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.0

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.0

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.0

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.0

The first-tier sects began...0