Chapter 30: Gaining Fame

Suddenly, a chill spread throughout the entire auction hall.
Qu Yi dared to raise the bid even after someone in the VIP box No. 1 had already bid—what kind of courage was that? Didn’t he fear the pursuit of the Gongye family?
One hundred twenty billion divine crystals—although it was just an additional ten billion, the key point wasn’t that increase but rather Qu Yi’s audacity to openly defy the Gongye family.
The Gongye family, one of the eight royal clans in the Divine Realm, would never tolerate anyone challenging their authority.
All the cultivators turned their attention to Qu Yi, wanting to see who had such courage to defy the Gongye family. At the same time, their gazes carried a hint of pity, as if Qu Yi might die at any moment.
Qu Yi sat calmly in his seat.
The cultivators in the ordinary seats were silent, while in VIP box No. 1, Gongye Bo and his ten followers all wore solemn expressions, their sharp eyes filled with murderous intent.
“Sun Wu, remember this guy. As soon as he leaves Beiluo City, kill him immediately,” Gongye Bo ordered calmly.
The old man who had always been by Gongye Bo’s side was Sun Wu.
“Young master, rest assured. This man will never live again,” Sun Wu replied grimly.
Even the Gongye family wouldn’t break the rules of Beiyang Island by fighting inside the city. So, though Gongye Bo was filled with murderous intent upon seeing Qu Yi challenge him, he had to hold back.
“Before coming to Beiyang Island, the clan leader warned us that violating its rules would not only prevent progress in cultivation but also cause it to decline step by step until death. This guy is very proud now. As soon as he leaves Beiluo City, I’ll personally crush him to pieces,” Gongye Bo thought coldly.
The cultivators in the ordinary seats all assumed that the Gongye family would act immediately to kill Qu Yi. But instead, there was no movement in the VIP box No. 1, while Qu Yi continued to laugh cheerfully.
It was strange—given the power of the Gongye family, even if someone violated Beiyang Island’s rules, no one would dare attack Gongye Bo. So why could Gongye Bo tolerate Qu Yi’s arrogance so much?
All the cultivators were puzzled.
After Qu Yi raised the bid, the atmosphere in the auction hall became extremely strange, and no other cultivators dared to bid anymore.

The auctioneer, Xiaotianchang, found it extremely annoying. In his many years of auctioning experience, this was the first time he had encountered someone like Qu Yi—who had the audacity to challenge the eight royal families. If this led to Gongye Bo’s public execution and Huiyou Auction House couldn’t intervene, its reputation would be damaged. However, seeing that Gongye Bo seemed as if nothing had happened, Xiaotianchang stopped speculating and only thought about ending this situation quickly. “Virtual Stone Jade No. 3 was purchased by the fellow seated in row three, column eighteen. Next, we’ll continue with the auction of the fourth treasure: Wind and Sand Tears,” Xiaotianchang quickly said, trying to cover up the situation. At that moment, Qu Yi had no interest in staying seated anymore. He immediately left his seat and went to a side room in the auction hall to retrieve the Virtual Stone Jade he had just bid on. Meanwhile, Gongye Bo in the VIP room No. 1 also stood up. “Kid, I’m too lazy to bid against you—it would undermine our Gongye family’s status. Anyway, since you’re going to die, the Virtual Stone Jade still belongs to me,” Gongye Bo said coldly. Then, Gongye Bo left VIP Room No. 1 with his ten followers. ※※※ “Young master, I’ve already obtained information about that Qu Yi from Huiyou Auction House. He comes from the Fire and Separation Divine Realm, is at the Divine Weapon stage, and is a blacksmith,” Sun Wu reported to Gongye Bo as soon as he entered a private room in a restaurant. After retrieving the Virtual Stone Jade, Qu Yi left Huiyou Auction House immediately but didn’t leave Beiluo City right away. Instead, he continued walking around the city. Although Qu Yi had given Wu Yuan and Qingwugui a large amount of Divine Crystal points, he knew they wouldn’t be able to expand their spiritual bodies to their limit even in 100,000 years. Therefore, he wanted to buy some divine pills in Beiluo City to help Wu Yuan and Qingwugui quickly increase the number of spiritual bodies in their bodies when entering the Void Galaxy battlefield. After a month, Qu Yi finally purchased 10,000 Shibi Pills and 10,000 Gufu Pills, thus ending his pill-buying mission. The Shibi Pills contained the laws of metal and wood; after being refined and taken into the internal world, they could simultaneously form metal and wood spiritual bodies, making them suitable for Wu Yuan. The Gufu Pills contained only the law of wood; after being refined and taken into the internal world, they would only form wood spiritual bodies, suitable for Qingwugui.

