Commissioned Auction

Sunset gave way to moonrise, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.

The Flame Medicine Cauldron inside the Mountain Cave gradually dispersed, revealing a red medicinal pill. With a wave of his hand, Xiao Tianyi drew the pill back into his palm. After glancing at it, he placed it into a bottle.

Xiao Tian let out a breath. Looking at the four bottles on the ground, he smiled wearily and said, "Refining medicine really is exhausting, but the gains are quite impressive: one Second Grade Youth Preservation Pill and one Second Grade Bone Tempering Pill."

After three months of Secluded Cultivation, Xiao Tian's greatest gain was that his Alchemist grade had reached the second grade. On top of that, during the time he was refining medicine, his own realm had broken through from four stars to five stars.

After putting all the medicinal pills into his System Space, he walked out of the Mountain Cave where he had stayed for three months and found that it was nighttime. He quickly returned to his room, washed up briefly, then collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep at once. After three months without rest, although cultivators could go without sleep, proper sleep helped restore their vitality and spirit better.

Early the next morning, Xiao Tian woke up, washed up briefly, then reclined on the bed. "System, open my personal panel."

Host: Xiao Tian

Physique: Thunder God Body

Realm: Five Star Dou Practitioner

Cultivation Method: Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Art (five strands of Yimu Thunder)

Dou Techniques: Heavenly Lightning Halberd, Thunder Burst, Thunder Lion, Thunder Bird.

Items: Youth Preservation Pill*4, Pill Book, over one million Gold Coins, Blood Healing Pill*120, Youth Preservation Pill*1, Bone Tempering Pill*1

After briefly glancing over the panel, Xiao Tian straightened his clothes and went out. When he reached the street where the Mittel Auction House in Utan City was located, he glanced at the Gold and Jade Magnificent Mittel Auction House at the end of the street and could not help sighing that they really were filthy rich. Then he turned into a remote alley, put on the black cloak and robe he had bought in advance, donned a mask, and walked out of the alley toward the auction house.

Under the wary gazes of the guards, Xiao Tian entered the auction house and headed straight for the Appraisal Room. Inside the Appraisal Room, a middle-aged man was sitting there in boredom. Seeing Xiao Tian come in, he asked, "Sir, are you here for an appraisal?"

"Mm." Xiao Tian lowered his voice, answering in a hoarse tone. Then he reached into his chest and took out two white jade bottles, placing them on the table.

The appraiser picked up one of the bottles Xiao Tian had placed on the table. Opening it, he saw a red medicinal pill inside. Seeing that it was a medicinal pill, the appraiser said, "My lord, I am unable to appraise this pill. Could you wait a moment? I need to invite Master Gu Ni of our auction house over to appraise your medicinal pill."

"Mm. Be quick."

After the appraiser handed the jade bottle back to Xiao Tian, he hurried out of the Appraisal Room and closed the door. After the appraiser left, Xiao Tian said to the system, "System Check-in."

[Ding. Location: Mittel Auction House, Utan City. Check-in successful. Obtained: Dou Huang Summoning Card*1, Qi Gathering Powder*2]

Just as Xiao Tian was about to check the summoning card, a knock sounded at the door. Then the middle-aged man came in, leading a man and a woman. The man was an old man in green clothes with somewhat white hair. On his chest was the emblem of a medicine cauldron, and inside the cauldron were two engraved ripples. The woman was dressed in a red skirted robe, appearing noble yet charming and alluring.

The middle-aged man introduced respectfully, "My lord, this is Master Gu Ni of our auction house. He is a Three Star Dou Grandmaster! At the same time, he is also a second-grade Alchemist. Your medicinal pill will be appraised by Master Gu Ni!"

"Mm," Xiao Tian replied.

Master Gu Ni cupped his hands toward Xiao Tian and asked, "May I ask what grade the medicinal pill this lord wishes to appraise is? And what pill is it?"

