Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 780: Chapter 567: Sunflower Wood Demon, Heroic Jia Family (Double-Length, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

With these words, the rest of the cultivators grew even more enthusiastic, only Ye Jingcheng’s gaze remained calm.

This Wood Demon can only advance twice, similar to the Meat Ganoderma Wood Demon, meaning its potential isn’t very high.

However, the Sunflower Wood Demon’s utility is much greater.

If possible, Ye Jingcheng still plans to purchase this Sunflower Wood Demon.

“The starting bid for the Sunflower Wood Demon is forty thousand Spirit Stones, with each increase not less than one thousand Spirit Stones!” Jin An Ascendant finally announced the bid.

It also gave everyone ample time to think.

This time, Ye Jingcheng uncharacteristically made a bold offer, directly shouting sixty thousand Spirit Stones, raising the price by twenty thousand.

Discouraging quite a few Purple Mansion cultivators who were merely curious.

After all, very few people know the method of advancement for this Wood Demon, and since it’s being sold by Taiyi Sect and Medicine King Valley, it feels even less reliable.

Investing ten thousand or so on a Spirit Tree that can only produce second-tier Spirit Sunflower Seeds would be too much of a loss.

Yet there were still those who bid, including a Purple Mansion cultivator from the Beast Spirit Sect.

The Purple Mansion Ascendant of the Beast Spirit Sect is called Celestial Ox Ascendant, whose Spirit Beast is said to be a Celestial Deformed Cyan Ox.

This Cyan Ox has a crippled leg, but don’t underestimate it; the Celestial Deformed Cyan Ox, with just one remaining leg, has trodden a same-tier Half-Flood Dragon to pieces.

Though just a rumor, it is impressive enough to leave a lasting impression.

“Ye Daoist, if there’s a chance, you’re welcome to visit our Beast Spirit Sect!” Celestial Ox Ascendant was exceedingly polite.

But behind the politeness, there was a hidden threat.

Clearly, even if Celestial Ox Ascendant wasn’t a member of the sect’s direct lineage, from his perspective, Ye Jingcheng was just an affiliated Purple Mansion cultivator with combat power that can’t withstand a single blow.

By saying this, he was complimenting the Ye Family.

After all, the Beast Spirit Sect is in the Han Kingdom, with the Jin Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom in between itself and the Yan Kingdom.

If Ye Jingcheng were indeed to visit the Han Kingdom Cultivation Realm, it was uncertain how much time he would spend.

And it was naturally impossible for Ye Jingcheng to give face in return.

He was also representing the Taiyi Sect, being a registered disciple of Master Tianfu, an identity not inferior by much.

While Ye Jingcheng could restrain himself from bidding on other treasures, he wouldn’t for this Spirit Beast Wood Demon, as it was part of the Ye Family’s experiment to prolong life and could maximize the effectiveness of the Sunflower Wood Demon through his Advancement Pill.

“One hundred thousand Spirit Stones!” Ye Jingcheng placed another bid at one hundred thousand.

With this offer, Celestial Ox Ascendant finally hesitated.

He had Spirit Stones but with the concluding treasures yet to be auctioned, he naturally didn’t want to waste it on this Wood Demon.

Thus, in the end, the Sunflower Wood Demon landed in Ye Jingcheng’s hands for one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Of course, in return, Celestial Ox Ascendant was likely very resentful of the Ye Family.

But as always, the Ye Family’s concerns were the politics of the Yan, Zhao, and Chu Kingdoms.

These are the three that can directly impact the Ye Family.

Rather than more distant places.

“The next treasure is the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid. Daoists, this treasure is provided jointly by Taiyi Sect and Medicine King Valley, with limited quantities, so if needed, put in some effort!” Completing the auction of several more treasures, they finally approached the end.

At this moment, only to see Jin An Ascendant clapping his hands, revealing a Golden Silk Jade Bottle.

Inside the Golden Silk Jade Bottle was the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

“The starting price for this Purple Mansion Jade Liquid is eighty thousand Spirit Stones, with each increase not less than one thousand!”

Jin An Ascendant did not provide much introduction, nor was it needed— the four big characters of Purple Mansion Jade Liquid were the best introduction.

Too much explanation would only waste time and displease people.

“Ninety thousand Spirit Stones!”

“Ninety-three thousand Spirit Stones!”

…

In the blink of an eye, it reached one hundred and forty thousand Spirit Stones, as Ye Jingcheng was also bidding, but unlike before, this time he wasn’t achieving success.

He was quickly outbid.

This time, it wasn’t just the Purple Mansion cultivators bidding—the Foundation Establishment cultivators were the most frantic, especially those peak Foundation Establishment loose cultivators from other countries, all in possession of considerable finances.

