"Forget it. If you really manage to produce so many fine items for auction, I'm afraid my auction house will be torn apart by others. If an eighth-grade elixir comes out, even I, a Dou Zong, won't be able to guard it."
An eighth-grade elixir is something that even a Dou Zun would covet.
Even in Zhongzhou, it's rare to see elixirs above seventh or eighth grade at auction.
For those high-grade elixirs, they are made to order.
Elixirs above the seventh grade are custom-made by high-level alchemists for the strong who need them. So it's basically impossible for them to appear on the market because there's no demand for an auction.
So, let's not even talk about eighth-grade elixirs; even seventh-grade elixirs would cause a sensation if they appeared at an auction.
It is precisely because high-grade elixirs are rare, and strong cultivators need to maintain a good relationship with—and even please—the alchemists, that the position of alchemists is revered. If anyone could buy these elixirs off the shelf, who would bother flattering an alchemist?
However, those high-level alchemists do need to prepare for a long time to produce a single elixir, and the success rate is not high, unlike Xu Ran, this freak, who can produce them so casually.
Producing seven, eight, or nine pills in a single batch is the norm for him.
"However, we can still have fifth, sixth, and seventh-grade elixirs. We don't need too many seventh-grade elixirs; two or three would suffice. Most of the strong ones in the Black Corner Region are only at the Dou Wang and Dou Huang levels, and they can't afford the really good elixirs," Ya Fei analyzed.
Just having a large batch of elixirs above fifth grade available for auction would be enough to set the Black Seal City Grand Auction House ablaze across the entire Black Corner Region.
"Had I known, I would have brought Little Fairy over. She could help you produce the elixirs. Elixirs below the sixth grade, she should be able to produce," Xu Ran mused, stroking his chin. Xiao Yi Xian's strength has also grown quickly, and her alchemic skills have rapidly advanced.
But even with his legacy of alchemy, when she reaches the later stages, she must come to her own realizations to make any breakthroughs, and that will take more and more time.
The news that Liu Shan Men and the Black Seal City Grand Auction House had changed hands quickly spread throughout the Black Corner Region.
And with it came the call for elixirs from the Black Seal City Grand Auction House. The names and grades of those elixirs stirred up a storm in the Black Corner Region.
Blood Lotus Pill, Dragon Strength Pill, Reviving Purple Pill, Metamorphosis Pill, Earth Spirit Pill, Heaven Soul Melting Blood Pill, Yin Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill...
Involving fifth, sixth, and seventh-grade elixirs.
The wide variety of elixirs drove all the strong ones in the Black Corner Region insane.
One could say!
Everyone could find elixirs suitable for their own use!
Not to mention, there were rumors that the Black Seal City Grand Auction House had elixirs that could cause direct breakthroughs. Those elixirs reddened many eyes with desire.
Elixirs that could directly enable a Dou Huang to breakthrough to Dou Zong, or a Dou Wang to breakthrough to Dou Huang, became the talk of all the strong ones.
In the end, when they found out that the person auctioning these elixirs was the same one who auctioned those Dou Techniques and Cultivation Techniques, their confusion began to dissipate gradually.
And the Black Seal City Grand Auction House gradually became an existence akin to taboo.
A suddenly risen grand auction house, managed by the Dou Zong expert Ya Fei, who else could be behind her?
They knew that Ya Fei was just the public face of the Black Seal City Grand Auction House, but behind her, there was likely an even more powerful supreme strong one.
After Xu Ran had handed over the elixirs he had refined to Ya Fei, he returned to Canaan Academy. With Ya Fei's current power, she was more than capable of dealing with any situation that arose.
...
In Canaan Academy.
Xu Ran had evidently become the public enemy of the entire school.
There are not many beautiful girls in the outer court of Canaan Academy, and just like that, Xu Ran took away three of them. Ask yourselves, how many young men in their prime could tolerate this?
Even those who originally didn't have a heart for Xun Er and the others, after knowing about Xu Ran's actions, would spit out contemptuously, "Scumbag."
Even before Xu Ran arrived at Canaan Academy, he had already been labeled the number one scumbag of the Academy.
The Heaven's Proud Daughters of Canaan Academy sneered at Xu Ran.
They had always been curious, what kind of man could pursue the likes of Xun Er? If he wasn't outstanding, he would not be worthy of them.
When Xu Ran returned to Canaan Academy, the beautiful Tutor Ruolin took him to her office.
In a small room, Xu Ran made himself at home, sitting in Ruolin's chair and flipping through the documents on the desk, the faint scent of a woman causing Xu Ran to pause, he took a deep breath, seemingly enjoying it.
"You, this fellow."
Tutor Ruolin, dressed in the Canaan Academy instructor uniform, the black outfit tightly hugging her graceful figure, stood there looking at Xu Ran, who didn't consider himself an outsider at all, not a bit angry but rather excited.
Right now, she was just an instructor of the outer court.
But her dream was to teach in the Inner Court.
However, the rules of Canaan Academy are strict, and without showing some results, she could never get promoted. Under normal circumstances, she probably needed to slog for ten to twenty years to accumulate enough experience to become a tutor to inner court disciples.
But now it was different.
Xu Ran had arrived.
She had brought Xu Ran into Canaan Academy and had established great merit. As long as Xu Ran stayed in Canaan Academy, not running away, she could ride on his coattails to a meteoric rise.
Now, in Ruolin's eyes, Xu Ran had become the most important existence. All the students she instructed combined were not as important as Xu Ran.
Xu Ran alone was enough to save her decades of struggle.
Therefore, even she needed to cling to Xu Ran's coattails.
"Tutor Ruolin, I'm feeling a bit thirsty," said Xu Ran, looking at Tutor Ruolin's alluring figure with a sly smile.
"I'll pour tea for you," Tutor Ruolin quickly went to make tea for Xu Ran. For a moment, Ruolin felt as though Xu Ran was her superior.
"You little brat, you..." Having prepared the tea, Ruolin suddenly realized what had happened and felt somewhat embarrassed. Being Xu Ran's tutor, she ended up pouring tea for him, allowing him to sit in her seat as if it was his own.
Who exactly is the tutor here?
"Tutor Ruolin, there's something I'd like to discuss with you," said Xu Ran leisurely as he looked at Ruolin. Surely he could have this woman in his grasp, couldn't he? Impossible.
"What is it?" Ruolin's heart skipped a beat, suddenly feeling like everything was going awry.
She was counting on Xu Ran to make a big splash for her in terms of achievements. Xu Ran couldn't be planning to throw a wrench in the works.
"I feel that my 'Cultivation Level' is already high enough, so I would like to ask for leave and again go out to undergo training. Canaan Academy no longer suits my cultivation practice," Xu Ran said very seriously.
"No," Ruolin said hastily, then felt she might have been a bit too forceful, afraid of alienating Xu Ran, her tone immediately softened.
"Actually, there are many things at our Canaan Academy that can help you, we also have many beauties..." Ruolin, counting on her fingers, started to introduce the perks of the Canaan Academy to Xu Ran, afraid that he would leave.
Oh, this.
Isn't this exactly holding him in her grasp?