Chapter 2183 - Sparing No Expense

“This sword is called Unfettered Wanderer. It was one of the weapons Yi Daoxuan, the Master of Sunset Perch Island, used in life.”

Madam Qi Wei’s pleasant voice resounded throughout the hall once more.

“Back then, Yi Daoxuan was chased by countless powerful enemies. The pursuit lasted a full one thousand years. It was the longest chase in the God Domain’s history.

“Over the course of this pursuit, Yi Daoxuan’s life was in danger on numerous occasions. He faced endless perils and bloodshed, but he still managed to slay numerous powerful enemies.

“This sword accompanied Yi Daoxuan in battle throughout this long, drawn-out pursuit. It was only when Yi Daoxuan died in battle that his sword split in two.

Madan Qi Wei sighed. “To the masses, Yi Daoxuan might have seemed wretched and haggard, like a fleeing, panicked dog, but those who know the inside story know how heavy a price his enemies paid for their victory.

“Never mind everyone else. Thirteen Master Gods died in battle! And all of them fell beneath the blade of this very sword, Unfettered Wanderer.”

Su Yi fell silent. Inwardly, he felt rather strange. Visions of Yi Daoxuan fleeing for his life flashed through his mind.

Bloody, brutal, arduous, and perilous! Life and death hung in the balance as he fought to the bitter end, alone against a throng of enemies.

It was just as Madam Qi Wei said. Unfettered Wanderer had accompanied Yi Daoxuan throughout the entire chase.

While he lived, the sword was intact.

When he died, the sword broke!

But Yi Daoxuan had never been resentful about this. On the contrary, he’d seen that chase to the ends of the earth as a chance to temper himself. He even named his sword Unfettered Wanderer.

Because even while fleeing for his life, he felt as free as an unfettered wanderer!

Throughout the world and throughout the ages, how many could match this spirit?

But Su Yi hadn’t anticipated that he’d see his past life’s sword up for auction in Spring and Autumn City’s Qilin Trading Company.

It might have been broken, but to Su Yi, it nonetheless represented a time of unforgettable difficulty in his life, an experience that had left an indelible mark on his fourth incarnation!

“There’s no need to laboriously recount the distant past. No matter how 'glorious' Yi Daoxuan was, he died a long time ago, and his infamy stinks to the high heavens. No one wants to hear about him!” A middle-aged man in golden robes said with blatant distaste for Yi Daoxuan.

Su Yi could tell at a glance that he was a Greater God from the Severed Heavens Demon Court.

Others soon chimed in as well.

“That’s right. Yi Daoxuan isn’t just dead; he’s been cursed throughout the ages. Even now, who among the younger generation doesn’t know of his irredeemable villainy? “

“They say that his reincarnation, Su Yi, has returned, and that he’s in the Southern Flame Divine Continent as we speak, but so what? He still dares not show himself!”

All of them spoke of Yi Daoxuan with great aversion and enmity.

Su Yi just sat there, looking perfectly composed. He completely understood their feelings. After all, the enemies Yi Daoxuan had slain were all their seniors!

After a moment’s silence, Madam Qi Wei laughed. “Alright, we shan’t discuss Yi Daoxuan any further. I know you’re interested in this broken sword, not because of its strength, but because you hope to use it to track down Su Yi. Am I right?”

Everyone reacted differently to the question, but no one denied it.

Su Yi suddenly understood.

So, that’s why they’re interested in Unfettered Wanderer. They’re hoping to use it to capture me!!

He couldn’t help but be rueful.

My past lives’ old enemies are really sparing no expense to find me as soon as possible.

Yet here I am, seated among them, and they have no idea.

Su Yi couldn’t help but find this entertaining.

As he pondered, Madam Qi Wei said, “How about this? We’ll start the bidding at one hundred Undying Divine Crystals, with a minimum increment of ten Undying Divine Crystals per bid.”

“It’s so expensive?” someone gasped.

A hundred Undying Divine Crystals was no small sum even for a top faction!

More ordinary cultivation factions could empty out their coffers and still fail to assemble so many Undying Divine Crystals.

Someone shook his head. “That really is too expensive. It’s just a broken sword. Even if it once accompanied Yi Daoxuan in battle, it’s now no more than scrap iron. If it weren’t potentially highly useful for tracking down Su Yi, forget about paying one hundred Undying Divine Crystals for it; I wouldn’t want it even if you gave it to me for free.”

Someone else grumbled, “Madam Qi Wei, are you just seizing the opportunity to rip us off?”

Madam Qi Wei maintained her subtle smile. “If you think it’s too expensive, you don’t have to bid. But I must remind you that the entire God Domain is watching the Southern Flame Divine Continent now.

"Everyone wants to be the first to track down Su Yi. I trust that many would pay any price to acquire this broken sword.”

Her tone was leisurely, unhurried, and confident, perfectly calm despite the tense situation.

Many of the attendees hesitated.

“I’ll give you two hundred Undying Divine Crystals for it,” Su Yi said out of nowhere.

The crowd was gobsmacked. All of them looked at Su Yi as if they dared not believe it.

They’d seen spendthrifts before, but they’d never seen one so frenzied. It would have been obvious to anyone at all perceptive that Madam Qi Wei was asking for an extravagant price, but this kid hadn’t just made an offer; he’d doubled the starting bid right off the bat!

