Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 367: Chapter 343: Mountain and River Seal

As the jade disc was raised high, the brocade cloth on it was also removed.

A transparent White Jade Spiritual Shield was revealed.

Within the shield, a mass of ’white cloud’ about a foot in length appeared before everyone.

Qiuxianyun raised his hand again, revealing a Tier Two Magical Sword, and slashed towards the ’white cloud’ in front of everyone.

Yet the white cloud remained unmoving, without making any sound, but upon closer inspection, the blade of the Tier Two Spiritual Artifact was slightly curled.

This curling may seem insignificant to ordinary people, but the Divine Sense of Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Purple Mansion Cultivators can detect it at a glance.

“Esteemed seniors, Cloud Silver Iron Crystal is as light as a feather, hard as Star Iron; I won’t elaborate much, everyone can see clearly!”

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu no longer had the slightest hesitation.

Cloud Silver Iron Crystal, light as a white cloud, resembling silver and iron, hence named Cloud Silver Iron Crystal.

Its value as a precious magical treasure material lies in its ability to inscribe various high-tier Spirit Gathering Array Patterns and Sharp Array Patterns.

Additionally, it does not require wasted space to inscribe Solid Array Patterns.

The quality of a spirit material is judged by two aspects: its affinity for Spiritual Energy and its capacity to carry array patterns, both of which this Cloud Silver Iron Crystal excels in.

No matter if it’s used to refine a Defensive Spiritual Artifact or a Bow and Arrow Spiritual Artifact for ambush, it can create a powerful magical treasure, and its nurturing power will be superior to that of other ordinary magical treasures.

“Fifty thousand spirit stones!”

“Fifty-two thousand spirit stones.”

The sound in the auction hall noticeably lessened, even the ambient noise was reduced.

Now, the bidding came only from the private rooms on the second and third floors housing the Purple Mansion Clan and Golden Core Clan.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu also placed their bids.

This Tier Three Spirit Material, the Ye Family must secure it, not only because it is a Tier Three High-Grade Spiritual Material with significant cost-effectiveness.

The key is its size is substantial, and it’s absolutely sufficient for the Ye Family’s teleportation array.

“Fifty-five thousand spirit stones!” The bid was made by Ye Xingliu.

And once this bid was made, it hardly stopped.

“Fifty-nine thousand spirit stones!”

“Sixty thousand spirit stones!”

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Ye Jingcheng listened to the voice from the auction hall and said to Ye Xingliu:

“Third Uncle, still bidding are the Kong Family, Xu Family, and Zhang Family, as well as an unknown Purple Mansion Cultivator.”

Ye Xingliu nodded, but a look of worry appeared in his eyes.

In terms of financial strength, the Ye Family is certainly no match for the Kong Family.

If the Kong Family wants it, the Ye Family might not be able to compete.

The most crucial point is, if the price bids too high, the true use of Cloud Silver Iron Crystal might be exposed, which is the Ye Family’s concern.

Otherwise, if disregarding everything, the Ye Family would have the confidence to secure this Cloud Silver Iron Crystal.

“Seventy thousand spirit stones!” Ye Xingliu gritted his teeth and placed a bid, adding directly ten thousand spirit stones.

The teleportation array is too important to the Ye Family, so this time they must secure it even if some exposure is necessary.

With this price made, only the Kong Family remained in the bid.

Although the Xu Family also needed a Tier Three Magical Treasure to stabilize its position, the price was too high, and ultimately finishing a magical treasure might cost over a hundred thousand spirit stones, which seemed somewhat unworthy.

In the Kong Family’s private room, a middle-aged man in a purple robe was equally enraged.

He looked at the other people in the room.

“This Ye Family deliberately targeting my Kong Family is simply outrageous!” The purple-robed middle-aged man was called Kong Yulong, a Purple Mansion Cultivator commonly stationed at Taichang Market for the Kong Family.

The Wisdom Fruit earlier was also something he wanted to purchase, but due to a shortage and possible rodent poison, the spirit fruit was impure, deeming it unworthy of his status, he opted out of the auction.

Unexpectedly, the Ye Family has become even more aggressive.

They are also competing with his Kong Family for the Cloud Silver Iron Crystal.

“Uncle Yulong, this Ye family was targeting our Kong Family in the secret realm!”

“Hmph, if it weren’t for purchasing that finished Tier Three Mountain and River Seal Magical Treasure, how could we tolerate such impudence!” Kong Yulong’s eyes flashed with a hint of killing intent.

“This time the family is applying with the sect to split Taihang Commandery, then I’ll see how capable they really are!”

“Even if they purchase it and refine it into magical treasure, it will still end up being our Kong Family’s wedding dress!”

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“Seventy thousand spirit stones once!”

“Seventy thousand spirit stones twice!”

“Seventy thousand spirit stones thrice!”

“Deal, congratulations fellow cultivator!” Qiuxianyun announced excitedly.

Seventy thousand spirit stones for Tier Three High-Grade Spiritual Material is definitely a high price, after all, even Purple Mansion Jade Liquid is only about a hundred thousand spirit stones.

Ye Xingliu and Ye Jingcheng relaxed after seeing the Cloud Silver Iron Crystal was secured.

After all, this is the family’s most crucial treasure in the short term.

With this treasure, even the second patriarch can head to Cyan Cloud Sea Domain to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Cultivators breaking through to the Golden Core require undergoing the Golden Core Thunder Tribulation; thus, the Taiyi Sect determines whether there is a Golden Core True Master within the Yan Kingdom’s borders, sometimes based solely on the thunder tribulation.

Unless it’s within a Secret Realm Grotto Heaven.

But such places might not register the thunder tribulation, resulting in a failure to genuinely break through to the Golden Core.

