Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1593 The Big Dipper, Qingyuan, and Zhang Ping (Two chapters combined, please vote and subscribe)

The banquet for all the deities was held in the divine palace, with the gates wide open, offering a perfect view of the purple aura rising from the east and the magnificent, golden scene.

At this moment, the mutton-fat jade on the ground exudes a warm and spiritual aura, and the water spirit pearl on the wall also releases a soft spiritual light.

Even the space above is decorated with deep-sea jade and coral carvings, making it extremely luxurious.

All the Nascent Soul cultivators, including those representing the Nascent Soul cultivators, were all smiles, and the atmosphere was very relaxed.

Even though some of the Nascent Soul cultivators didn't have a good relationship with the Ye family, no one bothered to offend them.

It wasn't that they were able to tolerate it, but rather that the Ye family was too powerful, leaving them no choice but to endure it.

"I am deeply grateful for your presence at my ceremony. I have prepared a performance for your enjoyment." Ye Jingcheng had anticipated that the sparring matches would be uninteresting before the ceremony even began, so he had Duan Qingtan from the Duan family prepare a piece of music.

As Ye Jingcheng clapped his hands, Duan Qingtan walked in from outside the temple, carrying a harp, and placed it in front of the hall.

Then he bowed to all the Nascent Soul cultivators and called them "Senior".

Like the Xuan Kui Sect, the Duan family went to the Eastern Region together back then.

Moreover, because the Duan Family Restaurant had a good reputation, it opened several restaurants in the Eastern Region and achieved considerable success.

Now, the Duan family no longer has just Duan Chuanyun as a Golden Core cultivator, but rather three Golden Core cultivators in one family. In addition to Duan Chuanyun, Duan Qingtan and Duan Qingshan have both broken through to the Golden Core stage.

"Zheng~" As Duan Qingtan gently plucked the strings, a beautiful melody slowly resounded in the palace.

Ye Jingcheng also raised his teacup and looked at everyone.

"Fellow Daoists, this piece of music is called 'Ascending the Sacred Steps,' and it goes perfectly with this Sacred Tea."

The Duan family's music is a special technique that can activate illusions and naturally cleanse the mind and relieve mental stress.

Its ingenious uses can even help some cultivators whose cultivation techniques have gone mad to recover.

Of course, the effect of a Golden Core cultivator playing music wouldn't be significant, but if you add Sage Tea, it's a different story.

That magical feeling, and the path to enlightenment before the sages, made all the Nascent Soul and Demon Saints yearn for it and become intoxicated.

For a moment, only the sound of the zither could be heard throughout the entire temple.

As the music ended, Ye Jingcheng and the others rose to their feet.

"Fellow Daoists, although it may be a bit of a mood killer for me to bring this up now, half a year ago, I was ambushed here by the Cold Nether Demon Saint and Mu Mingqing of the Mu family. I won't say anything more, but the gift of gratitude I promised last time cannot be forgotten today." Ye Jingcheng spoke loudly, and then a spiritual hammer appeared in his hand.

This spirit hammer is none other than the Spirit Treasure Flowing Light Black Spirit Hammer, which is also the spirit treasure of Lord Deer Cliff.

Besides the spiritual treasure, he also took out a token, which carried Ye Jingcheng's aura and was a spirit jade specially made by Ye Jingcheng himself.

"Master, please accept this spiritual treasure and the jade leaf. Whoever has this jade leaf can have me refine a mid-grade sixth-rank spiritual pill!" As Ye Jingcheng said the last sentence, everyone was shocked once again.

In particular, Lord Yunsha was the one who felt this promise the most deeply.

Because he asked Ye Jingcheng to refine pills, the thank-you gift he needed to give was a magical treasure.

But considering that he had already taken Lei Hu Demon Saint's corpse and primordial spirit that day, he had no other thoughts.

Zheng Yuan Divine Lord didn't stand on ceremony, his eyes full of smiles. He knew that Ye Jingcheng was trying to win over a group of forces.

