Chapter 229: Chapter 228: Auction and Acting! (Please Subscribe!)

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“Everyone, let’s give him a hand, extinguish that fire!”

Du Gang said with a playful smile.

Everyone paused, confused.

Hasn’t he been at odds with this chubby Taoist all along? Why is he suddenly eager to put out the fire for him?!

As everyone was curiously staring, Du Gang had already moved in.

“Thump thump thump!”

At this moment, he turned into a professional soccer player, stomping on Duan Youde.

“What are you standing around for, come and help!”

Du Gang grinned wide, waving to the crowd at the same time.

The others hesitated, unsure whether they should step in.

After all, the chubby Taoist was quite mysterious and could potentially possess terrifying techniques.

If they started stomping on him, what if he retaliated?!

Then he said, “Don’t want a chance to achieve godhood?!”

This time, as soon as Long Aotian heard this, he rushed over without a second word and started stomping!

Seeing this, the others no longer hesitated, swiftly moved forward, and began stomping together.

“Get the hell off me! I don’t need your help! Step away!”

Lying on the ground, Duan Youde wailed in agony, wishing he could rise and kick everyone away.

“You all just wait, once I get out of here, I’ll rob all of your ancestral tombs…”

Upon hearing this, Du Gang turned to the crowd and laughed: “Did you hear that? We’ve already offended him. If we don’t kill him now, we’ll have to face the consequences outside!”

Upon hearing this, they no longer hesitated and began to stomp fiercely, targeting the important parts of his body.

“Thump thump thump!”

After several relentless minutes of stomping, the fire on Duan Youde was extinguished.

“Get out of my way!”

After the flames subsided, he suddenly sprang to his feet, evaded the crowd with a roll, and quickly stood up.

Sensing this, everyone stopped, except for Du Gang, who was still keen to keep kicking.

“What are you doing?!!” Duan Youde shouted loudly.

Du Gang saw him unscathed except for his clothes, which were scorched and tattered like a beggar’s. He expressed his regret.

Laughing, he said, “Nothing much, just helping put out the fire. Fatty, you should really thank us this time. Without us, you wouldn’t have been able to extinguish that fire!”

Everyone rolled their eyes at Du Gang’s shameless act of playing the hero after causing harm.

Duan Youde just snorted coldly and ignored him.

He understood in his heart that Du Gang was right. Although it was a flippant comment, Du Gang had indeed put out the fire.

The fire was too fierce for him alone to handle. If left to him, it probably would’ve burned for a while before possibly being extinguished. Now, however, it was extinguished under Du Gang’s stomping.

Seeing Duan Youde ignoring him, Du Gang lost interest and turned to the beast skin scroll in his hand.

As he started reading the scroll…

“Boom!”

A bolt of lightning flashed by, and countless pieces of information flooded his brain all at once.

In this moment, the pattern of the Tao naturally presented itself, the lotus of the great Tao scattered on both sides of Du Gang.

“This lucky guy!”

Duan Youde exclaimed. Then, without any shame or embarrassment, he fished out a set of new clothes and started changing on the spot.

“Shameless!”

Yu Shuiyao snapped and turned away.

“Hahaha!”

Seeing this, Duan Youde roared with laughter, didn’t care about anything else and continued to change clothes.

The crowd was curious and watched a certain part of him.

“It’s burn…”

Long Aotian frowned and said, “In this state, you might as well just cut it off…”

“Fuck off!”

Duan Youde cursed, “My precious is innately beautiful and cannot be discarded. Even if it’s burnt, it can still be used!”

Du Gang sat quietly, his mind completely immersed in the inherited secret techniques flowing in his mind.

This secret technique was unlike the normal techniques he practiced, which involved understanding Law-related matters.

And it also differed from the top-tier techniques and saintly techniques he practiced that had progress levels, which increased their power gradually by constant cultivation.

What amazed him was that this secret technique seemed to have only two stages: initial and final completion.

Either you enter the beginner’s stage or you don’t. However, once you enter the beginner stage, you reach the small accomplishment stage. Then if you continue to practice, you reach the great accomplishment stage.

Unlike other techniques that require learning through the body or mind, this secret technique requires branding it within your heart.

Sure, this method of practicing is a bit strange, but Du Gang didn’t slack off one bit. He quickly followed the instructions, capturing it bit by bit, and gradually imprinted it into his heart.

“Crack!”

With the last bit of the secret technique imprinted in his heart, Du Gang seemed to hear a small sound.

