The auction hall was noisy, but it immediately quieted down after Xia Tong coughed a few times.
"This humble servant, Xia Tong, welcomes everyone to my Tianbao Pavilion. I'm sure you'll all be very interested in today's first item." Xia Tong's gentle voice echoed throughout the auction hall as she accepted a small white jade bottle from a maid.
"This item comes from the fourth-grade spiritual herb, White Lotus Water Root. It can increase the chances of a martial artist breaking through a bottleneck and has a very good effect on treating hidden injuries."
The gentle voice introduced the spiritual liquid in the small white jade bottle, and every smile and frown was captivating. If Qin Xin did not know that this was his own, he would probably have already been tempted to buy it.
"Miss Xia Tong, please stop keeping us in suspense."
"Yes, Miss Xia Tong, just tell me the price."
Several sounds came from some of the private rooms in the auction house. Qin Xin looked over from a corner and saw several familiar figures.
"Because the person who consigned the item didn't know how to use the White Lotus Water Root, they simply extracted the spiritual liquid. After testing by Alchemist Zhong Yin, the medicinal power was slightly weaker, but it was still equivalent to a second-grade pill," Xia Tong said with a smile.
Immediately afterwards, Xia Tong clapped her hands, and a guard walked onto the platform and swallowed the spiritual liquid.
In an instant, the guard's true energy surged, and the bottleneck of a major meridian was revealed. Under the gentle cleansing of the spiritual liquid, the bottleneck seemed to be weakened, and the guard took advantage of the momentum to break through the major meridian in one fell swoop.
Watching this scene on the auction stage, the martial artists in the room were extremely envious. For martial artists, once they are stuck in a cultivation bottleneck, it takes a lot of time to break through. If they are not careful, forcing a breakthrough may even lead to qi deviation.
Because Qin Xin was at the mid-stage of the Spiritual Awareness Realm, he actually sensed that the guard had reached the point of breakthrough. Even without consuming the spiritual liquid, he would naturally break through in less than two days.
However, thanks to Xia Tong's promotion, the martial artists who were initially skeptical of the White Lotus Water Lotus Elixir immediately began to praise it.
"Since this White Lotus Water Lotus Elixir is only effective for martial artists below the Qi Opening Realm, the starting bid is three thousand gold coins. Let's begin."
"Interesting. I'll take the three thousand gold coins."
In the auction house, a burly man dressed as a mercenary appeared to be experiencing some difficulty circulating his internal energy, seemingly due to an internal injury. Moreover, the price of second-grade pills had been consistently between five and nine thousand gold coins, making the spiritual liquid from the white lotus root quite affordable in comparison.
"I'll bid three thousand one!" qqxδnew
"I'll bid three thousand two!"
Before the burly man's bid had even faded, bidding began in the auction hall.
"Five thousand gold coins, I'll take it."
Just as Qin Xin was rejoicing at the rapid increase in prices, a very familiar voice rang out.
Qin Xin looked in the direction of the sound and found that the familiar voice came from the private room. Moreover, the private room seemed to be under a spell, and people outside could not see what was happening inside.
Seeing that the person in the private room had made a move, the martial artists in the hall also stopped bidding. Since the person who could enter the private room was of very high status, there was no need to offend the person in the private room for the sake of an item. Besides, there was more than one bottle of this spiritual liquid.
"Five thousand and one, I'll take it."
Qin Xin, who was hiding in the corner, suddenly spoke up.
Upon hearing this sudden voice, everyone in the hall frowned, admiring the person who had made the offer.
"Oh, so it's this little piece of trash's stuff." The young man in the private room said, looking in Qin Xin's direction.
"The minimum increase is one hundred," Xia Tong said with a smile, looking in Qin Xin's direction.
Feeling Xia Tong's gaze, Qin Xin dared not look directly at her, feeling that it was too tempting and he was having trouble controlling himself.
"Then five thousand one will do," Qin Xin replied casually.
"I'll offer six thousand," the person in the private room said with a disdainful look.
