Chapter 15 One and a Half Billion Deal
In the Great Qin Empire, the young Dragon Knight Gu Yunyang was a rising star well-known throughout the Three Thousand States.
He had subdued a giant dragon at a young age and acquired its wealth, making him very wealthy.
"160 million!"
Someone continued to bid. It was a woman in a black long dress, her face veiled, her identity unknown. She was obviously concealing her persona, not wanting to be exposed.
Everyone else was puzzled, guessing at the woman's identity.
Anyone who could afford such an exorbitant price was certainly no ordinary person.
"180 million!"
Another bid came in, this one from Sun Moon City's City Lord, Liuu Ziyu.
Some ancient sects and top-level forces joined in, making the competition incredibly fierce.
The price of the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill soared without any sign of stopping.
"Damn it! If I could get the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill, I could have a powerful Cultivation Talent too!"
Shen Yu Yang's face was extremely grim. He longed to secure the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill, but upon seeing the prices offered by these top-level forces, he completely lost heart.
Though the Sky Dragon Commerce Association was astonishingly wealthy, it paled in comparison to the oldest and most powerful of these forces.
It wasn't even worth mentioning.
"Alas…" Shangguan Fei'er sighed amidst the crowd.
She eagerly wanted to win the Blood Spirit Pill for Lin Feng.
But now, she felt a deep sense of powerlessness.
The price of the Blood Spirit Pill continued to skyrocket!
One woman raised the bid to 300 million! She wore a straw hat, and upon seeing her, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a hint of confusion.
"Is that Jiang Yudie?"
He muttered to himself, feeling that the figure looked familiar, the more he looked, the more she resembled Jiang Yudie.
Was Jiang Yudie bidding on the Blood Spirit Pill as a private individual?
This won Lin Feng's admiration; Jiang Yudie could have used some tricks to get the Blood Spirit Pill from Lin Feng at a low price.
But Jiang Yudie didn't do so. Instead, she worked wholeheartedly to promote the Blood Spirit Pill, and to win it, she relied on her own strength to join the competition.
The price of the Blood Spirit Pill continued to rise, reaching the astronomical amount of 500 million. Many withdrew from the bidding, such as Gu Yunyang, Liuu Ziyu, and the woman who might be Jiang Yudie, among others.
"Whoever owns this Blood Spirit Pill is going to make a fortune this time!"
"What luck to have obtained an Ancient Medicine God's Blood Spirit Pill. After this auction, those Spirit Stones will surely last for hundreds of years of cultivation, sparing worries over Cultivation Resources for centuries."
"I wonder if that person has received the Ancient Medicine God's inheritance?"
"Hmm, now that you mention it, it's quite possible. If they really received the Ancient Medicine God's inheritance, that would be incredibly heaven-defying!"
Some murmured among themselves, contemplating the possibility that the inheritance of the Ancient Medicine God might have emerged, all gasping in astonishment.
Throughout the endless years, countless cultivators had fallen in search, diving into various Death Absolute Lands and Life Forbidden Zones, unable to find the inheritance of the Ancient Medicine God.
Now that the Ancient Medicine God's elixir had appeared, everyone suspected that its inheritance might really have emerged.
...
Lin Feng heard some of the chatter and thought to himself, "These people really have wild guesses! But the Fire Kirin really hid deep enough, having received the Ancient Medicine God's inheritance and yet managed to keep it secret from everyone. With his boastful nature, it's impressive he managed to do that."
However, Lin Feng was unaware that when the Fire Kirin was in the Central Sacred Heavenly State, he did not go by the name Fire Kirin, but had a rather astonishing title.
"Flame Saint Monarch!"
...
Of course, all of that was in the past. Now, the Fire Kirin, having lost his Divine Power to a demon bead, was no longer as powerful as before.
The Fire Kirin did not just absent himself from this auction; he had left the Imperial City beforehand, hiding in the mountains and forests outside.
Because, according to the Fire Kirin, some of the unparalleled powerhouses arriving held grudges against it from years past, and if they sensed its presence, it would be extremely troublesome. For safety's sake, the Fire Kirin slipped away ahead of time.
Lin Feng profoundly believed what the Fire Kirin had said. Given the Fire Kirin's character, it indeed might have offended many people, and now that its Divine Power had faded, the Fire Kirin naturally had to be cautious, doing its best to avoid old "enemies." Otherwise, if discovered by foes from the past, it was destined to meet a deadly fate.
The current Fire Kirin wasn't even a match for Lin Feng.
Let alone facing those supreme powerhouses.
At this moment, bidding for the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill had reached an intensely heated stage.
Medicine King Chenming joined the competition, hoping to acquire the Blood Spirit Pill, and he pushed the price up to a staggering six billion.
"It seems that Medicine King Valley is determined to get their hands on the Blood Spirit Pill, they must want to study the Ancient Medicine God's formula."
"With the capabilities of Medicine King Valley, analyzing the ingredients of the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill wouldn't be too difficult, but figuring out how to refine it is an entirely different, and far more difficult, matter."
People were discussing heatedly, but clearly Medicine King Chenming still wished to obtain the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill.
Someone started to compete with Medicine King Chenming.
The first was Di Wu from the Great Shang Empire.
The Great Shang Empire had a long-standing, unimaginably strong legacy. There were rumors suggesting a connection between them and the ancient power of the Mercenary Association.
Di Wu raised the price by thirty million.
Not only did Di Wu enter the competition, but an old man also joined in.
"Hisss, Jii Daotian!"
Many people were shocked.
This was the old Imperial Uncle from the Great Zhou Empire! The personal uncle of the current Human Emperor of the Great Zhou Empire!
"An elder of Jii Yuhuan?"
Lin Feng looked at the old man.
The founding patriarch of the Great Zhou Empire was said to be named Jii Fa.
There were tales that this man had evolved the Eight Trigrams of the Ancient Saint Emperor Fu Xi into the "Sixty Trigrams."
He could predict the future!
His prowess was incredibly heaven-defying, establishing the eternally unyielding Great Zhou Empire.
But because of Jii Fa's overly heaven-defying abilities, he faced divine retribution and perished shortly after establishing the Great Zhou Empire.
Yet, to this day, the Great Zhou Empire remained powerful.
Three great powerhouses engaged in a fierce competition.
None were willing to give in, each desiring to obtain the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill.
But there was only one Ancient Blood Spirit Pill!
In the end, the price of the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill settled at "fifteen billion Spirit Stones."
"Congratulations, Brother Chen, I shall withdraw from the competition," Jii Daotian bowed with his fists clasped.
"Many thanks!" Medicine King Chenming also gestured with a clasped fist.
Di Wu from the Great Shang Empire sighed lightly, as fifteen billion was beyond his expectations, and he too chose to bow out.
"Fifteen billion! Are there any higher bids?"
"Fifteen billion the first!"
"Fifteen billion the second!"
"Fifteen billion the third!"
"Sold!"
The hammer of the Dongfang Pavilion auction dropped.
At last, Medicine King Chenming let out a breath of relief.
"The Ancient Blood Spirit Pill is mine!" A smile appeared on the corner of Medicine King Chenming's mouth. Although spending fifteen billion Spirit Stones was painful, the acquisition of the Ancient Blood Spirit Pill, in Medicine King Chenming's view, was of tremendous significance for the development of Medicine King Valley. This deal was more than worth it.