The cultivators waiting in line chattered away, their faces alight with excitement. Not everyone got to attend an auction held by the Immortal Herb Palace.
The tower was spacious, covering more than ten mu. It had nine levels, with a vast open space in the center. A White Jade Pillar, a hundred zhang in diameter, stood there, its surface carved with countless intricate patterns.
On the tenth level, in a certain secret room, Shi Yue, Jin'er, Shi Mu, Shi Lin, and the others had gathered to discuss the auction.
Shi Yue had made preparations half a month earlier and run through a rehearsal, but despite that, he was still a little nervous.
This auction was going to be larger than any ever held in the Tianlan Star Domain. Thousands of high-ranking cultivators from different Cultivation Stars would attend, a motley crowd among whom Demonic Dao Cultivators might well be hiding.
The admission fees alone had already made Shi Yue a fortune.
"Don't be nervous. Just do as we rehearsed when the time comes." Seeing how tense Jin'er and the others were, Shi Yue hurried to reassure them.
They were the people Shi Yue truly trusted, so naturally, he wanted them to host the auction.
"Hehe, if I weren't hosting the auction, I'd want to attend too," Shi Lin said with a chuckle.
He was in charge of auctioning the pills, including Seventh-Grade Pills, and even Shi Lin was sorely tempted.
"Exactly! Some of the treasures tempt me too, but I trust Master won't shortchange us," Shi Feng said with a confident smile.
Shi Yue carried a Qingluan Bloodline and treated Shi Feng very well.
"Of course. Just make sure this auction goes smoothly, and I certainly won't shortchange you," Shi Yue promised generously.
Half an hour later, the doors of