Chapter 73 The Emperor is a gigolo?
"It's over, it's completely over now…"
In Wang Haifeng's eyes, for this small Lower Realm, a Quasi-Emperor Realm Cultivator was undoubtedly the closest existence to invincibility.
Yes, he admitted that both Chen Qing's previous Move of ten thousand swords appearing simultaneously and the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, which could seize and drain Sect Leader Qin Wuxin's life, were astonishing.
But relying solely on these to contend against a Quasi-Emperor was difficult, as difficult as ascending to the heavens!
"Today, this Emperor will ensure that not a single person in your entire sect survives!" The Old Ancestor's killing intent was strong.
But in Chen Qing's eyes, his methods of changing heaven and earth were utterly childish.
Chen Qing clenched his five fingers in the air, and a hundred-zhang-large hand directly shattered the Void Realm, appearing as a cage that imprisoned the Demonic Path Old Ancestor within, continuously tightening.
"Petty tricks!"
The Demonic Path Old Ancestor initially didn't take this Move seriously, but when he tried to use his Quasi-Emperor power to resist and found that his Emperor power and Qi were not responding to his command, he was first stunned, then reacted with horror, "This, this is Emperor power? You are also a Quasi-Emperor!"
The reason the Demonic Path Old Ancestor thought this way at first was simple: he knew that only one Great Emperor could exist in a world, and he hadn't heard of Heavenly Profound Great Emperor's demise. He also knew what Heavenly Profound Great Emperor looked like, having seen him in portraits.
'The Master is also a Quasi-Emperor expert? And his foundation is even higher than this Demonic Path Old Ancestor's!'
Hearing the Demonic Path Old Ancestor's words, Wang Haifeng's gaze immediately shifted to Chen Qing.
Before he could react, he then heard the Demonic Path Old Ancestor's even more despairing voice, "No, this is not the power of a Quasi-Emperor! This is the genuine power of a Great Emperor!"
After using all his strength and realizing that he couldn't even make a Move under Chen Qing's every Move, he had no choice but to accept this reality.
He said in confusion, "No, it shouldn't be. Heavenly Profound Great Emperor has not yet fallen. You, how can you be a Great Emperor? This does not conform to the Law of the Heavenly Dao!"
Unfortunately, the Demonic Path Old Ancestor would never understand the reason behind it. The moment the hundred-zhang-large fist clenched, his Physical Body, along with his Three Ethereal Souls and Seven Corporeal Spirits, were all erased from existence.
It was so clean that it made one doubt if he had ever appeared.
"Old Ancestor…" And Sect Leader Qin Wuxin, as the Demonic Path's leader, was also completely drained of his cultivation and life force by Chen Qing in extreme despair!
The most powerful aspect of the Devouring Heaven Demon Art was that Chen Qing could unconditionally devour anyone whose cultivation was lower than his!
After reading the System's introduction, even he had to exclaim that this Devouring Heaven Demon Art was even more Demonic Path than the Demonic Path itself.
The Demonic Path itself would feel ashamed and leave behind all its life and cultivation!
After the crisis of the Demonic Path's attack was resolved, Chen Qing also stopped using the Devouring Heaven Demon Art, restoring the blue sky.
'The dignified Demonic Path Leader Sect Leader Qin Wuxin and the Demonic Path Old Ancestor were actually unilaterally slaughtered by the Master…'
Wang Haifeng felt that the Demonic Path's leader and Old Ancestor, in Chen Qing's hands, were no different from the previous Demonic Path Disciples and Elders in terms of being killed.
It was all unilateral slaughter, with no chance of fighting back. What was the difference?
It was merely a difference in cultivation Realm, but what was the same was that their cultivation Realms were insufficient to show off in front of Chen Qing, who was a Great Emperor.
As he thought about it, Wang Haifeng's loyalty to Chen Qing increased severalfold.
In this life, he was determined to follow Chen Qing as his Master.
After the matter with the Demonic Path was concluded, Chen Qing did not linger much in the Zheng Yi Sect.
He took a step forward, shattering the Void Realm, and when his feet landed, he was already back at Chen Manor.
He happened to encounter Xia Qingyue breaking through to the Spirit Division Realm.
"She's already in the Spirit Division Realm?"
If he wasn't already a cheat himself, Chen Qing would definitely report Xia Qingyue to the Heavenly Dao for cheating.
Meanwhile, Xia Qingyue also keenly noticed the extra aura in the courtyard.
