Soul Fusion, Third Stage; The Auction Begins

The bright Moonlight Stone, unlike the crimson glow of the outside world, is gentler and softer.

It also appeared more tranquil.

Ye Xingyi did not immediately agree to Ye Jingcheng's suggestion to negotiate with the Wan Family.

Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he frowned and spoke:

"Patriarch, the Wan Family is probably being targeted. Are you sure you want to join forces with the Wan Family now?" Ye Xingyi was obviously thinking about what happened to the Wan Family in the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm. The Wan Family must be hiding something, and they are most likely descendants of the Eight Desolations Sect.

There's a very high chance they're being targeted by the Taiyi Sect.

It's highly likely that other forces are also eyeing them.

"Join forces! The more impossible it seems, the more we should do it. It can also improve our cultivation of Spirit Insect. Our Lineage's cultivation of Spirit Beast is far superior to that of Spirit Insect, but some Spirit Insect, when they grow strong, are even more terrifying than Spirit Beast!" Ye Jingcheng said.

The Ye Family's focus is on Taihang Commandery, while the Wan Family's focus is on Taiqing Commandery.

This was originally a development strategy of befriending distant states while attacking nearby ones.

Most importantly, Ye Xuecang knew clearly that the Eight Desolations Sect 'Beast Wasteland was ostracized by the other seven Desolations because they believed that the Beast Wasteland had destroyed the Eight Desolations Sect.

Ordinary people may not know the inside story, but major sects certainly do.

They assumed the Wan Family were descendants of the Beast Wasteland, so they wouldn't think the Ye Family were either.

They believed the Wan Family were descendants of the Sword Wasteland, so they were even less inclined to believe the Ye Family were either.

Conversely, if things were originally on good terms with the Wan Family, and suddenly things turn sour, then someone has something to hide.

"Of course, communication is communication, but we must also maintain a certain distance from the Wan Family. We cannot knowingly treat the Wan Family the same way we treated Wan Family Chu Family," Ye Jingcheng added.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xingyi was still puzzled, but Ye Jingcheng did not want to explain too much.

The fewer people who know about the Eight Desolations Sect, the better.

Many members of the Ye Family would not betray their Lineage.

But sometimes, it can be revealed unintentionally.

For example, when Tianfu True Person treated him, he thought he had excellent emotional control, but if he showed even the slightest hint of caution, it would be noticed.

In other words, from what I can see, Tianfu True Person does not intend to harm him.

Of course, he also had to be wary of whether Tianfu True Person and live another life.

He wasn't stupid. In the Cultivation World, once a cultivator reaches the Foundation Establishment and their Divine Soul has gained some initial strength, they can possess another's body.

It is generally accepted that a person only has one chance to possess another's body.

Furthermore, in the Cultivation World, there is also strong resistance to those who attempt to possess another's body.

Even so, many were still secretly possessed.

After all, many high-level cultivators may not be able to maintain their integrity when facing unrelated people or spirits.

Even if one manages to maintain it for a short period, the prolonged fear of facing the end of life may prevent them from doing so.

Even if Tianfu True Person truly wanted to nurture him, there was still a future; as the day of his death approached, he could still hold on.

Compared to Tianfu True Person's other disciples, Ye Jingcheng was undoubtedly more suitable to be the one whose body was possessed.

The reason why cultivators of the Ye Family who have awakened their Beast-Link Mark would set up a self-destructing soul restriction in their minds is because they are afraid of being possessed. In that case, the Beast-Link Mark, which are the most discerning runes of the Ye Family, would lose their effect.

It should be noted that, currently, only those with the Ye Family bloodline can awaken the Beast Communion- Beast-Link Mark in the Ye Family.

However, as long as the body is possessed, the Ye Family bloodline will still be preserved.

As for why only members of the Ye Family are eligible, Ye Jingcheng doesn't know, but Ye Xuecang probably does, though he doesn't have the chance to ask right now.

At this moment, he even wondered what the Azure Cloud Sea Region was really like.

Having lived two lives, Ye Jingcheng has never truly experienced the vastness and grandeur of the ocean.

"Alright!" Even though he didn't understand, Ye Xingyi still listened to Ye Jingcheng. Ye Jingcheng's ability to become the head of the Ye Family was enough to prove his intelligence.

He knew he was inferior to Ye Jingcheng, so he naturally wouldn't be presumptuous and try to obstruct him.

"Furthermore, the Wan Family might test us, or even plant spies, so we must be careful!" Ye Jingcheng added after a moment's thought.

What he said was exactly what the Wan Family might be looking for: the Beast Wasteland. Otherwise, why would they have befriended him that day, just to fight some insects, and then sold the Stone Spirit to him?

Although the other party did not know the function of the Stone Spirit, they did know Stone Spirit preciousness.

The reason for this must include the alliance with the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm, and it also definitely includes the intention to test Ye Jingcheng.

However, with so many people in the world who can control spirit Spirit Beast, distinguishing between descendants of the Beast Wasteland those who are not is not an easy task.

