This item isn't any kind of herb, but a black seed.
It's roughly the size of a glass bead and outwardly black.
The auction house probably thought it wasn't worth much; the starting bid was only a hundred thousand.
The auctioneer introduced it like this, "Ladies and gentlemen, many of you probably recognize this item. That's right, it is a Bodhi Seed. You crack open the outer shell, and you can thread the inside into a Bodhi Bracelet."
Someone shouted on the spot, "Are you kidding us? I deal in collectibles, and a top-quality Bodhi Bracelet costs at most ten thousand, and that's with one hundred and eight seeds. You're asking for a hundred thousand for one seed?"
Another person chimed in, "Right, are you planning to fleece us as if we're easy marks?"
"What's this rubbish, take it away quick, and bring up the ginseng."
