The Auction Begins
Li Yan possessed the Gold-eyed Dao Body and was a Formation Master by birth. Shi Yue looked forward to seeing how far she could grow in the future.
Yang Tianjiao had reminded Shi Yue that it was time to upgrade the formations and restrictions at the Immortal Herb Palace.
He took out his Transmission Mirror and contacted Qu Zhiyang, asking him to send more patrol cultivators to surround the Immortal Herb Palace. Qu Zhiyang naturally did not refuse and readily agreed.
Those guards would certainly be of little use against high-level cultivators. Shi Yue released Li Yan from the Palm Heaven Bead and had her help upgrade the formations at the Immortal Herb Palace. After years of study, Li Yan could now set up Sixth-Grade Arrays.
She spent most of the day laying down nine Sixth-Grade Arrays in total, including offensive, defensive, and alarm formations. With these nine Sixth-Grade Arrays in place, Shi Yue felt much more at ease.
Early the next morning, a long line had formed outside the Immortal Herb Palace. Huge numbers of cultivators queued to enter and attend the auction.
The auction hall was in the main hall of the Immortal Herb Palace. The Second Floor through the Seventh Floor held private VIP rooms, each equipped with its own Teleportation Array. After a purchase, guests could teleport away directly. Of course, they could not teleport out of Immortal Grass Market Town. This was a common practice at other large auctions, intended to ensure the buyers' safety.
The auction had been advertised for years, and the Qu Family had spent a fortune on publicity. Large numbers of high-level cultivators had come to attend.
In less than half a quarter of an hour, five thousand cultivators had gathered inside the Immortal Herb Palace. The lowest