As soon as Di Jiu’s divine sense penetrated the Extreme Cloud Cone, he knew it wasn’t a top-tier flying immortal artifact—just a fairly ordinary one. In other words, it wasn’t worth sixty million high-grade immortal crystals.
However, the void positioning map engraved on the Extreme Cloud Cone held considerable value.
Di Jiu was an eighth-level Immortal Array Grandmaster, and his divine sense was at the sixth level, so refining the Extreme Cloud Cone was extremely fast. In just half a day, he had already refined most of it.
After the Zunyi Pill came a supreme offensive artifact, top-tier refinement materials, and several cultivation techniques. Each item’s price at least doubled.
Di Jiu didn’t even bother listening to the prices—he had no interest in any of them.
Just as Di Jiu was about to finish refining the Extreme Cloud Cone, Xing Sui raised a jade box and, with a trace of excitement in her voice, announced, "This was originally meant to be the highlight of the auction, but we’ve brought it out on the first day to reward all our honored guests…"
Even Di Jiu paused his refinement of the Extreme Cloud Cone upon hearing this. He too was curious about what Xing Sui called the highlight item.
Xing Sui continued, "The item in this jade box is called the Chrono Crystal…"
As soon as Xing Sui uttered the words 'Chrono Crystal,' the previously silent auction hall erupted in excitement, the fervor sweeping through the entire venue.
Di Jiu, like everyone else, stared at the jade box in disbelief.
The Chrono Crystal? A treasure containing the Law of Time—what kind of auction was this, to have such a supreme artifact?
Should he go for it or not?
Deep down, Di Jiu absolutely wanted the Chrono Crystal. But he also knew this was meant for the Immortal Emperors. Ordinary people, even with Liberty Points, weren’t qualified to bid. It wasn’t about being unable to offer a price; winning or losing would mean offending the powerful.
If he wanted it, he’d have to compete against Immortal Emperors.
Di Jiu sighed inwardly—the Chrono Crystal had appeared too early. If only it came after the Ahan True Glazed Water.
He’d previously thought this auction was quite good. After a guest won an item, the transaction was handled by direct transmission, and the room number was never announced. The benefit was obvious: no matter how precious the item you obtained, no one would know who you were.
Truth be told, Di Jiu had set up escape routes just in case, but he hadn’t planned to actually use those escape arrays.
But if he tried to seize the Chrono Crystal, he’d definitely need those escape arrays.
What was the Chrono Crystal? The Immortal Emperors would go all out for it. If he managed to buy it, even if the auction concealed his room number, the powerful would quickly find out. When the auction ended, endless pursuit would await him.
Giving up on the Chrono Crystal left Di Jiu truly unwilling. The Law of Time—if he obtained the Chrono Crystal and used the Ninth Prime Law, he’d have a real chance to touch the threshold of the Law of Time. In other words, the Chrono Crystal was most valuable in his hands; he was the one most likely to use it to grasp the Law of Time.
As for the countless laws of heaven and earth, without a doubt, the Law of Time is the most powerful of all—there is simply no equal.
This thought flashed through Di Jiu's mind, and he immediately made up his mind—the Chrono Crystal was his. So what if there were Immortal Emperors? If you don't compete, how can you ever become truly strong?
Xing Sui seemed to know that the Chrono Crystal would cause a sensation. She waited quietly until the noise in the grand hall subsided a little, then struck her auction hammer crisply and announced, "As far as I know, in the Four Immortal Continents, no one has ever touched the Law of Time, let alone mastered its divine powers. The appearance of this Chrono Crystal at our auction is a momentous event for all the Four Immortal Continents."
Some may think that even after obtaining the Chrono Crystal, they might not be able to touch the Law of Time. But I can tell you with certainty: if you don’t strive for the Chrono Crystal, you will never touch the Law of Time. Only by obtaining it is there a glimmer of hope. Just consider what the divine powers of the Law of Time represent—no price in Liberty Points would be too great to acquire the Chrono Crystal."
The auction had been underway for nearly a day. Never before had Xing Sui explained an item in such detail; the Chrono Crystal was the first treasure to receive so much attention and buildup.
The auction hall was extremely quiet, yet Di Jiu could still sense the surging anticipation before the bidding began. Clearly, many cultivators were preparing to go all out for the Chrono Crystal.
Xing Sui was very satisfied with this atmosphere and continued in an exaggerated tone, "Normally, you can’t buy the Chrono Crystal with Liberty Points. Now that it’s here, if you don’t seize the opportunity, when will you? The starting price for this Chrono Crystal is..."
At this point, Xing Sui deliberately paused, making many cultivators nearly curse out loud in frustration.
Sensing her momentum was perfect, Xing Sui continued, "Ten million Liberty Points. Each bid increment must be no less than one million Liberty Points. The auction begins now."
The hall was filled with gasps—ten million Liberty Points! It was simply terrifying. Many cultivators who had intended to bid deflated like punctured balloons at that price.
Ten million Liberty Points—many cultivators couldn’t even afford the starting bid.
Di Jiu secretly thought, 'So expensive.' If not for his unique Starlight Tea business, he would have had to give up on the Chrono Crystal.
"Eleven million Liberty Points!" a rough voice rang out, and the first bid appeared on the screen.
This was the first time someone bid aloud before the price was shown on the bidding screen.
The auction organizers did not forbid this; bidding aloud was always permitted, as long as you didn’t threaten others. The method of bidding was entirely up to the participant.
"So strong," Di Jiu thought as he sensed the vitality fluctuation in that voice—this was definitely an Immortal Emperor.
He didn’t know this person, but he was certain many others did. The man had bid aloud deliberately, clearly wanting everyone to know who he was.
(That's all for today's update. Good night, friends!)