This Jade was the last item in the auction, so after the old man politely thanked everyone who came to participate in the auction again, he announced that the auction had come to an end.
Many cultivators in the hall stood up and walked out.
However, the Proprietress didn’t move and instead sat there calmly, seemingly waiting for something.
Yang Kai didn’t understand, but he didn’t ask any questions, instead taking inventory of the gains from this auction.
He had bought many things himself. In addition to the ixth Grade Scarlet Yin Sand and Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill, there were also many Fifth Grade resources. At the end, he had won the Jade.
While he was studying the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill, Yue He had also taken action several times to purchase several sets of Sixth Grade resources, which the auction house had long since delivered.
All in all, he had spent about 150 million Open Heaven Pills this time. This kind of expenditure was probably not small for others, but for him, it was still acceptable.
However, in such a high-end auction, there were actually no High Rank Resources appearing, causing him to feel somewhat regretful. There weren’t even many Sixth Grade ones available. From this, it could be seen that it was quite unrealistic to find High Rank resources in a place like this auction.
Soon, Yang Kai finished taking inventory of his harvest and continued to study the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill.
He had already finished looking through the pill recipe. Whether it was the materials, the refining process, or the technique, it wasn’t difficult for him. As long as he practiced diligently and try a few more times to accumulate experience, it shouldn’t be a problem.
Currently, what he was studying was the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill itself. To others, a single pill was just a pill that could be consumed. Depending on the medicinal efficacy of the pill, its effects would be different.
However, for an Alchemist, the information contained in a finished Spirit Pill was too great. An experienced Alchemist could even deduce the recipe for refining such a Spirit Pill from a finished Spirit Pill. Even if they couldn’t completely deduce it, they could at least deduce most of it.
Although Yang Kai was dedicated to the Martial Dao, he was also extremely proficient in Alchemy. Now that he had the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill and this pill recipe, he could deduce many things.
Placing the pill powder he had just scraped into his mouth, Yang Kai carefully savored it, his expression constantly changing, sometimes frowning, sometimes suddenly realizing something, his mind flashing with sparks.
After an hour, Yang Kai calmed his mind and became more confident in refining the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill.
At this moment, the door to the room was suddenly opened, and the old man who had presided over the auction just now pushed open the door. Without even entering, he stood at the door and stretched out his hand, “Madam Lan, this way please!”
The Proprietress wasn’t surprised and nodded lightly before slowly standing up.
The old man turned around and led the way.
Yang Kai followed behind the Proprietress and asked curiously, “Where are we going?”
The Proprietress didn’t even turn her head as she sent a voice transmission, “Aren’t you looking for high grade resources? Let’s try our luck, but whether or not it will appear, whether or not it will succeed, I can’t guarantee.”
Yang Kai was startled, “What do you mean?”
The Proprietress said, “So many Mid Rank Open Heaven masters came to this auction, do you think they’re all here for that auction?”
When Yang Kai heard this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. Although some good things had appeared in the previous auction and could even cause some of the Mid Rank Open Heaven masters to go crazy over them, it seemed that most of the private rooms had not shown any signs of activity from beginning to end. Other than the final bid for the Blood Monster Cave Heaven's map, the rest of the auction, they're basically just a spectator.
Most of the Open Heaven Stage masters in the various private rooms had come from other Great Domains and had traveled tens of millions of kilometers to come here. If they were just here to watch, there was no need for them to come here, right?
“If they're not here for the auction, what is it then?” Yang Kai asked curiously.
The Proprietress replied, “The auction is just a casual event to watch the fun. They came here for the auction after the auction!”
“A trade fair!” Yang Kai raised his brow, vaguely understanding.
“Many people who obtain good things will not take them out to auction. After all, even if they obtain the Open Heaven Pill, they will still need to buy some things they need. Once they go in and out, the losses will not be small. Everyone is more willing to trade with each other in private. For example, If i need a Sixth Grade Earth Element resource, but I only have a Sixth Grade Fire Element. This way, I can exchange with others at the trade fair. Because they are the same Sixth Grade, the price difference is not big, so the exchange can be carried out. Everyone is happy with this exchange.”
“I understand,” Yang Kai nodded.
There were many ways to cultivate in the Open Heaven Stage, and the most common method was to refine and absorb the Open Heaven Pills, as well as all kinds of cultivation resources.
Refining the Open Heaven Pill aside, if one wanted to refine all kinds of attribute resources, they would need to balance the Yin-Yang + Five Elements in their own Small Universe World and not refine them at will. If the Yin-Yang + Five Elements were unbalanced, it would be detrimental to the stability of the Small Universe World.
If the Open Heaven Stage cultivator could only refine a single attribute, then the final result would undoubtedly be that this attribute was richer than any other attribute, causing the Small Universe World to become unstable.
Therefore, most of the time, Open Heaven Stage master needed a specific type of resource.
