After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 72 Heading to Sun City
After purchasing a new alchemy furnace and a flying boat ticket to Sun City from the merchant guild, I went to the innkeeper to hand over the keys.

After saying goodbye to the innkeeper, Lin Yan went to the airship docking point to board the airship. She was lucky; she had managed to buy an airship ticket for the same day, and an airship would arrive at noon.

This small town near the far north is remote; an airship only docks here about every two days. When I went to buy my ticket, it was the day the airship was scheduled to arrive in the far north.

Lin Yan's current spirit stones are enough to stay in the most luxurious private room on the flying boat, but she is still frugal and only bought a ticket for a medium-sized private room.

As she walked over, the flying boat arrived at its docking point, and a number of cultivators disembarked. Among them were about ten disciples of the Xuantian Sect.

There was only one Golden Core elder in the group; the rest were all newly established Foundation Establishment disciples, and there wasn't a single one at the peak of Foundation Establishment. The disciples, dressed in inner sect robes, were freezing cold, having not prepared any warm clothing beforehand.

The reason he noticed the Xuan Tian Sect members was because he saw that post in the square. When a disciple's soul lamp extinguishes, the sect will naturally send people to investigate. The places those two went before their soul lamps went out naturally became the locations for investigation.

It was unexpected that the Xuan Tian Sect would act so hastily, sending only one Golden Core elder and a few inner disciples. The master, Venerable Lingyun, was nowhere to be seen. This seemed far too perfunctory, considering those two were his direct disciples. Even if the master couldn't come in person, shouldn't he at least send two Golden Core elders?

However, Lin Yan quickly figured it out.

The Xuantian Sect did not disregard this matter, but they did not know the exact time when the two soul lamps went out, and they also knew that the two had gone to the far north long ago, so they must have died long ago.

Since a long time has passed since the incident, it would be difficult to find any clues even if we went to the far north. Therefore, we only sent a Golden Core elder with inner disciples, ostensibly for investigation, but actually for the inner disciples to undergo a trial.

Her gaze didn't linger on the Xuan Tian Sect group for long, shifting away after only a few seconds. She already had no presence within the sect, and now, draped in a thick fur coat and wearing a veiled hat, completely concealing herself, even her eyes weren't visible, so she wasn't afraid of being recognized.

Lin Yan sat down in the rest area of ​​the docking point and began to pet the rabbit in her arms. Only after a sign indicating boarding was hung at the entrance did she get up and swipe her pass on the magic device that checked the pass; it showed she had passed.

After boarding the flying boat, they didn't linger on the deck and headed straight for the pavilion.

I wasn't the first person to board the ship; there were already quite a few cultivators gathered in the lobby on the first floor of the pavilion. The airship was protected by both barriers and arrays, but the deck was still colder than inside the pavilion, so the cultivators who had only bought ordinary tickets also stayed in the lobby on the first floor.

Since they didn't go into the private room, the staff of the flying boat couldn't drive them away, so they didn't say anything.

Lin Yan originally intended to go upstairs directly, but upon hearing cultivators discussing the Sun City Auction House, she paused, wanting to hear more information.

Having missed the last auction, I went to Sun City this time to check out the auction house and, incidentally, to sell the items I had looted from Venerable Lingyun's two disciples on the black market.

I also want to try refining a medium-grade pill, the Foundation Establishment Pill, in the alchemy room rented on the flying boat.

Foundation Establishment Pills are not uncommon in the market, but they are relatively expensive, with the lowest quality costing 100 high-grade spirit stones at the Merchant Guild. This amount of spirit stones is an astronomical sum for independent cultivators without resource support.

Disciples of sects or aristocratic families can exchange points for them, while independent cultivators can only take on merchant guild missions or find ways to earn spirit stones to buy them.

If you refine the Foundation Establishment Pills yourself, even low-quality ones can be sold directly at a stall, and you'll never have to worry about finding a market.

The high price of Foundation Establishment Pills is justified, as the materials used are also expensive. The ingredients listed in the recipe are: Mystic Grass, Tier 3 Beast Core, Tier 3 Beast Bone, Earth Spirit Mushroom, Strengthening Essence Grass, Nourishing Essence Grass, and Blood Coagulation Grass.

Of these materials, only the Blood-Coagulating Grass is an inexpensive spiritual plant; the others are quite expensive. If one batch fails to refine it, all the investment will be lost.

Fortunately, she inherited her father's legacy, which gave her the motivation to try and fail. In the past, she wouldn't have dared to even think about refining pills, let alone Foundation Establishment Pills.

Thinking of this, she felt even more grateful to the father she had acknowledged for less than a day who had vanished. Once she truly broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, she would definitely investigate the background of her father's enemies.

The cultivators who were discussing the Sun City Auction were saying that the next auction will feature a mysterious item, supposedly a priceless treasure. However, they couldn't quite explain what it was.

Unable to hear any useful information, Lin Yan had no intention of listening any further and went straight upstairs.

Once in their private room, they took off their veils and placed them on the table. The rabbit in their arms and the little guy on their shoulders both jumped to the floor and looked around the room.

She raised her hand and set up a barrier in the room to prevent other cultivators from probing with their divine senses, and also to prevent anyone from launching a sneak attack.

The little guy didn't have a name yet, so she couldn't just call it Snow Frost Eagle. She held the little guy in her hands and asked, "Little guy, do you want to give yourself a name? Or should I give you one?"

The little guy tilted its head, clearly unable to come up with a good name based on its current understanding, and begged its owner to give it one.

Lin Yan is terrible at naming things. The Red Enchantress looks like a rabbit, so she named her "Little Rabbit." The little guy has snow-white feathers and is chubby and round, like a little glutinous rice ball. Otherwise, she could just call her Tangyuan (glutinous rice ball).

What do you think of calling it Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls)?

The little guy didn't know what "tangyuan" meant, but it was a name given by its owner, so it readily accepted it and liked it very much. It even happily nudged its owner's palm with its head, looking incredibly cute.

The Crimson Demon hissed in dissatisfaction at its behavior. What a cunning, ingratiating bird! Pah! Even if I knew those tricks, I wouldn't do them!
Lin Yan patted Tangyuan's little head and put it down. She took out the communication jade disc from her storage bag, intending to go to the Jade Disc Plaza to see if there was any information about the auction.

Upon opening the message, she saw that in addition to the messages from Mu Feng, there were also messages from Mo Yu. She read Mu Feng's message first.

Little Alchemist Mu Feng: Fellow Daoist, will you be attending the next auction in Sun City? Qi Yang and I currently work for the Alchemist Association at the Sun City Auction House. If you have the schedule, we can show you around.

Having acquaintances makes things easier. I was worried about finding out the location of the black market when I went to the city, but having someone to guide me will save me a lot of trouble.

An anonymous monk: Of course. I'll contact you then.

There was no reply from the other party, so she figured they were busy. She then opened the message sent by Mo Yu.

Mo Yu's Jade Disc nickname is much simpler; it's always been his name and hasn't been changed. His Jade Disc account is also verified with both his real name and cultivation level.

Oh dear, it's almost the winter solstice! Remember to keep warm, everyone! I didn't proofread today's update for typos, so please correct any errors. o(╥﹏╥)o
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