The Grand Hall 88 was originally the most crowded hall, and today, upon arriving, Lu Ye noticed even more cultivators coming and going.

Moreover, what surprised Lu Ye was that many stalls were offering discounted sales, and the cultivators often only needed to pay eighty percent of the usual price to purchase their desired items.

Logically speaking, such a thing shouldn't happen, because the items sold in Grand Hall 88, whether elixir pills or talismans, are usually priced ten to twenty percent higher than over at the All Phenomena Ocean. That's because it takes time and manpower for merchants to deliver goods to the Constellation Palace. If cultivators want to buy something here without wasting time going back to the All Phenomena Ocean, they have to pay more.

But now many items were priced at only eighty percent of the normal price, naturally attracting countless cultivators to come and browse.

After a bit of thinking, Lu Ye understood the situation.

The news about the auction to be held three days later had been spread, and apparently, various factions were urgently raising spirit jade using this method, fearing they wouldn't have enough at hand to participate in the bidding when the time came.

For him, this was definitely a good thing.

Soon, he bought the sufficient amount of materials he needed, which were also discounted, with a discount as high as forty percent, invisibly saving him some spirit jade.

The Grand Hall 88 was too noisy, so Lu Ye selected a hall numbered over four thousand, which was indeed very quiet, with only a few hundred people inside, all counted.

Finding a corner to set up a formation to conceal himself, he condensed his doppelganger and began focusing entirely on crafting array discs.

Every array disc crafted now was as good as spirit jade!

Three days passed in a flash, and Lu Ye spent all those days crafting array discs, with both his true self and doppelganger in action, resulting in a stock of over a thousand pieces.

Checking the total number of stored array discs, Lu Ye felt it was about right.

Although he could have postponed the auction to allow for crafting more array discs, naturally, an auction shouldn't feature excessive quantities. Satisfying all the factions would mean no competition among them, and in that scenario, the value of the array discs might fall.

The current quantity was just about right, not enough to satisfy all factions, which would spark competition among them and maximize his own interests!

An audio talisman transmitted a message, it was from Chu Shen: "Big Brother, come quickly, everything is set up over here, just waiting for you!"

Lu Ye looked at the message from Chu Shen, a bit puzzled.

Set up? Set up what?

Previously, he and Chu Shen had discussed having him assist only in bidding on behalf of the Cheling World, to raise prices. Although Lu Ye wasn't worried about the array discs not selling, he needed the prices to meet his expectations!

He didn't ask him to set anything up.

This was a small matter, and Chu Shen naturally agreed readily at that time.

Out of curiosity, Lu Ye prepared to head to Grand Hall 88, but after a moment, he frowned, as he found... he couldn't get in!

The appearance of such a situation indicated only one possibility.

Grand Hall 88 was overcrowded!

He sent a message to Chu Shen about it, and Chu Shen immediately replied: "Big Brother, keep trying, I'll think of something over here."

If the organizer of the auction can't even get into the venue, how could the auction proceed? It would be a joke, but resolving it was simple: just have some cultivators leave, making room.

Those who came to participate in this auction were guilds with roots in major star systems, nearly representing a top-level domain or an entire star system, collectively wielding considerable power. Whether through coercion or enticing, dispersing some cultivators wasn't difficult.

Chu Shen communicated Lu Ye's situation, and the leaders of various merchant guilds immediately took action.

Soon after, Lu Ye, who had been trying repeatedly, saw his view blur and entered Grand Hall 88, bombarded by chaotic sounds and hemmed in by a sea of people...

This was truly a crowding beyond measure, with scarcely any room to place one's feet.

Such a grand scene was something Lu Ye hadn't anticipated. He had underestimated human curiosity; even the Constellation Realm cultivators enjoyed a lively spectacle, especially one so rare in a millennium.

It was evident that the majority of cultivators gathered here came just to see the excitement, with only a small portion truly here to participate in the bidding.

In a proper auction, the hosting faction would naturally employ some methods to restrict idle spectators, yet this was a hall of the Constellation Palace, where anyone could enter.

Flying was impossible within the hall, nor could one rise above the ground, so cultivators could only stand obediently. Lu Ye turned his head, immediately pinpointing the direction he needed to go.

Because everyone's gaze was fixed in one direction, that must be where he needed to head.

He pushed his way forward, causing many to glare at him, but once they saw his face, someone greeted him politely, "Fellow Daoist Fa!"

Everyone knew that he was the initiator of this auction. If it were someone else squeezing through the crowd, it would be considered rude, but since it was Fa Wuzun, it was understandable. He had to preside over the auction; if he didn't make it there, there would be no spectacle to enjoy!

