The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 194 Receiving Two Alchemy Pupils
The bidding for the Expanding Essence Pill ended and the final winner was the emperor.
He got the 9th rank pill at the astronomical price of 9100 True Crystals! Even the noble families participating in the auction gasped at the wealth of the Silveria Imperial Family. It was not surprising since the Silveria Imperial Family ruled the Silver Wing Empire for over fifty thousand years and their accumulated wealth could even drown other households …
There were some items auctioned after that and almost all of them were taken away by the three great noble families. The other noble families could not do anything because they were not rich enough to bid against them. As for Jiu Shen, he remained silent as the other auction items were displayed. He did not even show the slightest interest when he looked at the items being auctioned. Only Lu Sulan made his bid once in a while, but he did not manage to defeat the others as he did not bring many True Crystals with him. However, he was not discouraged about this because he already had a broken sword that was actually an Origin God Weapon!
The auction ended after that.
Some people walked out of the Silver Dragon Auction House with wide smiles on their faces, while others left with regretful faces.
Jiu Shen and Lu Sulan went to pick up the items they had bargained for in the claim area of the auction house. Some people were also there to do the same, and they even saw some familiar faces.
“Greetings, Mr Wine Jiu!”
“Greetings, Mr Wine Jiu!”
Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian and Master Fengzi bowed respectfully to Jiu Shen as they greeted him. They did not even bother to hide the admiration on their faces as they glanced at Jiu Shen who had an expressionless face.
“Greetings, Highest Elder Qi.”
“Greetings, Mr. Fengzi.”
Lu Sulan cupped his fists at the two old men to show his respect. They were the ones who helped her when she was still giving up on ‘her illness’, and she is grateful for their help.
Lu Sulan then glared at his students and Yang Zenke's group. The youths immediately understood his gaze, so they hurriedly greeted the two old men while cupping their fists respectfully.
“Greetings, Highest Elder Qi!”
“Greetings, Mr. Fengzi.”
The two old men smiled at them with warm gazes. They then turned their gazes to Jiu Shen who only nodded at them indifferently.
Seeing this, the two old men could only smile wryly.
For the past month, they had always bothered Jiu Shen to accept them as his alchemy disciples, but Jiu Shen remained unmoved and he rejected them at all times. This did not stop the two old men, and they continued to plead with him almost every day.
“I receive.” Jiu Shen said without letting her continue speaking. His eyes remained calm and indifferent as he stared at the two old men in front of him.
“Hah? What do you mean, Wine Master Jiu?” Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian's heart pounded as he asked in a confused tone. Did Jiu Shen just accept them as his students? He's not sure.
“I said I accepted you two as my alchemy students.” Jiu Shen replied calmly, but his words surprised everyone who listened to him.
“This ..” Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian and Master Fengzi glanced at each other with puzzled gazes, but their expressions turned into excitement not long after. They were already hoping to be rejected, but Jiu Shen actually accepted it without letting them speak. Did they finally move his heart after begging him nonstop for over a month?
Jiu Shen sighed in his heart as he looked at Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian and Master Fengzi. The others were over a hundred years old, while others were over eighty years old. Under other circumstances, he would not even bother to glance at them because their talent was not even comparable to the talents of the servants he had in his past life. However, this was not a problem for him as he had a way to nurture them into top alchemists, but since they were old, the best they could achieve was at the level of an Origin Alchemy God.
‘Mendesah. I have no choice. There are only a few talented individuals in the alchemy arts, so I will only train both of them and let them handle my future sect potions. It would be better if they agreed to enter the Alchemy Hall into my sect.’ Jiu Shen said in his heart.
“Don't be too fast happy. Meet me at my shop after the martial arts competition is over. This is not a good place to salute me.” said Jiu Shen.
The two old men glanced at each other before they turned to glance at the crowd who were staring at them curiously. They did not mind kneeling before Jiu Shen as his disciple, but it seemed that their master did not want to embarrass them too much. It makes them feel grateful in their hearts.
“Master, we will do as you command.” Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian said respectfully.
He did not mind calling Jiu Shen his master even though he looked very young. Alchemy prowess was not based on one's age or strength, it was based on one's ability to refine pills or and! Moreover, Jiu Shen was not just an Alchemy Saint!
The two could still remember the day when they saw how one-handed barbarian Hu Xiandao managed to regrow his severed limbs after he had consumed the Jiu Shen’s Body Reforging Heavens pill. They knew that the minimum requirement to concoct the pill was at least that of a Nascent Alchemy God! In the minds of the two old men, Jiu Shen was already an immortal being that had transcended the mortal realm, so how could they not respect such a man?
Jiu Shen nodded his head at them. He had the thought of taking the Alchemy Hall under him, but he still had to convince Qi Hongtian and Master Fengzi. Jiu Shen was confident that he could convince them, so he did not take the matter too seriously.
“You two can go. Just come to my shop after this contest is over. I have a problem to talk to the two of you.” said Jiu Shen.
Supreme Elder Qi Hongtian and Master Fengzi lowered their heads and cupped their fists as they said.
“Ya sir.”
“Ya sir.”
Lu Sulan was happy for the two of them, and he could already imagine them calling her ‘kak kadak woman’ in the future. Just thinking about it made him feel a little embarrassed as they were both much older than him.