After Gu Qingyuan left, Gu Fan and the others did not linger and returned to Shilin City.

Compared to when they set off, only Yang Yin was missing.

The impact of Yang Yin's rebellion extended far beyond himself, affecting not only his parents and relatives but also other members of his family who shared the same surname.

Yang Yinhui was bribed by the Lin family, but is it possible that someone else could have been bribed?

This question lingered in the minds of the Yang family's top brass.

However, the Yang family did not conduct a large-scale screening, but chose to remain calm and collected. However, some new faces appeared on Huanglong Mountain, who were originally Yang family members stationed in Shilin City.

As for Gu Fan, after returning, he went into an abandoned mine and immersed himself in refining essence. He only came out once every seven days to teach Yang Mengyun the art of array formation.

Ten months later, the auction was approaching.

The auction is being held in Peach Blossom Immortal City, hosted by the Li family of the Immortal Clan, and requires traversing half of the Chu Kingdom.

Since Gu Fan was unfamiliar with the place, he asked Yang Ju, who was in charge of external affairs, to accompany him. Yang Mengyun also wanted to broaden her horizons, so she followed along under the guise of serving Gu Fan.

The three of them traveled in their flying boat, enjoying the scenery along the way, until they finally arrived at Peach Blossom City a month later.

"Senior, Peach Blossom City is just ahead!"

Gu Fan was testing Yang Mengyun's array skills inside the flying boat when he heard Yang Ju shout loudly.

Upon hearing this, Yang Mengyun felt as if she had been granted a pardon and wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve.

Gu Fan got up and walked out. Looking around, he was immediately shocked by what he saw.

The scale of Peach Blossom City is several times larger than that of Immortal City, standing like a towering mountain on the earth.

What is most striking is the yin and yang energy blooming on the mountaintop.

Strands of Yin and Yang energies intertwined and soared, seemingly solidifying into a tangible form. At the center of this Yin-Yang energy, an enormous immortal peach tree grew wildly, its roots extending from the mountaintop all the way to the foot of the immortal city, as if the immortal city were merely the base of this immortal peach tree.

The trunk and roots of the immortal peach tree are like black jade, like a shadow that devours everything, while the leaves are white jade, shining brightly in the sunlight. The seemingly endless yin and yang energies originate from the peach tree.

Yang Mengyun was also stunned into silence by this scene, while Yang Ju, who had been to Peach Blossom City before, was more composed and explained with a smile: "Legend has it that this immortal peach tree was planted by the ancestors of the Li family and has grown to its current form after three thousand years of watering. The immortal peach tree can not only gather spiritual energy, but also has multiple divine effects, and even a single leaf is quite precious."

Yang Ju's tone was full of envy: "The Li family of Peach Blossom Spring has cultivated countless alchemists by relying on the Immortal Peach Tree. Their alchemy skills are second to none in the entire Western Continent."

Gu Fan nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Such wondrous items are not even found in the Lingxiao Sect, and are even more precious given the decline of spiritual energy in the Qionghua Realm.

As the auction approached, hundreds and thousands of cultivators flocked to Peach Blossom Immortal City from all directions. Like Gu Fan and his companions, many stopped their flying boats to admire the magnificent scenery.

After a while, the flying boat landed outside Peach Blossom Immortal City.

As usual, Yang Ju dealt with the guards. After renting a courtyard in the Immortal City, Gu Fan went out for a stroll alone.

It's not entirely true that he's single, as Chang Yuan is still wrapped around his forearm.

In addition, the gourd, which had been dormant for a long time, finally woke up, shrinking to the size of a thumb and peeking out from Gu Fan's collar.

Even Yang Mengyun was unaware of the gourd's existence.

Gu Fan toured the Immortal City for a long time before finally spotting a teahouse called "Forget-Dust Pavilion".

This is a teahouse highly recommended by Yang Ju. It is run by the Li family and its specialty is spiritual tea made by frying leaves from the Immortal Peach Tree. It can only be found in Peach Blossom City in Xizhou and is famous far and wide.

As Gu Fan entered the Forgotten Dust Pavilion, he saw black stone and white jade interspersed, with dozens of black stone tables distributed like chess pieces on the white jade floor, giving rise to a sense of ancient simplicity and great skill.

Looking around, one could see many people sitting behind tables enjoying tea; each of them was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Just then, a long-bearded man in a golden robe came down from upstairs.

Gu Fan sensed the other party's cultivation level and his brow twitched.

Golden Core True Person!

"It seems those below the Golden Core stage can only sit on the first floor," Gu Fan guessed.

