Dandy Pill God-Chapter 194 Starting Bid

Treasure Pavilion, auction estate, within an ancient and elegantly furnished room.

A man about eighty years old, dressed in simple Tang attire with white hair and brows, was carefully observing a round and lustrous pill in front of his eyes.

His face revealed expressions of surprise, seriousness, joy, and curiosity.

Finally, he solemnly placed the pill back into the jade bottle, and a faint smile appeared on his face as he looked up at Zhu Fei who was sitting across from him, sipping tea.

"Mr. Zhu, if I am not mistaken," he said, "this pill of yours is meant for healing wounds, correct?"

"Indeed, Elder Hua has good discernment," Zhu Fei nodded, setting down his teacup and smiling, "This pill is known as a Healing Pill, and its effects are indeed for treating injuries, only..."

Here, Zhu Fei paused momentarily before continuing, "Only its most suitable range of use is limited to Martial Artists below the Gang Force level. For Gang Force Martial Artists and above, the effectiveness would be reduced by seventy percent." freewebnøvel_com

"Even Gang Force Martial Artists can use it?"

Xue Yuan, who sat beside Zhu Fei and Elder Hua, couldn’t help but show a hint of surprise upon hearing Zhu Fei’s words.

He turned to Elder Hua, inquiring, "Elder Hua, what do you think should be the starting bid for Mr. Zhu’s pill when we arrange the auction?"

The Elder Hua, referred to by Xue Yuan and Zhu Fei, was the appraiser responsible for validating various items at this Treasure Pavilion auction.

He was also an Elder of the Treasure Pavilion’s Inner Sect, with a cultivation at the Peak of the Gang Force Second Layer.

Previously, when Zhu Fei first laid eyes on Elder Hua, he had been mildly startled.

He had not expected that an appraiser within the Treasure Pavilion would possess such profound cultivation, far stronger than Hong Ye whom he had encountered earlier.

This also made Zhu Fei realize anew the vast foundation that the so-called Treasure Pavilion held within the current Ancient Martial World.

Now, Elder Hua pondered for a moment upon hearing Xue Yuan’s words and directly mentioned a starting bid that surprised both Zhu Fei and Xue Yuan.

"Let’s set the starting bid at one million," he paused before adding, "with each bid increment being no less than one hundred thousand."

"Just now, this young friend was correct," Elder Hua continued, "the pill does retain thirty percent effectiveness for Gang Force Martial Artists. If I’m not mistaken, that is because the quality of this pill has reached the Special Grade level, hence the derivable effects."

With that, Elder Hua looked back to Zhu Fei, chuckling, "Mr. Zhu, is what I just described accurate?"

"Yes, completely accurate."

Zhu Fei nodded, smiling as well, but inwardly, he gained a clearer understanding of the Elder standing before him.

Identifying the effectiveness of a Healing Pill wasn’t difficult, but understanding the effects derived from a Special Grade Healing Pill was not common knowledge.

For Zhu Fei, who in his previous life was the Pill God of the Five Mountains, this was trivial.

However, for those in the current Cultivation World, Elder Hua’s insight was undoubtedly quite remarkable.

"Hehe, in that case," Elder Hua asked with a chuckle, looking at Zhu Fei, "do you have any more of this type of pills? And regarding the person who crafted this pill, can you tell me about them?"

He did not believe that such Healing Pills could have been made by Zhu Fei himself.

The reason was simple: Zhu Fei was far too young and his cultivation was already at the top among the young generation within the Ancient Martial World.

Young, plus possessing notable cultivation, if he also had the spare time to delve into the Alchemy Dao, that would be too monstrous.

So in this moment, including Xue Yuan, who sat nearby, neither considered that possibility.

Facing the expectant looks from Elder Hua and Xue Yuan, Zhu Fei did not immediately respond. Instead, he slowly produced another jade bottle from his possession and placed it on the table before him.

Observing their slightly astonished expressions, Zhu Fei then smiled and said, "Sorry, this pill was also entrusted to me by one of my elders to be auctioned at your esteemed auction house. As for his identity, I cannot disclose it without his approval first, I hope for your understanding."

Zhu Fei certainly wouldn’t tell Elder Hua and Xue Yuan the true situation.

No matter what, he had only just met these two, and there were necessary precautions he still needed to take.

Even though Xue Yuan was a friend of Song Yan, Zhu Fei could not fully trust him in such a short period of time.

Having roamed the Cultivation World for so many years, Zhu Fei keenly understood the treachery of the human heart. Who could guarantee they would stay true in the face of immense benefits?

He could not! Sometimes, even Zhu Fei himself could not do that.

Therefore, he now brought up a fictitious elder to temporarily appease the two men before him.

On the one hand, it was a deterrent; on the other, it was to highlight his own value.

After all, based on his current understanding, in today’s Ancient Martial World, any Alchemist who could craft Pills was an extremely scarce talent.

Their status was either that of a revered predecessor or the core Elder of the major hidden Sects, wielding tremendous influence throughout the Ancient Martial World.

Zhu Fei believed that with his present posture, no one present, be it Xue Yuan or Elder Hua, would dare to look down on him again.

As expected, upon hearing Zhu Fei’s words, both Elder Hua and Xue Yuan’s expressions became solemn at once.

Elder Hua even gave Zhu Fei a respectful fist salute and said solemnly, "So Mr. Zhu is the junior of a Pill Master. If there was any discourtesy just now, I hope Mr. Zhu won’t take it to heart."

With that, Elder Hua reached out to take the Jade Bottle Zhu Fei had just produced from the table, opened it to take a careful look, and his face suddenly showed a trace of shock.

"Four Special Grade Healing Pills!"

He inspected them closely, and after a thorough examination, his gaze towards Zhu Fei was filled with added courtesy.

He knew if just one Healing Pill was not enough to fully prove Zhu Fei’s relationship with the unnamed Pill Master, then the four Healing Pills he had now brought out practically said it all.

Given Zhu Fei’s youth and cultivation, Elder Hua would never believe he was the Alchemist himself.

The only remaining explanation was that behind Zhu Fei, a real Alchemist might very well exist.

However, before Elder Hua and Xue Yuan could completely calm their emotions, they saw Zhu Fei, unhurriedly taking out another Jade Bottle from his person.

Even with Elder Hua and Xue Yuan’s composure, their hearts couldn’t help but skip a beat at the sight, and their faces revealed a hint of shock.

"Mr. Zhu, what is this...?" Elder Hua asked, pointing to the new Jade Bottle Zhu Fei had taken out, his voice slightly excited.

He couldn’t help but be excited, knowing that in the past, their Treasure Pavilion auctions rarely had Pills for sale.

After all, Pills were a scarce resource in today’s Ancient Martial World, and even though their Treasure Pavilion had abundant wealth and countless treasures, they seldom put such items up for auction.

But now, Zhu Fei had taken out three Jade Bottles at once. Even if this last bottle contained only one Pill, that meant there would be a total of six Pills for auction this time.

Six Pills was a significant number. He believed that with these six Pills serving as the finale, they could ensure this auction would end perfectly.

At the same time, after this auction, the influence of their Treasure Pavilion could rise to a new level.

With so many benefits on the line, how could Elder Hua remain indifferent?

"Hehe, Elder Hua, this Jade Bottle contains three Guiyuan Pills, which can help Power Realm Martial Artists and even those below the third layer of Gang Force to recover most of their True Qi and Gang Qi. What kind of starting bid can your auction house offer for my Pills?" Zhu Fei said, placing the bottle containing three Guiyuan Pills gently on the table in front of him.

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