Four women in black veils escorted a woman in white onto the stage.
The woman in white held a tray with a transparent porcelain bottle. Inside, a pill the size of a soybean pulsed with faint medicinal patterns.
Simultaneously, the images on the large screen sharpened.
"Is this the legendary medicinal pattern?"
"It truly is a grade nine Heavenly pill! Just looking at it, I feel like I'm on the verge of a breakthrough!"
"A pity. Today, we can only admire it. The price of this Spirit Breaking Pill will likely be astronomical!"
"Housekeeper Luo, which senior did Zi Yan Tower engage to authenticate this pill?"
An elder with white hair, seated in the front row of the public area, inquired.
Everyone perked up their ears at his question.
After all, no one had ever seen a grade nine Heavenly pill. Whether the medicinal pattern was genuine, or if the pill itself was real, no one could say for sure.
Even with the reputation of Zi Yan Tower, a hint of doubt lingered.
Luo Yi looked at the white-haired elder. "Elder White Lion, since you've asked, this junior will naturally answer."
Luo Yi smiled like a blooming flower, her demeanor extremely courteous. "May I ask if any of the esteemed guests here have heard of the Snowy Pavilion?"
Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances. It seemed no one had heard of the Snowy Pavilion.
Even White Lion, who had just spoken, displayed a flicker of confusion, clearly having never heard of it.
"Housekeeper Luo, could it be that this Snowy Pavilion is affiliated with Zi Yan Tower?"
Luo Yi shook her head. She seemed to have anticipated everyone's reaction and continued with a smile, "The Snowy Pavilion is a thousand, perhaps ten thousand, times more formidable than our Zi Yan Tower."
The crowd was astonished once more.
"The Snowy Pavilion is on par with the Blood Shadow Tower, the Seven Kill Divine Gate, and the Thousand Charms Pavilion. How could our Zi Yan Tower possibly compare?"
Luo Yi's words amplified the astonishment.
They had not heard of the Seven Kill Divine Gate or the Thousand Charms Pavilion, but they had heard of the Blood Shadow Tower.
That was the universally recognized number one assassin organization.
The fact that the Snowy Pavilion was mentioned in the same breath as the Blood Shadow Tower was enough to indicate its immense power.
"The Snowy Pavilion is renowned for its pill refinement and artifact forging, but few of their people venture into the world. Our Zi Yan Tower happens to be acquainted with a pill refinement senior from the Snowy Pavilion, and it was he who authenticated this Spirit Breaking Pill!"
Luo Yi finished speaking in one breath.
"I understand that many of you may have your doubts."
At this point, Luo Yi nodded to the woman in white.
The woman in white then removed the stopper from the transparent porcelain bottle.
Instantly, a subtle, pure medicinal fragrance wafted through the air.
"I… I've broken through."
Suddenly, a cry of astonishment erupted. It came from a disciple of a Grandmaster, who was only at the seventh grade Earth level.
Upon smelling the medicinal fragrance, he had actually broken through to the eighth grade Earth level!
"I've broken through too, Master! Your disciple has reached the Heavenly level!"
Another disciple of a Grandmaster exclaimed, his voice filled with excitement.
In the blink of an eye, several disciples from various sects, at both Earth and Heavenly levels, had achieved breakthroughs.
The crowd gasped. A grade nine Heavenly pill could help Earth and Heavenly level cultivators break through?
This was truly a divine pill!
At the same time, a few Grandmasters, who were at the ninth grade Heavenly level, felt the bottlenecks within their bodies loosen considerably after smelling the fragrance.
As the crowd marveled, greed and avarice flickered in their eyes.
"Whether it is a grade nine Heavenly pill, I believe everyone has now understood."
Luo Yi let the results speak for themselves.
Room Eight.
"Young Master, is the Snowy Pavilion truly on par with the Blood Shadow Tower?" Wudao had never heard of the Snowy Pavilion, but he knew Ye Kunlun was the楼主 (master) of the Blood Shadow Tower.
Ye Kunlun hummed in agreement. "Indeed. I hadn't expected Zi Yan Tower to have connections with people from the Snowy Pavilion. It seems the power behind Zi Yan Tower is indeed considerable."
