Extravagant
When the Mu Family shouted out the price of a Dou Wang Pill's worth of medicinal herbs, many people frowned.
The first person to eat a crab not only gets to taste its deliciousness but also sets the price. In other words, the Mu Family had already set a price for the 'crab,' making people think that the value of a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill was equivalent to a set of medicinal herbs for a Dou Wang Pill.
If the value was less than this, the Mu Family might continue to bid, and even leave Xiao Yan with a very bad impression. If someone offered a full set of medicinal herbs for a Dou Wang Pill, and you offered a Dou Wang Grass? Wouldn't that be a joke!
"The Mu Family has secretly done you a small favor," Hai Bo Dong said slowly from the side.
"Yes, even if I use a Strange Flame to refine it, the value of a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill is indeed not comparable to a full set of medicinal herbs for a Fifth Grade high-level Dou Wang Pill," Xiao Yan nodded slowly. He knew the value of the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.
Even if he refined it with a Strange Flame, its effect hadn't changed much.
The difference in effect between a Fourth Grade peak pill and a Fifth Grade low-level pill was already tenfold, let alone a Fifth Grade high-level Dou Wang Pill. The difference in value was probably dozens or even hundreds of times.
Even if it was just a set of medicinal herbs and not a complete pill, it was still overpriced.
"The Mu Family is probably trying to show you goodwill in secret, to apologize for Mu Zhan's matter. With your current status, I don't think the Mu Family would dare to have any ideas about you," Hai Bo Dong was an old fox, and after so many years of experience, he could see through these social niceties.
"Do I look like that kind of petty person?" Xiao Yan said slowly.
"Looks like it," Hai Bo Dong said with a smile.
After being briefly shocked by the Mu Family, the auction house became silent. Soon, someone started bidding again. This time, the bidding was much more intense. Although it hadn't exceeded the Mu Family's bid, even the worst bids were more valuable than a Dou Wang Grass, reaching the preciousness of the main medicinal herbs for a Fifth Grade peak pill.
Some people even shouted out a bid of two Dou Wang Grasses.
"A Huangji Fruit," at this moment, a familiar female voice came from the box at the top. Yao Ye, wearing casual clothes, and Jia Xing Tian, still in his hemp robe, were sitting inside.
"Damn, a Huangji Fruit!! That's the main medicinal herb for refining a Sixth Grade high-level Huangji Pill!"
"My god, do they have to be so extravagant? Even if the Jiama Royal Family is rich, they shouldn't be squandering like this. Even if Master Xiao Yan uses a Strange Flame to refine it, it's only a Fourth Grade peak pill. To offer a Huangji Fruit, are they crazy!"
At this moment, the lively auction house once again fell silent. It was clear that the Huangji Fruit had stunned the other bidders present.
Everyone thought that a full set of medicinal herbs for a Dou Wang Pill was already sky-high, but they didn't expect someone to offer a Huangji Fruit! This was even more extravagant than the Mu Family's offer.
"You don't understand, do you? You don't really think that this Heaven Rank auction can attract so many big shots just because of the pills, right? For the Royal Family, the Alchemist Guild, and the three major families, if they want to bid for pills, they can just find someone to do it. Why come in person?"
"These big shots are here in person entirely because of Master Xiao Yan's reputation. When Gu He won the championship, the Royal Family's congratulatory gift to Gu He was a Fourth Grade peak pill. The initial Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill was probably given by the Royal Family. And the current Huangji Fruit shows that, compared to Gu He, the Royal Family is more optimistic about Master Xiao Yan's potential and future."
Backstage, when Hai Bo Dong heard Yao Ye shout out the price of a Huangji Fruit, he shook his head with a wry smile. This Huangji Fruit was enough to buy all four Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills, or even enough Four-Pattern White Spirit Pills.
How much social maneuvering was involved! When she heard the Huangji Fruit, even Ya Fei looked at Yao Ye with surprised eyes, as if confirming whether such a bid was real.
Yao Ye smiled slightly and said, "Miss Ya Fei, this is the price of a Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill."
Ya Fei nodded slowly and said, "I think Master Xiao Yan can hear it."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose and worry, beginning to understand the burden of his father as the patriarch of a family. Should he accept this Huangji Fruit?
He knew what such a generous gift meant.
If he didn't accept it, it would be too much of a loss. That was a Huangji Fruit! Xiao Yan would eventually become a Rank 6 Alchemist, and a Huangji Pill could make a Dou Huang go crazy for it, even willing to risk their lives to protect you in dangerous places.
Xiao Yan still chose to trade. After all, Xiao Yan did need the Huangji Fruit, and he naturally had the Huangji Pill's Pill Recipe in his Storage Ring.
