Inside the great hall.

Jun Changxiao took a sip of tea and said leisurely, “Has anything happened in the sect lately?”

“Everything is normal.” Li Luoqiu replied with a smile.

She had been managing the sect this entire time. Despite her assassin background, she was handling things quite impressively.

Jun Changxiao set down his teacup and asked, “What news from outside?”

Li Luoqiu said, “Qin Haoran has returned.”

“What about the Xiao Family?”

Jun Changxiao wasn’t concerned about the Haoqi Sect—he was more interested in the Xiao Family’s movements.

Li Luoqiu said, “The Xiao Family has been keeping a low profile lately. They’re probably in a mess dealing with their family business affairs.”

Jun Changxiao rubbed his fingers together and said, “With their business ties with the Ai Family severed and their mineral veins collapsed, they’ve got their hands full.”

“Any other news?”

“Yes.”

Li Luoqiu said, “The Ai Family will be holding an auction in half a month. Many forces from various commanderies have been arriving in Huyang City one after another. The auction scale is larger than ever before.”

“I hope we can get a good price this time.” Jun Changxiao murmured.

Cooperating with the Ai Family to auction off medicinal pills was currently his main source of income, so naturally he hoped for the highest prices possible.

“By the way.”

Li Luoqiu took out an invitation and said, “Family Head Ai personally delivered this invitation a few days ago, sincerely inviting the Sect Master to attend the auction.”

“Attend for what? To compete with them for medicinal pills?”

Jun Changxiao took the invitation and shook his head with a smile.

Li Luoqiu said, “In my opinion, Family Head Ai’s intention is to have the Sect Master join in the excitement. I heard several high-ranking members from fifth-rate sects are coming.”

“Is that so?”

As Jun Changxiao spoke, he opened the invitation. Inside was an invitation letter and a platinum card.

Li Luoqiu exclaimed in surprise, “The Ai Family Auction House’s highest-level Platinum VIP Card!”

“Platinum VIP Card?” Jun Changxiao asked.

Li Luoqiu explained, “The Ai Family issues three types of cards representing different statuses—the ordinary one is the Bronze Card, next is the Gold Card, and the highest level is the Platinum Card.”

Isn’t this just like bank VIP memberships?

Speaking of which, did the Ai Family play League of Legends or Honor of Kings? The three cards are similar to ranked tiers.

Casually tossing the Platinum Card onto the table, Jun Changxiao said with complete disinterest, “This Seat is very busy. How would I have time to attend an auction?”

Li Luoqiu: “…”

This kind of Platinum Card was extremely rare—only important figures of high standing would receive one, yet the Sect Master just tossed it aside so casually.

“Pay close attention to the Xiao Family. Report immediately if there’s any movement,” Jun Changxiao said.

“Mm.”

After finishing their serious discussion, Li Luoqiu rested both arms on the tea table, propped her pointed chin on her palms, and said with a smile, “Sect Master, tell me about your training experience in the Valley of Death.”

Jun Changxiao said, “I just killed a Fire Dragon Beast. Nothing much to tell.”

Li Luoqiu asked in astonishment, “The high fifth-rank Fire Dragon Beast?”

“That’s right.”

Jun Changxiao asked, “You’ve heard of it too?”

“The Fire Dragon Beast is one of the two great overlords of the Valley of Death!” Li Luoqiu said.

“Two great overlords?”

Jun Changxiao asked, “What’s the other one?”

Li Luoqiu thought for a moment and said, “The other one is a rare earth-element Stone Golem.”

“Stone Golem?”

Jun Changxiao asked, “Is it a giant monster made entirely of piled stones, at least seven or eight zhang tall?”

“That’s right,” Li Luoqiu said.

Jun Changxiao murmured, “So that’s it. The giant monster I killed was the Stone Golem, one of the two great overlords of the Valley of Death.”

Li Luoqiu asked incredulously, “Sect Master, you killed the Stone Golem too?”

Jun Changxiao said, “When I was capturing the Purple Lightning cub, I accidentally intruded into its territory and got trapped inside. I could only kill it to escape.”

He said it so lightly and casually, but Li Luoqiu’s heart filled with doubt: “The Stone Golem is much stronger than the Fire Dragon Beast. With the Sect Master’s cultivation level, you could kill such an earth-element fierce beast?”

“Swish!”

Jun Changxiao waved his hand and took out a crystal core, saying, “This is that Stone Golem’s crystal core.”

