The wind rose, clouds surged, and the stars gathered.
Even the air of Linlang Heavenly Capital seemed to leap with scorching sparks.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Countless streams of light tore through the sky, cultivators from every side arriving while controlling magical treasures or riding immortal beasts.
The city's hundreds and thousands of long streets had long since been packed so tightly by the crowds that not even water could seep through; the clamor gathered into waves, shaking pavilions until they rustled, sending clouds of vapor churning.
"It's finally starting! For this auction, I've practically emptied my family coffers. All I want is to buy a protective magical treasure, so all my effort won't have been wasted."
"Don't even mention it. That ninth-tier Formation Diagram of mine, and a bunch of profiteers actually only offered twenty Mid-grade Immortal Yuan Stones for it. They were simply looting a burning house."
"There's nothing to be done about that. The scale of this auction is unprecedented. The treasure catalogue alone is five pages thick, and even Profound Grade immortal pills can't make it into the top ten."
"They say this time's centerpiece even drew praise from Daoist Jietian. Unfortunately, even now, the Luo Family still hasn't announced the final few treasures."
"That's normal. It's their usual trick, whetting everyone's appetite first so they can fetch a high price at the end."
"Don't think too much about it. The centerpiece is bound to be an astronomical number. Aside from those few great sects, who else would have the right to fight for it?"
"That's true enough. Rumor has it that for this auction, Wild God Temple prepared at least four thousand High-grade Immortal Yuan Stones. As for those two sects and one clan... they'll only be even more exaggerated."
"Hiss! These giant powers really do