The overlord had fallen, and a new king had been crowned.
The results of the Eastern Saint District's chief disciple battle spread across the entire Holy Land, and even the entire Imperial City.
With the speed of the news, everyone in the Imperial City would know that there was a young man who came from behind and won all the way to become the chief disciple of the Eastern Saint District.
It could be said that he became famous after one battle.
Such a result had inspired many Star Card Masters of the same age. At the same time, everyone was curious to see how far this young man could go.
Kang Of Gojoseon Palace.
Deep inside the palace.
At this moment, a man was standing upright. He wore a black robe, and his face was firm. There was a majestic aura between his brows. It was obvious that he had been in a high position for a long time.
Around him, astral energy rose. Faintly, there was a low rumble of thunder.
It was Kang Of Gojoseon – Jiang Taiyuan.
Beside him was a handsome figure. His long black hair hung down loosely, and his eyes were as black as ink and as sharp as blades.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Taiyuan slowly said, "Chen 'er, although you are a nine Star Card Disciple, you cannot be careless. The other three chief disciples are not to be underestimated either."
"Xie Yang of the Western Saint District."
"Ye Xiaomeng of the Southern Saint District."
"And …" He paused. His eyes flashed coldly, "Luo Feng of the Eastern Saint District."
"Luo Feng?
Another dark horse that I've never heard of? "Jiang Chen's eyes flashed. He was slightly surprised by this.
Jiang Taiyuan nodded, "Before this, other than the competition, you were in seclusion. Naturally, you don't know about the outside world. This Luo Feng is this year's newcomer."
"Newcomer?"
Jiang Chen curled his lips, "Compared to the other Saint Districts, this Eastern Saint District is indeed lacking. That Ji Wuqing is only a six Star Card Disciple, and yet he's the number one in the Saint District. That's one thing, but now he's being defeated by a newcomer. I really don't know what to say."
He shook his head. From his calm tone, it was obvious that he looked down on the Eastern Saint District.
"Even a lion uses its full strength to catch a rabbit. Whether it's the semi-finals or the finals, if you meet him, you must use your full strength. You must not hold back or be careless."
Jiang Taiyuan's eyes flickered as he said, "Although he's only a sixth Star Card Disciple, and there's a huge gap between him and the other two First Seats, for some reason, my intuition tells me that he might be the biggest variable in this Holy Land Tournament."
"Therefore, you must be careful."
Jiang Chen was also startled when he heard this. He said, "Royal father, he's only a six Star Card disciple. Aren't you thinking too highly of him?"
"Although there is still a month before the competition, he will at most be a seven-star by then. As for me, I might have already stepped into the card master level."
"With such a huge gap between us, how can he fight me?"
His father was so steady that he was at a loss for words.
Jiang Taiyuan stared at him in silence for a moment.
"The trash in your eyes became the champion of the Freshmen League."
"He's the trash in your eyes. He jumped ranks to participate in the Holy Lands Tournament the moment he entered the Holy Lands and became the champion of the Eastern Sage Region."
"He's the trash in your eyes. He's only cultivated for half a year, but he's already a six Star Card Disciple.
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"Ask yourself, if you cultivated for the same amount of time, would you be able to achieve this?"
Jiang Chen's face darkened slightly. His eyes flashed as he said, "It seems that this Luo Feng is indeed a character."
Jiang Taiyuan paced slowly in the hall with his hands behind his back. He said slowly, "Your talent is unparalleled and far surpasses your peers. Of course, I have full confidence in you. However, I hope that no matter when, where, and what situation you are in, you can act steadily and steadily. Don't underestimate anyone."
"Don't be arrogant in the face of the weak. Don't be afraid in the face of the strong. This is the mentality that the strong should have."
"Otherwise, even if Luo Feng doesn't pose a threat to you this time, there will be a day when you will fail miserably and suffer."
Jiang Chen's expression turned serious. He cupped his fists at Jiang Taiyuan and said, "I will remember your words, Royal father."
Jiang Taiyuan nodded and said, "The Heavenly Abyss Relic will be opened soon. You have to prepare well these few days. If you can obtain that good fortune, you will be reborn and improve further."
"Only if you can do that will the championship be firmly in your bag."
"Therefore, the most important thing now is to bring back that good fortune without leaving anything behind."
…
The night was as cold as water.
The moon was dark and the wind was strong.
A man and a woman.
They walked together.
