A Conversation with Ning Fengzhi (First Update)

Inside a VIP private room at the Heaven Dou Auction House.

The auction house president relayed Huo Yuhao's words truthfully.

Even Gu Rong could not help frowning upon hearing them.

From the sound of it, the seller wanted them to take the initiative and visit him.

"Let's go. Since we were the ones who proposed meeting, making the trip ourselves is no big deal." Ning Fengzhi rose from the sofa and casually brushed at dust that did not exist on his robes.

What else could Gu Rong say?

As they walked through the auction house corridor—

"Teacher."

Hearing the call from behind, Ning Fengzhi turned around.

The Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe, stood behind him with a smile on his face.

"Qinghe." Ning Fengzhi greeted him warmly.

Inside the private room.

Huo Yuhao had only waited a moment before hearing someone knock outside.

Once he gave permission, the door to the private room was pushed open.

The auction house president waited at the doorway.

Ning Fengzhi entered with Gu Rong and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.

Although Huo Yuhao kept his head lowered, he instantly saw through the identities of all three.

Ning Fengzhi, the helmsman of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect—wealthy, refined, mild-mannered, and a smiling fox.

The tall, gaunt old man beside him had a skeletal frame and radiated dense deathly energy.

Clearly, he was Gu Rong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Guest Elder and a Nine Ring Titled Douluo.

According to what Huo Yuhao knew, his martial soul was the Bone Dragon.

In Huo Yuhao's era, that martial soul would have been the standard Evil Soul Master package—the sort who could have led the Holy Spirit Cult.

Even if he was not as formidable as Long Xiaoyao, he could at least have served as one of the left or right protectors.

As for the handsome blond youth beside them, Huo Yuhao saw through her disguise at a glance.

A woman disguised as a man, protected by Holy Light Protection, dressed as a Heaven Dou Imperial Prince.

Based on the information he knew, she was most likely Qian Renxue—the Holy Maiden of Douluo Hall, who possessed the Angel Martial Soul, had infiltrated the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for years, and was impersonating the current Crown Prince!

Furthermore, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had taken Ning Fengzhi as his teacher, and the two were rather close. That made everything make sense.

After Ning Fengzhi and the others entered the private room, their gazes immediately fell upon Huo Yuhao, who sat upright on the sofa.

Huo Yuhao was wrapped in a black robe with a hood over his head, slightly lowering his face so that his features could not be seen.

With Old Yi's assistance, he had simulated the aura of an Eight Ring Soul Douluo.

Gu Rong stared intently at Huo Yuhao.

Xue Qinghe was also observing Huo Yuhao.

So he is the seller of the Mystic Water Pill? According to the intelligence, he is an Eight Ring Soul Douluo.

"Sect Master Ning has come specifically to see me. What is the matter?" Huo Yuhao spoke in a simulated aged voice.

"I am quite interested in the Mystic Water Pill you auctioned. I wonder if we might make a deal?" Ning Fengzhi asked with a smile.

"What deal?" Huo Yuhao asked in a deep voice.

"Do you have any more Mystic Water Pills? Ning is willing to purchase a batch at today's auction price." Ning Fengzhi smiled.

Huo Yuhao could not help being startled when he heard that.

The auction price was seven million per pill.

At that price, he still wanted to buy them in bulk? What kind of idiot moneybags was this?

One had to know that while the Mystic Water Pill had also been an expensive medicinal pill in Huo Yuhao's era, it only cost around ten thousand Gold Soul Coins each.

The price gap between the two eras was a full seven hundredfold. It was truly terrifying.

That was merely a comparison of prices, not costs and profits.

The profit margin was absolutely staggering.

He still had two Mystic Water Pills on hand. If he sold them, that would be fourteen million!

Including the pill sold at auction—even after deducting the five percent commission, he would receive 6.65 million Gold Soul Coins—he would have more than twenty-two million Gold Soul Coins in total.

