The Difference Was Obvious, Jinghu's Strength

Severing Harmony Valley remains a place of birdsong, fragrant flowers, and lush green grass.

As the sun rose in the east, rays of purple light shone down, and cultivators flew in from afar.

Most of these monks came to observe the competition.

The grand competition in Taihang Marketplace was essentially a distribution of the interests of Taihang Commandery.

Neither the Ye Family nor the Jin Family would avoid other people, and for those Rogue Cultivators, being able to witness a battle Foundation Establishment or Purple Mansion cultivators was an immense fortuitous opportunity in itself.

It's still fortuitous opportunity with no cost and no risk.

Even more extreme, some started whispering among themselves, beginning to plan a small trading meeting.

As time passed, the sunlight changed from purple to red, and Spirit Boats began to appear in the distance.

First came the Wei Family's Spirit Boat. They were still led by Wei Dazhong. Although the number of people was not large, compared to twenty years ago, the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators had made great progress, reaching three, and that was just the number on the surface.

At this moment, Wei Dazhong was also exceptionally relaxed. After all, he had completed the task assigned to him by his Lineage and continued the Wei Family's legacy.

So many Lineage in Taihang Commandery have vanished into thin air, such as the old Mo Family, the Xu Family of the Purple Mansion, and the Yuan Family that came with the Wei Family; they have all been lost to the long river of history.

His achievement lies in managing to stabilize his Lineage even when he chose the wrong side.

Even with the current internal strife between the Ye Family and Jin Families, he wasn't worried. After all, it wouldn't matter who won between the Jin Family Ye Families.

His and Azure Cloud Nunnery's share and influence in Taihang Marketplace are already extremely low, and they won't get any lower, as they are both affiliated with the Taiyi Sect.

As for increasing their influence and market share, that's impossible, since the Wei Family is only Foundation Establishment Lineage after all.

If it weren't for a few nominally Qi-refining Lineage in Taihang Marketplace, the Wei Family would be completely powerless.

After all, even the clan mountain was rented to the Ye Family.

Only one low-grade second-tier Spirit Vein remains on the Spirit Mountain.

So this time, he was just like those Rogue Cultivators, wanting to catch a glimpse of the Purple Mansion cultivators' prowess. He was especially curious about Ye Jingcheng, wanting to see the most outstanding Purple Mansion genius of the Ye Family in the last hundred years.

Yu Family's grand competition, he planned to send just a few people, just to make a token appearance.

"Fellow Daoist Zhong, you've arrived so early!" Just then, the Spirit Boat from Azure Cloud Nunnery arrived from afar.

The fact that the entire group consisted of female cultivators caught the attention of many other cultivators. Although Azure Cloud Nunnery was not very powerful in Taihang Commandery, it had always been well-known. In addition, Azure Cloud Nunnery had previously been Foundation Establishment power in Taichang Commandery, which made them even more curious.

Many cultivators have considered joining Azure Cloud Nunnery, but Azure Cloud Nunnery does not recruit male cultivators, and it is rare to hear of Azure Cloud Nunnery recruiting sons-in-law.

"Jingxin Daoist Jingxin, it's been many years! Besides your great progress in cultivation, even your figure and appearance have improved considerably!" Wei Dazhong said with a grin.

He naturally wanted to form a marriage alliance with Azure Cloud Nunnery.

He would even be willing to marry the nun of Jingxin Nunnery.

"Fellow Daoist Wei, are you perhaps trying to humiliate this old woman?" To maintain her dignity as the abbess, the nun of Jingxin Temple naturally did not appear as a young girl, but rather as a middle-aged woman.

"Of course not, Fellow Jingxin. Young people have their own preferences, and we naturally have ours too," Wei Dazhong quickly explained with a smile.

After her words, no one could find fault with them. However, since the abbess of Jingxin Nunnery did not reply, Wei Dazhong did not know how to respond further.

He could only wink and make faces at the Wei Lineage members behind him, wishing he could drag them back to the clan school and teach them all over again.

In his view, this was a golden opportunity.

Just then, a Jin Family Spirit Boat and Ye Family Spirit Boat slowly approached from afar.

