I, the Destined Villain, Start by Controlling the Saint

Xiao Fan couldn’t understand it, but he was shockedThe Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s auction hall was fan-shaped.

The auction hall’s display stage and audience seating were designed with a downward slope, one low and one high.

Those participating in the auction, from the higher part of the slope, could better observe the items on the display stage when looking down.

Though called audience seating, each position was actually a private room, and the walls of each room were separated by concealment Formations, capable of blocking Divine Sense probes.

Good confidentiality improved security, after all, killing people for treasures was not a new thing.

The Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion personally arranged a private room in the auction hall for Xiao Fan.

Standing in front of the private room’s window, looking down, one could clearly overlook the entire hall.

The concealment Formations on the walls of those private rooms, which blocked Divine Sense probes, were completely ineffective in front of Xiao Fan’s Po Wang Zhi Yan (Eyes of Truth).

Xiao Fan could clearly see the situation in each private room, which made him very satisfied.

Xiao Fan laughed, ”Thank you for the Pavilion Revered Master’s preferential treatment.”

The Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion chuckled, ”I’m relieved to hear you say that; I was worried this place was too simple and that I hadn’t been hospitable enough.”

”Oh, right, we’ve arranged two servants for you at the entrance. If you need anything, just tell them.”

Xiao Fan said, ”Thank you.”

The Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion and Xiao Fan spoke a few more sentences, then the Pavilion Revered Master said he still had to attend to other guests and arrange auction matters, so he excused himself.

Before leaving, the Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion recalled Xiao Fan’s peerless immortal appearance, his sword-like eyes and starry brows, his white robe ethereal and elegant, making him appear handsome and refined overall.

It could only be said that being handsome was also a form of strength, otherwise, it couldn’t explain why the Palace Master of Yaochi’s token was in his hand.

After seeing off the Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Xiao Fan’s eyes flickered slightly, divine patterns entwined, discerning everything, and all concealment Formations were useless before him.

Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, Xiao Fan searched for Liu Chen’s figure.

Soon, he found Liu Chen’s figure and observed his every move.

After observing for a while, he thought to himself:

”It’s truly a classic auction scene. A Child of Destiny brings something out to auction. How could a Child of Destiny be so kind? It’s most likely a defective item.”

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Song Quan Jia entered a VIP private room under the guidance of a Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant.

Though not as good as Xiao Fan’s, it was still of upper-middle quality.

”Young Master Song, this is the private room our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion has arranged for you. If you have any needs, you can speak to the maid at the entrance. I wish you success in bidding for the treasure you desire,” the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant said.

”I hope so.”

Liu Chen, following Song Quan Jia, entered the auction hall earlier than Xiao Fan, so he had ample time to prepare.

On the surface, Liu Chen followed behind Song Quan Jia like a guard.

In reality, Liu Chen had been contemplating from the very beginning how to sell the Cultivation Technique he had comprehended from the Flying Flower Fragment.

As the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant was about to leave, Liu Chen, who had been following behind Song Quan Jia, suddenly spoke up:

”I’d like to ask, if there’s something to auction, can it be added to the auction pool now?”

At these words, everyone in the private room turned their gaze to Liu Chen.

Especially Song Quan Jia’s guard, who found Liu Chen increasingly displeasing the more he looked at him. He said, ”My Young Revered Master asked you to follow him, not to use my Young Revered Master’s identity to conduct your own business here.”

His words were cold, and he looked at Liu Chen with murderous intent. If Song Quan Jia hadn’t been beside him, he probably would have acted immediately.

Song Quan Jia didn’t speak, only looked at Liu Chen calmly.

Liu Chen quickly explained to Song Quan Jia, ”Young Revered Master, please trust me this once. I have something difficult to explain, and I’ll tell you later, okay?”

His words were earnest, and his eyes held a plea, making people believe he indeed had something difficult to explain.

Song Quan Jia thought for a moment and laughed, ”Everyone has their own secrets, I understand. Go ahead and auction whatever you want, don’t worry about me.”

Liu Chen gratefully said, ”Thank you for your grace, Young Revered Master.”

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant then spoke, ”Our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s auction items have been pre-planned. To join the auction midway, the item must be substantial enough.”

Liu Chen confidently said, ”Of course, if it weren’t substantial, I wouldn’t dare to bring it out.”

”In that case, please come with me to appraise the value of the auction item. If it’s substantial enough, we will give it a corresponding auction display,” the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant said.

”Young Revered Master, your subordinate will leave for a moment,” Liu Chen said.

Song Quan Jia laughed, ”Go ahead.”

