Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

"Big brother, you mean..."

"That's right, as long as we can acquire two second-tier Foundation Establishment spiritual items at the auction..."

With the assistance of spiritual beings, once we successfully establish our foundation, dealing with Lu Zaian will be as easy as crushing an ant…

This was clearly Chen Kui's plan.

Coincidentally, he and Lu Zaian had the same idea.

Overwhelm the enemy with the strength and status of a Foundation Establishment cultivator...

With the wealth of the three brothers, they could easily acquire one or two Foundation Establishment spiritual items at an auction.

The only thing to consider is how to preserve it...

Gongyang Wen also murmured:

"My second brother failed to break through back then because he didn't have a spiritual object to assist him..."

Only if my elder brother possesses the ability to refine his body and lock in his vital energy, and I am not yet sixty and my vital energy has not yet aged, is there even a sliver of a chance to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage!

The Foundation Establishment stage has always been a formidable obstacle for Qi Refining cultivators.

However, once they successfully break through, they are worlds apart from Qi Refining cultivators.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Feng's eyes twitched slightly.

He felt terrible whenever he talked about this sad thing.

As the saying goes, time waits for no one.

He was forced to attempt a breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment stage before reaching the sixtieth level.

Without the assistance of a foundation-building spiritual object, he not only failed but also suffered serious injuries.

It took ten years to barely recover.

This has always been a sore spot for him.

But now that the opportunity has arrived, it's not his turn...

"Hmph, as long as you two break through, it's the same, eldest brother and third brother."

"Then we'll not only be able to crush that Lu fellow, but our power will also advance further, allowing us to penetrate the inner city and earn even more spirit stones!"

Zhao Feng is now old and frail.

Let alone Foundation Establishment Spiritual Objects.

Even if Zhao Feng were given a Foundation Establishment Pill that was even more precious than this.

He has no chance of succeeding in breaking through.

Although Zhao Feng had a sinister personality, he was unwilling to accept his fate.

But they also know that only by clinging to their brothers can they live a comfortable life.

.........

Three months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Within the desolate city, the streets and alleys were filled with the chaotic aura of cultivators, bustling with noise and excitement.

The number of people was 50% higher than usual, putting enormous pressure on the city guards to maintain order.

These people mostly come from all directions of the northern airspace.

Some cultivation families, sects, or independent cultivators, etc...

They all came for the once-in-a-decade auction in Huangze City.

On the other side of the desolate marshland lies one of the top domains of the Eastern Divine Continent—the Maple Blossom Domain.

Powerful cultivators occasionally cross the waters to travel between the two regions and trade resources.

However, that was always just a minor undertaking.

Until every ten years, a large caravan composed of several chambers of commerce would cross the waters.

Arriving in the desolate city, a grand auction was held.

At the auction, there were all sorts of rare and precious materials unearthed from the depths of the marshes...

There were also special products and resources brought by caravans from the Maple Forest that were not available in the Northern Airspace...

It can be described as a major event in the entire northern airspace.

Inside a restaurant.

Many cultivators are discussing the recent situation in Huangze City.

A middle-aged monk's words immediately attracted the attention of many people.

"Hehe, I heard that quite a few Foundation Establishment forces have come to Desolate Swamp City..."

There might be a Tier 3 spiritual item at this auction!

"Oh? What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist? Do you perhaps know something inside?"

Someone asked curiously.

"I know a little. I have a friend who's in the city guard."

They said that in the past three months, they have received at least nine or ten Foundation Establishment forces to settle in Huangze City.

They're all here for the auction!

"The Zhang family of Thousand Peaks, the Song family of Azure River, the Demon Spear Cult, the Snow White Palace, the Purple Cloud Temple, and so on..."

The middle-aged cultivator spoke with a boastful tone, as if simply knowing the whereabouts of these Foundation Establishment forces was enough to make him superior.

"It truly is a grand event in the northern airspace."

