At the Yukinoshita Hotel auction hall.
One after another, unbelievable numbers were being shouted out.
The auctioneer on stage went from initial surprise to current shock and bewilderment.
She was simply following her professional instincts, repeating the numbers being called out by these wealthy individuals below.
This was already the most terrifying auction in terms of monetary value that she had hosted in her lifetime!
"356 billion..."
"38 billion dollars, this gentleman bids 38 billion...."
"42 billion, the gentleman in seat number 5 bids 42 billion........."
"50 billion..."
The auctioneer's melodious voice rang out in the banquet hall, but the people below had no interest in appreciating it, frowning as they listened to the increasingly high bids.
"Mother, this is only the second elixir, how is the price getting so terrifying...."
Fujiwara Toyomi sat beside her mother, saying in amazement.
Mrs. Fujiwara's beautiful eyes were also filled with astonishment.
Before coming, she had estimated the auction price would be somewhere between several billion to ten billion dollars.
After all, the effects of this elixir had not been verified by third parties, nor could any third party verify them.
Logically speaking, the first auction should only have tentative bidding. After the first batch of elixir purchasers verified the effects completely, the second auction would push the price of such elixirs to their true peak!
But Mrs. Fujiwara hadn't expected the first auction's price to be this insane.
Hundreds of billions of dollars was almost the entire fortune of some small consortiums and small families!
Mrs. Fujiwara observed carefully and found that most of the crazy bidders were well-known groups from the medical field......
"Want to take it back for research?"
She found this quite reasonable.
An elixir that could restore youth and allow dying people to live several more years could bring terrifyingly huge market potential.
Even if they couldn't replicate an elixir of the same level, gaining some inspiration or even research direction from it would be extremely valuable!
In comparison, an investment of hundreds of billions of dollars was just a drop in the bucket.
"However, at this price, the next auction will probably be heading toward a trillion!"
Mrs. Fujiwara couldn't even imagine what terrifying profits the Yukinoshita family would be able to extract from this in the coming period!
"Toyomi, perhaps our family will need to rely on your connections in the future..."
Mrs. Fujiwara said to her eldest daughter with emotion.
Fujiwara Toyomi pressed her cherry lips together.
She knew her mother was referring to her friendship with Yukinoshita Haruno.
"Mother, don't joke around, our Fujiwara family isn't lacking either."
She hugged Mrs. Fujiwara's arm playfully.
The Fujiwara family was a political powerhouse, with countless high officials in the family, including her great-grandfather who had once reached the pinnacle of Japan's power system!
Mrs. Fujiwara rubbed her eldest daughter's head, a slight smile playing at the corners of her mouth, but she didn't explain.
The Fujiwara family was indeed one of Japan's top political families, comparable to the world's top consortiums.
However, only those who were closer to the center of power and understood the composition of authority could deeply realize—
In this world, whether politics or capital, ultimately could only depend on supernatural power!
Supernatural power was the essence of authority!
And the elixir that the Yukinoshita family had produced was something that even supernatural beings would flock to!
Political families like the Fujiwara family were, frankly speaking, just tools to help supernatural beings manage social balance.
As long as the Yukinoshita family was willing, they could instantly rise above the Fujiwara family!
"In any case, get along well with Miss Haruno."
Mrs. Fujiwara reminded her softly.
At this time, Mrs. Fujiwara thought of her second daughter again.
Before the auction started, she had called to say she was going to meet some important person and wouldn't be coming!
Thinking of this, Mrs. Fujiwara's delicate willow brows immediately furrowed as she looked at Fujiwara Toyomi.
"Has Chika replied to you yet?"
Fujiwara Toyomi looked at her phone—still no movement.
She shook her head.
Seeing her mother's angry expression, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for her sister.
With her understanding of her sister, what important person could she possibly meet?
She was probably having too much fun with something and forgot about everything else.
"I hope Chika won't get scolded too badly when she gets back...."
In a corner of the auction hall, the head of the Nomura family, Nomura, gritted his teeth and raised his placard to shout out a number.
The moment his words fell, someone immediately raised their placard with a higher price.
The Nomura family head was already sweating profusely.
This price had already exceeded the funds he had originally prepared!
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked at an extremely beautiful girl beside him.
Faced with such a devastatingly beautiful girl, despite his strong desires, he didn't dare harbor any improper thoughts.
He bowed his head and asked.
"Daki-sama, should we continue to follow this price..."
"Continue!"
A cold voice entered his ears, and the Nomura family head's forehead broke out in large beads of sweat.
"Regarding funds, the Nomura family has already........."
He said carefully.
"You mean there's not enough money?"
Daki's extremely beautiful but utterly indifferent eyes looked over, and the Nomura family head immediately shivered.
"There's enough, there's enough!"
He hurriedly raised his placard again to join the bidding.
Daki snorted coldly and turned to look at Nomura Yuko beside her.
"Has the Shinomiya family replied?"
Nomura Yuko hurriedly took out her phone to check, and her expression immediately stiffened.
"No reply........."
She said carefully, almost not daring to look directly into Daki's eyes.
She was originally just a prostitute under Daki's command.
Through a series of methods, she had managed to seduce the head of the Nomura family!
Since the Nomura family was a medical dynasty needed by Muzan Kibutsuji, the Nomura family was thus controlled by Daki. (For thrilling novels, visit Feilu Novel Network!)
Nomura Yuko had risen to her position because of this.
She was all too clear about Daki's methods and temperament.
As soon as she finished speaking, Daki's face indeed showed an expression of annoyance.
Nomura Yuko's heart immediately jumped, and she quickly lowered her head.
As expected, she was definitely going to get scolded.
However, the next moment, she heard Daki's delighted voice in her ears.
