Auction House

Spirit Dou Pill, a peak fifth-rank medicinal pill.

A Dou Wang could take this pill. After consuming it, they could directly raise their strength by one star, with no side effects. However, there was a certain risk of failure, and the success rate depended on the quality of the Spirit Dou Pill itself.

A Dou Wang could only take one Spirit Dou Pill in their lifetime. Taking another would be a waste due to drug resistance.

Moreover, this pill could not help a peak Dou Wang break through to the Dou Huang realm.

Even so, the Spirit Dou Pill was still sought after by countless Dou Wang experts. It had become one of the most widely known fifth-rank pills. Furthermore, because quality was such a crucial factor, ordinary fifth-rank alchemists simply could not refine Spirit Dou Pills. Even if they could, the results were inferior products.

Only Spirit Dou Pills refined by Sixth-Rank Alchemists or above could truly be considered Spirit Dou Pills. Thus, although the Spirit Dou Pill was a fifth-rank medicinal pill, it was also known as a pseudo-sixth-rank pill!

"I never expected it to be Spirit Dou Pills, and two of them at that."

"Spirit Dou Pills of this quality could only have been refined by at least a Sixth-Rank Alchemist..."

Otto and Frank were full of emotion. The two did not continue examining the Spirit Dou Pills, instead carefully storing them in jade bottles. Then, Otto said solemnly to the person in charge, "There is nothing wrong with these pills. Their quality is excellent. But if you auction them off, I'm not sure your Black Rock Auction House can keep matters under control."

"How about this? I'll notify the City Lord and have him send experts over to guard this afternoon's auction together, preventing any accidents."

"Thank you, Lord Otto!"

The person in charge clearly understood the importance of the three bottles of pills and hurriedly thanked him.

Although the Black Rock Auction House had been established for many years, the value of these three pills was simply too great. They would inevitably draw the covetous eyes of lawless individuals, so an extra layer of protection was naturally a good thing.

After all, the Black Rock Auction House had auctioned pills of this caliber before. Every time, they had caused quite a stir, so there was precedent to learn from.

"My lord, conservatively speaking, these two Spirit Dou Pills should each sell for three million gold coins. If auctioned, the final price should be around four million!"

After hesitating for a moment, the person in charge took out a pitch-black card from his robes and respectfully handed it to Lin Ran. "Also, my lord, the value of the items you are auctioning has reached the top-tier guest standard of our Black Rock Auction House. This is our Black Crystal Auction Card. For anything you auction with us, we will only charge a ten percent handling fee."

"Likewise, from now on, you will have access to an exclusive seat for our highest-class guests at the Black Rock Auction House. The auction will officially begin this afternoon. Please take your assigned seat then."

"Mm."

Lin Ran nodded indifferently. Xiao Yi Xian, standing to the side, accepted the Black Crystal Auction Card. "There are no auction requirements for the Restoration Pill. Sell it however you wish, according to the usual standard. But I will not accept gold coins for those two Spirit Dou Pills."

"Hm?"

The person in charge was slightly stunned, while Otto and Frank also turned curious gazes toward him.

"Please, go on."

"For these two Spirit Dou Pills, I hope to trade them for other items. I need the essence blood of Sixth-tier Monster Beasts, beast flames from high-tier Monster Beasts, special strengthening Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Magic Cores from Seventh-tier Monster Beasts... Forget it. I don't expect a place like this to have such things."

Lin Ran's tone was utterly calm, yet every requirement he listed made everyone present frown.

The reason was simple: these items were not things a small auction house like Black Rock Auction House could possess. Even if they did have them, they would be exceedingly rare, perhaps appearing only once in a century.

Of course, treasures like Spirit Dou Pills were much the same.

"I'll be waiting in your Black Crystal private room this afternoon. Naturally, if there truly is a suitable treasure, I can accept a certain amount of added value."

They could add more on top?!

Could it be that this young man possessed something even more precious than Spirit Dou Pills?!

Lin Ran's calm words instantly stirred the curiosity of everyone present. The auction house's person in charge drew a deep breath and nodded firmly at Lin Ran.

"Please rest assured, my lord. The Black Rock Auction House will not disappoint you!"

"Fine. Handle it as you see fit."

Lin Ran nodded slightly, rose to his feet, and walked toward the door. Xiao Yi Xian followed closely behind him.

Watching the door slowly close and listening to the footsteps gradually fade away, the person in charge hurriedly took out a miniature treasure case from his Storage Ring and placed the three bottles of pills inside with utmost care.

Only after finishing all this did he finally let out a sigh of relief.

"We've never seen this man before, yet he can take out three fifth-rank medicinal pills at once, two of them being Spirit Dou Pills. His identity and background are far beyond what Black Rock City can afford to provoke."

Otto sighed softly and patted the person in charge on the shoulder. "Promote it well. Although the auction will be held this afternoon, there is still time. I'll go inform the City Lord."

"Thank you, Lord Otto."

"It's nothing. This is also a grand occasion for Black Rock City."

After leaving the Treasure Appraisal Room, Lin Ran took Xiao Yi Xian for a stroll around Black Rock City. At the same time, he learned about the recent situation at the Alchemist Guild.

Sure enough, the Alchemist Guild had not produced any genius youth named Xiao Yan recently. Clearly, after that boy left the Monster Beast Mountain Range, he had not come to Black Rock City.

"But if you didn't come to Black Rock City, where could you have gone?"

"Jia Nan Academy, or the Tagor Desert..."

Lin Ran muttered, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

However, he was in no hurry.

A monk could run, but the temple could not. Xiao Yan, having cultivated the Fen Jue, would inevitably need the support of Heavenly Flames. There were only so many Heavenly Flames on the Northwest Continent, so Xiao Yan could not hide from him forever.

Unless he never intended for his Fen Jue to evolve for the rest of his life. If that were the case, then Lin Ran would have no need to take that fellow countryman seriously.

"By now, the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert should have been taken by Queen Medusa, right? I wonder whether you'll appear there."

"Right, I remember that in the original story, that so-called Pill King Gu He seemed to have called Yun Yun along as well in order to seize the Green Lotus Core Flame from Medusa."

The moment he thought of Yun Yun, an indescribable light appeared in Lin Ran's eyes.

That girl had left him with an especially unique, unforgettable feeling. If they could meet again this time, that would undoubtedly be wonderful.

After all, the Yin Yang Balance within Lin Ran's body had already begun to tilt, and it truly needed to be properly balanced.