Feng Wuji had been frowning in silence this entire time, but now, even he couldn’t help but glance at Su Yi.

But he quickly shook his head and looked away.

“What boldness!” Madam Qi Wei’s eyes shone with extraordinary light. She hadn’t expected that Xiao Jian, the last-minute addition, would go to such lengths.

“Does anyone else want to bid?” Her eyes sparkled as she surveyed the crowd.

“I’ll give you two hundred and ten Undying Divine Crystals for it!” someone gnashed his teeth and bid.

“Two hundred and twenty!”

“Two hundred and fifty!”

...Before long, the gathered higher-ups started bidding, one after the other, as if they’d been provoked.

But then, Su Yi said airily, “Four hundred pieces.”

“....”

A deathly silence descended over the crowd. The attendees exchanged glances.

A broken sword, that’s all. Who’d be so sick in the head as to offer four hundred Undying Divine Crystals for it? I’m afraid this young man of the Torch Dragon Race has lost his mind!

The gathered higher-ups almost suspected that Xiao Jian was working for Madam Qi Wei to artificially inflate the price.

“Young man, I truly don’t understand. Why are you so insistent on acquiring that broken sword?” The golden-robed elder from the Severed Heavens Demon Court glowered coldly at Su Yi. “You’re only in the Creation Realm. Don’t tell me

you

want to duke it out with Su Yi?”

His voice was dripping with disdain.

Someone else chimed in, “That broken sword will be absolutely useless to you, and if you really try to use it to find Su Yi, you’ll just be throwing your life away!”

Su Yi couldn’t help but find this amusing.

It’s my sword. Why would I need to use it against myself?

But out loud, he said calmly, “This is an auction. What need is there to disclose my reason for bidding? If you want the sword, go ahead and bid for it.”

Madam Qi Wei was obviously a bit displeased, too. “Our young friend Xiao Jian is right. What need is there for others to disclose their goals when bidding on treasure? This is the Qilin Trading Company. Please act in accordance with the rules. Otherwise, don’t blame me for turning my back on you.”

Her voice was pleasing to the ears, yet now, it was dignified and imposing.

The crowd’s hearts shook, and they no longer dared to say anything. Even though all of them hailed from top factions, this was the Qilin Trading Company’s territory. Here, even they had to be respectful. None would dare to act wantonly.

The atmosphere was suddenly a bit tense.

When Madam Qi Wei saw this, she said directly, “If no one else wants to bid, Unfettered Wanderer shall go to our young friend Xiao Jian.”

“Heh heh, I’ll be interested to see if a Lesser God like him even has that many Undying Divine Crystals,” the golden-robed old man laughed suddenly, his gaze cold. “If he doesn’t...”

Thud!

Su Yi tossed a bag of holding onto the table, and a pile of Undying Divine Crystals spilled out of it, like a miniature mountain shining with dreamlike, Undying luster.

The golden-robed old man’s voice came to an abrupt halt, and his eyes bulged in their sockets.

The others gasped.

“That’s four hundred Undying Divine Crystals. Care to count them for yourself?” Su Yi asked casually.

Si Ming had given him a thousand Undying Divine Crystals. Su Yi had already refined a portion of them, but he still had almost eight hundred left!

A stifled silence descended over the hall once more. The attendees’ expressions were shifting and uncertain. They seemed both flabbergasted and bewildered.

𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Su Yi’s sheer extravagance had obviously astonished them.

It wasn’t that they were poor or unsophisticated, but that was four hundred Undying Divine Crystals. Even to prominent experts like them, that was a vast sum of wealth!

Unless they requested aid from their respective factions, they could clear out their coffers and still fail to assemble such a sum!

It was the golden-robed old man who found this the hardest to bear. Su Yi was effectively slapping him in the face, leaving his cheeks red and stinging.

No one noticed, but Madam Qingwei was smiling behind the gauze veil obscuring the lower half of her face.

There was no doubt about it. She was delighted to see this.

“Indeed, your spending habits befit a god of the Torch Dragon lineage. You’re really sparing no expense.” Madam Qi Wei gazed intently at Su Yi. “My young friend, if you’re not opposed, would you care for a cup of tea with me after the auction?”

The crowd had complicated looks on their faces. How could they fail to realize that Madam Qi Wei was making her position clear and using the influence of the Qilin Trading Company to protect Xiao Jian?

Sharing a cup of tea with her would make him her distinguished guest. No one in Spring and Autumn City would dare make trouble for him then!

Anyone who wanted to target Xiao Jian would have to carefully weigh the consequences of offending the Qilin Trading Company first.

But against all expectations, in the face of this generous invitation, Su Yi just said casually, “Let’s see how I feel then. Also, I only like wine. I have no interest in tea.”

The crowd was stunned. Madam Qi Wei was obviously surprised, too. Who else would have dared to respond so flippantly when she personally issued an invitation?

He sure is cocky!

Feng Wuji couldn’t help but look up and re-evaluate the young man seated in the corner.

His conduct actually rather reminds me of Su Yi. They’ve got a similar contemptuous bearing, and both of them dare to disregard everyone else around them.