Wu Tong's scalp prickled!
He felt a chill run down his spine!
He had never taken Guan Qing seriously before!
But today.
Guan Qing had shocked him profoundly!
He couldn't comprehend how he, originally at the mid-stage of Qi Refining Layer One, had miraculously advanced to the early-stage of Qi Refining Layer Three.
"It's the opportunity bestowed upon me by the Young Master. If not for him, how could Guan Qing have achieved his current cultivation?" Guan Qing unleashed a palm strike.
Puff!
Faced with an insurmountable gap in cultivation, Wu Tong was caught off guard and had nowhere to hide!
He spat out blood and was sent flying more than ten meters.
Before he could regain his senses, Guan Qing appeared before him and placed a foot on his chest.
"Brother Guan, show mercy, show mercy!" Wu Tong quickly begged for mercy. "I was blind and didn't recognize your eminence. Please forgive my previous transgressions. I am willing to pledge my loyalty to Mr. Chen!"
Guan Qing had intended to crush him with his foot.
But at this moment, he looked towards Chen Nan.
Chen Nan asked, puzzled, "Why do you think I would allow you to become my follower?"
Wu Tong said nervously, "I have the cultivation of the peak of Qi Refining Layer One."
Chen Nan sneered, "But you disregarded human lives!"
"You are a coward!"
"You are treacherous and unrighteous!"
"Do you think I am someone who doesn't distinguish between right and wrong and would keep you by my side?"
"But... but Brother Guan also betrayed the Jiang family. We are essentially no different!" Wu Tong said with utter indignation.
"Puff!"
Guan Qing stomped and caved in his chest, roaring, "Damn you! When did I betray the Jiang family?"
"It was the Jiang family that had no place for me!"
"I had no choice but to seek a new master!"
"That's the difference between us!"
"Understand?"
He grew more and more furious as he spoke. "And furthermore!"
"Among the six guest elders of the Jiang family, besides myself, Guan, who else hasn't practiced the Yin Cultivation and Yang Replenishment technique?"
"No one!"
"Even the dying old ancestor of the Jiang family practices this evil art!"
"You disregard human lives and don't care about the lives of ordinary people at all!"
"That's the difference between us!"
"What right do you, a piece of trash, have to compare yourself to me?"
"Die!"
With that, he stomped and burst Wu Tong's chest, causing his shattered internal organs to spray out.
His eyeballs shot out!
The scene was extremely gruesome!
Horrifying to behold!
"Let's not waste time, let's go to Qingyou Teahouse!" Chen Nan said casually, holding Yan Wushuang's hand as they got into a luxury car by the roadside.
He understood the art of observing qi.
The most fundamental aspect of observing qi was the ability to discern a person's character, good or bad!
It allowed one to see if they had killed before, and how much sin they had accumulated!
This was also the reason why he hadn't killed Guan Qing at first sight, and had even let him leave!
He was not an evil person!
It was also for this reason that he had taken Guan Qing in when he had nowhere else to turn!
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An hour later.
The trio arrived at Qingyou Teahouse!
This could definitely be considered one of the mysterious places in the capital!
It was said that this teahouse had a history of several hundred years!
It remained undamaged even during times of war!
Another point was that no one knew who the owner of the teahouse was!
However, one thing was universally known: the owner of the teahouse must be a powerful cultivator, otherwise, the teahouse wouldn't be filled with treasures appearing frequently.
The rules of the teahouse were simple!
No matter who it was, fighting was strictly forbidden once inside the teahouse.
Anyone who violated this rule would pay with their life!
The teahouse was vast.
Although it looked like an ancient building from the outside, it was a world apart inside!
It resembled an arena.
In the center was the auction stage, and around it were private rooms!
It was very private, and no one could see other bidders!
This was fair for some weaker cultivators.
After all, there were too many instances of killing for treasures in the cultivation world!
"Young Master, this is the list of items for today's auction, a total of twenty items," Guan Qing handed Chen Nan an auction list and introduced. "Among them are ten medicinal herbs of five hundred years old, and two ancient broken swords."
"Although these two swords were once magical artifacts, they have long since lost their power!"
"Besides that, there are three incomplete pill recipes!"
"A fragmented treasure map!"
"And three pieces of rare metal!"
"In addition, the grand finale is a three-legged, eight-angled golden crow furnace!"
"Unfortunately, although the three-legged, eight-angled golden crow furnace is an antique, it has not reached the level of a magical artifact!" kanδん
Listening to Guan Qing's introduction, Chen Nan felt a sense of boredom.
None of these items were important to him.
What he wanted was to buy an offensive magical artifact!
However.
Both magical artifacts were incomplete.
The carefully prepared protective talismans seemed...
Wait!
Chen Nan suddenly saw the appearance of the last item on the auction list.
His pupils trembled, and goosebumps instantly rose all over his body!
"This... is this the pill furnace that Master mentioned?"
Chen Nan's eyes blazed with desire.
The pill furnace was entirely black, shrouded in dark light.
It looked unremarkable, but it was a genuine treasure!
Yes, it was not a magical artifact!
But a spiritual treasure!
This item could be recognized by dripping blood and taken into one's body, and the pill furnace could also be used as a storage magical artifact!
Of course!
Most importantly, when using this pill furnace to refine pills, the success rate would not only be incredibly high, but the quality would also be excellent.
This pill furnace also had a domineering name, the Sky-Burning Furnace!
However, the Sky-Burning Furnace had long since disappeared.
But he never expected to see it again today!
"Fortunately, I came prepared. Sixteen protective talismans should be enough to bid for this pill furnace!"
Chen Nan's heart surged with emotion.
Although he could refine some pills now, the Qi Refining Pill was already his limit.
To refine higher-grade pills, he needed to find a real pill furnace!
Clearly, the Sky-Burning Furnace was the best choice!
Half an hour later, the auction began!
Without exception.
All the auction items were sold at astronomical prices.
Even a broken pill recipe or treasure map fetched over a billion.
When it came to the final item, the Sky-Burning Furnace, the auctioneer walked onto the stage and said with a smile, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are adding a special item to the auction!"
"This item is a private collection of a senior!"
"Although it is just an ordinary jade pendant, it is a high-level protective talisman!"
"This protective talisman can withstand two fatal attacks from a Qi Refining stage expert!"
"Alright, without further ado, the starting bid is one hundred million!"
The sudden addition of an item made many people displeased.
But upon learning that it was a high-level protective talisman.
Those who came to bid became restless.
Protective talismans themselves were rare, let alone treasures that could withstand two attacks from a Qi Refining expert!
This item could save a life at a critical moment!
For a moment, intense bidding erupted in the hall.
The price quickly reached one billion!
Guan Qing sighed helplessly and said, "Young Master, even if this protective talisman sells for two billion, it will be difficult to buy that three-legged, eight-angled golden crow furnace!"
Chen Nan rested his head on Yan Wushuang's legs, enjoying her feeding him. "No problem, I still have fifteen of these protective talismans!"