In the laboratory, Xiao Ai has placed Xue Bai in a capsule and started the process to restore her condition, especially because she lacks nutrition.
Mu Yan walked into the laboratory, but she was surprised to see Xue Bai in the capsule. "Eh? Where did this beast come from?"
"Xue Bai is my master's beast contract, which he purchased in Mingwu City."
Although she had never been to Mingwu City, as a native of Earth II, Mu Yan had naturally heard of it. "What are Xue Bai's abilities?"
"Xue Bai has many good abilities, and one of them is that she can control snowstorms." Xiao Ai displayed the abilities of the snow leopard beast so Mu Yan could read everything herself.
Mu Yan was really curious about Xue Bai's abilities, and she looked at the screen and read them one by one. "Wow! Her abilities are amazing! Big brother is truly lucky to have her! Unfortunately, her cultivation is still at the foundation level, so she is not yet strong enough to help him."
"Haha." Xiao Ai showed Mu Yan some pills she took from the treasure vault. "These pills are the Beast Body Tempering and the Beast Talent Pill, which are beneficial for Xue Bai. Additionally, I will give her some other pills, and she will become strong quickly to help my master."
"Sometimes I feel that big brother is cheating, especially since he has this ark and you." Mu Yan then turned to leave. "I will continue my cultivation now, or I will fall behind big brother again, and I don't want that to happen."
Xiao Ai looked at Mu Yan with a smile, and she really liked her current mindset, especially since she had become diligent with her cultivation.
Xiao Ai walked to the side of the capsule with the device in her hand. "Xue Bai, I will help you become a strong beast, and you can help my master in future battles, especially when he faces that evil creature."
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At the auction house, cultivators began to arrive and fill the area, especially after they saw the list of items up for auction today.
In one of the VIP rooms, Tang Xiao's clone watched the cultivators who had begun to arrive while listening to Feng Shen explain their identities.
Since his cultivation was still very low, Tang Xiao's clone wouldn't have been allocated a VIP room, but fortunately, he came to the auction together with Feng Shen.
"I didn't expect you to come here, Old Shen." Feng Shen and Tang Xiao's clone looked at the fat old man who had just walked into their room. "Oh? Have you finally taken a disciple? How come no one has heard anything about it?"
"Haha." Feng Shen laughed at that. "Wu Ming isn't my disciple, Old Xuan. Someone asked me to help him train, so here I am now. I happened to know today's auction schedule, so I brought him here to have a look."
"Hmm?" Old Xuan looked at Tang Xiao's clone. "Wu Ming means 'no name', right?"
Feng Shen nodded to him. "He didn't want his name to be known to anyone to protect himself, so he decided to use an alias."
"I see." Old Xuan nodded in understanding. "He's not bad; he's still young, but his cultivation is already close to breaking through to the Upper Xiantian Realm. So, who is his master?"
'Not bad, your ass! You couldn't even reach his level at his age! Moreover, he hasn't cultivated for long, but he has already reached this stage.' Feng Shen answered him directly. "Old Xuan, you don't need to be so curious, okay? If I tell you his master's name, it's useless for him to use a pseudonym, and you will definitely find out his identity."
"Hahaha." Old Xuan laughed at that before turning to leave. "Alright, you two can enjoy your time at my auction house, and the auction will begin after those people arrive."
Feng Shen turned to Tang Xiao's clone. "You must be careful of that fat old man because he is like a wolf in sheep's clothing, and I have never met anyone greedier than him. He will use any means, even dirty ones, to get what he wants. If he finds out that you have something valuable, he will send his men to snatch it from you."
"Yes." Tang Xiao's clone looked at the old man status, which Xiao Ai displayed for him. "That old man's cultivation has already reached the Middle Tyrant Level, which means he is stronger than my grandfather and master."
"Hahaha." Feng Shen laughed and embraced his shoulders. "Did you sense anything from him other than his high cultivation?"
"What do you mean by that, Senior Feng?"
