The crowd in the hall fell silent for just a moment.
An elderly man sitting at the front revealed a fiery gleam in his eyes, and instantly, a bidding voice rang out.
"Eight thousand Spirit Stones!"
When the crowd saw the old man's appearance, they were taken aback. Someone gasped in surprise.
It was Master Guwen, a renowned Formation Master from Dongyang County, who had already reached the rank of Second-Rank Advanced Array Master.
Respect filled the eyes of many; after all, Formation Masters were rare and typically esteemed guests of Big Families, with few daring to offend them.
At that moment, another voice broke through the air with an even higher bid.
"Ten thousand Spirit Stones!"
The crowd was astonished to hear someone daring to compete with Master Guwen and turned their attention to the source of the voice.
A middle-aged man stood there, his expression cold and proud, exuding an aura that warned others to keep their distance. It was clear at a glance that he was not someone easy to approach.
When they recognized his face, the crowd was surprised to find that he was also a Formation Master—a rising star known as Youming Master. Though only around forty years old, he had already stepped into the ranks of Second-Rank Advanced Array Masters and had reached the Peak of True Essence Realm.
In terms of both cultivation talent and array mastery, he surpassed Master Guwen. The people of Dongyang County City regarded him as the most likely candidate to break through to Third-Rank Array Master.
Once he achieved that level, Youming Master's reputation would undoubtedly soar, making him a sought-after guest wherever he went—even in the royal capital, he would be a figure of great attention.
After all, there was a world of difference between Third-Order Formations and Second-Order Formations.
Second-Order Formations could only slay True Essence Realm cultivators and pose a threat to those in Xuan Yuan Realm. However, Third-Order Formations could kill Xuan Yuan Realm experts and even threaten those in Diyuan Realm.
It was important to note that Xuan Yuan Realm cultivators were the backbone of any family and represented an indelible force in battle.
With such formidable capabilities, these Formation Masters naturally became esteemed guests of Big Families—provided they could break through to Third-Rank Array Master; otherwise, they would not garner much attention from the crowd.
Master Guwen watched as You Ming competed with him for the Formation Plate, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes. As a rising star, You Ming's reputation had overshadowed his own, leaving him with a twinge of dissatisfaction.
However, he did not worry too much. He had been exploring ways to obtain this Third-Grade Formation Plate; if successful, it could propel him to the rank of Third-Rank Array Master. At that point, You Ming would merely be an insignificant ant in comparison.
With a slight cold snort, Master Guwen immediately began to raise his bid. "Twelve thousand spirit stones!"
You Ming didn’t even lift his eyelids and promptly countered, "Fourteen thousand spirit stones!"
Master Guwen was not one to back down easily and quickly followed suit. "Sixteen thousand spirit stones!"
Thus, the two continued their bidding war, neither willing to concede. They drove the price of the Third-Grade Formation Plate up to twenty-eight thousand spirit stones.
The onlookers were astonished by this scene. These Formation Masters certainly had money to spare, as they managed to inflate the price to such heights.
Master Guwen's expression darkened; if this continued, the Third-Grade Low-Quality Array Plate would hardly be worth that price. After all, this Formation Plate belonged to the category of weapons but was quite unique—only Formation Masters could utilize it.
Logically speaking, it should be cheaper than equivalent weapons, at most around twenty thousand. Yet now it had soared to twenty-eight thousand. Although these Formation Plates were somewhat rare, there were still plenty available; the only issue was that Dongyang County City was particularly scarce in supply, which kept prices consistently high.
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