After the auction ended, the participants and factions did not leave immediately. Instead, they settled securely within Soaring Sky City. On the surface, they appeared to be resting and recuperating, but in secret, their eyes had already turned toward those who had successfully won bids.
Whether it was the final centerpiece item or the series of great medicines that had appeared throughout the auction, nearly all of them were rare treasures. Some were things one could only encounter by chance and never seek out.
Tempted by this, countless cultivators selected their targets according to their own strength. Once those successful bidders and factions left, what awaited them would be terrifying hunts.
Some particularly audacious people were even preparing ambushes within the spatial passages.
It could be said that while the auction had ended on the surface, another round of competition had only just begun. The emergence of rare resources often brought bloody storms in its wake, let alone when Bai Yu had released so many great medicines at once.
Thus, the entire Soaring Sky City appeared prosperous and peaceful, yet beneath that facade it was brimming with killing intent, and the tense atmosphere continued to spread.
While everyone was occupied with their own little schemes, Elder Soaring Serpent and Bai Shuangshuang, led by an attendant, arrived at the Myriad Treasures Sect's stronghold through a secret route.
Three others had come with them as well, all of them Mahayana Realm experts.
The Myriad Treasures Sect showed the utmost sincerity in receiving the five. They welcomed them into the main hall, and then, beneath their puzzled gazes, Bai Yu slowly emerged from behind a white jade screen at the rear of the hall.
"Hehe, greetings to you all, seniors."
Bai Yu swept his gaze across the five of them, lightly waving the