Forced to become a pure and innocent female pharmacist in order to cultivate immortality.

She didn't expect that something unexpected would happen to Ye Liuyun, and that she would have to deal with it personally.

"Eh? Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry, but I suddenly have an urgent matter to attend to and need to find a different auctioneer to preside over the auction." Jin Xiangrui bowed to the guests present to express her apologies.

Then he said something to the maid beside him.

"Go and call Hua Liuli over, and have her preside over the auction. I have something to take care of."

After saying this, Jin Xiangrui left amidst the puzzled gazes of everyone.

The maid nodded and then hurried off to call for help, while Jin Xiangrui went to Ye Liuyun's side.

As for the guests, although they had some doubts about Jin Xiangrui's departure, many of them did not actually want Jin Xiangrui to preside over the auction.

Because this woman hosts the auction, she can easily incite customers to raise prices. Having dealt with her for so many years, I know this all too well.

Jin Xiangrui walked quickly and soon arrived at the private room where Ye Liuyun was.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that Young Master Ye would have such good pills to sell. This is quite unexpected." Jin Xiangrui smiled charmingly at Ye Liuyun as soon as she entered.

But Ye Liuyun's next words left Jin Xiangrui embarrassed.

"Yes, Master Jin, after I returned from my last transaction with you, I was thoroughly tormented by your power," Ye Liuyun remarked with a half-smile.

This statement was quite sarcastic, and Jin Xiangrui was taken aback, but she quickly regained her composure.

"I apologize. I was indeed too hasty last time, so I was impolite. I apologize to you, Young Master Ye." Jin Xiangrui did not immediately discuss the Rejuvenating Pill with Ye Liuyun, but instead humbly apologized to him.

To be honest, it's extremely rare for a Dao Palace level four cultivator to apologize to a mere Spirit Stream Realm cultivator like her. It would be absolutely impossible for cultivators from other sects to do so.

"Hehe, I hope there won't be a next time, Master Jin. Since we've gotten straight to the point, why don't we skip those unnecessary little tricks? I'm sincere, so I hope you'll show your sincerity too," Ye Liuyun said directly.

If Jin Xiangrui were a sect cultivator, there would be no need for her to treat Ye Liuyun well. If Ye Liuyun had no value, she would also not need to treat him well.

However, the value Ye Liuyun has demonstrated so far is enough for her to take him seriously.

The people of Wanbaolou have only one truth: profit is paramount, and they'll do anything for profit.

The founder of Wanbaolou was also Jin Xiangrui's ancestor.

Wanbaolou is a family-run power structure. Within Wanbaolou, men are in charge of internal affairs, while women are in charge of external affairs. In other words, the real power of the family is in the hands of male members, while female members are specifically responsible for external management.

For example, presiding over chambers of commerce, presiding over auctions, and other similar tasks.

The managers of Wanbaolou in various places are all women, and they are all from the same family. According to their status in the family, the lower the status of the family member, the more remote the place they are sent to. Obviously, Jin Xiangrui's status in the family is not high. The Silent City where she is located belongs to the lowest level area.

However, these positions are not static. If Jin Xiangrui can generate more profits for the family, her position in the family will rise according to her contributions.

If she is promoted, she will become the manager of the Wanbaolou branch in Yunhai City, and at most, she could be promoted to the position of manager at the headquarters.

Jin Xiangrui felt that her opportunity might have come, and Ye Liuyun was the one who could help her rise in status.

That's why she hurriedly put aside her task of hosting the auction and came to see Ye Liuyun.

After listening to Ye Liuyun's words, Jin Xiangrui thought for a moment, then first took back the precious robe she was wearing, and at the same time, she took the initiative to absorb the charm power emanating from her body into her body.

A large amount of pink energy from her body rapidly converged towards his brow, eventually forming a beautiful floral mark there.

She has withdrawn all her power back into her body.

As a result, Jin Xiangrui's charm diminished significantly. Her appearance in Ye Liuyun's eyes underwent a strange change the moment the power contracted. She quickly transformed from a mature and beautiful woman into a girl with an elegant demeanor.

This is Jin Xiangrui's true appearance; she looks to be in her early twenties.

This is the effect of seductive arts; they actively alter her image in the eyes of others.

To put it simply, the image of Jin Xiangrui in Ye Liuyun's eyes and Lin Aoxue's eyes are different. The Jin Xiangrui in Lin Aoxue's eyes is closer to the real thing, while the Jin Xiangrui in Ye Liuyun's eyes is modified according to her desires.

