I'm determined to become an immortal!

Three days later

Feng Lingzi led He Sheng out of Yuanxia Immortal City and headed east.

The meeting of the Nanshan Society will be held at Suihan Mountain, 800 miles east of Yuanxia Immortal City. He Sheng had previously learned of the location from Feng Lingzi and had also inquired about it privately.

It turns out that Mount Suihan was quite famous in its early years, probably because there was a second-order spiritual vein there.

More than a hundred years ago, four cultivators occupied this place together and were known as the "Four Friends of Winter".

These four individuals possessed considerable cultivation levels, with the eldest being a pseudo-core cultivator. They were once considered a formidable force within a thousand miles.

Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long. Later, for some unknown reason, the Four Friends of Winter offended a disciple of a major immortal sect.

Although the opponent was only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, he stormed up Mount Suihan and slaughtered all four people in one night.

Afterwards, they not only ransacked the mountain, but also ruthlessly extracted and refined the entire second-tier spiritual vein, leaving only a desolate mountain devoid of spiritual energy.

The two entered the territory of Suihan Mountain and found that the mountain was steep, with strange rocks and very little spiritual energy.

Feng Lingzi led He Sheng through the mountains for a while. When they entered what seemed to be a dead end in the mountain's interior, He Sheng discovered that there was an ingenious concealment array there.

"Fellow Daoist, please retrieve the token I gave you earlier," Feng Lingzi whispered a reminder.

He Sheng took out the token as instructed and infused it with his magic power.

In an instant, the jagged rocks in front of them seemed to melt away like flowing water, revealing a hidden portal.

After the concealing magic array disappeared, a hidden world was revealed inside the mountain.

Inside was a huge underground lotus pond, with crystal-clear water and giant lotus platforms floating on the surface.

Some of these lotus platforms have been occupied, while others remain empty. Amidst the interplay of spiritual light, they faintly exude an air of celestial aura.

"Let's go."

Feng Lingzi led He Sheng inside.

"The third brother is here."

As soon as Feng Lingzi entered, the person sitting cross-legged on the largest lotus platform in the very center of the lotus pond greeted him.

He Sheng looked up and saw that the man had a withered face, wore a half-bronze mask, revealing only half of his shriveled lips and jaw, and had a hoarse and unpleasant voice.

Feng Lingzi transmitted his information to He Sheng:

"Fellow Daoist, this is the leader of my Nanshan Society, known as 'Old Man Tianfu'."

After speaking, Feng Lingzi led He Sheng forward to pay his respects.

After introducing He Sheng to Elder Tianfu, the man nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"The third brother has found another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator for my Nanshan Society. I observe that fellow Daoist has a full spirit and abundant magical power, so he must be extraordinary."

Although he's a new member, he's already qualified for sixth place. What do you all think?

Everyone in the room nodded in agreement.

He Sheng was not surprised by the old man Tianfu's arrangement.

Despite Feng Lingzi's boasting, late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators are not as common as cabbages, especially independent cultivators.

When he arrived, he found that there were only four late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators in the area, making a total of six including himself and Feng Lingzi.

The rankings are based on strength, and with He Shengxin joining the club, placing him in sixth place is quite appropriate.

The remaining people in the arena were all mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators.

There are eleven people in total right now, which doesn't seem like many.

But to be honest, this is already a rather powerful force, enough to at least overturn the Silver Sand River.

Under Feng Lingzi's guidance, He Sheng sat down on the lotus platform representing the sixth seat.

The rally did not begin immediately; it seemed they were waiting for someone.

"Fellow Daoist Xiang, I am Liu Xuanyi, and I greet you."

A voice suddenly came from the lotus platform to the left.

He Sheng turned his head and saw a pot-bellied, rather cheerful-looking cultivator sitting on the lotus platform to his left.

This person was none other than Liu Xuanyi, who sat in the fifth seat and also had the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

After He Sheng greeted him, Liu Xuanyi began to talk incessantly.

He first introduced himself as a cooperative alchemist of the Sitong Chamber of Commerce, saying that he could not only refine some common second-tier pills on the market, but also several unique pills, such as the "Many Children, Many Blessings Pill," and vigorously promoted it to He Sheng.

"Fellow Daoist Xiang is clearly an outstanding person, but one cannot be a lone wolf in the cultivation world. One must always have a backup plan, right?"

This "Fertility Pill" is a wonderful thing; it's a cure for the stubborn problem of cultivators having difficulty conceiving...

According to common knowledge in the cultivation world, the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the more difficult it is for them to have offspring.

He Sheng thanked the other party for their kindness, saying that he was currently alone and did not need the item at the moment.

Liu Xuan didn't press the matter, but instead started promoting other things, even asking He Sheng what he was good at and if he had any materials he needed to sell, suggesting that if He Sheng wanted to get a good price, he could contact him.

This man was incredibly talkative, chattering on and on, making He Sheng's head spin. However, since he was new to the place, He Sheng couldn't very well turn him away with a cold face.

Fortunately, Feng Lingzi was reliable enough, and upon seeing this, he transmitted his voice:

"Don't listen to Fatty Liu's nonsense. He's just a first-grade high-level alchemist. He can't even refine a foundation-building pill. He can only make a living by holding the title of cooperative alchemist."

This guy's connections are really ruthless; he'll do anything for resources. Everyone secretly suspects he's connected to those big independent cultivator groups in Xia and Jing prefectures.

He Sheng initially thought Liu Xuanyi was too noisy and unreliable, but after hearing Feng Lingzi's introduction, he was intrigued.

Having unconventional methods is great; he wouldn't dare to seek out someone with unconventional methods.

He Sheng responded to Feng Lingzi with a few words of thanks, and then exchanged a few pleasantries with Liu Xuanyi. They didn't discuss anything in depth, but he did remember the location of Liu Xuanyi's cave.

He was planning to find a suitable opportunity to test Fatty Liu and see if he had the ability to take over the goods from the Xiajiang branch.

As noon approached, another person finally arrived late.

A figure flashed at the cave entrance, and a young cultivator named Li Lin stepped inside. He was sharp and piercing, exuding a fierce aura.

As soon as this guy walked in, one of the members who had been waiting for ages immediately complained:

"Fellow Daoist Li is truly a very busy person, always arriving right on time for every gathering."

Upon hearing this, Li Lin immediately responded with a cold snort, ready to retort angrily, but then the old man Tianfu spoke up.

The old man's voice was hoarse as he announced that Li Lin had been demoted to the seventh position. The reason was one that Li Lin could hardly refute: Feng Lingzi had recruited another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator into the association.

"Where did this late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator come from?"

Li Lin glanced at He Sheng, a scrutinizing glint in his eyes, but said nothing, and landed directly on the lotus platform representing the seventh seat.

With Li Lin's arrival, all the participants of the Nanshan Association's gathering were now present.

The old man Tianfu didn't bother with any formalities. With a wave of his hand, a dozen jade slips flew out, heading straight for the cultivators on the various lotus platforms.

He Sheng took the jade slip and scanned it with his divine sense, only to find that it contained a list of items.

He immediately spotted the "Golden Core" and a spiritual item called "Golden Jade Branch," realizing that these were the precious items to be auctioned at the Yuanxia Auction next year.

To his surprise, the top-ranked item on the list of precious auction items was not a Golden Core or a Golden Core spiritual object, but a fourth-grade cultivation technique called "Zhu Yan Yuan Xing Gong," which was marked as "incomplete."

"A mere incomplete fourth-grade cultivation technique, yet its value surpasses that of a Core Formation spiritual item and a Golden Core cultivator?!"