In the end, Gao Yan sold the raw stone to Sally for 2 billion Xia coins. However, Gao Yan demanded that the payment be made to him on September 1st along with the payment for the gene potion.

Although Lin Jianshen was also full of curiosity about the spirit stones, the clever man did not ask any more questions.

More than an hour passed after the transfer.

The charity auction tonight has now officially concluded, raising a total of 685 million yuan.

Of the 500 million yuan in donations, all were generated by Gao Yan.

Therefore, Lin Jianshen specially brought his wife and daughter to express his gratitude to Gao Yan.

As for Lin Yiyi, her gaze towards Gao Yan held even more curiosity.

Although she comes from a wealthy family, Gao Yan's extravagant spending of 500 million still shocked her greatly.

At the same time, other wealthy people also came to befriend Gao Yan because of his generous donation of 500 million yuan. Of course, many of them also wanted to find out Gao Yan's identity!

However, Gao Yan only gave casual answers and did not reveal his specific background.

Next up is a dance party.

Gao Yan had achieved his goal of attending the charity gala, and since he wasn't interested in the so-called ball, he left early with Antalya, much to Lin Yiyi's disappointment.

At this moment, inside a Western-style villa on Hong Kong Island.

Lin Jianlin is watching a video of a spirit stone auction.

Although he did not attend the charity gala, he sent his men to participate and instructed them to keep an eye on Gao Yan.

Therefore, his subordinates reported to Lin Jianlin that Gao Yan had provided spirit stones and that he had spent 500 million to buy them.

"These are spirit stones!"

Lin Jianlin froze on the screen, staring intently at the spirit stones on the auction stage, a look of excitement appearing on his face.

In fact, he had secretly joined the Holy Gate ten years ago.

He was also given cultivation techniques, elixirs, and three spirit stones.

However, he is too old and has missed the best time for cultivation. Even with the help of spirit stones, he has only barely reached the initial stage of true qi.

The fact that the Holy Gate was able to bestow three spirit stones upon him back then was due to his considerable contributions. However, even though he did a lot for the Holy Gate after that, he was only given some pills and was never given spirit stones again!

He had also inquired about spirit stones and learned that such cultivation resources were extremely rare. Even within the Holy Sect, not many people were qualified to use spirit stones for cultivation!

Therefore, over the years, Lin Jianlin has been quietly collecting spirit stones, but he hasn't found a single one.

I never expected Gao Yan to have spirit stones in his possession!

For a moment, a strong feeling of greed arose in his heart.

But he immediately suppressed that greed.

Because with his strength, he was no match for Gao Yan, let alone able to take spirit stones from him.

He paused for a moment.

He decided to report this news to the Holy Gate!

If the Holy Gate gets enough spirit stones from Gao Yan, they should give him some too!

Europe, inside a huge farm.

An elderly man dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a full head of white hair but a ruddy complexion, was tending to the crops.

Sudden.

A middle-aged man hurried over.

However, he did not disturb the old man, but stood quietly by the field and waited.

More than twenty minutes later.

After finishing his work, the old man turned to the middle-aged man and said, "Jingtang, you rushed here, is there something important?"

"Master, Lin Jianlin of the Lin family in Hong Kong has discovered a spirit stone!"

The white-haired old man's face was originally calm and expressionless, but upon hearing Song Jingtang's words, he suddenly showed a hint of emotion.

The white-haired old man was named Situ Yulong, the third-generation leader of the overseas demonic sect. He was over 150 years old and his cultivation had reached the peak of the Celestial Realm.

Tell me more!

"Yes, Master!"

Song Jingtang didn't dare to be negligent and recounted the process of discovering the spirit stone in detail.

After listening, Situ Yulong's face showed a thoughtful expression, and he said in a low voice: "Order the Yinfeng Hall to do everything possible to collect relevant information about Gao Yan!"

The overseas demonic sects originated from the Great Xia Dynasty, and they still attach great importance to the Great Xia. Therefore, they began to lay out their plans in China decades ago.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Qi cultivators of the Great Xia Dynasty, they have always kept a low profile.

However, after decades of low-key development, the overseas Demon Sect has also cultivated many spies in China.

The overseas demonic sect has four main branches.

They are the White Tiger Hall, the Asura Hall, the Qilin Hall, and the Yinfeng Hall.

The White Tiger Hall is the sect leader's personal guard, mainly responsible for protecting the sect leader, his family, and high-ranking members.

The Shura Hall is specifically responsible for combat and assassinations.

As for the Qilin Hall, its main responsibility is to conduct business and provide financial support to overseas demonic sects. In addition, it is also responsible for collecting various rare medicinal herbs.

Finally, Yinfeng Hall is the intelligence department, specifically responsible for collecting intelligence.

As for Song Jingtang, he is Situ Yulong's steward, and his strength has reached the late stage of the Celestial Realm.

"Yes, Master! I will make the arrangements immediately!"

Go!

Situ Yulong waved his hand, and after Song Jingtang left, he sat down cross-legged by the field.

The Demonic Sect was forced to flee overseas back then.

But thanks to their superior martial prowess, they quickly gained a foothold.

However, there are no blessed lands overseas, and the spiritual veins were moved away in ancient times. Without spiritual stones, these cultivators of the demonic sect will become weaker and weaker.

So, for all these years, they have been collecting spirit stones all over the world!

Unfortunately, the effect was minimal, and a great deal of manpower and resources were wasted, with only a handful of spirit stones collected.

Left with no other choice.

The overseas demonic sects had to go underground to reduce the consumption of their members' true energy.

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