"The Sacred Land actually has an auction. I didn't know about it before. I'm really ignorant." Luo Feng sighed.
Mu Qingluan thought for a while and said, "That should be because you don't have any needs."
Luo Feng was also startled when he heard this. That was indeed the case. The things he wanted had always been arranged properly. He rarely lacked anything.
Thinking of this, a beautiful red figure suddenly appeared in his mind. For some reason, he actually became nervous.
Therefore, his face gradually collapsed.
His feet were also a little clumsy.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qingluan looked up, her delicate face full of confusion. "Is there something on your mind?"
"Nothing," Luo Feng shook his head and said to himself, "I'm just going to an auction. What's there to be afraid of?"
He straightened his back and walked toward the auction house. As a man, he should be more unyielding.
Besides, he didn't do anything bad. As the saying goes, a straight man is not afraid of a crooked shadow. If he was bashful, it would be a problem.
Soon, a dazzling auction house appeared in their sight.
At this time, many Star Card Masters were swarming toward the auction house. After all, if they could obtain some high-quality materials or powerful cultivation resources, it would undoubtedly be of great benefit to them.
The auction house was packed with people, and it was boiling with excitement.
As the daughter of the Blue Phoenix Race, Mu Qingluan's status was noble. It was easy for her to get a VIP room. This was a private room.
The two walked into the VIP room and looked down at the auction house from above.
There was an auction stage in the middle of the auction house. The auctioneer was a middle-aged man named Yan Shi, a four- Star Card Master.
Soon, the auction began.
Yan Shi waved his sleeve and a shiny material floated in the air.
The first item to be auctioned was a gold-colored material. Luo Feng couldn't help but be speechless. The quality of this auction was indeed very high.
"Do you want it?" Mu Qingluan rested her chin on her hand and looked at him with her peach blossom eyes. There was a faint expectation in them.
"Thank you, Sister Qingluan. I don't need it."
Luo Feng said. Although in theory, he wanted all the materials, he was penniless. He couldn't possibly let Mu Qingluan buy everything, right?
Therefore, it wouldn't be too late to let her buy something that he liked.
"Then if you need it, you must tell me. If you are polite with me, I will be angry." Mu Qingluan's tone was faint.
Luo Feng: "Okay."
With the successful auction of the first gold-colored material, the atmosphere in the auction house was suddenly stirred up. One treasure after another appeared on the stage, provoking a fierce battle.
Luo Feng listened indifferently, somewhat absent-minded. Although these treasures were not ordinary, they were not necessary to him.
"Holy Spirit Frog's Star Core, a gold-colored material. The starting price is 10,000 star coins."
As soon as these words came out, the sleepy Luo Feng suddenly became energetic.
Everyone looked over and saw Yan Shi holding a Star Core on the auction stage. The Star Core was shining with a watery light, and there was a strange fluctuation spreading from it.
However, they just took a glance and retracted their gazes.
After all, although the Holy Spirit Frog was a gold-colored material, it was still a niche item.
What was highly valued was still some materials that could be combined with everything.
"11,000."
"12,000."
"13,000."
Such an increase in the price was not very intense. After all, for most Star Card Masters, it was nothing more than a dispensable thing.
At this moment, Luo Feng rubbed his eyebrows and said a little embarrassedly, "Sister Qingluan, I want …"
Hearing these words, Mu Qing Luan let out a lovely laugh and said, "Okay."
When the price of the Holy Spirit Frog's Star Core reached 30,000, Mu Qingluan opened her red lips slightly and slowly said, "50,000."
Obviously, she was going to make the final decision.
Sure enough, no one increased the price.
The silence lasted for a while, and Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that no one increased the price, Yan Shi was also ready to make the final decision.
"31,000."
However, at this moment, a faint laughter, mixed with a trace of ridicule, resounded from the opposite VIP room.
Mu Qingluan frowned slightly and said, "40,000."
"40,000." The mocking voice sounded again.
"50,000." Mu Qingluan was unwilling to give up.
"50,000, hehe." The faint laughter sounded again. Anyone could hear the trace of ridicule in the voice.
"60,000." Mu Qingluan continued to insist.
Luo Feng frowned slightly. He was very unhappy. He didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but he felt that the person opposite him was targeting him.
That annoying voice didn't continue to sound.
"I don't know why, but this voice sounds familiar to me." Mu Qingluan frowned slightly.
