Immortality begins with inheriting the myriad arts of cultivation.

The next day, Li Ping summoned the Meng family steward.

Ask him to find a place for the two young men, Yan Hengchuan and Ji Shuxuan, to learn their skills.

As a second-tier craftsman and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and especially given Li Ping's good relationship with the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Meng family, he had some influence, and the Meng family steward immediately agreed.

After some hesitation last night, the two teenagers decided to learn the skills of a spirit chef and a spirit wine brewer.

Li Ping followed their choice.

Master Ji was worried about the two of them, so he went with them.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ping instructed Bai Lin to go along as well and help the two boys find a place to stay near their workplace.

Of course, he knew the principle that jade cannot become a useful object without being carved.

Therefore, he will not provide the two teenagers with much help in terms of spirit stones for the time being. He will only help them pay the rent for the first three months, and at the same time, he will give them a certain amount of pills to improve their cultivation every year and guide them in their cultivation regularly.

Once their temperaments are tempered and their cultivation improves, they will become more mature and stable.

Li Ping then took out a sum of spirit stones to help each of them open a shop, allowing them to showcase their skills.

Although he has no shortage of spirit stones, if he takes care of everything for the two teenagers and prevents them from experiencing the world, raising two innocent little rabbits, then he will truly harm them.

……

Midnight.

In the secret chamber of Lingbao Pavilion, Miaorou sat cross-legged, her expression shifting between light and dark.

Since she and Yan Kun stole the eggs of the Fierce Arrow Eagle and separated, Yan Kun has not come to look for her.

Even the pouch containing the Fiery Arrow Eagle Egg Spirit Beast is still in her possession; the other party hasn't come to collect it yet.

However, Yan Kun, who possesses the main mirror of the Heavenly Mirror, can contact her, while she cannot contact Yan Kun. Therefore, until now, she has no idea what has happened.

Logically speaking, with the Fiery Arrow Egg still in her possession, Yan Kun shouldn't have failed to come looking for her before leaving the Immortal City.

"I hope nothing bad has happened to him." A thought suddenly popped into Miao Rou's mind, and she was startled by her own idea.

But the thought of this possibility made Miao Rou's heart sink. After all, given the special relationship between her master and Yan Kun, if something happened to Yan Kun, her master might punish her for it.

"Clatter!"

But just then, a soft knock came from the back door, which was the signal she and Yan Kun had agreed upon.

Knowing that Yan Kun was not dead, Miao Rou breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little disappointed.

She walked to the door and, without much thought, opened it.

But the moment she actually opened the door and saw what was outside—

He felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him from head to toe, and he stood there dumbfounded, losing all consciousness. Cold sweat poured from his forehead, and the hair on his body stood on end in fear.

Because... the person standing outside the door was not Yan Kun, but a tall female cultivator wearing a veil. She looked at Miao Rou who opened the door indifferently. A small green snake, more than a foot long, was coiled on her shoulder, occasionally sticking out its tongue and making a hissing sound!

It was none other than the Lord of the Immortal City, the Core Formation cultivator Feng Lan Zhenren, who had come to their door with her spirit beast, the little azure dragon.

Seeing Miao Rou's terrified expression, Master Feng Lan nodded slightly: "It seems I didn't come to the wrong person."

After studying the Heavenly Mirror, she finally used Senior Brother Xu's spirit-connecting flying sword to instantly break the restriction, leaving the Heavenly Mirror's self-destruction restriction no time to react. Although the Heavenly Mirror eventually self-destructed, she saw a few words of chat history in the brief time before its self-destruction.

So they followed the clues and came to their door.

"Let's go inside and talk," said Master Fenglan, gesturing towards the door before stepping inside.

Miao Rou suddenly realized what was happening and quickly stepped aside.

Master Fenglan slowly entered the house, while Miaorou looked at the empty doorway. Finally, just like when she met with Yan Kun before, she gritted her teeth and closed the door.

Facing two Core Formation experts still within the Immortal City, her attempt to escape would be tantamount to certain death.

She thought to herself, "The fact that Master Fenglan didn't kill me outright means I still have a chance to live. I'll take a gamble!"

The two entered the secret room. Fenglan Zhenren sat in a chair as if she were the master, while Miaorou stood beside her with her hands clasped, as if she were her maid.

Master Fenglan said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Miao, according to the information I have, you were originally a rogue cultivator from the Qi Kingdom. During a nighttime chaos in the market, your Daoist companion died. After collecting her body, you disappeared without a trace. When you reappeared in the Chi Kingdom, you were already a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Am I correct?"

Miao Rou nodded respectfully: "Your Excellency is truly wise."

A hint of appreciation appeared in Fenglan Zhenren's eyes, clearly pleased with Miaorou's tact. She then inquired, "What happened during that time, and how did Fellow Daoist Miao become a member of the Blood Shadow Sect? Would you mind telling me?"

Although it was a question, Master Fenglan's tone left no room for doubt and did not give Miaorou any choice.

"I..." Miao Rou hesitated for a moment before nodding, "If the Master asks, Miao Rou dares not hide anything."

"I..." Miao Rou hesitated for a moment before nodding, "If the Master asks, Miao Rou dares not hide anything."

She immediately recounted her experience in detail.

On the night of the chaos in the market, the usually well-behaved Daoist couple became agitated and restless, growling that "this may be my only chance in my life." They transformed into masked thieves and stormed into the market to buy zero-dollar items, hoping to get rich overnight.

