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There were also two maids beside her, and their strength was actually at the Dou Wang level.

As expected of the largest auction house in Dancheng, they are indeed very wealthy.

Of course, only the private rooms offer such good treatment. Although each seat in the main hall below is also provided with some refreshments, they are not as plentiful.

After seeing off the auction house manager, Yun Li lay down on a chair, while the maidservant beside her took the initiative to feed her fruit.

After all, serving such a lovely guest as Yun Li is much better than serving others.

Meanwhile, in another room, the two Dou Zun who had been observing Yun Li earlier both frowned slightly.

Because the sword Yun Li brought out was too powerful, even a Dou Zong might not be able to control the situation. In the end, the actual organizer of the auction chose to have two Dou Zun (Battle Venerables) sit in.

However, even those with the strength of a Dou Zun felt a chill run down their spines when facing Yun Li, especially when Yun Li was watching them.

"Do you see anything?"

The rather fat Dou Zun next to her dared not continue to openly observe Yun Li, and subconsciously asked the short and thin Dou Zun next to her.

"No, I can't see through her at all... but I can sense that her strength is definitely far beyond that of a Dou Zun."

"So that means she's a saint? Why have we never heard of her?"

The fat Venerable frowned in thought. It was impossible for a Dou Sheng to appear out of thin air if he wasn't something special, especially such a unique Dou Sheng.

The little girl's appearance...

"Don't overthink it. As long as she's not an enemy, who cares about her background?"

"If anything really happens, aren't there still those people in Danta to take responsibility? We're just helping out and doing our own jobs."

The Slender Venerable scratched his head and lay back down in his seat. Although they were considered members of the Pill Tower, they had no real affection for each other.

It was just that back then, in order to obtain the pill that would help them break through to the Dou Zun level, they were forced to agree to work for the Pill Tower for a hundred years.

There are many people like them. After all, the fees charged by the high-level alchemists in the Pill Tower are outrageous. If they can't afford it, they can only owe favors or work for them.

However, since he was a Dou Zun powerhouse, even the Pill Tower wouldn't go too far and gave him enough respect.

If we're talking about which force has the strongest appeal in this world, then without a doubt it's the Danta.

"Too……"

Upon hearing this, the fat Venerable thought about it and realized it made sense. They were just helping to keep things under control and prevent any trouble. Why bother about other people's backgrounds? Why worry about so much?

Over the next few days, people started arriving at the auction, and they were all prominent figures.

Unlike regular auctions, this annual large-scale auction has a limited number of seats even in the main hall. Apart from well-known figures, everyone else needs to have their funds verified.

Not just anyone can come in.

Yun Li leaned against the window of the private room, watching the people arrive one after another. Among them were countless Dou Wang and Dou Huang, and even Dou Zong.

To Yun Li's surprise, not only others, but also representatives from almost all of the five major families of the Pill Tower—the Dan, Cao, Bai, Qiu, and Ye families—came.

It's important to understand that even the grandest auctions rarely attract all of their families.

At least the Dan family shouldn't care.

These five families are all alchemist families, and the most powerful among them has already reached the level of an eighth-grade alchemist.

However, all the people from these five families were from the younger generation; there weren't any particularly outrageous old guys among them.

Besides the five major families of Danta, representatives from half of the top forces in the Central Continent, including the One Palace, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Directions Pavilion, also appeared.

"..."

Seeing so many forces entering the arena, even though the strongest among them was only at the Dou Zong level, it was still somewhat unusual.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Yun Li's mind, and she seemed to have guessed what was going on. Could it be that the people behind this auction house were spreading the news?

Or it could be an invitation sent to these forces.

However, this should not include Soul Coin. Although the Dan Tower is neutral towards Soul Coin, there are still considerable conflicts between them.

Danta and Hunlian are on the surface equally famous, but Hunlian is backed by the Soul Clan.

Furthermore, since the Soul Pool has been capturing the souls of alchemists for many years, it is safe to say that peace between the two sides is impossible.

Moreover, in order to control the Pill Tower, Hun Dian made his clansman Hun Xuzi the disciple of the former tower master of the Lesser Pill Tower. However, an accident exposed Hun Xuzi's identity as a member of the Soul Clan. Hun Xuzi then injured the former tower master of the Lesser Pill Tower and fled. The tower master spared him out of consideration for their master-disciple relationship, but Hun Xuzi secretly joined forces with other powerful members of the Soul Clan to assassinate him.

Because of this incident, the Pill Tower had a major battle with the Soul Palace, but ultimately suffered heavy losses and had to suppress the hatred.

These hatreds will not fade with time; they will only grow stronger.

However, because the true organizers of the Soul Flood were the Soul Clan, the Dan Tower never officially declared war on the Soul Flood.

"But it's good, the more forces that come, the more advantageous it is for me..."

Despite the unexpected arrival of so many forces, Yun Li was actually even happier.

The more powerful forces that come, the higher the price her sword can fetch at auction, and the easier it will be for her to gain fame. This is only beneficial to Yun Li, and there is absolutely no harm in it.

One Hall, One Tower, Two Sects, Three Valleys, and Four Pavilions are roughly the top-tier forces in the Central Continent. The arrival of most of these forces means that most of the prestige of the Central Continent is right before our eyes.

"Welcome everyone to this auction. I'm confident that this auction will not disappoint you."

When almost everyone had arrived, it was time for the auction to begin.

An auctioneer at the Dou Zong level stepped onto the auction stage and delivered his opening remarks.

