Amber Crystal, Counter-Marking (Two-in-One)

With the acquisition of the Heaven-Shaking Bell, the entire trade fair became incredibly lively.

Many people were discussing it. Such an auction with a limit was a rare opportunity for everyone. The cultivators who bought something were overjoyed, while those who didn't were filled with regret, lamenting that there were only fifteen Law Artifact.

As for the Yongan Zhang Family, they didn't earn much. These Law Artifact were all top-quality and could be auctioned. However, since the other party had already made a name for themselves, they didn't care about such small profits.

Ye Jingcheng would be willing to let the Ye Family sell elixirs or Spirit Beast in this way in the future.

The Azure Sky Jade Sandalwood on the table seemed to have burned down to almost nothing. Several cultivators entered and replaced the incense in the burner with fresh sandalwood, and blue smoke filled the entire hall.

A delicate fragrance wafted into everyone's nostrils.

Yu Tianhe cleared his throat and stepped inside again:

"Thank you for the treasure from Fellow Daoist Zhang's Lineage. The Zhang Family's craftsmanship, aside from that of the sect, goes without saying. Those who bought it definitely made a profit, and those who didn't can still seek out Fellow Daoist Zhang later."

Yu Tianhe was slightly excited after obtaining the treasure. Even though he was a disciple of True Person, he still needed to complete sect missions to obtain treasures. This time, obtaining the Heaven-Shaking Bell would be more beneficial for him to enter the second-tier secret realm and gain more advantages.

"Next up is the trade fair. As usual, it's a matter of exchanging items for other items. If the owner of a treasure agrees to it being auctioned, it can be auctioned, and I will not stand in the way."

"Alright, I won't waste any more words. I'll start by throwing out a brick to attract jade, and I'll also wait for the treasures of you fellow Daoists." After Yu Tianhe finished speaking, he took out three jade boxes.

The three jade boxes were all palm-sized, so they were clearly either Spirit Talisman or elixirs.

However, given that it's currently a second-tier secret realm, it's highly unlikely that Spirit Talisman will be used for exchange.

Yu Tianhe did not pretend to be mysterious, but instead opened the three jade boxes one by one.

Inside were a spiritual pill, a spiritual ore, and a spiritual fruit.

"This pill is a second-tier top-grade Heaven Yellow Pill, a spiritual pill for Earth Attribute cultivators to improve their cultivation. It also has pill patterns, making it an absolutely top-tier spiritual pill. The spiritual ore is a second-tier top-grade Purple Cloud Crystal, which can be used to refine flying swords and even third-tier Law Treasure. The final spiritual fruit is the Green Lotus Vermilion Fruit, a three-hundred-year-old Wood Attribute spiritual fruit, one of the main ingredients for refining the Lotus Heart Pill, and it is also a second-tier top-grade Spirit Material!"

"I only want to exchange these three treasures for defensive treasures or special Law Artifact. Top-grade magic artifacts are the best, and I will exchange them for their equivalent value. Of course, if there are Talisman Treasure, I will offer all three treasures and also make up for it with Spirit Stone." Yu Tianhe introduced his three treasures directly.

There was no hesitation, and the purpose was very clear: to exchange for treasures that would benefit the secret realm, thereby enabling the exploitation of the secret realm.

Looking at the three treasures, Ye Jingcheng could only sigh. He could use all three: the elixir could enhance his Spirit Beast's cultivation, the Purple Cloud Crystal was a type of third-tier Shi Fang, and the Green Lotus Vermilion Fruit was one of the main ingredients of the second-tier Three-Color Pill.

However, he had no treasures to offer in exchange, since he was about to enter the second-tier secret realm, and if he had too few treasures, he himself might be in great danger.

He estimated that most of the treasures he would be exchanging for would be those related to combat or escape.

After all, this was a trade fair held before entering a secret realm.

Yu Tianhe's treasures were quite good, and many people offered their own treasures in exchange.

In the end, it was traded for a top-grade magic Law Artifact and two high-grade magic Law Artifact.

Then other cultivators took their places and began exchanging their treasures one by one.

However, there were very few cultivators that Ye Jingcheng was willing and able to exchange with. He tried to do so several times via telepathy, but all attempts ended in failure.

His elder brother also took out a treasure, a pair of male and female swords, mid-grade second-tier magic swords, and exchanged them for a set of Azure Silk Needles Law Artifact.

Just then, an old man spoke up.

The old man took out two jade boxes, inside which were two crystal-like objects, exquisitely beautiful and filled with spiritual light.

"Gentlemen, these two treasures of mine are Amber Crystal, second-grade high-quality Spirit Material. I will only exchange them for Foundation Establishment or longevity-extending treasures."

This statement caused quite a stir, as many people were exchanging for Law Artifact, but at this time, few were exchanging for Foundation Establishment or longevity-extending treasures.

Of course, both of these treasures are extremely rare.

But Ye Jingcheng was somewhat excited at this moment.

This Amber Crystal is no ordinary treasure. It can be used in alchemy and in magical artifacts, but its greatest function is to enhance the mutation of Spirit Insect.

