Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1362 - 962: Night Market Upheaval, Bone Yin Qi

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Previously on Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book...
The auction concludes with impressive sales, including the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid and the Rakshasa Sword, earning the Ye Family millions in spirit stones. Despite the auction's success, Ye Jingcheng expresses concern over the lack of action from demon cultivators and the increasing anonymity in the Night Market. He decides adjustments are needed to manage the upcoming Night Market.

If the Hundred Beasts Sect and Blood Spear Sect are not foolish, they will certainly send people to disrupt.

After all, if the Celestial Sand Sect develops smoothly and grows stronger, it will be a terrifying threat to them.

"Jingcheng, what do you think?" Ye Xingliu pondered for a long time and finally asked.

He thought of many plans, but in the end, he only thought of one: to move the Teleportation Pavilion from Prince Wang’s place.

But that’s not realistic. After all, the market primarily caters to Golden Core Purple Mansion, and the value of treasures isn’t to that extent. Besides, if the Teleportation Pavilion were actually moved here, and the Ye Family displayed it, the Celestial Demon Sect and Blood Spear Sect might not show up.

"Limit the time, limit the number of people, limit the cultivation level!" Ye Jingcheng suggested.

"On the first night, only Qi Cultivation Cultivators are allowed to enter, with 500 people each time, for half an hour per session!"

"On the second night, Foundation Establishment Cultivators are allowed, with 200 people each time, for one hour per session!"

"On the third night, Purple Mansion Cultivators are allowed, with 50 people each time, for one hour per session."

"On the fourth night, Golden Core Cultivators are allowed, with no limit on people or time!"

"Each night market, we will have Golden Core Cultivators check the cultivation levels!" Ye Jingcheng also added directly.

"Meanwhile, each Cultivator has the opportunity to participate in two night markets, and significant treasures can be traded on behalf of us at any time!" Ye Jingcheng proposed the solution.

Although this would still affect the attractiveness of the night market, this was the best way Ye Jingcheng could think of.

After all, with security ensured, as long as Xu Huai True Monarch and Liu Zhou State Governor make an appearance, everyone would feel reassured.

As long as the loss of Cultivators doesn’t exceed ten, and the value of lost treasures isn’t high, the Ye Family’s temporary market would be a success.

"Let’s proceed with this plan. However, to prevent the demon cultivators from sending various Cultivators to cause trouble, I suggest ensuring that 30% of the attendees at each night market are our Cultivators," Ye Xingliu also proposed.

Even though this temporary market only lasts for fifteen days, the profit is enough to make a Nascent Soul Sect envious.

The Ye Family must be more cautious.

Thus, at this moment, it’s better to earn a little less and ensure the night market proceeds smoothly.

With the arrangements made by Ye Xingliu and Ye Haiyan, Ye Jingcheng also gathered most of the Golden Core Cultivators to inform them.

These Golden Core Cultivators were naturally a bit displeased, as, in their view, it was normal for Purple Mansion Cultivators to have treasures that Golden Core Cultivators desired on the night market.

This would merely reduce their chances of obtaining treasures.

It might even lead to some loose Cultivators or those concealing their identities to directly refuse to participate.

But when Ye Jingcheng mentioned that Prince Wang and Mansion Master Xiao hadn’t come, possibly indicating risks, these Cultivators had no choice but to agree.

After all, they were equally concerned about the retaliation from the demon cultivators and getting caught in the crossfire.

From the eleventh day onward, the night market began.

With these rules in place, the Qi Cultivation Cultivators were not discontent; instead, they felt more at ease due to this policy, and more Cultivators attended than expected.

The night market was not held in the market but atop Gemini Peak, randomly between the two peaks.

The first and second nights went smoothly.

By the third night, during the Purple Mansion session, all Cultivators felt quite tense, and Ye Jingcheng sensed that Xu Huai True Monarch and others had hidden within the market rather than waiting in their rooms.

However, nothing went wrong that day.

Ye Jingcheng even managed to gather the last main ingredient for the Three Elements Cyan Condensing Pill, the Taiyang Spirit Grass.

This pill formula was obtained by Ye Jingcheng during a pill conference, which could refine the cultivation base of a Golden Core Cultivator, with a maximum of three doses.

It was significantly valuable to Golden Core Peak and Late-stage Golden Core Cultivators, even indirectly increasing the probability of breaking through to Nascent Soul.

Previously, Ye Jingcheng had gathered one main ingredient at an auction and received two more in the Earth Immortal Realm.

Now, in the Purple Mansion night market, Ye Xingliu and Ye Haiyan helped him exchange for the last main ingredient.

For Ye Jingcheng, this was an unexpected delight.

The calmness during the Purple Mansion session also confirmed for Ye Jingcheng that the cultivators of the Celestial Demon Sect would make their move during the Golden Core night market.

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The night of the fourth day arrived quietly; there was no moon, the black clouds were thick, and the mountain winds grew stronger.

It was as if winter was about to descend, bringing with it severe cold.

