Blazing Flame Force, Earth Core Fire!

"Kid, I've got some good stuff here. Want to take a look?"

Just as Ye Yan was about to follow Ye Jingheng to the second floor,

an aged voice came from the corner of the staircase.

Ye Yan looked in the direction of the voice.

Before him stood an ordinary old man. Several hours had already passed since the trade fair began, yet not a single item on the man's stone stall had been sold.

Clearly, he had failed to sell anything, which was why he had called out to Ye Yan.

Ye Yan's gaze lingered on a jade slip atop the stone stall, and he could not help stopping.

"Sir, I can't tell whether you merchants are telling the truth. If you try to sell me some junk, I won't take it!"

Ye Yan looked at the old man and spoke seriously.

"Kid, looks like you've already picked something out."

The old man smiled calmly.

Ye Yan neither confirmed nor denied it. He pointed at the jade slips and asked,

"What Battle Skill is this jade slip?"

"Sharp eyes. This Battle Skill is comparable to a low-grade Earth-rank Battle Skill. It is called Blazing Flame Force!"

"The other jade slips are low-grade Earth-rank wood-attribute Battle Skills. I imagine you have no use for them."

Just as the old stall owner was speaking at length, Ye Yan raised a hand to interrupt him.

"A high-grade Profound-rank skill is still a high-grade Profound-rank skill. Why call it comparable to a low-grade Earth-rank skill? Aren't you just trying to rip me off?"

"Heh, you brat!"

The old man pointed at Ye Yan and laughed as he scolded, "Crude words, but not wrong!"

"Just tell me the price."

Ye Yan picked up the Blazing Flame Force jade slip and asked.

"Given your status, senior, I imagine this thing is nothing more than chicken ribs to you."

"Kid, you can't put it that way. Chicken ribs or not, it's still nice to keep as part of a collection."

The old man swiftly snatched the jade slip back.

"Besides, this Battle Skill can compress the fire-attribute Battle Qi within your body into force throughout your fists, palms, and other parts of your body. When it strikes someone, the force erupts and deals extremely powerful burning damage."

"Battle Skills like this are quite rare."

"Name your price!" Ye Yan stared at the Battle Skill, his interest stirred.

Once the Life Fire Seed in his dantian had been nurtured into existence, the power of the fire-attribute Battle Qi in his body would rise accordingly.

It suited his circumstances perfectly.

"This Battle Skill is good stuff. At the very least, it requires a sixth-grade medicinal pill."

The moment the old man finished speaking, Ye Yan turned and left without another word.

No matter how rare a high-grade Profound-rank Battle Skill was, it was not worth a sixth-grade medicinal pill.

The old man was simply asking an outrageous price.

"One fifth-grade medicinal pill and one fifth-tier medicinal herb. I won't be picky about the herb."

Seeing that Ye Yan intended to leave, the old man hurriedly tried to stop him.

Ye Yan did not slow down.

The old man added, "Then two fifth-grade medicinal pills."

Ye Yan stopped, turned around, and nodded.

That price was fairly reasonable. After all, it was an exceptional high-grade Profound-rank Battle Skill.

Moreover, this was Sacred Pill City in the Pill Region, where some low- and mid-grade medicinal pills were not particularly valuable.

That was the value of a place where alchemists gathered.

The only truly valuable things here were pill formulas, though after years of accumulation, even some low- and mid-grade pill formulas were no longer scarce.

"Sir, you haven't had it easy either. Deal."

Ye Yan flicked his Storage Ring with a finger, and a white jade bottle appeared in his hand.

These had all been stuffed into his hands by Ye Zhong when he left home.

Inside were two Dragon Strength Pills.

The old man beamed and reached out to take them from Ye Yan.

"Sir, my Battle Skill!"

"Here, here."

The old man swiftly grabbed the jade bottle, stuffed the jade slip into Ye Yan's hand, then pointed at the pile of junk on the stone stall.

"Little brother, I also have some ancient items here whose uses are unknown. Want to take a look?"

"Sir, even the markings on these iron chunks are fading. Try scamming someone else next time!"

Ye Yan glanced at them, then turned and left directly.

"Fine, then. I'll save you something good next time."

Ye Jingheng, who had been waiting all this time, looked at Ye Yan and said,

"Why did you go buy a Battle Skill? Didn't the family stuff you with plenty of Profound-rank Battle Skills?"

