Late at night.
Compared to usual, there were far more figures on the streets. Soaring Sky City, already prosperous to begin with, had grown even noisier. Countless gazes were fixed on the branch shop established by the Myriad Treasures Sect, and those seeking an audience came in dense, unbroken streams.
Three days ago, the Myriad Treasures Sect had suspended its usual business and devoted all its efforts to the upcoming auction. This auction, centered on great medicines, had created an impact and attraction that could almost be called the most terrifying in the past several centuries.
Tempted by peak eighth-grade great medicines, some experts who had long vanished from the world had also appeared in Soaring Sky City. Their purpose went without saying.
With so many powerful figures gathered here, those with sharp instincts could vaguely sense the air before a mountain storm, when wind filled the tower. This auction was definitely not as simple as it appeared.
Bai Yu remained in the small courtyard, gazing at the black-robed figure Qi Yan had led inside. Golden streams of light surfaced in his eyes.
Though visitors seeking an audience outside came without end, their strength and status did not qualify them to enter this place directly. Naturally, there were also people from the Sword Burial Sect among them, but Bai Yu had no desire to see them either.
Yet this black-robed person before him did pique Bai Yu's interest.
The black-robed figure slowly entered the courtyard and removed the concealment over her head, revealing a lovely face of regal grace and splendor. Her gaze carried the pride of one long accustomed to high position, making it difficult for others to look away.
"I have a good relationship with the Myriad Treasures Sect. Many of my resources are obtained through cooperation with