Nie Yun was utterly stunned, sharpening his blades in anticipation. The other private rooms were likewise determined to win, each one secretly steeling themselves.
Private Room No. 1 of the Heaven Tier was the most luxurious place in the entire auction hall. Money alone was not enough to enter such a place; one also needed sufficient status.
There were four people in the room. Three stood while one sat at the center, his profound gaze fixed on the auction hall.
"We must buy this Shuhu divine beast. With it, our academy will leap past the other seven great academies and become the foremost beneath the Heavenly Sovereign Academy!"
The middle-aged man seated in the center spoke coldly, his voice filled with resolve.
"Yes, but Venerable Xi Sheng has come as well. If they truly compete with us, I fear we may not be able to win!" a Confucian scholar behind him hurriedly said.
"Hmph, that hypocrite! At the Heavenly Sovereign Auction House, I doubt he would dare act recklessly. I brought a full thirty million Supreme Pure Spirit Pills this time. I refuse to believe he can outbid me!" The middle-aged man waved a hand.
"Thirty million Supreme Pure Spirit Pills... Venerable Xun Sheng, is paying such a price merely for a young beast not somewhat unworthy?"
The Confucian scholar behind him found it strange.
Thirty million Supreme Pure Spirit Pills were of immeasurable value. They were nearly enough to purchase a Creation Immortal Artifact, yet they were being used to buy only a young beast. It was simply too much of a loss.
So this man was the legendary Venerable Xun Sheng.
In the Confucian Realm, being addressed as a Venerable was enough to demonstrate one's status.
"What do you know? A Chaos Divine Beast possesses limitless potential. As