The shock brought by the Longevity Pavilion had exhausted all the excitement of this full-moon banquet.
The center of attention was no longer Ning Rongrong.
Instead, it was Dugu Bo and his group.
A continuous stream of representatives from various factions approached them to toast, inquire, either to get acquainted, discuss cooperation, purchase pills, supply medicinal materials, or gather more information...
Without Ye Tian's approval.
Ye Renxin and Dugu Bo tactfully brushed them all off.
Regarding this situation.
Ning Fengzhi had anticipated it long ago and was fully prepared mentally, so he naturally did not feel that Dugu Bo and the others had offended the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.
On the contrary, he also stood up with Zhao Rong'er, greeting Dugu Bo and the others with smiles and exchanging toasts.
Some discerning individuals harbored suspicions in their hearts.
They speculated about Ning Fengzhi's true purpose in hosting this grand full-moon banquet, after all, the facade of the Longevity Pavilion was funded by Ning Fengzhi himself.
It was entirely possible that the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect and the Longevity Pavilion had already established a cooperative relationship, and keeping a low profile was not out of the question.
But regardless, the rise of the Longevity Pavilion was already a foregone conclusion.
The auction seven days later had already stirred up competition among the major factions.
In the dead of night, when the banquet ended, Ye Renxin and Dugu Bo were both laughing heartily as they were supported and helped away by Ye Lengleng and Dugu Yan. Having survived in the Spirit Master World for so many years, they had never experienced a day as glorious and dignified as this.
Ye Lengleng and Dugu Yan also, for once, did not mind the two old men's heavy drinking, their faces flushed with pride and joy.
After the other factions left the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.
They immediately scattered without delay.
Transmitting all the information about the Longevity Pavilion and the pills upward.
When the first rays of morning sunlight fell upon the earth, the shock brought by the Longevity Pavilion to many Soul Masters had already swept through the middle and upper echelons of the Spirit Master World.
From being completely unknown a month ago to now being renowned throughout the world.
The upheaval caused by the Longevity Pavilion was comparable to a magnitude-ten tsunami.
A single small pill had broken the limit of how much a Soul Master could absorb from a Soul Ring!
Without an auxiliary-type Soul Master, a Soul Master could actually gain a fifty percent boost in all attributes from just one pill!
A Heaven-grade Pill could effortlessly cause a Soul Master's Martial Soul to evolve!
The four ranks of Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow alone were enough to ignite endless imagination in everyone about these pills.
Was there a pill that could allow a level 69 Soul Emperor to break through to level 70? Or even enable an 89th-level Spirit Douluo to directly advance to level 90!
According to the classification of these pill grades.
Such pills clearly existed!
One Earth Rank Pill and one Heaven-grade Pill would suffice!
Everyone was eagerly preparing.
Some even lost their rationality and began selling off their assets, hoping only to advance further on the path of a Soul Master. After all, according to what Ye Renxin and the others had said.
Only Earth Rank and Heaven-grade Pills, along with other special pills, were qualified to appear on the auction stage.
In other words, the items appearing at the auction seven days later would at the very least be Earth Rank Pills! There might even be Heaven-grade Pills capable of evolving Martial Souls or achieving the rank of Titled Douluo!
Even the typically low-key Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect had become active at this time.
Spirit Hall City, located at the heart of the continent, was instead the most tranquil.
Regarding the affairs of the Longevity Pavilion, Bibi Dong had long instructed Sarath to fully cooperate, issuing a strict order.
Although Sarath might engage in some self-serving actions, his loyalty to the Spirit Hall was beyond doubt. Knowing some of the background of the Longevity Pavilion, after leaving the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, he immediately contacted the Heaven Dou royal family, striving to ensure that this pill auction event would be executed well and impressively.
The Heaven Dou royal family naturally would not refuse such a matter that benefited the prosperity of Heaven Dou City and could win the favor of the Longevity Pavilion.
Immediately, the Martial Soul Grand Hall jointly announced with the Heaven Dou royal family... that during the pill auction event, anyone causing trouble would be considered an enemy of both the Martial Soul Grand Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire.
For a time, the Spirit Master World, which had just regained peace after the great battle between the Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky School, began to stir with undercurrents once more.
At the top floor of the Moon Pavilion, Tang Yuehua sat by the window, silently gazing at the majestic Longevity Pavilion opposite.
Her brows were furrowed with worry.
She did not know how her elder brother Tang Xiao and the clan elders would react once the intelligence about the Longevity Pavilion was delivered to the Clear Sky School.
They would probably be eager to make a comeback, right?
After all, the emergence of the Longevity Pavilion clearly had a more profound and long-term impact on the next generation. The time left for the Clear Sky School was evidently running short. They absolutely had to make a powerful comeback with absolute strength before the next generation of the Spirit Master World grew up, only then would they have a chance to catch up with the changing times...
