Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 782: The Auction of Jin Kong's Conspiracy Begins (Three-in-one monthly ticket request)

Hotan Mountain, Purple Air Hall.

The entire hall is a hundred feet wide and a hundred feet long. It is built in a magnificent and majestic manner, with thirty-three light pillars.

Various magnificent mountains are carved on each spirit pillar.

As a ray of spiritual light poured in, all the pillars responded one by one in an instant, forming a mysterious formation.

In the center of the hall, an incense burner slowly burned purple sandalwood, emitting a large amount of purple smoke, which turned into a smoke dragon that lingered in the hall.

In front of the incense burner, the Jin family's ancestors Jin Chengyun and Jin Xuanhen were sitting upright. In addition to the two ancestors, there was another thin old man sitting opposite them.

The old man was wearing a green Taoist robe, his face was serious and his eyes were bright.

It was also the new golden elixir of the Kong family, Kong Taixuan.

"Friend Kong, your plan is still a little dangerous for our Jin family!" Jin Chengyun thought for a long time before speaking.

Although Jin Xuanhen has condensed a mid-grade golden elixir, his talent and prospects are far inferior to Jin Chengyun.

But after all, Jin Chengyun is more experienced, so it was Jin Chengyun who spoke.

Jin Xuanhen was just learning and observing from the back.

"Fellow Daoist Jin, although your Jin family is doing well now, look at the Zhang family and the Zhong family. If the Taiyi Sect turns against you, which family will survive?"

"Who among us Jindan families doesn't have some leverage?"

"Now it is said that the Ye family is controlled by the direct descendants of Taiyi Sect's Huanfeng. Do you want to wait until the Ye family marches into Taichang County before taking action?" Kong Taixuan couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

Although there are only two Jindan families in Taichangfang City, in fact, the Ye family's restaurant business is not worse than that of their Kong family. It is only because the Ye family has reduced the number of restaurants due to the beast tide in the past ten years that their Kong family has been slightly ahead.

Now that the Ye family's Zifu ceremony has been held, there is one more person in Zifu, Ye Jingcheng has also reappeared, and with the support of Taiyi Huanfeng and the tacit approval of Zifeng, the restaurant in Taichangfang City will definitely become more popular.

You know, the black mushroom fish sold by the Ye family and the Taiyi Sect are almost incomparable to the spiritual fish sold by other families.

Apart from spirit fish, it is difficult for other spirit beasts to compete with each other in terms of reproduction speed.

Even if there is, which family can compare with the Ye family, a spiritual beast family, in breeding spiritual beasts.

He had already found out that the Ye family had begun preparing to sell star fish.

Star-eating fish is a spiritual food that no physical cultivator can refuse.

Previously, only the Taiyi Sect was selling it, and the quantity was limited. After all, there was a great demand for star-eating fish among the Taiyi Sect's martial arts masters. Now the Ye family is selling it.

The reputation of Ye Family Restaurant will definitely rise to a higher level.

It is only a matter of time before they surpass the Kong family.

"Friend Kong, that's wrong. There aren't many Jindan families in the three counties of Taiyi now. Faced with internal and external troubles, Taiyi Sect will definitely keep one or two Jindan families. And my Jin family hasn't done anything to let Taiyi Sect down, so there's naturally no need to take risks. Secondly, the grudge between the Ye family and my Jin family disappeared long before the Jin family took the initiative to withdraw from Qingliu Lake!" Jin Chengyun spoke again.

"Really? Fellow Daoist Jin!" Kong Taixuan looked noncommittal when he heard this.

Jin Chengyun's expression didn't change, but Jin Xuanhen next to him frowned.

This also made Kong Taixuan more confident.

"Fellow Daoist Jin should know how Ye Haicheng of the Ye family died back then!"

"Also, the Chu family's darling daughter fled to Zhao State. Although you have warned her, the Zhao family did not kill her, but sold her to the Qingling Chamber of Commerce. According to Kong, before Ye Jingcheng got married, he happened to attend the night market of the Qingling Chamber of Commerce. Over the years, the Ye family has also acquired some water-forging instruments. Fellow Daoist Jin naturally knows what this means." "You know, over the years, the Ye family has acquired many water-forging instruments."

“Even if Fellow Daoist Jin doesn’t admit it, I, Kong, must have found some clues over the years, but that woman never showed up, so you can’t find out!”

"Even during the beast tide, we were not exposed!"

