After refining the Sect-Breaking Pill, Yao Chen returned to the Miteer Auction House and handed the pill to Ya Fei, asking her to put it up for auction.
The Sect-Breaking Pill could help a peak nine-star Dou Huang expert break through and reach the strength of a Dou Zong.
Therefore, if this pill appeared in the Jia Ma Empire, it was sure to astonish many powerful experts.
Whether it was the Misty Cloud Sect, the Imperial Family of the Jia Ma Empire, or the Alchemist Guild—in short, no family or sect would be an exception. They would all want to fight for it.
"Mr. Yao, is this the Sixth-Grade Pill, the Sect-Breaking Pill?" Ya Fei asked excitedly as she gazed at the pill in her hand.
Many Dou Huang experts spent their entire lives without ever breaking through the Dou Huang barrier.
Who would have thought that Mr. Yao could refine a Sect-Breaking Pill—one that could raise a Dou Huang expert to the strength of a Dou Zong—so effortlessly?
Ya Fei sighed inwardly once more. Mr. Yao truly was something else.
A Dou Zong expert and a Sixth-grade Alchemist—he was indeed extraordinary.
After putting the Sect-Breaking Pill away, Ya Fei carefully stored it, planning to auction it off in the coming days.
"Oh, right, Mr. Yao. Sect Master Yun Yun of the Misty Cloud Sect has come in person to pay you a visit. She's waiting in the VIP room at our Miteer Auction House."
Ya Fei said this because she wanted to ask Yao Chen what he thought. After all, Yun Yun wasn't some junior like Nalan Yanran.
She was the sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect and one of the Jia Ma Empire's Ten Great Experts. The Misty Cloud Sect held an exceptionally prominent and powerful position within the empire.
Even the Imperial Family had to take the sect seriously and, at times, take its interests into consideration.
That was enough to show just how much weight and influence the Misty Cloud Sect carried in the Jia Ma Empire.
Although Mr. Yao was a Dou Zong expert, Ya Fei thought that no matter what, even if he didn't take the Misty Cloud Sect seriously, he would at least show it some respect, wouldn't he?
But Yao Chen paid no attention at all. To him, the Misty Cloud Sect was nothing but a fart.
He looked at Ya Fei and said, "I'll leave the auction of the pill to you."
"Rest assured, Mr. Yao. I'll make sure it fetches a sky-high price and satisfies you. I won't let you down."
Ya Fei knew very well how important it was to have ties with a Dou Zong expert and Sixth-grade Alchemist.
It was worth far more than the tiny profits right in front of her.
So Ya Fei promptly added, "Please rest assured, Mr. Yao. We'll return the entire sale price of this Sect-Breaking Pill to you. We won't take a single coin in fees. The Miteer Auction House is more than happy to make a friend of you."
Yao Chen knew what Ya Fei was thinking.
The woman was certainly clever.
Yao Chen didn't refuse. Before he left the Miteer Auction House,
Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran had just come out of the VIP room. The two of them, master and disciple, were about to look for Ya Fei
when they saw a person dressed in a black robe walk out of the Miteer Auction House, step into the air, and vanish on the horizon.
Yun Yun hurried forward. Looking at the figure that had just disappeared in the distance, she exclaimed in surprise,
"Was that the Dou Zong expert Yanran mentioned?"
"Indeed. To walk through the air without relying on the power of Qi Wings—there's no doubt he's a Dou Zong expert." Yun Yun marveled.
Before Yun Yun could recover from her shock, Ya Fei spoke up.
"Sect Master Yun Yun, I already mentioned you to Mr. Yao, but he doesn't seem interested in meeting you."
"However, there's no need for you to hurry back to the Misty Cloud Sect, Sect Master Yun Yun. Our Miteer Auction House has just received a Sixth-Grade Pill from Mr. Yao to put up for auction: the Sect-Breaking Pill."
"It can help a Dou Huang expert break through and reach the Dou Zong realm."
"So I dare say that once this pill goes up for auction, it'll cause quite a stir in the Jia Ma Empire. I imagine even you, Sect Master Yun Yun, will be very interested. Why not stay and attend the auction, which will begin in a few days?"
"What? The Sect-Breaking Pill? It can help a Dou Huang expert break through the barrier and reach the Dou Zong realm?"
Yun Yun froze, her face full of astonishment.
As she marveled, shock churned within her.
This was a Sixth-Grade Pill that could help a Dou Huang expert reach the Dou Zong realm.
Of course Yun Yun was interested. She nodded in agreement, and with Ya Fei's arrangements, she and Nalan Yanran were given a place to stay.
Inside the room, Nalan Yanran spoke slowly.
"Teacher, I originally thought that if Mr. Yao didn't want to meet me because I was a junior, that would be understandable."
"But you're the sect master of the Misty Cloud Sect and a Dou Huang expert. Given the Misty Cloud Sect's influence and standing in the Jia Ma Empire, even if Mr. Yao is a Dou Zong, he should at least show you some respect. He ought to be willing to meet with you, at the very least..."
"But I didn't expect him not to meet you at all," Nalan Yanran said.
Yun Yun sighed. In truth, she wasn't surprised by this outcome.
After all, the other party was a Dou Zong expert and could even refine a Sixth-Grade Pill that helped Dou Huangs break through the barrier and reach the strength of a Dou Zong.
How could someone like that possibly think much of their little Misty Cloud Sect?
Perhaps the Misty Cloud Sect was powerful within the Jia Ma Empire.
But across the Dou Qi Continent, their sect was undoubtedly insignificant.
At that moment, Yun Yun wondered what kind of person Mr. Yao was and what his background might be.
An expert like him couldn't have come from somewhere as small as Wutan City, and there was no one like him in the Jia Ma Empire. Could he be a powerful expert from some other part of the continent?
She had wanted to make his acquaintance, but he had completely disregarded her and the Misty Cloud Sect.
Although Yun Yun felt a little disappointed, she immediately became interested again when she remembered that the Miteer Auction House would soon be auctioning a Sixth-Grade Sect-Breaking Pill.
No matter the cost, she had to win the Sect-Breaking Pill at auction.
It was the key to advancing from Dou Huang to Dou Zong.
Ya Fei regarded the Sect-Breaking Pill in her hand with extreme care and caution. She immediately informed the Mittel Family and invited them to attend the upcoming auction.
A few days after news of the Sect-Breaking Pill's arrival in the Jia Ma Empire spread, it caused quite a stir—not only there,
but even the neighboring Chuyun Empire caught wind of it.
Powerful experts from other empires across the continent also set out for the Jia Ma Empire to attend the auction.
But no one had expected such a precious Sect-Breaking Pill to be auctioned in a small place like Wutan City.
Many experts were curious about what kind of relationship Ya Fei of the Miteer Auction House had with Mr. Yao, that she could obtain such a precious pill to auction.
There were still a few days before the auction.
Yao Chen looked at the system panel, where several lines of text were displayed.
[Current Mission: Reveal the strength of a Dou Zong and earn Yun Yun's admiration.]
[Mission Complete.]