I heard from my elders that there are currently seventeen Foundation Establishment factions in the Northern Sky Domain. I wonder if they've all come?

A young monk remarked with emotion.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was met with a sneer.

"Haha, fellow Daoist, your information is outdated!"

Now only sixteen Foundation Establishment factions remain in the Northern Sky Domain…

Suddenly, a cultivator wearing a bamboo hat burst into laughter. He exuded a cold aura and had reached the perfect ninth level of Qi Refining.

"What makes you say that, senior?" the young cultivator asked, his expression turning serious, puzzled.

"Hehe...because I come from the Black Soil Mountains area, where the situation changed drastically more than two years ago!!"

As soon as the cultivator in the bamboo hat said this, he suddenly sensed an inexplicable aura locking onto him, making the hairs on his body stand on end!

However, the aura vanished into thin air the next moment, making the cultivator in the bamboo hat wonder if he was hallucinating.

"I wonder what exactly happened that you mentioned about the dramatic changes in the Black Soil Mountains?"

"Really? Could it be that the Foundation Establishment factions there are fighting each other?"

The monks at the surrounding tables were immediately drawn into gossip.

They were aware of the Black Soil Mountains.

It is tens of thousands of miles away from Huangze City, located in the northeasternmost part of the northern airspace, almost adjacent to the east coast...

The cultivator in the bamboo hat steadied himself, making sure there was nothing amiss in his surroundings, before continuing:

"That's right, a Core Formation Secret Realm appeared in the Black Soil Mountains two and a half years ago!"

This immediately sparked a fierce battle among the major Foundation Establishment factions in the area.

Later, I heard that because of some kind of divine pill, the ancient herb valley in the Black Soil Mountains, with its thousand-year-old heritage, was destroyed!

"What?! No wonder we didn't see anyone from Spirit Medicine Valley in Desolate Swamp City this time. We never imagined they were wiped out?"

The middle-aged cultivator who spoke first was shocked and couldn't believe it.

"What kind of divine pill is it that has caused Foundation Establishment forces to fight to the death?"

Moreover, why hasn't such explosive news spread in the northern airspace for two and a half years?

Fellow Daoist, we wouldn't have known if you hadn't told us...

"Yes, could it be that they're fighting over some kind of miraculous elixir that can help one break through to the Core Formation stage?"

What was the final result?

What happened to that Core Formation Secret Realm? How was it dealt with?

Such explosive news left many cultivators dizzy, and it quickly spread throughout the restaurant.

The monk in the bamboo hat grumbled as he picked up a piece of food, then explained:

"Hmph, you guessed right, what they're fighting over really is the divine pill that can help you break through to the Core Formation stage!"

As for the news not spreading... that's obviously because someone deliberately blocked it.

It is said that in that battle, the Fire Refining Sect broke through the gates of the Spirit Medicine Valley and reaped a great harvest.

The sect leader of the Fire Refining Sect immediately announced the closure of the mountain gates and went into seclusion to break through to the Core Formation stage...

That Core Formation Secret Realm later attracted several Foundation Establishment forces from outside the Black Soil Mountains to jointly explore it.

They didn't want more people to share the profits, so they naturally blocked the news.

If I hadn't run fast, I probably would have been caught in the crossfire...

"I see."

"The Fire Refining Sect is quite lucky. They had the advantage of being close to the source and seized the opportunity to acquire the resources of the Spirit Medicine Valley."

Perhaps another Core Formation realm power will emerge in the northern airspace in the future?

The group of cultivators were filled with emotion.

It should be noted that the cultivation world in the northern airspace is relatively poor in resources.

For cultivators, breaking through to the Core Formation stage is extremely difficult.

To date, all the Core Formation cultivators in the Northern Air Domain, excluding those whose fates are unknown and who live in anonymity, are now gone.

There were only seven or eight others whose names I could name...

In the corner, Lu Zaian listened to the gossip silently, his face expressionless. He picked up his wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.