Chapter 65: The Yan Family

  Inferno

  This time, Zhou Yuan came out purely for experience and didn't bring many yuan stones. Besides, he originally didn't have much savings, only some silver coins. However, this kind of currency used by ordinary people will become less useful as one's strength increases.

  For example, a fire-type treasure like Huo Yuanjing is something that even if an ordinary person had a lot of silver, they still wouldn't be able to exchange it. To an ordinary person, Huo Yuanjing is priceless. Even if you were to use yuan stones to trade for it, you would need an astronomical number of yuan stones to get it. Moreover, when it comes to treasures, mages usually barter with other items and rarely exchange them for yuan stones.

  Zhou Yuan may not have it, but that doesn't mean Qin Mingyue doesn't. After all, Qin Mingyue is a loose cultivator and has been hiding in the outside world for so many years. If she can't even bring out these yuan stones, then she would be considered to have wasted her time.

  They handed over a hundred inferior yuan stones, and the two of them considered their initial transaction complete. As for whether they could succeed or obtain the two types of spellbooks they wanted, it all depended on luck now.

  After finishing all this, the two returned to the tavern again. At dusk, they had another big meal and drank a lot of wine. By the time it was completely dark, both were slightly drunk and went to rest separately.

  Even Zhou Yuan didn't practice today and instead fell asleep lying directly on his bed.

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  In a mansion in Tongtian City, a servant was reporting something to a middle-aged man.

  "Mr. Yanwu, the manager has asked me to inform you that tomorrow's auction will feature a fire-type treasure, if you want it, you should make preparations in advance."

  This middle-aged man was the eldest son of the Yan family, Yan Wu. The head of the Yan family, Yan Yue, had two sons, Yan Wu and Yan Bing, both of whom were masters of the Killing Life Boundary.

  The Flame Troops are mainly in charge of some affairs within the mansion, while Yan Wu is responsible for matters outside the mansion, such as collecting fire-type treasures that are useful to the family.

  Yan Wu nodded as he listened to the servant's report and asked, "Fire-element treasure? What kind of treasure is it? Your auction house knows the strength of my Yan family. No matter what fire-element treasure it is, our Yan family can afford it."

  "The way of the samurai is the supreme treasure, the crystal of fire!"

  "What did you say? Huo Yuanjing? Are you kidding me? Is it really Huo Yuanjing?" Yan Wu suddenly turned his head, his calm and collected demeanor gone, as he grabbed the servant's clothes and asked.

  The waiter nodded repeatedly and said, "It's true. This matter was personally handled by Director Zhang himself. It is 100% certain and there will be no mistake."

  Seeing the servant's frightened appearance, Yan Wu knew he had lost his composure and immediately let go of his hand, restoring his calm demeanor. "Hmmm, this Huo Yuan Jing, my Yan family must obtain it. This treasure can greatly enhance my Yan family's power. Ah, does the seller have any requirements?"

  "There are people selling Huo Yuan Jing who say that they will only exchange for two things and nothing else."

  "What is it?"

  "The ninety-nine character formula for refining the elixir, and also the experience of breaking through from the Golden Elixir realm to the Mortal Calamity realm."

  "Hiss~~~" Yan Wu sucked in a breath of cold air, he hadn't expected that the other party would propose such a high demand. Not to mention that they could write it down themselves, but the 99 Dao Symbolic Concoction Method was truly too precious.

  The Yan family is also a big family for hundreds of years, with great power and all kinds of treasures. It's not that they can't produce them, the 99th Dao Symbolic Convergence Method, the Yan family still has it.

  But this canon was left behind by an old ancestor of the Yan family, and that old ancestor did not cultivate the ninety-nine Daoist talismans to form the elixir in the end. The old ancestor had only cultivated more than eighty Daoist talismans when he formed the elixir back then.

  It is said that this was also obtained by that old ancestor under a coincidence of fate, in a desperate situation, and it was left behind by an even more ancient great ability.

  The entire Yan family did not practice the ninety-nine character seal formation method of cultivating the elixir, after all, this was too against heaven. No one dared to try it lightly, as many people's reckless cultivation ended in explosion and death. The lessons of blood were placed in front of them, causing the later generations of the Yan family to gradually lose their courage to cultivate.

  Even Wu Yan himself was no more than sixty Dao characters suppressing the Golden Elixir.

  "Alright, I know. You can go now! Tell the manager that we appreciate his kindness, and the Yan family will remember it." With that, Yan Wu waved his hand, and a jade stone appeared in his palm, which he handed over to the servant.

  The servant repeatedly thanked him and said, "Thank you, Master Yanwu, I'll take my leave now."

  Watching the servant leave, Yan Wu changed into another set of clothes and headed towards the depths of the Yan family, soon arriving in front of a grand and majestic great hall.

  "Father, Yanwu requests an audience."

  "Come in..."

  A majestic voice echoed within the great hall, devoid of any emotional tone, as if nothing could shake his resolve.

  Upon hearing the voice, Yanwu's body stiffened slightly, a flicker of fear crossing his face. However, in the next moment, he suppressed his emotions, adjusted his clothes, and walked in calmly.

