(Chapter 346 was hidden because it involved explicit content. It should be available tomorrow. It was written as a chapter for everyone to relax, so skipping it won't affect much. You can catch up on it later or not, as you please.)
Xiao Yan recognized the token. At the first large-scale auction he had held in the Black-Corner Region, this token had been the final item up for bidding.
Back then, to obtain resources, he had simply promised that whoever held this token could ask him to perform one task.
He had indeed obtained his resources, and the token had gradually slipped from his mind.
Now, as his strength grew and his standing rose, the token's value had risen with the tide.
It was no exaggeration to say that exchanging this token for an eight-rank nine-color pill was now entirely possible.
As for whether he had lost out, Xiao Yan did not think so.
He had obtained resources back then, and those resources had indeed helped him grow rapidly.
One step ahead meant staying ahead at every step. That small accumulation back then had gradually brought him to his current cultivation.
Of course, Su Qian, who had won the token at auction, had certainly made a tremendous profit.
He simply had not expected the token to end up in Ye Xinlan's hands.
"First Elder, how did this token end up with her?" Xiao Yan asked.
Su Qian said helplessly, "I have an old friend in the Ye Family. A year ago, I mentioned this token while chatting with him. Once he learned of your alchemy skills, he wanted to use it to ask you to help the Ye Family weather its crisis and regain its seat among the Pill Tower's elders.
"He offered quite a few resources, so I traded