Miteer Auction House, Wu Tan City
After Xiao Yan entered the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion, an appraiser at the Miteer Auction House first gave him a professional smile, then asked what had brought him there.
Upon seeing the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid Xiao Yan produced, the appraiser was initially surprised. Then, looking pleased, he confirmed Xiao Yan's identity, took a pill catalog out from beneath the desk, and began comparing it against the pill formulas listed inside.
"Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid... both the name and its effects are unfamiliar. Good, very good. Please wait a moment, sir. I'll ask Master Gu Ni to assess its effects and grade."
"Mm, hurry along."
With that, Xiao Yan sat in a chair and closed his eyes to rest. He could now experience the status an alchemist enjoyed, and it felt quite good. Had he come here as the son of the Xiao Family's head, that identity probably would not have been as useful as being an alchemist.
Xiao Yan suddenly asked, "But Teacher, what was that list he was checking just now?"
"Are you asking someone who only came out of a ring recently?" Yao Lao's voice rang out in Xiao Yan's mind. "It most likely has something to do with the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. I invented this formula, so a little place like this probably hasn't seen it before. They'll either seek a long-term partnership with you or set their sights on the formula itself."
"A mere Miteer Auction House in Wu Tan City would dare covet your pill formula, Teacher?"
Xiao Yan immediately grew angry upon hearing this possibility. His teacher had been at least a seventh- or eighth-grade alchemist in life. Even a low-grade formula of his could not possibly be handed over to a minor family.
Besides, Foundation Establishment