79: Qian's business

As the last Auction item was sold, the entire Auction drew to a close.

Roughly estimated, the final transaction amount of the Auction was around 180,000 Spirit Stones, which is definitely not low for an Auction held by a Foundation Establishment Family. It's worth noting that the Lin Family had held Auctions before, but neither the quality of the treasures nor the scale and enthusiasm of the Loose Cultivators and other Cultivators participating could compare to this one.

In the past, the highest transaction volume was only 60,000 to 70,000, and each successive Auction was worse than the last, which is why the Lin Family rarely held Auctions later on.

This Auction significantly boosted the Lin Family's morale and restored their confidence.

Lin Shiming inexplicably thought of a previous strategy for retaining guests and immediately sent a message to Seventh Grand Uncle.

The latter, upon hearing it, nodded and replied 'Good' without much thought.

So, he sent a message to Thirtieth Uncle, asking him to announce a new policy.

The latter was immediately astonished and quickly looked at Clan Leader and Lin Houyuan, only to find that both of them subtly nodded.

He then took a deep breath, his plump face showing a mix of excitement and madness; this time, the Family would definitely steal the show:

"Fellow Daoists and Seniors, our Lin Family is announcing a piece of news here: anyone who purchased items worth over 1,000 Spirit Stones at this Auction will receive a 100 Spirit Stone discount at the next Auction. For purchases over 10,000 Spirit Stones, there will be a 500 Spirit Stone discount!"

As Lin Houyuan's words came out, all the Loose Cultivators, especially those Foundation Establishment Families, were instantly shocked.

The Lin Family's boldness this time was simply too great.

If calculated, the Lin Family would lose at least nearly 10,000 Spirit Stones in advance for the next Auction.

But at the same time, it was foreseeable how crazy those Loose Cultivators with tight Spirit Stone budgets would be for the Lin Family's Auction.

Regardless of whether they were Loose Cultivators or Qi Cultivation Families, everyone on the scene began to praise the Lin Family endlessly. Of course, they might not have truly thought so internally, but this time, the Lin Family's fame and prestige definitely far surpassed before, and the promotional efforts of Xing County Market also absolutely met the Lin Family's expectations.

That was enough.

The Auction finally concluded, and the three stages of this Foundation Establishment Grand Assembly could be considered perfectly finished.

All the Elders of the Lin Family let out a huge sigh of relief, and even Lin Xianzhi and Lin Houyuan's brows relaxed somewhat.

The Elders of the Lin Family also successively saw off the Cultivators from the various Foundation Establishment Families. Lin Shiming followed behind, and under the introduction of his Elders, he met many Cultivators from various Families.

The last to leave was Xie An, the Qingxuan Sect's deacon, and also Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming's Senior Brother.

After some pleasantries, he also departed, riding his Flying Sword.

However, as the Foundation Establishment Families were being seen off, the Qian Family remained behind, directly sending a message to the Lin Family, expressing interest in the monkey wine business.

The Qian Family's representative was Qian Bosheng, an old man in the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

At this, a bad premonition arose in the hearts of the Lin Family's Elders.

Everyone's gaze turned to Lin Xianzhi. He shook his head and then spoke:

"Houyuan, Yu Zheng, Shiming, come with me to meet them!"

Lin Shiming followed Seventh Grand Uncle to a room, his mind filled with many thoughts. According to the Auction of the third-tier Magical Artifact, the Qian Family had no suspicions at all.

Otherwise, they would have directly bid for the Magical Artifact at the Auction to use as physical evidence.

If the Lin Family didn't want to blow things up, they would at least have to suffer a hidden loss.

But now, the Qian Family discussing the monkey wine business seemed a bit like trying to cover up something. One must know that the Lin Family's monkey wine business was backed by Zi Xuan Sanren.

The door opened, and the Qian Family Cultivators waiting inside stood up, greeting the Lin Family members.

