Chapter 206 The Auction



Han Cai and his entourage arrived at one of the well-known restaurants in the city. The restaurant had three floors, and Han Cai, the rich young master, went to the third floor, which was the most expensive part of the restaurant, to enjoy the meals.

Han Cai ordered the most expensive meals in the restaurant for himself, Blacky, Yongnian and Yan Fucheng.

Yan Fucheng kept getting surprised at how rich his master was to give his grandson so much money. Han Cai had made him sit and enjoy the food as well, but Yan Fucheng felt the young man was wasting a lot of money, as the dishes here cost a thousand lower-grade spirit stones per dish. The chef was the most well-known chef in Verdant City, so the price made sense, but to Yan Fucheng, it seemed like a waste of spirit stones. Little did he know that Han Cai was spending the Ren family's money.

While they were enjoying the meal, Han Cai overheard two people in the restaurant talking about the upcoming auction. One of the men said, "This time, they are auctioning another Azure Spirit Flower after eight years."

Han Cai's ears perked up upon hearing the flower's name. He knew that this flower could only be found in the Azure Dragon Sect, so it must have come from the sect.

Han Cai knew that after reincarnating, he might not be able to awaken all his abilities, even after reaching higher cultivation levels. The Azure Spirit Flower was one of the materials needed to create the Awakening pill.

The Awakening Pill was a very rare pill that only the extremely wealthy could afford. It was created by a level five alchemist and could help someone with Mortal-grade talent awaken their full potential. The pill actually helped awaken the potential inside you.

Han Cai had eight potentials sleeping inside him, and the Azure Spirit Flower was not enough material. Moreover, he was not an alchemist yet, so there was no way he could create the Awakening Pill.

While eating, Han Cai went into deep thought, contemplating the possibility of awakening one of his abilities. His theory was that one of his abilities should awaken when he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, but that was wishful thinking. He knew that the quality of his abilities was of the highest grade, above Divine-grade talents, so it might take a while for them to awaken.

Han Cai started thinking about how he could get the pill. The Awakening Pill could only be made by a level six alchemist, and any level six alchemist in the Azure Dragon Kingdom would probably work under a grandmaster alchemist. Moreover, the grandmaster alchemist would likely be a member of the Azure Dragon Sect and have a very high cultivation level. This meant that it would be almost impossible for Han Cai to steal the Awakening Pill unless he joined the Azure Dragon Sect. The pill's rarity and the high level of protection around it ensured that stealing the pill would be an extremely difficult task.

Han Cai sighed, wishing he had let Yongnian learn alchemy as well, which could have solved his problem. Yongnian did know alchemy, but it was poison alchemy. He knew how to create extremely potent poisons. Before becoming Han Cai's subordinate, Yongnian, the poison elder, had been well-known in the outer sect of the Sky Soaring Sect. However, after joining Han Cai, he gave up poison arts and focused mainly on death Qi. Poison arts were used for killing people, while death Qi represented death itself. So it was no brainer for him or Han Cai what he should have cultivated. 

Since Han Cai could not steal the pill, the next best thing was to steal the materials and slowly try to master pill creation. With a Heaven Immortal by his side, he could make Yongnian use his Heaven Immortal cultivation to help him with pill creation, as higher-grade pills required high-grade cultivation.

Han Cai had faith in Blacky, who would get him all the materials for creating the pill. However, the problem was that he had made a rule for himself never to steal from someone or bother someone who did not steal or try to harm him.

This country was vast, and he believed Blacky should be able to find all the materials in some forests and mountains. There was no need to steal them.

After enjoying a heartfelt meal, Han Cai and his entourage went back to the inn and waited for the auction.

The auction was held at the Azure Auction House, a building double the size of the Azure Dragon Store. The auction was about to begin in the evening, so Han Cai and his entourage arrived early.

Another beautiful woman welcomed them to the auction house. When Yongnian showed the jade slip, the lady became more respectful, understanding that they were VIPs. She took them to one of the VIP rooms on the highest floor.

The VIP rooms were very luxurious, and Han Cai found that the Khaleesi Auction House's VIP room paled in comparison. From the room, they could see the massive auction hall and the many seats arranged in it. Han Cai sat comfortably, waiting for the auction to start.

When evening arrived, the auction hall started to fill up with cultivators and aristocrats acquiring seats. Once the hall was filled, the auction finally began. The initial items were minor cultivation materials, and people seated below mostly bid on them while the VIP rooms remained quiet.

As high-quality cultivation materials and techniques were auctioned, many people in the VIP rooms began to participate. Han Cai, however, did not need any of the materials, so he stayed quiet.

The auction continued, and just as Han Cai was starting to get bored, one item caught his attention: Thunder Iron. This material was extremely useful for creating an array that could deliver a thundering smite to anyone who entered it. Thunder Iron was created by the constant fall of thunderbolts over thousands of years. Han Cai immediately bid double the price and won the auction.

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