Directly Reaching Dou Emperor Strength?

Nalan Jie gritted his teeth.

"Young Master Xiao, I am willing to pay the auction house's highest price."

"I'll pay now."

Xiao Xuan looked at him.

Nalan Jie's eyes were filled with sincerity.

Xiao Xuan withdrew his gaze.

"No."

He stood up, turned, and left the back mountain.

Two days later.

Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

Nalan Clan.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su returned home.

As soon as they entered, Nalan Yanran came up to greet them.

Her face was full of displeasure.

"Grandfather, Father, you're finally back."

Nalan Jie looked at her.

"What is it?"

"Why did you go to the Xiao Clan?" Nalan Yanran demanded.

"The Xiao Clan is nothing more than a third-rate family in a remote border town."

"What was wrong with me breaking off the engagement?"

"You went to the Xiao Clan to apologize. Where does that leave my dignity?"

Nalan Jie looked at her without saying anything.

Nalan Yanran grew angrier as she spoke.

"Xiao Yan became trash. Why should I marry him?"

"I broke off the engagement for my own future. I did nothing wrong."

"But by going to apologize to the Xiao Clan, you're telling everyone that I, Nalan Yanran, was wrong."

Nalan Su glanced at Nalan Jie.

"Yanran, we didn't go to the Xiao Clan because of the broken engagement."

Nalan Yanran froze for a moment.

"Then what did you go for?"

"For Xiao Xuan," Nalan Su said.

Nalan Yanran frowned.

"Xiao Xuan? That useless fourth young master of the Xiao Clan?"

"Useless?" Nalan Su said.

"He is a Seventh-Rank Alchemist."

Nalan Yanran was stunned.

"A Seventh-Rank Alchemist? How is that possible?"

"I saw it with my own eyes," Nalan Su said.

"He refined a seventh-rank pill on the back mountain and even summoned Pill Lightning."

Nalan Yanran's expression changed.

A Seventh-Rank Alchemist.

There was not even one in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

"Moreover, the pill he refined is called the Ascending Emperor Pill," Nalan Su said.

"It can help a Dou Wang at any level directly break through to the Dou Emperor realm."

Nalan Yanran's pupils abruptly contracted.

A Dou Wang of any level could directly break through to Dou Emperor?

She had never even heard of such a pill.

"Impossible," Nalan Yanran said firmly.

"How could the Xiao Clan possibly nurture a Seventh-Rank Alchemist?"

"I don't believe it."

Xiao Xuan left Wutan City.

He spread his Dou Qi Wings and flew toward the Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

He had considered the matter of the Ascending Emperor Pill for two days.

Nalan Jie wanted to buy it privately, and the price would not be low.

But if it was sent to the auction house, there would be more competitors, and the price could at least multiply several times over.

A seventh-rank pill could not be found anywhere in the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Once word got out, who knew how many factions would rush to bid for it.

Xiao Xuan calculated inwardly as he moved through the clouds.

Several hours later.

Imperial Capital of the Jia Ma Empire.

Xiao Xuan landed at the city gate and put away his Dou Qi Wings.

He did not linger on the streets and headed straight for the city center.

Mittal Auction House.

Imperial Capital headquarters.

Xiao Xuan entered through the main entrance, and a maid immediately came forward.

"My lord, are you here to attend the auction?"

"I want to see whoever is in charge," Xiao Xuan said.

The maid froze for a moment.

"Please wait, my lord. I'll report it."

Before long, a middle-aged man walked out from inside.

He wore a luxurious brocade robe and carried himself with steady composure.

Teng Shan.

The head of the Mite'er Family.

One of the foremost figures in the Jia Ma Empire.

Teng Shan walked up to Xiao Xuan and looked him over.

"This little brother, you wanted to see me?"

Xiao Xuan took a jade bottle from his Storage Ring.

He handed it to Teng Shan.

Teng Shan accepted the jade bottle and opened it for a look.

A round, lustrous pill lay quietly inside.

Seven faint patterns covered its surface.

It gave off a rich medicinal fragrance.

Teng Shan's pupils suddenly shrank.

