I became the Open Source Saint Ancestor in the Cultivation World

In the cave dwelling, which was about ten feet square, Ma Ke and Jiang Xiyue sat side by side about five feet apart, with a pile of top-grade spirit stones placed around each of them.

Without prior arrangement, the two began to circulate the "Open Source Limitless Technique," drawing out strands of rich spiritual energy from the top-grade spirit stone, which transformed into spiritual mist and were absorbed into their respective bodies.

Then, through the circulation of Qi throughout the body, it transforms into true Qi and true essence that increase cultivation.

Seeing that the spiritual mist around her was significantly more abundant than that around Ma Ke, and that she was absorbing it at a rate many times faster than Ma Ke, Jiang Xiyue felt extremely pleased.

Because she knew very well that it wasn't just that her cultivation level was higher than Ma Ke's, but also that she had comprehended the Great Circulation of the "Open Source Limitless Skill," while Ma Ke only knew the Small Circulation. With both factors combined, he was naturally far inferior to her.

That's why she wasn't worried at all that Ma Ke would also raise his earth attribute cultivation to the Qi Refining Perfection stage.

Now, Ma Ke has achieved perfection in both fire and earth elements.

However, he was not satisfied and began cultivating the wood element.

Twenty-five days passed quietly. Jiang Xiyue suddenly opened her eyes, a sharp light flashing in them, and a powerful aura swept out: "Late stage of Foundation Establishment."

Unexpectedly, this trip to the Great Chang Kingdom brought me such great opportunities and surprises.

If he were still in the Holy Sect, how could he have obtained spiritual materials worth more than a million top-grade spirit stones? He even had the luxury of directly using top-grade spirit stones for cultivation, which is why he was able to break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage in such a short time.

Of course, the even more precious "Open Source Limitless Power" is indispensable.

These gains, even within the Holy Sect, would surely move the entire sect.

Jiang Xiyue felt that she would eventually reach the Golden Core stage, and even the Nascent Soul stage.

Ma Ke quickly finished his practice and congratulated her, saying, "Yuan Yao, congratulations on your breakthrough! You'll reach the Golden Core stage soon."

Jiang Xiyue was in a good mood and encouraged him, "Cultivate diligently. When we part ways, I will teach you the method of the Great Circulation."

Her words were naturally intended to appease Ma Ke.

Put yourself in their shoes. If so many of your good things are taken away by others, and you watch them break through in front of you, no one would feel good.

Ma Ke's eyes lit up immediately: "Yuan Yao's noble sentiments will be remembered by me."

Jiang Xiyue nodded, suppressing her joy, and continued to cultivate to consolidate her late-stage Foundation Establishment realm while she still had a few days left.

Ma Ke quickly entered a meditative state, because every bit of strength he gained now would give him more ability to retaliate when things turned sour.

While they were focused on their cultivation, many cultivators gradually gathered in Lin Yuan City, naturally for the annual Tian Yuan Auction.

Moreover, I heard that there are several rare treasures involved this time.

The nearly 1,400-year-old Cold Marrow Grass, the "Thunder God's Hammer" talisman that can rival the attack power of a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, and the Nascent Soul Pill...

"This time, we must obtain the Cold Marrow Grass." Inside a restaurant, Wang Tiancheng, the deputy head of the Jade Sword Pavilion, one of the eight pavilions of the Giant Sword Pavilion, had a gloomy expression.

No wonder he, a dignified deputy pavilion master, lost his composure like this; the price he paid for the Cold Marrow Grass was simply too heavy.

To be filial to her elderly father, the daughter made up her mind to personally go to the Chanyuan Secret Realm to collect the Thousand-Year Cold Marrow Grass.

I originally thought that even if my daughter failed to collect the Cold Marrow Grass, there shouldn't be any safety issues.

Unexpectedly, they failed to collect the Thousand-Year Cold Marrow Grass, and their beloved daughter also failed to emerge.

What's even more infuriating is that he's been guarding around Qimen Valley for half a year, but he still hasn't caught up with the murderer who possesses the Soul-Chasing Secret Technique.

Upon hearing that the Thousand-Year Cold Marrow Grass had suddenly appeared in Lin Yuan City, he instinctively thought that it was likely flowing out from the Chan Yuan Secret Realm.

Although the Ziyang Sect also obtained one, it was 1,200 years old, and as an alchemy sect, the Ziyang Sect would never auction off such a precious material.

This means it could have originated from the murderer in Qimen Valley.

Since that's the case, whether it's to obtain the Cold Marrow Grass or to find out the culprit, I must personally come to Lin Yuan City.

"Senior, the auction starts tomorrow. Please arrive before 9:00 AM."

When they arrived at the cave, Jiang Xiyue took out a communication jade slip, and the voice of the old man surnamed Jin came from it.

"Okay." Jiang Xiyue simply replied, glancing at Ma Ke, who was completely unaffected and focused on his cultivation.

At this time, Ma Ke's wood attribute had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

It can be said that his cultivation has improved considerably in the past month, mainly due to the high-quality spirit stones.

After all, it's too extravagant for a Qi Refining cultivator to use top-grade spirit stones, as this is something that only Golden Core cultivators can afford.

Of course, the same applies to Jiang Xiyue, so she was very much looking forward to the Cold Marrow Grass fetching a good price at auction.

With less than a day left, she stopped cultivating and instead started planning her next steps.

The next day, just a quarter past Chen Shi (7-9 AM), Jiang Xiyue immediately led Ma Ke out of the cave and headed straight for Tianyuan Auction House.

She knew that cultivators from all walks of life would gather today, and if she arrived before 1 a.m., she would inevitably meet with many cultivators.

My identity is sensitive, and if someone finds out, it will be troublesome.

Therefore, since there are fewer cultivators entering now, I might as well go in a little earlier.

But they didn't expect that the moment they left the cave, in a restaurant on the other side of Lin Yuan City, Wang Tiancheng unconsciously tightened his right palm, and the jade cup in his hand immediately shattered into dust.

No wonder he was in such a hurry, because he suddenly sensed the Soul-Chasing Secret Technique.

I thought it had been erased long ago, but I didn't expect it to still be there.

"The murderer is in the city."

As he was thinking, he had already disappeared from the restaurant, rushing off in the direction he sensed.

Before he had gone very far, he felt as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him, which was difficult to bear even with his mid-stage Golden Core cultivation.

With a loud thud, he crashed heavily to the ground.

Only then did they realize that there was a no-fly zone over the city, and flying was strictly prohibited.

He apologized to the arriving cultivators from the Law Enforcement Hall, who recognized him and did not make things difficult for him.

However, he could only obediently run on the ground until he reached the entrance of the Tianyuan Auction House, and the location he sensed was inside the auction house.

This further suggests that the Cold Marrow Grass likely came from the other party, and perhaps even was snatched from their own precious daughter.

"It's like searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly."

Although he wished he could tear the murderer to pieces, Wang Tiancheng knew that even as the deputy head of the Jade Sword Pavilion, he could not make a move in Lin Yuan City.

One reason is that private duels are prohibited in the city. Another reason is that the other party is not without connections. If he were to openly kill the disciples of Qimen Valley, Qimen Valley would certainly not let it go.

Therefore, this matter can only be handled secretly.

Since we've already identified the target, we're not afraid he can escape.