Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 660 - 339: Heading to Great Zhou, Xiandu Marketplace [Subscribe Please]_2

Chapter 660: Chapter 339: Heading to Great Zhou, Xiandu Marketplace [Subscribe Please]_2

The female cultivator bowed to Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun and immediately took the lead in guiding them.

Following the female cultivator, the two of them walked through the bewildered gazes of many cultivators at various strongholds and entered the misty area, heading towards Lin Hongyu’s cave dwelling.

“Husband and Zhengchun, have you sold all the Earth Origin Crystal Jade ores today?”

Inside the cave dwelling, as soon as Zhou Daoyi and his companion took their seats, Lin Hongyu couldn’t wait to dismiss her maidservants and looked at the two with a face full of anticipation, inquiring about the matter of concern.

The grand auction of the Great Zhou Kingdom was less than three months away, and she in Yang Kingdom was counting the days, longing every day for the Zhou Family cultivators to come.

Now that Zhou Daoyi had come, how could she not be excited?

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“It just so happened that Master Shanyang of the Green Lotus Temple wanted to collect Earth Origin Crystal Jade to enhance the power of his Dharma Treasure. We sold the remaining ores to him, and including the Spirit Coins financed by the family, this time I’ve brought a total of 470,000 Spirit Coins!”

Responding to Lin Hongyu’s hopeful gaze, Zhou Daoyi nodded slightly and spoke in a deep voice, announcing the result.

Upon hearing his response, Lin Hongyu was overjoyed, clapping her hands happily and exclaiming, “That’s wonderful! I’ve also scraped together 220,000 Spirit Coins on my end. With that, we now have a total of 700,000 Spirit Coins at our disposal!”

“If we have 700,000 Spirit Coins, that should be enough.”

Zhou Daoyi nodded and then asked, “When shall we set off for the Great Zhou Kingdom?”

“The sooner, the better, of course!”

Lin Hongyu said, and immediately stood up and declared, “Husband and Zhengchun, you’ve traveled a great distance and must be tired. Rest here in the cave dwelling for a day. After I have arranged all affairs and everything is in order, we shall set out for the Great Zhou Kingdom tomorrow!”

Having said that, she left the cave dwelling to handle her own affairs before departure.

The next morning, having managed and entrusted all matters at the stronghold, Lin Hongyu led Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun away from the stronghold, and the three of them set off towards the Great Zhou Kingdom.

According to Lin Hongyu, the Great Zhou Kingdom was nearly 20,000 li away from Yang Kingdom, with two other countries in between.

She had come to know of the auction solely by chance, having encountered a Purple Mansion Phase cultivator who had returned from a visit to the Great Zhou Kingdom and learned of it from him.

Nevertheless, she had never been to the Great Zhou Kingdom before.

Once the three left Yang Kingdom, they could only fly in the direction of the Great Zhou Kingdom, asking for directions along the way to avoid losing their path.

With occasional stops and progress, it took them almost a month to finally arrive within the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The Great Zhou Kingdom was indeed much stronger than Jingguo Country, where the Zhou Family resided, and the surrounding nations.

This kingdom’s territory alone was equivalent to three or four Jingguo Countries, and it boasted nearly twenty Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

Moreover, to the northwest of the Great Zhou Kingdom was a territory occupied by an alien race, known as “Doran Prairie,” an area vast beyond compare, about seven or eight times the size of the Great Zhou Kingdom, inhabited by two powerful alien races.

Therefore, within the Great Zhou Kingdom, one could often purchase rare spiritual objects that come from “Doran Prairie.”

After arriving in the Great Zhou Kingdom, Zhou Chun and his companions quickly learned from the local cultivators that the auction they were going to attend was a grand auction held once every hundred years in the national capital.

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And from their point of entry into the Great Zhou Kingdom to the capital, there was still a distance of six to seven thousand li.

Thus, disregarding the desire to further experience the local culture of the Great Zhou Kingdom, the three of them bought a map in a marketplace and hurriedly made their way towards the capital city following the map.

Rushing tirelessly, with just about a month left until the grand auction, the trio finally reached the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The Great Zhou Kingdom was also quite unique.

The royal family of this country was in itself the number one cultivating family of the Great Zhou Kingdom, a powerful cultivating family with a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator in residence!

The name of the Huangfu Family of the Great Zhou, both within the kingdom and the surrounding cultivation world, was known by everyone.