"The red medicinal pill is a Second Grade Bone Tempering Pill. Its effect is that it can raise a person's aptitude to the Dou Grandmaster level, but it has one side effect: the person who takes it can only reach the Dou Grandmaster realm for the rest of their life. The milky-white medicinal pill is a Youth Preservation Pill. It can freeze a person's appearance at the moment they take it and keep it unchanged for forty years." Xiao Tian reached out and handed the jade bottles in his hand to Master Gu Ni.

After hearing the effects of the medicinal pills, a trace of emotion flashed across Ya Fei's face. For women, nothing was more tempting than an unfading appearance.

Master Gu Ni took the two jade bottles. He opened one bottle's stopper, smelled the pill fragrance of the medicinal pill, and carefully examined the pill's color and luster while sensing its energy fluctuations. After replacing the stopper, he appraised the Youth Preservation Pill according to the previous steps, then said, "My lord, your medicinal pills are second grade. There is no problem."

After Master Gu Ni's voice fell, a soft, tingling, sweet laugh rang out. "Sir, are you intending to auction them? Sir, our auction house can directly purchase this Youth Preservation Pill from you for seventy thousand. As for the remaining Bone Tempering Pill, we can arrange a consignment auction for you. Tomorrow, our auction house has a large-scale auction event, and there will be quite a few people attending then. We can also use this time to promote it a little, so it should sell for a better price. At that time, the money for both pills will be given to you together, sir..."

Hearing that voice, Xiao Tian could not help cursing inwardly, What a temptress. Xiao Tian's gaze swept over the captivating Ya Fei before him without leaving a trace. After briefly considering the price, he said in a hoarse voice, "Fine. Arrange the rest yourselves. I'll come back after the auction ends tomorrow."

"Thank you, sir. This Crystal Card is a VIP card of our Mittel Auction House. As long as you come to our auction house, sir, you will receive VIP treatment. At the same time, the tax rate charged on items you auction will be reduced from five percent to two percent." After hearing Xiao Tian's answer, Ya Fei smiled like a blooming flower and took out a Crystal Card kept close to her body, handing it over.

Xiao Tian reached out and accepted the card. Looking at the long, fair, slender hands stretching out from inside the black robe, hands that appeared extremely young, a trace of surprise flashed through Ya Fei's eyes.

Before Ya Fei could think too much about it, a hoarse voice rang out. "Then this matter is settled. I should be leaving as well."

"Very well, sir. Take care," Master Gu Ni, the appraiser, and Ya Fei, who had come back to her senses, said respectfully.

Xiao Tian left the Appraisal Room without looking back.

Watching Xiao Tian's figure gradually recede, Ya Fei's smile instantly faded. She furrowed her brows slightly and asked, "Gu Ni, is he really an Alchemist?"

"Mm. According to my senses, his medicine-refining skills are even stronger than mine. At the very least, I cannot refine a medicinal pill with that color and quality," Gu Ni sighed.

Hearing Gu Ni's words, Ya Fei fell silent. She recalled those long, fair, slender hands from just now. No matter how she looked at them, they were the hands of a young man. But when she thought of how the other party possessed something like a Youth Preservation Pill, she somewhat denied her own idea.

At a remote spot by the roadside, Xiao Tian took off his cloak and mask, then slowly walked back to the Xiao Family. When he returned to the gate of his own courtyard, Xiao Tian stopped and turned his head toward the corner of a nearby wall. "Xun'er, stop hiding there. Half your body is already showing."

"Hehe, Xiao Tian Gege still found me. Xun'er found out last night that you had come out of Secluded Cultivation, so I came to look for you this morning, but you weren't home. Where did you go? And there's a woman's fragrance on you, too." Xun'er stepped lightly out from the corner of the wall. After walking up to Xiao Tian, she suddenly drew close and gently sniffed with her nose, smiling sweetly.

"I went out for a stroll and bought some Medicinal Herbs along the way. Maybe I picked it up then. During my Secluded Cultivation, I became an Alchemist, you know." Xiao Tian hurriedly changed the subject.

"An Alchemist? How did Xiao Tian Gege suddenly become an Alchemist? Aren't you Thunder Attribute?" Xiao Xun'er tilted her head in confusion and asked.