104: Auction, Outer Disciple Quota

In the boundless sky, deep blue flames burned, scorching the Void Realm. A giant azure Luan bird, its eyes filled with anxiety.

"Why? Why has the aura of the Undying True Scripture disappeared? Damn the Endless Abyss, damn the Void Realm turbulence!"

"No, I have the Bloodline of a Azure Luan and a Fire Phoenix. How could I be affected by the Void Realm turbulence?"

The giant Luan bird cried out in alarm, a bad feeling immediately rising in its heart!

"This is a temporal turbulence!"

......

In the Cultivation World, Central Sacred Continent, Stargazing Pavilion!

A young man with white hair watched as a greenish-black star fell beneath the eternal blazing sun, yet a bright red small star rose in the distance. For a moment, his face showed confusion!

West Sacred Continent, Yuanfu Sect!

On the Sect Master Peak, an old man with an immortal demeanor was silently listening to the words of the short, stout middle-aged man in front of him.

"Grand Elder, in the Extreme West Land, yesterday nine streaks of crimson-gold Five Elements Annihilation Lightning descended from the sky. It is suspected that someone was Undergoing Tribulation, but none of the Sects under our Yuanfu Sect have found anything, nor have other Great Sects shown any abnormalities. Could it be that a Heaven-Defying Treasure has appeared?"

"Extreme West Land? Hmm, I understand!"

The old man spoke indifferently, then closed his eyes. The middle-aged stout man prepared to withdraw.

Just as he moved his foot, he heard the old man emit a majestic voice: "The century-long Boundary Crossing will be soon, won't it?"

The middle-aged man pondered for a moment and said, "There are about seven or eight years left!"

"Then let Lingji go!"

......

Two years had passed since Chen Cuo achieved True Longevity!

Chen Cuo also gained a more uninhibited demeanor, no longer appearing as busy as before. His Martial Dao cultivation, aided by his Physical Body Breakthrough and the unification of his Innate talent, directly broke through to the Innate Great Perfection Realm.

As for Qi Naling, he still hadn't done it. After Qi Naling, True Qi would immediately convert to magical power. However, in this world, even in Xueshan City, despite using formations to gather spiritual energy, there wasn't much Spiritual Qi available to use. Forcibly doing Qi Naling would simply be a waste of time.

With longevity achieved, his cultivation at Perfection, and nothing else to do, Chen Cuo naturally chose to do what he wanted: create alternate identities and gain experience.

Whether it was as a physician, pharmacist, Artifact Refiner, Alchemist, or talisman master, he had dabbled in them all. Only his name was known throughout Xueshan City, but no one knew who was disrupting the market order of Xueshan City.

The several major figures in Xueshan City were nothing more than small fry in his eyes. Those guys, seeing that they couldn't find any information about Chen Cuo's alternate identities and even seeking help from Immortal Realm bosses yielded no answers, could only let it go. After all, Chen Cuo hadn't truly threatened their status, had he?

White Egret naturally knew his background, but she and Chen Cuo were now in a relationship where they prospered or suffered together, so she wasn't so foolish as to reveal Chen Cuo's information.

However, every time she saw Chen Cuo, she silently marveled at his demeanor. Chen Cuo's appearance wasn't the most handsome she had ever seen, but he was the most special one, possessing a composure that suggested nothing bothered him, as if nothing could defeat him.

"Shopkeeper, what are you thinking about?"

Just as White Egret was lost in thought, she suddenly heard Chen Cuo's voice and immediately said with surprise.

"Ah, Chen Cuo, you're back. Did your idea succeed?"

"No, I caught a first-order Late Stage leopard in the swamp and fed it the cultivation pill I refined. Just as its Physical Body was about to break through to the second order, it instantly exploded and died!"

Chen Cuo said leisurely. Although this experiment wasn't successful, he didn't dwell on the regret.

He just found it a bit strange. If this world didn't want Spiritual Qi to gather and wanted to eradicate Xueshan City as a cancerous growth, shouldn't it make Foul Beasts stronger?

At least there should be second-order Foul Beasts whose Physical Body could rival Foundation Establishment to break through Xueshan City's defenses, right?

What could these first-order Foul Beasts do?

They were clearly just Materials. Could it be that the power of heaven and earth was insufficient to allow Foul Beasts to break through to the second order?

This was precisely what puzzled him. Chen Cuo then realized he wouldn't find an answer for a while and mused to himself, "It seems I need to slow down the progress of Little Bai and the others; I can't let them degenerate again!"

White Egret also saw that Chen Cuo's trip hadn't gone well and didn't say much, only offering a few words of comfort.

She then said, "In three months, the grand auction organized by the various major forces will be held. Remember to attend!"

The grand auction, held during the period approaching the century-long Boundary Crossing, would be organized by the forces of the Four Great Sects and last for less than a month!

At that time, all kinds of rare treasures, immortal techniques, and wondrous formulas would be available!

Of course, there was also the most important item: the Boundary Crossing quota!

There were a total of one thousand Boundary Crossing quotas. Most of these quotas would be divided among the various Sect forces, but one or two hundred would be auctioned off to Loose Cultivators in Xueshan City.

News of the auction had already been sent to various forces. White Egret also received the news that the major forces were recouping Spirit Stones before the Boundary Crossing, and Bailu Smithy was no exception.

The Lingbao Mountain's forces in Xueshan City totaled four locations: first was Bailu Smithy, a Bai Family force; second was Zhao's Blacksmith Shop, corresponding to the Zhao Family; third was Hua Family Sword Hall, specializing in Magical Artifact swords, which was a Hua Family subordinate force.

These three families were the three great Foundation Establishment Families of Lingbao Mountain, each with a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Old Ancestor in their Family, though the Bai Family was the weakest among them.

There was also a fourth location, the Lingbao Mountain Main Hall, which sold various miscellaneous goods!

Chen Cuo no longer needed a Boundary Crossing quota, but he wanted to buy one or two to keep as a backup in case of unforeseen circumstances.

He was, however, very interested in being able to bid on various immortal techniques.

Seeing Chen Cuo deep in thought, White Egret then said, "Also, do you want to take some of the Magical Artifacts you refined to participate in the auction?"

"Sell them, why not sell them?"

Chen Cuo clapped his hands heartily.