To him, that was undoubtedly an astronomical sum.

Huo Yuhao knew very well that the other party was probing him.

The auction price of the Mystic Water Pill had actually been inflated, with most of it being a premium.

Rarity gave things value.

Putting himself in their shoes, if he spent seven million on a pill and it was a peerless treasure—the only one in the world—then he could accept the premium.

But if he spent seven million on one pill, only for the seller to pull out an entire jar of them afterward, he would definitely feel like slaughtering the donkey after it had done its work.

"The Mystic Water Pill is an unparalleled divine medicine. The primary ingredient needed to refine it is nearly impossible to find even once in a thousand years. There is no second plant in this world, so naturally, it is difficult to refine a second pill." Huo Yuhao shook his head.

"If the primary ingredient were found, then it would be possible to refine a second pill?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

"In theory, yes." Huo Yuhao nodded.

Is that so?

Ning Fengzhi pondered briefly.

"This pill's effects are so extraordinary. Does it have any side effects?"

He did not lack money; he was simply afraid of buying something with quality issues.

After all, he had originally intended to buy the pill for Rong Rong. Naturally, he cared about its safety.

Huo Yuhao immediately understood.

So he is worried about after-sales problems?

"The Mystic Water Pill is a nourishing divine medicine and has no side effects of its own," Huo Yuhao said.

Of course, it had side effects—the Mystic Water Pill could not be consumed in excessive quantities.

But he could not say that.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is one of the Upper Three Sects. There is something I wonder if I might ask you to help me with. Of course, I will offer appropriate compensation," Huo Yuhao said proactively.

A trace of surprise flashed through Ning Fengzhi's eyes, while Xue Qinghe also fixed his gaze on him.

"Please speak. If it is within Ning's capabilities and does not violate my principles, then it can be discussed," Ning Fengzhi said calmly.

"I assume Sect Master Ning knows of the Clear Sky Sect's Four Affiliated Clans?" Huo Yuhao introduced the subject.

Ning Fengzhi's brows immediately furrowed slightly.

Gu Rong gave him an unfriendly look and began to question the other party's identity and allegiances.

"Of course I know of them. After the Clear Sky Sect sealed itself away, the Four Affiliated Clans suffered a devastating blow from Spirit Hall and later chose to live in seclusion. Their whereabouts are unknown," Ning Fengzhi said thoughtfully.

That was, of course, a lie.

Back then, he had personally approached the Four Affiliated Clans, hoping to persuade them to submit to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Yet all of them had rejected his invitation. They truly were a group of foolishly loyal people.

"That was more than ten years ago. Why does Your Excellency bring up the Four Affiliated Clans?" Ning Fengzhi asked.

"There is a matter from back then that needs to be confirmed with one of their clans." Huo Yuhao deliberately spoke in a profound tone.

His words immediately put Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong on alert.

A matter from back then? Could he be from the Clear Sky Sect?!

A remnant of the Clear Sky Sect?!

Xue Qinghe's eyes narrowed slightly. Her expression showed a hint of surprise, concealing her true thoughts perfectly.

Huo Yuhao's implication was already clear.

He wanted the current address of the Four Affiliated Clans and hoped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could help.

As for which specific clan, he did not say.

"That would be difficult to say. After all, that was more than a decade ago..." Ning Fengzhi revealed a troubled expression.

He naturally knew the locations, but he had no intention of telling him.

Leaving aside the fact that the other's identity was unknown, whether he sought the Four Affiliated Clans for revenge or to repay a favor, if he was someone from Spirit Hall, he could very well bring disaster upon them.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect were both among the Upper Three Sects. Naturally, they would still consider the friendship of the past.

"I will try to gather some information for you and see whether I can find anything," Ning Fengzhi said politely.

"Then I thank Sect Master Ning." Huo Yuhao expressed his gratitude.

Very good. It seems I will have to make a private trip to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to get the exact information.