Gu Qingfeng pondered that the woman who had opened the cave dwelling had sealed her own seven souls using the Great Derivation Blood Coagulation Seal, all for the sake of the Bloodline Inheritance. This thing was fraught with variables. Since she dared to do this, she must have deduced future events beforehand.
Now that all seven cave dwellings had appeared in the world, if that woman had truly performed divinations before, then her Bloodline Inheritance should have awakened by now.
He wondered if it might be this girl named Leng Yanqiu.
Shaking his head, he didn't continue that line of thought and asked instead, "Besides Leng Yanqiu, who else managed to seize a Lunar Seed?"
"I heard the Lunar Seed from the second cave dwelling was snatched away by the Biyun Sect...
However...
Just as we were returning, the entire Biyun Sect, over ten thousand people, all died...
As for who killed them, no one knows. There are too many rumors. Some say Leng Yanqiu did it, others say it was the Nine-Hua Alliance."
Fei Kui bowed slightly, continuing to relay the gossip he had heard at the mountain villa.
"As for who exactly holds the other Lunar Seeds, there's a lot of noisy chatter, a mix of truth and falsehood that no one can distinguish clearly. And there are also people saying..." Fei Kui stole a glance at Gu Qingfeng before saying cautiously, "And there are rumors that Young Master, you also snatched...
That you obtained a Lunar Seed."
"Is that so."
Gu Qingfeng smiled faintly.
"Oh, right, Young Master."
Fei Kui suddenly remembered something. "Another Lunar Seed will be publicly auctioned at the villa two days from now."
"Oh?
Someone is actually selling this thing?"
"This lowly one suspects it might be because the Biyun Sect was exterminated, so someone got scared and handed it over to the villa for auction. Only by openly auctioning it at Crimson-Letter Manor in this region can one be safe; others wouldn't dare cause trouble here."
Gu Qingfeng stroked his chin, deep in thought. It might truly be as Fei Kui said—someone, seeing the Biyun Sect destroyed, understood the principle of 'the innocent man gets punished for his treasure' and thus handed it over to Crimson-Letter Manor for auction. However, there was another possibility: someone wanted to use this auction to lure out the others who had obtained Lunar Seeds.
Gu Qingfeng considered that the secret of the Lunar Seeds might not be known only to him. Since the woman who opened the cave dwelling was the founding ancestor of the Ice-Profound Sect, then the people of the Ice-Profound Sect must know something. Similarly, Gu Qingfeng also knew that Wei Qing of the Nine-Hua Alliance would certainly know something about this matter. Apart from them, there was also that meat-eating monk, Bu'er.
Thinking this, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but sigh. "This matter is indeed quite complicated..." To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that these Lunar Seeds were related to his own Karma, he wouldn't bother getting involved in such a troublesome affair.
If he were to directly seize them by force, that would be simpler.
The key point was that he had no interest whatsoever in these seven Lunar Seeds. He only wanted to know what Karma they had with him.
Once he resorted to seizing them, the matter of Karma would become even more complicated.
Especially since there was also Bu'er, the monk who had received a Buddha's Edict. That little bald donkey wasn't particularly frightening; what was truly terrifying was the mastermind behind the one who had bestowed the Buddha's Edict upon him.
With the situation unclear and the true identity of the Ice-Profound Sect's founding ancestor unknown, Gu Qingfeng thought it best to wait and see for now.
"The auction is in two days? Then let's wait and see. When is the grand ceremony at the Ice-Profound Sect?"
Seeing Gu Qingfeng drain his cup of wine, Fei Kui hurriedly refilled it and replied, "Half a month from now."
"Perfect. After attending the auction, we'll stay here a few more days, then head to the Ice-Profound Sect."
"Young Master, you...
plan to stay here for a few days?"
Seeing the helpless look on Fei Kui's face, Gu Qingfeng asked, "What's the matter?"
"This...
Well..." Fei Kui hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare.
"Speak your mind directly."
