The courtyard before the winter solstice appeared even more desolate, making all the cultivators in the market seem slightly more anxious than usual.

Ye Jingcheng opened the window of his room, allowing the crimson glow of the evening sun to flood into his room.

He tidied up his clothes and then walked out the door.

It had been two days since the trading meeting, and today was the day set by the Taiyi Sect for exploration.

Ye Jingcheng naturally did not dare to slack off. After nourishing a few magical artifacts, he headed towards the outer courtyard.

The other members of the Ye Family had already assembled in the outer courtyard.

"Third Uncle, Brother Liu, I took some time to nourish a magical artifact," Ye Jingcheng said apologetically.

Ye Xingliu nodded:

"It's alright, we haven't started yet, and we still have to wait for the Chu Family for a while."

Even though they did not form an alliance with the Chu Family, they had not forgotten that the Chu Family was related by marriage.

Once everyone was gathered, there were over thirty people from the Ye Family, while on the other side of the courtyard, there were over sixty people.

Of these, there were five cultivators just at the Foundation Establishment level.

One must know the Chu Family had also gone through significant upheaval before, and having this number means the Chu Family had been developing well recently, and they likely bought quite a few Foundation Establishment Pills before.

The Chu Family was still led by their patriarch, Chu Xiyu, who wore a golden crown and brocade robe. His aura was especially strong today, with his cultivation already at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, comparable to Ye Xingliu.

Chu Xiyu and Ye Xingliu greeted each other and then began walking towards the market.

Today, the alleys and streets were more populated, and at a corner, several more cultivators joined the ranks of the Ye Family.

These seven or eight loose cultivators were hired temporarily by the Ye Family this time. For major sects, exploring the Taihang Mountain Range, it was naturally more reliable to work with the major families because they had roots and family members to find.

Loose cultivators, however, were different; they could leave at any time, so major sects usually did not bring ordinary loose cultivators on explorations.

Those loose cultivators who wished to join could only do so through family alliances, sharing sixty percent of any profits, with thirty percent going to the sect and thirty percent to the family.

Of course, despite this arrangement, many still headed to the Taihang Mountain Range, mainly to earn enough Spirit Stones to buy next year's Foundation Establishment Pill.

The group continued walking outside the market, where a large open area was already crowded.

Numerous cultivators were neatly distributed according to their family banners, with the Four Great Golden Core Clans at the forefront.

The Zhang and Zhong Families had the most people, while the Jin and Kong Families, both from the Spirit Pill Clans, had fewer people, but still had more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators and two Purple Mansion cultivators.

Ye Jingcheng squinted and examined these Foundation Establishment cultivators one by one, thinking some might become his formidable opponents.

Ye Xingliu then handed a Jade Talisman to Ye Jingcheng.

"The latest!" Ye Xingliu's voice transmitted into his mind.

Ye Jingcheng smiled knowingly and continued to look towards the Mo and Xu Families, who remained close, unable to stop himself from glancing at the female cultivator.

Yet as soon as he looked over, the female cultivator stared back coldly, and that chill pressed close once more!

"Be careful, she might be at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, or even its Peak," Ye Xingliu also transmitted, clearly having noticed the situation over there.

However, the latter looked puzzled, unsure of when the Xu Family gained such a figure.

"She's been exchanging ice attribute materials at the Foundation Establishment conference," Ye Jingcheng transmitted back.

However, before they could continue, the sky suddenly darkened as a massive Spiritual Ship flew in from the distance, covering Chixiao Heaven.

This Spiritual Ship was as high as four layers, with dozens of Cloud Sails, each inscribed with various Spirit Patterns.

These Spirit Patterns, circulating, looked like a prehistoric giant beast roaring, which brought immense pressure to everyone.

Upon the Spiritual Ship stood Ming Yuan Ascendant, Tianzhen Ascendant, and Supreme Taihao, controlling the giant Spiritual Ship.

It was evident that Taiyi Sect was taking this exploration most seriously.

"Such a large Spiritual Ship must consume a lot of Middle Grade Spirit Stones!" Ye Jingli expressed with admiration.

The Spiritual Ship was indeed enormous.

Even for Ye Jingcheng's Divine Sense to cover it completely, it required several breaths of time.

"This is Master Miaofa's Tier Four Marvelous Treasure Ship from the Taiyi Sect. The core Spirit Gathering Array and Driving Spirit Array both use Upper Grade Spirit Stones, and the consumption of Middle Grade Spirit Stones is not even worth mentioning. If fully operational, its daily consumption is quite substantial," Chu Yanqing explained upon hearing Ye Jingli's remark beside Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingli glanced at Ye Jingcheng and Chu Yanqing with slight suspicion in his eyes, then looked towards Ye Jingyong, seemingly questioning the identities of the two.

"Brother Liu, be cautious," Ye Jingcheng repeatedly warned.

Here, there were about ten Purple Mansion Clans, four Golden Core Clans, not to mention the Taiyi Sect.

BOOM!

At that moment, the Spiritual Ship finally halted, suspended in mid-air.

Like a floating island, it completely covered the bright sky.

"Everyone board the Spiritual Ship, go to the designated areas for each family, and avoid wandering around, or bear the consequences!" Ming Yuan Ascendant's words resonated like thunder in everyone's minds.

Then, a multitude of cultivators began to board the ship.

All procedures proceeded steadily, with the Ye Family being no exception, quickly boarding the Spiritual Ship.

"The Spiritual Ship also has a Spirit Vein?" Ye Jingcheng was both surprised and awed as he landed on the ship.

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