Fang Chen smiled when he saw the invitation. Master Tianhe really dared to say that he was an alchemist of the Heavenly Elixir Palace even though he knew nothing about alchemy.
There were only a few alchemists in the entire Shengfeng Nation, and they were all in the alchemy organizations. The Heavenly Elixir Palace had alchemists, the Elixir Pavilion had alchemists, and other alchemy organizations also had alchemists.
Moreover, these alchemists were all old men.
"I don't know anything about alchemy," Fang Chen said.
"Brother Fang, don't worry. If I say that you're an alchemist of the Heavenly Elixir Palace, no one will doubt it. Even if they doubt it, what can they do?" Master Tianhe said.
"Okay," Fang Chen nodded.
Suddenly, Master Tianhe asked, "Brother Fang, do you want to learn alchemy?"
Fang Chen was stunned when he heard Master Tianhe's words. He shook his head and said, "My main focus is on martial arts. I don't have time to do other things."
Master Tianhe nodded when he heard that.
"Okay, I'll call you when the Imperial Capital Auction starts," Master Tianhe said.
At the same time, in the Elixir Pavilion.
An elder of the Elixir Pavilion was reporting something to the House Master.
"House Master, I found something," the elder said.
"What is it?" the House Master asked.
"When I went to get the invitation, I met Master Tianhe from the Heavenly Elixir Palace. He also went to get an invitation, but I didn't expect that Master Tianhe would ask for an invitation for someone else," the elder said.
"Go on," the House Master said.
"If it was someone else, I wouldn't be surprised, but the person who asked for the invitation letter is actually an alchemy master." The elder said, "And it seems that Master Tian He values that alchemy master very much."
At this point, the elder no longer spoke.
The House Master frowned when he heard that. After a long time, he said, "Are you saying that the alchemist might be the one who refined those pills behind the Heavenly Elixir Palace?"
"I'm just guessing," the elder said.
"Go and investigate. This matter is very important. You must investigate it thoroughly." The House Master said in a deep voice.
The Sky Elixir Hall had always announced to the public that the recent series of elixirs had been personally refined by Great Master Tian He. At the time, the people in the Elixir Building had not thought much of it.
Now, they actually found out that there was another Alchemy Master in the Heavenly Pill Palace, and he was someone they did not know.
There was definitely something fishy about this matter. Therefore, the people of the Pill Building wanted to know the truth.
If they were really sure that the Alchemy Master was the one behind the scenes, their Pill Building could spend a lot of money to poach him. At that time, the entire Divine Wind Nation's pill market would belong to their Pill Building.
A mere Heavenly Pill Palace, without that master, was nothing.
"Alright, I'll go and investigate." The elder turned around and left.
The Imperial Capital Auction was about to begin. As time passed, people came and went in the Imperial Capital.
The closer it was to the start of the auction, the more crowded it became.
When the Imperial Capital Auction was about to begin, the entire Imperial Capital was packed with people. Because of this, the royal family had sent more guards to patrol the streets, afraid that someone would come and cause trouble.
On this day, Fang Chen was led by Great Master Tian He to the Imperial Capital Auction House in the center of the Imperial Capital.
"Is this the Imperial Capital Auction House?" Fang Chen asked.
"Yes, this is the Imperial Capital Auction House. However, don't be fooled by the number of people here. There are very few people who can actually enter," Great Master Tian He said.
The Heavenly Pill Palace only had him and Fang Chen this time.
Just as Great Master Tian He was speaking, a middle-aged man suddenly walked over from afar. "Great Master Tian He, long time no see."
"House Master Wang." Great Master Tian He greeted him.
Fang Chen carefully looked at the House Master of the Pill Building. This person had the aura of a superior.
"Great Master Tian He, who is this?" the House Master asked.
"This is an alchemy master of the Heavenly Pill Palace," Great Master Tian He said.
Hearing this, the House Master's expression changed slightly. How could there be such a young alchemy master?
"Great Master Tian He, you must be joking. How could there be such a young alchemy master?" the House Master asked.
"House Master Wang, anything can happen in this world," Great Master Tian He said with a smile.
Then, Great Master Tian He led Fang Chen into the Imperial Capital Auction House.
As soon as they entered the Imperial Capital Auction House, Fang Chen realized that the Imperial Capital Auction House was much more prosperous than he had imagined.
The warriors who entered the Imperial Capital Auction House were either rich or noble.
"Let's go. Our seats are in the third row," Great Master Tian He said.
Then, Fang Chen followed Great Master Tian He and sat in the third row.
At this moment, people entered the Imperial Capital Auction House one after another. Fang Chen carefully looked at these warriors.
"Did you see that? The warriors in the first row are all from the Top Ten Sect," Great Master Tian He said in a low voice.
The Top Ten Sect was beyond the Imperial Family of the Shengfeng Nation. They were very powerful.
