Inside the Little Tower.
Ye Xuan sat cross-legged, the notebook Qin Guan gave him placed before him.
Qualitative Change!
With Qin Guan’s guidance, his three swords had reached a qualitative change, but only those three swords had achieved it! Moreover, he still didn’t fully grasp what a qualitative change entailed.
The notebook detailed it thoroughly.
What was a qualitative change?
It was the transformation of a thing from one state to another.
Simply put, when a substance reached its limit, it sublimated further. Like his *Draw Sword, Decide Life and Death*—when stacked to a certain degree, the sword’s power reached a quantitative change. When that quantitative change hit its limit, it leaped again into a qualitative change!
Qin Guan divided qualitative change into two types: material qualitative change, called “Qualitative Change,” and mental qualitative change, called “Divine Change.”
The two were distinct. Material qualitative change meant a leap in strength, while mental qualitative change meant reaching a new height in one’s mindset.
In simple terms, the former boosted power, the latter raised potential.
His current goal was to achieve material qualitative change!
In the following time, Ye Xuan dove into intense cultivation.
…
Outside, one day later.
Immortal Treasure Pavilion, main hall.
The auction was about to begin, but only ten people were in the hall!
Shockingly few!
Why?
Because the Immortal Treasure Pavilion required asset verification for entry.
A minimum of ten billion Star God Veins was needed to qualify!
Only the top-tier super forces in the Guanxuan Universe could afford that.
…
Qin Guan arrived at Ye Xuan’s door and knocked lightly. Moments later, the door opened, and Ye Xuan appeared.
Qin Guan glanced at him and smiled, “Qualitative change achieved?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Qin Guan grinned, “Let’s go to the auction!”
She turned and left.
Ye Xuan followed her to the auction hall. As they entered, Li Xiu appeared, bowing deeply. “Pavilion Master, I’ve arranged seats for you and Young Master Ye. This way!”
He led them to the front row’s center, the best spot visually. The entire first row was empty except for Ye Xuan and Qin Guan!
Qin Guan glanced around, then asked, “Is everyone here?”
Li Xiu replied, “All who should be here are here!”
Qin Guan nodded slightly, “Begin.”
Li Xiu bowed deeply and stepped back. Soon, a beautiful woman took the stage, bowing to Qin Guan below, then smiling at the crowd. “Thank you, esteemed guests, for attending. Today, we’re auctioning three ultra-divine artifacts. Let’s start with the first.”
She opened her palm, revealing a black bell the size of a hand, pitch-black with mysterious ancient runes.
Li Xiu smiled, “This is the Soul-Seizing Bell, from the distant Ancient Era, an ultra-divine artifact. When rung, it can seize souls. So far, only Half-Step Guanxuan Realm experts can fully resist its power. Below that, those targeted may lose their soul lightly or have their spirit obliterated entirely.”
She glanced at the crowd and smiled, “Starting bid: fifteen billion Star God Veins!”
“Twenty billion!” a black-robed elder in the right corner called out.
“Twenty-five billion!”
“Thirty billion!”
“Thirty-five billion…”
Soon, the price hit forty billion.
Ye Xuan listened, scalp tingling.
*Damn!*
*So many rich people?*
*Billions tossed out like nothing?*
*Are Star God Veins cabbages?*
Qin Guan suddenly chuckled, “Find it unbelievable?”
Ye Xuan nodded.
Qin Guan patted his shoulder, laughing, “You think it’s shocking because you’re too poor and haven’t seen the world! Your horizons are too narrow!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze.
He couldn’t argue!
The Soul-Seizing Bell was sold for sixty-seven billion.
Sixty-seven billion for one ultra-divine artifact!
The elder who won it left immediately.
Ye Xuan glanced at him, then asked, “Could someone kill and steal it?”
Qin Guan smiled, “No one dares!”
Ye Xuan was puzzled, “Why not?”
Qin Guan said, “First, that man’s no ordinary person. Second, items bought at our Immortal Treasure Pavilion come with a one-hour protection period. Anyone who attacks him during that time is an enemy of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion!”
Ye Xuan nodded slightly, “Got it!”
On stage, the woman opened her palm, revealing a palm-sized stone.
Seeing it, Ye Xuan froze.
He’d seen it before—it was a Heavenly Pulse!
The woman smiled, “The Dao Book mentions three Heavenly Pulses. This is the foremost. Starting bid: twenty billion!”
Her voice barely fell when someone shouted, “Thirty billion!”
“Forty billion!”
“Fifty billion!”
“Sixty billion…”
Ye Xuan glanced around, then asked, “Is it that valuable?”
