Among the several thousand guests below, Zhang Hao actually saw Wen Tailai.
Although Wen Tailai did not sit among the crowd below like everyone else, he was arranged in a booth seat. There were not many people in the booth seats, only less than a hundred. Although this position was considered good, compared to the private room, it was more than one level lower.
"Heh, I didn't expect that even the Deputy Sect Leader's Young Master could only sit in a booth here. If he knew that I, the guy he looks down on, was in a private room, what expression would he have?" Zhang Hao thought about it and found it quite amusing.
"Tsk tsk, this is indeed a private room! It's incomparable to the lobby outside," Liu Jie looked around, very curious.
Zhang Hao smiled without speaking.
Those who could be invited to a private room by this merchant association were all high-status Martial Warriors. At least they needed to be at the status of the Hao Xian Sect's Sect Leader. In Zhang Hao's opinion, let alone Wen Tailai, even Wen Tailai's Father, the Deputy Sect Leader of the Hao Xian Sect, probably lacked the qualifications.
Naturally, this private room couldn't be too bad. There were even some beautiful maids serving around.
Zhang Hao suddenly thought of something and said to a maid nearby, "Go invite your Deacon over, Young Master has something."
The maid nodded and turned to leave.
Soon, the Deacon who had arranged for Zhang Hao to enter the private room hurried over and smiled at Zhang Hao, "Young Master, how can I help you?"
This time, Zhang Hao had a total of one hundred and fifty thousand high-grade crystal stones from his own supply plus what he won from the gambling table. However, he also knew that there was no shortage of wealthy patrons at this kind of auction. Therefore, just in case, he refined the remaining medicinal herbs into ten dragon tiger pills for auction. This way, he could earn some crystal stones for unforeseen needs.
"Does your auction house have Alchemists?" Zhang Hao asked the Deacon.
The Deacon nodded slightly and smiled at Zhang Hao, "Yes, of course. What does Young Master need?"
Zhang Hao smiled and said, "I have some Dan here that I want to consign for auction. Is that possible?"
The Deacon was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "If it were other guests, it would naturally be against the rules, but Young Master is our esteemed guest, so we can make an exception. There is no problem, as long as your Dan meets our auction conditions, our auction house is willing to auction it for you."
The Deacon's words were clear; the items Zhang Hao wanted to auction needed to meet the auction conditions. Otherwise, even if Zhang Hao was a distinguished guest, they would not help him auction them.
"Naturally, Young Master will abide by your merchant association's rules. This time, Young Master wants to auction Dan. Please invite your Alchemist over!" Zhang Hao smiled slightly.
Soon, a white-haired Old Man arrived.
"Young Master, what kind of Dan do you wish to auction?" The Deacon asked respectfully with a slight smile.
Zhang Hao handed over the bottle of dragon tiger pills. The Alchemist casually took the medicine bottle. But when he opened the bottle, his expression changed. A strong medicinal fragrance hit him, making him feel refreshed.
"This... Could this be Eight-rank Dan?" The Alchemist was greatly surprised.
Seven-rank Alchemists were already the best in the Northern Region. Eight-rank Alchemists were non-existent in the Northern Region. This was simply unimaginable. Even he was only a Seven-rank Alchemist, and there was still a long distance from an Eight-rank Alchemist. Don't look at Seven-rank and Eight-rank as being similar; the difference between them is huge. For Alchemists, the further they progress, the more difficult it is to advance. Many Alchemists have been stuck at the Sixth-rank for decades without advancing, let alone an Eight-rank Alchemist.
The Deacon had been watching this Alchemist. He knew that this Alchemist was arrogant and wouldn't pay attention to ordinary Dan. But this time, seeing this bottle of Dan, his expression was a little off. Could this really be some extraordinary Dan?
Soon, the Alchemist put down the Dan, looked at Zhang Hao, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Young Master, please forgive this old man's shallow knowledge, I cannot recognize the origin of this Dan. Please enlighten me."
The Alchemist was a bit embarrassed. As a Seven-rank Alchemist, publicly admitting that he couldn't recognize a type of Dan was quite shameful. Therefore, the Alchemist's face was still a little unnatural.
Zhang Hao nodded slightly and said, "This is a treasure for Body Refinement Cultivators, the dragon tiger pill!"
"dragon tiger pill? It's actually the dragon tiger pill?"
The Seven-rank Alchemist had clearly heard of the dragon tiger pill and was filled with disbelief. The dragon tiger pill was a Dan that had been lost for at least 2000 years. Therefore, the Seven-rank Alchemist had not even considered the possibility of it being the dragon tiger pill.
Immediately after, the Seven-rank Alchemist carefully examined the quality of the Dan and finally nodded, saying, "It is indeed the Eight-rank Dan, the dragon tiger pill, and it's even High Grade."
Then, the Alchemist examined the other few Dan.
"This... This is a peak-grade dragon tiger pill?"
The Seven-rank Alchemist was a little excited.
He was naturally very excited. Among Alchemists, refining Low Grade Dan was considered qualified. Mid-grade was normal. High Grade was rare and hard to come by. As for peak-grade, that was only in legends. Peak-grade Dan could unleash medicinal effects that surpassed their original quality.
But this was also a legendary Dan. The Seven-rank Alchemist, who had lived for hundreds of years, had never seen a peak-grade Dan. At this moment, he was not only excited, but even a little frenzied.
"Hahaha, to be able to see peak-grade Dan in this life, it was truly worth living," the Seven-rank Alchemist said excitedly.
Zhang Hao was a little speechless. He had eaten this peak-grade Dan countless times. The taste wasn't particularly special. Was it necessary to be so excited? It was just that the effect was better, that's all.
"Young Master, who refined these Dan?" The Seven-rank Alchemist looked at Zhang Hao with burning eyes.
Zhang Hao felt a chill down his spine from the Seven-rank Alchemist's gaze. He quickly said, "This was bestowed upon Young Master by a Senior. Young Master does not know his origin. It was only because Young Master accidentally helped him once that he gave it to Young Master."
Zhang Hao did not say that these Dan were refined by him. Looking at this somewhat frenzied Seven-rank Alchemist, he worried about what the Seven-rank Alchemist would do if he said these Dan were refined by himself.
"Alas! If only I could meet this Senior," the Seven-rank Alchemist said with some disappointment.
Zhang Hao felt like complaining inwardly, thinking: Do I have such an old mother?
"Master, how should these Dan be priced? This Young Master wants to auction them," the Deacon quickly looked at the Seven-rank Alchemist and asked.
"If we are to auction these, the High Grade dragon tiger pill will have a starting price of ten thousand high-grade crystal stones per pill! And the peak-grade Dan will have a starting price of one hundred thousand high-grade crystal stones per pill," the Seven-rank Alchemist thought for a moment and said.