Alchemy Sovereign Against the Heaven

Chapter 1917 - 1908: The Auction Begins

Quickly, in the subsequent half month, Mo Wangchen used the herbs bought by Cheng Liang to refine them all into Reverse Life Pills.

Almost every day, an Alchemy Tribulation would descend upon Qing’an City, startling the entire region.

Initially, the cultivators in the city were astonished and terrified, but as time went on, they gradually became numb, as if it was commonplace.

By now, everyone knows that there is a highly accomplished Alchemy Dao Master residing in Qing’an City.

But what the crowd doesn’t know is the true identity of this master.

Many people came upon hearing the news, gathered outside Mo Wangchen’s courtyard, hoping to meet him. Unfortunately, all their visits were turned away by Cheng Liang, Liu Wuxiang, and others, merely stating that the master doesn’t wish to see guests.

The people were astonished.

Even figures like Cheng Liang and Liu Wuxiang appeared here, and they repeatedly referred to the person inside as a master, indicating that the person in the courtyard must have an extremely astonishing background.

"Have you heard? Even Master Chu Yang must come here daily to pay his respects."

"What’s that compared to? You know Xuanling’s Saintess, right? I heard someone saw her serving tea and pouring water in the courtyard, like a maid."

"Really? That seems unlikely, right? What kind of Grandmaster could receive such treatment?"

"You might not yet understand the seriousness of this matter. Rumor has it that this master refines only one furnace of pills each day, and each time triggers an Alchemy Tribulation. Moreover, the pills he refines are the legendary Reverse Life Pills!"

"Those are Reverse Life Pills! In the Vast Heavenly Domain, these pills are coveted by almost all factions."

Outside the courtyard, many cultivators gathered here, discussing animatedly. Clearly, they came to catch a glimpse of the master’s esteemed face.

Unfortunately, these days, Mo Wangchen had never stepped out of the courtyard.

And even if he did, these people would never imagine that the legendary Reverse Life Pills were refined by such a young figure.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

By now, Mo Wangchen had refined over fifty pills, exceeding expectations by about twenty pills.

As previously agreed, he handed twenty Reverse Life Pills to the Linghong Auction House for auction and gave ten to Xuanling Sacred Land.

As for the remaining twenty, besides using some for personal use, Mo Wangchen kept them on hand for emergencies.

Night descends.

Compared to half a month ago, Qing’an City is noticeably busier, more than several times over.

This is for no other reason than the fact that half a month ago, Cheng Liang had already spread the news about the Reverse Life Pills, and everyone knew that the Linghong Auction House would auction twenty Reverse Life Pills.

By now, the cultivators gathering in the city are several times more than half a month ago, and most of them are experts from ancient sacred lands or families.

Their purpose is clear, they have all come for the Reverse Life Pills.

Linghong Auction House.

At this moment, two long lines had already formed at the entrance, noticeably busier than the auction half a month ago by almost twice as much.

The allure of the Reverse Life Pills is too great; from ancient sacred lands to minor families, none can resist such temptation.

Moreover, for tonight’s auction, the Linghong Auction House specially expanded the venue.

Now, the auction hall can accommodate at least twice the number of people as before.

Accompanied by Master Chu Yang, Ruan Xinyu, and others, Mo Wangchen arrived early at the Linghong Auction House and was arranged into a luxurious private room on the second-floor pavilion.

The main highlight of this auction is the Reverse Life Pills he personally refined. How could Mo Wangchen miss it?

In the private room, he chatted idly with everyone as time passed and more and more cultivators entered.

An hour later, the auction officially began.

As usual, Cheng Liang personally hosted.

Initially, the items auctioned were not the Reverse Life Pills, but some other goods.

Evidently, the competition for these items was not very fierce.

After all, tonight, most people have come for the Reverse Life Pills and do not want to spend extra spirit stones on other items, for fear that when it comes time to bid for the Reverse Life Pills, their spirit stones might not be enough, which would be embarrassing.

The auction continued, and it was unknown how much time passed until the items at the front were all auctioned off, and the Reverse Life Pills, as the final highlight, were finally presented.

"Ladies and gentlemen, tonight, our Linghong Auction House will auction twenty Reverse Life Pills, one pill per auction, spanning twenty auctions. No reserve price, the highest bidder wins. As for the effectiveness of the Reverse Life Pills, I believe everyone is aware, so I won’t elaborate. Next, we will start the auction for the first Reverse Life Pill." Cheng Liang’s clear voice echoed throughout the hall.

In an instant, all the cultivators in the venue couldn’t help but clamor. After waiting for so long, the main event was finally about to play out.

"The old man bids eight million for this Reverse Life Pill!"

The first bidder was an elder. The pill has no reserve price, yet he started at eight million, indicating a certain confidence in his financial strength.

He clearly understood that for such pills, the competition will be intense. There’s no need to bid one million at a time. Doing that would only waste time without any meaningful result.

"Nine million!"

"Ten million!"

"Twelve million!"

"..."

Within a short moment, the price had risen, and more and more people participated in the bidding, creating an exceptionally fierce atmosphere.

"..."

"Twenty-four million!"

"Twenty-four million! Any higher bids?" Cheng Liang scanned all directions.

This price had already reached expectations, even exceeding them considerably.

According to his calculations, the price of one Reverse Life Pill should be around fifteen million; now it had reached twenty-four million, which was already very satisfactory.

Sure enough, once this price was announced, most people quieted down, and no one continued to bid.

Obviously, tonight’s auction includes twenty Reverse Life Pills. There’s no need to raise the price too high for this first pill.

Later, the competition should be less, without the current intensity, so they believe it’s better to wait until later to compete.

However, those holding such thoughts completely misjudged the situation.

When the second pill was auctioned, its price also reached over twenty million spirit stones, not much lower than the first.

Moreover, including the third, fourth pill...

All Reverse Life Pills were bid for prices exceeding twenty million.

And because more Reverse Life Pills were auctioned and fewer remained, everyone grew more anxious. In the end, the prices of the final few Reverse Life Pills not only didn’t drop due to fewer competitors but, instead, increased due to the scarcity of the pills, directly breaking the thirty million spirit stones threshold.