On the deck, Ye Jingli was still somewhat lost, staring blankly at the rushing sky, while Ye Jingyong, evidently due to his recent marriage, appeared much more relaxed.

"Brother Liu, you're also at the age for marriage alliances." Ye Jingcheng didn't quite know how to advise, so he said it like this.

After having a wife and children, one should mature a bit.

Then, as if realizing he wasn't married either, he added:

"Brother Liu, you can find better Spirit Beasts at Taichang Market, pick ones with greater potential!"

After speaking, he also sat down beside Ye Jingli.

"Thank you, Jingcheng, it was Brother Liu's loss of composure." After a long time, Ye Jingli spoke, seeming to have a much clearer outlook, as he stared at the sky, his expression gradually becoming focused.

"Jingcheng, this time I must achieve Foundation Establishment!" He clenched his fist, as if he had already acquired a Foundation Establishment Pill at auction, his tone more resolute than ever.

In his view, the reason for his failure this time was still due to his low strength. He couldn't protect the family like Ye Jingcheng could.

Ye Jingcheng also smiled, patting the latter's shoulder.

"Brother Liu, once you reach Foundation Establishment, my Red Flame Fox still needs a pair of Tier Two Spiritual Artifact Flying Wings!"

Ye Jingli also laughed, then he and Ye Jingyong made a promise, both looking at Ye Jingcheng.

Apparently, if they lacked enough Spirit Stones, they hoped to borrow some from Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingcheng naturally agreed, whether it was Ye Jingli, Ye Jingyong, or Ye Xingyi, if there was a need, he would lend.

Moreover, even without borrowing, this time the family would make purchases, and they could exchange for themselves.

However, they worried that the family might have other members wanting to use Contribution Points, so they planned to auction one themselves.

This way is more secure.

There's no need to speak more about Ye Xingyi; during his three years at Taichang Market, he earned quite a few Spirit Stones.

Ye Jingli is also an Artifact Refiner; only his second brother, Ye Jingyong, might indeed be a bit financially strained.

The Taiyi Sect's vast Spiritual Ship took more than three days to arrive, while the return seemed a little faster, and when they saw the outline of Taichang Market,

it was still an hour and a half until three days passed.

The crimson sky appeared somewhat oppressive to the cultivators, but at this moment they even felt a bit relieved.

After experiencing the terror of the Beast Tide and the secret realm's thrilling ordeals, many cultivators were already physically and mentally exhausted.

Not to mention Taichang Market, where no one who ever fought has survived.

This alone was enough to assure many people.

When the Spiritual Ship landed at Taichang Market, Ye Jingcheng, Ye Xingliu, and others went straight to their family's store.

Although there were awards and commendations at the moment, the Ye Family had an average harvest from the secret realm, and naturally was not included, whereas the Chu Family was inside it.

They needed to go to the Taiyi Tower to receive their awards.

"Ye Daoist, aren't you going?" Chu Yanqing, seeing that Ye Jingcheng and the others were heading in a different direction, curiously asked Ye Jingcheng.

Apart from their cultivators, only the Taiyi Sect knew about the secret realm's rewards, which ranked in the top ten this time.

In her view, the Ye Family was surely in the top ten.

Therefore, she was puzzled at this moment.

Ye Jingcheng paused his steps, didn't answer, just glanced briefly, then continued forward.

"Yanqing, the Ye Family has only two people, the result isn't based on the average." Beside her, Chu Xiyu spoke up.

He still felt something amiss, suddenly realizing that Chu Yanqing seemed to be too close to that Ye Family boy.

"I know they are only two people." Chu Yanqing wanted to retort against her father, at least she had worked with Ye Jingcheng for three years.

Did she not know what kind of person Ye Jingcheng was?

Indeed, she felt that no one here could truly understand Ye Jingcheng.

However, she didn't want to continue talking with Chu Xiyu.

...

Chu Ye Pavilion, after more than a month in the secret realm, Ye Jingcheng thought there would be few cultivators at Chu Ye Pavilion.

Surprisingly, he found that there were still one or two cultivators, with Ye Jinhao explaining things to them, and upon seeing Ye Jingcheng and others appear, the cultivators seemed pleasantly surprised.

"The elixirs will take five days to be available, hope the Daoist understands." Ye Jingcheng spoke directly before they had a chance to speak.

