"Shopkeeper, how much for this flame?"
Quite a few Alchemists stopped to inquire at the Peach Blossom Flame stall, but almost all of them ended up shaking their heads.
"One clear fourth-rank Soul Pill Formula."
The old man calmly named his price.
Good grief. Xiao Yan had thought the seller of the Corroding Bone Orchid was already shameless enough, but here was someone even worse.
A brand-new Soul Pill Formula could be read roughly ten times. To qualify as clear, it had to have at least five uses remaining.
Once it had been used more than five times, the depletion of its soul power would leave portions of its contents incomplete during the remaining uses, forcing the Alchemist to figure things out through study and experimentation.
Once all the soul power within it had been exhausted, it would become a Copied Pill Formula, leaving little more than some abstract written descriptions.
A clear Soul Pill Formula was generally worth twice as much as an ordinary Soul Pill Formula, equivalent to at least six pills made from that formula.
Such a thing was worth at least three million gold coins. Even the rank six Stone Mountain Flame at the Mittel Heaven-Tier Auction had only started at five million.
Xue Mei could not tear her eyes away from the Peach Blossom Flame before her. After a brief hesitation, she nodded. "All right, deal."
Even the old man was somewhat taken aback. He naturally knew the difference in value between the two sides. He had expected her to bargain and ask him to throw something else in, never imagining she would agree so easily.
Looking at the young girl before him, the old man secretly rejoiced. Just an inexperienced greenhorn, after all.
"All right. Let me inspect the formula first. If there's nothing