After all, loose cultivators without financial means wouldn’t reach the peak of Foundation Establishment.

So the price surged to one hundred and sixty thousand Spirit Stones in no time, as Purple Mansion Jade Liquid represented not only a breakthrough to Purple Mansion.

It also meant an extension of life by two hundred fifty years.

It’s incredibly enticing to any cultivator.

Finally, it settled at one hundred sixty-eight thousand Spirit Stones.

Marking yet another peak for the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

The purchaser was an old-school Purple Mansion cultivator, belonging to a Sea-Controlling Sect’s affiliated force.

After the first bottle, the second was once again Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, and once again saw another frenzy.

Right then, Jingxin of Cyan Cloud Nunnery turned her gaze toward Ye Jingcheng, and with Ye Jingcheng’s approving nod, Abbot Jingxin also began bidding fiercely.

Eventually, she secured a bottle of Purple Mansion Jade Liquid at one hundred sixty-five thousand Spirit Stones.

Of course, that Purple Mansion Jade Liquid wasn’t for Cyan Cloud Nunnery but for Ye Jingcheng; he merely wanted to remain low-profile, which is why he asked Cyan Cloud Nunnery to bid for him.

If Ye Jing Hu made a breakthrough afterward and word got out, it would happen many years later.

By that time, it wouldn’t seem so abrupt.

Moreover, Cyan Cloud Nunnery had a plausible reason to purchase Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

Once the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid was acquired, Ye Jingcheng breathed a long sigh of relief.

With this auction and his trip to Taichang Market, all his goals were achieved.

As for the subsequent treasures, Ye Jingcheng had no further interest.

From there on, all the treasures were above Tier Three high-grade, and being an early-stage Purple Mansion cultivator, he had no intention to bid.

Although many ensuing treasures were tempting for Ye Jingcheng.

Like the pill formula for the Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Pill Heart of the Zither, which can remove most potent poisons below Tier Four, including illusions, and is sold at incredibly high prices.

Also, the Tier Three High-Grade Cloud Iron Profound Wood Heart, used in crafting Tier Three Wood Blocks from peach wood.

However, Ye Jingcheng refrained from bidding on these.

For one, he wanted to stay low-key; for another, Qingxuan Yuan was watching closely.

Ye Jingcheng didn’t want to raise suspicion with Qingxuan Yuan again.

Because currently, Medicine King Valley seemed far more intimidating than Taiyi Sect.

At least Taiyi Sect wouldn’t dare to auction Medicine King Valley’s cultivator’s corpse publicly.

“Next is the auction of the final treasure, the Tier Four Gold Condensing Pill!” At this moment, Jin An Ascendant announced the much-anticipated news.

The concluding treasure had arrived.

And the first of the six grand finale treasures was the Gold Condensing Pill, sufficient to drive all Purple Mansion cultivators and Purple Mansion influences mad!

“The effects need no further elaboration. The starting price for this treasure is four hundred thousand Spirit Stones!”

With the announcement of this starting price, many of the originally prepared Purple Mansion cultivators were dimmed.

The last auction for the Gold Condensing Pill was so long ago that many cultivators could no longer estimate its price.

Even though they were mentally prepared, hearing the four hundred thousand Spirit Stone starting bid still dampened their spirits.

“Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones!” This time, a cultivator from the Kong Family spoke up; without their Golden Core, the Kong Family had been awaiting this day day and night.

Lacking the protection of a Golden Core cultivator, their lives had been hard.

So this time, they directly increased the bid by one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

However, even with such a huge increase, the price was soon surpassed.

“Five hundred twenty thousand Spirit Stones!”

“Five hundred thirty thousand Spirit Stones!”

…

“Eight hundred thousand Spirit Stones!”

When this price was announced, it resonated like thunder in Ye Jingcheng’s ears; the Golden Core clans had taken action.

Ye Jingcheng also glanced toward the third-floor private rooms, where at least each person was either a True Master or a relative of one.

The eighty thousand Spirit Stones, even for Ye Jingcheng at the moment, were hard to gather.

After all, he wouldn’t exhaust all his upper-grade Spirit Stones; some needed to be kept.

What Ye Jingcheng didn’t expect was that the family who won the Gold Condensing Pill turned out to be the Jia Family, who had good rapport with the Ye Family, securing the pill for nine hundred thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

The person who won was Jia Tiange.

This amiable elder, always deferential in speech, and who gifted a Profound Cloud Giant Rhinoceros to the Ye Family’s Purple Mansion cultivator.

“Zhao Kingdom is indeed wealthy!” Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but feel some sentiment, and after winning the Gold Condensing Pill, Jia Tiange left the auction hall directly.

Clearly intending to leave early.

With Jia Tiange’s departure, many cultivators began to leave, for the upcoming final treasures would only be more expensive.