"Young Master, it's like this. Crimson-Letter Manor is good, very good... but it's just too expensive..." Fei Kui said with a woeful expression. "This lowly one...
When we came, I sold all the valuable things I had, even the flying sword I'd refined for many years...
And it was only enough for Young Master to stay for two days..." Gu Qingfeng had been wondering why Fei Kui seemed different today. Hearing this, he remembered: Fei Kui usually always wore a custom-tailored robe, but today he was wearing a very loose, oversized robe. Not only that, but all his accessories—bracelets, rings, and such—were gone. Even the storage pouch at his waist was missing.
Gu Qingfeng extended his Divine Sense for a sweep. Good heavens, Fei Kui's dantian was indeed completely empty. Withdrawing his Divine Sense, he said with some surprise, "You really sold the flying sword you refined for years?"
"Sold it...
And even that wasn't enough...
This lowly one only got a little over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones for it."
"Two hundred thousand Spirit Stones?
Only enough for two days?
Is it really that exaggerated?"
Having been awake for several months now, Gu Qingfeng knew that after the Great Calamity, all things had revived, spiritual veins were everywhere, and Spirit Stones weren't as valuable as before. In the past, hundreds would fight desperately over a single Spirit Stone. Now, it was uncertain if anyone would even bother to pick one up if dropped on the ground.
But even so, hearing that staying here for two days required over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones still deeply shocked him.
He looked around. Although the spiritual energy in this garden was of good quality and quite dense, that was about it. There were a few flashy-looking formations shrouding the place, the courtyard was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, and the decorations were somewhat refined... but this shabby place costs over two hundred thousand for two days?
Are they mad with greed?
Is this robbery?
"Young Master, the garden we're staying in isn't the most expensive in the manor; it can only be considered mid-range. It's not exactly expensive, but it's not cheap either—a few thousand a day."
Fei Kui looked utterly pitiful. "The key is all these fruits and delicacies we're eating, and the fine wines and sumptuous dishes we're drinking...
They're all extremely valuable..." Gazing at the items on the table—the Water Spirit Myriad Flower Fruits, the Bodhi Beans, the Thousand-Year Cloud Clear Brew—Fei Kui felt a pang of heartache.
He had only ever heard of these things before, never tasted them, because they were too expensive. With his status, he simply couldn't afford to enjoy them. This time, to entertain Gu Qingfeng, he had steeled himself and sold all his possessions, even pawning the robe he cherished most, barely managing to scrape together this table of delicacies worth two hundred thousand.
Gu Qingfeng shook his head and sighed. "After the Great Calamity, with all things revived, instead of diligently cultivating, everyone sure knows how to enjoy themselves now..." Looking at the oversized robe on Fei Kui, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but feel amused. He chuckled, "To ensure I eat and drink well, you've really suffered."
With a *thump*, Fei Kui knelt on the ground. "Young Master, this lowly one doesn't mean it that way...
This lowly one only wishes to serve Young Master to the best of my ability. I absolutely have no other meaning, I..."
"Alright, get up."
Gu Qingfeng drained his cup of wine and said, "Speaking of which, you've been following me, running around diligently for quite a while now. I haven't rewarded you with anything; instead, you've spent quite a bit, even pawning your damn clothes. You've been following me for this long; I can't afford to lose face like this."
Standing up, Gu Qingfeng waved his hand grandly. A shimmering light flashed. "Go sell these fragments for some money and buy all your things back."
Fei Kui, still confused about what was happening, felt his vision blur. When he focused, he saw a pile of crystal fragments had appeared on the table. Each fragment shimmered with a cold mist, like icicles. There were hundreds of them. Fei Kui concentrated and sensed carefully. This cold mist was actually...
It was...
Taiyin Spiritual Qi!
Could it be that these...
These were all fragments of Blue Imprint Frost Crystals!
Heavens!
How many are there!
Fei Kui felt the world spin around him, utterly dazed.