"Does any other honorable guest wish to bid?" As Xiao Yan and his two companions pulled out such terrifying bidding chips, Yao Yun swept her fine eyes around the venue and spoke.
"..." After a brief moment, utter silence fell.
"Please wait a moment, everyone. Due to the special nature of the auction item, we must appraise your bidding chips in advance so that our Elder Council can make a final decision."
"Will all honorable guests who still intend to bid for the Ice Marrow Fire Spirit Fruit please come with me, carrying your respective bidding chips." Second Elder Yao Xuanyi smiled with a feigned air of mystery, then tapped his foot, causing a series of Light Gates to emerge beside the seats in the auction Main Hall.
"I'll be right back." Xiao Yan nodded to indicate his intentions to Xun Er, then stepped forward and vanished into the Light Gate.
"Hum hum hum." Enveloped entirely by the Light Gate, a sealed, airless, luxurious golden room appeared a moment later, clearly intended as a waiting area.
The golden room was completely sealed, and no power whatsoever could penetrate it. This was presumably the handiwork of a mighty figure of the Yao Clan, so they could only slowly wait here.
After about five minutes, Yao Xuanyi finally appeared with a slightly apologetic smile. Evidently, before coming to Xiao Yan's location, he had already visited the lodgings of several other powerful figures.
"Hehe, sorry for the wait, little brother."
"I must ask Brother Xiao Yan to take out the Ancient Dragon Source Crystal Stone so I can examine it carefully." Without playing too many mysterious games, Yao Xuanyi spoke directly.
"What... is Elder Yao afraid that we'll default on our debt?" Xiao Yan found it rather amusing. He had originally thought that