"In addition, even if we don't count the past, when the Jin family was purging Qinghe Sect and Taiyi Sect together, they didn't rush to Taichang Mountains with all their strength. I hope these fellow Daoist Jins haven't forgotten about it!" Kong Taixuan continued to speak word by word.

His eyes were also fixed on Jin Xuanhen intentionally or unintentionally.

Jin Chengyun is very cunning, but the new genius of the Jin family is just average in cunning.

As things were revealed one by one, the other party's expression became obviously a little strange.

"If the two Jin Daoists think that they only want the Kong family to take action and they don't have to do anything, and just want to sit back and watch the fire, this is actually a very bad idea!"

“I came here today, and I didn’t hide my identity before I came. If something happened to the Kong family, the Jin family would probably be in trouble soon.”

"Of course, fellow Taoists, don't be angry. In a few days, it won't just be us who will take action, and I will also have an incarnation to serve as an alibi!" After Kong Taixuan finished speaking, he left a jade slip.

He also strode out of the hall.

The jade slip contains exactly what the Jin family is going to do.

Jin Xuanhen looked at Jin Chengyun who was still reading the jade slip and did not speak for a long time.

He became a little anxious and asked:
"Uncle Cheng Yun, what is in here?"

Jin Chengyun looked at Jin Xuanhen, then couldn't help but sigh, and handed the jade slip to Jin Xuanhen.

After taking a look, Jin Xuanhen didn't feel anything.

“Uncle Cheng Yun, I’m just inviting the real person from Huanfeng to visit Hotan Mountain!”

"Xuan Hen, hey!"

"You are a rare spiritual root in our family. We have kept you hidden for more than two hundred years. You don't understand the changes in the situation!"

"Do you know who the Ye family is? Taihang County was in turmoil, but the Ye family is still alive and well. The Qinghe Sect wanted to kill them, and there was a beast tide. It's normal once or twice, but so many times, do you think it's normal?"

"Either he is a direct descendant of Taiyi Sect, or the Ye family has great power hidden behind it!"

"It could even be possible that he has been possessed by Tianfu Zhenren. Tianfu Zhenren obtained a longevity elixir in his early years, and his life span is totally different from mine!"

"But just as Kong Taixuan said, our Jin family has no other choice. If we don't get rid of the Ye family, they will get rid of us sooner or later." Jin Chengyun was full of impatience.

The more you come into contact with the Ye family, the more you realize how terrifying they are.

It's not just one or two people, but all of them are incredibly smart.

Ye Haicheng of the Hai generation, Ye Xingliu of the Xing generation, Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingyu of the Jing generation, Ye Qingyan of the Qing generation...

Although many people have died, the Ye family’s inheritance is extremely terrifying.

And if the Taiyi Sect is involved, it will almost be a dead end.

They would have to offer a lot of important treasures to get the other party's forgiveness as soon as possible.

But for ordinary treasures, they could give them, but it was not certain whether the other party would accept them. At the same time, if the girl from the Chu family really married Ye Jingcheng.

Then no matter how many gifts they give, it will be useless.

How can a blood feud be exchanged for one or two ordinary treasures?

"This time we are hosting a banquet for many of the Taiyi Sect's masters, so you should be the one to host it!"

"I don't feel comfortable if the Kong family goes alone..." Jin Chengyun couldn't help but speak again.

Only at this moment did Jin Xuanhen nod with a look of fear on his face.

"In addition to the banquet, remember to arrange for the core members of the family to leave!"

"You must remember that everything must be planned beforehand, and multiple preparations must be made!" Jin Chengyun said.

After saying this, the hall fell into a long silence.

……

In Taihangfang City, the green bamboos are extremely lush and tall, and you can't see the end at a glance.

As the autumn wind blew, bamboo waves surged for a while. Even though Ye Jingcheng was used to seeing sea waves, he still found this moment quite spectacular.

"Sixth brother, the Taihang Market has been expanded quite well!" Ye Jingcheng was standing in front of the bamboo forest at this moment. He watched many cultivators enter it and couldn't help but speak towards Ye Jingfa.

When Ye Jingli saw this, his face was also filled with smiles.

"This is what Lao Jiu said. He said that after the beast tide is over, we will be the biggest controller of Taihang Market. After the reconstruction, we can also prevent the remaining monks from other families from entering and leaving the market at will!"

The Ye family had previously opened up many tunnels in the bamboo forest formation. They also knew the weak points of the formation and could easily enter and exit the bamboo forest market with special talismans.

