The two princes exchanged a crafty and scheming look. It was clear that they could read each other’s expressions.
Xue Wei and company did not hesitate as they left the auction hall with Lin Huang.
“Oh right.” Xue Wei smiled and waved his hand. A golem appeared in front of him. He handed it over to Lin Huang, who was staring at it with shining eyes.
The golem was the same size as the ones they had put up for auction, but one could see that there were even more intricate runes inscribed into it upon closer inspection.
“This golem is like the puppet golem that was sold at the auction, but it can cast a small fireball. It is not very useful in a fight, but it can be used for house chores like lighting a candle or starting a fire for cooking.”
Although it did not sound like an extremely useful item, it was a lot more difficult to make such a golem.
Lin Huang was all smiles when he saw the golem, and he gracefully accepted it. “I promise to deliver this news to the elders of the Cerulean Starlight Sect,” he said with a nod.
Xue Wei nodded back. This was what he had wanted. He wanted to get into contact with the Cerulean Starlight Sect and get on friendly terms with them at the same time.
“I will purchase a communication bracelet and give you the frequency,” Xue Wei smiled. “You can hand it over to your elders. They can contact me through it.”
Lin Huang nodded his head like a chicken pecking grains. He was happy to have made friends with Xue Wei, and all of this was thanks to his cousin.
The others did not notice what had transpired between Lin Huang and Xue Wei, but the servant that led them clearly heard it. Witnessing such a scene shook his heart violently.
To give out a formation like this was truly extravagant! He had just seen the golems sell for fifty low grade essence stones, but this one would have gone for at least a hundred with the extra feature that allowed the golem to create a small fire.
They soon reached the back of the stage. Here, Xue Wei and the others entered a large hallway leading deeper into the building.
There were doors on both sides of the hallway into individual rooms, and the customers were greeted by a servant that then led them into their own room.
Lin Huang and the members of the Cerulean Starlight Sect went to their own room, while Xue Wei and his friends entered another.
The room they were shown was rather small and barren. There were few things adorning the walls, but those ornaments were without question of high quality.
They waited for around ten minutes before the auctioneer from earlier stepped into the room. She carried a storage ring that she placed on the table soon after her entrance.
“We have deducted the cost of the items you have won in the auction from your earnings after selling the formations. The items and the rest of the earnings are in this ring. Is there anything else I can help you with?” she asked gently. Normally, she would have flirted with such an esteemed guest, but she decided to keep her distance after seeing the glare from Wang Xiaoyun.
“There is something you can help me with,” Xue Wei smiled brilliantly while picking up the storage stone. He dripped a drop of his blood on it and then inspected it to ensure everything was there.
“What could that be?” she queried in a soft-spoken way. Xue Wei hesitated a moment before answering.
“I need a spiritual energy cultivation technique. I don’t mind what kind of technique it is, but, honestly, anything is better than what I have right now.”
The woman was surprised. He was a formation master! This was a job that required spiritual energy, and thus one would expect that he had a technique that was ranked rather highly.
But from what he said, this was not the case.
“We might have some,” the woman said hesitatingly. She would do anything to please him. He had brought immense value to their auction house.
Excusing herself, the woman walked to the director's office. She knew that only he could authorize the sale of what Xue Wei needed.
Xue Wei waited patiently. After an hour and a half, the woman returned to the room with a smile on her face and a small booklet in her hands.
“We have one,” she smiled while nodding her head. “We have a very powerful technique. The most powerful technique of the nearby kingdoms and empires, even. It is only bested by techniques from the center of the continent.”
“Its name is the Purple Star Technique. It is best trained at sunrise and sunset. Purple clouds come from the east and brings with them auspicious times.” The woman read out loud the text on the front of the booklet in her hands.
“This book is not cheap. It costs a full five hundred low grade essence stones,” she said. Xue Wei nodded his head. “Do you take gold instead of essence stones?” he asked. He had more than eight hundred thousand gold coins, so spending gold was better than spending essence stones.
“We do,” the woman nodded her head. “That is five hundred thousand gold coins, though,” she said with a sweet smile. But Xue Wei just handed over a storage ring containing five hundred thousand gold coins.
The woman raised an eyebrow in surprise, but she quickly accepted the gold coins and handed the Purple Star Technique to Xue Wei.
He accepted it without wasting any time. Then they engaged in some idle talk, and afterwards Xue Wei and his companions left the auction house.
Because it had taken so long, all the other guests had left the auction house. The female auctioneer arranged a servant to guide them out of the auction house and back to their hotel.
Xue Wei sensed that many people were stealthy waiting for them to exit the auction house, obviously intent on tracking his whereabouts.
