CHAPTER 1199: CHAPTER 1138: THE AUCTION CONFERENCE ARRIVES

After a brief chat, under Gu Feng’s enthusiastic invitation, Ye Chen ascended to the second level of the Void Palace.

At that time, it was not yet noon, the auction on the second level had yet to officially commence, and the second-level main hall had not opened to the public.

However, Gu Feng was the founder of Ancient Peace Pavilion, and the entire pavilion was his enterprise. Bringing Ye Chen in was naturally not a problem for him.

Gu Feng even arranged one of the finest VIP lounges on the second level specifically for Ye Chen.

This left Gu Yanyan, who was following Gu Feng, even more astonished.

It should be known that the finest VIP lounges are crafted to extremely high standards and their numbers are limited.

Previously, only the Cosmic Emperors from the Sea of Exile and their direct bloodlines were qualified to enter. Even a Master would only be allowed into a secondary lounge if they lacked significant background.

Ye Chen was merely a Five-Star Sovereign at this time.

Yet Gu Feng invited Ye Chen inside.

Even if Gu Yanyan could sense that Ye Chen was extraordinary.

She never expected that her grandfather would regard Ye Chen so highly.

Recalling her grandfather’s brows and eyes filled with laughter while chatting with Ye Chen on the first level.

Gu Yanyan murmured in her heart, "It seems my grandfather has discovered some secrets I don’t yet know, otherwise he wouldn’t be so courteous to Ye Chen."

"Ye Chen is likely even more formidable than I imagined."

Thinking of this, Yanyan smiled inwardly, "Hehe, I knew my judgment was spot on. I noticed he was extraordinary when he was helping me find the Divine Fire."

Upon entering the finest VIP lounge, Ye Chen discovered it was an independently developed special space.

Inside it had various extraordinary arrangements.

Like a landscape divine painting imbued with special divine intention, observing it could make one feel refreshed, and even the Divine Sense gained a hint of nourishment. The subtle and elegant divine rhyme of ancient stringed zither sounds, upon hearing it soothing the soul and refining the entire spirit. There were also peculiar small mountains and ancient stones, with flora, fauna, insects, and birds within...

The most remarkable was that this special space was also a precious training treasure land.

Immediately upon entering, one could feel the abundant flow of Divine Power inside.

Although this training treasure land did not compare to the uniqueness of Ancient Profound Jade Mountain, it was indeed extraordinary within the Sea of Exile and was of exceptional grade used as a lounge before the auction.

Ye Chen did not expect Gu Feng to be so courteous to him.

After entering the second level and proceeding forward, he noticed many lower-grade lounges outside, yet he entered one of the top-grade lounges.

"This Gu Feng, the Cosmic Emperor, must have noticed something."

"Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so cordial to someone he met for the first time."

"However, it’s likely he discovered some of my hidden means. As for big secrets like the Stars Tower and Chaos Cauldron, even though he is a Cosmic Emperor, it’s impossible for him to discern."

Considering Gu Feng’s courtesy, Ye Chen pondered for a few moments before gladly accepting.

Just as he had previously thought, it was indeed favorable to have a Cosmic Emperor wish to form an alliance with him.

Inside the finest lounge, Gu Feng continued conversing with Ye Chen enthusiastically.

Until he received a new message he had to attend to, he then bade farewell to Ye Chen.

"Young friend, please rest here for a while. Once the auction officially starts, I’ll send someone to call you."

Seeing Ye Chen smilingly nod, Gu Feng also left with a smile.

"Ye Chen, take a good rest first."

Gu Yanyan also followed Gu Feng out, but before leaving, the young girl winked at Ye Chen, making a funny face, appearing mischievous and spirited.

Seeing this young girl, many people flashed through Ye Chen’s mind.

He thought of the little maid Tao’er, Little Provincial Princess Fang Luo, Lin Fei’er, these girls close to him... More importantly, he thought of Jiang Yao and Long Li, the two girls closest to him.

"For my journey to the Sea of Exile, I originally wanted to leave here as soon as possible and return to the Primal Beginning Universe."

"I didn’t expect that instead of finding a way back to the Primal Beginning Universe, I would successfully break through to the Five-Star Sovereign level here."

"Ahead, there’s still the Nine Bends Demon Realm to explore, and more importantly, I have to venture into the Abyss and find the Immortal Divine Wood!"

"After these tasks are done, I must quickly head back to the Primal Beginning Universe to see Yao’er and Li’er!"

"If I truly can’t find a way back, then I will strive to break through to the Divine Master Realm, head to the Cosmic Sea, and find a way to return to the Primal Beginning Universe through the Cosmic Sea! The Primal Beginning Universe and major forces of the Cosmic Sea are closely linked, there’s surely a method to return!"

Ye Chen contemplated in mind and spirit.

After a long while, he let go of his thoughts and entered a state of deep quiet cultivation.

"My lord!"

"My lord!"

Uncertain how long had passed, Ye Chen suddenly heard voices calling from outside the lounge.

Ye Chen opened his eyes, raised a finger in the air, and the lounge door opened directly.