If the Ye Family were to break through within the borders of the Yan Kingdom, they might need to go to the Taihang Mountain Range.

But doing so would greatly increase the risk.

“The highlight treasure is coming up next; I’m sure you’ve all been waiting eagerly: a portion of Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, which can increase a cultivator’s chance of breaking through to the Purple Mansion by thirty percent!”

“The starting bid is eighty thousand spirit stones, with each increase being no less than one thousand spirit stones!” This time, Qiuxianyun presented a jade box.

Inside the jade box, one could vaguely see a portion of purple spiritual liquid.

This time, there wasn’t any testing or opening; the renown of the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid spoke for itself, requiring no further explanation.

It was inherently priceless.

If out of hundreds of cultivators, approximately one could break through to the Foundation Establishment, then the ratio of breaking through to the Purple Mansion would not be much higher.

However, breaking through from Foundation Establishment to Purple Mansion did not come with the risk of instant demise upon failure.

Yet each failed attempt would severely damage one’s primordial qi and drastically reduce spiritual power, and with the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, such injuries could be alleviated.

This also resulted in the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid being extraordinarily expensive.

“One hundred eleven thousand spirit stones!”

“One hundred eleven thousand five hundred spirit stones!”

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“It’s truly madness!” Ye Jingli and others couldn’t help but sigh as they watched the intense competition at the auction, where spirit stones seemed as common as mere stones.

To know that gathering more than twenty thousand spirit stones had taken them over thirty years of savings.

Although both artifact refiners and alchemy masters earn spirit stones well, every cultivator from the Qi Cultivation First Layer to the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer is a considerable expense in spirit stones.

This is why many loose cultivators generally have no chance of reaching Foundation Establishment.

If you’re too frugal with your spirit stones, you may not reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation before sixty; if you’re too generous, you might not afford the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This is also why the majority of cultivators join sects, where benefits and incomes are better, and the opportunity to acquire a Foundation Establishment Pill is twice as frequent as outside, occurring once every five years.

Seeing the prices continually rise, Ye Jingcheng and the others had no additional thoughts; they had already auctioned the Foundation Establishment Pill and Cloud Silver Iron Crystal and had no intention of bidding on the remaining treasures.

However, they were in no hurry to leave, as they were still very interested in the final highlight treasure. After all, the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid was the second highlight, indicating that something even more valuable was to come.

After intense bidding, the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid finally went for a price of one hundred thirty thousand spirit stones, won by the Wan Family.

This scene surprised Ye Jingcheng and his companions.

After all, the Wan Family was already the target of many grievances but still spent such a large amount of spirit stones to purchase the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

And once the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid was purchased,

a faint yet palpable pressure spread throughout the auction hall, which caught Ye Jingcheng and his group by surprise.

They realized it was not some cultivator exerting pressure, but rather the Taiyi Sect asserting pressure, warning everyone not to harbor any ill intentions.

The pressure bore down on all, fearing that a high-tier cultivator might be hiding among low-tier cultivators.

This pressure came swiftly and dissipated just as quickly.

Very soon, Qiuxianyun presented a foggy square seal.

This small seal was not large, barely half a foot square, and in her hand, it seemed like an ordinary item, but no one dared to underestimate it at this moment.

“This treasure is called the Mountain and River Seal, the main highlight of this auction. It is not owned by anyone else but by the late ancestor of the Zhong Family, Zhong Xianhe. Although Zhong Xianhe openly served my Taiyi Sect, he privately colluded with the Qinghe Sect, committing treachery and betrayal. He has now been eliminated by the sect!”

“Therefore, the Mountain and River Seal is being auctioned; it is a Tier Three High-Grade Magical Treasure, combining heavy pressure and binding illusion skills. Qiuxianyun won’t say much more!”

“The starting bid for this item is one hundred fifty thousand, with each increase being no less than one thousand!”

As Qiuxianyun spoke, many clan cultivators in the venue felt a chill in their hearts.

As expected, the Zhong Family was in trouble, and with this situation, it was certain that the ancestor of the Zhong Family had fallen.

And the territory of the Yuhe Zhong Family would certainly belong to the Taiyi Sect.

“This Mountain and River Seal is rumored that the late ancestor of the Zhong Family searched for treasure materials to refine it for a decade!” Beside them, Ye Xingliu couldn’t help but sigh.

But he didn’t say much more, as speaking too much at this time could easily bring trouble.

However, Ye Xingliu’s words clearly expressed the difficulties of being a cultivation clan.

If the Ye Family were caught, they too would face a calamity, just as they would be accused of colluding with the Demon Beasts.

The Mountain and River Seal finally sold for as high as three hundred eighty thousand spirit stones.

The Mountain and River Seal had long been renowned and was a special type of magical treasure, and it ended up in the hands of the Kong Family.

With that, the auction was brought to a complete close.

The Ye Family members paid their spirit stones and exchanged them for treasures, but they remained curious about the final outcome of the Yong’an Zhang Family.

It was clear the Taiyi Sect was blocking information, and with the frequent troubles faced by Golden Core clans, who would be the next to be sabotaged?

“No need to look for Chen Ya just yet. He probably doesn’t know the information within the Secret Realm. Wait until you’ve securely reached the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!” Ye Xingliu transmitted to Ye Jingcheng at the end.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded.

Currently, two months had passed since the Secret Realm, and if the Corpse Daoist truly possessed Chen Ya, his power might have recovered significantly, although his corpse refinement and magical artifacts wouldn’t be as strong as in his peak.

Even so, such a cultivator would still be fearsome, possibly hiding other trump cards.

Besides, Ye Jingcheng now had to return to assume the position of patriarch.