Foundation Building Spirit Liquid!

Amid the woman's crisp, sultry voice, the price of an item that was not particularly rare continued to climb at a feverish pace.

"This way, Young Master!" the maid called out.

Ning Luo followed the maid into a quiet room. This was a private room prepared by the Mittel Auction House for important figures. Since Ning Luo could produce so many Second Grade pills, he was clearly an important guest.

"If you need anything, Young Master, you may summon Xiao Lian at any time," the maid said softly.

Ning Luo gave a faint nod, then sat down quietly. His gaze swept over the beautiful woman in the hall. With his discerning eye, he could naturally tell that most of the people present had come for her.

The Mittel Auction House's chief auctioneer: Ya Fei. A beauty nearly everyone in Wutan City knew of. Her mature, alluring charm had made countless men fall at her feet.

Looking at the red-dressed woman's full, exquisite, captivating curves, Ning Luo muttered softly, "So that's Ya Fei? She really is an enchantress."

It had to be said that Ya Fei was exceptionally skilled at stirring up the atmosphere. Every smile and frown of hers sent the prices below soaring. Whenever that happened, she would give a seductive smile toward whoever had raised the bid. Instantly, those who had been aching over the money became invigorated again.

Amid the alluring woman's hand-covered chuckles, the atmosphere in the auction hall remained heated throughout.

"A beauty is a disaster," Ning Luo sighed, shaking his head as he leaned back in his chair.

Just then, Ya Fei's gaze suddenly fell upon him. Their eyes met, and hers immediately shifted away somewhat evasively.

Ning Luo was now as handsome as anyone present. What young woman did not enjoy looking at handsome men? Even a peerless beauty like Ya Fei felt her heartbeat quicken slightly when she saw Ning Luo.

"Hehe, everyone, the auction house has just received a new item for auction. I believe you will all be interested in it," Ya Fei said with a smile after auctioning off the item in her hand. With a wave of her jade-like hand, an attendant hurriedly brought over a jade tray bearing a small white jade bottle.

"This is a Second Grade medicinal pill." Ya Fei carefully picked up the small white jade bottle. Her seductive voice caused the auction hall to fall briefly silent, but moments later, a burst of chatter erupted. On the Dou Qi Continent, the most highly sought-after items were the various medicinal pills refined by alchemists.

"This item is called Foundation Building Spirit Liquid. It is only effective on those below the Dou Zhe level. Soaking one's body in this spirit liquid while cultivating can increase the cultivation speed of anyone below Dou Zhe! Hehe, if you want your descendants to become youthful geniuses, don't miss this opportunity." Her tempting red lips parted slightly, and the soft, sultry voice that emerged made the bones of everyone in the hall go numb.

"Foundation Building Spirit Liquid? It can actually increase the cultivation speed of Dou Qi? Miss Ya Fei, shouldn't people at that stage be unable to withstand the impact of medicinal pills?" Although Ya Fei was indeed beautiful and seductive, there was no shortage of levelheaded people in the hall. After a brief silence, someone raised the question.

"Hehe, this spirit liquid has been personally appraised by Master Gu Ni of our auction house. It is a Second Grade item and absolutely won't have any issues. Everyone may rest assured," Ya Fei said with a smile.

Upon hearing that it had been personally appraised by Master Gu Ni, the voices in the hall immediately quieted considerably. Everyone knew that Master Gu Ni was a Second Grade Alchemist. In all of Wutan City, even the patriarchs of the three great families would not dare show him the slightest neglect.

Hearing that it had been appraised by the Second Grade Alchemist Gu Ni, everyone was reassured.

That was the status of an alchemist. Even a Second Grade Alchemist held an extremely high position. If these families learned that Ning Luo was a Second Grade Alchemist, many of them would certainly honor him as a guest elder.

Ya Fei's beautiful eyes flickered, and every smile and gesture of hers exuded seduction.

"Hehe, the starting price for the spirit liquid is eight thousand gold coins. Please place your bids!" Ya Fei said with a smile. Her gaze swept across the hall before finally settling on the patriarchs of the three great families seated in the front row. She knew that these three were the main competitors.

"Eight thousand five hundred!" As soon as Ya Fei finished speaking, someone called out a bid.

"Nine thousand!" Another bid followed immediately.

The price in the hall continued to rise. In only a short while, it had already reached thirteen thousand.

Ning Luo had not expected his bathwater—no, Foundation Building Spirit Liquid—to be worth so much.

"Damn, that's outrageous profit!" Ning Luo exclaimed.

He could casually refine a little Foundation Building Spirit Liquid and earn the equivalent of a month's allowance?

It seemed he would have to refine more medicine for auction in the future.

In truth, alchemy was a profession that burned through money. Generally speaking, when an alchemist wanted to refine a medicinal pill, they might waste a great deal of medicinal ingredients. Medicinal ingredients were expensive, so medicinal pills were expensive as well.

But Ning Luo was different. He would only make a few mistakes at the beginning when refining medicinal pills. Once he succeeded once, he generally would not make further mistakes afterward.

This was thanks to his Fire Control Art. The Fire Control Art had made it very clear from the start: when it came to alchemy, even the Flame Mantra could not compare to the Fire Control Art. The flames transformed by the Fire Control Art were gentler and easier to control. It was a true alchemy cultivation method.

Thus, Ning Luo had practically no waste when refining medicine. That was why he could refine so much Foundation Building Spirit Liquid and use it to bathe.

Ning Luo raised his head and looked toward the other private rooms. He recognized one person: Xiao Yan's father, Xiao Zhan!

Two old men sat beside Xiao Zhan, each followed by many members of their clans. Ning Luo guessed that the other two must be from the Galeo Family and the Ao Family, the other two of Wutan City's three great families.

Xiao Zhan looked at the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid. Though his expression was somewhat excited, he did not immediately bid. Instead, he closed his eyes slightly and waited for the clamoring of the small fry to end.

The bidding continued for a while longer before the voices finally weakened. At the same time, an old man seated beside Xiao Zhan spoke indifferently, "Twenty thousand!"

As soon as the bid was called, the auction hall fell silent. Some people looked at the expressionless old man and could only sit back down dejectedly. They did not have the strength to contend with the Galeo Family.

"Hehe, Jia Lie Bi, what? You want to snatch the Foundation Building Spirit Liquid too?" A middle-aged man turned his head and said with a fake smile.

"Ao Ba Pa, what? Are you the only one allowed to bid?" Jia Lie Bi clearly did not get along with the middle-aged man and sneered directly.

Cursing inwardly, Ao Ba Pa also called out, "Twenty-three thousand!"

"Twenty-five thousand!"

In less than ten minutes, under the astonished gazes of everyone present, the two men had raised the price to thirty-one thousand as though they were vicious dogs fighting over food.

"Forty thousand!" Xiao Zhan, who had kept his eyes closed, suddenly spoke.