I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 233 - 194: The Fall of Shi Fang (Part 2)

Just a few days left to safely come out, yet unexpectedly, he couldn’t avoid the dangers of the secret realm and fell before dawn.

A moment later, Chen Sheng took a deep breath, suppressing the sadness in his heart—those who have passed are gone, the living must move forward.

He slowly exhaled a turbid breath:

"Fellow Daoist Shi Fang, safe journey."

Chen Sheng looked out at the still surging cloud sea, silently praying for Chen Xihua, hoping he would return safely and not repeat Master Shi Fang’s fate.

...

Time slowly passed, and finally, it was the last moment before the grotto heaven closed.

According to past patterns, at this time all cultivators should be transported out, and the bloody storm within the grotto heaven would completely end.

Within the Soul Hall, Chen Sheng’s gaze was fixed on the pale cyan Soul Jade. On the Jade Throne, the Soul Jade remained lustrous, with Spirit Light stable as before, showing no signs of cracking.

Even due to Chen Xihua’s own cultivation progress, the Spirit Light appeared even more condensed than before, a trace of relief and comfort flickered in Chen Sheng’s eyes, and he softly sighed:

"It seems this kid has good luck." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

...

Time slowly passed.

The Shifting Power of the Ancient Yue Grotto Heaven receded like a tide, and the last group of cultivators was transported to various parts of Yue Country, leaving the once murderous grotto heaven in peace.

Subsequently, the attention of the entire cultivation realm of Yue Country focused on one matter—the ownership of the Nascent Fruit.

As the core treasure of the Ancient Yue Grotto Heaven, the Nascent Fruit can greatly increase the probability of Golden Core cultivators breaking through to Nascent Soul. Each opening of the grotto heaven would provoke fierce competition among the major sects.

Sure enough, in just three days, the ownership of the Nascent Fruit surfaced completely—seven Nascent Fruits were divided among the six Nascent Soul sects of Yue Country.

With their deep foundations, the six major sects had equipped their core disciples with Tier Four methods usable continuously within the secret realm even before entering the grotto heaven.

The Three Elements Dao Sect’s Talisman Infant and Tier Four Array, Myriad Swords Sect’s Mountain-Slaying Sword Order, Six Paths Saint Sect’s Million Souls Banner... these Tier Four methods are either for attack and defense or unfathomable and treacherous.

Each use was accompanied by violent spiritual power waves and the screams of cultivators, causing the entire Creation Floating Island to be shrouded in a bloody storm.

It was precisely by relying on these trump cards that the six Nascent Soul sects managed to hold onto their fundamental bases, each securely obtaining a Nascent Fruit.

And the last Nascent Fruit, each of the six factions used their own skills, ultimately landing in the hands of the Mirage Daoist from the Western Wilderness Mirage.

The top experts of the other five sects, the Sword Child of the Myriad Swords Sect, the Saint Child of the Six Paths Saint Sect, the True Inheritor Daoist of the Three Elements Dao Sect... eventually joined forces to pursue the Mirage Daoist for two months.

However, this generation’s Mirage Daoist was exceptionally talented, astonishingly mastering the Western Wilderness Mirage’s Supreme Divine Technique, "Mirage Thousand Shadows Technique."

This technique can create numerous illusions identical to oneself, capable of mimicking the aura and spiritual power of a cultivator, and even able to cast the same magic, making it difficult to discern the real one.

It was precisely by relying on this Secret Technique that the Mirage Daoist managed to escape unscathed amidst the pursuit, making the Western Wilderness Mirage the biggest winner of this Ancient Yue Grotto Heaven event.

...

At the same time, it’s as if the entire cultivation realm of Yue Country was pressed with the "start button," and markets and auctions across regions suddenly became lively.

Just like Chen Sheng expected, the market indeed saw an influx of numerous high-tier rare spiritual objects.

Tier Three Top Grade "Celestial Thunder Grass," Tier Three Top Grade "Flowerless Wood," Tier Three Top Grade "Golden Jade Spirit Fruit," Tier Four Lower Grade "Celestial Sunflower"...

These were treasures brought out from the grotto heaven, rare high-tier spiritual objects in the outside world, yet common within the grotto heaven.

At this moment, some cultivators urgently needed Elixir Pills for healing, while others were eager to convert them into cultivation resources, making the once silent spiritual materials market suddenly very lively.

"Father, reports from each market indicate that the quantity of spiritual materials far exceeds previous years!"

Chen Xixing hurriedly entered Chen Sheng’s cave abode, holding a thick roster in his hands, his face full of excitement:

"The Elixir Pills we prepared have all been delivered to each branch, the business of trading pills for materials has already begun!"

Hearing this, Chen Sheng’s tense nerves finally relaxed completely. He glanced at the roster, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth:

"Good, proceed as planned. Prioritize acquiring the spiritual materials listed in the roster I gave you, no matter how high the price, and purchase the other materials at market price."

"Now that a large quantity of spiritual objects is emerging, the previous market price is already quite high."

Chen Xixing quickly nodded: "Understood, father!"

...

Three months later, at the most renowned Three Elements Auction in Three Elements Immortal City, it was already bustling with voices.

The auction hall was circular, with hundreds of Luminous Beads embedded in the dome, illuminating the entire hall like daylight.

The center of the hall featured an auction stage about one zhang high, covered with specially made Dust-Resistant Brocade, which best preserves the Spiritual Qi of the materials.

Hundreds of private boxes were located on both sides of the hall, each equipped with soundproof restrictions and spiritual barriers, allowing cultivators with status to bid privately.

In one of the boxes named "Cyan Cloud Pavilion," Chen Xixing, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, sat on a soft couch, holding a cup of Spirit Tea.

He did not directly participate in the hall’s bidding but maintained contact with Chen clan members scattered across various markets in Yue Country through the Communication Array in the box.

This auction saw thirteen Golden Core and Fake Pill cultivators of the Chen Clan’s second generation dispersed according to plan among the auctions in Sunset and Cold Water Immortal Cities, forming a ’treasure-hunting network’ covering Yue Country.

"Big brother, a Tier Three High Grade ’Ice Soul Bead’ has appeared at the Sunset Immortal City auction; the current bid is... should we continue to follow?"

The voice of Chen Ximo, a Golden Core Early-Stage Cultivator responsible for bidding at the Sunset Immortal City, came through the Communication Array.