Gene was quite the sly old fox, quickly inting the price up to five billion before anyone could react.


    However, while Tet had confirmed that the Jade Marrow Pill was real, they doubted that it could really extend one''s lifespan.


    As such, with Gene going all out from the start with a five billion bid, the hall was left silent.


    Gene was exceedingly pleased to see that, but before he could announce that he won the bid, Tet strode up despite his hesitation.


    "Apologies, Mr. Pearce, but I need this because it''s more than just a pill to me," he said and raised his hand. "I''m making a bid with everything I have-thirty billion."


    "What?!"


    "Thirty billion?!"


    All the guests in the hall gasped at the number.


    They were all individuals who were not in need of money, but it was still too much for them to pay thirty billion dors to bet on a tiny pill with uncertain effects.


    Gene was scowling right then, but considering that it was Tet, he sighed. "Do you mean to mess with me, magister?"


    "No, that''s not my intention." Tet shook his head. "There''s just a lot on the line-I need to show this to my mentor and have him decide."


    "Magister Boran''s... mentor?"


    "He has one? Never heard of it..."


    Tet could certainly hear the people around him talking, and he had been warned not to reveal anything about his mentor.


    However, he gritted his teeth for the sake of his pill as he admitted, "My mentor is an immortal who lives in seclusion at the South Sea. I''ve been his apprentice for over fifty years, but I had nothing to show for for it and was exiled. But with this pill, Pcan go back to see him. As such, I''m apologizing to you beforehand, Mr. Pearce."


    "An immortal at the South Sea..."


    Frank naturally heard what Tet said and wondered who the immortal was.


    Gene and the other guests were all shocked, as Tet was a master of mysticism and an Ascendant rank martial artist.


    In that case, his mentor would definitely be someone profound, and that left Gene hesitating.Original from N?velDrama.Org.


    That was when Frank turned toward


    Gene, leaning in to speak under his breath, You shouldn''tpete with the magister here, or things would get out of hand if you provoke the immortal backing him."


    Gene was naturally worried about that too and nodded.


    Still, he was a little reluctant to give up, and Frank could tell that he was.


    Chuckling, he added, "I have another such pill, and it''s avable at the Lane Holdings'' farm resort in Riverton. You just need to make a trip to get it." "Okay!"


    Gene cheered up right then, feeling


    no qualms as he spread his hands and announced generously, "In that case, the Jade Marrow Pill is sold to Magister Boran! He had been there to offer guidance in my hour of need, and he saved my life too!"


    Tet breathed a sigh of relief and nodded at Gene in gratitude.


    He was old, but he could read the room enough to see that Frank had helped him, since he had been whispering to Gene earlier.


    Otherwise, he would never beat Gene in a bidding war.


    With that in mind, he nodded at Frank too.