"Cough cough..."

Two clear, delicate coughs echoed through the auction hall.

A woman in a pink dress slowly descended from the sky into the center of the auction hall, surrounded by pink petals.

The glimpses of snow-white skin beneath her skirt drew the attention of many martial artists.

His eyes were filled with desire.

Looking at the wolf-like eyes of the group, Qin Xin was somewhat disdainful, but he also curiously glanced at the woman.

This woman was graceful and delicate, with a face that could be considered top-tier in terms of beauty. However, compared to Luo Lingyan, she appeared much less striking. After all, a woman as stunning as Luo Lingyan was probably one of a kind in the entire Tianxuan Continent.

For a moment, Qin Xin felt a surge of longing for this person who had once taken his body and saved him in the Eastern Wilderness Cauldron Dynasty.

Qin Xin also admitted that he only slowly fell in love with Luo Lingyan after that incident between them at the ruins of the Luo Shen Sect.

Unfortunately, Qin Xin was no longer concerned with romantic love, so he did not go looking for her. After all, he was still unsure of the extent of the formidable enemy he faced, and if he were to die in the process of revenge, wouldn't that ruin the young woman's life?

As Qin Xin was pondering this, a series of calls arose beside him. (Reading)

"Wow, it's actually Miss Mu Qing! We're so lucky this time!"

"I heard that Miss Mu Qing doesn't easily host this alchemy academy auction, so there must be a lot of good stuff this time!"

Hearing the surrounding chatter, Qin Xin roughly understood the identity of the woman in the pink dress.

This woman's name is Mu Qing, and at a young age she is already the de facto head of the Pill Academy in Chiling City.

Of course, Mu Qing also has powerful support behind her. After all, because Chiling City has the tomb of a powerful Earth Profound Realm expert, many families in Zhongzhou send some of their young disciples to come. Even some disciples from Xuantian Sword Sect, Qiwu Sect, and Ziwei Sect disguise themselves and come to the territory of Tianxuan Sect, many of them in order to enter the tomb of the Earth Profound Realm expert.

There was once a disciple of a powerful family who, relying on the family's influence, made lewd remarks and even tried to forcibly take Mu Qing as his own. However, in the end, the entire family was confronted by several powerful martial artists who killed the one who made the lewd remarks. The family watched their disciple die without uttering a sound.

From then on, the martial artists in Chiling City kept their distance from Mu Qing. Although they would occasionally say something flirtatious about her, no one dared to tease her to her face again.

Hearing the discussions around him, Qin Xin naturally felt curious about Mu Qing. After all, a young woman of similar age to himself who could control such a large alchemy academy must be quite extraordinary.

It should be noted that these pills are not from sects or families, but from alchemists, and all alchemists are proud and arrogant. To intimidate them, one must have convincing alchemy skills or something tempting enough to entice these alchemists.

As Mu Qing landed, the moment her toes touched the ground, the entire venue fell silent, and her soft voice echoed throughout the auction hall.

"Welcome to the Danyuan Auction House in Chiling City. I am Mu Qing."

Mu Qing delivered an opening speech, demonstrating a commanding presence that suggested she was someone who had weathered many storms.

"Without further ado, let's start with the first item."

As Mu Qing finished speaking, a maid carrying an exquisite wooden box slowly walked into the area.

The wooden box was exquisitely crafted, measuring four feet in length. Even the maid standing inside swayed slightly, as if the contents were quite heavy.

With a gentle wave of her hand, Mu Qing caused the entire wooden box to float in the air, and the maid slowly withdrew from the auction venue.

"This item is called Zhanlu. It was forged by the former sect leader of the Weapon Martial Sect who traveled to the western sea of ​​Yunxi Domain to search for several pieces of sea marrow crystals and fused them with black iron, spending ten years in the process."

"It is said that the moment this sword was forged, it caused a celestial phenomenon, and all the spiritual weapons of the entire Weapon Martial Sect cheered for it!"

Mu Qing's introduction instantly ignited the atmosphere in the entire auction hall.

Qin Xin was somewhat impressed by her description. This longsword named Zhanlu, even though it caused a celestial phenomenon, was forged from the fusion of sea marrow crystal and black iron, so its quality was only at the upper level of a fifth-grade spiritual weapon.

If the entire longsword were forged from sea marrow crystal, it might directly reach the level of a high-grade sixth-rank spiritual weapon. However, sea marrow crystal is extremely difficult to obtain.

The "several pieces of sea marrow crystal" that Mu Qing mentioned were probably just a few grains.

"Auction price: one hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

As Mu Qing's voice faded, the group of martial artists were so captivated by her enchanting introduction that they began to raise the price continuously.

Soon, the price of the Zhanlu Longsword was pushed up to 150 mid-grade spirit stones.

Looking at the bustling scene, Qin Xin shook his head helplessly.

In fact, the blade of this Zhanlu longsword is entirely black, with a faint blue sheen visible on it, seemingly due to the sea marrow crystal. It is extremely sharp, yet it gives off a sense of magnanimity.

As an ornament or collectible, the Zhanlu Longsword is naturally a top choice, after all, it was forged by the former sect leader of the Qiwu Sect. However, as a weapon, 150 mid-grade spirit stones are enough to buy better spiritual energy, so it is obviously not worth buying it.

In the end, the Zhanlu Longsword was won by a group of people dressed as disciples of aristocratic families who were sitting on the terrace tasting it, for 160 mid-grade spirit stones.

However, Qin Xin also kept glancing at the upper boxes in the auction hall, because the people there were not bidding for the Zhanlu sword at all, and seemed to be waiting for something else.

After the first item was successfully auctioned, a smile appeared on Mu Qing's face.

Next, some pills and cultivation techniques were auctioned off, but most of these pills were below the sixth grade, and the cultivation techniques were all of the yellow grade, which were of little use to Qin Xin.

Of course, there was also a mid-level Xuan-rank cultivation technique, but as soon as Mu Qing took it out, it was immediately bid up by some families on the second-floor terrace for a hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Others also wanted to compete, but faced with the extremely high price of one hundred high-grade spirit stones, they all chose to give up.

"The next items for auction are probably what everyone came here for."

As Mu Qing spoke, a streak of cyan light flashed from her fingertips, and a jade bottle appeared in her palm, containing a gray pill.

"As for the purpose of this next Miasma-Clearing Pill, I won't go into too much detail."

"This bottle contains two Miasma-Breaking Pills, priced at two high-grade spirit stones!"

Mu Qing's words drew gasps of surprise, clearly indicating dissatisfaction with the exorbitant price of the Morbidity Breaking Pill.

Of course, Qin Xin also guessed the reason for the price increase of the Miasma-Breaking Pill. Although, judging from the quality of the pill, the Miasma-Breaking Pill, as a sixth-grade primary pill, usually costs no more than a hundred low-grade spirit stones, and at most only one mid-grade spirit stone.

The current price is partly due to the difficulty in refining the Poison Breaking Pill, and the fact that the formula has always been kept secret by the Red Ridge City Pill Academy, making it impossible for others to refine.

On the other hand, the tomb of the Earth Profound Realm expert is about to open, and many martial artists from all over the Central Continent have gathered in Chiling City. Moreover, if they want to get close to the tomb of the Earth Profound Realm expert, without the help of the Miasma-Breaking Pill to isolate the miasma, even martial artists at the Core Formation Realm 3rd stage will face considerable danger. Therefore, the Miasma-Breaking Pill has entered the auction house directly, and the price is ridiculously high.