The purpose of rebuilding the market town and replacing the formation now is to eliminate some hidden dangers left by other families.

As they talked, they walked through the bamboo forest path and headed towards the market.

The path is winding, and although you can still see the same scenery as before, there are many overall changes.

At the same time, the bamboo forest also raises a lot of Chihiro mice.

At this moment, he is constantly shuttling back and forth among the bamboo forest.

These Chihiro mice are somewhat similar to Ye Jingcheng's Yuhuan mice. The biggest difference is that the Chihiro mice have amazing eyesight and an excellent sense of smell.

Most Chihiro mice are also called treasure-hunting mice.

In the Ye family's spiritual beast shop, it is even more popular than the Jade Ring Rat.

"This is what Lao Jiu said. It can expand the reputation of the Ye family's spiritual beast shop and monitor the entire market at the same time!" This time he spoke by voice transmission.

Ye Jingcheng also nodded.

This can be considered as a combination of the Ye family's hidden peak and the market town, which is indeed very good.

As the two of them were talking, they soon entered the market.

Compared with the winding paths in the bamboo forest, the streets in the market town are exceptionally spacious.

The various buildings are also much more majestic than before.

At this moment, many monks were walking around inside.

Ye Jingcheng did not immediately go to his own spirit beast shop and restaurant.

Instead, he went to the Sanxiu Square.

At this moment, he, like Ye Jingli, was wearing a spirit-isolating robe and was not afraid of being recognized.

When we arrived at the Sanxiu Square, we found that it had expanded many times.

Before, there were only ordinary stone slabs surrounding a shabby shop, but now it is a long pavilion.

There is also a row of stone tables where the monks can keep their treasures without having to place them on the ground. Behind the pavilion, there is also a separate room for private transactions.

In this way, even if the cultivator needs it, he can trade in the spirit-isolating room without having to worry about exposing his own wealth and attracting the attention of others.

Further away, there are separate pavilions.

Compared to before, both the layout and furnishings are much better.

Even Ye Jingcheng felt a little surprised.

At this moment, the entire San Xiu Square was bustling with activity, and there were quite a few foundation-building cultivators.

However, the stalls of the foundation-building cultivators are all in a separate pavilion nearby.

Even here, one can see the shadows of the Wei family and other newly-emerged foundation-building families in Taihang County.

It looks like business is not bad.

"Sixth brother, this street stall square is well decorated!" Ye Jingcheng took a look and couldn't help but praise.

In the past, the Taihang method was too poor, making the cultivators feel like they were in an ordinary busy market. It did not give the cultivators much respect, which made it easy for casual cultivators to resist.

The current market is just right.

After all, even the Qi-cultivating monks feel that they are superior to ordinary people. When comparing themselves with other markets, they naturally prefer to come to Taihang Market.

The main force that consumes the treasures in the market town is not the cultivators from families or sects, but the independent cultivators.

"This was proposed by Yun Hao. Jingcheng, you must not know that Yun Hao is currently just a cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training, but his business acumen has already won praise from Old Nine!" Ye Jingli introduced again.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but become interested in Yun Hao, who was from the Yun generation.

There is actually no shortage of talented people among the Ye family members today, but those who are good at business and management are somewhat scarce.

Just like the cultivation of monks, Ye Jingcheng believes that running a business also depends on talent.

Such as Ye Xinghe before, Ye Jingfu of the Jing generation, now there is no promising talent from the Qing generation, but there is one from the Yun generation who is also very good.

Moreover, the Yun generation is young, and as long as they have the talent, the Ye family can even train them to the Purple Mansion.

The Ye family now has the financial resources to do so.

After looking for a while, Ye Jingcheng went towards Ye’s Restaurant.

The current owner of Taihang Market is an outer sect foundation-building cultivator from Huanfeng. His status is still lower than that of Jiang Jinghe during his previous foundation-building period. Naturally, there is no need for Ye Jingcheng to visit him specially.

After all, he is now a Jindan cultivator, and even in the eyes of outsiders, he is at least in the middle stage of Zifu.

The Ye family's current restaurant, alchemy pavilion, weapon pavilion, and spirit beast shop are all located in the northern part of the market town, adjacent to the auction house and the sect's treasure house.

Naturally, it is also the street with the best business.

As soon as the two of them walked over, they could see the words "Ye's Restaurant", which was even not much different from the auction.