The first row of the Imperial Capital Auction House was always reserved for the Top Ten Sect, while the second row was reserved for some officials of the Imperial Family. Forces like the Heavenly Pill Palace could only sit in the third row.
The seats in the first row were empty. It seemed that the warriors from the Top Ten Sect had not arrived yet.
Time passed by slowly. Soon, all the warriors who participated in the auction had arrived. The Top Ten Sect had also sent people over.
Fang Chen saw an acquaintance in the first row. It was Huo Hen from the Flaming Mountain.
The latter also saw Fang Chen. His eyes were filled with anger.
"It's him," Huo Hen said coldly.
Beside Huo Hen, a disciple whispered, "Junior Brother Huo Hen, do you know him?"
"He's just an ant," Huo Hen said disdainfully.
After all the warriors had arrived, the auction was finally about to begin.
At this moment, a beautiful auctioneer appeared on the stage.
"Everyone, I believe that everyone knows that the Imperial Capital Auction House, which is held once every three years, is about to begin," the beautiful auctioneer said excitedly.
"This auction will be better than any of the previous ones. I hope that you can get what you want."
Then, the first item was brought up. The beautiful auctioneer stretched out her small white hand and lifted the red cloth covering the plate.
Suddenly, a fiery-red fruit appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"This is the first item of this auction," the auctioneer said.
The beautiful auctioneer said, "The Fire Essence Eye Fruit is a very magical fire-attribute fruit. It is very useful for martial artists who cultivate fire-attribute cultivation methods. Consuming the Fire Essence Eye Fruit will allow a martial artist's fire-attribute cultivation method to instantly break through a bottleneck."
After hearing the auctioneer's introduction, the eyes of some warriors who practiced fire-based cultivation techniques lit up.
Because fire-based cultivation techniques were overbearing and fierce, they were extremely difficult to practice. Under normal circumstances, most warriors would be stuck at a bottleneck.
However, this Fire Essence Eye Fruit could actually allow a fire-based cultivation technique to break through a small bottleneck. This was absolutely shocking.
"The starting price is 10,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones. Each increment must not be less than 1,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones," the auctioneer said.
Just as the auctioneer's voice fell, someone began to call out a price.
"11,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.
"Such a good item, and you actually bid 11,000? What an insult to the Fire Essence Eye Fruit. I bid 20,000."
"I bid 30,000."
In the blink of an eye, the price of the Fire Essence Eye Fruit had risen to 100,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones. Moreover, looking at everyone's enthusiasm, the price would continue to soar.
Huo Hen, who was sitting in the first row, had a burning look in his eyes. The fire-based cultivation technique he practiced had recently been stuck at a bottleneck. Once he obtained the Fire Essence Eye Fruit, he would definitely be able to break through.
"The Fire Essence Eye Fruit is mine," Huo Hen whispered.
Seeing the soaring price of the Fire Essence Eye Fruit, Fang Chen, who was sitting in the third row, could not help but sigh. The warriors who came to participate in the auction were really crazy.
"This is nothing. This is only the first auction item. When it comes to the last item, it will be even crazier," Master Tianhe explained.
Fang Chen nodded and did not participate in the auction. The Fire Essence Eye Fruit was of no use to him, and he did not want to waste his Spirit Stones.
In the end, after a fierce bidding, the price of the Fire Essence Eye Fruit was fixed at 800,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones.
"Huo Hen actually got it." Fang Chen secretly said in his heart.
Originally, the price of the Fire Essence Eye Fruit had been raised to 500,000 mid-grade spirit stones. Moreover, there were very few people bidding for it. Suddenly, Huo Hen opened his mouth and raised the price to 800,000 mid-grade spirit stones. He had increased the price by 300,000 mid-grade spirit stones in one go.
Of course, many people knew that he was a disciple of the Flaming Mountain, and were unwilling to offend him for a Fire Essence Eye Fruit, so they simply did not participate in the auction.
After the auction, Huo Hen handed over 800,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones and got the Fire Essence Eye Fruit.
"Fire Essence Eye Fruit." Huo Hen looked at the fiery-red fruit in his hand, his eyes full of passion.
The following items were all cultivation techniques. However, most of them were Rank 2 cultivation techniques. To Fang Chen, Rank 2 cultivation techniques were of no use to him.
However, for others, it was different. In the end, these cultivation techniques were also sold at sky-high prices.
Time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, it was the ninth auction item.
When the ninth auction item appeared, Master Tianhe's eyes lit up.
"It's the Demonic Dragon Flower, and it's a group," Master Tianhe said excitedly.
At the same time, the House Master of the Elixir Pavilion's eyes also lit up. For elixir organizations like them, the Demonic Dragon Flower was extremely precious.
"Someone is actually auctioning the Demonic Dragon Flower." Fang Chen said slightly.