CHAPTER 922: CHAPTER 922: ELDER HU

"Hoo—"

Looking at the Pills inside the Jade Bottle, Zhu Fei finally let out a long sigh.

He clearly understood in his heart that this Alchemy attempt had been somewhat forced.

If it weren’t for the Purple Dark Spirit Liquid he had, this Alchemy might very well have ended in failure.

However, precisely because of this forcefulness, the twelve Heavenly Swapping Pills he refined this time weren’t of high quality: eight Mid Grade, four Low Grade.

It could be said that this was one of the few substandard pills he had refined since his ascension.

Hmm, once this matter is settled, it seems it’s time to enhance my own cultivation.

Thinking about this, Zhu Fei took out a Mid Grade Heavenly Swapping Pill from the Jade Bottle and directly put it into his mouth.

"Crack, crack, crack—"

Shortly after the Pill entered his stomach, a series of explosive cracking sounds came from Zhu Fei’s bones.

If someone familiar with Zhu Fei were present, they would be shocked to see that his originally tall figure had suddenly shrunk a notch.

Not only that, even his appearance changed from the former delicate look to become rugged and scruffy, and his body exuded a fierce and violent aura, completely transforming his image.

Hmm, this effect seems to be quite good.

Facing the mirror conjured before him, Zhu Fei looked at himself, now completely transformed into a weathered middle-aged man, and couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.

He tidied up everything in the room, his figure flickered, and then he directly left this Rest Inn.

...

An hour later, Zhu Fei, now transformed into a weathered middle-aged man, appeared at the largest auction house in West City.

According to the information, the auction house Zhu Fei arrived at would be hosting a major auction in a month.

As soon as Zhu Fei walked into the auction house, he was approached by a young female attendant who asked with a formulaic smile:

"Fellow Daoist, is there anything you need in our auction house?"

Zhu Fei looked up at the female attendant and said indifferently, "Where is your person in charge? I have a big business deal, and I need him to personally take a look."

The female attendant frowned slightly and said with some displeasure, "Fellow Daoist, if you have any business, you can just tell me, there’s no need to trouble the Elder, right?"

In the attendant’s mind, Zhu Fei seemed to be just an ordinary True Immortal Practitioner; even if he had business with their auction house, it wouldn’t be anything precious.

If they had to disturb Elder Hu because of such matters, wouldn’t that be making a mountain out of a molehill? She might even get scolded by Elder Hu because of it.

As if seeing through the attendant’s thoughts, Zhu Fei couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Right then, he couldn’t be bothered to waste words, and directly took out a Jade Bottle from his body and handed it to the attendant.

At first, the attendant wasn’t very interested in what Zhu Fei handed over.

But when she clearly saw what was inside the Jade Bottle, her pretty face drastically changed, and she quickly covered the bottle, asking with some shock:

"Where... where did you get this?"

Zhu Fei deliberately put on a displeased face, snatched the Jade Bottle back from the attendant, and said somewhat unhappily:

"Fellow Daoist, isn’t your question a bit too much? If you don’t want to do business with me, just say so. I can completely take this elsewhere."

With that, Zhu Fei pretended to turn and leave.

The attendant was taken aback, hurriedly grabbed Zhu Fei, and almost pleadingly said:

"Brother, wait a moment, it was my fault earlier. I hope you can wait for a bit. I will immediately fetch our person in charge, Elder Hu, for you."

With that, the attendant led Zhu Fei to a VIP room and kindly offered him a cup of Spiritual Tea.

There was no choice, for the item Zhu Fei had revealed was too precious and rare. If Elder Hu found out she let such a guest slip away, she would definitely be in trouble, possibly even with threats to her life.

...

The attendant acted quickly, and just after Zhu Fei had taken a few sips of the Spiritual Tea, an elderly man with graying hair and a slight smile on his face appeared before him.

"Young brother, I apologize for the neglect. I hope you won’t take offense. If there is anything inappropriate, please forgive me."

Elder Hu, upon appearance, cupped his hands toward Zhu Fei with utmost politeness.

However, Zhu Fei dared not be even slightly careless for he realized he couldn’t see through Elder Hu’s cultivation at all!

There was only one explanation for this: Elder Hu’s cultivation had surpassed the first stage of Immortal, reaching the so-called Profound Immortal Realm!

"I wouldn’t dare. I came to find you, Elder, merely to smoothly conclude our transaction. I’m sure you are already aware of the item I have. What price can your auction house offer?"

Zhu Fei stood up, cupped his hands toward Elder Hu, and asked straightforwardly.

"Hmm, young brother seems to be a straightforward person."

Elder Hu’s eyes flickered slightly, then turned to the female attendant, "Little Qing, please excuse us. I need to have a good talk with this young brother."

"Yes, Elder Hu."

The attendant named Little Qing nodded toward Elder Hu, answered respectfully, and then left.

Once Little Qing had completely left, Elder Hu looked at Zhu Fei again, smiled, and said:

"Young brother, to be honest, your item does have significant value for our auction house, but before that, I need to verify its quality to give you an accurate price. What do you think, young brother?"

Crafty old fox!

Zhu Fei silently cursed but did as Elder Hu asked, taking out the Jade Bottle and pushing it toward him.

Elder Hu’s eyes lit up as he eagerly accepted the Jade Bottle.

As Elder Hu opened the Jade Bottle and saw its contents, his reaction wasn’t much different from Little Qing’s earlier. Even his breath seemed a bit unstable.

"Heavenly Extreme Spiritual Liquid! It really is the Heavenly Extreme Spiritual Liquid! Hahaha!"

Elder Hu suddenly laughed excitedly.

Seeing this, Zhu Fei felt an unexplainable sinking feeling in his heart.

He had a feeling that his current actions might have been somewhat risky.