Qin Guan nodded, “This Heavenly Pulse is from the Dao Book, with immense research value. This prime pulse, if fully comprehended by someone with high aptitude, could reach Half-Step Guanxuan Realm. If all three are combined, one might even reach Guanxuan Realm!”
Ye Xuan said gravely, “Is Guanxuan Realm the highest known realm?”
Qin Guan shook her head, “No!”
Ye Xuan was stunned, “Didn’t you say before that Guanxuan Realm was the highest in the Guanxuan Universe?”
Qin Guan smiled, “That was then! I’ve since researched realms beyond Guanxuan!”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze. After a moment, he asked seriously, “What’s above Guanxuan?”
Qin Guan blinked, “I’ll tell you when you reach Guanxuan!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
The Heavenly Pulse’s price hit eighty-five billion!
At that moment, Ye Xuan felt Star God Veins were as worthless as cabbages.
Then, from the right corner, a voice rang out, “One hundred billion!”
*One hundred billion!*
The hall turned to the speaker.
It was a young man, barely in his twenties, wearing a loose cyan robe.
An elder on the left said, “One hundred one billion!”
The young man countered, “One hundred ten billion!”
He added nine billion!
The elder frowned, looking at him, and said hoarsely, “Your extravagance is impressive!”
The young man grinned, “I’m just that rich!”
The elder glared, “One hundred fifteen billion!”
The young man said, “One hundred twenty billion!”
*One hundred twenty billion!*
The elder’s face darkened, “One hundred twenty-five billion!”
The young man laughed, “One hundred fifty billion!”
*One hundred fifty billion!*
The hall fell silent!
This wasn’t a small sum, even for these super forces, who couldn’t easily produce it!
The elder’s face was grim. He gave the young man a cold look and said nothing.
The young man grinned, “What, Yuanshi Sect giving up?”
The elder was Yuanshi Sect’s deputy leader, Yuan Qiu!
Yuan Qiu closed his eyes, silent.
The woman walked to the young man, smiling, “Sir, it’s yours!”
The young man glanced at her, handed over a storage ring, and she checked it—exactly one hundred fifty billion Star God Veins!
She took the ring and returned to the stage.
Nearby, Ye Xuan asked, “Miss Qin, are these two artifacts from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion?”
Qin Guan shook her head, “No, we’re just auctioning them, taking a ten percent commission.”
*Ten percent!*
Ye Xuan was stunned, “So you just facilitate the auction and earn fifteen billion Star God Veins for free?”
Qin Guan rolled her eyes, “You think it’s just a simple auction? We handle promotion across the entire Guanxuan Universe!”
Ye Xuan asked gravely, “How much does promotion cost?”
Qin Guan thought, then said, “It’s free!”
Ye Xuan frowned. Qin Guan giggled, “Our Immortal Treasure Pavilion spans all realms—we promote for free!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
Qin Guan continued, “Why do you think they consign to us? Credibility. The Immortal Treasure Pavilion is trustworthy and won’t cheat them. If they went elsewhere…”
She shook her head, saying no more.
Ye Xuan understood!
Credibility!
It was crucial!
Even he would choose the Immortal Treasure Pavilion.
The woman on stage smiled, “Now, the final divine artifact!”
She opened her palm, revealing a purple sword case, five feet long, as wide as an adult’s body, black-purple in color.
She smiled, “The Ancient Era’s top divine artifact, the Heavenly Burial Sword Case, ranked sixth on the *Otherworldly Divine Artifact List*. It contains thirty-six divine swords, each ultra-divine, plus a super sword formation.”
She glanced at the crowd, “Starting bid: one hundred billion!”
The young man who bid on the Heavenly Pulse said, “Two hundred billion!”
*Two hundred billion!*
The crowd turned to him. He glanced at Ye Xuan, grinning, “You’re a sword cultivator, here for this case, right?”
Ye Xuan looked at him, “So?”
The young man laughed, “Just saying, you’re out of luck today! Because I’m *really, really* rich!”
Ye Xuan turned to Qin Guan. She raised one finger and said, “Bid!”
Ye Xuan hesitated, then said, “Two hundred one billion!”
Qin Guan stared, dumbfounded, “You…”
Ye Xuan blinked, “What?”
Qin Guan leaned close, whispering, “Bid one thousand billion!”
Ye Xuan was shocked, “That’s… too much, isn’t it?”
Qin Guan frowned, “One thousand billion? Is that a lot? I casually earn billions a day, okay?”
Ye Xuan’s expression froze: “…”
Qin Guan smiled, “Don’t be shocked. I lost interest in money years ago! Though, I’m still interested in spending it!”
Ye Xuan: “…”
