Chu Yan sat deeply immersed amongst the dense, swarming crowd of the main auditorium, his posture perfectly tense as he waited with bated breath for the official start of the grand evening auction.
The massive gallery was structured like an ancient colosseum, with rows upon rows of obsidian seats stretching upward toward the heavily vaulted ceiling.
The ambient spiritual pressure from thousands of high-level cultivators gathered in one confined space created a thick, buzzing hum in the atmosphere.
In the hidden recesses of his mind, Chu Yan was entirely focused on a highly specific, legendary opportunity detailed within the chapters of the original web novel.
The skull of a peak Heavenly Saint Realm expert, perfectly preserved within the hollow core of a dense, unpolished celestial stone.
According to the specific lore of this world, that preserved artifact was nothing short of a strategic treasure.