"Does the Snowy Pavilion have anyone who can refine the Spirit Breaking Pill?" Wudao was curious.
Ye Kunlun smiled. "Of course!"
He didn't say that person was him!
He was the Young Master of the Snowy Pavilion. When he left Kunlun, his master had given him the Snowy Token.
Not only the Snowy Token and the Blood Shadow Bead, but he also possessed the tokens from the Seven Kill Divine Gate and the Thousand Charms Pavilion.
It was simply because his masters, in their leisure, wandered the world and casually founded organizations that became top-tier entities!
There was nothing he could do about it.
"Then isn't everyone in the Snowy Pavilion a top-tier powerhouse?" Wudao exclaimed in amazement.
While the two were chatting, Luo Yi's clear laughter echoed from outside. "Esteemed guests, the auction for the Spirit Breaking Pill begins now. The starting bid is one billion!"
Everyone gasped. Even though they had anticipated a high starting price for the Spirit Breaking Pill, they never imagined it would reach one billion!
A price of one billion immediately excluded one-third of the attendees.
While they were all extraordinary individuals, even the strong couldn't just conjure money from nowhere.
"Two billion!"
After a brief moment of shock, the bidding began.
"Two point five billion!"
"Three billion!"
...
"Five billion!"
In just one minute, the price of a single Spirit Breaking Pill skyrocketed from ten billion to fifty billion.
No one was more excited than Wudao, knowing how poor the Wujian Prison was.
The final price of Ye Kunlun's Spirit Breaking Pill would surely exceed ten billion!
Thinking of this, his eyes began to shine as he looked at Ye Kunlun. This was a living god of wealth.
Perhaps, as Ye Kunlun had said, it was possible to build Wujian Prison to a scale no less than Zi Yan Tower.
Room Three.
"Father, when do we start bidding?" Nangong Huo asked Nangong Lie.
"No rush. Let these people outside contend for it first."
Nangong Lie knew this was just the beginning; it was time for their seven clans to make their move.
By the time the price reached ten billion, there would be few people left in the public area who could afford to bid.
"Hmph, one hundred and fifty billion!"
The elder in the garishly colored robes, resembling a peacock, spoke, directly increasing the bid by fifty billion!
Everyone turned to look at the elder. Some were curious about his identity, some were astonished by his wealth, and some harbored killing intent in their eyes.
The elder, however, appeared unfazed.
Luo Yi smiled and nodded at the elder, her gaze shifting to the VIP section.
"Two hundred billion!" a voice with full vigor boomed from Room Six.
Mo Rufeng stared at the Spirit Breaking Pill on the tray, greed in his eyes!
The peacock-like elder frowned. He simply closed his eyes, appearing calm and unhurried, and ceased speaking!
"Mo Rufeng has made his move."
From Room Three, Gu Changsheng remarked, "He lost to the Yellow Wine Immortal and likely wants to use the Spirit Breaking Pill to boost his cultivation, but unfortunately, he lacks the ability."
"Three hundred billion!"
As Gu Changsheng finished speaking, Nangong Huo immediately placed a bid.
It was time for the Nangong family to showcase their financial prowess. Today, no one would snatch this Spirit Breaking Pill away from them.
"Four hundred billion!"
From Room Two, Ling Ruyue spoke without batting an eye.
"The Ji family is also here?" Nangong Lie's tone carried a hint of displeasure. "Hmph! Ji Ling'er from their family has good talent, but she's still not as good as Yun Shao!"
"Father, Ji Ruyue is likely determined to get it as well. This is going to be a fierce battle today!" Nangong Huo expressed some concern.
"What? Is our Nangong family afraid of a group of women from the Ji family?"
Nangong Lie snorted. "Increase the bid!"
Room Eight.
"Young Master, our original intention was to use this Spirit Breaking Pill to draw out the Wu clan, but it has turned into a competition between the Ji and Nangong families."
Although Wudao was excited, he hadn't forgotten Ye Kunlun's objective.
Ye Kunlun smiled. "The people from the Wu clan have already appeared."