The crystal core immediately emanated a heavy aura, allowing Li Luoqiu to instantly determine it must be an earth-element crystal core of considerable rank!

Heavens!

The Sect Master is this formidable—he killed the Fire Dragon Beast and even killed the Stone Golem?

Li Luoqiu’s spirit was deeply shaken.

Wait!

She suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, “Sect Master, you just said you accidentally intruded into the Stone Golem’s territory for what reason?”

“The Purple Lightning cub,” Jun Changxiao said.

Li Luoqiu stood up directly, shocked: “There’s also a rare lightning-element fierce beast in the Valley of Death?”

“That’s right.”

Jun Changxiao said, “This Seat saw it and immediately went to capture it, then…” He paused and said, “Right! I expended great effort to subdue it!”

He didn’t mention using the Sect Master Ball to capture it successfully on the first try—that would be too earth-shaking.

However.

Sect Master Jun didn’t know that even saying he expended great effort was enough to make our beautiful and enchanting Hall Master Li’s body tremble with shock.

She stared with eyes like autumn waters and asked, “Sect Master, you subdued the Purple Lightning young tiger?”

“Mm,” Jun Changxiao said.

This fellow had been speaking very casually since they started discussing the Valley of Death, yet he shocked Li Luoqiu until her mind went blank.

Killing the two great overlords was acceptable.

But subduing a lightning-element Purple Lightning young tiger—wasn’t that too earth-shaking!

“Don’t believe me?”

Jun Changxiao said, “Come on, I’ll summon it out and let you see it.”

With that, he walked out of the great hall.

Li Luoqiu hurried to follow, thinking: Could the Sect Master really have subdued a Purple Lightning young tiger?!

…

On the training grounds.

Su Xiaomo was enthusiastically lecturing about how they killed the Fire Dragon Beast, his spittle flying everywhere.

The process wasn’t particularly complicated originally, but under his narration, it immediately became full of twists and turns and dramatic reversals.

Several hundred disciples listened with their hearts sometimes suspended in suspense, sometimes racing—it was like riding a roller coaster.

“Tsk tsk.”

In the distance, Tian Qi said, “If Senior Brother Su didn’t become a storyteller, it would be a waste of his talents.”

“Indeed.”

Li Fei’s mouth twitched as he said, “Hearing him tell it this way, I’m starting to doubt whether I even participated in hunting the Fire Dragon Beast.”

Su Xiaomo continued speaking, narrating most vividly and dramatically.

Just as he finished the Fire Dragon Beast chapter, the Sect Master and Hall Master Li emerged from the great hall.

“Stop your nonsense.”

Jun Changxiao waved his hand and said, “Go on, clear the training grounds for This Seat.”

“To know what happens next, tune in for the next episode!”

Su Xiaomo finished speaking and quickly moved aside. Several hundred disciples also withdrew, gathering around the outside of the training grounds.

“Swish!”

Jun Changxiao took out the Sect Master Ball, then said with a smile, “Since everyone’s here, This Seat will let you all see the rather rare Purple Lightning young tiger.”

Purple Lightning young tiger?

Many disciples looked at each other, expressing confusion.

“Ahem!”

Su Xiaomo cleared his throat and proclaimed loudly, “After the Sect Master killed the Fire Dragon Beast, he also subdued a rather rare lightning-element fierce beast. Purple lightning erupts from its entire body—it’s truly majestic and imposing!”

“My heavens, a lightning-element fierce beast!”

“That’s an extremely rare fierce beast!”

“The Sect Master actually subdued one!”

All the disciples looked on with admiration, their eyes fixed intently.

“Swish!”

Under everyone’s rapt attention, Sect Master Jun raised his hand and suddenly swung it toward the center of the training grounds, shouting loudly, “Come out, Purple Lightning young tiger beast!”

“Bang!”

The Sect Master Ball flew forth, flashing with light in midair, and then a fierce beast appeared on the training grounds.

It was a little creature with big ears and a long snout.

Eek.

The atmosphere instantly froze.

Li Luoqiu and all the disciples stared wide-eyed, thinking: Could this possibly be…

“Oink oink!”

The little creature called out twice.

Thus, everyone confirmed their thoughts—this was just a little wild boar!

Jun Changxiao maintained his throwing posture, his entire body instantly petrifying as he roared inwardly: “I grabbed the wrong damn Sect Master Ball!”

“Sect Master.”

Li Luoqiu turned to look at him and said flatly, “Are you assuming we’ve never seen a pig, or that we’ve never seen a tiger?”