After Yao Chen entered the auction hall, he sat in a corner, dressed in a black robe. No one disturbed him there, but Yao Yue, the little princess of the Imperial Family, immediately noticed him.
Yao Yue's gaze and attention shifted toward him. She looked at Yao Chen sitting nearby, then glanced at Jia Xing Tian beside her.
"Grandpa, that lord in the black robe must be the Alchemist who refined this Rank 7 Pill, right? Is he Mr. Yao, whose name has been ringing through Wutan City lately?"
After Yao Yue spoke, Jia Xing Tian, sitting beside her, slowly turned his gaze toward Yao Chen as well.
Then he replied, "That's right. That's Mr. Yao. He's the Sixth-grade Alchemist from Wutan City—though now, I suppose we should call him a Rank 7 Alchemist!"
"But that's mainly because, at the time, we didn't know he was a Rank 7 Alchemist. We'd thought he was only a Sixth-grade Alchemist, just like Pill King Gu He."
"Now that I think about it, Mr. Yao is truly unfathomable!" Jia Xing Tian marveled inwardly.
After all, the man had reached the Dou Zong realm and was also a Rank 7 Alchemist. That showed just how powerful he was and how astonishing his talent must be!
Experts like them, Peak Nine-Star Dou Emperors, had spent years cultivating their Dou Qi without setting aside any time to study alchemy.
And even so, they had only managed to reach the Dou Emperor realm.
But Mr. Yao was not only a Dou Zong powerhouse, he was also a Rank 7 Alchemist. To possess both abilities at once showed just how astonishing his talent was.
"Since this gentleman is so remarkable, I absolutely have to make him take me as his student."
Yao Yue said, then immediately jumped down from her seat and walked straight over to him.
"Don't be reckless!" Jia Xing Tian couldn't fathom Yao Chen's temperament or personality. All he knew was that the man was a Dou Zong powerhouse and a Rank 7 Alchemist.
Such a great figure was likely to have an eccentric temperament, and he was certainly not someone they could afford to offend. Besides, Jia Xing Tian knew his great-granddaughter's nature all too well.
She was used to being willful and spoiled. After all, she was the little princess of the Jia Ma Empire, and everyone indulged her. She was also a Rank 3 Alchemist. Her rank wasn't especially high, but she was young, and reaching that level at her age was already no small feat.
He was worried his great-granddaughter might say something rash and offend Yao Chen.
"Don't worry, Great-Grandpa. I won't say anything foolish. I want him to take me as his student, after all! How could I possibly say something to offend him?" After speaking, Yao Yue walked right up to Yao Chen and looked at him.
"Are you the esteemed Mr. Yao?" Yao Yue approached Yao Chen and looked at him. He wore a black robe that gave him an air of mystery.
Yao Yue studied him. Although she knew nothing about Mr. Yao's identity or background, he was a Dou Zong powerhouse and a Rank 7 Alchemist.
Yao Yue greatly admired a powerhouse like him. Even Fama, president of the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Guild, was nothing by comparison!
He was already so old, yet he was only a mere Rank 5 Alchemist. Compared with Mr. Yao, the gap was simply enormous, Yao Yue judged inwardly.
"Mr. Yao, I'm Yao Yue, the little princess of the Jia Ma Imperial Family. I'm a Rank 3 Alchemist. My Alchemist rank may not be very high, but I'm still young!"
"Many people say that reaching Rank 3 at my age is a rare feat in the entire Jia Ma Empire."
"What are you trying to say?" Yao Chen looked at Yao Yue. His black robe hid his expression, but his voice and tone were exceedingly cool.
The Jia Ma Imperial Family was indeed someone many people had to take seriously, but Yao Chen wasn't one of them.
"So I want you to take me as your student. Would that be all right, Mr. Yao?" Yao Yue said, making no effort to hide her intentions.
"Not interested! Your talent isn't good enough. You're not qualified to be my student." Yao Chen rejected her outright, not sparing her any face just because she was the little princess of the Jia Ma Empire.
Hearing Yao Chen reject her so coldly and say her talent wasn't good enough, Yao Yue pursed her lips, instantly growing angry. Mr. Yao's words were far too hurtful!
"At my age, I'm already a Rank 3 Alchemist. How is my talent not good enough?"
Yao Yue had barely finished speaking when Jia Xing Tian hurried over.
He was worried Yao Yue would say something wrong and offend Mr. Yao, bringing disaster upon the Jia Ma Imperial Family.
Even if the man weren't a Dou Zong powerhouse, offending a Rank 7 Alchemist would still be deadly. The fact that they were the Imperial Family of an empire made no difference.
"Mr. Yao, my great-granddaughter speaks without thinking. I hope you'll forgive her." After speaking, Jia Xing Tian adopted an exceedingly respectful manner. He was the current guardian of the Jia Ma Empire.
In both status and strength, he was one of the Jia Ma Empire's foremost figures. Even so, faced with Mr. Yao, Jia Xing Tian remained deeply respectful and dared not show the slightest disrespect!
"Mm." Yao Chen said nothing more, merely giving a faint hum. His gaze settled on the stage as he watched Ya Fei host the auction.
Jia Xing Tian and Yao Yue returned to their seats and sat down again. Jia Xing Tian gave her a pointed reminder. "Since Mr. Yao doesn't think much of your talent, forget about asking him to take you as his student."
"Besides, even if your talent is good, a powerhouse like Mr. Yao might still not consider you worthy."
Yao Yue pursed her lips. Her talent was clearly so good, yet he had dismissed it with a single sentence. Naturally, she was in no good mood.
Ya Fei began hosting the auction for the peak Rank 7 Bone-Melting Blood-Fusion Pill.
Several hours passed. The Misty Cloud Sect offered a very high price, and it seemed the Pill was about to be won by the sect.
But just then, Queen Medusa of the Snake People Tribe arrived at the auction hall. She was determined to obtain this Rank 7 Pill as well.
Jia Xing Tian was astonished. "I never expected Queen Medusa of the Snake People Tribe to value this Rank 7 Pill so highly!"
The Snake People Tribe behind Queen Medusa was indeed a powerful force within the Jia Ma Empire. Ordinary human factions wouldn't dare provoke them lightly, or they would face utter ruin.
Although the Misty Cloud Sect was a first-rate force in the Jia Ma Empire, it didn't want a conflict with the Snake People Tribe either.
But times had changed. The Misty Cloud Sect's old sect master, Yun Shan, had now broken through the Dou Emperor barrier and entered the Dou Zong realm. The Misty Cloud Sect no longer feared the Snake-People Tribe at all.
So the sect bid high and ultimately won the auction for the Rank 7 Pill, until the dust finally settled.
After the auction ended, Yun Yun, as the Misty Cloud Sect's sect master, relayed to Yao Chen what her teacher, Yun Shan, wanted to say.
"Mr. Yao, our Misty Cloud Sect's old sect master—my teacher—has recently emerged from seclusion and would like to invite you to the Misty Cloud Sect."