Banquet (Thanks to Qinwang Raozhuzou for the 100-coin tip)

Inside the room, the cool Moonlight Stone slowly emitted a soft glow.

The spiritual tea on the stone table had gone cold, and even the sandalwood incense in the incense burner had burned out.

Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu exchanged a smile and breathed a sigh of relief.

After several hours, they finally finished organizing all the treasures and transferred them all from the Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven to the Turtle Ancestor's Grotto-Heaven.

Regarding Spirit Beast, Ye Jingcheng only kept the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle and the Golden Falcon. Although the Star-Eating Fish was also a good Spirit Beast, his Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven had not yet developed a spirit lake, so it was not suitable for breeding.

He also wanted to keep the Spirit Eye Spring to water the Purple Jade Vine.

And the medicinal herb garden he cultivated.

After all, the Spirit Eye Spring was somewhat lost after being relocated, and this kind of spiritual spring cannot be overused, as it is very easy for the Spirit Eye Spring to dry up.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't do something so short-sighted as to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

If he recovers in the future, he might consider hanging a spirit lake, since he has a large number of Spirit Beast. These Spirit Beast can usually eat pills, but in order to maintain their ferocity, eating Spirit Beast meat is also essential.

Raising spirit fish is the most convenient option. For example, the spirit lake on Lingyun Peak of the Ye family is a source of food for many of the Ye family's high-level spirit beasts.

Regarding spirit medicine, Ye Jingcheng left behind the spirit medicine for several of his Pill Formulas, as well as some relatively common second-tier medicinal spirit medicine.

He put the rest, whether they were hundreds or thousands of years old, into his spatial storage.

Let the Turtle Ancestor take it away.

Even Law Artifact artifacts that he didn't need were included in it.

After all, Ye Xingliu had already given him 70% of the ingredients, so there was no point in him keeping many spirit medicine. If there were any new Pill Formula in the future, the spirit medicine would definitely pass through his hands as well.

According to his rough estimate, he might earn hundreds of thousands of contribution points this time. This is a conservative estimate, considering that the two of them brought back a Gold Condensation Fruit and a Gold-Condensing Fruit Tree, as well as the Five-Element Heavenly Palace Secret Art, the Purple Sun Demon Corpse Bead, and the method for refining the Purple Sun Demon Corpse.

Any one of these treasures would be priceless.

To be honest, he sometimes had the thought of taking it himself.

But Ye Jingcheng felt mostly grateful to his Yu Family.

Moreover, he knew that the Ye Family had also suffered considerable losses this time, including his top-grade magic Law Artifact, the Palm Shield, the Soul-Nourishing Pendant, the Talisman Treasure Mystic Cold Seal, the third-tier Lightning Tribulation Pearl, and the second-tier Thunder Pearl.

These are absolutely top-secret techniques for most Purple Mansion Lineage.

The Ye Family trusted them immensely, not to mention that even if they made a mistake, the Demon King would still be there to rescue them.

For a moment, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but wonder which of the three Demon King was on the Ye Family's side.

However, he quickly shook his head, thinking that it was pointless to think about any Demon King. What was most important to him now was to cultivate the Crimson Flame Fox and the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon to the late stage of the second tier as soon as possible, and then raise his own cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Based on the gains from this secret realm, plus the alchemy he's used, he estimates that he won't have to worry about resources for at least several decades in the Ye Family.

After they finished doing all that, the two of them left the room and let the Turtle Ancestor enter the Spirit Beast pouch.

The Turtle Ancestor belongs to the Vast Azure Turtle. It usually lies dormant, and for the Turtle Ancestor, dormancy is also a form of cultivation.

When Ye Jingcheng heard the Second Ancestor say this, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"Jingcheng, we've gained a lot both inside and outside the Lineage's secret realm this time. Let's hold a celebration banquet later, but publicly announce it as a summary banquet!" Ye Xingliu paused for a moment before speaking.

After all, the Ye Family lost many clansmen and many Spirit Beast this time, so the words "celebration" would be too high-profile.

Ye Jingcheng nodded. He also remembered that he had not only obtained many treasures in the secret realm, but also found a Crimson-Veined Iron Vein outside the secret realm. In addition to obtaining a lot of ore, he also obtained a Golden Light Rhinoceros Cub.

This Golden Light Rhinoceros cub is capable of advancing three times, and its talent is extremely strong. If nurtured properly, it has the potential to become a great demon or even Demon King.

However, Ye Jingcheng wasn't very interested in the Golden Light Rhinoceros. After all, the Golden Light Rhinoceros was a clumsy Spirit Beast, not as good as his Golden Falcon.

As for the Lineage, Ye Haicheng killed the Great Demon of the Purple Mansion, and the other members of the Ye Family also gained a lot.

It's definitely worth celebrating.

"Third Uncle, I suggest we prepare a spiritual dish of Star-Eating Fish today. This spiritual dish should be considered a first for our Ye Family!" Ye Jingcheng suggested.

"Okay, but we don't have any powerful Body Cultivator here, so it's not suitable to make too many. Also, make a larger Red-Node Fish!" Ye Xingliu was silent for a moment, then quickly nodded.

The two left the room and went their separate ways. Ye Jingcheng began preparing the spiritual meal, while Ye Xingliu went to the Ye Family's shop to help out.

It has been four days since they returned to the market, and the Chu Family also returned to their neighboring village four days ago.

The entire Taichang Market was perfectly calm, and there were no undercurrents as expected.

It seemed that the Taiyi Sect had forgotten about the Zhong Family and Zhang Family.

Moreover, as the auction drew closer, the number of people in the market gradually increased.

