Chapter 283: Trip to Qingyun Market Town, Qin Fairy!

One and a half months later.

At the Lu Family Mansion on Bihu Mountain.

“Zixiao, thank you for looking after things here these past days.”

Lu Changsheng said to Ling Zixiao.

He had originally planned to just drop someone off at Qingyun Market Town and return.

But he learned from a letter from Xiao Xiyue that there was a once-in-a-decade auction happening there, which she would also attend.

So he delayed his departure by a month, intending to participate in the auction and see if he could acquire anything useful.

He also planned to have Xiao Xiyue visit Bihu Mountain afterward.

After all, he felt it necessary for Xiao Xiyue, as the mother, to be involved in their daughter’s awakening of the Blood Talisman Spirit Body.

“Don’t worry, my lord. I’ll take care of everything here.”

Ling Zixiao, wearing a blue dress and looking elegant, said softly.

Her meridians and dantian had recovered significantly, allowing her to barely use Foundation Establishment spiritual power.

Moreover, with the Sumeru Tree King guarding the house, even a Golden Core cultivator’s attack wouldn’t be feared.

“Mm.”

Lu Changsheng nodded in response.

He felt at ease with Ling Zixiao in charge at home.

Then he went to the Lu Family Mansion.

“Greetings, Uncle!”

In the main hall, a man in his thirties with a heroic appearance, dressed in blue brocade robes and with sharp eyes, bowed to Lu Changsheng.

He was Lu Muping, the Foundation Establishment seed of this generation of the Lu Family.

“If you’re ready, let’s go.”

Lu Changsheng nodded slightly to Lu Muping before him.

Though he had been on Qingzhu Mountain for many years, his relationship with Lu Muping wasn’t very close, more of a nodding acquaintance.

“Yes, Uncle!”

Although they weren’t far apart in age, Lu Muping was very respectful towards Lu Changsheng.

After all, as the master of Bihu Mountain, Lu Changsheng now had a formidable reputation in the Qingyun Region, especially in the surrounding area.

This reputation was established through Lu Changsheng’s two major battles.

Moreover, he knew that his Foundation Establishment Pill came from Lu Changsheng, so he felt both awe and gratitude towards him.

Then, Lu Changsheng and Lu Muping concealed their appearances and tracks, leaving Bihu Mountain for Qingyun Market Town.

This trip to Qingyun Market Town for Foundation Establishment was to keep others from knowing that someone from Qingzhu Mountain was establishing their foundation.

Two and a half years ago, Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge’s suppression of baadits at Hongye Valley Marketplace had made them famous.

But it also made many surrounding family forces wary of the two families, unwilling to see them continue to grow and rise.

After all, no one wanted another Top-Tier family force, a cultivator clan, in the surrounding area!

Twenty days later.

A Spirit Boat stopped outside Qingyun Market Town.

Two middle-aged men in black robes disembarked.

They were Lu Changsheng and Lu Muping, who had come to Qingyun Market Town for Foundation Establishment.

“Qingyun Market Town.”

Lu Muping gazed at the number one Market town in the Qingyun Region.

Though he had been out training for many years, he had never visited this Qingyun Market Town.

“Let’s go in.”

Lu Changsheng, having been here twice before, seemed familiar with the place.

He led Lu Muping to queue up, register, and enter the Market.

Then he took out a Yin-Yang Communication Talisman to send a message to Xiao Xiyue.

About half an hour later, a fairy-like woman in white robes and dress, tall and graceful, with an extremely beautiful face, walked over, as elegant as the moon in the sky.

“Xiyue.”

Lu Changsheng saw this figure and transmitted his voice.

“Changsheng.”

Xiao Xiyue’s cold and stern beautiful eyes immediately showed some softness.

“This junior pays respects to Fairy Xiao!”

Lu Muping, upon seeing Xiao Xiyue, couldn’t hide the amazement in his eyes.

But he dared not look too much, fearing to offend the fairy before him, and lowered his head to bow.

“Mm.”

Xiao Xiyue’s expression was cold as she slightly nodded.

She knew that Lu Muping before her was the person Lu Changsheng had mentioned who would break through to Foundation Establishment.

“Let’s go.”

Without saying much, she led Lu Changsheng and Lu Muping to a pre-arranged Grade A Cave Dwelling.

For Qi Refining cultivators, this was considered the best place to break through to Foundation Establishment.

“Muping, have you prepared everything? If you’re missing anything, you can buy it here in Qingyun Market Town.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Muping and said.

