Clear Sky Sect's Fear of Death; All Factions Gather!

"... How many Gold Soul Coin did the sect prepare this time?"

Upon hearing his sister's question, Tang Xiao immediately replied in a deep voice, "The sect has prepared 20 million Gold Soul Coin this time."

"Twenty million? Is our Clear Sky Sect that rich?"

Tang Yuehua asked with a puzzled expression.

In her memory, since the Clear Sky Sect disbanded its sect twelve years ago and went into seclusion, it had been quite strapped for cash.

If it weren't for her occasional financial assistance, the more than two hundred members of the Clear Sky Sect would probably be starving.

"That's how it is..."

Tang Xiao paused, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "After discussions among the Five Elders, we sold the five Soul Bone passed down through the sect, as well as more than ten Soul Guidance Device unearthed from Ancient Ruins. The sect's resources were almost completely depleted, which is how we managed to raise this money."

"What? Those five old bastards dared to sell even the sect's Inheritance Soul Bone?"

Tang Yuehua suddenly stood up, her beautiful sky-blue eyes widening as she exclaimed.

At this moment, her originally elegant and harmonious temperament was completely destroyed.

It's no wonder she reacted this way; the news was truly shocking!

The preciousness of Soul Bone goes without saying, but for a disciple of a major sect like Tang Yuehua, ordinary Soul Bone, though rare, are something she can sell, but it wouldn't cause her to lose her composure like this.

What truly shocked her was that what the sect sold was actually Inheritance Soul Bone!

It's important to know how powerful the Clear Sky Sect was at its peak. They possessed at least fifty to one hundred Soul Bone, but only seven of them could be passed down to future generations as Inheritance Soul Bone!

These seven Inheritance Soul Bones are all at least 60,000 years old, and two of them are even over 90,000 years old. They are only a hair's breadth away from the legendary 100,000-year super Soul Bone.

Such Soul Bone greatly enhances the power of Soul Master and is of extraordinary significance to the sect. I never expected that those five old guys would sell it without a word!

The five pieces that were sold were all the Inheritance Soul Bone left in the sect. The other two were with her second brother, Tang Hao, and disappeared along with him.

Tang Yuehua felt like she was about to cry from anger.

These old fogies! Spendthrifts!

Seeing his younger sister's eyes welling up with tears, Tang Xiao quickly comforted her, "Moonlight, you can't blame the elders for this; they were forced into it by circumstances."

"Our Clear Sky Sect currently has six Title Douluo: myself and Five Elders. I'm alright, but the Five Elders are all at least ninety years old; their remaining lifespans are running out!"

"We've painstakingly bided our time and accumulated such formidable strength. When the time is right, we can emerge from seclusion and exact our revenge on the Spirit Hall. The elders can die in battle against the Spirit Hall, but they cannot die in humiliation!"

At this point, Tang Xiao a bitter smile and sighed, "Little sister, don't forget how unwilling the Great Elder was when he passed away."

Upon hearing this, Tang Yuehua fell silent.

The Clear Sky Sect originally had seven elders, but only five remain today, naturally because two of them died.

One of the Fifth Elders was killed by the Spirit Hall when he retired from the sect; while the Great Elder died of old age three years ago because he was too old!

You should know that at that time, the Great Elder had already broken through to the Title Douluo. His only wish was to bring the Clear Sky Sect back into the world and take revenge on the Spirit Hall!

As a result, before he could even use his titled Douluo, he died in frustration due to the exhaustion of his lifespan.

Thinking of this, Tang Yuehua sighed softly, and the anger in her heart gradually subsided.

Seeing that his younger sister had calmed down, Tang Xiao slowly said, "Moonlight, only by obtaining the Longevity Pill and extending the lives of the elders can our Clear Sky Sect wait until the day we can take revenge on the Spirit Hall. You must understand them."

"Um."

Tang Yuehua nodded, reluctantly agreeing with Tang Xiao's statement.

However, she always felt that the Five Elders wanted the Longevity Pill simply because they were afraid of death...

Ten days later.

Zhou Chen's Residence.

Study.

On the largest wall in the room, long ink paintings hang one after another.

The portrait depicts a handsome young man in purple robes, holding a simple, golden longsword. The mountains, trees, Sun Moon, moon, and stars engraved on the sword are rendered with exquisite detail, as if they were real objects.

In the upper right corner of the portrait, two large characters were written in a vigorous, flowing style:

Zhou Chen.

That's right, this is Zhou Chen's portrait!

Moreover, this portrait is the one that Xue Zhou Chen sign when she first met Xue Ke at the Royal Academy!

After the two got engaged, Xue Ke hung the portrait in Zhou Chen's study.

At this moment, Zhou Chen was sitting behind a large desk, revising a plan for the auction of the Longevity Pill.

This plan was jointly drafted by Yu Tianmeng, Xue Ke, and Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhou Chen was responsible for its final review.

The plan meticulously arranged everything, down to the smallest detail.

For example, the location for the auction was chosen to be the Heaven Dou Auction House in Heaven Dou City.

The Heaven Dou Auction House is an asset belonging to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. The three women who devised the plan chose this location largely because of Xue Ke.

This girl definitely wants the royal family to make a profit, since according to the rules, the auction house will take a commission of five per thousand for whatever item is being auctioned.

Zhou Chen turned a blind eye to this kind of behavior of using public office for private gain and did not make a fuss about it.

Since he would have to find an auction house to handle this matter anyway, he might as well hand it over to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, which would keep the benefits within the family.

The auction was scheduled for three days from now.

It has been more than twenty days since the Engagement Banquet, but Zhou Chen has been patient and has not rushed to start the auction.

The reason is simple: it takes time to spread the news of the Longevity Pill, it takes time for various forces to raise funds, and it also takes time for them to arrive in Heaven Dou City.

In order to attract enough forces to participate in the auction, Zhou Chen also needs to give them enough time!

The biggest change in the plan is the quantity of Longevity Pill to be auctioned for the first time!

Zhou Chen originally planned to auction off the more than one hundred Longevity Pill he had in three separate auctions. In the first auction, he would only offer ten pills to create artificial scarcity and facilitate price gouging.

However, the changing circumstances led the three women to decide to offer fifty pills in the first auction.

There were just too many forces participating in the auction! Ten stones weren't even enough to fill their teeth!

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family had already arrived in Heaven Dou City; the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Royal Family opened the World Vault, taking out 200 million Gold Soul Coin, preparing for a joint auction; even the reclusive Clear Sky Sect sent Tang Yuehua to participate in the auction this time.

Not only the Upper Three Sects, but also all the people from the Lower Four Sects were present.

In addition, more than three hundred Great Spirit Master families and sects from the two great empires also came.

For example, in the original storyline, there's the Meng Family, the Peerless Dragon Serpent couple, and the hidden sects of the Star Luo Empire such as the Star Crown Sect, Star God Sect, and White Armored Earth Dragon Gate.

Even the Dai Family, the Star Luo Imperial Family, sent people. They brought over fifty million Gold Soul Coin, clearly intending to bid for more than one Longevity Pill.

Not only the major powers, but also many lone, independent Soul Master suddenly appeared in Heaven Dou City.

These people were almost all elderly people in their twilight years, and were powerful figures from the older generation, or even two generations ago.

Their strength was formidable, with all of them being Soul Saint at least level 70 or above, and quite a few Soul Douluo at level 80 or above.

According to intelligence from the Tian Ji Guard, several titled Douluo who were over a hundred years old and whom everyone thought had died of old age have appeared in Heaven Dou City!