Supported by her resources and his own fortune, his rise in the kingdom had been unstoppable. During a recent beast tide, he had hunted down an ancient beast of Demon Lord rank containing a trace of dragon blood, refining its core to further temper his physique.
Just recently, he had quietly broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. In the entire Wu Kingdom, there were very few figures capable of matching his current level of cultivation.
While searching through the royal palace's restricted records, he had found a page describing the legacy of the Immortal Emperor of the Ancient Era. Realizing that the key map fragment was to be auctioned in Qiancheng, he had convinced the Princess to travel here to secure it.
Now, the map was within his grasp.
The bidding quickly crossed the five hundred thousand mark, and the atmosphere in the hall turned desperate.
