Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Winning at a High Price
"Fellow cultivators, let me introduce the Blood Heart Pill once more. The miraculous effect of this pill can bring a Foundation Establishment cultivator back to life even if they are at death’s door!"
"Starting price is eight thousand Spirit Stones, and each bid increment must not be less than one hundred Spirit Stones!" At this moment, Fairy Luoxiang was extremely excited.
Ye Jingcheng sensed that Ye Xinghe’s body was slightly trembling.
It seemed he cared greatly about the Blood Heart Pill!
Beside him, cultivators from the Li Family, Chu Family, Chen Family, and others were bidding continuously!
"Nine thousand Spirit Stones!"
"Ten thousand Spirit Stones!"
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The price of the Blood Heart Pill surged towards the price of the Foundation Establishment Pill!
Of course, under normal circumstances, the Blood Heart Pill wouldn’t be worth so much, but if a Foundation Establishment cultivator needed healing, its value would increase dramatically!
It’s important to note that a Foundation Establishment Pill can still fail, but the Blood Heart Pill offers a surefire recovery of Foundation Establishment combat power!
"Eleven thousand Spirit Stones!" Ye Xinghe spoke for the first time!
But he didn’t raise the price too much, maintaining his composure!
The four major families, and even the two great Purple Mansion Clans upstairs, might make a move!
Raising the price too high would be useless, as those loose cultivators couldn’t offer many bids, hardly worth intimidating.
"Twelve thousand Spirit Stones!" Li Mutian provocatively spoke up!
"Thirteen thousand Spirit Stones!" Ye Xinghe continued to speak without revealing any expression!
The price steadily rose.
When it reached eighteen thousand Spirit Stones, three families were still competing.
The Xu Clan on the second floor, the Li Family in a private room on the first floor, and the Ye Family in another private room on the first floor!
The bidding was extremely heated.
At this moment, many cultivators who initially planned to leave after bidding on treasures were gradually pausing!
The last time an auction was this hot was three years ago when the Taiyi Sect released Foundation Establishment Pills!
"Twenty thousand Spirit Stones!" Ye Xinghe stated this price with a calm demeanor!
Seeing this, Li Mutian on the side couldn’t help but ask.
"Wasn’t that Black Flood Dragon Clamp yours from the Ye Family just now?"
But Ye Xinghe didn’t respond, continuing to watch the front quietly!
Master Black Wood, who was there moments ago, had disappeared.
The scene paused for quite a while.
Finally, the price of twenty thousand one hundred Spirit Stones came from the second floor, breaking the silence of the scene!
"Twenty-two thousand!" Ye Xinghe still spoke!
This time, the second floor was silent for a long time.
Fairy Luoxiang swayed continuously, trying to stimulate higher bids with her charming demeanor.
However, those interested in her figure had no strength to bid higher, and those who were not didn’t care at all!
"Twenty-two thousand Spirit Stones, twice!"
"Twenty-two thousand Spirit Stones, thrice!"
"Sold, congratulations to the Ye Family cultivator!"
At this moment, Fairy Luoxiang finally sounded the hammer.
Ye Xinghe finally exhaled a sigh of relief!
Behind his calm expression, he clenched his fist slightly!
The Black Flood Dragon Clamp was personally forged by the Patriarch of the Ye Family from a demon beast he slew, and yet, at this moment, due to the Blood Heart Pill, it was sold to the Li Family!
Of course, he was certain in his heart that there was probably a trick behind the Blood Heart Pill; otherwise, given its usefulness to the Ye Family, twenty-two thousand Spirit Stones wouldn’t have been enough.
However, even if there was a trick to the Blood Heart Pill, after his inspection, its effectiveness seemed normal, and it might still be useable. The family just needs to figure out the catch first.
In this respect, he believed his family could manage it.
Therefore, the Blood Heart Pill was still very important.
Of course, in his heart, he hoped his suspicions were wrong, that there were no issues with the Blood Heart Pill. As long as they could bring it back to the family, the Ye Family’s guardian spirit beast could recover its injuries.
