Heaven Refining physique-Chapter 88: End Of Auction

"Let’s start the bidding; the starting price will be 375,000. It is based on the same price at which a single pill was sold before. Please begin."

"376,000."

"380,000."

" 382,000"

" 384,000"

" 385,000"

...

The price was increasing slowly, and Blazing Valley still hadn’t bid once.

Finally, when the bid reached 390,000, they made their first offer.

"400,000."

Most people knew that Blazing Valley would definitely want win this lot. They might use all of their spirit stones. Some even thought of increasing the prices but were also afraid that if Blazing Valley backed down, they would have to pay a hefty sum.

"405,000." It was a bid made by the Mountain Sword Sect.

"406,000." Blazing Valley wouldn’t back down yet, and they knew the Mountain Sword Sect would make them bleed more.

"What happened to you all? Why increase the prices by only 1,000? Have you become poorer? Bid like us—410,000!"

This was the same way Blazing Valley had taunted the Mountain Sword Sect before.

"411,000." The elder of Blazing Valley gritted his teeth but didn’t argue back.

"415,000." The Mountain Sword Sect seemed hell-bent on making Blazing Valley exhaust all their spirit stones.

"You lot sure can bid high. Make sure to check your storage bags to see if you have enough spirit stones or not. You know the rules, right? 416,000."

"Don’t worry, we have enough. How about you stop bidding and let’s see if we can pay for this or not? 420,000."

Their exchange of words wasn’t a threat to each other, so Mei Lan let them bicker among themselves.

"It seems we don’t even need to intervene. The Mountain Sword Sect will take care of everything," Mei Ling said with a smile, while Jiang Hao nodded at her.

"421,000."

"Fine, we will bid one last time. If you can bid more, you can have it—430,000."

When the elder sitting in room number 8 heard that, he clenched his fist in anger but still bid.

"431,000." The sound was a little muffled.

Jiang Hao was amused. He thought for a moment and bid himself.

"432,000." Others were stunned. This was the first time someone from room number 3 had bid, and it seemed like it was done only to make things difficult for Blazing Valley.

The elder’s eyes widened, and he looked toward room number 3. He was certain that, other than the Mountain Sword Sect, they had no enemies. He couldn’t figure out why this person wanted to make things difficult for him.

He also couldn’t let these pills go. Perfect-tier pills of grade 6 were rare, and obtaining two of his desired pills wasn’t something he could miss.

There was a chance that the sect master could break through and reach the Heavenly King Realm. If he knew that he had missed such an opportunity, the punishment would be harsher than he could imagine.

He gritted his teeth and went all out, certain he would win after this.

"440,000."

When Jiang Hao heard that bid, he knew it might be every last spirit stone Blazing Valley had, so he stopped.

The elder finally sighed, but he was out of spirit stones now. There were still some left, but they wouldn’t be enough to make any further bids.

"It seems we have our winner. Please complete the transaction."

"Senior, can you communicate with Senior Mei Lan?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"Ask her to bring all five fire-attributed pills next."

Mei Ling was surprised but smiled immediately and used her spiritual sense to communicate with Mei Lan.

Mei Lan was about to wave her hand to call a new maid when she stopped and went back herself.

Others looked surprised but didn’t voice anything. If the auction had ended, she would have said so.

Ten seconds later, she returned with a maid carrying another jade tray.

"Sorry for the delay. Due to unexpected matters, I had to go back for some time, but rest assured, we are not done yet."

She removed the veil, and it revealed five peak grade 6 pills of perfect tier.

But when others examined them with their spiritual sense, they were stunned and couldn’t help but look toward room number 8 with pity.

The elder sitting in the room was trembling with anger. He knew this was done deliberately. The reason she went back was to arrange these pills.

He controlled his voice and said, "Lady Mei, we have no feud with the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion. What is the meaning of this? Why are you making things difficult for us?"

When Mei Lan heard this, she sighed with feigned sadness.

