The broad, circular seating on the platform had already gathered forces from the hundred nations surrounding Great Jin.
The VIPs within the pavilions, even more so, hailed from the remaining ten thousand nations across the primordial land.
They participated with great fervor in the Spring Fragrance Tower's auction, as a qualified furnace cauldron could increase cultivation speed by several tenths out of nowhere.
Even if it weren't for the need to adapt to spiritual energy from others, which required time for integration, these people would likely wish to buy ten or eight furnace cauldrons and use them from morning till night!
Cultivating with the aid of furnace cauldrons was far more efficient than cultivating independently or relying on spirit stones. One of the Ten Great Sects was even entirely established through this method. It could be said that the path of the furnace cauldron was also one of the grand avenues of this world!
And at this moment, Miao Yu, a true disciple of the Desire Immortal Sect, who founded her cultivation on the path of furnace cauldrons, was piloting the divine boat "Cloud Smoke Pavilion," hovering beside the Six Dragon Chariot of the Vast Sea Sect.
"Linglong sister, I never expected to see you here!" a voice, alluring as a fox's charm, emanated from the Cloud Smoke Pavilion.
Linglong, the young sect master of the Vast Sea Sect, whose identity had been revealed, transmitted back somewhat helplessly, "Sister Yu, please stop teasing me. You know my situation."
Miao Yu exclaimed in surprise, "So, the intelligence from the Four Seasons Gathering is true? This 'Immortal Luo Body' discovered here is truly so miraculous? It can help you overcome that tribulation?!"
After a moment of silence, Linglong's voice grew somewhat somber, "I'm just doing my best. I just want to give it one last shot!"
Seeing her best friend's mood, Miao Yu felt a pang of sympathy and comforted her, "Sister, you are blessed by heaven. Perhaps obtaining this 'Immortal Luo Body' will help you break through the tribulation!"
Linglong's gentle voice spoke with a hint of uncertainty:
"Thank you for your kind words, sister. Before coming, I thought this was just a small auction in Jin. I was ninety percent confident."
"But seeing this grand display, even if I were willing to bet my entire fortune, I might not be able to successfully bid for this 'Immortal Luo Body'."
Miao Yu's phoenix eyes shifted, and she knew what her best friend was thinking. However, as they were as close as sisters, there was nothing that couldn't be said openly.
"Hmph, hmph, little girl, if you want my help, just say so. Don't beat around the bush!"
After chuckling sheepishly, Linglong said sincerely, "Please join forces with me, sister, to help me contend for this Immortal Luo Body!"
Miao Yu chuckled, "That's simple. With our two families joining forces, in terms of bidding, even Great Zhen can't compete!"
Inside the Six Dragon Chariot, Linglong's pretty face flushed. "Sister, be more reserved! What do you mean by 'compete'!"
Miao Yu, a true disciple of the Desire Immortal Sect, was far more unrestrained in her speech than Linglong, the little princess of the Vast Sea Sect. Seeing her best friend shy, the flirtatious woman proceeded to tease her with her transmissions.
While these two families were conversing happily, the relationships between other factions were not so harmonious.
The gentle voice of Prince Qin Su of the Great Zhen Immortal Dynasty reached the ears of the two true disciples:
"True disciple Ye, Fairy Su, let us not harm our harmony in this auction."
"Great Zhen is very interested in this Immortal Luo Body. I hope you two will not compete."
Inside the Dao Pavilion divine boat, Ye Ao Han, a true disciple of the Water Immortal Sect, clad in a light blue robe, snorted coldly, "The brats from imperial families are truly overbearing. They're declaring their claim before the auction even begins?!"
"I wonder what the Four Seasons Gathering is thinking, putting such a fine special physique up for public auction! And attracting that wolf, Great Zhen!"
However, he calmly replied verbally, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is too kind. We naturally will not harm our harmony over a mere Immortal Luo Body."
Hearing this, Qin Su, standing on the Divine Palace chariot, nodded with satisfaction, then cast a questioning gaze towards the small building-like divine boat beside him.
Meeting Qin Su's outwardly gentle yet inwardly domineering gaze,
Su Xing'er, a true disciple of the Dao Xuan Palace, shrouded in a hazy starlight within the small building, responded with a cold "hmph."
Qin Su was slightly displeased with Su Xing'er's indifferent attitude but couldn't openly fall out with her. He then spoke with feigned gentleness, "With our righteous paths united like this, why would the primordial land not prosper!"
"Bah! I knew I heard crows cawing this morning! So it's to meet a hypocrite like you today!"
"Prosper? Your Great Zhen's prosperity will likely swallow us all! The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Nations? What you truly desire is to be the sole nation on the primordial land!"
"Amitabha! Amitabha! This humble monk believes Benefactor Qi Sha speaks the truth! Benefactor Qin, you are too attached! Why not join my Sacred Buddha Sect and study Buddhist principles together!"
Standing on the Divine Palace, Qin Su, clad in dragon-patterned golden armor, glared furiously at the two men in the war chariot and the evil temple.
One of them wore Suan Ni dark iron armor and wielded a cold steel blood battle halberd, meeting his gaze without fear, with a defiant spirit of "what are you worried about?"
The other was bald and beardless, with a plump figure and a face full of benevolent smiles, a great monk. Of course, if he weren't sitting cross-legged in an evil temple built from human bones, he might have been even more benevolent.
"Qi Sha the villain! Bone Monk! You two devilish outsiders! Do you have any grievances with my Great Zhen, with me, the Crown Prince of this Immortal Dynasty?!"
As he shouted, a pressure emanated from the Divine Palace!
The ordinary participants in the pavilions and seats below, even from ten thousand meters away, felt a great stone pressing down on their hearts.
"Is this the Crown Prince Qin Su of the Supreme Immortal Dynasty Great Zhen? Truly extraordinary and overbearing!!"
"Damn it! This is the aura of an Ascended Immortal! As an Immortal Dynasty, as a Crown Prince, am I, Li Wuji of Great Feng, truly so inferior to Qin Su?!"
"Alas, these people are so high and mighty. I was just feeling proud of reaching the sixth stage of the Dao Path, but compared to them, I am merely an ant."
The thoughts of the cultivators below swirled. Qin Su paid them no mind.
His gaze was fixed on the sneering Qi Sha and the seemingly benevolent bone monk, ready to fight then and there if words failed!
But the next moment, an even grander power quietly rose on the auction platform, instantly dissolving the oppressive atmosphere in the venue.
Gong Xiaoyan, standing at the hosting position, announced loudly, "Everyone has traveled far to be here, and you are all honored guests of the Four Seasons Gathering. We ask for your understanding if our hospitality is lacking."
"Next, our auction will enter its final stage."
"These final nine furnace cauldrons are all at least seventh-grade in aptitude! Please evaluate them carefully!"
Seeing that the Four Seasons Gathering had come forward to smooth things over, and that the one who had secretly exerted their power was at least a peerless expert at the fourth level of Ascended Immortal,
Qin Su pondered for a moment, then retracted his aura and cupped his hands towards the auction stage in a gesture of friendship.
Qi Sha and the Bone Monk, seeing that a fight was averted, returned to their divine boats and remained silent.
On the auction platform, Gong Xiaoyan, who was hosting the auction, smiled outwardly but cursed inwardly:
"I've been screwed! I only sent out a few messages, why did you all actually come!"
"It's over. My Immortal Luo, I'm afraid I really can't protect you!!"
"Wuwu, my Immortal Luo, if you were bought by one of those three men, it would at least make me feel better."