After the Black Emperor Sect entered the Heavenly Treasure Tower, someone immediately escorted their party to a private box on the auction hall's third floor.
Only Dou Zong experts or factions of that caliber were qualified to enter the private boxes on the Myriad Treasure Tower's third floor.
Not long after the Black Emperor Sect arrived, the people from Demon Flame Valley also reached the Myriad Treasure Tower.
Their appearance immediately stirred a towering wave of commotion through the crowd.
For the man leading Demon Flame Valley was none other than its valley master, Earth Demon Old Ghost!
Earth Demon Old Ghost was the founder of Demon Flame Valley. His strength was formidable, and he belonged to the same generation as the dean of Jia Nan Academy.
Rumor had it that his strength had long since surpassed that of a five-star Dou Zong. In his earlier years, he had carved out a fearsome reputation in the Black-Corner Region.
Only after founding Demon Flame Valley and frequently entering seclusion to cultivate had he gradually faded from public view.
No one had ever imagined that merely holding an auction would draw out such a long-established titan.
Earth Demon Old Ghost wore a yellow robe adorned with skulls. His face was gaunt, his eyes deeply sunken and gleaming with an eerie green light, giving him a sinister, terrifying appearance.
He too noticed the two corpses hanging from the tall poles outside the Myriad Treasure Tower and let out a strange laugh.
"It seems that while I was in seclusion, quite an extraordinary faction emerged in the Black-Corner Region!"
Behind Earth Demon Old Ghost, Demon Flame Valley's First Elder, Fang Yan, spoke solemnly, his expression respectful.
"Valley Master, although the Flame Alliance has only revealed two early-stage Dou Zong experts, a Seventh-Rank Alchemist's connections