“Uncle, I’ve prepared everything. Thank you for your hard work on this journey.”

Lu Muping respectfully replied.

Even though he had mentally prepared himself, now that Foundation Establishment was imminent, he still felt somewhat nervous.

After all, for most cultivators, Foundation Establishment was the greatest goal of their lives!

“Alright, if that’s the case, you can focus on Foundation Establishment in the Cave Dwelling. Don’t be nervous, don’t rush, adjust your state well before attempting the breakthrough.”

Lu Changsheng patted his shoulder and said.

With a Top-Tier Foundation Establishment Pill, three Foundation Establishment spirit materials, and Foundation Establishment insights, as long as nothing went wrong during the process, he had a high chance of successfully establishing his foundation.

“Yes!”

Lu Muping nodded and entered the Cave Dwelling to prepare for Foundation Establishment.

Afterward, Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue went to another inn to express their longing for each other.

Afterwards.

“Xiyue, do you have time after this auction ends?”

Lu Changsheng said gently.

“Changsheng, is there something?”

Xiao Xiyue’s face was no longer cold, but showed a lazy, charming, and alluring expression, her demeanor captivating.

“If you’re free, come back to Bihu Mountain with me then. It’s about Wangshu.”

Lu Changsheng embraced the fairy’s jade-like body and said softly.

“What’s wrong with Wangshu?”

Xiao Xiyue, hearing about her daughter, immediately showed a worried and nervous expression.

“It’s naturally great news.”

Lu Changsheng, seeing Xiao Xiyue so nervous, smiled gently.

Then he pinched her fair cheek and said softly, “As for what it is, let your husband keep it a secret for now. You’ll know when the time comes.”

He thought to himself that only their daughter Lu Wangshu could make Xiao Xiyue so nervous and worried.

“Great news? Alright, I’ll go back with you then.”

Xiao Xiyue immediately let go of the anxiety that had suddenly risen in her heart, curious about what great news Lu Changsheng was talking about.

A month and a half later, the auction at Qingyun Market Town began.

This auction was very lively. Even with Xiao Xiyue’s connections, Lu Changsheng was only arranged in the ordinary seats.

Those VIP seats were for people from Azure Cloud Sect or other notable figures from the surrounding area.

Lu Changsheng didn’t mind this.

He was participating in this auction just to join in the excitement and see if he could gain anything.

As the auction was about to start, cultivators entered the venue one after another, including some False Core true persons!

“The Phantom Sound Gate! The leader is the Qin Fairy of the Phantom Sound Gate!”

At this moment, four female cultivators dressed in colorful and luxurious dresses, surrounded by white silk ribbons, with graceful and elegant demeanors, entered the auction hall. Someone exclaimed, causing a small commotion.

Lu Changsheng also turned his head to look.

These women had their hair in immortal buns and wore veils, concealing their faces. Only their beautiful eyes were visible.

But this made them even more ethereally beautiful and mysterious, making people want to see the peerless beauty behind the veils.

“So these are the cultivators from the Phantom Sound Gate?”

Lu Changsheng’s expression remained calm, his eyebrows slightly raised, maintaining his composure.

In the cultivation world of Jiang Kingdom, besides the Heavenly Sword Sect, Azure Cloud Sect, Sunset Glow Sect, and Spirit Control Sect, there were also two sects, three cities, and three family clans, making eight Golden Core forces.

The Phantom Sound Gate was one of the two sects!

This sect was quite unique, mainly composed of female cultivators. Its disciples cultivated music techniques, excelled in song and dance, and supplemented their cultivation with illusion techniques and charm techniques.

Many large Market towns had businesses under their name, such as ‘Phantom Sound Pavilion’ and ‘Wondrous Sound Pavilion’.

The music and dance of their disciples had effects of cultivating temperament, cleansing the spirit, and even helping breakthrough realms.

Because many people needed to adjust their state when breaking through bottlenecks.

And the music techniques of the Phantom Sound Gate had the ability to influence people’s emotions, making their minds tranquil and eliminating distracting thoughts.

As for the title of ‘Qin Fairy’, Lu Changsheng had only heard of it vaguely.

It seemed she was a disciple of the Phantom Sound Gate’s sect master.

Because of her extremely high attainment in music, she was called the ‘Qin Fairy’.

The four women appeared only briefly before directly entering a VIP box on the second floor, allowing the venue to return to calm.

A moment later, the auction began.

Although it was a grand auction held once every ten years, the early items were still at the Qi Refining level.

However, relatively speaking, they were all quite rare and uncommon materials.

