Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

News of the midnight assault on the Celestial Spirit Auction House quickly reached Wei Yunhang. He had been cultivating in his room, but upon hearing it, he immediately summoned the Main Seat Elders and Core Disciples to the Wei Family’s main hall.

Seated in the master’s seat, Wei Yunhang said to the crowd below him, "An attack on the Celestial Spirit Auction House right now is clearly an attempt to frame my Taiqing Academy."

Wei Yunhang’s expression was grim, and his voice was low. Taiqing Academy could not afford to bear the wrath of the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

Just like Wei Yunhang, all the Main Seat Elders and Core Disciples wore grim expressions. They all knew what the wrath of the Celestial Spirit Auction House entailed.

"Brother Wei, all the evidence points to us. We’re the only ones with the motive and the strength. Besides, Fire City has been under lockdown this whole time. It’s impossible for any outside forces to have gotten in," a Core Disciple said.

Hearing this, Wei Yunhang snapped, "Then you tell me, where did these people come from? How could over a hundred Primordial Ocean Realm Martial Artists enter Fire City without any of you knowing?"

At Wei Yunhang’s furious rebuke, everyone below lowered their heads, not daring to speak.

Seeing their reaction, Wei Yunhang pondered for a moment. A resolute, almost crazed look then entered his eyes. He gazed at them coldly and said, "It’s too late for explanations. We wouldn’t be believed anyway. Since that’s the case, gather our men at once. We’re storming the Celestial Spirit Auction House to kill Lin Yun."

Upon hearing Wei Yunhang’s words, the Main Seat Elders and Core Disciples of Taiqing Academy stared at him in disbelief. ’To actually attack a branch of the Celestial Spirit Auction House... This is...’

Seeing them all standing there, stunned into silence, Wei Yunhang said coldly, "In this situation, no explanation we give will be believed. Rather than be framed for nothing, we might as well charge in and kill Lin Yun. At least that way, we’ll get something out of it."

He paused, then continued, "As for the Celestial Spirit Auction House, my master and I will handle the explanations later."

When he finished speaking and saw them all still frozen in place, Wei Yunhang roared, "What are you all still standing around for? Arrange our forces immediately! Go to the Celestial Spirit Auction House and kill Lin Yun!"

Spurred by Wei Yunhang’s roar, the group left the main hall. Wei Yunhang was now truly betting everything on a single throw. ’To think I’d get stabbed in the back like this...’

"Don’t let me find out who did this, or I swear I’ll never let you go," Wei Yunhang snarled. Then he, too, left the main hall. ’Right now, killing Lin Yun is what matters most. I’ll deal with the Celestial Spirit Auction House later.’

Just like the Black Attendants of the Qing Zhu Association, the Disciples and Elders of Taiqing Academy changed into Night Travel Clothes, masked their faces, and charged toward the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

As Wei Yunhang and his group charged toward the Celestial Spirit Auction House, Chairman Nie was sitting alone in the auction house’s main hall. Suddenly, in the otherwise empty hall, the figure of a beautiful woman appeared out of thin air. It was Aunt Lan, Qing Zhu’s aide.

For a Saint like Aunt Lan, entering the main hall without being detected was a simple matter indeed.

"Who are you?" Chairman Nie asked in a low voice, staring at the woman who had appeared from nowhere.

"A dead man has no need to know who I am," Aunt Lan replied softly, a captivating smile on her face.

"You’re not from Taiqing Academy, and neither are those men outside... Just who are you? Why impersonate Taiqing Academy to attack the Celestial Spirit Auction House?" Chairman Nie asked, his guard up.

"As I said, a dead man doesn’t need to know anything." As she spoke, Aunt Lan’s figure flickered, appearing before Chairman Nie in an instant. Without any visible effort, she tapped her palm against his chest. His entire heart was shattered, and he died instantly.

After killing Chairman Nie with ease, Aunt Lan said indifferently, "With you dead, the flames of the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s wrath will burn even brighter."

With that, Aunt Lan’s figure vanished into thin air once more.

Meanwhile, Wei Yunhang had arrived at the Celestial Spirit Auction House, leading Taiqing Academy’s Main Seat Elders, Core Disciples, and a number of Direct Disciples.

The timing was calculated with precision. The Black Attendants of the Qing Zhu Association had all withdrawn just a hundred breaths before Wei Yunhang’s group arrived.

Seeing the corpses strewn outside the Celestial Spirit Auction House, Wei Yunhang knew there was no turning back. He roared, "Charge! Kill Lin Yun!"

Led by Wei Yunhang, the Disciples and Elders of Taiqing Academy stormed into the Celestial Spirit Auction House. This time, it was the real Taiqing Academy.

The Celestial Spirit Auction House guards had no idea that this new wave of men in black was a completely different group from the last. However, under Wei Yunhang’s command, the Taiqing Academy Disciples’ assault was exceptionally ferocious, a stark contrast to the previous attackers.

"Captain, why are they suddenly fighting so hard? They’re acting like they’ll die to get inside!" a Primordial Ocean Realm guard from the auction house said to his captain, sensing the difference.

Fighting back, the Celestial Spirit Realm captain replied, "Don’t worry about that! Just hold them back! We can’t let them get in!"

Wei Yunhang led the Taiqing Academy Disciples in a desperate charge into the auction house, while its guards mounted a desperate resistance.

However, judging by the strength and numbers on both sides, the Celestial Spirit Auction House was clearly no match for Taiqing Academy. After all, this time Taiqing Academy had brought ten Main Seat Elders alone.

With the addition of their Core Disciples and Direct Disciples, Taiqing Academy far surpassed the Celestial Spirit Auction House in both combat strength and sheer numbers.

Listening to the endless battle cries and screams coming from the front courtyard, He Yuntian, who was sitting in the garden, looked at Lin Yun and said, "Senior Brother Lin, does it feel like the fighting outside just got a lot more intense?"

"This time, the real Taiqing Academy Disciples are here," Lin Yun said calmly.

’Just as I expected, Wei Yunhang really did go all-in. It makes sense. Given his desperation to kill me, he was bound to take this gamble. Either way, he was going to have to face the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s wrath in the end.’

"Brother Lin, you should take the ladies and hide in the secret chamber. We’ll hold them off out here," Qin Feng said to Lin Yun, worried now that he knew it was truly Taiqing Academy.

Lin Yun’s injuries had not yet fully healed. If the people from Taiqing Academy broke through now, everyone would be in grave danger. This time, Wei Yunhang had left himself no way out and would certainly not hold back.

Just as Qin Feng finished speaking, the door to a room opened and Lu Bingning emerged with two other women. The three of them walked over to Lin Yun’s side, and Lu Bingning smiled at him.

"You already have a plan, don’t you?"

Hearing this, Lin Yun just smiled and nodded slightly without saying anything more. ’If even I could predict that Wei Yunhang would go all-in tonight, how could Qing Zhu not have seen it coming?’