Time returned to the present.
Within the golden cage, Chen Luo, who was sitting cross-legged on a jade pillow, looked helplessly at Gong Xiaoyan, who had her back to him. This woman was truly ruthless!
After confirming that Chen Luo was a man she could not have, the Palace Mistress sealed her heart and buried her love.
The auction, held once every three years, was forcibly postponed by seven days by Gong Xiaoyan.
During this period, she mobilized all her channels to contact the other nine major sects besides the Four Seasons Society, as well as many influential forces on the primordial continent.
Hmph, a man, you wanted a grand auction? I'll give you one!
Gong Xiaoyan's actions actually harmed the interests of the Four Seasons Society. She had already prepared herself to be punished by the main branch after this auction.
However, she was confident that the main branch would not stop this auction.
After all, he was just a newly discovered special aptitude cauldron, not worth them exchanging their reputation for.
Even the punishment for Gong Xiaoyan would not be too severe, as she was a genuine member of their faction and, as a true disciple, had powerful backing.
As for losing Chen Luo, it was merely the loss of a potential future ascent to immortality, something the Four Seasons Society could afford.
But the Four Seasons Society had underestimated the upheaval this would cause.
Yes, your Four Seasons Society, as one of the Ten Great Sects, disdained a cauldron with a special physique, and could even afford to lose a future immortal.
However, other families and even divine dynasties did not think so!
With each step ascended on the Dao path, one's lifespan could be extended by a hundred years. Combined with their innate lifespan, those who reached the ninth stage of the Dao path could live for nearly a thousand years!
But ascending to immortality was an entirely different matter!
Once one entered the Immortal Ascension realm, they were forever separated from mortals!
Not only did they possess boundless spiritual power, but they could also undergo spiritual energy body refinement, thereby enjoying a lifespan of tens of thousands of years!
It could be said that since the establishment of the Nine Heavens and Nine Earths, immortals were only heard to have died in battle, never to have died of old age!
And even within the Ten Great Sects, the Immortal Ascension realm was the ticket to becoming a high-ranking official!
Although most people could only stop at the first level of Immortal Ascension in their lifetime, it was enough to live a life of leisure across the entire primordial continent.
And according to the information released by Gong Xiaoyan, this special cauldron possessed a brand-new special physique, not only absorbing spiritual energy at a superior rate,
but also, because the spiritual energy he absorbed was completely free of extraneous energies, he was practically an unparalleled cauldron!
By obtaining him and thoroughly extracting his value, one could have hope of ascending to immortality!
For a time, the entire primordial continent was in motion upon hearing the news.
Numerous aristocratic families and divine dynasties secretly sent people to seize this legendary "Immortal Luo Physique"!
And those aloof Ten Great Sects were not entirely uninterested.
Just as Chen Luo had hoped, the wealthy women had arrived.
Of course, there were plenty of wealthy men as well.
...
The sun slowly set in the west, its residual rays illuminating the floating pavilions of Yingxian City, making them appear like the residences of immortals.
However, in stark contrast, within the city, ordinary mortals bustled about for their livelihoods.
But as these mortals, taking advantage of the setting sun, hurried home before the curfew, a massive sound of metal rotation suddenly echoed from the sky.
These mortals, lacking aptitude, instinctively looked up at the sky.
The next moment, a scene they would never forget appeared before their eyes.
The floating pavilions situated in the inner city suddenly ascended into the air. Amidst silver radiance, densely packed and luxurious pavilions slowly unfolded, and in a moment, a massive floating platform appeared directly above Yingxian City.
Under the stunned gazes of countless mortals, on the platform, illuminated by the setting sun as if cast from gold, rows of seats and pavilions slowly rose.
Upon these seats, nearly half of the cultivators attending the auction were already seated. At this moment, they too were looking at the transformation of Chunxiang Tower with immense surprise.
Luo Xuan exclaimed, "I never imagined that Chunxiang Tower, besides its ability to float, also concealed the power of the universe! I had long heard that Chunxiang Tower was related to the Four Seasons Society, one of the Ten Great Sects. It seems the rumors are true!"
Wang Er, who had attended many auctions, had never truly witnessed such a grand spectacle and exclaimed subconsciously, "Brother Luo! With Chunxiang Tower transforming like this, has the auction changed?!"
Before the two could continue their conversation,
Whoosh!!!
Sharp whistling sounds came from higher up in the sky. Under everyone's stunned gazes,
various divine ships flew rapidly from the distant horizon. Between the divine ships, many cultivators also soared through the air on their flying swords!
Streams of light descended like a meteor shower!
In a moment, the previously empty space was filled with newly arrived guests.
Those who rode flying swords mostly landed on the platform seats, similar to Luo Xuan and his companions.
As for those who piloted divine ships, after storing their ships in their Qiankun artifacts, they gracefully flew into individual, separate pavilions.
Luo Xuan said dazedly, "This is madness! Utter madness! How can an auction in the Jin Kingdom attract so many extraordinary forces?!"
Having traveled extensively outside the Jin Kingdom, Luo Xuan could clearly see that those who rode flying swords possessed at least the fourth stage of the Dao path, with some even being sixth-stage experts like himself.
Their strength was secondary; what Luo Xuan recognized at a glance was their attire and bearing.
Judging by their clothing, they clearly hailed from the hundred kingdoms surrounding the Jin Kingdom, powers comparable to the Tai Ping Dao, the national religion of the Jin Kingdom!
Yet, even they could only occupy the ordinary seats on the platform.
Luo Xuan even suspected that if they hadn't gained an advantage by arriving first, they might not have even qualified for a seat.
As for the forces that entered the pavilions?
Luo Xuan only recognized one of them: the Crown Prince of the Great Feng Immortal Dynasty, a semi-immortal, Li Wuji, whose dynasty was second only to the Ten Great Sects!
"Madness! Madness! Brother Wang, I have a premonition that something big is going to happen in Yingxian City today!!!" As he spoke with excitement, Luo Xuan heavily slapped his thigh to alleviate his astonishment!
Wang Er looked at the unusually excited Luo Xuan with some trepidation, "Ouch! Brother Luo, pat more gently, my thigh hurts!"
Putting aside the astonishment of these two onlookers, even higher in the sky, new changes occurred!
Roar!!!
A thunderous dragon roar suddenly echoed through the firmament!
Space shattered like glazed glass, and the next moment, six ferocious and majestic green dragon beasts, pulling a magnificent carriage, burst forth from the broken space!
The dragon beasts' green hooves stepped on fire, the fire a perpetual emerald green, displaying the divine nature of dragon veins.
But what surprised the forces within the pavilions even more was the affiliation of these dragon beasts!
"The Ten Great Sects of the Primordial Era! The boundless Dragon Gate, the sacred land of the demon race! The Vast Sea Sect!"
As if sensing the apprehension of the humans present, the dragon beasts snorted disdainfully, and a burst of fire turned the sky emerald green.
The emerald dragon's seed fire made everyone who saw it tremble inwardly.
But the next moment, a pleasant voice echoed from within the carriage:
"Do not be rude, take your seats!"