I established the Eternal Immortal Clan by taming beasts.

"This place has scarce spiritual energy, is rarely visited by people, and is just close to the current teleportation limit of the Azure Profound Realm's spiritual divine abilities. This is it!"

Lin Che stood in the heart of a deep forest, examining a small, inconspicuous pool of water hidden by the dense canopy of trees.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, due to the lack of spiritual veins, neither spiritual herbs grow nor are there any traces of demonic beasts. Only the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the forest makes this place seem even more desolate.

He chose this place precisely so that the Azure Profound Realm Spirit could set up a spacetime beacon here.

The spacetime beacon itself has extremely strong spatial concealment characteristics. In addition, this place is barren, and almost no cultivators will set foot here, so the possibility of being discovered is minimized.

This place is located about 160 miles northeast of Burning Bone City, which is almost the farthest limit that the Azure Profound Realm Spirit can currently achieve for precise spatial teleportation from Shattered Star Lake.

With the current Qi Refining stage ability of the Azure Profound Realm Spirit, the effective range of its supernatural powers is approximately 600 li in radius.

Shattered Star Lake is 100 li from Chuyang City, Chuyang City is 200 li from Burning Bone Pass, and Burning Bone Pass is another 100 li from Burning Bone City. Roughly estimated, the straight-line distance between this place and Shattered Star Lake is about 560 li.

If an unavoidable upheaval occurs in the Chuyang City area, Lin Che can simply lead his family away.

"Let's begin, Xiao Xuan."

The Azure Profound Realm Spirit gently touched its emerald green, translucent head, which resembled a Qilin. Suddenly, a dazzling silver light shone in its originally clear eyes, as if countless tiny spatial runes were being created and flowing within them.

Supernatural Power - Space-Time Beacon, activated!

It raised its forelegs and gracefully and precisely traced lines in the air.

As it moved, a silver talisman composed of pure spatial energy, with an extremely complex and mysterious structure, was quickly inscribed.

This talisman was not fixed in place, but rather pulsated slightly like a living thing, emitting a spatial fluctuation that made one's heart tremble.

Finally, the silver talisman slowly sank, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, silently disappearing into the moist soil and rock layers at the bottom of the small pool.

The dazzling silver light gradually subsided, and the mysterious patterns on the talisman, like ink seeping into rice paper, slowly disappeared, completely merging with the spatial structure of this place, leaving no trace.

This was Lin Che's other core purpose in coming to Burning Bone City, besides the auction.

Caution is ingrained in his very being; in any situation, leaving himself a way out is always his top priority!

After setting up this hidden escape route, Lin Che once again arrived at the border city that was always shrouded in an atmosphere of tension and clamor—Burning Bone City.

As the front line against the demon race, this place is like a never-ending vortex, with countless dusty, blood-stained cultivators surging in and out like a tide.

For this reason, management was relatively lax, and Lin Che's disguise as a short, withered old man did not attract any extra attention.

The main streets of the city were still bustling with people and traffic.

With a few days to go before the auction at the beginning of the month, Lin Che arrived early in order to sell some items and raise enough spirit stones.

He knew very well that as a second-tier top-grade formation, the Small Rising Dragon Formation was definitely not cheap.

According to his understanding, because this formation is essentially a simplified version of the real "Rising Dragon Formation," the materials and structure are much simpler, so the effect is naturally greatly reduced.

Unlike the domineering Rising Dragon Formation, which can forcefully guide spiritual veins to break through the soil, the Small Rising Dragon Formation can only gently stimulate spiritual veins, allowing them to slowly reveal themselves.

If the goal is a second-tier spiritual vein, this process could take up to thirty years of painstaking effort.

For cultivators or families who have the time to wait, this is a cost-effective option.

Of course, for Lin Che, who possesses the system, as long as he successfully bids for it, it can transform into the complete version of the Rising Dragon Formation in the next moment!

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Over the next few days, Lin Che successfully disposed of some of his inventory through various chamber of commerce channels, raising enough spirit stones to participate in the auction.

Before they knew it, it was time for the monthly auction day of the Fengxing Merchant Guild.

Fengxing Auction House, located at the end of the most bustling street in Burning Bone City, is one of the city's landmark buildings.

On the day of the auction, the place was bustling with activity as always; this was definitely the liveliest time of the month for the Fengxing Chamber of Commerce.

From a distance, the auction house resembled a small palace, its glazed tiles shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight, and the faint glow of defensive formations shimmering among the carved beams and painted rafters, showcasing its extraordinary heritage and wealth.

This time, Lin Che once again chose to send several items for auction in exchange for the right to enter the private room.

However, this time it wasn't a magic weapon, but three bottles of high-quality second-tier pills.

This would be enough for him to get a private room on the second floor. Buying the Small Rising Dragon Formation downstairs would be too conspicuous. This way, he could avoid attracting attention and also get a list of auction items in advance.

Those who can ascend to the private rooms on the second floor are either wealthy or noble, either powerful figures from prestigious sects or families, or cultivators like Lin Che who have consigned high-value items for auction.

Ordinary independent cultivators, even those in the Foundation Establishment stage, can mostly only sit in the main hall on the first floor.

Despite its location on the border, Burning Bone City is a gathering place for all sorts of forces from the eastern part of the Southern Region.

