I have a cultivation simulator

Chapter 29 Unprecedented Grand Spectacle

As the controllers of the market, is the Ouyang family actively "shorting" the market? Are they reaping profits from cultivators?

This sounds incredibly unbelievable, but upon closer examination, it's not impossible.

Why has Wushan Market become a gathering place for cultivators from the surrounding area?

[Firstly, it must be built upon a second-tier spiritual vein, providing an environment rich in spiritual energy, such as a cave dwelling or an inn?]

Secondly, the presence of Foundation Establishment cultivators and the protection of a second-tier array within the market area gave the independent cultivators a great sense of security.

Furthermore, for over a hundred years, Master Ouyang has frequently cleaned up the areas surrounding the market, creating a stable trading environment for the market.

As long as the two advantages mentioned above remain, what difference does it make if all the shops and businesses inside and outside the market are wiped out?

[A large number of cultivators will also flock here]

The cultivation world has no shortage of low-level cultivators.

Most importantly, the Ouyang family handled this matter extremely discreetly.

[That is, you, who have the experience and memories of the last simulation, and this simulation pays special attention to this kind of intelligence.]

Only then can it be detected in advance.

As for the other cultivators? Being caught up in the situation and unaware of future developments, it would be difficult for them to detect anything unusual.

Several years ago, the Pill Alliance in the market began selling off its shops. The leader of the Pill Alliance was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a second-tier Pill Master.

Even the leader of the Pill Alliance didn't notice anything unusual, let alone the other cultivators.

【"but......"】

You fell into deep thought.

Ordinary cultivators, limited by their perspective and information, find it difficult to understand the true nature of events, both during and after the fact.

However, those high-level cultivators, such as the Foundation Establishment Alliance Leader of the Pill Alliance, even if they didn't realize what was happening at the time, would still discover clues afterward.

[Mere clues are not enough; evidence is unnecessary, and in the world of cultivation, evidence is not required.]

[You're curious about how the Ouyang family will deal with the high-ranking cultivators who have come to their senses after the incident.]

In the sixty-first year, at the age of seventy-six, realizing that the Ouyang family might be the mastermind behind the market's decline, you reduced the number of properties and shops you acquired at the lowest possible price within the market.

[You're worried that acquiring too many properties and shops will attract the attention of the Ouyang family. After all, the Ouyang family has been planning for decades, watching the market decline, all for this day.]

Taking advantage of this opportunity to acquire the goods is tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth.

Ultimately, once you've acquired 10% of the total number of shops in the market, stop immediately.

[One-tenth of the industry is not a large proportion compared to the entire market, and it won't force the Ouyang family to take any excessive actions.]

After all, the fact that you dared to invest spirit stones to acquire properties and shops at this time means that the Ouyang family must know the inside story. You are unwilling to pressure the Ouyang family, and the Ouyang family is equally unwilling to pressure you.

If we force you to reveal the truth, it will be a lose-lose situation for the Ouyang family.

[Of course, the reason you dared to continue the acquisitions was because you left Wushan Market after realizing that the Ouyang family was the mastermind behind it all.]

As for the subsequent acquisition of shops and properties in the market, that was all left to the apprentices.

As a top-grade alchemist, you've taken on some apprentices over the years to handle miscellaneous tasks.

[Since you're not in the market, even if the Ouyang family makes any moves, you can guarantee your safety.]

[In the sixty-second year, you are seventy-seven years old and are cultivating the "Mountain and Sea Body Refining Technique" when you suddenly sense a distant fluctuation of spiritual energy.]

[You know very well that it was Ouyang Shen, the Market Master, who led the Foundation Establishment stage successors to begin clearing out the plunderers around the market.]

The appearance of Ouyang Shen, the sect leader, and the Foundation Establishment stage successor caused quite a stir, exciting many low-level cultivators.

The large number of cultivators involved in the tribulation threatened the lives of lower-level cultivators. Now that Master Ouyang has begun to clean up the area, it means that the previously peaceful cultivation environment has returned.

A few days later, Ouyang Shen, the head of the market, announced the restoration of market order and solemnly revealed his successor.

