He stopped in an empty corner, took out a mask from his space bag and put it on his face, completely covering his face.

He carefully took out an ordinary bottle from the space bag, which contained the elixir he was going to auction.

Bai Jin walked into the trading room of Wanbao Pavilion with the elixir in his hand. The manager inside saw someone coming in and politely asked, "Excuse me, customer, is there anything I can help you with?"

Bai Jin placed the bottle in his hand on the table and said, "I have a few medicinal pills and would like to ask your pavilion to help auction them."

The steward opened the bottle and saw the pill inside, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The pill was round and plump, with a fragrant aroma, and a layer of golden elixir patterns flowing on the surface.

He examined it carefully for a moment, unable to resist admiring it. He said, "Customer, this elixir is of exceptional quality. It's obvious at first glance that it's not an ordinary item. However, in order to accurately determine its value and grade, we need to ask our Wanbao Pavilion's alchemists to come and verify it. What do you think?"

Bai Jin thought for a moment, then said, "Okay."

The manager nodded quickly and said, "Okay, customer, please wait a moment."

Afterwards, the steward ordered his men to call the alchemist from the Wanbao Pavilion. A moment later, an alchemist in a grey robe and with grey hair hurried over.

The alchemist took the pill handed to him by the steward, first brought the pill close to his nose and gently sniffed its fragrance, then took out a small and exquisite magnifying glass and began to carefully observe the texture and color of the pill.

After a while, the alchemist's eyes gradually widened, his face full of astonishment, and he said excitedly: "This pill is of high quality and extremely rare. It is much higher in quality than the pill that was just auctioned and is said to be from Master Wu Liu!"

The alchemist frowned slightly and continued, "From this point of view, the one just now should not be the work of Master Wu Liu."

The alchemist and the steward exchanged a glance, and the steward said to Bai Jin, "Excuse me, who are you?"

Bai Jin crossed his arms and revealed his identity directly, saying, "It's Wu Liu. Humph, lately I've been hearing that someone is auctioning off my elixirs under my name. It's simply lawless. I'm so pissed that I have to come out and take a look."

Bai Jin's face was gloomy and his eyes flashed with anger. In fact, he was fed up with Gao Hengchen always using his own pseudonym to cheat people.

When the housekeeper heard this, his face suddenly changed. He quickly bowed and apologized, saying:

"Senior, please calm down. Some of this is our fault, and we are truly sorry. As a token of our apology, we are willing to compensate you. As long as you bid on the items at Wanbao Pavilion, they will be free of charge."

As he spoke, the butler hurriedly took out a red Wanbao Pavilion token from his arms and handed it over with both hands, trying to use it to please this famous big shot.

Bai Jin looked at the token and thought to himself: Why not take it if it's good for you? He reached out to take the token and said calmly, "Forget it this time, but you must keep a close watch on Wanbao Pavilion in the future to prevent such incidents from happening again."

Then left.

The butler looked at Master Wu Liu's departing figure, his face instantly becoming furious. He lowered his voice and said to the subordinate beside him:

"Where's the guy pretending to be Master Wu Liu? Find him out for me. After the auction, if he dares to show up, arrest him immediately. Humph, he actually dared to pretend that the elixir belonged to Master Wu Liu and auctioned it at Wanbao Pavilion. He's simply courting death!"

The butler was so angry that he clenched his fists and veins bulged on his forehead.

The subordinate beside him clasped his fists and said, "As you command, I will do my utmost to ensure that the liar does not escape."

The butler calmed down a little, changed his mind, and smiled again.

He thought to himself that this time he had expressed his attitude in front of the real Master Wu Liu and gained his favor, so in the future Master Wu Liu might give priority to Wanbao Pavilion when it comes to elixirs.

As long as they can establish good cooperation with Master Wu Liu, it will undoubtedly bring Wanbao Pavilion's profits to a higher level, and its position in the Zuo Realm will be more stable.

The housekeeper's mood improved a little, and he began to arrange the subsequent arrest of the impostor.

