I, a spoiled young master, conquered the Crown Princess right from the start!

Liu Ruyan walked to the center of the high platform, her deep, star-like eyes scanning the entire audience. Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice carried a strange magic that could make all things submit.

"This bone's origin and age are unknown, but after joint examination by several of our elders, it is found to bear a trace of the most primordial... the true essence of the Primordial Dao!"

"If one could comprehend even a fraction of its essence, one could ascend to the heavens in a single step, possessing the unparalleled possibility of reaching the Saint Realm, or even glimpsing the Emperor Realm!"

boom!

Liu Ruyan's words completely ignited the entire audience!

Holy Land!

Imperial Realm!

These two words were like the most potent aphrodisiac, instantly turning the eyes of all the cultivators present blood red!

Even the important figures who had been hiding in the private rooms released their terrifying divine senses and probed the stone box without any concealment!

"snort!"

Liu Ruyan let out a cold snort, and an invisible yet vast power swept through her body.

puff!puff!puff!

Those unbridled divine thoughts, in the face of this power, were like eggs hitting a divine wall, instantly crushed to pieces!

Several muffled groans came simultaneously from numerous private rooms!

"On the territory of my Wanbao Chamber of Commerce, please abide by the rules."

Liu Ruyan's voice turned cold.

This move instantly intimidated all the petty scoundrels.

Without further ado, she slowly opened the stone box in her hand.

Om-!

There were no earth-shattering phenomena, nor any dazzling divine light.

There was only an ancient, vast, and chaotic aura, as if it existed before the creation of heaven and earth and before the separation of the universe, emanating from the stone box.

All eyes were fixed intently on the stone box.

There was a piece of bone, about the size of a palm, grayish-white in color, which looked ordinary, like a piece of common animal bone, lying there quietly.

Its surface has no runes, no luster, and not even the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy.

However, everyone present, whether they were cultivators at the Emperor Realm, experts at the Venerable Realm, or even giants at the Lord Realm or Supreme Realm, experienced their spiritual power become uncontrollably stagnant the moment they saw the bone.

It was as if, in its presence, all laws and all powers had lost their meaning.

This is the Tao!

The most fundamental, purest, primordial way!

"Starting bid: three million top-grade spirit stones!"

Liu Ruyan's voice rang out again, breaking the deathly silence.

"Each bid increase must be no less than... 100,000!"

Three million!

The starting bid alone deterred 99% of the cultivators present.

However, for the truly top powers, this feast has only just begun!

"Three million one hundred thousand!"

"Three million two hundred thousand!"

After a brief silence, the sound of bidding began to rang out from the top-tier private rooms.

"Three and a half million! I, Changsheng Qijia, will take this!"

Qi Tian's cold, murderous voice came from a private room not far away. He clearly wanted to use the Qi family's name to suppress the others.

"Hmph! Immortality and family harmony? What a show of power!" From another direction, the voice of Xiao Wuji, the Holy Son of the Yao Guang Holy Land, rang out, filled with disdain. "Four million! If you've got the guts, keep going!"

"Four million one hundred thousand!"

"Four million two hundred thousand!"

Crimson Sun Holy Land, Holy Sun Gate, Sword Palace...

One by one, top-tier forces from the Celestial Realm have joined this final competition.

Prices were climbing at a terrifying, frantic pace.

Soon, it broke the five million mark!

Inside the No. 1 VIP box.

Shi Xuanfei was speechless with astonishment.

"My God, have these old guys brought the entire sect's wealth here?"

Chu Feng, on the other hand, appeared quite calm.

Now that he has the card Liu Ruyan gave him, he has no worries about not having enough spirit stones.

He's just waiting now.

Waiting for the right opportunity.

Just then.

"Six million."

An aged yet powerful voice slowly emerged from the most exclusive private room, which had remained silent until now.

"This item is destined to be part of my Alchemist Association. I hope you will all do me a favor."

Alchemist Guild!

When those words were uttered, even Qi Tian and Xiao Wuji's expressions changed.

If we say that the Fire Domain is the ancestor of fire control...

Therefore, the Alchemist Association is the holy land in the hearts of all alchemists in the entire Heavenly Realm!

Its power and influence are so vast that they even surpass those of ordinary holy sites!

Because no one dares to easily offend a behemoth that can refine Saint-grade or even Emperor-grade divine pills!

"It's Dan Chenzi, the Grand Elder of the Alchemist Association!"

"I didn't expect even he would come in person!"

Dan Chenzi's voice indeed had an effect.

The bidding in the room suddenly became quieter.

However, at that moment...

"Six million one hundred thousand."

Just when everyone thought the ownership of this Primordial Dao Bone had been settled, a clear and cold female voice, like a snow lotus on a mountain peak, yet carrying an undeniable majesty, drifted out from another VIP box that had been silent all along.

This voice seemed to possess some strange magic, instantly stirring up the slightly stagnant atmosphere in the arena caused by the Alchemist Association.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the curtain of the private room being gently lifted by a fair and jade-like hand. A woman dressed in a plain long dress with an outstanding figure walked slowly to the front of the viewing platform.

She appeared to be around thirty years old, with exquisitely beautiful features, yet without the slightest hint of coquetry. Her phoenix eyes were clear and cold like the moon, as if reflecting the unchanging Milky Way. She exuded a transcendent and otherworldly aura, untouched by the mundane world.

It was a mature charm that came with the passage of time, perfectly blended with an otherworldly and aloof elegance, making one dare only admire from afar and not harbor any sense of disrespect.

"It's the abbess of Cihang Jingzhai, Fairy Jingxuan!"

"My God! Even she's been alerted! Wasn't she rumored to have been in seclusion for a century, attempting to break through to the Saint Realm?"

"It seems the allure of this Primordial Dao Bone is even more terrifying than we imagined!"

A series of low cheers erupted from the crowd.

Inside the VIP box, Lin Wanyin, who had been sitting as still as an ice sculpture, trembled violently the moment she saw the woman. For the first time, her eyes, which had been frozen with humiliation and anger, revealed excitement, admiration, and a hint of barely perceptible panic.

"Master...Master!"

She gasped involuntarily, her voice trembling.

Upon hearing this, Chu Feng raised an eyebrow, looked at the Fairy Jingxuan with great interest, stroked his chin, and gave a very fair assessment: "Hmm, she is indeed quite good-looking, comparable to you."

"You...!" Lin Wanyin whirled around, her beautiful phoenix eyes practically spitting fire. She gritted her teeth and hissed in a low voice, "You are not allowed to be disrespectful to my master!"

"Tsk tsk, Master~" Shi Xuanfei, who was afraid the world was not chaotic enough, came over and breathed sweetly into Chu Feng's ear, and said with a coquettish smile, "This Fairy Jingxuan is the famous 'Jade Guanyin' in the Heavenly Realm. She cultivates the Supreme Dao of Forgetfulness and is pure and desireless. It is said that she is still an old maid who has never been with men."

"If you have any evil intentions, she might chop off three of your legs with one sword."

Chu Feng twitched the corner of his mouth, remaining noncommittal.