"Sect Master, did you reveal your strength in front of that Lord of Guanghan?"
Fang Han and Heavenly Lord Night Emperor walked into the auction house. A vast, immense space appeared in front of them. Led by a servant of Qiankun City, the two sat high up in a VIP private box inside this great space.
This VIP private box was classified as a 'Heaven' rank room.
It belonged to the most honorable type, perched high up, looking down on the entire auction house that was akin to a great world. They could also see all kinds of experts coming in to auction.
The entire auction house was enormous, like a great world. The seats were arranged as concentric circles and spread outwards. These were the lower-tier seats, where some lower-level Heavenly Lords sat down.
Besides that, in mid-air, there were some floating tall thrones enveloped in resplendent vitality. These were the middle-tier seats.
At the highest summit of the vault, there were independent spaces, isolated from all prying eyes. These were the top-tier VIP boxes, the Heaven rank ones, which only existences with profound cultivation, reaching above ten epochs and at the peak of Heavenly Lords, could enjoy.
And since both Fang Han and Heavenly Lord Night Emperor had cultivations above ten epochs, uniting together, they naturally possessed the qualifications to sit high above.
"Indeed, this woman wanted to interrogate my background, so I imprinted my invincible existence deep in her mind, making her feel reverence." Fang Han waved his hand, looking down at the bustling experts of the Boundary Above Boundary in the grand world of the auction venue below. He secretly sighed, truly, the myriad heavens' most heavenly experts were clustered in this Boundary Above Boundary.
He even spotted some unknown ancient Heavenly Lord experts. The aura of one expert was somewhat akin to the Leader of the Technological Civilization, the Lord of Time. It seemed to be a supreme expert forged within the technological civilization.
"This… Sect Master." Heavenly Lord Night Emperor hesitated. "With Sect Master's supreme cultivation of fourteen epochs now, once it spreads out, it might shock the world and cause the entirety of Qiankun City to tremble, even alarming the Lord of Qiankun. In this way… wouldn't it expose our whereabouts?"
"No matter, that Lord of Guanghan won't tell. When I applied pressure on her, I utilized the Great Destiny Technique, planting a terrifying subconsciousness deep within her heart. That is to say, she now dares not inquire or report anything about me upwards. She will only remain silent." Fang Han sneered coldly. "Moreover, I now already know her aura. With her cultivation not being at the peak of ten epochs, I can utilize the Great Destiny Technique across space to explode her. Even the Lord of Qiankun could not rescue her. No one can escape the bindings of destiny; I am now both the Master of Epochs and the Master of Destiny."
"What?" Heavenly Lord Night Emperor was deeply shocked. "Sect Master, your Great Destiny Technique can actually influence an enemy's subconscious? This… how miraculously profound is this? You didn't influence my subconscious too, did you? Causing my subconscious to feel that the Epoch Gate is reliable and a worthy entity to seek refuge with."
"Humph! Is there a need for me to influence you? My Epoch Gate will undoubtedly dominate the universe of heaven and earth in the future, invincible wherever it goes. Gods and ghosts will have to obey out orders. The profundity of the Great Destiny Technique is far more than this. As long as my cultivation progresses a step further, I can alter the destiny of all things in the heavens at any time. For example, adding luck to you, so that as soon as you walk out the door, you can find treasures, and walking on the road, your head could be hit by divine objects of the heavens. Then summoning the Gate of Eternal Life to suppress everything, by that time the true power of the Great Destiny Technique will be revealed."
Fang Han sat upright and motionless, naturally harboring an imposing aura. Heavenly Lord Night Emperor was won over heart and soul: "What Sect Master said is true. I, Night Emperor, from now on will loyally follow the Epoch Gate, unwavering for eternity, even if it means opposing the heavens."
"Good." Fang Han spoke candidly and straightforwardly. "However, what we are doing is not opposing the heavens, but ruling the heavens."
Clang!
Just as the two were speaking, a loud bang resembling a great bell resounded in the auction house below. The auction had officially begun. Several supreme Heavenly Lords with profound cultivation, possessing five to six epochs of cultivation, walked over, carrying a huge stand. The stand was covered by a red cloth, making it impossible to clearly see the true face of the treasure inside.
Although these Heavenly Lords possessed cultivations of five or six epochs, they were existences that appeared within this epoch, akin to Fang Han, and hadn't actually lived for five or six epochs. Their cultivation was abruptly boosted using divine objects of the heavens, demonstrating how much wealth the Lord of Qiankun possessed, being able to directly elevate the magical power for his disciples without hesitating to use a massive quantity of heavenly divine objects.
"If I can control this Qiankun City, even if the Immortal Kings return, I won't be afraid?" Fang Han thought silently to himself.
"Sect Master, what is the first treasure? Have you seen through it?" Heavenly Lord Night Emperor asked. He was also extremely curious, staring at the huge red cloth in a way that couldn't pierce it no matter what, due to the aura of Qiankun City on it isolating all gazes. "Is it the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Gate?"
"No, it's a peculiar divine object of the heavens. It's divine iron. It seems to be the supreme divine iron only second to the Three Lifetimes Stone in legends." Fang Han pierced through to the existence within the red cloth.
Right at this moment, an expert descended upon the auction stage. Surprisingly, he also possessed the cultivation of ten epochs. Towering in stature and wearing a kingly robe, his large hand grasped everything; he was a middle-aged man.
