The gathering lasted for over a month.
Toward the end, many exceedingly rare treasures appeared.
But their prices were too high, and Chen Lin could only gaze at them and sigh.
Previously, he would have used Golden Nightmare Coins as bargaining chips to obtain the treasures he needed.
Now, however, he could no longer do that.
Once he ventured into the Outer Realms, his own resistance might not withstand the erosion of true energy for long.
He might well need the Golden Battle Armor's help.
In that case, Golden Nightmare Coins would become an indispensable resource, one he could not squander here.
For the later auctions, Chen Lin mostly watched from the sidelines, broadening his knowledge.
Still, he did not leave entirely empty-handed.
He had saved quite a few treasures during the earlier trade for Yuming Incense. He sold those, along with some things that would be useless in the Outer Realms, and won a drop of ancient god blood at auction.
The so-called ancient gods were upper ancient divine beings.
The term referred to True Realm beings from before the Cage Array appeared. Back then, the true principles cultivated by ancient gods all possessed "true cores."
They were proper True Realm beings.
Neither their strength nor their level of existence could be compared to the mutilated version of the True Realm that existed now.
Even a single drop of their blood contained terrifying energy, making it an excellent resource for Body Tempering.
However, traces of an ancient god's intent might remain within it, making its use extremely dangerous. Ordinary cultivators rarely touched it, so its price was not particularly high.
Chen Lin had little choice.
Of his three paths of body, soul, and intent, the Intent Dao had overtaken the others despite his later start, already reaching complete mastery.