Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1573 Heavenly Ranking: Crimson Flame Fox (Part 2)

At the foot of Mount Penglai, many cultivators were heading towards the mountain peak.

These monks then clearly divided themselves into two groups.

One of them was dressed in clothing with unique landscape patterns, clearly a cultivator from the Eastern Region of the Great Yu Realm.

On the other side were cultivators from other regions of the Great Yu Realm and even other realms, whose clothing had also become chaotic.

"Xiao Haodong of the Xiao family in the Dust Origin Realm is incredibly strong. He actually withstood the pressure from the Purple Mansion and climbed to the eightieth step. If the rankings were to be updated, he could probably break into the top three of the Purple Mansion Ranking!"

"And then there's the Azure Flower Fairy from Azure Flower Valley in the Central Region. Despite the pressure of reaching the Golden Core stage, she climbed to the 108th step. She definitely deserves a place on the Golden Core Ranking!"

"What's there to be afraid of? Kui Yuanzi of the Xuan Kui Sect is in the Purple Mansion. His physical body has been refined by him. He is ranked first on the Purple Mansion Ranking and has reached the 135th step. If he wants to be shaken, at least a disciple of a celestial sect will have to step in."

"And on the Golden Core Ranking, it naturally belongs to Liu Huanhuan of Medicine King Valley. She is the closed-door disciple of Peak Master Liu Huan and the most promising cultivator in Medicine King Valley to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. She is only ten short of reaching the top of the 181st step..."

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At this moment, the area in front of Lingshan Mountain is exceptionally lively.

For cultivators native to the Eastern Region, the competition for the rankings is usually quite fierce, especially among those on the rankings who are hostile to each other.

However, now that cultivators from other regions and realms have come to the Eastern Region to participate in the ceremony of the Thousand Dust God, and have also squeezed out their spots on the list, they naturally have to unite against them.

For cultivators from other regions, this was the first time they had ever seen the Immortal Clan pay attention to Foundation Establishment, Purple Mansion, and Golden Core cultivators and issue three lists.

Moreover, the rewards for the leaderboard are extremely generous.

Whether they were independent cultivators or scions of powerful families, they were all extremely tempted at this moment.

After all, there are not only treasure rewards, but also opportunities for them to make a name for themselves.

Some young geniuses can even become famous in several realms because of this, and become disciples of some Nascent Soul or Divine Lords.

The entire Eastern Region is now spreading the word that Lord Qianchen stood out in the Central Region's Earthly Immortal Realm, thus becoming a disciple of Lord Zhengyuan, and from then on soared to the heavens, attaining enlightenment and proving the Dao.

Become the number one divine ruler of the Eastern Region!

These legends still captivated all the cultivators.

Since the ceremony began, the Ye family has changed the update frequency of the list from several months and several years to daily.

The rewards remain unchanged, which means that as long as you stay on the leaderboard, you can obtain treasures from the Ye family every day.

These treasures were certainly a considerable amount, but the Ye family had already received so many gifts at this ceremony that they naturally wouldn't care about these treasures on the list anymore.

On the contrary, this allows Ye family cultivators to see cultivators from various regions and realms, thus further perfecting their own path of cultivation.

The formation on Tiangang Mountain is none other than the Tiangang Body Forging Formation that Ye Jingcheng set up in the cave heaven, and it is a fifth-order Tiangang Body Forging Formation set up with fifth-order Xuanzhong Tianyuan Stone.

As Ye Jingcheng's Heavenly Gang Body Forging Array, it has a body-forging effect even on mid-Nascent Soul stage body cultivators.

However, for Ye Jingcheng's current group of spirit beasts, which are almost all at the late stage of the fifth rank or above, the effect has long been minimal.

That's why Ye Jingcheng took it out and set it up in front of Penglai Mountain as the Ye family's Taoist altar, for tens of thousands of people to participate in, to enhance the Ye family's reputation.

Originally, only body cultivators would be interested in this body-tempering formation, but now, because of the Ye family's three major rankings, the place is almost packed with people.

Of course, being able to climb one-third of Tiangang Mountain is already quite an achievement.

Even on the outskirts, many disciples from immortal sects and clans were watching with great interest.

"The Ye family really has a clever plan!"

Even those who were used to seeing treasures had to admit that the treasures on the list given by the Ye family were extremely impressive, especially the rewards for the top three.

For cultivators at that level, it is an absolutely irresistible treasure.

In particular, there are rumors that on the last day before the ceremony, there will be Heavenly Beast Infant Transformation Pills and Golden Condensation Pills.

It was only because no other disciples from the immortal sects had tried that these disciples did not attempt to climb the mountain.

"The Ye family was able to destroy Penglai, which means they must have been secretly accumulating strength for thousands of years. In addition, they annexed Penglai and formed an alliance with the Tianni Clan and the Qingqiu Clan. Naturally, they are not weak. Now, in the Eastern Region, there are probably few forces that can compare with the Ye family." The cultivator next to him couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a pity there's no Nascent Soul ranking." The cultivator then added with some regret.

