Chapter 3132 — The Way of Cooperation
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Everyone present—Wei Zhao, Vice President Ouyang, and Xiao Kong alike—was no fool. Only when a pill had been refined successfully would opening the cauldron release such fragrance; if the refinement had failed, what came out would be a burnt, scorched stench!
"It really succeeded?" Vice President Ouyang's eyes went wide as he stared at the cauldron in Xiao Kong's hands, his whole body thrilling with excitement! This had been refined right under his nose, by his own disciple—there could not be the slightest trace of fraud. So the only explanation was that this first-grade automatic cauldron lived up to its name!
"A pill halo! A first-grade pill, and it even has a pill halo?" Xiao Kong carefully took the Spirit-Gathering Pill out of the first-grade automatic cauldron, but the moment the pill touched his hand, he let out a supreme cry of shock: "How is this possible?!"
"How is it impossible? What's so surprising about a pill halo? The pills Mr. Ling provided before all had pill halos..." Vice President Ouyang trailed off as he realized something was off. "What?! You're saying the pill refined automatically also has a pill halo?"
"Yes, Vice President, look!" With that, Xiao Kong held the pill up before Vice President Ouyang's eyes.
"Hiss... it really is... a pill halo! And the color and smoothness of this pill are simply top-tier!" Vice President Ouyang was thoroughly shocked. Though most of the first-grade pills Kang Jingming provided were of similar quality, those had been refined by the Mystic Pill Sect's senior alchemists—how could they be compared to a common disciple like Xiao Kong?
This was entirely the work of the first-grade automatic cauldron! At the thought, Vice President Ouyang itched to snatch up the cauldron before him and plant a kiss on it, crying out, "A divine artifact!"
But with Wei Zhao present, Vice President Ouyang had to restrain himself no matter how excited he was. He asked Wei Zhao in disbelief, "Mr. Ling, are you truly resolved to hand this first-grade automatic cauldron over to our Cultivator's Guild? Then what price must we pay?"
"Vice President Ouyang, I think you've misunderstood. The first-grade automatic cauldron I brought is meant as a partnership with you—a partnership is a win for both sides, and requires no price from you!" Wei Zhao smiled and said, "Auction it as you normally would, and take your commission—that's all."
"To be honest, Mr. Ling, even if we took no commission at all, auctioning this first-grade automatic cauldron here would bring our Cultivator's Guild unimaginable fame and popularity. So by rights, even a free auction should require some price from us!" Vice President Ouyang said with feeling. "But you and I are hardly strangers, Mr. Ling. Since you put it that way, I won't decline!"
"Naturally! The Cultivator's Guild isn't Vice President Ouyang's alone to decide, but with the credit of our long-term partnership behind you, promotion should be no problem!" This was precisely what Wei Zhao valued—the higher Vice President Ouyang's position, the more advantageous it was for Wei Zhao!
After all, as Wei Zhao's rank rose, he required more and more exotic rare treasures. Apart from having Yang Qiqi help investigate and collect them overseas, here he could only rely on the Cultivator's Guild!RS