BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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”Heh, seriously, our luck today is unreal.”

Staring at the four valuable items laid out below, Yao Chen couldn’t help but lose his composure a little.

After all, these items were exactly what they urgently needed right now.

And who knew when they might suddenly stumble upon a Heavenly Flame?

Essential items required for devouring a Heavenly Flame—naturally, the earlier they could prepare them, the better.

”Master, we have to find a way to get them.”

Xiao Yan shared the same thoughts as Yao Chen.

Even his tone carried a hint of urgency.

”Mhm.”

Yao Chen responded softly. Given how deep his pockets were, he wasn’t too worried about competition.

At worst, he could just take out a scroll of Earth Class Dou Technique for trade. Let’s see who would dare to challenge that.

At this moment, the auctioneer on the platform looked at the eager alchemists and began introducing, ”These four items are: a Rank 6 water-attribute Magic Core, Greenwood Immortal Vine, Ice Fire Dragon Beard Fruit, and Earth Core Fire Ganoderma. Combined, they form the ingredients required to refine a high-grade sixth-tier pill—Ground Spirit Pill.”

Hearing that, the crowd below instantly burst into noise.

After all, each of these items alone was already extremely valuable.

And together, their price would likely exceed five million gold coins.

”However, this batch of items is being consigned by a guest, and the conditions are rather special. Only those who can provide a method to completely resolve the Woeful Poison Body will be eligible to exchange for them.”

The auctioneer swept his gaze across the hall and spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, the alchemists and others who had been eager moments ago all fell silent.

The Woeful Poison Body—many people hadn’t even heard of it before.

Let alone possess a method to cure it.

Yao Chen’s brow furrowed slightly upon hearing this.

He hesitated. Should he slowly seek out the Ground Spirit Pill’s ingredients on his own later, or should he use the Poison Pill Method he possessed to win this set of ingredients now?

That method had been something he had painstakingly excavated from the tomb of a powerful senior back in the day.

”Master, what is the Woeful Poison Body? Do you have a method to resolve it?”

Hearing the auctioneer’s words and not understanding what the Woeful Poison Body was, Xiao Yan immediately turned to his master with a question.

Seeing Xiao Yan’s curious expression, Yao Chen explained, ”The Woeful Poison Body is a special constitution. Those who possess it don’t need to spend years cultivating Dou Qi to grow stronger—they only need to consume poison.

Their Woeful Poison Body will automatically convert the toxic power in the poison into a strange, highly unique poison-type Dou Qi. The more toxic the substance, the greater the benefit to their cultivation.”

”Wh-what! A body like that exists? Doesn’t that mean as long as they have enough poison, they could just keep eating until they become a Dou Di?!”

Xiao Yan was stunned by what Yao Chen had just said.

Yao Chen rolled his eyes at him and said crossly, ”What are you imagining? As the bearer of the Woeful Poison Body consumes more and more poison, their body eventually can’t suppress the toxic Dou Qi inside.

At that point, they’ll suffer the torment of ten thousand poisons devouring their body, and in the end, they’ll die a slow and painful death. If I remember correctly, this usually happens around the middle stage of Dou Zong.”

”Ugh... Yeah, I don’t envy anyone with the Woeful Poison Body anymore. That’s just too miserable.”

Although Yao Chen didn’t finish his explanation, Xiao Yan was no fool—he instantly grasped the tragic outcome.

Thinking of the Ground Spirit Pill again, he asked, ”Master, do you have a method to resolve the Woeful Poison Body?”

”I do. But... using it to trade for this batch of ingredients feels a little wasteful.”

Yao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly as he stared at the ingredients on the stage.

At this moment, Lin Feng was also nervously watching the scene unfold.

Whether or not he could obtain the Poison Pill Method this time would depend on whether these four items could do their job.

As time passed, Lin Feng’s heart gradually began to sink.

”Sigh, looks like I’ll have to find another way to get the Poison Pill Method...”

Looking at the silent auction hall, Lin Feng let out a sigh.

The auctioneer below, seeing that no one had come forward after a long while, felt just as nervous—worried Lin Feng might blame him.

After waiting a little longer, the auctioneer could only announce, ”Since no one possesses the required item, then this batch of items will be withdrawn from—”

Just as the auctioneer was about to utter the final word, Yao Chen finally made his decision—to take the deal. After all, he had no idea when they might come across a Heavenly Flame again.

If, by any chance, they found one but weren’t adequately prepared and something went wrong, he’d have no time to even regret it.

Hearing his master’s agreement, Xiao Yan immediately stepped forward and announced, ”I’m willing to exchange this Poison Pill Method, a treatment for the Woeful Poison Body.”

”Congratulations to this guest! Once the auction ends, please proceed to the front desk to collect your items.”

The auctioneer’s face lit up with joy the moment he heard Xiao Yan’s response, and he quickly made the announcement.

At the same time, the heavy weight hanging in his heart finally lifted.

Now, he no longer had to worry about being scolded by the Pavilion Master.

Inside the room, Lin Feng also let out a sigh of relief.

As long as he could obtain the Poison Pill Method, dealing with the remaining Heavenly Flame would be far easier.

If necessary, he could even figure out a way to borrow one temporarily.

Back in the auction hall, as the auctioneer brought out a scroll, the various major factions seated below finally began to stir with excitement.

They all knew that this was the second-to-last item of the auction.

”The second-to-last item up for auction—Dou Technique: Bone-Splitting Nether Claw! Grade: Low-Grade Earth Class! This technique can be cultivated with no elemental affinity restrictions!”

As the auctioneer’s voice echoed through the spacious venue, the previously rowdy auction hall fell into a sudden silence.

Countless greedy gazes instantly locked onto the pale, bone-colored scroll on the auction platform.

The sound of people breathing hard in excitement surged through the hall like the hiss of bellows.

The previously secured Earth Class technique was actually one a customer had recently stolen, and it wasn’t appropriate to reveal it at this event.

So after Pang Sheng had discussed with the owner of this Earth Class Dou Technique, they finally decided to auction this scroll, which had been stored in the treasury for several years.

”An Earth Class Dou Technique! I can’t believe someone actually put one up for auction. If it were me, I’d have stashed it in my storage ring and kept it close like a personal treasure,”

Xiao Yan muttered in awe as he stared at the scroll, sucking in a breath of cold air.

Even for him, his heart couldn’t help but beat faster in this moment.

Before this, the only Earth Class Dou Technique he had seen was the Flame Splitting Tsunami.

Of course, the ones those Dou Huang had used while ganging up on him a few days ago didn’t count.

”It’s not about being generous,” Yao Lao said slowly, watching Xiao Yan’s dumbfounded expression, ”You have to understand what kind of place the Black-Corner Region is. Most things auctioned here are black-market goods.

As for where they come from, I’m sure you can guess. These people are too afraid the original owners will come for them, so they don’t even dare cultivate them. Selling them here is their only option.”

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