Martial Master

The Tianxing Chamber of Commerce's auction house is located in the most prosperous area of Wucheng. Qin Chen arrived early with Xu Xiong and the others at the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce.

"Hehe, Master Qin, you are here!"

The staff at the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce had received the notice early and, upon seeing Qin Chen and the others, immediately stepped forward to greet them with great respect.

"Did you see that? This is Master Qin from the First Alchemy Pavilion."

"I heard that this person is a peak third-tier alchemist."

"What third-tier alchemist? I heard he is a fourth-tier alchemist; otherwise, how could he refine fourth-tier pills?"

"I heard that he must have a powerful figure backing him, helping him with the refining; otherwise, how could someone so young already be a fourth-tier alchemist?"

"Yes, I also think he must have some influential support behind him. I didn't expect the Xu family to be so lucky to rely on such an alchemy master."

In just a few days, Qin Chen had become the most famous person in Wucheng. No matter where he went, people were discussing him, secretly pointing him out.

Faced with everyone’s discussions, Qin Chen naturally didn’t take it to heart. Under the guidance of the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce staff, he walked towards the auction hall.

Entering the auction venue, it was not as lively as imagined; in fact, it was somewhat quiet.

However, if one underestimated the Tianxing auction, that would be a big mistake.

The reason for the low attendance was that the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce's quarterly auction was of very high standards, with an entry fee of at least one hundred thousand silver coins, thereby excluding most martial artists who were only there for the excitement.

Those who could enter were all individuals with considerable financial means.

After all, the quarterly auction was different from the usual small auctions. The treasures presented were all of premium quality, and any item showcased would be a headliner in any ordinary auction.

Before long, Qin Chen and Xu Xiong were taken to the VIP area inside the auction venue.

There were not many VIP rooms in the auction house; the higher the grade, the fewer there were.

There were only four five-star rooms, ten four-star rooms, and dozens of three-star rooms.

It was akin to the hierarchical classification of ancient sects; the higher it was, the fewer the numbers, standing at the apex of the pyramid.

Moreover, the five-star rooms were only accessible to the top powers of the five nations in the northwest, and usually, they were often closed.

To gain entry, one would at least need to belong to the level of the five great powers or the Ghost Immortal Sect.

It is said that three years ago, during a mega auction held by the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce in Wucheng, the royal families of the five northwest nations all participated.

As for the three major families of Wucheng — the Zhu family, the Wuxiu Mansion, and the Song family — they typically entered the four-star VIP rooms. During mega auctions, they might even be downgraded to three-star.

However, today, the five-star VIP room, which had been closed for a considerable time, was opened once again.

"Everyone, this is our auction house's five-star VIP room. Please wait patiently; the auction will start soon."

The manager smiled and showed great respect.

Wow!

At this moment, in the VIP area, other major powers from Wucheng also arrived. Upon seeing the five-star room open, they gasped in shock.

Among them was a man with a flushed face and cold eyes.

"Brother, this is Qin Chen."

In the four-star room area, this person conveyed secretly, a cold glint in his eyes; he was Zhu Hongjun from the Zhu family.

"Hmph, an alchemist, and the Tianxing Chamber of Commerce actually assigned him to the five-star VIP room. They truly hold him in high regard." Zhu Hongzhi's expression was also very unpleasant.

Their Zhu family had worked hard for many years in Wucheng, yet they could only enter the four-star VIP room.

Under normal circumstances, being suppressed by the top powers of the five great nations would be understandable, but being overshadowed by this young man who had just come was quite displeasing to Zhu Hongzhi.