Only after confirming it was her husband, Chen Qing, did her tightly furrowed brows relax.
She opened the door and quickly walked out of the room, a hint of joy in her eyes, "Husband, I have successfully entered the Spirit Division Realm!"
She couldn't wait to share this good news with Chen Qing.
"Amazing, as expected of my beloved, Chen Qing." Even at a time like this, Chen Qing still didn't forget to casually flirt with Xia Qingyue.
"Husband, you're teasing me again…"
Honestly, seeing the future Empress of Destiny, who would be high and mighty, now blushing from just a few words from him, was indeed quite amusing.
He was very much looking forward to seeing what the protagonist Ye Feng, who was originally a good match, would think when Xia Qingyue's entire heart and being were completely occupied by him.
Would he desperately try to kill him according to the script, or would his Dao Heart collapse, leading to Qi Deviation?
Knowing when to stop, Chen Qing took out the hundred Nine-Rank Pillss he had refined earlier, took Xia Qingyue's hand, and placed them in her palm, "These are the Medicinal Pills I just refined. They can help my wife improve her cultivation."
Xia Qingyue was about to accept, but upon opening the stopper, she found that all of them were Nine-Rank Pillss, and all were of the Pill Mark level!
"This, this is too precious! I can't accept them!"
A hundred Nine-Rank Pills Mark Medicinal Pills, let alone in the Great Wu Dynasty, even across the entire Heavenly Profound Continent, countless top-tier forces couldn't easily produce them.
"Why can't you accept them? Is it because my wife doesn't consider me family?"
"That's naturally not it! It's just, it's just…" Xia Qingyue quickly denied, but the words caught in her throat, and she didn't know how to explain it.
"Alright, take them. Your husband is already in the Great Emperor Realm. These Medicinal Pills don't offer much improvement for me, and besides, I am already a Ninth-Grade Alchemist. How many of these Medicinal Pills can't I refine?"
"I'm still counting on my wife to reach the Emperor Realm soon, so I can cling to my wife's leg and live off her." Chen Qing joked.
"How can a Great Emperor live off his wife?" Xia Qingyue was amused by Chen Qing and laughed, finally honestly accepting the bottle of Nine-Rank Pillss.
Although she said that, Xia Qingyue actually wanted to experience what it felt like to powerfully protect her husband with her strength.
She felt that she was still too weak now, facing strong enemies, she could only cower behind Chen Qing, unable to help at all.
"I don't care about other Great Emperors. Anyway, I, Chen Qing, am determined to live off my wife!" Chen Qing said, not ashamed but rather proud.
Seeing his serious expression, Xia Qingyue smiled and dotingly said, "Alright, alright, I will definitely strive to become stronger soon, so my husband can live off me!"
She always felt that this all-powerful, convenient husband of hers was extremely domineering towards outsiders, but in front of her, he would occasionally reveal a childish side.
Xia Qingyue didn't mind it at all; instead, she found it very interesting and enjoyed it.
She even felt a little proud.
Because such a side, so far, Chen Qing had only shown to her alone.
Most importantly, even though Chen Qing was a Great Emperor with supreme power, he didn't, like other strong individuals, grow tired of the old and acquire many wives and concubines.
He had even rejected a Saintess of a sect for her before.
Little did she know, besides that Saintess, Chen Qing had recently rejected the Demonic Path Leader Sect Leader Qin Wuxin's offer to live off her, all for Xia Qingyue.
'A Saintess, huh…'
Xia Qingyue looked at Chen Qing.
'My husband is so perfect. In the future, things like the Qingteng Sect Saintess… will only become more frequent, right? People even more outstanding than the Qingteng Sect Saintess will also appear more and more…'
Chen Qing couldn't read minds, so he naturally couldn't perceive what Xia Qingyue was thinking at that moment.
Not to mention, at this time, his attention was entirely on the System panel.
All he was thinking about was what kind of reward he could get by spending hundreds of Nine-Rank Pills Mark Medicinal Pills.
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Chapter 74: Trillions of Top-Grade Spiritual Stones
"[Successful Wife Pampering! Congratulations, Host, for receiving a random reward: One trillion Top-Grade Spirit Stones!]"
One trillion! And Top-Grade Spirit Stones?
A reward of this magnitude, even a small portion of it, would be enough to buy back a hundred Nine-Grade Pill Pattern Medicinal Pills.
