Chapter 216 The Small Gathering of the Pill King - Small Round 4
Thunderclap Pills, being body-refining pills, are used for long-term cultivation, so their price is similar to that of attribute pills like Fire Cloud Pills. In the end, the price for each pair bundled together was between 110,000 and 120,000 Xuanzhu. After all fifty pills were auctioned off, the total price was around 2.8 million, which is quite a good price.
The twentieth type of pill after the Thunderclap Pill is also a body-refining pill, named the Fire Lotus Pill.
As the name suggests, one of the main ingredients in this elixir is the Fire Lotus, and almost all the other auxiliary ingredients are also related to the fire attribute. Therefore, the crimson elixir produced in the end emits a scorching flame aura.
After a cultivator takes this pill, their flesh and blood feel as if they are burning, reaching extreme heat—the feeling of being tempered is quite uncomfortable.
However, this discomfort was nothing compared to the pain of soul fusion, so the cultivators didn't care much about it.
In addition, this Fire Lotus Pill has another drawback.
For cultivators with fire attributes, pills are almost useless.
Therefore, as soon as this elixir was introduced by Wu Shaogan, all the fire-attribute cultivators present expressed their regret.
Why can't I use it...?
There are already many pills with limitations, and the Fire Lotus Pill is only restricted to fire attribute cultivators, so the restriction is not too great.
After a brief period of unusual noise, many cultivators eagerly began to offer their bids again.
Even some fire-attribute cultivators participated.
Admittedly, they can't use them, but they also have relatives and friends. Now is a rare opportunity to bid for some suitable pills for them, which is a good thing! If they are lucky, they can even bid for them and resell them... Anyway, every pill has the pill imprint of King Zhong Dan, which is impossible to fake, and there is no need to explain when reselling them.
Soon, the Fire Lotus Pill was quickly snapped up.
Its price is generally comparable to that of Remington.
Even though the Fire Lotus Pill has limitations, it is applicable to a very wide range of cultivators, so its price will not decrease.
—It's worth mentioning here that while the Thunderclap Pill does indeed cause lightning to circulate throughout the body for body tempering after consumption, it doesn't restrict cultivators to those with lightning attributes. This, in turn, relates to the medicinal materials and the formula used in its refining.
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Next is the twenty-first type of elixir.
It is also a healing elixir.
There were previously elixirs for reattaching limbs, but this one is specifically designed for growing internal organs.
It is also known as the Heart Protector Pill because of its remarkable effect on heart defects.
Any cultivator who takes this elixir can quickly regenerate any of their five internal organs, regardless of which one they have lost. Moreover, the speed of regeneration increases, the pain decreases, and the organs are more quickly matched to the body's constitution as the quality of the elixir improves.
If the heart is damaged, even a low-grade Heart-Protecting Pill can rapidly repair it within the time it takes to brew a cup of tea after taking it. Normally, even if a cultivator is missing more than half of their heart, as long as there is some residue, their life force can be preserved for a period of time. Taking the Heart-Protecting Pill during this period will lead to a swift recovery.
If you take the best heart-protecting pill at this time, even if there is only a little bit of remnant left in your heart, it can be completely repaired within ten breaths!
Such a pill is even rarer and more difficult to refine than other healing pills.
Many elixirs that can treat internal injuries require the cultivator's internal organs to remain intact when taken—if it is impossible to keep them intact, then only some minor wounds with a small loss of flesh and blood are acceptable.
If the damage affects the fundamental functioning of the internal organs, then it is necessary to take restorative medicines such as heart-protecting pills.
Therefore, the price of Heart-Protecting Pills is much higher than that of Herbal Pills.
The final transaction price for each pair reached as high as 350,000!
And quite a few cultivators have purchased them.
Major powers also try to acquire as many of these pills as possible.
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By this time, the cultivators in the lower hall were all eagerly anticipating each new pill the auctioneer would bring out, and they all remained in a positive state of mind.
