Mietel Auction House

Mietel Auction House

Looking around the magnificent hall, he spotted a room with the words "Treasure Appraisal Room" written in large, glittering gold characters, so Xiao Ling walked toward it.

Entering the treasure appraisal room, it looked slightly spacious. Next to an antique tea table, an elderly man was leisurely reading a book. Xiao Ling used his Soul Power to sense slightly and found that he could not tell the old man's cultivation level at all—he was either an ordinary person or someone whose cultivation was higher than his own.

Seeing someone enter, the refined old man put down the book in his hand and wore a friendly smile on his face. "Are you planning to appraise a treasure?" However, his gaze sized up the figure beneath the black robe, and finding nothing he could figure out, he withdrew his line of sight.

"Pills." A hoarse voice came from beneath the black robe, whose age could not be told; it was deliberately disguised by Xiao Ling.

Then he patted his waist belt and retrieved a white jade bottle from Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night. Inside was precisely the Fourth-grade Pill, Qi Gathering Powder, that Xiao Xun'er had given to Xiao Ling, though Xiao Ling didn't have much use for this extra one since he had drawn one himself through the system.

I've wronged Xun'er a bit this time; when I have a chance later, I must apologize to her, Xiao Ling muttered inwardly.

The old man picked up the jade bottle, and just as he was about to check it, Xiao Ling's hoarse voice arrived.

"What is inside is a Fourth-grade Pill, Qi Gathering Powder. Its medicinal effect is that it can one hundred percent help a cultivator break through from the Ninth Stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe. Hurry up and find someone suitable to come and test it." Being familiar with the original novel, he couldn't be bothered to bicker with a mob character.

"Please wait a moment, valued guest, I will go call the manager over for the appraisal." The old man put down the jade bottle, turned around, and left his seat, walking toward the inner room.

Before long, that old man went and returned, followed by an elderly man with graying hair.

Xiao Ling sized him up for a few moments: Alchemist robes, with two silver ripples on the pill-pattern badge upon his chest. He pondered inwardly, Could this be Guni from the original novel? I just don't know if Ya Fei has come to Wutan City yet; she probably hasn't, since she might not even be an adult at this time.

"Esteemed guest, this is Master Guni of our auction house. He is a Three-star Great Dou Shi and also a distinguished Second-grade Alchemist."

After sitting down, Guni picked up the jade bottle on the table and carefully examined it. He opened the stopper on the jade bottle and cast his gaze inside, confirming it was indeed a round and smooth Fourth-grade Pill, the Qi Gathering Powder.

Putting down the jade bottle, Guni spoke, "Esteemed guest, this is indeed a Fourth-grade Pill, Qi Gathering Powder, without a doubt. Are you planning to sell it or put it up for auction? If you sell it, the price will be a bit lower, but the transaction can be settled immediately. If it goes to auction, the price will be higher, but you will need to wait for a period of time while our auction house promotes it for a bit. After all, outside of the Three Great Families, no other faction in Wutan City can swallow a Fourth-grade Pill."

Rubbing his chin, Xiao Ling pondered for a moment before speaking, "Sell it directly. My time is limited; hurry up and give me a price."

Guni lowered his head to ponder for a moment, then spoke, "If this is the case, the price can only be thirty thousand gold coins. If it's inconvenient to handle, it might be a bit troublesome."

As soon as Xiao Ling heard this old fellow trying to fleece him, he immediately became displeased. Having read the original novel, he knew that the price of a Qi Gathering Powder was around four hundred thousand gold coins, and it could definitely sell for more if taken to another large city.

I, Xiao Ling, share heart and soul with you Mite'er Family, yet you Mite'er Family want to play mind games with me, Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling tugged at his black robe, lowered his voice, and spoke to Guni, "Don't treat me like some greenhorn who doesn't understand the market, and the origin of this Qi Gathering Powder is completely normal. Four hundred thousand gold coins at the very least. If you are sincere about trading, your auction house can use Beast Fire of equivalent value to exchange for this Fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder. I happen to need Beast Fire for cultivation right now."

Guni frowned and began to ponder inwardly. At first, he had merely assumed this person in a black robe was just lucky enough to obtain this Qi Gathering Powder by chance and intended to sell it off in exchange for some gold coins. Now it seemed the person should be a connoisseur.

"We will acquire this Qi Gathering Powder for four hundred thousand gold coins. If you need Beast Fire, it will need to be transferred over from some higher-grade auction houses. These gold coins can purchase three Fourth-order Beast Fires. As for Fifth-order Beast Fires, from what I know, it seems only the headquarters possesses them." In order to earn a bit more merit, Guni hardened his heart and agreed. After all, in this tiny Wutan City, a Fourth-grade Pill was extremely rare to see, and he himself was only a mere Second-grade Alchemist, completely incapable of refining a pill of this grade.

Hearing the satisfying reply, Xiao Ling also revealed a warm smile. "That'll do. When roughly will the Beast Fire be delivered? Also, anything with poison attributes won't be necessary."

"It can be delivered to Wutan City in about a week's time. Just bring this token to find me next week." Guni smiled, pulled a golden-style token from his bosom, and handed it to Xiao Ling.

Taking the token and stowing it away at his waist, Xiao Ling said with a smile, "I await the good news. I will come over again next week at noon."

After speaking, he turned around and walked straight outside, quickly vanishing from Guni's sight.

Watching Xiao Ling's departing back, Guni muttered to himself, What a weirdo. When his gaze shifted to the jade bottle containing the Qi Gathering Powder, his eyes grew passionate. He picked up the jade bottle and walked toward the inner room; he had to keep this pill properly stored, for if any accidents occurred, he would suffer heavy punishments from the Mite'er Family.

Stepping out of the Mietel Auction House, Xiao Ling let out a long breath of relief. Fortunately, it was a narrow escape with no extra complications; he only needed to wait until next week to come and retrieve the Beast Fire. Fen Jue should be able to evolve to the Yellow-grade High-level, right? He shook his head to clear his thoughts and walked toward the Xiao Family.

Entering the Xiao Family, family members successively greeted Xiao Ling.

"Cousin Xiao Ling, your aura has grown stronger again, and your cultivation has progressed!"

"Cousin Xiao Ling, did you just come back from outside?"

"Cousin Xiao Ling is getting more and more handsome. Can you come to your older female cousin's room tonight to teach me cultivation?"

Xiao Ling did not put on a haughty and dismissive air, and greeted them very warmly. Hearing that an older female cousin wanted to invite him to her room at night to cultivate, the corners of his twitching lips couldn't help but jerk as he grumbled inwardly, Bah, are you asking me to teach you cultivation? You're drooling over my body, how shameless!

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Xiao Ling caught sight of someone outside the crowd walking toward the back mountain with a very cautious appearance. Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Xiao Yan. What was he up to acting so stealthily? Wasn't the direction he was heading the women's bathing area? Could it be...