79: Luo Fei's accident

Passing by the city gate, he discovered that the corpses of the dozen or so Cultivators he had killed had all been disposed of.

Only pools of shocking bloodstains remained.

There were still seven or eight Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators loitering near the city gate, clearly with ill intentions.

Zhang Qingxiao was already accustomed to this and did not care.

After taking a tour of the inner city, he returned home.

Over the next few days, the Utility Disciples and Outer Sect Disciples were all discussing the news of this auction.

The news that Zhang Qingxiao had purchased two Foundation Establishment Pills and killed a dozen Late Stage Qi Refining Cultivators also spread.

Fortunately, he had disguised himself; otherwise, he would have become famous once again.

Through the gossip of his neighbors, Zhang Qingxiao also learned that the talisman treasure he had valued previously had sold for the high price of 12,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Hearing this price, he was actually shocked.

Although a talisman treasure is not a one-time item, it still has limitations.

Even a talisman treasure that had never been used could be used at most a dozen or so times.

This was equivalent to using it once and costing over a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

It was simply like smashing people with Spirit Stones.

Not long after the auction turmoil, the Xiaoyao Sect began sending a large number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators to relocate ordinary people.

Compared to Cultivators, relocating ordinary people took much longer.

It continued on and off for half a year before it stopped.

This time, the Xiaoyao Sect relocated nearly two million ordinary people.

They completely covered the developed areas and established a marketplace on the edge of the wilderness, relocating all the Utility Disciples who did not want to live in Xiaoyao City there.

At the same time, they sent three Foundation Establishment Cultivators to take turns stationed there to prevent Yao Beasts or the Cultivators who had escaped from the Chang Sheng Sect from coming to cause trouble.

Because of the relocation of ordinary people over the past six months, the various Foundation Establishment Cultivators and the Cultivators from their Families were all too busy to pay attention to the movements in Xiaoyao City.

Although the forces formed by the Outer Sect Disciples collected Spirit Stones every month for various reasons, they were not too excessive.

Coupled with the fact that order in the outer city was much more chaotic than in the inner city, quite a few Utility Disciples who had terminated their cooperation chose to cooperate with them again.

During these six months, Zhang Qingxiao was basically able to receive 3,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones every month.

At the end of the year, when the Foundation Establishment Pill auction was held, Zhang Qingxiao took action again and purchased one Foundation Establishment Pill.

Having had the experience from last time, he did not encounter any trouble this time.

After six months of Cultivating, Zhang Qingxiao's Realm also successfully broke through to the Lianqi 9th Layer.

His lifespan also increased by another ten years.

After the Realm broke through to the Lianqi 9th Layer, the speed of Cultivation also slowed down.

Under the circumstances of taking Qi Condensation Pills and using Spirit Stones, it took four days to gain a little bit of progress.

In order to maintain this Cultivation progress, Zhang Qingxiao had to eat a medicinal meal every day.

The cost was much higher than before, requiring over a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones a month.

If it weren't for the fact that he could get over 3,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones every month, he might not have been able to sustain it.

If he didn't eat the medicinal meal, his Cultivation speed would drop significantly.

The time required to reach the Perfection of the Qi Refining stage would increase greatly.

With the Breakthrough of the Realm, the proficiency of the Longevity Skill also increased much faster.

In more than half a year, the proficiency of the Longevity Skill had reached 1689/3200.

This made Zhang Qingxiao look forward to it even more.

Besides this, Liang Qiaoer had also broken through to Cultivation Level 6 three months ago, her strength advancing a step further, and the success rate of refining Golden Marrow Pills had also increased significantly.

"Husband, Wanqing sister..."

After a great battle, Zhou Yun lay exhausted on Zhang Qingxiao's chest, hesitating to speak.

Since moving to Xiaoyao City, Li Wanqing would come over every few days, and her relationship with Zhou Yun and Liang Qiaoer was getting better and better.

Zhou Yun also understood Li Wanqing's feelings, but Zhang Qingxiao had not expressed his stance, which made her inevitably anxious.

"Xiao Yun, I am now a Lianqi 9th Layer Cultivator, and I must put all my focus on Foundation Establishment."

"Regarding Wanqing, we will talk after I reach Foundation Establishment."

"At that time, I will have wronged you."

Although Zhang Qingxiao's emotional intelligence was not high, he was not stupid, and naturally, he could see Li Wanqing's feelings for him.

It was just that Li Wanqing was different from Zhou Yun; her grandfather was, after all, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

If he agreed now, it would definitely have to be a grand affair.

That would seem extremely unfair to Zhou Yun.

Even if Zhou Yun didn't say anything, she wouldn't feel balanced in her heart, and Zhang Qingxiao didn't want her to feel wronged.

After Foundation Establishment, his status would be different, and even if he wanted to hold a grand affair, he could bring Zhou Yun along to do it together.

"Husband, I don't feel wronged."

"Wanqing sister is very good, and she doesn't look down on us ordinary Cultivators like the Cultivators from other Families."

"If she could serve Husband with me, we would surely get along very well."

Zhou Yun quickly spoke well of Li Wanqing.

She sincerely wanted to facilitate this matter.

As Zhang Qingxiao's Body Refining bore fruit, his ability became stronger and stronger.

Even though she had broken through to Cultivation Level 4 and her physical fitness had improved, she could barely cope.

She very much hoped that someone could help her share the burden so that she wouldn't be exhausted every time.

"Hmm, she is indeed different from the Cultivators of other Foundation Establishment Families."

"As long as you can get along well, I will be relieved."

Zhang Qingxiao did not know Zhou Yun's thoughts, but seeing her speak so sincerely, he felt relieved.

The next day, just as the sky was getting light, Zhao Si knocked on the door of Zhang Qingxiao's house in a rush.

"What happened?"

Seeing Zhao Si, Zhang Qingxiao immediately had a bad premonition and asked quickly.

"Boss Zhang, Boss Luo is in trouble."

"This morning, when I went to his house, I smelled a bloody scent.

I called out a few times and got no response, so I forced the door open."

"I saw that the servants and maids in Boss Luo's house had all been killed."

"Boss Luo is also nowhere to be found."

Zhao Si quickly recounted the sequence of events.

"Wait for me for a moment, let's go to Luo Fei's house and take a look."

After Zhang Qingxiao finished speaking, he first returned to the room, gave a few instructions to Zhou Yun, and then picked up a Message Talisman to send a message before taking Zhao Si to Luo Fei's house.

As soon as the courtyard gate was opened, a thick smell of blood was detected.

"Boss Zhang, you finally came."

"Just now, I found a note in the courtyard left by the Cultivator who took Boss Luo away."

Sun Qiang, who had been waiting in Luo Fei's courtyard, saw Zhang Qingxiao coming and quickly took out a note and handed it to him.

It read that if they wanted Luo Fei to live, they should bring 2,000 Mid-Grade Spirit Stones to outside Xiaoyao City to save him.

"You don't need to worry, I will handle this matter."

"Go do what you need to do today.

Do not mention Luo Fei's matter to anyone."

After Zhang Qingxiao finished reading the content on the note, he immediately understood that this matter was not simple.

It was just that the information obtained now was too little, and he could not determine what was going on.