Clan Immortal Cultivation: I Can See Hints

Now, it appeared that the Zhang Family was reorganizing.

The second floor of the auction venue was a private hall, also the place for a small meeting of Foundation Establishment cultivators from Yunzhou.

What Lin Shiming hadn't expected was that the room was already nearly full, packed with three to four dozen people.

The absolute majority of Foundation Establishment cultivators from Yunzhou had arrived, and besides them, there were quite a few Qi Cultivation peak cultivators, though these individuals were seated on the outskirts, their hearts pounding with trepidation.

Clearly, the meeting for the redivision of the market had already begun.

"Daoist Lin, let me introduce you to Daoist Qian of the Qingxuan Sect's Shen Ji Peak!"

"He is also a major organizer on our side of Yunzhou!"

"I've met Organizer Qian!" Lin Shiming felt a hint of surprise upon hearing the surname Qian; the original organizer had been from the Heavenly Sword Peak, but it now seemed that after the incident with the Qian Family, the Qingxuan Sect had called back their delegate from Heavenly Sword Peak.

Even though there were waves of emotion inside him, he showed no change outwardly.

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The Monkey Wine and market shop earnings of the Lin Family could also be of help to him, and in the future, he might even take a few nominal disciples within the Lin Family.

However, the news of Xie An's breakthrough to Purple Mansion hadn't surfaced yet, so he couldn't visit for now.

This Organizer Qian merely nodded and didn't say much.

The interests of the Qingxuan Sect had always been the foremost layer of shops in the market, which they had in their hands, along with collecting some tribute from the market. To them, the ownership of other shops didn't matter much.

Zhang Haoling also started to elaborate under the indication from the other party:

"Fellow Daoists of Yunzhou, presumably you all are already aware of the reason why I have convened this meeting."

"Here, I will say it again, and you all are welcome to give your input!"

Zhang Haoling first looked around to see if there was any dissent and then began to speak.

"Everyone knows that with the Li Family's defection and the Qian Family incident, many shops in the Qingyun market have closed down, causing a trend of loss among Loose Cultivators. Therefore, we must reassign the shops and shuffle them toward capable families!"

"That's one point!"

Zhang Haoling paused here, and everyone seemed startled, including Lin Shiming, who was surprised.

According to what Zhang Haoling said, the Zhang Family had other plans as well.

"Secondly, more than a decade ago, during the monster horde invasion, though repelled by the great True Persons of the Qingjian Sect, many areas were occupied by Spirit Beasts that did not retreat from the Qingyun Mountain range.

These included Third Rank beasts and even Fourth Rank Purple Mansion Great Demons, severely hindering Loose Cultivators from entering Qingyun Mountain to hunt Demonic Beasts, which also limited the development of the Qingyun market."

"The Zhang Family, led by me, is willing to take the lead in doing this deed, which will be a present benefit and a legacy for future generations!"

After Zhang Haoling finished speaking, the mood among the crowd instantly shifted.

The intentions of the Zhang Family were clear to them.

However, in their view, it was nothing but the Zhang Family having discovered some profitable vein or Spiritual Objects and were using this pretext to make them cannon fodder.

Even Lin Shiming started to frown.

He had not expected the Zhang Family's goal to be the Qingyun Mountain range, which he had gathered so many Foundation Establishment cultivators for.

Moreover, the target might even include a Fourth Rank Purple Mansion Great Demon.

Lin Shiming frowned slightly, and the other cultivators naturally had their reservations.

All that talk about benefits in the present and legacy for future generations, they were not in agreement.

The Qingyun Mountain range was essentially a bomb; disturbing Third Rank Demonic Beasts would not provoke much reaction from the Demon Kings and Purple Mansion Great Demons as they were cold and indifferent, unperplexed by beasts eating humans, or humans slaying beasts.

But once it came to attacking a Purple Mansion Great Demon, it was dealing with the very core of the Demonic Race in the Qingyun Mountains.

If they were killed off like in the previous incident, including those with a bloodline, it was highly possible for a multitude of Demon Kings to retaliate.

"Rest assured, when the time comes, the third uncle of our Zhang Family and the Yunling Hermit will also take action!" Zhang Haoling continued.

Yet at this moment, how could others be at ease?

Surviving the great war between righteous and demonic had not been easy, and should their Family's Foundation Establishment cultivators perish in this upcoming monster horde, their legacies of Foundation Establishment could well be severed.

