Chapter 1510 - Regret
The tension thickened until it felt tangible, because the Grand Unity Sect's ambition now stood exposed for all to see. They wanted to seize every astral crystal the Heavenly Dragon Sect carried and cut the Heavenly Dragon Sect out of the remaining auction in one stroke.
Every gaze swung to the Heavenly Dragon Sect, because everything now depended on how many astral crystals they could produce. If the Divine Alchemy Sect fell short, the Grand Unity Sect would cover the gap.
The Divine Alchemy Sect had produced 2,300,000 astral crystals, and even that number sat slightly below the Scarlet Cloud Gate's level. After all, the Divine Alchemy Sect had suffered immense losses over the past few months, and scraping together two million astral crystals was already impressive. Those 2,300,000 astral crystals represented their entire reserves of astral crystals.
All eyes shifted to Hua Feiyu. The wager had long since ceased to be a matter between the Divine Alchemy Sect and the Heavenly Dao Society. It was now a clash between the Heavenly Dragon Sect and the Grand Unity Sect. The challenge had been laid bare, and the Heavenly Dragon Sect had no choice but to decide how it would answer it.
The first-tier sects began calculating in silence. "The Heavenly Dragon Sect has already spent more than two million, and they should only have about three to four million astral crystals left." This wasn't their first auction, and everyone roughly understood each other's spending limits.
"It won't be easy. This wasn't a great year for the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and it would be impressive if they could take out another three million astral crystals."
Although the Heavenly Dragon Sect had recovered significantly in recent years, its income still couldn’t compare to that of the Nine Dragon Palace. The main reason was the Lingqiong Clan siphoning off a share, diverting a portion of that income into its own coffers.
"I'm afraid that the Grand Unity Sect won't be able keep up," Hua Feiyu said, glancing at Venerable Grand Unity before he lifted a hand and summoned astral crystals in a sweeping torrent.
The moment those astral crystals filled the air, the cultivators in the common area were completely dumbfounded, and even Elder Wu Hen stared in disbelief.
Because they stood inside an immortal artifact, the space could expand without limit, and the sea of astral crystals only grew larger.
Staring at that vast glittering flood, Venerable Grand Unity felt a premonition coil in his chest as the number kept climbing.
"One million... Two million... Three million... Four million!" An elder from the Nine Dragon Palace pointed toward the sky, because every one million astral crystals condensed into a sphere, and four spheres already hung there.