Ya Fei's Approval, Red Blind Box Reward

If the gentleman before him was truly a fourth-tier alchemist, then his own measly second-tier status was nothing but a joke in comparison.

Just moments ago, Ya Fei had addressed him as "Master." In the eyes of this gentleman, wouldn't that sound like a farce?

He felt sweat drenching his back.

He hurriedly signaled to Ya Fei, silently conveying that in the presence of a fourth-tier alchemist, he dared not call himself a master.

What kind of master was he, anyway?

Guni immediately spoke up, "May I ask how to address you, Master Alchemist?"

"My surname is Yao."

"Master Yao, may I ask if you truly intend to entrust us at the Miter Auction House with the auction of a fourth-tier medicinal pill?"

Yao Chen did not waste words. He took a pill directly from his storage ring, handed it to Guni, and said, "This pill is called the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill. It can assist a Dou Shi in breaking through the barrier to reach the realm of a Da Dou Shi. It is indeed a fourth-tier pill."

After Yao Chen finished speaking and introduced the pill's effects, Guni and Ya Fei exchanged a glance.

They never imagined this gentleman would actually produce a fourth-tier pill—and one capable of helping someone reach the Da Dou Shi realm at that! It was truly incredible.

Guni steeled himself; the grade of this pill was clearly extraordinary, and there was no doubt it was fourth-tier.

In reality, he was merely a second-tier alchemist; he had no business or ability to appraise a fourth-tier pill.

However, there wasn't another fourth-tier alchemist in all of Wutan City to perform the appraisal.

Based on his many years of experience, this pill was definitely fourth-tier or higher. There was no doubt about it!

Ya Fei sighed in wonder. She never expected to encounter a fourth-tier alchemist in a small place like Wutan City.

Consequently, she had already made up her mind.

When this fourth-tier pill was auctioned off later, the Miter Auction House would not take a single cent of the proceeds.

In a backwater like Wutan City, building a connection with a fourth-tier alchemist was far more meaningful and valuable than a mere commission of several hundred thousand gold coins.

This was self-evident.

Ya Fei said with a serious expression, "Master Yao, I intend to set the starting bid for this fourth-tier pill at 800,000 gold coins. What do you think?"

"Regardless of the final hammer price, we will not charge any fees. Every coin will be deposited directly into your account."

"However, we hope that we might become friends. How does that sound?"

Yao Chen's tone was indifferent. This woman, Ya Fei, had managed to make the auction house in Wutan City quite successful through her own efforts; she was truly no simple character.

Her judgment and keen instincts were not something an ordinary person possessed.

"If you have no objections, Master Yao, I shall arrange the auction details immediately."

Yao Chen replied, "Very well, go ahead."

"Understood, Master Yao." Ya Fei nodded and left the VIP reception room, heading straight for the auction floor, which was already packed with people.

Originally, today's auction lacked anything of significant value, so those in attendance were mostly minor figures of no consequence in Wutan City.

They were either local mercenaries looking to see if they could pick up some healing pills or recovery elixirs.

However, once the news of a fourth-tier pill spread, it immediately attracted the attention of the three major clans, who had all arrived.

This caused a massive sensation.

Seeing Xiao Zhan arrive, the heads of the other two clans mocked him, "Xiao Zhan, what are you doing here? Your good-for-nothing son, Xiao Yan, will probably never have use for a fourth-tier pill in his entire life."

"After three years of cultivation, he's still at the third stage of Dou Qi. This is a pill meant for breaking through to the Da Dou Shi realm; I'm afraid your son Xiao Yan has no hope of ever using it, right?"

"I heard that a while back, your son even had his engagement broken off. Your Xiao Clan has really made a name for itself this time; the entire Wutan City is talking about it."

The two clan heads stood nearby, jeering.

Hearing them mock his son Xiao Yan, Xiao Zhan was instantly consumed by rage.

If not for the fact that this was the Miter Auction House and he had important business to attend to, he would never have allowed anyone to insult his son like that. He would have been forced to take action and teach them a lesson.

Once Ya Fei stepped onto the stage, she immediately adjusted her tone and said, "Everyone, please quiet down. We have just received a request from a fourth-tier alchemist to auction an item."

"Later, we will be selling a fourth-tier medicinal pill as the grand finale of today's auction. You all have something to look forward to."

"We shall officially begin the auction. First up is a high-tier Yellow-grade fire-attribute cultivation technique." Ya Fei began to preside over the event.

However, with a fourth-tier pill as the finale, the other items received almost no attention or interest.

The heads of the three major clans, in particular, were no longer interested in the earlier Dou techniques and cultivation methods.

They intended to save their money to bid on the fourth-tier pill.

They were all filled with anticipation, wondering exactly what effects this fourth-tier pill would have.

Finally, over an hour passed, and the preceding items had all been sold.

