Three-Tier Pill, Guni's Shock

Xiao Tianci came to an unoccupied corner, draped himself in a loose robe, and put on a mask he had bought from a stall beside the Mite'er Auction House.

Then he headed toward a room nearby.

The words "Treasure Appraisal Room" gleamed in gold on the door.

Although Ya Fei was beautiful, Xiao Tianci's main purpose today was to sell the Body Tempering Pills he had refined. Paying back his debt was more important.

Just as Lin Tianci was about to push open the door, Ya Fei in the corner happened to turn her gaze toward him.

Ya Fei's beautiful eyes flickered slightly.

Seeing the standard black robe and mask, Ya Fei seemed to realize something. Her cherry lips, coveted by countless men, parted slightly.

"Could this person also be an alchemist? What has been going on in Wutan City lately? There have been so many unfamiliar alchemists."

"Miss Ya Fei, what did you just say?"

A man beside Ya Fei heard her voice, then turned around curiously and asked.

"Nothing." Ya Fei immediately came back to her senses and smiled apologetically at the people beside her. "Everyone, my apologies, but I must excuse myself."

Seeing the radiant smile suddenly appear on Ya Fei's face, the people around her were all briefly stunned before naturally nodding again and again.

Under the somewhat heated gazes of the crowd, Ya Fei walked gracefully toward the back rooms.

After entering the back area, Ya Fei stopped before a door, then pushed it open and entered.

Xiao Tianci opened the door before him and stepped inside.

The entire Treasure Appraisal Room was somewhat empty. Only a middle-aged man sat boredly on a chair to one side.

Hearing the door open, the middle-aged man raised his head as well.

Seeing a figure completely wrapped in a black robe and wearing an iron black mask, the middle-aged man was taken aback.

Then, as if he had thought of something, an expectant smile appeared on his face. He asked, "Sir, are you here to have a treasure appraised?"

Creak. Just after the middle-aged man finished speaking, the door behind him was suddenly pushed open.

Xiao Tianci and the middle-aged man both turned around instinctively.

They saw an exceptionally graceful figure standing in the doorway at the back.

"Miss Ya Fei?" The middle-aged man was stunned and asked in confusion.

Xiao Tianci also looked at Ya Fei in confusion, unable to understand why she had suddenly come to the Treasure Appraisal Room when she had been chatting in the hall just moments ago.

"Please continue. Pretend I'm not here," Ya Fei said in her refined voice.

Hearing this, the middle-aged man naturally nodded, then looked back at Xiao Tianci. "May I ask what you wish to have appraised?"

Xiao Tianci placed the jade bottle he had been lightly rubbing in his hand onto the table.

Inside the jade bottle was a smooth, round pill.

The middle-aged man picked up the bottle and took a look. His expression changed slightly.

When he looked at Xiao Tianci again, there was already a measure of reverence in his eyes. "My lord, are you an alchemist?"

"Mm." Xiao Tianci lowered his voice and nodded slightly.

"May I ask what effect this pill has?" the middle-aged man asked respectfully.

"This pill is called the Body Tempering Pill. It can increase the strength of the body and the flexibility of one's meridians. Its effects are greater for Dou Zhes and those below them. For those below the Dou Zhe level, it can increase the success rate of a breakthrough by fifty percent. When a Dou Zhe breaks through to become a Dou Shi, it can increase the success rate by thirty percent."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's breathing became hurried, and he stared intensely at the jade bottle on the table.

Only after a moment did he recover and say, "Master, please wait. A pill like this is beyond my ability to assess. Could you wait a moment? I need to invite Master Guni of our auction house to appraise it!"

"Mm." Xiao Tianci nodded casually, then sat down in a chair to the side.

This was a pill formula granted by the system. Xiao Tianci had no doubts whatsoever about the pill's effects.

Before long, the room's door was pushed open again.

The middle-aged man returned, but this time he had brought along an elderly man in green robes whose hair was somewhat gray.

Xiao Tianci naturally turned his gaze toward the old man. This must be Master Guni of the auction house.

On the old man's chest was an emblem resembling a medicine furnace. Two silver ripples on its surface shimmered faintly.

"Master, this is Master Guni of our auction house. He is a second-tier alchemist," the middle-aged man introduced.

The moment Guni entered, his gaze fell upon the jade bottle on the table.

He then stepped forward, picked up the jade bottle, removed its stopper, and carefully poured the round pill into his hand.

Guni stared closely at the red pill. With a pinch of his fingers, a slender silver needle appeared at his fingertips.

He used the needle to scrape off the tiniest trace of medicinal powder and gently placed it in his mouth.

In an instant, Guni's expression turned solemn.

A moment later, Guni returned the pill to the jade bottle. The pride he had possessed as a second-tier alchemist vanished without a trace.

He clasped his hands and bowed to Lin Tianci. "My lord, if I am not mistaken, this Body Tempering Pill has reached the third tier. Its effects are exactly as you described. Most importantly, this pill is mild and has no side effects whatsoever. Its increase to breakthrough success rates is absolute."

That single statement stunned both the middle-aged man and Ya Fei.

A third-tier pill? In other words, the person before them was a third-tier alchemist?

What shocked them even more were Guni's words.

A pill capable of increasing the success rate of advancement—its value went without saying. It was likely comparable even to a fourth-tier pill!

"You... you are an alchemist?" Ya Fei could not help speaking up. Her lovely face was filled with shock.

Combined with her captivating charm, she unexpectedly stirred a faint desire for conquest within Xiao Tianci.

Seeing Xiao Tianci confirm it personally, Ya Fei's expression grew even more shocked. Her thoughts raced. Since when had Wutan City produced another third-tier alchemist?

While Ya Fei was still pondering inwardly, Xiao Tianci continued speaking.

"This is only the beginning. If your Mite'er Auction House can satisfy me, there will be all kinds of pills like this to auction in the future."

Hearing this, not only Guni but even Ya Fei abruptly raised her head, unable to hide the delight on their faces.

The importance of a third-tier alchemist capable of refining such pills making this offer was self-evident to their auction house.

"Master, please state any requirements you have. Our Mite'er Auction House will do everything we can to meet them!"

In an instant, Ya Fei made her decision and spoke.

"Books. I need a batch of books—the more, the better," Xiao Tianci said without the slightest hesitation.