Extraordinary Medical Saint in the City
Chapter 468 - 467: The Fourth, Shennong Nine Cauldrons! (First Update)

Chapter 468: Chapter 467: The Fourth, Shennong Nine Cauldrons! (First Update)

A three-legged small cauldron, carrying an ancient and abundant aura, was casually depicted in the sketchbook.

This cauldron, not large, had an extremely unique design.

However.

Lin Fan recognized it at a glance—it was one of the Shennong Nine Cauldrons!

In Lin Fan’s hands, he had already acquired three of the Shennong Nine Cauldrons.

It was beyond Lin Fan’s expectation to encounter another one of the Shennong Nine Cauldrons here!

"What’s the matter? Are you interested in this cauldron?" Yuan Feng asked with a smile, slightly surprised in his heart.

The effects of the Shennong Nine Cauldrons were truly formidable!

If combined with a Gathering Spirit Array, it could significantly accelerate the absorption speed of Spiritual Energy, condensing it into Spiritual Liquid to nurture Spiritual Medicines, greatly reducing the growth time of the spiritual medicines!

On Earth.

Inside a Gathering Spirit Array, spiritual medicines grow in one day what would take one year in the outside world.

The concentration of Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Realm is hundreds of times greater than on Earth; if spiritual medicines were cultivated in the Spirit Realm, the speed would likely be even faster!

If four Shennong Nine Cauldrons were used simultaneously to pour Spiritual Liquid, and a Gathering Spirit Array was established, what need would there be to search for any special gifts? Directly cultivating dozens of 100,000-year-old medicinal materials would be enough to knock out the Emperor of the Dayan Dynasty with a thud!

Lin Fan forced himself to suppress his excitement and nodded, "The cauldron is good, where did you get it from?"

"Oh, it was found in an ancient ruin. However, our auction house has researched it for a long time without discovering its use, so it’s starting at a bid of 10,000 Spirit Stones. Could it be... that you recognize this cauldron?" Yuan Feng asked curiously.

He was constantly observing Lin Fan’s expression, hoping to discern something from his face.

But.

Yuan Feng was disappointed!

Lin Fan’s expression was very calm, not revealing the slightest flaw.

A starting bid of 10,000 Spirit Stones was practically a steal!

Compared to other auctioned items that usually started at tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, this cauldron was way too cheap!

"Of course I recognize it; this is an Alchemy Furnace, which can be used for Alchemy. I’ve read about it in ancient texts—if this furnace is used for Alchemy, the efficiency of pill production can increase by about 10%. I am a Pill Master, so I was a bit excited when I saw this cauldron," Lin Fan explained as he nodded.

Then, Yuan Feng suddenly understood.

"I see, so that’s how it is!"

However.

Yuan Feng himself did not recognize the Shennong Nine Cauldrons, and many people in the auction house had studied the cauldron without discerning its efficacy.

That’s why they decided to auction it off.

After all.

From the ancient ruins where the Shennong Nine Cauldrons were discovered, there were too many treasures.

This Shennong Nine Cauldron was just an inconspicuous little one among them.

Even if there are many Alchemy Furnaces that can improve the success rate of Alchemy on the market, one step back.

This little cauldron only improves the chances by 10%? Compared to those that increase the efficiency by 20%, or even 30% to 40%, it seems a bit insignificant.

Next.

Under Yuan Feng’s watchful eyes, Lin Fan left the auction house.

No sooner had he left, a woman dressed in a blue gown, wearing a veil, and surrounded by a group of people, walked in.

Yuan Feng, what are you looking at?" the woman asked coolly, her voice like a heavenly melody.

"It turns out to be the young mistress!" Yuan Feng hurriedly greeted her, "It’s like this, a strange guest just came..."

Yuan Feng did not conceal anything, and meticulously reported Lin Fan’s behavior, including any details, without leaving anything out.

"Oh?"

The woman’s eyebrows furrowed slightly beneath the veil, then she indifferently said, "Change the price of this cauldron for me! 10,000 Spirit Stones... hmm, increase it tenfold, start the bidding at 100,000 Spirit Stones, and if at the auction this young man continues to bid, then our auction house’s people should also bid and win it!"

