King of Creation
Chapter 278 - 275: Fragrant Pill King’s Bounty

Chapter 278: Chapter 275: Fragrant Pill King’s Bounty

By this moment, Ye Zhen, or rather all the young people present, had finally witnessed the madness of the elders in the Soul Sea Realm.

When they started bidding, they did not treat Spirit Crystals as treasures at all, as if they were bidding with tens of thousands of stones, not the valuable Lower Grade Spirit Crystals.

As for the eldest son of the Hu Family, Hu Shuai, he had already despaired.

When the bidding surpassed four hundred thousand Lower Grade Spirit Crystals, his despair was complete; four hundred thousand was already his limit.

And now, those old fellows from the Soul Sea Realm had driven the price of the Divine Power Martial Skill Five Poison Seal up to one million two hundred thousand Lower Grade Spirit Crystals before finally calming down.

In the end, the Divine Power Martial Skill Five Poison Seal was won by Elder Qing Yi of the Phantom Divine Sect with an astronomical bid of one million three hundred and ten thousand Lower Grade Spirit Crystals. Essentially, within the Phantom Divine Empire, anything that the Phantom Divine Sect decides is beyond change.

"Young Master Zheng, this is your Spirit Storage Pill, please keep it safe!"

Ye Zhen took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart, and after carefully inspecting the Spirit Storage Pill, he placed it into his storage ring under the murderous gaze of Hu Shuai.

Wen Tianyu in Seat No.13 was also a bit out of sorts; he could never have imagined that Ye Zhen, whom he had gone to great lengths to trample underfoot, would turn out to be the biggest winner of this auction.

The brows of True Master Tian Zhu, Wen Tianyu’s master, were also deeply furrowed. He had participated in the competition for the Divine Power Martial Skill Five Poison Seal but had ultimately failed, causing True Master Tian Zhu immense pain.

The Phantom Divine Sect had grown powerful by yet another measure, while the Qingluo Sect had missed out on an opportunity to grow similarly strong.

"Thank you all for your presence and thank you for your generous support for the Pill King. Today’s auction concludes with this. However, before we finish, the Pill King has a small reward announcement to make, and I invite you all to pay attention."

"A reward from the Pill King?"

The guests, who were about to disperse, immediately perked up their ears, and the noisy garden fell silent in an instant.

"Perhaps the esteemed guests present are all familiar with the Blood God Sect?" said Steward Gu.

"The Blood God Sect?"

"Yes, they seem to have been rampant in recent years. This year alone, two small cities have been slaughtered by the Blood God Sect."

"Not just two..."

"I encountered the Blood God Sect wiping out a city a few days ago, but it was too late."

The murmurs from the crowd caused Steward Gu to chuckle: "It seems that everyone is aware. The Pill King has said, in recent years, the Blood God Sect has become increasingly rampant, showing a trend of resurgence.

The Pill King himself experienced the last calamity when the Blood God Sect swept across the world with bloodshed, and he understands their terror all too well."

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen was suddenly taken aback; the Blood God Sect had last rampaged across the land three hundred years ago, doesn’t that mean the Fragrant Pill King is over three hundred years old?

"Therefore, the Pill King takes this opportunity to issue a long-term valid reward -- the Blood God Sect has messengers ranked as Dragon, Elephant, Tiger, and Wolf, and currently, the most commonly seen are the Blood Wolf Envoys, with the Blood Tiger Venerables also rarely seen.

The Pill King says that anyone who kills a Blood Wolf Envoy can come to him, and he will unconditionally refine a pill once, of course, providing your own spiritual medicine.

If one does not need the Pill King to personally refine a pill for them, they may also claim any Upper-grade Earth Level pill from the Pill King.

If anyone can kill a Blood Tiger Venerable, then the person can ask the Pill King to unconditionally refine a pill once, and the Pill King may also help assemble the needed spiritual medicine.

If one does not require a pill refined by the Pill King, they can claim any Heavenly Level Lower Grade pill from the Pill King.

Each Blood Wolf Envoy or Blood Tiger Venerable has on them a unique Blood God Token from the Blood God Sect; whoever slays these remnants of the Blood God Sect can use this as proof."

Hisss!

The assembled crowd was somewhat astonished.

An unconditional pill refinement from the Fragrant Pill King was already precious, let alone Heaven Level Lower Grade pills offered as a reward; such a high reward would likely move every person in attendance.

As Steward Gu announced the reward against the Blood God Sect, Ye Zhen, Luluo, and Han Tai exchanged glances. As their eyes met, the looks they shared were filled with barely concealable bitterness.

It happened that Ye Zhen, Luluo, and Han Tai had once encountered a Blood Wolf Envoy who was perpetrating a city-slaughter. After a desperate fight, they killed the Blood Wolf Envoy and indeed found a blood-colored Blood God Token inside his storage ring.

However, due to the fearsome reputation of the Blood God Sect and worries about their methods of tracking, after dividing the Blood God Messenger’s wealth, they destroyed everything related to the Blood God Sect without a trace.

Including the Blood Wolf Banner and the Blood God Token, all were burned clean with Spirit Flame.

The only things related to the Blood God Sect that remained were two recently condensed Blood Spirit Beads, glowing with blood light, from the Blood Wolf Envoy.

Luluo and Han Tai shared the wealth of the Blood Wolf Envoy, while Ye Zhen chose those two Blood Spirit Beads, which are now inside Ye Zhen’s Storage Bracelet.

As the three exchanged looks, Steward Gu continued to announce the reward.

"This reward issued by the Pill King is long-term valid. In addition, if anyone is fortunate to obtain a condensed Blood Spirit Bead from a Blood Wolf Envoy or Blood Tiger Venerable, they can also submit it to the Pill King for his research.

