Cultivation starts from devouring the Dao fruits

After Qiu Zhenning entered Zhao Yu's cave mansion, Wei Xinlan and Cui Lihua, the two women, presented the Spiritual Tea and then stood by Zhao Yu's side.

Qiu Zhenning took a sip of the Spiritual Tea and his eyes lit up as he praised, "Excellent tea! This is the second-order Spiritual Tea, White Jiao Aroma! It can enhance mana for Qi Cultivation practitioners, and even for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who consumes it regularly, it can calm the spirit and stabilize the Qi, benefiting cultivation."

That White Jiao Aroma tea tree was a precious second-order spiritual plant that Zhao Yu had found within the Canglong Mountain range. Just the annual production of tea leaves from this tree alone could sell for one to two thousand Spirit Stones, provided it was planted in a second-order or higher Spiritual Land, occupying a central area of one acre within the land, and was meticulously cared for.

Zhao Yu asked, "Daoist Qiu, may I know the purpose of your visit this time?"

Qiu Zhenning replied, "Mountain Master Zhao, my visit this time is for Xiquan Ridge! You already possess the Spiritual Land of Little Dan Ridge, so I request that you sell Xiquan Ridge to me. I am willing to offer one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

Zhao Yu said indifferently, "One hundred thousand Spirit Stones for a third-order Spiritual Land, Daoist Qiu, aren't you being a bit too naïve?" Stay connected with empire

The Shiyang Loose Cultivator, among the Five Great Loose Cultivators of the Northern Desolation, is a Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Cultivator, and he only occupies a second-order superior spiritual land to build his city. He has managed Shiyang City for many years, possessing definitely over a million Spirit Stones, yet even so, he cannot afford a third-order Spiritual Land.

Qiu Zhenning said, "Mountain Master Zhao, you have also witnessed this Monster Tide; it is simply not something an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator can withstand. Even with your high strength, you cannot defend two Spiritual Lands by yourself!"

Zhao Yu replied with a faint smile, "According to the records, this kind of Monster Tide is the most dangerous at the beginning. As long as one withstands the initial tide and kills a large number of attacking demonic beasts, any subsequent attacks by demonic beasts will not be on the same scale as the first tide."

Qiu Zhenning had no choice but to raise his offer, "Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

Zhao Yu replied indifferently, "Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones might be enough to buy Changyuan Mountain, but not even a million Spirit Stones could buy Xiquan Ridge!"

Zhao Yu planned to use Xiquan Ridge to cultivate his Earth Spirit Body. This third-order inferior-grade Spiritual Land was extremely precious, and Zhao Yu had acquired it by a fortunate coincidence. If he were to lose Xiquan Ridge, Zhao Yu would have to venture deeper into the Canglong Mountain range to find a Spirit Vein to cultivate his Earth Spirit Body.

The cultivation of the Earth Spirit Body at a second-order superior spiritual land is the bare minimum, and doing so would take more than ten times longer than at a third-order inferior-grade Spiritual Land.

Frowning, Qiu Zhenning said, "Changyuan Mountain? You only asked for thirty thousand Spirit Stones when you sold it to Fang Shuanglan before! How come it's two hundred thousand Spirit Stones now?"

Zhao Yu responded coolly, "If it weren't for the Monster Tide, how could the second-order mid-grade Spiritual Land of Changyuan Mountain possibly sell for a mere thirty thousand Spirit Stones?"

A second-order mid-grade Spiritual Land spanning a hundred miles, if managed properly, could yield profits of tens of thousands of Spirit Stones annually. Even if not adept at managing, one could still easily earn several thousand Spirit Stones, enough to sustain many mortals, and it could become a Foundation Establishment family's generational Spiritual Land.

Qiu Zhenning said slowly, "Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones is still too much! How about one hundred thousand Spirit Stones?"

Zhao Yu replied with a faint smile, "If you don't want it, naturally, someone else will!"

As long as one could withstand the first wave of the Monster Tide, the value of those Spiritual Lands would double, and it was precisely for this reason that those Foundation Establishment Cultivators would fight to the death to defend them.

After weighing his options, Qiu Zhenning said, "Then two hundred thousand Spirit Stones it is!"

Once the deal was struck, Qiu Zhenning paid Zhao Yu two hundred thousand Spirit Stones and then promptly left.

