King of Creation

To be honest, even Ye Zhen himself did not expect that just one Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill could fetch a sky-high price of 2.1 million High Grade Spirit Crystals at the auction.

2.1 million High Grade Spirit Crystals, calculated at the minimum exchange ratio of one High Grade Spirit Crystal for 110 Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, is worth 231 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

This figure represents a huge asset for anyone or any power, something many people couldn't accumulate in a lifetime, or even in several lifetimes.

Of course, Ye Zhen is an exception. But being someone like Ye Zhen, who can kill a Ninth Stage Establishment King with merely Sixth Stage Cultivation, is also an exception.

Ye Zhen's fortune practically started by plundering the assets of those Establishment Kings.

Nonetheless, even so, the total number of Spirit Crystals inside Ye Zhen's Red Moon Soul Ring, not counting the rare artifact refining materials and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures inherited from the Earth Core Fire Commander, Ye Zhen possesses approximately 3.2 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

How did such a massive amount of assets come to be?

Previously, Ye Zhen had killed the Thunderbolt Dragon King, Golden Rainbow Dragon King, both of whom were Nine Domain Dragon Kings of the Dragon Alliance, and their fortunes were extremely abundant.

The income contributed by each of these two to Ye Zhen, excluding the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Jade Talismans, and Pills, approximately totaled around 50 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals each.

Ye Zhen collected slightly over 1 million High Grade Spirit Crystals from these two, besides the Dragon Alliance's White Dragon Envoy that Ye Zhen killed, and the Establishment King from Yin Yang Island, plus Ye Zhen's previous accumulations before arriving at Shuili Island, including those consumed during cultivation, Ye Zhen's fortune totaled approximately 1.3 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

This is the source of half of Ye Zhen's current total assets; as for the remaining half, the 1.9 million High Grade Spirit Crystals come from Ye Zhen's underwater acquisitions.

Probably to attend the Pill Appreciation Conference at Shuili Island, those carrying their wealth were quite wealthy.

Especially the Wind Wing Dragon King Bian Ben, whom Ye Zhen killed underwater, carried Spirit Crystals amounting to over 70 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

This is not even the most; the most comes from Ye Zhen killing the Seventh Elder and the Chief Inspector Huang Mian of Stars Tower, the total amount of Spirit Crystals in his storage ring surprisingly exceeds 90 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals.

Moreover, this is not all of Huang Mian's assets; inside Huang Mian's storage ring, there are two extremely exquisite Jade Talismans with layers of intertwined seals.

Ye Zhen's Divine Sense can enter these Jade Talismans, which are a special kind of trading certificate, allowing the holder to exchange one Talisman Seal for 1 million High Grade Spirit Crystals at any branch of Stars Tower.

These two Talisman Seals are worth 2 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

To make these Talisman Seals effective, one must use a unique technique to unlock the layers of seals on them to exchange them effectively.

Ye Zhen is destined not to get his hands on the 2 million High Grade Spirit Crystals in Huang Mian's storage ring.

However, having over 90 million Mid-grade Spirit Crystals and over 800,000 High Grade Spirit Crystals is sufficient.

The income from just these two individuals approaches 1.5 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

Moreover, Ye Zhen has killed more than ten Establishment Kings such as Yan Yijun, and none of their fortunes were missed by Ye Zhen, collecting an easy 400 to 500 thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals.

This constitutes Ye Zhen's current total fortune—3.2 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

Previously, buying those life-saving pills and bidding for the Purple Mansion True Marrow Pill and Golden Body Stone, Ye Zhen consumed nearly 900,000 High Grade Spirit Crystals.

Counting the consumption of the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill, Ye Zhen has already spent 3 million High Grade Spirit Crystals, leaving around 200,000 High Grade Spirit Crystals of fortune.

Adding Ye Zhen's previous acquisition at the spirit medicine auctions of 10,300 Spirit Medicine Points, according to Shuili Dan King's exchange ratio, amounts to 1.03 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

Including all this, Ye Zhen's total fortune now amounts to just 1.23 million High Grade Spirit Crystals.

This amount of assets is considerable, but to bid for that Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill, it's difficult.

This is what Ye Zhen is concerned about now.

Shuili Dan King placing the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill after the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill already signifies that the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill is more precious than the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill.

Moreover, in the competition for the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill, Ye Zhen won, so in the bidding for the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill, those such as Tower Chief Ou Tu from Floor Three of Stars Tower, and even Jie Tianhe, who failed to bid earlier, will definitely exert themselves fully.

The Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill is a Pill that saves a martial artist years of accumulation and ensures a 100% breakthrough to the Establishment Realm.

In the path of cultivation, Establishment is not a life-or-death threshold, but it's very challenging, often with a one-in-ten success rate.

Moreover, once failed the first time, the chance of success later decreases.

This is extremely important for those Martial Arts Families and family forces who prioritize bloodline heritage.

With the resources they hold, only one martial artist can firmly step into the Establishment Realm, and in less than ten years, they could forge an Establishment Mid-stage King with vast resources.

The same logic applies to Ye Zhen as well.

A single Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill can allow Ye Zhen to steadily breakthrough to become an Establishment King in no time, saving five to six years, or even tens of years of hard work.

