Chapter 319 - Spiritual-grade Pill Furnace

“Six thousand Spirit Stones!”

With that voice ringing out, there was instantly a buzz in the hall.

“Who is this, raising the bid by a thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones in one go?”

Before this, bids had been increasing by hundreds.

Six thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones—the price frightened many in the hall, as they were ordinary Martial Artists without many Spirit Stones.

And while Martial Artists in the other private rooms had plenty of Spirit Stones, they might not necessarily fancy Low-level Spiritual Martial Arts.

Thus, the entire hall fell momentarily silent.

Lin Xuan sensed that the voice had come from the room next to his, and it sounded somewhat familiar.

Soon, he remembered someone.

Mu Rong!

That disciple of the Mu family who had ambushed Lin Xuan, only to have her arm severed.

Having lost an arm, her strength must have been greatly reduced, which was why Mu Rong was determined to buy leg technique Martial Arts.

And this Wind Cloud Eighteen Legs was indeed the best choice.

Shaking his head, Lin Xuan didn’t join the bidding; however, this reminded him to change his voice when bidding, lest he be recognized.

The Purple Robe beauty asked three times, and with no further bids, she declared the owner of private room number twenty-six the victor.

Six thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones had exceeded the Purple Robe beauty’s expectations, so her face bore a broad smile.

In the following auction, the Purple Robe beauty became even more enthusiastic, praising each item as if it were the greatest treasure.

During this time, three items consigned by Lin Xuan were sold, for a total of seventeen thousand Mid Grade Spirit Stones.

“The next item up for auction is quite special; for those who need it, it may be a Supreme Treasure.”

“But for those who have no use for it, it might be worthless.”

The corners of the Purple Robe beauty’s mouth tilted up slightly, and after a brief pause, her beautiful eyes swept across the room.

“What kind of item could be so miraculous?”

“Yeah, Ancient Beauty, stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us!” The Martial Artists in the hall couldn’t wait.

Even Lin Xuan felt a touch of curiosity.

Seeing the Martial Artists below so eager, the Purple Robe beauty said with a smile, “What we are about to auction is a Low-level Spiritual Grade Treasure, a Red Cloud Spirit Furnace brought from a relic.”

With that, the Purple Robe beauty took out a half-meter tall red Pill Furnace from her Storage Ring and placed it on the crystal stage.

“Spiritual Grade Treasure!” The crowd exclaimed in surprise, and even many Martial Artists in private rooms showed shock.

One could imagine how rare a Spiritual Grade Treasure was.

However, most Martial Artists were merely astonished but had no intention of purchasing.

After all, as excellent as a Pill Furnace might be, they had no use for it.

The Purple Robe beauty announced loud and clear, “In two months, the Pill King contest will begin.

If any Elixir Master acquires a Spiritual Grade Treasure as an aid, they will surely shine in the competition.”

The crowd gasped, recognizing that the Ancient Moon Auction knew how to do business, auctioning off such a top-grade furnace right before the Pill King contest—it was likely that those Alchemists would go crazy.

Indeed, within some of the larger private rooms on the third floor, quite a few Alchemists’ eyes shone brightly with excitement, as though they had seen a beauty emerging from a bath.

Lin Xuan’s face showed a peculiar expression as he stroked his chin and asked, “Do you need a Pill Furnace for Alchemy?”

It wasn’t strange for him to be ignorant; the Spiritual Wine he refined was a sort of liquid Elixir, but he had never used a Pill Furnace.

“The Pill Furnace has Engravings inside, which could be activated easily, much quicker than applying Engravings separately, so many Alchemists choose to use a Pill Furnace.”

“To put it simply, it’s a kind of auxiliary tool,” Lord of Wine explained.

“A true Alchemy Master can take the heavens and earth as the furnace and refine Elixirs!”

“So that’s how it is,” Lin Xuan understood.

It was like him using a movement technique; although his Reverse Dragon Step was extremely fast, with the aid of the black cloak, his speed could still increase by a fraction, becoming even faster.

The purple-robed beauty stood on the auction stage and slowly said, “The Red Cloud Spirit Furnace starts at a base price of two hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, with each bid increase no less than five thousand.”

“Two hundred and ten thousand!”

“Two hundred and twenty thousand!”

“Two hundred and fifty thousand!”

As soon as it started, the entire hall was filled with constant bidding, each voice carrying a tremble of excitement.

Those bidders were all alchemists, and to them, this pill furnace was a Supreme Treasure.

Moreover, with the Pill King Competition approaching, possessing a Spiritual Grade Treasure as an aid could certainly double an alchemist’s power.

Listening to the sky-high bids, Lin Xuan couldn’t help but be astounded internally.

“As expected of a Spiritual Grade Treasure, it shot to two hundred and fifty thousand in an instant, and the price is still climbing,” he thought.

This phenomenon directly spurred his desire to repair the black cloak.

According to the Lord of Wine, his black cloak was currently an unfinished product, considered a Half-spirit Grade Treasure.

Once fully repaired, it could very likely become a true Spiritual Grade Treasure.

If that was the case, Lin Xuan would hit the big time!

As Lin Xuan contemplated the black cloak, the situation outside changed again.

“Three hundred and ten thousand!”

A cold voice came from the third floor, directly adding sixty thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to the bid.

The martial artists in the hall were somewhat stunned, wondering which wealthy patron had such boldness to add so many Spirit Stones at once.

Many looked towards the source of the voice, and someone noticed that it came from room number ten.

“Number ten, isn’t that Miss Qianqian?

Could it be that the Medicine Emperor Institute is entering the fray?” someone exclaimed.

Upon hearing that the Medicine Emperor Institute was getting involved, many alchemists sighed and gave up.

They definitely couldn’t compete with the Institute, nor did they want to offend it!

That was, after all, the super Elixir Medicine Force of the Heavenly Mountain Country, with close relations to many Three-star Sects.

Lin Xuan recognized the voice from room number ten as very familiar, took a moment to recall, and immediately pictured the image of a red-clothed girl in his mind.

This girl was the same one who had tried to snatch the Snow White Monkey on the black ship.

“It seems the Medicine Emperor Institute’s reputation is indeed significant, managing to scare off many competitors,” Lin Xuan was somewhat taken aback.

“Three hundred and thirty thousand!”

“Three hundred and fifty thousand!”

Yet, not every alchemist was deterred, and many, not caring for the face of the Medicine Emperor Institute, continued to bid.

“Four hundred and ten thousand!”

Room number ten made another bid, adding sixty thousand without a moment’s hesitation.

The entire hall fell silent again, with many secretly swallowing hard.

That was sixty thousand Spirit Stones, equivalent to the entire wealth of an ordinary person at the Spirit Merging Realm, casually called out as if drinking water.

“It looks like Miss Qianqian is determined to win,” many speculated privately.

No wonder, after all, a pill furnace like this, if brought back and shared with others, could be used for many years—a deal too good for the Medicine Emperor Institute to pass up.

Four hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones had already deterred many alchemists, they simply couldn’t match the wealth of the Medicine Emperor Institute.

Just as everyone thought the bidding would end there, a lazy voice suddenly emerged from room number thirteen.

“Four hundred and twenty thousand.”