Chapter 247: Chapter 13: Revealing Golden Core Cultivation, Alarming the Changchun Sect

“Little junior brother, this is Dragon Tongue Wine that your senior sister managed to get with great difficulty. A sip is beneficial for your cultivation… so I’ll give you a flask…”

Upon hearing this, Han Jihai widened his eyes and said:

“You good-for-nothing Miko! So my agave plant… was really turned into wine by you!”

Han Jihai made a gesture indicating he would enforce the family rules, which scared Miko, who quickly summoned the Red Jade Gourd and flew far away.

“Master, fellow junior brothers… senior sister won’t be coming back tonight!”

With that, Miko flew down the mountain towards the marketplace, probably to sneak into some tavern to drink secretly.

Jing Xiao’er thought for a moment, took out a set of dice cups, and said:

“Ahem, little junior brother… third senior brother may not have other skills, but I’m quite good at gambling…”

“Look at these dice, they’re specially made. As long as you stimulate them with spiritual energy, you can change the numbers at will.”

As he spoke, Jing Xiao’er demonstrated a few times.

After seeing this, Zhou Tieshan was silent for a moment, then weakly said:

“Senior brother, this isn’t gambling, it’s cheating…”

Thud!

Jing Xiao’er was kicked far away by Han Jihai.

Seeing this, Jing Xiao’er quickly said:

“Master, I haven’t been back for over a year, and some friends down the mountain are calling me to go out… I won’t be back tonight either!”

Saying this, Jing Xiao’er also hurriedly controlled an artifact and headed to the marketplace at the foot of the mountain, probably sneaking into a gambling den.

At this time, Lin Chen feeling somewhat helpless, took out a Foundation Establishment Pill and said:

“Ahem, little junior brother… this Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill…”

Before he could finish his sentence, Han Jihai was taken aback, and looking at the pill in Lin Chen’s hand, questioned:

“You brat, where did you get a Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill?”

Lin Chen was silent for a moment, then said, “I picked it up from some ruins.”

“You rascal, where are these ruins where you can pick up such things… take me there!”

Lin Chen didn’t want to say more, so he placed the Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill into Zhou Tieshan’s hand.

“Little junior brother, cultivate well and try to reach Foundation Establishment soon!”

“Master, my shop down the mountain is opening soon… I won’t be back tonight either!”

With that, Lin Chen summoned the Purple Jade Gourd and hurriedly ran down the mountain…

Zhou Tieshan blinked his eyes, watching the backs of his three senior brothers and sisters as they went far away.

Then he glanced at his master in front of him and murmured in his heart:

“This cultivation… isn’t quite what I imagined?”

Han Jihai sighed and said:

“Sigh, youngest one! Don’t learn from your senior brothers and sisters!”

“The future of our Pill Peak line depends on you… come, let me first teach you the Qi-Introducing Technique…”

Han Jihai only felt he was blind when accepting these disciples, having exhausted his heart over them.

Zhou Tieshan nodded ignorantly, and the seed of the sixth line succession in his heart quietly sprouted.

…

In the blink of an eye, twenty days passed.

During this time, Lin Chen stayed in the Changchun Mountain marketplace, calmly cultivating.

Through the inference of the Celestial Derivation Pearl, the Evergreen Technique Lin Chen was cultivating improved by a level.

It now included the Nascent Soul Chapter, capable of cultivation to Nascent Soul Perfection at the highest level.

Over these twenty days, Lin Chen’s cultivation progress was also quite satisfactory.

The Evergreen Technique was successfully cultivated to the mid-stage of the first layer of the Golden Core Chapter, corresponding to the mid-stage cultivation of a First-Turn Golden Core.

Until this day, Lin Chen estimated that the Guangyuan Town auction was about to begin.

So he released a puppet to divert attention and went to Guangyuan Town himself.

Disguised as Master Five Thunders, Lin Chen entered the auction’s private box.

Due to the tremendous success of the previous auction, even more families participated this time.

Almost all Foundation Establishment powers in the Yanlai Realm sent representatives.

Even the Changchun Sect sent two elders to take a look.

Even those with insufficient finances wanted to witness the splendor of the Golden Yuan Pill.

As a result, there were so many Foundation Establishment cultivators that the private boxes on the second floor were overcrowded, forcing some to sit on the first floor.

Ultimately, the price of this Golden Yuan Pill reached a new high, hitting 150,000 Spirit Stones.

It was finally auctioned off by the Patriarch Meng.

After the auction ended, the financially weaker Foundation Establishment powers were filled with regret.

However, Chairman Liu unexpectedly took the stage and said:

“Ahem, fellow Daoists! The popularity of this Golden Yuan Pill, to be honest… also exceeded my expectations.”

“I greatly appreciate everyone’s enthusiastic participation this time… I’ve already applied to headquarters, hoping there will be another Middle Grade Golden Yuan Pill for the next auction…”

Chairman Liu’s words were ambiguous.

It seemed that there might be a Golden Yuan Pill at the next auction, but it was not definite.

Those Foundation Establishment powers that didn’t obtain the Golden Yuan Pill reignited their hopes.

But some smart individuals noticed something fishy.

Judging from Chairman Liu’s tactics, it appeared there were plenty of Golden Yuan Pills…

Lin Chen sat in the private box, and couldn’t help but laugh at Chairman Liu’s strategy.

“Truly worthy of a businessman, learning scarcity marketing without a teacher…”

After the auction ended, Lin Chen earned more than 200,000 Spirit Stones.

After handing over the Golden Yuan Pill needed for the next auction to Chairman Liu, Lin Chen stayed in Guangyuan Town for a few days.

A few days later, Patriarch Meng successfully reached Core Formation.

Thus, the Meng family became the fourth Core Formation power in the Yanlai Realm…

“Not bad, the strength of the Righteous Alliance is getting stronger and stronger!”

“In Yanlai City, the Xiao Family, and the Meng Family have both advanced to Core Formation power… the Li Family shouldn’t be far off.”

Lin Chen mused silently.

Previously, Li Zhenqian obtained a Top Grade Golden Yuan Pill from him.

But Li Zhenqian is still young, his accumulation slightly insufficient, though it’s estimated that he will break through to Golden Core within the next few months.

“Moreover, Li Zhenqian should still have a Middle Grade Golden Yuan Pill, which he obtained from the Golden Yuan Sect relics back then…”

“Maybe, that old fart Li Dongkun has sneaked into Core Formation already…”

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