Bai Jin took the token and walked briskly to the private room. After entering the room, he took off the mask and threw it aside.

Seeing him come back, Jiang Yunjiu asked, "Are you done?"

Bai Jin nodded, a hint of pride on his face, and handed the token to Jiang Yunjiu, saying proudly: "I'll pay for everything today, buy whatever you like!"

Jiang Yunjiu was stunned at first, then his eyes fell on the token, his eyes full of surprise, and he asked, "Where are you from?"

Bai Jin shrugged disapprovingly and asked, "What's wrong with this token?"

Jiang Yunjiu took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and then slowly said:

"This token is truly extraordinary. You managed to obtain the highest-level token from the Wanbao Pavilion. I heard there are only five of these tokens. The red one is the highest, and is held by the five stewards of each pavilion.

Possessing this token proves you are the most valued guest of the Wanbao Pavilion. I heard that even the emperor has a token, but the emperor's token is of a lower rank than this red token."

Bai Jin listened to Jiang Yunjiu's explanation and realized the weight of the token in his hand. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but pretended to be calm on the surface and said with a smile: "Who cares? Anyway, now that I have this token, I don't have to spend money today."

Jiang Yunjiu didn't talk about the token anymore, and the two of them turned their attention back to the auction.

At this time, the auctioneer also returned to the stage, with an apologetic smile on his face, he said: "Something unexpected happened just now. I am very sorry for the inconvenience caused to you all. The auction of the pills will start again this time."

As he spoke, the auctioneer carefully took out the elixir Bai Jin had given him. Everyone noticed that this elixir was distinctly different from the previous one. Its color was rounder and fuller, and its aroma was even stronger. It was said that golden elixir patterns were the hallmark of Master Wu Liu. The previous elixir had almost no elixir patterns, and none were golden.

The crowd erupted in excitement, some people angrily saying, "Why is this medicine different from the last one? Could it be that you at Wanbao Pavilion are also using fake products to fool us?"

Someone immediately responded, "Yes, Wanbao Pavilion has always claimed to be based on integrity. We must be given an explanation for what happened today!"

The auctioneer hurriedly explained:

"Everyone, please calm down. In the last auction, a thief pretended to be Master Wuliu's pills. We just discovered this and are truly sorry for the negative impact this has had on you all. Therefore, we have decided to give everyone present a 30% discount on today's auction as a token of our apology. Please trust the reputation of Wanbao Pavilion. We will strictly control this and never let such incidents happen again."

After the auction resumed, although everyone still had complaints about the previous counterfeit elixir incident, they whispered to each other to express their dissatisfaction.

"Wanbao Pavilion has really ruined its reputation this time. Counterfeit pills have appeared."

"Yes, but since it is said to have been resolved, let's see how this new pill works."

But attracted by the 30% discount, everyone's attention was quickly focused on the pills on the booth.

The auctioneer cleared his throat and reintroduced the elixir:

"Everyone, this pill presented before you has been rigorously inspected by our Wanbao Pavilion's professional appraisers and alchemists, and it is 100% from the hands of Master Wu Liu.

This elixir is called the 'Enlightenment Pill', a seventh-grade elixir with an 80% efficacy. It's well known that in addition to a solid foundation and diligent practice, opportunity and enlightenment are also crucial factors in cultivation.

The user of this "Enlightenment Pill" has a high probability of entering a wonderful state of enlightenment under the effect of the pill.

In this state, you may comprehend more profound Daoist principles, which will elevate your knowledge and understanding of cultivation to a higher level.

Not only that, for those cultivators who have encountered bottlenecks in their cultivation and have not been able to break through for a long time, this pill can also help break the shackles and increase the success rate of breaking through the realm.

Whether you're looking to improve your strength or explore the deeper mysteries of Taoism, this 'Enlightenment Pill' will be your perfect choice. The auction is now officially open, with a starting price of 200,000 Spiritual Stones, and each bid must be no less than 100,000 Spiritual Stones."

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