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These golden rays shone upon everyone, and a unique aroma rose from the ground. This was the characteristic of an Earth Origin grade pill.
“Earth Origin Low Grade soul supplement pill!!”
Upon seeing this, the cultivators were all excited.
The Shaman Spirit Kingdom was not without Earth Origin grade pills. In particular, it was not lacking in Middle or Low Grade pills, but there was a shortage in only soul supplement-type pills. Refinement of these was very challenging. When a Man Origin High Grade “Soul Birthing Pill” was a rarity, it was easy to imagine the situation for Earth Origin Grade.
The cultivators all looked at one another, their gazes filled with the determination to obtain these pills.
An Earth Origin grade soul supplement pill was enough to allow them to last a very long while in the “Reincarnation Sea,” let alone the enormous help an Earth Origin pill had for the soul. Compared to Man Origin Grade pills, the difference was like night and day.
“To think it is an actual Earth Origin pill!!” Wu Peng’s eyes narrowed.
“This Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder is very incredible.” Xu Fu was excited. She had only wafted this medicinal fragrance but could feel her organs were at ease and her pores were completely open. Just this sensation alone was enough to make cultivators fight for it until their bodies broke.
“Lord Wu Gu has specially invited a mysterious medicine refiner from the Western Province, True Person Xiaoyao, to refine one hundred Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder for the Shaman Spirit Kingdom. Fellows who wish to search for treasures in the Reincarnation Sea, you must not miss this opportunity. You must wait until the next period if you miss the pills this time.” The old man on the platform spoke with a heavy, resounding voice that echoed in everyone’s ears.
He brazenly embellished Qi Lin’s identity, making him out to be especially mysterious. All of a sudden, he sounded like a kind of “Genesis Universe” expert.
Far behind the curtain, Qi Lin could not help but feel embarrassed to hear this introduction: “Sister Wu Gu, there’s no need for such an introduction, is there?”
“The more mysterious you are, the greater the value the pills you refine. If we said that a nameless amateur like you refined an Earth Origin pill, no one would buy it.” Wu Gu flatly explained.
Qi Lin understood this logic. Each character of Wang Xizhi’s calligraphy was worth a thousand gold, but anyone else would garner no such sum.
The cultivators were already being stirred up. The first to obtain a pill and go to the Reincarnation Sea would have that much more of an advantage compared to everyone else.
“He Lao, I wonder what is the price for these pills?”
“He Lao, please name your price.”
“Please give one to me first, He Lao, I’m in a hurry.”
The cultivators below were already fighting.
He Lao faintly grinned: “Fellows, please calm yourselves. This auction for the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder will be fair, just, and open. The pill goes to the highest bidder every round.”
“What? Bid?”
Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions turned very unsightly, and they nearly wanted to curse.
In market transactions, what cultivators hated most were bids. This simply was the privilege of the local powers, and many cultivators were already intent on leaving. Seeing this, Wu Peng sneered. It seemed that Wu Gu did not know how to run a business, as expected, to think she would use such a stupid method. The Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder was good, but this pill was not precious enough to warrant this type of bid. It was known that only the most unique and particularly marvelous treasures were qualified for this.
For Wu Gu to auction off one hundred pills, this simply was the most ridiculous thing in the world.
“Seems we need not take action. They will not be able to sell these Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder.” Wu Peng said.
Xu Fu twitched her mouth. What a pity, she had completely ruined such a good opportunity.
“However…” He Lao changed tone, making everyone stop: “This auction is not like the others.”
“What is so different?” Everyone was curious.
He Lao gave a signal. Several dozen maids issued many blank jade strips until every cultivator present had received one.
“What is this for?” Everyone was confused, unsure what the purpose of this strip was.
“In this auction, I ask that all Fellows write down their bid on the strip. The hundred Fellows with the highest bids will each receive one Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder.” He Lao explained.
When he said this, the entire place exploded.
This type of bidding was unprecedented.1
“He really is a fucking genius. Who came up with such a shameless idea, I could even be impressed.”
“Interesting, interesting, this is the first time I’ve ever seen this type of bid.”
“Ha, ha, this is too fun. Then, I shall make a bid.”
Everyone had different expressions. This auction was too novel; at the very least, not everyone thought of leaving. Even Wu Peng could not help but be impressed with how shameless this idea was.
“Oh, we are free to bid as we please, what if everyone here bids one Wu jade?”
Someone asked a question that been bothering them.
“If the number of equal bids exceeds 100, then this bid will be invalid, and the pills will all be given to the person with the highest bid. For example, if everyone were to bid one Wu jade, but a single person wrote two instead, these hundred Five Flavors Soul Returning Powders would all be his.” Hu Lao kept his voice as steady as possible; even he was a bit skeptical of the words he was saying.
“Huh?”
Everyone was flabbergasted.
“What…sort of auction is this…” Xu Fu was slack jawed. She had wandered the marketplaces for many years, but this was the first she had heard of such a bizarre bidding style. Two Wu jade was sufficient to purchase all the pills. This was insane.
The Ten Shamans were already in chaos.
Not only them, the truth was that even Wu Gu herself was dumbstruck when she first heard the bidding conditions that Qi Lin requested. However, upon careful consideration, she could not help but admit it was a very clever way to exploit the human heart. It was perhaps possible for ten people to work in concert towards a common goal, but among one hundred people, there would always be a few who were greedy for even more. It was precisely because of this selfish psychology that faith in the group would be completely obliterated. In other words, it only appeared that two Wu jade were enough to obtain all the Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder, but in fact, the bids would only climb higher and higher. However, Qi Lin had used this psychological blindspot to distract everyone’s attention, giving them the misconception they had a chance to obtain the pwoder. Consequently, this auction would be more competitive than for some unique magic treasures.
Wu Gu glanced over at Qi Lin.
He sat upright and still, sipping tea. He was absolutely composed, as if everything had already been calculated.
Wu Gu truly could not understand how this seemingly naive young man could conceive such a sinister idea, however, this was fine. This way, they could reap even greater rewards from the pills, which was better for the two of them.
After all, one hundred Earth Origin grade soul supplement pills were very arduous to refine.
Below the platform, everyone was already cautiously imbuing their bids into the strips and handing them over.
“Wang Jian, let’s go write a bid.” Xu Fu had a bit of interest.
Soul supplement pills were not very helpful for Divine Names, but this bidding process was very intriguing. The Alchemist Of Immortality wanted to give it a try.
Wang Jian did not know where Qi Lin was, but if she could encounter him once more, giving the pill to him would be good.
“Wu Peng, how much do Earth Origin grade soul supplement pills generally cost?” Xu Fu asked.
“The Soul Birthing Pill is five hundred Wu jade per pill, but that is only for Human Origin High Grade. An Earth Origin Low Grade is probably five to seven times greater.” Wu Peng flatly answered.
“Twenty-five hundred to thirty-five hundred. Then I’ll bid four thousand.” Xu Fu chuckled.
As expected.
Wu Peng’s gaze turned even colder. Such bidding would drive the price increasingly high. To guarantee their chances, some people would most certainly bid high.
Wang Jian thought for a moment and made her own bid.
“Lord Wu Peng, shall we go bid as well?” A subordinate cautiously asked.
“Hmph, of course. I want to see just how potent this Five Flavors Soul Returning Powder is, whether or not we I can replicate it.” Wu Peng sneered.
“Then how much should we bid, milord?”
“Ten thousand Wu jade!” Wu Peng did not hesitate.
“Huh?? Ten thousand?”
Xu Fu was astonished. This was already twenty times greater.
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- Apparently, they have no concept of secret bids. ↩