He was a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Divine Medicine Sect. The lists of Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators were only useful for him to learn from, but they did not attract him to climb the mountain.

Since no other immortal sects or clans went up the mountain, he did not send his own disciples to climb the mountain to obtain treasures.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, there will be a Nascent Soul ranking list on the last day, but it will be limited to those who are 800 years old. With Fellow Daoist Chen's talent, you can give it your all. Putting aside other treasures, my Ye family can still afford a high-grade fifth-tier magic weapon!" A voice came from afar.

At that moment, everyone turned to look.

Eight hundred years old is not considered old; some powerful cultivators can reach the late Nascent Soul stage at eight hundred years old.

At the same time, due to the age limit of eight hundred, there will definitely be some older top-tier Nascent Soul cultivators who cannot participate.

"Patriarch Ye!" The cultivator named Fellow Daoist Chen immediately bowed.

The person who arrived was Ye Qingnian. In the days leading up to the ceremony, not only he, but even the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ye family were extremely busy.

The number of Nascent Soul cultivators and forces that have arrived has reached three or four hundred, which can be said to be the highest in the Great Yu Realm in hundreds of years.

And this was the result of the Nascent Soul cultivators from the righteous sects helping the Ye family receive guests.

Otherwise they would be even busier.

After all, Nascent Soul cultivators and Nascent Soul forces at least need to be entertained by Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even though the Ye family is a sect of immortals, this rule cannot be broken.

As for the Ye family's fifth-tier demon king spirit beast, it was naturally not suitable to receive it.

He already had a lot to do today.

However, he came today to announce the final Nascent Soul competition and the treasures on the Nascent Soul ranking list.

Sure enough, with Ye Qingnian's arrival, all the cultivators in the square became extremely excited.

The Nascent Soul Ranking means that Nascent Soul cultivators can also compete at the mountain.

Although this mountain climbing competition is not as exciting as the battle between Nascent Soul cultivators, it doesn't mean anything.

But at least it's a Nascent Soul competition, which is still very difficult for many independent cultivators and low-level cultivators to encounter.

Therefore, they were all extremely excited.

"Since Fellow Daoist Chen is here, I might as well reveal a little. The top three in the Nascent Soul Competition are a fifth-grade high-quality pill with a special pattern, refined by my father; a fifth-grade high-quality magic weapon, refined by my mother; and a fifth-grade precious talisman," Ye Qingnian said directly.

For this list, the Ye family prepared five treasures.

The purpose, of course, was to enhance the prestige of the Ye family.

At the same time, it was also to prevent the Ye family members from becoming too arrogant.

When they first became immortals, things were alright; the Ye family members were still able to maintain their original intentions.

But in the last decade, many members of the Ye family have begun to become careless.

Their behavior was just like that of spoiled brats. Ye Qingnian knew that this was something that large families couldn't avoid, and even if the Ye family repeatedly warned those clansmen in clan meetings and clan schools, it would be useless.

After all, the current Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ye family can earn the respect of Purple Mansion and Golden Core cultivators. There is no force in the entire Great Yu Realm that the Ye family is too wary of.

Therefore, the Ye family specially set up a ranking list and treasure rewards on this sacred mountain.

Although no one from the Ye family has gone to the trial these past few days.

However, before this, the members of the Ye family had frequently undergone trials and already knew their own strength.

Not to mention immortal sects and clans, even the core disciples of some Nascent Soul and Golden Core forces have made many cultivators in the Ye family wary.

In order to prevent the Ye family members from becoming arrogant.

Ye Jiacai decided to increase the rewards for the three major rankings on the last day and also establish a Nascent Soul ranking.

At that time, when the top geniuses of the Immortal Sect and the Immortal Clan appeared, he saw that among the geniuses of the Ye family, who would dare to be arrogant and disrespectful if they were not particularly strong?

As soon as Ye Qingnian mentioned the treasure, the others immediately spread the word, making the area in front of Mount Ling even more lively.

Of course, Ye Qingnian was also paying attention to those rogue cultivators or promising talents from small families who were performing well.

The Ye family has benefited greatly from the rogue alchemists they subdued at the Nascent Soul Transformation Trade Fair over the years.

After all, although the Ye family doesn't have many Nascent Soul cultivators, they do have quite a few Nascent Soul Demon Emperors. These Demon Emperors usually participate in the Ye family's missions, and their reward is fifth-grade spirit pills.

After all, for these demon emperors, their physical bodies are their best magic weapons, and they rarely choose magic weapons; they mostly choose fifth-tier spirit pills.

Every few years, in order to cultivate these demon emperors and promote the cultivation of the clansmen, the Ye family also needs to distribute fifth-order spirit pills.

With the Ye family currently having only a few fifth-tier alchemists, it's naturally not enough.

While cultivators who perform well in front of Mount Ling may not be able to refine pills, if they are of good character and have a respectable background, they can become Daoist partners with members of the Ye family, thus enhancing the talents of the Ye family members.

"Grandpa, the Ouyang family seems to have some extraordinary treasures and wants to trade with our Ye family." At that moment, Ye Tengming stepped out from the side and transmitted his voice to Ye Qingnian.

