Precious treasures were brought out one after another, driving the atmosphere at the auction to ever greater heights. Two double-hours passed unnoticed, and the final treasure was about to be unveiled.
After the two maids withdrew, a graceful figure slowly emerged from the darkness, dressed in palace robes, her hair piled in cloudlike coils and two translucent jade pendants dangling from her rounded earlobes.
The female cultivator approached with light, lotuslike steps and stopped beside Chi Yunxing. Her fair hands held a jade tray bearing only a small, exquisite porcelain bottle.
"Foundation establishment early stage!"
A white gleam flashed through Liu Yu's eyes. He had secretly activated the Heavenly Eye Art and discovered that this female cultivator was also at the foundation establishment early stage. He wondered what could possibly warrant a cultivator of the Foundation Establishment Realm personally carrying it out as a mere attendant.
Liu Yu was not alone. Many cultivators present also widened their eyes and began discussing it with their acquaintances, speculating about what precious pill this might be.
"Next is the final treasure of this auction, its most valuable and precious offering-the Heavenly Dust Pill."
"The Heavenly Dust Pill is a spiritual pill that helps Foundation Establishment cultivators form their cores. As everyone knows, once a cultivator's Golden Core has formed, they must face the inner demon tribulation. Taking this pill at that point can effectively ward off that tribulation."
"Taking a Heavenly Dust Pill when attempting core formation can increase your chances of success by a full ten percent, greatly improving the likelihood of breaking through. Any one of you fellow Daoists might become the next Golden Core True Person."
"A Heavenly Dust Pill can only be encountered by chance, not sought at will. Our auction house was fortunate enough to acquire one, but