Chapter 148: Frog at the Bottom of the Well

Bai Rouyun was listening to the manager attempting to sell the pill in as exaggerated a manner as possible, but all she felt was to hide in embarrassment.

This manager was from the mortal world. There was nothing wrong with this, but he was truly like a frog at the bottom of a well, unable to understand that what he deemed his whole world was but a minor fraction of the real world.

During the time he was promoting and talking about the Marrow-Cleansing Pill, he only saw it as a pill. He knew that it was a pill that would be able to change the life of one person, while these factions who had appeared were aware that it was a pill that could change the pill creation in their sect, clan, or family.

The many experts present were all polite and gentle. The majority of cultivators within this continent prided themselves on being righteous.

They would never lay a hand on the common or mortal people, and would only stay within the cultivation world. Now that they were at an auction held in the mortal realm, they would behave well, and wait for him to finish blabbering.

In fact, him speaking like this was a beneficial thing to them. If others were aware of the benefits of getting their hands on this pill, would they fight with all their wealth and life on the line?

With fewer aware of just how important this pill was, then the competition would be lowered.

One could easily guess the difference between increasing one person's potential, and learning how to improve one's purity of pills.

When the manager finally quieted down, everyone looked with bated breath as the jade box was opened, and the pill was revealed.

The scent of herbs wafted through the air, and the cultivators who previously had held a doubtful mind, suddenly felt their hearts clench.

The scent was unmistakably the scent that accompanied a Marrow-Cleansing Pill, but the intensity was simply overwhelming. Even the ones at the back could smell the scent of herbs, and their eyes sparkled with excitement.

The glossy pill was sparkling in the box, and it looked enticing and delicious. Many of the youngsters who had been brought by the sects, families, and clans were gulping in greed as they looked at it.

While they understood that the pill could not be used on any one person, but had to be used for the sake of their faction, they still had a naive hope that they could get the pill when the alchemists were done examining it.

Bai Rouyun was not too interested in the auction. What happened would happen, and she would not be able to change the final price anyway, so she observed the other people in the audience instead.

There were many familiar faces amongst the many factions. While they were not all from the batch of experts that had chased her, a handful was present.

She had expected to be overcome with hatred, and unable to control herself upon seeing the people who had caused her to jump to her death, but upon seeing them again, she found that all she felt towards them was apathy.

While she was not going to let them get away with what they had done, and while her plans still included revenge, she was not living for that sake of revenge any longer. She had a new life, and she wanted to make the best out of it.

Living for revenge would be the same as wasting her second chance at happiness.

Li Moyun noticed Bai Rouyun looking behind her. She seemed to be in deep thought, and he suddenly was reminded of her past life. A murderous gleam flashed by his eyes as he thought of how she had been chased and eventually forced to a dead end.

Whenever he thought about what she had experienced, his heart would tremble, and he would feel pain deep within. He could never share the helplessness, the agony, and the fear that she had experienced when she was fleeing for months on end, all on her own.

He could protect her now, and he could pamper her, and he could ensure that she would never experience such abandonment again, but the wounds she had were impossible to erase.

Li Moyun glanced at the entire audience. His eyes were cold and ruthless, and many began shivering as they felt a cold seep deep into their bones. As to where this cold came from, only the stronger experts could locate it, and upon moving their eyes to Li Moyun's side, they instantly identified him, and looked away again.

While the Eternal Shadow Palace was an upstart faction that appeared recently, it had slowly climbed to be on equal grounds to the four sects.

No one in their right mind would cause a fuss against the Eternal Shadow Lord, as they would not be able to handle his fury.

Some of the youngsters were frowning, while others shrugged the feeling of fear off quickly. They were all geniuses of their respective factions, and knew that someone who was much stronger than them had just targeted them.

Some of the youngsters were like roosters, pushing out their chest, and with anger flashing in their eyes as they made themselves look angry and powerful.

Others were much more relaxed and acted as if it had never happened. No matter what, the elders quickly glanced at the youngsters to ensure that none of them caused problems.

The manager had finally stopped blabbering on, and the first bids had arrived. However, no one from the cultivation world had made a bid yet.

They were aware that no one from the mortal world would have a chance to step up when they began involving themselves.