Just like that, Liu Chen followed the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant’s steps to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s appraisal room, preparing to bring out the Cultivation Technique he was auctioning.

After Liu Chen left with the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion attendant, the smile on Song Quan Jia’s face disappeared, and a serious look appeared in his eyes.

”Young Revered Master, that person’s identity is problematic,” the guard said.

”I can see that, but I don’t know what he’s trying to hide,” Song Quan Jia said.

”Then why did you indulge him, Young Revered Master?” the guard asked, puzzled.

Song Quan Jia sighed helplessly, ”Never mind, let’s not talk about these things. We must take today’s auction seriously. The Three Lights Divine Water must be obtained.”

”Old Ancestor had a mishap in his cultivation a few years ago, suffering severe injuries due to Qi Deviation, and his injuries have never healed. He must use this Three Lights Divine Water to restore his body and calm his mind.”

”This matter is of utmost importance. If Old Ancestor cannot be treated, at best his cultivation will regress, at worst... alas.”

Song Quan Jia sighed helplessly.

Factional struggles within the clan were severe, and outside, wolves surrounded them. Old Ancestor’s cultivation had also gone awry; it was truly raining when the house was already leaking.

If the news of his Old Ancestor’s incident were to spread, it would likely lead to the annihilation of their clan.

Not long after, Liu Chen returned, personally escorted by the Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion.

The Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion had a beaming smile on his face, clearly indicating that Liu Chen’s item had shocked him and would allow him to profit from the auction.

”Fellow Daoist Liu, rest assured, we will definitely make it the grand finale auction item and will give advance notice to important guests present, ensuring it receives ample prominence.”

Even the address changed, respectfully calling him Fellow Daoist Liu.

Liu Chen nodded, ”Mmm, thank you for your trouble.”

Song Quan Jia was also very surprised at the sight.

The Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion personally received him, and the item was even the finale. What exactly did he bring out?

After seeing off the Pavilion Revered Master of Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Liu Chen proactively said to Song Quan Jia, ”Young Revered Master, this matter was not something I deliberately concealed, but rather something truly difficult to speak about.”

Liu Chen knew that Song Quan Jia already suspected him, so he didn’t wait for Song Quan Jia to ask. He explained to Song Quan Jia first, which allowed him to maintain the initiative.

So, Liu Chen spoke with a mix of truth and fabrication:

”You also know that I’m seeking Medicinal Pills for healing, so you can probably guess that I have a need for healing.”

”The situation is this: my Revered Master was unfortunately severely injured by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and needs Medicinal Pills for treatment, so I came to Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to purchase Medicinal Pills.

It just so happened that I heard there was Three Lights Divine Water being auctioned here, so I wanted to bid for it and take it back to heal my Revered Master.”

”As for the item just auctioned, it’s a Cultivation Technique my Revered Master gave me. After all, I don’t have enough Immortal Stones, so I can only bring some items out to auction to make up the difference.”

He fabricated a Revered Master for himself; in reality, the injured person was himself.

Moreover, he deliberately stated that he was severely injured by a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, implying that ordinary Medicinal Pills might not be able to treat it, which was why he resorted to this desperate measure, wanting to bid for the Three Lights Divine Water.

This was Liu Chen deliberately guiding Song Quan Jia to think in that direction.

Sure enough.

Song Quan Jia’s eyes narrowed, and he said seriously, ”The Taiyi True Immortal Cultivator who injured two Elders of the Tang Family recently, causing a stir throughout the city, is your Revered Master?”

It wasn’t surprising that he thought this way.

Because the matter of the two Tang Family Elders being injured had already caused a city-wide uproar, and the rare intervention of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal Elder from the Tang Family was known to all.

Coupled with Liu Chen’s deliberate guidance, Song Quan Jia’s first reaction was naturally to think in this direction.

”That’s right.”

”I had no choice. My Revered Master’s injuries couldn’t be delayed, so I resorted to this desperate measure of impersonating your subordinate, Young Master Song.”

”Rest assured, if anything goes wrong, you can just push me out; it will absolutely not implicate you.”

Not implicate?

In his eyes, neither Song Quan Jia nor his subordinate were strong enough to defeat him, even in his current severely injured state.

He wasn’t afraid of these two reporting him, so he might as well speak openly.

Before saying this, the Nameless Scroll in Liu Chen’s Sea of Consciousness had already begun to activate, silently enveloping the entire room, preventing any sound from escaping.

As long as the two made any move, Liu Chen could instantly subdue them.

Song Quan Jia suddenly laughed, ”Haha, so that Senior is your Revered Master. You should have said so earlier.”

