A few days later, in the VIP Guest room of the Mitter Auction House, a handsome man in his early-20s with refined temperament and elegant demeanor sat opposite to a charming woman in a red cheongsam, calmly sipping his tea.
"Little Brother Lin has caused quite a stir this time. Even the three major families scrambled to get your Foundation building elixir. It's a huge profit."
The lady in red spoke in a sweet almost sultry voice making people's bone tingle.
Her long white legs, partly hidden by the bottom-up slit running through her dress, were crossed, looking extremely dazzling and enticing at the same time. Along with the slightly lazy posture which fully displayed her mature curves, the scene was simply irresistible.
"Sister Ya Fei overpraised. I am merely a medium. My master is responsible for refining these pills."
The man named Lin looked unbothered by the scene in-front of him and replied calmly.
Ya Fei nodded with light surprise in her eyes. It has been a year since this mysterious youth came to the Mitter Auction House.
At first, he just sold regular low and mid grade pills at the counters on the ground floor.
But one day, he brought a first rank high grade pill to appraise for an auction. Although the pill of this grade has appeared a few times, they mostly came from powerful forces.
A first rank pill in this Wutan City is still quite precious.
Such a thing coming from an unknown individual attracted her attention. She was curious, not about the pill itself but his background.
According to her understanding, for someone to sell pills regularly, either he himself has to be an alchemist or he must have some connection to an alchemist.
Any one of them is a strong reason to befriend him.
Ya Fei, from a young age, always had a keen perception of people. She could easily read the people around her and even grab fleeting opportunities. This ability has helped her to eventually become a genius in this field.
This is also one of the reasons why despite having low cultivation talent, she was appointed as a manager in this Auction House.
Ya Fei initially only reached out because of her curiousity and goals. But the more she got to know this man, the more mysterious he became for her.
She learned that his name is Lin Yu and he is just an alchemist apprentice learning alchemy from a reclusive master.
When she did some digging about his background, she was shocked.
Because nothing came up!
It's as if he has appeared out of thin air.
This made her both shocked and a bit scared. The Mitter family is one of the three main families in Jiama Empire.
Their level of intelligence is definitely not low. If someone can avoid their eyes, how powerful must their background be.
She ultimately stopped prying lest she angers the people behind him.
The thing that surprised her the most was that Lin Yu's mind was extremely firm, not like a young man who hasn't seen the world.
She is well-aware of her beauty and charm.
People almost can't hide their desires after seeing her once. Even some who appear calm on the surface has lust and greed hidden in their eyes.
She can sense it!
But Lin Yu was different. Although he was momentarily dazed after seeing her the first time, he recovered quickly and she couldn't sense any lust or desire from him. This made her even more interested in him.
Over-time, pertaining to their growing relationship, he started calling her Sister Ya Fei while she called him Little Brother Lin Yu.
Looking at the calm boy casually sipping tea, Ya Fei sometime doubted whether her charm has declined.
The sound of the empty teacup hitting the table pulled her back to reality.
Ya Fei immediately got up and handed a card to Lin Yu continuing in her usual tone: "Little Brother Lin, all the amount after deducting 10% fee has been transferred to this card. Please accept it."
Originally, they charge 15% commission for every transaction but as Lin Yu is a regular, he received a special discount bringing the fee down to 10%
Lin Yu took the card and left after bidding good-bye to Ya Fei.
Turning several corners and coming to an empty alley, 'Lin Yu' removed his disguise.
What came into view was a perfect face with sword eyebrows and deep, starry eyes. He also looked much younger only about 14 or 15.
This was none other than Xiao Lin!
As for the disguise, it was just a skin mask rewarded by the system which can help him change his appearance.
It is extremely useful in hiding his identity which Xiao Lin wants the most.
The tallest tree attracts the wind. He knows this truth. It's better to develop silently before he gains sufficient strength.
Even Xun'er, the princess of the ancient clan follows this strategy so who is he to question it.
The only downside of this mask though, is that it stores a single identity. He can't change to multiple faces. This means 'Lin Yu' is his only disguise.
But Xiao Lin doesn't complain. It is still better than wearing a black cloak and ugly-mask.
Hurrying back to his home, he started to calculate his profits.
For the last year, after his alchemy improved to a decent level, he started selling his pills at the Mitter Auction House.
They provide the best price and the risk of getting scammed is almost low to none.
Xiao Lin naturally chose that place to earn money smoothly.
A few days ago, after he transformed his douqi according to the Heavenly Sun Scripture, it allowed him to naturally breakthrough to Dou Shi!
After becoming a Dou Shi, his alchemy rank also broke-through naturally.
His soul power was already sufficient before, now since his douqi reserves multiplied by several times, he was capable of refining 2nd rank pills!
The first elixir he chose was the Foundation building elixir. Although it has the same name as Yao Lao's exclusive elixir, they are different.
Xiao Lin's version is much more effective and potent.
His pill prescriptions come from ancient alchemy inheritance after all. It has many hidden and rare items which is already lost in modern times.
It is naturally better than Yao Lao's personal research.
The Foundation building elixir undoubtedly had great response and people from all over the city scrambled to buy it.
Xiao Lin also made a lot of profit.
He felt satisfied and rich!
At this moment, in a small cave in the back-mountain of the Xiao family...
"Teacher, are you sure that no-one knew it? Maybe it was leaked!"
Xiao Yan looked at Yao Lao's confused expression and said with some hesitation.
Today, just few hours ago, his father handed him a medicine saying it can help him cultivate faster.
After Yao Lao examined it, he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Isn't this his unique elixir, that only he is supposed to know? How come it appeared in Wutan City?
Xiao Yan who looked at his teacher going crazy could only comfort him verbally.
Moroever, according to the teacher, this version of the pill is even more powerful than what he researched years ago.
Maybe someone else discovered it and improved the original recipe?!
Yao Lao stared at the glowing pill on his palm for a long time before giving up with a sigh!