"Young master, my name is Deng Jiao. I am the manager of this auction house. How should I call you?" Deng Jiao looked at him with a sweet smile said. She was wearing a medium neck cut attire. From this angle, he could see the bare ravine which was alluring enough to cause a nosebleed. However, Shi Tian took a quick single glance before raising his head to look at her face.
"Hmm, you can call me Tian! I am not a fan of formalities." Shi Tian replied slowly. He was a modern guy and wasn't fond of formalities.
"Then can I call you Little Brother Tian?"
"Sure!" Shi Tian nodded. Although he prefers a direct name, this works too.
Deng Jiao nodded lightly, then she looked at the jade vial that was placed on the table and spoke again, "Little Brother Tian, I heard that you come here to sell a fifth-rank pill. Can I see it?"
"Sure!" Shi Tian nodded. Deng Jiao picked up the vial and opened it. Strong medical energy burst into her face surprising her. 'It really is a Fifth Rank Pill!" She exclaimed inwardly. Such strong energy and aura couldn't be produced by a fourth-rank pill.
She poured the pill into her palm and inspected it closely. It was a golden-colored finger-size pill with a flawless surface that was shining like glass.
'So pure! The quality of this pill should be very high. At least a high grade or Superior Grade. Who could refine such a pill?'
Pills were divided into further subgrades based on the purity of the pill. Low Quality, Mid Quality, High Quality, and Superior Quality or Top Quality. Her curiosity toward Shi Tian intensified in instant after seeing the pill. A fifth-rank pill was itself a precious treasure in her eyes, even a low-quality pill.
An alchemist who could refine a Low-Quality Fifth Rank Pill was considered a renowned person in the world. High-Rank power frequently fought over such an alchemist to win him or her over in their forces.
Alchemists or Alchemy Masters are cultivators in the cultivation world with a profession in medicines and creating pills. They are all highly respected and valued people in the cultivation world because of their ability to create pills that could significantly assist others whether it'd be their health or cultivation.
However, not everybody can become an Alchemist as they wish. Just like cultivation, one must be born with the talent to become an Alchemist, as they are required to memorize the countless numbers of plants and medicines that exist in this world. It is said that only one in 100,000 people are born with the capabilities to become an Alchemist, hence their rarity in this world.
Additionally, most Alchemists in this world are old aged because they had to spend the majority of their life studying the Dao of Alchemy just to become a full-fledged alchemist. So, for Shi Tian, who was still so young, to be an Alchemist was something almost unbelievable in Deng Jiao's eyes.
Shi Tian can't be that alchemist who refined this pill. A person who could refine such a high-quality pill must be a highly respected alchemist.
Because if this pill was obtained through illegal means, she would prefer not to entangle with him as she was willing to offend some major power or expert for this.
For a moment, Deng Jiao's expression became uncertain as she looked at him with a serious gaze.
"Little Brother Tian, could you tell me the origin of this pill?" Deng Jiao spoke with hesitation. In this world of cultivation where the strong eat the weak, a slight mistake could lead to one's downfall.
"You don't have to worry about its origin. It shouldn't concern you. However, I assure you that I am the legitimate owner of this pill." Shi Tian somewhat guessed why she was asking and replied with a serious expression.
"Hmm!" Deng Jiao nodded slowly. "Little Brother Tian, can you tell me about this pill? I am unable to recognize it." She had never seen this pill before so she was unable to recognize it.
"It's a top-quality Golden Spirit Ascension pill made of Golden Peach Fruit." Shi Tian replied calmly. "The feature of this pill is similar to the Spirit Advancement Pill. This pill can help a Grand Master to reach the Spirit Lord Realm. As long as a cultivator of Peak Spirit Grand Master eats this pill, there is a ninety percent chance that he will reach Spirit Lord Stage." Actually, it was a hundred percent but Shi Tian didn't want to make an exarate promise.
Ordinary Spirit Advancement Pill increases the chance of someone entering the Spirit Lord Realm by 30 to 60 percent. But the pill refined by his mother using the rare Golden Peach Fruit can increase the chance by a hundred percent.
"What?!" Deng Jiao directly cried out loud from the shock of hearing his words. A pill that can promote a Spirit Grandmaster to Spirit Lord. That doesn't mean if she took this pill, she will become Spirit Lord Cultivator. She has been stuck in the Spirit Grandmaster Realm for years. Not only her, the Queen, and a few more old cultivators in the city have been stuck in the Spirit Grandmaster Realm for quite some time.
Although the Spirit Grandmaster and Spirit Lord realms were separated by a single stage, it was a huge milestone that was incredibly hard to cross. At least, in his eyes, it was an almost unreachable milestone. One has to know that not long ago, the Red Cloud Kingdom was almost destroyed by a single Spirit Lord Realm cultivator.
The Red Cloud Kingdom was situated in the outmost remote region of the Eastern Continent where the spiritual energy was not very abundant, there were very few resources. Because of thin heaven and earth spirit energy, people find it hard to progress naturally after a point. Unless they consume natural herbs or spirit pills to raise their cultivation. What's more, the cultivation techniques in this region were great either.
Deng Jiao looked at the golden pill with excitement and eagerness as if she was looking at a supreme treasure.
"Little Brother Tian, how are you planning to sell this pill? Are you going to auction it or directly sell it to us?"
"Well, it's up to you. However, I didn't come here to sell a single pill. I have more." Shi Tian said lightly.
"Huh, you have more. How many?" Deng Jiao became elated and asked hurriedly.
"Not much, ten or something." Shi Tian replied casually.
"T-Ten..." Deng Jiao jumped in fright after hearing the number. Her voice sounded dazed and her face still expressed strong disbelief.
While she was still in a daze, Shi Tian already placed ten vials on the table. Actually, he has a few more but he decided to reserve them. Anyway, ten pills were already exceeding the limit of Red Cloud City's demand. After all, a fifth-rank pill was not cheap to buy. Even an imperial clan might not be able to buy more than three with its wealth accumulating over decades.
'Just who is this guy? Wait a sec! Tian... it feels familiar, where did I hear it?" Suddenly something stuck in Deng Jiao's mind and she fell into deep thought trying to remember where she heard this name before.
'Tian... Tian... Yes, Shi Tian! The one who helped the princess to awaken her physique.' Deng Jiao exclaimed inwardly in shock. Being close to the queen, she was well aware of matters of the royal family. She was about to voice out but stopped abruptly. Are they related? Could it be both of them are members of the same clan? It should be.
Although the person in front of her was not Shi Tian who helped the Princess. After all, she has seen Shi Tian with her own eyes.
'Even though he is not him, he should be related to him.' She thought inwardly.
Her impression of Shi Tian became more amiable. Shi Tian was the benefactor of the princess after all. If it wasn't for him, the Red Cloud Kingdom might have fallen. The Princess once mentioned that Shi Tian being a disciple of a big sect. It was no wonder that this guy could take ten fifth-grade pills in one go.
She took a deep breath to calm herself down and then spoke slowly, "Young Master Tian, I have a..."
However, Shi Tian shook his head and interrupted her, "I told you I am not fond of being called young master or young lord by a beautiful woman like you, the previous one was good enough."
"This..." Deng Jiao hesitated a little and nodded, "I will remember it! Little Brother Tian, I have a suggestion. Rather than auction ten pills together, we should auction them in factions. This way, you will earn more."