It's also essential for Ye Zhen.

After all, time cannot be exchanged for any amount of Spirit Crystals.

Therefore, this one Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill is something Ye Zhen is determined to obtain.

Perhaps someone may ask, previously due to the Xuanming Treasure Tree, wasn't Shuili Dan King indebted to Ye Zhen? Couldn't Ye Zhen use that as a condition to get what he wants?

It's not that Ye Zhen didn't bring it up. His original intent was to exchange those Xuanming Treasure Trees for an Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill.

Unfortunately, Shuili Dan King no longer had any extra Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pills, and the next time they would open the furnace would be decades from now.

As for the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill, it was even more out of reach. Shuili Dan King had an alchemy accident where the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pills didn't meet expectations and specifically brought out a pill he had preserved for decades to compensate.

It was simply impossible to think about.

If Ye Zhen wanted to obtain it, he could only rely on his true capabilities.

After thinking for a bit, Ye Zhen turned to his third brother, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, "Third Brother, I don't want to miss the upcoming auction for the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill."

"You also want the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill?" The Sea-Breaking Great Saint was surprised, "Fourth Brother, you just bid on the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill and spent so many Spirit Crystals, where will you find....."

As he spoke, the Sea-Breaking Great Saint suddenly paused, pointed at Ye Zhen, and laughed, "Oh, I understand now, Fourth Brother, you want to borrow Spirit Crystals, don't you?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Zhen nodded.

The Sea-Breaking Great Saint waved with a generous gesture, "That's not a problem. We're brothers, after all; I'm obliged to help!"

"In that case, thank you....."

"Hold off on thanks; you don't owe me any favors. The rule our eldest brother set is that with close brothers, business is clear. You can ask for up to one million five hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals without hesitation, but there's an annual interest rate of ten percent!" said the Sea-Breaking Great Saint.

"Uh.......no problem."

With just that one sentence from the Sea-Breaking Great Saint, Ye Zhen suddenly felt a load lifted from his heart because just moments ago, he was already thinking about how to repay the favor from the Sea-Breaking Great Saint.

Simply refining a few Spiritual Artifacts wouldn't even cover this favor; at least one fitted Soul Artifact would be needed to repay it.

Unexpectedly, with just 'an annual interest rate of ten percent,' the Sea-Breaking Great Saint removed Ye Zhen's psychological burden completely.

Of course, Ye Zhen still had to remember this favor from the Sea-Breaking Great Saint but unlike before, he wouldn't have to keep thinking about it constantly.

Suddenly, Ye Zhen felt that his eldest brother, the Great Saint of Jinghai, had really thought things through.

With the one million five hundred thousand High Grade Spirit Crystals that the Sea-Breaking Great Saint could lend at any time, Ye Zhen felt that he finally had some confidence to bid for the Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill.

After a short rest, the Shuili Dan King returned to the auction stage, now holding a mysterious ancient box of unknown material.

On the box, the brilliance shone around, and just by glancing at it, Ye Zhen could see no less than a hundred layers of seals!

A hundred layers of seals demonstrated how much Shuili Dan King valued this pill.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill was crafted by myself sixty years ago when I randomly gathered a batch of Spiritual Medicines. It was a thrilling experience, nearly failing the alchemy process.

By coincidence, it was successful, yielding five pills.

At the time, only one was auctioned; the other three were rewarded to my subordinates. The pill is extremely difficult to make, and one of the necessary spiritual medicines has almost no chance of being found again in this world.

Therefore, I placed heavy seals on this last Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill and have preserved it to this day! Just yesterday, I unlocked the seals to check it; the pill's fragrance is rich, and the efficacy is entirely preserved due to proper storage."

"Everyone must be aware that due to the Innate Bloodline Enhancement Pill, I'm offering this Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill for public appraisement and bidding!"

"However, as a lover of pills, in my view, this one-of-a-kind Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill is already priceless. Bidding for it piece by piece with Spirit Crystals would be a travesty!"

"Therefore, I wish to adopt a different auction method, a new approach for this unique pill!"

Hearing this, everyone's expressions turned momentarily bewildered, their eyes fixated intently on Shuili Dan King, eager to know what kind of new approach he was envisioning.

Meanwhile, Ye Zhen found himself deeply frustrated, akin to a hundred thousand wild horses stampeding through his mind. He had just prepared the Spirit Crystals for the auction, and now they wanted to change the method?

This was truly maddening!

"Sealed bidding!"

Under everyone's attention, Shuili Dan King gently uttered these two words, and at the moment he did, shock rippled through all, including Ye Zhen.

Shuili Dan King's voice continued.

"Of the twenty or so Martial Arts peers qualified to bid on this Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill, you may submit your intended bids, which can take the form of Spirit Crystals, various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, artifacts, or even intelligence or Pill Formulas, within a Jade Talisman, and submit it to me!

Then, I will examine them one by one and make a choice! That is the rule for today's sealed bidding!"

Upon hearing this rule, a surge of emotions welled in everyone's hearts, especially for the martial artists on the fourth level interested in this Grand Treasure Mansion Opening Pill.

A strong urge to curse Shuili Dan King's entire female family line arose! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to recommend it and cast monthly votes on Qidian (qidian.com), and your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)