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Ji Shuwen's letter mainly talked about three things.

Firstly, she expressed her longing for him. She mentioned that if it weren't for Uncle Li's help, she might have wasted a lot of time during her Qi Refining period, so she has always been very grateful to Uncle Li.

The last time they met was a hundred years ago. She really wanted to come and pay her respects to Uncle Li in person, but she was too busy to do so. She hoped that Uncle Li could understand.

Secondly, on behalf of the Ji family, we would like to express our gratitude to Uncle Li for bringing Ji Shuxuan's ashes back to the Western Wilderness for burial, and for rewarding the Ji family and helping them cultivate a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The third and final thing was that Ji Shuwen mainly complained.

She mentioned that since Huang Yunzi passed away, the Huang family only has Huang Yan, a cultivator at the early stage of Core Formation, left to oversee things, which greatly reduces their influence in Ziyun Valley.

Some within the three sects have even started plotting against Fenglan Immortal City, attempting to replace her.

If it weren't for the mysterious swordsman eyeing the city from the sidelines, and no one willing to take on this hot potato, the issue of changing the city lord might have already been raised. She is under a lot of pressure.

She sighed with relief: Fortunately, Uncle Li's friends provided strong support, otherwise it would have been difficult for her to control the situation in the Immortal City.

Li Ping put down the jade slip, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

Ji Shuwen expressed her longing for him and thanked him on behalf of the Ji family, which is perfectly normal for a junior member of the family.

Strangely, at the end, she told me about the power struggles and conflicts within the Western Regions Alliance.

It may seem like a junior is just complaining to an elder in his daily life, but Li Ping is not a cultivator from the Western Regions Alliance.

As the saying goes, "Don't wash your dirty linen in public." How can you talk about something that involves internal stability with outsiders?

She was not a naive child, but a celestial city lord who had lived for over 150 years and experienced the vicissitudes of life. She could not possibly do something so reckless!

There's more to Ji Shuwen's words than meets the eye.

After a moment's thought, Li Ping believed that her complaint had two layers of meaning.

Firstly, they wanted to invite him to join the Immortal City. If he went along with Ji Shuwen's complaints and accepted the position of Immortal City Elder, given their relationship, they would naturally be on the same side.

With the support of two Core Formation cultivators, Ji Shuwen's position as the city lord of the Immortal City is as stable as Mount Tai, allowing her to firmly grasp power.

But she wasn't sure what Uncle Li was thinking, so she didn't bring it up directly.

Secondly, she mentioned that she was able to control the situation in the Immortal City with the help of Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, and others.

It is quite obvious that Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, Cheng Yao, and Bai Qing have become deeply involved with Ji Shuwen and have become her allies.

The stronger her allies are, the more secure her position will naturally become.

She should be well aware of the purpose of Cheng Yao and Wang Xingwei's visit to Donghua Mountain, but she was happy to see Wang Xingwei successfully achieve the Golden Core stage.

Therefore, her complaints may also contain a hidden request for Uncle Li to provide some assistance to Wang Xingwei in his attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage.

Li Ping had no intention of joining Fenglan Immortal City.

Especially now, with the successive occurrences of Huang Yunzi's death and Xu Guike's revenge for his master, the five kingdoms of the Western Regions, along with the Immortal City, are experiencing undercurrents and an impending storm.

He's even less likely to get involved in this mess.

Wouldn't it be better to be a free spirit, living a carefree and leisurely life?

As for Wang Xingwei's attempt to break through to the Core Formation stage, even if Ji Shuwen didn't say anything, he would still provide some assistance out of consideration for their past friendship.

However, whether or not he can succeed depends on Wang Xingwei himself.

……

After receiving Cheng Yao and his wife, Li Ping instructed Meng Wanjun not to disturb him unless it was urgent, and then continued his secluded cultivation.

Another year passed during his ascetic practice.

Inside the training room, Li Ping glanced at the thriving Starry Sky Divine Tree on Gray Island, and the increasingly chilling Taiyin Cold Flame attached to it, a satisfied smile appearing in his eyes.

If I count on my fingers, it will probably be about eighty years before the Yaoji Starwood grows to 100,000 years old, enough to refine a natal magic weapon.

Besides the Starry Divine Tree, the accompanying Taiyin Cold Flame will probably grow to the fourth rank by then, which is equivalent to him having an additional Nascent Soul level technique.

Of course, even with the power of a Core Formation Realm cultivator, the fourth-order Taiyin Cold Flame can probably only be used a few times.

Therefore, it can only be used as a trump card in critical moments.

Li Ping got up and walked out of the training room. His gaze fell on Meng Wanjun in the courtyard, where she was currently raising two spirit beasts, the Wildfire Sparrow and the Earth Spirit Rat.

"Young Master, you've emerged from seclusion." Meng Wanjun's expression showed an unconscious joy upon seeing Li Ping.

Li Ping nodded, and with a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered that Meng Wanjun's aura had a sense of perfection. It seemed that she had already reached the peak of the early Foundation Establishment stage and was currently working through the bottleneck of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

He asked with a smile, "During my seclusion, has there been any news from Fenglan Immortal City?"

Upon hearing Li Ping's question, Meng Wanjun quickly smiled and replied, "Young Master, Fenglan Immortal City has been quite peaceful this year. However, due to the fall of Sheng Hu, Ling Kingdom was occupied by a rogue cultivator who has reached the Core Formation stage, 'Lu Huan,' who established a family. Jue Ling Fortress had no choice but to obediently cede its third-tier spiritual land."

