At this moment, a faction finally stepped forward—it was the Luo Tian Royal Clan. Luo Yingu cupped his fists respectfully toward the Changsheng Imperial Son and said, "Your Highness, my Luo Tian Royal Clan is willing to purchase one piece—this one—"
He pointed to a Chaos Primordial Stone about the size of a face, valued at eleven million catties of spirit stones.
All the major forces secretly nodded. The Luo Tian Royal Clan wasn't intentionally buying it to keep; they were deliberately trying to build goodwill with the Changsheng Imperial Clan. While eleven million catties of spirit stones was a significant amount for a Royal Clan, it was far from crippling. Using it to foster good relations was far better than simply spending over ten million catties of spirit stones.
Sure enough, seeing the Luo Tian Royal Clan be the first to step forward, many experts from the Changsheng Imperial Clan looked over, their expressions somewhat satisfied. Some even smiled and nodded toward the Luo Tian Royal Clan.
Witnessing this scene, many Royal Clans and major forces sighed with regret. They had actually been beaten to the punch by the Luo Tian Royal Clan. Even if others bought later, it wouldn't please the Changsheng Imperial Clan as much as the Luo Tian Royal Clan's move.
But at this time, all the major forces hoped to curry favor with the Changsheng Imperial Clan and spoke up one after another—
"Your Highness, my Falling Snow Royal Clan is willing to purchase a piece!"
"My Dawn Glow Kingdom is also willing to buy a piece!"
"The Sealing Heaven Sect is willing to purchase two pieces!"
The major forces eagerly spoke up. In an instant, one-third of the hundred-plus Chaos Primordial Stones were purchased. The experts of the Changsheng Imperial Clan nodded in acknowledgment, their smiles unconcealed.
Although the Imperial Clan didn't lack this money, it was still a huge fortune.
Moreover, generally speaking, major forces basically traded using divine spirit sources. The value of such spirit sources was of great use even to high-level experts. The Imperial Clan also hoped to stockpile more divine spirit sources.
However, the several great Imperial Clans didn't move, and Ye Chen didn't purchase anything either, silently observing.
Next, as the first major force to buy a Chaos Primordial Stone, and with the encouragement of the other major forces, the Luo Tian Royal Clan prepared to cut open their Chaos Primordial Stone.
Naturally, it was the Ancient Luo King, Luo Wusheng, who made the move. As the strongest young genius of the current Luo Tian Royal Clan, who had long held the title of Young Clan Leader, his status was even higher than Luo Yingu's. This time, he was leading the Luo Tian Royal Clan here, also for training purposes.
"This junior will make a fool of himself!"
Luo Wusheng didn't dare to be presumptuous. He stepped forward actively, looking at the face-sized Chaos Primordial Stone before him, not daring to be careless in the slightest. For the first time, he drew the war blade from his back. It was about four feet long, crimson red like blood, appearing fierce. Ancient patterns intertwined on it, making it seem extraordinary, as if it had drunk the blood of countless living beings, carrying a terrifying killing aura.
This was the Ancient Luo King's Ancient Luo War Blade, which had accompanied him in battle for many years. It was also the weapon he intended to use to prove his Dao in the future. Now, he restrained the blade's killing aura and gently tapped it on the Chaos Primordial Stone. A blade aura appeared.
With a few cracking sounds, several pieces of rubble fell from the Chaos Primordial Stone, causing the hearts of many present to leap into their throats. Their gazes focused, all wanting to see if this Chaos Primordial Stone would yield some peerless Supreme Treasure.
However, everyone was slightly disappointed. There was nothing inside. The face-sized Chaos Primordial Stone immediately shrank by a circle.
But as the Ancient Luo King's blade fell again, everyone's hearts leaped once more. The blade struck the Chaos Primordial Stone again.
After a few more cracks, the Chaos Primordial Stone shrank another circle, leaving less than half its original size.
Then, with the third swing of the blade, a dazzling dawn light suddenly burst forth from within the Chaos Primordial Stone, incredibly blinding, drawing the attention of everyone present.
"It's cut open! Something's been cut from the Chaos Primordial Stone!"
"I wonder what Supreme Treasure it will be? But such a blinding dawn light is erupting; it's probably not something an ordinary treasure could possess."
"The Luo Tian Royal Clan really hit the jackpot!"
At their seats, many major forces exclaimed in amazement. Even the various Imperial Clans that had come looked over, and naturally, the Imperial Sons and Daughters did the same.
They were all quite curious: what kind of Supreme Treasure would the Luo Tian Royal Clan manage to extract from the Chaos Primordial Stone this time?
No one knew. At this moment, everyone stared unblinkingly at the crack in the Chaos Primordial Stone, watching the blinding dawn light.
Soon, the blinding dawn light gradually softened. Then, with a crack, the entire Chaos Primordial Stone completely shattered, revealing its true contents.
It could be seen that a ball of divine light appeared within—more accurately, a ball of divine spirit sources, about the size of a human head. It hovered in the air, as dazzling and eye-catching as a small sun, slowly rising.
"Just divine spirit sources?"
Many people shook their heads. Although a human-head-sized ball of divine spirit sources was worth about a million catties of spirit stones, the Luo Tian Royal Clan had paid eleven million for this Chaos Primordial Stone. The internal value was only one-tenth. Undoubtedly, this was a losing business.
Even the Luo Tian Royal Clan themselves felt the deal wasn't practical. But of course, buying the Chaos Primordial Stone was just the surface action; the real purpose was to please the Changsheng Imperial Clan.
Luo Yingu said, "Being able to obtain a human-head-sized ball of divine spirit sources is already quite good. After all, the chance of a Chaos Primordial Stone actually containing a Supreme Treasure is less than one in ten. It's all a gamble. Being able to recover a ball of divine spirit sources is not bad."
Hearing this, many nodded.
Next, other major forces that had purchased Chaos Primordial Stones also began cutting open their respective stones. Among them, phenomena appeared—like a true dragon soaring, a phoenix spreading its wings, a Golden Crow crossing the sky, and so on—all quite extraordinary, making many major forces believe for a moment that they must contain priceless Chaos Supreme Treasures.
But the final result disappointed everyone. Because although that Chaos Primordial Stone, valued at fifteen million catties of spirit stones, erupted with astonishing phenomena, suspected to contain a naturally nurtured Chaos Saint Spirit Immortal Embryo, when it was finally cut open, there was only a wisp of Immortal Qi.
It was the Immortal Qi of a supreme immortal, which scattered with the wind. That major force gained nothing.
Other major forces also cut theirs open one after another. Most were empty, though this was within expectations.
However, among them, there was a major force that did cut out a true Chaos treasure. It was a piece of Mystic and Yellow Stone, about the size of a palm. It wasn't large but weighed a hundred thousand catties.
One must know that Mystic and Yellow Stone contains genuine Mystic and Yellow Essence. This Mystic and Yellow Essence is a Supreme Treasure that even Sovereigns of the Ancient Era would covet, usable for forging Sovereign Ancient Weapons. A palm-sized piece is of immeasurable value, at least over a billion, far exceeding the eight million catties of spirit stones that major force spent. It instantly made countless people's eyes turn red with greed.
If not for this being the Changsheng Hall, many experts would likely have rushed forward to snatch it long ago.