"Those don't suit me."

Ye Yan replied.

Although he could use the Battle Skills provided by the family, they were nothing worth mentioning compared to Blazing Flame Force.

After all, he was only a Dou Zhe right now, and the Ye Family had only given him Profound-rank Battle Skills.

Besides, a person's energy was limited.

Apart from cultivating his cultivation art and nurturing his Life Fire Seed, he also had to learn alchemy.

If he tried learning several more Battle Skills, he truly would not have enough time.

The two made their way up the stairs.

At the stairway entrance stood two young men checking the alchemist badges of those entering.

When the two approached, the young men did not say much.

The moment they saw the alchemist badge on Ye Jingheng's chest, they stepped aside and softly said,

"May the two of you get what you desire!"

"Thank you!" Ye Jingheng replied with cupped hands.

With his cultivation as a Dou Emperor but only the rank of a fifth-grade alchemist, he truly could not afford to act arrogant in a place like this.

"Please."

Ye Yan and Ye Jingheng continued forward. After passing through a short staircase without incident, they entered a vast hall.

At the center of the hall stood a display platform as tall as a person.

Below were seats for alchemists, while above were more than a dozen private rooms.

However, those could only be used by great clans and powerful individuals.

Given Ye Jingheng and Ye Yan's current circumstances, they could not use them.

The two casually found seats and waited for the auction to begin.

Ye Yan and Ye Jingheng closed their eyes and rested for an hour.

A woman in a red cheongsam stepped onto the display platform. Its slit nearly reached her hips, and as she moved with graceful steps, pale white skin and deep black shadows appeared and disappeared from view.

Howls immediately rang out from below.

Even Ye Jingheng could not help staring blankly, swallowing hard.

"Brother, you wouldn't want Sister Qingzhi to find out and yell, 'I'm taking the Shu Road,' would you?"

"Don't say things like that."

Ye Jingheng reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

"I'm a good man, Xinlan's good father!"

"You'd better be. I don't want to return to the Ye Family someday and get scolded by Sister Qingzhi while she twists my ear."

As Ye Yan advised him, the corner of his eye continued admiring the snowy-white, slender lines above.

"If I'm not looking, why are you looking?"

Ye Jingheng noticed and could not help saying.

"I don't want your sister to make me kneel on a washboard after we get back."

"I'm not even married. Why can't I look?"

"..."

As the two chatted, an exceptionally seductive voice rang out from above.

"Honored alchemist lords, tonight's Alchemist Auction has officially begun."

"This little woman is honored to introduce the various auction items to you all."

"Next is the first auction item: Earth Core Fire."

The enchanting woman on stage shifted slightly, and the sight immediately sent the lust of the alchemists below rushing straight to their heads.

The woman lifted the red satin cloth behind her.

A flame sealed within a crystalline jade box was revealed before everyone.

The flame was crimson red and extremely violent.

"This flame is naturally born and nurtured by heaven and earth. It is comparable to the Beast Fire of a sixth-tier fire-attribute magical beast, and it is also an essential flame for cultivating Earth Core Fire Ganoderma."

Below the stage,

"I didn't expect even Earth Core Fire to appear. Looks like another lucky person managed to obtain Earth Core Fire Ganoderma."

"Still, I feel like this flame is somewhat weak. It doesn't seem to have reached the level of a sixth-grade Beast Fire."

The moment the Earth Core Fire appeared, the alchemists below began discussing it.

Hearing their discussion, the auctioneer on stage remained composed, standing there with elegant poise.

"I believe everyone has noticed that this Earth Core Fire has lost a considerable portion of its origin due to improper extraction and absorption by Earth Core Fire Ganoderma."

"Little Yan, do you want it?"

Ye Jingheng looked at Ye Yan and asked with his eyes.

P.S.:

This salted fish might give the protagonist a Spear Art later on. Do you readers have any good suggestions?

Right now, based on 'Heaven Soaring Dragon Flash' and 'Dragon Soaring Flash,' this salted fish came up with 'Flame Dragon Cloud Piercing Art.'

But the name feels too complicated. Does anyone have a better option or name?

Besides that,

the data is too poor. This salted fish estimates it probably won't make it past the trial period.

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