Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 63: The Prodigal Son?

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: The Prodigal Son?

This person truly has the nerve to speak and the audacity to act. Yu Ji is so beautiful and enchanting.

If she really were taken by Bloody Beard to the Brothel, her fate would be too horrific to behold.

Yu Ji’s complexion changed, and she really didn’t dare to say anything more.

She turned her head to look at the side of the auction stage.

A small door opened, and a figure flew out from within, with grey hair and beard, wearing plain clothes and straw sandals. Despite the Elder’s simple attire, the aura he exuded made one’s heart palpitate.

His indifferent and icy gaze, as it swept over, seemed to be accompanied by ten thousand sharp swords, fierce and terrifying.

It was as if anyone who dared to provoke him would be met with death by a mere look.

"No one shall disrupt the rules of the Heaven and Earth Auction! Although I am but an ordinary disciple of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, in a minor place like the Jianyun Dynasty, no one dares to act recklessly in front of me!"

With those words, the grey-haired elder ascended the auction stage and casually threw the wooden basin containing treasures into the air.

He then drew his sword and sheathed it back.

No one saw clearly what the elder did, only that the wooden basin falling downwards silently split into thirty-two neatly cut pieces in mid-air.

This meant that in the blink of an eye, the elder had executed precisely five strikes.

And each strike was so accurate that it was within a fraction of a hair’s breadth.

Hiss~!

The entire auction house suddenly became incredibly quiet, so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

Clap!

After the wooden basin split into thirty-two pieces, they landed on the ground simultaneously.

Many timid people were so frightened that they trembled violently. Their eyes, when turned towards the grey-bearded elder, were filled with fear.

"Fast Sword Jiang Sou, truly lives up to his reputation! I had no intention of breaking the rules!" Bloody Beard said, his words containing a tone of submission.

Although he was lawless and in control of the immensely powerful Blood Sword Gang, akin to an evil dragon firmly entrenched within the Jianyun Dynasty,

he had to bow down when faced with some particularly formidable individuals.

Otherwise, the Blood Sword Gang would have been flattened by others long ago.

This is precisely where Bloody Beard’s cleverness lies—bullying the weak and fearing the strong, never provoking those he cannot afford to.

The Heaven and Earth Auction dares to auction such valuable treasures because they have something to rely on.

Inviting a formidable expert to oversee the event is the wisest choice. At critical moments, they can play a role in maintaining order.

So as to prevent anyone from breaking the rules or stealing the treasures.

Chu Feng sat in a corner, playing back the swordsmanship Fast Sword Jiang Sou had just displayed over and over in his head.

He was considering how his own Glazed Sword Technique would fare against the other’s Fast Sword if used.

The Glazed Sword Technique is defensive in nature, capable of producing dense sword Qi to seal off and defend against everything. Of course, it can also be used to kill the enemy, but its power would certainly not match other offensive sword techniques.

Chu Feng’s Puppet Elixir was ultimately snatched up by Bloody Beard with an astonishing bid of sixty thousand silver taels.

Bloody Beard was determined to obtain this Elixir, and his purpose is certainly thought-provoking.

Such an evil man, who has committed countless heinous deeds, now has the Puppet Elixir, which he might use to deal with a formidable enemy.

The likelihood of it being used against the White-Robed Swordsman is even greater.

This White-Robed Swordsman is no ordinary figure; he is the Han Family Master from one of the Four Great Families of the Jianyun Dynasty, unlike those families that purchase medicinal herbs or engage in Alchemy.

The Han Family specializes in running a Sword Pavilion and training disciples.

In terms of strength, the Han Family can definitely be ranked at the top among the Four Great Families of the Jianyun Dynasty.

Speaking of the Han Family, it has quite a significant connection with Chu Feng.

When Sword King Mansion was at its peak, the Han Family had received a great favor from them. Under the celestial omen marking the birth of Chu Feng, the Han Family betrothed their daughter, who was also just born, to him.

The two families thus arranged a childhood betrothal.

However, with the rapid decline of Sword King Mansion, Chu Feng was completely forgotten by everyone.

The young miss of the Han Family had entered Ten Thousand Sword Sect at an early age, reputed to have exceptional Sword Dao talent. She shone brightly within the sect.

"The next item up for auction is a Ten-thousand-year-old Daluo Sword Grass. This medicinal herb can be used to concoct various elixirs, such as the famous Fake Sword Pill, which can imitate any sword meridian from the Five Elements Sword Veins. Another example is the Qiankun Elixir, which can reverse sword meridians, creating a duplicate sword light, thus allowing one to exert Sword Domain which only a Sword Saint is capable of!"

Yu Ji incessantly pitched the uses of the Great Luo Sword Grass.

Each ability was incredibly enticing.

Chu Feng never dreamed that he would encounter the longed-for Great Luo Sword Grass at an auction so quickly.

Though this herb was not the top ingredient for making Fake Meridian Pills, and its effects were slightly inferior to some others.

Yet, its age was undeniable.

Moreover, Chu Feng needed only to condense a temporary Fake Sword Vein for short-term use.

For this purpose, it was more than enough.

"Ten-thousand-year-old Daluo Sword Grass, starting bid, twenty thousand silver taels!"

Yu Ji’s sensually enchanting voice echoed.

The starting price was not high. The older the Medicinal Herb, the more valuable it becomes.

A ten-thousand-year-old one is extremely rare. To sell for only twenty thousand silver taels is indeed cheap.

"Twenty-one thousand taels!" The Mo Family, one of the two great Alchemy Families, was the first to bid in the competition.

Following that, several others bid successively, but compared to the fervor for Chu Feng’s Puppet Elixir, it was significantly quieter.

After all, the Puppet Elixir was a ready-to-use product.

Whereas this Daluo Sword Grass, despite its rarity, needed to be crafted into an Elixir. There was a lot of uncertainty involved in this process.

If not handled well, one could ruin it in the alchemy process, washing tens of thousands of silver taels down the drain.

Furthermore, hiring someone to refine a ten-thousand-year-old Medicinal Herb would also require a hefty sum.

Therefore, comparing all these factors, the bids from the crowd were very rational.

"Mo Family Head bids forty thousand taels, does anyone offer a higher bid?" Yu Ji’s bright eyes swept across the room, her gaze continuously scanning.

For an Auctioneer, to sell a treasured item at a price far above the market value is a success.

The room was silent; no one else bid.

Just when everyone thought the auction was about to end, a hoarse voice rang out.

"Forty-five thousand taels!" A one-time increase of five thousand taels startled everyone.

For the common folks, one could earn only about one or two taels of silver per month. Five thousand silver taels equaled the salary of thousands of months.

The guy sitting in the corner didn’t even blink as he upped the bid by five thousand taels.

Whose prodigal son was this?

The young generation nowadays, relying on the wealth of their forefathers, ignorant of the hardships of making money. Spending money like it was nothing, they were the very definition of a wastrel.

"Who are you? Neither the Four Great Families nor the Royal Family recognizes someone like you."

"Forty-five thousand taels is not a trivial sum, can you really afford it?"

Mo Family Master was infuriated by Chu Feng to the point of steaming, even the equally alchemy-oriented Hong Family did not dare to be so extravagant.

He even suspected that Chu Feng was just there to cause trouble.