It also enhances the influence of sixth-level alchemists.

After Zheng Yuan Shenjun finished giving his, it was Zi Yang Shenjun, Po Tian Shenjun, and Hao Ran Shenjun who followed.

Both Ziyang Divine Lord and Haoran Divine Lord are sixth-order magic treasures, while Potian Divine Lord is Mu Mingqing's spear.

Ye Jingcheng had consulted with Potian Shenjun beforehand about this gun.

After all, it might cause trouble in the future.

But the God of Breaking Heaven was a spearman, and naturally he was unwilling to let go of the Spirit Treasure Spear.

Whether for personal use or for future generations, it's a good choice.

As for offending the Mu family, he had already offended them after participating in the killing of Mu Mingqing. Since he was going to offend them anyway, he naturally took it.

With the release of the four pieces of jade leaf, the divine medicine master, cloud sand master, and wondrous essence master who made the move that day also suffered the same fate.

Of course, the gift of gratitude from the Divine Lord Miaoyuan was not his; it belonged to the Divine Lord Quyuan.

However, since the Divine Medicine Lord and the Exorcising Spirit Lord did not act immediately, they did not obtain any sixth-tier magic treasures or spiritual treasures, but they did obtain the spiritual materials of a sixth-tier demon saint.

Examples include the claws of the Frost Dragon, the crimson claws of the Three-Eyed Crane, and the iron fists of the Sea-Suppressing Demon Ape.

Every Nascent Soul cultivator who made a move was satisfied.

As a result, all the Nascent Soul cultivators who didn't come last time felt a pang of regret.

Only the White Ape Demon Saint was extremely frightened, constantly moving closer to the Golden Roc Demon Saint and the Morning Whale Demon Saint, and occasionally taking out spiritual fruits to give to the Morning Whale Demon Saint and the Golden Roc Demon Saint.

It only felt slightly relieved after seeing that the two demon saints were just as frightened as it was.

At this moment, even the Spirit Forging God Lord became greatly interested.

Although he is a sixth-order weapon refiner, sixth-order spiritual materials are not particularly abundant. To refine a sixth-order magic weapon, it often takes hundreds of years to find the spiritual materials, plus the need for prior research, forging, smelting, quenching, and engraving.

It might take one or two hundred years to craft a truly sixth-tier magic weapon.

Seeing so many sixth-tier demon spirit beast materials now, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen, why don't we have a friendly spar today?" At that moment, even the Divine Lord Potian couldn't help but speak up.

Although the Ye family held a ranking event half a year ago, allowing a group of Nascent Soul cultivators to compete, it was ultimately a competition of physical bodies and lacked any entertainment value.

"Yes, we should still have something to celebrate this sparring match."

Others joined in the commotion, even the Divine Lord Miaoyuan and the Divine Lord Feishi.

Although they had already studied the Ye family, they really wanted to see the Ye family's methods up close, and then determine which faction the Ye family belonged to. They even wanted to determine whether the Ye family had any special treasures.

Although they did not want to be enemies with the Ye family, if the Ye family really possessed the treasures of the Tianxuan Ye family, they believed they also had the right to use them.

The only ones who seemed somewhat quiet at this moment were Lord Baiqiao and Lord Gumeng.

The two of them came here with the intention of having the Ye family join forces to go to the Taiyuan Realm and kill the Mu family's patriarch.

But the Ye family had already done more than enough, so they couldn't and shouldn't speak up now.

In particular, Gu Meng Shenjun was in a great inner struggle at this moment. He wanted to tell Ye Jingcheng that it was the Xuan Tian Ling Vine, so that the Ye family would have more confidence to take action.

This time, he even brought someone else with him.

However, he knew that now was not the best time, so he did not let that person go first.

He then exchanged a glance with Baiqiao Shenjun and turned his attention to the sparring match.

The first to step forward and challenge was a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Zhao family, a true spear master.

