After Gu Feng entered the grand conference hall, he flew directly to the center of countless seats, surrounded by a large auction platform.
The other four Cosmic Emperors kept their auras concealed.
Finally, they casually chose four seats, sitting dispersedly.
Only a few, like Ye Chen and others, could sense these four were Cosmic Emperors; the vast majority of people were completely unaware.
In fact, some people attending the auction event, seated beside these Cosmic Emperors, were chatting and laughing carelessly, even occasionally bursting into hearty laughter.
If they knew that Cosmic Emperors were sitting next to them, they would probably be scared half to death!
Yet they could still act so willfully!
After Gu Feng arrived at the large auction platform, he revealed only the aura of a Peak Lord.
Though he attracted a considerable amount of attention, the grand conference hall remained bustling.
The auction event had not yet officially begun.
Gu Feng did not care about this.
After standing still, Gu Feng looked around and immediately noticed Ye Chen sitting towards the back.
Seeing Ye Chen also smiling at him, Gu Feng discreetly returned a smile to Ye Chen.
Then, Gu Feng looked towards other directions.
Upon seeing Tianli Weiwei, Situ Lianchi, Chen Wufeng, and You Ba, these descendants of the major powers of the Sea of Exile, sitting peacefully in various parts of the hall, Gu Feng sighed inwardly.
"These few are probably all here for those three most important treasures."
"Treasures are limited. If these people all compete, there might be problems later on."
Tianli Weiwei, Situ Lianchi, these people, are backed by transcendent powers like the three palaces and four islands. If a conflict arises, even Ancient Peace Pavilion would find it difficult to handle.
Of course, it would only be difficult to handle.
While Ancient Peace Pavilion’s overall strength does not match the three palaces and four islands, it is not one to be easily bullied.
Otherwise, Ancient Peace Pavilion wouldn’t have been able to establish a foothold in the extremely perilous Sea of Exile.
Though Ancient Peace Pavilion has only Gu Feng as a Cosmic Emperor, Gu Feng himself is closely connected with some influential figures of the Cosmic Sea.
Even the masters of the three palaces and four islands must give Gu Feng some respect!
"Let them compete for those three treasures. Whoever gets them, keeps them. I will offend no one."
Finally, Gu Feng thought to himself.
At that moment, Gu Feng suddenly thought of Ye Chen.
"What if young friend Ye Chen... also wants to compete for those treasures?"
Gu Feng does not plan to intervene in the competition among the heirs of the three palaces and four islands.
But if Ye Chen were to get involved, then Gu Feng would have to consider whom to support!
"Young friend Ye Chen..."
"The three palaces and four islands..."
For some reason, Gu Feng had a feeling in the depths of his being, that even with the heirs of the three palaces and four islands here, his innate divine ability for choosing the beneficial and avoiding the harmful told him he must lean towards Ye Chen.
"Could it be that young friend Ye Chen’s background is even more formidable than the three palaces and four islands?!"
This intuition suddenly startled Gu Feng.
Then, he quickly made a decision.
If indeed there was a conflict between the disciples of the three palaces and four islands and Ye Chen, he must help Ye Chen!
Even if it means offending the three palaces and four islands, he would do it without hesitation!
"Hopefully, there won’t be any conflict."
Finally, Gu Feng shook his head.
However, thinking of those three peerless divine treasures, Gu Feng vaguely felt that conflict might be inevitable.
"If I had known, I wouldn’t have let the news of these three treasures leak out. Now it’s too late to change anything."
"Forget it, let’s just see how the situation unfolds."
"Perhaps this could be an opportunity to see just how extraordinary young friend Ye Chen truly is!"
With this thought, Gu Feng calmed down completely.
Soon, the noon hour finally arrived.
The time for the auction event to officially start had finally come!
Three more Overlords flew down onto the large auction platform, standing beside Gu Feng.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please quiet down."
"The auction event of the Ancient Peace Pavilion is about to officially begin!"
Gu Feng’s voice echoed throughout the auction hall, and it quickly quieted down.
The tens of thousands who entered the grand conference hall all directed their attention to the large auction platform in the center, their gaze focused on Gu Feng.
Looking around, Gu Feng smiled and said, "It is an honor for the Ancient Peace Pavilion to have you all here at our auction event."
"I’m sure you all know by now that a total of twenty-four rare treasures and three incredible divine treasures are up for auction today."
"With limited treasures and so many participants, the majority will likely have no chance of obtaining a treasure. Therefore, as usual, before the auction event officially begins, we will first randomly give away ten treasures to ten attendees."
"And now, we will first randomly select the recipient for the ’Blue Blood Lotus’."
"Each seat is numbered, and after the draw is concluded, please check the numbers to collect your prize."
With the start of the auction event’s first random treasure giveaway, the hall suddenly became lively.
Everyone hoped to be one of the lucky ten to receive a free treasure.
