Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan

However, it must be this kind of good stuff that attracts top Golden Core forces like Shen Leishan, Wood Spirit Sect, and others to participate in the auction, right?

Although Shen Leishan previously had a Nascent Soul, and their sect assuredly holds numerous Nascent Soul Cultivators' cultivation experiences, they have not produced a new Nascent Soul Cultivator for over a hundred years. Now that there is an alternative method, naturally, they do not want to miss out.

As for forces like the Wood Spirit Sect, they were originally vassals to a Nascent Soul Sect and later rebelled when the main sect weakened. Possibly lacking such a foundation within, how could they miss the chance upon encountering the cultivation experiences of a Nascent Soul Cultivator?

If nothing unexpected happens, the competition for this experience will be extremely fierce!

"Two million Spirit Stones!" the Fan Family of Mysterious Fire were the first to bid.

Even though Li Zhirui had anticipated this in his heart, he still felt a jolt within him when he heard the price.

Two million Spirit Stones, even though the Li family's income had surged, it was only a little over ten million per year!

With one word, it was equal to two years of the Li family's net income!

And this was only the first bid, the final transaction price was bound to be much higher.

What followed was the time for each family to bid in turn. The price of Spirit Stones skyrocketed and in a mere moment, it had already risen to eighteen million five hundred thousand.
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At this point, not many forces were still in the competition. After all, being wealthy, they could not possibly take out all their Spirit Stones to purchase the experiences of a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

If they exhausted all their resources to acquire it and managed to break through, it would be worth it, but if they failed to make a breakthrough, wouldn't those millions of Spirit Stones be wasted?

As for cultivators like Li Zhirui, they had already become numb. For most cultivators, it's not just a lifetime's worth—ten lifetimes might not even accumulate so many Spirit Stones.

"Twenty million Spirit Stones!" a Golden Core Cultivator from Shen Leishan stated solemnly, "plus prohibiting Southern Edge Commerce Association from opening a single shop within Shen Leishan's territory."

Southern Edge Commerce Association? Li Zhirui silently noted this name, surprised at Shen Leishan's decisiveness. To offend a top commerce association that stretched across states for a chance that was up in the air was a bold move.

But if it were him... Li Zhirui seriously contemplated and would likely make the same decision as Shen Leishan if nothing unexpected happened!

Upon hearing this, forces like the Wood Spirit Sect remained silent, hesitating, unsure whether it was worth it.

Moreover, the Xuanfa Pavilion had brought out so many good items to oppose Southern Edge Commerce Association, so the latter must have good items to offer if they planned to enter the Green Mountain State, right?

Perhaps they would also offer the cultivation experiences of a Nascent Soul. With this thought in mind, they watched Shen Leishan claim the experiences for themselves.

The dust settled!

With the Jade Slip falling into Shen Leishan's hands, the auction that lasted for three days finally came to a complete close.

"Let's go! Things are not truly over yet," Li Zhirui stood up and spoke to Li Chengmo and the others, who were still in shock.

The auction had ended, but outside, it was just the beginning! The cultivators who had been lying in ambush at various intersections were already itching for action, ready to pounce at any moment.

That is why every time an auction concluded, it was the most chaotic moment for the area; during this period, hardly any Loose Cultivator dared to leave the Immortal City.

Li Zhirui also noticed that Li Chenglin, this somewhat strange boy, looked very surprised, but it was all an act!

From the first moment he saw Li Chenglin, he felt something was off but couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was.

Soul Possession?

Li Zhirui had never considered such a thing, because all members of the Li family were now bound to Life Tokens, albeit the lowest tier of Life Tokens, which could only store a strand of Spiritual Soul to observe the person's life and death.

If Li Chenglin were to be possessed by someone, his Life Token would shatter at the first instance, thereby alerting the family, but obviously, that had not happened.

Li Chenglin, feeling Li Zhirui's probing gaze, tensed up inside, and couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself, knowing that with his acting skills, he definitely couldn't deceive the smartest Uncle Shiling in the family.

Perhaps, after returning to the clan this time, he should find an opportunity to come clean to the family about his previous experiences?

"Chenglin, let's go," Li Chengmo whispered a reminder.

While Li Chenglin was contemplating, Li Zhirui had already obtained the four auction items and was leading the group toward the exit.

After Li Zhirui and his group left the auction house, he unhesitatingly released the oppressive aura befitting a Golden Core cultivator, to deter those cultivators with malicious intentions.

Of course, this was only effective against the lower-ranked cultivators, and some Golden Core Loose Cultivators didn't care in the least, their eyes either obviously or subtly appraising them.

"Once we get on the Spirit Boat, you all stay in the cabins no matter what noises you hear, and don't come out!" Li Zhirui instructed, "Cheng Mo, take good care of everyone."

"Uncle Shiling, rest assured, and you be careful too," Li Chengmo quickly replied.

Li Zhirui smiled relaxedly, "Don't worry, I will bring you all back to the family safely."

It wasn't that he was arrogant, but rather that he was confident he could make it out unscathed.

Before he set out, Li Shiqing had given him several third-tier Talismans for precaution.

And Li Zhirui's Heavenly Gifted Divine Power, the Water-Wood Divine Light, was like the inherent talent of a Devil Beast, completely instinctual, consuming very little Mana.

Unless he encountered several Golden Core cultivators attacking him simultaneously, there was no need to worry.

And confident cultivators were not only limited to Li Zhirui and his group; a large number of cultivators left Immortal City, piloting various Flying Artifacts, flying in all directions.

The Spirit Boat lifted into the sky, its speed accelerating to the maximum, shooting through the sky like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, leaving behind only a blue trail.

The Robbing Cultivators who had identified their targets were hastily following their prey while contacting their accomplices outside.

Among them was a Golden Core cultivator who had set his sights on Li Zhirui and his group.

He blatantly followed right behind the Spirit Boat, with Communication Talismans flying out, reaching out to his companions.

Naturally, Li Zhirui wouldn't just watch him call for reinforcements; upon seeing him, he immediately stopped the Spirit Boat and took the initiative to attack.

With a lift of his hand, he released a Spirit Light intertwined in blue and green, carrying an unstoppable edge, striking towards him.

"Child's play!" The pressure from the Spirit Light was not strong, and the Golden Core cultivator let out a disdainful snort, casually casting a defensive spell.

But when the Spirit Light wrapped around his protective barrier, he realized just how grossly mistaken he had been.

The blue-green Spirit Light was unrelenting, continuously eroding his defensive spell, and if not for his prompt realization that something was amiss and his decisive recasting of another spell, his defense would have likely shattered.

But Li Zhirui's second attack was already following closely behind, a giant grinding disc appeared in the sky, space began to tremble slightly, and if one looked closely, one could even see a few extremely fine spatial fractures.