Among the thirty Foundation Establishment Cultivators here, there are only about five or six at the middle stage and one at the later stage. The rest are all at the early stage, having built their foundations with the large number of Foundation Establishment Pills laid down after the great war between good and evil in recent years.

With the beast tide gone, the Zhang Family certainly won't let any Foundation Establishment Pills flow out to help them. Even if the Zhang Family possesses or can even refine Foundation Establishment Pills, they are unable and would not give them out.

"Rest assured, Zhang understands what everyone worries about, but the market's revenue will increase, and moreover, our target this time is the Red Lion Ridge near the Qingyun Mountain Range, home to a Purple Mansion Great Demon who has just broken through, a Fourth Rank Spiritual Vein, and numerous spiritual materials. Are you all willing to give up on that?"

"And my uncle, as a mid-stage Purple Mansion great cultivator, should we cultivators be unwilling to take even this bit of risk?"

"Then there is no need to participate in the market's grand competition. With such a narrow mindset, how can we develop and strengthen our family?"

Zhang Haoling's speech suddenly turned cold, which made the hearts of the cultivators gathered clench.

Lin Shiming was not afraid, but he was curious to know what the Zhang Family was up to.

Was it purely for the Fourth Rank Spiritual Vein or to increase the market's revenue?

He couldn't quite figure it out, but he had to admire the astuteness of the Zhang Family.

If you want the market's benefits, you have to participate, and if you don't, and other families do, the difference between having a market and not is too great.

"My Lin Family is willing to participate!" Lin Shiming was the first to speak up.

This surprised Zhang Haoling slightly, knowing that Lin Shiming had just arrived and was showing his strength to the Zhang Family.

"Daoist Lin is most righteous, Zhang admires you!" Zhang Haoling bowed his hands in salute.

The Great Elder from the Chen Family, who was at the later stage of Foundation Establishment, also nodded in agreement.

Most of the stalls in the market were owned by the Lin Family and the Chen Family. Having benefited from the market's gains, they would not pull out.

Their Chen Family also considered themselves to have quite a number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

As the Lin Family and the Chen Family confirmed, several cultivator families with middle-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators also nodded their heads in succession.

The remaining cultivators had no choice but to agree.

Though it was voluntary, to contradict Zhang Haoling meant losing face, and without the strength of middle-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, any cultivator the Zhang Family sent out could trip them up with any small excuse.

As for Qi Cultivation Family Cultivators, it was almost a formality for them to agree as well.

"Since everyone agrees, I also hope that in this grand undertaking of Qingyun, you all can make a name for yourselves for all eternity!"

Zhang Haoling, with his spirited speech, captivated the others who nodded and praised him. As for what they really thought, Lin Shiming was not certain.

However, he was somewhat interested in the real purpose of the Zhang Family.

"Well, everyone, now that we've come to an agreement, the grand competition will be set for seven days from now. Since we are all here by fate and gatherings are incredibly rare, why not hold a Foundation Establishment meeting and have an exchange of goods?" Zhang Haoling spoke.

This proposal was met with agreement from the cultivators.

The cultivators of Yunzhou, being near the Qingyun Mountain Range, clenched plenty of materials.

Moreover, the Zhang Family was an Artifact Refining family, and Yunling Hermit, with his art of refining, was extraordinary even within the entire Zhao Kingdom.

Sure enough, Zhang Haoling took out a series of magic artifacts.

One after another, all three of the artifacts were exceptional.

"Gentlemen, Zhang throws out a brick to attract jade. This time, two Superior Grade magic artifacts, one Supreme Grade magic artifact!"

"The Supreme Grade magic artifact is the Mountain River Seal. When expanded to its largest, it can compare to mountains and suppress all Demonic Beasts, and it doesn't require much True Yuan. It's only for exchange with equally valuable spiritual medicines or precious spiritual materials that are a thousand years old or older!"

"And these two other artifacts are the Heavenly Fire Tongs and the Profound Gold Spear, also in exchange for spiritual medicine and precious treasures!"

With these words, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators present began to grow eager.

For most mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Superior Grade artifacts were already their limit, and Supreme Grade artifacts were strenuous to wield.

But for everyone, if they could obtain higher-grade artifacts, the better it would be.

Lin Shiming, on the other hand, was quite indifferent; he had numerous Supreme Grade artifacts in his possession, already discarding Superior Grade artifacts to other cultivators in his family, let alone these Superior Grade artifacts.

Perhaps only a Supreme Grade defensive artifact would catch his eye.

However, just then, the prompt from his system appeared once again!