He was quite famous in the Zhao family and the Central Region, and his name was Zhao Yunxiao. He was also a cultivator with a golden spiritual root.

Upon seeing that their opponent was a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage, Ye Qingnian and Zi Ning felt embarrassed to make a move, as they were in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and it would be inappropriate for them to intervene.

Ouyang Jiayi, on the other hand, had a very firm gaze. Ye Jingcheng was now her master, and she wanted to show him the power of the Ouyang family's secret techniques.

Unexpectedly, someone had already come up.

This man was dressed in a plain white Taoist robe. He was not tall, but his eyes were sharp. He was Ye Tengchuan, who had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

"Eleventh Uncle, your great-grandson is willing to offer his congratulations."

Ye Tengchuan is a sword cultivator, just like Ye Jingcheng, practicing the Five Elements Technique and comprehending the Five Elements Sword Intent. Although he has just broken through, his strength should not be underestimated.

"Sword cultivator, Ye Tengchuan." At this moment, a small square seal had been placed in front of the divine palace, and on the seal was a grotto-heaven.

Nascent Soul cultivators cannot compete and spar on Mount Penglai, otherwise the fluctuations of their fighting techniques would be just as significant.

Once the two entered the arena within the cave, Ye Tengchuan was the first to bow.

"Gunner, Zhao Yunxiao, your cultivation is not very stable, you should make the first move." Zhao Yunxiao had no intention of holding back, not because he was reckless.

Rather, the Zhao family sent him because they valued that he was also in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm and had not yet broken through. Even though he was a genius with a golden spiritual root, his strength would not be too great.

Compared to other Nascent Soul cultivators in the Zhao family, he still considered himself to be somewhat inferior for the time being.

He had also inquired about Ye Tengchuan, the other party, and learned that he was a cultivator of the Five Elements Sword Intent, who had a considerable reputation in the Central Region.

He dared not underestimate a Nascent Soul with five spiritual roots.

"Go!" Ye Tengchuan saw that the other party was so polite, so he did not refuse, but he still made a relatively conservative move.

A sword light suddenly appeared from the sky, transforming into starlight, and slashed straight at Zhao Yunxiao.

Ye Tengchuan previously cultivated the Five Elements Technique, but after reaching the Golden Core stage, he switched to cultivating the Big Dipper Star Sword Scripture.

This is a cultivation technique that the Star God Lord obtained in the Earthly Immortal Realm, which can be cultivated to the point of Body Integration.

Moreover, this cultivation method does not conflict with his Five Elements spiritual root and Five Elements attributes.

Because when this technique is cultivated to a high level, it can condense seven stars.

Five of these seven stars represent his Five Elements Sword Intent.

This first sword strike is also the most enduring expression of the sword intent of wood.

With a single sword strike, the energy flows endlessly, ever-renewing.

"What a fine sword!" Zhao Yunxiao thought the other party was being arrogant when he saw that the other party hadn't even taken out any magic weapons, but when he thrust out his spear, it turned into a flurry of spear flowers.

However, the sword light could not pierce through it completely, which surprised them greatly.

"This is the legacy of the Star God Lord. The Ye family is indeed full of geniuses."

At this moment, outside the cave, those veteran Nascent Soul cultivators had already recognized them.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Star God Lord was naturally well-known to them.

Thousands of years ago, the Star God disappeared without a trace, and it is unknown whether he ascended to heaven or sneaked away.

Now, they've witnessed the legacy of the Star God Lord at the Ye family's residence; how could they not be astonished?

"It was just luck. My Ye family can't compare to some established families. We can only rely on luck and the favors of our predecessors." Ye Jingcheng didn't shy away from this matter.

Whether it was his own alchemy skills, Ye Tengchuan's swordsmanship inheritance, or the other powerful secret techniques of the Ye family, they were all revealed in order to weaken the reputation of the Ye family as a beast-taming family.

Although they had already learned from Mu Mingqing that the forces of the Spirit Realm were unlikely to be able to reach the Mortal Realm.

