Ten venue entrances opened simultaneously, and thanks to proper crowd diversion, there was no frantic surge of people. Set against the backdrop of the massive trading ground that had hollowed out nearly the entire mountain belly, the stream of people trickled in—one or two, threes and fives, some hesitating and pacing in slowly.
Yet from the very beginning, the flow of people never once interrupted.
People walked and lingered along the routes designated by the Myriad Treasure Shelf. Those in front stopped, those behind caught up, and those further back overtook them, gradually forming over a dozen spectacular human dragons that wound and curved. Soon, they began to "coil up," slowly rolling over every gap outside the "grids."
A faint smile hooked the corners of Shen Wan's lips as her second command went down: "Appraisal ground, activate! First section of the auction, public notification and guidance begin, prepare!"
Following her command, the almost overflowing crowd split into a batch that entered deeper into the mountain belly.
Behind them, upon the Myriad Treasure Shelf, various colored lights that had lit up due to prepayment guarantees flared one by one, blooming layer by layer. They cast a riot of brilliant colors over the venue, dazzling the cultivators within and making their hearts sway.
The noise inside the venue instantly rose severalfold. That was the tongue-to-tongue clash and haggling between stall owners and buyers; it was also friends from all walks of life talking loudly and pointing out the true from the false; and of course, there were hawkers and brokers wandering among them, alluring and enticing.
The wave of sound even pierced through the thick mountain walls, faintly reaching the venue's center and letting the people here feel the atmosphere of the scene.
Gui Yan narrowed his eyes. To him, what was