"Found him!"
Found him?
Nomura Yuko's heart filled with confusion.
But she immediately understood!
"Daki-sama found the elixir provider behind the Yukinoshita family?!"
She jerked her head up.
Daki's beautiful eyes flashed with strange red light.
Her consciousness seemed to lose focus for a moment.
The next moment, Daki's thin red lips curved into an arc.
"The elixir provider.........has been caught by me!"
Nomura Yuko's heart jumped.
So quickly caught?
However, she soon felt a surge of wild joy!
Their main purpose for coming today was to bid on one elixir.
And also to try to find some clues about the elixir provider.
These past few days, so many consortiums had found not even half a clue about the elixir provider. Although Daki was taking action today, she hadn't held much hope in her heart.
But she hadn't expected that Daki not only directly found the other party but had actually caught them on the spot!
"As expected of Daki-sama!"
Nomura Yuko said excitedly.
Didn't this mean they would also be able to possess this kind of elixir?
Thinking that she wouldn't need to become a demon to regain her youth, Nomura Yuko's mind filled with joy.
"You stay here and continue the auction!"
After Daki finished speaking, she stood up and walked outside.
Watching her departing figure, the Nomura family head, who had heard their conversation, was also extremely excited.
Finally, was the Nomura family going to rise?!
At this moment!
Listening to others' high bids, he no longer felt any worry in his heart, but was full of excitement!
It was as if he could already see the future scene where the Nomura family held auctions and these people bid below!
"70 billion!"
He excitedly and grandly called out a price!
This money would be easily earned back by selling a few elixirs in the future!
He looked kindly at these competitors of his...no, these were no longer his competitors, they were all his potential customers!
The other wealthy individuals noticed the Nomura family head's gaze and felt a chill.
"This guy couldn't have been stimulated to the point of mental problems........."
In the alternate dimension, Infinity Castle!
Muzan Kibutsuji, who had been sitting cross-legged on a cushion, suddenly opened his eyes.
After a moment of confusion.
An imperceptible expression of excitement appeared on his face.
"Caught him!"
"Daki performed very well this time!"
A thousand years ago, he had become the Demon King because of a doctor's elixir!
But the weakness of fearing sunlight and only being able to lurk in darkness had left him extremely frustrated!
He had studied that doctor's prescription and discovered that the completed elixir required a plant called the Blue Spider Lily!
However, over the past thousand years, he had never found that plant!
Until recently, when the Yukinoshita family produced an elixir that could restore youth and extend lifespan.
This immediately excited Muzan Kibutsuji.
He believed that the Yukinoshita family's elixir very likely contained the Blue Spider Lily!
This meant that the elixir's creator knew where the Blue Spider Lily was located!
With this thought, Muzan Kibutsuji had targeted the Yukinoshita family's auction!
He had sent Daki just to scout the situation, not expecting her to unexpectedly directly capture the elixir provider!
Through Daki's consciousness, he had clearly seen the moment when Daki's silk clone captured the target!
"Heaven is blessing me!"
Muzan Kibutsuji had a premonition in his heart.
This time he would definitely be able to break free from the constraint of sunlight!
Become a truly perfect, immortal being!
"To ensure absolute success, I must personally go and bring the person back!"
Such a thought suddenly surfaced in Muzan Kibutsuji's mind.
And it strongly guided his consciousness!
However, he didn't notice anything wrong!
This was the most hopeful opportunity in a thousand years to overcome sunlight!
Daki's strength was limited, and there were Demon Slayer Corps members on site. If anything went wrong, it would be too late for regrets!
For safety's sake, he still needed to go personally!
"Nakime!"
He commanded the biwa-playing Nakime behind him.
"Send me to Daki's location!"
"Yes, Muzan-sama..."
Nakime nodded lightly.
She gently flicked the wooden plectrum in her hand, striking the biwa strings and producing a clear sound!
Ting!
As the biwa sound rang out.
The next moment, Muzan Kibutsuji's figure suddenly disappeared from the scene.
In the auction venue.
Kocho Kanae, sitting beside Yuki Konno, cautiously looked around.
When entering the venue, she had faintly sensed the aura of demons!
Very weak!
But precisely because of this, Kocho Kanae was even more cautious!
The weaker a demon's strength, the stronger the aura they emit!
They cannot hide themselves!
And those powerful Upper Rank demons can greatly conceal their aura. In a crowd, it's even impossible to pinpoint their exact location!
Now, she was encountering this very situation.
"Kanae, are you certain there are demons in the venue?"
Yuki Konno also looked at Kocho Kanae with a serious expression.
The girl nodded solemnly.
"And it's very likely an Upper Rank demon!"
Hearing this, Yuki Konno's expression immediately became grave.
Beside them, Yuki Asuna's beautiful eyes widened slightly.
Upper Rank demons...she had never seen one before!
According to Demon Slayer Corps records, each Upper Rank demon required at least two Hashira-level members working together to have a chance of killing them!
"If I let Kuzeha-kun train me for a few more days, I should be able to solo an Upper Rank demon!..... (For thrilling novels, visit Feilu Novel Network!)
Yuki Asuna thought to herself.
At this time, seeing Yuki Konno's serious expression, Kocho Kanae softly comforted her.
"Mrs. Yuki, please don't worry!"
"Asuna's strength can now stand on her own, and not only that, Shinobu, Mitsuri, and Rengoku-san are all outside. Even if two Upper Ranks come, we're confident we can kill them!"
Kocho Kanae said confidently.
Just then, her phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated slightly.
She opened it to see a message from Kuzeha.
[Want to chop off Muzan Kibutsuji's head?]
Kocho Kanae looked at this message, her beautiful eyes suddenly contracting!
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