"He's said it several times already, it's probably about essence and blood."

Ye Tengming spoke up.

The Ye family was naturally extremely wary of this essence blood.

Even Ye Tengming had been told this by Ye Qingnian many times.

But Ye Tengming came to tell him.

It's estimated that the essence blood obtained by the Ouyang family is extraordinary.

Therefore, he nodded in agreement.

But his agreement doesn't mean he won't be vigilant.

After all, it's still possible that Tianjiaohai will come after the Ouyang family.

As for the Mu family, the Ye family is not worried. The Mu family is most likely the culprit who killed Qingguan Divine Lord.

The Ouyang family would never intervene just to help the Mu family.

After thinking for a while, Ye Qingnian greeted the other Nascent Soul cultivators.

Then he left directly.

Finally, they arrived at Ye Yuan Restaurant, owned by the Ye family, and entered one of the secret rooms.

"Patriarch Ye." As Ye Qingnian entered, the person who came up was Ouyang Jin, the current patriarch of the Ouyang family, who was also a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"I'm so sorry, I've been really busy lately." Ye Qingnian cupped his hands in apology.

Ouyang Jin naturally wouldn't mind.

Despite both being family heads, their statuses are vastly different: one is a Nascent Soul family head, and the other is a Divine Transformation family head.

Normally, an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator from the Ye family would be able to receive him.

“Patriarch Ye, I won’t beat around the bush. We’re here to discuss a business deal,” Ouyang Jin said.

“We want to exchange special blood essence for the blood essence of the Ye family’s Heavenly Phoenix Clan,” Ouyang Jin said.

Ye Qingnian did not answer, but only glanced at Ouyang Jin.

He then spoke:
“Fellow Daoist Ouyang should know that the Tianni Clan and the Qingqiu Clan are merely our allies. Furthermore, our Ye family controls the Tianfeng Sacred Mountain and the Qingqiu Sacred Mountain, in addition to the Star Sea and the East Sea. We have no shortage of the essence blood of ordinary spirit beasts, nor do we lack the essence blood of top-tier spirit beasts.” Although Ye Qingnian had some expectations in his heart, he still refused.

Although the Ye family doesn't seem to lack essence and blood, there are still a few people who are deficient in it.

The Ye family has not yet successfully collected special fifth-tier blood essences such as the Earthfire Heavenly Ape, the Sea-Suppressing Demon Ape, and the Five-Colored Peacock.

The corresponding advanced pills cannot be refined naturally.

Of course, what we lack most is sixth-tier essence blood.

Ye Qingnian also didn't believe that the Ouyang family had come to exchange for fifth-tier essence blood.

"If you want to exchange for fifth-tier essence blood, please leave. The Ye family has no need for it!" Seeing that Ouyang Jin seemed to pause for a while after hearing his words and did not answer for a long time, Ye Qingnian spoke directly.

He wasn't saying this because he was cold-hearted, but because it was only temporary; he didn't have much time to waste here.

“Our Ouyang family possesses the essence blood of a sixth-tier Crimson Flame Yuan Fox. This essence blood was brought down from the Spirit Realm!” Ouyang Jin hadn’t expected Ye Qingnian to be so direct, causing many of his prepared remarks to be rendered meaningless.

He hadn't expected that the Ye family didn't lack fifth-tier essence blood at all, so he didn't even ask.

But the Ye family had no shortage of supplies, while the Ouyang family could not be delayed any longer. So after hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up the courage to speak.

"I didn't bring this essence blood with me, nor did I bring it to the Ye family. I hope the Ye family head will forgive us, as we are, after all, a small Nascent Soul power!" Ouyang Jin's tone was extremely low at this moment, and he was also very uneasy.

After all, it's easy for the thief to double-cross the thief.

He couldn't help but recall how, back then, ordinary Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators had also humbled themselves, offering treasures to beg the Ouyang family.

This made him determined to ensure that the Ouyang family would produce another Nascent Soul cultivator to change the current situation.

"Oh? Sixth-tier fire foxes are quite rare?" Ye Qingnian was also somewhat surprised at this moment.

Among the sixth-tier essence blood the Ye family currently lacks is the essence blood of a sixth-tier fire fox.

The Ye family had been searching desperately for a while, but had no clue whatsoever.

After all, very few foxes cultivate to the fifth level, and only the Qingqiu clan cultivates to the Nascent Soul stage.

But now, unexpectedly, the Ouyang family has it.

It was passed down from the spirit world.

"My Ouyang family has always maintained the status of a Nascent Soul Immortal Clan because we have raised many high-level spirit beasts in the Spirit Realm, and it is even said that we have descendants of True Spirits."

"These spiritual blood, passed down through generations, combined with the secret techniques of our Ouyang family, can reach an extremely remarkable level."

"But after the spirit world lost contact, the essence blood of our Ouyang family became less and less." Seeing that Ye Qingnian did not believe him, Ouyang Jin briefly explained the whole story and took out a jade slip to describe the appearance of the essence blood.

(End of this chapter)