The buff is permanent, and you start the game with a fountain of water.

"1000 gold coins".

As soon as the gentle words were spoken, a player eagerly placed an offer.

Inside the luxurious private room on the second floor, Liu Feng introduced Huan Cheng: "The president of the Brotherhood is called Brotherhood of Deep Affection, and they are considered one of the top second-tier forces in Qingyang City."

"1100 gold coins!"

Almost at the same time that Brotherhood made its offer, another player immediately offered an even higher price.

"1200 gold coins!"

"1300..."

…………

As everyone realized what was happening, the price skyrocketed, and the bidding war entered a heated phase without warning.

Huan Cheng watched the crowd without showing any emotion, inwardly marveling at how wealthy these people were.

It was said that each price increase should not be less than 10 gold coins, but judging from the reactions on site, the increases were basically 100 or more.

Two months ago, Huan Cheng wouldn't have dared to imagine such a scene.

In the short time Huan Cheng was stunned, the price had already exceeded two thousand gold.

At this point, the intensity of the bidding suddenly decreased, but Banzhan Wenrou didn't seem to care and continued to host the event in a calm and unhurried manner.

The reason is simple: none of the eight major guilds have made a bid yet, even though they are in the VIP seats in the front row.

These are the most promising contenders for the guild token; this is only the warm-up phase.

When the price climbed to 2600, the smaller guilds were already planning to give up.

"Guild leader Ye Liuyun of the Liuyun Guild has bid 2600. Are there any higher bids?"

After waiting a few seconds and no one else made a bid, Half a Cup of Gentleness slowly spoke, but her gaze was fixed on the eight major guilds.

"Three daughters!" The leader of the Loyalty Society, Loyalty and Righteousness, was a middle-aged man with a tall and strong physique and a deep and steady voice.

He stood up and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Ye Liuyun: "Brother Liuyun, I'm really sorry, but our Loyalty Society is determined to get this. Please do us a favor."

Ye Liuyun sighed dejectedly, knowing that he had nothing more to do, and returned the greeting with a fist and palm salute, thus withdrawing from the bidding.

"You think you can take over the number one guild in the Divine Realm with just three thousand gold coins? What a pipe dream!" Roaring Tiger glanced at the Loyalty Society with disdain, coldly announcing, "Four thousand!"

Loyalty and Righteousness frowned, ignoring the Tiger Roaring in the Sky's provocation, and added another thousand, pushing the price to five thousand gold coins.

Changfeng Yinuo and Wu Shao exchanged a glance, then announced a price of 5,500, officially declaring that Changfeng Guild had joined the competition.

While the battle raged, the only two women in the front row whispered to each other.

The woman on the left has her face covered by a light veil, so her features are not visible, but she has a graceful figure with smooth lines and long, beautiful black hair that reaches her waist. Every move she makes has a captivating charm.

The woman on the right was the complete opposite. She was tall and slender, dressed in a clean and neat tight-fitting leather armor, with a single ponytail, sharp eyes, and an imposing air of heroism.

These two are none other than Dream Bell, the guild leader of Dream Guild, and Jiajia, the guild leader of Jingwu Guild.

As the only daughter of the richest man, Jiajia theoretically had the most abundant wealth among them, but she remained a spectator throughout the entire process and never participated in the bidding.

"Jiajia, aren't you going to try and fight for it?"

Upon hearing Dreamy Bell's question, Jiajia chuckled and shook her head, saying, "The title of Number One Guild is utterly useless to us. Let them fight over it if they want it!"

These words were made without any attempt to conceal their meaning, and the people in the front row heard them clearly.

No one paid any attention. Changfeng Yinuo and Zhongyi Wushuang nodded to Jiajia and then turned their attention to the auction.

Other guilds need the title of the number one guild to increase their appeal, but the Elite Martial Guild does not.

The Jingwu Association is known for its excellent benefits; anyone wanting to join would walk around Qingyang City.

However, the Jingwu Association has always adhered to the policy of elite troops and has extremely strict requirements for personnel. To date, it only has a few thousand people.

