News of the Wolf King, the Foundation Establishment Pill Appears

"A Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator who recently returned from hunting Demon Beasts in the inner reaches of the Blood-Colored Forest said that a Silver Moon Wolf King was roaming and hunting with its pack in the forest's southwest."

Qin Yi patted Jin Peng on the shoulder. "Many thanks, Junior Brother Jin."

Jin Peng scratched his head in embarrassment, then took a golden feather with two notches on it from his Storage Bag and handed it to Qin Yi. "Deacon Qian asked me to give this to you. It's a seat on the auction's second floor. Usually, only Foundation Establishment cultivators with profound cultivation can get one."

Jin Peng looked at Qin Yi enviously. This was what the difference in status brought about. Qin Yi noticed his gaze and smiled. "Many thanks, Junior Brother Jin."

Qin Yi walked out of the Eight Treasures Pavilion under Jin Peng's envious gaze. After Qin Yi's figure disappeared from sight, Jin Peng still wore a smile as he turned to greet the next cultivator who came in.

After leaving the Eight Treasures Pavilion, Qin Yi returned to the inn. There were still several days before the auction began, and he had just broken through to the great perfection stage, so he wanted to consolidate his cultivation. At the same time, how to hunt down the Silver Moon Wolf King was still giving him a headache.

Three days later, Qin Yi prepared to go to the auction. He changed into a purple robe, which, together with his naturally handsome face and the noble air that emanated from his very bones, made him look like a prince of some imperial dynasty.

"Please show me your invitation." A disciple stopped Qin Yi as soon as he reached the entrance of the Eight Treasures Pavilion.

Qin Yi took out the feather Jin Peng had given him. The disciple immediately said respectfully, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

A maid at the third level of Qi Refinement then came forward and led Qin Yi to a room on the second floor, separated from the outside by a curtain of water. He could clearly see the people outside. The maid said, "Fellow Daoist, please wait here for the auction to begin. If you wish to bid, you can raise the price directly through the sound transmission stone in the room."

"Please rest assured, you can see outside from here, but no one outside can see in. Even Divine Sense cannot probe this room. If you need anything, you can call me. I'll be right outside." With that, the maid started to leave.

Qin Yi stopped her. "Stay here. There's no need to go out."

The maid's body trembled. She did not dare offend a distinguished guest like him, and she had to satisfy any request he made, even an excessive one. She obediently stood beside Qin Yi, while he stood in front of the water curtain and looked around.

"Why are only two floors being used?" With nothing else to do, Qin Yi noticed that no one had gone up to the third floor and asked the woman out of curiosity.

"The Eight Treasures Pavilion decides how many floors to open for an auction based on the cultivation of those present. The fact that only the first and second floors are open means that the highest cultivation among those attending is only at the Foundation Establishment Realm," the maid explained patiently.

"What realm was the highest-cultivation cultivator who has ever come here in?"

"The highest was the Nascent Soul Realm. Several decades ago, a Nascent Soul Realm Demon King was slain, and several Nascent Soul mighty figures came to bid when its corpse was auctioned here."

Qin Yi nodded and asked no more questions, turning his attention to the auction below, which was about to begin.

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to this auction." A scantily clad woman with an alluring face swayed onto the stage. Her stunning figure and pretty face stirred the cultivators below into excitement.

"Miss You Yu, you're so beautiful!"

"Miss You Yu, I love you!"

Qin Yi quietly watched the frenzied cultivators below and said disdainfully, "Nothing but a painted skeleton." The woman beside him trembled when she heard him.

"The auction will now officially begin."

"Please bring out the first item."

Qin Yi watched the crowd below bid against one another, bored. There were indeed enormous profits to be made at this auction: the bidding drove the items' prices to nearly half again what they cost outside.

"Next are the final three items. Fellow Daoists who haven't bid yet, be sure to seize this chance." As You Yu spoke, she glanced at the second floor, clearly reminding them to pay attention.

"The first is the Nine Dragons Illusory Cloud Robe. Although it is a Spirit Artifact, it is far beyond comparison with ordinary clothing."

"Not only does it offer a degree of protection, but it also remains free of dust and can change color at will. No matter how long it is worn, it will remain like new."

Nine dragons embroidered in silver thread frolicked among the clouds on the Nine Dragons Illusory Cloud Robe. The silver dragons looked lifelike, and the robe caught Qin Yi's attention. "Keep raising the bid and buy it," Qin Yi told the woman beside him.

"The starting price is fifteen hundred Spirit Stones. Please begin bidding." As You Yu's voice fell, scattered bids rang out. Clearly, most of those present had no interest in the item.

"Eighteen hundred."

"Nineteen hundred."

Qin Yi frowned and said to the maid, "Raise it to twenty-five hundred Spirit Stones."

"Twenty-five hundred Spirit Stones."

A voice came down from the second floor, silencing the cultivators on the first floor who had been about to raise their bids.

"Twenty-five hundred Spirit Stones, going once."

"Twenty-five hundred Spirit Stones, going twice."

"Twenty-five hundred Spirit Stones, going three times."

"Sold." As You Yu's voice fell, the Nine Dragons Illusory Cloud Robe found its owner. A maid soon entered carrying the robe. Qin Yi took twenty-five hundred Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag and handed them to her, then put the Nine Dragons Illusory Cloud Robe into his Storage Bag and looked toward the next item.

"The second item, a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"What's going on? Could the final item be even more precious than a Foundation Establishment Pill?" The Foundation Establishment Pill had not appeared last as people had expected, and they immediately broke into an uproar.

"Coming here today wasn't a waste. We'll get to see something even more precious than a Foundation Establishment Pill." Most of the cultivators present were Rogue Cultivators. Of the things they had seen, a Foundation Establishment Pill was already worth a sky-high price, let alone something even more precious.

Even the three Foundation Establishment cultivators on the second floor were a little bewildered. Hadn't they said the Foundation Establishment Pill would be the finale? But they were people who had seen something of the world, after all, and quickly recovered their senses. Whatever the final item was, the Foundation Establishment Pill was their first priority.