In the end, Xiao Yan chose the Mu Family's full set of medicinal herbs for a Dou Wang Pill, Yao Ye's Huangji Fruit, the Alchemist Guild's remaining two main medicinal herbs for the Rejuvenating Spirit Purple Pill, and a hidden Dou Wang powerhouse's Sixth Grade low-level main medicinal herb.
As of now, Xiao Yan had collected all the medicinal herbs for more than a dozen Fifth Grade pills, which was enough for Xiao Yan to completely step into the Rank 5 Alchemist level.
He had even received three Dou Wang Grasses, which could be described as a great profit. He had even collected the main medicinal herbs for many Fifth Grade Pill Recipes, with only some auxiliary herbs missing.
This auction directly paved a large part of the road for Xiao Yan from a Rank 5 Alchemist to a Rank 6 Alchemist.
"Everyone, it's getting late, and I believe everyone is tired. Without further ado, let's auction the last pill, the Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill!" Ya Fei took the wooden box containing the Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill from the maid and personally held it up to show everyone.
Nalan Yanran frowned slightly. Their Nalan Family had also bid for the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill, but unfortunately, they didn't have much savings left.
The medicinal herbs for Gu He's Pill Refining over the years were naturally paid for by the Nalan Family themselves, plus the expenses for Nalan Jie's detoxification, which led to the Nalan Family not being able to afford even a single Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill now.
"One Perilla Seed!"
"Three taels of Aster Root!"
"One piece of Prunella Calculus Bovis!"
Even after so many rounds of bidding, the intensity on the field was still unabated. Even President Fa Ma and Yao Ye joined the bidding.
For Fa Ma, if he wanted to break through to the threshold of a Rank 6 Alchemist, then the Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill refined by Xiao Yan might give him inspiration.
For the Gamma Empire's royal family, who already possess the entire empire, they wouldn't mind owning any precious pills.
Yao Ye even called out the Huangji Fruit again to bid, which shows how deep the Gamma Empire's foundation is. Alchemist Guild Master Fa Ma was equally unwilling to be outdone, calling out two main ingredients for Sixth Grade intermediate pills, raising the market price by two times! Although others also had decent Sixth Grade medicinal materials, the highest value at the moment was undoubtedly the bids from Yao Ye and Fa Ma.
This time, there was no sentimentality in the bidding; it was within the normal range for a Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill.
"Looks like we have to choose between that old fellow Fa Ma and that girl Yao Ye," Hai Bo Dong said.
"Yes, I'd probably still choose Alchemist Guild Master Fa Ma. After all, I already have one Huangji Fruit... Hmm?!" Suddenly, a powerful Dou Huang aura shot over from a distance.
A figure in azure flashed across the sky and appeared in the auction house in the next second.
Seeing the beautiful figure that suddenly appeared in the Nalan Family's private room, a strange look flashed in Xiao Yan's eyes.
"Master!" Nalan Yanran directly hugged Yun Yun's willow waist upon seeing the figure.
"I encountered some minor matters in the sect that delayed me. I'm not too late, am I?" Yun Yun said gently, stroking Nalan Yanran's head with affection.
"Sect Leader Yun!!" Seeing Yun Yun's appearance, many people stood up! Even Jia Xing Tian of the royal family revealed a nervous expression. Although Yun Yun's strength was only at the Three-Star Dou Huang level, she represented the Yunlan Sect!
Many years ago, the previous sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Shan, had reached the Nine-Star Dou Huang level. Although Yun Shan had disappeared for many years, Jia Xing Tian knew that Yun Shan was definitely not dead, which meant that the Yunlan Sect had at least two Dou Huangs.
"Not yet, it's just about to auction that Fifth Grade Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill," Nalan Yanran said with a smile.
The Nalan Family's foundation had been emptied by Xiao Yan, but the Yunlan Sect still had a lot of goods!
It should be known that the Yunlan Sect supported Gu He to reach the Sixth Grade, which shows how terrifying this foundation is! Yun Yun looked at the Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill in Ya Fei's hand. The two women, both possessing the charm of mature women, looked at each other. Yun Yun, who had been focusing on cultivation, possessed a unique temperament that was not inferior to Ya Fei's at all.
"It is indeed a good pill," Yun Yun's soul force swept over, and she knew that the Four-Pattern White Spirit Pill was indeed as miraculous as Nalan Yanran had said.
Ya Fei said softly, "Sect Leader Yun Yun, the starting price is precious medicinal materials above the Fifth Grade. Currently, the highest bids are Alchemist Guild Master Fa Ma's two Sixth Grade main ingredients and Princess Yao Ye's Huangji Fruit."
"It is indeed worth this price." Yun Yun nodded slightly, pondered for a while, and then said in a plain tone, "I bid one Transformation Grass."
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