CHAPTER 1196: CHAPTER 1135: WOODEN SWORD

After being escorted out of the Xuan Feng Sect area by a beautiful attendant, Ye Chen found a mountain peak and sat there to rest for the night.

Early the next morning, Ye Chen headed toward the area where the Ancient Peace Pavilion auction conference was to be held.

Over the course of just over forty days, the number of people flocking to the island had skyrocketed, especially on the day when the auction conference officially began. The number of people on the island had reached a peak!

It was several times more than the crowd Ye Chen had seen over a month ago!

Walking among the crowd, Ye Chen’s mindset was completely different.

Over a month ago, before completing his training breakthrough, Ye Chen was merely in the realm of Immortal Divine Venerable, relying on no Divine Treasures, and his true combat power could only contend with Divine Masters.

On Ancient Jade Island, he lagged behind most people.

But now, after forty-two days of arduous training and transformation, Ye Chen had already reached the realm of Five Star Sovereign!

Even though his realm still couldn’t compare to Divine Master Overlord, Ye Chen’s own combat power was absolutely unfazed by any Divine Master, and he could even battle with Overlords!

It could be said that now, without the aid of Divine Treasures, Ye Chen’s combat power alone could definitely stand at the forefront among the countless people on the island.

After all, even though many people were on the island, those truly reaching the level of Overlords or Cosmic Emperors were still few.

Moreover.

Ye Chen had now mastered the Tai Yu Chapter of the Primordial Star Scripture to the Second Plane, newly comprehending the "Spatial Blink" technique—an absolute means of survival, giving Ye Chen a trump card for survival even when facing a Star Lord, providing him with absolute confidence in his safety.

With this mindset, walking on Ancient Jade Island felt entirely different.

Many newcomers to Ancient Jade Island were still somewhat timid.

But Ye Chen could freely observe all the people and things on the island.

While walking, Ye Chen also heard countless discussions.

"It’s so lively! I didn’t expect this time’s Ancient Peace Pavilion auction conference to attract so many people. It seems like there are more people than previous auction conferences!"

"Of course, as newcomers to the island, you wouldn’t know. Even people from the strongest Three Palaces and Four Islands of the Sea of Exile have arrived, not to mention the descendants of the Three Palaces’ and Four Islands’ top leaders, like Sky Extreme Demon Island, Immortal Divine Palace, Eight Wastes Island, and Creation Divine Palace."

"Ah? So many descendants of powerful figures have come to this island? Who exactly are they?"

"Initially, it was Sky Extreme Demon Island’s Island Master’s daughter Tianli Weiwei and Immortal Divine Palace’s Young Palace Master Situ Lianchi who arrived on Ancient Jade Island. Later, Eight Wastes Island’s heir Chen Wufeng and the third son of the Creation Divine Palace’s Palace Master You Ba also arrived. Right now, the whole Ancient Jade Island is a focal point of attention!"

"Why are so many descendants of major figures coming here?"

"You’re unaware, aren’t you? Shortly after the auction conference concludes, the Nine Bends Demon Realm will open. Rumor has it that this time Ancient Peace Pavilion’s auction has acquired numerous valuable items, including some things that even the Three Palaces and Four Islands lack, which are highly useful for young people. The heirs of these major powers will definitely go to the Nine Bends Demon Realm after acquiring these treasures first. That’s why they are paying so much attention to this auction conference!"

These discussions made Ye Chen’s eyebrows raise.

Hmm? Besides Tianli Weiwei and Situ Lianchi, two more heirs of the Three Palaces and Four Islands have also arrived on Ancient Jade Island.

And they have come to prepare for the Nine Bends Demon Realm.

"I wonder what kind of Divine Treasures are at the auction conference to attract the attention of these people."

Ye Chen was getting more interested in the upcoming auction conference.

When Ye Chen reached the location where the auction conference would officially take place, he saw a magnificent Void Palace newly erected there.

This Void Palace was where the auction conference would officially be held!

From the outside, the Void Palace was divided into three levels.

After a quick inquiry, Ye Chen understood the specific arrangements of this Void Palace.

The Ancient Peace Pavilion auction conference was divided into three special phases.

The first phase was the free exchange phase of treasures among various strong individuals. This phase commenced from the official start of the auction conference and continued until noon.

All holders of the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s Four Identity Tokens could enter and conduct free exchanges of treasures.

People could display their treasures for exchange or visit others’ stalls to trade for treasures they valued.

The first level of the Void Palace was where everyone attending the auction conference could freely exchange treasures.

The second level of the Void Palace was the true grand auction hall.

Starting from noon and lasting until afternoon, spanning two hours, was the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s dedicated auction conference.

During this phase, everyone could bid on the treasures put forth by Ancient Peace Pavilion.

According to the auction conference’s guidelines, a total of twenty-four precious treasures and three incredible Divine Treasures would be auctioned.

Ye Chen speculated that those pinnacle heirs were likely here for the three incredible Divine Treasures.

As for the third level of the Void Palace.

That was Ancient Peace Pavilion’s most precious trade zone.

Only individuals possessing the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s golden identity token or those of Overlord Level or Cosmic Emperor Level could enter. It was considered a higher-level, small-scale trade conference.

Unlike the trade conference of the first level open to everyone.

Given the participants’ higher level, the probability of acquiring better things there was relatively higher.

Of course, the trade time on this third level also took place last, from the afternoon continuing until the arrival of the Rosy Cloud Festival’s formal rosy light at dusk.

By the time Ye Chen arrived at the Void Palace’s location, countless people had already surged into the first level of the Void Palace, starting the first level of the free exchange trade conference.

