I planted the spiritual roots for my people, and they bestowed upon me a body inscribed with incense

1,500 spirit stones is a considerable sum anywhere, and besides, the medicinal properties of this Jade Scale Fruit have been significantly reduced. It would be difficult for the Bai family cultivators to explain themselves if they bought it back.

Seeing that no one was bidding against him, Xu Qingfeng leisurely put the Jade Scale Fruit into his pocket.

As for the other Foundation Establishment cultivators, none of them competed with Xu Qingfeng, and they were even relieved to see him put the Jade Scale Fruit into his possession.

With the Jade Scale Fruit auction concluded, the final item was brought to the stage. As soon as it appeared, the auras of the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the top floor of the auction house emanated from it.

However, unbeknownst to everyone, there was another aura firmly locking onto the auction item. If anyone dared to snatch it, they would be immediately attacked.

The auctioneer on the stage carefully picked up the item and slowly addressed the crowd:

"Seniors and fellow Daoists, the next item is the last item in this auction. I'm sure you've all been waiting for this item for quite some time."

"This item is a second-tier spirit pearl. As you all know, its effects are equivalent to finding a place to gather spiritual energy for the family for free. Moreover, the spiritual energy gathered by this spirit pearl is even more refined."

Seeing that everyone's interest had been piqued, the female cultivator said no more, and quietly waited after setting the starting price of eight hundred spirit stones.

"One thousand spirit stones." As soon as the female cultivator finished speaking, a voice resounded throughout the entire auction hall, carrying the imposing aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

However, it had no deterrent effect whatsoever, and its offer was immediately suppressed by the other Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The price quickly rose to two thousand spirit stones, at which point some cultivators finally stopped bidding. However, at that moment, another voice rang out.

"Two thousand one hundred spirit stones." Li Yuan recognized the voice; it was none other than Ouyang Suiguan, the envoy from the Demon Suppression Hall. To everyone's surprise, Ouyang Suiguan had also broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

It seems that when the Ouyang family handed over this Soul Blood Secret Realm to the Medicine Sect, many cultivators from the Three Kingdoms benefited greatly from it.

As Ouyang Suiguan entered the arena, the bidding gradually subsided, but there were still people bidding against him.

The person competing with Ouyang Suiguan was dressed in black robes. Although he acted in secrecy, he showed no fear. This time, Ouyang Suiguan had no choice but to talk to him, trying to persuade him to give up the auction of the spirit pearl.

However, the black-robed cultivator was not intimidated by Ouyang Suiguan's royal status and immediately quoted a high price of two thousand two hundred spirit stones.

The two quickly pushed the price up to three thousand spirit stones. Ouyang Suiguan, being a newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivator, had already used up most of his spirit stones during his Foundation Establishment process, and naturally lost the battle for the spirit pearl.

As if he had made thorough preparations, Ouyang Suiguan left the auction early, accompanied by Xu Qingfeng.

As Xu Qingfeng left, he glanced at Li Yuan and Luo Tong in the corner. It must have been Luo Tong's desire to buy the Jade Scale Fruit that caught Xu Qingfeng's attention.

Seeing that all the cultivators were leaving, Luo Tong and Li Yuan led their respective disciples out of the auction. Since they hadn't bought anything today, Luo Tong wasn't worried about being robbed.

Not long after the two left Qingyang Market, a group followed Li Yuan and Luo Tong without any warning.

It wasn't until they were more than ten miles outside the market that Li Yuan, relying on his powerful divine sense, finally realized something was wrong. Seeing Li Yuan's abnormality, Luo Tong immediately stopped.

"After Li Yuan stopped, he didn't delay. He turned around and threw two fireballs and two wooden spikes at the bushes behind him."

Immediately, a familiar voice came from the haystack that had been hit behind them.

"Hahaha, Fellow Daoist Li, I didn't expect your divine sense to be so strong that you were able to detect me." At this moment, Zhang Fan, who was following behind Li Yuan, slowly revealed his figure. Then, three cultivators appeared, one of whom had reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. He was Zhang Fan's uncle, Zhang Xiangbing.

As for the other two, they were young cultivators from the Zhang family, both of whom had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining.

Seeing this, Li Yuan's serious expression lessened slightly, but he wouldn't say anything openly. He then slowly looked at Zhang Fan.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, you've brought your Zhang family cultivators with you. Could it be that your Zhang family is destined for greatness?"

Zhang Fan glanced at Li Yuan.

"So what if you're cultivators who have undergone tribulation? If I kill you, who will know it was done by the Zhang family?"

After saying that, Zhang Xiangbing strode up behind the four men, blocking their escape route. Luo Tong looked at Li Yuan and quipped in response.

"Brother Li, you really have a lot of enemies." After saying that, he shielded his nephew behind him.

Li Shouqian was also present this time, and to be on the safe side, Li Yuan released the white snake directly.

"As soon as it appeared, its body instantly grew larger, and it looked at the two members of the Zhang family with a cold gaze. Zhang Fan was not flustered at all."

"Manager Wang, if you want to wait for both sides to be injured, then I, Zhang Fan, am not playing with you anymore."

As soon as Zhang Fan finished speaking, four more people rushed out from behind him. All four were at the late stage of Qi Refining, and the one leading them was none other than the steward, Wang Quan.

Li Yuan's expression turned solemn. He had already guessed that Wang Quan might have designs on him, but he hadn't expected that he would actually cooperate with the Zhang family.

The moment Wang Quan appeared, the balance on the field was instantly broken. Seeing the two sides surrounding him, Li Yuan finally realized that something was wrong and immediately pushed Li Shouqian to Luo Tong.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, it seems you'll have to protect my child this time."

After saying that, Li Yuan glanced at the white snake, and the white snake instantly appeared beside Li Yuan.

"The man and the snake stared at the crowd that was closing in."

Upon seeing this, Luo Tong glanced at Li Yuan.

"Brother Li, you don't really think they'll let me go, do you?" After saying that, he glanced at the group of people surrounding him.

This is a matter of life and death. If we escape, we will surely wipe out your entire lineage. You'd better think it over carefully.

Upon hearing this, Wang Quan glanced at him.

"Fellow Daoist, your tone is so arrogant, yet your name is pitifully insignificant."

Before Wang Quan could finish speaking, a flying sword shot towards him at such a speed that he had no time to react.

However, Wang Quan was indeed quite wealthy. The moment the flying sword struck Wang Quan, the jade pendant at his waist lit up instantly, followed by the sound of shattering glass. The jade pendant at his waist instantly broke into two pieces.

Upon hearing this, Wang Quan immediately retreated ten meters away, looking at Luo Tong with terrified eyes.

"Sword...sword cultivator?" My lord, you are a Foundation Establishment sword cultivator. Having said that, he immediately knelt before Luo Tong and loudly proclaimed:

"I am Wang Quan, a member of the Wang family of Suxia Valley in the southwest. I pay my respects to the sword cultivator." If you spare my life, I will certainly visit you with generous gifts on another day.

Luo Tong hesitated for a moment, then continued to control his flying sword to slash at the other four people. Soon, all four people brought by Wang Quan were killed, leaving only Wang Quan kneeling.

As for the Zhang family members, they all looked terrified.

"The four men, like Wang Quan, knelt down in terror and begged for mercy."

Luo Tong glanced at the group and then struck first, killing the three members of the Zhang family, leaving only Zhang Fan, who had just spoken, alive.