Chapter 21 - 021 Intentional Difficulty

Chapter 21: Chapter 021 Intentional Difficulty

Yu Wanxiong’s response surpassed everyone’s expectations.

No one reacted at first, but when they did, it was as if time had frozen; everyone’s movements suddenly immobilized, and the hall that was bubbling with excitement instantly became eerily silent.

Mo Kun’s smug smile stiffened on his face.

Pair after pair of shocked eyes struggled to look at Yu Wanxiong.

Did they hear wrong? That was five million Gold Coins! Yu Wanxiong had actually agreed!

Feng Zhengxiong himself could hardly believe it, and even though Yu Wanxiong owed Feng Wuchen a favor, he still couldn’t believe that Yu Wanxiong would agree.

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“Pavilion Master, that’s five million Gold Coins! Could you have made a mistake?” Zhang Han asked in a panic, thinking Yu Wanxiong had misheard and quickly whispered.

Yu Wanxiong shook his head slightly; he knew he had not made a mistake. He still needed Feng Wuchen to expel the fire toxin from his body. How could he dare not to agree?

“Thank you, Pavilion Master Yu. I’ll pay you back as soon as possible,” Feng Wuchen thanked him.

“Strange, hasn’t Wanbao Pavilion been at odds with the Feng family over the price of the Seven-colored Elixir? Why would Yu Wanxiong agree to Feng Wuchen’s credit?” Mo Kun furrowed his brows as he woke from his shock, unable to understand.

Not just Mo Kun, but the Lin family and everyone from Unmatched City were extremely puzzled. The feud between Wanbao Pavilion and the Feng family was well-known, and there was no reason for Yu Wanxiong to agree to Feng Wuchen’s line of credit.

“Has Yu Wanxiong’s brain rusted?” Yang Qingyun stared dumbfounded at Yu Wanxiong, as if looking at a fool.

Yang Yun frowned and said, “What exactly is going on? Yu Wanxiong couldn’t possibly agree, yet he didn’t even think before agreeing!”

The silence in the odd hall, as some people regained their senses, quickly began to boil again, their faces filled with disbelief.

Five million Gold Coins taken on credit just like that, who else in Unmatched City and the surrounding cities would have such boldness?

“Chen Er, aren’t you being a bit too excessive?” After coming to her senses, Xiao Qingqing pointed and asked.

Feng Wuchen gave an awkward smile and said, “What else could I have done? Besides, if Pavilion Master Yu can reach the level of a Second Grade Alchemist, then five million is actually quite a small sum.”

“Five million is no small amount,” Xiao Qingqing said with a bitter smile, wondering where the Feng family could find five million.

Laughing, Feng Zhengxiong said, “My lady, money lost can be earned back, but treasures lost are much harder to come by. Besides, Chen Er also likes the Fiery Blade.”

“Family Head speaks the truth,” Feng Qianyang said with a nod and a smile.

“But what about the final Third-Rank Pill?” Xiao Qingqing anxiously asked. Besides the Fiery Blade, the most important item at the auction was the finale treasure, the Third-Rank Pill.

“Oh? There’s a Third-Rank Pill?” Feng Wuchen asked in surprise.

“Of course, your father is waiting for the Third-Rank Pill to break through to the Yuandan Realm,” Xiao Qingqing said with a wry smile, feeling helpless.

If the Third-Rank Pill fell into the hands of the Mo or Yang families, it would be extremely unfavorable for the Feng family, especially if the Yang family, with Yang Qingyun getting the pill, they wouldn’t let the Feng family off easily.

If a mid-grade treasure blade already raised the bidding to five million, let alone the Third-Rank Pill. The bidding for the Third-Rank Pill would surely not be less than five million.

“Who can afford the Third-Rank Pill?” Feng Yuan said, shrugging his shoulders.

The last treasure, though a Third-Rank Pill, wasn’t one that increased cultivation level, but merely accelerated the pace of cultivation. Such pills weren’t expensive; even at their most, they wouldn’t exceed two million,” Feng Qianyang explained.

Feng Zhengxiong laughed and said, “The Elder is right; there’s no need to worry.”