"Dear guest, you’ve misunderstood. The one who made this request was none other than the person auctioning these pills. Their request isn’t something we can deny. If they say they wish to sell all five fire-attributed pills, then we will do so. Please understand my position; I am but a mere auctioneer, nothing more."

If others didn’t know her identity, they might have believed her.

But the way she spoke cleared one doubt for many people: the alchemist didn’t belong to the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion but was only here to sell these pills.

The representative of the Alchemy Hall was also stunned. No wonder she wasn’t afraid when he accused her of hiding an alchemist forcibly.

And the way she spoke suggested that the alchemist was present here. Was the treasure also with him? He trembled with excitement internally and spoke.

"Daoist friend, you must have heard of the Alchemy Hall, yes? How about coming with me? I am certain we can provide you with many necessary resources to help you improve further."

After saying that, he waited for a response.

Others were also silent, waiting to see what this person would say. Was he the one who crafted these pills, or was he merely here to sell them on behalf of someone else? That remained a mystery.

Jiang Hao didn’t say anything and simply waited for the bidding to start.

After ten breaths passed without a response, others understood that the person wasn’t keen on joining the Alchemy Hall. They were surprised and relieved internally. This alchemist might be the greatest talent ever seen in the Eastern Region, even surpassing those who came before.

His staying in the Eastern Region would benefit them all.

The representative of the Alchemy Hall felt a slight sting of disrespect from the lack of response but held his anger. He had to find a way to contact this person.

If he asked the Heavenly Fortune Pavilion, they would surely not disclose this person’s identity. The only way was to offer immense benefits that he wouldn’t be able to refuse. He would wait until the end of the auction to try again.

"The starting bid—"

"Wait a moment, we would like to borrow some spirit stones." This was said by none other than the elder of Blazing Valley.

"Sorry, dear guest, that isn’t possible. You could have asked me about this before I unveiled these pills. Now that the bidding is in progress, according to the rules, you are not allowed to borrow spirit stones, or it would be an injustice to our other guests."

Mei Lan denied this request.

"Yes, this isn’t right."

"You might as well borrow the pills instead."

"Don’t even think about it."

...

Others chimed in as well. They didn’t want Blazing Valley to borrow spirit stones to continue bidding.

"Oh, look, some poor peasants are begging."

This was said by the elder of the Mountain Sword Sect.

Jiang Hao wondered what expression the elder of Blazing Valley was making. It definitely wasn’t pleasant, that was certain.

He was right. If looks could kill, many would have perished from the anger the elder of Blazing Valley was displaying right now.

"Please, let us start the bidding. 375,000 is the starting bid."

Mei Lan intervened, and the bidding began.

This batch was sold for 410,000 to room number 2. They had bid before but hadn’t won. Now they seemed eager to claim victory.

After this, Mei Lan continued the auction and sold the other 25 pills similarly.

They were sold for 420,000, 415,000, 416,000, 400,000, and 405,000 spirit stones.

With this, the total amount of spirit stones earned by Jiang Hao was 5,017,000. This amount was almost 3 million more than his estimated figures.

Of course, after the deduction of 10 percent, he would be receiving 4,515,300, but that was still a tremendous number.

"With this, we come to the end of our auction. I hope everyone is satisfied with their purchases. Now we will let others leave accordingly. First will be the owners of private rooms, then the third layer, second layer, and first layer.

This is done to ensure your safety, so please cooperate."

The maids began escorting guests out one by one.

But those in the private rooms feared no one, so they left on their own.

The representative of the Alchemy Hall spoke again before departing.

"Daoist friend, do consider my offer. Believe me, with your skills, you will gain far greater benefits than you can imagine. There are various pill formulas exclusively controlled by the Alchemy Hall. Obtaining them is truly crucial for deepening your understanding of your Dao."

Jiang Hao sighed inwardly. No wonder other top alchemists joined the Alchemy Hall. Improving one’s Dao was the most important pursuit for anyone in the Heavenly King Realm.