Chapter 356: They Can’t Afford It
“Dragon Spirit Fruit?”
Chao Liang looked puzzled. “What is that?”
Huang Quan glanced at the herb in the ice box below and smiled slightly. “It’s related to a certain legend.”
Chao Liang raised an eyebrow. “What legend?”
“The Dragon Clan.”
Huang Quan replied casually, “There’s a legend that says the Dragon Spirit Fruit only grows where dragons reside.”
“How is that possible?”
After hearing this, Chao Liang laughed. “There aren’t any dragons on the Zhongzhou Continent.”
Huang Quan chuckled along. “That’s why I said it’s related to a legend.”
Chao Liang responded, “Maybe it’s just a way to make the herb seem rare and sell it for a high price.”
Sure enough, after Chao Liang spoke, the person in charge below began the introduction.
“This herb is called the Dragon Spirit Fruit. According to legend, it only grows where dragons reside,” the auctioneer explained. “This herb was collected from the Northern Lands.”
“When our gathering team first saw this herb, they couldn’t believe it. After much searching, they found the legend associated with it.” The auctioneer smiled and continued, “Of course, if it were just because of the legend, it wouldn’t be worthy of being the highlight of our auction.”
The auctioneer added, “The root, stem, and leaves of the Dragon Spirit Fruit can be used to refine Spirit Restoration Pills. The effectiveness of these pills is ten times that of other top-grade Spirit Restoration Pills.”
“And the fruit of the Dragon Spirit Fruit itself—when consumed—can elevate a cultivator from the rank of Spirit Master to Immortal Spirit Master!”
Immortal Spirit Master!
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire auction hall erupted in excitement!
This is something that can elevate someone from a Spirit Master to an Immortal Spirit Master!
It’s essentially a shortcut to the top!
Chao Liang, currently a Saint Spirit Master, knew that the next level after that was Immortal Spirit Master. So, after hearing the auctioneer’s words, he wasn’t as excited as the others below. He simply remarked in surprise, “Is it really that powerful?”
Leaning against the railing, Huang Quan smiled faintly, a hint of mockery in her expression. “It is, but… they can’t handle it.”
Chao Liang looked at her curiously. “What do you mean?”
“The Dragon Spirit Fruit contains incredibly potent spiritual energy,” Huang Quan said calmly. “If an ordinary person eats it, their body would explode and they would die.”
“That serious?” Chao Liang frowned. “Then why didn’t the auctioneer mention that? Could it be they don’t know about this?”
“No way they don’t know,” Huang Quan replied. “He introduced the properties of the Dragon Spirit Fruit’s roots, stems, leaves, and the fruit itself, which means they’ve already studied it thoroughly.”
Upon hearing this, Chao Liang pondered for a moment before saying, “To understand the medicinal properties of an herb, one has to use it. Given how much they know about the Dragon Spirit Fruit, it means they’ve already tested it.”
Huang Quan nodded. “Exactly.”
Chao Liang was shocked. “So, that means they probably have more than one Dragon Spirit Fruit?”
“Mm.” Huang Quan agreed.
“If that’s the case, it confirms the fruit has the properties they claim. But why would they be willing to auction such a precious herb?”
“Because to truly consume the Dragon Spirit Fruit, it needs to be refined into a pill, divided into parts, and consumed in portions. And to separate the Dragon Spirit Fruit, it must be soaked in dragon blood.”
“Without soaking it in dragon blood, no matter how many methods one tries, it won’t be possible to separate the Dragon Spirit Fruit.”
If the fruit couldn’t be separated, even refining it into a pill would require using it whole, which would be the same as eating it raw.
Eating the Dragon Spirit Fruit raw is like swallowing a bomb—only instead of explosives, it’s filled with spiritual energy. If you can’t absorb it, you’ll naturally be overwhelmed by the energy and your body will explode.
Chapter 357: The Words of the Rich Make My Heart Ache
After listening, Chao Liang looked at Huang Quan in shock. “Huang Quan, how do you know so much?”
Huang Quan glanced at him and smiled slightly. “Spend more time reading miscellaneous records and strange stories, instead of always reading books about herbs.”
Chao Liang was speechless. He was the young master of the Dan Pavilion, and his family business was all about selling herbs. If he stopped reading about herbs and focused on strange stories, his father would probably kill him.
Knowing that Huang Quan had learned all this from those miscellaneous records, Chao Liang didn’t ask further. He simply remarked, “Everyone knows there are no dragons on the continent.”
“If there were, they would have been found long ago.”
Huang Quan merely smiled and didn’t reply.
Chao Liang continued, “Without dragons, there’s naturally no dragon blood. In that case, the Dragon Spirit Fruit won’t help anyone; it’ll only harm them.”
An Immortal Spirit Master…
Who doesn’t want to become stronger?
If someone were to buy it, could they resist not consuming it?
Chao Liang couldn’t understand why Yunzhong Auction House would do such a thing, and he didn’t want to get involved either.
If something went wrong, people would demand an explanation from the auction house.
“I plan to bid on it,” Huang Quan said suddenly, interrupting Chao Liang’s thoughts.
He was startled and looked at her. “Huang Quan, what do you want that thing for?”
“You can’t even eat it.”
“For fun,” Huang Quan replied with a smile.
“Who said that thing can’t be eaten?”
With my treasure, there’s no such thing as something that can’t be consumed.
Besides… even without my treasure, those who want to eat it don’t necessarily need to eat it piece by piece.
Chao Liang didn’t believe what Huang Quan said, but knowing that she was aware of the Dragon Spirit Fruit’s properties, he didn’t ask further.
Whether Huang Quan wanted it for fun or for some other reason, it didn’t matter.
After all, she knew its properties and wouldn’t use it recklessly.
While they were talking, bidding started below.
A single fruit that could take someone from a Spirit Master to an Immortal Spirit Master—such a temptation drew many people eager to have it.
Some were willing to go crazy and bid at any cost, while others chose to watch calmly.
Regardless, the starting price of one billion quickly soared to ten billion.
An Immortal Spirit Master…
Some people couldn’t even reach the level of a Profound Spirit Master in their lifetime, let alone an Immortal Spirit Master!
But no matter how passionate they were, without money, they couldn’t play.
The price stopped at fifteen billion. The bid came from the private room opposite theirs, though only a servant placed the bid, and the identities of those inside were unknown.
The auctioneer called out, “Fifteen billion? Any more bids? If not, this Dragon Spirit Fruit will go to the bidder at fifteen billion.”
“Twenty billion,” Huang Quan shouted boldly.
Chao Liang and Nangong Yan both turned to look at her.
Chao Liang exclaimed, “Who raises the bid like that?”
An increase of five billion at once? Such extravagance!
Huang Quan, eyes fixed below, whispered, “I only have ten billion on me, Chao Liang. Can you lend me ten billion? I’ll pay you back later.”
Chao Liang was stunned.
No money, yet you dare to bid like this?
Did you think about your lack of funds before shouting?
Shock aside, he was still willing to lend.
Chao Liang replied, “No problem.”
He wasn’t worried at all about Huang Quan’s ability to repay.
If she wanted, she could easily refine a batch of elixirs for the Dan Pavilion and pay back ten billion effortlessly.
And if she couldn’t, there was always Di Qin.
He had nothing to fear.
With that thought, Chao Liang added, “Bid as you like. I may not have much else, but I have enough money and elixirs.”
Hearing his words, Huang Quan clutched her chest with a pained expression. “The words of the rich make my heart ache.”
End of Chapter. Hope you enjoy your reading!
