The Stone's Imprint
Standing in front of the stall owner's stall, Ye Jingcheng pointed to the only crimson spirit egg.
The spirit egg wasn't large, only about the size of an adult's palm.
However, it was covered with some red patterns, which intertwined into the shape of serpents.
It looks like a huge gemstone inlaid with red veins.
"Senior, I don't recognize this bird's spirit egg, and I'm not sure how to price it!"
"But this is something I obtained by venturing into a secret realm with a close friend of mine. He even lost his life in the process. I am entrusting this spirit egg entirely to his orphaned son." The shopkeeper seemed somewhat moved by the sight of the spirit egg, his eyes even appearing slightly red.
Then her face immediately turned sad.
"The aura of this spirit egg is only at the first level. The price the shop district would offer you for it should not exceed six hundred!" Ye Jingcheng said directly, interrupting the latter's sadness.
He's not buying into the idea of adding a price to a story.
"I can't give you six hundred, five hundred and fifty Spirit Stone. Give me what you can, I'm giving this to a junior. If you can't give it to me, then leave!" Ye Jingcheng didn't have time to argue with this stall owner.
His primary concern now is demonstrating his cultivation level; whether or not he can actually buy anything is not of great interest to him.
According to his Treasure Book, this spirit egg could probably advance twice and had the potential to become a powerful demon in the Purple Mansion Realm Fire-Swallowing Sparrow.
Moreover, he has both Tier 1 and Tier 2 Crimson Flame Pill; with slight adjustments to the Pill Formula, they should be effective for this Spirit Beast.
Of course, he didn't prepare this Spirit Beast for himself, but as he just said, it was to be given to Ye Jingyun.
The latter had always wanted a Spirit Beast that could unleash flames, since Ye Xingyi already had one, while only Ye Jingyun needed to use a special earth fire chamber.
Moreover, this spirit egg can advance twice, so its potential isn't too low.
It can be considered a bargain, since a normal third-tier demon descendant or spirit egg would cost at least four or five thousand Spirit Stone.
However, this loophole is one that no one else can really exploit.
After giving it to Ye Jingyun, the latter will be able to refine more spirit pills, so that he won't sometimes have to refine some first-tier spirit pills.
"Alright, senior." The shop owner was somewhat ashamed and embarrassed, and even a little afraid, after Ye Jingcheng pointed out his mistake in one sentence.
But there's nothing else. Street vendors tell stories, shops talk about profits—it's all for the purpose of raising prices.
Which shopkeeper doesn't have a dozen or so stories? Some even have special Jade Slip for selling these stories, thus tricking Lineage members into buying them at inflated prices.
After handing over the Spirit Stone, Ye Jingcheng planned to leave immediately, but he saw that Meng Xuan was still standing there, not having left.
"May I ask your name, senior?"
"It's just something I did to right a wrong; it's nothing to worry about," Ye Jingcheng shook his head.
He saw the confusion in Meng Xuan's eyes, and seemed to sense a certain familiarity.
It seems to remind people of the Tang Haobo he played that day, but for Ye Jingcheng, it doesn't matter if such things are exposed.
Ye Haicheng has already broken through to the Purple Mansion, which means that the Ye Family must have come here ten years ago and even purchased Purple Mansion treasures. This timeframe matches Ye Haicheng's breakthrough.
But for Ye Jingcheng, avoiding exposure was a good thing.
So he ignored Meng Xuan's questions and left directly.
Let's consider this our brief encounter from that day as the end of the matter.
Ye Jingcheng left the crowd, a shadow still flashing in his eyes.
He then shook his head. Meng Xuan was still in the Flat House District, but that didn't mean the other person was still Flat House District. Asking or not didn't make much difference. Ye Jingcheng believed more in fate.
He then looked directly at the remaining Spirit Beast Lineage.
Soon, he arrived at the alleys of the eastern city, where shops lined the streets with a dazzling array of goods, and there were still quite a few cultivators on the streets.
Finally, he landed next to a huge swastika.
This is another beast-taming Lineage within the territory of the Taiyi Sect, but compared to the Ye Family, the Wan Family is somewhat of a misfit.
When Lineage has many Sword Cultivators, it calls itself Sword Cultivator Lineage; if Lineage has many Spirit Beasts, it calls itself Spirit Beast Lineage.
This Lineage also comes from Taiqing Commandery, near the Jade Green River, and Lineage many Water Attribute Spirit Beast and Spirit Insect.
Even his seventh Ye Xingqun, highly praised the ability to control Spirit Insect.
Ye Jingcheng arrived at the shop, where two Giant Rhinoceros Beetle stood at each entrance, their enormous horns seemingly larger than the worms themselves.
It looks rather comical.
Don't underestimate this Giant Rhinoceros Beetle; its massive horn is incredibly sharp and can pierce even a regular first-tier mid-grade defensive Law Artifact.
The only downside is that these Giant Rhinoceros Beetle don't come in large numbers; they can only give birth to a few at a time.
Ye Jingcheng knew that the Ye Family had several Clan Elders.
However, he found the Wan Family quite interesting, as the sight of them releasing two insects was similar to his releasing the Mountain-Devouring Rat.
"Senior, please come in?" The female cultivator waiting at the door also waited for Ye Jingcheng to finish observing the Giant Rhinoceros Beetle. There was a hint of pride on her face, after all, these two Giant Rhinoceros Beetle were hers.
Ye Jingcheng ignored the female cultivator's thoughts; he was currently interested in the Spirit Beast egg inside.
However, when he came in, he was at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.
There were very few Spirit Beast eggs and Spirit Beast Cubs, occupying only a small wooden shelf. In addition, there were some bottles and jars containing some Spirit Insect.
What they had more of were various kinds of magical swords.
From three-foot short swords to seven-foot broadswords, from soft, green-skinned swords to heavy broadswords weighing a thousand pounds, they have it all.
Ye Jingcheng was speechless for a moment; no wonder the Wan Family was also known as a family of Sword Cultivator.
"Are there any more Spirit Beast? Any level of cubs will do!" Ye Jingcheng asked. He scanned the area and also checked the Treasure Book within his body. Only a few could advance once.
This held no interest for Ye Jingcheng whatsoever.
Being able to advance only once means that one's cultivation speed will not be very fast.
However, he soon realized that the Wan Family probably didn't have any good Spirit Beast. After all, if they did, they would have kept them within the Lineage or sold them at auction. The other party was quite skilled in beast taming, so the probability of them being revealed was very low.
For example, the Ye Family's shops in Taihang Marketplace don't have any particularly good Spirit Beast Cubs.
"Also, senior, if you want to see Spirit Beast, you must enter our Wan Family's courtyard!" The female cultivator nodded.
Then the gatekeeper opened the door, revealing a long corridor.
Ye Jingcheng walked through the corridor and discovered a small spirit pond.
This surprised Ye Jingcheng; the shop was so small, yet it still had a spirit pond.
Above the spirit pond, there is a pavilion. Inside the pavilion, an old man with white hair is throwing bait into the pond.
However, after taking one look, Ye Jingcheng felt a chill run down his spine.
The fish fed here aren't spirit fish, but all sorts of poisonous creatures.
Water centipede, flower snake, black toad, Azurewater Scorpion, silver-faced tiger...
"Fellow Daoist, would you like to choose a pet here?" The white-haired elder put away the bait and looked at Ye Jingcheng.
To be honest, Ye Jingcheng wasn't very interested at the moment, but he still kept the Treasure Book going and tried to take a few more glances. But the next moment, when he saw the rock the size of the pool, he was shocked because a rock had actually left its mark on the Treasure Book!