As soon as Li Wentao finished speaking, the entire auction hall fell silent.
For one thing, everyone was shocked by the price Li Wentao had named.
Ten million Low-Grade Spirit Stones—one million seven hundred thousand more than the previous eight million three hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
Such a price was already more than double the Heavenly River Fist's normal value.
For another, most martial artists were intimidated by Li Wentao's identity.
The Li Family was one of the nine great families of the East Ancient Domain.
Although the Li Family did not rank particularly high among the nine great families,
to martial artists from minor families and small forces, the Li Family was an existence as colossal as a behemoth.
Even Ye Yun felt a trace of hesitation after hearing of Li Wentao's background.
After coming to the True Dragon Continent for three months, he was no longer a martial artist from the Shattered Lands who knew nothing.
Over those three months, aside from cultivating, he had constantly gathered all sorts of information related to martial arts.
Among them, Ye Yun had also gained a general understanding of the major forces in the East Ancient Domain.
Generally speaking, the forces of the East Ancient Domain were divided into two major categories.
One category was the East Ancient Domain Noble Families Alliance, formed with the nine great families at its head.
This Noble Families Alliance was an overlord-like existence in the East Ancient Domain.
The disciples of the great noble families were scattered throughout nearly every major sect in the East Ancient Domain.
Even the Sect Alliance, formed by numerous sects led by the Eastern Emperor Sect, Ancient God Palace, and Supreme Ultimate Hall, was deeply wary of the Noble Families Alliance.
Without exaggeration, the Noble Families Alliance and the