If the Wan Family wanted to determine whether the Ye Family belonged to the Beast Wasteland, it would be impossible for them to find out from the Ye Family's lower-level cultivators or ordinary clansmen.

"Okay." Ye Xingyi nodded.

Ye Jingcheng didn't say anything more, Ye Xingyi left the room.

After Ye Xingyi left the room, Ye Jingcheng practiced the Supreme Clarity Spirit-Nourishing Art once more.

The Secret Method of nurturing the spirit is definitely of a very high grade.

After practicing for a while, Ye Jingcheng felt refreshed and calm, and his thinking became smoother.

He even felt as if his Divine Soul had been cleansed.

That feeling of lightness all over the body was truly amazing.

He even felt that the Supreme Clarity Spirit-Nourishing Art might be beneficial for breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

But once Ye Jingcheng calmed down, he began to doubt the Secret Method again.

Tianfu True Person has been so good to him, he must be fully prepared in case this Secret Method is a preparation for possession.

After all, the purer a soul is, the easier it is to possess another's body.

Ye Jingcheng felt a headache coming on; he truly couldn't see through Tianfu True Person.

However, he then planned to let Peachwood cultivate this skill once Peachwood successfully advanced.

Theoretically, nurturing the Divine Soul is the same for both humans and demons. If the Supreme Clarity Spirit-Nourishing Art can shake his Soul Pact, then he needs to consider that this is Secret Method for Divine Soul.

As for the short term, Ye Jingcheng still plans to refrain from cultivation for the time being.

At this moment, a Five Poison Bee appeared in his hand.

"This should be the last time I fuse souls," Ye Jingcheng murmured.

He didn't want to merge with the split soul so early, but the more he knew, the more worried he became about the future. After merging the souls, he would be able to achieve the effect of an earth soul.

At that time, at least in terms of Divine Sense, they wouldn't be much worse than cultivators at the Purple Mansion level.

It is also more convenient to refine Purple Palace Jade Liquid and Purple-Condensing Spirit Liquid.

As for using the Supreme Clarity Spirit-Nourishing Art, he felt it still needed to be observed.

This single, Five Poison Bee, seemingly because it had only split its soul once, was exceptionally well-grown, now as thick as two fingers.

Moreover, this Five Poison Bee, due to intensive cultivation, has reached the peak of the first tier, and its split soul has also grown considerably.

It's much stronger than the Five Poison Bee that he created from splitting his soul before.

Ye Jingcheng even felt that if the Five Poison Bee hadn't had poor growth potential, it could have split its soul and grown to the second tier.

That way, Ye Jingcheng's soul fusion effect would be even greater.

There's clearly no need to wait any longer now.

Ye Jingcheng activated the Heavenly Soul Art and began to merge his divided soul.

With a flash of soul light, it merged with Ye Jingcheng's Divine Soul.

In an instant, Ye Jingcheng felt that the missing part suddenly began to become complete.

Moreover, at this moment, he discovered that his Divine Sense began to automatically radiate outwards.

It's not that it's out of control, but rather that my Divine Sense has grown too much and is automatically spreading outwards.

Just as a person's eyesight suddenly becomes amazing, he will involuntarily look into the distance.

Besides the sensations in his Divine Sense, Ye Jingcheng also found that his mind suddenly became heavy, as if there was a door blocking his way.

It seems that as long as the door is pushed open, the Divine Soul can break free from its restraints.

Ye Jingcheng took out two more Jade Soul Pill from his pocket.

These two Jade Soul Pill share only one characteristic: both have pill patterns spreading across their surfaces.

This is also the best Jade Soul Pill he has refined in the past two years.

As the two pills entered his body, they instantly transformed into a pure soul force that circulated throughout his body. At that Four-Aspect Heavenly Origin Scripture also began to operate automatically.

The soul power entered his mind, and the feeling of being blocked became even more oppressive.

But in yet another charge, all that was felt was a loud boom.

The soul power surged forth like a flood breaking through a barrier, flowing uncontrollably for miles.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng even felt that his physical body was somewhat light and airy.

This is not a good thing; it means that his physical body is not able to withstand it.

According to the description in the Heavenly Soul Art, he has now completely reached the level of Earthly Soul.

Although it is not as powerful as the Divine Soul of the Purple Mansion cultivator, the Purple Mansion still provides a great boost to the Divine Soul.

Ye Jingcheng doesn't have Purple Mansion, but he has a powerful Divine Soul, and that's why he's like this.

Fortunately for Ye Jingcheng, his cultivation level was also at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, pointing directly to the peak, and he did not show any other adverse symptoms.

After all, Ye Jingcheng's Divine Soul strength was at the peak of the second tier before.

This can only be considered a further step forward from a high level.

Moreover, the soul power of the Jade Soul Pill is extremely gentle, unlike the soul power of the Beast-Link Tower, which is so violent and full of beastly wildness.