Ye Chen observed underneath the Void Palace, lightly chuckled, and flew towards the palace’s entrance.

At this time, unlike when he first landed on the island, it was a Divine Master who checked identity tokens.

At the entrance to the Void Palace, where the auction conference was officially held, three Overlords were stationed, checking identity tokens.

Of course, this was Ancient Peace Pavilion’s auction conference, and no one would misbehave.

The presence of three Overlords was merely a sign of Ancient Peace Pavilion’s attention to the auction conference.

Ye Chen arrived at the entrance, took out the golden identity token given to him by the young girl Gu Yanyan he met by chance, and smoothly entered the first layer of the hall.

Buzz!

Upon entering the first layer, Ye Chen’s first feeling was that it was bustling inside.

Everywhere there was the sound of noise.

There were even countless arguments and disputes being heard.

Ye Chen looked inside the first layer and saw that it was like a huge plaza, incredibly bright, without the gloominess of the inner hall. Obviously, the space inside the Void Palace had been specially refined, built exclusively for everyone attending the auction to trade.

At this time, countless crowds had already surged into the plaza.

Especially, Ancient Peace Pavilion had set up numerous small platforms on the plaza, equivalent to trading stalls, exclusively for those who needed to display treasures.

Many people with the idea of exchanging treasures had already put their treasures on these small platforms.

More people were walking and watching around the various small platforms.

Ye Chen roughly estimated that the number of people wanting to exchange treasures on the first layer plaza was nothing less than tens of thousands.

For ordinary people, to just make a round and see all the treasures would likely take an enormous amount of time.

However, those who came to the Sea of Exile for the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s auction were certainly not ordinary people.

The weakest here were cultivators at the God King level.

The strongest included many of the Overlord level.

For them, searching for the treasures they needed using Divine Sense was much faster.

Even though this first layer was crowded with treasures and their radiant lights affecting Divine Sense detection, it would not waste too much time to explore them all.

Certainly, Ye Chen hadn’t seen any Cosmic Emperor, not knowing if they disdained the large trade fair at the first layer or hadn’t appeared yet.

Ye Chen had some interest in the treasure exchange trade on this first layer but didn’t have any real target.

After all, he didn’t know what treasures others had that he needed.

Ye Chen just moved from one stall to another, releasing his Divine Sense, feeling the treasures one by one.

"It’s the Sea of Exile, and there are indeed so many rare treasures."

Initially, Ye Chen didn’t care much, but the more he looked, the more delighted he became.

The countless treasures laid out on the plaza allowed Ye Chen to see many things he had never seen before.

One stall displayed a giant peach, exuding cold air. The peach was as huge as a small house, and with the passage of time, it could transform into many different colors.

"Tuo Hai Diver Peach, a divine peach from the Tuo Hai region of the Sea of Exile, excellent for practitioners of ice series divine methods, can even help them break through cultivation bottlenecks..."

Another stall displayed a string of fire-red pearls, totaling eighteen pearls, each pearl containing formidable flame power.

"Multi-Spirit Fire Beads, mystical fire beads made by the Fire Spirit Mountain of the Sea of Exile, serve as attack divine treasures, and eighteen beads together can activate a flame divine formation to trap and kill enemies..."

Another stall placed a giant Lotus Leaf, growing a peculiar lotus which was blooming, with strange little figures dancing on it.

"Divine Light Lotus, an excellent divine item for cultivating willpower. Every month, a new illusion array appears on the lotus; currently blossoming is the Heart Lotus Formation..."

Countless stalls, countless traders, countless treasures.

Simply dazzling.

Ye Chen gazed at one treasure he had never seen after another and read the descriptions beside them.

Of course, although many treasures were magical, they were of little use to Ye Chen, and he didn’t intend to buy them.

Ye Chen was merely looking out of curiosity.

However, as Ye Chen walked and paused, watching everywhere, suddenly his heart skipped a beat, his head remained unmoved, but his Divine Sense suddenly looked towards a stall.

On the platform at that stall, seven treasures were displayed, one of which was placed at the very corner, a seemingly ordinary wooden sword.

This wooden sword emitted only extremely ordinary divine power, seemingly an Overlord-level Polar Heaven grade treasure used by a Sovereign.

A Polar Heaven grade treasure is considered incredibly powerful in countless universes, but at this trade fair, it was extremely common.

After all, the fair even had countless Divine Master-level and Overlord-level treasures.

This Overlord-level Polar Heaven grade treasure was just too dim.

However, the description beside it drew countless people to that stall.

Only to see the explanation by the stall owner: "These seven treasures have flowed from the Abyss!"

Abyss.

The most mysterious place in the Sea of Exile.

Even more mysterious than the Nine Bends Demon Realm Ye Chen was about to visit!

Treasures flowing from the Abyss attract countless eyes as soon as they are displayed.

Of course, treasures from the Abyss are not necessarily the best, as countless people have ventured into it. The treasures inside may not be self-generated but could be left by fallen outsiders.

Just relying on the name "Abyss," while appealing to many people, might not necessarily fetch high prices.

At that moment, the seemingly ordinary wooden sword on the stall did not attract much attention.

After all, countless people had investigated it, and indeed, this wooden sword was a mediocre Polar Heaven grade treasure, with nothing unusual.

But at that moment, Ye Chen focused all his mind and spirit on this wooden sword, paying even more attention to it than to the other six more precious treasures beside it.

Because Ye Chen felt from this wooden sword a kind of aura that drew even the Chaos Cauldron hidden within him to greatly focus on it!