Two beautiful young women were waiting outside. Upon seeing Ye Chen open the door, both hurriedly said to Ye Chen, "My lord, the auction is about to start. The master is occupied and cannot personally escort you, so has sent two attendants to guide you there."

Is it already noon?

The auction is about to start?

Ye Chen stirred inside and walked out with a smile.

Hmm?

Upon arriving outside, Ye Chen immediately sensed several powerful auras nearby.

Ye Chen lightly swept his Divine Sense towards the direction of those auras and instantly saw several familiar and unfamiliar figures.

These individuals, too, were being led by some beautiful maidens, emerging from the best batch of guest restrooms.

One person, approximately in his twenties, dressed in luxurious divine attire, exceptionally handsome, was precisely the Young Palace Master Situ Lianchi of the Immortal Divine Palace whom Ye Chen had seen before.

Another person walked out from a room far from Situ Lianchi. She had a tall figure, irresistible long legs, flowing long hair, dressed in black divine armor, exceptionally beautiful, and was precisely Tianli Weiwei, the daughter of the Island Master of the Sky Extreme Demon Island, whom Ye Chen had also seen before.

These two are direct descendants of the pinnacle forces of the Sea of Exile, so it is no surprise they can enter the best guest restrooms.

There were also two people Ye Chen hadn’t seen before...

Ye Chen sensed towards these two, directly seeing that they were also very young, and their realms were both in the Sovereign Realm.

One was a burly youth with long hair, Seven-Star Sovereign Realm.

The other was extremely thin, surrounded by black mist, with deep eye sockets, ghostly in appearance, Six-Star Sovereign Realm.

Ye Chen pondered for a moment.

Then he understood who these two people were.

He had heard earlier that besides Situ Lianchi and Tianli Weiwei, the heir of the Island Master of Eight Wastes Island, Chen Wufeng, and the third son of the Palace Master of the Creation Divine Palace, You Ba, were also attending the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s grand auction.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the burly youth with long hair must be Chen Wufeng.

And the ghostly thin youth would be You Ba.

"So many descendants of significant figures are here; it seems there really are incredibly enticing treasures at this auction."

After some probing, Ye Chen smiled slightly and headed towards the grand auction’s hall under the guidance of two beautiful girls.

During his earlier probe,

Ye Chen also noticed that Tianli Weiwei, Situ Lianchi, and the others had similarly sensed his presence with their Divine Sense. At that time, their faces showed surprise.

Clearly, these individuals knew it was natural for them to stay in the best guest restrooms.

But they hadn’t expected another five-star Sovereign youth to also stay in the guest restroom, and one whom they had never seen before.

"Who is this person?"

They all observed Ye Chen.

"We know all of the true young powerhouses of the Sea of Exile; this person isn’t among them."

"Could he be newly arrived in the Sea of Exile?"

"Or is he a direct descendant of the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s Gu Feng? But Gu Feng’s only direct bloodline descendant is Gu Yanyan, and there’s no mention of a youth like this."

After observing Ye Chen for a while, the group didn’t pay him much mind and headed towards the auction hall one after another.

Especially Tianli Weiwei and Situ Lianchi, who only glanced at Ye Chen once.

These people had significant backgrounds, standing behind powers like the Three Palaces and Four Islands, alongside figures at the pinnacle of the Cosmic Emperor level. Despite being surprised by the appearance of a mysterious five-star Sovereign youth, they didn’t take him seriously at all.

In no time, they arrived at the grand auction hall of the Ancient Peace Pavilion, where the auction was about to officially commence.

At this moment, the auction hall was also opened to the public.

Countless people poured into the auction hall.

The entire hall was a specially crafted space.

The void was lined with countless seats, layer upon layer, densely packed, and at the center was the grand auction stage.

In this auction hall, there was no distinction between noble and ordinary; everyone could freely choose their seats.

Ye Chen directly chose a seat towards the back and sat down.

Everyone able to attend the grand auction had extraordinary Divine Sense; sitting in the front or back made no difference at all.

Sitting down, Ye Chen also sent his Divine Sense to probe around.

In this probing, Ye Chen found that Situ Lianchi and the long-haired burly youth Chen Wufeng sat together, the two actively conversing with sound isolation, clearly on good terms.

You Ba was far from the two and also chose a spot towards the back.

As for the witch Tianli Weiwei, she didn’t sit in the same area as them at all, instead choosing a very distant corner.

It seems this woman indeed doesn’t like mixing with the geniuses from the Three Palaces and Four Islands.

With countless people flooding into the hall, soon, more than ten thousand people filled it!

Of these, Ye Chen sensed that the vast majority participating in the auction were Divine Masters, with Masters being second most prevalent.

Those of lower realms like Sovereigns, Divine Kings, True Gods were present, but these individuals were evidently less financially equipped, not the main participants in this auction, many merely came to watch.

Finally, as the auction was about to begin, Ye Chen faintly sensed the entry of several powerful figures with the auras of Cosmic Emperors into the hall.

Among them, besides the familiar Gu Feng, there were four others whom Ye Chen didn’t recognize.

"I didn’t expect even Cosmic Emperors to be interested in the Ancient Peace Pavilion’s auction."

This made Ye Chen even more intrigued by the treasures to be auctioned.