There were many experts, but they were not so strong that he could not assess their strength. It seemed that the majority were Heavenly Warriors.
Xue Wei grumbled slightly. “It seems that we need to be careful when we leave town,” he said, sighing. He was used to being a wanted man, but he had never expected it to be for such a reason.
Usually, he was being hunted because of bad blood; now they wanted to capture him and exploit his powers as a formation master.
This was a new but slightly thrilling experience. Xue Wei was not frightened. This was cemented by the fact that he had a newfound pride and certainty in himself after the hatching of his dragon spirit.
He currently had two dragon spirits in his body, one azure and one golden. The Azure Dragon was bigger than the Golden Dragon, and it seemed to have more knowledge and self-awareness.
The golden dragon was completely mindless. It did not move about much and it never reacted unless Xue Wei was using his spiritual energy.
The azure dragon was always moving about and trying to contact Xue Wei one way or another. It was always eyeing his treasures with greed and seemed to know that acquiring wealth was a difficult matter for its host.
Xue Wei had already found that the azure dragon was extremely strong and was able to unleash power above his rank, but he had never tested it thoroughly.
Now a situation seemed to have presented itself and Xue Wei snickered. It was time to show off his power.
But the ones who were chasing him never left the shadows. They did not make even the slightest movement.
Xue Wei was puzzled, but he just shook his head in disappointment. Still, they returned to the hotel where they once more met up with Lin Huang.
Lin Huang handed him a long-distance communication bracelet. This was a very rare treasure and it would usually be painful for someone to hand it out, but Lin Huang did not even blink.
He had benefited greatly from his friendship with Xue Wei, and now it was time for him to repay some of it.
Xue Wei accepted the bracelet and found the frequency, which he passed on to Lin Huang. The head disciple was excited and instantly relayed the message to the elders in his sect.
“Young hero Ye,” a voice was transmitted from the bracelet. Xue Wei calmly listened to it. “I am the grand elder of the Skyward Empire’s branch of the Cerulean Starlight Sect.”
“It is a pleasure to talk to you,” Xue Wei answered with a smile.
“I heard about your talents. Perhaps you would be able to help us at the Cerulean Starlight Sect. I will relay a message to little Lin Huang about delivering a token of authenticity to you. This token displays that you are a member of our sect.”
“I will tell the entire sect about you, so no matter what kingdom or empire you are in, you can always seek out refuge in our bases.”
“This young one thanks you for your support and friendliness!” Xue Wei truly meant what he said. He was very content with how things were going.
“If you want to thank me, hand over some more formations,” the old man chuckled. Xue Wei shrugged his shoulders. “I have quite a few Spiritual Energy Bombs. I can hand you a few of those,” he replied casually.
The Spiritual Bombs were useless to him and he had quite a few of them. They could be used as an interruption or a way to confuse the enemy, but that was about it.
Handing a handful over to the Cerulean Starlight Sect was not an issue.
Both Lin Huang and the great elder were stunned, but then a smile appeared on both of their faces. Even if the formations were simple, the more they could get the better it was.
Xue Wei just shrugged and handed over five Spiritual Energy Bombs. Seeing five formations being handed over, Lin Huang's hands trembled. He felt petrified.
Were formations something you’d give out just like that? However, to Xue Wei, it was a newly acquired skill and he had already made a stack of things that were useless, so to use it to curry favor was beneficial.
Lin Huang hurried to give him a token of authenticity. This token was special and only elders and the head disciple would carry them around.
Only the grand elder could hand out such a token.
The grand elder of the Skyward Empire branch had the privileged to enter the main sect in the center of the continent, but he had decided to stay behind. He would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a dragon.
Still, his strength and authority were respected. The other branches had to accept the token of authenticity.
Having exchanged the items, the members of the Cerulean Starlight Sect rushed to leave the Golden Crow City. They wanted to hurry back to their sect as they carried many treasures.
“Are we also going to leave now?” Wang Xiaoyun asked curiously. Xue Wei shook his head, “I am going to learn the Purple Star Technique first. Then we will head out.” The others returned to their own rooms.
Having said this, Xue Wei sat down in his room and began examining the Purple Star Technique.
The technique was quite simple. It worked similarly to the Azure Dragon Scripture, but rather than refine heaven-and- essence, it absorbed soul power.
The time the energy was the purest was during the morning when the sky was purple.
He absorbed the soul energy as described in the technique. He felt a vigorous energy rushing into his mind, and the golden dragon suddenly started moving.
It coiled around the energy and continued to embrace it until it slowly merged into the dragon itself.
Xue Wei let out a breath of foul air and his eyes were sparkling when he opened them. This was much better for his cultivation of spiritual energy.