"Without further ado, let the auction officially begin."

"The first item up for auction is a seventh-grade elixir..."

The appearance of the first item at auction instantly made many people envious; it was a seventh-grade pill right from the start.

This is a relatively rare pill even in the Central Continent, and it might be more commonly seen in Pill City. However, a seventh-grade alchemist is considered a figure in the Pill Tower.

However, Yun Li did not participate in the auction; she merely lamented the vast difference between Central Continent and other regions.

In other places, a sixth-grade pill would be considered the grand finale, but here, the opening is a seventh-grade pill.

Finally, Yun Li watched as the seventh-grade pill was auctioned off for 3000 million gold coins.

The auctions continued, and most of the items up for auction were pills, formulas, medicinal herbs, and magic cores, all of which were high-level items rarely seen in other regions.

The minimum requirement is a Grade 6 pill, a Level 1 combat skill. Moreover, ordinary Grade 6 pills are not eligible for auction; only top-tier and rare Grade 6 pills are eligible.

Given the enormous amount involved, it's impossible to simply trade with gold coins. The subsequent auction will only require items of corresponding value to be offered.

Seeing each item sell for prices far exceeding the theoretical market value, Yun Li became even more eager to see what prices her own consigned items would fetch.

Although she is not short of money, she does not mind having too much money.

With such anticipation, the items Yun Li had consigned finally arrived.

"The next item to be auctioned is a little different from the previous ones, because it is not a pill, nor a fighting technique or a high-level material, but a weapon."

The auctioneer clapped his hands, and a maid came forward carrying a long box.

"Weapons? I must have heard that right."

"What's the use of weapons? Once we reach this level, weapons don't really offer any improvement, do they? We might as well learn a fighting technique."

"It's just... hard to understand..."

"Before I became a Dou Wang, I liked to use weapons, but after I became a Dou Huang, I abandoned them. I don't need them at all as Dou Zong, they are of no use at all."

Upon learning what would be auctioned next, many people in the hall discussed it animatedly, showing disdain for the weapons.

After all, as they said, once you reach a certain level of strength, ordinary weapons can't enhance your power at all. A single palm strike can destroy a mountain; what use are weapons then?

Of course, not everyone thought so, especially those forces that received advance notice of the auction. They all knew that this auction was unusual, and the key was the divine weapons and artifacts.

Among them are treasures that would even tempt a Dou Sheng (Battle Saint) level expert.

Those who were qualified to know the inside story in advance were almost all top-tier powerful forces. Upon hearing the auctioneer's words, they all sat up straighter and stared intently at the top.

Among them, the actions of the people from Fenglei Pavilion, Huangquan Pavilion, Yin Valley, and Tianming Sect were the most obvious...

Under everyone's gaze, the auctioneer opened the long box, revealing the weapons inside.

The moment the box was opened, everyone seemed to hear a tremendous dragon's roar, and a terrifying dragon's might spread out, sending chills down the spines of everyone present.

Even the auctioneer, who possessed the strength of a Dou Zong, could barely resist the dragon's might and carefully took it out.

The weapon is purplish-red, and small dragon-like energy surrounds the blade.

"The Dragon Might of a Ninth-Order Saint..."

A leading core disciple of the Tianming Sect stood up, looked at the Dragon Sword on the auction stage, and shouted in disbelief.

He was absolutely certain that this dragon's might was only possessed by a ninth-tier saint.

"What?! Ninth-tier Dragon Might?! That's equivalent to the power of a Dou Sheng expert!"

"No wonder it's so terrifying, it's actually a legendary Dou Sheng powerhouse! This is the first time I've ever encountered one."

"It's not a true Dou Sheng powerhouse, but probably just a part of his material, but it's still extremely terrifying."

"Great! I never expected there to be such a good thing. I'll get it even if it means going bankrupt."

After confirming the level of the dragon's might on the sword, everyone present could no longer sit still. Even the top forces that knew some inside information in advance had their hearts racing.

After all, the Three Valleys and Two Sects don't have many Dou Sheng, and some don't even have Dou Sheng at all.

"This sword is called the Dragon Scale Sword. It was forged with the dragon's might of a nine-star Dou Sheng expert. It not only has absolute suppression over magical beasts of the ninth rank and below, but it can also enhance the power of a Dou Sheng expert."

"It even has certain exemptions in the void world, enough to allow its owner to travel more easily in spatial rifts or the void world."

After briefly introducing its power, the auctioneer carefully placed the Dragon Scale Sword into the long box and then announced the starting price.

"Starting bid... 10 billion gold coins or equivalent value of pills and materials. Seller does not wish for combat skills."

The sound of that word instantly caused an uproar throughout the venue.

This astronomical figure has sent shivers down the spines of many small and medium-sized enterprises.

"1 billion? Even if you sold me and my family, we wouldn't be worth 1 billion."

"You're ignorant. This is a weapon of the Dou Sheng level. It can even enhance the strength of a Dou Sheng expert. Not to mention, the dragon's might alone is enough to make those below the Dou Sheng level lose some of their fighting spirit, or even be unable to withstand it."

"Such a weapon only costs a billion? No, I should say that it's incredibly cheap to be able to buy such a divine weapon."

"1 billion gold coins? That's cheap. My Cao family will offer 15 billion, in lieu of 7th-grade pills. Please give my Cao family some face."

Before others could even begin to discuss it, an elder of the Cao family directly added 500 million gold coins. Although this amount was enormous, it was nothing to the countless genius alchemists of the Cao family.