Spirit Dou Pill!

Lin Ran sat calmly in his chair while Xiao Yi Xian stood respectfully behind him, her bright eyes curiously taking in everything around her.

After they had waited in the room for a while, the person in charge returned. This time, however, two elderly men followed behind him, and behind each of them was a young woman.

Looking closely, weren't they Lin Fei and Xue Mei, who had just left?!

"Fifth-grade pills? Are they real? Since when did Black Rock City have a fifth-grade alchemist?" Lin Fei's voice arrived before she did. Her petite figure hurried forward as she tugged on an old man's wrist and followed closely behind the person in charge.

"Young City Lord, the pill's fragrance is dense and solid. It is undoubtedly a fifth-grade pill. Though I am fairly certain, I still need the two masters to confirm it."

"Fifth-grade pills are immensely valuable and exceedingly rare. Even for Dou Wang experts, they are precious treasures. One can never be too cautious."

The old man whose arm Lin Fei was holding spoke in a deep voice. "But you say the owner of these pills is a young man, and that he took out three pills at once?"

"Yes, three jade bottles. However, I only opened one of them. I have not opened the other two, but judging from that young man's attitude, they should be of the same grade."

"Three fifth-grade pills... It seems today's auction is truly going to cause quite a stir..."

"That young man is not from Black Rock City, is he?"

"Definitely not. I cannot imagine any faction in Black Rock City being able to casually produce three fifth-grade pills. That young man is likely from the Imperial Capital."

"Perhaps he is not even from the Jia Ma Empire..."

The idle chatter drew closer and closer as the five entered the room one after another. Aside from the person in charge, who remained respectful, Lin Fei and Xue Mei both cried out in surprise.

"It's you?!"

"The fifth-grade pills are yours?!"

"You two know this young man?"

Master Otto looked curiously at Lin Fei and Xue Mei. The two women exchanged glances, their faces flushing slightly.

Not only had they cut in line, but Lin Fei had also mocked Lin Ran earlier, saying what good thing could he possibly have brought for appraisal? Yet he had immediately produced fifth-grade pills.

These were fifth-grade pills. Their teachers were merely fourth-grade alchemists and simply could not refine fifth-grade pills.

"We do not know him. We only met him earlier when we came to have pills appraised..."

Xue Mei spoke softly, somewhat embarrassed, while Lin Fei lowered her head in shame.

The two old men did not understand what had happened, and Frank did not pay it much mind. Instead, he approached Lin Ran eagerly, looked at the three jade bottles on the table, and cupped his hands.

"Young master, may this old man appraise your pills?"

"We waited here for you because we were waiting for you to appraise them, weren't we?" Xiao Yi Xian snorted softly. "Hurry up. They are not anything particularly special."

At those words, the shame on Lin Fei and Xue Mei's faces deepened.

Though the two old men found the women's reactions strange, this was not the time to concern themselves with that.

A fifth-grade pill lay before them. For fourth-grade alchemists seeking to break through to the fifth grade, it possessed an extraordinarily special allure!

"Restoration Pill! Otto, it is actually a fifth-grade Restoration Pill! Weren't you preparing to gather ingredients to refine this pill recently?"

"What?!"

Otto hurried forward, his gaze fixed on the emerald-green pill in Frank's hand. Its rich pill fragrance washed over him, refreshing and brimming with vitality.

Most importantly, the two discovered a dark-green ripple upon the Restoration Pill.

"It is a Fifth-grade Recovery Pill, and one of extremely high quality at that. It already has a Pill Pattern!"

"What dense medicinal potency. An ordinary fifth-grade alchemist could never refine a pill of this caliber. I fear only Pill King Gu He could produce one."

The two little old men leaned over the table, studying the Restoration Pill and marveling at it in admiration.

After a long while, Frank and Otto finally straightened up. They exchanged a glance, then nodded at the person in charge. "Rest assured, there is not the slightest problem with this Restoration Pill. It is a genuine fifth-grade pill, and its efficacy is exceptional!"

"Thank you for your trouble, Masters!"

Hearing this, the person in charge also breathed a sigh of relief, and the respect on his face grew even more pronounced. "Sir, there is no problem with this pill. Based on Black Rock Auction House's previous auctions of fifth-grade pills, this Restoration Pill should sell for at least one million gold coins."

"H-how much?!"

Xiao Yi Xian clenched her delicate hand tightly, her breathing visibly quickening.

"One million gold coins."

The person in charge answered respectfully, "And with Master Otto's and President Frank's appraisal, its auction price will be far higher than one million. It is estimated to fetch between one and a half million and one point eight million gold coins."

One and a half million!

One point eight million!

The two enormous figures left Xiao Yi Xian dizzy, but Lin Ran remained remarkably calm.

"That is a reasonable price. Let us look at the other two pills."

"Yes, sir!"

The person in charge took a deep breath and was just about to pick up the two jade bottles when, in that instant, two icy gazes caused his movements to freeze.

A moment later, realization dawned upon him. He hurriedly stepped aside and gave his place to Otto and Frank, then respectfully said to Lin Ran, "Sir, I am far less knowledgeable about pills than Master Otto and President Frank. It would be better to let the two masters appraise them."

"As you wish."

"Good, good, good!"

Having received Lin Ran's permission, Master Otto immediately beamed with joy. Like a child who had obtained his most beloved toy, he carefully picked up the jade bottles and poured out the pills inside.

The pills in the two jade bottles were identical. Both were emerald green, their color rather similar to the Restoration Pill from before. Yet the moment they appeared, the entire room was nearly flooded with their rich pill fragrance!

"Th-this is!"

"This!"

The instant Master Otto and President Frank saw the two pills, they froze where they stood. Their cloudy eyes widened as though they had beheld some peerless treasure.

Though they were fourth-grade alchemists, they did not know many fifth-grade pills. They mainly identified pills through their characteristics, and the Restoration Pill just now had been an exception.

After all, Master Otto had been attempting to refine Restoration Pills, which was why he was so familiar with them.

However, Otto and Frank recognized the two pills before them. Not only them—almost every alchemist on the Dou Qi Continent should be familiar with them.

Because these two pills were the most famous and most sought-after among all fifth-grade pills.

The pinnacle of the fifth grade.

Spirit Dou Pill!