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Chapter 80 Jiuquan Tea Tasting Event (Please subscribe and vote!)

"A gift from my elders."

Gu Qing casually agreed; after his previous eavesdropping, he had no intention of revealing his identity.

Li Qiufeng said enviously.

"It seems that Junior Brother Gu has a good background. I was blind before."

Yue Ming sat to the side, not really wanting to say anything at the moment.

The speed of the Escape Shuttle is much faster; it is estimated that it will arrive near Qian County in about three days.

From what Li Qiufeng said, it became clear that he had changed his mind and was no longer willing to contact Gu Qing, but was now eager to befriend her.

Li Qiufeng is different from Yue Ming.

He did not come from a distinguished background, and he got to where he is today entirely through his own efforts. Unlike the children of his family, he does not care about factional prejudices.

After Gu Qing revealed his family background, Li Qiufeng wanted to befriend him. Having more friends meant more opportunities and ways to seek help when encountering trouble or difficulties.

I would not want to give up the opportunity to make friends with fellow practitioners because of taking sides or some unfounded tradition.

Perhaps it's to make up for past mistakes.

When Li Qiufeng spoke about the auction and the Jiuquan tea tasting event, he went into great detail to accommodate Gu Qing's knowledge.

The Tongbao Auction is held once every ten years.

"It is jointly organized by the five major cultivation families of Nanli City, and each event attracts cultivators from the entire Southern Wilderness."

“Famous rogue cultivators, cultivators from other sects, family cultivators, and even my fellow disciples from Baiyue Mountain were all attracted.”

"Various elixirs, precious medicines, magical artifacts, and spiritual weapons."

"Even seventh-grade cultivators will come to participate."

"For us, the items at the auction are all top-quality and extremely valuable. Due to their scarcity, they often command a premium. Although we can't afford them, we can still broaden our horizons through our connection with Junior Brother Yue Ming."

Gu Qing immediately showed an interested expression.

His talkative manner, which made Li Qiufeng eager to chat, sparked his interest in talking more.

In truth, the Tongbao auction was not quite what Gu Qing had imagined.

The entry requirements alone are enough to exclude most people.

To enter the auction, one needs to verify their wealth and identity. It is difficult for ordinary people or cultivators to sneak in, unless a powerful figure secretly has the identity of a cultivator.

Lu Zhenyan's invitation came from the Lu family.

As one of the five ordinary states, the Yan state's top clans wielded considerable power in the Baiyue Mountains.

Moreover, it is qualitatively different from the ordinary world.

It can be seen as one family with two branches: the Lü family in the Yan state became the ancestral home and the cradle for nurturing future talents, while the Lü family in the southern wilderness was the true main family.

This applies to any family that originates from one of the five ordinary nations.

There is an underlying conflict between geniuses from their ancestral home and those whose bloodlines have multiplied elsewhere, which leads to disputes within each clan.

It is simply little known to outsiders.

Their disputes, however, are confined to the family, regardless of what happens.

Take Yun Jiuge as an example.

His father was the Prefect of Fengming Prefecture, and he was the young master of the Yun family.

But then they arrived in the Southern Wilderness.

The Yun clan here has a more powerful cultivator as its patriarch, and his child is also the young master of the Yun clan, so conflict naturally arises.

Fair competition thus became an urgent issue for these families. After so many years of development, some have found a way to balance things, while others are facing division.

It's possible that this was tacitly approved by the higher-ups at Baiyue Mountain.

The meaning is unclear.

Given their financial resources, it would be extremely difficult for them to compete for even one or two treasures at the auction, so Li Qiufeng focused his story on the Jiuquan Tea Tasting Conference.

This event serves as a prelude to the auction and is a once-in-a-decade event in Nanli City.

The entry requirement for the Jiuquan Conference is a jar of spirit wine that reaches grade eight; the more participants there are, the more spirit wine there will be.

Everyone gets a cup to taste.

It's practically free; you can sample all the spirit wines of the Southern Wilderness.

Don't underestimate the small amount in one cup; little by little, it adds up. You can often drink more and better spiritual wine than you give, which is very beneficial to your spiritual practice.

Therefore, Li Qiufeng's implication was that he should finish the mountain gate mission as soon as possible, and then find a kind of spirit wine to participate in the Wine Spring Gathering, the sooner the better, because spirit wine tickets cannot be repeated.

If someone else has given you the same drink before you, it won't be valid for you to use it as an entry ticket.

at this time.

Yue Ming suddenly spoke up.

"The auction will not begin until the Jiuquan Conference ends. Although I have not been home for a long time, I just estimated the time. The Jiuquan Conference is estimated to be two and a half months away."

"If we think about it this way, even if everything goes smoothly for us, we won't have enough time to finish the sect's mission."

"I have a suggestion, and I'd like to know what everyone thinks."

The four of them could guess a little about what he was thinking.

Li Qiufeng said.

"Junior Brother Yue Ming, please feel free to speak your mind. If it is feasible, your senior brother will definitely support you."

“Lu Zhenyan is going too far. Junior Brother can’t swallow this insult. The Bailing Wine he wants is an asset of the Su family. I know their young master.”

"Even if they manage to buy it, given their connections, it will take time."

"It's not as fast as getting it directly."

"My idea is to leave the task to the four of you, and I will go to Nanli City to thwart Lu Zhenyan's plan."

"As for the qualifications to participate in the Jiuquan Conference, I will take care of that for the four of you. I didn't contribute to the bounty for this mountain gate mission, so I won't share it."

"How about it?"

This is a good idea, but the situation in Qijia Town, Qian County is unclear, and it's hard to say whether Yue Ming's help is needed.

But they've already gone this far.

Given Li Qiufeng's personality, he definitely couldn't refuse. As for his two junior sisters, they were just there as accessories and had zero say.

Therefore, it still depends on Gu Qing's opinion.

He frowned.

"I understand Brother Yue's feelings, but the Five Elements Yin-Severing Formation..."

Before he could answer, Li Qiufeng smoothed things over.

"Leave it to me. My cultivation is higher, so I'll be in charge of the two array flags."

"Junior Brother Gu, don't worry. I've done many missions like this before, and there have never been any accidents."

so.

Gu Qing, who had objections, no longer had any, and stopped speaking, tacitly agreeing to the plan to split up.

If Yue Ming can handle the tickets and auction in Jiuquan...

He was also a beneficiary, so he had no grounds to refute it.

"Then it's settled."

Two and a half months later, Yue Ming welcomed him to Nanli City with open arms.

Having said that, he transformed into a streak of yellow light and shot into the sky.

Judging from his speed, he had actually used a speed-enhancing talisman and pills, making him a cut faster than You Tianzhou. This showed that he was truly disgusted with him.

He is also a person of genuine feelings.

With only four members remaining from the five-person team, Gu Qing stopped talking and drove the Escape Shuttle at full speed towards their destination.

three days later.

Taiyue Prefecture, Qian County, Qijia Town.

"arrive!"

To the average person, this place is sunny and warm, and the sun even seems a bit bigger than in other places, making it feel rather hot.

Qijia Town was bustling with activity, and there was nothing unusual about it.

However, if one gathers true essence into one's eyes and uses the cultivator's Heavenly Gate Divine Palace as a bridge to observe the spiritual energy of this world, one will discover the scene of dark clouds obscuring the sun.

The rolling dark clouds cast an eerie, ghostly glow over the place.

Li Qiufeng's heart pounded.

(End of this chapter)