As they had just returned, they couldn't begin refining pills immediately.

But given the fact that they've been waiting, it indicated the visitors were regulars of Chu Ye Pavilion.

"Eleventh Brother, Sixth Brother, Patriarch!" Ye Jinhao seemed somewhat excited as well. When they departed that day, only Ye Jingyu and Ye Jinhao stayed behind.

Now, evidently, they took turns on duty.

"Good work!" Ye Xingliu nodded in appreciation while observing Ye Jinhao's condition.

The group entered the shop's backyard.

They did not linger in the front yard but went straight to the back.

"I have some insights today, need to enter seclusion for a few days!" Both Ye Xingliu and Ye Jingcheng chose to enter seclusion.

This was also a precaution against being summoned by Master Miaofa.

Nevertheless, it seemed they were overthinking; after three days of uneventfulness, both of them let down their guard.

Since the Taiyi Sect had no further need to investigate, they had no reason to call them again, given that the auction conference was just two months away.

They could choose to enter seclusion again.

Ye Xingliu began setting up arrays, placing them one after another.

Once it was layered multiple times, he retrieved the Spirit Beast Bag, and soon, a palm-sized turtle shell landed on the nearby table.

"Enter Turtle Ancestor's space to check!" Ye Xingliu ordered.

After so long, they needed to consume the antidote for the Forget Dust Pill and check the gains from this trip.

Turtle Ancestor's space seemed a bit larger compared to the last observation. The two chose a cave, swallowed the elixirs, and the sealed memories gradually restored to their originals.

Reflecting on the journey through the secret realm, Ye Jingcheng commenced a thorough summary.

To him, it wasn't just the treasures obtained in the secret realm; the insights gained within were equally invaluable.

Ye Xingliu's cautious approach and manner of handling matters were also worth pondering repeatedly.

After managing these memories, more than half an hour had passed.

Ye Jingcheng opened his eyes to find Ye Xingliu also watching him; although he said nothing, Ye Jingcheng knew Ye Xingliu was interested in the Corpse Daoist's final Bone Ring.

The Corpse Daoist resorted to a soul-splitting death to feign death and escape.

There must be many secret treasures.

Even after losing a complete soul split, the Corpse Daoist could still control eight corpse refinements, indicating his Divine Soul was nearing the state of an Earth Soul.

Otherwise, reaching that level wouldn't have been possible.

The two conceived an ambush, aware of how damaging a split soul's death is to the main soul.

Moreover, the strongest Ziyang Demon Corpse had already been slain by Taiyi Sect cultivators.

They didn't believe the Corpse Daoist had any stronger corpse refinements.

And even if he did, it was uncertain who would triumph—Taiyi Sect killing the Corpse Daoist, or the other way around.

Ye Jingcheng retrieved the Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven and the Bone Ring.

The Bone Ring remained extremely ordinary, gray and white, such that without prior knowledge of its power, one might think it was a mere mundane bone ring.

However, in reality, the bone ring could store even living beings.

It was likely similar to that scroll treasure.

Ye Jingcheng began to gradually erase the Divine Sense Mark on the Bone Ring.

Since the Corpse Daoist had already fallen, it was easy to remove.

Soon, Ye Jingcheng completed the acknowledgment of ownership, and he and Ye Xingliu entered the Bone Ring space together.

The space inside the Bone Ring was small, even smaller than the scroll, only the size of a grand hall.

The entire area was arranged with a somber white-bone hall.

Within the hall, there were numerous empty wooden coffins, clearly once used to store Spirit Corpses, numbering over twenty.

It was evident that before entering, the Corpse Daoist had prepared over twenty Tier Two Corpse Refinements, making Ye Jingcheng feel a bit frightened.

Fortunately, he didn't act against the Corpse Daoist earlier, or he truly wouldn't have been a match for him.

However, that fear quickly dissipated, for in his eyes, he was currently staring fixedly at a Jade Box glowing with Spiritual Light and an extremely scarlet Blood Box.

The two boxes were placed on the central table of the hall, with Spirit Shields surrounding them.

The Jade Box, though they hadn't seen it in actuality, was instantly recognizable from the Jade Talisman: it contained a freshly matured Gold Condensing Fruit.

The other Blood Box held, astonishingly, a Corpse Bead.

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