Qin Hanchu understood Qin Ye’s intentions perfectly, and he smiled without responding.
Seeing Qin Hanchu fall silent, Qin Ye smiled and refilled his wine glass.
"Senior, do you truly have no affiliations?" Qin Ye asked with a smile.
Qin Hanchu took another drink. "I myself am an affiliation."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ye's lips twitched.
Qin Hanchu’s words were indeed arrogant!
Could one person’s strength truly compare to a major faction?
If Qin Ye had witnessed the power of ancient immortal gods, he would not have held such a thought.
"I wonder if Senior is willing to become a guest elder for our Qin family?"
"Senior only needs to lend a hand when the Qin family requires it."
Qin Ye wasted no more time and directly stated his intentions.
"I will not be staying on Samsara Star for long," Qin Hanchu replied.
Qin Ye felt a bit disappointed by Qin Hanchu's answer. "Junior was presumptuous."
Qin Hanchu chuckled softly. "You are quite ambitious, knowing to seek assistance for your family."
Qin Ye sighed. "To be frank, I don’t have much standing in the Qin family."
"An illegitimate son?" Qin Hanchu asked, a hint of bewilderment in his voice.
Qin Ye nodded awkwardly, his expression embarrassed.
"I cannot help you."
Qin Hanchu was not about to join the Qin family as a guest elder simply for a few drinks.
If not for the auction on Samsara Star, he wouldn't have even appeared here.
"Does Senior happen to have any high-grade Law Immortal Treasures? If so, would you be willing to sell me one?"
Knowing he couldn't sway Qin Hanchu’s decision, Qin Ye could only settle for the next best thing.
If he could cultivate a high-grade Law, it would also elevate his status.
Qin Hanchu took a sip of immortal tea and asked calmly, "What attribute are you looking for? Life and Death, or Corrosion?"
"Anything is fine!" Qin Ye replied hastily.
Qin Hanchu pondered for a moment, then flipped his hand, producing a ball of azure flame.
"This is the Yin Yang Blue Flame, and it can elevate your Blazing Fire Law to a high-grade Law."
"Cultivating this is quite economical; even absorbing ordinary ice and fire immortal treasures can enhance your strength."
"Most importantly, I possess a complementary divine ability!"
Qin Hanchu acquired the Yin Yang Blue Flame after killing an Immortal God realm cultivator. This Law was quite powerful.
Qin Ye was an illegitimate son, and his cultivation resources must have been scarce.
If he were given other high-grade Laws, it would be difficult for him to further improve his strength.
The Yin Yang Blue Flame had a lower cultivation difficulty, and both ice and fire-attribute immortal treasures, as well as Yin Yang-attribute immortal treasures, could be used for absorption.
Upon seeing the Yin Yang Blue Flame, Qin Ye's eyes widened.
When he heard about the accompanying divine ability, his expression became even more excited.
"I’m afraid I don’t have enough money to purchase the complementary divine ability,"
Qin Ye said with a hint of dejection after his initial excitement.
Qin Hanchu gestured towards his wine glass. Qin Ye quickly refilled it.
"The divine ability cultivation technique is on the house. You only need to pay five hundred thousand Law Crystals for this immortal treasure."
After another drink, Qin Hanchu spoke with a smile.
Qin Ye looked grave upon hearing the price of five hundred thousand.
After a moment of contemplation, he nodded. "I can do that, but I will need some time to gather the funds."
Qin Hanchu gave a hum. "I am staying at the inn on East Street and will not be leaving before the auction begins."
"Please accept this wine as a gift. I will go and raise the funds now."
Qin Ye placed the wine on the table and then quickly left the eatery.
Seeing Qin Ye depart, Qin Hanchu casually put away the Yin Yang Blue Flame.
He drank his wine and ate his food, his demeanor exceptionally relaxed.
It wasn't until dusk that Qin Hanchu returned to his inn.
There was still a long time before the auction, so Qin Hanchu took the opportunity to cultivate for a while.
It was only half a month later that his door was knocked upon.
When he opened the door, he saw Qin Ye bowing respectfully. "Senior, I have managed to gather five hundred thousand Law Crystals."
Qin Hanchu spoke no wasted words, directly handing the Yin Yang Blue Flame and a jade slip to Qin Ye.
"Thank you, Senior." After giving the Law Crystals to Qin Hanchu, Qin Ye took the Yin Yang Blue Flame and the divine ability jade slip, thanking him respectfully.
"You may go."
With that, Qin Hanchu closed his door once more.
Two more months passed, and the auction finally commenced as scheduled.
The scale of this auction was immense. In addition to cultivators from the main Star Sea realm, there were also powerhouses from the main Immortal Sea realm and other main realms.
At this moment, Qin Hanchu had already taken his seat. From his observation, there were nearly ten thousand Immortal Gods present today.
To accommodate these Immortal Gods, the auction organizers had arranged song and dance performances.
With nothing else to do, Qin Hanchu leaned back in his seat and quietly watched the performance on stage.
After about two hours, the venue finally closed its doors to new entrants.
As soon as the dancers left the stage, a beautiful auctioneer walked up.
"Welcome, esteemed seniors, to today's auction."
"This auction is hosted by the Eastern Star Alliance and organized by Samsara Star."
"Without further ado, let us begin with the first item!"
Following the auctioneer's words, a beauty dressed in a revealing outfit walked onto the stage.
The auctioneer lifted the red cloth, revealing a purple jade slip on the projected screen.
"This jade slip contains an ancient thunder path divine ability."
"As the sealing restrictions have not yet been lifted, no one knows the exact type of this divine ability."
"The starting bid is five hundred thousand, and each increment must be no less than fifty thousand!"
"Esteemed thunder path cultivators, you may begin bidding."
Looking at the jade slip on the projection, Qin Hanchu felt a flicker of interest.
Though he was somewhat tempted, he did not participate in the bidding.
As the saying goes, greed leads to indigestion.
Qin Hanchu already possessed the World-Ending Thunder Punishment, so why bother acquiring other thunder path divine abilities?
He would consider it once he had thoroughly studied the World-Ending Thunder Punishment.
There were many thunder path cultivators among the assembled Immortal Gods, and the price of the jade slip rapidly escalated.
"Seven hundred thousand!"
Qin Hanchu turned his head at the sound. The one bidding was none other than Lei Kuangniu.
As soon as Lei Kuangniu announced his bid, it was quickly surpassed by others.
This auction was a large-scale event spanning multiple main realms, with countless wealthy individuals present.
Although Lei Kuangniu had reached the Immortal God realm, his financial resources made it difficult for him to win the bid.
As Qin Hanchu had predicted, the divine ability was ultimately acquired by someone else for one million five hundred thousand.
Lei Kuangniu used to have a considerable amount of wealth, but he had expended a lot of Law Crystals during his breakthrough to the Immortal God realm, so a million-plus was no small sum for him.
Qin Hanchu had not yet seen any suitable auction items, so he had not made any bids.
"The next auction item is the Ten Thousand Year Transformation Fruit!"
"Fellow cultivators who practice the Law of Transformation should be well aware of this item's value."
"The starting bid is six hundred thousand..."
Upon seeing the Transformation Fruit, Qin Hanchu's eyes lit up.
A single Ten Thousand Year Transformation Fruit was enough to elevate Qin Hanchu's Law of Transformation to a higher level.
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Qin Hanchu called out, "Two million!"
Qin Hanchu's bid caused many to reveal expressions of surprise.
Although Qin Hanchu's bid was not exceptionally high, it conveyed his determined attitude to acquire the item.