"This? Master, why do I feel like she's suddenly become a different person? Is this still the alluring Jin Xiangrui from before?" Ye Liuyun murmured as he looked at the current Jin Xiangrui.

"She's always been like this, it's just that you, little girl, don't control your desires, or rather, you don't resist them at all. So in your eyes, she's the kind of person who can easily arouse your desires. Seduction is also a kind of illusion. Even if a woman isn't that good-looking, if she learns seduction, she'll be a great beauty in the eyes of the opposite sex," Lin Qingyou explained with a wry smile.

Ye Liuyun was somewhat unaccustomed to seeing Jin Xiangrui in her current state.

"This? Master Jin, you've really changed a lot." Ye Liuyun looked Jin Xiangrui up and down, then exclaimed in amazement.

After Jin Xiangrui withdrew her power, she suddenly became much more serious.

“I’m sorry, the cultivation technique I practice has a hallucinogenic effect. It’s not that I wanted to deliberately seduce you, Young Master Ye. You’re right, if we want a genuine transaction, we do need to be open and honest,” Jin Xiangrui said calmly.

"Tch!" Lin Aoxue, who was standing to the side, immediately showed a displeased expression.

Next, the two of them would discuss the price of the elixir.

Jin Xiangrui picked up the Three-Pattern Rejuvenating Pill and examined it. She only glanced at it, but her eyes were filled with disbelief. She already knew very well the value of this pill.

“Three streaks of pill pattern, the pill light is like a rainbow, this is a top-grade pill, or at least a divine-grade pill, right?” Jin Xiangrui judged.

Judging solely by its effects and refining quality, it certainly qualifies as a divine pill. However, if judged by its medicinal ingredients, this pill is at most a green-grade pill, and not even a pure green-grade one.

"I don't know the grade of this pill, I only know its effects and its rarity. If Master Jin is interested, please make an offer," Ye Liuyun said.

Ye Liuyun's completely indifferent attitude towards the pill made Jin Xiangrui fall into deep thought for a moment.

There is only one pill, and there is no way to test it. In other words, the transaction of this pill depends solely on the trust between the two parties.

Moreover, this pill must be incredibly expensive.

"Can this pill really cure all kinds of injuries? Is there a limit to the cultivation level?" Jin Xiangrui asked cautiously.

"There are no limitations on realms. Whether it's physical injuries or trauma to the soul and consciousness, it can restore the body after consumption, without any side effects," Ye Liuyun replied.

Upon hearing this, Jin Xiangrui involuntarily gasped, and as if she had remembered something, her eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Young Master Ye, how much do you want for this pill?" Jin Xiangrui asked.

"As I said, I've never seen this kind of pill before, and it's not available on the market. I think you should offer a suitable price." Ye Liuyun directly passed the problem back to Jin Xiangrui, who was now in an even more difficult position.

Offering too low a price for the pill seemed inappropriate, but she didn't have a definite answer on how much to offer. After some thought, she felt it was necessary to clarify things with Ye Liuyun.

“Young Master Ye, to be honest, I don’t know the exact value of this pill either. However, I can only offer the highest price from Wanbaolou. I guarantee that in the entire Silent City, no one but Wanbaolou will be able to offer a higher price,” Jin Xiangrui said with a serious expression.

Ye Liuyun understood this principle. If the price had to be negotiated based on the effectiveness, it would be a miracle if Wanbaolou in this small town could afford it.

As for Jin Xiangrui, the amount of spirit stones she can mobilize is also limited. Of course, they can obtain spirit stones from the superior Wanbaolou, but that will definitely take time.

Ye Liuyun didn't want to wait.

“I understand. Don’t worry, as long as the price is reasonable and within your current budget, I’m not greedy. But I also hope that your establishment can be fair.” Ye Liuyun said clearly.

Upon hearing this, Jin Xiangrui smiled faintly. To put it simply, she suddenly found the young man in front of her much more agreeable. After all, knowing that Wanbaolou had taken a huge advantage of her, he was still willing to negotiate and not make exorbitant demands. Such a transaction was extremely rare.

“Young Master Ye, since that’s the case, I won’t waste any more time. The maximum amount that our Silent City Treasure Pavilion can currently offer is 10 billion spirit stones. If you are willing, I am willing to use 10 billion spirit stones to purchase your Rejuvenation Pill,” Jin Xiangrui said solemnly.

