Three-Eyed Demon Ape, Twenty Years

In the dimly lit courtyard, Ye Jingcheng watched the auction continue like a spectator.

The auction was still lively, even though everyone's faces were obscured and their identities were unknown.

They might even be enemies, but neither of them knows that right now.

There was an added sense of mysterious security, and the treasures at the auction were something that no one had ever experienced before.

Moreover, the extremely explicit and bloody contents, including treasures, stolen goods, and women used as alchemical vessels, would likely lead to accusations of Evil Cultivators or Devil Cultivators if taken out.

But here, everyone only gets excited when prices rise rapidly.

This is the true nature of the mysterious Azure Spirit Commerce Association, and the reason why they are so cautious.

Ironically, at this very moment, because the Taichang Market sold too few treasures, most Foundation Establishment cultivators still had a considerable amount of Spirit Stones left.

The treasures following Chu Yanqing included a third-tier Law Treasure, an array plate, a puppet, and a well-crafted second-tier top-grade corpse.

It's fair to say that even Ye Jingcheng and his two companions were overwhelmed by what they were seeing.

The only pity was that we didn't see Spirit Beasts.

"Alright, everyone, the auction is now over. You are all welcome to come up again to auction your treasures or barter. The Chamber of Commerce will guarantee your safety!" Manager Qing cupped his hands and stepped down from the platform, indicating that everyone should take turns coming up from the left seats.

Those sitting in the front, whether they were hired agents or frequent visitors to the Azure Spirit Commerce Association, immediately took out a second-tier high-grade longsword.

"This sword is called the Crimson Sky Sword. It is a second-tier high-grade magic Law Artifact. It has array patterns that enhance sword speed, as well as array patterns that can pierce through space. You can all use your Divine Sense to see how sharp it is!"

"The starting bid for this treasure is seven thousand Spirit Stones!"

Swordsmanship are considered relatively inexpensive among Law Artifacts.

After all, the craftsmanship of the flying sword is too sophisticated, and this second-tier high-grade magic Law Artifact only has a sharpness; its overall value is only in the range of ten to twenty thousand.

It's probably stolen goods, so naturally, the starting bid is five thousand.

Ye Jingcheng squinted as he watched; he also had a lot of stolen goods on him, which he might be able to sell later.

Of course, he had to check the price carefully. If the price was not right, it would be better to leave it in the Ye Family's treasury. Although it couldn't be used in Taihang Commandery, it would still be fine for the reclusive cultivators in the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

As Ye Jingcheng was looking at the auction items, he suddenly sensed some movement around him. He saw that Chu Yanqing, who was sitting on his lap, still had unfocused eyes, but her fingers were twitching slightly.

It seemed to be trying to break free.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng slapped him on the buttocks again, causing the latter to stiffen instantly.

The crisp sound, falling into the courtyard, only added to the laughter of those who knew what was going on.

There were no other images.

Ye Jingli and Ye Xingyi nearby, couldn't help but look over as well, and naturally recognized Chu Yanqing.

At that moment, they were simply filled with admiration for Ye Jingcheng's ability to perform emotionally.

With such actions, even Chu Yanqing probably wouldn't guess that this was Ye Jingcheng.

The auction details for the Crimson Sky Sword mentioned above also indicate that a second person quickly joined the fray.

But this person was different; he took out a Spirit Beast egg.

The appearance of this Spirit Beast egg immediately drew the attention of Ye Jingcheng and his two companions.

Their main motivation for participating in these trade fairs is actually to acquire Spirit Beasts with high talent.

Ye Jingli is doing well, as he already has the Crimson Flame Scale Python, but Ye Xingyi's current Spirit Beast is not outstanding.

"This egg is a descendant of the Nanming Bird. If it grows to adulthood, it can grow into Fourth Stage great demon. I obtained it from a century-old volcano south of the Green River. The starting bid is five thousand Spirit Stones!" the cultivator said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xingyi was immediately filled with excitement, after all, the Southern Bright Divine Bird was True Spirit second only to the Phoenix and Vermilion Bird.

Of course, he didn't believe it was a descendant of the Southern Bright Divine Bird, but the temperature of the dancing flames was almost the same as Ye Jingcheng's Azure Sun Flame, and probably only a Twin-Tailed Crimson Flame Fox that had advanced once could compare.

"Six thousand!" This was Ye Xingyi's first bid.

However, at this moment, Ye Jingcheng felt a chill run down his spine.

His Treasure Book lit up, but it only advanced once, not several times.

Even through the spirit image, Ye Jingcheng concluded that this was not a descendant of the Southern Bright Divine Bird at all.

It was just an ordinary red-feathered sparrow, only it had been refined with special Spirit Flame beforehand.

The red-feathered sparrows born this way are indeed more powerful, but they are definitely not worth thousands of Spirit Stones.

"Uncle Xingyi, give up, there's something wrong with this egg," Ye Jingcheng transmitted his voice to Ye Xingyi.