The Jie-Character Secret Technique can instantly increase combat power tenfold!

This so-called tenfold combat power is not like the laws of critical strikes, which seem to have high attack power but not strong combat power.

This tenfold combat power is truly a tenfold combat power, a presence that can resist immortals!

Simultaneously, Du Gang seemed to have gained some clear enlightenment from this secret technique.

He suspects that the laws of critical hits and fatal injuries, if practiced to the extreme, could possibly reveal the Jie-Character Secret Technique.

The so-called extreme level is not his previous mastery of the Mystery technique. That could only count as having a small degree of the technique, not even thorough research.

The so-called extreme level is practicing to the end of the path, discarding all appearance and seeing the ultimate truth.

However, what made him speechless was that, just like the Jie-Character Secret Technique, it also has a probability issue, meaning that not every attack can display tenfold combat power.

Only when the great accomplishment level is reached can it ignore the probability issue with every move being a burst kind, and each can display tenfold combat power!

However, this is already very powerful. A tenfold surge in combat power doesn’t just mean the attack power, it means an overall upgrade.

That means, he has a chance to go against the immortals!

“I wonder, if I let it all out, can I kill a God Spirit?!”

Du Gang was very curious, excited, but thinking of his current situation, he decided against it.

Although he had practiced for a long time, only a short time had passed in the outside world.

Nearly everyone had discussed for less than a minute before he opened his eyes.

“Have you woken up?”

Long Aotian curiously asked, “Did you learn it?!”

Du Gang nodded and said, “I’ve learned it, one of the Nine Secrets, the Jie-Character Secret!”

“Tsk tsk tsk!”

Duan Youde exclaimed, “This is a secret technique that can improve combat power tenfold, and you obtained it so easily!”

At this time, Du Gang realized that the beast skin scroll in his hand had disappeared. He looked around and couldn’t find it.

At that moment, Yu Shuiyao seemed to understand what he was looking for and shook her head, “The beast skin scroll in your hand, when you were looking at it, turned into a light and went into your mind…”

Duan Youde laughed and said, “This kind of Nine Secrets is a kind of initiation inheritance that Supreme Pangu prepared specifically for you, so only you can learn it…”

He suddenly stopped, “Wait, if you learned these Nine Secrets, then did the people from a hundred billion years ago not learn them?!”

Everyone else looked at him curiously, not understanding what he meant.

However, Duan Youde frowned as if he was pondering something.

Everyone realized that he must certainly know something secret, otherwise he wouldn’t be like this.

Too lazy to deal with him, Du Gang quickly started searching around the divine platform again, wanting to see if there were any other powerful techniques or things.

Unfortunately, to his disappointment, this place was as empty as if it had been looted, except for this divine platform and the previously left Nine Secrets.

“Damn, did we eat someone else’s dust?!”

At this point, Duan Youde suddenly exclaimed, “There must have been many treasures in this palace, but in the end, they were all taken away by those guys from a hundred billion years ago. Now, the reason there is one of the Nine Secrets is because the guy who received the Jie-Character Secret inheritance died back then, so the Nine Secrets reappeared!”

Seeing everyone confused, he explained, “Things like the Nine Secrets are the ultimate secret techniques of the world. There are nine of them. They are unique and even if the owner dies, they will reappear in the world…”

Everyone was amazed, “Doesn’t this mean that the Nine Secrets still exist in the world?”

“Correct!”

Duan Youde nodded, “As long as the holder of the Nine Secrets is alive, they won’t appear in the place where they were stored before like now…”

“So, the Nine Secrets is either mastered by someone, or stored somewhere, waiting to be discovered!”

After these words, everyone present was daydreaming, wishing they could immediately find another one of the Nine Secrets to learn.

“So, do you mean that essentially only nine people mastered the Nine Secrets?” Long Aotian said so, he was really curious about these things.

“Not!”

Duan Youde shook his head, “Although the Nine Secrets are difficult to learn, they are not limited to just one person. However, the Nine Secrets are rare and want to teach them to others. It’s not just anyone can do it, plus, the one who wants to learn it also requires fate. This leads to the Nine Secrets being extremely rare…”

“So, that’s how it is!”

Everyone present seemed to understand. Now, they have a deeper understanding of the Primordial Continent, and they have an extra longing for it.

After all, they were all grown up listening to the legends of the Primordial Continent. They know that it is the center of the world, a place full of infinite legends, and more importantly, it’s the origin of the cosmic human race.

