321: Mysterious Sculpture

Moreover, this was just the starting price; the final transaction price would definitely be more than one million gold coins.

But even at such a high price, it still attracted many people's attention.

After all, a Medicinal Pill that could permanently enhance the Physical Body's strength was extremely precious, even among eighth-grade pills.

This dragon-guiding pill was worth the price!

People continuously raised their bid cards, and the price of the dragon-guiding pill kept climbing, quickly reaching 1.5 million gold coins.

And this was almost the market value of an eighth-grade pill.

After the price soared to 1.5 million, the number of people adding bids significantly decreased.

Because this price had already exceeded the limits of many forces.

Although they had the capital, they also had other treasures they desired and couldn't spend all their funds on the first auctioned item.

Finally, this dragon-guiding pill was acquired by Chiyan Sect for 1.7 million gold coins.

Lu Xingchen turned to look at Xu Qing and softly asked, "Third Senior Sister, how much did you sell this dragon-guiding pill to the imperial family for?"

Xu Qing gently replied, "1.5 million gold coins."

Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow slightly and softly said, "This auction house is truly a profiteer; they earned 200,000 in price difference."

Xu Qing gently replied, "That's not how you calculate it. The auction house also has labor costs and time costs; they didn't earn much from this dragon-guiding pill."

Lu Xingchen softly said, "That's still faster than you painstakingly refining Medicinal Pills!"

Xu Qing nodded slightly and gently said, "Indeed. But the imperial family has the ability to sell the dragon-guiding pill for that much, so they deserve to earn that money."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said no more.

Then, he glanced at Wang Yan, the Sect Master of Chiyan Sect.

Since this Seven-Star Martial Venerable was willing to spend 1.5 million gold coins to buy the dragon-guiding pill, he probably didn't know about the Medicinal Pill that could enhance Soul Power.

Of course, that might not be the case; perhaps he was just putting on a show.

With the first item auctioned off to the Chiyan Sect's Sect Master, Xue Qian quickly ordered her personal maid to bring out the second item, her voice still enchanting.

"Now, allow me to introduce the second item up for auction. This is also an eighth-grade pill, named beast power pill."

"Those rooted in Wangshu Kingdom should be aware of the bet between Qingnang Sect and Lingyun Sect, and this beast power pill is the Medicinal Pill refined by Great Master Li Chuang, the Sect Master of Qingnang Sect, for that bet."

"The beast power pill and dragon-guiding pill are both eighth-grade pills, and their effects are somewhat similar. Although the beast power pill can only temporarily enhance Physical Body strength, its degree of enhancement far surpasses the dragon-guiding pill, and it has no side effects. It can determine the outcome of a battle at a critical moment."

"Alright, my introduction is complete. The auction now begins, with a starting price of one million gold coins, and each bid must not be less than one hundred thousand gold coins!"

As soon as Xue Qian's words fell, Wang Yan, the Sect Master of Chiyan Sect, raised his bid card again.

There was no other way; Chiyan Sect was known for its fire-attribute Martial Artists, but there were almost no Alchemists within the sect, so they could only obtain High Grade Medicinal Pills by purchasing them.

Moreover, this beast power pill indeed had excellent effects, worth one million gold coins.

After Wang Yan, several other forces raised their bid cards, increasing the price of the beast power pill to 1.5 million.

"1.6 million gold coins!"

Wang Yan raised his bid card again.

This time, no one competed with him.

After all, the beast power pill was a one-time consumable, still inferior to the dragon-guiding pill.

A price of 1.6 million gold coins was already its upper limit.

With two consecutive items sold at high prices, Xue Qian was delighted and gave Wang Yan a flirtatious look.

Wang Yan snorted coldly and ignored her.

He was only bidding for the eighth-grade pill and had no interest in this princess whatsoever.

Lu Xingchen clicked his tongue and softly said, "This Wang Yan is truly a big spender; he spent over three million gold coins to buy these two eighth-grade pills."

Liu Ruyan said with a smile, "This is the power of Alchemists. On Tianyuan Continent, no matter where or when, Alchemists are the most respected profession."

"However, since this Wang Yan was so extravagant from the start, he probably doesn't have the capital to compete with us for the Medicinal Pill that can enhance Soul Power."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "What about Qingnang Sect then? eighth-grade pills are so precious, not even enough for internal consumption, yet Li Chuang was willing to bring out his beast power pill for sale. Did he also know about that Medicinal Pill?"

Liu Ruyan gently replied, "It's not impossible. The information Lingyun Sect can uncover, Qingnang Sect can naturally also obtain. Regardless, we must be prepared to compete with Qingnang Sect!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Senior Sister is right. We cannot rely on luck."

With the ownership of the beast power pill decided, Xue Qian immediately brought out the third item.

This was a sculpture, made of jade, carved into the likeness of a man and a woman embracing.

It was quite lifelike, enough to show the sculptor's superb skill.

However, on Tianyuan Continent, Martial Artists were revered, and art had to give way to Martial Artists, which determined that the price of this sculpture would not be too high.

Xue Qian gently said, "This sculpture is from the hands of Great Master Li Ping, a sculptor from Zhongzhou; I believe Great Master Li Ping's reputation needs no explanation from me."

"However, I must remind everyone that this sculpture is only for aesthetic appreciation and has no effect on a Martial Artist's Cultivation."

"Starting price, two hundred thousand gold coins, and each bid must not be less than ten thousand gold coins!"

Upon seeing this sculpture, Lu Xingchen was startled.

Because, on the system map, an exclamation mark appeared on the auction stage.

And at the center of this exclamation mark was precisely this sculpture.

The System would not lie, indicating that this sculpture must have something unique about it!

Lu Xingchen forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, raised his bid card, and said indifferently, "Two hundred thousand gold coins!"

Immediately, his three Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters all turned their gaze to Lu Xingchen.

Li Changbai patted Lu Xingchen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Junior Brother, I didn't expect you to be interested in art! It's fine to occasionally buy a sculpture to play with, but don't spend too much energy on it."

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "Third Senior Brother, I know nothing about art. It's just that I inexplicably sensed a connection with this sculpture; it should be able to help me Cultivate."

"But what specific effect it has, I'm not sure yet."

Upon hearing this, Li Changbai was startled.

"It can help you Cultivate? Although I don't feel anything special, Tianyuan Continent is vast and boundless, with countless rare treasures, and I trust Junior Brother's judgment."

"If necessary, I can lend you some money."

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly and chuckled, "No need. I should be the only one who can see the value of this sculpture; no one will compete with me for it. I can get a bargain."