Forget one trillion Top-Grade Spirit Stones; even just one trillion High-Grade Spirit Stones would be enough to easily make Chen Qing the richest man in Tianxuan.
At least from now on, Chen Qing would no longer need to worry about money.
What's more, the System gave him one trillion Top-Grade Spirit Stones, not one trillion national currency.
Spirit Stones in Tianxuan Continent are a more valuable hard currency than gold, as they are the primary Cultivation resource for Cultivators to acquire Spiritual Qi.
The difficulty of absorbing Spiritual Qi from Spirit Stones and refining it is far lower than absorbing Spiritual Qi from nature and refining it into spiritual power.
Coincidentally, Chen Qing planned to take Xia Qingyue to the Tianji Auction later to earn wife-pampering rewards by bidding on treasures for her.
This perfectly solved the problem of Spirit Stones, and he didn't even need to open the Chen Family's treasury.
One trillion Top-Grade Spirit Stones, he couldn't spend it all, simply couldn't spend it all!
"Then, Husband, I'll go Cultivate first." Xia Qingyue clutched the white jade Medicinal Pill bottle in her hand.
Her words about wanting to become stronger soon so Chen Qing could live off her were not a joke; she was serious!
Chen Qing had never gone back on his word to her, so Xia Qingyue naturally had to do the same; otherwise, what would be the difference between her and an ungrateful wolf?
She didn't need others to look down on her or curse her, Xia Qingyue; if she were to do that, she wouldn't even be able to look at herself.
"No rush. Before that, you'll accompany me somewhere," Chen Qing said.
"Where?" Xia Qingyue asked, her face full of curiosity.
"The Tianji Auction. Sect Master Zheng Yi sent me an invitation earlier." Chen Qing took out the invitation.
Xia Qingyue took it and, after a brief thought, exclaimed in surprise, "Tianji Auction! Could it be the Tianji Auction that is held once every ten years, led by the Ten Great Auction Houses of the Lower Realm?"
"Has Madam heard of it?" Chen Qing asked in return, indirectly confirming the answer.
"Ten years ago, the Tianji Auction sent an invitation to my imperial father. He originally planned to take me with him, but unfortunately, he caught a cold and missed the opportunity," Xia Qingyue said truthfully.
"Since that's the case, is Madam willing to accompany me to see this Tianji Auction? It can also make up for that regret," Chen Qing suggested.
"Go! Willing, I am certainly willing!" Just as Chen Qing said, Xia Qingyue had always wanted to make up for this regret.
"Good." Chen Qing, with a flick of his hand, opened a teleportation gate to the Tianji Auction.
He had already learned the location of the Tianji Auction from Wang Haifeng's mouth.
If they took a flying boat, it would take at least two days, but Chen Qing possessed the Space-Time Sacred Body, allowing him to arrive in an instant.
In a flash, Tianlong City.
The Tianji Auction, held once every ten years, always chose this location.
The reason was simple: Tianlong City was located at the center of the Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise nations, and it was also a commercial hub where wealthy merchants gathered.
Of course, the most important reason was that Tianlong City did not belong to any of these four nations' forces; it was neutral.
Coupled with the presence of a Quasi-Emperor expert, it could greatly ensure safety.
Even outside the city gate, with its towering walls, it still couldn't block the giant Dragon coiled atop the city's tallest building.
"A true Dragon?" As her gaze met the Dragon's eyes, Xia Qingyue felt a sense of awe and a chill run down her spine, instinctively moving closer to Chen Qing and grabbing his arm.
Unlike the Qi Luck Golden Dragon, this black Dragon gave Xia Qingyue a very evil feeling, with a strong aura of slaughter.
"It's a true Dragon, but it's been dead for a very long time, so there's no need to worry." Chen Qing gently patted Xia Qingyue's hand, comforting her.
"I see." Upon hearing that the Dragon was a dead object, Xia Qingyue's heart immediately felt much calmer.
"Two esteemed guests, please come in."
Afterward, Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue entered Tianlong City, warmly welcomed by the city gate guards.
Xia Qingyue looked back, "Those people entering the city have to hand over Spirit Stones, so why can we enter directly?"
"I think it's probably because not everyone can open a teleportation gate," Chen Qing offered his insight.
"Indeed." Xia Qingyue then realized she had overlooked this point.
The teleportation gate itself was enough to prove their strength.
Even if the teleportation gate wasn't opened by their own strength, being able to open it with a Magic Treasure or Formation meant their background wouldn't be simple either.