Plus, with a hundred strong god races there, and allied with the families of Penglai Island, they are equivalent to the power of a thousand royal families. The number of powerhouses is terrifying.

But that is exactly what excels them off.

Only by standing out in such an environment of powerhouses, can you be a contender, can you be a hero!

“Is there nothing else here?”

Du Gang didn’t care about how he just treated Duan Youde, and casually asked.

And Duan Youde didn’t seem to care, and nodded, “No, as I said, only Nine Secrets were left… Oh, the divine platform as well…”

“Splash!”

Before the words were finished, the deity platform that was originally standing here disappeared. Du Gang had directly confiscated it!

Duan Youde was speechless for a while, too lazy to finish his sentence, once again glanced around the main hall, shook his head and said: “Nothing left, what a waste of time. I’m leaving…”

Having said that, he ignored everyone else and turned around to leave.

He really left?

Watching him wobble away, everyone exchanged glances and turned to Du Gang.

After considering for a second, Du Gang quickly followed.

He doesn’t understand anything, staying here wouldn’t help him figure out whether there really was anything else left, so, following that fat guy is the best choice!

Seeing Du Gang leave too, the others naturally followed, but they all felt a bit regretful.

This time, they followed along and got no benefits, they could only watch as Du Gang received a secret method.

So, a group of more than ten people, returned to the place where the ropes were dangling previously.

“Just go up like this?”

Long Aotian was a bit unwilling. He came down to snatch the benefits, but didn’t grab anything, only Du Gang gained something.

Duan Youde was also clearly dissatisfied, “If not going up, what can we do? There is nothing left here…”

“Really nothing left?!”

Everyone looked puzzled.

Duan Youde frowned, “Are we very close? What do you mean by that?!”

Aside from Du Gang, it’s the first time meeting the others, but they all act like he’s definitely hiding something.

Everyone was startled, a bit puzzled. They didn’t know why, but based on Duan Youde’s appearance, they always felt he was hiding something.

“Get lost, none of you are good!”

Recalling the situation where they had stepped on him previously, Duan Youde angrily declared, and then, without turning his head, he started climbing up the rope.

Seeing him really start to climb, the others followed.

But Du Gang was puzzled.

“Are you really just going up like this?!”

“Nonsense, if not going up, what else can I do?!”

He wasn’t giving up, “What about your deity? Did you leave it behind secretly?!”

“You’re talking nonsense, I’ve been suppressed. If I could summon deities, I would’ve killed you long ago!”

Hearing this, Du Gang finally shook his head, deciding to believe his words.

Maybe, he had overestimated him.

Although his attitude was very big, as if he didn’t even care about Pangu.

Just like that, everyone silently climbed upwards. After a long time, they finally returned to the iron rope.

“Du Gang, you guys are finally back!”

At this point, everyone waiting on the iron rope was tearful, almost crying.

“It was so hard to wait!”

They doubted whether they had been abandoned.

In the meantime, some people couldn’t stand the loneliness and jumped down, but apart from one scream, there was no other movement. This scared the others from jumping.

Seeing him coming back, everyone was as happy as if they were seeing their loved ones.

“You go ahead to the end quickly. If you don’t go there, they can’t get up to the platform…” Duan Youde stood aside, pointed to the platform at the end, and said unhappily.

Du Gang frowned, “Aren’t you going?!”

Duan Youde snorted, “Don’t I have to take back my rope?!”

At this moment, following Du Gang up was Long Aotian. He followed closely behind Du Gang, as meticulous as a follower.

He had no choice but to do so, among the newest generation, he was considered an old man, his strength was comparable to the Eight Law Domain Lord, but all the newcomers had advanced, leaving him still at the level of Sector Lord.

This time, he must seize the opportunity to advance…

Seeing this, Du Gang didn’t hesitate and quickly headed for the end of the iron rope.

The others on the rope picked up the pace, and in no time, they all jumped up.

And Du Gang, arrived at the end of the iron rope. Looking around, he found everyone was watching him.

Seeing this, he didn’t hesitate, and directly took a step forward.

Sure enough, for others, there was an air wall obstructing them, but for Du Gang, it was like walking on flat ground, he easily stepped over.

“He made it!”

Many people were extremely excited!

They tried to step over it.

“Step!”

This time, no air wall!

All of them overcame the obstacle smoothly and successfully reached the other side.

“Finally, we made it!”

Some of them were old people with tears streaming down their faces, overwhelmed with excitement.

