"..."

In mid-air, Ji Yuan changed his Transformation Talisman and reverted to the appearance of Hu Beizhi.

However, he was not in a hurry to return to the Bone Nightmare Sect. Instead, he first took a stroll around several large auction houses in Lindong City, where he left his contact information under the identity of a Bone Nightmare Sect Elder, instructing them to contact him if there was an auction for the Nine Nether Incense.

After handling this matter, he returned alone to the Bone Nightmare Sect.

The auction house was his first means.

The second means was to inquire with other Core Formation Cultivators of the Bone Nightmare Sect during the Core Formation Conference.

The third means... was naturally to seek out the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother.

It’s not like he wouldn’t make use of his Nascent Soul Stage master.

Just after Ji Yuan left Lindong City, Ma Gui followed up. He pretended to be unaware of anything and smoothly returned to the Bone Nightmare Sect’s Great Dream Island.

The first thing he did upon returning to his Cave Mansion was to enter the Mountain of Mind and Heart.

More precisely, he went into the Wine Cellar and took out the five large vats he had prepared in advance.

First, he divided the spirit wine base he bought into five parts and poured them in, then began to process the celestial herbs he purchased.

For instance, when making the brewing of Qingli Wine using Qingli Fruit, it is not only necessary to peel and core it but also to use a Jade Saber for peeling. Using any other knife would damage its original quality, which would likely lead to an unsuccessful brewing of Qingli Wine.

The remaining Blood Amber Vine, too, must be cut into two leaves and one branch.

This ensures that the spirit wine base can extract the Blood Amber essence within.

These tasks all had to be done personally.

But luckily, they were not troublesome matters. Ji Yuan completed them all, taking only three days time.

Having dealt with these, he looked at the sealed five large vats. The next thing to do was just to wait.

In four or five years, the Wine Cellar could be upgraded.

After exiting, Ji Yuan found that he had no other affairs, so he sent a message to Ma Gui.

"Senior Brother Ma, I am ready. Could you tell me what this Core Formation Conference is about?"

Since there was time left to wait, it would be better to handle these minor affairs first, and then cultivate in peace.

Ma Gui’s response was swift and simple.

"Junior Brother, as long as you’re ready, leave the rest to me. When the date is confirmed, I’ll let you know."

In short, Ma Gui would handle everything, and Ji Yuan just needed to attend.

This saved Ji Yuan quite a bit of trouble.

However, he still went next door to visit, from An Yue’s mouth, he learned about the Core Formation Conference.

The location is on Bone Yan Island, and originally, whoever hosts the Core Formation Conference is responsible for organizing it. The general process is to first widely send invitations to ensure every Core Formation Cultivator within the sect receives an invitation, followed by arranging banquets and other affairs.

It’s not exactly simple, but it’s not overly troublesome either.

It’s just everyone getting together to gather.

Thus, after three days passed, Ma Gui sent Ji Yuan a reply, saying the Core Formation Conference would be held a month later.

Originally, it could have been faster, but many Core Formation Cultivators outside expressed their intention to return upon hearing of this, so the conference was naturally postponed to accommodate them.

Ji Yuan was unperturbed.

A month’s time, take a nap in the Scripture Pavilion and it would pass.

The appointed day came.

Ji Yuan intentionally changed into a brand-new azure Spirit Robe. However, as he was changing, a figure emerged in his mind.

A person who initially remarked that he looked good in an azure outfit, and then often gifted him such attire.

"I wonder where she went... Sigh."

After arriving in Lindong City, Ji Yuan hadn’t given up on searching for information about that peculiar old woman, yet as always, there was no progress.

"I’ll find an opportunity to ask the Fire Spirit Ghost Mother. That old undying has lived long, perhaps she knows something."

Having cleared his mind, Ji Yuan transformed himself into Escape Light and smoothly made his way south to Bone Yan Island.

As the protagonist of this Core Formation Conference, he naturally arrived two days early.

Presently on Bone Yan Island, the atmosphere was brightly festooned and joyous.

If Ji Yuan hadn’t known in advance that this was prepared for his Core Formation Conference, he might have thought it was his wedding banquet.

"Thanks for your efforts, Senior Brother Ma."

Ji Yuan saw Ma Gui in the main hall, and with a smile, clasped his hands in greeting.

"We’re brothers; no need for such formalities, Junior Brother."

Ma Gui placed his hands openly, smiling warmly.

Ji Yuan joined him to the side and released his Divine Sense to survey around.

Though Ma Gui was the host, it wasn’t truly him doing the work; the actual busy ones were some female cultivators at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation Stage.

A brief observation led Ji Yuan to notice that, unlike those demon cultivators with odd features, the busy female cultivators here appeared quite attractive.

Yet none could compare to Qi Hong... Over the past few days since returning, Ji Yuan had also slightly probed into information about Bingtai Palace.

A hundred or two years ago, Bingtai Palace was a well-known major sect on Jiyuan Continent.

On one hand, Bingtai Palace was akin to the Joy Palace of Jiyuan Continent, specializing in dual cultivation. On the other hand, because there was once a Nascent Soul Ancestor presiding over Bingtai Palace.

Unfortunately, after that Nascent Soul Ancestor passed away, there were no successors, only leaving a few Core Formation cultivators in charge.

The ancestors left fortunes, but there was no one left at home.

This naturally aroused the covetous ambition of other immortal sects, so before long, those Core Formation cultivators perished from various accidents.