Lu Changsheng wasn’t interested in these and didn’t bid.

When it came to the middle of the auction, Foundation Establishment items started to appear.

During the process, Lu Changsheng bid on a water-attribute turtle Demon Core.

Through exchanges about Beast Taming insights with Hong Lian, he knew that for creatures like the Nine Abyss Mastiff, Six-Winged Golden Silkworm, and Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle, it was beneficial to occasionally feed them some Demon Cores to aid their growth.

However, these Demon Cores must be of the same attribute!

If the beast species were the same, the effect would be even better.

This water-attribute turtle Demon Core would be helpful for the Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle, so he bid on it.

The auction continued. In the latter half, all items were rare Foundation Establishment items, and even Third-Tier Natural Treasures.

“Spirit source bead, starting price, twenty thousand Spirit Stones.”

“This bead is formed by natural creation. Although it’s only an unranked ‘spirit eye item’, whether carried on one’s person or placed in a Cave Dwelling, it can increase spiritual energy concentration. If combined with formation techniques, it can even be used to upgrade spiritual veins. Each bid must not be less than one thousand Spirit Stones!”

At this moment, an auction item appeared that caused a wave of excitement.

“Spirit source bead!”

Lu Changsheng’s face showed delight.

Through the previous spirit source bead he obtained, Ling Zixiao had made a judgment.

She indicated that with just one more spirit source bead, or through cultivation with a large amount of Spirit Stones, Biyun Peak’s spiritual veins could be upgraded to Second-Tier upper rank.

He had been wondering how to get another spirit source bead and came to this auction with the hope of getting lucky. He didn’t expect there to actually be one.

“Twenty-five thousand Spirit Stones!”

“Thirty thousand Spirit Stones!”

“Thirty-two thousand Spirit Stones!”

For a spirit eye item like the spirit source bead, both individuals and forces had a need for it, so it was immediately competed for by many people and forces.

“Forty thousand Spirit Stones!”

Lu Changsheng called out a price.

After a series of competitions, he finally spent forty-three thousand Spirit Stones to secure this spirit source bead.

This price was a bit expensive.

But for Lu Changsheng, it was within an acceptable range.

Fortunately, he had recently sold the Artifacts and Spirit Tools from the bandits at Hongye Valley Marketplace while wandering around the Market town.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had so many Spirit Stones on hand and would have had to rely on selling talisman materials.

In the subsequent auctions, several good items came up as the finale, including Third-Tier spirit wood, Golden Core Formation spirit materials, and low-Tier Magical Treasures.

But due to the high prices, and having just spent a large sum on the spirit source bead, Lu Changsheng gave up competing.

After all, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, having too much wealth could attract unwanted attention.

Moreover, he didn’t have many Spirit Stones left now.

As the auction ended, Lu Changsheng left the venue feeling satisfied.

Although he only bought two items this time, having the spirit source bead made the trip worthwhile in his view.

Seven days later.

Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue returned to Bihu Mountain, preparing to awaken Lu Wangshu’s Blood Talisman Spirit Body.

As for Lu Muping, there was still no movement from the Cave Dwelling.

This situation was very normal.

All cultivators attempting Foundation Establishment need time to accumulate and adjust their state.

Cases like Lu Miaoge’s ‘heavenly path Foondation Establishment’ were extremely rare.

Even Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue had spent over a month adjusting their essence, energy, and spirit to a perfect state.

It had only been just over a month, so Lu Muping was likely still adjusting his state and hadn’t begun attempting Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue couldn’t waste time waiting for him here.

Considering that he had bought items worth fifty thousand Spirit Stones at the auction, Lu Changsheng was very cautious on this journey.

Fortunately, they didn’t encounter any dangers and safely returned to Bihu Mountain after half a month.

“Mother!”

Lu Wangshu was very happy to see her mother Xiao Xiyue return.

In these two and a half years, although Xiao Xiyue had come to see her once.

But she only stayed for three days before leaving, making her miss her mother very much.

“Wangshu.”

Xiao Xiyue immediately went forward and hugged her daughter tightly.

Afterward, as mother and daughter reunited, Lu Wangshu happily chattered away, sharing her daily joys with her mother.

Lu Changsheng accompanied his wife and daughter as they chatted.

But seeing his daughter about to go fishing again, he shook his head and left, handing over the spirit source bead he obtained from the auction to Ling Zixiao.

“Another spirit source bead?”

Ling Zixiao’s beautiful eyes showed surprise and joy when she saw this spirit source bead.

It’s worth noting that spirit source beads are rare items.