Even Ye Jingcheng's Treasure Book cannot compare to this.

Moreover, two such large clusters of spirit crystals could cause his Five Poison Bee to mutate considerably.

At that time, a pair of second-tier Five Poison Bee might actually appear.

If there were hundreds of second-tier Five Poison Bee, even cultivators at the Purple Mansion might be wary.

Of course, another reason for his excitement was that not many people in the Cultivation World knew about the fact that Amber Crystal could enhance the mutation of Spirit Insect. Only the Ye Family had studied this matter and thus had a good understanding of it.

"I do not have Foundation Establishment, but I do have Heavenly Spirit Fruit and Illusion Heart Grass!" Just then, an untimely voice rang out.

Ye Jingcheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw it was the cultivator from the Wan Family.

The other party was also from the Aristocratic Clan Spirit Insect, so they were obviously aware of this as well.

"I have a few spirit peaches that can extend one's lifespan by three years. I wonder if you would be willing to exchange them with me, fellow Daoist?" Ye Jingcheng said.

Three Life-Extending Spirit Peach instantly appeared in his hand.

This is the spirit peach that the Peachwood Demon has grown.

In the Cultivation World, longevity-extending treasures only have their full effect the first time they are used. The effect is halved the second time, and halved again the third time.

However, Ye Jingcheng's three spirit peaches were enough to increase his lifespan by five years.

But don't think these five years are short.

If these five years fall around the Jiazi cycle, it will be a major event concerning the Foundation Establishment.

After all, taking longevity spirit medicine is equivalent to advancing the flow of Qi and Blood.

The cultivator from the Wan Family also looked at Ye Jingcheng with a strange look in his eyes, but he didn't say anything more.

I wonder if there are no more Foundation Establishment spirit medicine or other life-extending elixirs.

"I'll exchange it for the Life-Extending Spirit Peach. Fellow Daoist Wan, please forgive me. My son is already fifty-eight years old and hasn't even reached the ninth level of Qi Refining yet. My Yuan Family only has me as the Foundation Establishment. If something happens to him, he'll still have one more chance!" The old man said humbly.

If it were a complete Foundation Establishment, the old man would naturally choose the former.

But no, he naturally chose the treasure that prolongs life.

This is also the tragedy of small Lineage. When faced with a forced recruitment by a sect, they are forced to participate, but they are afraid of dying in the secret realm. If they do not have a backbone, the Lineage will eventually become a Qi Refining Lineage.

This kind of thing is all too common, and it's not just Foundation Establishment Lineage that have this concern; both Purple Mansion Lineage and Golden Core Lineage feel the same way.

However, compared to the open exploration, the hidden second-tier secret realms are more dangerous, more unknown and mysterious, and therefore more frightening.

With the transaction successfully completed, Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, if his Five Poison Bee Bees don't evolve, they won't be of much use to him now; they can only be used for detection.

However, if Amber Crystal is used well, it makes a big difference, and he can also use the Treasure Book to select a group of talented individuals first.

This way, there's absolutely no chance of anything going wrong.

That's why he was so agitated.

He has an advantage over Wan Family.

Having obtained the treasure, Ye Jingcheng was even more satisfied. He remained seated, continuing to wait, no longer particularly concerned about whether he would be able to obtain any more treasures.

This trip has already yielded considerable results.

And sure enough, what followed was also in exchange for defensive magical Law Artifact. Ye Jingcheng himself was already struggling to have enough defensive magical Law Artifact, so naturally he wouldn't take them out to exchange for them.

Even a mid-grade second-tier Black-Green Shield is one of his alternative Law Artifact.

Soon, they arrived at the Chu Family next door, where Chu Yanqing stood up gracefully.

Three Law Artifact also appeared in front of her.

This scene also attracted the attention of many cultivators, as this was a rare occurrence among cultivators exchanging treasures, as they had produced three Law Artifacts.

Moreover, these three Law Artifacts are all defensive Law Artifact: a shield, an armor, and a tower.

Although all three were mid-grade defensive Law Artifact, they still attracted a lot of attention.

Ye Jingcheng also looked at them carefully. Although he didn't buy these Law Artifacts, he might encounter them in the secret realm. It wouldn't hurt to observe them in advance.

Chu Yanqing exchanged all the spiritual pills for those that could improve her cultivation. After exchanging them, she gave Ye Jingcheng a meaningful look, as if to tell him that she was also close to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.

Ye Jingcheng did not reply, but simply shook his head.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have said a word at the Ye Family's marriage ceremony back then.

After Chu Yanqing finished changing, it was Chu Yanhao and the others' turn. The Chu Family all took out Law Artifact to change, which was even more astonishing.

After all, refining Law Artifact is different from refining elixirs. It may take half a month to several months to refine a second-tier magical Law Artifact. You can only refine three or four a year, and that cannot be considered a failure.

The fact that the Chu Family produce so many items only indicates that they have a considerable number of second-tier Artifact Refiner.

This also significantly boosted the Chu Family's reputation.

