As Elder Lin's words fell, the middle-aged man from the Treasure Pavilion beside him showed a look of shock.
"Sixty million gold soul coins! In any power on the continent, this is an astronomical sum! If all sixty million gold soul coins were converted to copper soul coins, they could directly fill an artificial lake!"
"But for just five bottles of so-called Foundation Establishment Elixir, Shrek Academy paid such a hefty price. It should be known that the value of these sixty million gold soul coins is almost equivalent to a high-quality spirit bone over 60,000 years old, and it's for important parts like the torso or head. Is it really worth it?"
However, in Elder Lin's heart, she had her own calculations. If it were just for a portion of the Foundation Establishment Elixir, selling it for sixty million gold soul coins might be a bit of a stretch.
But according to the medicinal power Elder Lin sensed from the Foundation Establishment Elixir, it matched what Huo Yuhao described.
If these five bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir were used on a young soul master who was extremely loyal to Shrek Academy and had strong talent, then this young soul master could potentially be trained to become Shrek Academy's ace fighter.
Don't think that absorbing a millennium spirit ring at the second spirit ring is a simple matter; in the path of cultivation, being one step ahead means being ahead in every step.
If one can absorb a millennium spirit ring at the second spirit ring, then the third spirit ring will definitely be an even higher millennium spirit ring. Once this soul master reaches the level of a Soul Elder, he might be able to achieve the feat of absorbing a ten-thousand-year spirit ring at the Soul Elder level.
And Shrek Academy is not lacking in spirit bones, even if they are, they can always 'acquire' them from the Star Dou Forest.
Looking at the countless fearsome dragon skulls in the Sea God Pavilion secret room, and thinking about the secret spirit bones that require killing a hundred spirit beasts within half an hour, it's clear that Shrek Academy is definitely capable of such feats.
Of course, there's another reason, which is that Elder Lin wants to replicate this Foundation Establishment Elixir, analyze its formula, and turn it into 'Shrek Elixir'.
Shrek Academy has many apothecaries, and Elder Zhuang from the Sea God Pavilion is a master-level apothecary. Most of the soul-enhancing pills in the academy are personally prepared by Elder Zhuang.
Elder Zhuang, titled the Life Douluo, has the Life Tree martial soul and specializes in healing. Among the current auxiliary-type titled Douluo strong, Elder Zhuang's strength is undoubtedly the top.
After all, the advancement of auxiliary-type martial souls is more difficult than control or attack types, and reaching the level of a titled Douluo is extremely rare.
As medicine and alchemy are interlinked, Elder Zhuang's research in pharmacology is also profound. As long as he can analyze the formula of this Foundation Establishment Elixir, Shrek Academy's strength will undoubtedly skyrocket, and they could even mass-produce such talented soul masters.
By then, what is the Douluo Three Nations, what is the Sun Moon Continent, what is the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Body Sect? They are all just insignificant. Only Shrek Academy remains eternal and invincible!
Huo Yuhao nodded, chuckled, and handed over four white jade bottles and a card from under his black robe.
"Jie Jie Jie, the remaining Foundation Establishment Elixirs are here. Please transfer the sixty million gold soul coins to this card."
Elder Lin took the brand-new card, her gaze slightly condensed. This card was an anonymous stored value card issued by the Heavenly Soul Empire's bank, with no verification method.
In other words, if this card is lost, whoever finds it can use the money at will, and no one can find out. But precisely because of this, no one can know the name and identity of the person using this card.
The black-clothed man's intention was naturally to prevent the Treasure Pavilion from tracking him through the card information.
"A terrifyingly powerful and meticulous person, when did the Douluo Continent produce such a strong person?" Elder Lin pondered.
She handed the card to the middle-aged man behind her, indicating for him to quickly transfer the money. Elder Lin then opened each white jade bottle one by one to check the quality of the Foundation Establishment Elixir inside.
After a while, the middle-aged man returned to the office, and after receiving Elder Lin's permission, he respectfully handed the card back to Huo Yuhao. "Yes, a pleasure doing business."
Casually taking the card, Huo Yuhao did not stay, directly walking out of the room under the gaze of the two.
"Elder Lin, why didn't you keep him to specially make the Foundation Establishment Elixir for Shrek Academy?" After Huo Yuhao's figure disappeared, the middle-aged man finally asked in a low voice.
"With his strength, just relying on me alone might not be enough to stop him." Elder Lin shook her head, then furrowed her brows, wondering aloud, "But which force does he belong to? I have never heard of the existence of the Foundation Establishment Elixir, and such a precious treasure should be kept hidden by major forces, not exposed. Could it be that he is a rogue cultivator?"
"Akong, go see him off." The middle-aged man named Akong nodded quickly. But then, as he was about to leave, he suddenly paused and asked Elder Lin, "Should we investigate his background?"
Elder Lin narrowed her eyes, thought for a moment, then shook her head, saying, "Better not for now. Rogue cultivators of such strength often have eccentric tempers. If he notices our investigation, it might give him a bad impression of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. Offending a mysterious strong person of unknown level who can make such powerful medicine is not wise."
Glancing at the middle-aged man, Elder Lin said lightly, "You should know how to make him have a good impression of us, right?"
"Hehe, understood."
"Remember, even if we cannot befriend him, we must not offend him. Otherwise..." Leaving a faint sentence, Elder Lin took the Foundation Establishment Elixirs and left gracefully.
Quickly, the middle-aged man caught up with Huo Yuhao, who was about to leave the Treasure Pavilion. "Thank you for trusting the credibility of our Treasure Pavilion and completing this transaction with us. This is something our pavilion master asked me to give you. You can leave it for your family's juniors to use."
Huo Yuhao took the letter handed over by the middle-aged man and opened it, finding it was a letter of recommendation. The content of the letter roughly meant that a young soul master could enter Shrek Academy without taking the entrance exam, similar to the Tang Sect's exemption qualification.
"Wow, so this is something anyone useful to Shrek can get? But their intention is too obvious. If I really let my so-called juniors enter Shrek Academy, it would be like being bound by Shrek. Then, without needing research, Shrek could get endless Foundation Establishment Elixirs. This is too smart!" Huo Yuhao chuckled and put away the exemption letter. Since Shrek had such kindness, he might as well accept it; it might come in handy in the future.
"May I have your name, sir? I will keep it in the Treasure Gathering Pavilion records, and you will be our most honored guest!" the middle-aged man said.
Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed mischievously. "My name is Ah Jie. They all call me Brother Jie. I live alone, my house is quite big, and you are welcome to come over and play. When you're tired, just sleep directly. No problem at all."
(PS: I don't know who's Ah Jie 😕.)