Luo Feng was also startled when he heard this. The person who could make Mu Qingluan feel familiar and was qualified to sit in the VIP room was not an ordinary person.
The auction was in full swing.
Soon, Mu Qingluan helped Luo Feng win two materials:
Demon fox tail (golden) x1.
Strange looking dagger (purple) x1.
However, during this period, he was sniped by the Yin Yang people opposite him.
Luo Feng's eyes flickered. He was sure that the person in the opposite VIP room was sniping him.
After all, when the other Star Card Masters were bidding, that person had never increased the price.
As soon as they started to bid, strange voices rang out. Moreover, they would increase the price by one thousand every time. While it was disgusting, it also caused the price of the treasures that they should have been able to obtain at half the price to be doubled in the end.
"I think everyone will be interested in the next item to be auctioned."
As his voice rang out, the atmosphere of the entire auction ground froze. Everyone's eyes were glued to the auction stage.
Under everyone's gazes, Yan Shi chuckled and reached into his pocket to take out a jade box.
He opened the jade box. There was a piece of jade on it. The jade was exquisite and sparkling with a faint jade light. It looked quite delicate.
Furthermore, although the jade was complete and did not appear to be damaged too much, it appeared to be a half piece of jade. In other words, it was half of a piece of jade.
Yan Shi's gaze swept the audience. His vigorous voice sounded. He pretended to be mysterious as he said, "This jade was found in the Heavenly Abyss ruins by the previous generation of disciples."
Hearing the two words' Heavenly Abyss', the eyes of all the Star Card Masters in the auction house immediately revealed a strong interest.
Yan Shi's voice paused for a moment before he continued, "Although there isn't the slightest fluctuation of star energy on it and the jade itself isn't too valuable, there seems to be some mysterious patterns carved on it. Moreover, it came from Heavenly Abyss. It's probably not an ordinary item."
"Right now, the Heavenly Abyss ruins are about to open. Perhaps this jade is the key to a place of fortune. Haha …"
Hearing these words, Luo Feng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Intuition told him that this kind of item whose origin couldn't be seen clearly was either very ordinary or very important.
Seeing that he had stirred up the atmosphere in the auction house with just a few words, Yan Shi nodded in satisfaction and said, "The starting price is 100,000 star coins."
The silence in the auction house lasted for a while. Soon, it was overwhelmed by the earth-shattering sounds of increasing prices.
"110,000!"
"130,000!"
"…"
As the auction price rose to two hundred thousand, the voices increasing the price became fewer and fewer, and the volume of the bids also became weaker and weaker.
Firstly, this price was already quite high. Many people were shy of money and couldn't afford to bid.
Secondly, everyone was very rational. Although this jade was exaggerated to the heavens, if it could bring about good fortune, it was something that could only happen in novels. Under most circumstances, it might really be an ordinary piece of jade.
Using such a high price to bet on that slim probability was really not worth it.
"250,000."
Without waiting for Luo Feng to speak, Mu Qingluan had already begun to participate in the auction. Because she could already tell from the latter's expression that he was looking forward to this jade.
Immediately, the slightly noisy auction house suddenly quieted down.
The moment he opened his mouth, he blocked off the path of increasing the price. There was no need for them to spend such a high price to buy a piece of jade of unknown origin.
"Qingluan, it's too expensive. Forget it." Luo Feng hurriedly rejected.
Mu Qingluan looked around, her bright eyes blinked, and said: "As long as you like it."
"260,000."
The familiar yin and yang voice once again sounded from the VIP room.
"300,000." Mu Qingluan did not give in.
"310,000." The bidder immediately followed.
"400,000." A cold light appeared in Mu Qingluan's eyes as she directly placed all of her savings on the bid.
The auction house was silent for a moment, but just when she thought that she had succeeded, a faint laughter once again came from the VIP room: "410,000."
Mu Qingluan's beautiful face turned cold. At the same time that she was angry, she felt a little guilty in her heart. This 10,000 was the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Because she had bid for other things earlier, she couldn't take out any more star coins.
At this moment, Luo Feng smiled faintly and said: "The young master opposite us is really generous. Since that's the case, a gentleman will not snatch away what others like. This thing, I'll let you have it."
"Qingluan, there's no need for us to spend so much star coins to buy something of unknown origin."
Luo Feng cast a grateful look and comforted: "I'm already very grateful for the few materials you bought for me."
"As for this jade, let the guy opposite us be the spendthrift."
