Chapter 8 Mittel Auction House
After looking around in the magnificent hall, Xiao Ling found a room with the words "Treasure Appraisal Room" written in large golden characters in a flamboyant style. Xiao Ling walked towards it.
Entering the treasure appraisal room, the room was a little empty. Beside the antique tea table, an old man was reading a book leisurely. Xiao Ling used his soul power to sense it a little and found that he couldn't tell the cultivation level at all. He was either an ordinary person or his cultivation level was higher than his.
Seeing someone coming in, the elegant old man put down the book in his hand and showed a friendly smile on his face, "Excuse me, are you going to appraise the treasure?" His eyes were looking at the figure under the black robe, and when he found that he couldn't see anything, he withdrew his gaze.
"Pills." A hoarse voice came from under the black robe. It was impossible to tell the age. It was Xiao Ling who deliberately concealed the sound.
Then, he patted his belt and pulled out a white jade bottle from the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night scroll. Inside was the Qi Gathering Powder, a fourth-grade elixir Xiao Xun'er had given Xiao Ling. However, Xiao Ling had already obtained one through the system, so he wouldn't need the extra one.
"I'm a little sorry for Xun'er this time. I'll have to apologize to her someday when I get a chance," Xiao Ling muttered to himself.
The old man picked up the jade bottle and was about to examine it when Xiao Ling's hoarse voice rang out.
"This contains a fourth-grade elixir, Qi Gathering Powder. It's 100% effective at helping a cultivator break through from the ninth stage of Dou Qi to Dou Zhe. Please quickly find someone suitable to examine it." Familiar with the original novel, he didn't bother arguing with a minor character. "
Sir, please wait a moment. I'll ask the steward to come and examine it." The old man placed the jade bottle down, turned, and left his seat, heading into the inner room.
A moment later, the old man returned, followed by a white-haired old man.
Xiao Ling took a quick look. He saw the alchemist's robe, and the elixir emblem on the chest had two silver waves on it. He thought to himself, "Could this be the Gu Ni from the original novel? I wonder if Ya Fei has come to Wutan City yet. She probably hasn't come yet, after all, she might not even be an adult at this point."
"Sir, this is Master Gu Ni from this auction house. He's a three-star Grand Master and a distinguished second-grade alchemist."
Gu Ni sat down, picked up the jade bottle on the table, and examined it carefully. He uncorked the bottle and gazed inside. Sure enough, it contained a mellow, fourth-grade elixir, the Qi Gathering Powder.
Putting down the jade bottle, Gu Ni said, "Sir, this is indeed the fourth-grade Qi Gathering Pill. Are you planning to sell it or auction it? Selling it will be cheaper, but you can pay directly. Auctioning it will be higher, but it will take some time, and our auction house will advertise it. After all, in Wutan City, no other forces besides the three major families can afford a fourth-grade pill."
Touching his chin, Xiao Ling pondered for a moment before speaking, "Sell it directly. My time is limited. Please give me a price quickly."
Gu Ni lowered his head and pondered for a moment before speaking, "If that's the case, the price can only be 300,000 gold coins. It might be troublesome if it's not convenient to sell it."
Xiao Ling was immediately displeased when he heard that the old man was trying to rip him off. Having read the original novel, he knew that a Qi Gathering Pill cost around 400,000 gold coins, and it would definitely fetch more in other major cities.
I, Xiao Ling, and your Mitel family are closely connected. You, the Mitel family, are trying to play tricks on me, Xiao Ling, right?
Xiao Ling tugged at his black robe and lowered his voice, then said to Gu Ni, "Don't treat me as a newbie who doesn't understand the market. Besides, the origin of this Qi Gathering Powder is very normal, and the minimum price is 400,000 gold coins. If you are sincere in trading, your auction house can use beast fire of equal value to exchange for this fourth-grade Qi Gathering Powder. I just need beast fire for my cultivation now."
Gu Ni frowned and thought to himself. At first, he thought that the man in black robe was just lucky and got this Qi Gathering Powder by chance. He planned to sell it in exchange for some gold coins. Now it seems that he should be a connoisseur.
"Then I'll buy this Qi Gathering Powder for 400,000 gold coins. If you need Beast Fire, you'll need to get it from a higher-end auction house. These gold coins can buy three fourth-tier Beast Fires. From what I've heard, it seems only the headquarters possesses fifth-tier Beast Fires." Gu Ni, eager to earn a few more points, gritted his teeth and agreed. After all, in this tiny Wutan City, fourth-tier elixirs were a rare sight, and he, a mere second-tier alchemist, couldn't possibly refine such a high-grade elixir.
Hearing this satisfying answer, Xiao Ling smiled gently. "That's fine. When will the Beast Fire arrive? And we won't need the poisonous ones."
"It'll arrive in Wutan City in about a week. Just bring this token to me next week." Gu Ni smiled, pulling out a golden standard token from his bosom and handing it to Xiao Ling.
After taking the token and tucking it into his waist, Xiao Ling smiled and said, "Stay tuned. I'll come back in a week at noon."
He then turned and headed out, quickly disappearing from Gu Ni's sight.
Watching Xiao Ling's departure, Gu Ni muttered, "What a strange man!" When her gaze shifted to the jade bottle containing the Qi Gathering Powder, her eyes grew intense. She took the bottle and headed back to the inner room. She knew she had to keep this pill safe. If anything happened to it, the Mitel family would punish her severely.
Leaving the Mitel auction house, Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing serious had happened. He only had to wait until next week to retrieve the Beast Fire. The Burning Technique should be able to evolve to the advanced Yellow rank. Shaking his head, he stopped dwelling on it and headed towards the Xiao residence.
Upon entering the Xiao residence, members of the family greeted Xiao Ling.
"Cousin Xiao Ling, your aura has become stronger again, and your cultivation has improved again!"
"Cousin Xiao Ling, did you just come back from outside?"
"Cousin Xiao Ling is getting more and more handsome. Can you come to my room tonight to teach me how to practice?"
Xiao Ling did not put on an air of contempt, and greeted them very gently. When he heard that a clan sister wanted to invite him to practice in her room at night, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he complained in his heart: "Bah, you want me to teach you how to practice? You are just greedy for my body, you cheap!"
Suddenly, Xiao Ling saw a person outside the crowd, walking towards the back mountain very cautiously. He took a closer look and found that it was Xiao Yan. What was he doing so quietly? Wasn't he going to the girls' bathing place? Could it be...
(End of this chapter)