  Inside the grand hall, there was only one person, an old man with white hair and beard, but his body did not have any signs of aging, only a strong and fierce aura, with a dense and intense breath.

  This person is none other than Yan Jia's family head, Yan Yue, a great master who can stir the boundaries of heaven and earth, a legendary figure.

  When he saw the old man, Yan Wu suddenly knelt down on both knees and performed a big bow, which showed how strict the rules of the Yan family were.

  "Yan Wu, what brings you here? I'm currently contemplating the Way of Heaven and Man. If it's not something important, don't bother me, do you understand?"

  Yan Wu said respectfully, "I understand, Father, but today's matter is really too big, I don't dare to make a decision, and want you to decide."

  The old man turned around, a pair of tiger eyes shining brightly, without a hint of senility.

  "You take care of external matters, Yan Bing takes care of internal ones. Over the years, I've been very reassured by how you handle things. Speak up, what's going on that even you don't dare to make a decision about and need me to decide?"

  "Tomorrow, the auction house will have an auction. As usual, I'll attend and take a look to see if there are any fire-attribute treasures that I can buy back. Today, the manager of the auction house sent someone to inform me that tomorrow, a fire-attribute ultimate treasure will be auctioned off, and told me to make preparations. After asking around, I found out that this fire-attribute ultimate treasure is actually the Fire Origin Crystal."

  "Huo Yuanjing!" The old man's voice rose by a fraction, but the aura on his body didn't change at all, clearly indicating that his cultivation was far superior to Yanwu's.

  "With the Huoyuan Crystal, the wearer can double the power of their spells. If Father wears it, I'm afraid that apart from Tongtian College, no other forces in Tongtian City will be a match for our Yan family."

  "If only it were that simple, at that time, the Yang family, Chen family, Sutu family, and Dongfang family would not be our Yan family's match. Unfortunately, there are some things you still don't know, this Huoyuanjing only works on cultivators below the Tian Di boundary, once I reached my current realm, it has no effect."

  Yan Wu was shocked and asked urgently, "How is that possible? Didn't they say that as long as it's a fire-attribute mage who wears it, it will have an effect? Why does it still have limitations on its power?"

  "Because before mobilizing the heavens and earth, it is the cultivation of elemental force. The Fire Origin Crystal can only increase the output of Yuan's power, making its might multiply, but to reach the realm of mobilizing the heavens and earth, one has already begun to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth. No matter how precious the Fire Origin Crystal is, it cannot interfere with the power of the laws of heaven and earth. So, this Fire Origin Crystal is only useful for you, but for me, it's completely useless."

  Looking at Yan Wu's disappointed look, Yan Yue said, "However, even so, Huo Yuanjing is still precious and rare. How many people in the world can reach the state of triggering heaven and earth? A killing calamity like yours is already considered a high level."

  Yan Wu's face fell, but he became excited again. "Father is right, this fire crystal is still extremely precious, however, the conditions they offered are too high, exchanging only for the 99 Dao Symbol Sealing Dan method and the Sudden Kill Life Boundary heart method, Father, look..."

  Yan Yue nodded, "The Ninety-Nine Symbol Sealing Dan method isn't something ordinary people can succeed with. One misstep and you'll end up dead. Unless you're a naturally gifted person, it's impossible to succeed. Which means, this person selling the Fire Origin Crystal isn't an ordinary person?"

  "I didn't see this one, it's unclear, but tomorrow I'll go and take a look, definitely can see its depth."

  Yan Yue Dao said, "Alright, let's swap with him."

  Yan Wu said, "But our Yan family's ninety-nine ways of forming the elixir is an heirloom left behind by our ancestors, can it be given away just like that?"

  "That ninety-nine Dan method, ordinary masters can't even cultivate it. In the Yan family, it's just a mere idea, not very useful. It's better to exchange it for a Fire Elemental Crystal and increase the Yan family's strength."

  Seeing Yan Yue say this, Yan Wu also knew that his father was right. Compared to the Huo Yuan Jing, these 99 Dao Dan methods were of no use.

  "Alright, tomorrow we'll go there ourselves and exchange the Fire Crystal back."

  The next morning, outside the auction house, it was bustling with people coming and going. The news of today's auction had been spread out two months ago, and there were thousands of people who came to participate in the auction.

  In the entire Tongtian City, apart from Tongtian College, this auction's scale is the largest, not to mention tens of thousands, even twenty thousand people can be accommodated.

  At the time of the third watch, the auction officially began. Whether it was the seller or the buyer, they were all seated according to their status, with the seats arranged from low to high. The higher the seat, the more noble the owner's identity. Zhou Yuan and Qin Mingyue, due to Huo Yuanying's relationship, were listed as honored guests and sat in the highest position.

  "Status is indeed a good thing, look at us now, because of Huo Yuanjing's relationship, we are arranged in the highest place, overlooking downwards, with a sense of looking down on the masses." Qin Mingyue laughed, obviously in a very comfortable mood.

  "Hmm, Huo Yuanjiao can be considered today's most precious thing, so we should arrange for him to be in the highest position."

  Zhou Yuan also looked down, only to feel a sea of black, all were people, everyone was whispering to each other, some familiar monks even waved at each other and chatted enthusiastically.