·Already said I don't want it, yet they insist on forcing it on me."
Inside the room, Xiao Jian looked at the jade box on the table containing the Qi.....Concentrating Pills and muttered helplessly.
As expected, Lian Xun didn't want the pills, even though they were refined by the renowned Dan King, Guhe.
In the end, it was his father who insisted on giving them to him.
Honestly, he really had no use for the Qi-Concentrating Pills.
His cultivation method was different from the standard Dou Qi cultivation method, so he didn't need to condense Dou Qi spirals.
For him, the Qi-Concentrating Pills were just relatively energy-rich…
Suddenly, Xiao Jian's eyes lit up as he looked at the pills on the table:
"Of course! Though these pills are meant to help a ninth-stage Dou Qi cultivator fully condense Dou Qi spirals, the medicinal power they contain is more than enough for me right now!
With this, I can accelerate filling the Five Yuan Qi Palace, speeding up my advancement to a Dou Zhe, officially starting my Dou Qi cultivation path!"
Understanding this, Xiao Jian's eyes burned with excitement, but he did not immediately consume the pills.
Given the current strength of his meridians, if he recklessly consumed a pill intended for a ninth-stage Dou Qi talent, he might very well damage his Dragon Spine!
According to the five-color scroll in his soul sea, advancing from Dou Zhe → Dou Shi → Da Dou Shi → Dou Ling → Dou Wang doesn't require the complicated materials used to initially open the Qi Palaces.
He only needed to sequentially strengthen the liver, heart, spleen, lung, and kidney Qi Palaces in order.
The scroll noted that the five organs formed a closed-loop system, so the Qi condensed in each palace was interconnected.
Early cultivation only needed one palace open; the overflowing Dou Qi would naturally balance with the other palaces.
Even if excess energy from one attribute accumulated, special methods could redistribute it to other palaces.
Conceptually, it was like a connecting vessel principle.
Currently, for Xiao Jian to advance to Dou Zhe, he needed:
1. Absorb enough energy....the Qi-Concentrating Pill alone wasn't enough.
2. Gather materials to strengthen the liver's Green Wood Qi Palace: two first-stage wood attribute magic cores and one Green Wood Vine.
Another hefty expense!
Xiao Jian frowned. Over the past three years, he had earned a lot through the marketplace, but most of it was considered public funds.
His personal earnings were substantial, the most generous among the young members of the Xiao family, but some had to go to magic cores, special spell materials, maintaining relationships, and rewarding subordinates.
Most of his savings were gone, and he hadn't even bought the most basic Nala Ring.
Luckily, his income sources weren't limited to the marketplace.
When it came to making money, someone could always do it better than him.
It was time to see.
Looking at the grand building before him, Xiao Jian felt a twinge of emotion.
This was the largest auction house in Utan City: the Mitel Auction House!
The Mitel family behind it was a top-tier noble house in the Gamma Empire, with a history spanning centuries and extremely intricate connections. Rumor had it they even had ties to the imperial family.
Of course, those ties were mostly symbolic; the Mitels would undoubtedly be Xiao family's best allies in the future.
His purpose today: find the "person of interest" he had mentioned to Nalan Yanran.
Mitel Yafei!
"Xiao Jian!"
The guard at the door had seen him before and did not stop him, instead giving a respectful greeting.
"Mm, thank you."
Xiao Jian nodded, then walked into the auction house and skillfully made his way to a second-floor office.
After waiting a moment, he stood and picked up the tea set, preparing to pour himself a cup.
At that moment, the door opened.
A beautiful woman in a red gown with a seductive figure entered.
Seeing Xiao Jian, she paused, then in a voice both enchanting and slightly teasing, said:
"Xiao Jian? What brings you to see your sister today?"
"Yafei, tea first."
Xiao Jian handed her the freshly poured cup, smiling warmly.
"Hehe!"
Yafei covered her mouth with a delicate laugh and accepted the cup, drinking it in one go.
"I just finished hosting an auction, and I'm thirsty. How thoughtful of you, Xiao Jian."
Yafei closed the office door, came closer, and returned the cup to him.
Xiao Jian refilled his cup and drank, then said with a smile:
"Consider it returning a favor, though your tea really is quite smooth."
Yafei looked at the young man before her, no longer the childish boy she had met two years ago, now a matured and handsome young man. She was slightly dazed.
He had grown up! And bold enough to tease her now.
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