Storage Ring

"Now auctioning the second bottle of Foundation-Building Elixir. The starting price is likewise fifteen thousand gold coins." Seeing the first bottle sell for one hundred thousand gold coins, Ya Fei smiled and called out once more.

The price of the second bottle of Foundation-Building Elixir likewise soared all the way up, quickly reaching eighty thousand gold coins.

"Ninety thousand gold coins!" Jia Lie Bi made another bid.

"One hundred thousand gold coins!" Xiao Zhan called out the price again with a smile.

Seeing Xiao Zhan bid again, Jia Lie Bi cursed venomously in his heart, That bastard already bought one bottle. Is he still not satisfied?

After struggling for a moment, Jia Lie Bi viciously shouted, "One hundred and ten thousand gold coins. If anyone bids higher, it's yours!"

Xiao Zhan naturally did not continue bidding. It was enough that he had made Jia Lie Bi spend an extra ten thousand gold coins. Any higher, and he truly would not follow through.

Just as Jia Lie Bi thought the Foundation-Building Elixir was about to be his, a pleasant voice rang out from the hall once more. "One hundred and twenty thousand!"

Hearing someone actually bid one hundred and twenty thousand gold coins, everyone turned toward the bidder in unison. They saw a beautiful young girl dressed in pale purple. Her features were delicate, her skin fair, and her long black hair casually draped over her shoulders. A faint smile rested on her face, making her seem especially gentle and lovely.

Even Ya Fei could not help taking a few extra looks, secretly thinking, How beautiful. In a few years, even I may pale in comparison.

"Xun'er, how could you bid too?" Xiao Yan said helplessly. Money was not supposed to be made this way—it was all money from their own family.

"Hehe! Xun'er needs it too!" Xun'er said with a soft laugh.

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes but did not stop her. A hundred thousand or so gold coins truly meant nothing to Xun'er.

Ya Fei swept her gaze around the hall. Seeing that no one else was bidding, she raised the little wooden hammer in her hand and lightly struck it, indicating that the second bottle of Foundation-Building Elixir belonged to Xiao Xun'er.

When the people in the hall saw that both bottles of Foundation-Building Elixir had gone to members of the Xiao Clan, the other families immediately could not sit still. Only three bottles remained, which was clearly not enough to go around!

When the third bottle went up for auction, the competition became even fiercer. After all, no one wanted to fall behind.

The third bottle of Foundation-Building Elixir was purchased by the Oba Clan for one hundred and twenty-five thousand gold coins.

The fourth bottle was bought by the owner of Wutan City's medicinal herb supplier for one hundred and thirty thousand gold coins.

The final bottle ended with Jia Lie Bi defeating the weapon supplier's owner in a bid of one hundred and forty thousand gold coins.

Seeing that all five bottles of Foundation-Building Elixir had been auctioned off, Ya Fei let out a soft breath and secretly thought, This should satisfy that old gentleman, right?

After the auction ended, Xiao Yan used the excuse of going to the bathroom to slip away. Once he reached a secluded place, he put on his black robe and entered the auction house's reception room again, quietly waiting for Ya Fei to arrive.

Before long, Ya Fei's faintly seductive laughter sounded outside the room. The door was gently pushed open, and Ya Fei entered with a maid. The maid carried a tray holding a crystal card, a green card, and a ring.

Ya Fei took the crystal card from the tray and respectfully handed it to Xiao Yan. Smiling, she introduced it, "This is our Mitel Auction House VIP card. Whenever you auction something through the Mitel Auction House, old gentleman, we will charge only a two percent commission."

Xiao Yan accepted the crystal card and saw the Mitel Family crest upon it. Somewhat bored, he tucked it into his robe. Although the commission had been reduced by two percent, Xiao Yan was not particularly tempted.

Seeing that Xiao Yan had little interest in the crystal card, Ya Fei did not hesitate further. She took the green card and ring from the tray and handed them to him, smiling as she said, "After deducting the commission and the gold needed for the three batches of medicinal ingredients, everything else is on this green card. As for the medicinal ingredients, they are all inside this ring."

"Hehe, you are thoughtful. But Storage Rings are not cheap, and this old man does not wish to take advantage of you. Deduct its cost from this card as well." Medicine Elder accepted the Storage Ring, then handed the green card back to Ya Fei.

Seeing that the old man refused to accept their gesture of goodwill, Ya Fei could only deduct the gold needed for the Storage Ring.

"Alright, it is getting late. I should leave as well. I still need these medicinal ingredients. If you have them, prepare a few more batches for me. I will collect them at the next auction," Medicine Elder said calmly.

Seeing that there was actually another chance to cooperate, Ya Fei immediately agreed. This auction of the Foundation-Building Elixir had earned them more than ten thousand gold coins in commission alone, while the three batches of medicinal ingredients had also brought in a considerable profit. Though the price had already been lower than market value, it was an internal arrangement, so the price was naturally very low.

"Then I'll be leaving first." Medicine Elder directly opened the door and walked out.

"Old gentleman, Ya Fei will see you out," Ya Fei hurriedly said when she saw the old man leaving.

"Hehe, no need," Medicine Elder said with a light laugh.

Only after the old man had gone far away did Ya Fei lazily sit down in a chair, propping her chin up with both hands. A large expanse of snowy-white skin showed at her chest. Fortunately, the only person in the room was old Gu Ni. He was obsessed with alchemy and had little interest in women. If any other young men of Wutan City had seen this, they would probably have pounced on her right there.

"Alchemists really make money easily! Just five bottles of medicinal elixir sold for six hundred thousand gold coins. What a terrifying bunch of people!" Ya Fei said enviously.

"Hehe, although the Foundation-Building Elixir is more precious than other second-tier medicinal elixirs, it should normally cost at most fifty or sixty thousand gold coins. It merely came at the right time. The younger generations of the major families are all at a crucial stage in their cultivation, and with Canaan Academy drawing them in, it became much more expensive than usual. After all, if they can truly enter Canaan Academy, what do a few gold coins matter?" Gu Ni explained with a smile.

"That is still amazing. Sigh! Why don't I have such talent and become an alchemist?" Ya Fei sighed softly.

Xiao Yan quickly left the Mitel Auction House. After reaching a secluded place, he removed his black robe and ran straight back to his little nest.

After entering his room, Xiao Yan gently shut the door and carefully examined the newly acquired Storage Ring on his finger. He sent his soul perception into the ring and discovered that this tiny Storage Ring actually contained five cubic meters of space. It was filled with medicinal ingredients needed to refine Body-Tempering Elixir.

Xiao Yan used his soul perception to control one medicinal herb inside the Storage Ring and took it out. A medicinal herb immediately appeared in his hand. Looking at it, Xiao Yan could not help feeling delighted. He then used his soul perception again to put the herb back into the Storage Ring, and it instantly vanished.

Taking it out and putting it back again and again, Xiao Yan played with it to his heart's content, not even noticing when Medicine Elder appeared.

Seeing Xiao Yan take such a keen interest in a low-grade Storage Ring and play with it like a child, Medicine Elder helplessly shook his head and teasingly asked, "Is it fun?"

"Fun!" Xiao Yan replied subconsciously.

In his previous life, he had often read novels that mentioned spatial rings and the like, and he had desperately wanted one, though he could only fantasize about it. Now, he finally owned one himself. As for the pitch-black ring on his hand, Xiao Yan had no authority to control it.