After the auction was over, every sect master and elder from top powers hurried back to their pavilions and accommodations.
As for waiting and befriending Ye Chen? No one wanted to approach him unless they understood his temper.
After all, what if he dislikes them because of it? Hence, most of them returned and tried to collect any information about him.
Of course, some tried their luck and waited outside the BlueMoon pavilion for Ye Chen.
However, they had no idea that Ye Chen had already left inside the carriage of Wei Sun.
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"Senior brother, why did manager Hong Fang give you 50 million mid-grade spiritual stones? Was he paying for the formula you gave him?"
"Then what about that old man Su and bald man? Why didn’t they give you anything?" Li Mei inquired with dissatisfaction as Ye Chen received nothing from Su Qiming and Wei Sun.
Watching her like this, Ye Chen couldn’t help but chuckle faintly.
"Xiao Mei, manager Hong Fang wasn’t paying for the formula; it’s just he wanted to form a good relationship with me so I can prioritize him in the future when it comes to auctioning items."
"As for the formula of the tier-6 cleansing pill I gave them for free so they could help us in the future," he explained.
Hearing this, Li Mei nodded and gazed at Lan Ming and Wang Yiyi, who were playing and fighting over the storage ring of 50 million spiritual stones.
Then there was also Jing Xiao, whose gaze couldn’t help but lock on the ring from time to time while admiring Ye Chen’s guts to give such a storage ring to play.
’Does he really not care about spiritual stones? It’s fine if he doesn’t care, but what about these two?’ Jing Xiao couldn’t help but ask herself as she glanced at Li Mei and Zhen Yunqi, who were calm.
Although she understood Li Mei was naive and didn’t know about many things, how could she not care about the spiritual stones, which were a major resource in cultivation?
Without this, it would be impossible to reach higher realms at a young age.
’Is there anything else that can improve cultivation or did Yunqi find a mine of high-grade spiritual stones?’ Jing Xiao pouted with irritation.
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Just as Ye Chen was traveling in the carriage, the news of what happened inside the auction spread like wildfire.
Many were shocked, and their eyes filled with greed after learning Ye Chen had fat pockets.
The happiest about this were Qi-gathering cultivators who were going inside the mystic pond. They all started to formulate a plan to kill him and take his things.
But before they could even think clearly, the sect masters and elders arrived, warning not to provoke or go against Ye Chen at any cost!
Some of these disciples, of course, were against it, but as soon as they expressed such thoughts, they were beaten up, and their quota was given to others.
Ye Chen was, after all, someone who might hold many important secrets, which could raise the strengths of many and even have some legendary life-saving pill formulas.
So, no matter what, they can’t let him die.
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"Elder Hu Ming, I think we should drop the plan of killing them."
"Yes, it’s getting riskier, and we might even be wiped out by the Su family."
The elders of Azure Cloud Sect, who were planning to kill Ye Chen and Zhen Yunqi, spoke with worried expressions.
How could they not understand the consequence if they go against Ye Chen? Not to mention, it was great news to have such a promising disciple in the sect.
So many of them were planning to dupe Hu Ming; some even wanted to report his plans.
"You cowards! Don’t forget who we made a deal with. Also, do you really think supporting that bastard and bitch would get us anywhere?"
"Let me tell you, there is no guarantee if that lousy kid had an inheritance or not. If later found out he was just acting, we will be killed! Moreover, even if he had the inheritance, things won’t change if people find out about who we are colluding with!"
"So, the best thing is to kill Ye Chen and Zhen Yunqi now! Although it might be troublesome, there would be some people supporting this. Also, by no means try to tell anyone about this, or the first one to be killed will be you, not me!" Hu Ming stated with a cold look.
Hearing this, the expressions of elders turned ugly. They had never imagined things would get so complicated.
But they did understand they would die if they revealed the plan. Even if they tried to make excuses, it would be useless with who they are colluding with.
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Just as the news spread inside the city like wildfire, the top powers used long-ranged talismans to communicate with their leaders.
Many wanted to recruit Ye Chen into their powers, so they were asking what benefits they should give him and what to do if he refused.
There was not much surprise here as all top powers decided to give Ye Chen everything he wanted if he became a disciple of theirs.
However, if he refused and joined another one, they must make sure to keep a good relationship with him.
These top families and sects, after all, had many unique things, such as some herbs that could be found only in their mountains and secret realms.
In the future, Ye Chen might need them, so at that time they could get benefits and even try to poach him.
Of course, not everyone’s conversation was smooth and nice.
Such as the Mu family, who boasted about their rare and large numbers of pill formulas. There was no way they could swallow their importance getting low, so they decided to recruit Ye Chen at all costs, and if he didn’t, then kill him silently.
There was one more power that made a similar decision, and it was the Flame Dragon Sect. Although they understood everything started with Jun Wang, the disciple of Zhi Qiang, they didn’t care.
All they knew was that someone was going against them, and they wouldn’t allow it. Of course, Zhi Qiang won’t be able to escape, but that was for later. First, they must recruit Ye Chen; if he refuses, then there is no need for him to live.
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"This guy! Just who is he? Where did he come from? Why haven’t I heard of his name?" Hu Tian, aka Lu Feng, muttered with a frown.
He didn’t believe that someone like Ye Chen would not have any fame or achievements in a previous life. Even if it was a few hundred thousand years ago, there should be some legends or things written about him.
"A pity that I don’t know his cultivation method or needle techniques; if not, recognizing him would be easy," he spoke with a sigh and started to consider how to kill him.
With Ye Chen revealing the tier-4 formula and auctioning the tier-6 formula, he concluded he might have had the same cultivation or a little lower than him in the past life.
Even if that was not the case, it wasn’t easy to kill cultivators with professions, as they held high status and had a lot of life-saving methods on them.
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The whole mystic city was in an uproar after learning about the events inside the auction. However soon this excitement was replaced by Mystic Pond, which was opening tomorrow.
Just like this, the days passed, and as soon as the sun came out the next day, everyone got in the carriage, heading outside to the west of Mystic City.
The journey was only half an hour long, and soon everyone arrived in front of the majestic forest, which was covered in a transparent golden wall.
Outside this wall stood everyone with their attention focused on Ye Chen, geniuses from other families, and the mysterious golden wall.
Many sect masters wanted to approach Ye Chen, but with Hong Fang, Su Qiming, and Wei Sun giving cold looks, they all stood in their spots.
Of course, the top families and sects weren’t afraid, but they were yet to understand his temper and didn’t want to get on bad sides with him, so they didn’t make any moves.
"Xiao Chen, thanks to your treatment, Su Ying was able to recover and cultivate. She can even take the opportunity of Mystic Pond and will be going inside with other young kids for families."
"If you have any difficulties inside, you can look for any of them, and they will help you no matter what," Su Qiming stated seriously as he pointed at the ten disciples from his family.
Among them was Su Ying, who was at the fourth stage of Qi gathering and blushing faintly at his gaze.
Li Mei and Lan Ming noticed this change immediately, and who knows if it was on purpose or not, but they were stepping on Ye Chen’s foot by accident very frequently.
’Good girls! Just wait later to get spanked!’ Ye Chen glared at both of them; however, rather than being angry, he was happy.
After all, they were jealous because they both have feelings for him.