Family Cultivation: Rise of the Wilderness

Chapter 154 The End
As a top-grade magic weapon, the Weeping Spirit Desolate Sky Rope was no less powerful than the "Shadow Breaker" which was inscribed with runes, but that was in the past.

The current Qiling Desolate Sky Rope has just seen the light of day again, its magical power is almost gone, and it has not been nurtured by Li Xiangming. It is estimated that it would run away from "Duan Ying" if it saw it.

"It took the four elders five years to draw the runes on this magical artifact."

Seeing Li Xiangming's shock, Shen Ruqing couldn't help but smile.

"Then why not stay with the Shen family?"

Li Xiangming couldn't help but ask, in his opinion, it was a real pity to auction off such a treasure.

"Because this magical artifact does not belong to the Shen family, we were merely commissioned to carve the runes. Now that we are bringing it to the auction, it is at the behest of its owner."

"I see."

Li Xiangming realized that if he were Shen Qiushui, he would never have sold "Duan Ying".

These are six runes!

If we give the Shen family another five years, can they pull off a second one?

Maybe not?
But if it's not your own, then it's understandable.

Li Xiangming didn't delve any further to avoid breaking any taboos. Of course, with his wealth, he wasn't qualified to covet this talismanic artifact, so he could only quietly watch the auction with the Shen siblings and Xu Ci.

As the grand finale, "Shadow Breaker" was highly anticipated and had a starting bid of 800 spirit stones.

This sparked a lot of discussion among the crowd.

Even so, it didn't stop people from making bids.

Li Xiangming even heard Lian Yumeng's voice. Even the Shen family, who were sworn enemies, had to acknowledge the value of this talismanic artifact.

However, Lian Yumeng had to give up after only two rounds of bidding, because in a short while, the bid for "Shadow Break" soared to 1,200 spirit stones.

This price is approaching that of a typical top-grade magical artifact.

If a top-grade magical artifact were to appear, Li Xiangming believed that most people would still be more interested in the higher-quality and more durable top-grade magical artifact.

The problem is, there's nothing to sell!

There are no top-grade magical artifacts for sale in the entire Yifengge Auction House, including Xiaoganshan Market.

And "Broken Shadow" undoubtedly became the substitute.

Some even believe that the "Shadow of the Broken" with six runes is more powerful than ordinary top-grade magic artifacts.

This is not just blind speculation!
Because of the limitations of their spiritual sense, cultivators in the Qi Refining stage cannot fully control top-grade magical artifacts, and therefore cannot unleash their full power.

However, magical artifacts with runes do not have this limitation. As long as the runes on them are activated, the artifact can unleash its full power.

There have been precedents in the cultivation world where high-grade rune artifacts have destroyed top-grade artifacts.

The six runes were enough to give these people confidence.

One middle-aged cultivator on the fifth floor was particularly aggressive in bidding, raising the price by 100 spirit stones each time he opened his mouth.

"1400 Spiritual Stones!"

The middle-aged cultivator stood up, his sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd. Although he did not exude any pressure, his presence was already awe-inspiring.

"My Xie family is determined to obtain this treasure. You all should reconsider."

"1400 spirit stones, wow!"

"How domineering the Xie family is."

Many people whispered among themselves, quite unaware of the threat lurking in the middle-aged cultivator's tone.

"Who is this person?"

Li Xiangming asked curiously.

Seeing that Li Xiangming didn't recognize him, Shen Rufeng turned around and whispered, "Xie Yinglong from Yuyang Mountain, a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Yuyang Mountain?
Li Xiangming's expression changed. Unlike the desolate Pu County, Wei County, as a major cultivation county comparable to Hao County, was not lacking in Golden Core cultivators. The Xie family of Yuyang Mountain was a renowned Golden Core family in Wei County and even the entire Zhangning Prefecture, far surpassing the Li and Shen families.

"The Xie family is quite arrogant, but our Swallowing Elephant Island will not tolerate such behavior. 1500 spirit stones!"

Just then, a young cultivator who had not yet bid raised his voice.

"Luo Zong of Swallowing Elephant Island, a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, is a disciple of True Immortal Swallowing Elephant!"

