The price had already soared past two and a half million gold.
Laughter and tense murmurs echoed across the hall as another clan leader shouted his bid.
The auctioneer's smile never faltered, fanning the flames higher with every measured word.
By now, the price for the Earth-Grade Cultivation Technique had already climbed to three million gold.
The bidder—none other than the First Prince himself—sat with a composed smile, casually raising his paddle as though spending three million was no more than buying a cup of tea.
Seeing that it was First Prince, several other clans immediately withdrew.
To compete with the Imperial Family over such a treasure was courting disaster—and the technique, while rare, wasn't worth challenging the Empire's First Prince.
Not to mention, the price had already reached three million gold.
"Three million gold… once! Three million… twice! Three million… thrice! Sold!"
A crisp strike of the gavel echoed, sealing the deal.