"Your subordinate obeys!" Yuan Feng nodded in agreement.

...

...

After Lin Fan left the auction house.

Then, he directly found an inn and settled down.

When nighttime arrived, he went straight to the auction house.

Although this city was not large, merely a medium-sized one,

Still, many cultivators attended the auction at night. Just the number of Void Refining Cultivators reached more than a dozen, all treated as honored guests and welcomed into the auction house.

Lin Fan, with his mere early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivation, naturally did not attract much attention.

At this moment.

In a luxurious box of the auction house, Yuan Feng stood at the door respectfully and reported: "Miss, the person from the daytime has arrived."

"I know."

The veiled lady nodded slightly: "Prepare everything, let the auction begin!"

"Yes, Miss!"

Yuan Feng responded affirmatively.

Soon, the auction began.

Lin Fan was just sitting in his seat, quietly watching everyone vying for the auctioned items.

Finally.

The auction for the Shennong Nine Cauldrons began.

This time, the host introduced: "Ladies and gentlemen, this cauldron, obtained from an ancient ruin, was just recognized by our auction house this afternoon as a Pill Cauldron. If used by an Alchemist, it can improve the success rate of Alchemy by about ten percent. The starting bid is one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

The host’s words had just landed.

Lin Fan’s brows furrowed slightly.

Wasn’t the starting bid ten thousand Spirit Stones?

How come it suddenly became one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!

The entire auction hall, with people participating in the auction, was abuzz with discussions.

"What’s going on?"

"Just to increase the success rate by ten percent, it costs one hundred thousand Spirit Stones?"

"Exactly, even the top-notch Alchemy Furnaces that increase the success rate by thirty percent are only about one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, right?"

"A broken cauldron selling for this much?"

The crowd shook their heads one after another.

Not a single person made an offer, everyone felt that it wasn’t worth it.

Lin Fan also fell silent, hesitating on whether to bid or not.

At this moment.

In the luxurious box of the auction house, the veiled lady, through the one-way window, was staring at Lin Fan.

"As long as he bids, our people will follow suit, and we must not let him take away this cauldron!" the lady spoke indifferently.

"Miss, are you sure there is something wrong with this cauldron? But the Artifact Refining Masters of our auction house have appraised it, and it’s just a common cauldron with nothing strange about it!" Yuan Feng asked, puzzled.

The veiled lady nodded affirmatively and said: "I’m certain this cauldron is not an ordinary item; otherwise, this person wouldn’t have reacted as excitedly as you described! You just need to do as told, as soon as he bids, even if it’s one hundred million Spirit Stones, this cauldron is not for sale!"

Yuan Feng could only nod his head.

The lady before him, named Yuan Wanxuan, was the young lady of Yuanling Commerce, and her father was one of the shareholders.

Yuanling Commerce had a colossal scale, having commercial dealings not only with Super Grade Forces and first-grade forces but also with Holy Lands and the Emperor Clan.

One hundred million Spirit Stones meant nothing to Yuanling Commerce.

However, Yuan Feng had doubts—would Lin Fan really spend one hundred million Spirit Stones to buy an ordinary Pill Cauldron?

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...

At the auction site.

"Little Fan Fan, what’s wrong? This is the Shennong Nine Cauldrons. Why aren’t you bidding?" Emperor Jade asked with a chuckle.

"It’s strange, I feel something is off. Even if I bid, I’m afraid... I won’t be able to get the cauldron!" Lin Fan frowned and, after pondering for a moment, replied.

"Haha! Little Fan Fan, it seems you are quite clever. It is indeed so. I’ve used my Divine Sense to scan just now, and there’s a woman on the second floor who has already ordered that no matter how much you bid, someone will offer a higher price, even if you go up to one hundred million Spirit Stones. This auction house will make sure someone outbids you, so you cannot take away the Shennong Nine Cauldrons!" Emperor Jade said with a smile.