The night market was once again held atop Gemini Peak.

The Ye Family had even constructed a palace for this purpose.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng stood at the palace entrance, verifying the cultivation levels of various Cultivators.

For Golden Core Cultivators, Ye Jingcheng naturally couldn’t use his Divine Sense for verification; instead, he allowed them to reveal their cultivation, so those attending could be at the early, middle, late stages, the peak, or even Nascent Soul Cultivators.

"Thirty-seven!" As the start time approached, Ye Jingcheng’s expression turned somewhat solemn. Thirty-seven Golden Core Cultivators had gathered, and considering the Golden Cores from Xiaoshan Prefecture, Tianshu Mansion, and Wangqing Prefecture, there were certainly a number of demon cultivator Golden Cores and even loose Cultivator Golden Cores, along with those from other prefectures.

However, Ye Jingcheng felt that there wouldn’t be many Golden Cores from other prefectures, as his temporary market mainly targeted Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

After inspecting all the Cultivators, Ye Jingcheng also activated an array and entered the palace.

Inside the palace, it was extraordinarily luxurious, yet at this moment, the glow of the Moonlight Stone was dim.

The hall was furnished with nearly fifty tables, each spaced at a fair distance from the others.

Apart from Ye Jingcheng, Duan Chuanyun, and Master Zifu, everyone else inside wore Spirit-Blocking Robes.

Ye Jingcheng actually wanted the Golden Core Cultivators with shops in the market to not wear Spirit-Blocking Robes, but evidently, some needed the robes to conceal treasures they had trouble fencing.

In the end, Ye Jingcheng had no choice but to allow those few to participate.

"Fellow Taoists, Qianchen here offers his apologies first; this night market has categorized Cultivators, impacting your treasure acquisition. Yet, for us Golden Core True Masters, ordinary treasures just don’t catch our eye!" Ye Jingcheng began.

He then took out three Jade Boxes and continued:

"Since this is a night market, I hope you all inspect the treasures carefully."

"For that, Qianchen will first offer something as a token gesture."

Ye Jingcheng opened the three Jade Boxes, revealing three treasures.

One was a Gold Condensing Pill, another a Tier Four Demon King Demon Pill, and the last a Tier Four Healing Pill.

Once all three treasures were revealed, Ye Jingcheng spoke directly:

"These three treasures are only exchanged for Nine Yin Qi. If there’s enough good quality Nine Yin Qi, all three treasures can be taken!"

After Ye Jingcheng finished speaking, he observed everyone, as his Nine-Invitation Profound Soul Secret Manual was acquired from the magicians in Jiayuan Prefecture.

The demon cultivators should be able to discern this information.

Ye Jingcheng specifically sought Nine Yin Qi for two purposes: to cultivate himself and to probe the demon cultivators.

As expected, Ye Jingcheng noticed a few shifting movements among them.

"I have fifteen strands of Tier Four Top-Grade Bone Yin Qi to exchange for your three treasures!" a Spirit-Blocking Robe Cultivator spoke, producing a Jade Bottle.

Inside the Jade Bottle, the Bone Yin Qi was dense, and through the bottle, the Bone Yin Qi could be seen at times forming various demon beast skeletal structures and at other times manifesting as various human grievances.

"Fellow Taoist, your Bone Yin Qi isn’t pure," Ye Jingcheng said in a low voice.

If it were a standard fifteen strands of Bone Yin Qi, it would naturally be enough to exchange for Ye Jingcheng’s three treasures.

However, this Bone Yin Qi was clearly not pure.

Even though Ye Jingcheng had the Dream-Devouring Worm that could refine, he wasn’t willing to suffer a loss.

"Then I’ll exchange for the Healing Pill and the Gold Condensing Pill!" the Cultivator hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Ye Jingcheng stepped forward to take the Bone Yin Qi.

However, just as Ye Jingcheng approached, the Cultivator suddenly summoned the Bone Yin Qi to vanish and transformed his hand into a demonic claw, lunging at Ye Jingcheng, revealing a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s cultivation level.

Just as he was about to crush Ye Jingcheng’s head, Ye Jingcheng, as if prepared, transformed into a Blood Servant, suddenly retreating swiftly.

In that moment, Ye Jingcheng not only used the Soul Servant Blood Soul but also employed the Tri-Element Blood Escape.

His speed was terrifying.

Moreover, in front of him, a scroll unfurled.

This scroll was none other than the Magic Treasure Scroll acquired from Xu Huai True Monarch, the imitation of the Bright Moon Bead.

With the scroll, the bright moon shone in the sky, and Spiritual Light sparkled brilliantly.

Even the Nascent Soul Cultivator couldn’t help but waver.

"Not good, Xu Huai True Monarch!" The concealed evil Cultivator turned out to be True Monarch of Heaven Demon.

At the same time, not far off, two Nascent Soul auras erupted, with Xu Huai True Monarch striking with a palm and Liu Zhou State Governor unleashing a sword slash.