Immortal Mansion Royal Beast

In the eyes of those who are prepared, the rhythm of time passing is also orderly.

This was the case with Fang Qingyuan. Every day he practiced the two new secret techniques of overcoming tribulations. As they were techniques rather than methods, they did not involve the fundamentals and did not change the form. They were just like tools, so Fang Qingyuan was able to get the hang of them quickly. It only took him a few months to master them by heart.

In his spare time, Fang Qingyuan arranged the layout of Yuanling Mansion according to his own preferences. He released some spiritual fish into the pond and tended to the medicinal garden, planting pleasing spiritual plants.

Fang Qingyuan had already considered this place as his long-term residence, so he began to have certain requirements for the environment.

On this day, Fang Qingyuan was invited by Cao Jie to go to a high-end private auction to look for treasures that he might need to overcome his tribulation.

After arriving in Qiyun and staying in Yuanling Mansion, Fang Qingyuan also contacted Cao Jie, Xu Taichu and others, and visited Chu Shentong to maintain his rare network of contacts.

Everyone knew that Fang Qingyuan was about to undergo a tribulation, so they did not disturb Fang Qingyuan on weekdays, and they did not invite Fang Qingyuan to drinking parties. Fang Qingyuan thought this was a good thing.

Only when they encounter a situation where a treasure that can help them transcend tribulation may appear, these people are still thinking about Fang Qingyuan. This auction is because of Cao Jie.

After Fang Qingyuan received the invitation, before the auction started, he set out from Yuanling Mansion and walked to Tianbao Tower not far away.

There are many advantages to living in the most central place of Qiyun Fairy City. It is convenient to go everywhere. The most important thing is that many large businesses build their headquarters around the City Lord’s Mansion, which makes it even more convenient.

In Qiyun Immortal City, cultivators are forbidden to use flying instruments. Due to the restrictions of the fifth-order formation in the immortal city, cultivators generally choose to walk. The more particular ones will raise some spiritual beasts as mounts, and the more ostentatious ones will use luxury cars and sedan chairs, which is quite retro.

Fang Qingyuan didn't care about these things. Logically speaking, the Tian family would have equipped him with all the carriages and carts for traveling, but Fang Qingyuan did not choose servants and refused this configuration.

The infant-forming tribulation weighed heavily on Fang Qingyuan's mind, but he had no interest in it and wanted to wait until he was through with it.

It was afternoon now, and the road from Yuanling Mansion to Tianbao Tower was already bustling with people coming and going. Immortals and mortals lived together here, and the practitioners were not alone. Their relatives and clansmen all lived with the practitioners.

Along the way, you can enjoy the prosperous street scenes that are comparable to those in later generations. People are stable and prosperous, which is an uncommon scene in Baishan market.

The Baishan people's vigilance against others is engraved in their hearts. Most of them have expressionless faces and show aloofness. If someone walks towards you with a smile on his face, you must be careful, because he is preparing to cheat you.

The owner behind Tianbao Tower is a Yuanying family of a certain surname in Qiyun. They have a solid background, which is why they were able to lay a solid foundation in Qiyun Fairy City.

The auction that is only for Jindan cultivators is already the highest-level among all auction venues. When they reach the Yuanying level, they exchange resources with each other and generally do not go to places like auctions.

Even without using the flying technique, if Fang Qingyuan was in a hurry, a mere few miles would not take him more than ten breaths of time. Now that Fang Qingyuan had plenty of time, he slowly and leisurely walked to the front of Tianbao Tower.

Unlike what one might imagine, Tianbao Tower is located in a large garden on the edge of the core area of ​​Qiyun Fairy City. The fact that it occupies such a large garden shows the capability of the owner behind Tianbao Tower.

After handing over the invitation, Fang Qingyuan was led inside. After only a few steps, the hustle and bustle of the street outside disappeared, and only the mountain breeze in the garden blew strongly, making the large trees on the side rustle.

Along the way, the road was quiet, and the afternoon sun shone through, casting spots of light, making people feel as if they were in the wild.

"Excuse me, sir. This invitation is from our distinguished guest, so we need to take you to meet this distinguished guest first to confirm his identity."

The woman who led the way was respectful, and Fang Qingyuan said it was okay, it was just a private circle, I understand.

Following the female foundation-building cultivator who led the way, Fang Qingyuan came to a garden in the park, Tianzhu Garden.

In Tianzhu Garden, there is a large three-story building surrounded by layers of green bamboo. It is a semi-enclosed space, not suitable for large banquets, but it is just right as a lounge for VIPs.

Fang Qingyuan was led to the front of the building, and saw Cao Jie, after hearing the news, hurried downstairs to greet him, and there were two Jindan cultivators following him.

"Brother Qingyuan, haha, you are here. Let me introduce you to my colleague Wang Yiqi and this is Pei Wushuang, a member of the Pei family."

The other two Jindan cultivators were both male cultivators with first-class appearance and demeanor. Wang Yiqi was in the middle Jindan stage, while Pei Wushuang was in the early Jindan stage.

