The middle-aged man looked at the Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill again, slightly embarrassed, and said,
"This elixir uses the Thousand-Hand Bodhi Seed as the main ingredient. Judging by the fluctuations in its patterns, it is for concentrating the soul and gathering the spirit. However, my knowledge is limited and I cannot call out its full name. I would appreciate your guidance, Young Master Long Chen."
An appraiser can't even name this pill, which is a bit awkward.
However, it's better to be awkward than to call it randomly, or the wrong name will only make things more awkward.
"You have a keen eye. Actually, this elixir is called the Thousand-Hand Soul Condensation Pill. When I obtained it, I obtained it during a trial; otherwise, I wouldn't have recognized it at all. Your mastery of alchemy is truly admirable." This middle-aged man was indeed impressive.
In fact, the Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill has three main ingredients, but among them, the Thousand-Hand Bodhi Seed serves as the guiding principle.
Usually, when naming pills, the main ingredient and its effects are used to determine the meaning. Even if the middle-aged man didn't know the name, he could guess it, though he didn't dare guess recklessly, fearing it would make a joke.
Without mentioning the name, he listed the main ingredient and its effects, proving his knowledge and showing humility. It was a win-win situation, and Long Chen gave him a high honor, supporting each other.
"Is Young Master Long Chen really planning to make a move on this Tribulation Pill?" The middle-aged man asked.
"I didn't understand what you meant, sir." Long Chen was slightly taken aback.
"What I mean is, are you really planning to auction it, or just to increase your influence?
Let me be blunt: if you want to auction, we'll give you a rough price for your reference.
If you're just here to show off this Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill, there's no need to estimate it—just ask for an outrageous price. The middle-aged man looked at Long Chen and said.
"You mean to learn from that idiot Zhao Wou-Ki?" Long Chen immediately understood what the middle-aged man meant.
Logically, this Tribulation Pill is extremely precious, and its rarity far exceeds its medicinal effects. So, the middle-aged man thought Long Chen wanted to use this auction to boost his reputation for his pills.
Simply put, it means constantly hyping up the pill, letting the whole world know about it, then selling it at the highest price to maximize profits.
But if he joined the auction, once someone set a price, he had to sell it. So this middle-aged man wanted to probe Long Chen's background.
Long Chen smiled slightly and said, "Of course I'm selling them. I have two Tribulation Pills—why can't I sell one?"
Besides, although I failed at alchemy this time, I've gained a lot of valuable experience. As long as I have enough materials and time, I believe I can definitely refine a top-grade pill. When
Long Chen said the materials and time were sufficient, a trace of mockery flashed deep in the middle-aged man's eyes, clearly disregarding Long Chen's words.
Eleventh-grade pills—not to mention top-grade, even high-grade, or even mid-grade, have a very high failure rate.
Even a giant like the Dongfang family wouldn't dare to easily attempt to refine an eleventh-grade top-grade pill, because that would be a pit—a bottomless pit—no matter how many resources you invest, it wouldn't be enough.
Even he, the chief alchemist, could only be distributed a complete set of rare medicines each year in the Eastern family for him to use in refining and researching eleventh-grade pills.
In fact, the Dongfang family still focused on research and didn't dare to let him go all out in refining, otherwise even with their own resources, it wouldn't be enough.
So when Long Chen mentioned 'enough materials,' he couldn't help but want to laugh. The world of alchemy lacks rare medicines—how could there be such a thing as 'enough'?
Long Chen was such a shrewd person. Although he hid it very well, Long Chen instantly caught his thoughts.
However, what Long Chen wanted was that he had that idea. Long Chen said, "Now that I have the Nine Lotus Soul Gathering Pill, this Thousand-Hand Soul Condensing Pill isn't as useful to me anymore."
It would be better to act early and purchase some of the things I urgently need, so please do not doubt my sincerity. Hearing
Long Chen say this, the middle-aged man relaxed, feeling much more relaxed. He smiled and said, "
If that's the case, it'll be easy. This Thousand-Hand Soul Condensing Pill will definitely fetch a good price."
Let me give you a valuation now. Usually, eleventh-rank top-grade pills are on the market and priceless.
But in terms of energy conversion, the price of an eleventh-rank top-grade pill ranges from thirty to thirty-five Nether Spirit Pearls. Long
Chen just listened without saying a word. He didn't know the value of the Nether Spirit Pearl, nor the value of an eleventh-rank supreme pill. As long as he stayed silent and put on a deep demeanor, that was enough.
The middle-aged man continued, "But the Tribulation Pill is different. Its price is usually ten times that of an ordinary top-grade pill, and it takes a detour."
Of course, this is only the actual value, but rarity makes things valuable. Besides their actual value, they also have reference value for collectibles, so their true value is hard to estimate.