No matter how she tried to persuade her, she couldn't stop, and she could only stay at home alone, worrying and fearing.

When the chaos subsided at dawn, she saw her Daoist partner's corpse again.

After a good cry, all she could do was collect her Daoist partner's body. But as she buried him in mourning clothes, she happened to be spotted by a Core Formation cultivator from the Blood Shadow Sect who happened to be passing by.

The Core Formation cultivator immediately flew into a rage and forcibly took possession of his Daoist partner in front of her grave.

After that, she became the concubine of that Core Formation cultivator.

After cultivating to the late stage of Qi Refining, he was favored and given a Foundation Establishment Pill, thus successfully establishing his foundation.

Later, at the behest of a Core Formation cultivator from the Blood Shadow Sect, she concealed her identity and joined the Sword Washing Pool, becoming a guest elder of the Sword Washing Pool. She arrived in the Immortal City to take charge of the Lingbao Pavilion's business, while also collecting relevant intelligence about the Immortal City.

……

After speaking, Miao Rou didn't dare to look at Feng Lan Zhenren's expression, but lowered her head and waited quietly for her fate.

"It's Yan Liming and his nephew." When Master Fenglan nodded, a hint of disgust flashed involuntarily in his eyes.

This look of disgust wasn't directed at Miao Rou, but rather at the Yan uncle and nephew.

Although Yan Liming's strength was only that of an early Core Formation cultivator, his infamy even surpassed that of those late Core Formation demons, making him an absolute demon.

The number of perverted things he has done is countless.

His nephew, whom he obtained by bullying his brother and sister-in-law, was similar in his ways.

Master Fenglan believed that Miaorou's words seemed to have some credibility.

However, there must have been a lot of things to hide. For example, according to Miao Rou, she was completely unaware of Lin Yue's ordeal and that it was all Yan Kun's doing. Feng Lan Zhenren didn't believe this, and she guessed that Miao Rou must have provided intelligence assistance.

"But if it was Yan Kun, then who killed him and sent his belongings to the Immortal City?" After learning the identity of the person hiding in the shadows, Master Fenglan had another question in his mind.

Yan Kun is in the late Foundation Establishment stage. Besides her, who in the Immortal City can rival him?

She secretly guessed, "Perhaps it's a fellow Daoist who's passing by and doesn't want to reveal their identity."

With many thoughts flashing through his mind, Master Fenglan looked at Miaorou and said, "Fellow Daoist Miao, I hope you can do me a favor."

……

After arranging jobs and accommodations for the two young men, Yan Hengchuan and Ji Shuxuan, Master Ji hurriedly prepared to return to Jiang Kingdom, seemingly worried about the situation at home.

What puzzled Li Ping was that when Master Ji expressed his intention to leave, he specifically reminded Li Ping that it would be best to return to Jiang State in the near future to pay homage to Yan Guike.

He still had some things to discuss with Li Ping at that time.

Li Ping guessed that perhaps Master Ji had encountered trouble and hoped that he could return to Jiang Kingdom to lend a hand.

In fact, he had originally planned to return to Jiang Kingdom after killing the demonic cultivator.

But now, the Immortal City Auction is about to begin, and afterwards, Zhang Tie will need to attempt to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

He could only set off after Zhang Tie had completed his Foundation Establishment attempt.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Brother Ji, I will also be returning to Jiang Kingdom in a while. Why don't you stay in Immortal City for a while longer, and then take my flying boat back?"

Master Ji hesitated slightly upon hearing this.

Li Ping continued to persuade him, "The Immortal City Auction is just a few days away. Brother Ji, don't you want to witness this grand occasion? Besides, I control a flying boat, which is much faster than a caravan. If you wait for me for a while, I might arrive in Jiang Kingdom before the caravan does."

Master Ji then smiled and nodded, "Very well, this old man can finally witness the grandeur of the city of rogue cultivators!"

After persuading Master Ji to stay, a slight smile appeared in Li Ping's eyes.

To his dismay, although Master Ji stayed, he did not want to stay at Xiantao Mountain and disturb him any longer, but instead went to his grandson's residence to rest temporarily.

……

Soon, the day of the Immortal City Auction arrived.

Old Man Lin and Zhang Tie had been waiting at the foot of Xiantao Mountain for a long time. When they saw Li Ping appear, they quickly came over.

The two men greeted him with smiles, "Fellow Daoist Li (Big Brother)!"

Li Ping returned the smile, and then the three of them walked together toward the auction house. When they arrived at the entrance of the auction house, Li Ping immediately spotted Master Ji outside.

He quickly went over to greet Master Ji, and then the four of them entered the auction house together.

Facing the auction house's receptionist, Li Ping took out the VIP token he had obtained from the Meng family long ago, and was immediately led respectfully to a VIP box on the second floor.

Not long after the four sat down, the receptionist brought over another plate of spiritual fruit before quietly leaving.

But in fact, he didn't go far; he quietly waited outside the door.

Li Ping looked down.

The auction venue was semi-circular in shape, with an inner diameter of about thirty feet.

The square platform directly in front of you, protruding several feet above the ground, is the auction stage.

Outside the square auction stage were rows of ordinary seats that rose in tiers, while on the outermost second floor were the VIP boxes where Li Ping and his group were staying.

Inside the VIP box, one could look down at the central auction stage and the throng of cultivators below.

It offers an excellent view and gives you a sense of being high above.