"Even four Tier 9 Medicinal Pills weren't enough to top their bid. The Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan is really bleeding itself dry."
After another attempt to raise the bid failed, Xiao Yan had exhausted everything he could offer. If he wanted to bid again, he might have to put the Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill on the table.
Xiao Yan would never make that trade. He was worried that the moment he offered the Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill, the Stone Clan might accept on the spot. Tier 9 Precious Medicinal Pills were rare, but there were still a few Ninth-grade Alchemists on the continent. A Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill, though, was almost impossible to come by.
Yao Lao had once explained the value of a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill to Xiao Yan in the bluntest terms possible.
"One Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill is worth ten Tier 9 Precious Medicinal Pills."
Even that exchange might not hold true. At least there were people on the continent who stood a chance of refining a Tier 9 Precious Medicinal Pill. But no one could guarantee they could refine a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill.
Yao Dan, the Yao Clan's chief, was indeed a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill Alchemist. Yet even for him to refine one, he needed the best possible conditions and every preparation he could make, just as he had this time. Only then might he succeed.
With a Ninth-Grade Mystic Pill in hand, Xiao Yan dared not use it lightly. He had spent these past days wondering where it should go.
Even after ruling out everyone below the Five-Star Dou Saint level, the choice remained difficult.
Origin Return Manor still had four fighters at or above five stars: Yan Jin, Qing Lin, the Pill Tower Ancestor, and Zi Yan.
Yan Jin was the strongest, Qing Lin had the greatest talent,