333: Chapter 333 Auction Ends

"Twenty thousand Spirit Stones," someone shouted again.

The expression on the face of that Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Yufeng Pavilion was so gloomy that it seemed blood was about to drip from it.

He was determined to get this yufeng grass.

"Twenty-five thousand," he shouted.

"Thirty thousand," after his shout, another person called out.

And this person was precisely Wu Qing from Baobao Mountain earlier.

As soon as he spoke, countless people were astonished, including that Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Yufeng Pavilion.

What on earth did this Wu Qing want to do? Could he also want this yufeng grass?

Thinking of this, his mood became somewhat depressed.

Few of those who dared to call out a bid were weaker than him, or rather, had a weaker background than him.

It was just that this time, even the identity of Baobao Mountain failed to deter some people; after he spoke, several others followed suit.

In the end, the price of this yufeng grass soared all the way, and it only ended after being pushed up to fifty-one thousand Spirit Stones.

After receiving the yufeng grass, Wu Qing was in a pleasant mood. After handing over the Spirit Stones, he swaggered away.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Yufeng Pavilion flashed his eyes, but immediately reluctantly put aside the thought of killing and seizing the treasure. If it failed, he would surely die without a doubt, not to mention that this fat bastard's cultivation had already reached the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, making him quite difficult to deal with.

Watching the final struggle, Li Qingshuang and the other two had their curiosity satisfied, so they also left together with the crowd.

On this trip, she had successfully bid for two Foundation Establishment spiritual items—one to be handed over to the Chen family, and one to the Li family, which was just right.

As for Chen Lingxiu and Hong Tao, they sold the Yao Beast Materials they had previously killed, and each of them also obtained three to four thousand Spirit Stones.

The three stayed in Henghe Marketplace for another day or two before choosing to leave.

Along the way, some Qi Refining Cultivators took advantage of a batch of people leaving to flee in their respective directions.

Some also continued to wait in the marketplace, deciding whether to go or stay only after the chaos ended.

After all, many Qi Refining Cultivators, having bought precious treasures like Foundation Establishment spiritual items, mostly did not have more Spirit Stones to continue renting an Immortal Cave in the marketplace for Foundation Establishment, or perhaps due to other matters.

But not every one of them was like this; quite a few still had some Spirit Stones to rent Immortal Caves within the marketplace.

However, Li Qingshuang and the other two did not meddle in other people's business; their goal was to return to the Chen family.

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Several days later, Li Qingshuang and the others finally returned to the Chen family.

As soon as they returned to the Chen family, they felt that the atmosphere of the Chen family was somewhat strange.

Or rather, the moods of several Foundation Establishment Cultivators were somewhat abnormal, as if something bad had happened, causing tension to appear on their faces.

"What's wrong? Ninth Granduncle, has something happened?" Li Qingshuang asked.

Seeing the three return, Chen Xuanyi informed them of the news that Chen Lingxi was making a Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.

"What? Elder Sister Lingxi is already planning to make a Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion?" Chen Lingxiu exclaimed.

Shock was also carried in the eyes of the other two.

"Mm, it's just that nearly two months have passed, and there is still no movement inside, so everyone is a bit worried," Chen Xuanyi said.

"Fortunately, Changqing once explained that the longer the Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion takes, the higher the quality of the Purple Mansion, but the more dangerous it is as well."

"Back when he broke through to the Zifu Stage, it took about a year. That girl Qingling took another half a year or more to succeed. The time the two of them took for their Breakthroughs actually far exceeded normal Purple Palace Cultivators."

"Does that mean Elder Sister Lingxi's Purple Mansion quality definitely won't be low?" Chen Lingxiu said happily.

"But the danger faced is also very great." Chen Xuanyi's expression was somewhat worried.

Hearing this, Chen Lingxiu also nodded heavily.

Thinking back, the road to becoming a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was also extremely perilous for him, and he knew that some things could not be achieved just by wanting them.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been merely a High Grade Dao Foundation.

Another month or so passed, and there was still no movement inside Chen Lingxi's Immortal Cave.

And outside her Immortal Cave, another person appeared—Chen Qiling.

She had also just returned from honing herself. During this period, she had made great progress and had quite a reputation in Tianli City.

If Chen Lingxi broke through to the Zifu Stage, coupled with these Foundation Establishment Cultivators, they could completely become a new Purple Mansion faction in Tianli City. Only at that time, they would have to lease a new territory from the Tianli Sect.

Originally, this Chixia Mountain Range was enough to accommodate several Foundation Establishment factions, but it was directly monopolized by their Chen family. Over the years, they had also cleared out quite a few Yao Beasts; at least near Chixia Mountain, there were no Yao Beasts haunting the area.

However, if one went further away from Chixia Mountain, there was a possibility of encountering some Yao Beasts.

Furthermore, there were several mountain ranges near the Chixia Mountain Range, among which the Qingli Mountain Range made all of them somewhat interested. This Qingli Mountain Range, like the Chixia Mountain Range, also had a depth of about two thousand miles, except that it had more dangers and richer resources.

Sometimes the Chen family's Foundation Establishment Cultivators would head to the Qingli Mountain Range to hunt for treasures. Besides them, other Foundation Establishment factions would also go. As for why no faction occupied the Qingli Mountain Range, it was mainly due to insufficient strength or a lack of surplus personnel to mobilize.

Taking the two major Purple Mansion factions in the surrounding area as an example, either they were a bit far from this place, or their own territory was already large enough that they might not even be able to manage it themselves, let alone dispatch a batch of Cultivators to be responsible for clearing out these Yao Beasts.

Moreover, it was a mountain range possessing quite a few Tier 2 Monster Beasts.

But the Chen family was different. They were close by, and the Foundation Establishment Cultivators on hand were sufficient. They could completely occupy the Qingli Mountain Range and subsequently hand over Spirit Stones to the Tianli Sect.

However, if they only occupied the Chixia Mountain Range, it might be fine for now, but in the future, a situation of insufficient resources might arise.

Three months had passed, and Chen Lingxi's Immortal Cave was still very quiet. Everyone waiting became somewhat anxious, fearing that Chen Lingxi would fail.

Yet they also felt that it was impossible for her to fail.

After all, if a Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivator could fail a Breakthrough to the Purple Mansion, then Cultivators like them who were not Heavenly Spiritual Roots would surely have an even greater probability of failure.

Furthermore, Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivators could at least reach the Zifu Stage.

Meanwhile, when Chen Lingxi was making her Breakthrough, Chen Changqing and Li Qingling, far away at the edge of the horizon, felt some faint telepathic induction, but they did not know what specifically had happened.

Nowadays, the two of them were helping Chen Lingqing take care of the child, and this period of time was one of their few pleasant moments.

Ten years ago during a journey, Chen Lingqing became acquainted with a woman who was merely an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Her background was ordinary, seeming to originate from a Loose Cultivator background, and she was younger than Chen Lingqing. Her Dao Foundation quality was only High Grade, and her cultivation was only at the second layer of Foundation Establishment. However, Chen Changqing and his wife did not find fault with her.

For them, as long as this woman had a clean background, there were no other requirements.

"Father, Mother," the aloof-looking woman arrived by Chen Changqing and his wife's side.

"Mm, Little Xian'er, you're here." Li Qingling's tone was somewhat gentle.

This woman was named Muxian. Her appearance was peerlessly beautiful with an aloof temperament, but she was cold on the outside and warm on the inside, just not good at expressing herself. However, as a Loose Cultivator, this was also a way to protect herself.

Chen Changqing nodded, handed the grandson back to her, gave her a brief instruction, and then left alone, leaving only Li Qingling and the few of them behind.