Feng Shen pointed at the fat old man. "Try to observe his body carefully, and you will find something strange about his cultivation."
"Hmm?" Tang Xiao's clone carried out his orders, but he couldn't feel anything strange about the old man.
[Master, the fat old man's cultivation foundation is unstable because he used pills to increase his cultivation. He shouldn't have reached that stage yet, but he forced himself to break through to that stage, probably because he is the owner of this auction house, and he needs the strength to protect his assets.]
'Oh?' Tang Xiao's clone raised his eyebrows. 'What level should that old man's cultivation be at?'
[Master, his cultivation should still be at the Emperor Level if he hadn't used those pills. If he forces himself to take those pills again, I'm one hundred percent certain that his cultivation veins will rupture, and he'll be a cripple for the rest of his life.]
'That old man is that reckless, huh?' Tang Xiao's clone turned to Feng Shend and answered his previous question, making him nod in satisfaction. "Why would he go to such lengths to use pills to increase his cultivation?"
Feng Shen pointed around the auction house. "Old Xuan loves money more than himself, so he's willing to take shortcuts to improve his cultivation. If his current cultivation isn't at that level, he won't be able to maintain this auction house, and others will snatch all the items he auctions. This place is different from the outside world, and you must have strength to survive here. If you don't have strength, others will look down on you and oppress you."
"I see." Tang Xiao's clone nodded in understanding. "However, that old man took too great a risk by using those pills to improve his cultivation, which made it extremely unstable. He might be able to scare others with his current cultivation, but he won't be able to scare powerful cultivators like Long Yin and Wang Fuxi. If he is careless and forces himself, his cultivation will be crippled, and those people will seize everything and even kill him."
"Hahaha." Feng Shen reminded Tang Xiao's clone. "You must always remember that cultivation is a step-by-step path, and we need a truly solid foundation before breaking through to a higher stage. You will never be able to reach a higher stage that quickly without making sacrifices, but all shortcuts have risks, and the worst risk is that our cultivation will be crippled. If that happens, you will be a useless person for the rest of your life. Therefore, you must think everything through carefully every time you make a decision, and you must not make a foolish decision like that old man."
Tang Xiao's clone shook his head. "I am indeed impatient to become strong because I want to defeat Long Yin and Wang Fuxi, but I will never be so crazy as to take shortcuts, and I will build my strength step by step."
"It's good that you have that mindset, and you must maintain it forever." Tang Xiao's clone nodded to Feng Shen, who pointed at the group of people who had just arrived. "They are people from the Zhang Clan, and their leaders are Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan. They are in-laws of the Sun Clan, mainly because Zhang Xingcai is Old Sun's daughter-in-law."
"Oh?" Tang Xiao's clone looked at the two old people leading the people from the Zhang Clan. "So, they are Sun Xiang's maternal grandparents, huh?"
"Oh! That's right! I just remembered you asked your master to talk to Zhang Xingcai about her daughter." Feng Shen immediately stood up and walked to the balcony. "Old Zhang! Old Chen! You two should join me!"
Zhang Fei glanced up before laughing. "Hahaha! I didn't expect to see you here, Old Feng."
"What are you doing here, Old Feng?" Chen Xinyan asked. "You don't usually appear in public, but you're here now."
"Come here and join me." Feng Shen signaled to them with his hand. "Let your son and daughter-in-law lead your clan members."
Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan seemed curious about Feng Shen's wishes, and they spoke with their son and daughter-in-law before going to his room. Meanwhile, their son and daughter-in-law led the other members of the Zhang Clan to the VIP room that had been reserved for them.
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Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan were shocked when they saw that Feng Shen wasn't alone, but he was accompanied by Tang Xiao's clone. "Who is this young man? Is he your disciple?"
"No." Feng Shen informed them of Tang Xiao's clone's true identity through voice transmission, which shocked Zhang Fei and Chen Xinyan. "You two don't need to call him by his real name, and you can call him Wu Ming. Additionally, he is interested in your granddaughter, Sun Xiang."
- To Be Continued -