"Lord of Lizhen, he is the fifth disciple of the Lord of Qiankun, with extremely high cultivation. Is he the one hosting this auction?" Heavenly Lord Night Emperor remarked.
"Everyone, this auction is the largest one held by our Qiankun City. It's also the grandest. It can be said that in an era without Immortal Kings, all myriad heavens and myriad worlds respect Qiankun City as the sovereign." The Lord of Lizhen's voice was heavy and overbearing, but no one protested his status. Indeed, in an era absent of Immortal Kings, the Lord of Qiankun, with a cultivation of fifteen epochs, dominated the heavens.
"This auction is to seek benefits for the cultivators of the heavens by the Lord of Qiankun because the great tribulation of the shattering of heaven and earth this epoch is approaching. All cultivators face this great tribulation and must enhance their strength in order to survive; otherwise, they will perish in the dust of history. Therefore, our Qiankun City has brought out all its magical treasures this time, allowing all cultivators to purchase and boost their cultivations. I won't waste any more words. Now, I announce the first supreme treasure. It is a piece of divine iron, the 'Great Void Divine Iron', obtained by my Master, the Lord of Qiankun, near the Gate of Eternal Life. Rumor has it that in an infinitely distant era, Immortal King Great Void used it to forge the legendary Gate of Great Void. Starting bid is one hundred million Immortal King Pills, and every bid increment must exceed ten million Immortal King Pills."
In a single sentence, the Lord of Lizhen shocked every one of the various experts present.
Instantly, spirited discussions erupted.
"It's actually the Great Void Divine Iron. Rumor has it that it's an existence second only to the Three Lifetimes Stone!" A Heavenly Lord marveled. "In distant myths, forty epochs ago, Immortal King Great Void forged the Gate of Great Void. Later, when Immortal King Great Void's lifespan was exhausted, the Gate of Great Void disappeared from heaven and earth. How is it that the Great Void Divine Iron has emerged again now?"
"This is an invincible divine object. Qiankun City will actually put it up for auction?" An expert similarly sitting in the VIP seats commented. "Even if the Lord of Qiankun wants to raise his own strength, he could use it, right?"
"Perhaps the Lord of Qiankun has reached a state of relying on nothing external. He is the person closest to the Immortal Kings after all."
"Impossible, relying on nothing external? Even Immortal Kings need this divine iron to forge the Gate of Great Void. But what exactly is the Lord of Qiankun's intention in bringing out this divine iron for sale? I don't know either. It seems like it was during this time when the Lord of Qiankun, Lord of Yin and Yang, Lord of Two Ceremonies, Lord of Fresh Blood… these experts explored the ruins outside the Gate of Eternal Life together, the Immortal King Battlefield, and found some treasures that were hard to split up, so they jointly put them up for auction."
"So that's how it is. It's a pity our cultivation is too low. Mine is just at eleven epochs. If I ascend one more step and reach twelve epochs, my progress could soar, and I could enter the Immortal King Battlefield." An expert from the VIP seats spoke again.
"The Immortal King Battlefield is profoundly mysterious. Rumour states that it was left behind from the great battles of many Immortal Kings who entered the Gate of Eternal Life. Heavenly Lords simply cannot get close. Once approached, they will be crushed by the boundless vitality within it. Only figures like the Lord of Qiankun, Lord of Yin and Yang… these experts can secure a share and search for the ruins of ancient Immortal Kings within."
"One hundred million Immortal King Pills! This price is a bit too expensive."
Numerous discussions fell into Fang Han's ears. His Great Destiny Technique observed the destinies of all experts, discerning all minutiae.
The Immortal King Battlefield indeed existed as a place. Rumor had it that the wager between the King Buddha of the Free World and the Daoist Master of Hongmeng also took place within the Immortal King Battlefield; otherwise, a clash between the two great Immortal Kings would cause too much damage to the universe of heaven and earth. Consider this: even if they fought in the Heaven Realm, a single exhalation of aura would immediately shatter countless spaces of the Immortal Realm and cause countless worlds to be destroyed and reborn. This would be a disaster no less than the great shattering of heaven and earth for all mortal beings in the Heaven Realm.
"The opening bid actually requires one hundred million immortal pills? This Great Void Divine iron is so expensive!" Heavenly Lord Night Emperor was also immensely startled and almost stood up.
"It's no matter, this piece of Great Void Divine Iron is indeed precious, it's worth this price. Procuring it can supplement my cultivation. However, there are some faint imprints upon this divine iron that cannot be hidden from me. It's no wonder the Lord of Qiankun put it out for sale. With those imprints, even if others refine it into a magical treasure, they can still retract it." Under Fang Han's Great Destiny Technique, all secrets were understood.
The huge red cloth was uncovered, and a chunk of divine iron akin to a massive mountain flickered with a black glow, revealing itself. It had dense, honeycomb-like small holes on it. Inside those small holes, it seemed as if streams of vitality were violently jetting out from life itself. The entire piece of divine iron was like a living deity.
Moreover, if one employed magical power to look into those honeycomb-like small holes, they would see endless nothingness inside.
The Great Void Divine Iron.
"What a good treasure! I bid one hundred and fifty million Immortal King Pills!" A marveling voice emanated from a VIP private box. This voice was extremely youthful but carried the authority of mastering all, suddenly adding fifty million.
Fang Han cast his gaze toward that private box.