He was even more fortunate that he had the confidence to bid on the Ten Thousand Thunder Extinction Formation and the Profound Origin Pill precisely because he already had the pills in hand.

If he didn't, he would probably have to save his spirit stones to bid on the final Combined Qi Infant Protection Pill, ending up with nothing to buy.

The auction for the second pill was still frantic, and it was finally bought for a price of 130,000 spirit stones.

In the subsequent auctions, Wan Lei also called out prices a few times. He performed very realistically. After all, everyone who came here was here for the Combined Qi Infant Protection Pill, and he didn't want to seem too out of place.

Every time he called a price, that Qiu Tianchi would follow, which made Wan Lei very unhappy.

He also thought about continuously raising the price to trick Qiu Tianchi, but he figured that the other party probably didn't need the Combined Qi Infant Protection Pill and shouldn't have prepared too many spirit stones.

If the pill ended up in his own hands and he couldn't come up with the spirit stones, it would be a great embarrassment.

It wasn't just a matter of embarrassment; Shengbao Hall would probably punish him.

The price of the Combined Qi Infant Protection Pill soared all the way. By the time the last pill came up, everyone was going crazy, and it was even炒 (chǎo, speculated) up to a sky-high price of 220,000 spirit stones, and was bought by the head of the Ba family.

The family head was not young, and there were rumors that his lifespan was coming to an end.

Looking at his ecstatic expression, as if he had survived a catastrophe, it should be true.

Apart from this one pill, only the Prefecture Lord's Mansion in Qishan Prefecture managed to bid for one. All the other pills were bought by people from other prefectures or even other countries.

There was no way around it; Qishan Prefecture was too poor.

The auction was over.

The guests from all walks of life left the auction house in an orderly fashion.

Those who hadn't bought anything stamped their feet and cursed that people had raised the prices too high, while others secretly rejoiced,嘿 (hēi), they had saved a sum of money.

Most of those who bought something were overjoyed, while a small number showed heartache, lamenting that the spirit stones in their pockets were running out again.

Wan Lei stood up and looked at Qiu Tianchi.

"I'll be waiting for you at the South Gate!"

After saying that, he led the other three and walked out without looking back.

Those who hadn't left yet all showed interested expressions, and followed Wan Lei out in groups of three or five.

Wan Lei wouldn't run away. He could run away, but the temple couldn't run away; the Wan family was still there.

This auction gave Wan Lei an experience, that is, in the future, if there is such a thing again, he must bring a mask in advance to hide his identity.

Wan Lei walked straight towards the South Gate, followed by a large crowd of people, so many that anyone who didn't know what was going on would have thought that Wan Lei was leading a group of people to destroy someone's family.

The people who had left earlier also remembered this matter, and instead of going home, they followed the crowd outside.

Seeing this, the head of the Ba family smiled coldly, looked at it, and followed.

Soon, Wan Lei left the South Gate, looked around, and found that an open space to the east was not bad, so he walked straight over.

After Wan Lei stopped, the surrounding onlookers consciously formed a circle, waiting for the show to begin.

Before long, Qiu Tianchi descended from the sky and landed in front of Wan Lei.

"Boy, you have some guts, you didn't run away, saving the old man some trouble."

"Humph, can I run? Can the Wan family run? Let's settle today's matter today. Let's settle the matter between you and me once and for all, and don't affect others."

"Alright, just for your courage, the old man promises you, after you die, the old man will never make things difficult for the Wan family!"

"Who lives and who dies is not yet certain."

Wan Lei sneered, then cupped his hands to the surroundings and said, "Please, everyone, be a witness.

"I, Wan Lei, participated in the auction properly, and bid for items according to the rules. This old thief couldn't beat me in terms of financial resources, so he repeatedly maliciously bid up the price, and even used his cultivation to threaten and coerce me.

"Today, I, Wan Lei, will take responsibility for my own actions. This old thief is too欺人太甚 (qī rén tài shèn, bullying others too much). I, Wan Lei, am not talented, but I am unwilling to lose face for my Qishan Prefecture. This old thief wants to kill me, but it's not that easy.

"If I die today, please remember, I, Wan Lei, have not lost face for the people of Qishan Prefecture!"

"Good!!!"

Applause rang out from all around.

"Hmph, what's the use of saying so much? You will die today. However, if you honestly hand over the formation beads and the spirit stones on your body to me, I can spare your life and only cripple your cultivation!"

"For a cultivator, having his cultivation crippled is more unbearable than killing him.

"I, Wan Lei, will never accept such humiliation. Come on, you old thief, let me see how capable a Nascent Soul cultivator is!"

After saying that, Wan Lei suddenly felt that he was a bit chuuni (teenager with delusions of grandeur).

Why have I become so talkative? He thought about it, could it be that his personality from his previous life has returned?

This is not good, I should not say a word and just go up and fight...

While Wan Lei's thoughts were drifting to the clouds, Qiu Tianchi opposite him moved.

A strong gust of wind rushed towards Wan Lei. Wan Lei immediately came back to his senses, put on his armor, and cast Thunder Control. The Thunder God's Hammer appeared in his hand, and he swung it out, shattering the gust of wind.

This old thing doesn't講武德 (jiǎng wǔ dé, practice martial morality), he's fighting a junior like me, and he even attacks first, bullying a fifteen-year-old comrade like me.

呸 (pēi), shameless.

Wan Lei took a few steps back from the force of the backlash, cursing inwardly.

"Not bad, you can actually take one of my palms without getting hurt. Unfortunately, it ends here!"

The villain always has a lot to say, and Wan Lei is already used to it.

"Thundercloud!"

Thunderclouds gathered in the sky, and Wan Lei jumped up, drawing on the thunder from the sky, and smashed the hammer towards Qiu Tianchi.

Qiu Tianchi didn't care at all, he just blasted out a palm, and a bolt of lightning appeared, colliding with Wan Lei's thunder.

Boom!!!

The two bolts of lightning shattered with a bang.

This old thing is also a thunder attribute cultivator, no wonder he wants that formation bead too.

However, if you are a thunder attribute, then don't blame me for cheating...

Wan Lei smiled shyly, removed Thunder Control, and released several bolts of lightning from his body.

"Thunder Wrath Lightning Fury!"

The unicorn beast appeared and crashed into Qiu Tianchi.

Qiu Tianchi sneered, made a hand seal, and an explosion of lightning erupted around his body, killing the beast.

The beast opened its mouth and swallowed the lightning bolts in one gulp.

Then, in the stunned eyes of the surrounding onlookers and Qiu Tianchi, the beast chewed its mouth.

Then, it very humanely swallowed it down, and even burped.

Those lightning bolts naturally turned into thunder power and replenished the beast's body.

"What kind of divine power is this? It can even devour lightning. After I kill you, I will practice this divine power!"

Qiu Tianchi's eyes were fiery, and a heavy尺 (chǐ, ruler/rod) appeared in his hand.

The heavy ruler was a person tall, a尺 (chǐ, foot) wide, and extremely thick.

The heavy ruler was entwined with lightning, and Qiu Tianchi raised it high in his hand and killed Wan Lei.

Wan Lei smiled inwardly. The other party didn't know that it wasn't the divine beast that could devour lightning, but Wan Lei himself.