At this moment, there is Yingchun tea placed in front of the restaurant, and there are also mountain-swallowing rats and jade-ring rats performing.

That jade ring rat was very similar to the jade ring rat that Ye Jingcheng raised when it was a child.

They all have big ears and slightly round bodies, but of course their pupils are not as bright as Ye Jingcheng's Jade Ring Rat.

Next to the Jade Ring Rat, there were also two members of the Ye family.

Both of them looked to be in their early twenties and were responsible for pouring spring tea to some of the monks who entered.

The business of the Ye Family Restaurant is also very good now. Through the gate, one can vaguely see the monks coming and going.

Of course, there were also some monks who took a sip of the spiritual tea and walked out without buying anything.

"These Yingchun teas are diluted with more water, so the tea flavor and spiritual energy will be shallower. Any cultivator who comes in can have a cup without spending spirit stones. According to Lao Jiu and Yun Hao, this can increase the popularity of the shop!" Ye Jingli introduced again while transmitting voice transmission from the side.

Ye Jingcheng smiled slightly, and the two of them walked into the restaurant together. Before leaving, Ye Jingcheng bowed, took out an ordinary spirit-feeding pill, and fed it to the Jade Ring Rat.

The Jade Ring Rat was not as intelligent as imagined. It squeaked twice and showed a hint of timidity.

Ye Jingcheng did not linger and strode into the restaurant. For him, he sometimes doubted whether it was meaningful to let Yuhuan Rat stick to the breathing method and practice.

But at this moment, the significance has been undoubtedly revealed.

If you are not willing to be ordinary, you will have to fight against the heavens and others, and naturally you will suffer.

Otherwise, how can you be free and content in this world of cultivating immortals?

If he really let the Jade Ring Rat go free, sooner or later it would become like the Jade Ring Rat here, doing ordinary things and dying of depression.

In fact, it is the same for cultivators. Those who practice Qi can live for 120 years, those who build the foundation can live for 250 years, and those who make the Golden Elixir can live for no more than 1,000 years.

Only according to legend, one can ascend to the spiritual world and live as long as heaven.

However, there are only a few people in the Eastern Region who can achieve divine transformation. If you do not strive for it because you do not have enough talent, then you will waste a hundred years. Even if your dream ends up being perfect, how can you be willing to accept that?

In the end, you will regret it all your life and will be filled with regret until you die.

Ye Jingcheng couldn't help feeling a little regretful. Perhaps he should have allocated more resources to the Jade Ring Rat.

After all, Yuhuan Rat's aspiration to the Tao is not necessarily worse than his.

He should also give the Jade Ring Rat more opportunities. After all, he has no shortage of ordinary resources now!

While Ye Jingcheng was thinking, the two went up to the third floor.

The Ye family's restaurant still only has three floors. This is the rule of the Taiyi Sect, and the Ye family naturally cannot violate it.

In the room on the third floor, Ye Jingyun and Ye Jinghu had been waiting here for a long time, and Ye Jingyu was also waiting here wearing a spirit-isolating robe.

In addition to the three people, Ye Jingyong is also here.

"Second brother, fourth brother, sixth brother, ninth brother!" Ye Jingcheng came in and couldn't help but shout.

Ye Jingyong, in particular, gave him a tight hug.

The second elder brother Ye Jingyong is still strong and his cultivation has reached the peak of foundation building. If he can make one more step forward, he will break through to the purple mansion.

"Jingcheng, I feel at ease with you and Lao Si here!" Ye Jingyong couldn't help but smile.

He no longer had the youthfulness and simplicity that he once had. After years of running the market, he looked a bit like Ye Xinghe.

"Sixth and ninth brothers, have you invited the cultivators from Huanfeng and Zifeng?" Ye Jingcheng also asked.

"Those who have agreed to come to Zifu include Liu Huan, my eldest brother, and Chen Yunzi from Zifeng. There are quite a few who have come to build their foundation, and they are all my eldest brother's disciples. In addition, there is also Qing Shuang!" Ye Jingyun nodded.

"Jingcheng, however, Master Tianzhen and Master Ziyue suddenly have something urgent to do, and Master Sanyuan of Jianfeng, Master Miaofa of Zifeng, and Master Mingxuan of Fafeng are all out on missions!" There was some worry in Ye Jingyun's eyes.

The Tiangang Qi auctioned by the Ye family this time is not much worse than the Zifu Jade Liquid.

It is extremely attractive to both those individual cultivators who are building their foundation and those from the Purple Mansion foundation-building families.

