Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Inside the Celestial Horse Pass, the bustling street was filled with cultivators at this moment.

Ye Jingyu walked out of the restaurant, feeling as if he had entered a mortal city.

The number of cultivators was truly beyond imagination.

If he didn’t know the weight that a Tier Five auction holds, Ye Jingyu might even suspect there might be mortals pretending among them.

He roughly estimated that the cultivators all over Celestial Horse Pass numbered at least fifty thousand.

And to keep in mind, they were all cultivators.

Moreover, a significant portion was occupied by late-stage Qi Cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Nascend Soul cultivators probably numbered over fifty.

With so many cultivators entering the pass, even if each was charged two Spirit Stones, that would be tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.

Not to mention that these cultivators would also need to buy Magical Artifacts, Spirit Talismans, Spirit Pills, Spiritual Cuisine, and outside Celestial Horse Pass, there were quite a few cultivators on nearby islands.

“If one day the Ye Family could establish such a large city…” Ye Jingyu couldn’t help but imagine.

But he quickly shook his head, as the Ye Family, now still a Golden Core clan, was far from being even half of a Nascent Soul clan, let alone becoming a Divinity Transformation clan.

“Fellow Daoist, take a look at the Spirit Talismans, we’re about to counterattack the Celestial Flood Dragon at sea, buy some Spirit Talismans to blast the Flood Dragons!”

“Grandmaster-level Magical Artifacts, freshly forged…”

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Ye Jingyu first visited the Independent Cultivator Square; although Celestial Horse Pass was mostly populated with sect and clan cultivators, the square was the busiest at this moment.

Because Celestial Horse Pass was originally a defensive city, preventing demon beasts from charging in, most of its buildings were defensive, along with various Array Foundations.

There weren’t many shops, so now in Celestial Horse Pass, except for Nascent Soul forces, almost no other cultivators could have shops, leading to an unusually high number of stall cultivators here.

There were even Golden Core cultivators setting up stalls.

But Golden Core Purple Mansion cultivators had stalls in special pavilions, and only Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation cultivators set up stalls on the outskirts.

Moreover, at a glance, there were very few Qi Cultivation cultivators setting up stalls, but a considerable number of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

There were even quite a few selling Spirit Beast cubs and Spirit Beast eggs.

“If only Jingcheng were here!” Ye Jingyu admitted he’s not skilled at selecting Spirit Beasts, while Ye Jingcheng’s five Spirit Beasts all seemed average at first, but now each had reached at least Tier Three Peak.

His vision alone proved Ye Jingcheng’s insight.

Even the later two demon beasts, Roc Fish and Cyan Wind Wolf, were already at mid-stage Third Tier, nearing late-stage Third Tier.

Ye Jingyu even saw cultivators from Qinghe Sect and Taiyi Sect’s Tian Dao sect setting up stalls here.

But now, since Ye Jingyu had changed his appearance and wore a Spirit-Blocking Robe, they naturally didn’t recognize him.

As for his aura, no one paid attention.

After all, Ye Jingyu was just a junior Foundation Establishment cultivator from Lingyun Peak, with talent that was merely Three Spirit Roots.

In comparison, he wasn’t even as good as Ye Jingteng.

“How much for this fruit?” Just then, Ye Jingyu squatted down, examining a stall set up by a Purple Mansion cultivator.

Due to the Spirit-Blocking Robe, the opponent couldn’t see Ye Jingyu’s cultivation.

Upon seeing Ye Jingyu’s demeanor, naturally thought Ye Jingyu was a Purple Mansion cultivator.

“Fellow Daoist, this is a Three-Star Fruit, a Top-grade Tier Three Earth Attribute Spirit Fruit, extremely good for various Spirit Pills, eighty thousand Spirit Stones or a Magical Treasure will do!”

“You must be joking; though this Three-Star Fruit has outstanding medicinal properties, it’s not particularly rare, and Purple Mansion Jade Liquid is only around ten thousand Spirit Stones…”

“Purple Mansion Jade Liquid is merely Lower-grade Tier Three, while this Three-Star Fruit is quite large. If fellow Daoist’s demon beast wants it, Tier Three High-grade Spiritual Materials or seventy-five thousand Spirit Stones will do!” That cultivator saw through Ye Jingyu’s obvious understanding, and contemplated inwardly that indeed, Celestial Horse Pass was full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

At the same time, he offered his bottom price.

“How about seven hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones?” Ye Jingyu nodded, retrieving a storage bag containing exactly seven hundred Middle Grade Spirit Stones!