Shen Rufeng whispered, a hint of apprehension flashing in his eyes. This Tunxiang Island was also a well-known Golden Core power in Wei County, and compared with other Golden Core powers, Tunxiang Island was especially not to be offended.

Because the Elephant-Swallowing Immortal is extremely petty, acts eccentrically, disregards etiquette and rules, and can even kill a three-year-old child. Offending such a person will make you unable to sleep peacefully.

Upon hearing the name of the Elephant-Swallowing Immortal, Li Xiangming's heart stirred. It was said that this person had once fought a day and a night with the Suspended Spirit Immortal of the White Dew Sect.

The outcome is unknown, but after that, Master Tunxiang never left Tunxiang Island, and Master Xuanling also went into seclusion for a hundred years.

Now, True Person Xuanling has made further progress and has advanced to the late stage of Golden Core. It is unknown whether True Person Tunxiang's cultivation has improved.

"Luo Zong, how many people are there on Swallowing Elephant Island? Your master has so many treasures, aren't they enough for you to share?"

Xie Yinglong was quite angry that his efforts had been interrupted.

"None of your business. My master is rich. Can't he just buy it and leave it?"

Luo Zong showed no mercy, his words carrying a sharp edge.

"Hmph, I'd like to see how much wealth your Elephant Swallowing Island has. I'll offer 1600 spirit stones."

Xie Yinglong, too lazy to pay any more attention to Luo Zong, instead called out a new price.

“Our Elephant Swallowing Island will produce 1700 spirit stones.”

Luo Zong said with a smile.

"1800 yuan!"

Xie Yinglong's gaze was stern; this price had reached Yuyang Mountain's bottom line.

"The Xie family is indeed wealthy; they're willing to spend 1800 yuan on a top-grade magic artifact. If you like it, you can take it."

Luo Zong waved his hand dismissively. His bidding was merely to annoy the Xie family. He didn't even have 1800 spirit stones on him. The reason he dared to bid was because he was certain that the Xie family wouldn't give up easily, since the Xie family had always been eyeing the Shen family's talismans.

Sure enough, Shen Rufeng's expression turned somewhat unpleasant when he heard that the Xie family had won the bid for "Broken Shadow".

"The elders used many secret methods, so they shouldn't have been able to reveal our family's runes."

Shen Ruqing offered words of comfort.

"It's hard to say! Although the Xie family's research on runes is not as long as our Shen family's, with the strong support of three Golden Core cultivators, their rune-making skills have developed rapidly, and they are no less advanced than us in low-end runes."

"Since Patriarch Shen has agreed to take it out, he must have his own reasons."

Li Xiangming interjected.

Upon hearing this, Shen Rufeng's expression softened slightly. He was confident in Shen Qiushui's abilities and believed that the Shen family was not so philanthropic.

Soon, the auction came to an end, and Yifeng Pavilion quieted down. Most of the cultivators were persuaded to leave, while only a small number of those who had won bids waited to hand over their items to the Luoyan Chamber of Commerce.

Li Xiangming was also arranged to obtain the "Illusion Moon Manual" in a secluded room, for which he paid 350 spirit stones.

Although he only bought this one item, including the Five Thunder Talisman, Li Xiangming spent 470 spirit stones on this trip to Xiaoganshan Market.

This pained him greatly. Seeing that he had less than 300 yuan left, Li Xiangming decided to go all in and pocket the money.

Although the Puyinshan Guild Hall was established by Li Xiangming in the name of the Li family, what is the current form of the guild hall?
It was merely Li Xiangming exchanging communication talismans with a few traveling merchants.

The Li family did not contribute anything and were not even aware of the existence of the Puyinshan Guild Hall. Li Xiangming essentially got something for nothing, pocketing 700 yuan in seating fees.

He had considered giving a portion of the money to Li Qianxiong in exchange for his family's support for his grand plans, but since he had almost spent it all, he decided to let it go.

Anyway, the Puyinshan Guild Hall is just a makeshift organization right now, and the animal trapping house is enough to provide shelter. Once it develops further, the family will naturally see its potential.

(End of this chapter)