The number of people coming to the Ye Family to inquire about purchasing elixirs is increasing day by day.

Most of these cultivators were loyal customers of the Ye Family and had signed the Ban Xu Order. Therefore, Ye Jingcheng planned to practice his alchemy skills before the upcoming auction. At the same time, he planned to release his four attribute Pill Formula one by one, so that the Lineage's Spirit Beast would also have the opportunity to advance.

However, he had to strictly control which Spirit Beast could consume it and which could not.

Otherwise, it's easy to have insufficient bloodline, and forcibly stimulating it could lead to the body exploding and dying.

At the same time, older Spirit Beast were not within his consideration.

Of course, before that, it is also extremely important to refine more Jade Soul Pill and some best-selling elixirs.

After all, this is the only golden period for shops in the market to earn Spirit Stone.

If used properly, these two months can be equivalent to two or three years, and this is not an exaggeration.

After all, this auction is a once-in-a-decade event, and there will also be an ascension ceremony at the time.

When these forces come together, the number of both high-level and low-level cultivators will increase.

Moreover, because they sold Purple Palace Jade Liquid in the last decade, many Foundation Establishment Rogue Cultivator and Foundation Establishment Late Stage Lineage cultivators have come here this time.

Ye Jingcheng swept the yard clean and carefully planted the Black Cloud Flower.

He had previously made a name for himself by picking flowers and tending to trees in the yard, so maintaining this image was not a bad thing for him.

After tidying up the courtyard, he began preparing the spiritual food.

He took out the Red-Node Fish, and then the Star-Eating Fish.

Red-Node Fish have red scales, while Star-Eating Fish are as beautiful as star-shaped spots.

As it flicked its tail, it also flicked out a few water droplets, which landed on Ye Jingcheng and gave off a slightly fishy smell.

Ye Jingcheng wasn't angry. He wiped away the water droplets and slowly began to remove the scales and cook. He didn't throw away the scales but collected them and placed them in a bag.

These scales aren't particularly valuable, but they can be exchanged for a few Spirit Stone if accumulated.

Having experienced poverty, Ye Jingcheng has always cherished the Spirit Stone to the extreme.

As the fish was put into the pot, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

He enjoys the cooking process just as he enjoys alchemy, watching the fog on a rainy day, or the sunrise on a clear day.

In his view, if cultivating immortality is merely about fighting and practicing magic, then it is Lower Vehicle.

Drinking tea and playing chess is also a way of cultivating oneself.

The spiritual meal was quickly prepared, and he took out his Spring Welcoming Tea, only to have it replaced with the Blue Wave Wine by Ye Xingliu, who happened to walk in at that moment.

"We can drink this today!" Ye Xingliu couldn't help but smile.

Ye Jingcheng nodded. As dusk fell, the shops began to close, and Ye Xingyi, Ye Jingli Ye Jingyun, and the others came in.

They had no intention of getting closer; in their view, it seemed that Ye Xingliu and Ye Jingcheng were celebrating.

"Come together, everyone. Call Jinghao and Jingyu to come too. In the end, the trip to the secret realm is over. Whether it was good or bad, we've all worked hard!" Ye Xingliu called everyone over.

As the head of the family, he naturally saw the efforts of all the cultivators. He might not say anything normally, but he needed to guide them when things were relaxed.

Ye Jingcheng watched carefully from the side. If nothing unexpected happened, he would be elected as the head of the family once he returned to Soaring Cloud Peak.

He also needs to learn these things.

Moreover, Ye Jingcheng quite liked the feeling he had now.

"Jingcheng, your culinary skills are good enough to open a restaurant!" Ye Jingli said again.

Ye Jingcheng's skills are undoubtedly superb; aside from other aspects, his control of heat and color are at least top-notch.

"Sixth Brother always speaks so sweetly!" Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but chuckle.

Ye Jingli had actually said these words in Taihang Marketplace, but at that time, the restaurant was still controlled by the Mo Family, and the Ye Family, as Foundation Establishment Lineage, naturally had to be careful with their words.

At that time, he also mentioned Ye Jingli.

However, today, he actually found Ye Jingli to be quite good.

This at least indicates that he has emerged from the shadow of his fourth brother and the two Spirit Beasts.

Blue Wave Wine is quite spicy and turbulent, like the sea, always giving people a sense of surging energy.

After a few drinks, Ye Jingli and Ye Jingyong started talking more.

As a gentle breeze blew by, their faces flushed, but they couldn't help but recall the scenes with Ye Jingyu, and a hint of sadness appeared in their eyes.

Ye Xingliu seemed to feel the need to give the young man some space, so he returned to his room early.

Ye Jingcheng listened from the side. He didn't like to talk too much; sometimes, being a listener was just as good.

Of course, it wasn't just Ye Jingyong and Ye Jingli faces were flushed; almost everyone had a rosy complexion at this moment, as if their Qi and Blood was rushing to their head.

The only difference was that the former had wine, while the latter group ate Star-Eating Fish.

Ye Jingcheng also ate a few bites and found that the Star-Eating Fish really did greatly enhance his physical body. He ate so much that his face turned flushed and he felt like he had inexhaustible energy.

No wonder the Taiyi Sect wanted more of this Star-Eating Fish, even if they had fewer of the other treasures.

However, Ye Jingcheng only took out more than twenty Star-Eating Fish, so naturally he only needed to hand over about ten of them, leaving nearly a hundred more in the Grotto-Heaven.

It would be understandable if the Ye Family wanted to open a restaurant to sell their products in the future. In addition, the Ye Family was Lineage Spirit Beast, so it was normal for them to raise spirit fish faster. Even the Taiyi Sect would not suspect anything.