BTTH: Thunder Emperor

**Chapter 7: Auction Commission**

Sunset and moonrise—two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

The flame medicine cauldron in the cave gradually dissipated, revealing a red pill. Xiao Tian waved his hand, and the pill flew back to him. He took a look at it and placed it into a bottle.

Xiao Tian exhaled, looked at the four bottles on the ground, and smiled tiredly. "Refining medicine is really tiring, but the harvest is considerable: a second-grade Bone Cleansing Pill and a second-grade Beauty Pill."

After three months of retreat, Xiao Tian's greatest gain was that his alchemist level had reached the second level, and his realm had broken through from four stars to five stars during the period of refining medicine.

After putting all the pills into the system space and walking out of the cave where he had stayed for three months, he found it was night. He quickly returned to his room. After a simple wash, he fell on the bed and immediately fell asleep. Despite cultivators being able to go without sleep, proper rest better restores their energy.

The next morning, Xiao Tian woke up, washed up quickly, and lay back on the bed. "System, open the personal panel."

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Host: Xiao Tian 

Physique: Thunder God Body 

Realm: Five-star Dou Zhe

Dou Technique: Five Elements Heavenly Thunder Art (Righteous Wood Thunder Five Strands) 

Dou Skills: Heavenly Thunder Halberd, Thunder Explosion, Thunder Lion, Thunder Bird 

Items: Rejuvenation Pills*4, Pill Book, more than one million gold coins, Blood Healing Pills*120, Beauty Pills*1, Bone Cleansing Pills*1 

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After quickly reviewing the panel, Xiao Tian tidied his clothes and went out, walking to the street where the Mitel Auction House in Wutan City was located. Glancing at the magnificent Mitel Auction House at the end of the street, he couldn't help but sigh, thinking it truly was a big deal. He turned around and walked into a remote alley, put on the black cloak he had bought in advance, donned the mask, and walked out of the alley toward the auction house.

Under the vigilant gaze of the guards, Xiao Tian entered the auction house and headed straight for the treasure appraisal room. A middle-aged man was sitting there, bored. When he saw Xiao Tian coming in, he asked, "Sir, do you want to appraise treasures?"

"Yes," Xiao Tian lowered his voice, responding in a hoarse tone, then reached into his cloak and took out two white jade bottles, placing them on the table.

The treasure appraiser picked up one of the bottles Xiao Tian had placed on the table, opened it, and saw a red pill inside. Recognizing it as a pill, the appraiser said, "Sir, I can't identify this pill. Could you wait a moment? I need to ask Master Gu Ni from our auction house to help identify it."

"Well, hurry up."

After handing the jade bottle back to Xiao Tian, the appraiser hurried out of the treasure appraisal room and closed the door. Once the appraiser left, Xiao Tian spoke to the system: "System, check-in."

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[Ding, location: Miter Auction House, Wutan City, check-in successful. Obtained: Douhuang Summoning Card*1, Gathering Qi Powder*2.]

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Just as Xiao Tian was about to check the summoning card, there was a knock on the door. A middle-aged man entered with a man and a woman. The man was an old man in green clothes with gray hair. A medicine cauldron logo adorned his chest, with two ripples engraved inside it. The woman wore a red dress, looking both noble and charming.

The middle-aged man introduced respectfully: "Sir, this is Master Gu Ni from our auction house. He is a three-star Dou Shi and a second-grade alchemist. Master Gu Ni will help you identify your elixir!"

"Yes," Xiao Tian responded.

Gu Ni bowed to Xiao Tian and asked, "I wonder what grade of elixir this lord wants to identify and what kind it is?"

"The red elixir is a second-grade Bone Cleansing Pill, which can enhance a person's qualifications to that of a great fighter, but there is a side effect: the person who takes it can only reach the level of a Da Dou Shi for lifetime. The milky white elixir is a Beauty Pill, which can alter a person's appearance instantly and remain unchanged for forty years." Xiao Tian extended his hand, offering the jade bottle to Master Gu Ni.

Upon hearing about the elixirs' effects, a trace of emotion flickered across Yafei's face. For a woman, nothing is more alluring than an ageless appearance.

As Xiao Tian reached out to take the card, a hint of surprise flashed in Ya Fei's eyes as she noticed the slender, white, and very young hands extending from the black robe.

Before Yafei could think further, a hoarse voice interrupted, "This matter has been settled. It's time for me to leave."

"Okay, sir, take care," said Master Gu Ni, the appraiser, as well as Yafei, who had returned to her senses.

Xiao Tian left the appraisal room without looking back.

Watching Xiao Tian's gradually receding figure, Ya Fei's smile suddenly faded. She frowned slightly and asked, "Gu Ni, is this really an alchemist?"

"Well, from my perception, his alchemy skills are superior to mine. At least I can't make a pill of this quality," Gu Ni sighed.

Hearing Gu Ni's words, Ya Fei fell silent, recalling the pair of slender white hands she had just seen. They looked like the hands of a young man, no matter how she considered it. However, when she thought that the other party had a Beauty Pill, she began to doubt her own conclusions.

Xiao Tian removed his cloak and mask in a secluded spot along the roadside and walked slowly back to the Xiao family. Arriving in front of his courtyard gate, he paused and turned to glance at the corner of the wall not far away. "Xun'er, don't hide there; half of your body is exposed."

"Hehe, Brother Xiao Tian found me after all! Xun Er knew you were out of confinement last night, so I came to look for you this morning, but you weren't home. Where did you go? And you still smell like a woman," Xun'er teased, walking out from the corner of the wall with graceful steps. When she reached Xiao Tian, she suddenly leaned in and sniffed him playfully.

"I went out for a walk and bought some medicinal herbs. I must have picked up the scent then. By the way, during my seclusion, I became an alchemist," Xiao Tian said, quickly changing the subject.

"An alchemist? How did Brother Xiao Tian suddenly become an alchemist? Aren't you of the thunder attribute?" Xiao Xun Er asked, tilting her head in confusion.

(End of this chapter)