The morning sunlight gently illuminated the earth.

Under the cicada's chirping and bird's song, the Taihang Market gradually became lively. On the streets, the sound of footsteps clacking on bluestone slabs grew more frequent.

The market's array in the bamboo forest occasionally opened and closed, as one cultivator after another stepped inside.

Ye Jingcheng also awoke from cultivation, feeling a slight increase in the spiritual energy within his body, which caused him to feel a bit of joy.

If cultivation was tedious, then watching the step-by-step increase of spiritual energy over time was equally an amusing affair.

Unlike the rapid growth from consuming spirit pills, this gradual ascent sometimes brought more peace of mind.

Ye Jingcheng stood up and glanced at the Stone Spirit beside him.

The Stone Spirit was still undergoing a breakthrough in advancement, probably needing more than half a month.

During this time, Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't disturb it.

Otherwise, if the advancement was delayed, he himself would suffer the greatest loss.

Gathering those Stone Squares was not easy.

After checking on the Stone Spirit, Ye Jingcheng began alchemy.

This time he was refining the Golden Falcon Pill.

First, let the Golden Falcon advance once.

Besides, he really lacked Purple Mansion combat power now.

He released the Red Flame Fox, which had recently consumed a Fire Beast Pill, making it somewhat indifferent to other spirit pills.

At this moment, it chirped eagerly, anticipating Ye Jingcheng refining another Fire Beast Pill.

However, when it saw him take out some gold attribute spiritual medicines, it was slightly disappointed.

But it still nuzzled up to him, rubbing its forehead against his pant leg.

After setting up the array, Ye Jingcheng began the alchemy process.

The Tier One Golden Falcon Pill was indeed nothing to him now.

Having studied it well in advance, he dove directly into the refining process.

Even during the process, he contemplated how to convert the Golden Falcon Pill into a Golden Tier Pill.

The greatest beneficiary of a Golden Tier Pill would naturally be the newly acquired Golden Rhinoceros by the Ye Family.

According to Ye Jingcheng's knowledge, a newly joined spirit talisman master from the Ye Family had exchanged for the Golden Rhinoceros.

Ye Jingcheng focused his heart spirit, every dose of spiritual medicine quickly went into the furnace.

Accompanied by a crimson glow, the spiritual medicines were soon smelted.

By this point, both his fire control technique and the Red Flame Fox's fire control ability had become exquisite, effortlessly handling tier one spirit pills.

With the passage of time, after more than half a day, Ye Jingcheng lifted the furnace lid.

Soon, the lid flew up, revealing four Golden Falcon Pills inside.

Seeing the four pills, Ye Jingcheng was momentarily surprised but then felt a great sense of relief.

Although four Golden Falcon Pills weren't much use, they could all be given to the Golden Falcon.

Since the Golden Falcon was already at the late stage of Tier Two, even if its bloodline advanced, these tier one Golden Falcon Pills might not be enough to push it to the peak of Tier Two.

Four pills, then, to achieve victory by quantity.

Ye Jingcheng collected the four spirit pills and let out a long sigh.

After confirming there were no issues with the Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven, he left the room.

The Taihang Market was exceptionally lively now, with the exchange of land titles of market shops and ever-escalating bids from the Pill Pavilion and artifact shops.

Various cultivators of unknown background and stalls set up by loose cultivators all contributed to the bustle.

At that moment, Ye Xinghe approached.

"Patriarch, Xu Xiuqing has been found. She went to live in the valley where her father once stayed," Ye Xinghe reported.

Finding the location of a loose cultivator wasn't difficult, as long as she hadn't left the Taihang Commandery.

Ye Jingcheng was momentarily stunned but quickly nodded, accepting the jade talisman presented by the latter.

The jade talisman contained the precise location.

Ye Jingcheng thought of Old Xu from back then.

But soon, he shook his head and found himself seated on the third floor of a restaurant, having ordered spiritual cuisine and Jade Wave Wine.

Compared to the liveliness of Cyan Bamboo Wine, perhaps now he was more eager for the might of the sea.

Having drunk about seventy percent of the spirit wine and spiritual cuisine, Ye Jingcheng left the market, heading north.

The speed of the Profound Shadow Cyan Cloud Ship was swift.

In the blink of an eye, many white clouds were left behind as he arrived at a South Mountain Town.

Behind the town was a valley.

In the valley was a beauty.

As Ye Jingcheng entered the valley, his expression quickly froze. Inside, Xu Xiuqing stood, accompanied by a man with sword-like brows and starry eyes, living together in the valley.

Ye Jingcheng's steps stopped abruptly. He patted the Spirit Beast Bag containing the Golden Scale Beast, letting it roar a couple of times outside.

Then, amid the Golden Scale Beast's confusion, he flew back to the market.

At this moment, his heart was as calm as still water.

Inside his heart, it seemed as if there was a sense of relief.

But as the Spiritual Ship landed in the Taihang Market and he walked into the endless bamboo forest,

a sense of loneliness and disappointment filled his heart.

The previous calm and relief turned out to be merely a physiological response of the body.

He walked into the Spirit Beast Shop and called for his second brother, Ye Jingyong.

Perhaps the restaurant was more convenient for the Ye Family, with people specially preparing spiritual cuisine, and ample spirit wine, but compared to the restaurant, the Spirit Beast Shop gave Ye Jingcheng a familiar and homely feel.

Smoke curled upward, the aroma of spirit wine filled the air, inside the room, there were no loud cheers, only the sound of clinking glasses.

Ye Jingyong missed Ye Jingli somewhat.

He knew that if Ye Jingli was there, he would always think of something to lighten the mood.

...

In the South Mountain Town, several beast roars echoed in the valley, startling mortals into closing their doors, causing children's cries to cease abruptly.

And Xu Xiuqing couldn't help but look up.

She knew that it was the Golden Scale Beast.

Only now, the Golden Scale Beast's voice seemed more robust, more powerful, and was said to have broken through to Tier Two.

Xu Xiuqing felt genuinely happy, yet after the happiness, she felt a bit desolate.

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