These people were seniors and this was the first time they were so close to the chance of becoming a god.

Long Aotian and others refused to fall behind, quickly climbing onto the stage.

At this moment, a sudden rustling noise came from the iron chains behind them.

“Goodbye!”

As Du Gang turned around, just as expected, he saw a sight that made his eyes pop with rage.

It was Fat Daoist Duan Youde, holding a smile, fiercely lunging towards them.

“This guy!”

Du Gang wanted to chase after him, but he was blocked by the crowd.

At this moment, there were tens of thousands of people standing on the stage, none of them wanted him to leave.

“Du Gang, please stay and open the opportunity for us to become a god,” an old man pleaded.

Once others heard this, they all echoed, “Du Gang, please stay and open the opportunity for us to become a god!”

Seeing that so many people were asking him to stay, and with his exit blocked, Du Gang had no choice but to give up.

“Opportunity to become a god, I don’t know how to initiate that, however, in the temple, there were nine who gave me many gifts, earning the qualification to become God Spirits…”

As he was speaking, he walked towards the seat in front of him.

Sure enough, just like in the temple, he was unable to sit down here either.

There were many others who had tried to sit down, but there was no response.

“Then, please, Du Gang, host the auction…”

After a quick count, Du Gang found that there were forty-nine chairs here.

He cleared his throat and said, “Whether it will succeed or not, I don’t know. Last time, after nine transactions, those nine people were absorbed by the stage and then they became gods…”

“This time, it could be the same…”

“But, I can’t guarantee it for you!”

After a thought, he continued, “Additionally, there is one more thing I want you to know!”

“Those nine people, as well as the nine who got promoted later, they all made a promise to me. If I am in trouble, they will definitely come to help!”

“And you…”

Before he could even finish, someone immediately said, “If I become a god, I can do the same!”

It was Long Aotian. He firmly stated, “If I become a god, as long as I become one in this Secret Realm, if there is any trouble, I will definitely come to help!”

Upon hearing his words, the others naturally did not want to lose face. They all recited this vow carefully and sincerely.

Du Gang nodded and said, “Last time, in the temple, there were nine spots. Those who won the spots at the auction eventually became God Spirits very smoothly. Apart from these people, the rest of them basically entered a competition…”

“There were nine paths in total, leading to the heavenly steps. The people who reached the end eventually got the opportunity to become gods…”

“This time, I don’t know if there will be more opportunities after these forty-nine seats. However, I think there should be…”

“In any case, let’s start the auction. The first spot will go to the highest bidder!”

As Du Gang finished speaking, Long Aotian was the first to speak up.

“Five million Saint Crystals!”

The entire place was shocked by his words and immediately fell silent. Many young people were stunned by his offer.

Du Gang also reminded him, “Don’t shout randomly, I don’t accept credit!”

He feared that Long Aotian would make an advance offer, just like before, and then get his clan to redeem.

Long Aotian didn’t hesitate. He directly took out two divine artifacts, both were Nine Tribulation Divine Weapons!

“Hiss!”

Everybody present gasped. He actually possessed two divine artifacts of this level!

It was unbelievable!

“No, he has three. He had one before, but it was tricked away by Du Gang…”

Somebody quickly revealed the truth!

The eyes of the crowd were filled with envy as they gazed at Long Aotian.

Just as Du Gang thought the first spot might go to Long Aotian, an old man, very low-key, said, “Six million Saint Crystals!”

“You…!”

Long Aotian’s eyes were like knives as he stared at the old man with intense scrutiny.

After looking at him for a while, he still couldn’t figure out who the old man was and which family he belonged to.

The old man, however, didn’t respond to his gaze at all and seemed utterly indifferent.

At this moment, another old man also started bidding.

“Seven million Saint Crystals!”

“What?!”

Everyone gasped in astonishment.

Are they that rich?!

Their amazement increased after witnessing the next scene.

“Eight million Saint Crystals!”

“Nine million Saint Crystals!”

“Ten million Saint Crystals!”

In just a short while, the bid for the first seat shot up to thirty million Saint Crystals, courtesy of a group of old men.

“What the hell, who are these guys? Why are they so filthy rich?!”

Everyone was bewildered. The old men seemed ordinary, but their bidding was as natural as drinking water, as if they were capable of buying the sky.

