Yang Siling (Sorry for the Late Update!!!)
On the Immortal Spirit Crane, Ling Ruxian, who was usually not very talkative, turned his head and carefully instructed the two juniors, Ling Pengyun and Ling Penglin. "Peng Yun, Peng Lin, disembark from the Immortal Spirit Crane. This Huai River Market Town is crowded with all sorts of people because of the Huai River Little Meet. After entering the market, I will go to the Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion first. You two can wander around on your own, but you need to be careful and save your Spirit Stone."
"Before the First Dawn Auction, hurry back to the Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion, which is owned by the Lineage. I will take you two there. There are many good items at the auction held by Golden Core sect like Hundred Spirits Sect."
"We understand, Thirteenth Grandfather." Ling Pengyun and Ling Penglin said almost in unison.
"Okay, let's disembark from the Immortal Spirit Crane!" Ling Ruxian, then jumped off the Immortal Spirit Crane.
Ling Pengyun and the other person followed closely behind and jumped off the Immortal Spirit Crane. The three of them arrived at the East Gate and joined the queue.
Large trading markets, such as market towns, do not allow cultivators to fly. Unless they are Foundation Establishment Cultivator, they must obediently queue up. Otherwise, they will definitely be killed by the cultivators stationed in the market town or by the market town's formation.
The queue to enter the market was so long that it took Ling Pengyun nearly half an hour to slowly make his way to the east gate entrance.
Two powerful Qi Refining cultivators, dressed in the robes of the Hundred Spirits Sect, stood guard at the gate.
One cultivator was in charge of collecting Spirit Stone, while another carried a bronze mirror. Whenever a cultivator was about to enter the city, this cultivator would look at himself in the mirror.
Ling Pengyun was quite familiar with this bronze mirror. It was called the "Demon Mirror" and was a first-tier Law Artifact that could detect the disguise of any Qi Training Stage Devil Cultivator.
This is also to prevent Devil Cultivator from entering the market and causing trouble.
As for Devil Cultivator above the Foundation Establishment Realm, the Hundred Spirits Sect will have other methods to detect them.
Ling Pengyun wanted to enter the market, and naturally, he was also exposed to the Demon Mirror.
When the Demon Mirror shone on Ling Pengyun, there was no reaction whatsoever.
"Pay an entrance fee of one Spirit Stone and you can enter!" The Hundred Spirits Sect cultivator holding the Demon Mirror glanced at Ling Pengyun and said emotionlessly.
Unlike small markets, entering a large trading place like a market requires paying a Spirit Stone. If you want to enter again in the future, you still need to pay Spirit Stone. This is the rule of every market.
After Ling Pengyun obediently handed over a Spirit Stone, he was naturally allowed to pass and entered the market through the east gate entrance.
The main streets within the market area were quite wide, and even with a large flow of people, it did not feel crowded.
While waiting for Ling Ruxian and the others to enter the market, a roc's cry came from the sky, attracting the attention of many cultivators in the market.
Not long after, a roc with earthy yellow feathers darted out from a cloud and landed directly on the city wall of the East Gate. During this time, the disciples of the Hundred Spirits Sect who were patrolling the city wall did not obstruct it in any way.
Instead, due to the large crowd at the Huai River Little Meet, Chen Dong, Foundation Establishment Cultivator dispatched by the Hundred Spirits Sect to oversee the eastern city wall, went to greet the yellow-haired roc.
Ling Pengyun, who had been watching this scene closely, was greatly alarmed by the Foundation Establishment pressure emanating from the yellow-feathered roc. "Anyone who can ride that Foundation Establishment Realm roc must be a person of formidable strength."
On the east city wall, two people jumped down from the yellow-feathered roc. One of them was handsome with clear eyebrows and bright eyes. He was also wearing the sect robe of the Hundred Spirits Sect and exuded the powerful aura of Foundation Establishment expert. Even without deliberately activating it, it was very obvious.
The other person was a woman. She was tall with exquisite features and snow-white skin. Although she wore a loose green Daoist robe, it could not hide her excellent figure. This beautiful woman also exuded a Foundation Establishment aura.
Upon seeing the woman's face, Ling Pengyun, standing below the city wall, felt as if she looked familiar. The next moment, he was utterly shocked.
He wasn't attracted to the woman's beauty, but rather because he knew her and they had a close relationship.
Ling Pengyun exclaimed joyfully, "Si Ling has actually advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm? What brings her here?"
The beautiful woman on the city wall was named Ling Clan Yang Siling. She was the eldest of the "Si" generation in the four generations of the Yang family of Cloudwater County Level Cloud Mountain Yang Clan, a relative of the Ling Pengyun, the biological brother of Yang Qiuyun Pengyun's mother, Yang Qiujiang.
When Ling Pengyun was young, the Ling Clan was still a small Qi Refining Lineage that relied on the Yang Clan family, Foundation Establishment family, for survival. Ling Pengyun often played and cultivated with this cousin.
Later, when Ling Pengyun was ten years old, Yang Siling was sent to the Hundred Spirits Sect by the Yang Family. After that, Yang Siling only returned to the Yang Family to pay her respects when Ling Pengyun's maternal grandmother died when she was thirteen years old.
At that time, Yang Siling, being Dual Spirit Root and possessing outstanding cultivation talent, reached the Qi Training Ninth Layer. She was taken in as a disciple by a female cultivator in the Foundation Establishment stage of the Hundred Spirits Sect. She was highly regarded by her master and became quite wealthy. After returning home, she gave many good things to her cousin Ling Pengyun, with whom she had a very good relationship.
As for why such a genius was sent to the Hundred Spirits Sect by the Yang Clan, it was because the Yang Clan had a burst of talent. In the Yang Clan generation alone, there was one person whose talent was stronger than Yang Siling 'Yang Siling. In order to avoid delaying Yang Siling Foundation Establishment, they sent him to the Hundred Spirits Sect.
"That handsome man possesses a Foundation Establishment Roc, doesn't look very old, has Foundation Establishment cultivation, and is from the Hundred Spirits Sect; he must have quite a background!"
"It seems my Si Ling and he rode the same Peng bird; their relationship must be quite close!"
The back of that Foundation Establishment Realm yellow-feathered roc is not very big. Unless they are relatives or Daoist partners, what woman would casually share a small space with a man?
On the east city wall.
Chen Dong, who was stationed on the east city wall, quickly walked to the side of the yellow-feathered roc and greeted the man and woman who jumped down from the roc with a slightly respectful attitude, as if the man and woman were of higher status.
"Junior Brother Wu, Junior Sister Yang, I didn't expect you two to come too. This place is quite far from the Hundred Spirits Sect. Did you encounter any danger on your journey?"
The handsome man smiled and said, "Senior Brother Chen, thank you for your concern."
Chen Dong nodded slightly, said nothing more, took out a small notebook from his Storage Bag, and handed it to the handsome man, asking him to register it.
After the handsome man registered, he took "Yang Siling" back onto the yellow-feathered roc and flew into the market.
Still standing atop the city wall, Chen Dong gazed at Yang Siling atop the yellow-feathered roc, a hint of envy in his expression. He muttered to himself, "This Junior Sister Yang is truly fortunate. Not only has she become a disciple of Senior Sister Zhao, a Foundation Establishment Completion expert, but she's also made connections with Junior Brother Wu. Yang Clan Junior Sister Yang behind her will likely prosper in the future!"