Chapter 53 The Ten Thousand Realms Auction
Chapter 53 The Ten Thousand Realms Auction
Chapter 53: Chapter 53 The Ten Thousand Realms Auction
One month passed in the blink of an eye.
Now—
The day of the most talked-about auction in the Mortal World had finally arrived.
Inside the Lin Clan’s hidden territory, Lin Hao sat calmly on the Main Peak.
He lifted his teacup and took a slow sip.
Everything was ready.
The auction hall.
The security.
The auctioneer.
The treasures.
Everything.
Lin Hao looked toward Lin Cangyuan.
"Remove the illusion formation."
Lin Cangyuan nodded.
"Yes, Ancestor."
He immediately formed a series of hand seals.
The ancient formation surrounding the old Lin Clan residence in Azure River City trembled.
For an instant—
The entire area seemed to distort.
Then the illusion disappeared.
The empty, abandoned-looking Lin Clan residence vanished from the eyes of the outside world.
And in its place...
A magnificent auction house stood silently.
It wasn’t surrounded by countless palaces.
There were no exaggerated structures covering the entire city.
There was simply one enormous building.
Ancient.
Majestic.
Its surface was covered with mysterious formations that even powerful cultivators could not immediately understand.
Above its entrance hung a massive golden plaque.
Four ancient characters were engraved upon it.
TEN THOUSAND REALMS AUCTION
Inside Azure River City—
A cultivator walking down the street suddenly stopped.
His eyes widened.
"Wait..."
He stared toward the distant building.
"When did that appear?"
Another cultivator turned around.
"What?"
The first cultivator pointed.
"That building!"
Several people immediately looked over.
Their expressions changed.
"Wasn’t the Lin Clan residence empty?"
"When did they build that?"
"I’ve never seen it before."
The crowd gradually gathered.
Then someone suddenly noticed the enormous plaque above the entrance.
His eyes widened.
"Wait!"
His voice became louder.
"Ten Thousand Realms Auction?!"
Everyone turned toward him.
He stared at the plaque in disbelief.
"The Ten Thousand Realms Auction!"
"The auction everyone has been talking about!"
The surrounding cultivators immediately erupted into discussion.
"You’re saying this is the auction?"
"But why is it here?"
"Wait..."
One cultivator suddenly looked toward the old Lin Clan residence.
"Don’t tell me..."
His voice became uncertain.
"The Lin Clan is hosting it?"
Silence.
Everyone stared at the building.
Another cultivator immediately shook his head.
"Impossible."
"I don’t think anyone in Azure River City received an invitation."
A young cultivator beside him quickly said:
"I heard about the auction from my cousin."
"His sect is a 7-Star force."
"He said even his sect received an invitation."
The surrounding cultivators became silent.
A 7-Star force?
An invitation?
And the auction was being held in the former Lin Clan residence?
The young cultivator swallowed.
"We may have underestimated the Lin Clan."
At that exact moment—
Far away from Azure River City.
Across the vast Mortal World.
One invitation after another suddenly began glowing.
Inside a magnificent palace, a golden invitation floated above a table.
The Patriarch of the Ye Family looked toward it.
"What is happening?"
Before anyone could answer—
The invitation released a brilliant light.
Space twisted around him.
The Patriarch’s expression changed.
"Everyone, remain calm."
The next instant—
His figure disappeared.
In another distant location—
The Gu Family Patriarch was sitting in meditation.
His invitation suddenly floated into the air.
"What?"
He opened his eyes.
A powerful spatial force surrounded him.
His expression became solemn.
"So this is the teleportation formation hidden inside the invitation."
The next moment—
He disappeared.
Within the Jiang Family.
Within the Celestial River Sect.
Within the Primordial Sword Sect.
Within the Nine Heavens Sect.
The same scene happened.
One after another—
The invitation holders and their registered companions were enveloped by mysterious spatial energy.
None of them could resist it.
None of them could interfere with it.
And none of them could determine exactly how the spatial power worked.
Then—
They disappeared.
BOOM!
A spatial ripple suddenly appeared outside the Ten Thousand Realms Auction.
Several figures appeared at the same time.
The cultivators looked around.
They were stunned.
"We’re here already?"
"That spatial formation..."
"I couldn’t even detect where it came from."
A powerful elder looked toward the auction house.
His eyes narrowed.
The building itself seemed to contain countless layers of formations.
Even with his cultivation, he couldn’t fully understand them.
"This auction..."
He muttered.
"It’s not ordinary."
Another cultivator stared at the entrance.
"With an invitation of this level..."
His voice became serious.
"Perhaps the True Dragon Egg really exists."
Nobody answered.
But several people had the same thought.
More spatial ripples appeared.
One group after another arrived.
Powerful cultivators from different regions.
Elders.
Patriarchs.
Sect Masters.
Their companions.
Some were excited.
Some were cautious.
Others were completely fascinated by the mysterious auction house.
One elderly cultivator looked around.
"Why is the auction being held in a place like this?"
Someone beside him frowned.
"The Azure Cloud Continent?"
"Exactly."
He shook his head.
"With the level of this auction, I expected it to be held in the Eternal Dawn Continent."
Another cultivator smiled.
"Perhaps the person behind the auction doesn’t care about location."
That statement caused several people to fall silent.
Indeed.
Someone capable of creating an invitation with such terrifying spatial power...
Would they really care about the reputation of a continent?
Then—
A powerful figure appeared before the guests.
He wore simple white robes.
His white hair was slightly messy.
His expression was calm.
There was no visible pressure around him.
Yet the moment he appeared, several cultivators instinctively became cautious.
The man was the Ancient White Tiger.
In human form.
He looked across the gathering.
Then spoke calmly.
"Welcome to the Ten Thousand Realms Auction."
Several people immediately looked at him.
The White Tiger continued.
"The auction will begin soon."
"Please follow me."
Nobody moved for a moment.
Not because they wanted to refuse.
They were simply observing him.
Then a powerful aura suddenly spread from one of the guests.
An elderly man from the Luo Family narrowed his eyes.
His expression changed.
He immediately turned toward the White Tiger.
His pupils contracted.
"Wait..."
The Luo Family Patriarch, Luo Tianming , looked at him.
"Ancestor?"
The old man was Luo Wuchen .
He remained silent for several seconds.
His eyes stayed fixed on the White Tiger.
Then he spoke quietly.
"That man..."
Luo Tianming waited.
Luo Wuchen’s expression became solemn.
"He’s at the Peak of the Mahayana Realm."
Luo Tianming’s expression changed.
"Peak Mahayana?"
He looked toward the White Tiger.
His heart tightened.
But Luo Wuchen wasn’t finished.
"I’m not even certain I could defeat him."
Luo Tianming froze.
He turned toward his Ancestor.
"Ancestor..."
Luo Wuchen slowly shook his head.
"Don’t underestimate him."
Luo Tianming’s expression became serious.
The Luo Family was one of the most powerful forces in the Mortal World.
Yet their Ancestor had just admitted that he wasn’t confident in defeating one of the people responsible for welcoming guests into an auction.
Luo Tianming looked toward the White Tiger again.
His eyes became cautious.
Who exactly is behind this auction?
The White Tiger simply looked at the gathered cultivators.
He had no idea that his mere presence had already caused several powerful cultivators to become cautious.
He turned around.
"Please."
The guests slowly followed him toward the entrance.
Above them—
The golden plaque continued shining.
TEN THOUSAND REALMS AUCTION
And for the first time...
Powerful forces from across the Mortal World stepped into the territory of the Lin Clan.
The Ten Thousand Realms Auction...
Had officially begun.
End of Chapter 53