With just a glance, Fang Qingyuan could tell that Wang Yiqi was probably not from a noble family like Xu Taichu, and Pei Wushuang had the lowest cultivation level, but the highest status among the three.

"I've met all of you fellow Taoists."

After the few people greeted each other, Fang Qingyuan could see the curiosity about him in the eyes of these two people. It was not that these two people did not know how to conceal it, but Fang Qingyuan practiced the way of the mind and the way of the soul, so he was very sensitive to the emotions of the soul.

The four of them went upstairs and came to an exclusive terrace, which was already fully decorated with wine and banquets, and maids everywhere.

Cao Jie waved his hand to signal all the serving maids to go out, and after a few breaths, the place became quiet.

Fang Qingyuan looked at the few people. Wang Yiqi was a silent and introverted person, while Pei Wushuang was a little more lively, but he didn't say much at this time. It should be the reservedness of a child from a wealthy family that affected him. Only Cao Jie was a playboy, and the atmosphere on the scene depended on him to liven up the atmosphere.

"Brother Qingyuan has won the favor of Patriarch Tianchang, who has granted him a fourth-level cave residence. In the future, he will build a mansion on the cliff, and his family will also be a ten thousand-year-old family."

In response to Cao Ji's bragging about himself, Fang Qingyuan smiled and told him to be more restrained, as he had not yet survived the heavenly tribulation.

But because of Cao Ji's nonsense, the atmosphere between the few people was not as awkward as before. After drinking a few glasses together, they became more familiar with each other.

A moment later, Cao Jie started the song and dance performance prepared in the garden, while Fang Qingyuan watched it all with a smile, enjoying the rare feeling of being unrestrained and comfortable with friends.

A gentle breeze blew, and the aroma of spiritual wine filled the air. Several people were sitting at a desk each, and opposite them was a female cultivator who was well versed in music singing and dancing. Her graceful figure, beautiful face, and blooming smile were all captivating.

This is one of the meanings of spiritual practice. If you go up to Baishan, how can you enjoy these things now?

Because it was winter, the sky in Qiyun City darkened quickly.

As the slanting sunlight gradually faded, heavy shadows were cast, covering most of the city, and the lights in the city lit up one by one.

The crisscrossing streets of the city were bustling with people, and lanterns were hung on the shop fronts. Some of the more luxurious ones even used magical instruments powered by spirit stones to illuminate large areas of darkness.

The spiritual perception circle released by Fang Qingyuan took all of this into his mind. The smell of fireworks was the most soothing thing, and for a moment, Fang Qingyuan's mood became much more relaxed.

The lights in Tianzhu Tower were also lit. The magic weapon powered by the middle-grade fire spirit stone emitted a soft light that was not dazzling at all.

As the lights came on, Cao Jie saw the steward outside greeting him, and he smiled and said:

"The auction is about to start, let's go over there."

Fang Qingyuan had no objection, and after dismissing the maids and dancers, Cao Jie casually sprinkled a handful of medium-grade spirit stones as a reward.

There are probably about seven or eight mid-grade spirit stones, which can be converted into low-grade spirit stones, which would amount to seven or eight hundred, enough for these Qi-cultivating female cultivators to share. The dancing female cultivators would take more, so each of them could get dozens of spirit stones or so.

Just by dancing for one or two hours, he could get dozens of low-grade spirit stones, which was enough to match the hard work of a casual cultivator in Baishan for half a year.

After getting down from the building, Fang Qingyuan discovered that there were other Jindan cultivators gathering from various places. At a rough glance, there were at least a dozen Jindan cultivators.

How many Jindan monks are there in the Qiyun Sect?

Fang Qingyuan estimated that there should be about one or two thousand people, and in Qiyun Immortal City, cultivators from the entire cultivation world gathered together. The lord of this city alone had seven or eight hundred Jindan cultivators.

As the Jindan cultivators in Tianzhu Garden walked out of the bamboo forest barrier one after another, they greeted those they knew, while those they didn't know looked around, and the scene suddenly became lively.

Everyone followed the waiter up to the main building of Tianbao and came to the top floor, which covered an area of ​​about half an acre. The banquet seats were arranged in a semicircle, with traditional kneeling seats, a low table in front, and a rather spacious open space in the middle.

After Fang Qingyuan took care of it for a few times, he felt that it was much more exquisite than Baishan Auction House. Baishan Auction House’s main purpose was to be simple and honest, so how could it be arranged in a banquet style?

At this time, under the waiter's instructions, beautiful waitresses led all the Jindan to their seats.

Fang Qingyuan was also arranged next to Cao Ji. The four of them formed a small group, which was the most numerous and powerful group in the entire banquet.

Fang Qingyuan took this opportunity to scan the area, taking in all the people in the huge hall.

On the side, Cao Jie was still introducing Fang Qingyuan in a low voice.

