Qinghe Immortal Clan.

With only a few dozen people remaining on the field, almost all of them were at the late Nascent Soul stage, making the upcoming battles even more intense than in the previous days.

The first to take the stage was a renowned late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator from the cultivation world of the "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom," known as "True Man Tianfeng."

This "True Man Tianfeng" is a great cultivator whose strength ranks among the top five among the many Nascent Soul cultivators in the Eastern Phoenix Kingdom.

Having advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage for just over a hundred years, "True Man Tianfeng" had already reached the peak of the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, and was only one step away from breaking through to the ninth level.

His cultivation technique, "Wind Origin Chaos Technique," is a rare and powerful cultivation method in the world of immortal cultivation, and his escape techniques are unparalleled.

In the previous three rounds of competition, "Tianfeng Zhenren" faced three mid-Nascent Soul stage opponents and ended the battles quickly in less than fifty rounds on average.

It is evident that his combat strength is definitely no weaker than that of an ordinary Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator.

Despite his strength, "Master Tianfeng" looked rather unpleasant when he saw the opponent he had drawn.

The person who fought against "Master Tianfeng" was an old man dressed in a yellow robe named Gu Chenyang.

This person is a Nascent Soul elder from Dan Yuan Valley, one of the top ten sects of the previous era.

Although he appeared kind and benevolent with a very amiable face, the aura he exuded was even stronger than that of "True Man Tianfeng".
"Dan Yuan Valley" is a Nascent Soul sect that focuses on alchemy.

It ranked third among the top ten sects in the previous Donghuang Kingdom, second only to the "Wuxiang Sect" and "Wanshou Mountain" in strength, and had eighteen Nascent Soul elders in the sect.

Gu Chenyang is the Grand Elder of "Dan Yuan Valley". He has been in the late Nascent Soul stage for over six hundred years and has successfully attempted to break through to the Divine Transformation stage. He is a half-step Divine Transformation cultivator who has completed the tempering of his Yuan Qi.

It should be noted that there are nearly a hundred Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the entire Eastern Phoenix Immortal Continent, but less than 20% of them can successfully advance to the Half-Step Divine Transformation realm.

Aside from the three top sects that did not participate, there were only eight half-step Nascent Soul cultivators who signed up for the competition. Unexpectedly, it was his turn to take the stage in the first match.

Looking at Gu Chenyang, who was smiling at him, "Master Tianfeng" felt a little unlucky, but he was not afraid of him.

Although a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator is much stronger than a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator, arena battles are not just about one's own cultivation level.

Supernatural powers, magical treasures, and even techniques and strategies—these are all key factors influencing the success or failure of a magical duel.

"Tianfeng Zhenren" believed that his supernatural abilities were already comparable to those of a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator. Although his chances of defeating Gu Chenyang were not high, he was far from being unable to fight him.

After the two entered the arena, "Master Tianfeng" took out a cloak-like magical artifact and hung it on his shoulder.

Soon, the person turned into a phantom and disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he suddenly appeared out of thin air beside Gu Chenyang and swung his palm to strike his opponent.

But to his surprise, Gu Chenyang's divine sense seemed to have sensed the opponent's attack a step ahead.

Before "Master Tianfeng" could even arrive, a silver umbrella magic weapon in his hand automatically activated its protective shield to block the opponent.

On the ring, the two engaged in a fierce battle, exchanging blows back and forth.

Because the two were fighting so fast, the Golden Core cultivators below, including Song Yuanhao, could barely keep up with their gazes and could only barely see the afterimages left on the arena.

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After fighting for more than two hundred rounds, "Master Tianfeng" finally chose to concede defeat after being cornered by his opponent and having one of his magical treasures knocked away.

Although Gu Chenyang won the battle, it was not an easy victory. He not only used several high-grade level four magic treasures, but also accidentally took a palm strike from "True Man Tianfeng" during the fight.

The first match was a clash of titans, which drew cheers from the audience.

Even though "Master Tianfeng" lost the competition, his strength was still recognized by everyone.