The Ye Family's Spirit Boat is a mid-grade third-tier Spirit Boat, while the Jin Family's Spirit Boat is a high-grade third-tier Spirit Boat. The difference in quality between the Spirit Boats is immediately apparent.

On the Jin Family's Spirit Boat, Jin Yurong and Golden Jade Hall were both present, along with Ward Master Jiang and a purple-robed steward.

This purple-robed steward was quite well-known within the Taiyi Sect; his name was Xiao Quanan.

At the same time, he is also the deacon in charge of Purple Peak, and his cultivation level is already at the late stage of the Purple Mansion.

The group stood at the head of the Spirit Boat, and even without exuding any cultivation, they still possessed an imposing aura.

Upon seeing the lineup of the Jin Family's Spirit Boat, everyone immediately became pessimistic about the Ye Family's chances.

After all, the Jin Family is a Golden Core Lineage, and they also have Purple Peak's help. Even Jiang Jinghe is on the Jin Family's side.

Even with Illusion Peak's support, it's useless for the Ye Family.

Jin Yurong and Golden Jade Hall both wanted to humiliate the Ye Family, but when they looked at the Ye Family's Spirit Boat, they only saw Ye Jinghu standing alone at the Spirit Boat, and did not see the others.

However, soon the door of the Spirit Boat opened, and Ye Jingcheng, along with Tianzhen True Person, Ziyue, and Tianjian from Sword Peak, came out.

Behind him were the Foundation Establishment of the Ye Family, as well as Ye Jingteng Ye Qingshuang.

This scene instantly froze Jin Yurong and Golden Jade Hall's initial smugness.

They brought in a master from Purple Peak, but Ye Jingcheng brought in True Person from Illusion Peak and True Person from Sword Peak.

Only after such a comparison can the superiority or inferiority be clearly seen.

Of course, Jiang Jinghe was also dumbfounded.

He had not received any news from the people from Illusion Peak and Sword Peak, otherwise he would never have shared a Spirit Boat with the Jin Family.

He's now complaining bitterly.

Had he known this would happen, he would have preferred to use a second-tier Spirit Boat than a Jin Family Spirit Boat.

"Almost everyone has arrived. Ward Master Jiang, you can make the announcement. Don't worry about us; we're just here to see Junior Brother Ye!" Tianzhen True Person said.

These words only made Jiang Jinghe smile bitterly to himself. Could he really be so carefree?

However, since Tianzhen True Person had spoken, he first greeted the other True Person, then distanced himself from the Jin Family and began to speak loudly:

"Fellow practitioners of Taihang, the Taiyi Sect has always used a grand competition to determine ownership of the markets and towns within the Commandery Region. The most capable person in the world possesses the most valuable resources!"

"Six major Lineage are participating in this competition: the Soaring Cloud Ye Family, the Green Willow Jin Family, the Leisurely Cloud Wei Family, the Taicang Azure Cloud Nunnery, the Hengshui Xiao Clan, and the Xinhe Fu Clan. Apart from the sect's profits, the top one will receive 50% of the profits and ownership of the Taihang Marketplace, the top two will receive the remaining 30% of the profits and ownership, and the top three and top four will each receive 10% ownership!" Jiang Jinghe announced continuously.

When discussing the Jin Family, the Green Willow Jin Family is given particular emphasis.

This means that no one from the Jin Family of the Hetian Jin Family can be produced.

If True Person Tianzhen, Ziyue, and Tianjian hadn't arrived, he might have turned a blind eye to this, but not now.

The Green Willow Jin Family records the cultivators as they are, and this is based on records from a year ago. This is to prevent Lineage cultivators from hiring Rogue Cultivators as reinforcements for the competition at the last minute.

"The competition will be divided into three rounds. The first round will be a contest of the highest combat strength, and the second round will be a contest of the young combat strength. The young combat strength cultivators cannot be older than seventy years old! The final result will be best two out of three." After Jiang Jinghe finished speaking, he began to divide the teams.

However, everyone tacitly agreed to put the Jin Family and the Ye Family in the first group.

The rest of the people are the remaining group.