For example, who is this person from which family, what position does he hold in the Qiyun sect, where is this person from, to whom is he a guest official, or if this person looks unfamiliar, where should he be based?

Although Cao Jie was not good at cultivation, he had a wide range of friends and could tell something about most of the Jindan cultivators present. As for the rest he was unsure about, he said he would go back and check and would have results in a day or two.

But for the other party Qingyuan, this is not necessary. He came here to take pictures of treasures, not to collect intelligence.

It is worth noting that among the twenty or thirty Jindan cultivators, there are several Jindan realm perfect cultivators with extraordinary bearing. Fang Qingyuan guessed that these people should have the same purpose as himself, and came for those tribulation-transcending magic weapons.

One of them was wearing a long black gold robe and a jade belt around his waist. He had a dignified look on his square face. When he saw Fang Qingyuan coming, he even made a friendly eye contact.

“This is He Huan from the He family. He was born into the He family, which should have no shortage of magical treasures to overcome tribulations. However, the He family’s ancestor died in a war to open up a new place, and the He family has been in decline ever since. In recent years, the family has been unable to make ends meet, and many of the family treasures have been sold off. When it was He Huan’s turn to take power, the family fortune was already empty.

Fortunately, He Huan is a resolute person who managed to hold on. Now he comes here to sell other treasures in exchange for a magic weapon to overcome the tribulation."

Listening to Cao Jie's voice transmission, Fang Qingyuan asked curiously:

"Does the sect have no support for disciples of this level?"

"Yes, of course there are, but who still counts on the little welfare given by the sect? That is just the most basic. If you want something better, you still have to rely on yourself. Otherwise, if everyone counts on the sect, no matter how rich the sect is, it will not be able to support it."

It was then that Fang Qingyuan remembered that the Qiyun Sect was different from all the sects he had seen before.

If a cultivator who has reached the perfect golden elixir stage wants to transcend tribulation, it must be the top priority of all sects, and they must support him even if it means selling everything they have.

But the Qiyun Sect is too large. Although it is a sect, it is actually a country of cultivation. Each Yuanying family is a vassal state, responsible for its own profits and losses, and has to pay taxes every year, which are then used to pay for the welfare of those low-level disciples.

This is different from the environment in Baishan and also different from the Beast Taming Sect. Qiyun has its own rules.

After learning all this, Fang Qingyuan kept it in mind. Since he wanted to join Qiyun, he had to adapt to the local customs and understand the system here.

The atmosphere of the banquet was very harmonious. Before the banquet started, everyone was talking and laughing, and they did not look like competitors at all.

"Your sister seems to have reached the Golden Core Perfection stage. Has she planned to form a baby in the past few years?"

Fang Qingyuan casually mentioned Cao Qingmei, and Cao Jie curled his lips and said:

"She didn't tell me anything, and I don't know her plans, but she has just entered the perfect state. If she wants to overcome the tribulation, she will need more than ten or twenty years of preparation."

Fang Qingyuan nodded slightly and was about to ask something else when a wisp of smoke came out from the open space surrounded by the desks, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

The smoke twists and turns, taking shape vaguely, like a newborn tree bud that breaks through the soil and slowly grows taller. The trunk gradually takes shape, and then branches and leaves spread out, forming several branches that are surrounded by smoke.

The branches are not fixed, but rotate and move on the smoke trunk, interweaving and changing with each other. There are five branches in total.

On the branches, there were layers of smoke that formed the shape of leaves. In fact, they were trays for holding things. Various colors of light were shining on them. They penetrated through the outer layer of smoke and turned into a hazy light, illuminating the entire place, attracting everyone's attention for a moment.

"Gimmick!"

This word popped up in Fang Qingyuan's mind, but he had to admit that compared to Baishan's straightforward opening with the gong sounding, Qiyun's arrangement was more ingenious.

Looking at Cao Ji again, he saw a smile on his face. Only then did Fang Qingyuan realize that he had seen this move by Cao Ji before.

"Brother Qingyuan, are you satisfied with this move of 'smoky trees rising from the flat ground, five branches connecting to precious light'?"

Fang Qingyuan looked forward and praised:

“More interesting than Baishan.”

Light smoke curls around the branches and leaves, but no one knows what the nature of the branches is. Only the light can be seen shining through, while the real treasure is looming and cannot be seen clearly no matter how hard you try, which makes people feel itchy.

Just at this moment, a loud laugh was heard.

"I am so humbled and sorry to have troubled you all, the immortals and fellow Taoists, to wait for me for so long. I am Cai Xingde, the manager of Tianbao Tower. I am honored to be here to pay my respects."

Cai? Could it be Cai Yuan's Cai family?

Speaking of Cai Yuan, Fang Qingyuan was not very familiar with him, but it was he who was responsible for Yuetu's escape from Qiyun, which indirectly affected the subsequent fate of people including Lechuan.

In this case, I have some connection with the Cai family.

Thinking of this, Fang Qingyuan felt melancholy in his heart. Things and people have changed.