First Meeting, Ya Fei's Shock!

First Meeting, Ya Fei's Shock!

"Cousin Xiao Yan, are you really going to refine pills for us?" Xiao Mei and the others stared at Xiao Yan in disbelief.

"You're my clansmen. What's wrong with refining a few pills for you?" Xiao Yan asked with a strange expression, as if it were only natural.

Xiao Mei and the others lowered their heads in shame. The apologies on the tips of their tongues could not be spoken for a moment.

"Sorry..."

When they looked up, Xiao Yan and Xun Er had already vanished from the hall.

"Ah!"

Xiao Mei and the others sighed. Xiao Yan's magnanimity and broad-mindedness left them too ashamed to show their faces! A quarter hour later.

Marketplace.

"So Xun Er thinks so highly of me. I'm almost embarrassed."

Thinking of what Xun Er had said to Nalan Yanran in the hall, Xiao Yan rubbed his nose sheepishly.

"That's right. In Xun Er's heart, Brother Xiao Yan is the best!"

Xun Er smiled brightly. "But if we're talking about flaws, it's that you're a little too flirtatious. It makes Xun Er a little sad!"

Xiao Yan's expression stiffened, and he looked somewhat awkward.

"Sometimes, Xun Er thinks it would be quite nice if Brother Xiao Yan remained a cripple for the rest of his life. At least then you wouldn't attract so many girls and make Xun Er sad." Xun Er shot Xiao Yan a resentful glance.

"Cough, cough!"

Xiao Yan gave a dry cough, unable to offer any response.

This little girl.

Her words were far too sharp!

After leading Xun Er through several turns along the broad streets, he finally slipped into a medium-sized marketplace in the southern part of the city.

There were several such medium-sized marketplaces in Wutan City, each controlled by one of the Three Great Families. This particular marketplace belonged to the Xiao Family.

"Yao Lao, are there any pills that can rapidly increase Dou Qi and Dou Zhe strength?" Xiao Yan asked quietly.

Yao Lao did not waste words and directly poured the information about the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid into Xiao Yan's mind.

"Xiao Yanzi, this medicinal liquid is my exclusive formula. Even that so-called Pill King Gu He would be unable to create it."

The Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was a Second Grade pill created by Yao Lao. Though called a pill, it actually existed in liquid form.

When used by those below the Dou Zhe level, it could greatly accelerate their cultivation speed.

It was equally effective for Dou Zhe.

Though its effects would be somewhat reduced.

"Three intact Ziye Orchid Grasses, two Bone Cleansing Flowers, and one Wood Attribute Magic Core."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Yan borrowed a Black Robe from Uncle Payne, who guarded the marketplace, and headed to the appraisal room of the Mittel Auction House.

Xun Er remained in the marketplace, helping Xiao Yan search for the materials needed for alchemy.

The Mittel Auction House was the largest auction venue in Wutan City, and it was also affiliated with the wealthiest family in the Jia Ma Empire: the Mite'er Family.

Within the Jia Ma Empire, no family could rival the Mite'er Family in wealth.

"Sir, are you here to have an item appraised?" The middle-aged man in the appraisal room put on a professional smile.

"Mhm." Xiao Yan deliberately made his voice sound aged.

He only had a few hundred Gold Coins on him. Unless he sold the two Heart Stabilizing Pills, he would have no money to buy materials.

"How much do you think these two Heart Stabilizing Pills are worth?" Xiao Yan placed the pills on the table.

"These are?"

The middle-aged man carefully picked up the white jade bottle and sniffed lightly at its opening. Awe appeared on his face. "Are you an alchemist, my lord?"

"Mhm."

"May I ask what kind of pills are in this bottle... and what effects they have?" the middle-aged man asked respectfully once more.

"Heart Stabilizing Pills. They allow the user to calm their mind and focus their spirit, temporarily achieving a state free of all distractions, greatly increasing the chance of a breakthrough."

