<h4>Chapter 651 - 646: Golden Auction, Bid Of The Sky</h4>


    ''Tian Yinwu.'' Ma Sujiang''s eyes were unmoving, reflecting the spiritual incarnation of this Imperial Prince. There was a peculiar emotion within her eyes, glinting and flitting about, an emotion of admiration and heated passion. She, an illustrious Ascended, was unable to suppress her roiling feelings.


    Ma Sujiang was rtively aged, if judged by mortal standards. If one considered her from the perspective of an Ascended, she was remarkably young. Still, there was no true guarantee that she would be a true Ascended. She, like other women, had thoughts of settling down and finding a Dao Companion.


    She was formerly the Assistant Manager of the Third Branch, is thest daughter of the Ma n''s Patriarch who managed the entire Third Branch of the Golden Life Pavilion. Regardless of status, talent, wealth, beauty, or strength, shecked none of it. There were very few candidates in the starfield that could remotely grab a wisp of her interest.


    Tian Yinwu''s name was at the very top of that short list. This rang true for many of the talented female cultivators like herself, even those who''ve reached the Mystic Ascendant Realm.


    Tian Yinwu was the seventh son of the Aeternal Sky Divine Emperor, the ruler of the entire Aeternal Sky Starfield. However, he was born from a concubine. Normally, this status should''ve relegated him to a disastrous fate, pushed down into mediocrity by his siblings.


    He wasn''t born with a unique physique. He didn''t have a special blessing. There was no great fortune bestowed upon him by others. In a way, one could say that for the first thirteen years of his life, he was neglected by everyone. He was unimportant, just like the other children born from concubines of the emperor, which currently totaled 729 others.


    He was just ''another one''.


    Yet his feats were an unstoppable force, his achievements shocking even the emperor himself. If one considered the term jack of all trades as an eptable way to describe someone with multifaceted talents, then Tian Yinwu could be ssified as the master of all trades.


    At the age of thirteen, Tian Yinwuprehended nine types of greater-than-basic Intents. This included the ethereal intents of Sword Intent, Shield Intent, Fist Intent, and Battle Intent; high-level material intents such as Yang Light Intent, Violet Lightning Intent, Shining Golden Intent, and Berserking Scarlet Intent;stly, he even merged the nine basic elemental Intents, forming Elemental Origin Intent.


    At the age of fourteen, he ascended to the Astral Core Realm.


    At the age of fifteen, he was officially recognized by the Everlore Association as an Official-leveled King Alchemist, the youngest King Alchemist without an Alchemic Astral Soul, establishing a new record for the Grand Cyclic Ster Region.


    At the age of sixteen, he designed and forged a never-before-seen high-level astral tool that had received direct praise from the Godforge Association''s own Godforge Emperor. He regarded it as one of the most creative designs he''d ever seen in his years. This came from a man who invented several tools and armaments of his own design that were wielded by High-Lords and Earthly Saints.


    At the age of eighteen, he designed aary spell array that, with very little cost, could even hold back an Earthly Saint at the highest level, albeit temporary. In regards to efficiency of structure, ease of construction, andck of high-end resources, it became the staple base temte for quite a fewary formations. It was sold directly by the Imperial n and earned him outrageous amounts of wealth, respect, and renown.


    These were just some of his feats. He was talented in the Dao of Alchemy, Forging, and Design, while having an absurdprehensive talent. This alongside his status and birthright elevated his importance to the stars and beyond.


    But what truly defined his reputation was when he reached the age of thirty, when he, at the Sky Ruler Phase, fought and defeated, yes, defeated a Realmlord! It was a fair duel witnessed by all, and experts were utterly baffled by his tactics and means, including the Realmlord''sck of restraint. He aplished what most would think waspletely impossible, absolutely inconceivable.


    There was no Season of Regression or self-harming method used to muddle the results, just his own strength.


    Currently, he was fifty-four years old, gained the title of an Imperial Prince decades ago, and his mother was elevated as an official wife, only beneath the Empress herself. This was all brought about by his very own talent, hard work, and incredible achievements. At present, the legends of his feats still echoed.


    There was no one who was unaware of his name.


    He was a highly expected favorite to do best in the Chosen King Competition held in a few decades. Either him or his half-sister, a figure that was not the least bit inferior.


    Despite more than twenty years having passed, based on Tian Yinwu''s spiritual fluctuations, he was merely at the Soul Idol Phase, absolutely ideal for the Neo-Dawn Eclipse Pill. There were those who shuddered at the possibility of him obtaining this product.


    What limits will this break for him?


