Ransom, Preparing Treasures

Council Hall, wisps of tea steamed in the air, and the three Xun Family cultivators all had incredibly rosy complexions.

After they told them about the secret realm, they saw Ye Jingcheng take out spiritual tea and serve it to the three of them.

They also understood that they should no longer be in crisis.

Therefore, I have exceptional respect for Ye Jingcheng at this moment.

This kind of the Ye Family head certainly has a broad perspective and didn't get angry, but I still couldn't help but feel a bit of contempt for him.

After all, in their view, it was the Xun Family behind the scenes that had suppressed Ye Jingcheng.

However, Ye Jingcheng's next words chilled them to the bone.

"Let's set aside the matter of the transaction for now. My Ye Family has no news of the Chu Family either. However, the three of you have infiltrated my Ye Family, occupied my Idle Cloud Peak, and stolen spirit medicine and spiritual soil. What do you think should be done about this?" Ye Jingcheng said slowly.

After saying that, he took out some spiritual tea and drank it.

These words caused the three of them to freeze in shock, their faces turning slightly red.

They knew that after Ye Jingcheng finished asking his questions, he was about to take a bite out of them.

"We'll compensate!" After a while, seeing Ye Jingcheng about to put the tea down again, and his expression becoming increasingly indifferent, the leading Xun Family cultivator immediately spoke up.

"Two Foundation Establishment, I wonder if that's enough!"

However, Ye Jingcheng didn't reply at all and continued drinking his tea.

"Senior Ye, our Xun Family is also sincerely looking forward to cooperation. How about this: four Foundation Establishment are the limit that our Xun Family can offer. We will exchange them in the form of a trade. I wonder if Senior Ye would agree?" The leading cultivator of the Xun Family put a lot of effort into saying this.

Four Foundation Establishment can be worth 60,000 to 70,000 Spirit Stone each; if they were at an auction, they could easily fetch 80,000 to 90,000 Spirit Stone.

Moreover, if all goes well, four Foundation Establishment can produce four Foundation Establishment cultivators.

This clearly demonstrates that the Xun Family's sincerity this time is quite good.

However, Ye Jingcheng estimated that the Xun Family had reaped considerable gains in the previous campaign against the Green River Sect.

Four Foundation Establishment are nothing, and if the two sides cooperate, the third-tier secret realm can naturally make up for all the losses. After all, any thousand-year-old spirit medicine is not much worse than Foundation Establishment.

"Of course!" Ye Jingcheng finally nodded, and the three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Then Ye Jingcheng took out a communication jade talisman and handed it to the three of them.

Upon seeing this, the three of them inwardly groaned in despair.

They felt that Ye Jingcheng was even more difficult to deal with than those old fogies, and didn't seem like a young family head at all.

After handing the communication talisman to the three people, Ye Jingcheng did not retract his hand.

This scene only deepened the bitterness in the hearts of the three witnessing it.

Without Ye Jingcheng needing to remind them, the three of them handed over all their Storage Bag and Spirit Beast bags to Ye Jingcheng.

Moreover, unlike Ye Jingcheng who offered to keep it safe, Ye Jingcheng didn't say a word, so even if they used Foundation Establishment to redeem themselves, they still wouldn't get the Storage Bag back.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator's net worth, even if we don't mention much, is still tens of thousands of Spirit Stone if we include Law Artifact.

"Jinghu, please escort these three away!" After the three finished transmitting their messages, Ye Jingcheng waved his hand, signaling Ye Jinghu to lead the three away.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng sealed the spiritual centers of all three of them.

Unable to use spiritual power.

Ye Jingcheng would certainly not be so lenient towards those who wanted to infiltrate the Ye Family.

The reason they weren't killed was indeed because these three provided a significant amount of information.

Ye Jingcheng also wanted to see how the Lineage was handling things.

If things aren't handled well, exploring the secret realm together isn't out of the question.