Given time, once he advances to the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage, among all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire Eastern Phoenix Kingdom's cultivation world, apart from these rarely venturing out half-step Divine Transformation cultivators, there are probably very few who can reliably defeat him.

After Gu Chenyang advanced to the next round, the next person to take the stage was an acquaintance of Song Qingming, Yuan Luohua, the Grand Elder of the "Qingyang Sect".

Yuan Luohua had advanced to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm for five hundred years, and his cultivation had also reached the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm. The person fighting against him was an old man with gray hair and a face full of wrinkles.

Although this person is a Nascent Soul level eight cultivator, his cultivation level seems to be not much different from Yuan Luohua's.

However, the old man's aura was somewhat unstable, suggesting that his lifespan was running out and his strength was significantly weaker than his opponent's.

After a fierce battle, Yuan Luohua unsurprisingly won and advanced to the next round.

The following battles were equally intense, with each side exchanging blows for two or three hundred rounds before a victor could be determined.

Not only are powerful level-four superior magic weapons appearing, but even imitations of spiritual treasures are starting to appear on the arena.

Such an intense battle truly satisfied the cultivators watching below, and their spirits were noticeably higher than in the previous days.

It wasn't until halfway through the competition that Song Qingming finally got to take the stage again.

This time, he seemed to be quite lucky, as he encountered one of the only three remaining mid-Nascent Soul cultivators among the contestants.

Although this person's strength is at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, which is already considered top-tier, he also has the ability to fight against a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Having witnessed Song Qingming's easy victory over Liu Yukun yesterday, he dared not be careless and went all out to fight him as soon as he entered the arena.

However, the difference in strength between the two sides was still very obvious. In the end, Song Qingming fought him for more than a hundred rounds and knocked him out of the arena.

Compared to the other cultivators who took to the stage, Song Qingming won relatively easily.

The audience witnessed Song Qingming's extraordinary prowess yesterday, and many are looking forward to his battle against other late-stage Nascent Soul experts today.

Unexpectedly, Song Qingming drew the weakest opponent and easily passed the level with a bit of luck, which caused quite a stir among the people.

Some even believe that his ability to enter the top twenty with only a seventh-level Nascent Soul cultivation was due to secretly bribing the "Demon-Slaying Palace" cultivators who conducted the lottery.

After Song Qingming left the arena, the next battle quickly unfolded on the stage, and the fourth day of competition did not end until the sun was setting in the west.

As Song Qingming had predicted, apart from him and Yuan Luohua, who successfully advanced to the top twenty.

All ten sects of the previous "Eastern Phoenix Kingdom" had members advance to the next round.

Among them were not only several half-step Nascent Soul cultivators, but also two elders from the "Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain," which ranked second in strength.

It seems that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Song Qingming will face an expert from one of the top ten sects in tomorrow's competition.

If he were drawn from one of the lower-ranked sects, he might be able to fight them. But if he were to face a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator like Gu Chenyang head-on, Song Qingming wasn't too confident that he could defeat him.

Although Gu Chenyang's victory over "Tianfeng Zhenren" today did not seem easy.

However, given the foundation of the "Dan Yuan Valley" sect, which ranks among the top three of the ten major sects, there must be counterfeit spiritual treasures within the sect. Therefore, Gu Chenyang did not unleash his full strength in today's battle.

Tomorrow's final battle among the ten major sects will concern the honor of the entire sect and the distribution of benefits for the next two hundred years. The participating cultivators will certainly not hold back any longer.

Otherwise, if they fall out of their original rankings, it will be more than just losing a match for each sect.

However, compared to others, Song Qingming did not feel much pressure.

This achievement, which was made into the top twenty with a bit of luck, had already met the expectations of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" members.

After all, among the remaining twenty cultivators, Song Qingming, with his seventh-level Nascent Soul cultivation, was already at the bottom.

Even if we lose to others next, that's perfectly normal.

After all, with the strength of the "Xiaoyao Sect", it was still far from being able to enter the top ten sects of Donghuang Kingdom. No one would believe that Song Qingming could enter the top ten.

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After the martial arts competition ended, the final day of the "auction" soon arrived.