At the same time, he also became somewhat wary.

The treasures here, besides being stolen goods, are not guaranteed to be genuine; their authenticity depends entirely on one's eyesight and experience.

These Spirit Beast eggs are clearly there to test one's eyesight, or rather, to find a sucker.

Upon hearing Ye Jingcheng's words, Ye Xingyi hesitated for a moment but still did not make a bid. Soon, the Spirit Beast egg was bought by someone else for eight thousand Spirit Stones.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at the others, whose expressions were all extremely indifferent.

He was sure that many others had also noticed this, but they hadn't said anything, or perhaps this was simply the rule of the Azure Spirit Commerce Association.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the Earth-Scale Lion's Essence Blood that Ye Jingcheng bought.

The trade fair continues, and the next event will also feature Spirit Beasts.

This is an ordinary fire ape; its body is extremely thin, but its eyes are very determined.

Its entire body was covered in crimson fur, which formed rings of Spirit Patterns.

"This baby spirit monkey is not as good as the spirit egg from before, but it was born at the mid-stage of the first level, equivalent to the fifth level of a Qi Refining cultivator. Since I don't know what bloodline it contains, the starting bid is one thousand Spirit Stones. Of course, if anyone has Jade Lotus that is over five hundred years old, this item will not need to be auctioned; it can be traded on the spot!"

This cultivator doesn't simply want Spirit Stones.

In Ye Jingcheng's view, it was highly unlikely that such a cultivator was a decoy.

His Treasure Book lit up again, this time revealing a Three-Eyed Demon Ape.

It possesses overwhelming ferocity and immense spiritual power, and can advance three times in total.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng was also delighted; this little red monkey was more suitable for Ye Xingyi.

In the last battle at Moonwatch Lake, the Ye Family actually obtained quite a few beasts that had advanced three times, but they were all Water Attribute Spirit Beasts.

What Ye Xingyi lacks now is a creature with high enough talent to boost his cultivation.

"Uncle Xingyi, this is worth buying!" Ye Jingcheng transmitted his voice to Ye Xingyi. Although he had the Jade Lotus, he couldn't give it to Ye Xingyi right now because it was in his possession. In order to conceal his identity, he let Ye Xingyi buy it himself with Spirit Stones.

In the end, no Jade Lotus appeared, and the price remained at 1,900 Spirit Stones.

Ye Xingyi successfully obtained the Three-Eyed Red Ape. At this moment, the red ape only had a red stripe between its eyebrows.

It looks rather dark, but it doesn't seem to have any eye-opening effect.

This is why the monk was fooled.

Just like Ye Jingcheng's Crimson Flame Fox Golden-Scaled Beast, although they have bloodlines, their bloodlines are not particularly pure.

External stimulation is required.

The trade fair continued, and most of the items were then sold as barter, with some failing to sell at auction. Clearly, many cultivators were not so lacking in Spirit Stones.

When Ye Jingli used his unique magic Law Artifact to obtain a second-tier Fire Attribute spiritual fruit, it was of great use to his Crimson Flame Scale Python. Combined with the second-tier Demon Beast Core, breaking through to the second-tier scale python level was only a matter of time.

Ye Jingcheng took out two late-stage second-tier Silver Moon Python inner cores, intending to exchange them for the area containing grass, but there was no response.

This instantly dashed Ye Jingcheng's hopes of finding all the third-tier Jade-Scale Pill.

Even after the auction ended, Ye Jingcheng still hadn't gotten what he wanted.

"Alright, the trade fair is coming to an end. Fellow Daoists who have sold, please pay your commissions in a timely manner. Also, please make a Heavenly Dao Oath to not reveal anything about what happened today!" Master Qing spoke again.

No one was surprised by these words.

The Azure Spirit Commerce Association is so cautious because they don't want their reputation in the Zhao Kingdom to become worthless; this is the only way they can act.

Neither Ye Jingcheng nor Ye Xingyi sold any spiritual items; they both went straight out of the courtyard. Only Ye Jingli needed to pay his commission.

They left after a while.

The three met at the spot where the old man had previously set up his stall; there was a large tree there, making it easy to spot.

Furthermore, since it's not an export product, it doesn't attract much attention.

"Patriarch, they gave us an extra one of these!" Ye Jingli returned shortly afterward.

He had his hands tucked into his sleeves, and something was clearly hidden inside his thick, Spirit-Isolating Robe.

When Ye Jingcheng arrived, it was as if he had just received a Silver Flower Token.

The flowers on top are more eye-catching, and the material is more radiant.

"Patriarch, they said this is a Silver Spirit level token for the Purple Mansion cultivators. With this token, one can participate in the Silver Spirit Trade Fair in the future!" Ye Jingli lowered his voice and transmitted it to Ye Jingcheng.

It was clear that Manager Qing already knew that the three of them were together.

Moreover, he seemed to appreciate Ye Jingcheng spending so Spirit Stones.