Lu Changsheng had just obtained one a few months ago, and now he had another one.

With this spirit source bead, Biyun Peak’s spiritual veins could immediately upgrade to Second-Tier upper rank.

At that time, not only would the spiritual energy increase, but it would also help with the Divine Tree Formation she was still arranging.

“I was lucky this time. There happened to be a spirit source bead at the Qingyun Market Town auction, so I bought it.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

“I’ll go and integrate this spirit source bead into the spiritual veins right away.”

“With this spirit source bead, it will take at most three months for Biyun Peak’s spiritual veins to upgrade to Second-Tier upper rank.”

Ling Zixiao’s beautiful eyes showed joy as she spoke.

She had put a lot of effort into Bihu Mountain, treating it as her own home. Seeing this home gradually improve and get better filled her with a sense of accomplishment.

“Good.”

Lu Changsheng smiled gently.

He rarely saw Ling Zixiao show such an expression.

“Changsheng, what was that matter about Wangshu you mentioned earlier?”

The next day, Xiao Xiyue asked Lu Changsheng about the great news concerning their daughter.

“Hehe, do you remember when I asked you about the Blood Talisman Spirit Body?”

Lu Changsheng said with a chuckle.

“Of course I remember.”

Xiao Xiyue nodded.

As soon as she finished speaking, her beautiful eyes showed a mix of suspicion, surprise, and joy. She quickly asked Lu Changsheng, “Changsheng, are you saying that Wangshu…”

“That’s right. Unless something unexpected happens, Wangshu has the Blood Talisman Spirit Body!”

Lu Changsheng held Xiao Xiyue’s delicate hand and said softly.

“Blood Talisman Spirit Body, Wangshu actually possesses a Spirit Body!”

Xiao Xiyue, upon hearing this news, had eyes full of excitement and joy.

Although the Blood Talisman Spirit Body doesn’t provide much benefit for cultivation, it’s still considered a superior Spirit Body, naturally compatible with the Talisman Dao!

Possessing such a Spirit Body means having an innate talent in the field of talismans.

As long as she doesn’t die prematurely, she could at least grow to become a Third-Tier Talisman Master!

Moreover, with Lu Changsheng, a Top-Tier Talisman Master, as her father, their daughter’s future in the talisman path was boundless!

“Changsheng, why didn’t you tell me earlier that Wangshu had the Blood Talisman Spirit Body? I could have collected the necessary spirit blood materials from the sect and Market towns.”

Xiao Xiyue knew that the Blood Talisman Spirit Body was a recessive constitution that needed to be activated through a blood refining method, consuming spirit blood to stimulate the Spirit Body and awaken it.

“Hehe, of course I’ve already prepared everything for such matters.”

“I asked you to come this time precisely to help Wangshu awaken her Blood Talisman Spirit Body.”

Lu Changsheng smiled gently.

He thought to himself that love indeed makes one confused, otherwise how could someone as intelligent as Xiao Xiyue not have guessed that he had already made preparations.

He took out the spirit blood he had collected over many years from his Storage Bag.

These types of spirit blood not only had mild properties that wouldn’t harm the body.

They would even benefit the flesh, bones, and meridians after soaking.

“I didn’t expect Changsheng to be so well-prepared.”

Xiao Xiyue, hearing Lu Changsheng’s introduction of the various spirit bloods and how well-prepared he was, showed a happy expression on her face.

Then, with a slightly complaining tone, she said, “It seems Changsheng has known about Wangshu’s Spirit Body situation for a long time.”

Thinking that as a mother, she had been unaware of her daughter’s Spirit Body situation and kept in the dark all this time, the usually cold and proud Fairy Xiyue showed a bit of a temper like a young girl.

“Hehe, I couldn’t confirm this either. It was only recently when chatting with Hong Lian that I became certain.”

Lu Changsheng immediately stated that he didn’t know before.

Mentioning Hong Lian, Lu Changsheng suddenly had a thought.

He couldn’t help but wonder if Hong Lian had any understanding of the Blood Talisman Spirit Body.

Xiao Xiyue had previously mentioned that there were two ways to awaken the Blood Talisman Spirit Body.

But she wasn’t clear about the first method, the blood sacrifice ritual, as it wasn’t recorded in the Azure Cloud Sect’s manuscripts.

So at this moment, he wanted to ask Hong Lian about the first awakening method.

Were there any differences between the two awakening methods?

Immediately, Lu Changsheng went to the top of Biyun Peak to ask Hong Lian if she knew about the Blood Talisman Spirit Body.