At this moment, the Little Hawk King who had been absent walked over and explained, “Clearly, they have lived for hundreds of millions or even billions of years…”

“Even if you save one Saint Crystal every hundred years, that still adds up to hundreds and thousands of Saint Crystals over so many years. It should not be difficult…”

His calculation was based on the rates of a Sector Lord level guard. In reality, these people could earn more.

Of course, it wouldn’t be more than double or triple. After all, their strength was certain; if they demanded a higher price, no one would hire them.

At this moment, all the young talents were dumbfounded.

“Does this mean we stand no chance of competing with them?!”

Little Hawk King nodded, and grinned, “Du Gang said earlier that he didn’t know if there would be any opportunities after the auction. My answer is, there surely will!”

“The Golden Age is never a peaceful time. It always entails struggles!”

“Of the forty-nine seats, some can be obtained through wealth, but the opportunities to become a god in the end will inevitably rely on one’s strength!”

At this moment, everyone stared at him in disbelief. “How do you know there will be more opportunities, specifically, forty-nine?”

Little Hawk King gave a faint smile and recited, “The Grand Dao is fifty, heaven creates forty-nine, and humans escape one…”

“The so-called Heavenly Secrets have been around us all along, giving enough clues. We just need to discover them on our own!”

“Obviously, I have discovered this Heavenly Secret. Once the auction is over, it will be time for us, the young generation, to fight for our place!”

At this, a middle-aged man frowned, “You’re not saying that we are not qualified, are you?”

Little Hawk King calmly asked, “How strong are you?”

All the people felt suppressed and couldn’t sense each other’s strengths.

The middle-aged man sneered, “I am at the Six Law Domain Master level…”

It was clear that he was quite proud of his strength.

“Garbage!”

To everyone’s surprise, the Little Hawk King didn’t mince his words and directly cursed.

“You…”

Before the middle-aged man could retort, Little Hawk King sneered, “Look at you, you have lived for over a hundred million years and yet have only made it to the Six Law Domain level. I’m just twenty thousand years old this year and have already reached the Eight Law Domain Master level. Doesn’t that make you garbage?!”

“What?!”

Everyone was incredulous and stared at the Little Hawk King.

“Eight Law Domain Master?!”

Even the old bidders, who were directly involved in the auction, were stunned as they looked at the Little Hawk King.

You must know that these people’s strengths were actually not very high. Despite their long lifespan, their true strength merely stood at three or four Law Domain Master levels.

Because of the influence of their affinity with the Laws, the amount of Laws they could truly practice was limited. As for the ability to defy the odds and challenge those at a higher level without relying on quantity, they couldn’t do it!

“If you were truly talented, you would have advanced to the next level a hundred million years ago, why wait till now?”

“In my eyes, you are nothing but people being overtaken by the times. You are merely clinging to life now!” Little Hawk King snapped.

Then, Long Aotian was confused and didn’t understand why Little Hawk King was suddenly being offensive.

After the previous lesson, Long Aotian assumed he would have learned to watch his words…

Suddenly, it dawned on him!

Little Hawk King was announcing his own strength before everyone!

Clearly, he didn’t possess much wealth, which made it impossible for him to participate in the auction. Thus, he would definitely take part in the upcoming battles for the final slots.

At this moment, he was showing his strength before everyone to scare away potential competitors and save energy for when it mattered.

Coming to this realization, Long Aotian turned to him and nodded, “Well said. You couldn’t break through to the Eight Law Domain Master level during your own time, so what do you amount to now?!”

“I was already at the Eight Law Domain Master level in the Temple of God. If I hadn’t encountered a God Spirit Level monster, I would have broken through to become a God Spirit there!”

“What?!”

Everyone was shocked and stared wide-eyed at Long Aotian.

“You encountered a God Spirit Level monster in the Temple of God?!”

Long Aotian nodded, pride emanating from him, and said, “Of course, within the sacred temple, my strength is top-notch. If it wasn’t for encountering a God Spirit Level creature, I would have surely been one of the top nine!”

“Unbelievable, Long Aotian actually escaped from a God Spirit!”

“He’s so strong! Truly a member of the Dragon Family!”

At this moment, Long Aotian sneakily gestured a finger to Du Gang.

Du Gang understood in an instant and found it amusing.

This guy was clearly overwhelmed by the God Spirit’s aura at that time, about to kick the bucket, yet he’s still here putting on an act.

He coughed, and said, “Long Aotian, didn’t you owe me a divine artifact? Return it!”

Long Aotian was taken aback, what he meant was a million Saint Crystals. How did it become a divine artifact when it came to you?!

