I Built A Family Of Immortal Cultivators

Chapter 453: Qingkong Stone

"Ladies and gentlemen, this item is called the Qingkong Stone, and it is extremely rare."

"Qingkong Stone?"

"What is it?"

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As soon as the Nascent Soul cultivator who was presiding over the auction finished speaking, discussions broke out below. It was certain that this item was extraordinary to be presented as the finale, but it seemed that most people had never seen it before. Lin Qing's heart stirred, realizing that he was not the only one who didn't know what it was.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down. Allow me to introduce it. If it weren't for our auction house accidentally obtaining this Qingkong Stone, I wouldn't have known its name either."

The Nascent Soul cultivator on the stage pressed his large hand to quiet the crowd, and then continued, "The Qingkong Stone is extremely difficult to form. It usually only forms in spiritual veins of the fifth rank or higher. However, even in fifth rank spiritual veins, the chances of it forming are extremely rare. It can even be said that there is probably only one Qingkong Stone in the entire cultivation world."

Upon hearing these words, everyone at the auction became curious, even Huaxiu couldn't help but stare at the stone below.

Seeing that everyone's curiosity had been piqued, the Nascent Soul cultivator finally revealed, "Because this item is so difficult to form, its effects are also astonishing. According to ancient records, a single Qingkong Stone can allow an ordinary person without spiritual roots to develop spiritual roots!"

"What?"

"This..."

"No way."

Suddenly, everyone at the auction became excited. Ordinary people without spiritual roots cannot cultivate, this is already an iron rule in the cultivation world. They never expected such a miraculous item to exist, capable of granting spiritual roots. It was truly going against the heavens.

"And! The spiritual roots that develop from this stone are at least four spiritual roots, and at most, they can reach the level of dual spiritual roots. This is extremely rare. The starting bid for this item is five million spirit stones. Fellow Daoists who are interested can start bidding," the Nascent Soul cultivator on the stage said again.

However, embarrassingly, after he finished speaking, no one immediately placed a bid.

Even Huaxiu shook his head and said, "The effects of this item are truly astonishing, but it is also quite disappointing. Everyone here is a cultivator, who would be without spiritual roots? Moreover, even if there are cultivators who are willing to spend spirit stones to buy this item for the sake of their descendants' cultivation, the price is too high. Five million spirit stones is not a small amount."

Lin Qing nodded, feeling a bit disappointed as well. If that was all, then even though his piece was large, it would only allow a dozen or so ordinary people to develop spiritual roots. It wouldn't be considered significant in the Lin family's current situation.

Seeing the momentary silence, the Nascent Soul cultivator on the stage regretted his decision.

Originally, he thought that this item wouldn't be worth so much, and he should have set a lower price. But the others at the auction house said that this item was extremely rare, and they might encounter someone who loved themselves dearly but lacked spiritual roots and would buy it. They might even come across a sucker.

But now it seemed that there were no such suckers.

Of course, he could also understand. Although this item was rare, its effects were indeed too disappointing. Otherwise, their auction house wouldn't have put it up for auction in the first place.

"Five million spirit stones? Is there anyone interested, Fellow Daoists?" he called out again, but still no one responded. Instead, many cultivators below laughed, as if they had seen through the auction house's trick and were mocking them.

"This item can allow ordinary people to develop spiritual roots and embark on the path of cultivation. Aren't there any Fellow Daoists in need? Five million is not expensive. If you miss this opportunity, you won't find it anywhere else," the Nascent Soul cultivator persisted, unwilling to give up.

"Five million!"

Suddenly, a cultivator named Hua next to Lin Qing shouted, surprising Lin Qing.

"A fellow Daoist has bid five million. Is there a higher bid?" The Nascent Soul cultivator's face immediately lit up with joy. Finally, someone had made a bid.

"Five million once, five million twice, five million three times! Congratulations to this fellow Daoist!"

Without waiting any longer, the Nascent Soul cultivator announced the auction result.

"Why would a fellow Daoist spend so many spirit stones to buy this thing?" Lin Qing asked, puzzled.

Hua smiled and brought the Qingkong Stone to Lin Qing after completing the transaction with spirit stones. He directly handed the stone to Lin Qing and said, "Fellow Daoist, I didn't prepare anything for your return. Consider this a farewell gift. With your family background, you should find it useful. Having one more cultivator in the family is always helpful."

"This..."

Lin Qing was greatly surprised and couldn't find the words to say. His facial expression changed constantly for a moment, and finally, he accepted the stone with a heavy heart and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist!"

Hua smiled faintly.

Not mentioning how grateful Lin Qing felt in his heart, the next day at the auction, he discovered something even more surprising.

After learning that the item was the Qingkong Stone at the auction, he immediately had a goal. In order to learn more, he finally found a record of the stone in an ancient book from Cangzhou. The contents of the record were beyond his expectations.

This item could indeed help ordinary people develop spiritual roots, and as long as it was buried in a spiritual vein, it could slowly improve the grade of the vein. The larger the Qingkong Stone, the better the effect.

It's unclear whether the auction house didn't discover this or they didn't think the small Qingkong Stone was worth mentioning. But after Lin Qing discovered it, he was overjoyed. If what was written was true, his Qinglong Stone could at least elevate his family's spiritual vein to the fourth grade, and even the fifth grade was possible.

"It's truly a case of finding something when you least expect it, without any effort!"

Lin Qing had always been worried about the spiritual vein in his family. This time, he solved his worries in one fell swoop, and he was truly delighted.

In this state of mind, Lin Qing quietly left the Zhongsheng City and flew towards the border of Zhongzhou.

As he looked at the magnificent scenery below him on the way, Lin Qing recalled his experiences since coming to Zhongzhou. Although he had initially had bad luck, encountering a Nascent Soul demonic beast and losing his memory for five years, he later turned the tide. Not only did he obtain a cultivation technique, but he also obtained a precious medicine that allowed him to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. This was a realm respected in the cultivation world. Before leaving, he even unintentionally obtained the Qingkong Stone, which could elevate his family's spiritual vein. It was truly unexpected.

Although he had just left Zhongsheng City, Lin Qing was already envisioning the scene when he returned home. Thinking about how everyone in his family would see that he had become a Nascent Soul cultivator, a smile unconsciously appeared on Lin Qing's face.

He flew very fast, and within half a month at most, he would be able to reach Yuyang County and then leave by ship.

Now that he had become a Nascent Soul cultivator, he decided to take a ship to leave Zhongzhou for Cangzhou. After all, there were quite a few Nascent Soul demonic beasts along this route, and he wanted to avoid unnecessary risks.

The journey was uneventful.

Coincidentally, the ship's departure date, which only occurred once a year, was in three days. Lin Qing happened to catch it.

This time, he had still booked a first-class cabin and arrived at the room before the ship's departure. He didn't conceal his cultivation level, and the many personnel from various treasure trading companies on the ship respected him. Even the Nascent Soul cultivator in charge of accompanying the ship came to pay his respects to Lin Qing, and the two of them had a pleasant conversation.

(End of this chapter)