Chapter 895: Can’t See Through
Su Tianqian looked deeply at Ou Yangming and glanced at Xue Xuanle before he said, “That’s right.”
Xue Xuanle rolled her beautiful eyes as she was puzzled. She hesitated for a while before she blurted, “Shopkeeper Su, since it’s such an important pill, why is the Beyond Heaven Pavilion auctioning it?”
Su Tianqian grinned and answered, “Miss Xue, this is Pavilion Elder Xu’s decision. I can’t make decisions for him.”
Xue Xuanle blushed a little and cast a yearning look at the platform. Nonetheless, she knew her place and knew she could not meddle in the situation.
The shopkeeper continued, “Brother Yu, the Blood Amber Pill might look like a simple pill, but it has an extremely wonderful effect.” He laughed and asked, “Miss Xue, why don’t you introduce it to Brother Yu?”
Xue Xuanle nodded happily. She would not mind serving Ou Yangming.
“Big Brother Yu, legend has it that a Blood Amber Pill has a magical effect where one’s body will change to be naturally thunderbolt-resistance for a certain period.” Xue Xuanle smiled sweetly and continued, “Moreover, when a cultivator’s physique is changed to a certain degree, one can even affect one’s aura to form a natural thunderbolt-resistant shield. All in all, it’s an ultimate treasure desired by every top-grade Spiritualist.”
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. “Ah, it’s a treasure that increases one’s chance to resist the Heavenly Thunderbolts. No wonder so many people are crazy over it.”
He sounded polite but was completely unperturbed.
As compared to the Heavenly Fire Ore from before, the Blood Amber Pill was not much valuable to him.
It was worth noting that a top-grade Spiritualist must fulfill 2 conditions to advance into a Venerable One.
Firstly, one must fathom the universe. When one’s cultivation base was in line with the requirements, one would then be qualified to challenge the Heavenly Thunderbolts.
Even so, not every top-grade Spiritualist could arrive at this step. For instance, Xue Yan, Wu Xiaohuang, and some others might have become top-grade Spiritualists, but their potential had long been exhausted. Unless they had a nature-defying encounter, they would not be able to reach this level.
Needless to say, after reaching the boundary to break through, one still had to be tested by the Heavenly Thunderbolts.
It was an obstacle where one would have a slim chance of surviving. This was the reason countless God-favored ones were killed by the thunderbolts in the past and vanished.
Therefore, pieces of equipment of treasures that could help top-grade Spiritualists resist the Heavenly Thunderbolts would be sold at whopping prices.
This was why the Blood Amber Pill was so valuable to normal people, by which it was not regarded as inferior to the Heavenly Fire Ore and the flying carpet.
After all, those 2 items were foreign objects, whereas Venerable Ones… Were legitimate top-notch beings.
Nevertheless, the Blood Amber Pill was of little value to Ou Yangming, who could smith pieces of Thunderbolt-resistant Equipment. To him, the pill would at most be an extra advantage and was dispensable.
Su Tianqian felt stranger than before when he noticed that Ou Yangming was not bothered at all.
Based on Ou Yangming’s manner, the shopkeeper figured that he came from a supreme sect. ‘But he didn’t know about Blood Amber Pills…’
At this moment, Su Tianqian made a guess.
He cleared his throat and raised another question, “Brother Yu, do you know what’s the base of this Blood Amber Pill?”
Ou Yangming was slightly stunned. He looked at Su Tianqian and thought, ‘Judging from how he’s asking me, the base must have something to do with me.’
Countless thoughts crossed his mind in an instant. He looked at the Blood Amber Pill and was quickly struck with a thought.
He found the pill’s luster and the veined patterns on it very familiar.
“Blood crystals—ferocious beasts’ blood crystals,” Ou Yangming answered in shock.
“Yes, you’re incredibly smart indeed, Brother Yu.” Su Tianqian laughed out loud. “But it’s not made of ordinary blood crystals. Such a powerful pill can only be refined using plenty of high-rank blood crystals or those from top-grade savage beasts.”
Ou Yangming’s eyes flickered as he finally knew the real usage of vicious beasts’ blood crystals.
He found some secrets of blood crystals when he studied them. In particular, he realized that high-rank blood crystals and top-grade blood crystals could even increase the upper limit of one’s mental power.
Despite that, the mental power increments and the value of blood crystals did not seem to be proportionate.
Now, he finally understood that high-rank blood crystals were not used to recover or increase one’s mental power but to refine Blood Amber Pills.
From the perspective of ordinary people, he was unquestionably wasting natural resources by using high-rank blood crystals to improve his mental power. How could a slight mental power increment be more valuable than a Blood Amber Pill?
Having said that, Ou Yangming would not regret it at all because he did not desire Blood Amber Pills. Furthermore, if he was willing to expose Thunderbolt-resistant Suits, Blood Amber Pills alone would not be able to be mentioned on equal terms with them.
Su Tianqian suddenly asked, “Brother Yu, do you still have high-rank blood crystals with you? If you’re able to gather a certain amount, I can help you exchange them for a Blood Amber Pill.”
