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"The Ma family seems to be quite formidable!"

"Ma Xinran, I'm afraid your whole family doesn't know that after cultivating to the perfect and ultimate level, this Wind and Cloud Mystery Step can actually resonate with the Heart-Locking Armor."

"This is amazing! It's truly incredible! Trading my eyes for this is totally worth it!"

With a thought, Chen Yang's Heart-Locking Armor fell off.

"As expected of a high-grade magic weapon, it is indeed very useful. Its body is already very sturdy, and with the wind attribute shield on the surface and the Vajra Prajna Technique that I cultivate, hmm, I can also fight against cultivators in the Golden Body Realm."

Chen Yang was about to retract the system and take a break.

At this moment, a faint light flickered on the system panel.

What's going on here?

Chen Yang found it strange and checked his system panel.

[Host: Chen Yang]

[Remaining Spirit Stones: 0]

[Techniques: Four Winds Sword, Perfected to the Max. Zhou Tian Body Forging Technique, Perfected to the Max. Seven Steps Netherworld Slash, Perfected to the Max. Vajra Prajna Technique, Perfected to the Max. Five Thunder Devouring Demon Technique, Beginner Level. Wind and Cloud Mysterious Steps, Perfected to the Max.]

[Items: Qingfeng Sword, mid-grade magic weapon, cannot be upgraded further. Soul-Slaying Bell, mid-grade magic weapon, cannot be upgraded further. Heart-Locking Armor: high-grade magic weapon, cannot be upgraded further.]

At the same time, the three skills, Four Winds Sword, Seven Steps Netherworld Slash, and Wind and Cloud Bewildering Step, were all shimmering with a faint light.

Chen Yang found it strange and took a quick look at the three skills.

[Ding! Martial arts technique that can be fused has been detected!]

[Can one consume one thousand spirit stones to fuse the Four Winds Sword, Seven Steps Netherworld Slash, and Wind and Cloud Mystery Step into the Shadowless Meteor Sword?]

Chen Yang's eyelids twitched violently when he saw this notification!

This... can even be combined with martial arts techniques?

These three martial arts techniques do indeed share the same attribute; they are all wind-attribute techniques. If the three were combined, how powerful would that be?

The Shadowless Meteor Sword? That sounds incredibly powerful!

Unfortunately, I don't have the money!

I'm short of money!

I need to make money!

Inside the Ma family compound, however, a gloomy and desolate atmosphere prevailed.

Ma Tinghai sat in the main seat of the main hall, his face so dark it seemed to drip water, radiating a terrifying rage that made the elders below afraid to even breathe. Their warehouse had been looted, their ancestral Heart-Locking Armor lost, centuries of accumulated wealth gone to waste, and now even the auction market in Qingzhou City had been seized by the emerging Tianbaoge Auction House—the Ma family's situation was truly dire.

"Investigate! Keep investigating!" Ma Tinghai slammed his hand on the table, making teacups jump. "Who did this? Is there really no trace at all?"

The Second Elder said cautiously, "Patriarch, we have searched the entire city, but the other party acted too secretly. Not only did they not leave any trace, but we couldn't even find out how they broke into the warehouse. In Qingzhou City, the only family with such strength and methods is probably... the Qin family."

"The Qin family?" A sharp glint flashed in Ma Tinghai's eyes. "You mean that old bastard Qin Yue?"

"Besides the Qin family, no other force has this capability," the Second Elder nodded. "The Qin family has a deep foundation and its strength is no less than our Ma family's. Moreover, it is rumored that the Qin family's eldest daughter, Qin Yuwei, has close ties with Tianbao Pavilion. It was Tianbao Pavilion people who seized our auction house before, so there must be a connection. Furthermore, our Ma family has suppressed the Qin family in business many times over the years, and they have always held a grudge. It is only reasonable for them to take this opportunity to retaliate."

Upon hearing this, Ma Tinghai's face grew even more grim. He thought about it carefully and realized the Second Elder's words made sense. Besides the Ma family, only the Qin family in Qingzhou City had the power to plan such a meticulously planned attack, and he was absolutely certain of the Qin family's connection to the Tianbao Pavilion.

"That Qin Yue!" Ma Tinghai said through gritted teeth. "He dared to scheme against my Ma family behind my back; I'll make him pay!"

That afternoon, Ma Tinghai led his elite disciples and stormed into the Qin family's three shops in Qingzhou City. At his command, the Ma family disciples pounced on the shops like hungry wolves, smashing shelves, looting goods, and leaving the shops in a complete mess.

"Tell Qin Yue this is just interest!" Ma Tinghai shouted angrily from the shop entrance. "If he wants his goods back, he'll have to come to the Ma family in person and apologize!"

The shopkeeper of the Qin family was terrified and immediately sent someone to inform Qin Yue, the head of the Qin family. Upon learning the news, Qin Yue was furious.

"That madman Ma Tinghai! How dare he smash up my Qin family's shop without any evidence!" Qin Yue slammed his fist on the table, his eyes blazing with rage. "Does he really think my Qin family is easy to bully?"

He immediately summoned the elite of his clan and personally led them into the streets to confront Ma Tinghai and his Ma family disciples. The two sides were locked in a tense standoff on the main street of Qingzhou City, with swords drawn.

"Ma Tinghai, what right do you have to smash my Qin family's shop?" Qin Yue glared at Ma Tinghai and questioned him.

"On what grounds?" Ma Tinghai sneered. "My Ma family's warehouse was looted, and the auction house was seized—all of this was done by your Qin family! Smashing a few of your shops is already letting you off easy!"

"Nonsense!" Qin Yue roared. "What does your Ma family's troubles have to do with my Qin family? Ma Tinghai, stop spouting nonsense! If you don't give me an explanation today, don't blame my Qin family for being impolite!"

"Confess? I bet you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!" A ruthless glint flashed in Ma Tinghai's eyes as he waved his hand and ordered, "Attack! Let the Qin family know the power of the Ma family!"

At his command, the Ma family disciples, weapons in hand, charged towards the Qin family disciples. Qin Yue, not to be outdone, roared, "Counterattack! Let them know the might of the Qin family!"

The two sides instantly clashed, swords flashing and screams echoing throughout. The Ma family disciples, with their fearless spirit, and the Qin family disciples, with their exquisite teamwork, made it difficult to determine a victor for the time being.

The conflict lasted intermittently for several days, involving more than a dozen battles with casualties on both sides. It was only through the mediation of other families in Qingzhou City that the conflict ended, but the hatred between them had been completely solidified.

The situation in Qingzhou City became increasingly chaotic, while Chen Yang took advantage of this favorable situation to run the auction house successfully.

He joined forces with Meng Shuang's intelligence network to sort and categorize the low-level magical artifacts, medicinal herbs, ores, and fragments of cultivation manuals found in the Ma family's warehouse, and held a grand auction with the gimmick of "starting at a low price and guaranteed authenticity and price".

On the day of the auction, the place was packed with people, including cultivators and family representatives from all over Qingzhou City.

Chen Yang deliberately brought out several rare minerals that originally belonged to the Ma family and the introductory scroll of "The Mysterious Steps of Wind and Cloud" for auction. Each item was marked with the words "Originally from the Ma family collection," which was clearly a show of defiance against the Ma family.