    Ma Sujiang''s heart raced with a rushing wave of expectation.


    Ma Sujiang gathered herself, politely dering: "The highest bid is four hundred mystic stones."


    "…" Yet the crowd was silent as the air grew a little dense. The Imperial n was a highlypetitive existence, so Tian Yinwu was representing solely himself in this matter. Since he stepped out, most understood a fierce battle was about to take ce.


    It took a mere few minutes from the deration before aughter echoed in the audience. A voice, deep and resounding, exploded out: "Haha! Little Brother Yinwu, I didn''t think you''d actually participate. I thought someone of your talents wouldn''t need it. Unless, you''re stuck in the Soul Idol Phase? Your cultivation a little difficult?"


    The voice teased, yet it rippled out with a thunderous momentum. The audience knew this voice, looking to see the second son of the Aeternal Sky Divine Emperor, Tian Guyan. He was a hot favorite for the Imperial Throne, not the Chosen King Competition.


    After all, he was thousands of years old and a genuine expert that had to be called a High-Lord, a Third Stage Mystic Ascendant, the Demi-Mortal Lord Phase!


    Tian Yinwu merely smiled,pletelyposed. His spiritual incarnation was unshaken by Tian Guyan''s deliberate actions to do so. A heroic figure, tall and muscr, carrying the bearing of a true ruler sat in his seat. He didn''t even need to stand.


    His figure was imposing, but his muscles weren''t bulky or ugly. They conformed to his robes perfectly, revealing exquisite contours and edges of each sculptured muscle. With long ck hair, he had a pair of hazel-golden eyes, remarkably simr to Tian Yinwu. Clearly, it was a trait earned by their noble lineage.


    His fingersbed through his dark-colored short hair as he regarded Tian Yinwu. Tian Guyan emitted an aura of serenity and authority, unquestionable yet irresistible. But behind those gorgeously enchanting eyes of his, there was a thin, nigh-invisible light of panic.


    Seeing Tian Yinwu unmoved by his words, he grinned. "I bid-"


    "I''ll add to my original bid, two hundred mystic stones." Tian Yinwu interrupted Tian Guyan''s bid. Thetter''s eyes shrunk. He stared at Tian Yinwu, his eyes pulsing with a fierce emotion.


    Yet Tian Yinwu was unbothered. His beautifully handsome appearance alongside his innate grace caused many of the female cultivators present to swoon. "If you can outbid me, Big Brother, then I''ll withdraw."


    Ma Sujiang said between: "The current bid has been changed, totaling six hundred mystic stones." This price was absolutely out of this world. It was merely a peak-tier, ninth-grade alchemical pill with priority rights. There was very little reason to bid enough to buy arge-sized, astral-graded.


    Tian Guyan''s eyebrows twitched a little. Then, he confidently smiled. "I, Tian Guyan, represent the Imperial n to offer the: Optimal Sky."


    Optimal Sky!


    That''s freaking ridiculous! The thoughts of almost everyone matched, simultaneously thinking those three words in some form or ng or curse.


    Ma Sujiang''s eyes brightened considerably. Just the sacrificial bids were outstandingly high, yet Tian Guyan was pushing it further. In her opinion, this was the nail in the coffin. The Optimal Sky was a tiny-sized that was also a Terra-Mystic Mine, one of the most valuable existences in the entire starfield!


    It contained the unique resource named Terra-Mystic Ore. It was used in forging tools, armaments, and talismans of the mystic-level. It was one of the most vital materials needed for forging those items that exceeded Mortal Limits. In the entire Aeternal Sky Starfield, there were only thirty-one of theses.


    Tian Yinwu kept his smile. He sped his hands to his brother gracefully, epting his defeat. He sat back down.


    However, Ma Zheng nced at Tian Yinwu. The internal structure of the Imperial n was not simple, regardless of which era, or which n, it never was.


    The fact that they didn''t send Tian Yinwu as a representative but Tian Guyan was extremely telling of the power-bnce within the n. It was likely that, unless it was concocted and sold privately, that Tian Yinwu would never obtain a Neo-Dawn Eclipse Pill. At least in the foreseeable future.


    Ma Sujiang was internally sullen, also understanding this point, but she stayed true to her duties. "Optimal Sky is valued at 1,320 mystic stones. The current bid is 1,320 mystic stones."


    "…"


    "…"


    "…"


    When the Imperial n made a move, it was not small. It eliminated 99% of all bidders, exceeding their maximum.


    Ma Zheng, however, knew it wasn''t over… There was one Alchemic Saint that has yet to take action, a force that didn''t fear the Imperial n.