Seeing his lack of response, Du Gang smiled and said: “At that time, I was also there and saw everything very closely…”

Long Aotian, on the verge of tears but maintaining a calm expression, said: “Indeed, I do owe you a divine artifact. Here, take it!”

After saying this, he took out a divine artifact and handed it to Du Gang.

Du Gang gave a sly smile and went on: “At that time, it was a God Spirit Level creature with eight wings…”

“Long Aotian managed to resist three moves, just before I arrived in time and saved him!”

“What?!”

The people present were all utterly shocked.

“Du Gang rescued Long Aotian from a God Spirit Level creature,?!!”

Long Aotian felt a sting in his heart, does that mean he’s inferior to Du Gang?

But there was no other choice, the money was paid, and he could only let Du Gang take advantage of this situation.

By now, Yu Shuiyao and the others also understood Long Aotian and Little Hawk King’s agenda, so they all started to think, wanting to brag about an earth-shattering feat.

“Ahem ahem!”

Unexpectedly, Yao Zijie was the first to speak.

“Du Gang’s strength is indeed formidable. He and I were together nearly the whole time before and after Long Aotian’s near-disaster. However, he managed to leave me behind just when we were about to ascend…”

His way of saying this was interesting. As the Gentleman’s Sword, he couldn’t lie. He had to convey his thoughts ambiguously to show his strength without lying and it was indeed a bit tricky.

Of course, hearing his words, others misunderstood.

They thought that one could progress faster in the sacred temple only with greater strength. And since the Gentleman’s Sword could keep up with Du Gang’s pace in the early stages, it means his strength was formidable!

Immediately, everyone considered Yao Zijie an unbeatable opponent.

Before long, all the young geniuses who knew about the specific conditions inside the sacred temple because of Du Gang, narrated their experiences one by one with a mix of boast and deception.

However, each person more or less brought up Du Gang in their narration.

This was a misunderstanding. They thought that mentioning Du Gang could grant them some kind of opportunity.

But in fact, Long Aotian wanted to take advantage of Du Gang as a witness to his strength, to avoid some troubles later on!

Everyone else took the similar approach, which made Du Gang quite happy.

He moved from speaker to speaker without stopping, lingering there and chatting with the person, even giving them a hug in the end.

But in fact, Du Gang was going up and threatening them, resulting in all of them reluctantly passing their divine artifacts to Du Gang.

Finally, it was Yu Shuiyao’s turn. She didn’t mention Du Gang, instead, she narrated how she had witnessed the battle between Little Hawk King and Long Aotian, just as if she had been there herself.

And she did so with an extremely indifferent attitude. This indirectly suggested that she was also present at the scene and was not any inferior compared to them.

Upon hearing her words, Du Gang sneered. So, you don’t want to give me any divine artifact?

Everyone else has surrendered theirs, only you won’t?!!

He laughed softly, “Indeed, good thing you ran fast during my fight with Little Hawk King, otherwise I would have caught you long back…”

The others also sneered.

They understood that Yu Shuiyao did not want to surrender her divine artifact.

Hearing this, Yu Shuiyao cursed internally, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn’t be exposed, otherwise, when the fight starts later, everyone would see her as weak and gang up against her. That wouldn’t be good at all.

After a thought, she shook her head and replied, “Indeed, compared to you, I fall short. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been captured by you in the end. However, within my internal world, I was able to gain a lot of insights… ”

Du Gang was taken aback, not understanding what she meant by mentioning the internal world.

“Mr. Du, after thinking it over, I don’t need the sword you once gave me. I just want to quietly cultivate now, I don’t want any love drama, so I’m returning it to you…”

Saying this, she took out a divine artifact and handed it to Du Gang.

Hearing this, Du Gang felt a pang in his heart, that damn woman, she dared to falsely accuse him!

But still, he took it. The divine artifact worth millions of Saint Crystals, he won’t decline a free gift. As for his reputation, well, he is a man after all.

Both of them put on an unfazed appearance, but others were all in shock.

Including Long Aotian, Little Hawk King and others, all were in the same state.

They really thought that these two had some secret, so they all stared at them in disbelief.

Yu Shuiyao once accepted a divine artifact given by Du Gang!

This was earth-shattering news!

It meant that there was a moment when she was considering accepting Du Gang.

“My God, I can’t imagine how angry the sons of Penglai Island will be once they hear this news!””Indeed, those sacred sons, as I’ve heard, are full of formidable individuals…”

“That’s Du Gang for you!”

