Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1572 Ouyang Lairen, a Mid-Rank Sixth Grade Person (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Purple sandalwood incense filled the hall, making the entire hall appear slightly hazy.

Today, Lord Haoran was dressed in a plain robe. Behind him, Wang Xianzhi, the head of the Wang family, and Wang Xuanming, the head of a branch family of the Langya lineage, were standing by. The two of them lowered their heads and did not dare to look Ye Jingcheng in the eye.

"Senior Ye, I was blinded by greed at the time and had no idea that it was Ye family territory." After Haoran Shenjun stepped aside, Wang Xuanming immediately knelt down.

"This is an apology prepared by the younger generation and their family."

Wang Xuanming handed out a storage bag, his head still bowed low.

He knew that among the people here, he was probably the one with the lowest status and position.

The difference between Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation is, without exaggeration, no less than the difference between Nascent Soul and Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, he was just an ordinary branch family head.

"That won't do! The misunderstanding was cleared up back then!" Ye Jingcheng waved his hands repeatedly and helped Wang Xuanming up.

The Wang family did indeed offer an apology back then, and since the Wang family had never targeted the Ye family before, Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't hold a grudge.

If we trace it back to its origins, the righteous sect and the Wang family are allies, so naturally the Ye family and the Wang family are also allies.

Moreover, Wang Xuanming was also the head of a branch family of the Immortal Clan, yet he received such a grand salute from him.

"I hope you will accept my apology, senior. Otherwise, I will have no face to stay here today," Wang Xuanming continued.

Even Wang Xianzhi, who was standing next to him, bowed deeply at that moment.

Although no words were spoken, the meaning was just as clear.

"Alright, I'll accept this gift for now. I'll repay you double when you have your Nascent Soul Ceremony in the future." Ye Jingcheng didn't refuse any further.

Although he didn't look at the storage bag, he knew that this gift was definitely not bad.

Therefore, his attitude naturally could not be too arrogant.

"With such magnanimity, Fellow Daoist Ye will surely become a powerful patriarch in the Spirit Realm, protecting the region. I only hope that we will still have the lifespan to witness that time," Haoran Divine Lord sighed.

Wang Jiaxiu's noble spirit.

In terms of righteousness, he surpasses even the Purple Sun Divine Lord who cultivates the Purple Extreme Spiritual Scripture.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, you flatter me. I only wish to enter the Spirit Realm safely, and that would be enough." Ye Jingcheng shook his head, giving a helpless smile.

After Ye Jingcheng finished speaking, he invited the group into the hall and poured them some spirit wine.

Even Wang Xuanming and Wang Xianzhi poured themselves a cup.

At this moment, although there was wine in front of them, the two Nascent Soul cultivators only dared to hold it and smell its aroma, but did not even dare to lift the cup.

They originally thought the Ye family was just a newcomer to the Immortal Clan and didn't have much foundation.

But now, looking at the two cups of spiritual wine in front of them, they realized they were sorely mistaken.

These two cups of spirit wine were clearly top-grade fifth-level spirit wine, and they also contained a huge amount of blood energy, and even a dragon was circulating in them.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, Fellow Daoist Zhengyuan, Fellow Daoist Ziyang, I believe you are already aware that I have a friend who has successfully smuggled himself in. Although we cannot see the messages he sends back, his soul slip is not broken, only a little weak, which means that concealing his aura is still useful." Haoran Divine Lord did not mince words and directly revealed all the information about his friend.

This also included the cultivation technique practiced by that old friend.

He possesses a physical body, an ancient treasure capable of breaking through space, a friendly spatial node, and a concealment talisman.

Of course, Lord Haoran did not mention that spatial node.

This is already considered important news. The node that allows someone to successfully smuggle themselves across is far more significant than any of the well-known nodes in the Celestial Worm Realm.

What he didn't know was that the three people in front of him knew far more about spatial nodes than he did.

"What is the name of this elixir?" asked the Purple Sun Divine Lord.

"The Primordial Essence Pill is a true sixth-grade spiritual pill. It's very likely that only a mid-grade sixth-grade alchemist can refine it. There might not be any alchemists like that in our entire mortal realm. We can only try our luck in the Earthly Immortal Realm." Lord Haoran said with a regretful expression.

As he spoke, he looked at Ye Jingcheng, as if to say that even though Ye Jingcheng was a sixth-level alchemist, he still needed to enter the Earthly Immortal Realm if he wanted to.

The next piece of news will likely be a collaboration between the Earthly Immortal Realm and the Immortal Realm.

Of course, this cooperation is very likely to be with Zheng Yuan Shen Jun and Zi Yang Shen Jun.

Although the Ye family is a celestial clan, their foundation of Nascent Soul cultivators is still somewhat weak.

When Ye Jingcheng heard the name of the Niuyuan Pill, he was taken aback, as it was quite a coincidence.

