The auction of the Zi Xuan Precious Jade set the entire auction hall abuzz. Not only were Foundation Establishment cultivators participating in the auction, but at this moment, there were also quite a number of Purple Mansion cultivators bidding.

After all, Purple Mansion cultivators also had families, disciples, and descendants.

And as each Purple Mansion cultivator opened their mouth, the pressure on the Foundation Establishment cultivators increased, except for the descendants of sects. Those family cultivators without a strong backing hesitated.

"Four million Spirit Stones!"

"Four million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

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The price of the Zi Xuan Precious Jade kept rising, and at this moment, Lin Xianzhi suddenly looked at Lin Shiming and handed him a Storage Bag.

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Inside the Storage Bag were two million inferior-grade Spirit Stones, including the superior-grade Spirit Stones they had acquired earlier.

Lin Xianzhi''s action was obviously to use the full power of the entire clan to purchase a Zi Xuan Precious Jade for Lin Shiming.

It was also a declaration of determination, letting Lin Shiming bid freely.

However, before he even started bidding, he realized that the Spirit Stones for the Zi Xuan Precious Jade had already reached six million inferior-grade Spirit Stones.

In the end, the Zi Xuan Precious Jade was sold at a price of seven million eight hundred thousand Spirit Stones, taken by Wanqing of the Wanjian Sect.

This set a record for the highest price in this auction.

When this price was announced, many cultivators felt it was incredibly insane; even the price of Purple Mansion Jade Liquid had never reached such heights, and now, the price greatly exceeded that of Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

Obviously, with the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Corpse Refining Sect encroaching on some territories of the Zhao Kingdom, the kingdom''s resources had been greatly reduced. Moreover, in this war, many Purple Mansion families had turned into Foundation Establishment families, and many Foundation Establishment families had become Qi Cultivation families.

At this moment, it was natural for people to sell their family assets and compete for the Zi Xuan Precious Jade.

Nevertheless, Wanqing was after all a core disciple of the Wanjian Sect, and his identity was clearly not low.

After successfully bidding for the item, Wanqing immediately left the auction hall without a trace.

The other Lin Family juniors also beamed with smiles at this moment. The campaign was over, and beyond the relaxation of body and mind, everyone felt even more the importance of belonging to a clan.

If the family wasn''t strong enough, the likelihood of death on such conscripted battlefields would be much greater. With the battles between Zhao and Chu, the number of Loose Cultivators in both immortal cultivation nations would have dwindled considerably.

"Shiming, I''ve purchased some young spirit beasts and a few spirit beast eggs!" Lin Houyuan also approached, carrying two Spirit Beast Bags and a Spirit Beast bracelet.

The market in Jiuye City falls under the Spirit Beast Sect''s influence, and the disciples of the Spirit Beast Sect have perfected the breeding and selling of young spirit beasts — the prices were much more affordable than within the Qingxuan Sect''s territory.

"In time, if the family''s younger generation has talent with spirit beasts, it will be a significant increase in our combat power!"

"Mm-hm!" Lin Xianzhi also nodded his agreement. The Lin Family was currently short on cultivators but not on resources. They had the Green Lotus fish bred in the Qinglian Pool, the increasing profits from the Xing County Square Market, growing influence in the Qingyun Square Market, and the mines in Lingnan County.

These would allow the talented cultivators of the Lin Family to grow alongside their spirit beasts.

However, at that moment, a message arrived via a Spirit Message, landing directly in front of Lin Houyuan.

After examining the Spirit Talisman, Lin Houyuan''s expression changed:

"Shiming, Seventh Great Uncle, something has happened to Shiyi!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi''s expressions changed as well. They instructed Lin Yuzheng to continue manning the stall, and then the three of them walked deeper into the market area.

They quickly located Lin Shiyi at a stall.

At that moment, a brocade-clothed Foundation Establishment cultivator had hold of Lin Shiyi''s hand.

Lin Shiyi struggled to free himself, but he couldn''t break free.

He was only at the peak of Qi Cultivation in body training, while the other party was a Foundation Establishment cultivator with a clearly extraordinary martial skill.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of grabbing the hand of a member of my family?" Lin Shiming took a step forward.

With a flick of his hand, the brocade-clothed cultivator''s grip felt an immense force. He stumbled back several steps before managing to steady himself.

The brocade-clothed cultivator, seeing Lin Shiming, became furious and then shouted loudly:

"How dare you! Do you know who I am?"