Reincarnated As Villain: System That Beat Other Systems

|3rd POV|

Something is happening in Tree Ocean City. This is the biggest city in the Vermillion Flame City. The city is currently even more busy than usual. The reason? Golden Treasure Auction House is currently selling something valuable.

"It is a pill that helps you break through to Core Condensation!"
"Truly?! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"I will be the one buying them! I have one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

"Bah! One hundred thousand?! I brought two hundred thousand Spirit Stones with me! That pill will be mine! I will reach the Core Condensation realm and conquer the Eastern River City with my blade!"

The pill that will help someone break through to the Core Condensation realm is being sold in the Golden Treasure Auction House. Little do they know, these kinds of pills are nothing but trash where they come from. It is a training pill created by a low-level Pill Master from Xu Clan back in the Azure Dragon continent.

"Look at them, Elder Qin. Excited by that low-level pill."

"Of course, young master. To them, it is a very high-level pill because of how little Heavenly Energy is in this part of the world."

"You are right. Let's enter the Auction House, Elder Qin."

These two people might look ordinary but have a good amount of cultivation, but in truth, they are Xu Chen and Elder Qin from the Xu Clan. Hidden in their shadow are a hundred high-ranking personnel specializing in stealth and assassination. They are ready to kill anyone who dares to harm their young master.

When they get near, the guard immediately knows that they are the important guest who is selling them the pills and escorts them to the VIP room, confusing many people who stand in line.

"Who are they?"

"Watch your mouth. If the Golden Treasure Auction House guard treats them with such respect, they must be from a powerful hidden family."

"He is right. Remember the last time the guard treated a guest with respect?"

"Yeah. It turns out they are from the hidden family of Yu. I remember someone who managed to offend them, and their family got killed. Nine generations up and nine generations down, none spared."

As the others whisper and talk with each other, the big family, which watches Elder Qin and Xu Chen enter the VIP room, is also planning something.

"Should I get close to that young master, father?"

A beautiful woman with green hair and blue eyes looks at her father with a sly smile on her face.

"Maybe later, little Ai. If we act hastily, it will create a bad first impression on them. Hidden families don't like someone who gets close to them with their intentions in the open. We need to get close to them slowly but steadily. For now, we need to get that pill and make sure you enter the Core Condensation realm. That will make your chance to get that young master's heart even bigger."

"Fufufufu~ Of course, father."

Lu Ai, the heiress of the Lu Clan, is one of the most beautiful women in this city, and she knows it. She uses her beauty to ensnare many men to do her bidding and fulfill anything she desires. She is confident that her beauty can ensnare Xu Chen.

This intention does not go unnoticed by the others because the rival to the Lu Clan sneers at their attempt. The clan head of the Su Clan especially hates how blatantly the Lu Clan wants to seduce the young master from the hidden family.

"Do they think that the Hidden Family only wants beauty? Hmph! They want something other than beauty. They need connection. Our Su Clan will be the one giving those connections to the hidden family and make our Su Clan ascend."

While they are bickering, Elder Qin and Xu Chen arrive in the VIP room and get comfortable.

"Is there something we can do more, my lord?"

Xu Chen waved his hand and let the servant leave their room.

"Is there anyone who catches your attention, Young Master?"

"Hmmm? Nothing at the moment. They cannot even compare to Ye Yue in talent."

"The girl who tested your pill, right?"

"Yes."

Elder Qin stayed silent for a few seconds before saying.

"Do you want me to take her, young master? She can be your personal maid."

"Can I? A Personal maid is someone given to a lower family, right? Or someone from the branch house."

Speaking of a branch house, I need to give them rewards every now and then because, in the canon story, they still fight against the protagonist even though they are a branch house. Loyalty needs to be rewarded, after all.

"That is true. However, you can have more than one personal maid. You can take her and train her to be your last defense."

"It is not a bad idea. Can you tell my mother and father about this?"

"Of course, Young Master. I shall inform them."

"Good. Ah! It is about to start."

Xu Chen looks down and watches as the auction starts. They are bringing the pill immediately because Xu Chen decided to sell something more valuable that needs to be sold last.

"Welcome! Welcome! Thank you for coming from today's auction! Without further ado, let's start the auction!"

The servant takes the clothes that cover the glass box and shows the world the pill inside the case.

"This is the Crimson Flame Pill! As you know, this pill will guarantee that someone will break through from the peak Qi Gathering realm to the Core Condensation realm! At the moment, we have three of them!"

People look at the pill in awe as they can feel its power, and the aroma it releases is so intense that it makes the people from the Body Tempering realm shudder.

"The starting price is Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

The rogue cultivator who only brings a few hundred thousand Spirit Stones looks in shock, but they also understand why the starting price is so steep. This is a pill that lets someone enter a higher realm a hundred percent without any bottleneck.

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Dream on! This will be mine! Seven hundred thousand!"

"The Xin Clan will buy that pill for eight hundred thousand! Give our family a face!"

"Hah! Your face is worth a fart, fool! One million!"

The bidding rages on, but after a few minutes, the last price is one million seven hundred fifty thousand Spirit Stones. The second one is worth one million eight hundred thousand. The last one managed to hit two million.

More than four million Spirit Stones in his pocket make Xu Chen smile. However, the main show has not yet appeared. The auctioneer throws a few bones to the rogue cultivators, and after three goods are sold, the main show arrives.

"And this is the main show of today's auction! If the previous items are something you thought high-grade, then this will be a heavenly-grade item! Show them!"

When the servant removes the cloth covering the item, a phoenix screeches from the glass box and flies around for a couple of seconds. A few seconds later, the phoenix disappears and turns into energy that flies around the pill inside the box.

"This is the Heavenly Phoenix Pill! This pill will immediately breakthrough anyone in Spirit Awakening into Martial Master Realm! However, it also has one more function! It will make anyone under Spirit Awakening be reborn and cure anything you have. You are a cripple?! Not anymore. You are about to die of old age?! You will be reborn as a young man! This is the precious pill that not many Pill Masters can create! This is the pill of legend!"

The more the auctioneer says it, the more excited the audience becomes. Even the hidden family who are curious about the item start to become agitated. They want… no. They need that pill.

"The starting price is twelve million spirit stones!"

The real war begins.