Li Ping nodded slightly.

With Sheng Hu dead at his hands, Jue Ling Fortress is now without a Core Formation cultivator in charge.

The remaining cultivators used every means at their disposal, pulling strings and building connections, and managed to hold out for several years, but in the end, they still couldn't sustain it.

Unexpectedly, the one who took advantage of the situation was a rogue cultivator; Lü Huan was quite lucky.

Meng Wanjun's face showed a hint of relief: "Fortunately, Senior Li Jingyu killed Sheng Hu, otherwise he would have caused you trouble, young master."

"There's no such thing as pure luck in this world. It's all thanks to my hard work in the shadows." Li Ping thought to himself, after hearing Meng Wanjun's words.

However, there's a saying that goes, "The harder you work, the luckier you get," so Meng Wanjun's statement isn't entirely wrong in a sense.

Meng Wanjun then spoke of the recent situation of Cheng Yao and her husband: "Besides Ling Kingdom, Sister Cheng Yao and her husband have rented a small cave dwelling in Donghua Mountain to settle down. They originally wanted to inform the young master about this, but the young master was in seclusion at the time, so Wanjun did not disturb the young master."

"Hmm." Li Ping nodded, then asked, "Any other news?"

Meng Wanjun shook her head: "That's all."

……

After understanding the general situation, Li Ping returned to the training room.

He originally thought that more Core Formation cultivators from the three sects in Fenglan Immortal City would perish.

But now it seems that Core Formation cultivators are all old monsters who have lived for hundreds of years. They are all shrewd and experienced. After two of them died, the others will not give them a chance to act alone again.

Xu Guike wanted revenge, so he had no choice but to confront him head-on.

Perhaps he wasn't entirely confident yet, so he chose to lie low.

The next time he makes a move, it will either be when the three sects relax their guard and give him an opportunity, or when Xu Guike breaks through and his strength increases further, making him confident that he can deal with two or three people of the same level at the same time.

However, the cultivation at the Core Formation stage is significantly more difficult than that at the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even if Xu Guike has a Heavenly Spiritual Root, it is impossible for him to break through in a short period of time.

However, given the stubbornness of sword cultivators, Li Ping believed that he would not give up on revenge, and the three sects still had a chance to suffer.

"This matter has nothing to do with me. I should continue my spiritual practice."

Another year passed in arduous training, and only one year remained until the grand auction.

After Li Ping emerged from seclusion, he first learned about the recent situation in the Western Wilderness cultivation world from the steward.

On the surface, the Western Wilderness remained calm throughout the year, with no major incidents occurring except for some sporadic conflicts, making it seem like the calm before the storm.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ping instructed, "Wan Jun, go to the market and ask the auction house for a list of items for the grand auction in my name."

With only one year left until the grand auction, most of the auction items have been prepared.

To generate buzz, these large-scale auctions keep the items up-to-date and only release vague information to attract attention.

However, this secrecy is only for low-level cultivators. As a Core Formation stage expert, Li Ping naturally wouldn't obediently abide by it.

Given his status and position, obtaining a mere auction list would be a piece of cake for him.

"Yes, young master." Meng Wanjun quickly agreed and hurriedly left.

Li Ping was left standing alone in the courtyard, looking thoughtful.

He hoped to obtain four spiritual items—Golden Dew, Supreme Yang Wood, Eight Treasures Spiritual Spring Water, and Void Crystal—at this grand auction and the subsequent Core Formation Exchange Meeting.

In addition, he also needs to help Cheng Yao and her husband bid for a Core Formation spiritual item.

Having killed three Core Formation cultivators in succession, he had no shortage of spirit stones, and he also had a considerable amount of third-tier pills that he could exchange with other Core Formation cultivators.

Third-tier pills are a form of hard currency among Core Formation cultivators, comparable to the status of spirit stones in transactions among lower-level cultivators.

Now, what worries him most is that there won't be any spiritual items he needs at the grand auction, and no one will be willing to trade with him at the subsequent Core Formation exchange event.

"I'll forget about the other three spiritual items, but I must at least get my hands on the Void Crystal," Li Ping thought to himself.

With the Void Crystal, he could repair the teleportation array in the Cloud Mist Mountains and travel to the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou was vast and rich in resources, so searching for the remaining three spiritual items should be much easier than in the Western Wilderness.

A little over half a day later, Meng Wanjun successfully retrieved the jade slip containing the list of auction items.

However, the jade slip was sealed with a restriction that could only be broken by the divine sense of a Core Formation level cultivator. If it were forcibly opened, the jade slip would turn to ashes.

While carefully breaking the seal on the jade slip, Li Ping looked up and instructed, "Wan Jun, could you please make another trip and call Cheng Yao and Wang Xingwei over?"

"Yes, young master." The steward went to call for help without a word of complaint.

When the three arrived inside the cave, they saw that Li Ping looked slightly disappointed.

"Big brother." Cheng Yao and her husband quickly bowed.

Li Ping nodded slightly: "They're here."

As he spoke, he led the two to sit down in the courtyard, while the steward went off to attend to his own business.

Li Ping's gaze swept over the two of them: "The reason I called you two here is because I have already obtained the list of items for the grand auction."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xingwei remained calm and composed, but Cheng Yao's expression instantly became tense.

Noticing Cheng Yao's nervousness, he didn't keep her in suspense but slowly said, "There are two Core Formation spiritual items inside: one portion of Qionghua Liquid and one portion of Heavenly Purification Water."

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