However, those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage here will inevitably sneak away to ascend to immortality in the future, and some information will inevitably be leaked.

Therefore, if there is an opportunity to change some perceptions, it is still necessary to demonstrate one or two.

As the discussion intensified, the atmosphere inside the cave also became heated.

Five stars have already appeared in the sky.

Five giant swords were contained within the stars, and Ye Tengchuan lay beneath them.

"Zhao Yunxiao is going to lose!" Some outsiders have already begun to draw this conclusion.

As two of the giant star swords fell, their terrifying sword intent tore through the sky, transforming into countless sword beams that fell to the ground.

Zhao Yunxiao's spear flourishes vanished, and he could only rely on a fifth-tier defensive magic weapon to defend himself. At the critical moment, Ye Tengchuan also withdrew his sword.

To prevent the defensive magic weapon from being destroyed.

"I've lost. As expected, you're a swordsman from the Ye family's sword hall." Zhao Yunxiao showed no sign of being a sore loser.

He was never the most outstanding among the early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in the Zhao family.

He was only famous when he was in the Golden Core stage.

With Zhao Yunxiao's defeat.

The entire Penglai Mountain couldn't help but shout the name of Jianzi.

As Zhao Yunxiao sparred, the Zisha Sect, where Yunsha Divine Lord resided, also arranged for a cultivator, but this time the cultivator was not a Nascent Soul cultivator, but a Golden Core cultivator at the peak.

The Ye family is sending Ye Tengming to fight this time. As Ye Jingcheng's great-grandson, Ye Tengming has become well-known to the public in recent years.

He possesses a lightning-based spiritual root, terrifying combat power, and is known as the Ye family's genius and holy son.

Ye Tengming was also among those Ye Jingcheng brought to the Nascent Soul Assembly last time.

Therefore, many people are paying attention to Ye Tengming.

As expected, Ye Tengming, with his powerful lightning-attribute true essence and the Five Elements Divine Lightning, quickly forced his opponent to admit defeat.

After watching two matches, Ye Jingcheng looked at Zheng Yuan Shenjun.

This friendly exchange couldn't all be won by the Ye family.

The other forces were all cultivators arranged to lose to the Ye family.

The visual effects of the exchange of skills as a form of celebration have been significantly reduced.

There would be no point in the Ye family participating again.

Conversely, the cheers from other forces remained unaffected.

What followed was a friendly competition among other forces, while the Ye family remained on the sidelines.

After five or six rounds, nearing the end, the Ancient Dream God finally spoke:
“Fellow Daoist Qianchen, I have recently accepted a new disciple, and I would like to offer my congratulations,” said Divine Lord Gumeng.

Just as everyone was puzzled, a Nascent Soul cultivator walked out from afar and arrived in front of the Divine Palace.

The face of this nascent soul belonged to none other than Zhang Ping of the Qingyuan Sect in the Taiyuan Realm.

However, the Qingyuan Sect, where Zhang Ping was located, was breached more than a hundred years ago.

Zhang Ping has now become a disciple of Gu Meng Shenjun of Jin Guang Temple.

That's quite meaningful.

"Disciple is willing to fight for Master!" At this moment, Ouyang Jiayi also stepped forward.

She hadn't had any opportunities to shine before.

As Ye Jingcheng's disciple and having refined the Heavenly Phoenix Blood Essence, she naturally wanted to show off.

"Okay, go ahead!" Ye Jingcheng didn't refuse, but just looked at Gu Meng Shenjun.

The latter, facing Ye Jingcheng's gaze, remained calm and composed, only taking a slight, deep breath:
"Zhang Ping is a member of the Qingyuan Sect, and the Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure that the Zhang family obtained from the Earthly Immortal Realm has fallen into the hands of the Mu family!"

"Furthermore, my Golden Light Temple was breached half a year ago, and a top-grade spiritual treasure was also stolen!"

(End of this chapter)