But as soon as the price was announced, Lin Aoxue next to her immediately started coughing violently.

"Cough cough cough..."

Jin Xiangrui and Ye Liuyun immediately looked at Lin Aoxue. Jin Xiangrui was a little confused as to why Lin Aoxue was reacting this way.

That's because if she knew that Lin Aoxue always took this pill as a regular healing medicine, she would understand why she reacted this way.

"My God, how many spirit stones have I consumed? I've lost count. I thought the previous Spirit Explosion Pill was outrageous enough, but this is even more outrageous. This guy's pills are even more outrageous than I imagined," Lin Aoxue exclaimed inwardly.

Ye Liuyun knew that if she took this pill to a larger place to sell, the price would be even higher, but it didn't matter. 10 billion spirit stones had already met her expectations.

“Okay, then it’s 10 billion spirit stones, I have no objection.” Ye Liuyun nodded.

However, Jin Xiangrui wouldn't agree to the deal so easily. 10 billion spirit stones was no small sum, and if Ye Liuyun deceived her, she would be in big trouble.

"Young Master Ye, the transaction is possible, but you also need to provide us with some guarantees. There is only one pill, so we can't test it. Therefore, I hope that after the transaction, you can stay at our Wanbaolou for a few days."

"At our Wanbaolou headquarters, an elder has just suffered a severe injury to his Dao. After I purchase this pill, I will immediately inform the headquarters and have them send a powerful expert to collect it. If this pill can heal my elder's injuries, then the transaction will be complete. I can even give you an additional 10 billion spirit stones, or even more," Jin Xiangrui stated her request.

This requirement carries significant risk, but it seems impossible to sell such pills without taking risks.

Often, while gaining more benefits, one must also bear the corresponding risks; this is inevitable.

Moreover, this risk is worth taking.

“Alright then, the auction still has two days left, right? I believe that during the auction, you should have enough time to send the pills back to your headquarters. However, I also hope that Master Jin can help keep it a secret for a while,” Ye Liuyun said, stating his request.

Since Ye Liuyun agreed to this condition, Jin Xiangrui could not possibly refuse Ye Liuyun's request.

“No problem, I can do it. I swear on my inner demons that this transaction will be fair,” Jin Xiangrui said.

Ye Liuyun smiled. In fact, from a personal perspective, no matter how much money it was, Ye Liuyun would not lose out.

After all, the cost of this Rejuvenation Pill is probably less than a thousand spirit stones. Theoretically speaking, Ye Liuyun tricked Wanbaolou. If the pill's efficacy is real, who knows that the cost of making this pill is not high?

Chapter 208 The Golden Clan (6000 words + 350 monthly votes bonus chapter)

A cultivator's oath of inner demons still has binding force. In this world, oaths cannot be made casually. Since Jin Xiangrui has already said so, Ye Liuyun can't say anything more.

"Since that's the case, then I'll trust Master Jin this time. As for oaths and such, forget about them. Forgive my bluntness, but oaths are unreliable. If you really want to find loopholes in an oath, it's too easy. I don't believe in that stuff," Ye Liuyun said with a slight smile.

The impression Ye Liuyun gave Jin Xiangrui was that he was as immovable as a mountain, or rather, completely open and honest. The pills he gave her were indeed genuine, and she couldn't see any sign of guilt from him.

“That’s true, Jasmine, send someone to fetch 10 billion spirit stones,” Jin Xiangrui instructed.

Everything that needed to be said had been said, and there was no need to waste any more words. Since it was a transaction, all that remained was to see the final result. Hua Moli quickly instructed the accountant to bring the money over.

Jin Xiangrui desperately wanted to know Ye Liuyun's identity, but despite her numerous attempts to investigate in secret over the past few days, she had no leads whatsoever.

There are no such people as these two in the city, which means that their current appearance is definitely a disguise and not their true appearance.

However, Jin Xiangrui had tried to investigate with her own power, but she couldn't find any flaws unless she used a magic weapon. However, now that Lin Qingyou has awakened, even a magic weapon wouldn't be able to see through Ye Liuyun's disguise.

Furthermore, although the transaction seemed to be going smoothly between the two, they actually had their own ulterior motives.

For Jin Xiangrui, the feeling that this Rejuvenating Pill presented was worth the gamble.

