Yan Chihuo thought to himself, With Yu Wuniang's secret art alone, the sect behind her is probably no worse than the Seven Hegemons of the East Sea. It seems her fortunes have been anything but ordinary as well. But he had no mind to concern himself with Yu Wuniang's affairs now. Besides, when Yu Wuniang had entered the Sea Heaven Sect, she had been somewhat unwilling, though joining the Sea Heaven Sect had been exceedingly difficult at the time.
A month later, an uninvited guest arrived on an unnamed islet in the East Sea: Yan Chihuo. Having learned that the Double Tiger Sect was holding an auction here, he had spent a hefty sum to purchase an auction entry token.
The auctions held by the Double Tiger Sect were not limited to Qi Gathering and Dao Foundation Stage cultivators. They held auctions even for the Dao Integration Stage. Only once it came to the Tribulation Stage did the Double Tiger Sect simply sell the auction tokens openly, rather than concocting so many gimmicks as they did for the Qi Gathering Stage. Yan Chihuo had been away from the East Sea for many years and thus had not known of this at first. It was only after Bian Xiang mentioned it that he learned of it. He was extremely interested in the Double Tiger Sect's auction. After all, not only was the Spirit Exchange Pill exceptionally rare, even the spirit herbs needed to refine it were seldom seen.
When he arrived at this nameless islet, he saw two streaks of Escape Light flying in from the distance. The lights landed, revealing two Dao Foundation Stage cultivators. They stepped forward and asked, "Senior, are you here to attend the Double Tiger Sect's auction?"
Yan Chihuo nodded, took out his auction entry token,