All the Nascent Soul forces under the Fang family need to regularly send their disciples to Burning Bone Pass for rotation and defense.

Once a large-scale beast tide breaks out, all forces from top to bottom must send people to jointly resist it.

Therefore, it is not surprising to encounter cultivators from any sect here.

However, the highest combat power that appears at these monthly auctions usually stops at the Foundation Establishment stage.

After all, third-tier resources suitable for Golden Core cultivators are extremely rare. Even with the power of the Fengxing Chamber of Commerce, most of them would be reserved for the large-scale auction held once every three years.

This also lessened Lin Che's concerns about being targeted by Golden Core cultivators.

He was greeted by the familiar maid, Xiaodie, once again.

Upon entering the private room, Lin Che, posing as a kind and harmless old man well-versed in alchemy, sipped the served spiritual tea with a smile.

"Senior, this is the list of all the items for this auction. Please take a look. If there is anything that interests you, you can make your plans accordingly." Xiaodie respectfully presented a jade slip.

Lin Che responded with a gentle smile, his voice hoarse: "Thank you for your trouble, young lady."

He took the jade slip, immersed his consciousness into it, and began to browse it quickly.

In the first half of the auction, which targeted items from the Qi Refining period, few of them caught his eye.

However, in the Foundation Establishment stage spirit item section, there were two items, or rather two spirit beast eggs, that caught his attention.

Another purpose of his trip was to find suitable natal spirit beasts for Liu Qingxue and the other two.

His gaze locked onto the names of the two spirit beast eggs, and he immediately searched for the corresponding information in the vast memory of beast taming inheritance to assess whether their innate abilities matched those of the three people.

To be precise, this was chosen for two little girls.

As for Liu Yunzhou? With a mid-grade earth-attribute spiritual root, the readily available, thick-skinned, armored alligator turtles with both earth and water attributes in Shattered Star Lake would be quite suitable, so there's no need to bother searching for them.

Soon, the auction officially began.

Bidding echoed from the audience as items were sold one after another.

Lin Che remained calm and composed, making no move during the process.

He quietly used the system's detection function to confirm that the spiritual tea was safe. Then, like an old man enjoying tea, he drank one cup after another, appearing relaxed and at ease, completely out of place with the tense or excited bidders around him.

As time passed, the auction progressed to the second-tier mid-grade stage.

When the experienced auctioneer in the audience loudly announced the three words "Green Vine Deer," Lin Che slowly put down his teacup.

His divine sense was directed toward the exhibition stand below.

On the brocade beside the auctioneer lay a spirit beast egg with pale green spiral patterns on its shell, radiating spiritual energy.

Or perhaps it's a monster egg.

If it hatches naturally in the wild, it will become a wild and untamed monster.

Only when tamed by cultivators through secret contracts can a creature be called a spirit beast.

"Fellow Daoists, the next item for auction is the egg of a mid-grade second-tier spirit beast—the Green Vine Deer!" the auctioneer announced in a loud voice.

"Many fellow cultivators have likely heard of this beast. While its direct combat prowess may not be top-tier, it possesses an innate, wondrous ability that promotes the growth of spiritual plants, making it an ideal partner for plant growers! Starting bid: 400 low-grade spirit stones; each bid must increase by at least 20 low-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, the reaction from the unaffiliated cultivators below the stage was lukewarm.

Most of those present made a living by hunting demons and risking their lives. Even if they kept a spirit beast, they would choose one that was good at fighting.

Only a few spirit planters who had rented spirit fields in Burning Bone City had their eyes light up and joined the bidding.

Lin Che also valued the Green Vine Deer's ability to promote the growth of spiritual plants, which is why he decided to bid for it for Su Wanwan.

Unlike his previous extravagant and wealthy playboy style, this time, with a changed persona, he participated in the auction early on, but each time he strictly followed the minimum increment of twenty spirit stones, never being reckless, showing great patience.

"Seven hundred and sixty spirit stones! Congratulations to the fellow cultivator in private room number twelve on the second floor for successfully bidding on this incredibly promising Green Vine Deer Egg!"

In the end, Lin Che successfully acquired the spirit beast egg at this price.

The auction continued, finally reaching the grand finale: high-grade second-tier spiritual items.

"This next spirit beast is definitely a ferocious beast, perfectly suited for battle!"

When a blue, white-patterned black water snake egg was brought to the table, Lin Che raised his finger slightly, but then stopped.

This spirit beast egg with both water and ice attributes is indeed suitable for Liu Qingxue, who has an ice spirit root.

However, just as he was about to make an offer, a concern arose in his mind.

His future plan is to appoint Liu Qingxue as the commander of the family's guards, and her natal spirit beast will inevitably need to fight frequently, as its characteristics are too obvious.

I still need to buy the Small Rising Dragon Formation later. If I buy this egg as well, coupled with the beast-taming skills I demonstrated in Chuyang City, I will inevitably be contacted by people with ulterior motives.

Due to environmental factors, purebred ice-attribute monsters are rare in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, but a spirit beast with both water and ice attributes like the Xuan Shui Snake isn't too bad. You can always find one by visiting the various merchant guilds later.

After weighing the options, Lin Che stopped inputting the price quote and chose to wait for the Lesser Rising Dragon Formation to appear.