The subsequent pills up for au were all rare treasures seldom seen in the market. Many of the buyers present were affluent and iial figures; quite a few were veteran alchemists who had been secluded for years, dedig themselves to refining their alchemy skills. Naturally, their colles were extensive.

  As a result, the petition became exceptionally fierce. For one or two of the au items, the bids even surpassed Xiao Yan's expectations.

  "Good heavens! Is this necessary? It's just a high-grade tier 4 pill, yet they're bidding with Dong Quai Earth Spirit Root, the main ingredient for the Tier 6 Returning Spirit Oi! Who is that old man? I've never heard of him before."

  "Do you see he's missing a finger on his right hand? That's Nine-Fingered Alchemist Lin Zhen, who came sed in the Alchemist Graing the same year as Pill King Gu He. He narrowly lost to Gu He back then. In the final petition round, his medial cauldron ended up exploding due to inferior fire trol pared to Gu He's, bsting off his thumb."

  "To remember that humiliation, Lin Zhen has never restored his severed finger. Moreover, the Fire trol Heart Pill that Xiao Yan is auing is no ordinary item. It help alchemists enhaheir fire trol abilities. Most importantly, it was refined using a Heavenly Fme, which signifitly boosts one's trol over fire. This is equivalent to directly improving one's alchemy skills!"

  Maeran alchemists began pg bids oer ahe iy of the petition was such that even Xiao Yan sometimes found it difficult to decide. The medial ingredients offered were exceedingly precious; he almost wished he could bring out more pills to au.

  However, he didn't put all his pills up for au. Because he possessed a Heavenly Fme and the Fme Mantra, he could often produce multiple pills in a sich. Thus, he had only taken out half of his reserves a a portion for himself.

  "Tsk tsk tsk, you little brat will probably be the wealthiest person iire Jia Ma Sacred City after today. Even the imperial treasury might not have as many medial ingredients as you," Hai Bodong said as he watched the heated bidding in the au hall. He almost wished he were an alchemist himself.

  The alchemist profession was truly formidable, especially for an incredibly powerful alchemist like Xiao Yan, who could make a fortuh minimal iment.

  During the au, the most extravagant bidder who secured the most items was surprisingly the Mu , with whom Xiao Yan had a bit of a grudge!

  Mu 's opening bids were often signifitly higher than others, fully dispying the Mu 's attitude of 'money is no object.'

  As a result, when the Mu made a bid, many people were relut to pete with them. Even if they tried, they would likely be outbid.

  In fact, it was quite simple to uand. Among the three major s, only the Mu , who had no friendship with Xiao Yan, still had some resources left and hadn't beeed.

  The Nan had nearly given Xiao Yan the clothes off their backs, and the Miteer was even worse off. Not only had they given half of their au house to Xiao Yan, but even Ya Fei was about to be thrown in as well.

  Apart from the Mu 's vish spending, the only ones with substantial wealth remainihe Jia Ma Imperial Family and that group of veteran alchemists from the Alchemist Association. Ohey set their sights on a medial pill, they basically always won the bid.

  Finally, after every pill was aued off, the item that everyone had been eagerly anticipating finally appeared.

  With the sound of a gong, Ya Fei smiled and remained silent for a long time. The previously lively au hall quieted down along with her silence.

  Ya Fei's iion wasn't to calm people down. On the trary, it recisely this silent atmosphere that made people's hearts beat faster and adrenaline surge.

  "This little ss Ya Fei truly has skill. up is the mai. A brief moment of silend tension makes it easier for people to get nervous. Ohe atmosphere is ignited, it will be quite frightening," Hai Bodong ented slowly.

  Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. The fact that his pills could sell so well in this au artly due to his reputation and the genuinely excellent quality of the pills, but Ya Fei's promotion the previous day and her trol over the au today were also crucial.

  Ya Fei was very adept at managing the mood.

  In such a quiet enviro, five beautiful maidservants, each holding an exquisite wooden box, walked onto the stage from backstage.

  Many bidders couldn't help but qui their breathing upon seeing the five wooden boxes appear. Everyone knew what was ihose boxes.

  They were Xiao Yan's highest achievements to date!

  "I believe everyone has heard more or less about the au items, which are also the final items of this au," Ya Fei said eloquently.

  As soon as she finished speaking, the five lovely maidservants simultaneously opehe wooden boxes.

  Instantly, a wave of heat surged out from the boxes. Apanying the heat, colorful medial fragrances wafted toward the audience.

  Especially notable was the wooden box in the ter taining the Four Lines White Spirit Pill. The medial mist emanating from it occupied half the space, giving people an indescribable, ineffable feeling.

  The buyers present could no longer remaied the moment the wooden boxes were opened. A otion arose as tless pairs of eyes fixed on those boxes shone brilliantly.

  Whether they were alchemists or heads of powerful s, they all revealed expressions of greed, wishing they could rush up and seize the pills.

  But everyone was desperately suppressing the desires within their hearts. Currently, no one in the Jia Ma Empire would be foolish enough to offend Xiao Yan, this grandmaster alchemist.

  "Acc to Grandmaster Xiao Yan's appraisal, even if the Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill refined using a Heavenly Fme fails upon ption, it will only cause a regression of oar in cultivation at most, or perhaps nression at all."

  "Moreover, the lower the er's cultivation, the higher the success rate. If the er is only a 1-star Dou Grandmaster, there's over a 90% ce of success. The success rate decreases by 10% for each additional star in cultivation."

  "For Dou Grandmasters at seven stars or above, Ya Fei reends bidding for the Four Lines White Spirit Pill instead."

  Upon hearing Ya Fei's words, no one questioned whether Xiao Yan was exaggerating in appraising his own pills. Many present had personally witnessed Xiao Yan refining the Four Lines White Spirit Pill, knew how extraordinary his teiques were, and uood the diviure of a Heavenly Fme.

  "The Three-Lined Green Spirit Pills will be aued together. Everyone, please pce your bids. Grandmaster Xiao Yan will select the fhest offers for the transa. The Four Lines White Spirit Pill will be aued afterward," Ya Fei said slowly.

  "Oalk of Dou King Grass!" Someone couldn't wait and called out a bid even before Ya Fei annouhe start.

  "Dou King Grass? Get lost! Our Mu offers a full set of ingredients required to refihe Dou King Pill!" Mu loudly decred.

  Dou King Grass was only one of the main ingredients of the Dou King Pill. In addition to Dou King Grass, many other auxiliary ingredients were required, many of which were tier 4 medial ingredients. biheir value was naturally quite signifit.

  If Xiao Yan could refihe Dou King Pill himself, it would be equivalent to exging a Tier 4 Three-Lined Green Spirit Pill for a high-grade Tier 5 Dou King Pill!

  The profit margin was simply astronomical!

  inally, Mu had po ask Gu He to refihe Dou King Pill, but in the end, when choosiween increasing his own cultivation by oar and giving Mu Zhan a better ce to break through to the Dou King realm, he chose the tter.

  Although it might seem like a simple matter of increasing cultivation by three stars, the key was the time saved. Mu Zhan had det talent; if he could rapidly increase his strength during his prime years, the sooner he broke through to the Dou King realm, the greater his future prospects.

  Hearing the Mu 's bid, all the bidders present uood that one of the four Three-Lined Green Spirit Pills was as good as taken!

  "Simultaneously auing four Three-Lined Green Spirit Pills is truly a brilliant move. It forces them to calcute in their minds where the price for the fourth pill might nd, tinuously pushing the bids higher," Xiao Yan praised Ya Fei's clever methods. This was simply a se of cutthroat petition!