They Come Knocking at the Door

Inside the private room, the rising steam from the tea created a slightly hazy atmosphere.

A faint, refreshing fragrance lingered in the room, mingling with the aroma of the spiritual food.

Ye Jingcheng still didn't accept it, but she remained stubborn. She took the Talisman Treasure into her hand, then stood up and placed it in front of Ye Jingcheng.

"Senior Ye, if you don't want it, even I, a mere Qi Refining cultivator, can't protect this treasure. I can only exchange it for Spirit Stone and pay for the wine." After saying this, Xu Xiuqing walked outside.

The biggest drawback of Talisman Treasure is their long induction time. Generally, large Lineage or sects give them to their descendants for protection, provided that the other party has Spirit Beast or Array that can delay the process for a period of time.

Generally, it takes more than ten breaths for Talisman Treasure Foundation Establishment cultivator to activate a talisman, while it takes even longer for a Qi Refining cultivator to activate it.

Therefore, even if a Qi Refining cultivator possesses Talisman Treasure, they will not use it lightly.

Otherwise, it would be courting death.

"The spiritual tea today is delicious, and the spiritual meal is the best I've ever had. Thank you, Senior Ye," Xu Xiuqing said, then gave another bow in thanks.

Ye Jingcheng remained silent, watching as Xu Xiuqing placed the scar Law Artifact in her hand onto her chin again, causing her delicate face to dim and become ordinary.

She smiled slightly and continued walking outside.

Just like the dashing and resolute way she left behind the Golden-Scaled Beast, she left Ye Jingcheng with only a silhouette in a blue dress.

"If you fail to purchase the Foundation Establishment, you can come to me later. I'll lend you the Talisman Treasure!" Ye Jingcheng transmitted his voice.

Since Xu Xiuqing has already gone this far, it would seem too indecisive of him not to accept the Talisman Treasure. He does indeed need it for his trip to the second-tier secret realm.

However, Ye Jingcheng didn't know whether the latter had heard the telepathic message. There was still half a spirit tea and half a spirit meal left, and in the wisps of spiritual mist, the spirit meal seemed to have a bluish tinge to it.

Behind the partially obscured curtain, it seemed as if a graceful dance was taking place.

Ye Jingcheng shook his head and smiled, finished the spiritual tea in his cup, and then packed up the remaining spiritual food.

Today, it was he who was being a bit long-winded.

He then left the pavilion, paid the Spirit Stone, and headed towards the Chu-Ye Pavilion.

Regardless, the important thing now is to prepare for the second-tier secret realm and expand it.

With the addition of a Talisman Treasure and a second- Shi Fang stone, Ye Jingcheng's confidence grew even stronger.

As for Xu Xiuqing, if the other party can't buy Foundation Establishment, he could actually help out, or even refine a batch himself.

The only difficult thing is the inner core of the Purple Mansion Great Demon.

Stepping into the courtyard, Ye Jingyu Ye Jinghao were still busy. There were quite a few customers in the shop, and the fragrant Spring Welcoming Tea always attracted a few Rogue Cultivator to sit at the table and sip a few cups.

Although they didn't buy many spirit pills, the Ye Family's pill shop had indeed become quite famous, and Ye Jingcheng had specially arranged for Rogue Cultivator to take a look.

They're not much worse off than the Xu Family now, except the latter actually copied the Ye Family's strategy and also gave away spirit tea.

However, after a while, due to low profits, they switched to selling spirit tea at low prices, which allowed them to stay afloat.

However, due to the existence of the Ban Xu Order, the Ye Family still holds considerable advantages.

The only pity is that the Chu Family did not join the Ban Xu Order, otherwise the Xu Family's profits in Taichang Market would have been reduced by another third.

"Jingcheng, Chen Ya is here." Just then, Ye Jingyu whispered.

Ye Jingcheng was somewhat surprised at this moment. After all, the job of a guide is mostly to bring someone along, show their face, and Ye Jingyu will remember them and give them a Spirit Stone.

The latter stayed behind specifically, clearly because he had something important to discuss.

"Okay, Seventh Sister." Ye Jingcheng nodded and walked directly towards the backyard.

Passing through the front hall, you enter the front courtyard of the Chu-Ye Pavilion, where the forsythia trees are now lush and vibrant.

Chen Ya landed in the courtyard, right under Changchun Mumu. She seemed a little awkward, her eyes not looking around, but with her head down, lost in thought.

He excels in understanding interpersonal relationships and social dynamics.

Many Rogue Cultivator, thinking themselves clever and knowledgeable, wandered around their master's courtyard looking around, unaware that they had already incurred his displeasure.

"Senior Ye." Upon hearing footsteps, Chen Ya called out repeatedly.

"What is it?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

However, when asked this question, the latter stammered.

Ye Jingcheng understood this perfectly. With a wave of his hand, an array disc flew out and hovered in various corners of the front yard.

Then they released the Jade Ring Rat and let it stay in the courtyard.

Seeing Ye Jingcheng's actions, Chen Ya finally felt relieved and spoke:

"Senior Ye, please forgive my rudeness earlier. However, a mysterious senior sent me here to inquire whether you can customize second-grade high-quality spirit pills."

"Furthermore, the other party is willing to offer three portions of spirit medicine, and you only need to refine one."

"And... Senior Ye must first swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao Oath not to tell anyone." Chen Ya hesitated for a few moments, then pulled up her sleeve, revealing several black Spirit Patterns beneath it.

This Spirit Patterns is clearly a terrifying forbidden array.

It is estimated that if Ye Jingcheng does not agree, the other party will not only kill Chen Ya, but he will also not get the Pill Formula, nor will he know anything about the Jade Slip.

This scene made Ye Jingcheng frown deeply. To be honest, this Jade Slip Pill Formula seemed to have come with ill intentions once again.

The fact that they could place a restrictive array on Chen Ya shows that they are too reckless.

As for Chen Ya, he wouldn't value her too much, since it was essentially a transactional relationship.

Ye Jingcheng wouldn't take that risk.

"I can keep it from everyone, but I need to see the Pill Formula first," Ye Jingcheng said after a moment's hesitation.

The Heavenly Dao Oath, which is naturally hidden, is not something he cannot refrain from making.

After all, this is similar to the Ye Family issuing Ban Xu Order; it's done in secret first.

Then comes the actual transaction details.

Ye Jingcheng also directly issued Heavenly Dao Oath.

Chen Ya took out a Jade Slip and handed it to Ye Jingcheng.

Upon seeing the Jade Slip, Ye Jingcheng frowned even more deeply.

Inside the Jade Slip was a depiction of a shadow, a shadow that Ye Jingcheng was familiar with; it was clearly the spirit image of a Heavenly Corpse Token that he had once given to his Lineage.

Either the owner is a close friend of the Mad Corpse Twin Fiends, or he is a member of the Heavenly Corpse Sect.

However, the probability of it being someone from the Heavenly Corpse Sect is very small, since if someone is from a sect, there's no need to seek him out for alchemy.

The other party revealed the spiritual image of the Heavenly Corpse Token, seemingly knowing that it was the Ye Family who had killed the latter.

Now they've come knocking on my door, threatening Ye Jingcheng.

It's also possible that the so-called alchemy was just a pretext.

It's even possible that this so-called Foundation Establishment cultivator is just an avatar of the Mad Corpse Twin Fiends.

When Ye Jingcheng killed the latter, he did not perform a soul search.

"Where did they agree to meet?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

"The Flat House District." Chen Ya saw Ye Jingcheng's brows furrow even more, and she knew that the Jade Slip inside were probably not good things.