Chapter 18

Years ago, when the Alchemy Association collapsed, the elder council tried to sell the land and assets of the association to at least settle their accounts, and retire comfortably on. They did not expect Yang Xin to turn up at the auction and try to suppress them.

She held a grudge for the many manipulations of the higher-ups in the Association. As a beautiful woman, many tried to extort 'favours' for a helping hand rising through the ranks. They didn't foresee she would have the skill and ability to achieve it on her own.

So when the Hong Yue Family auction was about to start, she walked onto the stage and made a declaration.

"Anyone who bids on any of the items today will become the enemy of my Immortal Elixir Guild."

She then returned to her seat, waiting patiently for the auction to start. The crowd did not miss the three men standing to the side of the auctioneer platform with quills and parchment ready, nor the Immortal Elixir Guild robes they were wearing.

Some Families decided to ignore the blatant threat. They did not have enough sense to fear the one responsible for destroying what they were about to bid on. Or Maybe they thought themselves untouchable.

Regardless, the majority decided not to piss off the only place to buy pills used for cultivating, healing and everything in between. They stayed to enjoy the show and to see which idiots will soon be joining the commoners. Even the Hong Yue Family, owners of the auction house, dared not to criticize her.

Soon the different farms and assets belonging to the Alchemy Association were sold off piece by piece. The Sacred Family, secure with the knowledge that they could use the Dark Guild as support, started bidding. The Silver Tiger Family and the Chu Family seeing this, also joined in.

Although Yang Xin had enough money to buy everything, she decided to make these Families pay a high price. In the end, the Sacred Family took the lion's share, with the Chu Family taking all the alchemy equipment. The Silver Tiger Family picked up a couple of farms near their land.

Throughout this Yang Xin raised the price to the max her competition would pay and then stop bidding. She had not acquired a single item. Just when the three Families were patting themselves on the back, she once again stepped onto the stage.

"The Sacred Family, the Chu Family and the Silver Tiger Family, will be blacklisted from my Guild. We will not buy or sell anything to them. If a Family is caught selling our pills to these Families, they will also be blacklisted. If anyone is caught purchasing and then trading these Family's products to my guild, they will also be punished." After this proclamation, Yang Xin and her guild members left.

Everyone present was looking at the three Families with schadenfreude, they had practically isolated themselves from the rest of Glory City. Did they forget that the Celestial Brotherhood and Heavenly Crafting Guild might share a connection?

Two years later and only a much diminished Sacred Family had survived. The Chu Family was alchemy orientated and only able to produce the same pills as the now extinct Association, they soon followed it. The Silver Tiger Family was an aristocratic house under the Noble Hong Yue Family. After the debacle in the auction house, they lost that backing and could only swap their lucrative herb crops to supplying the City with food.

The Sacred Family tried to used the Dark Guild to attack the Immortal Elixir Guild, but unfortunately, this was accounted for. After the auction, Yang Xin had contacted Shen Yue secretly and asked for his advice.

Knowing the details behind the power of the Sacred Family, he immediately dispatched his guards to capture any Dark Guild members that attacked, interrogate them with the Soul Refining Technique, and destroy all members present in Glory City. Thanks to this, not only did Shen Yue 'buy' the Dark Guild's property, but he also de-fanged the Sacred Family's power.

After losing the Dark Guild's backing, Shen Hong could only sell off all the properties he had purchased for alchemy. This financial attack coupled with Shen Yue destroying his Dark Guild forces demoted the Family back to Noble status.

With the pressure from the Immortal Elixir Guild, these Families lost their wealth and were forced to auction their property to survive. This time nobody bid when Yang Xin made her announcement, buying them for a pittance of their worth. Although her plans to pauper the Association fell through, she still gained their assets cheaply, it just took longer than expected.

After finally acquiring the Alchemy Association's old headquarters, Yang Xiu destroyed it and then rebuilt a grand compound dedicated to her alchemy guild's needs.

Looking around the show of power and wealth, Shen Yue was more than pleased with Yang Xin's performance. He was looking forward to seeing the beauty again as they had kept contact to a minimum.

