Yan Hongde was overjoyed and praised him repeatedly, "Good, good, worthy of being the alchemy genius of our Four Symbols Academy!"
Xin Ci smiled, "Elder Yan, you flatter me."
At this moment, Xuan Kong, who was beside them, also offered his congratulations, "Congratulations, Brother Xin Ci, I knew your alchemy skills were not low."
"Alright, you should also go back and make preparations. The minimum requirement for this alchemy competition is a Three-star Alchemist. With your current skill, going to broaden your horizons will also increase your knowledge," Elder Yan said.
"Yes, Elder Yan."
"En," Elder Yan nodded and left the front hall with Junior Sister Baicai.
After Elder Yan had gone far, Xuan Kong then asked, "By the way, Brother Xin Ci, you came to Danling City to inquire about something, right? I wonder if I can help?"
Seeing that Xuan Kong seemed to know Danling City very well, Xin Ci smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. I indeed have two matters in Danling City."
"One is to find medicinal ingredients to restore soul power and heal soul injuries; the other is to take the Flying Cloud Boat from Danling City to Haoxing City," Xin Ci said.
"Haoxing City!? That place is quite far from Danling City. Could it be that Brother Xin Ci, you are also going to participate in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition?" Xuan Kong asked in surprise.
Xin Ci nodded, "Yes."
"In that case, it will be easier to handle. I will also be going to Haoxing City to participate in the Eastern Continent Grand Competition soon. Why don't we travel together? We can keep each other company," Xuan Kong said with a smile.
"That would be good!" Xin Ci said.
Mu Qing'er, watching Xuan Kong in her consciousness space, narrowed her eyes and thought, "Is Xuan Kong too enthusiastic about male lead Xin Ci? Could it be that the male lead's charm is too strong, attracting Xuan Kong's desire for friendship?"
Xuan Kong looked at Xin Ci and said, "Brother Xin Ci, if you are looking for medicinal ingredients to restore soul power, I have a good suggestion. Would you like to know?"
Xin Ci's eyes lit up, "What suggestion do you have?"
"You can go to the Sanyang Auction House in Danling City. The auction items at Sanyang Auction House are all good stuff, with many precious medicinal ingredients. You can go and take a look," Xuan Kong said.
Sanyang Auction House!
Mu Qing'er, who had read the original work, had also heard of this auction house.
Sanyang Auction House was a renowned auction house throughout the entire Eastern Region.
It was said that this auction house not only collected all kinds of rare treasures but also many precious herbs and medicinal ingredients!
Sanyang Auction House auctioned many rare herbs every day, and the prices were naturally not cheap.
When Xin Ci heard about Sanyang Auction House, his eyes immediately lit up. He thought, "Perhaps Qing'er's soul damage can be healed by trying our luck there! We might encounter good spiritual medicine!"
Thinking this, Xin Ci immediately said, "Thank you for your reminder, Brother Xuan Kong. I will go to Sanyang Auction House to have a look. I hope I will gain something."
"If that's the case, then let's go together!"
"Okay."
The two looked at each other and then walked out.
Sanyang Auction House was located in the most prosperous area of Danling City.
The entrance of the auction house was crowded with guards in uniform.
Each guard was at the Heaven Realm peak, and the oppressive aura they exuded inspired awe.
These guards were not ordinary guards but professionally trained.
As Xin Ci and Xuan Kong arrived in front of Sanyang Auction House, they were immediately stopped.
"Two young sirs, please present your invitation. If you do not have an invitation, please do not approach the auction house casually," a guard in a black robe and a bamboo hat said to Xin Ci.
An invitation was also required?
Xin Ci frowned slightly. He did not have any invitation.
At this moment, Xuan Kong took out an invitation from his embrace and handed it to the guard. The guard's face showed a look of respect when he saw the invitation in Xuan Kong's hand.
"Apologies, two young sirs, please come this way," the guard said respectfully to Xin Ci and the other.
"Thank you!" Xuan Kong cupped his fists and replied politely.
Xin Ci was curious about Xuan Kong's identity, so he asked Xuan Kong, "Brother Xuan Kong, why do you have an invitation?"
"Hahahaha, this is a long story. However, since we are friends, we don't need to be so formal. Just call each other by name, it will sound more comfortable," Xuan Kong said with a smile to Xin Ci.
Xuan Kong avoided talking about the invitation, but Xin Ci could vaguely guess that this person had an extraordinary background.
After the two entered the Sanyang Auction House, the guard led Xuan Kong and Xin Ci to a private room within the auction house.
Although they had successfully entered Sanyang Auction House, he did not have spirit stones to bid on auctions at the moment.
So, he asked the maid in the private room, "Can I offer something for auction at your auction house?"
"You can offer any item for auction, but Sanyang Auction House will charge a five percent commission on the proceeds," the maid explained respectfully to Xin Ci.
"Is that so?" Xin Ci nodded. "Then can you help inform the person in charge of the auction house to arrange it for me?"
"Certainly," the maid nodded and then turned to find the person in charge.
Xin Ci and Xuan Kong sat in the private room, waiting for the maid to inform the auction house's person in charge.
Soon, the maid brought a middle-aged man into the room.
"This is Zhao Qing, the person in charge of the auction house. As long as you tell him what you need, he will help you arrange it," the maid said to Xuan Kong.
"Thank you," Xuan Kong cupped his fists slightly towards the maid to express his gratitude.
Zhao Qing sized up the two young men. He secretly thought that these two young men were dressed simply and probably couldn't produce anything decent.
So, he asked tentatively, "What items are you two going to auction?"
"A True artifact and a Four-star pill!" Xin Ci replied indifferently, his eyes fixed on Zhao Qing in front of him.
Zhao Qing's face showed surprise, but he quickly recovered and maintained his smile.
Although Four-star pills were precious, they were not uncommon in Danling City.
However, a True artifact was different. It was a legendary treasure, and there were only a few of them in the entire Danling City.
It was extremely rare for Xin Ci to bring forth a Four-star pill and a True artifact for auction this time.
"Brother Xin Ci is indeed generous! You're even willing to auction off a True artifact," Xuan Kong said with a laugh upon hearing Xin Ci's words.
What the heck, a True artifact!
Mu Qing'er couldn't help but swear in her consciousness space upon hearing Xuan Kong's words.
"Male lead, are you kidding me? That's a True artifact, a True artifact! We worked so hard to get a few True artifacts, and you're going to auction them off!"
Mu Qing'er couldn't help but complain.
Last time, she relied on those six True artifacts to defeat the Blood Ghost in the Sinkhole Secret Realm!
As a result, the main personality, Xin Ci, was ready to sell the True artifact as soon as he left the Sinkhole Secret Realm!
To Xin Ci, although True artifacts were precious, they were not as important as the Saint-grade spiritual medicine for the alchemy competition.
After all, that was an important material for Mu Qing'er to shape a physical body.