This is why the soul power of the Beast-Link Tower cannot be directly absorbed by cultivators.

Because that would allow one to be blinded by animalistic instincts.

It might turn into a beast that only knows how to kill.

Ye Jingcheng naturally didn't want that.

But for Ye Jingcheng, this was not the end; he needed to condense his Divine Soul as soon as possible.

Otherwise, such a Divine Soul would have a very difficult time breaking through to the Purple Mansion, because the Divine Soul would become stronger during the breakthrough, and at that time it would need an extremely powerful Purple Mansion to support it!

Ye Jingcheng circulated the Heavenly Soul Art, continuously refining his soul power.

He spent the entire day refining his skills.

Then he began to refine the Spirit-Breaking Needle.

He originally had three in his mind, which could be used to launch Divine Soul attacks against some cultivators with strong Body Cultivator strength at critical moments.

Now he can condense more, and the Spirit-Breaking Needle he condenses will be even more powerful.

After all, his soul power is now barely at the third tier.

Although he hadn't used his full power, his Divine Sense range had probably already exceeded a thousand feet, approaching a thousand five hundred, or even higher.

As Ye Jingcheng focused intently on refining the Spirit-Breaking Needle, time flew by.

Two more days have passed.

Ye Jingcheng looked inward at himself, and seeing six Spirit-Breaking Needle lined up side by side in his mind, his joy was palpable.

Although he only managed to condense three over the past two days, it significantly stabilized his Divine Soul.

His Divine Sense strength may be weaker now than when he first broke through, but he will never feel that sense of emptiness again.

Ye Jingcheng never wanted to experience that feeling again, as if he could leap out of his body with a single effort.

Just as he finished his practice, a sound transmission talisman flew out from outside, and even his Lineage Token, the Golden Dragon Token, began to move.

The auction is about to begin.

For Ye Jingcheng, time indeed flew by, and the fact that the Foundation Establishment Trade Fair was not held in advance was something he hadn't expected.

After all, normally, someone would hold a trade fair before the auction.

This way, at least some treasures can be exchanged in advance; otherwise, many treasures would fetch astronomical prices at auctions.

Ye Jingcheng shook his head, activated the Great Turtle Aura-Hiding Art to hide his aura, then straightened his clothes, put away the Stone Spirit body, and walked out.

In the courtyard, Ye Xingyi, Ye Jingli, and the others had been waiting for a long time.

There was a hint of urgency in each of their eyes.

This auction may be even grander than the last one. Although it has not been ten years since the last one, many Foundation Establishment cultivators do not feel safe due to the recent deterioration of the situation.

At this point, one might truly risk everything for even the slightest chance of gaining access to the Purple Mansion.

Including the results of the previous Zhenhuang, the wasteland has now been almost completely utilized.

Many people are accumulating strength.

Most importantly, none of the Golden Core Lineage of the Taiyi Sect are involved, which creates many possibilities for auctioning off the items.

But when they arrive at the auction, they'll find that the price will only go higher, not lower.

Ye Jingcheng estimated that the Kong Family would appear, just like the Jin Family, only under different identities. There were so many Rogue Cultivators in Spirit-Isolating Robe; it was perfectly normal.

Of course, this is also the situation that Ye Jingcheng wanted to see.

Once it's acquired by a cultivator in Spirit-Isolating Robe, the Purple Palace Jade Liquid could end up in anyone's hands.

Naturally, his breakthrough will follow.

"Let's go, this time we'll sit on the first floor, and the view will be different from last time!" Ye Jingcheng said.

These words caused Ye Jingli and Ye Xingyi to clench their fists.

"Patriarch, we will definitely win the auction this time." Ye Jingli promised, and he immediately began distributing Storage Bag, thinking that he could give all his Spirit Stone savings to Ye Jingcheng at any time.

Ye Jingli is a second-tier Artifact Refiner. His weapon refining skills have now reached the point where he can refine mid-grade second-tier magic Law Artifact. He earns a lot of Spirit Stone every day. In addition, he only has two Spirit Beast now, one is a Crimson Flame Scale Python, and the other is more ordinary, so it doesn't consume many Spirit Stones.

They still have some savings.

Ye Xingyi next to him, was in the same situation. His Spirit Beast was an inherited second-tier Spirit Beast, so he didn't need to keep too many Spirit Stones.

"It's alright, let's take a look first!" Ye Jingcheng picked up his own Storage Bag as well, not immediately asking for either of them, appearing extremely confident.

Ye Jinghu and the others looked on with envy.

Ye Jingting is alright; he has some savings and has only exchanged one for a Silver Moon Python cub.

Ye Jinghu traded four Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle, and now he still owes the Lineage some.

For him, attending an auction meant that even if he saw a suitable Spirit Beast, he could only shout a few times in vain.

Of course, even so, he still wanted to see it for himself.

After all, it was the largest auction within the Taiyi Sect.

"Let's go, our target this time is the Purple Palace Jade Liquid!"