From time to time, fluctuations in aura rose from the crowd, only to quickly settle again.
Above them, the woman's beautiful eyes were half-closed, and she appeared exceedingly patient.
And that wait lasted a full day and night.
The following day.
Seeing that no one had spoken up to bid, the woman in the air slowly opened her eyes.
"Since no fellow cultivator is interested in this item, we shall proceed to the next treas—"
Before she could finish, a voice rose from the crowd.
"I happen to know something of this item's origins. But this is my first time attending the trading convention at Endless Cliff, so I do not know what price would be appropriate!"
The sudden voice immediately drew the attention of most of those present.
Su Shi'er was no exception. Without betraying anything, he looked toward the speaker as well.
From the corner of his eye, he also took in the reactions of the many cultivators present.
Most of the cultivators had focused their attention on the one who had spoken.
Yet quite a few remained utterly motionless. Among them, those suspected to be Tribulation Crossing stage magnates were particularly numerous.
Clearly, this Azure Beast Hide alone was not enough to stir the interest of Tribulation Crossing stage magnates or some Body Integration stage cultivators.
At the center of everyone's gazes stood a middle-aged-looking cultivator wearing a scholar's cap and robes embroidered with Go-board grids. With a blank expression, he slightly hunched his neck.
The expression on his face was stiff, while waves of mighty Dao Qi periodically rippled around the robes embroidered with a chessboard.
As the Dao Qi flowed, his figure appeared somewhat blurred.
That stiff face was clearly not his true appearance.
However, the aura that occasionally circulated around him showed plainly that