Dimension Demon's Chat Group

Chapter 225 Is this the trouble of the rich?
The auction finally ended about five hours later.

Xiao Yan, dressed in a black robe, sat calmly in the waiting room at the back of the venue, awaiting the final results of the auction.

Soon, familiar footsteps sounded from outside the door. Xiao Yan remained unmoved, instead reaching out with his gloved hand to pick up the teacup on the table and take a small sip.

Seeing this, the beautiful maid waiting nearby couldn't help but show her admiration.

She had already heard the bidding from the venue. The seven bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir were being fought over by the major powers of Wutan City, fetching astronomical prices that ordinary people wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Despite the prospect of receiving such a large sum of money, the senior alchemist remained completely unmoved.

It's clear he had anticipated this outcome, or perhaps these mere seven bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir meant nothing to him!
"Hehe, sir, you've arrived very early!"

"I hope there's nothing wrong with the hospitality, Sydney?"

Accompanied by a seductive voice that could melt your bones, Ya Fei, the chief auctioneer of Mittel Auction House, walked in.

Xiao Yan glanced at the woman with a slender figure and a charming face, calmly took a sip of tea, and asked Yao Lao to speak for him:

"Is the auction over?"

"Yes."

Ya Fei walked over with a smile, and with a flick of her wrist, took out a light blue jade card.

"Seven bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir, totaling 285,000 gold coins. After deducting taxes and other auction proceeds, the remaining amount is all in this card!"

285,000 gold coins?

Xiao Yan's eyes flickered slightly as he gazed at the pale blue jade card without saying a word.

If this had happened before today, this huge sum of 280,000 would have made him ecstatic.

But now, he has joined the chat group, and his storage ring alone contains a full ten tons of gold.

A mere two hundred thousand gold coins was nothing more than a few points to him, and could not possibly bring him the joy of sudden wealth that he experienced in the original story when he was penniless...

Is this the trouble of the rich?

Xiao Yan thought to himself with a sense of melancholy.

At the same time, the old man of medicine, hidden in the dark storage ring, spoke calmly: "The price is good, I am very satisfied."

Hearing the aged voice, Ya Fei smiled gently, her red lips pursed, and said sweetly, "I'm glad you're satisfied, sir. If you need any more pills for auction in the future, please feel free to come to the Mittel Auction House. We will definitely get you the best price!"

"..."

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement, then reached out and picked up the jade card.

"Where are the medicinal herbs I need, and the fighting techniques I purchased?"

Ya Fei smiled slightly and said, "It's already on its way. Please wait a moment, sir. Uncle Gu Ni will be here soon."

Before the words were finished, footsteps sounded again outside the living room door.

Xiao Yan turned his head slightly and saw Gu Ni, a second-grade alchemist from the Mittel Auction House, appear at the door. Gu Ni personally carried a jade plate, walked quickly to his side, bowed slightly, and carefully placed the jade plate on the table.

"My lord, the medicinal herbs you need, as well as the cultivation techniques that were just auctioned, are all here!"

"Okay, thank you for your help..."

The old doctor's words carried a gentle tone.

Realizing this, Gu Ni was flattered and quickly said, "Sir, there's no need to be so polite. Your two auctions have brought a lot of fame to our auction house."

"If you hadn't insisted, according to our rules, these things should have been given to you!"

The old doctor said calmly, "One thing at a time. I've never liked taking advantage of others..."

Ya Fei covered her red lips with her slender hand and smiled, "Sir, you are a man of noble character and integrity. I admire you greatly!"

Xiao Yan stood up and said, "Alright, now that things are over, I won't stay any longer."

At this point, Xiao Yan paused, turned to look at Ya Fei, and let Yao Lao speak: "By the way, I may be going into seclusion to refine medicine for a while."

"If any precious medicinal herbs or advanced cultivation techniques appear during this period, please keep an eye out for them."

"If you could help me bid for it first, that would be wonderful!"

Does this mean they want to get the auction house for free?
Gu Ni was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then hesitated.

However, Ya Fei, standing to the side, did not hesitate and said with a charming smile, "Since the old gentleman has made a request, we will naturally not refuse."

"Please rest assured, sir, during your seclusion to refine medicines, if any medicinal herbs or cultivation techniques that you desire appear, the Mittel Auction House will do its utmost to retain them for you!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Ni frowned slightly and looked at Ya Fei.

It seems to be saying that the price of such a move to win over the other side is a bit too high.

Ya Fei ignored Gu Ni's gaze and simply stood there, smiling sweetly at the old man in black robes before her.

"very good!"

The old man in black robes nodded in satisfaction, then took out a white jade bottle from his robes and gently placed it on the table.

"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any losses."

"Let's leave this bottle of spiritual liquid here as a deposit; that should be enough!" Ya Fei's eyes lit up when she saw the white jade bottle on the table.

Sure enough, she was right. This mysterious alchemist was a man of his word. He said he didn't like taking advantage of others, and he meant it!

"How embarrassing is this!"

Ya Fei smiled coquettishly on the surface, but actually gave Gu Ni a look, urging him to hurry up and take a look at what kind of spiritual liquid it was.

Gu Ni glanced at Ya Fei with admiration, then stepped forward, picked up the jade bottle with curiosity and anticipation, and pulled out the stopper.