“But don’t hold any hope. High Rank resources are difficult to find, and even if they appear, you may not be able to obtain them.”
Yang Kai grinned, “I’m afraid it won’t appear. If it does, I’ll smash it down with money.”
Theoretically, a Seventh Grade Resource was worth 150 million Open Heaven Pills. Of course, this was just a theory. Adding in its rarity, a hundred and eighty million was still acceptable. If Yang Kai were to spend 200 or 300 million on it, would he be afraid that it wouldn’t sell?
In any case, it was Open Heaven Pill he had won from a bet, so spending it wasn’t a big deal.
Yang Kai secretly looked forward to it.
Under the lead of the old man, they passed through several corridors and soon arrived at a secret room. There were already many people inside, obviously the Open Heaven Stage masters who had participated in the auction.
Seeing the Proprietress, many people nodded slightly.
Inside the secret room, everyone was sitting on the ground, there is a table in front of them with a few fruit platters arranged in a large circle. In the middle was a three zhang tall platform made entirely of white jade.
“Madam Lan, please feel free to help yourself!” The old man said before turning around and walking back, presumably to lead the others into the hall.
The Proprietress led Yang Kai and the others to an empty table and sat down. Looking around, Yang Kai saw that there were already quite a few Open Heaven Stage cultivators who had come to this secret room. Some of them were alone while others had brought people like the Proprietress. Yang Kai even saw many Emperor Realm who were also looking around curiously.
These Emperor Realm should all be Open Heaven Stage juniors or disciples who had come out to see the world.
As he looked around, he suddenly saw two familiar figures, a man and a woman, one old and one young. They were Asura Heaven’s Old Zhou and Yu Luocha.
Thinking about it, it wasn’t strange. The Red Clouds Auction and Asura Arena were both located in this Thousand Birds Star City. Since they were holding an auction, they naturally invited the other party to participate.
In Thousand Birds Star City, there were more than just these two First Class forces’s properties, such as Wind and Cloud Acution, which was the property of Wind and Cloud Paradise, and Gathering Virtue Source Store, which is the property of Nine Stars Paradise. Even the Hundred Refining Hall seemed to be backed by some kind of Paradise.
At this moment, the representatives of these First Class forces were naturally gathered in this secret room.
Asura Arena’s Old Zhou smiled and nodded towards Yang Kai while Yang Kai returned the greeting. Yu Luocha’s expression towards Yang Kai was somewhat complicated, but she also nodded, not showing the slightest hostility, instead her battle intent surging.
Yang Kai couldn’t help thinking that this woman’s future achievements were definitely not small. Their battle before hadn’t affected her Dao Heart at all, instead it had become a motivation for her to continue growing stronger.
He didn’t see Pei Buwan, it was likely that this fellow had lost so much that he didn’t have any capital to participate in this trade fair.
As they waited, more people entered the hall and sat down.
At a certain moment, a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown and a python robe walked in from the entrance. Behind him was a tall and slender young woman. This young woman’s appearance was picturesque and her cultivation wasn’t high, just like Yang Kai’s. She was only an Emperor Realm, but her spirited eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked around.
Many of the younger generation couldn’t help but look towards her with admiration.
Yang Kai also glanced over and saw the middle-aged man leading the tall girl towards them.
A few steps later, the middle-aged man arrived in front of them.
The Proprietress stood up and bowed, “Senior Brother Guo!”
Old Bai also respectfully greeted, “Greetings, Sir Guo!”
Yang Kai was surprised and quickly stood up with Yue He. Listening to the tone of the Proprietress and Bai Qi, it seemed that they were familiar with this middle-aged man surnamed Guo, and their relationship seemed to be quite special. Otherwise, the Proprietress would not have called him Senior Brother. It should be known that when many of the Mid Rank Open Heaven met the Proprietress, they were the first to greet her. This kind of etiquette also represented their status.
Was this man surnamed Guo more powerful than the Proprietress? Yang Kai was secretly speechless.
Moreover, from the way the Proprietress addressed them, could it be that they were fellow disciples?
Senior Brother Guo smiled and said, “Junior Sister Lan doesn’t need to be so polite, please sit.”
Saying so, he took the lead and sat down, the Proprietress also sat down.
Senior Brother Guo said, “It’s been several dozen years since we last met. Junior Sister Lan is still as elegant as ever, it's gratifying.”
The Proprietress smiled lightly, “Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Guo. Senior Brother is still as graceful as ever.”
Senior Brother Guo smiled and said, “I’m old, I can’t compare to the young people.” Suddenly, he turned to look at Yang Kai and narrowed his eyes, “Is this the young man who defeated Yu Luocha in the Asura Arena?”
Being stared at like this, Yang Kai suddenly felt like he was being stared at by an ancient vicious beast. For a moment, he felt like he was being pressed down by dozens of mountains, making it difficult for him to breathe.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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