Guan Wan-Shan regretted the second half of his question. It was already a great fortune to be able to see one of such a precious dan, and he had even dreamed of seeing more. How greedy he was! However, if there was more than one of such a precious dan, it would be a great fortune!
Ye Xiao was shocked. He said with uncertainty, "I didn't count how many beads there are. I think there are … fifteen or sixteen? Well, I really didn't count them … "He was speechless. He really didn't think that it was anything good. How could it cause such a huge reaction? This old man really has no self-control at all! That was really unexpected.
"What? Fifteen or sixteen? You didn't count them carefully?! "Guan Wan-Shan stared at him as if he was going to eat him alive.
Ye Xiao shrugged innocently.
Guan Wan-Shan really wanted to curse out loud. How could there be more than fifteen or sixteen of such great treasures? You were lucky enough to get them, but you didn't even count them, and just put them up for auction? How could you not take good care of them?
This is the so-called reckless waste of natural resources!
This … This is really … What a spendthrift!
The three hedonistic prodigals of the capital city were like good kids compared to this person!
People really can't be compared to each other!
Guan Wan-Shan's lips were trembling. He turned his head and shouted, "… Get … Get me twenty purple jade bottles!"
He couldn't blame Ye Xiao, so he could only vent his anger on his subordinates.
A series of noises could be heard coming from outside. Then, someone could be heard running wildly outside …
It had been more than ten years since he had seen the Prime Master so agitated.
If he was too slow, he would be scolded, and he might even lose his job.
After a while, all the facilities that Guan Wan-Shan had asked for were ready.
Guan Wan-Shan then took out a clean white towel and wiped his hands clean. He then placed the Amethyst Jade Plate in front of him and took out a strange transparent cover and placed it on top of the Amethyst Jade Plate.
After that, he took the jade bottle that Ye Xiao had brought and put it into the cover through a strange hole.
In this way, only his hands could reach in, but he could perfectly fuse with the strange barrier, ensuring that the Spirit Qi in the divine pill wouldn't leak out at all.
"This thing isn't bad. It's ingenious." Monarch Ye clicked his tongue in wonder at the structure of the cover.
However, he didn't know that his praise didn't make the old man fall down due to anger. It was said that an old man bought a casket and returned the pearls, which made him laugh at himself for thousands of years. Today, there was another living example. Although this cover was exquisite, how could it compare with that precious pill? You didn't attach importance to such a precious pill; instead, you praised a cover. What a joke!
The moment the jade bottle was opened, a strange fragrance pervaded the air once again. From the mouth of the bottle, a cloud of milky white mist slowly seeped out. It was thick and did not dissipate.
"Dan cloud!"
Guan Wan-Shan's goatee quivered; his eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets and fell off.
There were nine grades of pills.
Dan halo would appear only at the seventh rank and above, and only at the ninth rank and above would Dan halo form Dan lines.
Furthermore, only a pinnacle supreme-grade medicinal pill that surpassed Grade Nine could possibly … produce Pill Clouds!
Note: It's just a possibility, not a certainty!
In other words … those supreme-grade medicinal pills might not have Pill Clouds, but only a layer of "Dan Fog".
The essence of the two might be the same, but the fog would disperse after a while, while the cloud would rise and change!
This was the fundamental difference!
Dan cloud had always been a miraculous state in the legends. Not to mention seeing it with their own eyes, they had never even heard of it!
Now, Guan Wan-Shan had personally witnessed the appearance of Dan cloud, which only appeared in the legends. Feeling the extremely rich fragrance, he was so excited that he almost cried.
"My ancestors!" Guan Wan-Shan excitedly mumbled to himself, "I … I've finally seen the legendary Dan cloud today! Ah, Dan cloud! I've been blessed for three lifetimes! I have no regrets in this life, and I'm willing to die … "
Monarch Ye was a bit dumbfounded. What the hell was going on? Why did he go crazy and die willingly? That was a medicinal pill, not a poison!
He slightly tilted the bottle, and a soybean-sized pill rolled out of the bottle. White smoke rose from the pill, and it slowly rolled on the Purple Crystal Jade Plate. After a while, it became clear that it was a golden pill, covered with mysterious patterns …
Guan Wan-Shan closed his eyes in satisfaction.
There was no need to examine it anymore.
The Dan lines were densely covered, the Dan halo formed, the Dan fog continued, and the Dan cloud filled the air …
This was … a legendary, peerless, miraculous pill that only a supreme immortal could refine!
Although it was only a Peiyuan Dan, with its appearance, even the legendary Level Nine Alchemists would buy it for a high price for research. Because … this was no longer a matter of the grade of the pill, but a pill cultivator's path to the Great Dao!
Even if he could only learn a little bit of technique from it, it would be enough for him to reach a higher level.
Almost as if he was on a pilgrimage, Guan Wan-Shan quickly took a purple jade bottle and put a Peerless Qi Pill into it. Then, he put in the second pill, the second bottle, the third pill, the third bottle … the fourth pill...
