The cave on the mountaintop gradually filled with bidders, and although this was a grand event, by the time no more bidders were ascending, Tang San realized that there were only a little over a thousand participants in total. It wasn't that the Ancestral Court lacked individuals who could bring out a thousand Elemental Coins, rather many major families likely only sent representatives to attend.
Tang San didn't probe his surroundings; he just concentrated inwardly and quietly waited. He had no idea how many powerful figures were present, and it certainly wasn't wise to peer outward.
A sudden tremor went through Tang San as he heard a "ding ling ling," a sound he had been eagerly awaiting, a voice he had not heard in a long time.
His eyes instantly widened, and his pupils constricted—it was her, her!