Zhao Yu pondered thoughtfully, "Xiquan Ridge, an inferior third-order Spiritual Land, is both a treasure and a land of dispute. The death of Xiahou Zhenyu might not be as simple as it seems!"

Such a third-order inferior-grade Spiritual Land is sufficient for a Golden Core practitioner to cultivate in. In the Northern Desolation, this grade of Spiritual Land is basically in the hands of the four Great Sects.

Among the five great Foundation Establishment cultivators who were known as the Five Great Loose Cultivators of the northern wastes, only one had managed to occupy a third-order low-grade spiritual land.

Originally, Zhao Yu had thought that Xiahou Zhenyu's death at the hands of Fang Shuanglan, a woman extremely adept at seducing men, was just an ordinary case of murder for treasure and wealth, but now it seemed possible that it may have been for the sake of the third-order low-grade spiritual land at Creek Spring Ridge.

After all, as long as Xiahou Zhenyu didn't die, the third-order low-grade spiritual land at Creek Spring Ridge would have been the Xiahou family's sure gain, leaving no opportunities for others.

If Xiahou Zhenyu and the other seven Foundation Establishment cultivators died, those seven spiritual lands would become unowned and up for grabs.

Zhao Yu pondered in his heart, "Perhaps I'm overthinking it! However, the pressing matter at hand is to enhance my combat ability! My cultivation level and spells cannot be rapidly improved. The methods that can quickly enhance my combat strength are puppets, demon beasts, and powerful formations!"

"The Spirit Wood Grand Formation is after all only a second-order low-grade formation. If it could be replaced with the Thousand Trees Formation, even if more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators attacked, they would also face certain death!"

The reason why the Cang Country's number one Foundation Establishment family, the Wang family, had its Thousand Trees Formation easily breached was because the Wang family had been infiltrated by the Cang Ling Sect, with a traitor destroying the foundation of the Thousand Trees Formation, and also because the Wang family lacked a talented array master, which made it easy to be broken through.

If the Thousand Trees Formation were successfully set up, even a late-stage Qi Cultivation cultivator like Shangguan Lingxiu, wielding a Prohibition Token, could suppress ordinary mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators who enter the formation.

Two months later, Shiyang City, Shiyang Trade Association.

As Zhao Yu stepped into the Shiyang Trade Association, a beautiful maid dressed in blue with the cultivation of Qi Refining fifth level immediately approached with a smile and said, "Esteemed cultivator, how may I assist you?"

Zhao Yu let out a faint Foundation Establishment pressure and said indifferently, "Call your manager to see me! I have treasures I wish to put up for the auction!"

"It turns out to be a Foundation Establishment senior, please wait a moment, I will call the manager right away!"

The beautiful maid's face changed, and she respectfully bowed, leading Zhao Yu to a private room to sit down.

It didn't take long before Birou and Elder Zhang entered together.

Birou first gave a bow to Zhao Yu, then said softly, "I am Birou, the manager of this establishment, and this gentleman is Appraiser Zhang. May I ask how the senior would like to be addressed?"

Zhao Yu replied indifferently, "I am Zhao Yu, an elder of Dan Ling Sect."

Birou replied with a sweet smile, "So it is an elder of Dan Ling Sect, my apologies, my apologies! May I know what esteemed Zhao would like to auction this time?"

Zhao Yu handed over two jade bottles and said, "A Superior Foundation Establishment Pill, and a Superior Second-Order Life-Extending Pill!"

"A Superior Foundation Establishment Pill!! A Superior Second-Order Life-Extending Pill!!"

Birou's body trembled with excitement as she stared fixedly at the two jade bottles in Zhao Yu's hands, her breathing becoming slightly rushed.

Since the establishment of Shiyang's auction, only once had a Superior Foundation Establishment Pill been auctioned off, and never had a Superior Second-Order Life-Extending Pill.

Birou was preparing to advance to the Great Perfection of Qi Training and then begin Foundation Establishment. If she could acquire a Superior Foundation Establishment Pill, she had an 80 to 90 percent chance of successfully establishing her foundation and becoming someone above the masses.

The Superior Second-Order Life-Extending Pill was even more something countless Foundation Establishment cultivators longed for, coveted even by those at the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Stage.