Cultivation begins in Qingfeng Market.

Upon hearing this, the eldest uncle's eyes lit up, and he quickly stood up: "Father's consideration is indeed thorough! I'll go right now!"

Just as he finished speaking and was about to turn around, his grandfather called him back.

"Where is it? Why aren't you taking it out?" Grandfather's eyes flashed like lightning.

The eldest uncle froze, a rare hint of awkwardness appearing on his face. Lin Zhao, Lin Xuan, and the others nearby felt strange but dared not ask any further questions.

"What are you dawdling for? Hurry up and get it out, then get on with your business!" Grandfather urged.

The eldest uncle then quickly took out two exquisite white jade pill bottles from his storage bag.

Using spiritual power, she carefully guided him to her grandfather's side, and then, as if granted a pardon, her figure transformed into a wisp of green smoke and vanished instantly outside the cave.

Grandfather picked up the two pill bottles and shook his head helplessly: "This fellow runs fast, but I'm not going to eat him."

Lin Xuan asked curiously, "Grandfather, what kind of elixir is this?" Grandfather chuckled, flicking his sleeve slightly.

Two gentle streams of spiritual energy each carried a separate bottle of pills, which slowly flew to Lin Zhao and Lin Xuan. "See for yourselves."

Lin Zhao uncorked the bottle with spirit wood, and an indescribable, refreshing medicinal fragrance instantly filled the air. Just a whiff of it made him feel his spiritual energy flow more smoothly.

Inside the bottle, there lay a single pill, about the size of a longan, pure white with natural cloud patterns on its surface.

At the same time, Lin Xuan's incredulous and surprised voice came from the side: "Marrow Cleansing Pill?!"

The Marrow Cleansing Pill is a rare and precious elixir specifically designed to cleanse the body of impurities and unblock the meridians.

Not only does it make the flow of spiritual energy smoother, indirectly increasing cultivation speed, but it also washes away the toxins and hidden dangers accumulated from long-term consumption of elixirs.

For Qi Refining stage cultivators with average aptitude or those who have abused pills, this is nothing short of a treasure for rebuilding their foundation!

Lin Xuan's initial decision to join the perilous Flowing Cloud Chamber of Commerce stemmed from his impulsive use of a pill to force a breakthrough when he was at the third level of Qi Refining.

This led to an unstable foundation, which greatly reduced his cultivation speed. That's when he gave up and tried to gamble on the future.

During her time at the Chamber of Commerce, she had inquired about this elixir from various sources, but unfortunately, the Marrow Cleansing Pill was not only very expensive,

Moreover, they would be snatched up by various forces the moment they appeared, and she would never have the chance to see them.

At this moment, the long-awaited elixir is right in front of her, and its purpose is self-evident. It can completely make up for the bad consequences of her impulsive consumption of the elixir!

Given Lin Xuan's understanding of the value of the Marrow Cleansing Pill, her father probably began searching for it by all means as soon as her foundation became unstable after taking the pill.

Thinking of how she had secretly resented her father's taciturn nature and felt that he didn't care about her enough, Lin Xuan burst into tears, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

Seeing this, the grandfather sighed softly, "Your father is just too concerned about saving face. If he had explained things to you earlier, things wouldn't have come to this."

He suddenly turned to Zhao Ziming, who was still somewhat bewildered, and said, "Kid, if you have children in the future, remember not to follow his example."

Zhao Ziming looked bewildered: "Oh?... Ah!"

The grandfather then looked at Lin Zhao: "This bottle is yours. Your uncle sometimes doesn't think things through. Now that you've found a way to buy Marrow Cleansing Pills, why don't you prepare a few more?"

"Stubborn fool! He managed to get four in total this time; the remaining two have been stored in the family treasury for unforeseen circumstances."

Lin Zhao immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "Grandson thanks grandfather and uncle!"

"As for you, Zhao Ziming," Grandfather turned his gaze back, "we'll talk about it when you break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

He paused, a hint of a smile playing on his lips, "As for your relationship with Xuan'er, I will not interfere."

However, whether her father and she agree or not is none of my business.

Lin Xuan finally snapped out of her excitement. Upon hearing this, her face flushed red with embarrassment and anger. "Grandpa! What nonsense are you talking about! What could possibly happen between him and me!"

Zhao Ziming realized what was happening and immediately knelt down, his voice trembling slightly: "Ziming thanks Grandfather!"

Lin Xuan was so ashamed she wanted to disappear. She gently kicked him and whispered, "Get up!"

The grandfather watched the young people playing around with a smile, and the cave was filled with a rare relaxed atmosphere.

After a while, everyone calmed down again. "Alright, you young people can handle your own affairs. This old man won't interfere."

Grandfather waved his hand, his expression turning serious again. "Now, open all the storage bags we brought back this time."

Taking stock of the gains is crucial to the family's evaluation of Lin Xuan's actions.

This is also the underlying reason why Lin Tianze shamelessly accepted all of Xiao Wen's spoils of war.

However, the three juniors obviously didn't expect that much. With anticipation and excitement, they poured out the items from their storage bags one by one.

In an instant, all sorts of spiritual light and precious energy filled the cave, and low exclamations of surprise could be heard continuously.

Spirit stones were piled up like small mountains, talismans were stacked in rows, and all kinds of materials and jade slips were displayed in abundance. There were nearly a hundred magical artifacts alone.

Unfortunately, there are few high-grade magic artifacts; most are low- to mid-grade.

An hour later, all the items were sorted and categorized, forming a sizable "treasure mountain" in the center of the group.

Grandfather asked with a smile, "Well? What's a rough estimate of its value?"

As the leader, Lin Xuan reported without hesitation: "Grandfather, the resources that are easy to sell and can be directly exchanged for spirit stones are worth about three thousand low-grade spirit stones."

In addition, there are some special resources that require waiting for the right opportunity or cannot be sold directly, valued at approximately one thousand spirit stones.

Based on my experience at the Flowing Cloud Merchant Guild, these items need to be sold at a discount, so the total value of this batch of goods will be around three thousand five hundred spirit stones!

Lin Xuan sighed inwardly and added, "Uncle Xiao is so kind. He not only returned all the supplies I seized from the Seventh Team intact, but also..."

Even the parts that later scatter from the fifth team and were intercepted by him were included.

More importantly, he didn't take a single penny of what he gained from single-handedly killing those four Qi Refining Level 8 cultivators; it was all inside.

Upon hearing this, the grandfather's expression turned serious, and he solemnly said, "It is precisely because he possesses such a sincere heart and upright character..."

Only by borrowing Zhao'er's [Gengjin Sword Qi Talisman] can one glimpse the way of the sword and step into the gate of sword cultivation in one fell swoop.

The way of the sword is difficult; many people spend their entire lives without ever entering it. It is the goal you should strive to achieve.

Lin Xuan and Lin Zhao both nodded in deep agreement. The cave fell silent for a moment, with only the spiritual light emanating from the treasures illuminating the thoughtful faces of the group.

"Alright, we'll talk about these things later." Grandfather waved his sleeve.

His gaze swept gently over the three juniors. "Choose a few items from these spoils each. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Zhao Ziming looked up in confusion: "Didn't we say that we needed to have the family verify Xuan-jie's contributions first?"

The grandfather stroked his beard and chuckled, a jade slip in his palm gleaming with a warm white light: "Silly child, am I not the one in charge of this matter?"

I have already recorded this on the jade slip used for recording; the remaining items are for my disposal.