"Oh? They can increase the chance of a breakthrough?"

The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and he became even more respectful. "My lord, could you please wait a moment? I need to invite Master Gu Ni from our auction house to appraise the pills!"

"Mhm, be quick." Xiao Yan leaned lazily against the table and closed his eyes to rest.

After a while.

The middle-aged man returned, accompanied by an elderly man in green robes with slightly graying hair.

He was Gu Ni, the Second Grade Alchemist of the Mittel Auction House.

Picking up the pills from the table, Gu Ni inhaled their fragrant scent, and his pupils flickered slightly.

Then he took out a silver needle between two fingers and inserted it into one of the pills.

"This is..."

Gu Ni's pupils gradually widened. "These two pills actually contain the aura of high-grade flames. Is it Beast Flame from a high-level magical beast, or Heav—"

Thinking of the latter possibility, Gu Ni did not dare continue. He respectfully bowed to Xiao Yan.

Heavenly Flames!

The mysterious flames that all alchemists pursued relentlessly throughout their lives! An alchemist possessing Heavenly Flames could greatly increase their pill-refining success rate. Even a First Grade Alchemist might be able to refine a Second Grade pill! "Not bad eyesight," Xiao Yan praised.

With two kinds of Heavenly Flames and Mental Strength far beyond that of ordinary people, refining pills was as easy for him as cheating.

"May I ask whether you wish to consign them for auction, or..." Gu Ni looked at Xiao Yan cautiously.

"If they were auctioned, what price could they fetch?" Xiao Yan asked.

"Between fifteen thousand and twenty-five thousand Gold Coins each."

"Then twenty thousand."

Xiao Yan could not be bothered to waste time. "Sell these two pills to you. Forty thousand in total—half in cash, and the other half exchanged for First Grade Wood Attribute Magic Cores."

"Please wait!"

The middle-aged man's eyes brightened, and he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to bring the Miteer membership card and the Magic Cores.

"Hehe, so you are the owner of the Heart Stabilizing Pills? Sir, this should be your first time in Wutan City, correct?" A fragrant breeze swept over him, followed by a soft, alluring laugh that suddenly sounded beside Xiao Yan's ear.

Ya Fei!

"You are Miss Ya Fei, the chief auctioneer of Miteer, are you not?" Xiao Yan said in an aged voice.

"You know me?"

Ya Fei lightly bit her lip and asked gently, "Sir, Ya Fei rarely sees alchemists who do not wear badges. May I ask your honored name?"

"What? Must one report one's identity when coming here, little girl?"

"Hehe, Ya Fei was merely curious. If you do not wish to say, Ya Fei naturally would not dare press the matter."

Ya Fei chuckled. "Sir, this is a VIP Card from the Miteer Auction. As long as you hold this card, you will receive VIP treatment at any auction house belonging to the Mite'er Family. At the same time, the tax rate required for auctions will be reduced from five percent to two percent."

Hearing this, Xiao Yan raised his brows and reached out to accept the Crystal Card.

Looking at the slender, fair hand extending from beneath the Black Robe, a trace of surprise flashed through Ya Fei's eyes. His voice was old and dry, yet he possessed clean hands like those of a youth.

Who exactly was this person? "I will be staying in Wutan City for quite some time. I hear that your Mite'er Family has extensive resources. I would like to purchase some medicinal ingredients on credit from your headquarters. Would that be possible?" Xiao Yan asked blandly.

"Of course!"

Ya Fei took the list with a charming smile, but when she caught sight of the materials written on it, her pupils shrank slightly.

"I hope we can cooperate for a long time." Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction and walked out of the room without looking back.

"Miss Ya Fei, is something wrong?" Gu Ni asked curiously.

Ya Fei handed it over in disbelief. "Master Gu Ni, look!"

Gu Ni withdrew his gaze in confusion and looked at the list in his hand.

In an instant.

His pupils trembled violently!