As the bid fell, Ye Chen frowned and instinctively looked toward the bidder.
Not far away, a young man in a designer suit, with an arrogant expression, was staring coldly at the auction stage.
"Early Elixir Force... barely adequate."
Ye Chen silently assessed him. "No wonder he had the nerve to compete with me for this Foundation Building Pill."
Sensing Ye Chen's gaze, Lin Yang looked up as well.
Their gazes met in midair for the first time, sparks flying.
Ye Chen looked down on him from above, like a god observing a slightly stronger ant. Lin Yang's pupils, meanwhile, suddenly contracted, and alarm bells instantly blared in his heart.
"An Astral Force martial artist! There's absolutely no mistake!"
Lin Yang was horrified.
He had never imagined that in this tiny Jiangnan City, aside from the National Security Bureau elder stationed at Prison No. 1 and his own master, there would actually be a third Astral Force expert! And of all people, he had run into him.
Clearly, the other man was also after this Foundation Building Pill that could help one break through.
Crossing paths with someone like that was definitely not a good thing.
With the other man's Astral Force cultivation, crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.
But Lin Yang quickly calmed down.
"This is the Mortal World. Even an Astral Force expert wouldn't dare act recklessly in full view of everyone, or he would inevitably face the authorities' thunderous suppression."
"But what if he robs me afterward?"
At that thought, Lin Yang's brows furrowed tightly, and he instantly made up his mind.
He had to get this pill! Then, before leaving the venue, he would swallow it immediately and give the other man no opening whatsoever!
Once he broke through to the late