After acquiring Dou Qi and becoming a Great Dou Master, Chen Yang's most noticeable feeling was the improvement in his endurance.
Before, he would only ride with his senior for ten or twenty minutes at most, but with Ya Fei, it lasted for more than an hour, and they even did a morning exercise the next day!
"Thank you, Brother Chen Yang!"
Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang, feeling the Dou Qi vortex in her dantian, and thanked Chen Yang again.
Without Chen Yang, she probably wouldn't have become a Dou Zhe for another year or two, and that would have required sufficient resources.
"Alright, Sister Ya Fei, there's no need for thanks between us," Chen Yang said softly, stroking Ya Fei's hair.
Ya Fei bit her red lips with her pearly teeth; Chen Yang's caresses were almost too much for her to bear.
...
Another hour later, Chen Yang looked at the sleeping Ya Fei, got up, and left the courtyard.
Ya Fei was just a newbie who had just entered the Dou Zhe realm. She was not even a 1-Star Dou Zhe yet. It was already very impressive that she had been able to ride for so long!
On the other hand, he was full of energy.
"Teacher!"
Chen Yang had just stepped out and wandered around the auction house when Gu Ni came up to greet him.
"Mm!"
Chen Yang nodded at him. A few days ago, Gu Ni took some time to go to the neighboring city of Tran and passed the exam to become a Grade 3 Alchemist. He was now wearing the robes of a Grade 3 Alchemist.
"Teacher, nothing major happened at the auction house during Ya Fei's seclusion these past few days!"
"Only this morning, a mercenary brought a High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method called Wind Sweep Technique and asked our Mittel Auction House to auction it on his behalf!"
Gu Ni said softly!
Chen Yang nodded upon hearing this.
As far as he could remember, the auction of Wind Sweep Technique took place when Xiao Yan broke through to the 5th Level of Dou Qi and came to auction the Foundation Building Liquid, which was about two months after he was jilted.
But he didn't expect that the Wind Sweep Technique would arrive at the Mittel Auction House so early.
However, Chen Yang thought about it and it made sense. If a High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method appeared in a small city like Wutan City, only the three major families would be qualified to obtain it.
However, not all three families had that much liquid capital.
It was reasonable for Mittel to release the information a month in advance so that they could start raising money ahead of time.
"No need for the auction. We'll just take this Wind Sweep Technique directly. You can deliver it to Xiao Zhan yourself. It'll cost 400,000 gold coins!"
In the original storyline, the Wind Sweep Technique was auctioned for 550,000 gold coins and eventually ended up in the hands of the Jia Lie Family. The one who practiced the Wind Sweep Technique was that spoiled brat Jia Lie Ao, who was utterly worthless.
Tens of thousands of gold coins were not important to Chen Yang at all. Moreover, the Qi Gathering Powder he had recently refined for Mittel had already squeezed almost all the gold coins out of the three major families.
Given the current financial resources of the three major families, they might not be able to scrape together 500,000 gold coins even in two months, let alone a month.
Moreover, Xiao Zhan's collection of medicinal herbs was almost complete. If Xiao Zhan advanced to the 9-Star Great Dou Master level and Chen Yang obtained a Low-Level Earth Rank cultivation method, the resulting increase and decrease would have a certain impact on his combat power after he became a Dou Ling.
Chen Yang would still do this business.
"Disciple understands!"
"But... how many gold coins should we give that mercenary?"
Gu Ni asked again.
"What is the mercenary's age and strength?"
"What about his character?"
Chen Yang turned his head and asked.
"Forty years old, a 1-Star Dou Shi, his character is alright, he has a son and a daughter, his wife died early, his daughter seems to have gone to Canaan Academy a couple of years ago, his son is more ordinary, at eighteen years old he is only a 6th-Level Dou Qi!"
When Gu Ni obtained the technique, he had already sent people to investigate the mercenary's identity.
A High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method was no small matter. If it was stolen from a sect or family, Mittel would bear a great responsibility if they sold it.
"Then ask him if he's willing to join the Mittel Auction House. If he is, give him a Low-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method, a Grade 4 pill, and 100,000 gold coins!"
The total price of these items was close to 400,000 gold coins, and even a mercenary with money might not be able to obtain a Low-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method and a Grade 4 pill.
"I see!"
"I'll arrange it right away!"
Gu Ni nodded.
"By the way, also ask Xiao Zhan if he has collected all the medicinal herbs that Xiao Yan asked him to collect?"
Chen Yang then gave further instructions.
"Yes, Teacher!"
...
