So, purely for comparison, the Su family was much more powerful than the Feng family.
He hadn't expected their backing to be the Su family, nor that this person was Ye Ningze, who had a conflict with the young master of the Feng family, Feng Tianyi, a few days prior.
This matter had already spread throughout the Sun Base, yet very few people had actually seen Ye Ningze. It was precisely because of this that Zhao Laosan did not know that the person before him was Ye Ningze.
If he had known, he would never have tried to recruit him; it would have been nothing short of inviting trouble upon himself.
At the same time, he also knew the personality of the young master of the Feng family. Once someone incurred his wrath, he would dedicate his entire life to seeking revenge.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Laosan spoke again to Ye Ningze and Su Xue:
"So, your backing is the Su family and the eldest daughter of the Su family. Since that is the case, I, Zhao Laosan, will not embarrass myself further here. I only hope you can survive and emerge from the secret realm."
With that, Zhao Laosan strode out of the auction house.
Ye Ningze turned to look at Su Xue behind him and asked with some curiosity:
"Why are you here?"
Su Xue smiled faintly and replied to Ye Ningze:
"Is it strange that I am here?"
Ye Ningze believed that Su Xue's presence there was definitely not for the purpose of auctioning items.
Firstly, Su Xue was not short of money, so she didn't need to auction anything for wealth. Secondly, the items in the Martial Pavilion did not require her personal attention; if they were to be auctioned, she would have others handle it.
As for the last point, Su Xue was never lacking in treasures, so she wouldn't appear in a place like this.
A moment later, Su Xue provided her answer:
"My main purpose for coming here is to borrow a map from the owner. You see, the secret realm we are about to explore opens only once every sixty years, and very few people possess a map. Therefore, our task is to prepare everything."
When Su Xue said this, Ye Ningze understood that this secret realm was likely quite important.
Otherwise, Su Xue wouldn't have attached such importance to it.
A moment later, Su Xue spoke to Ye Ningze again:
"By the way, have you joined a team for this exploration of the secret realm? If not, why not consider joining us? After all, by joining us, there are certain things you won't have to worry about."
One must understand that in a secret realm, sometimes more terrifying than the demonic beasts are one's own teammates.
If you were to obtain some treasures in the secret realm, your companions, driven by greed, might turn against you and try to kill you.
However, Su Xue could guarantee that she would not. Not to mention her relationship with Ye Ningze.
Their Martial Pavilion itself possessed immense strength. Whatever resources or treasures they needed, they didn't have to plunder them from others.
They could resolve a significant portion of their needs themselves. Therefore, joining the Martial Pavilion was, in fact, a guarantee for one's own life.
It was precisely for this reason that many people wished to join the Martial Pavilion, but the Martial Pavilion did not accept just anyone.
Thus, when Su Xue made this offer, many would have readily accepted her request without hesitation.
But Ye Ningze was different. He was a lone wolf, accustomed to going his own way.
Furthermore, even if Ye Ningze didn't have to worry about the people from the Martial Pavilion acting against him, once they entered the secret realm, many things would be beyond their control.
Therefore, fighting alongside an unfamiliar team might not always be a good thing.
A moment later, Ye Ningze gave his answer:
"I thank you for your kindness, but I prefer to go my own way, so I think it's better if we don't form a team. However, rest assured, if you encounter any trouble in the secret realm, I will offer my full assistance."
Su Xue did not press further, nodded with a smile, and said:
"Don't worry, we feel the same way. If you encounter any difficulties in the secret realm, we will also provide our full assistance."
After their discussion, they each left the underground auction house.
Ye Ningze returned to his small villa and immediately began to study his weapon.
The Scarlet Flowing Sand was a powerful, concealed weapon that could continuously enhance its own might.
As long as he could wield it effectively, it would indeed be a troublesome item for his enemies.
Ye Ningze continuously injected the blood of some low-level demonic beasts into it, and the sand particles within the Scarlet Flowing Sand began to change.
Originally they were earth-yellow, but after being injected with blood, these earth-yellow sands completely turned blood-red.
It was precisely because of this that Ye Ningze could feel a special transformation occurring in these sands, making them harder and capable of easily piercing through anything in front of them.
Ye Ningze then flicked his wrist, and the sand instantly flew out, striking the power testing instrument with great force.
Ten million kilograms…
Ye Ningze stared at the numbers on the power testing instrument, somewhat stunned.
Who would have thought that a casual strike from him could unleash such terrifying power? This meant that the more power Ye Ningze infused, the more terrifying the output would be.
Indeed, this weapon had not disappointed his expectations, but the accompanying problems became even more pronounced.
This weapon required a large amount of demonic beast blood to fully unleash its power, and the greater the amount and the higher the grade of demonic beast blood, the more terrifying the power the weapon would emit.
It was precisely for this reason that Ye Ningze needed to carry demonic beast blood with him, and it had to be a large quantity of high-grade demonic beast blood.
After spending more money to purchase some demonic beast blood, Ye Ningze finally waited for the day the secret realm opened.
The area before the secret realm was already crowded with people. It was evident that everyone present had come for the opening of the secret realm.
They were all eager, as if they were already certain of the great benefits they would reap from the secret realm.
Ye Ningze walked calmly through the crowd. He knew that his perspective was different from theirs. Perhaps eighty percent of these people saw only profit and wealth.
What he saw was more about danger and opportunities for self-improvement. After all, in a secret realm, any kind of danger could be encountered.
It was when people faced these dangers that they could better unleash their true strength.