Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

Inside the palace at the very top of Qinglong Mountain.

The enormous body of the little azure dragon coiled around the beams and pillars, while its scaly head, as large as a carriage, stretched out in a sycophantic manner before Master Fenglan.

Even when alone, Master Fenglan still wore a veil. She stroked the little azure dragon's head, her eyes filled with a dreamy look: "If Senior Brother Xu hadn't volunteered to stay behind to cover our retreat, little azure, do you think we could have escaped safely?"

Two hundred years ago, the Blood Shadow Cult invaded the Nine Chariots Kingdom, while the other kingdoms of the Western Wilderness stood by and watched.

In the critical moment, Senior Brother Xu told her to lead the Tianxuan Sect disciples to evacuate first, while he stayed behind alone to hold off the enemy, and ultimately perished.

Just now, it was because of Wang Li's death in battle for Immortal City that she was reminded of her senior brother, which made her decide to make the Wang family make amends and instructed Dai Sangyu to give the Wang family a break.

The little green dragon's eyes revealed a human-like expression as it affectionately nuzzled against Fenglan Zhenren, seemingly comforting her not to dwell on the past.

Master Fenglan sighed, then picked up a pile of items beside him and began to examine them carefully.

These items were none other than the ones Li Ping had "accidentally" dropped into the storage bag of Wanfa Tower.

Han Xingyan waited for several days but the owner did not come to find him. In order to find the owner and return the storage bag to him, he had to open the storage bag and try to identify the owner from the items inside.

To his surprise, apart from some common pills, the other items in the storage bag looked extremely sinister and were not things used by righteous cultivators.

He then realized something was wrong and immediately handed over the storage bag and its contents to the Immortal City.

Since the matter involved demonic cultivators, no one dared to be negligent. After some twists and turns, it was finally handed over to True Person Fenglan.

With her mid-stage Core Formation Realm divine sense, Fenglan Zhenren could not possibly miss the numerous marks set up by the demonic cultivators.

Based on the style of the items in the bag and the markings the demonic cultivator had made, she could easily determine that the demonic cultivator came from the Blood Shadow Cult!

The other items in the bag were common items used by demonic cultivators, so her gaze finally fell on the only magical artifact in the bag: "The Heavenly Mirror."

The Celestial Mirror has a main version and a secondary version. Cultivators who possess it can communicate instantly even if they are thousands of miles apart.

The one in front of her should be the main mirror.

"If we can break through the restrictions on the main mirror, we might be able to wipe out the lurking demonic cultivator organization in one fell swoop!" Master Fenglan said solemnly.

Her senior brother died at the hands of demonic cultivators, and her grand-disciple was also humiliated by demonic cultivators. Even though she has a good temper and dislikes fighting, she has long been irreconcilable with demonic cultivators!

However, given her mastery of array formations, it would be difficult for her to find a way to break the Heavenly Mirror's restrictions.

If you try it haphazardly, the Heavenly Mirror will self-destruct.

Of course, breaking the restrictions on the Heavenly Mirror is one aspect.

On the other hand, Master Fenglan was also quite suspicious of the purpose of this storage bag that had been delivered to his door.

Was it to help her? Was it bait set for her? Was it to shift the blame? Or...? With so many questions, even True Person Fenglan couldn't figure out the intentions of the person who sent the storage bag.

……

At the foot of Qinglong Mountain.

Two streaks of light rushed down from the mountain. When the light dissipated, Meng Qingyi and Junior Brother Ye were revealed.

Meng Qingyi looked at the Wang family members kneeling before him and solemnly said, "Master is merciful and has forgiven you in consideration of the Wang family's generations of dedication to the Immortal City."

Upon hearing this, Wang Quyan and the others, who were kneeling on the ground, knew that they had escaped a calamity this time, and a huge weight was lifted from their hearts.

They all knelt down and shouted, "Thank you, Master!"

Some people with weaker mental resilience couldn't help but sob softly at this moment.

"Although Master has forgiven you this time, the laws of Immortal City cannot be disregarded!" Junior Brother Ye said after they had calmed down. "You must return the spirit stones you swindled from the rogue cultivators. According to Immortal City's statistics, there are currently 105 rogue cultivators who claim to have been cheated."

At this point, Junior Brother Ye paused and glanced at Meng Qingyi's expression. Seeing that she had no objection, he continued, "In the future, there may be more rogue cultivators who haven't been fully counted yet, so the number may be more than 105. You should prepare the corresponding amount of spirit stones within the year."

"105? And possibly more?" Wang Quyan was dumbfounded.

The old ancestor was involved in the entire process of swindling spirit stones from rogue cultivators, and he knew that there were only 34 rogue cultivators who were deceived in total. The current number is definitely problematic.

He dared not refute the words of the Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he could only look at Meng Qingyi in front of him with a pleading expression.

Meng Qingyi simply said, "Whether you sell your belongings or borrow them, you must raise enough spirit stones to compensate those rogue cultivators within the year."

Wang Quyan sighed inwardly, but outwardly could only obediently agree: "Yes."

There were 105 independent cultivators who came to the Wang family to seek compensation, but Wang Quyan said that the Wang family had only cheated 34 independent cultivators in total. Meng Qingyi couldn't tell who was telling the truth.

However, the Wang family is the party at fault, and even if they are unwilling, they must compensate according to the figures provided by the other party.

Who let them get caught out for their little tricks?

In order to avoid trouble, they had no choice but to pay money to avoid further disaster!

