163: On the way, I stumbled upon an auction! A special female corpse...

"An auction?"

Chen De murmured to himself.

Having been influenced and fully parasitic, Chen De naturally knew the purpose of the two's mission.

The mission was a pretense; the real reason for coming out was to attend an auction along the way.

Looking at the woman he had influenced, Chen De was somewhat silent.

However, he didn't say anything, deciding to go to this 'auction'.

Firstly, returning without completing the trip's objective would easily arouse suspicion from those who knew what the two were out to do.

Secondly, and most crucially.

Because the first reason, to Chen De, was utter nonsense.

Chen De had countless ways to solve the first problem.

The key was that Chen De wanted to see what an auction in this world was like with his own eyes.

Cultivation isn't just about toiling away; interacting with others is essential.

No one can achieve continuous victory, let alone Chen De, who had just entered the martial arts path.

If possible, broadening his horizons wouldn't be bad either.

Thus, Chen De decided to see what an auction in this world was like.

Mainly, he wanted to see it with his own eyes.

Following Ren Changhao's memories, Chen De quickly arrived at the auction location.

The person responsible for greeting people outside saw Chen De arrive.

There was no snobbish behavior that Chen De had imagined, no pretense or face-slapping plot.

Instead, the person slowly walked over and asked in a gentle voice, "Two young heroes, are you here to participate in this auction?"

Chen De nodded, "That's right. Is there a process I need to follow?

Or do I need an invitation?"

The person responsible for reception shook his head, "No, our auction doesn't require such things.

To participate, you only need to verify your financial standing."

Checking assets!

Chen De understood; it was about seeing if he had money!

Chen De could naturally produce such things easily.

So he said, "No problem, money is more than enough. Take me inside."

The receptionist said no more and led Chen De in for verification.

Once inside, to avoid unnecessary trouble.

At the verification desk, Chen De directly revealed his identity as an Inner Sect Disciple of Qiu Xian Hall.

Places like auctions are very prone to 'black-on-black' incidents.

Ordinary characters were useless to Chen De now; they were either very strong or very numerous, otherwise, they were completely useless.

Since they were completely useless, Chen De couldn't be bothered to provoke them into action.

Indeed, after Chen De proved his identity as an Inner Sect Disciple of Qiu Xian Hall.

The auction staff's eyes immediately changed.

After all, who didn't know that in Qingyun Prefecture, Qiu Xian Hall was the most powerful force?

So, they immediately allowed Chen De to skip the verification step and participate directly in the auction.

Furthermore, Chen De was given a VIP private room, one of the best seats in the venue.

Then, Chen De went to the private room and quietly waited for the auction to begin.

At the same time, an auction manager personally came to attend to Chen De.

He held a small booklet and a mask, which he handed to Chen De, "Young hero, as expected of a Qiu Xian Hall disciple, your demeanor is truly extraordinary…"

First, he flattered Chen De, then, referring to the booklet, he explained to Chen De,

"This lists the items for our current auction. You can take a good look.

There's also a mask. People who come to auctions here often hide their identities to avoid unnecessary trouble afterward.

After all, some things…

Also, if you see anything you like, feel free to bid on it. Our auction will give you the lowest possible discount."

Saying this, he gave Chen De a mischievous smile, leaned close to Chen De's ear, and whispered, "And this time, we even have a top-grade item."

Chen De looked deeply at the manager, who returned a knowing smile and then left to attend to other matters.

Finally, he gestured to Chen De, implying that he could do as he pleased with the maid in the private room…

Chen De naturally knew what the manager meant by "top-grade item."

Looking at the current auction list, one could find an item on the seventh page from the bottom.

It was a female corpse.

And it was an extremely beautiful female corpse.

Speaking of this, one must mention some customs of this world.

Generally speaking, after powerful individuals in this world died, they would not choose to leave their bodies intact.

Because once a strong person's cultivation reached a certain level, even after death, their body could remain incorruptible for ten thousand years.

Even if they had been dead for a very, very long time, the corpse would still appear lifelike, as if merely sleeping.

It was only later that someone, burdened by a sea of blood vengeance, greatly increased his strength.

When he returned to seek revenge, he found that his enemy had been dead for several hundred years, and his body had been buried.

So, after annihilating his enemy's entire family, he snatched the corpse.

When it was retrieved, the corpse's face still seemed to have a hint of color, as if it were not dead.

To vent his anger, he first soaked it in a cesspit for several hundred years, then whipped the corpse for several hundred years, and then…

Finally, he ground its bones to dust, fed them to dogs, then slaughtered the dogs and fed them to insects, then the insects…

Of course, such a powerful individual, even after death, could leave a trace of consciousness within their body.

But, in life, they were not weaker than you, perhaps even stronger.

Now that they were dead, they had even less power to resist you.

The avenger forcibly locked that trace of consciousness within the original body, making him watch everything with his own eyes.

There was another incident, and its impact was even greater than the previous one.

It involved a female powerhouse who was pure and chaste in life, known as the "Number One Iceberg Beauty."

She was also the strongest female powerhouse in the history of the Four Profound Heavens.

She was practically a role model for all female martial artists.

She lived her life proving that women were not inferior to men, never married, and had no man, remaining a virgin until her death.

But three million years after her death, she was no longer so.

At that time, a group of people dug up her corpse, and her consciousness had not yet completely dissipated.

However, after so many years, it was almost gone.

She was the most beautiful woman in her lifetime, of unparalleled grace, and even after death, she was breathtakingly beautiful.

What's more, she was a female powerhouse.

Her faction was also annihilated not long after her death.

All these buffs stacked together were simply incredible.

Thus, that group of people became completely unrestrained, and each of them…

And that trace of consciousness had long reached the verge of dissipation, able only to watch helplessly, unable to do anything.

Finally, in a burst of fury, it successfully took down one of them.

However, this did not stop their actions; instead, they became even more brazen.

Ultimately, each person completed the process once.

If a powerful corpse had died recently and its physical body was still active.

Then it would still have immense use for anyone.

But if the physical body was completely dead and all energy had dissipated.

Then it would just be a corpse with extremely high physical density.

Aside from being a bit tougher, it would have basically no other special uses.

Later, to ensure maximum profit, the female corpse was sold.

Afterward, it passed through many hands, finally coming to rest with another female powerhouse.

When the woman received it, its state was already unbearable to behold.

Fortunately, that trace of consciousness had already dissipated in the hands of the earliest group of people.

So, the woman allowed the female corpse to dissipate into the heavens and earth.

Later, the woman did not learn from this lesson and also chose a full burial for herself.

Thousands of years after her death, her corpse also repeatedly appeared at auctions.

Female corpses, especially beautiful female corpses, and the corpses of powerful women, were still sought-after goods.

Some people, for example, simply didn't like living ones.

This world is so vast, and due to species diversity and distinctiveness…

It's normal for one or two things to appear that you can't understand but are still reasonable.

For example, some people even like to eat feces.

However, Chen De had long since become accustomed to this.

Just like the man Chen De was currently possessing, named Ren Changhao, and the woman, named Ren Changxuan.

Having the same surname could easily lead to speculation.

What's even more shocking is that they not only shared the same surname but were also biological siblings, born of the same father and mother.

As for why they called each other Senior Brother and Junior Sister, it was because the woman wanted to be called younger.

At the same time, it was also a little inside joke between the two of them.

However, Chen De understood this.