After entering the city.
Chen Qing only then learned that the supreme auction, where the Ten Great Auction Houses would present their treasures, would only be held tomorrow.
However, today wasn't a wasted trip. The Tianji Auction wasn't just about the ten ultimate treasures, one from each of the Ten Great Auction Houses, that would be the grand finale.
Those ten ultimate treasures were reserved for top-tier experts and wealthy merchants from all corners of the world.
The Tianji Auction for ordinary people and regular Cultivators had already begun...
Chen Qing's Divine Sense had already covered the entire Tianlong City beforehand, and he led Xia Qingyue to the Tianji Auction City as if returning to his own home.
"How magnificent!" Xia Qingyue swallowed, looking at the building that seemed to reach the clouds and the Dragon's body coiled upon it.
This was even more visually stunning than when she saw it from outside the city.
"Madam, rest assured, even if this beast dared to come back to life, it wouldn't be able to harm a single hair on Madam's head," Chen Qing gently comforted her.
"Mm." Chen Qing's words once again brought Xia Qingyue an endless sense of security.
She felt that as long as Chen Qing was by her side, even if the sky fell, there would be nothing to fear, because he would bear the burden.
"Two esteemed guests, please come in." Seeing Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue's extraordinary attire and transcendent temperament, the auction house attendant quickly bypassed the crowd and stepped forward, warmly welcoming them.
Under his guidance, the two entered the Tianji Auction City.
Looking up, Chen Qing noticed private rooms on the second floor and asked, "How can one get to the second floor?"
"Replying to Young Master, one can enter the VIP private rooms by becoming an esteemed guest of the Tianji Auction City."
"Then how does one become an esteemed guest of the Tianji Auction City?" Chen Qing asked again.
"Simple, as long as you spend over a million High-Grade Spirit Stones within the Tianji Auction City, you can become a VIP," the attendant replied.
Chen Qing glanced at the stage, where the Auctioneer was introducing a pearl necklace.
After a dazzling explanation, the Auctioneer finally announced the price, "Starting bid: ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones."
Upon hearing this price, someone was about to bid.
However, Chen Qing's voice echoed throughout the entire hall, "One million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."
"..."
At these words, the entire hall fell silent.
Those who had their hands halfway raised quickly lowered them.
Those who had their mouths open, but hadn't had time to utter a single word, now had their mouths open even wider.
Although they also thought the necklace was of good quality, they never expected someone to bid a million Spirit Stones right away, and it was a million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, directly increasing the original starting bid by a thousand times!
They had seen people spend money like water, but they had never seen anyone spend money like Chen Qing.
One by one, they turned their bodies, their gazes eager to confirm who this person was.
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Chapter 75 Spending Money Like Water
"Good lad, he started with Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and a million of them at that!"
"Does anyone know him? Who exactly is this person?"
"Never seen him, no impression. Judging by his demeanor and this kind of spending, he must be incredibly wealthy or noble!"
"No need to say more. People always talk about spending like water, but in my life, I've only seen him do it."
Ignoring the discussions about him, Chen Qing threw a bag of Spirit Stones to the attendant and said, "Lead the way."
The attendant untied the knot, opened the bag, and saw it filled with azure Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Their quality was exceptionally pure, with almost no Impurities visible to the naked eye, clearer than glazed glass.
Not too many, not too few, exactly a million!
"Yes, please follow me, both of you." After learning of Chen Qing's terrifying wealth, the attendant dared not be negligent. He quickly raised his hand, inviting Chen Qing and Xia Qingyue to the second floor to the VIP box.
By the time they ascended the steps, the Auctioneer on stage finally reacted, raising her voice to ask, "One million Top-Grade Spirit Stones once! Is there anyone here who wishes to bid higher?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, she regretted it. Who could afford to bid higher? It was a complete waste of breath.
"One million Top-Grade Spirit Stones twice."
"One million Top-Grade Spirit Stones thrice!"
The process was quickly completed, the gavel fell, and it was announced that Chen Qing had successfully won the bid for the jewelry necklace.
Subsequently, a dedicated attendant was responsible for delivering the necklace to Chen Qing's private box, Box Number Three.
After receiving the necklace, Chen Qing got up from his seat and went behind Xia Qingyue.
Observing him from the side and understanding Chen Qing's intention, Xia Qingyue said nothing more, proactively lifting her long, cascading hair to reveal her snow-white swan neck, making it convenient for Chen Qing to put the necklace on her.