”My Song Family and the Tang Family have always been at odds. Your Revered Master injuring two Golden Immortal Elders of the Tang Family makes me too happy to even think about.”

Liu Chen said with a smile, ”Hehe, so there’s this connection. I was overthinking it, judging a gentleman by my own petty standards.”

Liu Chen smiled on the surface, but his vigilance did not decrease, and the Nameless Scroll was still stirring!

The two formally transitioned from a subordinate relationship to being equals.

Gradually, they chatted happily.

And all of this fell into Xiao Fan’s eyes.

”How strange, what’s going on? Just now they were in a subordinate relationship, and now they’re talking and laughing.”

Xiao Fan, who didn’t understand the truth of the matter, decided to look at the reference answer.

Script, activate!

Xiao Fan took out the script concerning Liu Chen and began to examine it.

【Name: Liu Chen】

【Race: Human Race】

【Cultivation: Taiyi True Immortal (currently in a severely injured state)】

【Character Type: Rebirth Child of Destiny】

【Has already completed his revenge, restored the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty, and ascended to the Immortal Dynasty’s imperial throne.】

【Next Goal: Expand his power, allow the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty to rule the Eternal Immortal Domain.

And gradually expand outward, making the Great Jing Immortal Dynasty’s prestige resound throughout the entire Immortal Realm.】

As expected of a Child of Destiny, one truly couldn’t become one without some ambition.

Xiao Fan continued to read, he clicked on the scenes related to the auction.

【Liu Chen entered the Tang Family, stole books from the Tang Family’s Scripture Pavilion, was discovered by Tang Xiao San, casually injured Tang Xiao San, and also injured the two pursuing Tang Family Elders, infuriating the Tang Family.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortal who was in seclusion made a move, severely injuring Liu Chen with one strike.】

Seeing this, Tang Xiao San? Xiao Fan felt the name sounded a bit familiar.

He suddenly remembered, that’s right! Isn’t this the person who was sent flying by Ouyang Ke’s slap in the Eternal Gate? No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity.

Good heavens, how come he’s always the one getting humiliated, and he can still live so long?

His vitality is truly strong enough.

Xiao Fan continued to read on.

【In the auction hall, Liu Chen encountered the Tang Family’s rival clan: the Song Family.】

【The person from the Song Family is named Song Quan Jia, and he came to purchase Three Lights Divine Water.】

【Liu Chen also wanted to heal his injuries, and also to obtain Three Lights Divine Water.】

【The enemy of my enemy is my friend. After some communication, Liu Chen delved into the matter and learned that the Song Family’s Old Ancestor had suffered Qi Deviation and needed Three Lights Divine Water.】

【And Liu Chen stated that he didn’t need Three Lights Divine Water; he had the Scripture of Purity and Demon Expulsion, cultivating this method could stabilize one’s Dao Heart and expel Heart Demons, and he generously gave this Cultivation Technique to Song Quan Jia.】

【After Song Quan Jia confirmed the effectiveness of this method, he was overjoyed! It was best not to participate in the auction, because if they competed too fiercely, it would inevitably lead people to suspect something.】

【From this point on, the two became close friends.】

Seeing this, Xiao Fan’s mind had already concocted no less than thirty subsequent plot points.

It was probably something like Liu Chen saving the Song Family’s Old Ancestor, helping him achieve a Breakthrough, and then counter-attacking the Tang Family.

Liu Chen would help the Song Family grow in the Southern Domain, becoming a future aid for Liu Chen to unify the Eternal Immortal Domain.

And Song Quan Jia, because he knew Liu Chen, would become the Song Family Patriarch and make the Song Family the overlord of the Southern Domain.

”Song Quan Jia? Song Quan Jia ( Send to the whole family - ’send the whole family’)? This name sounds a bit inauspicious.”

”Perhaps he really will send his whole family away.”

【Note: The Child of Destiny brings out a special Cultivation Technique for auction. This Cultivation Technique is special because it requires a matching treasure; otherwise, it can only exert the power of an ordinary immortal technique.】

【This Cultivation Technique has already become the finale item. The host can make good use of this key point to toy with the Child of Destiny.】

”Ah... how malicious, isn’t this purely passing off inferior goods as superior?” Xiao Fan was a bit speechless, but it quite matched his imagination of a Child of Destiny.

Having already known the course of events, Xiao Fan decided to skip this matter.

His gaze moved backward.

As a Child of Destiny, how could he not have a Child of Destiny? Hehehehe...

But when he saw Liu Chen’s attitude towards the Child of Destiny, he didn’t understand, but he was greatly shocked.

”Being strung along and still enjoying it, what’s the difference between this and a ’Boiled Sheep’?”

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