Everyone was very happy because Song Qingming won the competition and entered the top 20. They gathered together to celebrate and came out a little late.

Fortunately, by the time they arrived at the "auction" venue, it had just begun, so they didn't miss any spiritual items.

The items at this final day of the "auction" were even more expensive than those from the previous two days.

The first item auctioned by the "Demon-Slaying Palace" was a very rare fourth-level demon emperor's inner core, which truly stunned the audience.

It should be noted that all level four demon cores come from the renowned Demon Emperor, who is comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator of the human race. Not just anyone has the ability to hunt them down.

Even the lowest quality fourth-grade demon core is worth almost as much as the "Nurture Pill".

In the end, this demon core was acquired by a Nascent Soul cultivator upstairs for a sky-high price of nearly 300,000 spirit stones, drawing envious glances from everyone.

Next, the spiritual objects that appeared were all of high quality, and the gasps of surprise from the audience below the stage were almost non-stop.

Even the Nascent Soul cultivators in the many private rooms upstairs started vying for the spiritual items below, making the scene significantly more lively than the previous two days.

On the third day, Song Qingming also discovered a number of useful pills and spiritual items.

Unfortunately, the competition for these items was more intense than he had anticipated, with many spiritual objects being driven to exorbitant prices that were hard to accept.

Song Qingming participated in the bidding for seven or eight spiritual items, and in the end, he obtained a mid-grade level four spiritual fruit that was useful for his cultivation.

Even so, it cost him nearly 400,000 spirit stones.

Including the auctions of the previous two days and the spirit stones used at "Qingxin Pavilion", Song Qingming has already spent more than one million spirit stones to participate in this trade fair.

Having reached the late Nascent Soul stage, finding spiritual items that could help improve one's cultivation was already difficult. Therefore, even though he felt a little heartache, Song Qingming didn't hold back on spending spirit stones.

Bai Yuxian also spent hundreds of thousands of spirit stones to acquire a mid-grade fourth-level spirit pill that could save her more than ten years of hard cultivation.

However, aside from this item, she didn't make any further moves, clearly intending to use her spirit stones on the "Nurture Pill" that would appear later.

Song Qingyu and Li Xuanyi have accumulated quite a few spirit stones on "Red Cloud Mountain" over the years.

However, since they had only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, their wealth was still considerably less than that of Bai Yuxian and Song Qingming.

On the third day of the "auction", the two women were very tempted by the exquisite spiritual items that appeared on the stage.

However, due to the limited number of spirit stones they had, they could only bid on a few low-grade fourth-level spirit pills and spirit water, without making any further moves.

It wasn't until the "auction" entered its later stages, when the woman in purple on the stage took out nine exquisite jade boxes, that everyone's attention once again focused on the elixirs inside.

"Fellow Daoists, the starting price for the Nascent Soul Pill is 200,000 spirit stones per pill. Please begin bidding." "250,000 spirit stones."

"Two hundred and sixty thousand!"

".."

As the much-anticipated "Nurture Pill" appeared, the entire venue erupted in excited bidding, and the price of the first pill was quickly raised to 300,000 spirit stones.

As expected, the elixir ultimately fell into the hands of a Golden Core Stage 9 man wearing a bamboo hat, who was below the stage, at a high price of 360,000 spirit stones.

The fact that a Golden Core cultivator could produce so many spirit stones to purchase "Nurture Pills" immediately attracted the attention of many cultivators present.

However, after bidding for the pill, the Golden Core cultivator quickly left the venue.

Everyone's attention quickly fell on the second "Nurture Pill".

For this auction, the Demon-Slaying Palace prepared a total of nine "Nurture Pills," and the prices they fetched were all around 350,000 spirit stones.

Song Qingming made a move and acquired one of them, while Bai Yuxian, being wealthy and generous, directly bid for two "Nurture Pills" in one go.

Since the last disturbance caused by the demon beasts, the "Xiaoyao Sect" has won a great victory over the demon race and conquered tens of thousands of miles of territory around the Golden Feather Mountain in the north, thus accumulating a lot of spiritual items in its treasury.