I want to get to know Ye Jingcheng so I can continue to earn Ye Jingcheng Spirit Stones from him next time.

Ye Jingcheng even suspected that there might be a female cultivator from the Purple Mansion realm as a potential cultivation vessel, and that Qing, the head of the department, would push the responsibility onto him, since his actions at the auction did indeed have the air of Devil Cultivator.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Jingcheng accepted the token. However, before accepting it, he took out a spirit-isolating box, which was engraved with Arrays to block Divine Sense detection. Only after doing this did he put the token inside.

Finally, it was placed into the Storage Bag.

He definitely wouldn't go before breaking through to the Purple Mansion, but after the Purple Mansion, he might actually have to participate in the Silver Spirit Trade Fair of the Azure Spirit Commerce Association.

"Patriarch, the Array has opened more than a dozen doors!" Ye Xingyi said this time.

The entire town's Array now appeared like a sea of stars, with gate after gate appearing throughout the town.

"The Azure Spirit Commerce Association is indeed impressive." Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but sigh, and then led Ye Jingli and Ye Xingyi toward the nearest door.

As for waiting a while, Ye Jingcheng felt there was no need.

He's Evil Cultivator now, so it's normal for him to have the Purple Sun Demon Corpse. If someone covets the Spirit Stones on him, he wouldn't mind making another fortune.

The three moved very quickly, and Chu Yanqing was carried on Ye Jingcheng's shoulder.

Devil Cultivator cultivators don't care about manners at all, and Ye Jingcheng was no exception at this moment.

Occasional physical contact was even more frequent.

Being too upright can be a bad thing.

Once outside the Array, he took out his Spirit Boat, a Spirit Boat of his, which could only be considered a mid-stage second-tier Spirit Boat and wasn't very fast.

Ye Jingcheng sat at the bow of the Spirit Boat, quietly awaiting the arrival of the Bandit Cultivators.

What made him frown was that two cultivators dressed in green robes were following him at a distance.

Ye Jingcheng raised an eyebrow again.

He could naturally tell that the two green-robed cultivators meant him no harm.

It seems they are still protecting Ye Jingcheng and the other two.

"This Azure Spirit Commerce Association is interesting," Ye Jingcheng murmured to himself.

After flying for another hundred miles or so, the two green-robed cultivators finally disappeared.

Ye Jingcheng and his group also began to head towards Taichang Market.

When the outline of Taichang Market could be seen in the distance.

Ye Jingcheng also took out the token that controlled Chu Yanqing and dispelled the Array on Chu Yanqing.

The other party neither begged for mercy nor panicked; instead, they looked at Ye Jingcheng:

"Are you Fellow Daoist Ye?"

Upon hearing this greeting, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, a woman's intuition is terrifying.

Ye Jingcheng was certain that his current behavior was completely different from before.

But the latter still had suspicions. Of course, Ye Jingcheng guessed that Chu Yanqing had also been thinking about who was saving him, since there were very few people who could save him.

Seeing that Ye Jingcheng did not answer, Chu Yanqing smiled. That relieved smile, along with a surge of pent-up grievances that seemed to have been building up for years, welled up in her eyes in an instant.

In the Cultivation World, female cultivators who are sexually exploited generally only have two fates.

One consequence is a decline in cultivation level and a significant reduction in lifespan.

Secondly, even if one engages in appropriate sexual practices, the consequences of such Cultivation Method can ruin one's future.

When Ye Jingcheng realized he had been recognized, he stopped shaking his head, but he also did not remove his Spirit-Isolating Robe.

Instead, he took out a Bone-Transforming Pill, then removed the Array restrictions on Chu Yanqing's body and gave her a Spirit-Replenishing Pill to restore her Spiritual Qi.

This kind of Array that restricts cultivators usually absorbs their Spiritual Qi every moment, leaving them without enough spiritual power to resist.

Actually, Ye Jingcheng was curious as to how Chu Yanqing still had spiritual power to make small moves at the auction.

After doing all that, Ye Jingcheng tossed him a Storage Bag.

"There are clothes and several standard ritual Law Artifact inside!"

"Oh, by the way, this time I spent over ten thousand Spirit Stones to have Law Artifact refined at the Ye Family for ten years. Is that alright?" Ye Jingcheng added after finishing his sentence.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yanqing nodded instantly.

"Thank you, twenty years, it's all for not disgracing you!" Chu Yanqing thought for a moment and added again.

"Alright, then take the Bone-Transforming Pill as soon as possible. This pill can change your body shape, and it's best to change it into that of a male cultivator, as that would be safer!" Ye Jingcheng instructed, without refusing.

This Chu Yanqing has the skill of a second-tier high-grade Artifact Refiner, and her talent is even better than Ye Jingli's. It's just a pity that she is not Ye Family, so we need to be wary of her in the future. Of course, we can also let her stay in Cloud-Spreading Mountain and refine magic Law Artifact for the Ye Family.

After listening, Chu Yanqing went next door and began setting up the Array and changing her clothes!