Supreme Sword Exalt

The crowd had forgotten about mocking Gu Han. Everyone held their breath, staring at Gu Han’s right hand without blinking.

“What is that?!”

“No way, is there really something inside?”

“Stop wasting time, open it already! The suspense is killing me!”

Crack!

At last, the final layer of the stone shattered, and out of nowhere, a three-cun-long jade bottle appeared in Gu Han’s grasp. Only a small portion of the bottle still retained its original color. The rest was mottled and patchy, making its former appearance almost impossible to discern.

Upon seeing that, someone became somewhat disdainful. “Tch! I thought it was going to be something, turns out it’s just a garbage pill.”

“All that talk just to string us along.”

“Well, there is something, alright. A pity that it’s complete trash. As expected, nothing good ever comes out of these mystic stones!”

Disdain returned to everyone’s face amid the discussion. Inwardly, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness! It’s just a bottle of ruined pills!

Jiang Hong secretly shook his head. Such jade bottles had been extracted by others before. Every single one of them was, without exception, complete garbage. After countless years of erosion, the pills’ medicinal potency had long since faded, rendering them devoid of any value.

Ignoring the crowd, Gu Han instead held the jade bottle and examined it. Suddenly, he noticed that the bottom seemed to have a word faintly carved into it. Hm? There’s words?

Under the ravages of time, the words had long become blurred and indistinct, leaving behind only a very small part. After looking for a long time, Gu Han finally deduced from the remaining writing.

It was the word “small.” He frowned. Small? Small what?

When he saw Gu Han’s expression, Steward Ma almost couldn’t hold back his laughter. He’s still too green!

He deliberately comforted him. “Esteemed Guest, no need to be so sad! It’s perfectly normal! Mystic stone gambling always involves gains and losses. Although these ruined pills are useless, they still have quite some collectible value. They might even be worth a few essence crystals.”

Fan Qi also came closer. “That’s right. Don’t lose hope. There’s still a big one left, do you want to open that one too?”

“Open it! You must open it!”

“Yes! The big one definitely has something inside!”

“Hahaha, maybe there’s another bottle of ruined pills inside!”

Sarcastic remarks incessantly rang for some time.

As he listened, the fatty’s mouth twitched. Ah... such a disgrace!

Gu Han’s gaze swept over the crowd, sneering coldly. “Ruined pills? Are we seeing the same thing?”

The crowd stirred up again.

“Ooh! He’s getting riled up!”

“Then open it and let us see!”

“That’s right, open it and accept your defeat!”

Gu Han nodded with an expressionless face. “Fine.”

Then, he opened the mouth of the jade bottle. In that instant, a wisp of refreshing, heart-stirring fragrance wafted out.

“It’s so fragrant!”

“What smell is this?”

“My cultivation bottleneck seems to have loosened!”

The crowd was momentarily blown away, fully immersed in the unusual fragrance.

Beside Gu Han, Jiang Hong and Chief Steward Li wore expressions of disbelief. No way, he actually extracted something?!

To the side, the fatty’s eyes were turning red.

“This pill... is good stuff, really good stuff...” He shuddered, squeezing in front of Gu Han. “Come on, let me have a quick look!”

Without suspecting anything, Gu Han poured out the pill into his palm and raised it before the fatty’s eyes. It was black in color, having lost all of its spirit light. However, there was a grain-sized, milky white area at the very top that still retained some medicinal efficacy. The fragrance was coming from precisely that spot.

The fatty was practically drooling. “This is good stuff! Let me taste it for you first!”

He spread his mouth wide and chomped down toward the pill.

Gu Han withdrew his hand in shock. “The heck?! Fatty, are you a dog or what!”

By now, the fatty had thrown shame to the wind, pleading bitterly, “Let me taste it! One bite, just one bite is enough!”

Gu Han’s face darkened. “Fuck off! I’ll punch you!”

Gradually, the crowd came back to their senses. He actually extracted something! And it seems to be a miraculous pill from ancient times! This guy... What kind of fucking luck did he stumble upon?!

The crowd stared at the pill with all sorts of emotions intertwining in their hearts. There was a mix of envy, jealousy, and greed. It was an indescribable feeling.

Even Steward Ma and Fan Qi were dumbfounded. They regretted it so much that they were turning green with envy. If a pill like this was placed in the Treasure Pavilion, it would be a treasure to guard the pavilion. To think they actually sold it with their own hands!

Fan Qi seemed caught between laughing and crying, muttering to himself, “Fifty percent off... Fifty percent off... fifty percent off...”

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the area. It was Tian Heng from the fifth floor. He was drawn by the fragrance.

Steward Ma hurriedly bowed. “Pavilion Master. I...”

His face was full of bitterness. Did I just say... no returns?

“Useless fool!” screamed Tian Heng.

After casting a disgusted glance at the somewhat dazed Fan Qi, Tian Heng’s gaze fell upon the pill. His heart was also in pain.

As someone with considerable experience, Tian Heng naturally understood the value of the pill. Despite only having less than ten percent efficacy, it was still a rare treasure. Not even Du Teng and Divine Physician Xue could refine such a pill!

Out of nowhere, Tian Heng turned to Gu Han. “Let me have a look at this pill!”

Greed had already crept into his tone; he was resolute in obtaining the pill.

Yet, Gu Han retracted his hand. “Take a look? That shouldn’t be necessary!”

A cold glint flashed briefly in Tian Heng’s eyes. “What did you say?!”

After seeing his reaction, the crowd immediately understood that the pill was probably even more valuable than they had imagined.

Chief Steward Li said sinisterly, “Pavilion Master Tian, the item belongs to him. Whether he lets you look or not is his decision! Aren’t you acting a bit forceful?”

Jiang Feng also chimed in. “You’re right! The item belongs to Brother Gu. It’s up to him how he wants to handle this!”

Tian Heng had a conflicted look on his face. On one hand, he was somewhat wary of Jiang Feng’s status. On the other hand, someone of his stature couldn’t just outright snatch the pill in fear of ruining the Treasure Pavilion’s reputation. Still, how could he just let it go like that?

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

Meanwhile, the fatty was still pestering Gu Han incessantly. “I won’t eat it, just let me lick it, one lick is enough...”

Goosebumps rose all over Gu Han. “Fatty, how disgusting!”

Even Jiang Feng subconsciously moved a little further away from the fatty.

The fatty’s face was full of misery. “But it’s almost gone! Can’t any of you fuckers see?! This pill’s efficacy has been continuously dissipating! If we don’t eat it now, it’ll be too damn late!”

Gu Han’s heart jolted. What?!

When his gaze swept over the pill, he discovered that the milky-white area had shrunk slightly!

Tian Heng lost his composure. “Quick! Quick, give it to me! I have a way to preserve it!”

Gu Han sneered coldly. “And why would I give it to you? If there’s no way to preserve it, then I’ll just eat it!”

He pinched the pill with his fingers, splitting it into two halves.

The fatty was overjoyed. “Yes, yes, yes! Hurry up and eat it, hurry! If it’s late, it won’t be of much use! Don’t worry, I’ll remember this favor you’re doing me by giving me half a pill—”

His words trailed off halfway, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.

Gu Han completely ignored him and brought the pill to Ah Sha’s lips. “Ah Sha, here, eat this. It’s really good stuff.”

Ah Sha swallowed the pill, and immediately after, Gu Han tossed the other half into his own mouth. The fatty’s expression plunged into complete agony and distress.