For the cultivators in the private rooms, these pills were purchased with great care, mainly for the sake of their respective factions. They themselves didn't really need them, and most of them weren't as enthusiastic as the cultivators in the main hall.
But the alchemists still held a great deal of interest.
They are experts who can see the intricacies of alchemy. Even if other cultivators cannot see it, alchemists can judge the depth of Zhong Cai's knowledge of alchemy just by looking at the names and effects of these pills.
Then, because the alchemists' levels of skill differed, the extent to which they could see also varied.
Many high-level alchemists quickly discovered the profound knowledge Zhong Cai possessed.
Especially those alchemists at the seventh or eighth level, who have lived for so long and mostly come from powerful forces, have seen many alchemical texts and are therefore very knowledgeable. They can even tell that some pills have unpredictable ideas and require extremely sophisticated techniques to find the trick to refine them. The fact that Zhong Cai can refine top-grade pills undoubtedly means that he has honed certain alchemical techniques to perfection!
then……
As the various elixirs were successively refined, these advanced alchemists cast envious and jealous glances at the half-open private room.
The Sangyun Chu Sangdan King there could only be vaguely seen as a shadow, but they thought he must be calm and composed.
King Sangdan always exudes such power and prestige during such large-scale events! How can he possibly accept such an outstanding disciple?!
In an instant, he outshone all the disciples of their alchemists.
Sang Danwang is only an eighth-level alchemist, but his disciple's talent is terrifyingly obvious. His rapid rise to prominence surpasses all others. Even the two outstanding disciples of the ninth-level alchemists who have been famous for many years cannot compare to Zhong Xiaodanwang!
If it weren't for the fact that so many alchemists always remembered in time that King Sang Dan was also one of the best eighth-level alchemists, and that he was young and highly talented... many times, they would have even wanted to gang up on him.
This wasn't the kind of alchemy competition where many alchemy masters refined pills together; it was a real hand-to-hand combat!
Alchemists are almost all fragile; unless they use too many tricks, they can't really produce any dramatic results in a fight...
Many advanced alchemists who have this thought simply want to beat up Sang Yunchu.
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In a semi-enclosed private room.
Perhaps it was the resentment that was sweeping in from all directions that made Sang Yunchu smile softly.
He was in a good mood.
Cai'er has made him proud again. Ever since he accepted Cai'er as his disciple, she has often made him proud.
Having lived for over two hundred years, Sang Yunchu certainly gained a lot of prestige through his own abilities, but his alchemy skills were also quite good, so wasn't it inevitable that he would gain prestige as well?
It's different when his disciples bring him honor.
This shows that Sang Yunchu not only possesses outstanding alchemy skills himself, but also has a keen eye for talent, able to find disciples with even greater potential. These more talented disciples, under his tutelage, have not wasted their talents and have surpassed their teachers in every way.
Furthermore, while many advanced alchemists were still worried about whether their disciples could carry on their lineage of alchemy, Sang Yunchu had already determined that his disciples would not only inherit all of his alchemy techniques, but also possess the strengths of various schools!
Therefore, Sang Yunchu was always in a very good mood whenever she received various kinds of glances.
Perhaps some of their glances foreshadowed some minor troubles for him... but with a disciple like Cai'er, what are troubles?!
It's about the bond between master and disciple!
Sang Yunchu was happy to solve this problem and felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Moreover, he was well aware that Cai'er's cultivation level was still low at the moment, so she could only rely on him as her master for some trouble. In another hundred or two hundred years, when Cai'er's strength improved, he, as her master, would only be able to help gather medicinal herbs.
Sang Yunchu's smile deepened as she thought about the future.
He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Jiang Chongguang, who was standing guard beside him, and he was in a very good mood.
He wasn't the only one facing this situation; Senior Brother Jiang was in the same boat.
Shao Gan's abilities are no less than Cai'er's, but he always stays by Cai'er's side and doesn't actively interact with outsiders. He also always accompanies Cai'er to participate in alchemist activities, which makes it seem that his limelight is not too prominent.
