Chapter 3073: 乌琼族

Mount Tianyu is the holy mountain of the Tianyu Clan and also the largest market town under their jurisdiction. The Jiuyuan Merchant Alliance was holding a large-scale auction there, attracting a great number of cultivators.

The Tianyu Clan dispatched additional personnel to maintain order and simultaneously activated certain restrictions of their clan-protecting grand formation to prevent disturbances.

Mount Tianyu towered into the clouds, with buildings sprawling from its base to the summit. A large number of cultivators could be seen moving about.

At the summit, there was a secluded manor featuring small bridges, flowing streams, pavilions, and towers.

A burly elder in a red robe and a slender young woman in a white dress were seated in a cyan stone pavilion, enjoying tea and conversation.

The red-robed elder had a pair of red feathered wings on his back. His physique was significantly larger than a human's, with a square face and large eyes, exuding an aura as vast as the ocean.

This was Xu Yan, a mid-stage Integration cultivator and the Grand Elder of the Tianyu Clan.

Members of the Tianyu Clan are born with wings that cannot be retracted, unlike demonic birds, who can freely retract or extend their wings after shapeshifting.

The young woman in the white dress had skin like congealed fat and a pair of white feathered wings on her back.

This was Bai Li, a mid-stage Integration cultivator and an Elder of the Tianyu Clan.

"I hope this opportunity allows me to gather high-grade materials for tribulation transcendence, otherwise, I might very well perish under the Grand Heavenly Tribulation."

Xu Yan sighed, looking worried.

The previous Grand Supreme Elder of the Tianyu Clan died during his fifth Grand Heavenly Tribulation. Within the next millennium, he would face his fourth Grand Heavenly Tribulation. Even if he survived that, he wouldn't be able to cultivate to the late-stage Integration Realm before his fifth Grand Heavenly Tribulation arrived.

"I just wonder if there's anything like the Ephemeral Origin Fruit available. That would be wonderful."

Bai Li's face showed a look of yearning.

Xu Yan nodded. "Let's hope so! Even obtaining high-grade materials for tribulation transcendence would suffice."

He took out a pale golden magical disk and cast a spell into it. A respectful male voice sounded: "Grand Elder, cultivators from the True Spirit Family, the Ye Clan, have arrived."

Among humans, there are multiple Ye families, but only one is known as the True Spirit Family.

"Understood."

Xu Yan put away the golden magical disk and said, "Let's go! We should go out and greet them."

The Tianyu Clan had a good relationship with the human race. Since an Integration cultivator from the Ye Clan was coming to the auction, they still needed to go out and welcome them as a sign of respect.

The Ye Clan's overall strength was second only to the three major clans. Xu Yan dared not be negligent; the Jiuyuan Merchant Alliance was a commercial organization and not counted among the major powers.

They left the manor and flew out.

A dragon boat shimmering with blue light floated high in the sky. Ye Yiyan and a young man in a green shirt, with sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, stood upon it.

The young man in the green shirt was Ye Yifeng, an early-stage Integration cultivator and Ye Yiyan's cousin.

Xu Yan and Bai Li came out to greet them, their faces wreathed in smiles.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, Madam Ye, what an honor to have you here. I am Xu Yan, and this is Madam Bai Li."

"Fellow Daoist Xu, you are too kind. We heard the Jiuyuan Merchant Alliance was holding an auction here, so we hurried over. Have the fellow Daoists from the Jiuyuan Merchant Alliance arrived yet?"

"Fellow Daoist Luo has already arrived. This isn't the best place to talk; let's go inside."

Xu Yan made a welcoming gesture and personally invited Ye Yiyan and Ye Yifeng into Mount Tianyu.

A silver streak of light appeared high in the sky, rapidly flying towards their location.

Soon after, the silver light slowed, revealing a silver-shimmering flying boat. Wang Mengbin and others stood on it. Besides the six of them, there was also a tall, slender young man in a green shirt and a graceful young woman in a yellow dress.

The young man in the green shirt and the young woman in the yellow dress both had natural black spiritual patterns on their faces and arms, along with long noses and small ears.

The young man in the green shirt was Wu Yang, and the young woman in the yellow dress was Wu Yue. Both were late-stage Void Refinement cultivators.

They were from the Wuqiong Clan, a clan with good relations with humans. Though their overall strength was not great, the Wuqiong Clan members had highly sensitive premonitions and could foresee some dangers in advance.

When Wang Mengbin and his group passed through a desert on their journey, Wu Yang and Wu Yue warned them of danger ahead. Wang Mengbin was half-skeptical, but soon after, a sandstorm erupted, and swarms of demonic insects appeared. Fortunately, they escaped quickly.

After this incident, Wang Mengbin witnessed the extraordinary abilities of the Wuqiong Clan. Learning that Wu Yang and his sister were also going to the auction, he invited them to travel together.

"We've finally arrived."

Wu Yang let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Wang Mengbin cast a spell, and the silver flying boat slowly descended towards the ground.

They disembarked one after another. Wang Mengbin put away the silver flying boat, and the eight of them walked towards Mount Tianyu.

Along the way, they saw numerous races. Human cultivators were relatively few; most were from other races.

"After all, this is the territory of other races. Even if the Tianyu Clan has a good relationship with us humans, you all must be extra careful."

Wang Mengbin transmitted this message to Wang Yingjie and the other three. They couldn't stay together constantly and would certainly split up to purchase materials.

Wang Yingjie and the other three naturally understood this and nodded.

Mount Tianyu had steep slopes, and the streets ascended diagonally. The flow of people was like weaving threads, making the area exceptionally lively.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, we need to go find our clan leader now. We'll part ways here."

Wu Yang greeted them and quickly departed.

The Integration cultivators of the Wuqiong Clan were leading their group to the auction. Wu Yang and his sister had been delayed by something, which was why they weren't with their elders.

"Let's split up as well!"

The six of them separated. Wang Yingjie went with Liu Hongxue, Wang Zongyun went alone, and Wang Mengbin, Bai Yuqi, and True Monarch Hunyuan went together.

Wang Mengbin and the two others strolled about, observing various peculiar items.

True Monarch Hunyuan looked content and didn't pay much attention to the items in the shops lining the streets. Being well-traveled and knowledgeable, he naturally wasn't interested in such things.

About a quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the entrance of an eighteen-story pavilion. The golden characters "Tianyu Pavilion" were written on its plaque.

This was a shop opened by the Tianyu Clan, with a wide range of goods.

Over a hundred cultivators were browsing goods in the main hall, most of whom were Core Formation cultivators.

They didn't linger and headed straight upstairs.

Upon reaching the sixth floor, they saw a short, stout elder in a purple robe sitting on a chair, poring over ledgers.

Noticing Wang Mengbin and the two others, the purple-robed elder put down his ledgers and enthusiastically said, "Welcome, seniors, to our establishment. I am Xu Yuan, the manager of Tianyu Pavilion. How may I assist you?"

Bai Yuqi took out a cyan jade slip, handed it to the purple-robed elder, and asked, "Does your esteemed shop have these materials?"

She was looking for formation materials and alchemy ingredients.

Xu Yuan took the jade slip, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and nodded. "Most of the materials listed in the jade slip are available. Please wait a moment, seniors, I will have someone fetch them."

He took out a golden magical disk, cast a spell, and made some gestures.

After a moment, he put away the golden magical disk.

"Manager Xu, the Jiuyuan Merchant Alliance is holding an auction on Mount Tianyu. Do you know what kind of goods will be available?"