Chapter 59: Realm of the Sword Dao Inheritance

Chapter 59: Chapter 59: Realm of the Sword Dao Inheritance

Ying Xiao’s Killing Technique had been personally taught by Xiezhi. It was no exaggeration to say that once he locked onto a target, as long as they weren’t an entire Great Realm above him, death was the only possible outcome.

In addition to his Killing Technique, he had also obtained an Invisibility Technique from Xiezhi. By combining the two, he often killed people without them even knowing who had struck them down in their final moments.

In just three months since he had joined the Shadow Sect, his reputation had already spread throughout the Eastern Domain’s Assassin Realm.

That was why Ying Xiao’s sudden move had caught even Liu Yicai by surprise.

The slain Cultivator’s sect brothers and friends had only just begun to react, but before they could even draw their swords, Ying Xiao’s figure flickered and vanished.

The next time he reappeared, four heads flew from their bodies at once.

You could hear a pin drop in the great hall.

Many people were trembling, but they didn’t dare make a sound.

This was especially true for some of the Cultivators, who couldn’t help but feel a wave of lingering fear after witnessing the scene.

’Thank goodness it wasn’t me who caused trouble.’

"What’s that man’s Cultivation? Did anyone see how he attacked?"

"Nascent Soul. That man’s Cultivation has to be at least at the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Holy shit, what’s the deal with this Mr. Hong’s Auction House? They send out a Nascent Soul Realm master just to kill someone?"

"I’d long heard that Mr. Hong’s Auction House is backed by a mysterious power. It looks like the rumors are true."

"Those guys were idiots. This auction house brings out so many secret treasures for every auction. How could it be just some ordinary place?"

"They captured such a huge market share in just a few months. Of course they aren’t ordinary."

Liu Yicai overheard some of the discussions. Initially, he had been annoyed with Ying Xiao for acting without permission and disrupting his plan, but he hadn’t expected the attack to have such an effect.

This outcome seemed to be just as good as his own plan, if not even more effective at intimidating the crowd.

Liu Yicai waved a hand at a few Guards. "Throw these corpses on the street for the dogs. We at Mr. Hong’s Auction House will be waiting for their Sect and their scummy friends to come for revenge."

The Guards hurried to move the bodies.

Liu Yicai walked over to Xin Yue and asked comfortingly, "Are you alright?"

The auctioneer named Xin Yue shook her head, looking aggrieved.

Liu Yicai said, "Go to the accounts office and collect one hundred taels of silver. I’m giving you ten days off. Get some rest. Have Xing Luan come out to host."

"Sir, I’m fine. I can keep hosting," Xin Yue said.

"Be good and go get some rest. Our auction house will absolutely not allow its own people to be wronged."

After Xin Yue left, Liu Yicai cupped his fists to all the guests.

"My apologies, everyone. I didn’t expect someone would dare to challenge the bottom line of Mr. Hong’s Auction House. It is our fault that you all had to witness bloodshed. I will make a decision on the spot: all items won today will be available for ten percent off the final auction price."

Even though it was only a ten-percent discount, the least valuable items auctioned today were worth four to five thousand taels of Silver. This meant a discount of at least four to five hundred taels of Silver.

Having received such a tangible benefit, everyone who had won an item was overjoyed.

Of course, some people didn’t care about a few hundred or a thousand taels of Silver, but who would turn down a good deal?

With this display of both punishment and reward, Liu Yicai showed everyone the auction house’s ruthlessness and magnanimity.

After Liu Yicai left, many people began to discuss just who the ultimate owner of this auction house was. Could it be this Mr. Hong?

But was there really a figure known as Mr. Hong in the Eastern Domain Cultivation Realm?

Xing Luan walked onto the host’s stage.

One had to admit, Mr. Hong’s Auction House was truly filled with beauties. Xin Yue was already a rare, top-tier beauty, and this Xing Luan was by no means her inferior.

