Upon hearing this, Lu Ye paused and said indifferently, "It wasn't done by someone else; I was experimenting with a cultivation technique and casually slashed it."

After finishing his sentence, Lu Ye left the quiet room.

Behind him, Tian Qing's pupils shrank instantly, and his old face was full of disbelief.

It's true that Young Master Lu is now a Martial Arts Grandmaster, but wasn't he achieved that in the Black Valley Secret Realm?!

And back then, that mysterious person cut the river in one move, even before the Secret Realm.

At that time, Young Master Lu wasn't even a Martial Arts Grandmaster!

It was precisely for this reason that Tian Qing speculated whether there was another grandmaster in the city.

Unexpectedly, before Young Master Lu even stepped into the realm of grandmasters, he was already able to unleash power comparable to that of a Martial Arts Grandmaster... destroying mountains and cutting rivers?!

Tian Qing originally thought he had imagined Young Master Lu to be strong enough, but reality... was even more terrifying than he imagined!

At this moment, Tian Qing's heart was filled with shock and fear.

...

Lu Ye walked out of the quiet room, crossed the corridor, and returned to the shop.

There were no customers, and the maid in the shop, who was somewhat dazed, quickly regained her senses. Upon taking a closer look, her heart rate increased considerably.

Lu Ye himself was handsome, and coupled with his high martial arts cultivation, he naturally exuded a calm and composed demeanor, as if he could remain unfazed even if a mountain crumbled before him.

Most importantly... even figures like Elder Tian would greet him with a smile upon seeing him.

Just as she was about to muster the courage to greet him and introduce herself, the handsome young man slightly nodded at her and then gracefully left the shop, blending into the crowd on the street.

Suddenly, a faint sense of loss surged in the maid's heart, as if she had lost something.

Outside the shop, Lu Ye changed back into his black clothes in the alley. Walking down the street, although the crowd was dense, he glided through it effortlessly, as if strolling leisurely.

A moment later, Lu Ye arrived in front of a spacious building.

"Bai Chuan Commerce Association..."

In his mind, Lu Ye recalled some information about this commerce association.

This is a large commerce association spread throughout Xuanzhou, with its trading companies distributed across major cities, and it also has the qualifications to host some of the few large auctions in Xuanzhou.

Such a large commerce association, spanning the Four Realms of Xuanzhou, uses their VIP cards as a form of identity marker to some extent.

Just like various black gold cards, platinum cards, and Dragon Cards from previous lives, though common, they are indeed the best way to distinguish customer levels.

Upon entering the trading company, a well-dressed maid immediately came forward to greet him.

Although Lu Ye was dressed in black, with his face covered by a scarf and hat, such attire can be seen several dozen times every month inside the association.

Thus, the tall maid was not at all taken aback, and with a professional smile, she asked.

"Customer, are you here to buy or sell something?"

Lu Ye's voice turned a bit gruffer, "To sell some things."

With a professional smile, the tall maid said, "Alright, please follow me, I will take you to our appraiser, who will determine the most suitable price for you."

Lu Ye nodded. The maids of this large trading company were indeed much more skilled than those in small shops, effortlessly fluent in their language, with no need for thought.

About half a minute later, she led Lu Ye to the backroom and stopped in front of a quiet room with an "Available" sign, knocking on the door.

"Master Jia, I've brought you a customer who needs appraisal."

"Come in."

The tall maid then turned to Lu Ye with a smile, "Customer, please enter, I'm still busy ahead, so I won't accompany you in."

Lu Ye pushed the door open and entered. Inside the room sat a slightly plump middle-aged man, who spoke without looking up when he heard the noise.

"What needs appraisal?"

"Three storage rings," Lu Ye replied calmly.

In the next second, the appraiser quickly raised his head and asked, "What did you say? Storage rings? Three?!"

Even for appraisers like them, the items they regularly appraise are mostly valued below ten thousand silver.

Occasionally, some good items worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of silver appear.

An item valued at over two hundred thousand silver is already enough for the monthly auction in Cloud Leaf City.

Monthly auctions have a higher specification than regular auctions.

The market price of storage rings is at least five hundred thousand, and very stable, fully qualified for the monthly auction.

What surprised the appraiser was that he hadn't heard wrong... three?

From across him, Lu Ye had already taken out three storage rings, all the same size, and was focusing intently on the intricate patterns on the rings, almost to the point of feeling slightly dizzy.

This is the special nature of storage rings.

After all, they are made from Void Stone powder that has a trace of spatial attributes, involving some basic spatial storage rules.

Accepting the rings, the appraiser used his spiritual sense to probe inside each one, confirming they were intact, then nodded and smiled slightly, saying, "The items are fine, the value of the storage rings is enough to be included in the monthly auction."

Frowning slightly, Lu Ye asked, "Is there a significant difference compared to regular auctions?"

Waiting a month seemed a bit too long for him.

The appraiser was no longer indifferent and proactively introduced himself, "I am Jia Ping, may I ask for your honorable name, esteemed customer?"

"Chen Nanxuan."

"Young Master Chen, the monthly auction is one of our trading company's major events, and we will send invitations to various Innate Clans and powers, attracting many wealthy individuals from various places."

Jia Ping said, "The prices fetched at regular auctions are not as high as at the monthly auction. Moreover, the next monthly auction is only three days away; would you not consider it?"

The reason why he was so eager to introduce it was mainly because if items handled by appraisers were auctioned off at high prices.

The appraiser would also get a share from the trading company.

Of course, this share is drawn from the seller's commission taken by the trading company, so Lu Ye, as the seller, doesn't need to bear it.

Three days...

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye was somewhat moved.

In a few days, he can perform another specified draw, a hundred thousand silver.

The next time, it would cost a million, and considering the chance to earn more silver by waiting just three more days, Lu Ye was still willing.

"Alright, then I'll participate in the monthly auction."

Jia Ping breathed a sigh of relief. After some persuasion, he finally secured a chance to earn more silver.

Handing the storage rings back to Lu Ye, Jia Ping smiled and said, "Young Master Chen, in three days, just come here and find me. The auction starts at the hour of Xu."

Nodding, Lu Ye accepted the storage rings and left Bai Chuan Trading Company.

...

Elsewhere.

In a mountain range, a middle-aged man with a somewhat gloomy complexion snapped the neck of a Tier Two Shadow Wolf, drinking its fresh blood.

"Damn capture team! When I achieve the Innate Realm, I'll drink your blood alive!"

Wang Tiancheng said in an extremely cold tone.

Recently, the capture efforts in the Northern Territory had suddenly intensified, with many capture teams led by those in the Innate Realm appearing.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.