After all, he could explore that secret realm on his own, and with his strength, he wasn't afraid of the Xun Family playing tricks inside.

But after all, it would still be more than half a year before the poisonous miasma was at its weakest in the summer. Ye Jingcheng naturally wanted to keep the Xun Family in check, fearing that they would give up and cause trouble. So he shared the news with West King Valley.

Even the Ye Family couldn't get it at that time.

They might even be suspected.

"Patriarch, have these three confessed?" Ye Xingqun and Ye Xing shui entered from a distance. Seeing that the three were unharmed and there were still communication talismans, they had some guesses.

"I've told them, the Xun Family cultivators want a treasure from the Chu Family." Ye Jingcheng nodded, not hiding anything, but also not saying much more.

This time it's a third-tier secret realm, after all.

No matter how eloquently the Xun Family cultivator described it, the danger inside was definitely not low. Even a third-tier Wood Demon was not so easy to deal with.

However, for Ye Jingcheng, the core of a third-tier Wood Demon is a material for a third-tier wood cube, which might just be the opportunity for the Wood Demon to advance.

In addition, the Pill Formula and Pill Furnace are also treasures that Ye Jingcheng is quite interested in.

Of course, its status as a secret realm of spirit medicine in the Pill Wasteland was enough to tempt him.

Then Ye Jingcheng handed over all the Storage Bag of the group to Ye Jinghu and Ye Xingqun, instructing them to confiscate them.

With his Divine Sense, he had already erased the ownership Array on the Storage Bag and checked it. Finding nothing of the treasure he needed, he gave it all to his Lineage.

After all, the Lineage did a good job this time.

"Master, the wedding gift has been prepared: a thousand-year-old Double Twin Joy Lotus!" Just then, Ye Xingqun suddenly took out a jade box.

The appearance of this jade box also delighted Ye Jingcheng.

He was just struggling to figure out what gift to give, and now Ye Xingqun has produced this treasure.

These Twin Joy Lotus are no ordinary items; they are third-tier spirit medicine, and their shape resembles two lotus flowers holding hands. They are also bright red and festive, making them an excellent gift for a grand wedding ceremony, similar to the Dragon-Pattern Fish gift that the Wei Family gave him last time.

However, the Twin Joy Lotus has a better symbolic meaning, is of higher quality, and has more medicinal uses.

It is especially favored by high-level cultivators.

"This was received from a Foundation Establishment cultivator in Taihang Marketplace."

Ye Xingqun spoke.

"Furthermore, we've already checked everything and there's nothing wrong, but just in case, Patriarch, you should still check it again!" Ye Jingcheng nodded and used his Divine Sense to look through it once more.

No problems were found.

He guessed that the other party just wanted to take advantage of Ancestor Ziming's wedding to deliberately sell this item at a high price.

After all, a Foundation Establishment cultivator doesn't need such a third-tier spirit medicine, and even if they're just going to the Taichang Mountain Range to offer congratulations, a second-tier treasure would suffice.

Giving too much as a gift can actually cause you trouble.

Selling this and giving away a cheap treasure can still make a decent profit.

"This must have cost quite a bit!" Ye Jingcheng asked.

"That's indeed not low, I bought it for 28,000 Spirit Stone." Ye Xingqun nodded.

The price of a thousand-year-old spirit medicine is generally around 20,000 Spirit Stone. This Twin Joy Lotus is of good quality and has extremely high medicinal efficacy, so the price is reasonable at this time and not too high.

"Now that our Lineage has a higher influence in Taihang Marketplace, we often receive treasures from the Taihang Mountain Range." Ye Xingqun took out another Storage Bag, a proud look on his face.

After all, the Lineage has indeed become the de facto leader of Taihang Commandery over the years, backed by Illusion Peak, although they also share a considerable amount of profits.

Overall, however, the Ye Family's profits are still higher and better than before.

