Chapter 1595: A Sky-High Price for the Pill!

Ruoxu knew that even if he staked his old life, he could never refine a Void Spirit Divine Grade pill.

Such pills existed only in legends.

In reality, having lived to such an old age, he had seen countless geniuses, but he had never heard of anyone who, as a Four-Star Divine Pill God, could refine a Void Spirit Divine Grade Sun-Moon Universe Pill.

As for a Three-Star Divine Pill God, that was even more out of the question.

So, he wisely conceded defeat.

Of course, he had no face to stay there any longer; after conceding, he slunk away in disgrace.

But by then, everyone's attention had long since shifted away from the Grand Elder.

"Elder Ye, sell this pill to our Wang family! We'll offer three billion divine origin stones!" a Wang family elder declared loudly.

"Elder Ye, don't listen to him! Sell it to our Yan family! We'll offer five billion divine origin stones!"

"Our Liu family offers five hundred fifty million!"

...

Suddenly, the leaders of these great families seemed to go berserk, making a racket that gave Ye Yuan a headache.

According to the Alchemist Tower's rules, although the Sun-Moon Universe Pill was refined by Ye Yuan, its ownership belonged to the Alchemist Tower.

However, if the Alchemist Tower decided to sell it, Ye Yuan would receive thirty percent of the divine origin stones obtained.

An ordinary third-grade divine pill, even the Heaven-Blood Marrow-Exchange Pill Ye Yuan had refined in the South City, had only sold for fifty million.

These great families were opening with several billion divine origin stones, a price far exceeding that of ordinary third-grade divine pills.

"Stop! All of you, stop!" Ye Yuan shouted loudly.

But no one listened to him; they were all chattering away, almost driven to madness.

A Void Spirit Divine Grade Sun-Moon Universe Pill—who wouldn't want it?

As for the price, that was no issue.

Unable to bear it any longer, Ye Yuan roared, "All of you, shut up!"

This shout, infused with his full divine essence, drowned out everyone.

Seeing Ye Yuan angry, those people indeed stopped.

No kidding—Elder Ye's strength was immense; offending him would only bring trouble.

Seeing the crowd quiet down, Ye Yuan said to Xuan Yu, "Second Elder, I'll leave this matter to you."

Xuan Yu smiled and said, "Esteemed elders, since you're all determined to have this Sun-Moon Universe Pill, how about we hold an on-the-spot auction to decide its ownership? What do you all think?"

Hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

Who said the Second Elder was a good-natured person? This move was ruthless!

An on-the-spot auction meant no one could pull strings or seek favors.

After today, the families would surely use all kinds of connections to lobby the Alchemist Tower.

By then, selling at a higher price would obviously be impossible.

But now, with openness and transparency, everyone had to speak with money, and no one could complain.

This way, the pill's value could be maximized, which was also good for the Alchemist Tower.

After all, the Alchemist Tower had many elders and disciples, and the spiritual herbs and divine origin stones needed were an astronomically huge number.

The Alchemist Tower needed to make money too!

"I have no objections; let's do as the Second Elder says."

"Yes, a day is better than a set day; I have no objections."

"It's also a good chance to test the value of a Void Spirit Divine Grade pill; I think this method is good!"

...

In front of so many people, even if the elders had their own little schemes, they naturally dared not oppose the Second Elder.

After all, speaking out publicly like that would harm the Alchemist Tower's interests.

Who would dare to defy the world's consensus and walk right into the line of fire?

The Second Elder smiled faintly and said, "Very well, let it be done that way. Steward Zhang, this is your forte. You shall preside over this auction."

Steward Zhang stepped forward and said, "Yes, Second Elder."

Below, the powerful figures from the great families were secretly lamenting their misfortune.

They knew that this pill was far too sought after!

Once it entered the auction process, the price would certainly far exceed three or five hundred million.

That being the case, obtaining this pill would cost them a great deal more money.

Who said the Second Elder was easy to bully? When an honest man schemes, it cuts deeper than a knife without drawing blood!

Yet they simply could not resist the temptation of the Void Spirit Divine Grade Sun-Moon Heaven and Earth Pill; they were determined to obtain it.

After all, this pill could genuinely enhance a family's strength. Compared to ordinary pills, even spending a billion would be worth it.

Money could be earned again, but such a pill was not concocted every day.

The Tianying Imperial City had existed for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, yet a Void Spirit Divine Grade Sun-Moon Heaven and Earth Pill was an unprecedented first!

...

Steward Zhang carefully put the pill away, placed it in a jade box, and set it on the table before him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have just consulted with the elders and set the base price for this Sun-Moon Heaven and Earth Pill at... five hundred million low-grade Divine Origin Stones! Each bid must increase by no less than twenty million Divine Origin Stones," Steward Zhang announced in a clear voice.

At this moment, representatives from all the major and minor families of the inner city had come to the auction.

Even those families that had not come earlier sent people over upon hearing the news.

But upon hearing the base price set by Steward Zhang, many small families immediately backed off.

Five hundred million low-grade Divine Origin Stones—that base price already matched the price of a fourth-grade divine pill!

And that was just the base price; the final transaction price would surely exceed one billion.

This price was terrifying.

It wasn't that they lacked the financial means, but staking all their wealth on a single pill was clearly unwise.

In truth, these small families had long known they could not compete with the great families for this pill.

Yet if they didn't try, they couldn't get over this hurdle.

"Now, the auction begins!" Steward Zhang declared.

"Six hundred million!"

"Six hundred sixty million!"

"Seven hundred million!"

...

"Nine hundred million!"

"One billion!"

Everyone knew the auction price would be terrifying, but no one expected it to rise to one billion so quickly.

Steward Zhang was inwardly astonished. He had presided over countless auctions, yet never had he seen such enthusiastic bidding.

Usually, during an auction, when the crowd hesitated, he would have a speech ready to encourage higher bids.

But this time, before he could say a word, the price had already doubled!

"One point two billion!"

"Hmph! The Shi family is determined to have this Sun-Moon Heaven and Earth Pill! One point five billion!" shouted an elder from the Shi family.

Like the Ning family, the Shi family was one of the few great families in the inner city, with formidable financial resources.

The price of one point five billion instantly stunned everyone.

A third-grade divine pill fetching an astronomical price of one point five billion was something unimaginable in the past.

Steward Zhang was deeply shocked; this was the first time he had encountered such an auction.

In the blink of an eye, the price had tripled!

"One point five billion! Elder Shi Song has bid one point five billion! Is there any higher?" Steward Zhang finally had a chance to speak.

"Two billion!" After a moment of silence, a middle-aged man spoke slowly.