Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

The guard glanced at Ye Jingcheng and then repeatedly bowed:

“Elder Qianchen, please come inside. Ancestor Qian Kui and Mansion Master Xiao have both instructed that you can enter directly.”

“Earlier, I failed to recognize Mount Tai standing before me!” The cultivator spoke very tactfully.

“No worries, Brother Qian Kui and Mansion Master Xiao have simply overpraised me.” Ye Jingcheng clearly understood that the supposed instructions were just polite words and that the guard was also afraid of being blamed by Ye Jingcheng.

Soon, Ye Jingcheng entered the city with Huang Tiyun and Xiao Congrong.

“This is the first time I haven’t needed to pay spirit stones to enter the city!” Xiao Congrong exclaimed as he entered the city.

Previously, it required five spirit stones per person to enter the market within the city. Although it’s not much, it was somewhat displeasing. Now, this feeling of standing above others was quite intoxicating.

After entering the city, they arrived at the outer city, where there were courtyards for cultivator residences and quite a number of attics for general cultivators. Seemingly noticing Ye Jingcheng’s confusion,

Huang Tiyun continued to explain.

“Elder Qianchen, these courtyards are rental properties for cultivation. Generally, cultivators who lack enough spirit stones but seek a stable place for cultivation rent these courtyards. Additionally, some Alchemy Masters and Artifact Refiners also rent these places, as entering and leaving requires spirit stones. Many cultivators share the expense of spirit stones to reside in these courtyards which have Tier Three Spiritual Vein strength.”

“Moreover, besides the courtyards here, many peaks surrounding Xiaoshan can be rented too. However, renting peaks is more expensive than courtyards but offers more freedom and ample space!”

“And whether it’s the courtyards within the market or the peaks outside, they are all under the protection of the Zhengxuan Immortal Sect. It’s said to be safer than the Profound Puppet Mountain Range where the Profound Puppet Sect is located. The last incident of fighting around Xiaoshan Market dates back two thousand years!”

Hearing Huang Tiyun’s introduction, Ye Jingcheng slightly nodded, somewhat envious of the Righteous Dao and Profound Puppet Sect’s wealth-gathering methods.

In fact, the relationship between the Righteous Dao and the Profound Puppet Sect is similar to the current relationship between the Taiyi Sect and the Ye Family regarding the Taihang Market.

But the scatter cultivators and small families in Taihang Market pose no threat, and the Taiyi Sect and Ye Family can’t exert the same level of influence as the Righteous Dao and Profound Puppet Sect.

That’s why the Ye Family can’t engage in the business of renting peaks and courtyards.

After walking down several long alleys, they finally reached the inner city, which was different from the hurried atmosphere of the outer city. The inner city was much more leisurely, and there were a considerable number of cultivators coming and going.

Ye Jingcheng felt that even the Taichang Market might not be as bustling as here.

More shops appeared on both sides, and like the Eastern Domain, the shops were named after sects or family surnames.

For example, a shop operated by Profound Lake Island is named the Profound Lake Treasure Pavilion.

The Artifact Refining Pavilion operated by the Luoyun Xuan Family is called the Xuan Family’s Artifact Pavilion.

Moreover, the number of layers in the shops also represents the sect’s influence.

One layer represents Qi Refining influence, two layers represent Foundation Establishment influence, three layers represent Purple Mansion influence, and four layers represent Golden Core influence.

From a distance, there are more two-layer buildings, few three-layer buildings, and only a mere three or four four-layer buildings, while the five-layer pavilions are limited only to the central Righteous Treasure Pavilion and Profound Puppet Treasure Tower!

“Elder Huang, do we have any shops in the Celestial Sand Sect?” Ye Jingcheng asked after looking around.

“Yes, but it hasn’t opened for many years!” Huang Tiyun replied with slight embarrassment at this point.

The Celestial Sand Sect’s pavilion is a three-layer pavilion, but without a Purple Mansion cultivator presiding and facing the invasion of evil cultivators, it has been forcibly closed for years.

Otherwise, changing a three-layer shop to a two-layer one would easily expose the sect’s strength. Yet, the rent for a three-layer pavilion requires the highest combat power to be paid every ten years.

Previously, the Celestial Sand Sect had a Purple Mansion cultivator, but unfortunately, he never returned from exploring a Tier Three Secret Realm.

The Celestial Sand Sect has been without a Purple Mansion for twenty years now, and hiding it once or twice is plausible, but three or four times becomes difficult.

If it weren’t for Ye Jingcheng’s appearance, the Celestial Sand Sect would have come here to voluntarily change the shop by now.

“Let’s visit our shop first,” Ye Jingcheng suggested.

Huang Tiyun nodded, and the two headed towards a small street.

This small street seemed to have even poorer quality shops, and Ye Jingcheng suspected some of them were operated by loose cultivators.

Of course, this wasn’t devoid of benefits, since it means picking the best among the worst, and the rent should be cheaper.

But upon reaching their destination and seeing the three-layer shop building, Huang Tiyun was filled with rage.

The Sand Cloud Treasure Tower had been renamed to Celestial Treasure Pavilion.

Though the Celestial Treasure Pavilion hadn’t opened yet, its signboard had been changed.

“It’s the Celestial Essence Sect again. Previously, the Yellow Sand Ascendant from our Celestial Sand Sect had gone to explore the secret realm with Yuanhe Ascendant from the Celestial Essence Sect. Now, they even seize our market shop. This is excessive!” Huang Tiyun exclaimed.

Ye Jingcheng was also taken aback.

He hadn’t expected the Celestial Sand Sect’s shop to have its name changed ahead of schedule.

Although the Celestial Sand Sect no longer had a Purple Mansion, technically, after paying the rent, the treasure tower should still belong to the Celestial Sand Sect.

Even if there was no Purple Mansion cultivator, they could convert the three-layer shop to a two-layer one.

“Let’s pay a visit to Mansion Master Xiao and True Master Qian Kui first!” Ye Jingcheng then suggested.