Digging up spiritual roots and seizing blood? You scumbags, wait and tremble.

Zhong Ran shrugged: "You saw it just now, it was all taken by Baili Duojin."

"Speaking of which, you already have ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk, so why do you need the Dragon Ascension Pill? Don't be too greedy."

Chairman Song: ...Is he too greedy? It's clearly the girl who brought out such good things that it's impossible to refuse, okay?

Besides, who would complain about having too many good things?

How could you possibly not have some good stuff on hand?

Zhong Ran spread her hands: "I don't need it, and neither do the people around me. What would I need it for?"

President Song was taken aback by her words, his eyes widened, but he was speechless.

Teng Lao and Chairman Jin exchanged a glance, and the corners of their lips curled up slightly.

"Old Song, to be honest, your Alchemist Guild really needs a serious overhaul."

Chairman Song was well aware of this, but those old guys were all so arrogant, not to mention some talented geniuses.

There aren't many geniuses like Zhong Ran who are talented yet approachable and not arrogant.

Those geniuses who make it onto the list, even if they're at the bottom of the rankings, aren't they all incredibly arrogant in their own little world?

When they were young, weren't they all full of arrogance?

"Thirty-three billion top-grade spirit stones!" An old man's roar drew everyone's attention back to the auction hall below.

The rest of the people were staring intently at the auction hall. It was the Dragon Ascension Pill that Zhong Ran had brought out, and they were all nervously wondering what price it would fetch.

"Old Li, do you think you can win just by being loud? I'll bet 3.4 billion top-grade spirit stones."

Another voice rang out, suppressing the people in front.

Everyone could almost hear Old Li's heavy breathing and his furious expression.

But soon, another voice rang out: "Three and a half billion."

The sound no longer came from the meeting hall below, but from the VIPs in the private rooms who began to bid.

This is the real competition.

Even Zhong Ran and the others focused their attention on the area below. No one would complain about having too many spirit stones, especially someone like Zhong Ran who needed a huge amount of spirit stones for each advancement.

Her current physique has no bottlenecks in advancement; as long as she has enough spirit stones, she can advance all the way up.

What we lack is resources.

Therefore, the more intense the bidding, the happier she became.

"Three billion."

"Four billion! I'm determined to get it."

"Forty-one billion! I'm determined to get it."

The sounds coming from the side room are transmitted through the array, which alters the sound. Even familiar people wouldn't know who won the bid for the pill, thus more effectively protecting the rights of the auction winner.

Everyone was determined to win, and although the bidding had decreased, no one was willing to give in.

In a private room, an old man said to the person next to him, "That woman just said that Zhong Ran is in this venue. Go and check which private room she is in."

The middle-aged man's expression stiffened: "As you know, the Azure Dragon Chamber of Commerce has always done a very good job of protecting her. A genius like her is well protected no matter where she is."

In other words, it's impossible to find out which private room she's in.

"However, I'd guess she's in the Purple Gold VIP box, or even possibly in the Black Gold VIP box."

"Yes, I heard that a black gold card member came this time. I was curious at the time, but now that I hear what she said, I think it must be Zhong Ran."

The old man nodded slightly: "A person with Zhong Ran's potential certainly deserves a Black Gold Card membership from the Azure Dragon Chamber of Commerce."

"Go up there and see if you can get a meeting."

The middle-aged man didn't say anything more; he just wanted to inquire about it from above, which wasn't difficult.

As he turned and left the private room, heading upstairs, he was stopped by a powerful figure just as he was about to reach the top floor.

"Passage is prohibited above."

The middle-aged man felt the pressure weighing on him and didn't dare to take another step forward. He could only glance at the stairwell with some reluctance before turning around and walking back.

"My lord, we can't go up to the black and gold private room. It's guarded by a powerful expert, at least a peak Integration Realm expert."

The old man nodded slightly: "I heard that Zhong Ran is on good terms with the Array Masters Guild? After the auction, go to the Array Masters Guild and give it a try."

The middle-aged man nodded slightly: "Sir, do you wish to ask her to help you refine pills?"

The old man remained silent, and the middle-aged man dared not speak further.

The bidding continued, and before they knew it, it had reached 4.3 billion top-grade spirit stones.

Now, only two voices are still bidding.

As for which two they are? The sounds transmitted through the formation are all the same, making it impossible to distinguish them.

Zhong Ran herself gradually became nervous, and not to mention her, everyone in her group became nervous.

As everyone knows, 4.3 billion top-grade spirit stones is already an astronomical price.

Whether it can be pushed up further or stays as it is, it's still an astronomical price.

There's one more pill coming up; just these two pills will net you nearly 10 billion.

These are top-grade spirit stones, and she doesn't even have to pay commission; all the profits are hers.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that cooperating with the Azure Dragon Chamber of Commerce is the best way for her to maximize her benefits.

"Four billion four billion." The voice seemed to hesitate, after all, there was still the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk behind him, and he also wanted to bid for a drop.

But the bidding for the last Rising Dragon Pill will definitely be even more intense.

"Four billion five billion." The other voice replied without hesitation.

Zhong Ran's eyes sparkled. That senior had to hold on, because there wouldn't be any more Dragon Ascension Pills coming.

Suddenly remembering something, she took out two more pill bottles and said to the maid, "There are two Youth-Changing Pills and Soul-Nourishing Pills in here. Take them to your young master and have him arrange them."

Pills like the "Face-Changing Pill" are rarely bought, and she only made a batch of them once out of boredom.

This elixir is in great need for some special cultivators, such as those who have been disfigured.

The Soul Nourishing Pill can be used by anyone, and it will definitely fetch a higher price at an auction like today.

President Teng glanced at her; this girl must still have a lot of good pills hidden on her.

"Xiao Ran, how many Soul Nourishing Pills do you have left? Sell me two more."

If five pills are produced in one batch, then three portions of spiritual medicine would yield fifteen pills.

He was initially quite pleased with himself for getting one, but now he feels a pang of heartache thinking about it.

However, this is an unwritten rule in the cultivation world: when you ask an alchemist to refine a pill, you need to bring three portions of spiritual herbs yourself, but the alchemist only needs to give you one pill.

Of course, for other alchemists, three portions of spiritual herbs may not necessarily produce pills in every batch.

But for Zhong Ran, it was definitely a huge profit.

Zhong Ran gently gestured for silence: "No rush."

Right now is the most intense time for the Rising Dragon Pill, who has time to pay attention to him?

The maid took the two pill bottles and quickly left to find Steward Liu. It wasn't really necessary to ask the young master for everything; Steward Liu could handle these matters.