I'm determined to become an immortal!

"This is... the Profound Blazing Ice Flame Seed?"

Upon seeing what Li Lin had taken out, some knowledgeable rogue cultivators immediately exclaimed in surprise.

Although this Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed is only a second-tier spiritual object, after being absorbed by a cultivator, it can gradually cultivate into Xuanzhuo Ice Flame, which is a third-tier cold flame with extremely strong power!

Although this item was not among the items Liu Xuanyi specified for exchange, its extremely high potential for growth meant that, in the minds of independent cultivators, its value far surpassed that of the Enlightenment Fruit.

"I'm determined to have this Enlightenment Fruit!"

Li Lin crossed his arms in front of his chest, looking determined to win.

Liu Xuanyi's eyes lit up, and he said:

"This thing is mine..."

"Wait a minute!"

Just then, He Sheng shouted loudly.

Then he took out two items. One was a spiritual object made from the reverse scale of the Black Jade Blood Python. This object had an extremely powerful spiritual pressure, approaching that of a third-tier treasure material. Once it was put into the treasure light basin, the treasure light it emitted was no less than that of the Enlightenment Fruit.

Since Liu Xuanyi demanded two rare second-grade high-quality spiritual materials, He Sheng also took out a spiritual material made from the venomous fangs of a black jade blood python. Its spiritual pressure was equally astonishing, only slightly inferior to the spiritual material made from Ni Lin.

"Fellow Daoist Liu, these two items are what you specifically requested in exchange, and both carry a distinctly primal aura. Would you mind exchanging the Enlightenment Fruit for me?"

He Sheng got straight to the point.

Liu Xuan hesitated. According to the rules, he should indeed exchange this item for He Sheng, since he had initially defined the scope of the exchange.

Although what Li Lin offered was good, it was not within the scope of the exchange he had designated.

However, he couldn't bear to part with his wealth. He was in the business of reselling, and if he exchanged the Enlightenment Fruit for the Profound Blazing Ice Flame Seed, he estimated that he could earn tens of thousands of spirit stones directly.

Li Lin, who was standing to the side, thought that he had the Xuanzhuo Ice Flame Seed in the bag, but He Sheng suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He was both surprised and angry and glared at He Sheng.

Seeing that Liu Xuanyi hesitated, he quickly sent a telepathic message to Liu Xuanyi, preparing to raise the price privately.

Before he could even speak, He Sheng decisively addressed the old man with the Heavenly Talisman:

"My Lord, now that I have presented what Fellow Daoist Liu requested, which meets the exchange requirements, may I exercise my priority exchange right and directly obtain the Enlightenment Fruit?"

"Can!"

With a single word, the old man Tianfu made his decision. Without waiting for Liu Xuan's response, he seized the Tongwu Fruit and handed it over to He Sheng.

This scene completely stunned Liu Xuan.

"Sir, the leader of the meeting..."

Li Lin became anxious, his eyes practically spitting fire.

But before he could finish speaking, the old man Tianfu said calmly:

"Gentlemen, do not forget the original intention of my leading this exchange meeting."

As the leader of the association, Elder Tianfu organizes welfare activities to enhance cohesion, not to encourage people to buy low and sell high in a real transaction.

After speaking, Old Man Tianfu looked at He Sheng again and said:

"Fellow Daoist Xiang, I look forward to the exchange you will bring out later."

This can be seen as a small warning to He Sheng, telling him not to just take advantage of others, but to stand up for himself later.

He Sheng, well aware of the principle of securing his gains, swallowed the Tongwu Fruit in front of everyone, just like Zhu Bajie swallowing the ginseng fruit. After consuming it, he felt no effect whatsoever, and simply bowed respectfully, saying:

"I will not let the head of the association down."

Liu Xuan sighed, helplessly putting away the two magical beast materials that He Sheng had taken out. He gave He Sheng a resentful look but didn't say anything more.

Li Lin, who witnessed He Sheng swallow the Enlightenment Fruit directly, looked like he was about to burst.

"These rogue cultivators are truly wasting a precious resource!"

They stole my spiritual treasures and blocked my path.

Damn it! They all deserve to die!

Li Lin was burning with rage when a cold glint flashed in his eyes, revealing his undisguised desire to kill.

Even from a distance, He Sheng sensed a hint of killing intent and couldn't help but turn around to glance at the young man.

The two locked eyes, the tension palpable.

He Sheng didn't care about this person's background. At worst, he would fight him later. Even if he couldn't win, with Wei Lan Water Escape, wouldn't he be able to escape?

He still didn't believe that the Nanshan Society was full of hidden talents and that another monster like Ye Shaozhen could emerge.

Everyone around noticed that something was wrong and turned their attention to the two of them.

"Li Lin, that's enough."

Zhang Tuo spoke up.

Li Lin ultimately dared not commit murder in public. He snorted coldly and reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

He Sheng naturally withdrew his gaze and then took out his exchange items.

