“Alright, the first perfect-grade Mortal Pill, starting bid: one million low-grade spirit stones!”
Yun Ya had prepared well. With Divine Hand Master’s words, she instantly boosted the value of the twenty Mortal Pills.
Perfect Mortal Pills, usually priced at five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones on the market, were doubled by Yun Ya’s bold opening bid.
“Heh, this woman knows how to make money. I like it!”
Ling Xiao smiled faintly in the VIP room, pleased with his choice to let Yun Ya handle the auction.
One million low-grade spirit stones for a single perfect-grade Mortal Pill was far beyond what ordinary people could afford.
When Yun Ya’s voice fell, the auction house plunged into silence, broken only by the sound of gasps.
But quality speaks for itself, and someone was bound to bid.
Yun Ya flashed a captivating smile and said, “There are only twenty perfect-grade Mortal Pills. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Think carefully, everyone.”
“This belongs to me!”
Divine Hand Master was the first to bid.
He wasn’t swayed by Yun Ya’s charm. He simply had to have the pill, and money was no issue. One million low-grade spirit stones was nothing to him.
As the Tianlong Continent’s most renowned alchemist, though not the strongest in power, no one dared compete with him.
“Congratulations, Divine Hand Master. You’ve secured this perfect Mortal Pill.”
Yun Ya knew this and didn’t waste time, awarding the first pill to him.
“Next, the second pill, still starting at one million low-grade spirit stones. Only nineteen left!”
The enchanting woman winked at a richly dressed young man below, who instantly lost his senses and stood up, shouting, “I’ll take it, one million low-grade spirit stones!”
Others might give Divine Hand Master face, but not this youth, utterly charmed by Yun Ya.
“You’ll take it? Big talk! I bid one million and ten thousand!”
“One million and twenty thousand!”
…
After a brief silence, the auction house erupted into a frenzy.
Bids rang out one after another, pushing the original one-million base price to one million one hundred thousand.
This price broke records.
Hearing the relentless bidding, Ling Xiao sighed. Having mastered alchemy, he hadn’t fully grasped the value of these Mortal Pills.
But seeing such fierce competition now, he understood why alchemists were so revered across the Tianlong Continent and even the Mysterious Realm.
As an alchemist, as long as your pills weren’t subpar, you’d be quite wealthy.
All twelve sects were present today, and with the escalating bids, they didn’t want to be outdone.
After all, these pills could quickly boost a Mortal Realm warrior’s strength, helping them reach the Heavenly Vein stage or even break into the Heaven-Human Realm. They were precious.
Especially these perfect-grade ones, with effects far superior. Even Divine Hand Master, the continent’s top alchemist, couldn’t produce them, showing just how valuable they were.
After fifteen minutes, this pill was won by Xuanhuo Sect for one million two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.
The sects planning to form Tianlong Academy seemed to have an unspoken agreement, yielding to one another. The next pill would likely go to Bishui Divine Palace.
Seeing Xuanhuo Sect’s excitement, Ling Xiao couldn’t help but marvel.
He used to consume these perfect-grade Mortal Pills like candy. How much money had he eaten?
Thankfully, he’d met Master Yuan Zun and Yang Danlin. Otherwise, he’d be salivating over these pills today, unable to afford them.
Yun Ya smiled outwardly, but inside, she was thrilled.
The perfect-grade Mortal Pills fetching such high prices would likely please the mysterious alchemist behind that youth. Even if she couldn’t win them over, continued cooperation was enough.
She was satisfied.
“Eighteen pills left. Let’s continue, starting bid still one million low-grade spirit stones!”
Yun Ya, energized, pressed on with the auction.
As Ling Xiao predicted, the next six perfect-grade Mortal Pills went smoothly to Bishui Divine Palace, Sword King Sect, Poison King Sect, Gu King Sect, Tang Sect, and the Holy Dynasty, each at around one million two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Twelve pills remained.
By this pattern, the next should go to Heavenly King Sect, but an unexpected twist occurred.
A mysterious bidder bought three pills at once, each for one million five hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones, then quietly left.
Ling Xiao faintly sensed the bidder’s aura resembled that of the Sea Clan, but he couldn’t be certain.
Even if he were, he wouldn’t say anything.
Three Mortal Pills weren’t some supreme treasure. The Sea Clan getting them was no big deal.
Seeing this, Yun Ya’s eyes gleamed, and she came up with a better idea. She smiled and said, “Some sects likely want more Mortal Pills. So, for the remaining nine, we’ll auction them in three batches of three pills each, starting at three million low-grade spirit stones.”
She knew Heavenly King Sect wouldn’t settle for one pill, nor would the other major sects.
Auctioning one by one might lead to mutual concessions, keeping prices from rising further.
But bundling them would change things. With only three auctions, some would miss out, making competition fiercer.
Fiercer competition meant higher prices.
Ling Xiao couldn’t help but mentally applaud Yun Ya. Her ability to adapt on the spot and maximize profits marked her as a business genius.
“Add ten thousand!”
Heavenly King Sect finally bid. Having yielded to the other Tianlong Academy sects earlier, they couldn’t hold back now, or they’d miss out.
“Hahaha, Sikong Xuan, your Heavenly King Sect is one of the twelve sects. Adding just ten thousand? How stingy!”
It wasn’t just Yuehua Sect that disdained Heavenly King Sect. Among the western three sects, Snow Mountain Sect was always aloof, never flattering Heavenly King Sect, and this time was no exception.
Spirit Herb Manor cared even less about giving face.
As for Blood Blade Sect, they were a bunch of lunatics, even less likely to defer to Heavenly King Sect.
The speaker was Blood Blade Sect’s leader.
“I’ll add one hundred thousand!”
After mocking Heavenly King Sect, Blood Blade Sect’s leader boldly raised the bid by one hundred thousand.
Compared to the previous single-pill prices, this wasn’t much.
