?


    "Mortals, who are the descendants of a certain group of cultivators who have a special bloodline…"


    Duncan felt as if his head was rumbling hearing that statement. Special bloodline! Leia had a special bloodline as well. Duncan didn''t know how to react to that revtion. But, this information caused a storm of emotions in his heart.


    "To make things clear, allow me to inform those who aren''t aware of the significance of the mark, the history behind it," the auctioneer spoke a little dignifiedly and looked at the crowd.


    "Eons ago, our world became a battleground between powerful forces that live beyond these heavens. The cultivations of beings who participated in this battle are far above our cognition. That battle wrecked the heaven and the earth. Even the remnants of this battle are so dangerous that the region of the battleground has been called a forbidden ground by all cultivation forces in our world."


    "That''s right; I am exactly talking about the forbidden region of the Ancient Battleground that exists south of this city. I am sure that all of you all are aware of how dangerous venturing into that area is. What we see now are the remnants of the attacks that were exchanged eons ago," the auctioneer said solemnly.


    "You might wonder what exactly is the connection between the Ancient Battleground and the special bloodline that this ve possesses. Allow me to exin. Among the beings who fought on that battlefield, there were also members of the Spirit n who participated. The descendants of this Spirit n, who are mortals, possess these kinds of marks on their body."


    "As far as we know, these descendants with these identifying marks have innate difficulty in starting on the road of cultivation. Even if they start cultivating, the purity of their bloodline is very thin and they don''t progress much. Either due to ipatible cultivation techniques or various other reasons, the members of the Spirit n have much more difficulty in establishing their foundational pirs."


    "However, if someone establishes their foundational pirs and forms their Violet Pce their cultivation will see a drastic increase in the short term. But, the possibility of that happening is less than one-thousandth. Hence, they are not valued much by first-rate sects."


    "But, what those sects do value is their offspring. Due to some strange reason, an offspring that is born between these Spirit n descendants and cultivators who have established their Violet Pce will be darlings of heaven. Their cultivation talent is rumored to be tremendous."


    "Now that you all know this information, I invite you all to bid. Do not miss this rare opportunity. The starting bid for this ve is at 100 spirit stones. And every bid must see an increase of ten spirit stones," the auctioneer announced grandly and waved his hand tomence the bidding.


    "110 spirit stones,"


    "120"


    "140"


    "170"


    Duncan watched the crowd mor to bid with a sour expression on his face. He really didn''t care about Leia''s potential to bear children who would be the darlings of heaven. Neither did he care about the possibility of her starting to cultivate and establish the Violet Pce realm.


    However, the same couldn''t be said for the others. They obviously valued this aspect of Leia more than anything else. Duncan understood their reason for it as well. Future generations are the cornerstone of cultivation ns. Especially talented future generations who can potentially be the darlings of heaven.


    To a cultivation n, having a promising future generation meant that their prosperity for the next generation would be guaranteed. A talented cultivator can single-handedly raise the status of the n. This was a world where a single person can make or break things. So, their enthusiasm was understandable to Duncan.


    What made him unhappy though was the wrench that was thrown in his ns because of this. Seeing the rabid bidding that was going on, Duncan felt a headacheing. All of a sudden, the spirit stones he possesses didn''t seem to be much. This made him a little aggrieved.


    Meanwhile…


    In the private booth, the bug-eyed cultivator looked at the cacophony of bidding going on downstairs and shot a re at thedy near him. Even the female cultivator looked to be at a loss seeing the sudden interest in the ve they had their eyes on.


    "What a good Young Master!" the bug-eyed man sneered at thedy. "He even dared to conceal such a thing from the n. Isn''t he afraid that this incident wille back to bite him in the back?"


    Thedy remained silent not willing to answer. She too was a little taken aback by the fervent bidding that was going on below. She never expected the puny mortal her Young Master had eyes on to be this capable. Unlike the other cultivators here who had just learned of the importance of the mark, she had more knowledge regarding the descendants of the Spirit n.