A single divine pill can gather a hundred spiritual entities. With Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui’s current cultivation levels, expanding this to another million spiritual entities should reach the limit of what they can contain. At this moment, Qu Yi flew toward the southern gate of Beihai City. “Young master, that Qu Yi is heading to the southern gate; he’s about to leave Beiluo City,” Sun Wu reported immediately after receiving news from his spies to Gongye Bo. Hearing this, Gongye Bo calmly set down his wine cup and sneered, “So he finally wants to leave Beiluo City. Let’s go—let Qu Yi see the power of our Gongye family, and let everyone in the Divine Realm know what happens to those who dare challenge our family.” Hahaha, Sun Wu and the ten others who followed him all sneered in agreement. With that, Gongye Bo led his ten followers out of the tavern and headed straight for the southern gate. Just as Qu Yi left the southern gate and hadn’t flown even a hundred meters, Gongye Bo arrived with his followers and surrounded him not far from the gate. Many cultivators in the vicinity stopped in their tracks to watch the scene. “Qu Yi, it’s laughable that you still want to leave,” Sun Wu shouted at him. Gongye Bo’s eyes were filled with murderous intent; he already had a long sword in his hand, glowing with a crystal blue light and radiating intense coldness—clearly a deadly weapon. Qu Yi looked at Gongye Bo calmly, his expression indifferent, as if looking at a child next door, filled with pity. “The Gongye family is nothing special—relying on group battles to establish their power?” Qu Yi said calmly. These words immediately enraged Gongye Bo and the other eleven people. Qu Yi had directly insulted their family in front of so many people; they must take revenge at all costs. “If you have the courage, then I, Gongye Bo, will take on you alone. I’ll make sure you die willingly and understand that the might of the Gongye family cannot be challenged,” Gongye Bo said coldly, laughing in anger as he stared at Qu Yi. Qu Yi immediately took out a black staff-like divine weapon—a divine weapon of the divine weapon level that he had specially crafted for himself during his weapon refinement tasks: the Black Scepter. The Black Scepter combined the laws of metal and earth, allowing it to unleash spells that created a fusion of metal and earth spiritual entities. “Well, if you want to make a fool of yourself, I don’t mind having a few exchanges with you now,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile as he waved the Black Scepter.

Gongye Bo saw that Qu Yi still held such a disdainful attitude toward the Gongye family, and anger surged in his heart. He immediately took out a divine weapon—a two-meter-long spear that shone with a crystal yellow light, its tip emitting a chilling aura.

“Qu Yi, give me your life! Even dying under my Heart-Piercing Spear, you should feel honored,” Gongye Bo shouted coldly.

Suddenly, Gongye Bo moved like lightning and appeared right in front of Qu Yi. He thrust his Heart-Piercing Spear viciously toward Qu Yi’s heart. This strike simultaneously unleashed two million Gold-Water Fusion Spirits, which could easily destroy Qu Yi’s body.

Ding!

Just before the Heart-Piercing Spear reached Qu Yi’s body, a crisp sound was heard, and soon a Divine Formula Card appeared in front of Qu Yi, blocking the spear’s attack. The Gold-Water Fusion Spirit, shaped like a spear tip, immediately formed a counterwind when it touched the Divine Formula Card, shooting back at Gongye Bo.

At the same time, Qu Yi swiftly thrust out his Black Staff, and two million Gold-Earth Fusion Spirits formed a bright yellow spike, aimed at Gongye Bo.

“You…!” Gongye Bo was shocked, uttering cries of surprise.

Gongye Bo ranked tenth on the list because, during his Divine Weapon stage, the number of spirits in his body had exceeded the limit for cultivators at that stage, reaching two million.

But now, he also sensed that Qu Yi had an equal number of spirits—two million as well—which naturally shocked him greatly.

However, he didn’t have time to question Qu Yi. As the spike shot toward him, he immediately activated the defensive armor hidden within his body. A golden-armored shield appeared on his chest, firmly blocking the spike.

The cultivators watching from the side were stunned, their mouths wide open in shock. Both Qu Yi and Gongye Bo, at the Divine Weapon stage, possessed two million Fusion Spirits each.

Gongye Bo stood still, staring in astonishment at Qu Yi, especially at the Bauhinia-shaped Divine Formula Card on his chest. He was filled with hesitation—he hadn’t expected Qu Yi to have a defensive divine weapon, the most difficult to forge.

Before Gongye Bo could react, Qu Yi suddenly disappeared, as if through a spatial jump, and reappeared in front of Sun Wu. His Black Staff swung down, and a blade formed from Gold-Earth Fusion Spirits struck Sun Wu.

“Ah…”

Sun Wu, who had always followed Gongye Bo, showed no reaction at all. Then he let out a painful cry as his entire body turned to ashes, not even a soul bead remaining. The moment Qu Yi killed Sun Wu, he laughed and shouted, “Gongye Bo, others fear your Gongye family, but I, Qu Yi, am not afraid of you. A great battle is about to begin; let’s meet on the Void Galaxy battlefield.” Immediately afterward, Qu Yi performed another space jump and disappeared into the distance. Gongye Bo stared in shock as Qu Yi’s figure vanished. He wasn’t very concerned about Sun Wu’s death; instead, he was terrified by Qu Yi’s speed and the way he could perform space jumps.