As soon as Xing Luan took the stage, she announced, "On the eighth day of the twelfth month, our Mr. Hong’s Auction House’s Nanling Branch will open for business! We will be holding a grand auction event that day and welcome all distinguished guests to participate. I will reveal a little secret for you all now: the auction items will include a Celestial Grade Top Class Treasure Sword, a Sixth Transformation Elixir, a Celestial Level Martial Technique, and countless other precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures."

BOOM! The crowd erupted at the news Xing Luan had just announced.

The wealthy merchants and Noble Youth were one thing, but the Cultivators, in particular, were flushed and their hearts were pounding with excitement.

If Xing Luan’s words were true, then this would be a monumental event for the entire Eastern Domain Cultivation Realm.

Moreover, it was happening on the eighth of the twelfth month, and in Nanling County, the closest county to the Celestial Derivation Sect. Could it be that Mr. Hong’s Auction House had some connection to the Celestial Derivation Sect?

But regardless of the speculation, the news swept through the Cultivation Sects of the Eastern Domain that very day with the speed of a hurricane.

However, the biggest task now facing Liu Yicai was opening a new branch in Nanling County—several thousand li away from Lu Yang City—in just over a month. This was no easy feat.

Finding a location, redecorating and arranging the layout, hiring staff—none of it would be easy.

Chu Fan had no idea that the eight people he had parted with at Dingfeng Slope less than half a year ago had already grown so quickly, each achieving considerable success in their respective fields.

At this very moment, in a courtyard within a small county town just six hundred li from Nanling Mountain, Chu Fan had already thoroughly mastered the Fourth Technique of the Dream-Breaking Meteor Sword.

Furthermore, he had mastered the Python Shadow Four Swords to the point of perfection.

He was currently studying the Sword Dao Inheritance book his master had left him.

Chu Fan’s Sword Dao was currently at the Middle Stage of the Second Layer Realm: Sword Gang Like Wind.

The Sword Dao Inheritance book had nine Chapters in total. With his current level of comprehension in the Sword Dao, he could barely understand the second Chapter; the third was completely obscure and indecipherable to him.

Chu Fan guessed that each Chapter of the book corresponded to a Realm of the Sword Dao. But he was also a bit puzzled. As far as he knew, the Sword Dao only had five realms, which, from lowest to highest, were: Sword Qi Like Frost, Sword Gang Like Wind, Sword Intent Follows the Heart, Sword Heart and Zither Gall, and Man and Sword as One.

But this book had nine Chapters. ’Could there be four more realms?’

After studying the book, Chu Fan discovered that even though he was already in the Middle Stage of Sword Gang Like Wind, he hadn’t completely mastered the Realm of Sword Qi Like Frost.

For instance, the first Chapter only described the Basic Thirteen Techniques, but the way the book explained these thirteen Sword Forms was incredibly profound and exquisite.

The Basic Thirteen Techniques were not merely the foundation for composing Sword Techniques. Rather, each technique contained its own lethal mystery; each one was a killing move in itself.

He spent nearly seven days studying the first Chapter while re-practicing the Basic Thirteen Techniques.

But the progress those seven days brought to his Sword Dao surpassed what he had gained from three years of arduous training in Swordsmanship.

He spent another seven days studying the second Chapter. It detailed the Sword Gang for the Sword Techniques, which were still the Basic Thirteen Techniques.

But after seven days of study and practice, his Sword Dao had already advanced to the Late Stage of Sword Gang Like Wind. The speed of his progress was so astonishing that it even shocked Chu Fan himself.

Yan Ying had also been diligently practicing her Sword Technique during this time. Seeing the improvement in Chu Fan’s Sword Dao, she couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of envy.

She knew it was because of that book, but she was too embarrassed to ask to borrow it.

Several times she had wanted to say something but stopped herself. Chu Fan, initially focused on his Sword Dao, didn’t notice Yan Ying’s mood. It was only when he felt his own Sword Dao wasn’t likely to improve much more in the near future that he finally noticed her.

He wasn’t a petty person by nature, and it wasn’t as if the book would be damaged just by her reading it.

So, he took the initiative and offered her the book.

Upon receiving the book, Yan Ying was like a little girl who had just been given candy. For the first time, Chu Fan saw a feminine side to her.

He had almost forgotten she was a woman.