And inside this Storage Bag were precisely the spirit medicine and treasures that Ye Jingcheng needed.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at it and found that he had actually gathered most of the materials for the third-tier Roc Fish Pill, as well as a few wood Spirit Material. However, he had very few Shi Fang materials.

However, he also knew in his heart that the Spirit Material required for the Shi Fang were very special, which seemed to be related to the existence of Grotto-Heaven.

So he wasn't too disappointed.

"The wedding is only three months away, Patriarch. Taichang Market is quite busy these days, and we may need to arrange more manpower!" Ye Xingqun also said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.

He knew what Ye Xingqun meant. Ye Jingcheng was the Ye Family's most powerful cultivator and the most skilled Alchemist. If Ye Jingcheng could sell a few third-tier spirit pills in Taichang Market right now, the Ye Family would reap huge rewards.

In addition, their fame will also be greater.

"Once the matter with the Xun Family is settled, I will take my sixth brother to Taichang Market!"

After chatting with Ye Jinghu and the others for a few more minutes, Ye Jingcheng headed towards his own courtyard.

Chu Yanqing was still in seclusion, breaking through to the Purple Mansion. Ye Jingcheng still planned to go and check on her.

Before long, they arrived at their own courtyard. The apricot tree was in bloom, but Ye Jingcheng did not enter the Array. Breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm in seclusion is different from Foundation Establishment. It could take as little as two or three years, or as long as ten years, as Ye Jingcheng had.

To break through to the Purple Mansion, one must transform all their strength into True Essence and then condense the Purple Mansion.

They must not be disturbed.

After all, condensing the Purple Mansion is far more complex than alchemy.

Not even the slightest mistake can be made.

However, after sensing the Spiritual Qi, Ye Jingcheng estimated that Chu Yanqing's breakthrough should be imminent.

Chu Yanqing, as expected of a spiritual Body Cultivator, broke through at a speed almost as fast as him.

Although he broke through to the Purple Mansion in his sixties, Chu Yanqing was more than ten years younger than him and was only in her early sixties.

The reason he was able to break through so quickly was twofold: first, he Beast-Link Mark, and second, he possessed the Treasure Book.

But Chu Yanqing relied solely on herself.

After checking that nothing was wrong, Ye Jingcheng returned to Soaring Cloud Lake and began to cultivate the Water Spirit Secret Method in seclusion, while Black Tortoise Sishui - the God of Wrath, rose up.

The Secret Method of the Five Spirit True Canon are different from ordinary Secret Method. Not only are they extremely powerful, but they can also be activated with Essence Blood to enhance their power!

For example, the Water Spirit Secret Method can be used to find the Essence Blood containing the Black Tortoise bloodline, while the Fire Spirit Secret Art can be used to find the Essence Blood containing the Vermilion Bird bloodline.

That would greatly enhance the power of the Secret Method.

For example, his Vermilion Bird True Flame - Heaven Burning can be enhanced with the Essence Blood of a third-tier Fire-Swallowing Sparrow. Of course, the most ideal is the Essence Blood of Three-Eyed Demon Roc. If there is Fourth Stage Essence Blood, the power will be even greater.

If one masters the Secret Method and adds Essence Blood, the power of the Secret Method can even reach a level almost reaching the Fourth Stage.

Ye Jingcheng currently has no Essence Blood, but that doesn't prevent him from cultivating the Secret Method first.

On Soaring Cloud Lake, one can see the rolling waves that have submerged a small hill.

The sound of the crashing waves shattered countless rocks.

But Ye Jingcheng still shook his head.

Just like when he first started cultivating the Vermilion Bird True Flame - Burning Heaven, its power was indeed not weak, but his current enemies were all at the mid- Purple Mansion or late-stage of the Purple Mansion, so its power was naturally far from sufficient.

The final form of Black Tortoise Sishui - the wrath of the gods - is also the condensation of the True Spirit and shadow of Black Tortoise.

Ye Jingcheng cultivated for a day but still couldn't get any results, so he took out the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle and began to practice.

