Chapter 134: The Auction

  "The Art of Transforming Heaven and Earth..." After absorbing the cultivation information, Yang Tian smacked his lips. At the same time, he couldn't help but exclaim an old saying: "Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure."

  The Art of Transforming Heaven and Earth could change a person's appearance, physique, and even their aura! When this technique was employed, it could alter the entire energy of one's body.

  "Unfortunately, my current cultivation is too low. A person with higher cultivation might notice some flaws," Yang Tian thought for a moment and sighed. Immediately, his consciousness submerged into the Art of Transforming Heaven and Earth.

  About three hours after Yang Tian began cultivating, a tremendous upheaval occurred throughout the Demon Fall Land. Those who attacked the Demon Fall Land all retreated in disarray, covered in dust and ashes!

  This outcome shocked the people of Town Demon City. Seven peerless cultivators had failed in their attack, and the holy land had deployed three Heavenly Artifacts, yet they still suffered casualties.

  Each family had lost at least one half-step great power. Gu Canghai had used an ultimate offensive technique to forcefully break through a slight gap in the killing formation, allowing them to escape, but he himself was severely injured.

  "Did you hear? Gu Canghai, a peerless cultivator at the Emperor level, was severely injured by the killing formation in Luo Yunjian."

  "I've heard about it. Many half-step great powers died too, all shattered by three peak Heavenly Artifacts. It's too brutal."

  "Could someone be controlling the killing formation? Otherwise, how could it kill half-step great powers?"

  "Who knows? I heard it's the cave dwelling of a great spell user, and those buried outside are their sect disciples."

  This piece of information spread rapidly across half of the Eastern Continent. Overnight, seven or eight half-step great powers had died, and several great powers were also severely injured, resulting in catastrophic losses.

  Many people were stunned. A half-step great power took countless resources and years to emerge, and now seven or eight had died in a single cave dwelling.

  The families involved in this incident were undoubtedly furious. Just then, another piece of news spread: there were treasures hidden in the palace, blocked by an ultimate killing formation!

  Upon hearing this news, many people found it credible. The entire palace was eerie, filled with peerless treasures, mysterious coffins, ultimate killing mechanisms, and a terrifying killing formation inside.

  Someone had once tried to take the coffin back for study, but as soon as a coffin was moved, it would be directly attacked by the killing formation.

  Some speculated that it was the graveyard of a great spell user, with these coffins being burial objects, containing astonishing treasure vaults and techniques that could lead directly to the realm of great spell users. As a series of explosive rumors spread, Yang Tian's suspicion diminished significantly. Who could easily enter the graveyard of a great spell user?

  Many people were going mad. Great spell users had not emerged in ancient or modern times, and rumors circulated that this world could no longer produce great spell users. Versions of these rumors spread throughout the Eastern Continent.

  Inside the ancestral dragon ring, Yang Tian sat cross-legged on the ground, frantically absorbing the essence of heaven and earth around him.

  Boom! After staying inside the ancestral dragon ring for more than ten days, the river of vitality above his head roared continuously, and the howling wind was deafening. Stars danced in the sky, and lightning arcs danced, extraordinarily splendid.

  "Break!" The blood essence avatar appeared beside Yang Tian's acupoints, and an unnamed fist technique was suddenly unleashed. The surging vitality was endless, as if striking the heavens, exuding a comparable might.

  Yang Tian had been amassing power, and his vitality was astonishingly profound. Strands of crimson vitality fell, each drop possessing infinite force, shaking the acupoints repeatedly.

  His entire aura continued to break through. The river of vitality exploded the vacuum, and even the void trembled slightly. Yang Tian's aura climbed steadily, and one golden acupoint after another was shattered open, with a vast amount of vitality roaring out.

  The entire river of vitality surged wildly as Yang Tian frantically absorbed the energy from the top-quality blood stones, continuously replenishing it. After breaking through to the seventh level of martial arts, the surging might did not stop.

  Like a hot knife through butter, the fist technique Yang Tian practiced became increasingly refined, with crimson vitality emanating from his body, directly exploding the vacuum. This was a revolutionary change; the energy contained within the top-quality blood stones was too astonishing.

  This fist technique shook all one hundred and eight acupoints within his body, with strands of crimson light shooting into the river of vitality. Each drop of vitality was crystal clear, without a trace of impurity, like the most exquisite jade in the world.

  The phenomenon emitted by the river of vitality became increasingly astonishing. The thunderous roar continued incessantly, and the howling wind swept through the void, with strands of sweeping wind howls continuously exploding the vacuum.

  Yang Tian's unyielding momentum completely stopped when he broke through to the eighth level of blood refining.

  At this moment, he stood firmly on the ground, his aura terrifying, steady as a rock, like an immovable mountain, unshakable.

  The aura he emitted was vast. His body was like a furnace, burning fiercely, containing a hot and terrifying aura, a qualitative sublimation.

