The Villain Plundered the Children of Destiny’s Luck - Chapter 28:

Chapter 28: The Innate Pill Sold for a Sky-High Price

“Next is our finale. I believe many of you came here specifically for this.” The white-haired auctioneer took a jade tray from a maid. Resting on it was a white jade bottle.

The moment the bottle appeared, countless fiery gazes locked onto it. Many people clenched their fists in anticipation, ready to join the bidding war.

“Inside this bottle are two Innate Pills. After appraisal, both have been confirmed to be of high-grade purity. This is an exceedingly rare treasure. If you wish to obtain it, then bid freely!” The auctioneer’s voice was filled with praise. For the same type of pill, the difference in purity determined its medicinal efficacy.

A qualified pill required at least 50% purity. Pills with 50–60% purity were considered low-grade, 70% mid-grade, 80% high-grade, and 90% top-grade. Normally, producing just a single qualified Innate Pill was already impressive. Mid-grade ones were rare, and as for high-grade—those were treasures that no sane person would put up for auction unless they were throwing away wealth.

“What? High-grade Innate Pills?” Gasps rippled through the crowd, their eyes burning even hotter.

“Two high-grade Innate Pills. Starting price: 500,000 taels!” The auctioneer announced boldly, naming a sky-high figure.

In the private room, Qin Xiao raised his brow and asked the woman in his arms, “That price—you set it?”

“Of course. I didn’t expect the Innate Pills you brought out to actually reach high-grade. This time, I really took advantage of you,” Nalan Feiyan admitted with a nod. A single high-grade Innate Pill could easily fetch double the price. She hadn’t expected Qin Xiao to sell them to her for only 250,000 taels.

“If you truly want to thank me, then become my concubine,” Qin Xiao said with a mischievous smile.

“In your dreams!” Nalan Feiyan snapped, rolling her eyes. This shameless man dared suggest that she, a noble daughter of the Nalan Family and the future daughter-in-law of the Yue Family, should serve as his concubine? Outrageous.

“If you became my concubine, I could shower you with pills. Even if I threw them at you, I could push you into the Yin-Yang Realm. Isn’t that worth considering?” Qin Xiao continued, his tone dripping with temptation like a wolf coaxing a rabbit.

“Boasting again? Yin-Yang Realm? Do you think you’re an Earth Rank alchemist?” Nalan Feiyan glared at him. Did he think she was naïve enough to believe such nonsense?

“I may not be one yet, but becoming an Earth Rank alchemist would be easy for me,” Qin Xiao said with a confident smile. With the Fortune Plundering System, how difficult could that be?

“If you truly became an Earth Rank alchemist, becoming your concubine wouldn’t be impossible,” Nalan Feiyan muttered coldly. Earth Rank alchemists weren’t cabbages growing by the roadside. There was only one in the entire Great Wei Empire, and he was firmly controlled by the imperial family. But if Qin Xiao truly reached that level, then being his concubine wouldn’t be shameful.

“Then it’s settled,” Qin Xiao replied with a sly grin, his expression filled with smugness.

“Could this man really become an Earth Rank alchemist?” Nalan Feiyan’s heart skipped a beat at the look on his face, but she quickly dismissed the thought. He didn’t look like an alchemist at all—he lacked the distinct aura of someone who constantly worked with pills.

While they conversed, the two Innate Pills’ price climbed higher and higher, quickly surpassing the 1 million tael mark. Finally, they were purchased by the Nalan Family themselves for a staggering 1.35 million taels.

To think that the herbs needed to refine an Innate Pill were only worth about 40,000 taels. Yet just two pills had sold for over thirty times that amount. Alchemists truly dealt in obscene profits.

The white-haired auctioneer’s grin never faded as he announced, “For those who missed out, do not be disappointed. We still have another bottle with two more Innate Pills, both of the same high-grade purity. Starting price: 500,000 taels.”

He held up another jade tray, once again revealing the white jade bottle within. The crowd’s faces lit up with excitement, though most of the bidders were representatives from the large clans seated in private rooms. Those in the common seats could only watch.

“1.2 million,” a slow, deliberate voice came from the Zhang Family’s private room. It was their patriarch, Zhang Boyun.

“Heh, Zhang Boyun, is your family running out of money? Only 1.2 million?” The mocking voice of Bai Qiusheng, head of the Bai Family, came from another private room. The two families had long been at odds.

Zhang Boyun’s face twitched slightly, but he didn’t retaliate. He knew exchanging insults here was meaningless.

“1.25 million,” Bai Qiusheng bid casually.

“1.26 million,” Zhang Boyun immediately countered.

“1.28 million.”

“1.3 million.”

“1.31 million.”

The Zhang and Bai Families pushed the price up like a contest of pride, each refusing to back down. Soon, the bidding broke through 1.4 million taels without pause.

Both families were among Tianyang City’s three great clans, along with the Nalan Family. Though slightly weaker than the Nalan, they each had Spiritual Power Realm experts sitting in their ranks, and their strength was evenly matched. Their rivalry had simmered for years.

This wasn’t just a contest of pride. The outcome of this auction would shape their families’ futures. With two Innate Pills, they could cultivate two younger Innate Realm experts, potentially producing seeds that might one day break into the Spiritual Power Realm. Such an investment was worth any price.

When the bidding reached 1.65 million taels, Bai Qiusheng’s face turned ashen. Any higher and his family’s future development would be crippled by the financial strain. Gritting his teeth, he finally stopped.

Seeing Bai Qiusheng give up, Zhang Boyun let out a long breath of relief. If the Bai Family had pressed further, he might not have been able to hold on either.

Throughout it all, the white-haired auctioneer watched with gleaming eyes, as if gazing upon walking piles of gold. When Bai Qiusheng ceased bidding, the old man slammed down his gavel with satisfaction. “Congratulations, Patriarch Zhang, for winning the final two Innate Pills!”

With the sale of the last pills, the auction came to an end. The crowd began filing out. Those who had successfully won their bids rushed backstage to settle payments and collect their treasures.