Half an hour later, at the Xiao Family's residence.
Upon learning of Gu Ni's visit, Xiao Zhan hurriedly came to greet him. When he saw the Grade 3 Alchemist badge on Gu Ni's chest, he immediately smiled and exclaimed, "Congratulations, Master Gu Ni, on your advancement to a Grade 3 Alchemist!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Ni laughed heartily. "Haha, thanks to my Teacher and the Xiao Family, if Mr. Xiao Yong hadn't brought my Teacher to Wutan City, I probably would never have had any hope of advancing to the Third Rank in my life!"
Speaking of this, Gu Ni almost wanted to kowtow to Xiao Yong.
"We're all thanks to Yongdi!"
Xiao Zhan was also filled with emotion.
"My Teacher asked me to inquire with Clan Leader Xiao about the medicinal herbs that Young Master Xiao Yan asked you to collect. How is the collection going?"
"Gu Ni asked."
"I'm ashamed to say that I've been busy for more than twenty days with the matter that Yan'er asked me to do, but I'm still missing one ingredient!"
"I've already sent the Xiao Family's team to search the Monster Mountain Range. I think we should have news in a few days!"
Xiao Zhan said with a smile.
"Mm!"
Gu Ni nodded, and then began to get down to business.
"This morning, the Mittel Auction House received a High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method called Wind Sweep Technique, a Wind-Attribute technique!"
"After the Teacher found out, he instructed me to detain it and personally deliver it to the Xiao Family!"
Gu Ni took out a scroll from his storage ring and placed it on the table in front of Xiao Zhan.
"A High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method???"
Xiao Zhan stood up excitedly.
"That's right, and it's even a Wind-Attribute technique that Clan Leader Xiao Zhan can cultivate!"
"I believe that if Clan Leader Xiao Zhan were to modify this High-Level Xuan Rank cultivation method, his combat power would be greatly enhanced!"
Gu Ni said with a smile.
"Thank you so much, Master Chen Yang!"
"I... I didn't know..."
Oops!!!
Xiao Zhan was so excited that he was incoherent.
"Clan Leader Xiao, please don't be in such a hurry to thank me. My Teacher is asking for 400,000 gold coins for this cultivation method!"
Gu Ni continued.
"No problem, not to mention 400,000, even 500,000 gold coins is perfectly normal!"
"I am deeply grateful that Master Chen Yang remembers me!"
Xiao Zhan reached into his storage ring to take out money, but then he realized that the family's cash flow was not that much anymore.
"Uncle Xiao Zhan!"
"I have money here, use it first!"
Just then, a figure in a purple dress appeared at the door and called out to Xiao Zhan inside.
"Xun'er???"
Xiao Zhan hurriedly stood up and looked at Xun'er, whose attitude was even more special than that of Gu Ni.
"Uncle Xiao Zhan needs the money urgently, so please take it first. Brother Xiao Yan can pay me back later!"
Xun'er smiled, walked gracefully into the hall, and then took out a five-patterned purple-gold card from her storage ring and placed it on the table.
This…
"Then thank you very much, Xun'er. Once the family's harvest report for this year is released, your uncle will repay you immediately!"
Xiao Zhan didn't want his son to pay off his debts.
"Xun'er said Brother Xiao Yan should pay it back, so Brother Xiao Yan should pay it back!"
Xun'er looked very serious.
"Oh well!"
Xiao Zhan smiled wryly; he dared not disobey this girl's words in the slightest!
"Then I'm off!"
After Xun'er finished speaking, she turned and left without even looking at Gu Ni.
Gu Ni was very clever and didn't ask about Xun'er's relationship with Xiao Zhan. Instead, he waited until Xiao Zhan gave him 400,000 gold coins before quietly leaving!
...
Time flies, and another three days had passed.
That evening, Chen Yang was resting in their room when he suddenly felt a tremor in his sea of consciousness.
The World Tree shook. An Azure Blue Leaf sprouted from the branch representing Cultivation Methods. It scanned the fluctuation of the new technique acquired by Xiao Zhan.
[Azure Blue LeafofHigh-Level Xuan Rank 'Wind Sweep Technique'.]
The leaf spun rapidly, its color deepening to a dark blue. It curled inward, transforming into a Golden Fruit of Technique.
[Golden Fruit of TechniqueofLow-Level Earth Rank 'Blazing Sun True Technique'.]
The fruit dissolved into Chen Yang's spiritual sea. He instantly understood the technique. It was a fire-attribute cultivation method far superior to the wind-attribute technique Xiao Zhan had acquired.