In addition, in recent years, the sect sold off dozens of spiritual veins near "Golden Feather Mountain" at a discount to independent cultivators and immortal cultivation families who had moved to the vicinity.

It wasn't unexpected for Song Qingming that Bai Yuxian was able to bring so many spirit stones and two "Nurture Pills".

Once they return to their sect, these two Nascent Soul Pills will likely cause quite a stir.

Once all nine "Nurture Pills" on stage were successfully auctioned off, the auction came to a close.

The next spiritual object to appear instantly caught Song Qingming's attention.

"Taijin Spirit Liquid, this is a rare and excellent grade four spiritual water."

Not only can it save Nascent Soul cultivators thirty years of arduous cultivation, but it also has a slight effect on helping cultivators who practice metal and earth attribute techniques to break through their realm.

Fellow Daoists, this is the only bottle of its kind in our sect. I urge you all not to miss it.

"It's actually a Grade 4 superior spiritual water! This is a rare spiritual item."

"Hehe! I finally saw a high-grade level four spiritual item. This trip wasn't a complete waste."

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Upon seeing the first piece of Grade 4 superior spiritual water appear on the stage, many Nascent Soul cultivators sitting on the second floor showed expressions of excitement, including Song Qingming sitting in the private room.

As soon as the woman in purple announced the start of the bidding, more than a dozen voices came from the "auction platform".

"Four hundred thousand spirit stones."

"Five hundred and fifty thousand."

"Six hundred and twenty thousand, six hundred and fifty thousand..."

In just a short while, the price of the "Taijin Spirit Liquid" in her hand had already been raised to a high price of 700,000 spirit stones.

This immediately drew gasps of amazement from the many cultivators below.

For most cultivators participating in the "auction," very few could actually afford to spend such a large sum of spirit stones to compete.

Even if you can't afford it yourself, just seeing such a grand spectacle is still incredibly exciting.

This bottle of "Taijin Spirit Liquid" is the most valuable spiritual item since the start of the auction, and it's also the one that Song Qingming has his eye on.

Although he had already spent over a million spirit stones, he still had a considerable amount of spirit stones left.

Faced with this high-grade level four spiritual water that was extremely useful to his cultivation, Song Qingming naturally did not want to miss it easily and immediately offered a bid.

"Seven hundred and sixty thousand spirit stones."

"Seven hundred and ninety thousand spirit stones."

"Eight hundred thousand spirit stones, eight hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones."

".."

"Eighty-eighty thousand spirit stones. This fellow Daoist has offered eighty-eighty thousand spirit stones. Is there anyone offering a higher bid?"

As the price of "Taijin Spirit Liquid" was raised to 880,000 spirit stones, the constant bidding at the scene finally subsided.

A bottle of Grade 4 superior spiritual water is enough to tempt even a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, the price of 800,000 spirit stones has already exceeded the original value of this item by a considerable margin. For those who do not cultivate metal or earth attribute techniques, spending too many spirit stones to acquire this item is not worthwhile.

After all, the "auction" is not completely over yet, and there will definitely be better spiritual items to come. It is not necessary to spend spirit stones on this item.

In the end, Song Qingming successfully acquired the "Taijin Spirit Liquid" for 880,000 spirit stones.

Song Qingming only brought about two million spirit stones with him to the auction. In order to acquire this bottle of spirit liquid, he even asked Li Xuanyi, who was standing next to him, to lend him another 100,000 spirit stones.

However, with this bottle of top-grade level four spiritual water, he will have more confidence in breaking through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

"Fellow Daoists, the next item to be auctioned is the grand finale of this conference: the Profound Spirit Pill!"

"The Mysterious Spirit Pill, it really exists."

"Haha, it really is the Mystic Spirit Pill. It was worth the wait."

".."

Just as Song Qingming was putting away the "Taijin Spirit Liquid" he had just obtained, the woman in purple on the stage uttered another shocking statement.

This immediately brought the already calmed-down meeting room to a climax once again.

Although the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" is even more valuable than the "Supreme Golden Spirit Liquid," it is still a very tempting spiritual item.