At this moment, people’s gaze towards Du Gang changed!

Indeed a heroic youth!

Du Gang didn’t seem to care. As a Sector Lord, he was protected, so these sacred sons, no matter how angry they got, couldn’t touch him.

As for what happens after God’s Spirit Level, he would deal with it after successfully surviving the Ancient God Tribulation.

If he does not survive, hurrying now would be pointless. If he does survive, he wouldn’t wait for these so-called sacred sons to come to him, he would go to them!

So, regarding Yu Shuiyao’s comment, he was indifferent, not caring at all!

After all, he is a man!

Clearly, this was Yu Shuiyao’s revenge, intending to upset Du Gang.

Unfortunately, Du Gang is no fool; how could he be tricked.

He chuckled, “You’re quite right. In the inner world, I was merely captivated by your beauty, tempted by your body, which led to my decision…”

“But as it turns out, after getting to know you, I’ve realized that the one I truly like is Yao Zixuan…”

With that, he turned towards Yao Zijie and smiled, “Isn’t that right, little brother-in-law?”

Damn!

Yao Zijie was cursing internally, yet on his face was a smile uglier than a cry.

Damn it all, if it weren’t for Du Gang being here, he would’ve flipped out already!

Compared to him, Yu Shuiyao was even icier.

“Du Gang!”

She called out coldly.

Everyone at the scene was excited. More drama to unfold!

Yu Shuiyao wanted to curse and clarify things, but in the end, she held back.

All in pursuit of achieving godhood!

Upon becoming a god, she would definitely avenge the humiliation she suffered today!

Du Gang, on the other hand, added fuel to the fire, chuckling, “Don’t try to win me back, I never revisit old flames. If I say I don’t love you anymore, then I don’t!”

“Smack, smack, smack!”

At this moment, Yu Shuiyao was furious, her fingers creaking from the tight grip.

“Today’s humiliation will be avenged one day!”

Nonchalantly Du Gang responded, “You’re welcome to find me anytime!”

After saying this, he stopped paying any attention to her. Anyway, his goal was achieved.

On his side, only those who have been in the temple were capable of speaking on his behalf. Others, who had similar intentions of pairing with Du Gang, were not responded to.

Du Gang was not stupid. Such things could be entertained to some level. But if it got too much, even the benefits previously received might have to be returned.

For example, someone questioned whether they had really fought inside the temple.

Who could answer that?

Naturally, only those who entered the temple could. Once inside, they became forever intertwined, forming a shared destiny, and naturally couldn’t be exposed so easily.

Therefore, those clever, looking at these people, grinded their teeth in frustration. They had no choice but to make up their minds to focus their efforts on these insincere people once the fight began.

At this moment, the bidding for seats on Du Gang’s side was also over.

The first seat made many people excited, slowing down the progress.

By the end, these people even started a real fight, raising the bid by 100 Saint Crystals at a time.

“One hundred and two million, three hundred and twenty-five thousand and one hundred Saint Crystals…”

Upon hearing this, Du Gang had no choice but to say, “First time, anyone else?”

“Second time!”

“Third time, sold!”

He couldn’t take it anymore. These old people were really time-consuming. He had collected all the sacred artifacts for the dozen or so prodigies on his side, and the bidding for the first seat was still not over!

Suddenly, the old man who successfully got the first seat was overjoyed and hurriedly came up to pay the bid!

The bid of over one hundred million Saint Crystals was not all made in Saint Crystals, most of it was equipment or other kinds of deduction items.

Du Gang carefully checked and found that the value of these things was even higher than the price he had shouted.

After confirming it was correct, he collected the items and then nodded, “Okay, the first seat transaction is complete. Old man, please wait in front of your seat!”

“I am now announcing the auction for the second seat. However, this time, I stipulate that each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand Saint Crystals!”

With one hundred Saint Crystals per bid, it started to bore him. These old men seemed quite calm, as if this was a mastered strategy. They were indifferent until he shouted for the second time and then, they would make their bid.

Even the old man who got the first seat remained calm until Du Gang announced he had won. Then he jumped for joy as if a child in a kindergarten was awarded a candy stick by the teacher.

The difference in his manner made Du Gang speechless!

Not to mention him, even other talented youngsters were bored and started to become noisy.

“The bid must not be less than 1 million Saint Crystals!”

“Indeed, a hundred thousand Saint Crystals are too few!”