But everyone knows that it doesn't matter whether the later ones are ranked or not, since neither the Fu family nor the Xiao Family have Foundation Establishment cultivators; they're just here to make up the numbers.

Jiang Jinghe casually organized this competition, and the results came out quickly.

Azure Cloud Nunnery ranked third, and the Wei Family ranked fourth.

At this moment, the group of Rogue Cultivators' eyes lit up with eagerness.

After all, the Jin Family and the Ye Family are the main focus.

Although Xiao Quanan of Purple Peak didn't dare to speak much, if the Jin Family won, the Taihang Marketplace would remain as it was.

Even if the True Person of Illusion Peak and Sword Peak were present, he could still righteously support the Jin Family.

"Let's start with the young cultivators' competition!" Jiang Jinghe glanced at the list and spoke again.

Ye Jingcheng then looked at Ye Qingwen and Ye Jinghu.

This time, Ye Qingwen and Ye Jinghu will be the ones to fight.

Although Ye Qingyan's cultivation level was slightly higher, he was still somewhat inferior in combat strength compared to Ye Qingwen was Body Cultivator.

And this time it's a best-of-three series.

There won't be any problem as long as Ye Jinghu and Ye Jingcheng win.

"Patriarch, let me go first!" Ye Jinghu stepped forward first. As a thunder cultivator, he had the confidence that he would win no matter what the opponent's cultivation level was.

Lei Xiu's belief is to suppress all enemies under heaven!

"Alright!" Ye Jingcheng nodded as well. Ye Jinghu had broken through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but Ye Jinghu hadn't actually shown his strength yet.

This time, it truly is a test for Ye Jinghu.

As Ye Jinghu walked out, another member of the Jin Family also emerged. This person was also from the younger generation of the Jin Family, Jin Xinhuo, with dual fire and wood Spirit Roots, and Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

His cultivation level is considered to be the same as Ye Jinghu's.

"Ye Jinghu of the Ye Family!" Ye Jinghu's face was extremely upright, and with his cultivation of Thunder Method, his words were like rolling thunder, filled with boundless fighting spirit.

"Jin Xinhuo of the Jin Family!" Upon seeing that Ye Jinghu was a Lei Xiu, Jin Xinhuo didn't delay and went straight to the battle platform prepared by Gu Zhongya.

"The competition is for friendly exchange; let's stop when we've reached a point!" Jiang Jinghe added from the side.

The competition is about the profits of the market, and it's far from a life-or-death struggle. After all, the Jin Family still has the main family, and the Ye Family still has Illusion Peak and Sword Peak as their backers. They may not say it, but Jiang Jinghe has no choice but to.

As Jiang Jinghe finished speaking, Jin Xinhuo was the first to take out four Dao Flame flags.

The four fire flags fluttered together, instantly forming a fire prison that completely covered the surrounding area!

However, Ye Jinghu was not afraid at all at this moment. He threw out four Violet Firmament Talisman, which turned into four purple lightning bolts and headed towards the four array flags.

Upon seeing these four Violet Firmament Talisman, even the distant Taihao Master couldn't help but smile, for it was he who had given these talismans to the Ye Family.

He was naturally happy to see Ye Jinghu's career flourish.

The thunder talisman unleashed countless divine thunderbolts, intertwining with flames.

Like thunder and fire, they were locked in a fierce and unpredictable struggle.

The encirclement of the fiery prison was largely neutralized!

Ye Jinghu clenched his hand in the void, and a bolt of lightning condensed in his palm and shot towards the sky. The next moment, it transformed into a bolt of lightning and struck Jin Xinhuo.

The lightning bolt was extremely fast, even faster than a regular flying sword, but Jin Xinhuo was clearly prepared, as his expression remained unchanged.

He simply took out Dao Flame spear and pointed it into the void.

The fiery spear shot out and struck the thunder in the palm, instantly transforming into a roaring burst of lightning and fire once more.

However, as the lightning and fire dispersed, Ye Jinghu moved again.

This time, six magical Law Artifacts surged forth, namely six lightning needles. Each lightning needle was a second-grade high-level magical Law Artifact, and together the power of the six was close to that of a top-grade magical Law Artifact.

