Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

The woman arranged everything that followed. It was already a miracle that Lin Yun had held on for so long. They boarded a Firebird together, and at the woman’s command, the members of the Celestial Spirit Auction House outside Fire City’s south gate sprang into action.

They deliberately started a conflict with the Celestial Spirit Realm experts guarding the city gate. Because they were from the Celestial Spirit Auction House, the members of Fire City’s great families didn’t dare to clash with them head-on.

However, the commotion threw the entire south gate into chaos. Seizing the opportunity, under the woman’s lead, He Yuntian and Bai Zhicheng each urged their Firebirds to fly swiftly into Fire City.

Seeing the two massive Firebirds fly over their heads, the great families of Fire City all moved to intercept them, but they were all tied down by the people from the Celestial Spirit Auction House along the way.

There was no way to hide the enormous Firebirds; their only option was to force their way through. As long as they made it into the Celestial Spirit Auction House, Lin Yun and the others would be safe.

Ignoring everything else, the two Firebirds flew rapidly in the direction of the Celestial Spirit Auction House.

The south gate of Fire City was the closest one to the Celestial Spirit Auction House. After a little over a hundred breaths of time, Lin Yun and his group successfully flew over the auction house, and the Firebirds slowly descended into its rear courtyard.

As a power on the same level as the Pharmaceutical Instrument Master’s Guild, it was not difficult for the Fire City branch of the Celestial Spirit Auction House to accommodate two Firebirds. After ordering her men to take the Firebirds to a place specially designed for keeping and raising Demon Beasts, the woman quickly prepared rooms for Lin Yun and the others.

After settling Lin Yun’s group in, she retrieved an Earth Level Eight-Stars Healing Elixir from the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s warehouse and had Lin Yun consume it. Only then did the woman leave.

The entire Fire City had been thrown into an uproar. Lin Yun and his group’s whereabouts were undoubtedly exposed, but even though the great families of Fire City knew where they were, there was nothing they could do.

They wouldn’t dare force their way into the Celestial Spirit Auction House, not even if they were a hundred times bolder. In the eyes of the Celestial Spirit Auction House, even the Taiqing Academy was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed at will, let alone them.

Although most of the Celestial Spirit Auction House members who had obstructed the great families had been captured, the families didn’t dare to harm them. After some discussion, Patriarch Wei ultimately took the lead in escorting them all back to the Celestial Spirit Auction House, safe and sound.

After seeing to Lin Yun and his group, the woman went to the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s Main Hall, where she met with the patriarchs of Fire City’s great families who had come to call on her together.

Seeing the woman approach, Patriarch Wei was the first to greet her. "Chairman Nie."

With a slight nod, the woman walked to the head seat and sat down. She scanned the members of the Celestial Spirit Auction House who had been returned by the great families, then waved her hand to dismiss them. Only then did she speak slowly.

"You have all come together today. Is there something you need?"

Hearing this, the patriarchs exchanged glances. In the end, it was Patriarch Wei who spoke up again. "Chairman Nie, I wonder why the Celestial Spirit Auction House obstructed us from capturing Lin Yun today?"

With no intention of beating around the bush, Patriarch Wei got straight to the point.

"Patriarch Wei, does my Celestial Spirit Auction House need to ask for your permission to do things?" Instead of answering Patriarch Wei’s question, the woman retorted forcefully.

At these words, Patriarch Wei’s expression darkened, and his tone turned icy. "Chairman Nie, are you aware that Lin Yun is a man the Taiqing Academy wants captured? By doing this, you are setting yourself against the Taiqing Academy."

Facing a behemoth like the Celestial Spirit Auction House, Patriarch Wei could only bring up the Taiqing Academy, hoping to intimidate Chairman Nie with its name. After all, in a place like Fire City, the Taiqing Academy and the Celestial Spirit Auction House had always been on good terms.

"If that’s the case, then have the Taiqing Academy Director come and speak with me. See our guests out." Showing no fear of the Taiqing Academy, the woman spoke coolly. As soon as she finished, she ignored the crowd and left the Main Hall directly.

Just as Lin Yun had expected, the great families of Fire City didn’t dare make any sudden moves inside the Celestial Spirit Auction House. They didn’t have the guts to storm the place.

The patriarchs left the Celestial Spirit Auction House dejectedly. By now, Lin Yun, having taken the Earth Level Eight-Stars Healing Elixir, had improved somewhat. At the very least, he could speak without issue and was no longer coughing up blood.

After sending the people from the great families away, the woman returned to Lin Yun’s room. Seeing her enter, Lin Yun smiled faintly and asked.

"Are they all gone?"

"Yes. But they won’t give up so easily. I expect people from the Taiqing Academy will be here before long," the woman replied coolly.

Of course, Lin Yun knew this. Wei Yunhang had gone to such great lengths; he obviously wasn’t going to let him go so easily. He also knew that this was Wei Yunhang’s best chance to kill him.

"Don’t worry. I promised Chairman Qian that I would do everything in my power to keep you safe until he arrives," the woman said. Without waiting for Lin Yun to reply, she turned and walked out of the room.

After the woman left, Lin Yun’s most important task was to recover from his injuries as quickly as possible.

Having been thoroughly rebuffed at the Celestial Spirit Auction House, the great families of Fire City, led by the Wei Family, immediately sent word back to the Taiqing Academy. Upon hearing the news, Wei Yunhang flew into a rage.

In all his calculations, Wei Yunhang had never anticipated that Lin Yun would actually force his way into Fire City and, on top of that, gain the protection of the Celestial Spirit Auction House. He knew that not even the Taiqing Academy could storm the place.

Pacing back and forth in the Main Hall, Wei Yunhang mulled over his options. After a long while, he decided to go to the Celestial Spirit Shelter himself.

Mounting a Cyan Cloud Crane, Wei Yunhang rushed toward Fire City without a moment’s delay.

Meanwhile, far away in the picturesque Main Hall atop a mountain at the Qing Zhu Association’s headquarters, a breathtakingly beautiful smile spread across Qing Zhu’s face as she finished listening to her subordinate’s report.

"Wei Yunhang is putting all his effort into hunting down and killing Lin Yun. Heaven is truly on my side..."

Qing Zhu’s smile was beautiful, but an inscrutable light flashed in her eyes, making it impossible to know what she was thinking.

"Dispatch one hundred Black Attendants to enter Fire City in secret and await my command," she ordered the person below her.

Hearing Qing Zhu’s command, the subordinate respectfully acknowledged it and withdrew from the Main Hall.

Black Attendants were actually members of the Qing Zhu Association at the Primordial Ocean Realm. Within the Qing Zhu Association, attendants were divided into four levels according to their cultivation: Black, White, Cyan, and Gold.

The lowest level was the Black Attendant of the Primordial Ocean Realm, followed by the White Attendant of the Celestial Spirit Realm, the Cyan Attendant of the Spirit Realm, and the highest level, the Golden Attendant of the Saint Realm.

Having ordered the secret dispatch of one hundred Black Attendants to Fire City, the smile on Qing Zhu’s face grew even more bewitching as she softly muttered to herself.

’Lin Yun, it’s about time we met again. And... this time, I’m sending you a grand gift. As for whether or not you can handle it, well, that will be up to you.’