In the sea domain, the price of one Middle Grade Spirit Stone was about a hundred and five Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

Albeit it didn’t add up to seventy-five thousand Spirit Stones, it was close enough.

“Deal! Fellow Daoist can browse further, I’m looking to establish a clan in the Outer Sea, so I’m short of some Spirit Stones. If you fancy anything, I can give a discount!” Ye Jingyu collected the Three-Star Fruit but paid no mind to the vendor’s words.

When selling items, many stories can be spun, not just one, hence they cannot be trusted.

He bought the Three-Star Fruit because it was extremely essential as auxiliary material for Ye Jingcheng’s Tier Four Golden Scale Pill.

Also, the clan’s notes provided prices for Three-Star Fruit, or else he might have been scammed out of five thousand Spirit Stones.

Ye Jingyu quickly moved to another spot.

Ultimately, he squatted at a stall run by a middle-stage Purple Mansion Body Cultivator.

His gaze flashed a hint of surprise.

“What kind of essence blood is this?” Ye Jingyu inquired.

“Tier Four Flood Dragon Essence Blood, pure-blooded Thunder Flood Dragon’s essence blood!” the cultivator replied.

Upon hearing these words, Ye Jingyu was immediately interested.

However, the latter continued:

“Fellow Daoist, this essence blood is on display only, not for sale. If you wish to purchase, you may attend the Purple Mansion Trading Gathering held by our Celestial Water Sect, which might even attract Golden Core cultivators; that’s when it will be available!”

Ye Jingyu understood why the Thunder Flood Dragon Essence Blood hadn’t been traded yet; it was clearly a gimmick.

Seeing Ye Jingyu’s sulky expression, the vendor handed him a small blue token.

“I am Chen Xiuyuan from Celestial Water Sect.”

Ye Jingyu accepted the token, though still feeling a bit annoyed inside.

He continued examining other treasures at the stall.

Finally, he chose two refining materials, spending an additional thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

“Fellow Daoist, the trading gathering is in two days; this time, the sect has specially invited Immortal Sect cultivators!” Chen Xiuyuan added later on.

Ye Jingyu signaled an acknowledgment, then proceeded to peruse other stalls.

He was very meticulous in his inspection, as he didn’t have time to attend the auction and sought to participate in as many trade gatherings as possible.

Meanwhile, Ye Xingliu and the others were still engaging in demon hunting.

With their status as loose cultivators, naturally, they needed to hunt some respectable Spirit Beasts.

Preferably before the auction kicks off.

Hence, they didn’t stay long at Celestial Horse Pass.

Fortunately, Ye Jingyu had already arranged for cultivators previously lurking at Celestial Horse Pass to communicate with the Xu Family and see if they could bring some people back to the Celestial Horse Sea Domain.

After another search, Ye Jingyu also found some auxiliary materials and additionally purchased a snake egg.

This snake egg was naturally not as good as his flood dragon egg, but he felt that this snake egg was somewhat exceptional and, since the price wasn’t high, he bought it.

Speaking of buying this egg, it was rather convoluted.

Initially, the vendor was adamantly insisting it was a flood dragon egg.

When Ye Jingyu had him use a Spirit Inquiry Talisman to disclose where it was acquired from, the person fell silent.

In the end, Ye Jingyu managed to purchase the snake egg for just three thousand Spirit Stones.

When he returned to his building, Ye Jingyu used a Spirit Insect to check and discovered that no one was tracking him.

After pondering a bit, he felt somewhat self-mocking.

After all, he was playing the role of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and there was truly no reason for the Yu Family to supervise him.

Moreover, even the Yu Family seems insignificant in the vastness of Celestial Horse Pass.

It’s important to know that here, Purple Mansion cultivators abound, nearly a hundred Golden Cores, and Nascent Soul cultivators are not rare.

A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, even if a spy from Celestial Flood Dragon Sea, probably poses no threat.

Now that Penglai Immortal Sect is continuously gaining momentum, they are likely threatening Celestial Flood Dragon Sea.

After all, the breakthrough of the Demon Saint is not something that ends quickly.

As long as Celestial Horse Pass maintains such a presence of cultivators and continues exploring the Sea Domain, the Celestial Flood Dragon Sea cannot help but be on edge.

Especially with Tian De Divine Monarch present.

Ye Jingyu contemplated for a moment and then took out the token given to him by the body cultivator today.

Since there was Tier Four Thunder Flood Dragon Essence Blood present, he surely intended to go.

Currently, he had quite a few treasures he could trade.

After all, he had previously stirred up a beast tide, obtaining many Great Demon materials and demon pills.

