The auction was finally starting. It seemed it was starting a bit ahead of schedule. Perhaps it was because the atmosphere was too tense.

The middle-aged man that had walked in was someone that Long Chen recognized. It was the same person who had appraised his pill. He was now wearing his formal clothes and standing on the stage.

“Everyone present is an amazing heavenly genius with great experience. I’m sure your time is precious, so I’ll get right to it. The starting item is an ancient scripture. Everyone, please take a look.” Two beautiful attendants walked in, carrying a plate-sized tortoise shell.

A dense mass of characters was written on the shell. Through the projections of the walls, it was possible to see that they were immortal characters. Many people present were capable of translating it, but Long Chen was not one of them.

“Through our study and appraisal, this tortoise shell is a translation of part of an immortal scripture. It was translated from immemorial immortal characters....