"Fifteen in total!"
Guan Wan-Shan was shocked by the number.
Even though Ye Xiao had clearly mentioned it, Guan Wan-Shan still didn't believe him, especially after he had confirmed that the dan beads were accompanied by "dan clouds". Such a dan bead could only appear once in a cauldron if one was lucky enough. And these were obviously all made in one furnace. There were actually fifteen such supreme dan beads!
"This … Brother Feng!" Guan Wan-Shan turned around and stared at Ye Xiao like a hungry wolf. He hurriedly said, "Brother Feng, these dan beads are too outstanding. Just name your price! No matter the price, our auction house will buy them all! "
"Master …"
The steward at the side was startled.
[Damn it, Master, you must be crazy today …]
Under normal circumstances, as an appraiser of the auction house, even if you have confirmed the authenticity of the other party's dan beads, you should at least belittle them a bit and decline them a bit, showing that you are reluctant to accept them, right? That would save you a lot of money.
But now you actually said … they are too outstanding, no matter how much they cost, we will take them all.
What if the other party asks for a sky-high price … What will you do?
"Heh heh, I don't want to sell these dan beads." Ye Xiao looked at the steward with a faint smile and said, "Master, you are truly a master. Such courage, heh heh, this is what you call doing great things."
Guan Wan-Shan immediately understood and turned around, shouting, "Get out! Don't let anyone else know what happened today! Once the news is leaked, you will lose your life! "
The steward nodded and crawled out while wiping the cold sweat off his forehead.
Although he didn't know much about the grade of dan beads, he understood the stakes.
Guan Wan-Shan turned around and smiled bitterly, "Sorry, my men are inexperienced and don't know the rarity of supreme dan beads … Please be magnanimous."
Ye Xiao nodded slightly.
Guan Wan-Shan naturally understood the meaning of Ye Xiao's words: If you still try to lower the price in front of such a supreme dan bead like you do with a common item … then the other party will be unhappy and leave, and you will lose this opportunity forever.
Such an opportunity … Guan Wan-Shan's ancestors had been in the auction appraisal business for over a dozen of their lives, and this was the first time he had ever been lucky enough to encounter such an opportunity!
It was already a great fortune for him to encounter such an opportunity. If he encountered such an opportunity and missed it, it would be the worst misfortune of all!
Not to mention, if he really made irresponsible remarks, it would be a blasphemy against the supreme dan beads. If he actually tried to lower the price of such a supreme dan bead, he would have offended all the dan-makers in the world!
Once this was spread out, his reputation would be completely ruined. If he dared to lower the price of such a supreme dan bead, then what about ordinary dan beads?
"Brother Feng, you said you are not selling … What do you mean? What is your plan? Can you tell me? " Guan Wan-Shan asked modestly, and then he kept urging the steward to serve tea, good tea, top-grade tea …
"My plan is actually quite simple. I just want to exchange it for some treasures, that's all." Ye Xiao said frankly, "I think you can tell that I didn't make this dan bead, and it is not something that I can make."
Guan Wan-Shan glanced at him and thought, "Hmm, there is no trace of being roasted on his hands, nor is there any trace of being stained by civil or military affairs on his face, nor is there any smell of medicine on him that only dan-makers have …" He nodded and almost blurted out, "I guess you … Ahem ahem, Brother Feng, you are too modest …"
He took back the first half of his sentence, and his face turned red. But even a fool could understand the second half of his sentence.
Ye Xiao humphed and said, "Even though I didn't make this dan bead … but the one who made it doesn't want to show up in person, and he doesn't want to have any contact with any common people …"
What he meant was that only Guan Wan-Shan could get in touch with this great master.
Guan Wan-Shan didn't think that it was strange at all. Instead, he acted as if he understood what Ye Xiao meant, and his attitude became even more humble, "Yes, yes, yes. Such a great master is always obsessed with the art of dan-making. How would he have time to deal with common people like us. Brother Feng, you are right …"
"Actually, since we are favored by such a great master of dan-making, we should do whatever he asks for. However, exchanging the treasures for dan beads … We have never done such a thing in our auction house …"
Guan Wan-Shan said, "Brother Feng, I think you know the rules of trading in the Land of Han-Yang. Everything has to be evaluated based on gold and silver, and during the transaction, we have to pay a certain amount of … fees to the government as taxes. It's not that I don't want to make this deal happen, but … "
Ye Xiao nodded. He understood.
If they were exchanging the treasures, then what would they use as a commission, and what would they use as taxes? Would they use one of the leaves?
And the auction house had a strict relationship with the government, so they didn't dare to do such a thing.
Once they did, they would lose the qualification to be an auction house, and they would even have to face a lawsuit.
Even though they knew that they would greatly offend the great master of dan-making, and even though they didn't want to give up on this deal, they had to do it!
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