But with the existence of the Spirit Hall, could the Clear Sky School achieve this?
Tang Yuehua did not know and dared not dwell on it.
The sect had already sealed itself off, leaving her alone in the vast Spirit Master World.
With no one to rely on, she could only depend on herself, a woman...
The next day, many forces relatively close to Heaven Dou City had already dispatched scouts.
They arrived in Heaven Dou City first, closely monitoring every move of the Longevity Pavilion!
Under their watchful eyes, and with the arrangements of the many personnel from the Ye Family Clinic, the counters in the first-floor hall of the Longevity Pavilion had gradually been stocked with numerous unheard-of and unseen pills.
Hemostasis Pills to reduce swelling and dissipate bruising, Qi and Blood Pills to replenish qi and generate blood, Muscle Regeneration Pills to heal wounds and remove scars, Bone-Suturing Pills to reconnect bones and tendons, Spring Return Pills to sustain life in emergencies, Spirit-Condensing Pills to calm the mind and soothe the spirit, Essence Recovery Pills to restore vitality, Soul Ascension Pills to enhance cultivation, Qi-Gathering Pills to accelerate training... It wasn't that no one thought of seizing them.
Nor was it that no one wanted to annex the Longevity Pavilion.
But they knew that the Longevity Pavilion was too big a piece of cake.
So big that whoever dared to make the first move would be attacked by all and become the target of public criticism.
No single force was qualified to take the lead.
Even the Spirit Hall.
The moment it acted, it would be attacked by the entire Spirit Master World.
Even if they couldn't stop it, they would ensure the Longevity Pavilion's destruction!
They absolutely could not allow the Spirit Hall to obtain power that transcended the Spirit Master World; otherwise, this Spirit Master World would truly become a place where the Spirit Hall had the final say.
This was something the vast majority of forces did not wish to see now.
Ironically, apart from a few individuals, no one realized that the Longevity Pavilion, which was stirring up storms in the Spirit Master World, was actually just a whim of the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall.
In the blink of an eye...
Another three days passed. Ye Tian sat cross-legged in the carriage, traveling with intermittent stops, and finally arrived near Heaven Dou City.
And it was on this very morning.
With three days remaining until the pill auction, the Longevity Pavilion finally announced the three types of pills that would be auctioned.
One of the items to be auctioned was the Earth-grade Body Tempering Pill, which, by taking just one, could allow a Soul Master to absorb a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.
Given the special effects of the Body Tempering Pill, Ye Tian naturally had no intention of selling it cheaply. Instead, he thoughtfully categorized it into four grades.
The highest grade of the Body Tempering Pill was Earth-grade, which could enhance physical constitution by over a thousand years.
The Yellow-grade offered a hundred years, while the Mysterious-grade provided three hundred!
If there truly existed a powerful genius who consumed three Mysterious-grade Body Tempering Pills, it would almost be enough to obtain a thousand-year first Soul Ring—it all depended on whether they dared to take the risk.
If one wasn't strong enough, they could choose to purchase more Body Tempering Pills. However, with each subsequent consumption, the efficacy would diminish significantly. How many pills one would need to spend ultimately varied from person to person.
Moreover, the pricing of the Body Tempering Pill would need to be decided after this auction.
Ye Tian had no intention of setting the price too low.
This was the stage of accumulating primitive capital. While understanding the principle of scarcity marketing, one also had to know how to achieve precise harvesting...
The second auction item could be described as a single pill stirring up a thousand waves.
Once again, it ignited the Spirit Master World.
It was a Heaven-grade Pill named the All-Creation Spring Pill!
Its refining method was simple and straightforward.
Ye Tian personally traveled to the Heaven Dou Great Forest.
Using his Ice-Fire Void Refinement ability, he extracted a portion of life force from thousands upon thousands of trees, condensing it into a single Heaven-grade Pill.
It contained immense life energy, capable of even regenerating severed limbs!
Theoretically, it could heal any physical injury sustained by the body. Moreover, if taken during battle, as long as the head remained unharmed and the heart wasn't destroyed in a single blow, it could guarantee at least half a quarter-hour of invincibility!
Any unconsumed life force after ingestion would be stored within the body.
Reserved for unforeseen needs!
Just as the entire Spirit Master World was astounded by the All-Creation Spring Pill,
the third auction item sent tremors through the Spirit Master World.
It was a Heaven-grade Pill refined by Ye Tian using over ten thousand Marrow Cleansing Pills and over ten thousand Bright Soul Nourishing Pills, combined with other medicinal herbs—the Limit-Breaking Pill!
As the name implied, it aided Soul Masters in breaking through their limits.
Simply put, it elevated a Soul Master's ceiling—that is, their Innate Soul Power level!
It was effective for Soul Masters of any level, especially young Soul Masters who had not yet awakened their Martial Souls or had just awakened them.
