Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 84: Perfect Tier Pills

It was the same woman to whom he had sold the knife today.

All eyes were fixed on the elevated jade platform at the center of the hall, where a woman stood, her presence commanding silence without effort.

She was the auctioneer, Lady Mei Lan, her flowing azure robes rippling like liquid starlight, her voice sharp yet melodic, cutting through the murmurs like a blade through mist.

"Honored guests, thank you for coming on short notice, but I assure you that this auction will be worth every effort you made for these two days.

The item we’ve gotten our hands on might be the dream of many, so those who miss this opportunity will definitely cry in self-blame later on. After all, this type of opportunity doesn’t come often.

So, let’s not wait further and start this auction. Everyone is already aware of the rules, but let me remind you once more for someone who might be attending for the first time.

Bids will be made using mortal spirit stones.

You can bid as much as you want, but don’t exceed the amount of spirit stones you possess. Of course, you can borrow spirit stones from the pavilion itself, but you will have to enter a contract with us for it.

You cannot intimidate others with your status; using your name will be considered a violation of this rule, and you will be expelled from the auction, no matter who you are.

Finally, once you win any bid, you must complete the exchange immediately.

I hope these points are clear to everyone."

Nobody dissuaded her. The Heavenly Fortune Pavilion might not be a top sect, but its status wasn’t less than any top sect—perhaps even higher due to its overall influence in the Eastern Region.

They also knew the woman on the stage. She wasn’t just an ordinary auctioneer who worked for the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion, but the blood sister of the branch master of this pavilion.

Whenever she came out to auction as auctioneer, she would always speak to the point and wouldn’t entice others with a sweet tongue to spend more. Well, the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion never needed these kinds of tactics anyway.

"So, let’s bring out our first item."

She waved her hand, and a maid brought out a jade tray close to her. It was covered with a silk cloth.

Mei Lan took hold of the cloth and removed it.

It was a spirit herb, and upon seeing it, one could definitely tell it was filled with electric arcs.

"It’s a peak Grade 5 thunder-attributed spirit herb. Everyone knows how rare it is, right?

The starting bid will be 2,000 spirit stones. Please start."

"2,100"

"2,500"

"3,000"

Jiang Hao watched as the prices increased; it soon reached 5,000 spirit stones.

He was really surprised seeing people paying that price for just a single peak Grade 5 spirit herb. Even though it was a thunder-attributed spirit herb, it shouldn’t be that high, right? Or perhaps he never really understood their true value.

Senior Huan had a lot of these herbs, maybe this made him unconsciously believe that they weren’t so rare.

But seeing how people were eager to buy it, he finally understood that spirit herbs at Grades 5 and 6 were really very scarce.

"5,500 once... 5,500 twice... 5,500 spirit stones thrice and sold.

Please complete the exchange."

Mei Lan nodded to the maid, and she went to the person who had won the bid, and they completed the exchange of spirit stones and spirit herb.

When the maid nodded, Mei Lan waved her hand again, and a second maid came out with another jade tray.

"This is a protective talisman. It can block at least three attacks at the peak stage of the Void Reversion Realm easily. Once it is used, of course, it will disperse in two minutes after its use, so wield it carefully. The base price is 8,000 spirit stones. Start the bidding."

This talisman was sold for 12,000 spirit stones. In this world where danger lurked everywhere, protective treasures held high demand.

After this, Mei Lan looked at the crowd and smiled beneath her veil.

"Let’s start the main course, shall we?"

She waved her hands, and a new maid appeared with a jade tray in her hands.

Mei Lan removed the cloth, and five pill bottles became visible to everyone.

"These are perfect-tier peak Grade 5 pills. Feel free to check them with your spirit sense. Every single one of them is a cultivation-boosting type. I don’t have to remind you all how rare it is to find a perfect-tier pill, so let’s start the bidding for this whole batch—yes, it’s not for one but for the entire batch."

Others became stunned. Those who could check with their spirit sense already knew that these pills were created by a single person.

