Qin Hanchu’s objective was to plunder resources, and since the other person had willingly fallen into his trap, Qin Hanchu naturally wouldn’t show any mercy.
As the teleportation array activated, nine elders at the Xuan Wang realm flew out one after another.
Upon witnessing this, the person’s face turned deathly pale from fright.
Without a word, he turned to flee.
But it was already too late!
The first two Xuan Wang realm experts to appear immediately moved to block his escape route.
Facing the combined assault of nine Xuan Wang realm experts, how could this person possibly resist?
“Don’t kill me, I’m willing to surrender.” The person clearly understood the consequences of resisting and shouted immediately.
Qin Hanchu did not refuse; a Xuan Wang realm expert was quite a formidable combatant.
Under the Blood Spirit Seal, the person smoothly became Qin Hanchu’s slave.
Buoyed by this success, Qin Hanchu began to plunder far and wide.
As long as they were willing to surrender, their lives would be spared.
Those unwilling to surrender met only with death.
In this martial world, there was no such thing as morality.
The law of the jungle was displayed here in its entirety.
Within a month, Qin Hanchu had subdued five individuals and killed three.
From these eight people, he obtained a considerable amount of resources once more.
With their Purple Cards, Qin Hanchu stood a good chance of acquiring the Soul Ascension Pill.
On this day, a large number of Spirit realm experts arrived for the auction at the Profound Pill Pavilion.
The Soul Ascension Pill was extremely precious, and even Saint Spirit and God Spirit realm experts were determined to obtain it.
During this period, Qin Hanchu had spent a large number of Purple Cards at the Profound Pill Pavilion, thus earning him VIP treatment.
Led by an auction house employee, he entered a private box.
The box was surrounded by formations.
People inside the box could see everything happening outside, but those outside could not see into the box.
Not long after, the auction officially commenced.
Qin Hanchu’s sole target was the Soul Ascension Pill, so he paid no attention to other auction items.
Even top-tier spiritual artifacts left Qin Hanchu unmoved.
After waiting for a full hour, the Soul Ascension Pill finally appeared on stage.
As the auctioneer called for bids, the hall erupted in fierce bidding.
In a short span, the Soul Ascension Pill had already reached the price of fifty thousand Purple Cards.
At this point, fewer and fewer people were participating in the bidding.
Fifty thousand Purple Cards was already an astronomical sum for these Spirit realm cultivators.
Even some Xuan realm cultivators did not possess so many Purple Cards.
“Fifty-one thousand!” The bidder was the young master of the Zuoqiu family, who declared with a resolute expression.
“Fifty-two thousand!” Another bidder also had a formidable background and showed no fear of the Zuoqiu young master’s might.
Seeing that these two had lost their earlier bravado, Qin Hanchu finally spoke, “Sixty thousand!”
Qin Hanchu’s bid sent shockwaves through the entire venue.
They had initially thought the final winner would be one of the previous two, but unexpectedly, Qin Hanchu emerged at the last moment.
What was most striking was that Qin Hanchu had increased the bid by a staggering eight thousand Purple Cards in one go.
Such a grand gesture left these Spirit realm cultivators in awe.
“Who is in this private box?”
“I don’t know, but judging by this display, they must be the scion of a major power.”
The Zuoqiu young master and the other bidder coldly eyed Qin Hanchu’s private box.
“Sixty-one thousand!” The Zuoqiu young master gritted his teeth.
“Sixty-two thousand!” Qin Hanchu stated calmly.
“Sixty-five thousand!” The Zuoqiu young master unexpectedly raised the bid by three thousand Purple Cards.
Qin Hanchu fell silent for a moment.
He was contemplating whether to continue bidding.
If the Zuoqiu young master acquired it, Qin Hanchu could always intercept it later.
However, Qin Hanchu feared that the Zuoqiu young master might consume the Soul Ascension Pill within the city.
If he were to leave after consuming it, it would be difficult for Qin Hanchu to find another Soul Ascension Pill.
Seeing Qin Hanchu’s silence, the Zuoqiu young master assumed he had been intimidated.
Just as the auctioneer began the countdown, Qin Hanchu spoke again, “Seventy thousand!”
“Who are you? How dare you oppose me like this!”
“If you have the guts, reveal yourself.”
Upon hearing the price of seventy thousand, the Zuoqiu young master was enraged.
He shouted angrily towards Qin Hanchu’s private box.
Qin Hanchu paid no heed to the Zuoqiu young master’s provocation, remaining silent.
“Find out who this person is for me!” The Zuoqiu young master instructed his followers.
With the Zuoqiu young master withdrawing from the bidding, Qin Hanchu successfully secured the Soul Ascension Pill for seventy thousand.
Although the price was steep, it was incredibly worthwhile for Qin Hanchu.
For other Spirit realm cultivators, its use would only allow them to break through the stages within the Spirit realm.
However, Qin Hanchu’s breakthrough would grant him combat power equivalent to the Xuan Saint level.
Even at two hundred thousand Purple Cards, it would have been worth it.
After paying, Qin Hanchu left the auction house with the Soul Ascension Pill.
From the moment he left his private box, Qin Hanchu was being watched.
Just as Qin Hanchu was about to enter his inn, the Zuoqiu young master and his men blocked his path.
“Hand over the Soul Ascension Pill, or face the consequences.” The Zuoqiu young master stared at Qin Hanchu with murderous intent.
“Scram!” With that, Qin Hanchu simply shoved aside the few people in front of him.
Qin Hanchu’s response infuriated the Zuoqiu young master.
However, within the city, he dared not act recklessly.
All cities were protected by Hegemony-level powers; anyone who dared to fight within a city was essentially courting death.
Unless one belonged to a Hegemony-level power, challenging their authority was unthinkable.
“You’d best never leave the city, or I will surely kill you!” the Zuoqiu young master roared.
Qin Hanchu paid no attention to the Zuoqiu young master’s threat.
If he wished to die, Qin Hanchu would not object.
Upon returning to his room, Qin Hanchu summoned the Violent Golden Ape to guard him.
Following this, he began his secluded cultivation and breakthrough.
With the combined boost of the Soul Ascension Pill and the Primordial Chaos energy, Qin Hanchu’s chances of advancement were virtually one hundred percent.
It took him over a month before Qin Hanchu successfully completed his advancement.
Although he was only at the Saint Spirit realm, his true combat strength was at the Xuan Saint level.
Of course, this was only when compared to ordinary cultivators.
When pitted against the lineage successors of Hegemony-level powers, Qin Hanchu’s advantage was not significant.
After all, Hegemony-level powers possessed inheritances of Primordial Chaos energy.
Fighting against them, Qin Hanchu’s advantage was not substantial.
Naturally, the lineage successors of Hegemony-level powers were extremely rare and difficult to encounter in the greater world.
Emerging from his room, Qin Hanchu went downstairs to eat.
While he was eating, the Zuoqiu young master approached him with a fierce expression: “You’ve already used the Soul Ascension Pill?”
Qin Hanchu smiled while eating his meal, “If I buy it, should I not use it? Should I offer it as incense?”
“You’d best have a powerful force backing you, otherwise, I will definitely kill you.”
“I have no significant background. If you wish to kill me, then follow me,” Qin Hanchu said, and then walked outside.
“You’re looking for death!” The Zuoqiu young master immediately led his men to follow.
A few hours later, Qin Hanchu and his group had already left the city.
Standing atop a colossal peak, Qin Hanchu looked at the Zuoqiu young master in the air and said, “Let your Xuan King protector come out.”
“You actually know of my existence?”
As soon as Qin Hanchu finished speaking, a faint, ethereal voice echoed from above.