Ye Chen also did not expect there to be such a treasure giveaway segment at the Ancient Peace Pavilion auction event.
No wonder there are so many people attending.
Perhaps only a small number of them truly intend to auction items, while the majority are here hoping to see the spectacle and potentially obtain a gifted treasure.
"Blue Blood Lotus, consisting of five petals, is a consumable treasure that can be ignited with Glazed Ancient Divine Fire. Once ignited, the burning lotus will greatly enhance the user’s combat power, even potentially increasing it by one to three times in a short period."
"Although the combat power boost doesn’t last long, it has no side effects!"
"We will now draw for the recipient of this treasure."
The first gifted treasure is of extraordinary value.
You must know, a treasure that can enhance combat power is extremely precious, as during actual combat, even the slightest difference in combat power could mean the distance between life and death!
Even though this Blue Blood Lotus only enhances for a short time, a one to three times boost is truly incredible!
As Gu Feng began drawing for the lucky winner, countless hearts were suspended in suspense.
"Seat number 157865 wins a Blue Blood Lotus!"
As Gu Feng’s announcement fell, the venue was silent for a moment, then suddenly erupted in a sea of ecstatic cheers from the southern region of the hall!
"I actually got the first gifted treasure!"
A Divine Master, ecstatic, leaped with joy.
Seeing that it was this Divine Master who got the first treasure, people from other areas looked on with envy.
After all, this was a free gift, not requiring any currency. Of course, everyone wanted it.
Those beside the Divine Master expressed their regret.
"If I had known, I would have sat in that seat!"
"I almost sat there!"
Amidst the chatter and noise, Gu Feng smiled at the Divine Master and said, "Come collect your gift treasure."
The Divine Master hurriedly flew to the auction platform.
Under countless gazes, he received a Blue Blood Lotus in his hands.
"This auction conference is really heating up."
Seeing the first lucky winner contentedly holding the treasure and flying back to their seat, Ye Chen also smiled and nodded.
"Next, we’ll draw for the second gifted treasure!"
The ten gifted treasures were all drawn.
What made Ye Chen somewhat amused was whether Gu Feng did it deliberately or if he was just lucky.
The seventh gifted treasure was unexpectedly won by Ye Chen.
This was a nurturing treasure that can nourish the Divine Body and Divine Soul, carved into an Ancient Beast. Although its value isn’t top-tier, it’s definitely precious.
When the winner was announced as Ye Chen, Ye Chen clearly noticed numerous envious looks directed at him.
Among them, Tianli Weiwei, Situ Lianchi, and others didn’t expect that this unfamiliar young man staying in the best VIP room could obtain a gifted treasure.
Although they weren’t exactly jealous of Ye Chen, they were more suspicious, wondering if this young man indeed had a relationship with Gu Feng, and if Gu Feng secretly manipulated the results to give him something.
Of course, these ten gifted treasures were just the appetizers.
Once the ten names were drawn, the real auction conference formally started.
"The first auction item, a miraculous weapon from the Abyss —— God Making Sword!"
With Gu Feng’s voice, the venue became extremely quiet, and a beautiful maiden came out holding a large red tray, on which lay an ancient Divine Sword of over four feet long.
The Divine Sword was shrouded in a mysterious Divine Light, concealing the specific details of the sword’s body.
As this first auction item appeared, all eyes focused on this ancient sword.
Gu Feng’s voice continued: "The God Making Sword is of Overlord Level quality, and more precious is that it comes with its own cultivation technique. By following this technique, once successful, one can break through to the Cosmic Emperor level!"
"This is a miraculous Divine Sword that enables cultivation to the Cosmic Emperor level!"
"This sword’s starting bid is fifty billion!"
With Gu Feng’s words, a wave of discussions arose in the venue.
Especially the Masters in the hall were almost driven crazy with excitement.
The first auction item is actually a Divine Sword with a cultivation technique that can break through to the Cosmic Emperor level!
You must know, many Masters have no assurance they can break through to the Cosmic Emperor level.
Most Masters are stuck at the crucial step of reaching the Cosmic Emperor.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so few Cosmic Emperors.
A cultivation technique that allows one to reach the Cosmic Emperor is a guarded treasure of countless Peak forces, unlikely to be casually shared.
Now, there is a new method to cultivate to the Cosmic Emperor level on this God Making Sword. How could it not drive countless Masters insane?
Even many Divine Masters wanted to compete for this treasure.
A Master directly called out.
"Seventy-three billion!"
The price kept climbing.
"One hundred billion!" A Female Overlord immediately raised the bid by over twenty billion!
"One hundred twenty-five billion."
Another middle-aged Master joined the fray.
This concerns whether one can cultivate to the Cosmic Emperor level.
Many Masters without Peak cultivation techniques have already decided to pour all their resources to seize this extremely precious treasure!