The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect certainly wasn't short of a mere million gold soul coins. Ning Rongrong generously said,
"Let's split everything among everyone."
Feng Xiaotian waved his hand and took a few steps back.
They hadn't participated in the bidding or contributed any money, so they had no reason to share in Ning Rongrong's winnings.
Wu Qi smiled.
"Rongrong, you choose first. Take whatever you want. If you don't want the rest, we'll treat it as team funds to cover future expenses."
Ning Rongrong nodded.
With the vast collection she already owned, very few treasures could truly catch her eye.
After looking through everything, she only took a dozen or so gemstones. As for the gold and silver jewelry, she wasn't interested in it at all.
"The rest of you can each pick two items," Ning Rongrong said with a smile. "Consider it a reward from the sect."
Huo Wu didn't stand on ceremony. She picked out two pieces of jewelry she liked and immediately put them on.
Chen Ping chose one gemstone and a piece of men's jewelry, planning to give them to his parents after the Spirit Master Tournament ended.
Everyone else casually selected two items as well. As for the remaining gemstones, Feng Xiaotian volunteered to help find buyers.
"Don't sell everything at once. If we flood the market, buyers will force the price down. Let the captain hold onto both the money from the sales and the remaining treasures. If the team needs funds later, we'll just ask him."
Wu Qi smiled and agreed.
After the auction ended, many guests noticed that this Heaven-Class Auction had featured significantly fewer high-value items than in previous years.
Even the rumored mental-type Spirit Bone never appeared.
Those who knew the truth naturally understood why. Those who didn't, no matter how many people they asked, would never get an answer.
Until the culprit was caught, the imperial family had no intention of making the incident public.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
With the wealth they had acquired, combined with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's financial support, the Seven Treasure Team no longer had to worry about expenses.
Training resources were used freely, and their cultivation conditions became exceptionally luxurious.
On this day, the Shrek Academy group finally returned to Heaven Dou City.
After helping Tang San obtain his Spirit Ring, everyone, eager to secure more immortal herbs, hurried back as quickly as possible.
The moment they returned to the academy, Yu Tianheng immediately contacted members of his family.
That very afternoon, several members of Yu Tianheng's branch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan quietly met him at a restaurant outside Shrek Academy.
"Uncle Chen, how did it go?" Yu Tianheng asked with a smile.
Yu Chen gave an awkward smile.
"Young Master, we searched according to the method you described. We did find something but I'm afraid it isn't what you were hoping for."
As he spoke, he brushed his storage soul tool, and more than ten medicinal herbs floated into the air before them.
Yu Tianheng couldn't identify immortal herbs himself. He could only sense that the spiritual energy contained within these herbs was rather weak, though at least they hadn't returned empty-handed.
"Was there anything else?" he asked.
Yu Chen shook his head.
What kind of place was Thunder Valley?
It was surrounded by lightning all year round. The fact that any plants could grow there at all was already remarkable, let alone immortal herbs.
Finding more than ten medicinal herbs had already required them to thoroughly search several caves.
Yu Tianheng didn't dwell on it. Whether they were truly immortal herbs or not, Tang San would be able to identify them soon enough.
After reminding Yu Chen to keep the matter confidential, he hurried back to the academy with the "immortal herbs."
At that moment, everyone from Shrek Academy was gathered in a meeting room.
They had just returned from the Star Dou Forest and hadn't even taken time to rest before assembling here to wait for news about the immortal herbs.
Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. Less than half an hour later, Yu Tianheng returned with a smile on his face.
Everyone's spirits lifted as they eagerly asked,
"Tianheng, how many immortal herbs did you find?"
Yu Tianheng laughed heartily and waved his hand. More than ten "immortal herbs" floated onto the conference table.
Everyone's eyes lit up as they greedily stared at the herbs.
Tang San calmed himself and began examining them one by one, identifying each herb and its effects.
It didn't take long before his expression froze.
Noticing the change in his face, Liu Erlong hurriedly asked,"Little San, what's wrong? Tell us!"
Everyone turned to look at him.
Tang San forced a bitter smile and said regretfully.
"I should have gone with them."
Yu Xiaogang immediately sensed something was wrong.
"Little San, what's going on? Were there any immortal herbs or not?"
Looking at everyone's expectant expressions, Tang San sighed repeatedly before speaking.
"Among these fifteen herbs, only six can barely be classified as pseudo-immortal herbs."
An immature immortal herb was simply an immortal herb that had not yet fully matured.
A pseudo-immortal herb, however, wasn't originally an immortal herb at all. Instead, it was a high-grade medicinal herb that had evolved after growing in an area with exceptionally rich spiritual energy.
In terms of medicinal potency, the hierarchy was clear.
Immortal herbs were superior to immature immortal herbs, which in turn were superior to pseudo-immortal herbs.
After hearing the explanation, Yu Xiaogang remained relatively calm.
"If they possess most of an immortal herb's medicinal effects, that's still enough to improve everyone's strength. Little San, distribute them according to everyone's needs. Together with Erlong and Flender, there are exactly enough."
Tang San didn't move.
It wasn't that he didn't want to distribute them.
He simply couldn't.
Seeing everyone's excitement, he had no choice but to shatter their hopes.
"Unfortunately all six pseudo-immortal herbs are dead."
"What do you mean?"
Yu Xiaogang's emotions finally began to waver, though he still managed to maintain some composure.
Tang San separated the six pseudo-immortal herbs and pointed at them one by one.
"This Thunder Bloom had to be harvested using a gold tool. Whoever collected it used the wrong tool and even severed its roots. It's completely dead and has entirely lost its medicinal effects."
"This Prosperity Grass needs to receive three hours of sunlight every day after being harvested. Whoever picked it must have stuffed it into a storage soul tool and forgotten about the sunlight, causing it to wither."
Treasures like immortal herbs possessed extraordinary spirituality.
Only living herbs retained their true medicinal effects.
Once they withered, they were reduced to nothing more than high-grade medicinal herbs.
"This..."
Yu Xiaogang staggered backward.
Had Liu Erlong not caught him in time, he would have collapsed onto the floor.
Among the Shrek Seven Devils, the two who hadn't received immortal herbs froze in place.
Xiao Wu, who had never cared much about immortal herbs, wasn't particularly disappointed.
Ma Hongjun clutched his head, dropped to his knees, and cried out.
"My immortal herb!"
Yu Tianheng also stood there in a daze, unable to recover from the shock.
Flender's heart sank.
This is bad.
Sure enough, the next moment, Ma Hongjun suddenly leaped to his feet. His eyes were bloodshot as he grabbed Oscar by the collar and shouted,
"Oscar! Give me back my immortal herb!"
Oscar had already absorbed it.
How could he possibly return it?
"Fatty, you were the one who gave it to me! A promise is a promise. Now you're trying to take it back? What kind of behavior is that?"
"We're classmates. Don't make things ugly."
Ma Hongjun refused to back down.
"Bullshit! Even brothers settle accounts clearly. Who the hell do you think you are? Give me back my immortal herb right now, or don't blame me for what happens next!"
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang looked as though his soul had left his body.
Liu Erlong remained beside him, trying to comfort him, and neither of them paid any attention to the infighting breaking out among the Shrek Seven Devils.
Flender wanted to step in and stop the argument, but as Ma Hongjun's teacher, he had to avoid appearing biased. Otherwise, Oscar would inevitably feel wronged.
The unity the Shrek Seven Devils had worked so hard to build was the last thing he wanted to destroy.
Tang San could only smile bitterly.
He wanted to calm everyone down, but he didn't even know where to begin.
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