The Ice Emperor, Hai Bodong's Shock!

In Ya Fei's view, she had just handed over the final medicinal ingredients to Yao Chen at the auction house.

They had only parted ways a short while ago. For him to return so quickly, had he failed in his refining?

Ya Fei sighed. The thing she worried about most had happened.

It was true, even if this esteemed master was a fifth-grade alchemist, no one could guarantee success on the first try.

And for those fifth-grade medicinal ingredients, with her own capabilities, it had already been difficult enough to procure one set.

To gather any more.

Given her current standing within the family, it was truly impossible.

Now that the pill refining had failed.

Ya Fei could already imagine the pressure she would face from her family.

They would surely blame her for being impulsive, for blindly trusting someone. A fifth-grade alchemist? Utterly absurd!

How could a small place like Wutan City possibly have an alchemist capable of refining fifth-grade pills?

And for this, they had wasted an extremely precious fifth-tier magic core from the family.

Such questioning voices would surely follow.

Ya Fei could already picture it.

However, even so, Ya Fei still took a slow, deep breath and said to Yao Chen.

"Mr. Yao, although refining the fifth-grade pill failed, it's alright. Pill refining often involves failure, it's normal."

"Even so, it won't change how much our Miteer Auction House values you. You don't need to worry about this."

Yao Chen looked at Ya Fei's expression.

And heard what she had just said. Yao Chen didn't offer any further explanation.

He took out the refined fifth-grade pill, the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill, from his Storage Ring.

Then he handed it to Ya Fei before him and introduced it.

"This pill is the fifth-grade pill, the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill."

"What!" Ya Fei's expression instantly became shocked, as if she had misread.

"Mr. Yao actually succeeded in refining it on the first try? Is this really a fifth-grade pill?"

Ya Fei was incredibly shocked and exclaimed on the spot.

Yao Chen paid no mind to Ya Fei's astonished expression and gaze. He calmly explained.

"I'll briefly explain the pill's effects."

"This pill is called the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill. It can help restore strength that has been sealed or otherwise suppressed."

"Originally, I intended to refine the fifth-grade pill, the Spirit Recovery Purple Pill."

"But the medicinal ingredients were rare and difficult to find."

"So I ultimately chose this Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill. Its ingredients are relatively easier to find, but it is also a fifth-grade pill."

"Take this pill. You don't need to worry about the rest of the auction, right?" Yao Chen said.

After hearing his introduction and explanation.

Ya Fei became emotional. Looking at the pill in her hand, she held it carefully, afraid of dropping it.

"Mr. Yao, please rest assured, I will auction this pill properly and maximize your profits!"

An hour later.

Ya Fei and Guni, after discussing and deliberating at length.

They finally decided to quickly report the matter of their Wutan City Miteer Auction House obtaining a fifth-grade pill.

Back to the Miteer family in the imperial city.

And have the family send strong individuals over!

This was a fifth-grade pill, it had to be protected well!

Lest it be coveted and stolen by others.

And it would also let the family know that her choice was not wrong, that she had not trusted the wrong person.

Mr. Yao had indeed refined a fifth-grade pill!

Then, they would publicize it extensively, ideally attracting families and powers from the imperial city of the Jia Ma Empire.

To come and participate in the auction of this fifth-grade pill, the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill.

At that time, the price of the pill would surely be driven up, and she herself would gain importance within the family!

Although Ya Fei lacked strength and was merely a woman without the power to even truss a chicken.

Her ability to reach her current position relied on her sharp mind and her adeptness in social interactions.

Guni nodded, "Ya Fei, I think your suggestion is very wise. I see no issues, let's do it this way!"

He immediately dispatched men to the imperial capital to deliver the message.

Within a day or two, in the imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire, Miteer Tengshan had already learned of this matter.

"What? You mean to say that the Miteer Auction House, managed by Ya Fei and Guni, has actually received a fifth-tier medicinal pill that is about to be auctioned?"

"Some time ago, Ya Fei petitioned the family to take a fifth-tier monster core."

"She claimed it was to help an alchemist in Wutan City gather ingredients for a fifth-tier medicinal pill."

"Could it be that the alchemist in Wutan City actually succeeded in refining it? To think that a tiny place like Wutan City hides such a master alchemist?"

"They are actually capable of refining a fifth-tier medicinal pill?"

Miteer Tengshan immediately attached great importance to the matter and set off at once for Wutan City in the Jia Ma Empire.

He was a Dou Wang, and he had never imagined that he would one day condescend to visit a place like Wutan City.

Furthermore, according to what Ya Fei had written in her letter, that fifth-tier medicinal pill could help restore the strength of those who had been sealed.

Although it could not provide a full recovery, it could still achieve half the effect.

He thought of one person: the Ice Emperor, Hai Bodong!

Long ago, Hai Bodong had clashed with Queen Medusa of the Snake-People tribe and had his strength sealed as a result.

If he were to find out that a pill capable of restoring his strength was sitting in a tiny place like Wutan City—and in his own family's Miteer Auction House, no less—one could only wonder what his reaction would be.

Miteer Tengshan manifested his Dou Qi wings, soared directly into the sky, and flew toward the desert.

He prepared to find Hai Bodong and explain the situation to him.

As for the other members of the Miteer family, they all headed in the direction of Wutan City.

In the desert, the owner of a shop looked quite unremarkable.

Yet, he was none other than one of the ten great powerhouses of the Jia Ma Empire from years past: Hai Bodong, known by the title of Ice Emperor!

However, ever since his strength was sealed by Queen Medusa, he now possessed only the strength of a Dou Ling.

If he had an Obstacle Breaking Pill, he could restore his strength back to that of a Dou Huang.

Although the fifth-tier Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill was not as effective as the Obstacle Breaking Pill, it could still restore much of his strength.

Even if he could not return to the level of a Dou Huang, reaching the level of a Dou Wang would be no problem at all.

Though the medicinal effects of the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill were limited, it was essentially a lower-tier version of the Obstacle Breaking Pill.

Seeing Miteer Tengshan arrive in the desert, Hai Bodong was somewhat surprised.

However, assuming this fellow was mostly here to urge him to return to the family, Hai Bodong intended to refuse as he always did.

Until he collected the ingredients for the Obstacle Breaking Pill, the Sand Mandala, and restored his strength to that of a Dou Huang, he had no intention of leaving the desert.

As it turned out, Hai Bodong did not expect what happened next.

Miteer Tengshan told him something.

He pointed in a certain direction and said, "In that direction, there is a place called Wutan City, where our Miteer family has also opened an auction house, a branch managed by Ya Fei and Guni."

"Recently, Ya Fei obtained a fifth-tier medicinal pill called the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill, which can allow those whose Dou Qi cultivation has been sealed to recover a certain amount of their strength."

Hai Bodong's expression was one of shock; he could not have imagined that a tiny place like Wutan City would actually harbor a fifth-tier alchemist.