However, any cultivator who has witnessed Shao Gan's prowess would never underestimate him. Among the cultivators of the past and present generations, no one other than Shao Gan could be worthy of Cai'er.
And now, Senior Brother Jiang...
He can also help and guide Shao Gan by hunting and collecting resources, but it won't be long before Shao Gan reaches the Spirit Transformation Realm. If Senior Brother Jiang hasn't reached the Heavenly Realm yet, he won't be able to help Shao Gan much.
A smile appeared in Sang Yunchu's eyes as well.
It's interesting to think about. When Senior Brother Jiang faced Shao Gan, wasn't he just like Uncle Jiang Yun faced Senior Brother Jiang back then?
It took Uncle-Master Jiang Yun a thousand years to achieve Nirvana, while Senior Brother Jiang only took a little over two hundred years.
The young cadre is not yet forty... and his opportunities are even greater than those of Senior Brother Jiang. He will probably achieve Nirvana sooner than Senior Brother Jiang.
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Jiang Chongguang was diligently sensing the environment of the entire auction house to ensure his safety, but suddenly he sensed Sang Yunchu's gaze.
He turned his head and glanced at it, somewhat puzzled.
What's with that look from that pretty-boy junior brother? It's like he's watching him make a fool of himself.
Jiang Chongguang thought through all the recent events, wondering what kind of joke he would make.
As he thought about it, he stopped thinking about it.
This is truly a joke, so let the pretty-boy junior brother laugh!
My pretty-boy junior brother has been giving him pills all the time, so it's no big deal to let him see me make a fool of myself.
Sang Yunchu also noticed Jiang Chongguang's reaction, and after thinking about it, she roughly knew what the other party was thinking.
He found it even more interesting.
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Zhong Cai had no idea what his two masters were thinking, because his attention was still focused on his master, Wu.
If Lao Wu were here with him, he could lean against him and naturally focus on other interesting things. But Lao Wu isn't here, is he? And he just happens to be standing right in front of him, looking so handsome!
Zhong Cai couldn't think of anything else.
All I could see were his family's old Wu.
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At this moment, Wu Shaogan also took out a new kind of pill.
He smiled and said, "The twenty-second elixir, the last elixir for Little Wheel."
After these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent for a short while.
Many cultivators finally realized what was happening and snapped out of their excitement.
Wow! We've finally reached the last one!
Thinking about it, it's really terrifying. Only a few years have passed, and King Zhong Dan has actually been able to refine twenty-two kinds of pills!
And judging from this, it seems that Zhong Danwang really won't sell anything that's not top-quality!
Throughout all the events, only the best quality was available.
Well... thinking about it carefully, King Zhong Dan is quite arrogant, as if top-grade products are not worthy of his level.
But upon further reflection, many cultivators felt that there was nothing strange about it.
The auction at the Pill King Gathering was originally meant to showcase the highest level of alchemists. They had that level of expertise, and they thought that the top-grade pills they produced weren't worth auctioning off—so what's wrong with that?
Just buy it!
After this, their order lists will all be filled out.
By calculating the time, they could roughly estimate that not only was Zhong Danwang capable of producing top-grade pills, but his success rate in producing pills was also probably very high.
After all, a full batch of Grade 5 pills only yields six pills. Even with King Zhong's strength at the Suspended Illumination Realm, it would take him at least four hours to refine one batch. If the success rate of pill production is low, it would take him just a few years to gather so many top-grade pills.
If the twenty-second type of pill is also of the highest quality, then together there would be 1,100 top-quality pills!
This is just what's being auctioned off in its entirety.
If they've kept a lot of them hidden away, and never brought them out...
If you think about it more deeply, it gets a little scary.
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In some of the smaller private rooms and lower-level seats, the disciples from the Azure Dragon Academy had somewhat subtle expressions.
They didn't have too many thoughts on this, after all, many disciples had heard about the deeds of their two junior brothers, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, who had risen to prominence over the years.
Things that are very confidential will naturally not be spread around, but many rumors are also circulating everywhere.
