The ruler of the Song Kingdom stood upon the clouds and spoke slowly, his tongue stirring spring thunder.
As he spoke, a massive formation lit up in the air, enveloping the soul stones in the venue before splitting them into two.
The soul stones numbered within the first five hundred flew higher into the sky, circling around the ruler of the Song Kingdom.
The remaining five hundred soul stones were sealed off by the formation, completely inaccessible.
The cultivators watching below had no choice but to temporarily give up observing them. They descended and returned to the plaza beneath.
Then, the soul stone numbered one flew out and stopped before the ruler of the Song Kingdom.
"Fellow Daoists should all understand the rules, so this old man shall not repeat them. This is the first soul stone of this Myriad Treasures Convention. Any fellow Daoist who takes a liking to it may begin bidding," the ruler of the Song Kingdom announced.
"The rules of the Myriad Treasures Convention are that every soul stone starts at one mid-grade spirit stone. Normally, even if absolutely no one thinks highly of it, someone will still pay one mid-grade spirit stone to buy it," Bai Yu explained, assuming Ye Tian did not know.
"After all, there have been cases where no one made a move, only for a treasure to be cut out in the end. It is merely the cost of one mid-grade spirit stone. Many are willing to try their luck, since the Myriad Treasures Convention itself relies on luck."
"But what if there really isn't even one person willing to pay a single mid-grade spirit stone?" Rong'er asked from beside them.
"Then the soul stone will be cut open on the spot. If it is empty, then it simply passes. If