Reborn as a girl, I will live forever in the world of immortality

After paying the spirit stones, he put the yellowed paper containing the foundation-building pill recipe into his storage bag.

The maid holding the tray and the two ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators outside the door left after seeing He Ling deliver the spirit stones.

However, the old man who had established his foundation did not leave. He Ling looked at him strangely.

"Senior, is there anything else?"

His tone remained respectful. "Dear guest, I'm sure you're also wondering why this foundation-building pill recipe was leaked."

He Ling was a little confused at first, but then she knew why the old man said that. She frowned, "I bought this thing, so I can't deal with it myself?"

"Haha, now that this thing is in your hands, you can do whatever you want with it, but the one behind us doesn't want this recipe to be leaked."

"It's best if it stays in your hands forever. Otherwise, we don't know what 'that' can do."

He Ling was silent for a while, but the old man still had a smile on his face.

After a moment, He Ling finally said, "I understand."

"I knew you were a reasonable sir," the old man said, moving aside.

He Ling walked out of the auction house and finally understood why, although a foundation-building pill recipe was auctioned every ten years, none of them had ever been released on the market.

The once bustling auction house now only had a few figures still wandering around, but the strange thing was that there was still a group of people gathered together, looking in the direction where He Ling came out, as if they were watching the fun.

Sure enough, He Ling had just walked out of the auction house when a tall figure blocked her way.

He Ling was not surprised. It would take a lot of time to deliver 1.5 million spirit stones. If he wanted to know who bought the foundation-building pill formula, he just had to wait at the door and see who was the last one to come out.

But since He Ling came to this auction, it means she is not afraid of trouble. "Brother, why are you blocking my way?"

Lin Zhan glanced at He Ling, his tone rather polite. He clasped his fists before saying, "Miss, I'm willing to pay two hundred thousand spirit stones for a copy of this foundation-building pill formula."

The woman in white chuckled softly, "Your Excellency must have misunderstood. I was just delayed for a while because of something, so I came out a little late. The foundation-building pill recipe is not with me."

Lin Zhan seemed not to hear what He Ling said, "Miss, the foundation-building pill formula is just a piece of yellow paper after all. The foundation-building pill is truly precious."

"How about this, young lady? I'm willing to pay 500,000 spirit stones just to see the recipe."

He Ling was speechless. She bought the recipe for the elixir for 1.5 million spirit stones, but the man broke his bones after just one transaction. Did he really think she was a little girl who didn't know the world?

Moreover, the warning from the old foundation-building master was still lingering in her mind. Even if Lin Zhan raised the price to buy it, she would not dare to make a move.

"Brother, I've already told you that the recipe for the elixir is not with me." After saying that, He Ling moved away from him and walked forward.

Lin Zhan refused to give up and stepped forward to stand in front of her again.

"Miss, but the reward is not suitable? We can still negotiate the price."

He Ling's tone changed. "You are so unreasonable. I've already told you that the foundation-building pill formula is not with me. What else do you want?"

Hearing He Ling say this, Lin Zhan began to doubt. Could it be that the recipe for the elixir was really not in her hands?

He glanced sideways at the direction of the auction house exit, but there was no one in sight.

"Young lady, you're joking. I've never heard of any backdoors in the auction house. You were the last one out, so who else could have bought the Foundation Establishment Pill Formula if not you?"

The woman in white rolled her eyes speechlessly. "Just because you haven't heard of it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Would anyone else tell you that he went through the secret door?"

Seeing Lin Zhan looking thoughtful, He Ling walked around him again.

However, she had just taken two steps when she saw another figure blocking her way. This time, He Ling was really a little angry.

His tone became less polite, "What do you want?"

Lin Zhan shook his head. "I have no special intentions towards you, young lady. It's just that the foundation-building pill formula is very important to me. If you can make me feel better, I will let you go."

"impossible."

"Then I can't let the girl go."

He Ling sneered, "What else can you do if you don't let me go? Are you planning to fight me here?"

There is no explicit rule prohibiting fighting in Tianning Market, but if a fight really breaks out in front of someone's doorstep, ordinary cultivators really don't have the courage to do it, so you never see anyone fighting in the market. This has almost become the unspoken rule in Tianning Market.

The crowd watching also became curious. They also wanted to know what the consequences would be after a fight broke out in Tianning Market.

"Of course I wouldn't dare, but seeing that the young lady took a picture of the foundation-building pill recipe, I believe she will also participate in the Tianduan Mountain Arena in a month. I believe I have some strength. If I run into the young lady at that time, it would be bad if she got hurt."

"I'll wait." He Ling put away her folding fan, not wanting to talk to him anymore, and then walked around him again.

This time, Lin Zhan did not stand in front of He Ling, but just frowned as he looked at He Ling's back.

This woman is also at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and she is not easily persuaded. This makes it a bit difficult to deal with her.

Half a month later, Tianning Market became bustling again.

More than ten arenas have been set up on the huge square of the preaching ground.

There is a notice board in front of these arenas.

A disciple of Xuanyuan Sect casually waved his hand and a notice was posted on the notice board.

The people watching on the side all came forward.

The places for the Tianduan Mountain Secret Realm are usually reserved by the outer disciples of Xuanyuan Sect, so the number of places each time is not fixed. Only after Xuanyuan Sect releases the news each time will they know the specific number.

"Ah, why are there so few places this time? Only twenty-one."

"Who said it wasn't? I remember there were more than 60 places in the last decade. I didn't expect the number to shrink so much this time."

"Well, it's better to have fewer people. In the past, so many people went there every year, and only a few came back. This time, there are fewer places, so fewer people will die."

Behind the crowded square, a woman was drinking tea in a restaurant.

He Ling's spiritual sense far exceeded that of cultivators of the same level in the Qi Refining Stage, and had covered an area of 100 meters. She was in the restaurant, and with just a sweep of her spiritual sense, she knew the content of the notice.

However, she still felt a little puzzled. She had also asked Huang Yiran about it. Among their Xuanyuan Sect's outer disciples, the number of people participating in the Tianduan Mountain Secret Realm this time was even smaller than in the past. Why were the number of places in the competition reduced this time?