    Even she knew that the n wouldn''t turn a blind eye to this matter. It was fine if the Young Master was able to obtain the ve. If not, things will be a little bit difficult. The old monsters in the n would not let go of such a potential breeding stock. They would also begin to interfere in the matter.


    "It doesn''t matter," thedyposed herself and said stiffly. "If we are able to purchase this ve, wouldn''t she be part of our n? No one can fault the Young Master. This only shows his broad vision."


    The bug-eyed man snorted a little displeasedly.


    What broad vision? All he only saw was the scheming mind of the Young Master. The Young Master had obviously found out about this female a long time ago. However, he had never informed the n about this. He had intended to swallow this woman by himself.


    The Young Master had already broken through the Violet Pce realm. If he can obtain this ve and get her pregnant, with his power and the future offspring''s potential, the n would make him the n Leader without much hassle. The entire n was based on that.


    But, it wasn''t that easy either. As a member of a premier cultivation n, the bug-eyed man knew more than others present below about the details regarding the descendants of the Spirit n. He didn''t think it would be an easy task for the Young Master to aplish his goals.


    However, what he didn''t understand was why the Young Master had gone about this in a roundabout way. It wasn''t as if he couldn''t make this woman his concubine with his power and influence directly. That would have been less risky and very easy to aplish.


    So, why did the Young Master go about this in such a convoluted manner? Didn''t he even think for one second that the auction house would be able to see through the secrets of the woman? If that happened, the possibility of the woman slipping out of his hands was really big.


    And looking at the below ruckus, the exact same thing was happening.


    The bug-eyed man felt a little confused. He didn''t think that the Young Master would be this careless or stupid. No one who could contend for the role of Young Patriarch of the n can be stupid or without sense. This kind of behavior didn''t make sense to him at all.


    "What were the Young Master''s precise instructions? You better not hide it from me," the bug-eyed man growled at thedy.


    Even thedy was a little taken aback by the sudden turn of events. So, she wasn''t really sure as well. Hearing the bug-eyed man''s question, she too fell into thought. If the bug-eyed man can find the ws in the situation, she can too. So, she was also a little puzzled by the Young Master''s actions. She was also worried that she probably misinterpreted the Young Master''smands.


    "The Young Master asked me to keep an eye on the woman and make sure she ends up in our hands. Other than that, he didn''t say much," thedy said a little hesitantly.


    "So, as long as she ends up in our hands, then it will be fine, isn''t it?" the bug-eyed man''s mind started whirling as well.


    "Yes, that''s why I wanted to buy the ve and prevent any unforeseen incidents from urring," thedy said a little agitatedly.


    "Hmmph, the Young Master didn''t ask you to buy her, did he? You came up with it all on your own," the bug-eyed man sneered.


    "Is there anything wrong with that? Once we buy her, she will be in our hands. Such an approach can eliminate a lot of unforeseen problems," thedy shot back a little hotly.


    "Hmmph, you are too na?ve. The only useful thing in your body is your big boobs," the bug-eyed cultivator sneered. "How can things be so simple? Do you think the other contenders wouldn''t learn about your actions? Do you think they will sit back and watch as the Young Master steals thepetition? Heh, no wonder you are only a servant till date."


    Thedy''s breathing became flustered and her face became flushed. The bug-eyed man''s remark hit her exactly in her sore spot. It was not that she hadn''t tried to seduce the Young Master, but even though she had taken the Young Master to the bed, their rtionship was still that of a servant and a master.


    It was one of her pet peeves. She didn''t know why she had never been considered by the Young Master to be even taken in as a concubine when she took care of all his duties meticulously. To be poked in such a sore spot, she almost lost her temper. But, she gritted her teeth and shot a re at the bug-eyed man.


    "Am I wrong?" the bug-eyed man snorted arrogantly. "Don''t look at me like that. It will be fine if this woman is not bought by you publically. But, once you buy her publically, the other contenders for the position of Young Patriarch would start to move. By then, I can guarantee you that this woman wouldn''t reach the n alive."


    Hearing the bug-eyed man''s words, thedy''s eyes bulged in shock.


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