Of course, even if it was just for faster cultivation, the pill was still very much in demand—after all, it was a Third-Rank Pill.

The seventh and eighth treasures were both high-grade Yellow-Ranked cultivation techniques, only differing in attributes. The Feng family did not participate in the bidding.

Many families also did not take part in the bidding; after all, high-grade Yellow-Ranked techniques were not Profound Grade techniques.

“The final treasure is also the one that everyone has been looking forward to the most,” Yu Wanxiong said with a smile, holding a jade bottle in his hand. Inside the jade bottle was a green pill.

Gazing at the pill in the jade bottle, everyone’s eyes were filled with fervor and anticipation, and many high-ranking family members were getting restless.

Yu Wanxiong introduced, “This pill is called a Qingyuan Pill, a Third-Rank Elixir. It can help Transformative Realm cultivators increase their cultivation speed by thirty percent, and the starting bid is three hundred thousand.”

“Pavilion Master Yu, just to increase cultivation speed with a Third-Rank Pill, isn’t that too expensive?” Mo Kun questioned, and though not an alchemist himself, he knew a bit about the prices of elixirs.

“Yes, Pavilion Master Yu, a starting bid of three hundred thousand is too costly!”

“Elixirs are not like treasures; they’re not Third-Rank Pills that increase cultivation level.”

The hall erupted in commotion.

“The price isn’t set by me, I have no choice,” Yu Wanxiong said with a wry smile. The price of the elixir was determined by the seller; Yu Wanxiong was merely helping with the auction and taking a fee for his services.

“Five hundred thousand!” Yang Qingyun was the first to bid again, seemingly indicating the Yang family had deep resources.

Yang Qingyun, currently at the Eightfold Transformative Realm, would have no problem reaching the Ninth Level if he could obtain the Qingyuan Pill, which would then allow him to challenge Feng Zhengxiong and seek revenge for the younger generation of the Yang family.

As for the Qingyuan Pill, Yang Qingyun was also determined to have it!

“Family Head Yang, you won’t get the Qingyuan Pill easily, six hundred thousand!” Feng Zhengxiong said with a slight smile, raising the bid by one hundred thousand.

“Feng Zhengxiong, your beloved son is already in debt for five million. If you compete with me, I’m afraid your Feng family won’t be able to afford the five million when the time comes!” Yang Qingyun said with a cold smile, followed by bidding, “Seven hundred thousand!”

“Eight hundred thousand!” Another private room joined the bidding.

“Nine hundred thousand!”

“One million!”

One private room after another started to bid, and the intense bidding was enacted again. It was obvious that they all placed great importance on the Qingyuan Pill.

“A mere Qingyuan Pill for over one million isn’t worth it,” Mo Kun shook his head. The price of the elixir had exceeded his acceptable range, so Mo Kun did not place a bid.

“Family Head need not waste gold coins on the Qingyuan Pill. We only need to prepare our own herbs, and then ask Ling’er to ask the School’s Grand Elder to help produce the elixir when the time comes. Besides, there is also the Third-grade Alchemist from the Huangfu family,” said an elder of the Mo family with a smile.

Mo Kun nodded his head. Once he got the elixir, he could step into the Yuandan Realm at any time!

“However, it wouldn’t hurt to let the Feng family bleed a little extra,” Mo Kun said, changing his tune afterward.

Mo Ling’er was already the top in Unmatched City. At that time, she had insulted and trampled on the dignity of Feng Wuchen, and their faces had been torn.

Now that Feng Wuchen had mysteriously become an exceptional talent, Mo Kun could not allow the Feng family to rise. He had to crush the Feng family, destroy Feng Wuchen, otherwise wouldn’t the Mo family become the laughingstock of Unmatched City? And wouldn’t Mo Ling’er be laughed at by everyone?

“One million two hundred thousand!” Watching the intense competition, Yang Qingyun called out a new bid.

“One million five hundred thousand!” Feng Zhengxiong raised the bid by three hundred thousand in one go!

With a raise of three hundred thousand, he immediately silenced many of the families, clearly thinking the Qingyuan Pill was not worth that many gold coins.

“One million six hundred thousand!” Yang Qingyun’s face darkened as he raised the bid again, snorting coldly, “Feng Zhengxiong, just keep bidding. I am determined to win the Qingyuan Pill!”