However, Song Qingming had already spent almost all of his spirit stones, so whatever good things came next would be of little use to him. He could only watch as Li Xuanyi and the others watched.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuxian, who was in a private room, was so tempted by the "Mysterious Spirit Pill" in front of her that she couldn't help but join the fight.

However, seeing the price of this item soar to 800,000, Bai Yuxian had no spirit stones left to compete with it, so she could only helplessly turn her gaze away.

Ultimately, this "Mysterious Spirit Pill" broke the previous record again with a sky-high price of 1.1 million spirit stones, falling into the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator on the second floor.

Next, two more high-grade level four spiritual items appeared on the field: a powerful high-grade level four magic weapon and a high-grade level four spiritual pill whose value was comparable to the "Mysterious Spirit Pill".

Coincidentally, both of these items eventually fetched astronomical prices of over a million spirit stones, shocking everyone present.

At the end of the "auction", just like the Heavenly Imperial Sect last time, the Demon-Slaying Palace also brought out two very precious Grade 4 high-grade spirit bamboos to exchange with the cultivators present for spirit items of the same grade.

Unfortunately, although Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian participated in the competition, none of them were selected, and they could only leave the venue with some regret.

Although they missed out on the last few precious level-four high-grade spiritual items.

However, Song Qingming successfully obtained the "Taijin Spirit Liquid", and Bai Yuxian also got two "Nurture Pills" as she wished, so everyone's trip was worthwhile.

Just as everyone was waiting to return to their lodgings after the auction, someone came knocking on their door as soon as they closed it.

Upon opening the invitation and seeing the familiar name on it, Song Qingming's expression showed a hint of surprise. He immediately led everyone to greet the person in front of him.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, it's been many years. It's been a long time."

The person before her was none other than Ling Zhentian, Song Qingyu's mentor.

Seeing this, Song Qingyu quickly bowed and greeted him.

"Master, what brings you to Donghuang Kingdom?"

"Hehe! I heard that the Demon-Slaying Palace was holding a trade fair, so a junior brother from my sect and I came here to join in the fun. We just arrived yesterday."

I only learned that you were here today when I saw Fellow Daoist Song participating in the sword-fighting competition.

"It's been many years. I never expected Fellow Daoist Song to advance to the late Nascent Soul stage so quickly. Congratulations!"

"Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. Fellow Daoist Ling has now advanced to the half-step Nascent Soul realm. Compared to him, we still need to work hard to cultivate."

Upon first seeing Ling Zhentian, Song Qingming immediately sensed a change in his aura.

After scanning with his divine sense, he finally confirmed that the other party had actually advanced to the half-step Nascent Soul stage, and his face showed a slight surprise.

Upon hearing this, Ling Zhentian smiled and explained, "I was trapped in the outer heavens for three hundred years. I thought my lifespan was coming to an end and my path in this life had come to a halt."

Unexpectedly, after returning to his sect for seclusion a few years ago, he had a sudden enlightenment and successfully tempered his vital energy.

This dramatic turn of events is all thanks to meeting Fellow Daoist Song; otherwise, I, Ling, would certainly not be where I am today.

"Fellow Daoist Ling, you flatter me. You have reached this point through your own hard work and cultivation. Although I, Song, have provided assistance, I dare not take credit for it."

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When Ling Zhentian escaped from the "Purple Sun Heavenly Palace", his cultivation had already reached the peak of the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

However, due to the lack of suitable conditions in the Heavenly Palace, he has been unable to safely enter seclusion and attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

Unexpectedly, after only a few decades of being freed, Ling Zhentian, upon returning to the "Huayang Realm," successfully completed the Qi tempering process and entered the half-step Nascent Soul realm.

Although Ling Zhentian's lifespan has exceeded a thousand years.

However, after a cultivator's vital energy is tempered, it can add about three hundred years to their lifespan.

Now, Ling Zhentian is not only free from the worry of his lifespan running out, but he also has more hope of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. Perhaps he will really be able to reach that supreme realm in the future.

Such talent truly made Song Qingming and the others secretly envious. (End of Chapter)