However, several families, including the Meng family, have decided to protect the Wang family. So if the Wang family cannot pay out that many spirit stones, they will join forces to help them through the crisis!

However, their intervention was contingent on the Wang family first exerting all their resources and emptying their coffers to gather spirit stones.

Only those who help themselves can be helped by others!

……

The methods of cultivators are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

In just a few days, and with less than ten spirit stones spent, Li Ping's cave dwelling had been rebuilt.

Compared to the original cave dwelling, the layout of the new cave dwelling has changed significantly.

First, there is the hundred-acre pond, which has been restored to its original state after being filled with mountain spring water. Around the pond stand rocks of various shapes, and there are two pavilions for guests, creating a unique artistic conception.

The houses that originally lined both sides of the pond have also disappeared, leaving only dozens of well-arranged houses scattered deep within the cave, covering hundreds of acres. These include Li Ping's training room, talisman-making room, alchemy room, and Bai Lin's own residence.

Apart from these two, the rest of the land has been leveled into spiritual land, which can be used to grow spiritual herbs in the future.

After the cave dwelling was rebuilt, Bai Lin couldn't wait to ask Cheng Yao for help in replanting the spiritual herbs and buying the spiritual fish.

However, Li Ping received two visitors: Zhang Tie and his master, Old Man Lin.

"Sit down, old man Lin!" Li Ping said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the tall old man Lin sat down somewhat awkwardly, and Zhang Tie sat down next to him.

Before he reached the Foundation Establishment stage, Li Ping called him Old Man Lin, while he called Li Ping "Young Li." Now, Li Ping still calls him Old Man Lin, but he no longer dares to call Li Ping "Young Li."

At first, he even respectfully addressed Li Ping as Senior, but later, at Li Ping's urging, he changed his address to Fellow Daoist.

Slightly nervous, Old Man Lin hesitated before speaking, "Fellow Daoist Li, Zhang Tie told me about the auction. I'd like to ask if it's true that he borrowed spirit stones?"

Li Ping glanced at Zhang Tie, and seeing that he seemed hesitant to speak, he waved his hand to stop him and said with a smile, "Of course it's true. If Zhang Tie decides to compete for the Foundation Establishment Pill at this auction, I can lend him 500 spirit stones."

Actually, given Li Ping's wealth, 500 spirit stones is nothing; he could easily come up with 5000 spirit stones.

However, he always believed that: only those who help themselves can be helped by others!

That's why he only agreed to lend Zhang Tie 500 spirit stones. If Zhang Tie still can't raise the remaining spirit stone shortfall even with so many spirit stones, then Li Ping won't help him!

Let's just wait another five years.

Upon hearing this, Old Man Lin breathed a sigh of relief, his tense expression dissipating. He decisively said, "Alright! Then I thank you, fellow Daoist. We've decided to compete for the Foundation Establishment Pill at this auction!"

Unlike Old Man Lin's decisiveness, Zhang Tie's expression showed a slight struggle, but he was by nature honest and straightforward, and in his mind, his master and elder brother would never betray him.

So after Old Man Lin finished speaking, Zhang Tie's expression also became firm.

His thinking was simple: "Master and my elder brother must be right. Since they both believe that I can compete for the Foundation Establishment Pill this time, then I will listen to them."

Is this a do-or-die situation? Is the risk too great? Will the foundation-building attempt fail?

Zhang Tie wouldn't consider these issues; he trusted his master and elder brother!

……

Hearing what Old Man Lin said, Li Ping nodded slightly and said, "There are 2310 spirit stones in the Foundation Establishment Fund. If I borrow another 500 spirit stones, I will have 2810 spirit stones. According to the situation of previous auctions, the price of a Foundation Establishment Pill is about 3000 to 3500 spirit stones, depending on the intensity of the competition, and it will not exceed 3500 spirit stones at most."

As he spoke, Li Ping glanced at Old Man Lin and Zhang Tie and reminded them, "So, if you can gather 700 spirit stones, you'll be almost certain to win the Foundation Establishment Pill."

Zhang Tie remained silent, while Old Man Lin nodded with a smile: "I understand."

After saying that, without waiting for Li Ping to speak, he took out a gray contract from his pocket and placed it on the table.

Looking at Li Ping, he smiled and said, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Li, all my life savings have been invested in the leather shop where I live. Although the shop is located in the outer city, it is worth at least a thousand spirit stones. This is the deed for the shop. I want to pledge the shop to you and exchange it for a thousand spirit stones."

"The shop's contract?" Li Ping was somewhat moved by Old Man Lin's decisiveness.

He knew that the other party had worked hard all their life in the Immortal City to save up for this shop. You can imagine how important this shop was to him.

Now, he has actually chosen to mortgage the shop directly to Li Ping for Zhang Tie's foundation building.

Li Ping glanced at Old Man Lin, whose lips were trembling slightly, and nodded: "Okay, no problem."

After saying that, he put away the contract on the table.

He was only temporarily keeping the contract. Even if Zhang Tie failed to establish his foundation and wasted the foundation-building pill, he would not actually take away the shop. Instead, he would leave the contract with Zhang Tie before leaving the immortal city.

He accepted the contract now mainly to protect the self-esteem of both of them.

Seeing Li Ping accept the contract, Old Man Lin relaxed, as if a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

Next, the two said goodbye and left, but for safety reasons, the spirit stone was still left with Li Ping.

On the day of the auction, Li Ping will bring the spirit stones and go with them to the auction.

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