Over the next few days, although Shuilian Market grew livelier by the day, aside from taking a stroll through the market each day to see whether there were any suitable wood-element cultivation arts, Ye Zhen kept a low profile the rest of the time. He stayed deep within and rarely went out.
Although Ye Zhen had made a certain degree of mental preparation for the appearance of his fated enemy, Dragon Alliance Leader Xie Tianhe, deep down, he still preferred not to be discovered if possible.
What depressed Ye Zhen was that he had indeed found several wood-element cultivation arts in Shuilian Market, but none of them caught his eye.
Later, Ye Zhen came to understand that there was basically no hope of finding any truly good treasures in Shuilian Market.
Because all the better treasures would be gathered at the auction organized by Shuilian Island's officials a few days later. Only then could they fetch a good price, so naturally they would not appear now.
Having understood this, Ye Zhen no longer anxiously wandered about Shuilian Market. He waited peacefully for the day the Pill Appreciation Convention began.
Four days later, at dawn, when sunlight illuminated the entire Shuilian Island, Shuilian Market instantly became incomparably bustling. Streaks of light shot skyward like flying arrows, gathering as they flew toward the Appreciation Pill Tower at Shuilian Retreat in the center of the island.
It was an entire large-scale building specially constructed by Shuilian Island for the Pill Appreciation Convention.
Outside lay a massive plaza that could accommodate over ten thousand martial artists at once, while inside was a five-story auction hall capable of seating a thousand people simultaneously.
In preparation for the once-in-a-decade Pill Appreciation Convention, it had now been completely renovated.
When Ye Zhen and the Sea Breaking Great