Only three people came from the Qian Family: two Foundation Establishment Cultivators and one Qi Cultivation Elder from the Qian Family.

The three of them looked at Lin Shiming with very strange eyes, clearly somewhat confused as to why a young man in his early twenties would be joining them.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Lin doesn't take our Qian Family's business seriously!" Qian Bosheng shook his head, looking disappointed.

The implication was that he feared Lin Shiming would leak information.

Upon hearing this, the Lin Family members felt that the situation was becoming increasingly complex.

Lin Shiming also couldn't understand the Qian Family's actions.

"The Qian Family is a rising Family even in Yunzhou, so the Lin Family naturally wouldn't dare not take it seriously!" As he spoke, Lin Xianzhi began to form hand seals. Several spiritual incantations were cast, and a highly confidential Formation that isolated Divine Sense rose around them.

With the spirit-isolating Formation in place, the Lin Family found seats and sat down, also inviting the Qian Family members to sit.

Lin Shiming, as the Cultivator with the lowest seniority, proactively stepped forward and poured spirit tea for each of the Qian Family Cultivators.

Inside the room, surprisingly, no one spoke.

The two Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators just stared at each other.

Clearly, both wanted to react to the other's moves.

Lin Shiming didn't believe the Qian Family was there to discuss monkey wine business, and the Qian Family didn't believe the Lin Family was unaware of their true purpose for this visit.

After the clear sound of pouring tea finished, Lin Xianzhi waved a hand in a gesture of invitation, both inviting them to drink tea and to speak first.

Qian Bosheng finally couldn't sit still and spoke:

"The Lin Family truly has great capabilities; the vast Huang Family even perished at your hands!"

Qian Bosheng's words clearly had a hidden meaning, and his intention was obvious: he had already made the Huang Family remnants confess.

"Our Lin Family has always believed in harmony bringing wealth. The Huang Family was merely taken over by the Li Family." Lin Xianzhi continued to avoid discussing the Huang Family, still watching the Lin Family.

Qian Bosheng took a light sip of tea and did not reply. Instead, another Foundation Establishment Cultivator behind him spoke:

"Senior Lin, according to what our Qian Family knows, the Huang Family also left behind a Purple Mansion treasure trove. Senior should not want that treasure trove to fall into the hands of the Li Family, right!"

"Oh, a Foundation Establishment Family like the Huang Family has a Purple Mansion treasure trove?" Lin Xianzhi raised an eyebrow.

"Senior Lin, please don't pretend to be ignorant when you clearly understand. The matter of the Foundation Establishment Pill must have made Senior understand, right!"

"Of course, Senior Lin, don't even think about killing us to silence us. We are only three people here now; the remaining people left after the Dao Discussion Assembly concluded!"

The Qian Family's Foundation Establishment Cultivator finished speaking and sat down, while Qian Bosheng, who was next to him, finally put down his teacup and looked at Lin Xianzhi meaningfully.

The scene once again fell into silence. No one from the Qian Family spoke, nor did the Lin Family.

Lin Houyuan cleared his throat and replied:

"It seems the Qian Family wants to discuss an even bigger business with our Lin Family. In that case, may I ask if you've brought enough Spirit Stones and treasures?"

"Some things, even if available, come at a high price. At the very least, it cannot be lower than the price offered by the Qingxuan Sect, right!"

"After all, Fellow Daoist Xie just quoted a price and left..."

As Lin Houyuan finished speaking, the expressions of the Qian Family members clearly changed.

They had completely not expected the Lin Family to say such a thing.

Even more unexpectedly, Xie An's visit here actually had such a purpose.

Originally, the Lin Family occupying the Purple Mansion Cave for half a year without notification would definitely lead to the Qingxuan Sect holding the Lin Family accountable, as long as the Qian Family reported it.

But if the Lin Family had already come to an agreement with Xie An, then letting Xie An report it would only give the Qian Family the reputation of threatening and taking advantage.