Catching Up
About ten breaths later, Wu Yan, on the third floor, glanced around the auction hall and, seeing that the hype was almost done, sent a telepathic message to Yang Hua, who was hosting the auction.
Having received the signal, Yang Hua immediately shouted.
"This auction has come to an end. Please leave in an orderly manner."
Yang Hua urged everyone to leave, and the cultivators who participated in the auction gradually departed.
Just as Ling Pengyun and the others were about to leave, an old man's voice came from the private room on the third floor.
"Ling Clan."
"Peng Yun, come up here and say hello."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun smiled slightly.
Grandpa.
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunhong raised his head and bowed slightly to the private room on the third floor from which the sound had come, before leaving the auction house with Ling Penglin and Ling Ruxian.
Ling Pengyun, led by a maid, went up to a large private room on the third floor.
Upon entering the private room, Ling Pengyun saw many familiar faces.
Inside the private room were an elderly man, a middle-aged couple, a handsome young man, a woman as beautiful as an angel, and a young boy.
"Grandpa, Uncle, Aunt, Si Tong, Si Ling." Ling Pengyun cupped his hands to greet everyone, performing the junior's greeting, and finally his gaze lingered on "Wu Yan," whom he had glimpsed from afar when he entered the market earlier.
At this moment, the oldest man in the private room noticed that Ling Pengyun's gaze was fixed on "Wu Yan," and immediately understood, introducing him to Ling Pengyun.
"Xiaoyun, this is Wu Yan, who is about to marry your cousin... young friend."
Upon hearing this, Ling Pengyun's mind stirred slightly. With Wu Yan's wedding to his cousin Yang Siling approaching, it would be somewhat inappropriate to address the Foundation Establishment Realm Wu Yan as a senior. So, he directly addressed him as "Brother-in-law."
Upon hearing this call, Wu Yan smiled and said politely, "I had long heard Si Ling speak of Brother Peng Yun's handsome appearance and outstanding talent. Seeing him today, I can confirm that she was right. For a young man to have such cultivation, he is truly remarkable, even within our Hundred Spirits Sect."
The old man who had spoken earlier noticed the powerful aura emanating from Ling Pengyun upon hearing this, and asked with a hint of surprise.
"Xiaoyun, you've broken through to the Qi Training Seventh Layer?"
This old man is Ling Pengyun's maternal grandfather, named Yang Minghua. He is the Fifth Elder of the Pingyun Yang Family, with a cultivation Qi Training Completion. He is also the father of Ling Pengyun's mother, Yang Qiuyun.
Inside the private room, the middle-aged couple, named Yang Qiujiang and Zhao Hong'e respectively, were Ling Pengyun's maternal uncle and aunt.
The woman with celestial beauty and the young man were none other than the siblings Yang Siling and Yang Sitong.
"I broke through by sheer luck a while ago," Ling Pengyun said with a smile.
"Your mother would be overjoyed if she knew. At twenty years old, Qi Training Seventh Layer, which is among the best in the younger generation of the Yang Family. Si Tong, you should learn from your cousin." While praising Ling Pengyun, Yang Minghua didn't forget to scold Yang Sitong, who had been playful since childhood.
Yang Sitong didn't care about his Grandfather's scolding at all. Instead, he said with a regretful look, "Cousin, why didn't you tell me about this good thing before? Otherwise, I wouldn't have insisted on paying the bill at the Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion."
Upon hearing this, everyone present burst into laughter.
Apart from Wu Yan, the "prospective son-in-law," everyone present was a blood relative, and they chatted about whatever came to mind.
As for Wu Yan, he didn't act like a Foundation Establishment Cultivator at all during this period. He just stood quietly behind Yang Siling, listening to everyone chatting.
During this casual conversation, Ling Pengyun learned that Yang Siling, who had joined the Hundred Spirits Sect, was able to successfully break through to the Foundation Establishment thanks to a Foundation Establishment Pill obtained through Wu Yan's connection.
Afterwards, Grandfather Yang Minghua subtly hinted to Ling Pengyun that the Yang Clan and Ling Clan would always be relatives, and also asked Ling Pengyun to deliver a letter to Ling Yunhong.
They chatted for several hours in the auction room, then went to the Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion for a big meal before parting ways.
