After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 393 Third-Stage Marrow Cultivation Pill

When the beautiful auctioneer said the word "sold".

Shen Xu and the young man in black robes both breathed a sigh of relief. The young man in black robes finally won the bid for the dragon blood soil for 12 million. Shen Xu doubted that even his wooden carvings could sell for that price.

With the sale of Dragon Blood Soil, today's Class B auction has come to a successful conclusion. The remaining time is for cash and goods to be exchanged.

Shen Xu was worried about how to convince the Tianjian Chamber of Commerce that he really had two million.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Shen Xu, a disciple of the Four Directions Sword Alliance." Shen Xu extended his right hand.

"Yun Mulin is just a rogue cultivator." Yun Mulin ignored Shen Xu's outstretched hand.

Seeing that Yun Mulin was unwilling to say more, Shen Xu couldn't help but smile and then asked, "How long will it take you to give me the soil?"

"It can take anywhere from one to two or three years."

"Uh...isn't there a faster way?"

"Yes, but it will damage the spirituality of the Crimson Sky Soil."

"Crimson Sky Soil? Isn't it Dragon Blood Soil?"

"You don't know!" the young man in black robes asked in astonishment.

"Know what?" Shen Xu was also a little puzzled. He just felt that even soil from which dragon blood had been extracted should be helpful to the black seeds, since the black seeds did not need dragon blood.

"I didn't know he wanted soil too. What a strange person."

To tell you the truth, that clump of soil is both Dragon Blood Soil and Crimson Sky Soil. Simply put, it's dragon blood splattered onto Crimson Sky Soil.

"Dragon blood spilled across the crimson sky—this kind of soil is so rare, it might not appear even once in ten thousand years, let alone a thousand."

"So I got a bargain after all," Shen Xu couldn't help but marvel at how he could also find a good deal.

"Not entirely. After all, the two are not compatible. Over time, their spirituality has been greatly depleted. But in the end, I lost and you gained."

"Shen Xu, how many Nourishing Yuan Pills did you spend?" Bai Lu came over at this moment. When she saw Shen Xu's figure on the Illusion Wall, she understood what had happened.

"It's not much, just two million," Shen Xu replied with a smile.

He really has no concept of the quantity of Nourishing Essence Pills now; is this a stage that everyone who becomes rich suddenly has to go through?

"You're really something! Two million isn't much. If you can even pull out two hundred, I'll consider it a win!" Bai Lu ruthlessly exposed Shen Xu's lie.

"Are you playing me for a fool!" Upon hearing this, Yun Mulin immediately moved a step away from Shen Xu and questioned him coldly.

"Brother Yun, please don't misunderstand. I really can't come up with two million right now, but the young lady next to me can."

"Are you crazy or am I crazy? Where am I supposed to get two million for you?" Bai Lu immediately retorted.

"It's not like I'm not going to pay you back. Can't you just give me an IOU? Please help me out!" Shen Xu pleaded, clasping his hands together.

"You really dare to think of an IOU for two million, but you should think about how to explain it to Xiao Yi! After all, you bought so much liquid, and that money is probably long gone."

"Hehe, I knew Bai Lu would help me," Shen Xu laughed.

Yun Mulin, who was watching the two flirting, couldn't help but wonder what their identities were in the Four Directions Sword Alliance, since they could just sign a two million IOU without hesitation.

"Where are the others?" Shen Xu asked, seeing that Bai Lu was still alone.

"Ye Zhi took Wu Qi back to Heart Lake. As for the people from your sect, they have already returned to the Heavenly River Hall. After all, you didn't have time to entertain them."

"Excuse me for disturbing you all, Elder Shangguan is waiting for you." Just then, a beautiful maid came to the three of them and said respectfully.

"I hope what you're saying is true! Otherwise, you'll be in deep trouble." Yun Mulin's tone was somewhat cold.

"Don't worry, I'm not that bored," Shen Xu replied with a smile.

In a lavishly decorated, opulent room, Shangguan Menglan sat in a chair behind a desk piled high with documents, looking at a list in her hand.

Upon sensing the arrival of the three, Shangguan Menglan said, "Please, make yourselves at home!"

"The pills you consigned for auction in the two auctions, after deducting the merchant guild's cut, rounded up to a total of eight million Nourishing Yuan Pills, you still owe the merchant guild four million Nourishing Yuan Pills." Her gaze never left the paper in her hand.

