"I don’t have any intentions of giving up on this blood essence, so let’s continue bidding," Ye Chen replied after they were done putting in offers.
Hearing his words, Ji Feng and others’ faces couldn’t help but become black.
Meanwhile, Hong Fang, Wei Sun, and Su Qiming heaved a sigh of relief.
They were worried that Ye Chen would choose to get protection from the crown prince, which would limit their power if he got involved in the fight for the throne.
Currently Ye Chen didn’t have any such ties or had gotten involved so they could ask for help from their seniors inside their power or family if there was a need to protect him or people beside him.
However, if he got involved in the politics, then it would be difficult. Especially if people close to him got dragged into this, they will need a valid reason to intervene; if not, they could be considered to be interfering with the ascension of the king.
Things could get serious with this, as the sect and power behind them would refuse to interfere.
Su Qiming maybe can have his family act, but other families won’t just sit and watch. So it would be difficult to protect him and people related to him if he got involved in this.
As for the protection of the crown prince, there might be use, but only if Ye Chen obeyed him.
Moreover, the words of Cheng Hao were empty. Even if Ye Chen gave up on the bidding, he would definitely come after him.
So, they relieved it, after hearing Ye Chen reject them.
"4.2 million!"
"4.3 million!"
"4.5 million!"
Since there was no use in persuading Ye Chen, everyone gave up and started to bid for it. Of course, Ye Chen didn’t keep silent and continued to bid further, making everyone hesitate whether they should continue to raise the bid or not.
The spiritual stones, after all, were not unlimited; moreover, they had not brought them in a big amount.
If they spend this much on the blood essence, they won’t be able to bid for the last item.
Just like this, many stopped bidding, and in the end, the blood essence was won by Ye Chen for 5.7 million mid-grade spiritual stones.
It was not too overpriced and nor cheap.
Now the top powers hoped that Ye Chen didn’t have too many spiritual stones left and did not show any interest in the last item.
If it was something consumable once again, then it would be very hard to get it back.
"Whoa! Isn’t that manager Hong Fang! Don’t tell me he is going to auction off the last item?"
The crowd in the auction couldn’t help but become stunned as they saw Hong Fang getting on the stage and standing in the place of Qian Yuexi.
"Everyone, I am Hong Fang, the manager of this BlueMoon pavilion."
"The blood essence of tier-7 Jadewood Spirit Deer should’ve been the last item; however, the little friend Ye Chen gave me something to auction, and I couldn’t reject it after knowing what it was."
"So here, let me personally auction the last item, the formula of the Tire-6 cleansing pill!"
"Everyone should already know its effects, so I will refrain from explaining it. As for the credibility of this pill formula, I can guarantee that BlueMoon Pavilion will not sell any fake items."
"So, let’s cut to the chase and start the auction."
"The starting bid for this formula is 2 million mid-grade spiritual stones, while the minimum increment is 100,000 mid-grade spiritual stones. You all can start the bidding now." Hong Fang announced not caring about the shock of others inside the auction hall.
Even the top powers were shocked when he revealed the last item was from Ye Chen.
Then the shock only grew further as they got to know it was a pill formula of tier-6 cleansing pill!
…
"I knew it! He must have relied on his ability and not on some treasure!" The crown prince, Ji Feng, couldn’t help but grin as his doubts were cleared.
"Prince Ji Feng, do you have any orders? Do you want me to take action against him?" The royal guard standing behind inquired.
Hearing this, Ji Feng’s face instantly turned dark.
"By no means are you allowed to harm Ye Chen and people around him! Even if there is someone who wants to harm him, you must protect his safety, no matter what!"
"Do you understand?" he stated with a cold look.
The royal guard couldn’t help but shiver before hurriedly nodding at him.
"Don’t worry, prince; as long as I am alive, nothing can happen to him here," he spoke with confidence.
Only after hearing this did Ji Feng’s expression ease, and he started to think about how to get close to Ye Chen.
The reason was that he believed Ye Chen must have gained inheritance of tier-8 or even tier-9 alchemist.
At first, he only thought Ye Chen must have chanced upon a small opportunity where he got some pill formulas and a treasure to treat people.
But it was different if he had a high-level formula! Chances of him having an inheritance were higher than a small opportunity.
Especially since Hong Fang personally came to auction this pill formula. He wouldn’t do it unless Ye Chen was really a big shot or beneficial to him.
Moreover, Su Qiming’s actions of cleaning the Su family overnight could also add more proof to this matter. He had, after all, asked a void ascension to take action; unless Su Ying was special or he wanted to support Ye Chen after knowing about his inheritance, he wouldn’t do such a thing.
As for threatening Ye Chen and capturing him? What a joke!
The inheritance left by tier-8 and tier-9 professions weren’t simple. Although it couldn’t harm anyone, it could disappear forever if it sensed the person with the inheritance was getting tortured for it.
This had happened many times as people didn’t believe this. However, once the number of high-tier professions dropped and some items became legendary, everyone understood it was the truth.
From then on, if anyone was discovered with an inheritance above tier-6, everyone would protect that person and try to recruit in their power.
Of course, if that person refused, things wouldn’t be good for him, but at least no one would try to do anything in a short time and would make sure to be on the good side to get benefits.
Such as pill formulas, secrets, or anything valuable.
If Ye Chen really had an inheritance of tier-8 or tier-9 pill master, his value was too much to let him die. Even if he was an enemy with everyone here.
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For cultivators, pills were life-saving treasures and an important resource for cultivation. Imagine if Ye Chen had a pill formula that could raise the cultivation of the void ascension realm, or maybe he had a breakthrough pill formula for a legend realm!
No matter what, Crown Prince Ji Feng can’t let him die and must make a good relationship with him. Whether or not Ye Chen will share the pill formulas is for later; as long as he can get small benefits, his achievements will be greater than his brother’s.
Thinking of this, his breathing hastened, and his eyes shot through several dragon boxes.
Ji Feng had guessed this much, so how could others not connect the dots? So they were also having the same thoughts.
Of course, Zhi Qiang and Cheng Hao didn’t have good faces after they thought of this. They tried to deny this conclusion, but facts were in front of them.
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"3.1 million!"
"3.5 million!"
"4 million!"
Even though everyone was busy thinking they didn’t forget about the pill formula and continued bidding fiercely.
The plow-level cultivators inside the auction hall could only be jealous of this and puzzled at the reactions of sect masters who had serious expressions.
They were, after all, rogue cultivators and disciples who had not seen the world yet. So, most of them failed to conclude about Ye Chen’s inheritance and just thought his luck was good to get such pill formulas.
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"Jiarong, Xian’er, what do you think of Ye Chen?" Wu Tianlei inquired, his eyes flashing with a strange light.
Liu Jiarong and Lin Xian’er didn’t understand why he asked such a question now, but they replied honestly.
"Grandpa Wu! That brother Ye Chen is handsome! The most handsome person I have seen in this world! Also look at how much money he has; if I can marry him, I can swim in the sea of spiritual stones!" Lin Xian’er couldn’t help but exclaim, her eyes shining with stars.
"Grandpa Wu, don’t bother about Xian’er’s words; she only knows how to dream!" Liu Jiarong rolled her eyes at the little girl before speaking.
"I think he is a shrewd guy just like the crown prince. He does some stupid things, but that’s just to show his weak points so everyone would let down their guard and won’t be thinking he was a threat to them."
"Also, no matter what the situation, he is too calm even when confronting the top powers. He must have some tricks up his sleeves, or he is just a fearless person. But no matter which one he is, I always get a good impression from him," Liu Jiarong explained with some thoughts.