“My name is Leng Qingjue.” The young man took out a pill and smiled. “Today, what I’m selling is an advancement pill I made myself. It can allow someone to jump directly from the Minor Star Rank to the Major Star Rank.”
Someone immediately scoffed. “Advancement pills are extremely rare. How could a child like you possibly make one?”
Upstairs, Xuanyuan Fei glanced at the auction’s appraiser below. The man quickly stepped forward and said, “Young Master Leng’s pill has already been verified. It is indeed an advancement pill.”
At those words, the entire crowd erupted. For many people of average talent, reaching the Minor Star Rank was already the limit of their martial path. Breaking through to the Major Star Rank was something they didn’t even dare dream of.
Leng Qingjue raised an eyebrow and smiled. “This advancement pill—starting bid: one hundred thousand taels of gold.”
It was an astronomical price.
And yet, people still began bidding. In the end, the pill was sold for two hundred thousand taels of gold. After casually reminding them to convert the payment into banknotes for her, Leng Qingjue carried the fox back up to the second floor and walked over to Xuanyuan Fei’s side.
Wang Ci let out a mocking laugh. “My lord, you truly have a fine daughter.”
Xia Chao looked at Fengguang, pale and lying in Wang Ci’s arms, and said softly, “I only have one daughter.”
Wang Ci gave another derisive snort but said nothing more.
Neither of them had the mind to question how Xia Wuyuan had suddenly gone from a fool to someone so capable. There was something they both dreaded to think about—if, at this auction… they failed to find suitable medicine or someone who could cure Fengguang, then would she…
Wang Ci tightened her hold on Fengguang, not daring to think any further.
At that moment, an elderly man walked onto the stage. In his hands was nothing more than a small flowerpot, containing a single seed.
The man looked frail with age, his back bent as he spoke, “Long ago, I was entrusted by someone. Today, I am here to auction just one item.”
That phrase—“long ago”—made his words sound all the more mysterious.
In a hoarse voice, he continued, “This seed was formed from the spiritual energy of the earth veins within the Abyss of Ten Thousand Poisons. In ancient texts, it is called the Longevity Willow. The records say that once it grows, it not only gathers spiritual energy, but those who absorb its energy will be protected for life—free from illness and calamity.”
A lifetime without sickness or disaster held little appeal for those who pursued martial strength.
Leng Qingjue asked curiously, “Is this seed really that miraculous?”
“It’s said that the earth veins of the Abyss of Ten Thousand Poisons only form one such seed every thousand years, and always in places no one can find. The Longevity Willow does have such effects—but I don’t know how this old man came to possess it,” Xuanyuan Fei said, frowning slightly.
Leng Qingjue’s eyes lit up. “If it’s really that amazing, then it must make an excellent medicinal ingredient.”
“If you want it, I’ll bid for it,” Xuanyuan Fei said with a faint smile. Without even waiting for the old man to name a starting price, he called out, “One hundred thousand taels of silver.”
It was a fair price. While the Longevity Willow could preserve health, it offered no benefit to martial cultivation, so no one was expected to bid too high.
But Xuanyuan Fei had miscalculated.
From Room Thirteen came a steady, commanding voice: “Two hundred thousand.”
Xuanyuan Fei smiled. “Three hundred thousand.”
“Four hundred thousand.”
“Five hundred thousand.”
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