Chapter 52: Yin Yang Jade Bracelet

Ji An and Zhang Hai immediately noticed Ye Chen's abnormality, and at the same time their hearts began to tense up.

This was the first time Ye Chen had shown such emotion, making it hard for them not to become tense.

"Those jade bracelets, no matter what, must be obtained."

After Ye Chen spoke, Ji An and Zhang Hai, as if having received an order, prepared to start bidding, and at the same time the starting bid and minimum increment for that pair of jade bracelets appeared.

10 million, each bid no less than 100 thousand.

"12 million."

Ji An raised the bid first, but the bidding was obviously not going to be easy, with many following bids behind, the jade bracelets were once raised to 20 million, and looking at the trend, there was no sign of stopping.

Seeing this, Ye Chen immediately saw the problem.

"It seems other cultivators have taken a fancy to this pair of jade bracelets; otherwise, they wouldn't be bidding so fiercely. 20 million already exceeds the bracelets' intrinsic value, of course, excluding the spiritual power inside."

After Ye Chen finished thinking, he said to Zhang Hai and Ji An, "Is your money still enough?"

After Ye Chen spoke, Zhang Hai and Ji An told him not to worry about money, since it was the jade bracelet he wanted, they would definitely win this item.

Meanwhile, a young man respectfully said to the Daoist-robed person beside him, "Master Hu, we don't have enough money; shall we discuss it privately?"

"Since you're asking me for something, you must meet my demands—could it be that the Northern Sect's style is always like this?"

The young man looked embarrassed and said to him, "But we really don't have enough money; Master Hu, you've bought quite a lot earlier, a bit over budget.

So, why don't we privately negotiate with them, prepare more money, and have them sell it to us? After all, they're just ordinary people; they probably don't know the value of those jade bracelets.

After the young man finished speaking, Master Hu pondered a moment and said, "Hmm, that could work, but I hope the Northern Sect follows through on its words; otherwise, my Hu Yang's wrath is something the Northern Sect cannot withstand."

Hu Yang said that, stood up, and left the auction.

The young man behind him looked at him with a grim face, his eyes seeming to want to devour Hu Yang alive.

But soon he withdrew his gaze, followed Hu Yang's steps, and after they left, no one else bid against Ji An and Zhang Hai; ultimately, Ji An and Zhang Hai teamed up and spent a total of 33 million to win the jade bracelets.

Ye Chen looked at the jade bracelets now in hand, a hint of chill rose in his heart; he knew everything that had just happened, but he simply didn't act on it.

Just then, as Hu Yang was leaving, Ye Chen clearly sensed Hu Yang's killing intent toward Ji An and Zhang Hai, but in an instant it vanished, as if it had never existed.

Ye Chen did clearly sense it; the reason he felt a chill was because Hu Yang had directed killing intent toward his people.

This is something he cannot tolerate.

"It seems this person cannot be allowed to live."

Ye Chen thought, as Hu Yang was leaving just now, he had already left a divine sense mark on Hu Yang, so he wasn't afraid of not being able to find him.

Moreover, Hu Yang had just mentioned the Northern Sect; that alone, Ye Chen wanted to meet him.

After obtaining the jade bracelets, Ye Chen hardly glanced at the subsequent lots; they were mundane items, of little use to him, so he stopped bidding.

He also asked Ji An and Zhang Hai if they wanted to find something good for them, but after following Ye Chen, their standards seemed to have risen, and they weren't very interested in these ordinary items either.

So they also didn't go on to bid on those antiques.

Soon the auction ended; people came and went, scattered; Ye Chen, Ji An, and Zhang Hai all left together, and after leaving the auction hall they went straight back to Wanbao Pavilion.

After returning to Wanbao Pavilion, Ye Chen immediately said to Zhang Hai and Ji An, "I need a quiet room, and then I'll make you a peace‑protecting jade bracelet that will guarantee you three times safety; this also counts as my repayment to you."

After Ye Chen spoke, Ji An immediately said, "The second floor is empty now; you can go, we won't let anyone come up here—just go ahead without worry."

After Zhang Hai spoke, Ye Chen lightly nodded at Zhang Hai, then went up to the second floor alone.

After Ye Chen went upstairs, Ji An asked Zhang Hai, "Do you think Younger Brother Ye really can make a jade bracelet that brings safety?"

After Ji An spoke, Zhang Hai sighed and slowly replied, "Junior Brother Ji, sometimes there are things you cannot help but believe; furthermore, I want to remind you of one thing: never say these in front of Younger Brother Ye

Moreover, I can solemnly tell you: please do not doubt Younger Brother Ye's ability."

After Zhang Hai spoke, he then left Wanbao Pavilion.

He still needed to prepare the medicinal herbs and stone materials Ye Chen required, so he left a step ahead.

Ji An watched Zhang Hai's departing back and thought, "Is Elder Brother Zhang being fooled into stupidity by Younger Brother Ye?"

But soon he discarded that thought; if it weren't for Elder Brother Zhang's unconditional belief in Younger Brother Ye, he wouldn't have believed that spending over thirty million today on a pair of jade bracelets was something he would never do normally.

Ye Chen upstairs naturally knew their conversation, but he didn't say anything in his heart.

In an age where mortals swarm the earth and cultivators are nearly nonexistent, if he hadn't used voice transmission on Zhang Hai, Zhang Hai would not readily believe him.

But soon he stopped thinking about those matters; the most important thing now is to extract the spiritual power from this pair of jade bracelets.

"I originally came just to try my luck, but I never expected to actually encounter a treasure."

Ye Chen thought, actually this isn't much of a treasure, but in a world where cultivators are almost absent, this jade bracelet containing spiritual power is a treasure to him.

Ye Chen looked at the jade bracelet; just as he was about to practice driving, a system voice suddenly sounded in his mind.

【Yin Yang Jade Bracelet: A jade bracelet containing a trace of yin-yang power, enabling one to partake in that yin-yang power, allowing its life force to be endless.】

【Of course, this requires strong cultivation to achieve; however, being able to comprehend the yin-yang power within is also one of your life‑saving trump cards.】

After the system finished speaking, Ye Chen immediately recalled his Taiji Double Fish Diagram.

"Taiji is called Taiji precisely because it inherently contains yin-yang power; it's merely a matter of more or less."

"If I extract the yin-yang power from within, could it enhance the potency of my Taiji Double Fish Diagram?"

Ye Chen asked the system.

After he finished asking, the system immediately responded.

【Yes.】

After hearing the system's words, Ye Chen's mouth curled up in a smile that even an AK could not suppress.

"Since that's the case, let's begin!"