The Making of Fifty (Thanks to Chunfeng Mountain Book for the 500-Coin Tip)

Behind the Cloud Sky Pavilion, as the group of cultivators dispersed, Yun Fusheng, along with several Foundation Establishment cultivators, entered an inner hall.

Inside the inner hall, an old man in black robes had been waiting for a long time.

He put down his teacup, and the others immediately lowered their heads as well.

"Uncle Xuan, there are a total of twenty-five people who inquired about the treasure map this time. Among them, twenty-one people inquired once, and four people inquired twice. The most eager one should be Yu Xingmu from the Jade Chu Sect. This old man not only agreed to the longevity spirit medicine, but also offered to use the information about the Purple Jade Vine!" Yun Fusheng said.

These words caused the old man to fall silent.

He reached out, and another complete treasure map was presented to him.

"Do you think he has other fragments of the map, or that he has been to that place?" The old man was silent for a while before speaking.

Upon hearing this, the others couldn't help but gasp.

Indeed, the Spirit Diagram is still incomplete and nothing can be discerned at present, but if the other fragments are gathered together, there is a high chance of finding the Five Elements Spirit Palace.

As the palace of the Five Elements True Lord, even if it is not the inherited spiritual palace of his passing, it is by no means an ordinary object.

There's a high chance of gaining something from it.

"It's unlikely that he's been to that place. If that were the case, he probably wouldn't have gone to such great lengths. If he had searched carefully, there would have been clues. But if he had the other half of the Spirit Diagram, that would be quite possible. However, this treasure map might have more than two halves!" Yun Fusheng replied respectfully.

He dared not look the old man in the eye.

He knew very well that the old man had cultivated Devil Cultivation Method; he had glanced at him once, which was why he was so respectful to the latter.

"The Purplewood Sect and the Jade Chu Sect are at odds. Let's add fuel to the fire between them. The Azure Cloud Sea Region is too peaceful, so peaceful it's a bit boring!" the old man said calmly.

However, to others, these words sounded utterly cold.

The struggle between the two forces, which often involves the lives of tens of thousands of people, is now reduced to nothing more than boredom.

As a ray of sunlight streamed through the window, Ye Jingcheng opened his eyes. Feeling that his cultivation had grown slightly stronger once again, Ye Jingcheng finally got up and looked outside.

Outside the city, many cultivators were heading towards the auction.

This time, however, Ye Jingcheng did not go.

He is currently just a Rogue Cultivator. After buying spirit medicine at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, he also participated in the trade fair and visited many shops.

Going there now, he doesn't seem like Rogue Cultivator anymore.

Of course, most importantly, he had just used the Lineage Token to communicate with the Ye Family and others, and the items he needed would be auctioned off.

Furthermore, this portion can be obtained by exchanging Clan Contribution points.

To be honest, he now has very few Spirit Stone left in his Storage Bag. He originally thought that the tens of thousands of Spirit Stone he obtained from the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm would be a lot, but now, he has actually exchanged 30,000 Spirit Stone with his contribution points from the Lineage, and it is still not enough.

And over the years, his profits from alchemy have been considerable, which shows that raising so many Spirit Beasts and having such a fast cultivation speed also consumes a terrifying amount of resources.

However, thanks to the reward from the Gold Condensation Fruit last time, he had 150,000 contribution points. Combined with the tens of thousands of contribution points he had received before, this meant that he hadn't had to worry about Spirit Stone all these years.

Now that we're in the Purple Mansion, these Spirit Stone stones are being used up even faster.

Fortunately, the Wood Demon Peach can earn him contribution points, and the second-tier Soil-Turning Earthworm can also earn him contribution points.

Stone Spirit further provide an environment for earning Spirit Stone.

Crimson Flame Fox can also refine pills to earn contribution points.

Secondly, the Jade Ring Rat was also considered half a creature, which relieved him of much pressure.

Otherwise, even if he were to raise Spirit Beast like the Golden-Scaled Beast in Chengdu, he absolutely wouldn't be able to handle it, even if he were Alchemist.

Ye Jingcheng saw that not all of the cultivators flying in from afar were heading towards the auction. Some of them would pass by shops and sell off all the Demon Beast materials spirit medicine they had obtained from the Outer Sea.

At the same time, it will replenish consumables such as elixirs and Spirit Talisman.

Everyone who comes out like this has a smile on their face.

Clearly, they reaped considerable profits at the Outer Sea.

Ye Jingcheng left the room, went down to the first floor, found a table by the window, and ordered a pot of spirit wine and two spirit dishes.

Listen quietly.

The feeling of being surrounded by thousands of people in a lively atmosphere while being alone in quiet solitude is truly peculiar.

Ye Jingcheng, however, was unconcerned about the excitement of the auction.

He listened as the people at the next table explained the items at the auction, mentioning how many rare spirit medicine had fetched astonishingly high prices.

He chuckled softly for a moment.

Like the Taiyi Sect of the Yan Kingdom, the auctions here will also be conducted via a projection screen.

Ye Jingcheng was here, and he didn't even need to go to the spirit screen to get a general idea of the items being auctioned.

The treasures were indeed plentiful, including two spirit medicine: a third-tier Four-Color Pill and a third-tier Crimson Flame Pill.

Ye Jingcheng was unsure whether his Lineage had won the bid, but he did witness firsthand the many spiritual items that cultivators had been desperately seeking at the trade fair.

Even the Purple Palace Jade Liquid appeared.

Sure enough, transactions will occur, but it's just a matter of checking everyone's needs and then putting those needs on an auction, where prices will vary greatly.

The auction lasted a full day. As dusk cast its golden light, Ye Jingcheng finished his spirit wine.

This was the first time he had watched an auction from the sidelines, rather than participating in it.