As soon as these words came out, it immediately caused the wealthy old men to voice their dissatisfaction.

“Young people, they are too impatient!”

“Exactly, when we were traversing the world and sweeping through the land, you guys weren’t even born yet!”

“This attitude problem needs to be addressed seriously, otherwise it’s easy for you lot to suffer major losses!”

A young man dissatisfied, sneered repeatedly, “Are you guys really that extraordinary? That’s great. Whoever participates in the upcoming battle, I’ll pick you to practice with, let’s see who is the better one!”

His words immediately shut all the old men up.

In terms of power, they really weren’t as good. It’s not that they didn’t have anyone who reached the Eight Law Domain Lord level, there were, but they were few and far between!

Moreover, even if they reached the Eight Law Domain Lord level, it didn’t necessarily mean they could defeat these young people.

Just like what the Little Hawk King said earlier, they were not the best of the lot, and that’s why they were left behind!

The truly outstanding ones, even if they didn’t promote during the first Golden Age, would always have a chance in the next Golden Age!

These people, having experienced a minimum of several hundred million years to a maximum of tens of billions of years, have gone through numerous Golden Ages, not to mention the times when the Ancient Holy Body dominated the world.

“Old man, how old are you?!”

At this moment, Yu Shuiyao asked an elder who looked extremely old.

This elder, clearly at an advanced age, despite being a Sector Lord level, his body was somewhat stooped and his back hunched, he asked, “What did you say?!”

The crowd was speechless. How come an old man nearly lying in his grave also came?!

Does he really think the opportunities are numerous here?

Is he not afraid of getting killed by the ensuing battle arena’s aftershock?!

Yu Shuiyao, feeling helpless, loudly asked, “I asked, how old are you, sir?!”

The stooped old man finally heard clearly and nodded, “Ah, I’m a hundred years old this year…”

“What?”

The crowd was taken aback.

The stooped old man realized he had misspoke and corrected himself, “I am, this year, ten billion years old…”

“Ten billion years old, isn’t this the limit of the Sector Lord level?!”

“More than that, I heard there are elders from the same era as the ancestors of Penglai island who are still at the Sector Lord level…”

“This…”

The crowd fell silent. People from the same era who are still at the Sector Lord level, they’ve got incredible luck!

Yu Shuiyao asked again, “Have you experienced the Ancient Holy Body era?!”

“The Ancient Holy Body?!”

The stooped old man seemed to recall the past, his eyes brightened a bit and he nodded, “That was indeed a spectacularly brilliant era…”

“However, too many people died in that era…”

He sighed, “Almost all of us from the same generation of the genius contest died in that era…”

The crowd was stunned.

After the old man finished speaking, he closed his eyes as if he had fallen asleep and began recuperating.

Seeing this, Yu Shuiyao didn’t bother him anymore.

At this moment, a young man sighed, “If I fail to break through to God Spirit level, I hope I can live past ten billion years smoothly, just like him!”

It’s so difficult!

Over these many years, there really haven’t been many who lived to this age!

But in reality, there are countless individuals whose lifespan exceeds ten billion years!

Not giving up, the young man turned and asked, “What’s your secret to living to this age, sir?!”

Seeming to have heard something of interest, the old man opened his murky eyes, revealing an unkept set of yellow teeth, and smiled, “The secret, is not having children!”

“No children?!”

The crowd was perplexed, not understanding his meaning.

The old man chuckled, “You all don’t know, I’ve seen quite a few with better talents than me, that died at the hands of their own offspring…there must be eight hundred million of them at least…”

“After all, if he doesn’t die, the younger generations below can’t inherit the wealth. You can be on guard in a thousand ways, but there’s no way to defend against a thief from within your own family. A golden body can’t withstand two ounces of poison!”

This sentence unveiled the secret of why people can’t live long!

Listening to this, many other elders nearby also agreed, laughing, “Indeed, there are too many examples of this. After generations of passing down, my descendants must’ve been through millions of generations, there’s hardly any emotional connection…”

“Yet, you still have to be wary of these people, wondering if they’re plotting your wealth…”

“After all, we have the habit of saving money. Every Golden Age, there are always some Godhood places that can be purchased with money, just not as many as this time…”

“That’s why there’s always a rumour that the older the guy, the richer he is, naturally drawing the attention of others…”

This sentence revealed the secret of why ordinary families can’t grow.

Within the family, if there is no God Spirit, it can’t survive long, it will inevitably be split up!