For example...
It is said that...
Ever since Junior Brother Zhong started learning alchemy, Junior Brother Wu has never taken any pills that are not of the highest quality.
Junior Brother Zhong practically wanted to give Junior Brother Wu the best of everything. It was even rumored that... wherever pills were needed, Junior Brother Wu could consume them freely, unlike ordinary disciples who had to carefully calculate how to trade pills and place orders with other alchemists in the academy.
In some cultivation realms, cultivators need to endure extremely terrifying pain. Even if there are medicines to relieve the pain, they still need to be able to obtain the medicines, and the efficacy of the medicines is uncertain. Many of them cannot completely solve the problem... It is also said that Junior Brother Zhong does not want Junior Brother Wu to suffer at all, so he always refines pain-relieving pills first, and as long as Junior Brother Wu is in pain, he can take the pills directly.
envious!
I'm so jealous!
I've become numb to it all.
However, it was probably because Junior Brother Zhong was so good to Junior Brother Wu, and the couple were truly very loving. After many alchemy disciples and martial arts disciples fell in love and got married, the alchemy disciples also became increasingly kind to the martial arts disciples.
Especially after the day of the return of spring, many martial arts disciples who accompanied the alchemist disciples to successfully leave the Divine Pill Tree also had many more top-grade pills to consume than before.
When martial arts disciples gathered to spar, they took drugs more frequently and showed off to each other more...
That's something to be envied!
The martial arts disciples followed Junior Brother Wu's example, staying inseparable from their respective alchemist partners. Even when encountering other outstanding figures, they remained focused solely on protecting their alchemists. Whenever they went out for training, they did their utmost to shield their alchemists behind them... and their relationships with their partners grew even stronger.
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While many cultivators were lost in thought, Wu Shaogan had already begun to introduce the last type of elixir without hesitation.
"Life-extending pills can prolong lifespan."
"Different qualities extend lifespans for different durations. From inferior to superior quality, they can extend lifespan by 100 years, 150 years, 200 years, and 300 years, respectively."
"Each cultivator can take this life-extending pill twice. The first time, the medicinal effect is fully activated, and the second time, the lifespan is extended by one-tenth of the same quality. For example, the top quality pill can extend life by thirty years."
"This kind of life-extending pill is suitable for cultivators who have reached the Fusion Realm through the Heavenly Guidance stage."
"First round of Life-Sustaining Pills: Two top-grade pills. Starting price: 100,000 Xuanzhu. Each bid must be at least 10,000 Xuanzhu."
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These words caused an uproar among countless cultivators.
A level-five life-extending pill!
The Fusion Realm is a very special realm. Its lifespan is only two hundred years longer than that of the Suspended Illumination Realm. Moreover, it is easy to fail when fusing the primordial soul due to pain. In addition, the pain is even greater if the fusion is accelerated... which means that this realm will always be stuck at the end of the cultivator's lifespan.
Therefore, life-extending medicines are extremely important in this realm, and the lifespan they can extend is often very short.
In most cases, a level 5 life-extending elixir can only extend one or two hundred years of life at most, and each elixir can only be taken once.
But what's the situation now?
Exquisite! Three hundred years old!
Two of them would be three hundred and thirty years old!
Although it's not cost-effective to use the second one, what if some cultivators are just one step away from building a palace, but they just happen to lose a few decades of lifespan? That would be a great opportunity!
Furthermore, this kind of pill can even be taken by cultivators at the Heavenly Guidance Realm, and it can also increase their lifespan by the same amount? So, if some high-level cultivators' relatives and friends need to prolong their lives but cannot buy pills of the corresponding level, they can also use this life-extending pill as a substitute—this is still a waste, but what does it matter compared to prolonging the lives of their beloved ones?
Therefore, this round of bidding has become even more frantic.
"Three hundred thousand!"
"Four hundred thousand!"
"Fifty!"
Forget about asking for 100 million, now it's practically 100,000 at a time.