"Next up is our finale item: a Tier 4 medicinal pill, the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill. It can assist a Dou Shi in breaking through their barrier to reach the realm of a Da Dou Shi."

"The starting bid is 800,000 gold coins."

After Ya Fei announced the price, the entire venue fell into a deathly, suffocating silence.

That was 800,000 gold coins—not a small sum by any means—which naturally scared off countless people.

However, looking at it from another perspective, the value brought by cultivating a Da Dou Shi was far beyond a mere 800,000 gold coins.

Take the Xiao Clan, for instance. As one of the three great clans of Wutan City, their strongest member, Xiao Zhan, was only a five-star Da Dou Shi.

If one could truly cultivate a Da Dou Shi for the price of a few hundred thousand or a million gold coins, it would be an incredibly worthwhile investment.

"810,000!" Jia Liebi immediately countered, but because the starting price was already as high as 800,000, no one dared to bid aggressively.

"You have the nerve to raise the bid by only ten thousand? That's a bit too stingy, isn't it?"

"900,000!" The patriarch of the Aoba Clan shouted his bid immediately.

"950,000!" The one who called out this time was the patriarch of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Zhan.

Although the purpose of this Tier 4 pill was to help a Dou Shi break through their barrier to reach the strength of a Da Dou Shi, and his son Xiao Yan might not be able to use it at this stage, there would surely be a time in the future when he could. As a father, Xiao Zhan felt this was the only thing he could do to help him.

The starting price for this Tier 4 pill was as high as 800,000.

That was equivalent to several years of the Xiao Clan's income. If he really bought it, he would certainly face immense pressure from all sides.

He believed that his son would never let him down.

Regardless of anything else, this money was worth spending!

After he called out the price of 950,000, the other two patriarchs mocked him, "Xiao Zhan, what are you trying to do? Do you intend to buy this Tier 4 pill back for that trash son of yours?"

"Wouldn't it be a waste to let Xiao Yan consume such a precious Tier 4 pill? Besides, with your son's talent, is it even possible for him to reach the Dou Shi realm? I think he probably won't have much hope in this lifetime, right?"

Faced with their sarcasm, Xiao Zhan immediately retorted coldly.

Not long after, the price had already been bid up to one million. In truth, no one at the venue was surprised by this.

It was a Tier 4 pill; its rarity went without saying and was known to all.

Forget one million—even if it were bought for two million, it wouldn't be a loss, as this item was priceless and rarely seen.

Even if one wanted to spend the money, it wasn't guaranteed they could buy it, and there was only this one.

Therefore, the patriarchs of the three great clans began to bid frantically. After half an hour, the price had been driven up to 2.3 million.

At this figure, Xiao Zhan began to feel the strain. It was rare for a Tier 4 pill to appear, and he truly wanted to buy it for Xiao Yan's future use.

However, as the patriarch, he could not completely ignore the Xiao Clan's financial situation. Recently, business in the Xiao Clan's market had been poor.

The reason was that the Jia Lie Clan had hired an alchemist to refine pills, causing the Xiao Clan's economic income to drop by more than half.

If they were to spend another two million-plus gold coins, the Xiao Clan's financial situation would become very precarious.

It would also lead to huge controversy within the clan, which might not be a good thing for Xiao Yan in the end.

Therefore, in the end, Xiao Zhan painfully chose to stop bidding.

With a price of 2.3 million, Jia Liebi won the auction.

Standing on the stage, Ya Fei announced that the deal was concluded, "This auction has officially ended."

Jia Liebi went backstage to pay the 2.3 million gold coins, handing a card to Ya Fei.

She replied, "Please wait a moment. I will transfer the funds to the account of that alchemist master immediately and arrange for the handover of the pill shortly. Please wait a moment."

"No problem, no rush at all," Jia Liebi said with a smile. After waiting for half an hour, Ya Fei had completed all the procedures.

Jia Liebi successfully obtained the Tier 4 pill, the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill, just as he had hoped.

He smiled with satisfaction, looked at Ya Fei before him, and said, "Miss Ya Fei, I have a small request. I wonder if you could grant it?"

"Patriarch Jia Lie, please speak," Ya Fei replied.

"It is like this: regarding the refiner of this Tier 4 pill—that alchemist master you mentioned earlier—could you help me introduce him? I would like to discuss some cooperation with him. Would that be possible?"

"For this, I need to ask Master Yao before I can give you an answer. Please wait a moment," Ya Fei replied, then left to go to the VIP reception room.

She deposited the 2.3 million gold coins onto a card, handed it to Yao Chen, and added a final remark.

"Master Yao, Patriarch Jia Lie, who just bought your Tier 4 pill, wishes to meet you. He says he wants to discuss some cooperation. I wonder if you are interested?"

At this moment, Yao Chen's attention was on the system panel.

[Current Task: Auction a Tier 4 medicinal pill and gain Ya Fei's recognition.]
[Reward: One red blind box.]
[Reward successfully issued.]