"boom!"

In an instant, a dense spiritual energy surged forth, rushing towards us like a whirlwind.

Gu Ni and Ya Fei were startled and hurriedly put the stopper back in the bottle, looking at the old man in black robes with shocked expressions.

"My lord, this...this is..."

The old man in black robes said calmly, "This is a fourth-grade pill created by a friend of mine, called Marrow Cleansing Elixir. Its usage is roughly the same as Foundation Establishment Elixir, and it is specially made for Great Dou Master level experts."

At this point, the old man in black robes paused, glanced at Gu Ni, and said, "Judging from your cultivation level, you should be a Great Dou Master. If you add this spiritual liquid to clear water and bathe in it while cultivating, you can at least double your cultivation speed!"

what? !

Upon hearing this, Gu Ni and Ya Fei's pupils dilated sharply, their faces filled with shock.

Especially Gu Ni, after realizing what had happened, felt extremely sorry for her reckless actions, wishing she could slap herself twice and stuff the leaked spiritual energy back into the jade bottle.

But there was nothing they could do; who would have thought that this mysterious old man would produce a fourth-grade pill right off the bat?
As is well known, the grade of a pill corresponds to the level of battle qi.

Ordinary fourth-grade pills are generally used by experts at the Douling and Douwang levels.

As for the pills used for cultivation, such as the Qi Gathering Powder that can condense 100% of the nine-stage Dou Qi into a Dou Zhe's Qi Cyclone, and the Azure Spirit Pill that can forcibly raise the level of Dou Shi and Da Dou Shi, although they cannot be used by Dou Ling or Dou Wang, they are still fourth-grade pills.

This shows that the elixirs used for cultivation are generally of a higher grade than other elixirs, and therefore more precious.

Gu Ni had never heard of the Marrow Cleansing Elixir that the black-robed elder took out, but since it could increase the cultivation speed of a Great Dou Master, it was undoubtedly the most precious of the fourth-grade pills!
What's even more terrifying is that the Marrow Cleansing Elixir doesn't seem to have the limitation of being taken only once, like the Azure Spirit Pill.

This means that as long as there is enough spiritual liquid, cultivators can maintain twice the cultivation speed!

Thinking of this, Gu Ni's eyes couldn't help but become fervent.

Ya Fei's eyes also gleamed with surprise as she stared at the old man in black robes, unable to hide her astonishment.

"I know what you're thinking."

The old man in black robes said calmly, "This pill was created by a friend of mine. Although its effects are powerful, it is not yet perfect. My friend does not wish for this pill to appear in the world for the time being, therefore he requests that your esteemed institution not auction it, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, sir!"

Gu Ni hurriedly said, "We will absolutely not participate in the auction!"

Are you kidding me? Such precious spiritual liquid is something they can't even find anywhere else, how could they possibly put it up for auction?
Not to mention the other Grand Masters within the Mittel family, even he, a second-grade alchemist, was incredibly envious.

If Xiao Yan and Yao Lao weren't still here, he probably would have already spoken up, willing to pay any price to get this bottle of spiritual liquid!
"Very well... then it's settled!"

The old man in black robes nodded slightly, then waved his hand and walked outside.

Ya Fei snapped out of her daze and quickly said, "Uncle Gu Ni, aren't you coming with me to see the old gentleman off?"

"Yep!"

Gu Ni quickly stepped forward and, together with Ya Fei, respectfully escorted Xiao Yan out of the reception room.

Just like in the original novel, before leaving the auction house, Xiao Yan encountered various forces that had previously competed for the Foundation Establishment Elixir, including Xiao Zhan, the current patriarch of the Xiao family and Xiao Yan's father.

Seeing the two managers of the auction house so respectfully escort out a man in black robes, Xiao Zhan and the others were naturally extremely shocked.

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan stopped and chatted with his father as in the original story, using his identity as an alchemist to bring some hidden benefits to the Xiao family.

However, unlike in the original novel, Gu Ni and Ya Fei now pay more attention to Xiao Yan.

He merely mentioned that "that kid from the Xiao family has good talent," and the two immediately remembered the name, becoming incredibly attentive to Xiao Zhan and the Xiao family.

This was unexpected by Xiao Yan, and perhaps even a bit of an overcorrection.

He didn't want to attract too much attention at the moment, so he ended the conversation and left quickly.

After leaving the auction house, Xiao Yan wandered around the area for a long time until he found a secluded spot where no one was following him. Only then did he turn into a dark and narrow alley and revert to his appearance as the young master of the Xiao family.

"Phew, we're finally out!"

Xiao Yan let out a long breath, then whispered with a hint of shock, "Teacher, is Brother Lin's bottle of spirit liquid really that powerful? Just one bottle of diluted spirit liquid can reach the fourth rank?"

"...What do you think?"

When this matter was mentioned, the old doctor's tone carried a hint of resentment.

"If the raw materials he used had been given to me when I was alive, they could have produced at least a batch of seventh-grade pills. If some auxiliary materials of the same grade were added, an eighth-grade pill wouldn't be impossible!"

"As a result, he only managed to refine a Marrow Cleansing Elixir equivalent to the peak of the sixth rank."

"This is truly... truly a waste of resources! A complete waste of resources!"

(End of this chapter)