Ruan Xiyan had previously learned a little about the distribution of some forces on the cultivation continent from Lu Ji.

There are countless forces in the cultivation world.

Overall, they can be divided into lower-tier forces, middle-tier forces, and upper-tier forces, with the top-tier forces above the upper-tier forces.

Top-tier forces are extremely rare, almost like overlords of the cultivation continent. They hold a very important position on the continent and can shake the entire continent's situation.

The Alchemist Guild belongs to the upper echelons, while the Heavenly Feather Sect belongs to one of the many middle-class forces.

As for the newly established Illusionary Hidden Sect, it is not even considered a low-level, third-rate power.

But so what? Just because things are like this now doesn't mean they will be like this in the future.

The power dynamics in the cultivation world rise and fall, but she is confident that her Illusionary Hidden Sect can climb step by step to the top.

One day we will be able to compete with those powerful forces.

Seeing Ruan Xiyan accept the token, Yan Changpu stroked his beard with delight.

"Young friend Ling Xi, I hereby grant you a 20% discount on all the items you purchased at today's auction."

This little matter was just a matter of a word from him, a matter of earning a little more or a little less, far less important than recruiting a genius junior for their alchemist branch.

Even if he ultimately fails to recruit him, he won't lose out by befriending such a young and outstanding alchemy genius.

At her current age, becoming a fifth-grade alchemist is not uncommon on the continent, but it is extremely rare.

As long as she doesn't perish along the way and continues to work steadily, she will definitely become a pillar of the alchemy world and a master alchemist.

"Thank you very much, Elder Yan," Ruan Xiyan said.

"The auction is about to begin. I'll have someone take young friend Ling Xi to a private room." After Yan Changpu finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a maid appeared.

"Honored guest, this way please."

Ruan Xiyan followed the maid to a private room on the second floor, where delicate pastries and fruit tea were laid out on the table.

"If you have any requests, please feel free to call me at any time." The maid bowed and withdrew.

The auction house was located on a high platform on the first floor, where the lobby was already filled with people arriving to participate in the auction.

The first floor was a mixed bag, mostly consisting of small groups who had been invited.

The second floor consists of private rooms with a wide view, where only the wealthy and powerful reside.

Furthermore, to ensure the privacy of our VIP guests, privacy screens have been specially installed outside the private rooms to prevent peeping.

Those sitting in the private room have a clear view of the entire first floor, but outsiders cannot see clearly what is happening inside the private room.

Ruan Xiyan leaned back lazily in her chair, picked up a pastry, and slowly savored it.

She will need to stay at the Illusionary Hidden Sect for some time. She doesn't know how Wanwan and the others are doing, or if they have already arrived at the Heavenly Feather Sect.

And Ah Yu...

Unconsciously, Ruan Xiyan raised her hand to touch the star and moon necklace around her neck.

With his abilities, she didn't need to worry too much about his safety.

I wonder what he's doing now, and whether he's already gone to Tianyu Sect as agreed.

As Ruan Xiyan touched the Star and Moon Necklace, the stars and moon on the necklace shone brightly, their shimmering light seemingly revealing an unspeakable longing.

The sounds of the auction outside interrupted Ruan Xiyan's thoughts.

Ruan Xiyan composed herself and looked out at the first-floor hall where the auction had already begun.

A middle-aged man in a long robe walked onto the platform. "I am Master Xia of Mingyue Tower, and I will personally preside over this auction."

Upon seeing the middle-aged man appear, murmurs arose from the crowd below.

"It's actually Xia Louzhu himself who's in charge. It seems that Mingyue Tower attaches great importance to this auction."

"I had a rumor that the big shots from the Alchemist Guild had all come to Mingyue Tower and that they had chosen to hold their auction there."

"Such an honor cannot be taken lightly by Master Xia. His personal hosting of this auction is also a sign of respect for that important figure from the Alchemist Branch."

"There are bound to be a lot of good stuff at this auction. If I had known, I would have prepared more spirit stones to tide me over," someone sighed.

As Master Xia stood on the high platform, a maid brought up the first item for auction that day.

"This auction item is a mid-grade spiritual artifact, a spirit-gathering staff. When the user is in battle, the staff will automatically absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth for its own use."

"It can accelerate the recovery of spiritual energy and is a good treasure needed for battle. The starting price is five million low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least ten thousand low-grade spirit stones."

"Five million and one thousand spirit stones."

Five million five hundred thousand.

"Five million one hundred thousand!"

"......"

Fierce bidding soon erupted in the arena.

The first item was eventually sold for 8.6 million low-grade spirit stones.

Ruan Xiyan sat in the private room, deep in thought.

It has to be said that both alchemists and weapon refiners are among the most profitable professions on the continent.

A mid-grade spiritual artifact was auctioned off for a staggering 8.6 million low-grade spirit stones.

Although alchemists and weapon refiners can earn money quickly, they can also spend it quickly.

Each time a weapon refiner crafts a weapon, the materials required are quite expensive, and there is no guarantee that the crafting will be 100% successful each time.

It is very possible that the materials purchased at a high price will ultimately be wasted.

Ruan Xiyan is already extremely talented in refining these things; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to master both medicine refining and weapon crafting at such a young age.

Even so, when she first started working with these materials, she still wasted a lot of them.

It was only through practice that he became proficient, and with his exceptional talent, he grasped things quickly and developed the skill he possesses today.

The auction continued, with one item after another being snapped up by the crowd.

Ruan Xiyan bid on all the materials and herbs she had her eye on and won them all.

"The next item up for auction is Fire Scale Stone, which contains extremely powerful and intense scorching flames. It is a top-grade material for refining fire-type treasures."

"It is said that the flames inside are the Qilin Fire, which is extremely domineering. One must be very careful when using it, otherwise one can easily be burned by the backlash. The starting bid is eight million low-grade spirit stones."

"Eight million low-grade spirit stones! A single refining material is far more expensive than a spirit weapon itself," someone whispered from below.

"After all, Master Xia said that the Fire Scale Stone contains the fire of the Qilin. The Qilin is a legendary divine beast, and its flames are extraordinary. Such a thing is extremely rare and hard to come by," someone next to him said.

"That makes sense."

"I bid 8.1 million low-grade spirit stones," said the person sitting in the private room on the second floor.

"Eight million two hundred thousand!"

"Eight million two hundred and fifty thousand."

"Eight million three hundred thousand."

Suddenly, Bi Qiong's excited voice entered Ruan Xiyan's mind from the Wind Spirit Space, "Master, I need this Fire Scale Stone."