“I’m also determined to win it. We’ll see who’s better,” Feng Zhengxiong said with an unhurried smile, “Two million!”

“This is outrageous! To raise by four hundred thousand!” As soon as Feng Zhengxiong spoke, he added another four hundred thousand, infuriating Yang Qingyun to the extreme and beginning to make him hesitate!

With just one word from Feng Wuchen, Yu Wanxiong was willing to go into debt for five million. Who knew if Yu Wanxiong would agree to it again?

And Yang Qingyun also knew that the price had already exceeded the value of the Qingyuan Pill. If the competition continued, not to mention whether he could win it, he feared he might be played by Feng Zhengxiong in the end.

Every time Feng Zhengxiong spoke, he would raise the bid by tens of thousands, and the next time it might well be two million five hundred thousand!

As Yang Qingyun hesitated, the hall quieted down once more, and everyone’s eyes turned to the Yang and Mo families. The Yang family hesitated, while the Mo family had not bid at all, leaving them puzzled.

“Family Head Yang, if you’re not going to bid, then the Qingyuan Pill will be mine!” Feng Zhengxiong said with a slight cold laugh, looking confident and undaunted by Yang Qingyun’s bidding.

“Feng Zhengxiong, you’re ruthless!” Yang Qingyun shouted angrily.

Seeing that Yang Qingyun had backed down, Yu Wanxiong smiled and said, “Since no one else is bidding, then the Qingyuan Pill will…”

Before Yu Wanxiong could finish speaking, Mo Kun, who had not yet bid, suddenly said, “Pavilion Master Yu, wait a moment. I bid two million five hundred thousand!”

As soon as Mo Kun spoke, everyone’s attention instantly shifted toward him. Already having dealt Feng Wuchen a blow before, was Mo Kun now seeking to do it a second time?

“Humph! With Family Head Mo making his move, I’d like to see how you don’t die!” Yang Qingyun smirked unwillingly.

“Dad, that bastard is deliberately opposing us!” Feng Zhan ground his teeth in anger.

Feng Wuchen’s face was icy cold. Mo Kun’s repeated provocations had made him angry.

How could Feng Zhengxiong fail to see? Everyone present could tell that Mo Kun was deliberately causing trouble for the Feng family. If Feng Zhengxiong bid, Mo Kun would certainly not compete, just to make the Feng family spend tens of thousands more gold coins.

If Feng Zhengxiong did not compete, Mo Kun would not worry either. On one hand, he could suppress Feng Zhengxiong’s cultivation level, and on the other, he himself also had the opportunity to step into the Yuandan Realm. Even if the price was higher than the value of the Qingyuan Pill, it was worth it.

“Mo Kun, oh Mo Kun, you’re courting death,” Yu Wanxiong thought ruefully, “The current Feng Wuchen is not the Feng Wuchen of a month ago. If he were intent on dealing with your Mo family, he would have already cut off all business dealings with you. Sigh,” muttered Yu Wanxiong to himself.

As an alchemist, he was naturally aware of what Feng Wuchen’s miraculous methods signified.

However, thinking of the Huangfu family backing the Mo family, Yu Wanxiong did not say much more.

“Family Head Feng, I’m terribly sorry, but I too wish to use the Qingyuan Pill to break through to the Yuandan Realm,” Mo Kun said with a slight smile, feigning an apologetic look.

“An auction is all about ability,” Feng Zhengxiong slowly replied, seemingly unconcerned, but was filled with smoldering anger.

“I bid two million six hundred thousand. Family Head Mo, as long as you bid, even if it’s just one gold coin more, I’ll immediately let you have the Qingyuan Pill,” Feng Wuchen said expressionlessly, as the tension began to rise.

With a faint smile and waving his hand as if reluctantly resigned, Mo Kun said, “Well then, let the Feng family have it.”

“Family Head Mo, let me remind you, think it over carefully. Don’t cut off your Mo family’s own path!” Feng Wuchen said coldly.

“Are you threatening my Mo family? You’re still not qualified!” Mo Kun responded coldly, his eyes filled with disdain.