What he took out was quite simple: another sharp tentacle of the centipede. He also marked out a range for exchanging spiritual materials, all of which were auxiliary materials he would use to refine a prototype magic weapon, with the Cold Soul Mystic Crystal as the main material.

In the end, a cultivator took out a fist-sized piece of silver stone and a finger-length three-hundred-year-old greenwood root, exchanging them for the sharp tentacles.

Both sides were quite satisfied with this exchange.

Next came a group of mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators. These guys clearly only wanted to take advantage of others and didn't want to be taken advantage of, so the items they brought out were all inferior.

Li Lin, in particular, was angry because He Sheng had taken away his Tongwu Fruit. Despite being in the seventh seat, he took out a spiritual material worth exactly five thousand spirit stones, just below the minimum standard, as if to vent his dissatisfaction.

Having already reaped a great reward, He Sheng paid no attention to these people's actions. There's no such thing as getting all the benefits in this world, and he didn't think that Old Man Tianfu was doing charity.

He just wanted to get back to Yuanxia Immortal City as soon as possible, and try out how much his comprehension had improved and how much general cultivation time he could squeeze out in the cave he had just rented yesterday.

After an unknown amount of time, the exchange process finally ended. Just as He Sheng was about to leave, Old Man Tianfu suddenly spoke up.

"Unless there are major changes, this gathering of high-ranking officials should be the last one before the auction begins."

I'm planning to double the amount of this mutual aid fund. Who agrees? Who disagrees?

He Sheng then remembered that Feng Lingzi had mentioned something about mutual aid funds before.

This mutual aid fund is equivalent to an alternative membership fee levied by the Nanshan Association. It is collected after each meeting, depending on the level and size of the gathering.

At the highest level of cultivation gatherings, cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage need to pay 1,500 mutual aid funds, while cultivators in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage need to pay 800 mutual aid funds.

This is the initial quota.

If you fail to exchange with another cultivator during the exchange session, the mutual aid fee you pay will be doubled.

Take Feng Lingzi for example. He was originally supposed to pay 1,500 low-grade spirit stones as a mutual aid fund, but because no one wanted the agarwood he offered, the amount he was supposed to pay was increased to 3,000 spirit stones.

If the mutual aid fee is doubled as Elder Tianfu suggested, Feng Lingzi will have to take out six thousand low-grade spirit stones in one go.

However, He Sheng found that Feng Lingzi was not angry at all. Instead, he was the first to stand up and respond, and directly took out sixty mid-grade spirit stones and handed them to the old man Tianfu.

The reason for this is related to the rules governing the use of mutual aid funds.

Simply put, this mutual aid fund is calculated based on the amount each cultivator contributes. For example, contributing 6,000 low-grade spirit stones will earn you 6,000 contribution points.

When the auction begins, the person with the highest contribution value will be able to use mutual aid funds to bid on pre-selected items if they lack sufficient resources.

However, it's not entirely free, because the old man Tianfu has set a rule that once you choose to use the mutual aid fund, you can no longer use your own resources to increase the price.

For example, Zhang Tuo, who pre-selected to form the Golden Core stage, clearly had 300,000 spirit stones, but in order to get 100,000 mutual aid funds for free, he chose to use the mutual aid funds when the bid reached 200,000.

So if an opponent bids more than 300,000 spirit stones, he will have no choice but to give up.

Moreover, not only did the Golden Core disappear, but once the Mutual Aid Fund was used, regardless of whether it was actually used or not, the contribution value would be reset to zero!

He Sheng felt that the rules of the mutual aid fund were quite reasonable. In addition, after experiencing the Tongwu Fruit incident, he felt that the old man Tianfu was a fair and just person, so he readily paid three thousand low-grade spirit stones as mutual aid funds.

After everyone had paid their mutual aid contributions, Elder Tianfu read out the mutual aid account in public.

"Currently, the mutual aid fund totals 174,900 spirit stones."

The person who contributed the most was Feng Lingzi, with a contribution value of 16,500.

Zhang Tuo made the second largest contribution, with a contribution value of 13,500.

..."

With the mutual aid fund accounts read out, this high-level gathering of the Nanshan Association finally came to an end.

As the big winner, Feng Lingzi showed no intention of leaving immediately; it seemed he wanted to stay and thank Old Man Tianfu separately.

For this reason, Feng Lingzi also sent a private message to He Sheng to apologize, saying that he could not return to Yuanxia Immortal City together, and promised to help He Sheng get a fortune-telling talisman, which he would then personally deliver to He Sheng's residence.

After bidding farewell, He Sheng released a Cold Moon Arc Sword that he had previously forged, which transformed into a streak of light blue and floated away in the distance.

He is currently a rogue cultivator named Xiang Yue, so he naturally cannot easily reveal his water escape technique.

Therefore, his sword-wielding speed was almost the same as that of an ordinary late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

After traveling only two or three hundred miles, He Shengyuan's expanded divine sense detected something amiss; two people were following closely behind.

"Are they being watched? That's interesting."

In the blink of an eye, He Sheng suddenly accelerated, flying towards the distant horizon.