Soon, Ye Xinghe stepped forward to exchange Spirit Stones and the treasure!
The Li Family remained seated for a long time without leaving, even Li Xiangcai appeared to be acting out a scene. Ye Xinghe cooperated intensely with this.
Not only did he mock them a bit, but he also quickly took the pill and returned to the shop.
"Xing Hong, close the shop for ten days. Don’t open the door for the next ten days!" The moment Ye Xinghe entered the room, he began to instruct!
Then he turned to Ye Jingcheng and the other two:
"You should all return to your rooms and cultivate diligently these next few days!" Ye Xinghe instructed again, then looked at Ye Jingcheng.
"This is your Red Dragon Fruit, three hundred and twenty Spirit Stones!" Ye Xinghe looked at Ye Jingcheng and took out a palm-sized Jade Box, which at that moment was the one from the auction.
"Thank you, Uncle. But Jingcheng only has two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones..." Ye Jingcheng awkwardly said!
He dared to bid three hundred Spirit Stones because Ye Jingli said he would support him with a hundred Spirit Stones.
"Deduct it from Contribution Points, Xing Hong, deduct for Jingcheng!" After instructing, Ye Xinghe reminded them to stay inside and headed to his room.
"This treasure is extremely important to the family. Everyone should bear with it and practice diligently. For a cultivator, everything else is external; only cultivation is most important!" Ye Xinghong looked at everyone solemnly and explained once more!
After explaining, she sighed deeply!
She sighed at everyone here, thinking if she had another chance, she might prioritize cultivation!
But now, she was accustomed to a simple life.
"Thank you, Thirteenth Aunt, we understand!" Ye Jingcheng replied, then headed to his room first.
At this moment, he gathered all the Spirit Fruits and Spirit Medicines, wanting to see what the images in the Ancient Book would show.
Ye Jingli and the others seemed quite excited, as if they still wanted to discuss the auction scenes.
Among them, Ye Jinhao and Ye Jingyun both stretched their necks, gathering around the three.
Seeing Ye Jingcheng leave, they gathered around Ye Jingli!
Alas, Ye Xingyu glared his brows as an elder, and they had to shrink back!
Returning to his room, Ye Jingcheng activated an Array, placing numerous Spirit Medicines before him!
And sure enough, the image of the Ancient Book changed, showing shadows of alchemy.
At this scene, Ye Jingcheng dared not be careless, continuously taking out a Jade Talisman for recording!
However, the Spirit Pill clearly was much more complex than a Tier One Middle-Grade Spirit Pill, requiring him to master a Tier One High-Grade Spirit Pill at least before refining it!
And to ensure the success of the alchemy, ideally, the Crimson Flame Fox should reach the Late Stage of First Tier as well.
Otherwise, his Red Dragon Fruit and Heartless Flower wouldn’t sustain multiple attempts!
Ye Jingcheng set down the Jade Talisman and decided to study it daily, researching every day!
Ensuring success on the first try during alchemy!
On the Ancient Book, the image of the Crimson Flame Fox with two tails was indeed awe-inspiring.
Once his mood calmed, Ye Jingcheng fed the two Spirit Beasts a little.
The Crimson Flame Fox, as usual, received Spirit Nourishing Pill and the Treasure Book Spiritual Light, whereas the Jade Ring Rat only received half a Spirit Nourishing Pill and a tiny bit of the Treasure Book Spiritual Light.
After finishing everything, Ye Jingcheng took a long breath and fell onto the bed, beginning to cultivate quietly.
As the Li Fire Skill circulated, Ye Jingcheng’s mind calmed down greatly, and spiritual energy gradually formed one circulation after another, his body heating up.
The spiritual energy in the air gradually formed a faint vortex around him, casting a faint red glow over his body.
And so, day by day passed.
Everyone waited for the ten-day closure to pass.
Ye Jingcheng waited, Ye Xinghe waited, and the outside world waited...