"Since you want it, then I'll reluctantly part with it," Qin Xin said, feigning a sigh.
Six thousand gold coins is no small sum; it could easily buy a top-grade second-rank pill. However, the more money the other party spends, the more money Qin Xin earns.
He was naturally overjoyed. He had made the people in the private room spend an extra thousand gold coins for no reason. This could be considered robbing the rich to help the poor. Qin Xin felt no guilt at all. However, he couldn't use this method of price gouging too often. If he were discovered, Qin Xin would probably be beaten to death.
The remaining spirit liquid attracted a frenzy of fighting among the martial artists. This kind of high-quality, low-priced second-grade spirit liquid was hard to come by again once it was gone, especially since it also had the effect of breaking through barriers.
Ultimately, the price of the most expensive bottle of White Lotus Water Lotus Elixir was driven up to tens of thousands of gold coins, while some martial artists in the private rooms bought it at a relatively low price. Qin Xin did not try to drive up the price any further, for fear of offending some people.
Although Qin Xin felt sorry for the bottle of spiritual liquid that the guard had swallowed, he also admired Xia Tong's auction skills. Although she was a young woman, she was quite capable to become the head of Wanbao Pavilion at such a young age.
The auction also included some pills, weapons, and even cultivation techniques, all at ridiculously high prices, far beyond Qin Xin's reach.
Taking advantage of the sparse crowd outside Wanbaoge, Qin Xin walked out of the auction house with the wooden plaque, stood in the lobby of Wanbaoge, and handed the plaque to the front desk.
The receptionists glanced at it briefly, then took out a gold card and handed it to Qin Xin.
"Young master, the total auction price of your items is 80,000 gold coins. The pavilion master specifically instructed that the bottle that the guard swallowed should be compensated to you at the average price. After deducting the handling fee, the remaining 72,000 gold coins have been deposited into your Purple Gold Card."
The receptionist respectfully placed the gold card in Qin Xin's hand.
Qin Xin received the Purple Gold Card and felt a surge of confidence.
After browsing around Wanbaoge for a while, Qin Xin bought several medicinal herbs needed to refine the Fusion Spirit Pill, but he had not yet found the main ingredient.
Because the Fusion Spirit Pill is highly sought after by any family, the main ingredients for refining it are bought up by these families. If a family does not have an alchemist, they will pay some fees to hire some high-level alchemists to help refine it.
"What's up, kid? Are you looking for medicinal herbs?"
Just as Qin Xin was struggling with his decision, the appearance of an old face startled him. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Zhong Yin, a third-grade alchemist from Wanbao Pavilion.
"Yes, senior."
Qin Xin clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and spoke to Zhong Yin.
"Speak, Wanbao Pavilion may not have much else, but it certainly has a lot of medicinal herbs. If there's something you can't find here, you probably won't find it anywhere else in Tianyuan City."
Zhong Yin said with a smile, but Qin Xin looked at his shrewd face and felt something was off.
"Jade Marrow Fungus, Heavenly Spirit Fruit, Purple Star Grass..."
Qin Xin mentioned some medicinal materials, including the main ingredient for refining the Fusion Spirit Pill, as well as some other medicinal materials.
“Jade Marrow Fungus and Heavenly Spirit Fruit are both main ingredients for refining the Spirit Fusion Pill, and they are both grade three spiritual herbs, so they are quite expensive…” Zhong Yin’s face twitched slightly as he squinted his eyes and said.
"Really? I'm not quite sure, I just want to buy these medicinal herbs to improve my health."
Qin Xin feigned surprise, knowing that if he only bought the main ingredients for refining the Fusion Spirit Pill, Zhong Yin would inevitably become suspicious.
"Regulate his body?" Zhong Yin was a little puzzled, then thought of something, "I heard that Young Master Qin was in a coma for three years, and now he is about to enter the Innate Realm. It seems that the rumors about that good-for-nothing outside cannot be taken seriously."
"I was just lucky for a while," Qin Xin replied politely.
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