Just as the bidding grew fierce, an old man's voice rang out. His bid was so high that many people paused.
The voice came from Elder Huo's private room.
Before anyone else could speak, Elder Huo said calmly, "I am the Chief Alchemy Elder of Jia Nan Academy. I ask that you all do me the courtesy of yielding this Emperor's Extreme Pill to me.
"I promise not to bid on the remaining two Emperor's Extreme Pills."
Everyone present was startled.
Jia Nan Academy? Why had people from Jia Nan Academy come too?
Upon hearing that the bidder was an elder of Jia Nan Academy, those who had still intended to bid swallowed the names of the medicinal ingredients they had been about to offer.
It was not that they were too timid. Jia Nan Academy's formidable reputation was known throughout the Black-Corner Region, and they would do well to avoid offending it.
Moreover, Jia Nan Academy's bid was extremely high. If they insisted on competing, they would not only offend the academy but also bankrupt themselves.
They had expended considerable effort and paid a steep price to gather enough medicinal ingredients to bid on an Emperor's Extreme Pill.
There were still two Emperor's Extreme Pills to come. There was no need to slight Jia Nan Academy.
Nor did they fear that this man was impersonating an elder of Jia Nan Academy. Someone had once been foolish enough to do just that, but after the academy learned of it, they had dug three feet into the earth to track him down and beaten him to death on the spot. His corpse had even been hung from the crooked tree outside Peaceful Town.
No one raised another bid. Inside his private room, Elder Huo nodded in satisfaction. Jia Nan Academy's name