After watching the cultivators leave the auction, Ye Jingcheng returned to his room.

But where he couldn't see, a figure silently vanished into thin air.

The Yun Family's Spirit Treasure Pavilion received another message on a Jade Slip.

"Rogue Cultivator, without many Spirit Stones, is definitely haggling!"

The square outside Heaven One City is called Dao-Seeking Mountain. The entire mountain peak, like the Bright Summit, has a flat area on its top, covering an area of several tens of miles.

The mountaintop meets the clouds, and when the sky is filled with clouds, you can see the majestic sight of the sea of clouds rolling in.

Many grand hall gates were also built here.

The largest hall, which is the gate of the Skycloud Hall, is four zhang high.

The other main halls were no less impressive, some measuring two or three zhang in length.

Behind the palace gates, various Array were set up, which was a unique sect gathering in the Skycloud Archipelago.

Ye Jingcheng, mingling in the bustling crowd, also showed considerable interest.

While such spectacular scenes do exist in the Yan Kingdom, the sight of several sects vying for a group of Rogue Cultivator is unprecedented.

In the Yan Kingdom, whether or not one can join a sect makes a world of difference.

Joining a sect here would undoubtedly provide an organization for slaying Demon Beast in the Outer Sea, and would also give one's mortal descendants hope of bringing them back to the Heavenly Horse Sea Region.

They won't quickly become cannon fodder when the Beast Tide arrives.

However, it is extremely difficult to say how it will ultimately end.

"Brother, which sect do you want to try?" someone behind him murmured.

Ye Jingcheng turned around and saw a cultivator wearing a gray-white robe. His sleeves were rolled up, as if the robe was too big.

Her entire face also appeared extremely thin.

"You just randomly chose a sect? Do you have some expertise in that?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

"How can a sect be chosen so casually? I wouldn't say I've done any research, I only know a little bit about it," the gray-robed Daoist cultivator shook his head.

"If you're confident in your talent, choosing the Yun Family is like choosing royalty among mortals. Just for the sake of a Golden True Person, they should be ranked number one!"

"If your talent is slightly inferior, choose the Purplewood Sect if you excel in Array, the Jade Chu Sect if you excel in alchemy and weapon crafting, and the Profound Sword Pavilion if you excel in the Mystic Sword Pavilion. If you feel you don't fit into any of these three areas, choose the Vast Righteousness Pavilion, which owns the largest merchant guild in the Skycloud Archipelago, the Vast Righteousness Chamber of Commerce."

"If none of these can be chosen, then you can certainly choose any sect. A sect that doesn't even have Purple Mansion is better off fighting alone!" This cultivator looked young, but he knew the powers of the entire Skycloud Archipelago like the back of his hand.

And every point he made was logical and reasonable.

"Furthermore, brother, I have another piece of advice for you. Would you like to hear it?"

"What advice?" Ye Jingcheng asked, also curious.

But then he saw the latter's hand, which had been rolled up with sleeves, clench slightly.

"Fifty!"

Looking at the latter's serious face, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but chuckle.

You should know that the cultivator in front of you is Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Foundation Establishment cultivators came out to sell information.

Of course, after clearing up his doubts, Ye Jingcheng became interested in the advice and indeed gave him a small bag.

There were exactly fifty low-grade Spirit Stone inside.

At this moment, even people nearby looked over, but then he began to transmit his voice:

"Brother Dao, I observe that you are at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, just in the prime of your breakthrough. You must not go to the Yun Family. Even the Yun Family doesn't have many Purple Mansion treasures. Going there will only increase the suspicion of the Yun Family members. However, if you go to the Purple Mansion Lineage, as long as you show your determination Wuxin fight for power, there is a high chance that you will be allowed in!"

"Besides that, you can't go to the Jade Chu Sect or the Purplewood Sect either. These two have been targeting each other a lot lately, and there's a high chance they'll fight each other. If you go in, not only will you not get any Spirit Stone, but you're also very likely to be forced to disband your sect prematurely!"

"Although the Vast Righteousness Pavilion at the very end is also Purple Mansion faction, it operates as a merchant guild, which isn't very suitable for you, Brother Dao. After all, it would be a waste of your talents to work with a merchant guild!"

"This Mystic Sword Pavilion is different. We cultivators, when we encounter injustice or are destined for immortality, why should we hesitate to wield a sword?!" The cultivator's voice became somewhat impassioned as he continued.

Ye Jingcheng's expression turned strange; it seemed this was a salesman.

But Ye Jingcheng had to admit that what the other party said did make sense.

"What is your honorable surname, fellow Daoist?"

"My surname is He, I am humbled, and my given name is Xiangjian. I have learned a little bit of the art of observing qi, and I can tell that you, fellow Daoist, possess a strong aura of Heavenly Dao. Today, when you go to the Mystic Sword Pavilion, you must be bringing forth new sword materials!" He Xiangjian said.

Ye Jingcheng smiled slightly:

Thank you for letting me know!

Ye Jingcheng nodded. Although he found He Xiangjian interesting, he didn't listen any further.

Previously, he didn't have a good excuse to go directly to the Purplewood Sect; he had originally planned to try his luck at a nearby ordinary sect.

Now that fifty Spirit Stone can be spent, there is a reason for it.

They headed straight for the Purplewood Sect.

He Xiangjian continued to promote his advice.

Sure enough, after Ye Jingcheng cupped his hands in greeting, quite a few cultivators did indeed start asking He Xiangjian.

Ye Jingcheng had already arrived at the gate of the Purplewood Sect.

There were already cultivators on the palace gate.

"First, you must pass the initial screening Foundation Establishment cultivators must be no older than one hundred, and Qi Refining cultivators must be no older than forty!"