thefictionvixens Chapter 52 The Martial World is Not Just About Fighting and Killing.
Chapter 52 The Martial World is Not Just About Fighting and Killing.
As the auction progressed into its middle stage, the small fry that could be bought for a few hundred thousand gold coins were no longer available. In particular, the fifth-grade pills that Yun Congxin took out caused quite a stir.
The challenges from all the major forces to stop the enemy's cultivation immediately failed. No one could refuse a fifth-grade pill, especially the Qingyuan Pill, which could assist a Douhuang expert in cultivation!
This kind of elixir, which can help the leaders of various forces improve their skills, was auctioned off for an astronomical price in the blink of an eye!
Yun Congxin bought so many items in the first phase of the auction, but the gold coins he spent were only about equal to the price of one Qingyuan Pill.
"These pills are so valuable! No wonder alchemists are so respected. I'm a little envious..." Yun Congxin watched the guys below arguing so fiercely, some even sharing their knowledge with forces weaker than the Blood Sect, before finally bidding on a fifth-grade pill.
Even Yun Congxin felt a pang of pain upon hearing the exorbitant price, but after they won the bid, they looked like they had made a fortune, beaming with joy.
"This... there are far too many Grade 5 pills up for auction. They must have been made by Mr. Jia Xing's friends," Elder Qing exclaimed. "It seems I underestimated them after all..."
"An alchemist who can produce so many grade-five pills at once can't possibly be a mere slacker in the alchemist guild who just managed to advance by refining a single grade-five pill... Elder Luo!" Fan Ling exclaimed in astonishment. "Go tell the servants that I need to see the person I'm looking for before the auction ends! I don't want to go to meet this mysterious alchemist empty-handed for the first time, understand?"
Gu He had no idea that his reputation was now being ruined along with Yun Congxin's. It was a pity that his decades of good name were destroyed just because he went out with Yun Congxin.
The auction didn't sell all the grade-five pills Yun Congxin had brought out at once, but rather arranged them in different stages. They proceeded step by step, striving to fetch an astronomical price for each one.
After all, this is related to the income of the Black Seal Auction House, as they take a 10% commission, so they are naturally very concerned about it.
Therefore, the next item to be auctioned is not Yun Congxin's elixir, but a medicinal herb.
This medicinal herb resembles a mushroom, about the size of a palm, and is entirely scarlet, as if encircled by flames. After it reveals its true form, a faint medicinal fragrance spreads, invigorating those who smell it.
"This is... the Earth Core Fire Mushroom! Little guy, take a picture of it!" Yao Lao said excitedly in Xiao Yan's mind.
"Earth's Core Fire Fungus!"
Xiao Yan was overjoyed. It was truly a case of "searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to me effortlessly." He had just learned the names of the medicinal herbs needed for the Earth Spirit Pill, and now he had found them right here!
This thing only grows at the bottom of volcanoes containing the fire of the earth's core, surviving by absorbing the energy of the volcano and the fire of the earth's core, making it extremely rare. Moreover, due to its extremely harsh growth environment, harvesting it is also exceptionally difficult, even for ordinary Dou Huang powerhouses.
"Hehe, this Earth Core Fire Mushroom has a starting price of 700,000 gold coins!"
"Uh..." Xiao Yan blinked. He quickly checked the purple-gold card in his storage ring and discovered a very embarrassing problem.
Not enough money…
Heaven have mercy! When Yao Lao said the medicinal herbs needed for the Earth Spirit Pill were worth at least a million or two hundred thousand, Xiao Yan thought that eight hundred thousand gold coins wasn't enough, so he specifically went to Lin City to refine medicine and sell it to earn a million gold coins.
As a result, the starting price for a single Earth Core Fire Mushroom was 700,000 gold coins, and it quickly rose to over a million!
"Why don't you just rob me if it's so expensive!" Xiao Yan lamented inwardly.
However, this Earth Core Fire Fungus is extremely rare. Even the Old Master Yao risked being discovered by Gu He to warn us about it. If we miss it this time, who knows when we'll encounter it again…
After much deliberation, Xiao Yan decided to seek help from Yun Congxin.
"Elder Yun, I have a favor to ask." Xiao Yan stood up, walked to Yun Congxin's side, and said in a low voice, "Could you help me bid for this item? I'm willing to exchange two Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills for it..."
Two three-patterned Azure Spirit Pills are worth no less than two million gold coins.
Yun Congxin glanced at Xiao Yan in surprise. He slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering that Xiao Yan hadn't swallowed the strange fire whole; he needed some pills to help him absorb it. Although he didn't remember the name of the pill, judging from Xiao Yan's eagerness, it must be related to it.
"Is it related to the strange fire?" Yun Congxin asked.
Xiao Yan nodded solemnly.
"Leave it to me." Yun Congxin smiled, gesturing for Xiao Yan to remain calm. He held up his bidding paddle and directly quoted, "One million five hundred thousand gold coins!"
At this time, the price of this Earth Core Fire Mushroom had just climbed to 1.2 million gold coins. Although there were still people bidding, they were obviously much more hesitant.
At that moment, Yun Congxin raised the price by 300,000 gold coins in one go.
This represents an unquestionable determination; he is determined to obtain the Earth Core Fire Tonic!
The entire venue fell silent for a moment, the astronomical price of 1.5 million deterring most people. The few remaining forces with the strength to compete for the Earth Core Fire Mushroom understood Yun Congxin's determination and knew that continuing the competition would only earn them the enmity of a Dou Wang powerhouse and a fifth-grade alchemist, so it was better to give up now.
"Just for a junior, 1.5 million gold coins are just a casual offer." Elder Qing glanced at Yun Congxin's private room, where Xiao Yan was standing behind her. The whole story seemed crystal clear to her. She exclaimed, "Truly generous and extravagant!"
But for Yun Congxin, this was a case of getting a lot for a little money. He only had an extra 300,000 gold coins, which wouldn't even buy a decent cultivation technique or fighting skill in the Jia Ma Empire, but it would make the future Yan Emperor grateful to him.
He has never liked to go to great lengths to curry favor with others, because if he lowers himself too much, it is no longer an investment.
Therefore, he was willing to invest Lin City into the Xiao family and use the money from the auction to invest in Xiao Yan, but he would not open the Yunlan Sect's treasury to the Xiao family, nor would he use all the resources of the Jia Ma Empire to cultivate Xiao Yan.
The kindness shown to the Xiao family is so great that it could be like an enemy. What the Yunlan Sect needs is not to adopt a superior attitude of being the benefactor to the Xiao family, making both sides feel pressured about their relationship, but rather to sincerely exchange hearts and minds and become as close as possible in the face of future crises.
Human hearts are unpredictable. If you go all out to invest in and please someone like Xiao Yan, it will only backfire and scare him away.
Xiao Yan is not the kind of person who can take away someone else's life's worth of wealth with a clear conscience; he prefers an equal, relaxed, and comfortable relationship.
The same applies to clouds following the heart.
Therefore, Yun Congxin simply agreed to Xiao Yan's request, exchanging the Earth Core Fire Mushroom for two Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pills.
This is business, cooperation, and an equal relationship.
As for the interpersonal relationships hidden within, they are like a cup of finely brewed tea, with an endless aftertaste.