingdom?
Everyone in the hall had been speculating about Yun Che's origins, thinking that since he was so generous and didn't hesitate to challenge Gongsun Yu, he must come from an extraordinary family. Now that they heard he was from the Cang Feng Kingdom, they all showed expressions of extreme disdain, even ridicule. For them, people of the Shenhuang Kingdom had an almost instinctive contempt for the other six kingdoms, and among those six, Cang Feng was the weakest. In their eyes, people from Cang Feng were always nothing but lowlifes.
"Oh... oh! Hahahaha! So it's a friend from the Cang Feng Kingdom." Gongsun Yu burst into wild laughter, his earlier frustration from being suppressed by Yun Che instantly swept away. "No wonder you're so interested in this Purple Crystal Marrow. I imagine in your Cang Feng Kingdom, you've never seen such a fine treasure before, right? Well then, I, young master, am more than willing to yield it to you... But I'm a bit curious—what do you want the Purple Crystal Marrow for? Could it be, like me, to add spirituality to your weapon? Oh no, in your Cang Feng Kingdom, a Heavenly Xuan artifact should be..."
"What words are these? Your coming here is the honor of a lifetime for this humble one—how could I possibly blame you? Come, come, Master Zhi, please take the seat of honor. The trading fair has just begun; the main event hasn't arrived yet. I believe today's 'main event' will certainly interest you greatly, and you will not have come in vain."
"Who's that guy? Acting so arrogant," the person to Yun Che's right whispered to his companion.
"Didn't you hear Miss Xiao Qi call him 'Master Zhi'? He's from the Blazing Sun Sect!"
"What! The Blazing Sun Sect? The second-ranked sect in the Shenhuang Empire, second only to the Fenghuang God Sect?"
"That's right! This man is called Zhi Yan, the seventh young master of the Blazing Sun Sect! His talent is monstrous—he's only twenty-eight and already at the Half-step King Xuan Realm; they say he's already trying to break through to the King Xuan Realm! In this Shenhuang Empire, apart from the Fenghuang God Sect, no one dares to provoke him."
"Miss Xiao Qi mentioned the main event—that's naturally a must-see. But the main reason this young master came today is for the Phoenix Sunflower in your hands, Miss Xiao Qi." Zhi Yan said with a face full of pride. "My King Xuan bottleneck has loosened; I'm about to break through, and I urgently need the Phoenix Sunflower to assist me. But those bastards from the Fenghuang God Sect have already snatched up all the Phoenix Sunflowers. Fortunately, you still have one plant here, Miss Xiao Qi. This Phoenix Sunflower, I must have it. Whoever tries to compete with me for it... heh."
Who Zhi Yan was had nothing to do with Yun Che. He had already stood up, ready to turn and leave directly, but when he heard the words "Phoenix Sunflower" from Zhi Yan's mouth, his steps paused...
What the hell again!