Tracing the sparkling gem resting on her chest with her finger, Xia Qingyue softly said, "So beautiful."
"It is indeed very beautiful," Chen Qing replied, returning to his seat and admiring Xia Qingyue wearing the necklace.
"Right? The quality of the gems on this necklace, even if placed in the Great Wu Palace, would be…"
"I wasn't talking about the necklace; I was talking about you," Chen Qing shook his head, interrupting Xia Qingyue's words.
Xia Qingyue's pupils constricted, her fingers clutched her skirt, and her pretty face flushed crimson. She immediately lowered her head, "Husband is teasing me again…"
Chen Qing smiled without a word, skillfully summoning the System panel to check the rewards he could get for spending a million Top-Grade Spirit Stones.
"Successful wife-doting! Congratulations to the host for receiving a random reward: 100,000,000 Top-Grade Spirit Stones!"
'This…'
Although it wasn't as extravagant as Chen Qing had expected, exchanging one million for one hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones was certainly not a loss.
Chen Qing accepted it without complaint.
He continued to anticipate what kind of rewards Tianji Auction City would bring him next.
Looking at Xia Qingyue, he said, "Wife, if there's any treasure you fancy, just say so. Don't be shy with me."
"Alright, then I shall respectfully obey," Xia Qingyue nodded.
As they spoke, the second auction item was brought onto the stage: an Earth Rank High Grade weapon called the "Raging Waves Overlord Halberd."
Chen Qing, with a Heaven Rank Top-Grade weapon in hand, naturally looked down on this Earth Rank weapon.
He chose to skip it, letting those below compete for it.
Buy it and give it to Xia Qingyue? Uh… Chen Qing really couldn't imagine Xia Qingyue wielding this Overlord Halberd in battle; it was too incongruous!
Soon, the Raging Waves Overlord Halberd was acquired by a martial artist for a million High-Grade Spirit Stones.
The third item brought onto the stage was a Heaven Rank Low Grade Cultivation Technique, of the ice attribute, named "Frigid Sky Palm." It perfectly matched Xia Qingyue's Spiritual Root talent.
After the Auctioneer finished her introduction, announced the starting price, and declared that bidding could begin.
Chen Qing immediately said, "Five million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."
He had an idea in mind and wanted to use this opportunity to verify something.
He wanted to see if increasing the amount of Spirit Stones spent could stack with the quality of the rewards given, thereby affecting the quantity and quality of the wife-doting rewards.
His casual mention of five million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, however, brought fierce and unyielding shock to those below, making it difficult for them to calm down.
"Did I hear that right? Five, five million? Top-Grade Spirit Stones?? "
"He didn't bid on that Overlord Halberd just now, so I thought he ran out of money. It seems I underestimated him."
"Is his family a mine, or is his home in a mine, to squander millions of Spirit Stones like this?"
"Before this, I considered myself quite wealthy, but compared to him, my assets are nothing!"
Many visiting wealthy merchants were truly struck hard by Chen Qing's actions.
They felt like paupers compared to him.
With a casual wave of his hand, Chen Qing spent their lifelong savings.
Many people began to entertain the idea of getting to know him.
They believed that if they could truly gain Chen Qing's appreciation, they would surely rise to prominence in the future, like a Phoenix!
"Five million Top-Grade Spirit Stones thrice! Congratulations to the distinguished guest in Box Number Three for once again acquiring a treasure."
The result was, of course, as expected. Chen Qing, with an absolute crushing advantage, easily obtained the Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, Frigid Sky Palm.
Money for goods, goods for money.
After receiving the Frigid Sky Palm, he simply flipped through it and immediately comprehended it to Great Perfection.
Then, he closed the Cultivation Technique Secret Manual and placed it on the tea table next to Xia Qingyue, "I've looked at this Cultivation Technique; it's very suitable for you to Cultivate, wife."
"Such a good Cultivation Technique, why don't I Cultivate it after you, husband?" Xia Qingyue suggested.
Chen Qing raised his hand, and a bone-chilling cold immediately swept through and filled the entire box.
Looking at the layer of frost covering Chen Qing's palm, a bold thought couldn't help but surface in Xia Qingyue's mind.
She tentatively asked, "Husband, you couldn't have just glanced at it and comprehended this Frigid Sky Palm, could you?"
"Precisely," Chen Qing nodded in affirmation.
"…" Xia Qingyue was stunned for a long time, only coming back to her senses after a while.