Following the same problem that had happened at the gates of the Brotherhood, thirty minutes of waiting and he was finally shown into Yang Xin's office.

Using the same inscription he used in Su Qiang's office, they now had no need to worry about being overheard.

"Apologies for the wait at the gate, but there are always flies buzzing around annoying me. Young master Shen Yue, it has been forever, you have certainly matured well!" Yang Xiu was in a teasing mood, running a discerning eye over his young body.

Shen Yue had decided to make this woman his since the beginning, so he couldn't help but be a little forceful in his reply. "Big sis Xiu you should be careful with what you say, you might get eaten!"

"Oh, you have matured that much? I thought you wouldn't be in the mood after having your little beauty stolen." Yang Xiu said with a seductive smirk, trying to rile him up.

Shen Yue just walked over and slapped her well-proportioned butt, smirking right back at her. "Are you offering to take her place?"

Yang Xiu didn't expect that! This little kid should be heartbroken over Ye Ziyun, not flirting with her, what was she missing? Rubbing her spanked perfection, she could only ask why he was here.

"I have come to take over Glory City!" Shen Yue didn't elaborate, if she wanted to play games he was more than happy to play along.

Seeing him smirking at her, she knew she might have opened the door to a bit of embarrassment, especially the way his eyes kept roaming her body. Feeling slight shame when thinking of seducing her thirteen-year-old boss, she thrust her ample chest out and took it to the next level.

"Young master surely you would tell your most devoted servant your plans for her." Leaning over to give him a view of paradise, she coyly simpered at him.

"I'm afraid that my most devoted servant is Mei, she devotes herself to me whenever I ask, can you say the same? I might change my mind if you showed me a bit more of that heavenly view though." Said a lecherous Shen Yue, it really was a fantastic view.

Now Yang Xin knew she had made a slight miscalculation, she was sure he would 'eat' her instantly if this went any further. Even though she was a legend level master and the leader of one of the several powerful organisations in Glory City, she was not blind.

The maid standing behind him smirking at her was peak legend rank like her, and the 'boy' was easily the most influential person on the planet. He was the reason she had the level of respect she commanded and had been true to his word, letting her govern the Guild how she saw fit. It was only a matter of time when he would reach the height of cultivation. Should she snatch him up? But isn't he a bit young?

Shen Yue could see her contemplating her next move and decided to help her along the path of desire.

"Yang Xin, there are going to be significant changes to the City after today, and your choice now will decide your place in it. If you want to stay as friends, then you will continue as you are now, managing a guild that will dominate the alchemy world. But if you become my woman, your cultivation will increase, and you will rule at my side as one of the goddesses of Tiny world. Legend rank is only the first step on the path of cultivation. So your choice is to remain as a Guild Master or become the Goddess of Alchemy."

Yang Xin suddenly felt she was transported back in time. When Shen Yue had given his first sales pitch of making her a renowned figure and boosting her rank to legend. She had chosen to trust him then, and he had delivered everything he had promised. Besides he was incredibly handsome, with his soft, snow white skin that almost glowed with ethereal charm. He was easily the most desired groom in the City, asking her to be his!

Loosening her robe, she proceeded to do as he had asked before, showing her magnificent twin peaks. "The Goddess of Alchemy greets her husband."

It was a satisfied man that left Yang Xin's office. Shen Yue's new wife was all he had hoped for, her devilishly sinful body was ripe to be plucked. And pluck it he did, repeatedly! He even had to renew the sound inscription when it ran out.

Following their vigorous coupling, Shen Yue filled her in on the past day's events and the action he would be taking. Handing her a list of secret techniques only his inner circle received, he made sure to stress the importance of his need for secrecy. Lord Voldemort would be her boss, and Shen Yue was only a patsy being used.

Taking the pill formulas from his ring, he handed them over to the buxom beauty. These were to be copyrighted immediately in preparation for Nie Li trying to sell them. Nie Li would be in for a nasty surprise when he came around trying to sell patented alchemy formulas.

Passionately kissing her sweet cherry lips goodbye, Shen Yue returned to his mansion. It was finally time to make his ultimate technique!