"This is..."

"A seventh-rank pill, the Ascending Emperor Pill," Xiao Xuan said.

Teng Shan's hand trembled.

A seventh-rank pill.

He looked up at Xiao Xuan, his eyes full of shock.

"Little brother, where did you get this pill?"

"I refined it," Xiao Xuan said.

Teng Shan's mind buzzed.

He refined it?

This youth, who looked no older than fifteen or sixteen, was a Seventh-Rank Alchemist?

"Little brother, are you saying you refined this pill?"

"Mm," Xiao Xuan said.

Teng Shan took a deep breath and suppressed his shock.

"Please wait, little brother. I'll invite Master Fa Ma over."

He turned and left.

Before long, Teng Shan returned with an elderly man.

Fa Ma.

The president of the Alchemist Guild in the Jia Ma Empire.

A fifth-rank alchemist.

Fa Ma walked up to Xiao Xuan and accepted the jade bottle from Teng Shan.

He opened it and poured the pill into his palm.

He examined it carefully for a moment.

His expression gradually changed.

"Seven pill patterns."

"A genuine seventh-rank pill."

Fa Ma looked up at Xiao Xuan.

"Little brother, did you refine this pill?"

"Yes," Xiao Xuan said.

Fa Ma and Teng Shan exchanged glances.

Their eyes were full of shock.

A Seventh-Rank Alchemist in his teens.

What kind of concept was that?

The strongest alchemist in the entire Jia Ma Empire was only fifth-rank.

There were only a handful of Seventh-Rank Alchemists in the entire Northwest Continent.

Fa Ma suppressed the shock in his heart.

"Little brother, what effect does this pill have?"

"The Ascending Emperor Pill," Xiao Xuan said.

"Any Dou Wang expert, regardless of level, can take it and directly break through to the Dou Emperor realm."

Fa Ma's hand suddenly tightened.

Teng Shan's expression changed as well.

Any level of Dou Wang.

Directly breaking through to Dou Emperor.

Such a pill was simply heaven-defying.

How many Dou Wang experts in the Jia Ma Empire had been stuck at this realm for ten or even several decades without being able to break through?

With a single Ascending Emperor Pill, one could directly become a Dou Emperor expert.

Teng Shan's breathing grew rapid.

He was also a Dou Wang.

He had been trapped at this realm for many years.

Fa Ma took a deep breath.

"Little brother, how do you intend to handle this pill?"

"Auction it," Xiao Xuan said.

Teng Shan immediately nodded.

"Good, I'll arrange it right away."

"The auction will be held three days from now."

"This Ascending Emperor Pill will be the final lot."

Xiao Xuan nodded.

The news spread quickly.

In less than a day, the entire Imperial Capital knew about it.

Mittal Auction House was going to auction a seventh-rank pill.

The Ascending Emperor Pill.

Any Dou Wang, regardless of level, could take it and directly break through to the Dou Emperor realm.

As soon as the news came out, the entire Imperial Capital was shaken.

Countless factions and experts began to move.

Dou Wang experts began gathering funds one after another.

Dou Emperor experts were tempted as well.

Even if they had no use for it themselves, it would be good to buy it for their juniors.

The major factions were even more eager to make a move.

One Ascending Emperor Pill meant one Dou Emperor expert.

Whoever obtained this pill would see their strength rise by a great deal.

Three days later.

Mittal Auction House.

The auction hall was packed to the brim.

All the major factions of the Jia Ma Empire had sent representatives.

Nalan Jie and Nalan Su sat in the front row.

The Misty Cloud Sect had sent people as well.

Pill King Gu He.

The number one alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire.

A peak fifth-grade alchemist.

He possessed peak Dou Wang strength.

He sat in the front row on the other side with his disciple, Liu Ling.

Gu He stared fixedly at the auction platform, his eyes burning with desire.

The Ascending Emperor Pill.

He was already at the peak of the Dou Wang realm.

He had been trapped at this level for more than ten years.

If he could obtain this pill, he would be able to break through to the Dou Emperor realm.

Gu He clenched his fists.

He was determined to obtain this pill.