Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

Chapter 331: Chapter 14: Frenzied Competition

Lin Feng entered the auction house and discreetly found a corner seat to sit down.

Today, the auction house was filled with many powerful characters.

In such an occasion, it was best to keep a low profile.

One by one, strong figures entered the auction house.

Lin Feng closed his eyes, conserving his strength and waiting for the auction to begin.

“Dong dong dong…”

Two hours later, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly rose.

Dongfang Pavilion walked out personally.

This auction was personally hosted by Dongfang Pavilion.

“Ladies and gentlemen! There is only one item for auction this time, and that is the ‘Ancient Blood Spirit Pill’,” the voice of Dongfang Pavilion echoed throughout the auction hall.

This auction was specially held for the “Ancient Blood Spirit Pill.”

And among these top-level forces that had arrived, which one did not have endless wealth? Ordinary auction items would not catch their eye.

Thus, the auction house was very straightforward, getting to the point and only auctioning off this one item, the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill.

Many people nodded slightly.

Everyone disfavored beating around the bush!

Seeing the auction house directly putting up the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill for auction also saved everyone’s time.

A maidservant walked up with a tray, and on the tray sat a porcelain bottle.

“The ‘Ancient Blood Spirit Pill’ is inside it,” Dongfang Pavilion said.

“Hey! Is this Blood Spirit Pill really as powerful as your auction house claims? With just one pill, and you haven’t tried it, what if it doesn’t have the effects once sold? Wouldn’t that be a huge embarrassment?” a dark voice transmitted.

The crowd looked over and realized it was an old man.

“It’s the Wind Evil Ancestor!”

Someone muttered, somewhat aware of the relationship between Wind Evil Ancestor and the Jiang Family.

It was said that Wind Evil Ancestor had long-standing grudges with the Jiang Family, but because the strength of Wind Evil Ancestor was too powerful, and he also had an Ancient Sacred Land backing him, the Jiang Family was unable to do anything about Wind Evil Ancestor.

Because once they moved against Wind Evil Ancestor,

it could potentially lead to a war between two ancient forces, causing an unimaginable catastrophe—the massacre of countless innocents, which neither side wished to see.

“Wind Evil Ancestor is joking! Our auction house would not ruin our reputation by deceiving everyone. This elixir has been authenticated by several alchemists, there is absolutely no problem!” Dongfang Pavilion said with a smile, adept at handling such sudden conflicts.

“May I have a look?” an elder said.

“Medicine King Chenming!”

The crowd looked over, and they were immediately shocked.

The identity of this old man was not to be taken lightly; he was a figure of Medicine King level from “Medicine King Valley” in Immortal State Land and was a renown figure in the Three Thousand States.

Even across the vast expanse of the Three Thousand States, individuals of the Medicine King level were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

“So it’s the venerable Chenming! Please, take a look!”

Dongfang Pavilion personally came to Medicine King Chenming’s side with the porcelain bottle containing the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill and handed it to Medicine King Chenming!

Medicine King Chenming opened the porcelain bottle and took a sniff, saying, “That’s right! The effect of the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill is indeed as described by the auction house, its potency is even slightly stronger than advertised”!

With Medicine King Chenming’s personal verification at the auction house, all doubts naturally dissipated.

“Hmph,” Wind Evil Ancestor snorted coldly, seemingly blaming Medicine King Chenming for meddling, or perhaps expressing dissatisfaction at not having witnessed the auction house’s embarrassment.

“Many thanks, Senior, for your just and outspoken words,” Dongfang Pavilion said with a smile.

“Haha, this old man is merely stating facts, in my lifetime, I never expected to see an Ancient Blood Spirit Pill again, truly a great fortune! This pill is an inheritance from the Ancient Medicine God, but after endless years, the lineage of the Ancient Medicine God still remains undiscovered, truly the greatest regret in the Alchemist World.”

Medicine King Chenming let out a soft sigh, handed the porcelain bottle containing the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill back to Dongfang Pavilion, and then sat down, no longer speaking.

Dongfang Pavilion continued, “The person commissioning this pill requires Spirit Stones! Therefore, this auction will be conducted with bids in Spirit Stones! And it has to be High-grade Spiritual Stones!”

Spirit Stones also come in various types, Low-grade, Intermediate Spirit Stone, High-grade Spiritual Stone!

One High-grade Spiritual Stone is equivalent to one hundred Intermediate Spirit Stones! One Intermediate Spirit Stone is equivalent to one hundred Low-grade Spiritual Stones!

Generally, Low-grade Spiritual Stones are the ones in circulation! At most Intermediate Spirit Stones, very rarely do High-grade Spiritual Stones circulate!

This is because High-grade Spiritual Stones are scarce, and quite difficult to obtain; if anyone has High-grade Spiritual Stones, they are mostly retained by the Great Forces for their own use.

Like the vein discovered outside Azure Cloud City, the Spirit Stones mined are basically Low-grade Spiritual Stones, and if one can extract one hundred High-grade Spiritual Stones, that would already be a blessing.

Dongfang Pavilion went on to say, “But for the sake of easy calculation! We will still conduct the auction based on the price of Low-grade Spiritual Stones, however, when it comes time to pay, it must be converted into High-grade Spiritual Stones to pay our auction house, the starting bid for this Ancient Blood Spirit Pill is one hundred thousand Low-grade Spiritual Stones”!

One hundred thousand Low-grade Spiritual Stones is equivalent to ten High-grade Spiritual Stones! Of course, this is just the starting bid.

“Two hundred thousand!” someone shouted. That was a Yin Yang Realm Expert from an Ancient Noble Family, intending to win it for their own use.

“Three hundred thousand.” The price was quickly raised further; this was a Sect Master from an Ancient Sect, planning to acquire it for his grandson’s use.

“Four hundred thousand”!

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“Five hundred thousand”!

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“One million”!

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“Three million”!

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“Ten million”!

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Many people joined in on the bidding, and the price of the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill soared, reaching ten million. Many Ancient Sects and aristocratic families started to drop out of the competition one after another; the price was too much for them to handle. After all, the operation of an entire clan or sect needed to consume a large number of Spirit Stones, and their budgets were limited; they could not spend indefinitely.

“Alas…” Some of the cultivators who had dropped out of the competition sighed, only able to lament that they were not destined for the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill.

Only the Ancient Sacred Land and Ancient Dynasty level Ancient Forces remained in the competition.

“Twenty million!” Qin Mubai said with a slight smile; he was backed by an entire Ancient Immortal Dynasty.

“Thirty million!” Another middle-aged cultivator continued bidding, and some recognized the identity of the middle-aged cultivator as an expert from an Ancient Sect.

“Forty million.” Hua Xiruo also showed great interest in the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill.

“Fifty million!” But soon, yet another higher price was offered.

These individuals kept pushing the price higher, and when it reached one hundred million, people such as Qin Mubai and Hua Xiruo dropped out of the competition.

Many were watching this intensely fierce bidding, silently awestruck. The struggle was too intense; the price had already broken through one hundred million Spirit Stones, an amount sufficient for an Ancient Force with tens of thousands of people to operate for several years.

“One hundred and fifty million!” Someone else continued to bid, raising it by fifty million, seemingly determined to win this Ancient Blood Spirit Pill. Many were astonished; such audacity! People looked over, realizing it was Gu Yunyang, a Dragon Knight from the Ancient Dynasty of the Great Qin Empire.