Xue Xuanle’s eyes lit up right away. She knew a Blood Amber Pill would be too supreme for her, so much so that even the patriarchs from the Xue family and the Wu family might not be qualified to use one. However, who would despise such a treasure?
Who knew, Ou Yangming simply smiled and replied to the shopkeeper, “Brother Su, thanks for your good intention, but I’ll leave such a precious item to the others.”
Su Tianqian was startled for some time as he was confused.
After so many years, this was his first time seeing someone indifferent toward Blood Amber Pills.
“600,000 spirit ores…”
“650,000 spirit ores…”
The bidding had begun some time ago, and the price was quickly increased to a height that was unbearable for ordinary aristocratic families of rogue cultivators. Besides, everyone knew this would not be the final price.
Apart from the Wang family and the Li family, even the other aristocratic families with top-grade Spiritualists that could advance into Venerable Ones were sparing no effort in bidding for the pill.
At this time, regardless of the other aristocratic families’ relationships with the Wang family and the Li family, they would give it a go. If one of their clans could gain a Venerable One, the situation in the city of rogue cultivators would change drastically.
That said, it seemed like Ou Yangming had nothing to do with anything that was going on. He looked below with a faint smile on his face as he enjoyed watching the bustling scene as an onlooker.
Although Su Tianqian did not want Ou Yangming to participate in the competition, he did not expect the young fellow to have such a weird expression.
Su Tianqian achieved what he did so far because of the Beyond Heaven Pavilion’s support but most importantly, it was due to his character and vision.
As such, he could tell that Ou Yangming was not pretending to be calm but was truly not interested in the Blood Amber Pill at all.
The shopkeeper turned and exchanged glances with Bai Qian. They did not interact with each other but nodded at the same time as they made similar speculations.
Blood Amber Pills were refined using the blood crystals of ferocious beasts from the Forest of Death as the main materials. In a way, they were Zhangzhou’s specialty. Since Ou Yangming did not know anything about these pills, perhaps he came from a supreme sect outside of Zhangzhou.
Normally, Su Tianqian and Bai Qian would not attach much importance to young cultivators that roamed around.
This was because the Spiritual Realm was too massive. If one were to cross to another continent, it would be an endless distance away. Even if the sect behind Ou Yangming were to come and look for him, it would not be an easy task.
Nonetheless, Su Tianqian and Bai Qian were hesitant when they thought about how Ou Yangming took out a flying carpet casually and was indifferent toward the Blood Amber Pill.
They figured that Ou Yangming was either being pretentious, or his backing was unbelievably formidable.
In actuality, they guessed it right because Ou Yangming’s backing was the Phoenixes, which even everyone in the Spiritual Realm together would not dare to offend.
Other than some fellows with certain motives or lunatics, most powerhouses—especially those from established clans—would avoid the Phoenixes’ messenger and would not dare to cause trouble.
That being said, one would need to rack one’s brain to be able to guess Ou Yangming’s real identity. This was beyond the limits of Su Tianqian and Bai Qian.
“800,000 spirit ores…” Li Tianyu’s eyes were bloodshot at this moment. He seemed to have transformed into a vicious beast that would selectively devour its prey at any time as he stared ahead with a hateful look in his eyes.
The hall fell dead silent when he made his latest bid. It was evident that this had surpassed the range of most people present.
Inside the Wang family’s private room, Wang Weinian sighed and uttered, “810,000.”
Without the Blood Amber Pill, the Li family would still be guarded by a Venerable One and was the greatest clan in Huixun City.
On the other hand, the Blood Amber Pill might be the only thing that could change the Wang family’s fate. When the Wang family’s Venerable One reached his end, if their clan did not have a new Venerable One, they would definitely decline and be subdued by the Li family.
This was the bloody law of the jungle, where a clan’s wealth depended on its abilities. If one was greedy and dissatisfied, one might cause one’s clan to be eliminated.
“820,000.”
“1,000,000!
Without warning, Wang Weinian increased the bidding price to 1,000,000 spirit ores.
Numerous people in the hall shuddered with fear. Given the amount, even the Wang family would suffer a huge loss.
Li Tianyu’s face twitched. He opened his mouth and closed it in the end.
As long as the Wang family’s Venerable One was still around, he dared not fall out with them. Moreover, even Li Shaoyuan would have given up if such a bid was made.
“Haha, very well. For 1,000,000 spirit ores, this Blood Amber Pill belongs to Brother Wang.” Xu Heran laughed out loud.
Wang Weinian exhaled deeply. He had successfully bagged the Blood Amber Pill, but he was not very excited.
When he accepted the pill, he even felt slightly regretful.
The 1,000,000 spirit ores might not drag the Wang family down, but they would struggle for some time after this. Besides, they had offended the Li family because of this. If Wang Weinian failed to advance into a Venerable One… He dared not think about the consequences.
Ou Yangming watched everything with a smile. He later waved his sleeve and said, “Miss Xue, now that we’re done watching, let’s go.” He nodded at Su Tianqian and Elder Bai before he left.
Xue Xuanle took brisk footsteps and left with him.
Bai Qian smiled bitterly as he watched them leave. He sighed and uttered, “Ah, I can’t see through him…”