As they parted, Wu Yan, the wealthy and powerful descendant of the Golden Core cultivator, presented his sweet-talking cousin Ling Pengyun with three Higher Vehicle Defensive Spirit Talisman, the "Golden Light Talisman," as a gift.
This action made Ling Pengyun secretly speculate. "Si Tong Sitong is Si Ling Siling's younger brother, so Wu Yan will definitely try to please him more. No wonder Si Tong was so generous back then, actually treating me and my tenth sister to a big meal at the Ten Thousand Blessings Pavilion."
After a moment of distraction, Ling Pengyun finally took a step.
On his way back to the Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion, which his Lineage owned in the Huai River Market Town, Ling Pengyun visited the Hundred Beasts Pavilion owned by the Tiger's Roar Liu Clan, as well as the larger weapon-refining shops and spirit item shops within the market.
He spent fifty Spirit Stone to buy a unique Liu Clan Message Parrot from the Hundred Beasts Pavilion.
I spent 250 Spirit Stone to buy ten sets of materials for refining the Azure Bamboo Sword and the Round Iron Shield in the Artifact Refining Hall.
I spent 345 Spirit Stone to buy 35 First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit fruits. Because I bought a large quantity, I got a discount of 5 Spirit Stone.
After buying all these things, although the Spirit Stone in his hand dropped Haste, Ling Pengyun was still quite satisfied. He had completed all his purpose in coming to Huai River Market Town to participate in the Huai River Little Meet, and even gained three Golden Light Talisman as an extra bonus.
In a good mood, Ling Pengyun returned to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion and immediately went to find Ling Yunhong, who was on the third floor, and handed him the letter given to him by his maternal grandfather, Yang Minghua Ling Yunhong.
As for Ling Pengyun and Ling Penglin, they were sent to entertain the guests from the Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
In the main hall on the third floor of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion a residential building), Ling Yunhong finished reading the letter in his hand, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.
Ling Ruxian to the side, noticed the change in Ling Yunhong's expression and asked him a question.
What did Yang Minghua say in his letter?
Upon hearing this, Ling Yunhong sighed helplessly. "Yang Minghua pointed out in the letter, both openly and subtly, that even if the Ling Clan becomes Foundation Establishment Family, they should not forget that decades ago, they were still a vassal of the Yang Family. Every ten years, they still need to marry a woman from the Yang Clan or marry a woman from the Ling Clan family into the Yang Clan. They also need to pay tribute of 500 catties of the three grades of Jade Series spirit rice every year."
"This is going too far." Upon hearing Yang Clan's demands, Ling Ruxian cold face showed a rare hint of anger.
Ling Yunhong pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The Yang Family is powerful now. With these spiritual items, it wouldn't be too bad to join Yang Family ranks. Let's do it this way. The Yang Family family isn't bad either. If it weren't for the Yang Family, our Ling Clan would have been wiped out long ago. However, we still need to strengthen the training of our talented members. Being constantly controlled by the Yang Family isn't entirely a good thing for our Ling Clan."
Around noon, after having lunch at the Lingxiao Treasure Pavilion, Ling Yunhong, Ling Ruxian, Ling Pengyun, Ling Penglin, who had come specifically to attend the auction, left Huai River Market Town together.
Since it was on the way, everyone rode in Ling Yunhong's faster Immortal Spirit Crane King.
After sending everyone to their respective posts, Ling Yunhong did not leave immediately. Instead, he stayed at Azure Stone Mountain for half a day, instructing Ling Pengyun on how to forge two Round Iron Shield.
He was already skilled in weapon crafting, and his own weapon crafting skill was also at the mid -First Rank Middle Grade of the first rank. Guiding Ling Pengyun, a Artifact Refiner who was new to the art of weapon crafting, was not a problem.
The guidance on weapon crafting did indeed play a significant role for Ling Pengyun, enabling him to successfully craft both Round Iron Shield.
At the Azure Stone Mountain, after watching Ling Yunhong, who was riding the Immortal Spirit Crane King, leave, Ling Pengyun walked to the edge of the six acres of Spirit Field on the mountaintop and looked at the situation in the fields.
After returning to Azure Stone Mountain from Huai River Market Town, he began refining weapons under Ling Yunhong's guidance and did not have time to manage the six acres of Spirit Field.