Seventy million! That was equivalent to the value of seventy million catties of spirit stones!
Wow—
The entire venue erupted in exclamations. Although seventy million wasn't a huge sum for many great figures, that was merely the starting bid. The final transaction price often exceeded it by many times.
Even Ye Chen couldn't help but be startled. This was just the beginning, yet they were already auctioning a 120,000-year-old Nine Treasures Divine Fruit Medicine Spirit with a starting bid as high as seventy million. This auction event was truly extraordinary, far more impressive in scale than any auction Ye Chen had encountered before.
"Eighty million!"
At this moment, a voice rang out. It was Master Gu Lan, who without hesitation directly raised the bid by ten million, turning seventy million into eighty million.
Many people sighed inwardly. Truly worthy of an alchemist, especially a master alchemist of this level. They were indeed wealthy and influential. After years of alchemy, even unintentionally, they had accumulated vast fortunes unimaginable to ordinary people.
"Eighty-five million!"
"Eighty-eight million!"
"Ninety million!"
"One hundred million—"
...
In the following time, the entire auction hall descended into a frenzy of bidding. Those who spoke up were all genuine master alchemists. Even other Great Power ancestors who coveted the item did not dare to open their mouths, fearing they might offend these master alchemists. After all, the status of an eighth-level Alchemy Master was even higher than that of a Great Power.
Once offended, and if they harbored a desire for revenge, their renowned reputation was enough to call upon friends and allies, summoning supreme powerhouses from across the universe to work for them. That would be a true terror.
Precisely because of this, these great figures dared not speak up. Moreover, this was just one of the supreme treasures in the auction, so they all fell silent, allowing these master alchemists to continue their frenzied bidding.
"One hundred and fifty million!"
Soon, the bidding price for the Nine Treasures Divine Fruit reached an unprecedented one hundred and fifty million, more than double the initial starting bid. This also shocked everyone at the sheer wealth of these master alchemists, enough to make countless Great Powers pale in comparison.
However, whether it was Grandmaster An Mu, Dan Chen, or the other Grandmaster Alchemists, none of them had spoken up, appearing calm and unmoved.
This caused many to sigh lightly. Grandmaster Alchemists had long surpassed eighth-level masters, their vision was higher. A Medicine Spirit like the Nine Treasures Divine Fruit with 120,000 years of age might not even catch their eye.
In the divine pavilion, the old man chuckled and said, "Little friend, do you also look down on this Nine Treasures Divine Fruit?"
Ye Chen smiled wryly. "Old senior, please don't humble this junior like that. With so many alchemists fighting over that Nine Treasures Divine Fruit, if a junior like me were to jump in and bid, wouldn't I anger all the master alchemists for not knowing my place?"
"Oh?" The old man smiled. "You're not being honest, little friend. With the forceful and domineering nature of your Battle Saint lineage, which is expressed to the extreme in you, this old man doesn't believe you'd worry about offending these master alchemists."
Ye Chen smiled. "You're right. I truly have no fear of offending them, but I'd rather not do so unnecessarily. Moreover, this Nine Treasures Divine Fruit isn't something I must have, so I'd prefer not to offend those master alchemists over it."
As the two conversed, the bidding price for the Nine Treasures Divine Fruit doubled again, reaching a height of one hundred and seventy-five million, exceeding the starting bid by over a hundred million. In the end, it was successfully won by Master Gu Lan.
"Congratulations, Master Gu Lan!"
"Master Gu Lan, congratulations on winning the Nine Treasures Divine Fruit!"
From the three thousand divine pavilions, many great figures cupped their hands from afar towards Master Gu Lan in congratulation.
"That kid Gu Lan is going to spend a fortune, but if he can refine it successfully, the championship of this Alchemy Convention might have some suspense." The old man chuckled, stroking his long beard.
Hearing this, Ye Chen's heart trembled slightly. He grew even more curious about the old man's identity, though his expression remained calm on the surface as he continued watching the auction proceed.
"Now, the second supreme treasure to be auctioned is—!"
On the auction divine platform, a ball of dawn light surged forth. However, from within it erupted a vast, boundless, and immeasurable pressure, carrying a supreme and majestic aura that seeped out in wisps, instantly capturing everyone's attention.
Visible to the naked eye, within the dawn light was actually a crystal sphere the size of a human head, flawless and perfect, as if the most perfect object in the world, swirling with immeasurable and perfect world laws—
A World Heart!
Indeed, the second supreme treasure to be auctioned was actually a World Heart. Importantly, this World Heart was complete and flawless, containing the most complete world laws. Within it was vitality; with sufficient investment, there was hope of nurturing a world.
Moreover, the most important part was the charming auctioneer's words: "Everyone, don't underestimate this World Heart. It's no ordinary World Heart, nor is it the World Heart of a planar world. It is the core heart of the Monarch Great World of Sovereign Tianyi, who perished in ancient times. Due to certain reasons, the Monarch Great World collapsed, but the World Heart was extracted. It still contains the origin laws of the Monarch Great World. As long as sufficient investment is made, a complete Monarch Great World can be reopened. Once refined and opened, one might inherit the original majestic power of the Monarch Great World—"
As these words fell, countless powerhouses in the three thousand divine pavilions erupted with fervent gazes, even those composed Great Powers were no exception.
Although they had all opened their own origin worlds, and once they reached the Ancient Monarch realm, they would inevitably make the ultimate leap, directly transforming it into a Monarch Great World.
But the Ancient Monarch realm was one of the supreme domains. Looking across the entire ancient universe and the endless starry sky, with countless living beings, how many could be born throughout the ages?
If not few enough to count on one hand, it was almost that. Because it was too difficult.
Throughout an entire epoch, countless geniuses reached the Great Power realm, spending tens of thousands of years to reach the Great Power Peak. Yet, they often remained stuck at the threshold of the Great Power Peak, unable to take that next step, leaving eternal regret.
Now, obtaining this Monarch World Heart, which contained an Ancient Monarch's insights into world creation and some of the Sovereign's origin mysteries, while it might not allow one to break into the Ancient Monarch realm, once refined and used to open a Monarch Great World, merging it completely with one's own origin world, it would double one's strength, granting vast world power.
Just like the City Lord of Myriad Saints City at the first checkpoint of the Ultimate Ancient Path. Wasn't it precisely by relying on the Myriad Saints City opened by generations of ancestors that he possessed the power of the number one under that starry sky?