Chapter Twenty: The Auction

  Xiao Yan, wearing a black robe, was almost stopped because of his suspicious appearance. He had come to sell the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid and headed towards the appraisal room. Meanwhile, Xiao Xing Meng, also wearing a black robe, took out the 90% discount card he had received on previous visits to the Great Auction House's medicinal material auction and flashed it at the guard before heading into the auction house.

  I didn't expect to walk through a doorway with Xiao Yan, who has the main character attribute, both wearing black robes. However, Xiao Yan, you little scamp, I didn't know you also liked wearing black robes - you look quite handsome in them! As the standard attire of my Great Soul Tribe, why don't you just join our tribe? We have black robes of all sizes, different materials, and various designs to give away.

  As he wandered along the road, Xiao Xing Meng soon arrived at the auction house. Since he often came to sweep away cheap medicinal materials, it was actually his first time entering the auction house. The auction house was very large and could accommodate thousands of people without any difficulty. At this moment, under the lamp light in the central position of the auction house, a beautiful woman wearing a red skirt was using her charming and sweet voice to explain the functions of the items in her hand to everyone present.

  In the midst of the woman's crisp and sweet voice, the price of that actually not-so-rare item was rising rapidly with a fiery speed.

  This woman is the chief auctioneer of Mittel's auction house: Yafei, a beauty almost everyone in Wutan City knows. Her mature and charming demeanor has made many men fall under her pomegranate skirt.

  Although it was the first time they met, Xiao Xing Meng also felt that this woman was not only beautiful and mature, with a captivating figure, but her charming voice and noble temperament could easily attract men's attention. Plus her outstanding wisdom, she was truly a rare beauty.

  Before long, Xiao Yan also came in and found a place to sit down. It seemed that the Foundation Building Liquid had already been put up for auction.

  ……

  Can't help but say, this woman named Yafei is a master of manipulating the atmosphere. Her every frown and smile will cause the prices on the scene to soar, and at this time, she will also send a charming smile to the person who raised the price, instantly making the person who was originally still hurting from the price hike feel invigorated.

  The atmosphere in the field, between the charming woman's covered mouth and light smile, has always maintained a high tide.

  "Hehe, everyone, I've just received a new item for auction at the scene. I think you'll all be interested." After finishing the auction of the items in her hand, Yafei suddenly smiled and said, waving her jade-like hand, a servant hurriedly brought over a jade plate, on which was placed a small white jade bottle.

  "This is a second-grade elixir." Slender hands carefully picked up the small white jade bottle, and Ya Fei's charming voice caused the auction hall to quiet down for a moment. After a brief pause, the noise erupted again. On the continent of Dou Qi, the most sought-after thing was the various elixirs refined by alchemists.

  "This thing is called the Foundation Spirit Liquid, and it only works for those below the Fighter level. By using this spirit liquid to cultivate one's body, people who are below the Fighter level can increase their cultivation speed! Hehe, if you all want your children to become a teenage genius, then don't miss out on this opportunity." The seductive red lips slightly opened, and the sweet, charming voice that came out made everyone in the room feel a little numb.

  "Zhū jī líng yè? Actually able to increase the speed of Dou Zhi's cultivation? Miss Ya Fei, at that stage, it seems like they can't withstand the impact of Dan medicine?" Although Ya Fei was indeed beautiful and enchanting, there were also calm people in the scene, after a slight silence, someone asked.

  "Hehe, this spiritual liquid has been personally appraised by our Gu Ni Master at the auction house, and it's a second-grade product, so there won't be any problems, everyone can rest assured." Yafei smiled.

  Listening to the authentication by Master Guni himself, the voices in the field suddenly became much smaller. Everyone knew that Master Guni was a second-grade alchemist, and throughout the city of Wutan, even the patriarchs of the three major families did not dare to be slow when they saw him.

  "Hehe, the initial price of the spiritual liquid is 8,000 gold coins. Let's start bidding!" Yafei said with a smile, her eyes scanning the room and finally stopping on the three family heads sitting in the front row. She knew that these three were the main competitors."

  "Thirty thousand!" As soon as Ya Fei's voice fell, Xiao Xing Meng shouted out a price that exceeded the low price by three times. To him, money was just a number anyway. In the original work, it was Xiao Zhan who bid on this useless spiritual liquid for Xiao Yan. He spent a lot of money, but it would be better to take it back and study the medicine formula himself. After all, even for the Soul Clan, there were no alchemy formulas for the Qi Refining stage. Of course, this was also because for those with bloodline power like the Soul Clan, they didn't need to use medicinal pellets during the Qi Refining stage.

  The hall was suddenly quiet, and everyone's astonished gaze turned to Xiao Xing Meng. This black-robed man had actually opened up such a high price all at once.

  The three clan leaders also wanted it, but the other party quoted a price more than three times higher. Their purpose for this trip was not this bottle of spiritual liquid, so it wasn't worth wasting their funds.

  "Four hundred thousand!"

  "50,000!" Xiao Xing Meng's voice followed unexpectedly, Xiao Zhan had thought of bidding for the bottle of spiritual liquid for his son, but he couldn't mobilize too much funds for personal use. The old and stubborn clan leaders at home were still keeping an eye on him. Moreover, even if he raised the price again, with this person being so wealthy and determined to get it, he probably wouldn't be able to buy it anyway, so he could only give up.

  Xiao Zhan didn't expect that his son let out a sigh of relief below. If it wasn't for the fact that Xiao Xing Meng had just taken on an apprentice, he would have almost been swindled by his own son.

  "Hehe, and now, the final item of this auction! With a wave of her jade-like hand, the lights on the high platform dimmed slightly. She bent down slightly, took out a silver plate from under the platform, and on it was a roll of ancient, cyan-colored scroll."

  The scroll is slightly glowing with a blue light, and against the silver plate, it looks quite mysterious.

  "Mystic Step High-Level Technique: Wind Scroll Decision!"

  As soon as the words of the high-level technique were spoken, a sudden silence fell over the entire arena.

  Compared with the previous Zhū Jī Líng Yè, the stir caused by the Dòu Qì Gōng Fǎ is undoubtedly more shocking.

  Although the elixir is precious, it can only be used for a short time. The martial art of Dou Qi, on the other hand, can be used for a lifetime and even passed down to future generations. From a certain perspective, high-level Dou Qi martial arts are more likely to drive people crazy than elixirs! After all, as long as one possesses high-level martial arts, even without the support of spiritual medicine, they will eventually become a powerful figure. However, if one only has spiritual medicine but no martial arts, then even if they eat elixirs like beans, it's still difficult to become a true strongman.

  However, at this moment, the black-robed man who had smashed down 50,000 to buy the spiritual medicine had already turned around and left.

  ………

  It's impossible to come up with a prescription from a finished medicinal pill, but it depends on who does it. So-called genius refers to the existence that can break through conventions.

  Xiao Xing Meng swallowed the spiritual liquid in one breath, then circulated the "Tai Yi Jing" to absorb all the medicinal properties. In less than half a moment, Xiao Xing Meng had made the composition of the foundation-establishing spiritual liquid crystal clear.

  Of course, it's just a matter of composition, and things like firepower control need to be experimented with slowly. However, the advantage of these low-grade elixirs is that the raw materials are simple and easy to refine. With Xiao Xing Meng's ability, he can simultaneously open four or five furnaces to analyze them slowly. Otherwise, let the younger generation in the clan take over and research slowly.