If so, the Pill King will surely present a satisfactory token of gratitude."

"Due to the curfew in the Divine Capital, it is already late, and the Pill King will not keep you all any longer. On behalf of the Pill King, I once again thank everyone for your attendance,"

Said Steward Gu of the Fragrant Pill King Mansion, as he bowed deeply to the guests present. The six gazes of Ye Zhen, Luluo, and Han Tai collided once again, but this time, both Luluo and Han Tai were looking squarely at Ye Zhen.

There was no other reason, it was because of the last additional reward concerning the Blood Spirit Bead announced by Fragrant Pill King, and Ye Zhen just happened to have two Blood Spirit Beads in his possession.

"Such a good opportunity, don’t you want it?" Luluo and Han Tai simultaneously transmitted their voices to Ye Zhen.

"Let’s talk about it later!" Ye Zhen slowly shook his head.

The last reward from Fragrant Pill King was indeed surprising and delightful to Ye Zhen, especially since it mentioned the Blood Spirit Beads.

However, Ye Zhen always had a very strange feeling, he felt that today’s reward from Fragrant Pill King seemed to be really targeted at the Blood Spirit Beads.

Of course, it wasn’t that Ye Zhen doubted the noble character of Fragrant Pill King, it was merely an illusion, just an illusion.

But it also made Ye Zhen even more curious, what use did the Blood Spirit Beads have that even the Fragrant Pill King needed them so much?

It is said that the Blood Spirit Bead is the foundation of the Blood God Sect. Under the promotion of a secret technique, it could help those martial artists who had long been stuck at a bottleneck to break through their Cultivation, but it would also make those martial artists willingly fall under the control of the Blood God Sect, becoming a Blood Cultist.

"Could it be because of this?"

With his mind full of doubts, Ye Zhen followed the stream of people out of the Fragrant Pill King Mansion. As for the reward regarding the Blood Spirit Beads offered by Fragrant Pill King, Ye Zhen had no intention to redeem it.

At least not for now.

....

"Who would have thought that this Spirit Storage Pill would end up in the hands of a youngster whom we know nothing about, I thought for sure it would end up with the Iron City Hu Family..."

"My lord, the ninth invitation was supposed to be sent to Stars Tower..."

In the silent chamber in the backyard of the Fragrant Pill King Mansion, the white-haired, radiant-faced Fragrant Pill King showed a hint of surprise upon hearing Steward Gu’s account.

"Indeed, my lord, this outcome was also unexpected for this servant. Who would have thought that Young Master Zheng would actually bring out a Divine Power Martial Skill. The smartest part was that he didn’t directly auction the Divine Power Martial Skill, but used it to exchange for a Spirit Storage Pill," Steward Gu said.

Fragrant Pill King showed a look of yearning, "It’s been years since I’ve seen such a smart and tactful young man...."

"My lord, this servant understands the smarts part, but the tact part this servant doesn’t quite grasp."

"Haha, Old Gu, if that Divine Power Martial Skill Five Poison Seal was auctioned for one million Low Grade Spirit Crystals, then that youngster surnamed Zheng competed with Iron City Hu Family for the Spirit Storage Pill.

What is the highest price the Iron City Hu Family can offer for a Spirit Storage Pill?

Four or five hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals would be their limit, right? Then, that youngster surnamed Zheng would still have six or seven hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals in hand.

Tell me, how much would a Soul Sea Realm strong man’s wealth amount to?"

These words from Fragrant Pill King made Steward Gu suddenly realize, "So that’s it! By doing so, the youngster has avoided a great danger. Otherwise, tonight, there would surely be many old fellows from the Soul Sea Realm paying a midnight visit."

"Has the matter regarding the Blood God Sect and the Blood Spirit Beads been leaked out?"

"Yes, my lord!"

"Hmm, half a month ago, Golden Sun City was almost decimated by the Blood Wolf Envoy but someone intervened halfway. According to the survivors, the Blood Wolf Envoy was killed. Once this news spreads, there should be people coming to us....

I hope I won’t have to wait too long....," the youthful-looking Fragrant Pill King muttered softly!

While Fragrant Pill King and Steward Gu were conversing, Luluo and Han Tai were also complaining about Ye Zhen in the carriage, especially Luluo.

"Big cousin, aren’t you being too wasteful? The Iron City Hu Family would raise the price for that Spirit Storage Pill to four or five hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals at most!

But you, you exchanged a Divine Power Martial Skill that was auctioned for over one million three hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals for a single Spirit Storage Pill, what a loss!" Luluo’s face was full of heartache as if she was the one who had suffered the loss.

Ye Zhen, however, just gave a wry smile, "Luluo, if that Divine Power Martial Skill Five Poison Seal really did fetch one million three hundred thousand Low Grade Spirit Crystals, and the rest of the money ended up in my hands, it’s very likely that the three of us wouldn’t have survived tonight!"

"Hiss..."

Han Tai took a sharp breath, and Luluo’s expression suddenly became extremely horrified. Having been in Jianghu for many years, she understood the principle of not flaunting one’s wealth. Now that Ye Zhen had laid it out, she instantly grasped the gravity of the situation.

In fact, Ye Zhen had done this deliberately.

Aside from the steady calculation of the Spirit Storage Pill, he had also considered this factor and thus came up with the method of a direct exchange.

Otherwise, Ye Zhen would have to flee for his life again tonight, chased by many envious Soul Sea Realm powerhouses.

However, thinking about the newly obtained Spirit Storage Pill, Ye Zhen’s mood once again became excited.

The Spirit Transformation Realm is not far off! (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly passes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)