Chapter 148: Picked Up A Big Bargain (Second Update Begging For Monthly Tickets)

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  Hansoul grass is the main material for making Bingpo Shen Dan, and as a top-grade elixir, it not only has the effect of saving lives but also greatly changes the physique of the user after consumption, making them immune to all poisons. More importantly, Bingpo Shen Dan contains strong spiritual power, which Jiji desperately needs to supplement at this time. Therefore, when Song Baiyu saw Hansoul grass for the first time, he decided to buy it immediately.

  Seeing the auctioneer enthusiastically promoting the Cold Soul Grass and even conducting experiments to deepen everyone's impression of it, Song Baiyu smiled on his face.

  If there were a large number of alchemists here now, the Cold Soul Grass would be snatched up by everyone without the auctioneer saying a word, and it would definitely be driven up to an astonishingly high price. Unfortunately, except for Song Baiyu, there is not another alchemist on the scene at the auction. It's destined that the auctioneer will have a very hard time today.

  Good things don't need to be promoted, and what's being promoted is often not good. However, the auctioneer is now going all out to sell the Cold Soul Grass at a high price, not only conducting various experiments to give everyone an intuitive understanding of it, but also giving a flawed explanation of it, leaving Song Baiyu with a feeling of being unable to cry or laugh.

  "Isn't this a great bargain for myself?" Seeing that everyone at the scene didn't know their stuff, Song Baiyu was stunned for a moment before secretly rejoicing in his heart.

  Seeing the auctioneer in front of him, the white mist swirling non-stop from the password box, Song Baiyu gently pinched his palm and then released it. Although he was eager to get that Cold Soul Grass, his face didn't change a bit.

  "What a wonderful world we live in, where there's no shortage of wonders. I've heard that this plant was discovered by an American expedition team while exploring the North River Ice Field. At the time, one of the female explorers was so captivated by the beauty of the ice spirit grass that she lost her life when she touched it. Her expression didn't even change as she died..." Li Yi watched the auctioneer's performance with great interest, clearly another person who had been drawn in by the appearance of the ice spirit grass.

  "But if this plant only has a freezing effect, it seems to have little practical value. A refrigerator or freezer would be more useful than it..." Li Yi muttered to himself.

  After a few minutes, everyone had an intuitive impression of the Ice Spirit Grass, and the auctioneer took advantage of the situation to stir up everyone's emotions.

  "One million!" Under the passionate provocation of the host, someone finally couldn't help but quote a price.

  "This gentleman has bid one million dollars, is there anyone who can bid higher than this gentleman? It's worth knowing that the Death Blossom is a one-of-a-kind in the world. Whether it's used for scientific research or placed at home for appreciation, or...". Seeing that someone had finally made a bid, the host let out an obvious sigh of relief, his face also becoming more relaxed, and he once again launched into a passionate sales pitch, extolling the various virtues of the Ice Spirit Grass.

  Upon hearing the host's exaggerated praise, Song Baiyu's smile grew thicker. Research, appreciation, air conditioning - who would have thought of this? The host didn't mention any of the true value of Hanshengcao, but instead just blew hot air about some superficial things. If these words reached the ears of a Dan-refining master, they would only be met with ridicule.

  But when Song Baiyu thought of the decline of the secular world's cultivation, he fell silent again. Cultivators were originally rare, and alchemists were even more extinct. In this situation, how could anyone be expected to know the true value of the Cold Soul Grass?

  When the price of Ice Spirit Grass was called at $3 million, the host's face had already shown an excited expression, and it was clear that the transaction price of Ice Spirit Grass far exceeded his expectations.

  "There are really many rich people in this world, just a broken grass, and someone is willing to pay $3 million to take it down." After the host shouted twice in a row, no one on the scene continued to bid a higher price, Li Yi couldn't help but sigh.

  As the young master of the Li family, although Li Yi spends money like water every day, most of his money is spent on charitable causes and various industrial investments. He never squanders money, so when he sees someone spend $3 million to buy a completely useless plant, he can't help but feel moved.

  "Li Yi, take down the Ice Spirit Grass!" Song Baiyu said softly to Li Yi when he saw that the timing was almost right.

  Li Yi was enjoying the commotion when he suddenly heard Song Boyu's order, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The mocking smile on his face also froze. He had just been ridiculing the person who spent $3 million to buy the Ice Spirit Grass, so how did it come to this, where he himself was going to spend an even higher price to buy that broken grass?

  Doubts returned to doubts. Just as the auctioneer was about to strike the gavel, Li Yi hastily raised his paddle and bid 40 million.

  "Ice Spirit Grass...... uh......" The auctioneer's hammer was suspended in mid-air, about to fall, when Li Yi suddenly called out a price, leaving him stunned. His mouth agape, the entire auction hall erupted into a commotion, with many people's gazes shifting towards Li Yi's private room, their eyes filled with confusion, skepticism, or ridicule.

  The auctioneer shouted continuously for three times and finally hammered to announce that Li Yi won the bid for Han Bing Cao.

