Shang Jian wasn’t hurrying Shang Xia for fun. After all, not too many treasures had appeared in the gathering and Shang Xia’s chance of success would be the highest if he went up now.

If he continued to wait and the gathering reached the later stages, most cultivators would have obtained the treasures they desired. The chances of obtaining the items he wants would be greatly reduced.

Of course, that didn’t apply if Shang Xia was going to bring out truly valuable treasures. As long as something was valuable enough, everyone would bid like crazy for it.

After thinking about it, Shang Xia got to his feet the moment the person on the central platform completed their deal. He caught the attention of many people as he made his way up.

The number of cultivators who joined the gathering had broken through the 50 people mark, and every one of them had completed their third divine sense transformation. Before the gathering started, many people had already disguised themselves, and around half of them were hiding their appearances and auras.

The other half were members of the institution. Deacons, instructors,...