Chapter 3522

When the people they sent saw Cheng Huofeng and Chen Qinan guarding the door, they immediately also knew that he was the leader of the Wolf Hunt Mercenary Corps.

Ye Liuyun had become widely known in Gu Feng Cheng over the past few days. These important figures, of course, had also heard about this matter.

"How can a mercenary band be so rich? This guy must have robbed how many big households outside?" The City Lord's first reaction was that Ye Liuyun had done plenty of robbing. He immediately started calculating in his mind how to deal with Ye Liuyun.

He couldn't just send soldiers to confront the mercenaries head-on; the soldiers weren't stupid and wouldn't risk their lives against these mercenaries. Moreover, a city's garrison numbered only a few thousand, and many of them still had connections with the mercenaries.

"If force doesn't work, we can post some impossible tasks for you to take on! Then we'll see if your strongest mercenary band dares to accept!"

Soon, Gan Lin came up with a method. Being a mercenary himself, he understood their temperaments and character, so he devised a task he thought no one could complete, and then it would be a matter of whether Ye Liuyun dared to accept it.

Ding Yuantang, however, did not want to provoke these mercenaries who licked blood from the blade, fearing they might stab him in the back. Although he was also a Great Clan, after all they had to frequently deal with mercenaries, and making enemies with them would bring him no benefit, so he swallowed his anger.

"Not buying is fine too; these are resources we can still encounter later. Better to concentrate our strength and vie for that God-transformation Fruit!"

What he valued most was not these resources but that God-transformation Fruit. Since the God-transformation Fruit had been added to the list later, as soon as he saw it he immediately had people return to the clan to take many Divine Crystals and Primordial Power from the Treasure Vault, preparing to spare no effort to win that God-transformation Fruit.

As for Guan Mutong, he was quite reasonable; after Ye Liuyun snatched away several resources from him, he didn't lose his temper. He felt he couldn't compete with others, which was unavoidable, and there was nothing to complain about.

Although his own clan's power was not small, after all this was someone else's territory, and he also had no habit of bullying others with his influence.

However, that young lord from elsewhere lacked such awareness; when Ye Liuyun took the Twinflower, he had already threatened Ye Liuyun once, then later seized the Divine Blood Stone, and was again angered by Ye Liuyun.

"How unreasonable, even if he's the local City Lord, he should give me some face"

"." This person is who? Go investigate his background." He immediately had a subordinate look into Ye Liuyun's identity.

Ye Liuyun's identity was easy to check; Cheng Huofeng and Chen Qinan standing at the private room's door were known by most Martial Cultivators, so after a little inquiry they learned that Ye Liuyun was the leader of the Wolf Hunt Mercenary Corps.

However, his subordinate was also accustomed to arrogance; upon learning that Ye Liuyun was merely the leader of a mercenary band, he didn't bother to clarify his strength and simply went back to report.

"Hmph, I thought they had some big background, but they're just a mercenary band! Keep an eye on them; after the auction ends, we'll wipe them out!"

That young lord also gave a cold snort, completely indifferent. He even felt that even if Ye Liuyun won those resources, they would eventually become his.

Ye Liuyun, inside the private room, had already seen their expressions and movements crystal clear: Gan Lin's smug grin, Ding Yuantang's concealed endurance, Guan Mutong's resignation, and that young lord's disdain—none escaped his eyes.

Only the black-robed person remained still, with no movement.

The auction continued, and when it came time to auction the Demonic God Elemental Pellet, Ye Liuyun only then noticed that the Demon Cultivator who had been silent opened his eyes and stared at the pellet, examining it closely.

Ye Liuyun also scanned the pellet with his Golden Pupil and found that the pellet's wall was indeed sturdier than that of a Taixu-realm pellet, and the True Essence inside was of much higher quality than his Divine Core.

Moreover, inside were some pure Demon Qi, clearly a good thing especially suited for Lei Ming to absorb. So there was no need for Lei Ming to say anything; Ye Liuyun would help him win it.

"Liuyun, I see the Demon Qi inside this pellet is not just pure; it's a tremendously terrifying energy, far more valuable than those True Essences!"

At that moment, Long Nv suddenly spoke.

Long Nv's black pupils could discern the differences in energy types.

Ye Liuyun and Lei Ming's Golden Pupils could only tell it was Demon Qi, but could not distinguish what kind of Demon Qi it was.

"That Demon Qi itself seems like an energy that can raise one's realm like True Essence, and its level is definitely above the Taixu realm!" Long Nv added.

"Good!" Ye Liuyun replied.

Long Nv's black pupils never err; this Demonic God's Elemental Pellet is certainly an extraordinary object.

He had already decided in his heart to win this item.

The starting bid for this Demonic God's Elemental Pellet was three Primordial Powers. Actually this price isn't high, because the energy contained in one pellet already exceeds a Primordial Power, and with the Demon Qi inside, for Demon Cultivators it's an outright bargain.

Just from this starting bid, Ye Liuyun judged that the auction house hadn't recognized the difference in this Demon Qi; otherwise they wouldn't have set such a low starting price.

Ouyang He and the Demon Cultivators seated downstairs immediately began bidding. What struck Ye Liuyun as odd was that the Martial Cultivator downstairs wrapped in a black robe also joined the bidding.

"He's not even a Demon Cultivator; why is he snatching this? Probably buying it for someone else!" Ye Liuyun didn't think much of it.

The three of them bid fiercely, and the price quickly rose to seven Primordial Powers.

The Martial Cultivators and Demon Cultivators in the scattered seats then gave up. That Demon Cultivator thought a single pellet wasn't worth seven Primordial Powers.

But that Martial Cultivator was clearly unable to afford it, preparing another plan. Ye Liuyun saw from his gaze a flash of killing intent; he likely intended to kill and seize the treasure after the auction ended.

If he won this item, it might draw that Martial Cultivator to his side. But for the sake of resources, he couldn't worry about that, so he immediately joined the bidding war, pushing it up to ten Primordial Powers against Ouyang He.

Many Martial Cultivators downstairs sighed: "This guy is truly rich! Spending ten Primordial Powers on a single pellet—what a big head!"

"We can't understand the world of the rich; they're just being willful!" Some also chimed in with envy. Ten Primordial Powers would be enough for these Martial Cultivators to train for a long time.

Inside the private room, Ouyang He also hesitated a moment, not wanting to continue bidding against Ye Liuyun, and spoke directly: "I'm Ouyang He, manager of the gambling house. Little brother, could you yield this pellet to me? I won't take it for free; consider it a favor I owe you, and I can help you out someday."

"Ouyang He? I heard he's already at the Sixth Layer!" a Martial Cultivator downstairs exclaimed in surprise.

For a moment, the entire auction hall fell silent. The Martial Cultivators in the city all knew that although the gambling house wasn't a major power, its enforcers were no fewer than those of a mercenary band, and their starting cultivation levels were higher than the mercenaries'.