Xiao Yan entered the auction and soon the foundation elixir was up for the auction.
"This is a second tier pill." With her delicate hand picking up the jade bottle, Ya Fei's charming voice calmed the auctioneers for an instant. But soon, the yells became even louder, in Dou Qi Mainland, the pills refined by Alchemists were the most sought after items.
"This thing is named Foundation Elixir. It is only effective to those below the Dou Zhe level. Training in Foundation Elixir allows people under the Dou Zhe level to have an increased efficiency in training! Hehe, if you like you son or grandson to be called a genius, this is perfect for you!" Her attractive mouth lightly breathed the words and numbed the minds of many of the auctioneers.
"Foundation Elixir? It can raise one's Dou Qi training speed? Lady Ya Fei, the people in that stage can't take the pressure of the pill right?" Even though Ya Fei was extremely charming, there were also many people that stayed calm and after a brief silence, someone raised an essential question.
"Hehe, this elixir was personally inspected by our Gu Ni master and was found to be a second tier pill. There will not be a problem, everyone can be assured of that." Ya Fei lightly laughed while responding.
Hearing that Gu Ni had personally inspected the pill, those with doubt didn't question the validity of the pill anymore. Everyone knew that Gu Ni Master was a second tier Alchemist. in the entire Wu Tan City, even the clan leaders of the three clans were courteous towards him.
Xiao Yan lazily leaned on his chair and watched the excited atmosphere within the crowd. Letting out a light breath, he thought: Looks like this Foundation Elixir will bring quite a bit of income! Slightly shifting his gaze to his father, Xiao Yan realized that the previously calm expression on his father had slightly changed.
"8500!" Right when Ya Fei's voice stopped, a person yelled out a price.
"9000!" Another price came right after the first price had been called.
…..
The price quickly went up and within a couple of seconds, it got to 13,000!
Due to absence of main players like 3 main clans in Wu Tan city, price didn't go too high. Finally three Foundation Elixirs were sold for 20,000 gold coins, 18,000 gold coins and 17,000 gold coins respectively. Considering cost of raw ingredients was only 1,000 gold coins, he was very satisfied with this outcome nonetheless.
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Leaving the first auction hall, Xiao Yan returned to the Inspection Room and under the respectful gaze of the middle aged man, patiently waited.
A few minutes later, with a flurry of footsteps, two shadows pushed the door open.
"Hehe, are you the owner of the Foundation Elixir? Mister, this must be the first time you've come to Wu Tan City right?" With a gust of perfume, a charming yet numbing giggle sounded besides Xiao Yan. It made his firm mindset waver.
Without any formalities, Xiao Yan directly put 7 jade bottles on the table and gestured for Ya Fei to inspect them.
Ya Fei kept staring at 7 small jade bottles full of Foundation Elixir in front of her in shock. Her eyes had lost her usual sparkle and she leaned forward at a precarious angle.
"Cough…"Sitting not too far away from Ya Fei with his black pouch, Xiao Yan coughed, bringing her back to attention.
Her pale white hands tenderly groped the jade bottles while she sniffed it to try and authenticate the elixirs. After a while, she handed the bottles to Gu Ni, the alchemist expert of the auction.
Taking the Foundation Elixir from her, Gu Ni began to inspect the bottle closely and then remarked, "All of these are truly Foundation Elixirs…"
Upong hearing Gu Ni's confirmation, Ya Fei's eyebrows leapt up in surprise. She observed the black cloaked figured before her and her face carried a smile.
"When will the elixir be sold?" The cloaked figure asked with the voice of Yao Lao.
"Does uncle need money right away? If you are not that busy, then I suggest waiting for 1 or 2 days. 7 bottles of Foundation Elixir rarely come onto the market at the same time. If you would let the Auction House publicize this then your profits will surely be a lot higher..." Ya Fei smiled sweetly while suggesting her idea.
Hearing this, the cloaked figure went silent momentarily and just for a moment, a light groan in confirmation was heard.
Hearing his response, Ya Fei's smiling face slipped for a second. Her white hands reached for her teacup and she brought it to her lips. She could now ascertain that this black cloaked figure was a rank 2 alchemist, if not a rank 3 alchemist!
Taking a sip from the teacup, the cloaked figure spoke once more with an elderly voice, "Perhaps your auction house could assist in helping me obtain a medicinal cauldron?"
Aware of the other party's status, Ya Fei was not at all surprised at his request. Smiling while nodding her head, she beckoned to call a serving girl. Ya Fei softly gave the girl a few instructions before waving her hand to send the girl off.
"Haha, sir, you have come at such an opportune moment, just this morning the auction house received a medicine cauldron refined by fiery flames. This cauldron was forged by the famous blacksmith from the Jia Ma Empire, Master He Er. Not only does it amplify the Dou Qi Flame, it is also made of some rare metals that help to increase the chances of successfully refining medicine. These days, these kinds of medicine cauldrons are highly praised by the Alchemists of Jia Ma Empire." Ya Fei explained as she smiled, her eyes moved about bewitchingly.
"Mmm." The old voice carried a slightly pleased tone. Slightly hesitating before asking again: "Also prepare for me 500 stalks of Blood Clot Grass, 600 Bone Growing Flower, 500 Poppy Flowers, 500 Lively Fruits..."
Hearing these requests, Gu Ni's eyelids jumped up slightly. All of these amount to around 2,20,000 gold coins. But with 7 Foundation Elixirs, along with already sold one's, Xiao Yan would have enough funds to buy all these materials.
Without hesitation, Xiao Yan left the room, saying firmly, "I'll return in two days. Make sure to prepare these ingredients by then."
Ya Fei, snapping out of her momentary shock, hurried after him to escort the mysterious alchemist. However, as she reached the doorway, he waved her off with a calm but decisive, "There's no need to see me out."