[That is, the Foundation Establishment female cultivator, Ouyang Qian]

In addition, Ouyang Shen, the shopkeeper, also informed that an auction would be held in Wushan Market in a month.

This auction will be the most grand one in Wushan Market in over a hundred years. Market Master Ouyang Shen even revealed that the highlight of the auction will be the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Foundation Establishment Pills are something countless Qi Refining cultivators can only dream of but never obtain, and they are also an important aid in the path to Foundation Establishment.

The news that Foundation Establishment Pills would appear at the auction caused a sensation among cultivators in the surrounding area, and countless cultivators began heading to Wushan Market.

"Use Foundation Building Pills to restore the market's popularity... or even increase it..."

You hide outside the market, secretly observing the Ouyang family's actions, and are filled with astonishment.

[The Ouyang family was indeed prepared. For the past few decades, the lack of a Foundation Establishment stage heir in the Ouyang family had led to chaos in the market and an increase in the number of cultivators in the surrounding area.]

This has caused a significant drop in the number of cultivators entering and leaving the market. Wushan Market is not the only gathering place for cultivators in the vicinity; there are other gathering places as well, such as Tingyu Market.

However, due to the Foundation Establishment Pill, the reputation of Wushan Market has soared, and at least until the auction to be held in a month, a large number of cultivators will be flocking there.

Furthermore, Wushan Market has just nurtured a new Foundation Establishment stage successor, and there will be Foundation Establishment stage cultivators stationed there for the next hundred years or so. It is foreseeable that many independent cultivators will choose to reside permanently in the market.

You have no intention of participating in the Wushanfang Market auction.

[Firstly, you currently hold property deeds for multiple properties and shops within the city, which the Ouyang family is certainly aware of, and they are worried that you may not be able to return.]

You don't really trust the Ouyang family.

Secondly, even without thinking, it's obvious how many late-stage Qi Refining cultivators will be vying for that Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction a month from now.

[It's not just Qi Refining stage cultivators; it's estimated that Foundation Establishment stage cultivators will also make a move.]

Foundation Establishment cultivators purchase Foundation Establishment Pills not for themselves, but for their offspring.

You are different from those independent cultivators; you have other ways to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills.

Before Master Yun passed away, he gave you a token. With this token, you can visit Master Zhao Kan in Biyue Immortal City.

Alchemist Zhao Kan is a mid-grade second-tier alchemist, capable of independently refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Furthermore, as a top-tier alchemist, one can also come into contact with second-tier alchemists if one is willing to pay the price.

Compared to those independent cultivators, you have more choices.

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

[Over the past month, you have gradually sensed the aura of the Foundation Establishment stage and entered Wushan Market.]

On this day, you sensed an aura far exceeding that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, rapidly approaching Wushan Market from high above.

To be precise, there were two auras.

"The Dark Eagle! It's Senior Ruan Hu from 'Beast Taming Mountain'!"

[A rogue cultivator at the Qi Refining stage recognized the newcomer's identity and showed a look of awe.]

【Beast Taming Mountain is a dominant force within a radius of 100,000 li, with a Pseudo-Core Formation Real Person in charge.】

Ruan Hu, on the other hand, is a direct descendant of the Beast Taming Mountain at the Foundation Establishment stage. Not only does he possess mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, but his natal spirit pet, the Dark Demon Eagle, also has an Earth-grade bloodline.

[With humans and beasts working together, they can even withstand a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.]

"Ruanhu..."

You gaze into the distance above the clouds.

According to the information you gathered, Ruan Hu's natal spirit pet, that dark demonic eagle with earth-grade bloodline, was bought at a bargain price at the Wushan Market decades ago.

Given the power of the Beast Taming Mountain, Ruan Hu, as a direct subordinate, should have little interest in the auction held in Wushan Market.

The most valuable item at the auction was that Foundation Establishment Pill.

[As for Beast Taming Mountain, it has its own trained second-tier alchemists who can reliably provide Foundation Establishment Pills, so there's no need to buy them from outside.]

[You speculate that Ruan Hu's purpose in coming here this time is not specifically to attend the auction, but to support the Ouyang family.]