“Young Master Ye, if I may be so bold, you and your maid are probably not your true selves, are you?” Jin Xiangrui asked.

Being seen through by Jin Xiangrui wasn't a big deal. After all, with Wanbaolou's capabilities, it wouldn't be difficult to find out if these two people were in the city. So Ye Liuyun readily admitted it.

"It's definitely not the real thing. There's nothing I can do. Someone like me naturally needs to hide my identity. Otherwise, if I encounter someone with ulterior motives who covets my pills and tries to force me to refine them, wouldn't I be in a very passive position?" Ye Liuyun asked with a smile.

This sentence was meant to tell Jin Xiangrui not to be too curious about my identity, as it wouldn't do her any good.

Although Jin Xiangrui was a cultivator at the fourth level of the Dao Palace, she never put on airs of being a senior.

“Hehe, that makes sense. Then let’s just talk business and nothing else. Young Master Ye, could you tell me whether these pills were made by your master or by yourself? I think if we want to continue our cooperation, I definitely need to ask that question,” Jin Xiangrui asked again.

“I refine ordinary pills, but my master looks down on pills made in large quantities. Only pills like the Rejuvenation Pill are worth my master’s personal effort,” Ye Liuyun replied immediately.

Lin Qingyou was very pleased to hear this. After all, she was Ye Liuyun's master, and it felt wonderful to hear Ye Liuyun praising her.

"Little guy, that's pretty good. I've finally heard you praise your teacher." Lin Qingyou praised.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun really wanted to reply to Lin Qingyou, "Master, don't be so vain. I'm not praising you; I'm just using you as a shield."

Upon hearing this, Jin Xiangrui found it hard to believe what level of alchemist Ye Liuyun's master was. If this Rejuvenating Pill really came from Ye Liuyun's master, then he could probably be considered the world's top alchemist.

While the two were exchanging information, 10 billion spirit stones arrived. Jin Xiangrui immediately placed a storage ring containing 10 billion spirit stones in front of Ye Liuyun.

“Young Master Ye, here are 10 billion spirit stones. Take a look,” Jin Xiangrui said with a smile.

Although Ye Liuyun remained calm on the surface, he was overjoyed inside. The goods that cost him a thousand spirit stones had actually sold for a billion spirit stones.

In theory, the value of pills in the alchemy world is determined by the value of the medicinal materials plus the alchemist's refining costs. However, since they cannot decipher Ye Liuyun's pills, it means that they can only price them based on their efficacy.

It seems that Ye Liuyun extorted Wanbaolou; at least, that's the case in fact.

"Then this pill belongs to Pavilion Master Jin. Don't worry, I definitely won't leave this private room for the next few days. If Pavilion Master Jin is worried about me, you can send a strong person to keep an eye on me. I have nothing to worry about." Ye Liuyun added after taking the spirit stone.

But in fact, Jin Xiangrui already had this idea, so Ye Liuyun didn't need to say anything more.

“In that case, I’ll take my leave now. I’ll contact headquarters immediately and ask them to send a strong expert over. I’ll inform Young Master Ye as soon as I have any news.” Jin Xiangrui picked up the box containing the Rejuvenation Pill with both hands, her eyes clearly filled with excitement.

Why was she so excited? It was because Jin Xiangrui was a direct descendant of Wanbaolou in terms of status and position. Wanbaolou was controlled by a family called the Jin Clan, and the founder of Wanbaolou was Jin Xiangrui's direct ancestor.

However, starting about a thousand years ago, their direct lineage began to decline because one of their ancestors failed to break through to a higher realm and suffered severe damage to his soul. Although he did not die, he fell into a deep sleep.

Without their ancestor to oversee them, their power was gradually being usurped and suppressed by the collateral branches. If this pill could awaken their ancestor, then their status would certainly be elevated, if not restored to its former glory. Therefore, Jin Xiangrui was quite excited.

Jin Xiangrui left the private room with the Rejuvenation Pill. The moment she left, a man in a golden robe appeared out of thin air beside her.

"Miss," the man in the golden robe said respectfully to Jin Xiangrui.

"Okay, keep an eye on it." Jin Xiangrui said this and then left without hesitation.

The man in the golden robe straightened up and stood at the doorway.

"Hahaha, 10 billion spirit stones from Aoxue! Tell me, how long can that last us?" Ye Liuyun grinned from ear to ear as he looked at the spirit stones in his hand.