"I have another 'Three-Turn Marrow Cultivation Pill' here, I wonder how many Nourishing Essence Pills it can be used for."

Shen Xu's heart tightened. The Three-Turn Marrow Cultivation Pill was a kind of pill that, like the Longevity Pill, seized the power of heaven and earth. The Longevity Pill could extend the life of ordinary people, while the Three-Turn Marrow Cultivation Pill could raise a cultivator's cultivation talent from the Human Rank to the Earth Rank.

However, the Longevity Pill is a fifth-grade elixir, while the Three-Turn Marrow Cultivation Pill is a fourth-grade elixir, so their prices naturally differ greatly.

Shen Xu estimated that this pill could sell for over a million, but unfortunately he didn't have any more Nourishing Yuan Pills to buy it. Moreover, compared to improving his cultivation talent, he now wanted the black seed to regain its vitality.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Menglan couldn't help but shift her gaze from the paper in front of her to the young man in black robes.

"Although the Three-Turn Marrow Cultivation Pill is a fourth-grade pill, due to its special effects, it can be several times more expensive than ordinary fourth-grade pills when it is used by the right person. However, if it is not used by the right person, it is just a worthless pill, since it can only raise one's talent from the human level to the earth level."

According to the Sword Alliance's prices, they can only offer you around one million. However, if you're willing to sell that pill to the person next to you, they'll probably be willing to offer more Nourishing Essence Pills.

Upon hearing this, Shen Xu was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Shangguan Menglan would also know that his cultivation talent was low. The black-robed young man's eyes, hidden under his hood, also turned to Shen Xu.

At this moment, Bai Lu suddenly asked the man in black robes, "How about two million? Adding the two million that Shen Xu promised you, that's just enough for the price of Dragon Blood Soil."

"Bai Lu, I don't have that much money." Seeing Bai Lu's actions, Shen Xu couldn't help but feel touched.

"You can pay me back later, and you're not necessarily short of money," Bai Lu replied with a smile.

"So, do you agree to this deal?" Bai Lu asked the man in black robes again.

"Since you helped me obtain the Dragon Blood Soil, I agree to sell it to you for two million," the man in black said.

"Now that your deal is done, the Dragon Blood Soil is yours." Shangguan Menglan stood up and handed the jade box containing the Dragon Blood Soil to the man in black robes.

The man in black robes looked at the blood-red soil slowly flowing in the jade box in his hand, and his breathing became a little rapid.

"Alright! I have a lot of things to do, you can all leave now!"

When he stepped out of the room, Shen Xu still felt like he was in a dream. He had obtained a pill that could enhance his cultivation talent so easily.

Thinking about it carefully, it wasn't easy at all. Without the help of Li Xiaoyi and Bai Lu, it would have taken him forever to save up two million Nourishing Yuan Pills.

Moreover, judging from the black-robed man's words, his expectations were definitely more than two million Nourishing Yuan Pills.

"It's definitely easier to get things done when you have a powerful backer!" Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh to himself.

However, if that wood carving doesn't sell for ten million, he will be burdened with an astronomical debt.

"This is your third-stage marrow-cultivation pill. You are luckier than me." After sighing, the man in black handed him an exquisite black wooden box.

"Thank you!" Shen Xu said, accepting the wooden box. He knew he had already gotten a great deal.

"How am I supposed to find you now?" Shen Xu asked, after all, there was still a portion of Crimson Sky Soil worth two million of his in the Dragon Blood Soil.

"You trust me so much that you let me take the Dragon Blood Soil away like this?" the man in black robes asked with some curiosity.

"I make friends based on my intuition, and I feel that you are someone I can trust," Shen Xu lied without batting an eye.

Actually, when Yun Mulin said that quickly extracting dragon blood would damage the spirituality of the Crimson Sky Soil, he felt that this person was a very pure person.

Upon hearing this, the man in black robes was taken aback for a moment before replying, "I am a registered alchemist in the Alchemist Alliance of Ningchuan Region."

"You're from Ningchuan Region!" Shen Xu was somewhat shocked, as his ultimate destination was Ningchuan Region.

It seems he needs to cultivate a good relationship with this person, especially since Yun Mulin is probably a high-ranking alchemist.