She hesitated to speak.
A Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, comprehended with a single glance—such a talent, even for the well-read Xia Qingyue, she couldn't find the right words to describe it.
It was as if all the descriptions of Geniuses by predecessors in this world were not worthy of being applied to Chen Qing.
A thousand words ultimately condensed into one sentence, "Thank you, husband. Then I shall accept it."
Since Chen Qing had already comprehended the Frigid Sky Palm, this Cultivation Technique had naturally lost its value to him, and Xia Qingyue's psychological pressure plummeted.
Since she had nothing else to do and didn't intend to participate in the bidding herself, she began to flip through the Frigid Sky Palm Cultivation Technique.
She thought that learning even a little was better than nothing, understanding the principle that diligence can compensate for lack of skill.
But the more she read, the more her heart, which had finally calmed down, began to race again.
Her hands holding the book trembled slightly, and her gaze would occasionally shift back and forth between Chen Qing and the Cultivation Technique in her hands, as if confirming something.
"Successful wife-doting! Congratulations to the host for receiving a random reward: Comprehension Ability +1000!"
Chen Qing had just finished checking his rewards when Xia Qingyue's voice immediately rang in his ears, "Husband, in that single glance just now, you couldn't have already had an Epiphany of this Frigid Sky Palm to the Great Perfection Realm, could you?"
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Chapter 76 Endless Dantian
"Madam has good judgment." Chen Qing knew that Xia Qingyue had understood this through the description of the Great Perfection Realm within the Cultivation Technique, so he did not hide it.
"Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique… Great Perfection at a glance…" Xia Qingyue was completely flustered after Chen Qing confirmed this from his mouth.
She had originally thought that perhaps by relying on diligence to compensate for her shortcomings, she might be able to catch a glimpse of Chen Qing's back on the path of Cultivation.
Now it seemed there was no such hope.
Before Chen Qing's powerful talent, Xia Qingyue truly couldn't see even a sliver of hope.
"Husband, am I truly worthy of standing by your side?"
Meeting Xia Qingyue's gaze, Chen Qing extended his right arm, cupped her cheek with one hand, and smiled gently, "You just Cultivate. For everything else, your husband is here. Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Magic Treasures, Cultivation Techniques, all will be plentiful."
To put it more bluntly, even if Xia Qingyue didn't have the halo of the Empress of Destiny, Chen Qing could pile resources on her to make her an Emperor!
"Mm." Xia Qingyue tilted her head slightly, resting it on Chen Qing's palm, feeling the warmth radiating from his hand.
Compared to being criticized for relying entirely on Chen Qing's Opportunities to successfully achieve the Dao,
Xia Qingyue was more worried about losing the qualification to stand by Chen Qing's side.
If it ever came to that, Xia Qingyue wouldn't mind saying some shameless words, such as: What's wrong with me using my husband's resources? My husband doesn't even have an opinion, so why do you?
Are you really against soft-rice? You just don't have the Opportunity. If you did, you'd be eating it more fiercely than anyone else…
Right now, instead of overthinking, getting stronger quickly and fulfilling her promise to Chen Qing was Xia Qingyue's top priority.
She silently set a goal for herself: to advance to the Quasi-Emperor Realm as soon as possible!
Currently at the Spirit Division Realm, she was still four major Realms away from the Quasi-Emperor Realm.
With her Spiritual Root talent and the Medicinal Pills and Cultivation Techniques Chen Qing gave her, Xia Qingyue was still very confident.
Meanwhile, Chen Qing also received the thousand Comprehension Ability that the System had just returned.
Now, if he claimed to possess the most top-tier Comprehension Ability in the world, no one could truly question him.
Let alone a small Han Tian Palm, even a Heaven Rank Top Grade Cultivation Technique, Chen Qing could still achieve an Epiphany at a glance.
At the same time, this reward of a thousand Comprehension Ability also proved Chen Qing's previous conjecture: the more money spent, the more it could indeed affect the quality and quantity of the rewards!
After clarifying this point, the goal became very clear.
Anyway, with trillions of Top-Grade Spirit Stones in hand, he completely had the capital to be willful!
Just then, the new auction item had finished its introduction.
It was an Eight-Grade Enlightenment Spiritual Plant.
After refining and absorbing it, one could improve their Comprehension Ability.
"Oh!" Chen Qing showed a look of surprise, not expecting such a treasure to be brought out before the Supreme Auction.