For the Huangfu Family had been around in the Great Zhou Kingdom for over five thousand years, producing three Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in its lineage!

Now, with two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, the Huangfu Family’s overall strength ranked within the top five in the Great Zhou Kingdom, making it a distinctive and prominent presence among cultivating families.

And the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom was located at the foot of the mountain gate of the Huangfu Family.

This city was a place where immortals and mortals coexisted; at the foot of the mountain lay the city inhabited by mortals, while atop the mountain was the “Xiandu Marketplace,” one of the top three busiest marketplaces in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Zhou Chun and his companions had visited quite a few marketplaces on their journey.

But when they entered the “Xiandu Marketplace,” they still couldn’t help but feel shocked by it.

Firstly, the concentration of spiritual energy within the “Xiandu Marketplace” was far beyond what the Hongya Marketplace in Lanzhou could compare to.

Secondly, the number of streets, shops, and pedestrians in the “Xiandu Marketplace” far surpassed any marketplace Zhou Chun and his companions had previously visited.

This marketplace, built upon the mountain, boasted three major thoroughfares arranged in a pattern of two horizontal and three vertical streets, as well as five irregular smaller streets.

On those main streets, cultivators of various cultivation levels came and went frequently, and the bustling activity was no less lively than in some small mortal cities’ vegetable markets.

When Zhou Chun had worked as an assistant in the Hongya Marketplace, it was normal to not see Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators on the street for a day or two.

But now, as they walked the streets of “Xiandu Marketplace,” they could easily spot Foundation Establishment cultivators, and many shopkeepers also possessed cultivation at the Foundation Establishment level.

Even Purple Mansion Phase cultivators could occasionally be seen here and there.

For the three of them, it was their first time seeing such a bustling marketplace.

“Looking at the number of cultivators coming and going, it’s probably the case that five or six Hongya Marketplaces tied together could barely match up in terms of numbers!” Zhou Chun murmured to himself, indeed surprised by the massive flow of people in the “Xiandu Marketplace.”

Upon hearing his words, Zhou Daoyi said quietly, “Perhaps this level of crowds is not the norm, it may be due to the influence of the grand auction.”

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Chun and Lin Hongyu and said, “We shall first purchase the token required for participating in the auction, then find a place to settle down and rest, and we can slowly explore this place afterward. What do you think?”

“I shall follow my husband’s lead,” Lin Hongyu replied with a sweet smile, a picture of wifely compliance.

Ever since the Zhou Family had agreed to help her with Core Formation, her attitude had naturally changed.

Had Zhou Chun not seen her fierce side before, he might have thought she was the kind of gentle and sultry woman.

Zhou Chun quickly responded, “The junior has no objections.”

So the three of them made some inquiries and headed straight towards a street deeper inside the marketplace.

Before long, the trio arrived at the entrance of a shop known as “Huihai Commerce Guild.”

This “Huihai Commerce Guild” was the organizer of the current grand auction, selling all the tokens required to enter the auction scene and also accepting consignments of treasures from other cultivators for commission.

However, to appear in this once-in-a-century grand auction, ordinary third-rank Magic Artifacts would not qualify; only rare treasures and precious spiritual objects would do.

It is worth mentioning that this kind of grand auction accepted all types of Spirit Coins from various countries, so there was no need for Zhou Chun and his companions to exchange their tens of thousands of Spirit Coins for those commonly used in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

This also fully demonstrated the confidence of these powers in the Great Zhou Kingdom, as they were not afraid that the Spirit Coins from different countries would be difficult to spend.

As the three of them entered the shop and stated their intention to purchase tokens for the grand auction, the white-haired old man at the counter took one look at them and suggested in a soft voice, “If the three of you are together, I would recommend purchasing a lower-grade private room. Although it is somewhat more expensive than individual seating, it can save you quite some trouble!”

“How much for a lower-grade private room?” Zhou Daoyi asked softly.

Upon hearing the question, the white-haired old man immediately replied, “A lower-grade private room costs five thousand Spirit Coins, which includes entry for two attendants and comes with a six-month usage right to an independent courtyard within the marketplace.”

“If you wish for individual seats, it will also cost one thousand Spirit Coins each, with no extras!”

Hearing this, Zhou Daoyi didn’t hesitate and said right away, “Then we’ll take the advice of the fellow daoist and purchase a lower-grade private room.”