Yun Yun still refused to believe that the Master of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion was actually just a minor Dou Shi.
If this were to spread, it would surely make people laugh their heads off.
Steadying her emotions, Yun Yun asked skeptically, “Master Li Xiao, you wouldn’t be joking with me, would you?”
“Hehe.”
As expected, the other party did not believe his realm was only that of a Dou Shi.
A person who could control Dou Zong experts and obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame—if he were just an ordinary person, she might as well marry him.
Seeing that Yun Yun was so unwilling to believe, Li Xiao only took a light sip of hot tea.
However, all of this was within his expectations.
Since the other party did not believe him, Li Xiao saw no need to continue explaining.
Besides, even if he was a Dou Shi, so what?
Within the range of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion, even a Dou Di expert could not harm him in the slightest.
What did it matter how powerful a realm was?
Yun Yun was surprised.
Seeing the Master of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion so calm and composed, she couldn’t help but feel a hint of hesitation.
There were now two possible explanations.
First, the Master of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion was deceiving her, and Li Xiao’s strength was at least at the Dou Zong level, or perhaps he had even reached the legendary Dou Zun realm.
Or, he was a direct descendant from some great family in the Central Plains; that would also explain it.
The background of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion was unexpectedly thick, but why would he come to the small Jia Ma Empire to open an auction house?
Li Xiao shrugged and said, “Sect Leader Yun, there is no need to worry about my identity.
You only need to prepare for the upcoming auction.
Today’s auction items will be something that will shake the four great empires.”
Hearing this, Yun Yun’s eyes lit up.
This meant that the items the Heaven Ascension Pavilion was auctioning this time were of extraordinary value.
She just didn’t know if the gold coins she carried would be enough.
“Thank you for the reminder, Master Li Xiao.
Yun Yun understands.”
“Mm.”
The hour had arrived.
The doors of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion opened.
The Dou Huang experts naturally arrived at the second-floor boxes.
To them, the “ants” below were not qualified to sit on equal footing with Dou Huangs.
Pill King Gu He had been searching for materials to consume the Heavenly Flame ever since the last auction of the Green Lotus Core Flame.
However, because the three different treasures needed to consume a Heavenly Flame were extremely precious, he had only gathered one in a year.
To consume a Heavenly Flame, one must prepare three items, each more difficult to find than the last.
They were the Rank 5 medicinal pill “Blood Lotus Pill,” the “Ice Spirit Cold Fountain,” and the “Spirit Acceptance” that only appeared within high-grade Storage Stones.
Each item was worth a sky-high price.
Currently, Pill King Gu He had only gathered the Rank 5 Blood Lotus Pill.
The remaining two had not been found yet.
Coming to the Heaven Ascension Pavilion today, he also hoped to use the opportunity to make some money.
The thing that gave Pill King Gu He the most headache was the Spirit Acceptance.
Spirit Acceptance was quite rare and was somewhat related to storage rings.
However, this kind of Spirit Acceptance could only be found in the center of the highest-grade Storage Stones, and the quantity was extremely scarce.
Unless they were alchemists at the Dou Zun level, they might have some stored.
Entering the second-floor box, Pill King Gu He looked around, trying to see where Sect Leader Yun had gone.
However, Yun Yun had already parted ways with Li Xiao.
As the boss behind the scenes, he was naturally sitting on the third floor watching the auction below.
Before long, the experts were all ready, wanting to see what the next auction items would be.
Great Elder Yun Leng came to Yun Yun’s side, bowed, and said, “Sect Leader, have you met the master of this place?”
“Mm.” Yun Yun nodded slightly, then stared at the Great Elder beside her and warned, “The identity of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion is truly difficult to fathom.
Yun Leng, I know your temper.
From now on, without my permission, you are not allowed to speak impolitely, lest unnecessary trouble arises.”
Great Elder Yun Leng nodded in agreement, “Yes, Sect Leader.”
A crisp chime of a bell slowly echoed within the venue.
Hearing this chime, everyone stopped what they were doing and stared intently at the auction stage, because they knew this was the sound for the official start of the auction.
Lights flickered.
Ling Long, as the auctioneer for the Heaven Ascension Pavilion, suddenly appeared before everyone’s eyes.
“As an annual grand auction, I believe every auction hosted by our Heaven Ascension Pavilion is beyond doubt and will certainly not disappoint you all.” You are reading on NovelPing, the official source.
Ling Long lightly clapped her hands and said loudly, “I announce that the Heaven Ascension Pavilion Auction now begins!”
As an experienced auctioneer, she knew exactly what the people below wanted to see and what they didn’t.
Skipping the nonsense and going straight to the auction was the most important thing.
In a corner of the first floor, a person in a black robe looked around at the experts and thought to himself, “Teacher, just how many Dou Huang experts are here?”
The storage ring flickered with a faint light.
“There are at least ten Dou Huangs, and I also sense two Dou Zong-level experts.
The interior of the Heaven Ascension Pavilion can shield all probes; otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to answer your question.”
Xiao Yan was horrified.
Dou Zong experts… weren’t those existences even more powerful than Dou Huangs?!
A year ago, Xiao Yan was pursued by Mu Li of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group into the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
He thought he would take the opportunity to practice on them, but he didn’t expect that everyone in the Wolf Head Mercenary Group would be wiped out overnight.
Just what kind of strength was required to accomplish that?
“Everyone, quiet.” Ling Long struck the gold hammer and said softly, “Let us invite the first item, produced only by the Amethyst Winged Lion King: the Accompanying Amethyst Essence!”
Two jade bottles were revealed before everyone.
When the stoppers were opened, a thick fire-attribute aura was instantly released.
“It really is the Accompanying Amethyst Essence!” The pupils of the several alchemists who came to the Heaven Ascension Pavilion for the auction suddenly shrank, their faces showing endless excitement and greed.
“Senior Ling Long, although the Accompanying Amethyst Essence is a treasure, it is only effective for those practicing fire-attribute Qi Methods.
This limits its value.”
“Everyone is well aware of what the Accompanying Amethyst Essence means to the Amethyst Winged Lion King.
Looking at the entire Dou Qi Continent, the preciousness of the Accompanying Amethyst Essence is comparable to an Earth Class Qi Method.
But you should also know how massive the effect of the Accompanying Amethyst Essence is for practicing fire-attribute Qi Methods.
Many alchemists go bankrupt just to get it.
You should know best how much it is worth.”
Otto, a Rank 4 alchemist from Black Rock City, stroked his small mustache and said with a smile, “What Senior Ling Long says is very true.
You old fogies, if you can’t afford it, don’t just hang around here.
You can’t possibly be ignorant of the value of Accompanying Amethyst Essence.
Trying to suppress the price is shameless.”
Seeing his plan exposed by Otto, the previous Rank 4 alchemist’s mouth twitched.
He stared at the chubby old man with a ferocious face—truly a meddler!