263: Chapter 263 Scarcity Makes Things Valuable

For a moment, the entire auction fell into silence.

"Ten High Grade Origin Stones."

After a moment, a voice came from a Spirit Treasury Realm cultivator among the independent guests.

"One thousand High Grade Origin Stones."

"Two thousand High Grade Origin Stones."

"Five thousand."

"Ten thousand."

After a Spirit Treasury Realm cultivator broke the silence,

the price of the nieyuan mingling pill also began to skyrocket.

"Twenty thousand."

"Thirty thousand."

The subsequent bids also began to increase by units of ten thousand.

Furthermore, various major forces also began to make their moves.

Yongzhen Sect, Ximo Mountain, Canghai Sword Pavilion, Tianshan Sword Sect...

And some unidentified cultivators also joined in one after another.

In the blink of an eye, the price exceeded one hundred thousand.

"Isn't this price a bit high?"

Su Lianxue's gaze gradually became strange.

It was just ten top grade eighth-grade nieyuan mingling pills, yet they were being bid up to one hundred thousand High Grade Origin Stones.

And the previously auctioned qingxu soul refining pills—five of them sold for over two hundred thousand High Grade Origin Stones.

This price was indeed somewhat ridiculously expensive, although it had been a long time since she had dealt with such low-level Medicinal Pills in the Upper Realm.

But she vaguely remembered that during her time practicing, these Medicinal Pills hadn't reached such an absurd price.

Even with the presence of pill veins, the price shouldn't be so exaggerated.

"Rarity makes an item precious."

Lin Ming spoke those five words.

Why was it so expensive? It was precisely because they were unavailable that they cost so much.

If one day the number of eighth-grade Alchemists increased, the price of eighth-grade Medicinal Pills would naturally drop.

But now, there were only three people who could refine eighth-grade Medicinal Pills.

"Indeed, rarity makes an item precious."

Master Yun Hua nodded.

It was still because of the Great Calamity ten thousand years ago, which caused many auxiliary cultivation legacies in the Qingxuan Realm to be cut off; otherwise, there wouldn't be only three eighth-grade Alchemists.

Besides Alchemists, other high-level auxiliary cultivators were also very few.

This was the reason why the prices of these items remained high.

Things like eighth-grade Formations and eighth-grade Origin Weapons were the same.

Therefore, Baijue Mountain could be said to be one of the wealthier Sects among these Sects, perhaps even the richest.

"Three hundred thousand."

Gao Chi said coldly.

He was determined to get these ten nieyuan mingling pills.

Since it concerned whether he could take a step further, he had to obtain them.

Inside the Baijue Mountain private booth:

"There's no need to bid anymore."

Alchemist Tang Shuo also stopped bidding.

Their purpose for coming was never to win these Medicinal Pills.

top grade eighth-grade nieyuan mingling pills were certainly good, and it would be best if they could get them.

But the premise of getting them was that they could safely bring the pills back.

"The information I received says that the person from Shangji Sect is Gao Chi,"

Alchemist Tang Shuo said.

Hearing the name Gao Chi, the few people from Baijue Mountain who had been hesitant immediately stopped bidding.

Because this man was someone who would truly kill and rob others.

Once they swallowed these pills, there was no guarantee that Gao Chi wouldn't act against them.

They indeed didn't have the protection of a Nirvana Realm expert by their side.

Although Gao Chi wouldn't act in Tianyun City, and they could seek support from Nirvana Realm experts in their Sect,

the risk was still too great, and they were unwilling to bear it.

It concerned their own safety.

However, this wasn't the main purpose of their trip.

The main goal was to find this Alchemist and hope to have them join Baijue Mountain.

Not just this Alchemist, but also an Artifact Refiner—the one who had listed an eighth-grade Origin Weapon at the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce.

Baijue Mountain wanted both of them to join.

Alchemist Tang Shuo even suspected that these two Seniors knew each other, or were even in the same organization.

To this end, they had made many preparations.

But now, when Alchemist Tang Shuo learned that this Senior Alchemist could refine top grade eighth-grade pills, he knew that some conditions had to be modified.

Baijue Mountain could not miss a Senior with such skills.

"Three hundred thousand High Grade Origin Stones, going once."

"Three hundred thousand High Grade Origin Stones, going twice."

Seeing that there were no more bids, Vice President Qin Zhu began to announce.

"Three hundred thousand High Grade Origin Stones, going thrice."

"The nieyuan mingling pills go to the guest in booth 404."

Vice President Qin Zhu directly announced the ownership of the nieyuan mingling pills.

With the ownership of the nieyuan mingling pills confirmed, this Yunhai Auction also came to a smooth conclusion.

As it turned out, Master Yun Hua and the others gained nothing; because Lin Ming had produced the key to the Inverse Demon Cult's treasury, they chose not to bid for the key.

After the auction ended, the four of them left the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce without lingering.

However, people from most of the forces did not leave the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce.

They were waiting, waiting for news on the whereabouts of the person who sold the Medicinal Pills.

But their hopes were destined to be dashed.

Lin Ming's Spirit Avatar had already left the auction after winning the Profound Yin Cold Iron.

After leaving the auction, he also noticed someone tailing him, but he easily shook them off.

Lin Ming himself then left the chamber of commerce.

The Origin Stones from the auction and the items he had won were temporarily stored at the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce.

He wasn't afraid that the people of the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce would embezzle his things.

If they dared, he wouldn't mind playing the role of a bandit for once.

"Vice President Qin, when will he be coming over?"

Gu Shuyan looked at Vice President Qin Zhu before him and spoke with a hint of respect.

As an Other Shore Realm cultivator, his strength was far beyond his own, so necessary respect was required.

"We aren't sure either."

Vice President Qin Zhu shook his head.

He wasn't sure when Lin Ming would come over.

This depended on Lin Ming, not on them.

"I hope that when he arrives, Vice President Qin can help us detain him."

Gu Shuyan said very straightforwardly.

"I'll do my best."

Vice President Qin Zhu could only agree with a bitter smile.

The sun set behind the western mountains.

Lin Ming still hadn't appeared at the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce, which caused some people's patience to gradually wear thin.

"Revered Master, what are we doing next?"

After returning to the inn, Lin Ming asked.

What was their next step?

Going back to the Sect, or something else.

"We'll go to the Gu Family in a few days,"

Master Yun Hua said.

There were some things she really didn't want to get involved in, but sometimes she really had no choice.

The conflict between the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path was intensifying.

But some fellows claimed to be neutral forces and didn't participate in any conflict.

For example, the Tianyun Gu Family; as the overlord of Tianyun City, the Gu Family's attitude was somewhat ambiguous.

On one hand, they prohibited demonic cultivators from entering or leaving Tianyun City and conducted meticulous inspections.

But on the other hand, they issued an announcement stating that as a neutral force, they would not participate in any disputes between forces.

This was clearly an attempt to please both sides.