Chapter 590: Star Pearl

"Tsk, Lingyun, the people from the Hao Family must be trembling with rage right now," Chen Jing asked Lingyun with an amused expression.

"That is very likely," Lingyun nodded and said. "By the way, you should try to win this pearl."

"This thing is the legendary Spirit Gathering Pearl. There are countless eyes fixed on it right now; it won't be easy to win the bid," Huo Yu said with a frown.

"Hmm, I don't seem to have many Origin Qi Pills left on me," Chen Jing said, frowning.

"Three hundred and fifty Origin Qi Pills," someone in the venue said through gritted teeth; judging by his appearance, he had clearly reached his limit.

"Lingyun, is there something special about this Spirit Gathering Pearl?" Chen Jing asked Lingyun via secret voice transmission.

"Do you remember Wanyue's Phoenix Wood Carving?" Lingyun asked.

"Wanyue's Phoenix Wood Carving..." At the mention of this item, a trace of envy appeared in Chen Jing's eyes, "But what does that have to do with this Spirit Gathering Pearl?"

"This Spirit Gathering Pearl is actually not a Spirit Gathering Pearl, but a Star Pearl. For you, the effect of this Star Pearl is similar to the effect the Phoenix Wood Carving has for Wanyue," Lingyun explained. "So, you should try to win this Star Pearl."

"The same effect as the Phoenix Wood Carving?" Chen Jing's eyes lit up.

"Four hundred Origin Qi Pills." Chen Jing raised the paddle in her hand without hesitation.

"Four hundred Origin Qi Pills?"

Seeing Chen Jing suddenly place a bid, many people in the venue shifted their gazes toward her.

Four hundred Origin Qi Pills was no small sum. They all had an idea of which factions could afford to bring out four hundred Origin Qi Pills at once. However, Chen Jing was a new face to them; how could she possibly produce so many Origin Qi Pills? Could it be another hidden faction that had just emerged?

"Big Sister, where did you get so many Origin Qi Pills?"

"This is all the Origin Qi Pills I have on me," Chen Jing said with a shrug.

"Young Master, the one who placed the bid is that woman."

In the private box, Ahao pointed at Chen Jing and said to Hao Xuan.

"Tsk tsk, as expected of someone I, this young master, have taken a fancy to; she is truly extraordinary." A strange light flickered in Hao Xuan's eyes.

Watching Hao Xuan like this, Ahao's ominous premonition grew even stronger. He had some understanding of this Third Young Master Hao Xuan; although he was a bit arrogant, he wouldn't be so brazen to this extent. There must be some inside story here that he didn't know about.

"However, this young master is determined to have this Spirit Gathering Pearl!" Hao Xuan slammed the button in front of him. "Four hundred and fifty Origin Qi Pills!"

"Four hundred and fifty Origin Qi Pills, is there anyone who will bid higher?" Hearing this price, Army Breaker's eyes lit up, and he spoke loudly.

"Big Sister, I don't have that many Origin Qi Pills on me, I can't help you," Huo Yu said with a bitter smile.

Chen Jing patted Huo Yu on the shoulder and shook her head with a smile.

"Four hundred and fifty Origin Qi Pills, going once!"

"Four hundred and fifty Origin Qi Pills, going twice!"

"Four hundred and fifty Origin Qi Pills, thri..."

"Four hundred Origin Qi Pills and two Snow Spirit Pills!" Chen Jing said slowly.

"Snow Spirit Pills? Someone is actually using Snow Spirit Pills to bid?"

Hearing "Snow Spirit Pills," everyone in the venue became restless. Snow Spirit Pills were rare Antidote Pills. Although the auction house valued a Snow Spirit Pill at fifty Origin Qi Pills, in an actual auction, a single Snow Spirit Pill could even fetch a price of eighty Origin Qi Pills.

"Miss, you aren't joking, are you?" Army Breaker also looked at Chen Jing in disbelief.

Chen Jing flipped her hand, and a jade bottle appeared in her palm, after which she removed the cap. The moment the jade bottle appeared, everyone in the venue felt a faint chill emanating from it, accompanied by a faint fragrance.

"If there is a need, you may verify the goods on the spot."

"It can't be wrong, it can't be wrong. This chill, this faint fragrance. This old man guarantees with my decades of alchemy experience that this pill is absolutely a Snow Spirit Pill, and a high-quality one at that."

Hearing the old man's words, the people in the venue looked at the jade bottle in Chen Jing's hand with increased fervor. This old man was one of the few people capable of successfully refining Snow Spirit Pills, and his character was highly praised among many alchemists. His words were basically unquestioned.

"No way, someone is actually using this kind of pill to bid? That's too wasteful."

"Which sect is this junior from? Why don't her elders stop her?"

Just then, a weak voice spoke up.

"This isn't the first time they've done this."

Hearing this, many people turned their gazes toward the person who spoke.

"Brother, judging by your tone, it seems you've seen them before?"

"That's right, I have indeed seen them." Stared at by many, the man couldn't help but shrink his head.

"Oh, then what did you see before?" someone asked curiously.

"You should remember that Lu Ziqing who always sets up a stall at the free trade market," the man said.

"How could we not remember? Trying to trade a piece of absolute trash technique for a Snow Spirit Pill or the ingredients for three, that guy is simply insane."

"But, someone actually used a Snow Spirit Pill to trade for that piece of trash technique from him," the man said with a bitter smile.

"No way, someone actually traded for such a piece of trash technique?" Someone couldn't help but open their mouth wide.

"Wait, listening to you, could it be that the people who used a Snow Spirit Pill to trade for that trash technique were them?"

"That's right, it was them. And looking at them, they don't seem to value Snow Spirit Pills that much."

"Is that so? It looks like they might still have quite a few Snow Spirit Pills on them." Someone looked at Lingyun and the others, their eyes filled with greed.

"Wake up. To be able to take out so many Snow Spirit Pills so easily, you should think about what kind of people could have such confidence. If you want to make a move, you'd better think about how to collect your own corpse first!"

"Six hundred Origin Qi Pills!" Hao Xuan said through gritted teeth.

This was the absolute bottom line he had set for himself; if the other party continued to bid, he would have to painfully give up on this Spirit Gathering Pearl.

"Four hundred Origin Qi Pills and five Snow Spirit Pills."

Chen Jing's bid made everyone in the venue gasp again. Hao Xuan's expression froze, and he gave up the bidding with a livid face.

"Being able to win this Spirit Gathering Pearl here counts as your ability, but you'll have to have the ability to hold onto it when the time comes!"

Hao Xuan said through gritted teeth, clearly having ulterior motives.