Lu Ye made his way forward, greeted constantly by people along the way. After his battle at the Melee Battle Meet, Fa Wuzun had completely made a name for himself, and many wanted to take this opportunity to become acquainted.

As he walked, Lu Ye suddenly turned his head to glance at a middle-aged man, imprinting the man's features in his mind. The man smiled at him slightly as they brushed past one another.

In that brief moment, the middle-aged man seemed to inadvertently brush against him...

In such a crowded place, with Lu Ye forcing his way forward, some physical contact was normal. However, what was odd was that Lu Ye felt a reaction from his Talent Tree!

Thus, he was certain that the middle-aged man had done something to him.

It was highly possible that it was some tracking secret technique or treasure, aiming to pinpoint his exact location.

Inside the Constellation Palace, those who had designs on him could do nothing, but the Constellation Palace would eventually close. Planting some unknown means now would make it easier to track him later.

Lu Ye was unsure of what the man had done, but what piqued his curiosity was how he had done it, for no one could physically attack others within the Constellation Palace, as it was against the rules.

Or perhaps, the method he used did not technically count as a direct attack, thus not violating the Constellation Palace's rules?

As he continued on his way, there were several odd reactions from his Talent Tree, all occurring during moments of physical contact!

Lu Ye silently memorized the faces of those suspicious individuals.

After much effort, he finally reached the front of the crowd and, upon raising his eyes, was met with a peculiar sight.

At some unknown point, a large round platform had appeared here, covered with a red carpet and lavishly decorated. A group of people stood at intervals around the platform, seemingly in a protective stance.

Chu Shen stood on the platform, scanning the surroundings. When he spotted Lu Ye, he waved warmly, "Elder brother, over here!"

Lu Ye jumped onto the platform, and Chu Shen approached, beaming with a smile, "Elder brother, these are all arranged by little brother; are you satisfied?"

Lu Ye glanced around, noting that close to the platform, there were many cultivators seated, each with a chair, surrounding the platform like stars surrounding the moon. Behind these seated cultivators were more onlookers, who were all standing.

"These Fellow Daoists are all here to participate in the bidding. I've already verified their credentials, so you can rest assured, elder brother. Additionally, these people are drawn from the All Phenomena Merchants Guild and are temporarily under my command. The conditions are simple, so this is the best we can do."

Lu Ye had initially thought that hosting an auction wouldn't be too complicated, as long as the bidders were gathered, and he simply brought out the array disc for everyone to bid up.

But now it seemed he had underestimated the situation, especially the influx of people once news spread.

With Chu Shen's arrangements, all these issues were resolved. The bidders were placed in the front for easy quoting, while the onlookers stayed in the back, not interfering with anything.

"Thoughtful indeed!" Lu Ye nodded.

Chu Shen chuckled, "Rest assured, little brother will handle this! Now, elder brother, shall we begin? If you trust me, how about I host the auction?" He seemed to enjoy such lively scenes.

Lu Ye nodded, "No problem!"

He wasn't particularly comfortable with such settings, making Chu Shen's volunteering quite welcome.

While speaking, he handed over a prepared storage ring to Chu Shen, whispering some reminders. Chu Shen nodded repeatedly.

Soon after, under the watchful eyes of all, Chu Shen lightly cleared his throat, raised his hands slightly, and pressed downwards, "Please be silent!"

Surprisingly, the cultivators complied, and as his words fell, the once noisy grand hall instantly quieted down.

Chu Shen spoke again, "Today, many Fellow Daoists have gathered here for an obvious reason, which need not be elaborated. Today's auction will be hosted by me, Chu Shen, and I hope all Fellow Daoists will support it enthusiastically!"

Without further ado, he held up the storage ring in his hand, immediately drawing everyone's attention, "Inside this storage ring are one hundred As-Close-As-Siblings Array Discs... with no base price. Those interested please place your bids!"

The previously quiet grand hall erupted into an uproar, especially the cultivators seated around the platform prepared to bid, each one showing a look of astonishment.

Everyone knew Fa Wuzun had more array discs, but no one knew how many. They had assumed he could have, at most, a handful left, considering the miraculous effects and the certainty of the difficulty in crafting such items, even if he could make them himself, he surely couldn't produce many.

This was why they had spent the last three days frantically gathering spirit jade, fearing they wouldn't have enough and would miss this opportunity.

Who would have thought, at the onset of the auction, that there would be a hundred of them!