Soon, a male cultivator approached and bowed, saying, "My name is Li Mo. Would you like some tea, senior?"

"Of course." Gu Fan nodded. "Understanding All Laws, Attaining Immortality" ranked highly in readers' poll for best Xianxia novel!

Then, Li Mo led Gu Fan to a table and asked, "Is this your first time visiting the Forgotten Dust Pavilion, Senior?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, Li Mo explained, "Our pavilion only sells one type of spiritual tea called Worry-Free Tea, and each pot costs one thousand low-grade spirit stones."

So expensive!

Moreover, the effects were not explained, as if they did not care whether Gu Fan made a choice.

Gu Fan blinked, glancing around out of the corner of his eye.

Instead of feeling any pain, the Foundation Establishment cultivators closed their eyes and became completely absorbed, as if drinking sweet nectar.

"Give me a pot!" Gu Fan said decisively.

Expensive is not a drawback.

Moreover, he was not short of spirit stones. He was really curious about what a pot of spirit tea costing a thousand spirit stones would taste like.

Gu Fan immediately understood why it was so expensive.

Those translucent white jade pieces were clearly leaves from a fairy peach tree!

After adding the peach leaves, Li Mo held the jade pot in his palm, and in the next instant, a pale green flame ignited from his palm.

Gu Fan looked at Li Mo in surprise.

This is because Li Mo is actually controlling a spiritual fire!

Gu Fan was very familiar with spiritual fire. He was able to refine Samadhi True Fire during the Qi Refining stage thanks to the secret techniques of the Lingxiao Sect. However, he was extremely surprised that even a waiter in a teahouse could control spiritual fire.

But soon, Gu Fan realized something was wrong.

Not far from him, another young cultivator in black sat down and ordered a pot of spiritual tea.

The attendant who served the young man in black wielded the same spiritual fire as Li Mo.

Could it be that every servant in this shop can refine spiritual fire?

Gu Fan suppressed his surprise and used his divine sense to explore his surroundings. He quickly discovered that, just as he had guessed, every servant who was brewing tea was controlling the exact same spiritual fire.

After a moment of thought, Gu Fan felt a surge of curiosity and anticipation.

What's intriguing is that the Li family was so extravagant that even the servants of the Forgotten Dust Pavilion could refine spiritual fire.

His expectation was that since the spiritual fire was so plentiful, he could take the opportunity to purchase some if it were sold to the public.

A faint scent of herbs and trees wafted through the air.

Unlike ordinary spiritual tea, the aroma emanating from the teapot in Li Mo's palm was not that of tea leaves, but rather a rich fragrance reminiscent of blooming peach blossoms.

When the aroma reached its peak, Li Mo poured the tea into a white jade teacup.

A pot of spiritual tea, but only one cup is poured out.

"Please have some, senior." Li Mo put away the jade pot and offered the teacup with both hands.

Gu Fan nodded slightly, took the teacup, and drank it lightly.

In an instant, a peculiar rhythm rose from his abdomen, and Gu Fan felt as if he were in a vast grassland, witnessing a sapling grow into a towering tree after countless storms.

Finally, a giant peach tree radiating endless yin and yang energies appeared in his mind's eye.

By the time Gu Fan came to his senses, he had already finished his cup of tea.

I gently put the teacup down, a sense of loss washing over me.

'This spiritual tea actually has the effect of enhancing spiritual sense; no wonder these Foundation Establishment cultivators are so eager for it.'

With Gu Fan's cultivation level, he immediately realized that the effect of the Worry-Free Tea was to nourish the divine consciousness.

However, his spiritual strength has already surpassed that of ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivators, so his growth is almost negligible.

However, if one is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the improvement will be more obvious.

The method of tempering the divine sense is rare. Even if the improvement is small, it can add up to a considerable amount. The only thing lacking is spirit stones.

"How much is this tea?" Gu Fan asked.

Li Mo seemed to have anticipated Gu Fan's question and smiled, "Senior, Worry-Free Tea is not sold to the public."

Seeing Gu Fan's slightly furrowed brows, Li Mo explained, "The Worry-Free Tea has the best effect the first time you drink it, but the effect will diminish with continued use. Furthermore, the spiritual tea is made from the leaves that naturally fall from the sacred tree, and it is usually supplied in limited quantities. Unless there is an auction being held in the city, and the family expects many cultivators to come, they will not increase the supply."

Gu Fan nodded and continued, "Then, how about selling the spiritual fire you control?"

The world created by the dreamy Fat Goose can be found in "Understanding All Laws and Achieving Immortality".

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