Of course, he remained outwardly calm while harboring a sense of curiosity and longing.

Having reached the Nascent Soul stage, Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't proactively display the Primordial Essence Pill, thus embarrassing his opponent.

If possible, Ye Jingcheng would only maintain his status as a sixth-level alchemist, then quietly develop the Ye family, and then look for an opportunity to smuggle himself out of the country.

As for conquering more territories, he had no such idea whatsoever.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Wang has found a good place?"

"This place is no weaker than the Northern Underworld Immortal Palace's inheritance site. The inheritance here is called the Pill God Palace. It is said that this sect still has inheritance in the Spirit Realm, so it mainly recruits disciples. My friend's disciple is a top-tier fifth-grade alchemist," Haoran Divine Lord said.

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.

Now I finally understand why the Wang family wanted to cooperate with them and share information.

The Wang family cultivates righteous energy, and they are not particularly skilled in alchemy.

However, the Righteous Path Sect and the Purple Sun Sect have no shortage of high-level alchemists.

The Ye family even has Ye Jingcheng, a sixth-level alchemist, so it's very likely that they can also produce a fifth-level high-grade or even a fifth-level top-grade alchemist.

"At that time, my Wang family will provide the location, and the three of you will explore this inheritance secret realm together. You can collect the other treasures yourselves, but if you have any extra of these Simulated Yuan Pills, I hope you will sell one to me." When you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you will generally worry about the issue of smuggling yourself into the realm, and Lord Haoran is no exception.

Compared to the forces in other realms, at least he could trust the Ye family's righteous sect, Ziyang Sect, right now.

We faced the demonic sect together before, after all.

"By the way, the three of you, I have another piece of news that you might be interested in," Haoran Shenjun said after a moment's hesitation.

"The Hundred Skills God's surname is Cangyang".

"You mean Baiqiao Valley and Jinguang Temple..." Zhengyuan Shenjun's eyes widened at this moment.

"Of course, Baiqiao Shenjun is indeed not from Jinguang Temple, nor is he from the Western Regions, but according to our investigation, Baiqiao Shenjun's grandfather was a legitimate monk of Jinguang Temple, so the two sects must be connected."

"Regarding that spirit vine from last time, we investigated some ancient books. Although we don't know what that mysterious spirit vine is, there is a biography of a Nascent Soul cultivator that records that this spirit vine once caused countless Void Refinement Venerables to fight each other in the Spirit Realm, and even eventually a Integration cultivator appeared..." Lord Haoran said this, but did not speak.

He simply stared at the group of people.

Everyone had received treasures from Jin Guang Temple, which was enough to prove that those treasures were quite extraordinary.

Furthermore, back then, it should have been the four sects of the Central Region who obtained that spirit vine.

"It's a pity I promised the Golden Light Temple; it seems I've been tricked." Ziyang Divine Lord also looked regretful upon hearing this.

The reason they hadn't pursued the matter further before was not only because the difference in strength wasn't significant, but also because they didn't know the specific function of the spirit vine.

They had no idea how to make the spirit vine mature. But now they knew that this spirit vine was a great treasure even in the spirit realm.

It would be a lie to say they had no thoughts about it.

But they had made a vow of primordial spirit back then.

So, Ye Jingcheng watched as the three Nascent Soul stage monsters looked at each other, but ultimately no one spoke.

The original oath of the primordial spirit stipulated that the spirit vine should not be revealed, nor should its ownership be discussed, but no other restrictions were imposed, so it was not too difficult to circumvent it.

"Come on, let's drink some more." Ye Jingcheng poured more spirit wine for the Nascent Soul cultivators.

"I wonder if, in recent decades, besides Fellow Daoist Wang's friends, there have been any other people who have smuggled themselves across the border?" Ye Jingcheng did not let everyone continue to talk about the topic of Jin Guang Temple.

He was naturally also tempted by the spirit vine.

But the truth is, the Ye family's biggest task now is to refine the advancement pill and then seize the opportunity to eliminate the Mu family and Tianjue Valley.

As for Jin Guang Temple and Bai Qiao Valley, Ye Jingcheng would like to keep both if possible.

The overall strength of the Great Yu Realm directly affects its status.

The loss of a few Nascent Soul cultivators might not mean that the remaining forces have expanded their territory, but rather that new Nascent Soul cultivators have entered from outside.

Compared to other forces, Jin Guang Temple and Bai Qiao Valley naturally knew each other better.

Secondly, when Ye Jingcheng was still in the Purple Mansion Golden Core stage, Jin Guang Temple provided the Ye family with considerable protection.

The interest paid last time also revealed the secrets of the Ye family, the Mu family, and the Ouyang family.

Although the Ye family does not claim to be virtuous gentlemen, they would never repay kindness with enmity.

As Ye Jingcheng began to talk about smuggling, the others also shared what they knew about smuggled cultivators.

