The auction ended.
Gu Musheng and Cheng Yao, who had each won a Foundation Establishment Pill, returned home to cultivate diligently.
Li Ping did the same.
As he immersed himself in cultivation, nothing happened, and a year slipped by before he knew it.
On the last day of the year, it was once again time for the Shared Boat Association's year-end gathering.
Zhang Tie, Gu Musheng, and the other two gathered at Immortal Peach Mountain.
Li Ping swept his divine sense over the four of them and soon had a clear grasp of their conditions.
There was little to say about Zhang Tie. His aura had barely changed since last year. Clearly, cultivation had not been his priority over the past year.
Or rather, after reaching Foundation Establishment, he had decided to coast.
After winning a Foundation Establishment Pill at the previous auction, Gu Musheng had been itching to reach Foundation Establishment.
He had therefore cultivated especially hard and had now reached the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining. Perhaps after another month or two of honing his cultivation, he could attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment.
Cheng Yao had broken through to the ninth layer of Qi Refining last year. Li Ping could see that her aura was noticeably stronger than at their previous gathering. In another year or two, she would probably reach the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
Bai Qing had broken through to the seventh layer of Qi Refining the year before last. After two years of arduous cultivation, he had reached seventh layer of Qi Refining perfection and stood a chance of breaking through to the eighth layer after the new year.
After checking the four's cultivation, it was time to make this year's contributions to the foundation establishment