  "Mr. Song, now I'm definitely going to be laughed at by many people when I go out." Unlike Song Boyu, Li Yi is a world-renowned philanthropist, entrepreneur, and also holds the title of Chinese medicine authority, with a wide range of connections, and many people at the auction site know him.

  "Do you care about what others say?" Song Baiyu smiled and glanced at Li Yi, asking calmly.

  Under Song Baiyu's calm gaze, Li Yi lowered his head in embarrassment, silently scolding himself for losing his composure. With Mr. Song's intelligence, how could he possibly buy a useless plant to play with?

  "Mr. Song, is this Ice Spirit Grass a material for refining elixirs?" Li Yi asked respectfully.

  "Uh, the value of Ice Spirit Grass is absolutely not just 40 million. Even if it's bought for 400 million, it's still worth it!" Facing Li Yi's expectant gaze, Song Boyu nodded affirmatively, and he didn't have anything to hide from Li Yi.

  "$4 billion?" Li Yi's face changed color, his earlier despair and gloominess vanished, and he stared at Song Baiyu with a crazed look on his face. "Mr. Song, how does the elixir made from Ice Spirit Grass compare to Jingyuan Dan?"

  "Not even in the same league, how can you compare them?" Hearing Li Yi mention Ice Jade Divine Pill and Essence Origin Pill in the same breath, Song Baiyu laughed. "Essence Origin Pill can increase one's cultivation by about 50 years, but the Ice Jade Divine Pill refined from Ice Spirit Grass can increase it by over 300 years, and also make the consumer immune to all poisons. Which one is better?"

  "Three... three hundred years..." Li Yi's mouth struggled to spit out these three words, his gaze at Song Boyu becoming crazily enthusiastic, almost drooling.

  "You'd better stop dreaming for now, the Ice Soul Pellet is indeed good. However, only cultivators with a cultivation level above the Lively Period can take it, otherwise, there's only the outcome of exploding and dying. I wouldn't dare give it to you even if I wanted to." Song Baiyu understood Li Yi's fervent gaze and shook his head.

  "So that's how it is." Upon learning that such a good elixir was something he himself had no chance of taking, Li Yi suddenly became disheartened.

  "I'll concoct a few pellets of medicine suitable for you to take, to help boost your strength." Just as Li Yi was staring blankly at the ceiling of the auction hall in a daze, Song Boyu's voice rang out beside his ear, and Li Yi's face suddenly lit up with delight.

  "Thank you, Mr. Song! Thank you, Mr. Song!" Li Yi's body jerked violently as he hastily expressed his gratitude.

  Li Yi has become the de facto spokesperson for the Li family, but because he was found to have no spiritual roots, Li Chenmu did not teach him any cultivation methods. As a result, Li Yi can only manage worldly affairs as an ordinary person.

  As long as one is a normal person, no one does not yearn for eternal youth. Li Yi, born in the Xiuzhen family, had an even more persistent dream of becoming immortal. From a young age, he had always hoped that one day he could become a cultivator like his great-grandfather. Unfortunately, his innate talent had predetermined that he would never be able to become a cultivator. It was with this in mind that when he suddenly heard Song Boyu's words, Li Yi became so excited that tears of joy filled his eyes.

  In just a few short minutes, Li Yi had already lost his composure several times, all because of Song Boyu's few words.

  If someone who is familiar with Li Yi were here, they would definitely be shocked and their jaw would drop to the ground, because in front of the public media, Li Yi has a mature and steady image, and it's rare for him to lose his composure.

  In the following time, there was nothing that interested Song Baiyu at the auction, but Li Yi, who was in a good mood, made several bids and won several antiques.

  Two hours later, the auction was about to come to an end, and most of the people at the auction site had bid on what they wanted, or rather, they had felt the intense atmosphere of the auction, each and every one of them looking excited and thrilled.

  Just as Song Baiyu was wondering why the Bone Snake Dan he had given to Li Yi hadn't appeared yet, the last item at the auction began bidding.

  "What we are going to auction next is a peerless divine elixir." As soon as the host's words fell, the auction scene was in an uproar, and Song Boyu also turned his head back to look at Li Yi in astonishment.

  "Mr. Song, you instructed me to sell the Bone Snake Dan for a satisfactory price, so I worked with the auctioneer and the government of Nini to stage this play..." Li Yi said this while feeling a bit guilty, after all, he didn't have any confidence in Song Boyu's Bone Snake Dan.

  "Don't worry, you will be proud of what you did today." Song Baiyu saw the anxiety and worry in Li Yi's eyes, he encouraged him with a glance, nodded his head in satisfaction, "The Gu She Dan is far more amazing than you can imagine, it can make the Li family's reputation in the secular world reach its peak!"

  At the same time, the auction scene was in chaos, with everyone accusing the auctioneer of exaggerating and cheating, shouting to leave. Some emotional people even directly threw things at the podium, after all, the current secular world is a technological civilization, and those gods and ghosts are hard to bring into the elegant hall.

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