No cultivator below level six was willing to give up easily. Even if they might get fifty top-grade items this time, they were all very enthusiastic.
After all, the Life-Extending Pill is the most precious, and Zhong Danwang put it in the last auction, so perhaps only ten or eight pills were sold?
That's just as respectable!
Therefore, cultivators absolutely do not want to miss it.
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This time, the price climbed extremely quickly, rapidly exceeding one million.
Not long after, it surpassed 1.5 million.
A while longer... two million...
Many cultivators were already red-faced and visibly agitated.
As the auctioneer, Wu Shaogan gently stroked the life-extending pill he had already taken out, a smile playing on his lips, while the crowd bid.
This life-extending elixir is also a story that is hard to forget.
After he was crippled, A-Cai obtained the altar's inheritance and showed it to him immediately. She also told him that she would take him wherever he went and that she would refine life-extending pills for him even when his lifespan ended.
At that time, A-Cai possessed life-extending pill formulas ranging from level one to five...
Many things happened afterward, and he no longer needed the life-extending elixir, but he remembered A-Cai's expression and every word she said clearly.
At that moment, Wu Shaogan could also sense a soul thought sweeping over.
Old Wu, time really flies!
Wu Shaogan's smile deepened, and his whole being radiated joy.
Yes, that's fast.
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In the semi-enclosed private room at the back, Zhong Cai recalled the past when she saw her husband, Lao Wu, stroking the Life-Sustaining Pill.
He was very confident back then, and even though Lao Wu doesn't need him now, he can still fulfill this promise.
Back then, Zhong Cai only dared to guarantee that he could refine a low-grade product to extend Lao Wu's life by a hundred years, but now it's different; he has refined a top-grade product!
Therefore, Zhong Cai couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Wu Shaogan.
The longing and affection that his old man carried in his soul also made Zhong Cai unable to help but show a bright smile.
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Many cultivators who occasionally glanced into the semi-enclosed private room noticed Zhong Cai's spiritual presence.
They were somewhat puzzled, but the spiritual message was only transmitted to Wu Shaogan for a short while before being withdrawn.
Another cultivator wondered if there was going to be some change in the auction method, hence the telepathic message?
But the next moment, more cultivators noticed that Wu Shaogan's aura changed, his smile was obviously different from before, and he seemed to have come back to life, becoming somewhat... somewhat... sweet?
The cultivators: "..."
It's like I suddenly understood.
It's not about explaining anything, nor is it about any changes.
It was just a simple flirtation between the young couple, right?
This couple is just too loving. While everyone else is fighting tooth and nail at the auction, they can still manage to do this.
That's really...
Many cultivators twitched their lips and looked away.
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The auction for the Life-Extending Pill was extremely fierce.
The first round of bidding for the pills finally stopped when the price reached 3.4 million Xuanzhu.
The second and third matches followed immediately...
The bundling method remains unchanged for each auction, so pairs of two can fetch at least three million each time.
When it comes to five or ten tickets per round, the bidding becomes even more intense.
Major powers have entered the fray.
Life-extending pills are extremely rare, and top-quality ones are even rarer. Many alchemists who can refine them usually keep them internally.
Therefore, whenever they encounter each other at the auction, many forces are unwilling to miss the opportunity, no matter how much the premium is.
Considering the sheer number of cultivators, major powers loosened their grip on the practice of bundling pills in pairs. However, as the number of pills bundled together increased, solo cultivators and cultivators from smaller factions were no longer needed.
These powerful forces have no shortage of Xuan Pearls. They don't care if they have to spend the cost of a level 6 pill to buy level 5 resources.
For them, it's just a drop in the ocean.
So the price kept going up and up...
On average, each pill that could originally be obtained for less than two million could be bought together for five or six million when multiple pills were bundled together!
Ultimately... all the bound pills fell into the hands of an eighth-level power.
This kind of competition, which involves many level-eight forces, is unprecedented.
Countless cultivators in the lower levels of the main halls, listening to the casually announced bids, certainly broadened their horizons...
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