Many cultivators believe that this Tiangang Qi was given by the Taiyi Sect.

And if there is no Jindan cultivator to guard it, there is a high chance that it will be robbed by robber cultivators.

If an accident happens this time, the Eastern Region's immortal cultivation forces' recognition of the Ye family's strength will be shaken, and at the same time, the number of cultivators coming to Taihang County to exchange treasures will decrease.

"Brother Jiu, it's enough for me to be here this time!" Ye Jingcheng nodded.

He was not surprised that these real people refused.

After all, Master Mo Dao had already reminded him that if the other party still couldn't get him away, it would not just be a robbery, but a full-blown war.

This is definitely not what they want to see.

"Fourth brother, when the time comes, you may still need to pretend to be me!" Ye Jingcheng also said.

It is naturally not appropriate for Ye Jingcheng to reveal that he has reached the Golden Core stage, but he must have the Golden Core combat power.

"No problem!" Ye Jingyu obviously already knew who Ye Jingcheng would pretend to be.

So he nodded.

Next, he took out a jade slip, which was the treasure that the Ye family was auctioning.

After Ye Jingcheng took a look, he realized that there was only one treasure that the sect was bidding for.

"Fourth brother, are these six treasures the same for each sect?"

"The treasures given by the sect are all second-level treasures. For us, they are not qualified to be the finale. My plan is to sell the two treasures prepared by the family in the name of the sect!" Ye Jingyu added.

After all, the Ye family still relies on the Taiyi Sect and cannot offend the sect.

Even if Taiyimen didn’t do well enough.

After discussing some details again, Ye Jingcheng nodded.

Everyone simply drank some spiritual tea and then separated again to deal with family matters. Ye Jingcheng, on the other hand, was left alone in the restaurant.

……

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The number of cultivators in the entire Taihang City also reached its peak.

In addition to the monks who came here for the reputation and the major families, the monks who participated in the Zifu Ceremony last time also came.

After all, the token that the Ye family issued last time to reduce the ten spirit stones can only be used at the beginning of the auction.

And today is that day.

However, most of the cultivators who originally only wanted to make a profit of ten spirit stones became excited and went to the auction after seeing the scale of the auction.

This time, the Ye family’s auction has a total of 20,000 seats.

And to enter the auction, you only need to pay five spirit stones.

Naturally, many cultivators were willing to take a look. After all, it was a third-level auction. Not only would there be third-level treasures, but also third-level Tiangang Qi.

For many cultivators, even if they don’t buy or auction, they will not lose money just by gaining some experience.

After all, many third-level auctions in Taichang Market have admission tickets starting from ten spirit stones.

Although the Ye family’s third-level auction was a bit watered down, it was still a third-level auction at least.

"It is said that this time, there is also Master Ye Jingli's one-time four-color bone fire bead. It is said that it is a treasure that can hurt Purple Mansion cultivators and is no less than a third-level thunder tribulation bead!"

"More than just the four-colored bone fire beads, this Tiangang Qi is also the Xuanyang Tiangang Qi of the Xuanhuang Land. It has a significant restraining effect on evil cultivators and blood cultivators. If the purple palace is cultivated with Tiangang Qi, the combat power can be much higher!"

"That's not something we can discuss. Didn't you see that the foundation-building families Wei, Chen, and Fu, as well as the Jindan families of the neighboring Taichang County, the Jin family, the Kong family, and even the Zifu family of the Tianlin County, the Xiao family, and the Lin family, have all arranged for cultivators to come!"

"There are so many families this time. If we can find a way to bid for a foundation-building pill, it will be great!"

"Foundation Building Pill? Humph, I think we can forget about it. After all, Taiyi Sect only gave five pills, and the Ye family would probably bid for a few themselves. I think there is still hope for the Earthly Evil Qi. After all, if the Earthly Evil Qi fails to break through, there is a risk of death, and those family cultivators are never willing to take risks!"

The auction hadn't started yet, but the monks below had already started talking.

The huge auction hall was almost full shortly after the auction started.

It is enough to show how many cultivators have come to Taihang Market this time.

Many cultivators even felt that even when the six families of Taihang County were co-governing, the auction was not so lively!
While feeling emotional for a moment, he was also thinking whether he should buy a shop in Taihang Market, open a small shop here, and earn some spirit stones.

After all, because of the beast tide, even now, there are still many shops vacant in Taihang Market!
(End of this chapter)