He couldn't help but look forward even more to tomorrow's Supreme Auction, that was the main event!
"A Spiritual Plant that can improve Comprehension Ability!" After learning the Spiritual Plant's effect from the Auctioneer, Xia Qingyue was also very interested.
Not just her, but everyone in the audience was equally stirred up and very excited.
"Treasure! This is absolutely a true treasure!"
"A legendary Spiritual Plant, rarely seen in a thousand years. How fortunate am I to encounter it."
"Please don't compete with me. Even if it costs me my entire fortune today, I must acquire this Enlightenment Spiritual Plant!"
"Before saying that, did you forget about the master in Private Room Number Three?"
As soon as these words came out, the group of people who had been fiercely vying for the treasure a moment ago immediately deflated by more than half.
They had selectively ignored this fact, but who would have thought someone would bring it up to slap their faces and ruin the atmosphere.
And they just happened to lack the confidence to refute…
Soon, the Auctioneer, seeing the timing was right, announced the starting bid, "Enlightenment Spiritual Plant, starting bid of five million High-Grade Spirit Stones."
As a Spiritual Plant that could permanently improve Comprehension Ability, this starting bid was very reasonable for everyone and not exaggerated.
"I bid six million High-Grade Spirit Stones!"
"I bid ten million!"
"Twenty million!"
Before long, the price had quadrupled under everyone's fierce bidding.
The bidding voices were incessant, giving Xia Qingyue no chance to speak.
Permanently improving Comprehension Ability was exactly what she urgently needed at the moment.
"Don't worry, I'm here." Chen Qing took Xia Qingyue's slightly cool jade hand and gave her a reassuring look.
Then, when the price was called out at fifty million High-Grade Spirit Stones, Chen Qing said, "One hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."
He had no interest in engaging in the back-and-forth scheming with those people.
Since he opened his mouth, he would directly kill and end the game!
"Fifty million…" The words abruptly stopped.
The bustling hall instantly fell silent.
Everyone moved in unison, looking up towards Chen Qing's direction.
"Um, everyone, did I just imagine things? Did he just say one hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones?"
"I don't know if you imagined it, but what I heard was also one hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones."
"Hahaha, it seems we all imagined things, and we imagined the same content."
These words were full of sarcasm.
He couldn't even convince himself, let alone others.
"I told you, the Family power behind him must control Spirit Stone Spiritual Veins, and more than one!"
"Spending hundreds of millions of Spirit Stones, that Spiritual Vein is definitely Top Grade!"
"I wonder which country he's from, Azure Dragon? Vermilion Bird? Black Tortoise? Or… White Tiger?"
"I've never heard of such a person in Azure Dragon Country, anyway."
"I must find an Opportunity to get to know him later. If I can make friends with such a Fellow Daoist, I will definitely rise rapidly in the future!"
"Fellow Daoist? If I could earn his appreciation, I wouldn't mind being a dog!"
…
Chen Qing's main strategy was to subdue people with money.
If this trick didn't work, then it must be because he hadn't spent enough.
"One hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, once!"
"One hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, twice!"
"One hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, thrice! Let us once again congratulate the distinguished guest in Private Room Number Three for successfully acquiring this Enlightenment Spiritual Plant!"
After the Auctioneer recovered, she didn't even bother to ask if other guests wanted to bid, as asking would be a waste of time.
She was extremely excited now. As an Auctioneer, the higher the Sold Price, the stronger her proven ability.
Chen Qing's appearance directly elevated her status and influence in the entire auction world by several times.
How could she not be excited? How could she not be grateful?
If she hadn't witnessed a stunning beauty already by Chen Qing's side, she wouldn't mind making contact privately…
Afterwards, one hundred million Top-Grade Spirit Stones were handed over.
The first thing Chen Qing did after receiving the Enlightenment Spiritual Plant was to hand it over to Xia Qingyue.
The Comprehension Ability improvement brought by the Enlightenment Spiritual Plant varied from person to person.
But one thing was certain: no matter how high, it couldn't surpass the massive Comprehension Ability Chen Qing currently possessed.
He didn't lack this bit of Comprehension Ability, so he might as well use it to gamble for a wife-pampering reward.
While Xia Qingyue was receiving the Enlightenment Spiritual Plant and absorbing and integrating it,
Chen Qing quickly opened the System panel to confirm the reward content.
[Wife-pampering successful! Congratulations to the host for receiving a random reward: Infinite Dantian +1!]