Last Three (2)

Luo Shue would also sometimes sell some pills through Lotus Pavilion on behalf of Yaodu. Lotus Pavilion eventually became known as the best place to find rare pills. They took no action to stop the spread of this information, but instead help spread it further. First, it was great business advertisement. Second, it was true. Third, it brought in more profit for not only the pills but also all the other items. Medicinal herbs and fruits were not as pricey as pills on average. This was because once someone bought medicinal herbs or fruits, unless they were pill masters themselves, they still had to find someone to refine the pills for them. After all medicinal herbs and fruits still had impurities, and sometimes poison in them, such as in the case of the Skull herbs. So, they could not be consumed directly. Only pills would allow for minimal risk and maximum benefits. That's why the price of pills were higher and people were willing to pay more.

With Lotus Pavilion being known to sell pills, due to excitement and self-interested beliefs, the other items were also worth more in the eyes of others. After all, they regularly auctioned off pills like it was nothing, doesn't that mean they were acquainted with or even employing one or more pill masters? How could their items be normal?

And so, Lotus Pavilion became more or less became a brand name, even though it was an auction house and not a store. As long as someone said something of theirs was bought from Lotus Pavilion, even their shoes would be elevated to a higher position in the view of others.

"550 million!" The price of all the herbs make to use the phoenix pill were definitely rare. The price of all of them combined was around a few hundred million.

"600 million!" 'Including the price for labor, it's almost there.' Shen Tianyu thought as she opened her mouth.

"600 million 1,000." A female voice sounded in the auction hall form the fifth floor again. 'This should give them some hope to continue bidding.' She thought.

"600 million 5,000!" Another voice that had been bidding sounded right after.

In the end, the precious Phoenix Pill was sold for 750 million 5 hundred thousand yuan. This at least could repay the price of the herbs and the labor costs involved in finding them and making the pill.

"This next item is the last one for this specialty auction of Lotus Pavilion!" The auctioneer announced as the woman from before came up with a covered tray again. After the cover was pulled off, what was revealed was a jade bottle.

"This here is a really precious item... one could say." The auctioneer introduced mysteriously and looked at everyone present. "Samhain(1) Poison." He said simply.

The crowd buzzed with confusion. Samhain? What language was that? They've never heard of this word. But since the auctioneer called it poison, it must be quite... useful.

"I've been told by the honored guest selling this that Samhain means the 'coming of winter' in another language." The auctioneer explained. "This special poison causes the body of the one who takes it to take in Yin or Cold energy. It also agitates the Cold energy already existing in the body and even spiritual power can't help. This causes the victim to become cold. Of course, it isn't this simple. It causes cold from within the body as it makes the body take in more Cold energy from the surroundings. This way, even if they were to bundle themselves up or surround themselves with fire they will still feel cold. In the end the person's organs will start to malfunction and shut down as a result of having too much Cold energy and die. Even the corpse will seem as if the person froze and died in an ice cave. The poison is odorless and tastes like water so you will never be found out." The auctioneer's smile was still on his face as he explained the effects of the poison.

The effects don't sound like much but actually experiencing it is a different thing entirely. The effects sound simple but in actuality, they are actually quite malicious. This was a perfect item for those big sects. They don't have to hide it because it's not something lifesaving. Heck, they can publicize it and use it to threaten others to do their bidding.

On the fifth floor, Shen Tianyu was smiling sneakily. Of course, the word Samhain did not exist in this world. 'Glad to see all that work has come in handy. I hope it'll sell well.' She thought. 'As for what happens after...' She squinted her eyes. '...it has nothing to do with me. I'm not a saint, why should I care what the buyer does with it? If they use it against us... of course I have the antidote, there won't be any problem.'

As she was thinking, the bidding had already started. Perhaps it was because the curtains hid their faces, and therefore their identity, many of the more powerful sects were fervently bidding for it.

"80,500!" Shen Tianyu frowned. Compared to the other items, the price for this poison was unbelievably low. She called for a servant by shaking a bell on the table. She wrote something down on a piece of paper and had the servant give it to the auctioneer.

The auctioneer below who was repeating the bids stopped and took the piece of paper after the servant said something, and read it.

"Excuse us, the honored guest selling this just sent word." The auctioneer looked down at the paper. "They said, 'If no one wants it then I'll take it back.'" That was saying the prices were not satisfactory. Indeed, they were sorely lacking compared to the previous two items. Not to mention, this was the last item, should it not fetch the best price? It could also be perceived as an insult to both the Lotus Pavilion and the auctioneer, for being unable to fetch a higher price for the item.

"Ahem." The auctioneer coughed. "The guests here can be rest assured, the Lotus Pavilion will not divulge any information about it's customers and clients."