Chapter 96

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After some inquiries, Yi Tian and his group received some good news.

It turned out that Fengxia could be entered for exploration, but each entry required the payment of one hundred high-grade essence stones to the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom.

One hundred high-grade essence stones were equivalent to one million low-grade essence stones, which would be enough to make even a Human Rank powerhouse wince.

So it is!

Yi Tian, Yi Li, and the others were all delighted.

Fengxia contained treasures like the Wind Spirit Tree, making it worth exploring for Yi Tian and his group.

After all, although Yi Tian and his group were quite wealthy, once the essence crystals were consumed, they would be gone. Therefore, most Human Rank powerhouses often formed teams to enter Tianfeng Gorge to earn resources for cultivation.

Without desperately earning resources, it would be difficult to cultivate normally, and they would likely fall far behind others, with limited potential.

Even though Yi Tian still had thirty-three essence crystals, with his cultivation speed, it would take at least five to six essence crystals to reach the peak of the Essence Gang stage.

Yi Feng, Yi Shan, and the others had even fewer essence crystals left.

In this case, even if Yi Tian were to share his essence crystals with them, it would only allow them to cultivate to the peak of the Essence Gang stage. The higher they went, the more resources they would need.

Moreover, the thirty-three essence crystals Yi Tian had left had their uses.

The capital of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom held a grand auction every few years, gathering rare treasures, incomplete cultivation techniques, ancient artifacts, magical treasures, talismans, and spirit pills from all the counties of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom, attracting the attention of powerful figures from all over the kingdom.

This year, a grand auction was about to take place.

This auction would be held by the Tianfang Tower, which would be even more spectacular than previous ones. Even the Marquis of Zhen Mountain would return from his duties to participate in this Tianfang auction.

The Tianfang Tower was a vast organization with influence spanning the capital and imperial cities of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom, the Daman Empire, the Magong Imperial Kingdom, and the Tianhuo Dynasty.

Even the royal family of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom was wary of the Tianfang Tower and dared not provoke it. The power behind the Tianfang Tower was the ancient and powerful Yoaoyue Sect.

The Yoaoyue Sect was an incredibly mysterious sect, with very few true disciples wandering outside.

The Tianfang Tower was just an outer organization of the Yoaoyue Sect.

The Tianfang Auction, held every five years, could rival the Tianfeng Auction jointly organized by the royal family of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom and major forces, making it one of the top two grand auctions.

This time, the Tianfang Auction would take place in a month and a half.

Top forces from all the counties of the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom, thousand-year-old noble families, and reclusive clans would send representatives to the auction. Even powerful figures from other kingdoms outside the Tianfeng Imperial Kingdom would attend. If Yi Tian and his group had arrived later, all the estates might have been rented out.

During this month and a half, Yi Tian and his group stayed indoors, consolidating their cultivation realms.

To reach the peak of the Essence Gang stage was extremely difficult for Yi Tian and his group. Without the help of essence crystals, it would take at least ten to twenty years.

This was because the true essence cultivated from the Heavenly Art was much stronger than that from other cultivation techniques, requiring a vast amount of essence energy and a great deal of time to refine and temper.

The month and a half passed in the blink of an eye.

At this moment, the Tianfang Tower in the eastern part of the city had its main gates wide open, with countless carriages and vehicles filling the square outside.

Yi Tian and his group of six arrived at the Tianfang Tower. Yi Feng, Yi Shan, Yi Kuang, and the others looked around in amazement, unable to take it all in.

Although Yi Tian was not particularly surprised, seeing the true scenery of this world still gave him a unique feeling.

"Is this the Tianfang Tower?"

Yi Tian looked at the vast estate before him, where pavilions and terraces were faintly visible, exquisitely and elegantly arranged, like a classical garden rather than an auction house.

Compared to the Juyue Tower in Heilong City, this was like the difference between a Suzhou garden and a rural farm.

"Country bumpkins!"

Suddenly, a disdainful voice came from behind.

Yi Tian and his group turned around to see a well-dressed young man looking at them with disdain, then following an old man, accompanied by two attendants, both of whom were Ninth Rank Warriors. They quickly entered the Tianfang Tower.

"Hmph!"

Yi Kuang couldn't help but feel angry.

A mere Sixth Rank Warrior dared to speak to them like that. If it weren't for the inappropriate setting, he would have taught him a lesson.

"Do you have any preferences for seating? Our Tianfang Tower has twelve pavilions, thirty-six terraces, one hundred and eight floating boats, and three types of seats: gold, silver, and bronze."

As Yi Tian and his group entered the Tianfang Tower, they were led by a servant girl who introduced them to the auction arrangements. The twelve pavilions and thirty-six terraces were reserved for those with great strength or background, and the costs were not trivial. The twelve pavilions required ten thousand high-grade essence stones, the thirty-six terraces required one thousand high-grade essence stones, and the one hundred and eight floating boats required one hundred high-grade essence stones.

As for the gold, silver, and bronze seats, they cost ten, eight, and five high-grade essence stones, respectively.

Yi Tian and his group couldn't help but draw in a breath.

If it weren't for their tribe mining a large essence vein, they might not have been able to enter the Tianfang Tower at all.

Ten to eight high-grade essence stones were equivalent to the wealth accumulated by major forces in Heilong City over hundreds of years, showing how weak those forces were in the capital, with a vast gap between them.

Only Yi Tian and his group, unfamiliar with the Tianfang Tower, had plunged in without hesitation.

Those who dared to enter the Tianfang Tower were all powerful figures or came from top-tier forces like thousand-year-old noble families, with the weakest being second-tier forces in a county.

The servant girl led Yi Tian and his group directly to the gold, silver, and bronze seats.

Yi Tian saw from a distance that the gold, silver, and bronze seats were extremely luxurious, with jade cups, silver chopsticks, and various exotic dishes on the tables, exquisitely prepared.

However, Yi Tian frowned.

It was not advisable for them to reveal their identities too early. The gold, silver, and bronze seats had no barriers, which could be troublesome for Yi Tian and his group. Once they bid on any treasures, they might be remembered by others, even if they were disguised.

"We want a floating boat!"

Yi Tian said to the servant girl.

"Ah?"

The servant girl looked at Yi Tian and his group in surprise. She didn't expect these young people to want a floating boat, which cost a hundred high-grade essence stones, a significant amount that only Human Rank powerhouses could afford.

Yi Feng and the others were not surprised.

For them, a hundred high-grade essence stones were not much. Each of them had at least tens of thousands of high-grade essence stones, a substantial fortune.

The servant girl was pleasantly surprised after confirming.

She didn't expect Yi Tian and his group to be so generous despite their unremarkable appearance.

Thus, she led Yi Tian and his group to the area with the floating boats, boarding a small, exquisite boat. It had tables, chairs, snacks, and fruits, with curtains hanging and a lute player performing.

The boatman rowed, and the boat glided smoothly, as if floating in the air, on a mirror-like surface.

Soon, the boat reached the center of the lake.

One by one, other small boats arrived from all directions, floating in the center of the lake. In addition, there were twelve elegant pavilions and thirty-six terraces built in the middle of the lake.

Around the lake, which covered thousands of acres, tables for the gold, silver, and bronze seats were scattered.

In the center of the lake, a display platform made of jade, large enough for dozens of people to encircle, stood tall.

When all the guests arrived,

A ethereal figure descended from the sky, slowly landing on the jade platform.

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