Even commoners without Soul Power, after consuming the Limit-Breaking Pill,
would at the very least attain Level 3 Innate Soul Power!
In other words, the Longevity Pavilion possessed the terrifying means to turn ordinary people into Soul Masters!
This single Limit-Breaking Pill alone caused the entire Spirit Master World—and even commoners—to boil with excitement!
But as an auction item,
Ye Tian naturally understood how to make powerful factions crave it!
In the information released by Ye Renxin and the others, it was clearly stated that improvements in talent often represented advancements in both spirit and body.
This meant that the Limit-Breaking Pill even had a certain probability of causing a Martial Soul to evolve! Especially for powerful Martial Souls already at a critical point in strength!
Many powerful Soul Masters find themselves unable to progress further for extended periods, often due to lacking just a bit of innate potential. The Limit-Breaking Pill undoubtedly offers hope for those stuck at the awkward level of eighty-nine to break through once more.
This auction features ten Earth-grade Body Tempering Pills, three All-Creation Spring Pills, and one Heaven-grade Limit-Breaking Pill!
The announcement of these three items has thoroughly ignited the enthusiasm of numerous factions to participate. Upon learning the quantities, many forces have already begun selling off their assets. While Heaven-grade pills are beyond their wildest dreams, they have set their sights fiercely on the Earth-grade Body Tempering Pills.
Which major power would willingly allow another faction to possess a young genius whose first Soul Ring is purple? Such luxuries are naturally in high demand.
Those factions that began preparing as soon as they received the news are undoubtedly overjoyed. Meanwhile, those still hesitating are now filled with regret, hastily issuing preparation orders and making plans to depart for Heaven Dou.
Regardless of whether they can secure a bid, many are unwilling to miss this spectacle. They are even more eager to witness just what kind of person the master of the Longevity Pavilion is!
Though Tang Yuehua doesn't have much money in her purse, she too awaits Ye Tian's arrival...
Even without money, there are ways to seek pills.
She hopes the master of the Longevity Pavilion is a refined individual, perhaps with some interest in her skills of reciting poetry, playing the qin, or blowing the xiao.
Clip-clop, clip-clop... the hoofbeats are somewhat light and brisk.
The carriage carrying Ye Tian moves leisurely along the official road.
Lingyuan Douluo has shed her black leather armor, now dressed in a tight-fitting black dress that wraps her body securely. With her short ponytail and long leather boots, she still appears incredibly capable and imposing. Her face is adorned with a black mask patterned in gold, her eyes deep and spirited...
She glances around at the vegetation lining both sides of the road.
Lingyuan Douluo asks leisurely, "Your Highness, shall we proceed directly to Heaven Dou City next?"
"No!"
Ye Tian's cheerful voice rings out.
Then, with a swish, a fair hand lifts the carriage curtain. A youth dressed in white robes, enveloped in a faint mist, steps gracefully out of the carriage and takes a seat beside Ling Yuan.
His laughter is hearty and full of warmth.
"Sister Ling Yuan, before heading to Heaven Dou City, let's make a detour to Sunset Forest first."
"As you command!"
Lingyuan Douluo glances at Ye Tian, who wears a white mask beside her, and sniffs slightly, inwardly admiring how he differs from other foul men. She tugs the reins in her hands, guiding the horse to change direction.
Ye Tian tosses a few pills into the air and asks with a smile, "Sister Ling Yuan, care for some pills to replenish your energy?"
"What? Trying to see me make a fool of myself again?"
Lingyuan Douluo's cheeks flush slightly as she shoots Ye Tian an annoyed glare.
She truly hadn't expected Ye Tian's pills to be so potent, causing even a Titled Douluo like her to lose composure and emit sounds that could lead to wild imaginations.
"Not at all, Sister Ling Yuan. You just weren't prepared last time."
Ye Tian can't help but chuckle.
Logically, just his First and Second Soul Skills alone might not have been enough to make Lingyuan Douluo lose her composure so thoroughly. However, the pills he provided only appeared similar in size to those from his First and Second Soul Skills; in essence, they were the product of using Soul Skills after Ring Fusion.
Indeed, Ye Tian has now mastered the technique of Ring Fusion to a consummate degree.
With two purple and one black rings as output, he no longer produces pills that are difficult to swallow—all are of normal size.
"Your Highness's kindness, I accept."
Lingyuan Douluo gave a light hum, casually flicked her hand, and collected the few pills from Ye Tian's grasp.
She simply had no intention of taking them now, instead storing them within her Soul Guidance Device.
"I'll use them later."
"No problem, later is fine too."
Ye Tian smiled and nodded, attempting to win over this woman who was ostensibly a bodyguard but in reality a monitor.
"These past few days have truly been hard on you, Sister Ling Yuan. In the future, if the opportunity arises, I will surely offer you a Heaven-grade Pill as a proper token of my gratitude."