In Jiajia's words, the Jingwu Association only wants the strong.

Under this policy, the title of No. 1 Guild is dispensable to the Jingwu Guild and is not worth spending huge sums of money to compete for.

"Sister Lingyin, why don't you give it a try? I can sponsor some of it if you need money."

With just one sentence, everyone's attention was instantly drawn to Dreamy Bell.

If Jiajia supports Dreamy Ringtones, they really can't compete with her in terms of financial resources.

Dreamy Bell's expression changed slightly, then she chuckled and shook her head: "Don't joke with your sister. Dreamy Pavilion is just a place for the sisters of the Divine Realm to help each other. We have no intention of competing for the number one guild."

That's true.

The fact that Dream Pavilion was able to rank among the top eight guilds is closely related to their unique guild nature, but this nature also determines that they cannot truly dominate Qingyang City.

Dreamy Bell Sound is skilled in social maneuvering and understands people's hearts best. At this time, competing for guild tokens would be detrimental to her, so she naturally wouldn't be the one to take the lead.

The situation of the Purple Robe Tower is somewhat similar to that of the Elite Martial Arts Association. Their core members are all assassins. Although there are not many of them, they act mysteriously and unpredictably. They don't care much about the guild token and have no intention of participating.

With the withdrawal of Jingwu Guild, Dream Pavilion, and Purple Robe Tower, only five of the eight major guilds remain.

The arrogant and domineering man remained silent throughout, which suggests that he had reached an agreement with the fierce tiger, who would then join forces to compete for the guild token.

Therefore, the only ones actually bidding are Fierce Tiger Roaring to the Sky, Long Wind Promise, Loyalty and Righteousness Unparalleled, and Flying Dragon in the Sky, the leader of the Nine Heavens Alliance.

The founders of the Nine Heavens Alliance were nine sworn brothers with a close relationship. All of them had the character "Tian" (天, meaning heaven) in their names, hence the name of the alliance. The eldest of them was Feilong Zaitian (飞龙在天, meaning Flying Dragon in the Sky).

The four of them fought over the price, and in no time they had pushed it up to an astronomical price of eight thousand gold coins.

"Boss, it looks like the price is almost at its peak," Liu Feng said to Huan Cheng after observing for a moment.

Huan Cheng nodded slightly, agreeing with Liu Feng's opinion.

The four bidders were noticeably more cautious this time, and each bid was increased to 100 gold.

To put it bluntly, the title of "Number One Guild" is just a hollow one. Especially since the major cities are not interconnected, even the greatest reputation cannot attract players from other major cities, which greatly limits the value of guild tokens.

Sure enough, after a short while, the most financially weakest party, the Loyalty Society, decisively withdrew from the auction when the price climbed to 8700 gold.

Only Changfeng Guild, Menghu Xiaotian, and Feilong Zaitian remained at the scene.

"9500 gold coins".

Feilong Zaitian gritted his teeth and raised the price to 9500 gold coins in one go, hoping to scare away Changfeng Yinuo and Menghu Xiaotian in one fell swoop.

"Ten thousand gold pieces!"

Tiger Roaring Sky glanced at Aoshi Xiaoxiong and, seeing him nod slightly, immediately offered a price of ten thousand gold.

"Gentle Shopkeeper, is it mandatory to use Divine Realm currency for this transaction? We don't have enough currency prepared. Can the remaining markup be paid proportionally using real-world currency?"

Feilong Zaitian stood up and looked at Banzhan Wenrou, asking her question gently.

"I'm sorry, Guild Master Jiutian, it's our rule to only accept Divine Realm Coins. We cannot agree to your request." Banzhan Wenrou smiled slightly and decisively rejected Feilong Zaitian's proposal.

Huan Cheng set the bottom line of only accepting Divine Realm Coins.

This auction involves a huge amount of money. Even if it is transferred through the Divine Realm System, the sudden appearance of so much money in one's account is, in the eyes of some forces, no different from directly revealing one's identity.

Therefore, Huan Cheng would rather see a significant decrease in profits than accept the current currency.