Chapter 391: Diao Zhen

Xiao Fan had no idea that the raw Materials alone for a single batch of Grade 4 Medicinal Pills would cost hundreds of thousands, or even over a million Spirit Stones.

Furthermore, there was the risk of the furnace exploding or producing failed pills…

Therefore, in the outside world, such pills commanded astronomical prices.

Back when he was in the small town of Jingchuan, there wasn't a single Grade 4 Medicinal Pill in the entire city…

Even the Treasure Pavilion was the same; if one was needed, a deposit had to be paid first, and they would specifically dispatch people to transport it from other major cities…

Since joining the Jixian Sect, Xiao Fan's perspective had unconsciously broadened immensely…

“First, I was in contact with Jiang Yushan… then Kong Ping… sigh…”

Xiao Fan sighed; he felt as though he had become somewhat detached from the hardships of the common world…

To put it simply, he had become overconfident.

After joining the Jixian Sect, Jiang Yushan had treated him with high regard, and he had even awakened the legendary Enlightenment Seed during a lecture…

This had caused a stir throughout the entire Sect, leading them to treat him as a key target for cultivation…

Kong Ping had invited him multiple times to join Danding Peak, offering to teach him everything he knew and providing any Medicinal Pills Xiao Fan might need…

It had made him forget what the situation was like in the outside world.

Thinking back now, even Xiao Fan felt a bit sentimental…

“Two hundred and fifty thousand…”

“Three hundred thousand…”

“Four hundred thousand…”

“…”

Before long, the price for this Grade 4 Spirit Recovery Pill was called out at four hundred thousand.

It could rapidly restore Qi and heal injuries; such a pill could be of great use at a critical moment.

“Five hundred thousand!”

At this moment, a familiar voice rang out. Xiao Fan narrowed his eyes and looked over; the person bidding was none other than Diao Zhen!

Five hundred thousand.

For a Grade 4 Medicinal Pill, this value was certainly sufficient.

The surroundings fell silent; if one were to spend five hundred thousand, they could obtain Grade 4 Medicinal Pills through other channels as well.

There was no need to insist on getting it through an auction.

A cold sneer played on Diao Zhen's lips. The head of the Diao Family was his father, and the Old Ancestor was his grandfather. As the only male heir of his generation in the Diao Family, he was naturally very pampered…

Furthermore, the Diao Family's influence in Wuhuang Province was formidable; otherwise, they wouldn't have the capability to form a marriage alliance with the Nangong Family…

Spending five hundred thousand to buy a Grade 4 Spirit Recovery Pill was a trivial matter for his Diao Family.

At this price, it was unlikely anyone would compete with him. In Diao Zhen's view, the pill was as good as his.

“Six hundred thousand…”

Suddenly, an abrupt voice rang out. Everyone was stunned and turned their gazes in unison.

This was because the bid came from the area where the Jixian Sect group was located…

Indeed, the person bidding was Xiao Fan. Nangong Lingxuan and Hu Rui, who were beside him, were both startled and looked at him simultaneously.

Would Xiao Fan be lacking in Medicinal Pills?

They wouldn't believe it even if they were beaten to death…

Especially since the price of this auctioned pill wasn't cheap; it was much more expensive than inside the Jixian Sect.

The only possible reason Xiao Fan would do this was for one purpose: to spite Diao Zhen!

The people around Xiao Fan were all from the Jixian Sect. Whether they were Disciples or the three Elders, they had all guessed Xiao Fan's intentions…

The three Elders shook their heads with bitter smiles…

The Disciples remained silent, pretending to know nothing while secretly looking forward to the show.

They were all Disciples from the four peaks and were well aware of how fierce Xiao Fan could be. Among them were Zhang Yi and another person whom Xiao Fan had rescued at the market earlier.

The two of them were filled with gratitude toward Xiao Fan, believing him to be a great person, and they silently cheered for him in their hearts…

Nangong Lingxuan glanced at Xiao Fan and unconsciously began to laugh, her smile exceptionally brilliant.

When Diao Zhen heard that the bidder was Xiao Fan, he cast a vicious gaze toward him…

He was absolutely livid. Nangong Lingxuan was his fiancée, yet Xiao Fan was sitting so close to her!

Earlier, when he had raised the price, it was naturally to spite Xiao Fan.

Afterward, his father had even scolded him, telling him that the other party was from the Jixian Sect and not to be easily provoked.

Diao Zhen had originally intended to let it go, as spiting Xiao Fan once was enough.

But now, this person actually had the nerve to bid just to spite him back.

And… what was he seeing now?

Nangong Lingxuan was actually laughing… and her smile was so brilliant.

In an instant, he was fuming with rage. He had known Nangong Lingxuan since childhood, and she had never smiled at him like that…

Yet, Nangong Lingxuan was actually smiling while looking at the man beside her!

“Eight hundred thousand!!”

Diao Zhen was furious. He couldn't swallow this insult and shouted his bid directly!

He wanted to crush Xiao Fan!

The crowd was in an uproar. Eight hundred thousand for a Grade 4 Medicinal Pill?

This price was ridiculous. Unless it was a very rare and hard-to-find Grade 4 pill, it would rarely reach such a price.

And this Grade 4 Spirit Recovery Pill was simply not worth this much.

The middle-aged man beside him glanced at Diao Zhen, sighed, but said nothing.

He was Diao Zhen's father, the head of the Diao Family, and he doted on this only son immensely…

Wu Qingyan, who was presiding over the auction, was startled. She glanced curiously at Xiao Fan and then at Diao Zhen…

A brilliant smile appeared on her lips: “Diao Family, eight hundred thousand once!”

Diao Zhen looked at Xiao Fan with a vicious and provocative gaze, as if saying: How about that? You pauper, are you scared?

One had to remember that Xiao Fan had just spent one million Spirit Stones to buy Essence Blood.

For a Tongtian Realm Cultivator, being able to produce one million was likely his entire net worth.

How much richer could he be?

Similarly, Xiao Fan looked at Diao Zhen as if he were looking at an idiot.

When Wu Qingyan called out for the second time, he spoke…

“One million!”