This time, Jin Xinhuo finally changed color, because the lightning rods were incredibly fast and came from several directions simultaneously.

He didn't even have time to react.

He had no choice but to raise his hand and release a golden shield.

At the same time, two more fire spears were fired.

It was only in such a panic that he managed to block six lightning rods. However, this time Ye Jinghu didn't actually have six lightning rods, but seven, and he only fired the last one when Jin Xinhuo had used all his skills.

This needle was even faster, a top-grade second-tier lightning needle, a sight that made everyone in the Jin Family change color.

Jin Xinhuo were filled with despair, but at that moment, he suddenly gritted his teeth, as if he had crushed something.

His cultivation surged once more, and his aura instantly reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment.

At the same time, two fire spears automatically materialized in his hand.

The second-tier top-grade lightning needle pierced the fire spear, but due to the delay, it landed on the golden armor spirit shield.

At the same time, Jin Xinhuo shone a mirror in his hand toward Ye Jinghu.

The mirror was jet black, shrouded in aura of spirit energy, which instantly captivated Ye Jinghu.

After all, Jin Xinhuo's cultivation level was at the peak of Foundation Establishment at this moment, and the suppression of his cultivation level maximized the effect of Soul Absorption.

"You lost!" Jin Xinhuo was overjoyed.

They were about to fire three more Dao Flame spears.

Just when he thought he could completely defeat Ye Jinghu was suddenly covered in lightning, and several Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle appeared on Ye Jinghu's shoulders.

The raging lightning jolted Ye Jinghu awake from his trance.

Ye Jinghu then unleashed another magic needle, aiming it at Jin Xinhuo once more.

This time, the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle also unleashed its lightning.

It's no secret that the Ye Family possesses Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle; they were used during the previous Beast Tide. It's quite normal for them to break through to the second tier with Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle now.

Boom!

As another palm strike of lightning landed, Jin Xinhuo was sent flying.

It was a complete failure.

Jin Yurong wanted to say something, but Xiao Quanan quickly shut her up with a glare.

Jin Xinhuo's use of the Overdraft Elixir was already against the rules, while Ye Jinghu's use of the Spirit Beast was perfectly reasonable, after all, the Ye Family was Aristocratic Clan of Spirit Beast!

"Ye Jinghu wins!" Jiang Jinghe quickly chimed in.

At this moment, the look in his eyes had changed.

He felt that all of the Jin Family's actions were under the control of the Ye Family, and that Ye Jingcheng's combat strength this time would probably exceed everyone's expectations.

The Jin Family has been utterly defeated.

It was not only a defeat in terms of the strength of the divided forces, but also a defeat in terms of background. Both Sword Peak and Illusion Peak had produced True Persons, while Purple Peak was only Purple Mansion Master.

But he also knew that Purple Peak's focus was now clearly on the many small worlds.

Moreover, Purple Peak probably doesn't have much hope for the Jin Family!

After all, the Jin Family didn't contribute much in protecting the Taichang Mountain Range back then!

"Let's begin the second round, Xinyu. I don't want you to lose. If you lose, do you know what you should do as a female member of the Lineage?" Jin Yurong looked at one of the female members of the Jin Family.

The woman nodded repeatedly.

She walked out of the valley and looked at the Ye Family.

Just as confident as Ye Jinghu:

"Jin Family Body Cultivator, Jin Xinyu, please enlighten me!"

"Annoying!" Ye Qingwen muttered upon seeing this, after all, in his opinion, women were troublesome.

Despite his frustration, he dared not underestimate the Jin Family.

Also, step forward:

"Ye Qingwen of the Ye Family, I am also Body Cultivator!"

Ye Qingwen believed that after cultivating with the Heavenly Gang Body-Tempering Grand Array, he was not afraid of even ordinary Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Moreover, this time, he would not hold back against the Spirit Beasts.

He summoned a Red Moon Python right away!

In his view, if he won, he could prevent Ye Jingcheng from taking action, which would be the safest course of action. Therefore, Ye Qingwen dared not be careless in the slightest.