  After a moment of silence, Yang Tian slowly opened his eyes. Between the opening and closing of his gaze, a scorching temperature swept through the void.

  Yang Tian looked around for a while and couldn't help but sigh. He had achieved such success, and the ancestral dragon ring's ability to change the time ratio was indispensable.

  "This little guy is actually asleep," Yang Tian thought, noticing Xiao Bai's sleeping posture. He couldn't help but sneer. Xiao Bai's furry paw was still holding a piece of top-quality blood stone.

  "This little guy has slept several times and will wake up in a few days," Yang Xiao said, opening his eyes and looking at Xiao Bai, smiling. During this time, Xiao Bai's progress had been terrifying. Although he hadn't evolved into a demon, he already exuded a demonic aura, and ordinary spiritual beasts dared not provoke him.

  "The auction should be starting soon, right?" Yang Tian chatted with Yang Xiao for a while before returning his consciousness to his body.

  In the room, Yang Tian stood still for a while. Then, every inch of his flesh and blood began to change. His overall energy and previous appearance were like night and day, and even his facial features had changed. His stature had become slightly shorter.

  "With this appearance, even Xing Hao and the others won't recognize me, right?" Yang Tian smiled, sensing the changes in his body. After a while, he put on a black robe and walked out the door.

  Walking on the path, Yang Tian enjoyed the scenery around him, completely relaxed. His lazy footsteps moved forward, and the crystal road beneath his feet was still shiny, clearly having just rained.

  A breeze blew over, brushing against Yang Tian's face. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his entire skeleton felt a tingling sensation.

  "Look, that's Meng Tian, right? A core disciple of the family. I heard even the young lady often seeks him out," several maids chattered nearby, their beautiful eyes occasionally falling on Yang Tian, with some even boldly sizing him up.

  The whispers around Yang Tian reached his ears, but he sighed. This long-lost feeling had been annoying to him in the past, but now he longed for it.

  With a spirited demeanor, Yang Tian soon arrived at the auction hall.

  Today's auction was a large-scale event, even more popular than usual. The recent attack on the Demon Fall Land had left many strong cultivators seriously injured.

  Some people wanted to take advantage of the situation to make a fortune, bringing out treasures they had hoarded for years to auction. The auction organizers had not expected this auction to reach a new level, one they only prepared every ten years.

  The entire auction was extraordinarily popular, with the tens of thousands of zhang-large hall nearly full.

  In one of the sky boxes, a man and a woman looked at each other. Meng Yun Xi looked at Yang Tian with incredulous eyes, thinking he was an outsider who had sneaked in.

  "Brother Yang Tian, your secrets are becoming more and more numerous. Where did you get this technique to change your energy?" Meng Yun Xi tapped the purple-gold table with her fingers, her hair draped over her shoulder, smiling.

  "Are you asking too much? Knowing too much is not good for you," Yang Tian said, pursing his lips with a hint of mockery.

  "You're quite bold, threatening me..." Meng Yun Xi rolled her eyes upon seeing Yang Tian's mocking expression.

  Seeing this, Yang Tian scratched his head, the mockery on his face subsiding as he smiled, "By the way, did you get the refining materials?"

  "I got them, but someone disrespected me and even threatened sister. What do you think we should do?" Meng Yun Xi sighed with a troubled face.

  "Cough... cough..." Yang Tian's mouth twitched upon seeing the woman in front of him, groaning inwardly. This woman was too shameless; he had already paid all his money.

  "Giggles..." Seeing Yang Tian's expression, Meng Yun Xi covered her lips and chuckled. She threw out a void ring, saying, "I have things to do today, so I'll let you off this time."

  "Smack... smack..." Watching Meng Yun Xi's retreating figure, Yang Tian smacked his lips and opened the void ring in front of him.

  Inside was about a hundred zhang of space, filled with densely packed refining materials, including some rare items. The quantity purchased was so large that not even a large auction house could easily provide it.

  "Uncle Xiao, take a look. Is this enough?" Yang Tian appeared in the ancestral dragon ring, handing the void ring to Yang Xiao with a smile.

  "It should be about right," Yang Xiao said after a glance, nodding and then staring at Yang Tian, "I've figured out that pill formula. You have all the other spiritual medicines here, but one main ingredient is missing."

  "What spiritual medicine?" Yang Tian asked eagerly. This pill was not only related to the phenomenon of 'Stars Shining Brightly in the Azure Sky,' but it also involved a jade slip from the Star Sect. He couldn't afford to be careless; it might contain some secret technique.

  "We need a type of Dragon Tongue Flower. Keep an eye out for it during the auction. This spiritual herb was quite common in ancient times and shouldn't be extinct," Yang Xiao said.

  "I understand," Yang Tian nodded, and his figure disappeared into the ancestral dragon ring.