After receiving the items from Nie Li, Nie En opened one of the porcelain bottles and quickly discovered that it was indeed filled with Soul Nourishing Pills, Soul Condensation Pills, and Soul Refining Pills! Each of these pills was small, but they were undoubtedly genuine!
To his astonishment, there were even a hundred Soul Refining Pills! Good heavens! The potency of a Soul Refining Pill was ten times stronger than that of a Soul Condensation Pill.
Except for a few peak families, none could enjoy such high-grade pills, and they were nearly unattainable in the market.
The Snowstorm Auction House in the center of Glory City once auctioned a batch of Soul Refining Pills, and one pill sold for over one million demon spirit coins! A hundred of these pills would amount to over one hundred million demon spirit coins!
Thinking about that number made Nie En dizzy.
Even if such a sum existed, unless one had special connections, finding Soul Refining Pills in the marketplace was incredibly tough.
"These pills are newly released, so they are particularly expensive. However, the Alchemist Association has plenty in stock, and their prices will gradually drop in the future! These pills are nothing! Contributing to the Heavenly Mark Family is the duty of every clan member!" Nie Li said with great righteousness.
Hearing Nie Li's words, Nie Hai felt disheartened.
Just earlier, when he had asked Nie Li about the pills, Nie Li had shown no intention of giving them to him, even suggesting that if Nie Hai took pills from him, he would notify Councilor Yang.
There was no thought of contributing to the family at all.
Now that Nie En had asked, Nie Li readily gave so many pills away.
Nie Hai felt utterly humiliated as the clan leader!
Nie Li had casually given five thousand Soul Nourishing Pills, six hundred Soul Condensation Pills, and a hundred Soul Refining Pills.
Nie Hai felt his heart tremble.
How long could these pills last for the Heavenly Mark Family?
"Elder, hurry and put these away. Once we return, we can distribute them to our branch clan members!" Nie Li reminded Nie En.
Upon hearing Nie Li's words, Nie En finally snapped out of his shock and hurriedly hid the pills in his spatial ring.
He glanced anxiously into the distance.
They had controlled their voices while speaking, so the four clan leaders had not overheard them.
Realizing no one had noticed, Nie En finally felt relief.
The thought of the pills in the spatial ring filled Nie En with a strong sense of happiness.
So many pills would surely elevate the strength of the branch clan members! The Heavenly Mark Family had a total of eight branches, and there had always been some friction among them.
Thus, Nie En was not entirely selfless.
"Nie Li, Elder Nie En, what you are doing is wrong. All members of the Heavenly Mark Family are our clansmen! How can you disregard the other branches of our family for your own selfish reasons?" Nie Hai said urgently, realizing that Nie Li and Nie En seemingly had no intention of sharing the pills with the other branches!
Nie Li and Nie En exchanged glances.
Nie Li looked at Nie Hai, puzzled, and said, "These pills are mine; I can give them to whoever I wish. Is there something wrong with that? Aren't our branch's members part of the Heavenly Mark Family? If our branch's disciples become stronger, it is the same as raising the entire family's strength!"
"You can't just think this way! These pills need to be distributed to all the clan members to achieve the best effect!" Nie Hai insisted, his voice rising.
"With so many pills, some should surely be given to the other branches, right?"
Nie En, who held a relatively low status among the elders of the Heavenly Mark Family, had only recently became an enforcement elder due to Nie Li's influence.
Although he was generally kind-hearted and somewhat cowardly, he seldom fought for his branch members.
However, with so many pills today, he felt an unexpected surge of confidence.
These pills could determine the future of the entire family!
"Clan leader Nie Hai, these pills were given by Nie Li. He can give them to whomever he wishes, and I have no say in the matter!" Nie En said respectfully, passing the decision back to Nie Li.
After all, Nie Li had Yang Xin backing him and could easily disregard Nie Hai.
"You two..."
Nie Hai was utterly frustrated.
This grandfather and grandson seemed to be in cahoots!
Nie Li wasn't planning to have a falling out with Nie Hai.
The needs of the clan's other branches still needed some consideration.
With so many pills, the members of their branch wouldn’t need them all at once anyway.
Besides, he would be able to acquire more pills in the future and wasn’t worried about these.
"Elder, let's allocate two-fifths of these pills to the family for distribution!" Nie Li suggested to Nie En.
"Um, alright!" Nie En nodded in agreement; he wasn't unreasonable.
"Three-fifths!" Nie Hai argued.
"Only two-fifths. If Clan Leader Nie Hai doesn't agree, so be it."
Nie Li shook his head and firmly stated.
Even just taking out two-fifths was already more than enough; it would keep the Heavenly Mark Family well-stocked for quite a while.
"How about this? We’ll give half to the family!" Nie En suggested diplomatically.
"Elder truly knows how to be reasonable. Clan Leader Nie Hai, I appreciate your understanding!" Nie Hai said, cupping his hands in thanks.
Half was already quite good, after all, the quantity of these pills had far exceeded his imagination.
"Are you suggesting that I'm being unreasonable?" Nie Li raised an eyebrow slightly.
"I didn't mean that; Young Li took it the wrong way! I apologize to you, Young Li. You offering so many pills to the family shows you still care for the clan!" Nie Hai quickly corrected himself, fear gripping him.
If Nie Li got angry and withdrew all the pills, he would be left in tears.
Unconsciously, Nie Li had taken complete control of the situation.
His status as clan leader meant nothing to him now.
Whenever Nie Li got angry, Nie Hai had to tread carefully, apologizing profusely.
Despite his frustration, he dared not say anything.
Yet, when he thought about the pills, all his anger dissipated.
The pills could have a profound impact on the Heavenly Mark Family's future; he could endure any amount of humiliation in exchange for them.
Nie Li snorted softly before turning his head away.
Nie En couldn’t help but chuckle a bit.
Previously, Nie Li had trembled at the presence of the elders, let alone Nie Hai.
Now, the situation had completely reversed.
Nie Hai hardly dared to breathe in front of Nie Li.
Where was the imposing presence of a clan leader?
The ten Soul Condensation Pills were finally divided among the various families and wealthy merchants.
Each person who secured the pills wore an expression of excitement.
At that moment, whether it was Nie Hai or Nie En, both felt a distinct sense of superiority over others.
"To cause such a frenzy over just a mere hundred Soul Condensation Pills!"
The entire Red Moon Auction House was allocated only one thousand Soul Nourishing Pills and a hundred Soul Condensation Pills, while they were sitting on so many of both types.
If calculated in terms of money, it was unimaginable, not to mention the astonishing effects of the Soul Refining Pills!
Feeling exhilarated and still as if stuck in a dream, Nie En subconsciously held onto his spatial ring.
This was the first time his ring contained such vast wealth, and it made him a bit anxious.
He feared being robbed; though the spatial ring was very safe, he still felt uneasy.
Beside him, Nie Hai acted almost like a bodyguard, standing by Nie En's side.
If anyone dared to snatch their pills, they would definitely fight to the death for them!
(End of Chapter)