The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Look, who is he?"

"A new auctioneer from the Demonic Netherworld Sect? Why have I never seen this person at auctions of this caliber before?"

“…I recognize him! I saw this man outside the Demon Gate beat down a Demon Gate guard who didn’t follow the rules, and he even allowed his maid to break the arm of the Demon Gate’s law enforcement elder!”

"Enforcement Elder? One arm?"

"hiss……"

Ye Wuyou and Long Ao watched as Chu Xiu lightly leaped down from the second floor and stood in the center of the auction stage, which was the focus of everyone's attention.

She looked at Lan Ying beside her in disbelief: "Dad asked him to host this year's auction?"

Lan Ying nodded silently.

"How is that possible? What abilities does he have?"

"Miss, why don't you sit down with me and watch? I believe your question will be answered shortly. What do you say?"

Lan Ying smiled slightly, bowed again to Ye Wuyou and Long Ao, and gestured for them to enter.

"Cough cough."

Long Ao closed his fan and gently patted Ye Wuyou's shoulder with the fan rib. "Yes, little sister, since the auction is about to start, why don't we sit down first?"

Ye Wuyou took a deep breath to calm herself down before turning around and walking towards the best vantage point on the second floor.

After Chu Xiu stood on the auction stage, two slender women emerged from the shadows, walked up to him, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Young Sect Master."

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow: "Who are you?"

Of the two women, the gentle woman in the white dress responded, "I am Bai Yao, and this is my younger sister Bai Tiao. I am the deputy personally selected by the sect leader from among the auctioneers of many trading cities for the young sect leader. I am here on the sect leader's orders to assist the young sect leader in presiding over this year's trade fair."

Another graceful woman in a green dress also nodded slightly to Chu Xiu.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble." Chu Xiu nodded. "The time has come, let's begin."

"Yes."

With a wave of her hand, Bai Yao caused all the doors and windows of the aerial pavilion to close simultaneously, banishing the glaring sunlight from outside.

Bai Tiao then clapped her hands, and at the same moment, thousands of candles in the pavilion were lit, illuminating every corner of the pavilion.

Then, the two women exchanged a glance, and two auras of late-stage Reincarnation Realm emanated from them, which then merged into an aura comparable to that of the Great Perfection of Reincarnation Realm, spreading throughout the entire area.

The entire room fell silent.

The cultivators on the first and second floors all gasped in astonishment; the Demonic Netherworld Sect had truly spared no expense.

They actually brought over Bai Yao and Bai Tiao, the twin auctioneers from the two largest Earth-level trading cities besides the Heaven-level trading city, who are also late-stage Reincarnation experts, to serve as auctioneers for this year's Heaven-level auction!

"Haha, that's more like it. Who the hell wants to watch ten old geezers host an auction?"

"It's only interesting when a beautiful young lady like this is in charge!"

A burst of hearty laughter came from a private room on the third floor.

Bai Yao smiled slightly: "So it's His Highness Prince Xu Yan. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you properly. I didn't expect you to come too."

"No problem, no problem, Miss Bai, please go ahead with your business."

The late-stage Qiankun Realm expert, whom Bai Yao called the Void King, laughed and then stopped disturbing the auction.

Bai Yao bowed slightly in the direction of King Xu Yan, then enveloped her voice with the aura of the Reincarnation Realm and broadcast it throughout the venue.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this year's Heavenly Auction."

"I am Bai Yao, the deputy auctioneer for this auction."

"I am Bai Tiao, the deputy auctioneer for this auction."

"The man beside us is the chief auctioneer of this auction, and also the young sect master of our Demon King Sect—Chu Xiu!"

"Chief Auctioneer? Young Sect Master?"

"What does it mean?"

"When did the Demon King Sect appoint a young sect leader? And it's not Ye Wuyou?"

Her fair skin and delicate features immediately ignited the entire audience.

Even on the third floor, there were curious voices and gazes from experts at the Qiankun Realm.

"Old Monster Night, what are you up to?"

Some old monsters at the Qiankun Realm couldn't help but send several telepathic messages to Ye Wujiang, who was also watching this scene from the third floor, raising their questions.

"A bunch of old fogies, making a fuss over nothing. Just watch."

Ye Wujiang was also curious. As the young sect leader of the Demon King Sect, the recognition he needed didn't come from within the sect itself.

Because everyone in the sect followed Ye Wujiang's lead, apart from his daughter and the ten old servants who had followed him for many years, naturally no one would object to his decision.

What Chu Xiu needs is recognition from the outside world.

This is because Ye Wujiang once established a rule that the position of young sect leader should be held by the most capable person.

If anyone can defeat the chosen young sect leader in a fair and square one-on-one match, the position will be awarded to the victor.

Challengers can only come from outside the Demon Gate!

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Xiu took several steps forward, exposing himself to the many prying divine thoughts.

"What is this child's cultivation level? Why can't I detect it?"

"Could it be that he hasn't even reached the Transcendent Realm?"

"Get out of here! Is this a place you deserve to be?"

A chorus of doubts, skepticism, and mockery emanated from the first and second floors, while the important figures on the third floor immediately discerned Chu Xiu's true cultivation level. They all cursed Ye Wujiang inwardly, envying him for having somehow managed to recruit such a promising young man.

Similarly, those in the know sighed as they looked at Chu Xiu.

"Alas, what a pity to waste such a promising talent. Although he is human, my demon race and the human race have had peaceful relations for ten thousand years, and there is no longer any prejudice between the two races..."

Hearing the conversation that had spread so openly on the third floor without him being informed, Ye Wujiang rolled his eyes and cursed, "Stop spouting nonsense! Chu Xiu is the son-in-law I personally chose! How could I possibly harm him?"

"Hmm? This time, Old Monster Ye isn't harming the young prodigies but instead researching your mysterious and supernatural cultivation techniques? How strange!"

Ye Wujiang said impatiently, "What do you know! Shut up!"

On the auction stage, facing numerous doubts, Chu Xiu took a step forward, dispelled his concealment technique, and fully released the aura of the early stage of the Qiankun Realm that he had been accumulating for a long time.

Instantly, the entire hall fell silent.

This Chu Xiu, no, the young sect master of the Demon Yama Sect, is actually at the early stage of the Qiankun Realm!

Her cultivation level is even a whole realm higher than that of Ye Wuyou, the daughter of Ye Wujiang, the leader of the Demon Yan Sect, and the recognized strongest among the younger generation of the Demon Yan Sect!

Moreover, this child is actually a human!

Unlike demons, humans, with the keen eyesight of many powerful individuals, can reasonably determine a person's true age based solely on their appearance.

This Chu Xiu, who looks to be only in his early twenties, is already a powerful expert at the early stage of the Qiankun Realm.

Such talent is simply astonishing!

On the second floor, Ye Wuyou watched Chu Xiu display his undisguised cultivation level, then turned her head to meet Lan Ying's gaze.

“Miss… in your twenties… in my Yaksha clan, a year is ten years. When you and I were as old as Chu Xiu, we were still playing house…” Lan Ying sighed helplessly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wuyou rolled her eyes and asked Long Ao, who was at the mid-stage of the Qiankun Realm, beside her:

"Brother Ao, what was your cultivation level when you were in your twenties?"

"In your twenties?"

Long Ao smiled wryly, "In my Demon Dragon Clan, a hundred years is one year. When Chu Xiu... Young Sect Master Chu was this age, I was still a dragon egg..."