However, our Dongfang Shijia can offer you a guaranteed price—five hundred Nether Spirit Pearls. Long
Chen nodded and said, "That price is quite reasonable." In
fact, Long Chen had no idea what was fair or not or not that he had no idea how the value was calculated. However, he only needed to know that this thing was valuable.
Hearing Long Chen's words, the middle-aged man smiled slightly and said, "Five hundred Underworld Spirit Pearls is the minimum price, meaning you can get five hundred Underworld Spirit Pearls from us and start by auctioning other items first."
At that time, the Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill will be auctioned at a starting price of five hundred Nether Spirit Pearls. After deducting these five hundred, the entire proceed will belong to you.
Of course, if the auction doesn't sell, you can consider selling the Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill to us, or exchange it for the Ming Spirit Pearl for the pill. You can rest assured about that.
However, according to my expectations, this Thousand-Hand Soul Condensing Pill must be very sought after and should fetch a good price. "
Then I'll leave it to you."
Long Chen nodded. He didn't know the true value of this pill, but from the shocked look in the female disciple's eyes, he felt that this Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill must be worth a sky-high price. This middle-aged man represented an Eastern family, so he probably wouldn't dare to fool him.
The middle-aged man carefully put away the Thousand-Hand Soul-Condensing Pill, then instructed someone to bring over an exquisite pouch. This bag was called the Qiankun Bag, which was actually a storage pouch, functioning similarly to a spatial ring.
However, the Qiankun pouch is used to hold some precious items. Its unique space is supported by formations, which can prevent the spiritual essence of treasures from fading. In fact, a good Qiankun pouch can even help the treasure grow slowly.
But spatial rings are different. The space inside is frozen, and treasures that remain for a long time are harmful to spiritual treasures. That's why some spiritual items are stored in spatial pouches.
Inside the Qiankun pouch were five hundred black-and-white pillars, where the power of life and death flowed, generating and restraining each other, attacking and nourishing each other, neither winning nor losing, unable to fuse—extremely strange.
Yet within a tiny pearl lies immense power, a strong force of life and death that inspires awe.
This is the Nether Spirit Pearl. It was an essential treasure for ancient Tongming Realm experts, but now it has almost disappeared. Today, Tongming Realm experts can only advance through long-term accumulation. Compared to ancient experts, today's experts are far too poor.
Having obtained five hundred Nether Spirit Pillars, Long Chen immediately felt like a poor man turning wealthy, feeling much more proud.
The middle-aged man gave Long Chen a receipt, which was similar to a pawnshop ticket in the secular world—it was a valid proof.
After putting away the receipt, the Nether Spirit Pearl was set away. The middle-aged man said, "Young Master Long Chen, I wonder what alchemy materials you need. Our Eastern family's treasury has plenty of treasures. Maybe we can help you with something." "
That's really sneaky. I just got the money, haven't even warmed it up yet, and you want me to spend it?"
Long Chen smiled slightly and said, "Alchemy requires tension and relaxation. I was too nervous before, which led to my repeated failures."
Now I need to rest for a while, adjust my mindset, and then study alchemy again.
Moreover, now that the major ancient powers are making a comeback, I want to wait and see. Good steel must be used where it matters. Don't you agree? As
soon as Long Chen said this, the middle-aged man's face flushed red. He had seen through all his thoughts.
Currently, the Ancient and Modern Heroes Gathering is hosted by the Dongfang family. Their products are worth whatever they say, but Long Chen has no reference and easily loses out.
Therefore, Long Chen wouldn't easily consume these Nether Spirit Pearls, since they were hard currency and valuable wherever they went.
"Haha, that's true. No wonder he can sweep across his era at such a young age. This steadiness is truly admirable."
I still need to continue organizing the upcoming auction, so I won't be joining you. Judging by the time, the second auction is about to start soon. If you're interested, you can get ready. The middle-aged man said.
Long Chen nodded. The disciple from the Eastern family led Long Chen out of the quiet room. Calculating the time, there were still three hours left before the second auction began.
The female disciple asked Long Chen if he needed to be given a lounge. Long Chen hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
Back in the lounge and closing the stone door, Long Chen suddenly burst out laughing: "Success! Success! A new project to get rich—found one." Long
Chen finally let out all the joy in his heart. From now on, as long as he could refine top-grade pills, they would always be Tribulation Pills. If the outside world found out, the whole world would probably go mad.
"No, keep a low profile, you have to keep a low profile!"
Long Chen laughed enough and let out a long sigh of relief. This matter had to be kept secret—no one could find out. Otherwise, Long Chen would be watched by the entire continent, envied and driven mad. He had to be careful.
Long Chen activated the formation in the secret chamber and began to restore his soul power. Soon, golden runes flickered continuously on the walls of the room.
Long Chen opened his eyes. Hehe, the second auction has begun. Let's see if there's anything good.