The auction began. Li Qingyuan used the identity of Peng Changsheng, a mid-grade First-tier alchemist who had only reached Qi Condensation Sixth Layer past the age of sixty. Both his age and status were unremarkable.
He could get by and thrive in small places, but he would never make it in larger ones.
All in all, he was utterly ordinary and unlikely to attract attention.
Before Li Qingyuan entered, several hundred cultivators had already arrived. After he waited for over an hour, several hundred more trickled in, bringing the total to well over a thousand cultivators.
Large auctions like this all had entry requirements, and Qi Condensation Fourth Layer was the minimum threshold.
Thus, all thousand-plus cultivators were in the mid-stage of Qi Condensation.
Dong!
The bell droned, and the auction began.
A female cultivator stepped out. She had maintained herself exceptionally well and looked to be in her thirties or forties. She possessed Qi Condensation Tenth Layer cultivation, with a tall and slender figure, slightly high cheekbones, a mature bearing, strikingly beautiful features, and a lean frame.
The moment this female cultivator appeared, someone among the crowd immediately recognized her.
"Who is she? A beauty with such mature charm is quite rare."
"She is Gao Lan, the Gao Family head's second younger sister."
"Oh, so she is the younger sister of Fellow Daoist Gao Qiang, the Gao Family head."
"The Gao Family is now the master of Ice Fire Island. They possess a Second-grade Spirit Vein and govern Ice Fire Island on the Qin Family's behalf. The family head's wife, Su Hong, is a Foundation Establishment Venerable."
"Both siblings, Gao Qiang and Gao Lan, are great experts at Qi Condensation Tenth Layer."
"..."
After hearing this, Li Qingyuan thought, *So she is the biological younger sister of Gao Qiang,