Published: February 24, 2025
At this moment, outside the main hall on the first floor, Dantai Xuanzhong looked at Tan Yun and said, “You’ve heard the voices inside. The various sovereigns have many concerns. Do you have the confidence to handle it?”
“Rest assured, Sovereign. I know what to do.” Tan Yun spoke with self-assurance.
“Good.” Dantai Xuanzhong nodded in approval.
Just now, the sovereigns had only seen two figures darting across the air above them at an incredible speed, too fast to discern their faces. It was clear that the arrivals were stronger than them.
All the sovereigns' gazes were fixed on Tan Yun and Dantai Xuanzhong on the platform. When they discovered that Tan Yun was at the ninth layer of the fetal soul realm, they were unable to determine Dantai Xuanzhong's level.
Without needing to think, they understood that it was Dantai Xuanzhong who had brought Tan Yun here, flying over their heads to appear on the auction platform.
The sovereigns stared at Dantai Xuanzhong, and someone exclaimed, "What incredible speed! His cultivation level is unfathomable. Who is this person?"
"Is he the sovereign of the Huangfu Sacred Sect or perhaps one of the elders?"
As the confusion from the sovereigns swirled around them, Dantai Xuanzhong took a step forward, looked at the sovereigns, clasped his fists, and smiled, "I am Dantai Xuanzhong, sovereign of the Huangfu Sacred Sect. I welcome you all."
Upon hearing that the sovereign of the Huangfu Sacred Sect had arrived, the sovereigns present immediately stood up, clasped their fists in response, "Sovereign Dantai, you are too polite. It is our blessing to see your esteemed presence today."
At that moment, while most sovereigns said this outwardly, inwardly they were sneering. However, there was nothing they could do. Although the Huangfu Sacred Sect had declined, as the saying goes, a dead camel is bigger than a horse!
At the same time, all the sovereigns were resolute. If the Huangfu Sacred Sect intended to swallow them, forcing them to submit and become its affiliates, that would be absolutely impossible!
"You all are too polite." Dantai Xuanzhong clasped his fists and said, "You have traveled far and wide, please take your seats and let us discuss in detail."
After saying this, Dantai Xuanzhong took his seat first, while Tan Yun stood respectfully beside him.
Once the sovereigns took their seats, Tan Yun looked at the 128 sovereigns seated in the first three rows at the front of the hall. Since they could sit in the front, they were undoubtedly the foremost first-class cultivation sects.
Tan Yun could not discern their cultivation levels, but he estimated that their strengths were above the ninth level of the refining soul realm.
Just as Tan Yun thought, the sovereigns in the first three rows were indeed the elite of the first-class cultivation sects, with each sect having tens of thousands to over a hundred thousand disciples.
In rows four to fifteen, the 511 seated were sovereigns of second-class cultivation sects, with each sect having from thirty thousand to a hundred thousand disciples.
As for the 624 sovereigns seated beyond the fifteenth row, they were sovereigns of third-class cultivation sects. Among these third-class sects, some had tens of thousands of disciples, while the least had only a few hundred, or even just a hundred or eighty disciples.
However, among these 1,263 sects, the total number of disciples exceeded fifty million!
Although the overall strength of these disciples was not particularly impressive, there were still some monstrous geniuses among them!
Tan Yun observed quietly and found that in the back rows, there were only a few sovereigns at the seventh and eighth layers of the refining soul realm, while the others' cultivation levels were indiscernible.
At this moment, in the front row, an elder with an ethereal aura stood up and clasped his fists toward Dantai Xuanzhong, saying, "I am Xue Chong, Sovereign of the Ascension Pill Sect. May I ask Sovereign Dantai, with so many affairs to attend to, why have you taken the time to meet with us?"