Time flies, and seven days passed quickly. Ye Jingcheng sensed the message from the Lineage Token.

It was a message sent by Ye Haicheng.

"Well done!"

Those four simple words were brimming with confidence, and Ye Jingcheng knew in his heart that at this point, the Xun Family was probably no longer the Xun Family.

Ye Jingcheng asked a few more questions.

As expected, Ye Haicheng, Ye Xuefan Ye Haiyan have successfully replaced the leaders within the Xun Family. However, according to Ye Haicheng, the Ye Family will first stabilize the situation through cooperation with the Xun Family.

The Xun Family's covert operations were, after all, different from the Yun Family's covert operations in the Skycloud Archipelago Azure Cloud Sea Region.

There are no Nascent Soul cultivators there, and the Xun Family is linked to the Green River Sect. If something goes wrong and they become suspicious, Ye Haicheng will be in great danger.

It was because of the third-tier Pill Wasteland Secret Realm that the Ye Family took this risk.

Upon learning this news, Ye Jingcheng was completely relieved.

With Ye Haicheng and others making prior arrangements, there shouldn't be any problems with the third-tier secret realm.

His main purpose now is to attend this trade fair and acquire more valuable items.

Ye Jingcheng especially needs to purchase more Spirit Material for the Heavenly Armor Puppet.

He now has quite a few Spirit Stone on him. Last time, he found nearly a million Spirit Stone in Tianfu True Person's Storage Bag, including fifty high-grade Spirit Stone. After counting them again, he found a total of two million Spirit Stone.

Although the quantity was large, Ye Jingcheng knew that he probably couldn't buy many genuine treasures or Essence Blood.

Some of the real treasures, however, still require bartering.

Currently, the most valuable treasures he possesses that he can exchange are the elixirs he can refine to enhance his cultivation, and various magical Law Treasure. He no longer needs many early and mid-stage third-tier Law Treasure, so they are relatively easy to exchange at the Azure Spirit Commerce Association.

However, Ye Jingcheng wouldn't be able to exchange many treasures at a real Purple Mansion Trade Fair.

In the past, there were also Life-Extending Spirit Peach, but now, not to mention the possibility of arousing suspicion, he doesn't have any at the moment.

The only decent item was the third-tier Jade Poison Vine seed obtained from Nine Rivers Master, but the other treasures were really not worth mentioning.

After thinking for a while, Ye Jingcheng decided to refine more elixirs.

The best elixirs available at present are the Purple Arrival Pill and the Purple Soul Pill, which were obtained from Tianfu True Person.

One is to improve one's cultivation level to the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion, and the other is to improve Purple Mansion Divine Soul.

Moreover, these two Pill Formula do not belong to the Taiyi Sect, so there is no need to worry about the Taiyi Sect holding them accountable.

Although these spirit medicine are hard to find, Ye Jingcheng has managed to gather them all.

Without hesitation, Ye Jingcheng also began refining elixirs.

Five more days passed, and the Xun Family cultivator finally arrived. He was another Foundation Establishment cultivator who handed over four Foundation Establishment and gave the Ye Family a communication jade tablet.

Once the Ye Family has made up their minds, they can contact the Xun Family at any time.

Ye Jingcheng also arranged for Ye Jinghu to accept it generously.

In the days that followed, Ye Jingcheng once again immersed himself in alchemy and the cultivation of Secret Method.

It was quite fulfilling, actually.

Just as Ye Jingcheng was about to set off for Taichang Market, he saw countless spiritual lights on the mountainside, and all the Spiritual Qi was surging towards the mountainside.

This is clearly a sign of breaking through to the Purple Mansion level.

As soon as this scene appeared, Ye Jingcheng activated the Array, causing a torrential rain to fall on the entire Soaring Cloud Peak, and also activated the Divine Sense Array to its maximum.

However, all the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Ye Family gathered in front of Ye Jingcheng's courtyard.