A huge red cloth was pulled aside, revealing atop the pedestal an ancient scroll, yellowed by time, enveloped in a delicate preservation formation that prevented any deterioration. The auctioneer carefully lifted the scroll.
"The first main item of tonight... A complete recipe for the Hundred Meridians Purification Pill, a Rank Six pill."
A murmur immediately spread through the hall. Alchemy recipes were far more valuable than finished pills.
A pill could only be consumed once. A recipe could produce thousands of them.
"The recipe is complete, including all proportions, flame control methods, and refinement procedures. It has been authenticated by the Alchemists Association. The opening bid... One hundred thousand medium-grade spirit stones."
The silence lasted only a second before the bids exploded. One hundred and fifty thousand, two hundred thousand, two hundred and twenty thousand.
