Chapter 493: Ancient Clan
The Eighth Order is undoubtedly a crucial realm.
After stepping into the Eighth Order, one can influence the flow of Heavenly Fate in small areas, and within the Great Realm, one can affect the cultivation speed of each Taoist orthodoxy.
Creatures of this level are now entirely in the Upper Realm, and in the Lower Realm, they are simply nonexistent. The Upper and Lower Realms are disconnected, and except for people from the Three Great Clans, few cultivators can come and go freely.
Nowadays, in the Lower Realm, apart from the three Fang Families, some long-standing powerful Taoist orthodoxy mostly had elder ancestors who entered the Upper Realm.
These people, after entering the Upper Realm, are essentially never heard from again, and many cultivation skills have been lost.
Some of these orthodoxies possess the Eighth Order's legacy, but most are incomplete. None have anything like the Mystic Sun True Understanding, which directly reaches the Perfection of the Eighth Order.
A complete Eighth Order Immortal Law, moreover as a main text, containing the True Intent of the Immortal Path, is enough to change the fate for these family sects!
Usually staying secluded and deeply reclusive, the ancient figures were alarmed, breaking through barriers one after another. Numerous Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Spirit Stone Veins, and Spirit Stones, long hidden and preserved, were urgently mobilized, mortgaged, and liquidated in succession.
The entire cultivation world of the Lower Realm was thoroughly boiling.
The Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Four Seas Dragon Court, Hundred Stars Pavilion... these mighty entities in the Lower Realm, with immense fame shaking regions, have all sent teams led by Supreme Elders, and even sect leaders, rushing towards Wanliu City without any concerns.
Above Wanliu City's sky, it has never been so busy; rare Flying Boats, warships, carriages, and even the main body of Great Demons in shape transformation roared past in the canopy, stirring whirlwinds of spiritual energy, affecting the weather for millions of miles.
The Teleportation Array's light shines day and night, operating in overload, and the airspace around Wanliu City has already seen authorities from the Three Great Clans step in to manage and clear conduits.
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In a flash, a month has passed.
Wanliu City, this already prosperous giant city, has seen its transient population increase by more than tenfold in this brief month,
All places capable of housing people within the city—inns, restaurants, cave dwelling rentals, and even residential homes—are packed tightly, with prices soaring to a jaw-dropping height.
The streets are bustling with crowds of cultivators, every glance reveals powerful aura and sharp-eyed individuals.
Third-rank cultivators, uncommon on regular days, are everywhere, and Fourth Order experts are also frequently seen.
The air is filled with various powerful auras, the spiritual light of Magic Treasures, mixed with myriad sounds of exchanges, clamoring intensely, reaching the skies.
Many cultivators are no longer there for the Mystic Sun True Understanding but just to watch the spectacle; such grand occasions are rarely encountered in the Lower Realm.
To avoid incidents, Wanliu City's protective array has already been fully activated, its spiritual light soaring to the sky, and the guard force has been doubled to prevent any potential chaos.
The Ten Thousand Treasures Tower has become the center of the storm, its building shining more brilliantly than usual in stars' light, with the nine-story high tower seemingly piercing the firmament.
The plaza in front of the tower had been cleared long before, a formidable restriction set up, allowing only VIPs holding special auction invitations from Ten Thousand Treasures Tower to enter through designated passages.
Countless eyes gather atop the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower at the Heavenly Circle Pavilion.
Everyone knows that after this auction, its impact will be enough to radiate across the power dynamics of the Lower Realm.
For Wanliu City, especially for the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, this brief month felt like being right at the storm's center.
The business prosperity within this month, the colossal volume of transactions, far exceeds any time before, reaching the pinnacle of history.
All layers of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, especially areas responsible for assessing large assets, mortgaging, and spirit stone exchange, have long been overcrowded.
Scenes rarely seen on regular days are now everywhere; long lines wind and extend from the Treasure Appraisal Room entrance, from the third floor to the first-floor plaza.
The erstwhile composed and leisurely treasure appraisers are now so busy they can't keep their feet on the ground, sweating across their foreheads, with diverse collateral piled before them.
Glorious, spiritually charged Flying Swords are reluctantly brought out by their owners; the swords hum with dissatisfaction.
Heritage Divine Weapons, symbolizing the family's clan, now lie dusted on the appraisal table.
Behind each Magic Treasure stands a cultivator or even a sect's last reserve combat strength, now placed on the chopping board for that elusive immortal chance.
Not just Magic Treasures, all kinds of wondrous treasures are also laid on the table, Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron, Ten Thousand Years Medicine Spirit, Spirit Vein Jade Marrow...
These treasures, enough to provoke small-scale disputes on regular days, now stack like cabbage, awaiting appraisal.
Even more shocking are the contract agreements.
These property rights represent the everlasting foundation of a family clan, including core spirit veins, ancestral spirit mountains, and even the sect's ancestral grounds.
They gambled their forefather's legacy, their descendant's future Qi fortune, all just to obtain entry to the auction and pursue a faint hope of ascending.
The whole Ten Thousand Treasures Tower is like a rapidly-operating spirit stone furnace, the foundational wealth from the Nine Heavens and Four Seas gathered, refined into spirit stone tokens labeled with monetary values.
The Ten Thousand Treasures Tower's earnings from this auction have already far surpassed the value of the Mystic Sun True Understanding itself.
Such an earth-shattering auction naturally cannot escape the notice of the real mighty entities at the top of the Lower Realm, the Three Great Clans.