Auction.
Or, more precisely, a small trade fair for exchanging goods.
Among mid- to high-level cultivators, this sort of trade fair was one of the main ways they maintained relationships and acquired all manner of treasures.
After all, there were simply too many cultivators. Most useful treasures were traded only within small circles and would never reach the outside world. There was even less chance of something nobody wanted being sold off cheaply as a last resort.
The world was vast, and cultivators were numerous. No matter how unusual a treasure was, it could be sold this way.
Yet while preparations for the trade fair were underway.
News suddenly came from the sect: cultivators from another world that was friendly with the Four Seasons Sect had requested to visit.
After careful consideration, the sect decided to send those cultivators to Li Ye's side and have him receive them.
This news left Li Ye slightly stunned.
"Ah?"
"Though I've done fairly well here, this is still only in its infancy. Why send them to me?"
He was somewhat hesitant.
The cultivators able to come here as guests from beyond this world surely had no small force behind them. If he failed to receive them properly, might that bring some trouble to the sect?
But Perfected Person Su Yu, an old acquaintance of Li Ye's who had been tasked with delivering this news, merely shook her head. "Let me first tell you about these people."
She sat down.
Only after taking a sip of tea did she speak.
"The ones visiting us this time are cultivators of the Cloud Radiance Dynasty in the Cloud Radiance Realm. There are five of them, all contenders for the dynasty's imperial throne."
"Though the Cloud Radiance Dynasty occupies an entire world, its overall strength is still