"I heard that the eldest miss of the Cao Family is about to advance. Since the Spirit - Gathering Pill can assist in advancement, she surely wants to get it."
"Indeed. With the Spirit - Gathering Pill and sufficient spiritual energy, there will be no obstacle to advancing to the next level."
"It's a pity that this pill is too expensive. Otherwise, I'd like to bid for it and give it a try."
"Don't even think about it. Look at what level this Spirit - Gathering Pill is. Have you ever seen a Zong - level alchemist on our Wild Dragon Continent?"
Hearing the discussions around, Mu Weizhu's face darkened.
"Your Highness, too many people are vying for this Zong - level Spirit - Gathering Pill. It won't be easy for us to win the bid today," said the great elder of the Phoenix Clan.
"Even if it's difficult, we must bid for this pill at all costs," Mu Weizhu said. "I must advance as soon as possible."
She couldn't bear to stay at this stage for too long.
Although she was the young master of the Phoenix Clan, she still couldn't make the final decisions. So she was well aware that strength was the key.
"Seven million and one hundred thousand," came Dongfang Mo's voice.
"Seven million and two hundred thousand."
"Seven million and three hundred thousand."
"Seven million and four hundred thousand."
"Seven million and five hundred thousand." The first - class families, second - class families, and families like the Phoenix Clan had successively called out their bids.
The third - class families and those below didn't dare to bid anymore.
After all, several million spirit stones were not easy to come by.
"Eight million," a woman's voice rang out.
Hearing this voice, Xie Chen immediately introduced to Feng Yuqin, "Madam Mo, this is Situ Yue, the second miss of the Situ Family. Although it's a second - class family, their family owns a spirit stone mine."
Feng Yuqin raised her eyebrows. "So she's like a nouveau riche?"
Xie Chen was smart. Although he didn't know the term "nouveau riche", he understood it meant being rich.
"The Situ Family's spirit stone mine is quite large and has been mined for years," Xie Chen said. "I wonder who will finally get this pill today."
While they were discussing, a dispute broke out outside because of the pill.
"I really had bad luck today. I've met so many crazy people," came Zuo Ziyang's cold voice.
"Zuo Ziyang, how dare you call me crazy?" Situ Yue roared. "You must have a grudge against spirit stones."
Hearing this, Zuo Ziyang's face instantly turned gloomy.
Hearing this, Feng Yuqin asked curiously, "What's going on?"
Xie Chen explained, "The Situ Family's spirit stone mine is very large. They can't consume all the spirit stones themselves, so they'll distribute some. The alchemists in the General Alchemy Union need to practice and surely need spirit stones, so they'll exchange some pills with the Situ Family."
"In that case, it's an equal exchange. But why does Situ Yue sound as if Zuo Ziyang is begging her?" Feng Yuqin said.
"Because I heard that the Situ Family dug out a batch of high - grade spirit stones last month, and the General Union was in urgent need of this batch of spirit stones..." When Xie Chen said this, Feng Yuqin understood.
Seeing that Zuo Ziyang didn't say a word, Situ Yue became even more arrogant. "I need this pill. You'd better give up."
Zuo Ziyang's face grew even darker. "Situ Yue, this is an auction house. Everyone has the right to bid."
If it were just for himself, it wouldn't matter. But he had already announced this batch of spirit stones to the elders' council and promised a batch to the alchemists and the elders of the General Union.
It could be said that the Alchemy Union really needed this batch of spirit stones now.
If they didn't get this batch of spirit stones because of him, it didn't matter whether he could remain the young master or not, but his father's status in the General Union would be affected.
"I know. You don't have to give up either," Situ Yue said clearly, meaning that he could keep bidding, and she would consider whether to give him the spirit stones.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise.
Having a spirit stone mine really made one domineering.
A person from a second - class family dared to challenge the young master of a first - class power.
"Zuo Ziyang is also an alchemist. I guess he wants to bid for the pill to study it," Xie Chen said beside them.
"Since he's the young master of the General Union, his alchemy talent should be pretty good," Feng Yuqin said.
"He's definitely the best alchemist among the younger generation," Xie Chen said. "The most important thing is that Zuo Ziyang has good character. That's really rare."
Feng Yuqin quite agreed with Xie Chen. Good character was truly commendable.
"Hun Bing, do you know what Zuo Ziyang wants this pill for?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"Let me check." Hun Bing's spiritual sense began to probe Zuo Ziyang. In less than three breaths, he got the answer.
"Master, Zuo Ziyang's father has encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation. He wants to bid for this pill to help his father advance," Hun Bing said.
Feng Yuqin thought that Hun Bing's mind - reading ability was really great.
It was estimated that few people knew that Zuo Ziyang's father had encountered a cultivation bottleneck.
If Situ Yue really threatened him with the spirit stones, Zuo Ziyang would give up.
After all, regarding the spirit stones, Zuo Ziyang's father had already made a promise to everyone, but the pill hadn't been successfully bid for yet. So after weighing the pros and cons, Zuo Ziyang would choose to give up the Spirit - Gathering Pill.
If she didn't have Hun Bing, Feng Yuqin wouldn't have known about these things regarding Zuo Ziyang.
But now, with Hun Bing's mind - reading skill, she knew more than just the surface things that Xie Chen had said.
"Hun Bing, well done," Feng Yuqin praised sincerely. "Your skill is amazing. I really like it."
"Thank you for your praise, Master," Hun Bing replied with a smile.
Zuo Ziyang soon gave up bidding.
This made him extremely angry but helpless.
Seeing that Zuo Ziyang didn't bid anymore, Situ Yue coldly spat out, "You're smart."
Zuo Ziyang's face, which had already been ugly, turned even uglier after hearing this.
Because of Situ Yue's actions, the subsequent bidding became even more intense.
Those with strong strength didn't dare to keep bidding for fear of retaliation.
So in the end, the number of bidders gradually decreased.
Only a few second - class families remained. Situ Yue was still insisting because of the spirit stone mine in her family.
As for Dongfang Mo and Mu Weizhu, they were also still in the game.
"Master, the Phoenix Clan is really kind to Mu Weizhu," Xiao Ying said. Hearing that the price had reached nearly ten million, Mu Weizhu was still insisting.
It showed that the number of spirit stones the Phoenix Clan had given Mu Weizhu was quite considerable.
"Ten million," Situ Yue, looking like a nouveau riche, raised the price from nine million and seven hundred thousand to ten million.
When the price of ten million was called out, Xie Chen was even more excited than Feng Yuqin. "Madam Mo, see? I told you your pill could be bid up to ten million."