Chapter 74: The ancient divine pill is naturally different.

The earlier auctions, though exciting, were just minor skirmishes; without the Small Heavenly Position Pill, they couldn't stir the entire venue to its peak.

Lin Fan sat below, vigilant left and right. In his view, today's auction would not be so simple; something was bound to happen.

During the auction, Lin Fan moved to a seat near the aisle, ready to bolt if anything went wrong.

The disciples of the Sacred Demon Sect had clearly arrived at the Great Yan Dynasty, yet they were nowhere to be seen at the auction. Something must have happened. Coming all this way, they were surely after the Small Heavenly Position Pill, but now they were absent—could they have overslept?

"Alright, next up is the final item of this auction."

At this moment, the leaders of the various sects perked up. Finally, it was time for the Small Heavenly Position Pill. Everyone was raring to go, determined to secure it.

Lin Fan sat up straight, frowning slightly. It seemed they already knew he had stolen the Small Heavenly Position Pill; they must have swapped it for some trick pill.

"This Small Heavenly Position Pill was obtained by our chamber of commerce from an ancient relic. It is a pill left over from ancient times, the only one of its kind, extremely precious. Even a person with no cultivation can reach the Small Heavenly Position realm by swallowing this pill. Now, let us witness the true face of the Small Heavenly Position Pill!" The auctioneer's voice rose with excitement; this was a moment to witness a miracle.

The sect disciples sitting above stared wide-eyed, fixated on the item on the stage.

The auctioneer smiled, opened the well-packaged brocade box, and then, seeing the shocked expressions of the sect disciples, said excitedly,

"Everyone, please take a look. This is the Small Heavenly Position Pill."

At that moment, seeing the true face of the Small Heavenly Position Pill, the sect disciples gasped in unison.

This... is this the fucking Small Heavenly Position Pill?

And Lin Fan, who had been puzzled, suddenly stood up in shock when he saw the Small Heavenly Position Pill on the stage, his face full of bewilderment.

Isn't this the shit I took? How is it still here?

Hadn't the people from the Heaven and Earth Chamber of Commerce checked it before the auction?

Hearing the commotion among the sect disciples, the auctioneer grew even more excited. "Everyone, you see, this is the Small Heavenly Position Pill left from the ancient relic. A priceless treasure, truly priceless!"

"Then the auc... tion..." the auctioneer shouted, but when his eyes glanced at the Small Heavenly Position Pill, he suddenly froze. What the hell was this coiled, snake-like thing?

This is... this is...

The auctioneer suddenly caught a whiff of a smell, his expression changing instantly. Then, seeing the confused looks of the sect disciples on stage, he gritted his teeth.

"The auction begins, starting bid one billion Xuanhuang coins." The auctioneer had already thrown caution to the wind. He was sure this was definitely not the Small Heavenly Position Pill, because he had been the one to store it. How had it turned into this thing?

No matter what, he absolutely could not let any mistake slip through, or he would be dead.

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the venue erupted in noise, with the sects discussing among themselves.

"Could this oddly shaped thing really be the Small Heavenly Position Pill?"

"I don't think so. There's no trace of spiritual energy flowing, and look at its surface—dull and lusterless, with signs of hardening. Hard to compare with a divine pill."

"I think it looks like a pile of shit."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. This is the Heaven and Earth Chamber of Commerce. How could they auction off a pile of shit? Maybe ancient pills really are different from ours."

"Hard to say, hard to say. Seeing this thing, I'm starting to have doubts."

"What do you know? How could you possibly understand a divine pill? If you could understand it, would it still be a divine pill?"

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Lin Fan eavesdropped on the discussions around him, a slight smile curling at the corners of his mouth. He was thoroughly amused. Who would have thought that a pile of his shit would end up on the auction stage?

And judging by the auctioneer's demeanor, he was going to pass it off as the real Small Heavenly Position Pill.

He just wondered what would happen next.

"Everyone, hear me out. This is an ancient artifact, so it's naturally odd in shape. The lack of spiritual energy flow is also reasonable; otherwise, how could the pill have been preserved until now? If you don't believe me, we can pick someone from the audience to come up and test it. Whether it works will be clear at once."

"Of course, this divine pill can elevate a person to the Small Heavenly Position realm. Even scraping off a tiny bit and taking it, though it won't permanently raise cultivation, can temporarily boost it." The auctioneer could only brazen it out.

He had no idea what had happened. How had the perfectly good Small Heavenly Position Pill turned into this?

He was now certain that this was a pile of shit. Who the owner of this shit was, he didn't know, but once this was over, he would have to catch that person.

No, no need to catch him. Anyone who took this pill would surely have exploded and died.

"That gentleman down there, please come up." The auctioneer pointed to a person near the auction stage.

The man walked up expressionlessly, exchanged a glance with the auctioneer, and nodded slightly.

"Everyone, watch closely. The truth will be known with a single test." The auctioneer then took a nearby tool and scraped a tiny bit off the top. A pungent smell hit him, making him frown and his eyes sting.

The man on stage coldly surveyed the crowd, then took the scrapings from the auctioneer and swallowed them without hesitation.

Lin Fan watched from his seat, his heart pounding. Who was this guy? He swallowed it without even a frown—how reckless!

At this moment, the major sects were staring intently at the man who had taken the pill. They wanted to see if it was truly effective. If it was, then no matter what, they had to bid for this pill.

But then Lin Fan was startled. The auctioneer on stage quietly retreated and disappeared from the stage.

Lin Fan sensed something was wrong. He immediately stood up and entered stealth mode. He saw that the entrances and exits were sealed shut, with strange runes flickering on the doors, emitting rays of light, as if forming a formation that locked down the entire space.

"Hey, what's happening to this guy?" The sect members were puzzled. Why was he starting to swell up? Could the pill be defective?

The test subject on stage was swelling continuously, wisps of red smoke seeping from his body, as if he might explode at any moment.

Lin Fan didn't hesitate. He immediately retreated and hid.

"Boom..."

Before long, Lin Fan heard a thunderous explosion from outside, as if something had happened.

Still in stealth, Lin Fan hurried along the passage until he reached the end, where he stopped. He didn't know what was happening outside, but it was definitely nothing good.

This whole thing was indeed very strange. What was the Yan Emperor up to?

Danger, it was too dangerous.

For the first time, Lin Fan felt a chill of fear. Mom, I want to go home. I don't want to wander around out here anymore. It's too dangerous outside.