The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

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Chapter 22 The Storage Ring

"The auction for the second bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixir will now begin, with a starting price of 15,000 gold coins as well." Seeing that the first bottle had been sold for 100,000 gold coins, Ya Fei smiled and then called out again.

The price of the second bottle of Foundation Building Elixir also skyrocketed, quickly reaching 80,000 gold coins.

"Ninety thousand gold coins!" Galebi made his move again.

"One hundred thousand gold coins!" Xiao Zhan called out the price again with a smile.

Seeing Xiao Zhan bid again, Jialiebi cursed inwardly with venomous resentment, "That bastard, he's already auctioned off one bottle and he's still not satisfied?"

After struggling for a moment, Galebi shouted out the price fiercely: "110,000 gold coins. If you raise the price again, it's yours."

Xiao Zhan naturally didn't raise the price any further. Getting another 10,000 gold coins from Jia Liebi was enough; he really wouldn't go any higher.

Just when Jialiebi thought he was about to get his hands on the Foundation Establishment Elixir, another very pleasant voice rang out in the arena: "120,000!"

Upon hearing someone bid 120,000 gold coins, everyone's eyes turned to the bidder, a beautiful young woman dressed in a light purple robe. She had delicate features, fair skin, and long, black hair casually draped over her shoulders. A gentle smile graced her face, making her appear incredibly kind and charming.

Even Ya Fei on the stage couldn't help but take a second look, thinking to herself, "So beautiful. I'm afraid that in a few years, even I will pale in comparison."

"Xun'er, how could you bid too?" Xiao Yan said helplessly. This isn't how you make money, is it? It's all money earned from your own family.

"Hehe! Xun'er needs it too!" Xun'er chuckled.

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes but didn't stop her. Tens of thousands of gold coins were indeed nothing to Xun'er.

Ya Fei glanced around the room and, seeing that no one else was bidding, raised her small wooden hammer and tapped it lightly, indicating that the second bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixir belonged to Xiao Xun'er.

When the crowd saw that the Xiao family had obtained both bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir, the people from the other families immediately became restless. There were only three bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir left, which was clearly not enough to go around!

When the third bottle went up for auction, the competition became even fiercer, since nobody wanted to fall behind, right?

The third bottle of Foundation Building Elixir was auctioned off to the Obama family for 125,000.

The fourth bottle was purchased by the owner of the medicinal herb supplier in Wutan City for 130,000 gold coins.

The final bottle was contested between the weapons supplier boss and Galebi, with Galebi emerging victorious with 140,000 gold coins.

Seeing that all five bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir had been auctioned off, Ya Fei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to herself, "This should satisfy that old gentleman!"

After the auction ended, Xiao Yan used the excuse of needing to urinate to leave immediately. He went to a secluded place, put on a black robe, and re-entered the auction house's reception room, quietly waiting for Ya Fei's arrival.

A moment later, Ya Fei's slightly seductive laughter rang out from outside the room. The door opened gently, and Ya Fei entered with a maid. The maid carried a tray containing a crystal card, a green card, and a ring.

Ya Fei took the crystal card from the tray and respectfully handed it to Xiao Yan, explaining with a smile, "This is our Mittel Auction House's VIP card. As long as you, sir, auction items at Mittel Auction House, we will only charge a 2% tax rate."

Xiao Yan took the crystal card and saw the Mittel family crest on it. Somewhat bored, he put it in his pocket. Although the tax rate was reduced by two percent, Xiao Yan wasn't particularly interested.

Seeing that Xiao Yan wasn't very interested in the crystal card, Ya Fei didn't hesitate any longer. She took the green card and the ring from the tray and handed them to Xiao Yan again, smiling as she said, "This green card contains all the gold coins needed for the tax and three portions of medicinal herbs. The medicinal herbs are all in this ring."

"Hehe, you're so kind! But the storage ring isn't cheap, and I don't want to take advantage of you. Let's deduct it from this card!" The old man took the storage ring, but handed the green card back to Ya Fei.

Seeing that the old man refused their offer of goodwill, Ya Fei had no choice but to accept the gold coins needed for the engagement ring.

"Alright, it's getting late, I should be going. I still need some of this medicinal herb. If you have any more, could you prepare a few more for me? I'll come and collect them at the next auction," the old herb said calmly.

Seeing that there was another opportunity to cooperate, Ya Fei immediately agreed. This auction of the Foundation Establishment Elixir not only earned them more than 10,000 gold coins from the tax, but they also made a considerable profit from selling the three medicinal herbs. Although the price was already below market value, they were all internal supplies, so the price was naturally very low.

"Then I'll be going now!" The old doctor opened the door and walked out.

"Sir, let me see you off," Ya Fei said quickly as the old man was about to leave.

"Hehe, no need!" the old doctor said with a light laugh.

Seeing that the old man had gone far away, Ya Fei lazily sat down in the chair, resting her chin on her hands, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white chest. Fortunately, only the old man Gu Ni was in the room. This old man was obsessed with alchemy and had little interest in women. If the other young people in Wutan City had seen this, they would probably have taken advantage of her on the spot.

"Alchemists really make money easily! Just five bottles of pills were auctioned off for 600,000 gold coins. They're a truly terrifying group!" Ya Fei said with some envy.

"Hehe, actually, although Foundation Establishment Elixir is more precious than other second-grade pills, its price is at most around fifty or sixty thousand gold coins. It's just that we're in a good position right now, with the younger generation of various families at the crucial stage of their cultivation, plus the attraction of Canaan Academy, so it's much more expensive than usual. After all, if you can really get into Canaan Academy, what are a few gold coins?" Gu Ni explained with a smile.

"That's already amazing. Sigh! Why don't I have that kind of talent to become an alchemist!" Ya Fei sighed softly.

Xiao Yan strode out of the Mittel Auction House, and after reaching a secluded spot, he took off his black robe and ran straight back to his small apartment.

After entering his room, Xiao Yan gently closed the door and then carefully examined the newly acquired storage ring on his finger. He probed the ring with his soul perception and discovered that the small storage ring actually contained five cubic meters of material, filled with the medicinal herbs needed to refine the Body Tempering Elixir.

Xiao Yan used his soul perception to control a medicinal herb inside his storage ring, taking it out. Suddenly, he had a herb in his hand. Looking at the herb, Xiao Yan was overjoyed. He then used his soul perception again to put the herb back into his storage ring, and it vanished instantly.

With this back and forth, Xiao Yan was having a great time, so much so that he didn't even notice when Yao Lao appeared.

Seeing that Xiao Yan was showing such keen interest in a low-level storage ring, playing with it like a child, Yao Lao shook his head helplessly and asked teasingly, "Is it fun?"

"Fun!" Xiao Yan answered instinctively.

In his previous life, he often read novels that mentioned things like spatial rings, and he really wanted one, but it was just a dream. Now he finally has one, though he doesn't have control over the jet-black ring on his hand.

(End of this chapter)