Creating pills was far harder than refining weapons of a similar grade because of the complexity.

Refining spirit herbs was far more challenging than refining ores and spirit beast parts because unlike herbs, they could handle more extreme temperatures and wouldn’t be ruined easily.

Also, in alchemy, after the refinement came the process of extracting the exact amount of essence required to make a certain pill in high temperatures. Even a slight distraction would cause the furnace to explode. Harmonizing conflicting energies in different herbs was the key to making a pill.

There could be a slight difference in the size of pills according to the skills of the alchemist. It might not be visible with the naked eye, but with spiritual sense, it was easy to determine. So it was easy to tell that these pills were created by only a single person, as they were perfectly identical in size with each other.

Till now, only the Sky Pavilion had sold perfect pills in the Eastern Region, as there wasn’t a single Alchemy Grandmaster in the Eastern Region. It wasn’t that there had never been any, but they all went to the Central Regions for better resources and opportunities.

After all, the highest level of spirit herb found till now in the Dark Forest was only Grade 6. If you needed a higher grade than this, then you had to venture into the Forbidden Zone.

The cultivators in the Eastern Region were not strong enough to do so, which was why most high-level alchemists of the Eastern or any other region went to the Central Region.

So, the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion getting their hands on pills created by a grandmaster was a little bit unbelievable.

They all came to their senses and looked at those pills with heated gazes, mainly those seated in the private rooms.

This really was a good opportunity for them. They might not need these pills, as most of them were already in the Void Reversion Realm, but their disciples and some geniuses of the sect would benefit immensely from these pills.

Mei Lan waited some time to let everyone regain their composure and spoke.

"The starting bid is 60,000 spirit stones. Each increment should not be less than 1,000 spirit stones. Let’s begin."

"70,000," a voice from a private room came. It seemed to be number 5.

Jiang Hao wondered if someone from the Mountain Sword Sect had come to this auction or not. The chances of them being present here were very high, they wouldn’t want to miss the opportunity, since their enemies wouldn’t either.

He had heard that the Mountain Sword Sect wasn’t poorer than the Blazing Valley Sect, even though they didn’t own shops like the Blazing Valley. It was because they controlled more spirit stone mines and various other mines that contained precious ores for weapon refinement.

"What are you thinking?"

Mei Ling saw him looking at the private rooms and asked.

The bid had already reached 90,000 spirit stones.

"Nothing, Senior. Just wondering which private room is occupied by the Blazing Valley Sect."

"That’s easy. Don’t forget it’s us who provide them those rooms anyway."

She called the maid inside.

"Yes, Mistress."

"Go find out which room is occupied by the Blazing Valley Sect."

The maid nodded and left.

"100,000," another bid came.

The bids were only made by the people sitting in the private rooms; others could only watch helplessly.

With 100,000 spirit stones, each pill would cost 20,000 spirit stones—the estimated amount he had predicted for his total earnings before.

"110,000."

After this bid, there was a little pause before the person from room number 5 bid again.

"115,000."

Only three rooms were bidding right now: room number 5, 7, and 8. Jiang Hao had a pretty good idea that these were the top three sects of the Eastern Region.

They all wanted to get their hands on these pills for two reasons: first, for the benefit of their disciples; second, to prevent their enemies from getting stronger by obtaining them.

A typical mentality that would benefit him even more.

"120,000," room number 8 bid.

Jiang Hao looked toward the door as it opened; the maid came back.

"Mistress, room number 8 is occupied by the Blazing Valley Sect. Also, room number 5 is occupied by the Mountain Sword Sect, and room number 7 is occupied by the Thousand Petal Order."

"Good. Leave now."

The maid left, and Mei Ling looked at Jiang Hao.

"So, what’s on your mind? Want to increase the prices if they are winning? But I should warn you to do it in moderation, or they might back off from bidding, and it will become your loss.

Although, I will buy those pills from you again, it will be at the base price of 15,000 spirit stones."