What the Ye Family truly found extraordinarily useful were beast souls; whether the other materials remained or not was of minor concern.

In addition, he had previously managed the financial resources of Purple Wood Sect and Yun Family, accumulating a substantial amount of Spirit Stones.

If he weren’t worried about exposure, even bidding on a Gold Condensing Pill at the auction wouldn’t have been an issue.

“Unexpectedly not organized by the Sea-controlling Sect, truly interesting!” Ye Jingyu glanced over and muttered to himself.

Within the Nascent Soul sects, naturally, there are divisions into several ranks.

The Sea-controlling Sect, Celestial Corpse Sect, and Medicine King Valley are all part of the upper third class.

While Celestial Water Sect and Haoyang Daoist Temple are at most intermediate class.

Two days flew by in the blink of an eye.

This time, Ye Jingyu once more left the restaurant and donned the Spirit-Blocking Robe in a hidden location.

Then, he followed the token to find his way.

He finally arrived at the entrance of a grand hall.

This hall was indeed the True Master Hall.

Only today it was evidently being used as the venue for the trade fair.

At the entrance, there were two Foundation Establishment Peak cultivators also responsible for collecting tokens.

Ye Jingyu did not release his aura but merely showed the token to the two and proceeded directly in.

It wasn’t long before passing through the inner courtyard, reaching a hall.

The hall was already filled with many cultivators waiting, most of them wearing Spirit-Blocking Robes, rendering their cultivation unseen, and those not wearing them were either at the Middle Stage of Purple Mansion or later stages, even Golden Core cultivators.

Foundation Establishment cultivators were few and far between.

Ye Jingyu estimated that the Foundation Establishment cultivators attending were mostly the direct or chief disciples of great sects.

Otherwise, they would absolutely not have the qualification to enter.

For a moment, Ye Jingyu started to look forward to it.

After all, this was also his first time participating in such a large-scale trade fair, incomparable to the level of any Cyan Spirit Trading Association’s fair.

Ye Jingyu casually found a seat, surrounded at that moment by Spirit-Blocking Robe cultivators, preventing him from seeming out of place.

Shortly, all 200-odd seats in the hall were filled.

The leading Celestial Water Sect cultivator spoke:

“I am Miaoyuan of Celestial Water Sect, the organizer of today’s trade fair. The merit of dragon slaying will benefit generations to come, the betrayal of Celestial Flood Dragon Sea will eventually end in the massacre by all cultivators!”

“Although Celestial Water Sect cannot serve as the main attacking force, we aim to contribute as much as possible by hosting this trade fair to aid in the dragon-slaying endeavor…”

Master Miaoyuan of Celestial Water Sect was clearly responsible for the trading association, easily delivering righteous declarations.

As though this trade fair was indeed some kind of righteous assembly!

“Alright, enough talk. This trade fair proceeds with bartering, but those wanting to exchange for Spirit Stones can also voice it!”

“Every treasure, upon transaction, requires a fee of five hundred Spirit Stones; Celestial Water Sect will ensure each trade isn’t just empty talk!”

“Alright, without further ado, allow me to lead the way!”

“I shall present three treasures!”

After speaking, Master Miaoyuan produced three trays, the first tray holding a jade bottle filled with Spirit Water alternating between red and cyan.

This Spirit Water occasionally turned red, other times cyan, extraordinarily magical, seemingly alive, continuously transforming!

“The first item is Tier Four Profound Sun Spirit Water, useful for refining Great Success Dharma Body, or refining Profound Water Treasure…”

The second tray contained none other than the Tier Four Thunder Flood Dragon Blood Ye Jingyu had seen.

“The second item is Essence Blood from the Early Stage of Tier Four Thunder Flood Dragon. This item can be used to cultivate demon beasts, refine pills, or stimulate flood dragon bloodline. Its value needs no explanation; I believe everyone here understands!”

After speaking, he introduced the third tray.

The third tray held a jade talisman!

“This cultivation technique was found among the cultivators of the Outer Sea, already recorded by the sect, named Profound Yuan Body Refining Scripture, classified as a Profound Mystery Middle Grade Body Refining Technique, capable of cultivation up to Purple Mansion Peak. Fellow Taoists interested in body refinement can prepare for it!”

“Every treasure I present trades exclusively for demon beast inner cores. Of course, a greater or more valuable number of demon beast inner cores wins!”

Master Miaoyuan evidently did not want any auctions to fail, hence boldly preferring a higher bid of demon cores indeed!

But Ye Jingyu guessed, amongst the Spirit-Blocking Robe cultivators, there must be quite a few from Celestial Water Sect.