Mu Qingluan reluctantly nodded her head, still feeling a little apologetic in her heart.
However, at this moment, from another VIP room, a rather domineering voice sounded.
"One million."
Hua!
As soon as these words came out, it was like a sudden clap of thunder that exploded in everyone's ears.
Everyone was a little dumbfounded. Their gazes turned to the source of the voice at the same time as their hearts rose and fell.
For a piece of jade, he threw a million gold coins at once. This was a real big shot!
Yan Shi was also shocked. He originally thought that this thing could be sold for 200,000 star coins at most, but in the end, it was actually raised to a million?
There was no response from the VIP room where the yin and yang person was located for a long time. It was obvious that they were also stunned by the high price of one million.
They couldn't take it.
"They're all big shots. I can't afford to offend them."
Luo Feng rubbed his forehead and sighed in his heart. For this piece of jade to fall into the hands of the mysterious person, it made him feel relieved.
At the same time, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the VIP room opposite him. That yin and yang person was deliberately targeting him previously. Just who was this person?
And while Luo Feng was thinking, the auction gradually came to an end.
"Let's go."
Luo Feng stood up. Today, he obtained two gold materials and one purple material. He was already very satisfied.
Such a combination was enough to make a complete Star Card.
He had been looking forward to that Star Card for a long time.
The two of them walked out of the VIP room together. But at this moment, Luo Feng noticed that Mu Qingluan was looking at the front. Her beautiful face gradually turned cold.
Luo Feng was slightly startled. Following her gaze, he saw another group of people walking out from another passage. At the front of the group, there was a handsome man clustered around.
This man was none other than the Eastern Sage District's chief disciple, Xie Yang.
Without waiting for Mu Qingluan to speak, Xie Yang's gaze shifted, stopping on Luo Feng. "This must be Luo Feng, right?"
"What's the matter?" Luo Feng lifted his eyelids, his voice was indifferent.
"Nothing."
Xie Yang smiled. His gaze lingered on the materials in Luo Feng's hands. Recalling that it was Mu Qingluan who was bidding and Luo Feng who didn't say a single word, he instantly understood something.
Hence, he pondered for a moment and said in a playful tone, "It's just that Senior Brother feels that a man should be able to support the heavens and earth. Hiding behind a woman's back and living off her, isn't that a little bad?"
"Sour grapes because you can't eat them?" Luo Feng looked at him without the slightest change in his expression. "You're blaming me for your ugly appearance?"
Looking at Luo Feng's self-righteous expression, Xie Yang's lips twitched. This fellow was really living off a woman.
"Xie Yang, that person just now, was it you?"
Mu Qingluan's expression froze. She already felt that it was somewhat familiar and when she saw Xie Yang, she instantly recalled who he was.
Xie Yang smiled lightly and didn't deny it. "Qingluan, don't be angry. I saw that you liked it so I wanted to buy it for you and then give you the materials as a gift."
"Unfortunately, I didn't expect you to be so stubborn."
Luo Feng retorted without hesitation, "This is the reason why you purposely raised the price?"
"If you feel the pinch for this little bit of money, I can give it to you. Oh, I should say to give it to Qingluan."
"No need," Luo Feng shook his head, his eyes flashing. "There should be a chance in the future."
Xie Yang narrowed his eyes. It seems that after becoming the chief disciple of the Eastern Sage District, your ego has really inflated.
That Eastern Sage District's chief disciple with the highest rank was only six Star Card. Don't you know how valuable the chief disciple is?
…
After taking a stroll outside with Mu Qingluan, Luo Feng bid farewell to her and hurriedly returned to his residence.
When he arrived at the small courtyard, he saw a red-clothed figure lazily reclining on a chair with her jade-like hands supporting her cheeks.
Under the moonlight, the Water Empress' eyes were slightly closed as if she was asleep.
At the same time, she seemed to have sensed something. Her eyes slowly opened and she teased, "Yo, you came back alone?"
Luo Feng lowered his head and remained silent.
Without waiting for Luo Feng to speak, Zhuo Ying's slender finger pointed at the round table. Luo Feng looked over and discovered that there was a piece of jade shining brightly.
Luo Feng's pupils constricted. Because this was the piece that was auctioned.
Zhuo Ying rested her chin on her hand. Her beautiful eyes carried a hint of playfulness as she said with a faint smile, "I can give you whatever she can give you. I can also give you whatever she can't."
"Do you like it?"