However, in the past fifty years, very few people have attempted to illegally cross the border; there have only been two such cases.

One of them was a close friend of Haoran Shenjun.

"It seems everyone is waiting for someone else to test the waters," Ye Jingcheng shook his head.

Whether two people successfully or unsuccessfully attempt to smuggle themselves across the border is not of much reference value.

However, he also knew that after what Lord Yunsha said last time, probably not many people would dare to try to smuggle themselves across the border easily.

They could try to break through the void and spatial nodes, and if all else failed, they could use some treasures to time their return, provided they didn't go too deep. But what the spirit realm was like, they knew absolutely nothing about.

The others nodded in agreement, sharing the same view.

They didn't discuss the matter of smuggling into the spirit world anymore, but instead talked about interesting things that had happened over the years, and some of the more capable juniors.

……

In the city outside Penglai Island, a group of cultivators dressed in golden robes were pacing back and forth in a palace.

A short while later, a young monk walked in.

Everyone immediately looked at him.

"Has Lord Qianchen emerged from seclusion yet?"

"They've emerged from seclusion, but there are already more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators here this time. It's estimated that they won't be able to meet us before the ceremony." The one who spoke was named Ouyang Zhiyuan, the direct descendant of the Ouyang family in this generation. In just over three hundred years, he had already cultivated to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

The remaining cultivators were also members of the Ouyang family.

With the fall of Qingguan Divine Lord, the Ouyang family transformed from a Divine Immortal Clan into a Nascent Soul Clan.

Originally, these clansmen thought that with the foundation of their Ouyang family, they could recover quickly.

Despite receiving assistance from other immortal sects and clans over the years, the Ouyang family has become increasingly impoverished due to the loss of sixth-order spiritual veins and a large amount of territory.

Even the previous elder of the Ouyang family, who had gone into seclusion eighty years ago, failed in his seclusion thirty years ago and died from qi deviation.

The Ouyang family no longer has a single cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

“We can’t even get a meeting with the core members of the Ye family, but Ye Tengming, the great-grandson of Divine Lord Qianchen, is currently attending some Golden Core trading fairs. Perhaps we can talk to Divine Lord Qianchen through Ye Tengming,” Ouyang Zhiyuan continued.

Over the years, he has studied many members of the Ye family.

Although I still don't know much.

However, the identities of Ye Jingcheng's descendants and the main Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ye family are still clear.

Moreover, Ye Tengming and Ye Qingnian had attended the Nascent Soul Ceremony before and had met him once.

"Wouldn't that be a bit rash?" the remaining middle-aged elder couldn't help but ask.

Although they brought some extraordinary treasures with them this time, they were, after all, only a Nascent Soul stage force.

"Uncle Wenyuan, this is the only way we can do it," Ouyang Zhiyuan insisted.

"Alright then, Zhiyuan, you help me contact Ye Tengming and the Ye family head. We'll exchange some fifth-tier spirit blood first. If the Ye family isn't too greedy and their reputation is decent, we can continue the transaction. Anyway, the Nascent Soul Ceremony won't be short, so we have plenty of time to make a proper assessment." The Ouyang family head, dressed in a golden robe, finally spoke up.

As a family of true spirits, they naturally possess the essence and blood of many high-level demonic beasts.

Moreover, they are skilled at refining essence blood, and even incorporating essence blood into cultivators' bodies for cultivation.

However, over the years, their life essence has been almost completely depleted, and they have not been able to find better life essence, which is why the Ouyang family has continued to decline.

It should be noted that not all cultivators of the Ouyang family can be compatible with all high-level essence blood.

This also requires the use of some elixirs, and it is also necessary to consider the compatibility between the spiritual root and the physical body.

Currently, the best way for them to restore the glory of the Immortal Clan is to obtain the essence blood of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan.

The essence of this Heavenly Phoenix Clan naturally belongs to the Heavenly Nirvana Phoenix Clan, but the Heavenly Nirvana Phoenix Clan has a sixth-level demon saint.

Let alone the essence blood of a sixth-tier Heavenly Phoenix, they couldn't even get their hands on the essence blood of a fifth-tier Heavenly Phoenix.

But now, the Tianni clan has actually formed an alliance with the Ye family.

If they also wiped out the Penglai clan, then things would be different.

Cultivators don't have the same stubborn obsession as demonic beasts; as long as enough is given, it's quite possible to exchange their essence blood for it.

Of course, if they want to recreate the Divine Transformation stage, they will need at least the essence blood of a sixth-tier demon saint.

The treasures offered by the Ouyang family were naturally extraordinary as well.

He believed that Lord Qianchen would be moved, which was why they came.

Their only hesitation now is that they worry the Ye family might double-cross them.

They seized their treasures.

The Ouyang family had done something like this before, so they really weren't confident.

Even though they had already investigated the Ye family's reputation.

(End of this chapter)