Chapter 29

Just as Yitian was about to head to Black Dragon City, a piece of news was relayed back to the tribe.

Half a month later, the Moon Gathering Tower in Black Dragon City would hold a once-a-decade auction, the well-known Black Dragon Auction, presided over by the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion in Jingmu County.

Every time the Black Dragon Auction was held, all the forces around Black Dragon City would be stirred into action.

Even the forces from other places outside Black Dragon City would rush over.

The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion could be considered the largest merchant house in Jingmu County, with its business spanning all thirty-five cities in the county, possessing vast wealth, and various cultivation resources could be purchased from the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.

The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion would hold an auction every ten years in one of the major cities in Jingmu County, gathering rare treasures, various cultivation techniques, secret manuals, weapons, and elixirs, which would be auctioned to enhance the reputation of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.

This year, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion decided to hold the auction in Black Dragon City, known as the Black Dragon Auction.

The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion had a very deep foundation, established by some major forces in Jingmu County, or with their shares, and it could gather a large amount of resources every year, making it a force that no one or any power dared to provoke.

When Yitian and his group received this news, they immediately decided to set out.

Every item that appeared at the auction was a premium, something not usually found in regular merchant houses.

The six members of the Reincarnation Squad set out.

Even the great leader of the tribe, Yike, brought over a dozen tribal warriors to participate, especially since they had mined a large-scale essence vein and obtained a large amount of essence stones.

Yitian and his group soon arrived at Black Dragon City.

At this time, the entire Black Dragon City had become crowded, with a large number of martial artists surging in from all directions, and the presence of various forces could be seen, emitting powerful auras.

Yitian and his group waited in the inn, seizing the opportunity to cultivate.

This time, Yitian and his group packed most of their essence stones into iron chests, all tied to the beast carts, at least a hundred thousand low-grade essence stones.

For safety, they even rented an independent courtyard, placing the cart of essence stones inside.

This was also a bold move by Yitian and his group. If others knew that the cart was full of essence stones, even some major forces might be tempted to secretly attack and plunder.

"If only we had mid-grade essence stones, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble pulling this large cart!" Yikuang was very frustrated.

Yifeng, Yihong, and the others all nodded in agreement.

Any essence vein would have high, mid, and low-grade essence stones, but in smaller veins, high and mid-grade essence stones were extremely rare.

One mid-grade essence stone could be exchanged for a hundred low-grade essence stones. If they brought mid-grade essence stones, each of them would only need to carry a few, making it much easier.

Yitian said, "There's no need to complain here. We came for the auction, didn't we? At the auction, there might be storage treasures. If we each auction one, we won't have to worry about these things. We can just put them in the storage treasures, which would be very convenient."

That's right!

Yikuang, Yifeng, and the others immediately brightened up.

They immediately added storage treasures to the list of items they planned to bid on.

It was known that storage treasures were extremely valuable, costing at least several thousand low-grade essence stones, and very few were sold in the merchant houses of Black Dragon City.

Only some major forces' patriarchs and elders had such storage treasures.

These storage treasures were said to have been passed down from sects.

Those sects mastered the method of refining storage treasures and had some top-grade elixirs, powerful magical weapons, and other items consigned to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion for auction, to gather a continuous supply of essence stones and other cultivation resources.

Now, each of them had several ten thousand low-grade essence stones, and buying a storage treasure was not a problem.

Yitian and his group stayed in the courtyard, cultivating.

For every martial artist, they cherished the time for cultivation, seizing every opportunity, and with a large amount of essence stones, they could clearly feel their cultivation improving, their true qi constantly refining.

At the same time, the Wu family of the Eight Great Clans received the news of the Yi tribe's people entering the city within a day.

They soon discovered Yitian's whereabouts.

"Father, quickly capture that boy. I will slowly torture him to death!"

In the Wu family's main hall, a spoiled young master said to his father, Wu Shigong, the head of the Wu family.

"Shut up, you good-for-nothing wastrel! Get back to your room and don't come out for the next half month, or I'll break your legs!"

Upon hearing Wu Yan's words, Wu Shigong immediately vented some of his anger on his son. In recent years, the Wu family had become a laughingstock among the other families and forces in Black Dragon City, and a significant reason for this was this spoiled son.

The third son of the Wu family, seeing his father's anger directed at him, immediately fled.

"Hmph, I'll let you off for now. After the Black Dragon Auction, I'll make you die!"

Wu Shigong's eyes flashed with a cold, sinister look.

He didn't care whether Yitian was the one who beat his son. Due to Yitian, he had retreated without a fight, becoming a laughingstock among the other forces in Black Dragon City, losing face. No matter what, he blamed everything on Yitian.

Moreover, this period was extremely sensitive, and he wouldn't do anything unwise at this critical moment.

He still had to arrange for the Wu family's forces to be on high alert to prevent any experts and forces attracted by the Black Dragon Auction, especially those who might take advantage of the chaos.

The Black Dragon Auction was held as scheduled.

On that day, the Moon Gathering Tower was packed with people, all eager to participate in the auction.

However, participating in the Black Dragon Auction wasn't easy. One had to pay ten low-grade essence stones to qualify.

These ten low-grade essence stones were just the price for a regular seat. If one wanted a private room, the price was five times higher, at fifty low-grade essence stones. Above the private rooms were luxury private rooms, VIP private rooms, and supreme private rooms, each level being several times more expensive.

This made many martial artists, who were learning about the auction's private room prices for the first time, curse loudly.

A single private room cost hundreds or even thousands of low-grade essence stones, which was too expensive. Even their entire fortune might not match it, and the difference was too great.

Yitian and his group each paid ten essence stones, received a number, and entered the venue.

If it were before, they would have been extremely pained, and even now, the price of ten low-grade essence stones still made them feel a bit heartache.

Yitian and his six companions entered the Moon Gathering Tower and, guided by the staff, sat at a table on the first floor.

On the table, there were a few plates of exquisite pastries and drinks.

They ate the pastries while waiting for the auction to begin.

Around them, the seats gradually filled up, with over a thousand people.

Each of them was at least a mid-rank martial artist, with some wealth, and various auras of different strengths mixed together.

Especially, Yitian could sense the powerful auras from the private rooms on the second and even third floors, at least from ninth-rank martial artists.

According to the number of such auras he sensed, there were over a hundred.

Even some of the experts on the second and third floors had some grudges against each other, their auras constantly colliding, probing, and erupting in thunderous booms, making many martial artists in the hall feel nervous, fearing they might be caught in the crossfire and suffer an unexpected disaster.

Yitian could also achieve such a level.

When he fully activated the Pure Yang Technique, his Pure Yang True Qi would radiate outward, and his overwhelmingly righteous aura could fill the space around him for dozens of yards, like being in a furnace, making it difficult for mid and low-rank martial artists to resist.

High-rank martial artists, due to their thick true qi, could already release their true qi to attack. Although Yitian was only at the peak of the sixth rank, his true qi was thick, almost on par with ninth-rank martial artists.

At this moment, a terrifying aura suddenly spread throughout the Moon Gathering Tower, instantly enveloping the entire building. All the martial artists felt as if they were in a raging sea, unable to control themselves.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort echoed, and everyone present felt their true qi become disordered, almost spitting blood.

When that aura dissipated, all the martial artists were shocked.

Even the ninth-rank experts on the second and third floors began to restrain themselves, looking warily towards the depths of the Moon Gathering Tower. They couldn't believe that the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion had actually sent a Human Rank expert to this Black Dragon Auction.