The opportunity to exchange for the treasure fell to Ye Jingcheng.

He took out two jade boxes, then opened them, revealing two jade boxes, each containing two spirit pills:

"These two are mid-grade second-tier Jade Soul Pill with pill patterns. The other two are second-tier Jade Wound Pill, also with pill patterns. I'll exchange them for defensive Law Artifact, or second-tier Thunder Pearls or second-tier Escape Talismans!" Ye Jingcheng didn't care much about what treasures he exchanged for.

It just gives him another excuse; if he reveals the treasure within the secret realm, he'll have a way of explaining its origin.

After all, he changed.

The value of a mid-grade second-tier spirit pill is around 800 to 1000 Spirit Stone. Spirit pills with pill patterns will be twice as valuable, which is around 3000 Spirit Stone. Jade Soul Pill are slightly more valuable, so Ye Jingcheng's four pills will cost nearly 10,000 Spirit Stone.

Replacing it with a high-grade second-tier magic Law Artifact is out of the question, but replacing it with a regular mid-grade second-tier magic Law Artifact is no problem.

However, even after ten breaths had passed, no one offered to switch with him.

Many cultivators sent him telepathic messages, inquiring whether the Ye Family's shops sold such Jade Soul Pill.

Ye Jingcheng wasn't bothered; he saw it as an opportunity to enhance the Lineage's reputation.

At least others know that he can refine mid-grade second-tier pills with pill patterns, which makes him a high-grade second-tier Alchemist. This could benefit both his Lineage and himself in the future.

After Ye Jingcheng finished speaking, it was Ye Jingyu's turn. The latter casually took out a low-grade magic Law Artifact, which made Ye Jingcheng's face darken.

The latter seemed to be retaliating against his failure to repay the Spirit Stone he had borrowed.

But it was just a matter of fame, so Ye Jingcheng didn't pay it any mind, and the trade conference ended quickly.

Following Yu Tianhe's speech, many cultivators began to head outside.

Ye Jingcheng slowed down considerably.

Although Ye Jingyu didn't understand, he didn't say anything and continued to follow along.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, shall we enter the secret realm together then?" Chu Yanqing asked again at this moment.

"No need, this time my uncle will be taking me." Ye Jingcheng shook his head, his decision decisive.

Chu Yanqing clearly hadn't expected Ye Jingcheng to reject her so thoroughly, but she didn't say anything. She just bit her lip, snorted, and left.

Chu Yanhao and the others behind him glanced at Ye Jingcheng, but said nothing, and Xingli together.

Ye Jingcheng's pace remained slow, and soon, a large figure caught up with him.

"You're Ye Jingcheng?"

"Are you Mo Hongwen?" Ye Jingcheng replied, but his eyes narrowed slightly and his hands paused.

He had some special pollen in his hand; this pollen was colorless and odorless, and only the Five Poison Bee could detect it within a certain area.

The reason he was moving so slowly was simply to wait for Mo Hongwen to come over.

What he didn't expect was that Mo Hongwen had already placed a mysterious powder on him.

His Divine Sense was much stronger than Mo Hongwen's, and he was waiting for Mo Hongwen, so he could see everything clearly.

"Our Mo Family will get our revenge. Also, don't let us find any evidence!" Mo Hongwen suddenly uttered a harsh threat.

However, Ye Jingcheng considered his harsh words a joke.

What waves can someone in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage make?

He couldn't help but look behind him, where he saw eight or nine members of the Xu Lineage, chatting and laughing.

When she saw Ye Jingcheng looking over, she smiled at him instead.

It was as if he had no recollection of the back-and-forth tactics he had engaged in with the Ye Family's alchemy shop before this, nor did he seem to remember the various things the Xu Family had done to the Ye Family in Taihang Marketplace.

But Ye Jingcheng did indeed have an answer in his heart.

Since he had already left a mark, and the other party would come looking for him, Ye Jingcheng saw no need to go through the trouble.

He collected the pollen, but his steps remained slow, as if he were waiting for Ye Jingteng.

As Ye Jingcheng passed by the Xu Family, he raised his hand to greet them, but the next moment he felt a chill run through him.

The next moment he saw a woman veiled looking at him.

Those cold eyes were like those of a bloodthirsty, emotionless ice wolf.

Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but shiver.

The Xu Family continued on their way, while Ye Jingcheng remained somewhat dazed.

"Jingcheng, you've acquired quite a few fine treasures today!" Ye Jingteng's words jolted Ye Jingcheng awake.

"Brother, you're joking. It's just going to bankrupt me to buy a Law Artifact!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head and gave a helpless bitter smile.

After all, his act of borrowing the Spirit Stone was not subtle.

This can actually increase Ye Jingyu's credibility.

"Brother, the set of silver needles you changed to is a real treasure!" Ye Jingcheng boasted again.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingteng burst into laughter.

"That's just a minor trick. The sect's Secret Method that I've mastered are my true skills!" Ye Jingteng said with absolute confidence.

But he didn't say much, instead giving Ye Jingcheng a look.

The group dispersed again.