My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me

"The Five Evils Sword. This sword was refined using Five Elements Evil Qi, supplemented by the Five Elements Elite. Its Restrictions are exquisite, and the Five Elements Forbidden Technique within is a work of divine craftsmanship. It is an Uppermost Grade Tier Three Flying Sword."

On the stage, a long-bearded Golden Core Cultivator held a glistening Flying Sword, speaking with great eloquence.

"This sword’s greatest advantage is that it has extremely low requirements for a Cultivator’s Cultivation Technique. As long as your technique isn’t too esoteric, you can easily refine it and unleash the Flying Sword’s full power."

After the introduction, as if eager for more, he channeled his Magical Power to unleash a sliver of the Five Evils Sword’s might. A sharp Sword Light shot out, carving a deep gash into the Sword Testing Stone.

The Cultivators attending the auction naturally had discerning eyes and quickly began to bid. The price of this Tier Three Upper Grade Flying Sword immediately skyrocketed, reaching several hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Naturally, there were Sword Cultivators among the accompanying Island Masters, and they coveted the Flying Sword. However, after two rounds of bidding, they had to give up reluctantly.

"The Central Continent is filled with treasures, but they are far beyond our means."

A strange look flashed through the eyes of Iron Head, who was sitting beside him. ’This Five Evils Sword is clearly the one Master refined in the Profound Celestial Furnace and sold seven days ago. I can’t believe it’s already being resold at an auction.’

His main purpose in coming to the auction, however, was not to bid on Spirit Wood and Spirit Medicine, but to acquire a Cultivation Technique. This technique was called the *Divine Transformation Scripture*—the legacy method of the Western Continent’s Dharma Image Sect.

’He wondered if some lucky soul had discovered a Cave Mansion left by a Dharma Image Sect ancestor before their western migration, or if an unworthy disciple was selling off their Sect’s techniques.’

In any case, Iron Head was determined to acquire this Cultivation Technique.

This was because his junior brother, Yellow Foot, practiced the *Inner Scenery Divine Transformation Demon Suppression Scripture*, a technique for the Dharma Image Sect’s Inner Sect Disciples. While the technique wasn’t weak, its potential was limited; one could at most cultivate to the Perfect Golden Core realm. The *Divine Transformation Scripture*, on the other hand, was the Dharma Image Sect’s foundational legacy method. It could be practiced all the way to the Divinity Transformation Stage, and its profundity was far superior to the *Inner Scenery Divine Transformation Demon Suppression Scripture*.

Because Yellow Foot carried the blood of a Kunpeng, his only path to successful cultivation in the Nine Heavens World was through a technique with low Spiritual Qi requirements, like the *Divine Transformation Scripture*.

Only after several other Elixirs and Magical Treasures were auctioned off did the Golden Core Cultivator on stage finally present the *Divine Transformation Scripture*.

"This is the foundational method of the Dharma Image Sect, a Major Sect from the Western Continent. When practiced by someone with excellent comprehension, even those with lesser aptitude can advance by leaps and bounds. Condensing a Dharma Aspect provides wondrous, unparalleled applications. The bidding starts at fifty thousand Spirit Stones."

"Fifty-five thousand Spirit Stones."

Someone casually called out a price.

As the legacy method of the Dharma Image Sect, the *Divine Transformation Scripture* was naturally worth far more than that. However, the Cultivators at this auction were all of considerable status. They wouldn’t rashly abandon a technique they had extensive experience with, one they’d received guidance on from their seniors, just to switch to something entirely new.

After all, many of the finer details of cultivation are never recorded in Jade Scrolls.

If they encountered some inexplicable bottleneck and their Cultivation stagnated, it would be too late for regrets.

The ones bidding now were all from Immortal Cultivation Clans. They hoped to acquire it to bolster their family’s foundation, lest a descendant with a special Talent related to the Divine Soul one day appear without a suitable Cultivation Technique to practice.

After a few rounds, the price for the *Divine Transformation Scripture* rose to over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones, at which point the bidding slowed.

Iron Head added another twenty thousand, raising the price to two hundred seventy thousand Spirit Stones, and smoothly secured the Cultivation Technique.

The other Cultivators from the Thousand Islands Alliance didn’t find it strange and offered their congratulations. They all knew the famous Golden and Silver Boys were of Independent Cultivator origin; switching to a Cultivation Technique with greater potential was perfectly normal.

The Golden Core Cultivator on stage continued to present items, and the auction proceeded without any great stir.

The calm was broken when a graceful Female Cultivator carried out a Round Tripod containing a stalk of Spirit Wood—a Five Elements Pine. Its appearance sent another jolt of excitement through the crowd.

"A single stalk of Five Elements Pine, over eighty-seven hundred years old. This Spirit Wood can nourish a Spirit Vein and harmonize the Five Elements. Its leaves and branches can be used in both Alchemy and Artifact Refining. If a Five Elements Pine of this age is planted in a Spirit Vein, any vein below Tier Four is guaranteed to advance by one Minor Grade within a hundred and fifty years. Advancing from Tier Three Middle Grade to Upper Grade would be an effortless task."

For smaller powers, such a Spirit Wood was an immense treasure. For larger factions and solitary Independent Cultivators, however, the allure was much weaker.

After all, major factions had no lack of Spiritual Qi and had long ago planted various types of Spirit Wood in their Spirit Veins. As for solitary Independent Cultivators, they wouldn’t empty their pockets for a Spirit Vein upgrade that would only materialize one hundred and fifty years later.

Only the smaller powers, who were strapped for Spiritual Qi, would be willing to purchase a Spirit Wood like the Five Elements Pine.

The Island Masters from the Thousand Islands Alliance were prime examples. Knowing they hadn’t brought enough Spirit Stones, they still placed a few bids to try their luck.

"Island Master Iron Head, aren’t you interested in the Five Elements Pine?" one of the Island Masters asked curiously, seeing that Iron Head hadn’t placed a bid.

"My coffers were emptied bidding on the *Divine Transformation Scripture*," Iron Head said, putting on an act of being completely broke. "How could I dare dream of a treasure like the Five Elements Pine?"

’In truth, Master Yang Jing has also used the Fetal Transformation into an Alien Form to alter his appearance and attend this auction. A Spirit Wood like the Five Elements Pine is a perfect match for his Inner World; of course he’s determined to get it.’

The bidding for the Five Elements Pine was incredibly fierce.

"One million seven hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

"One million eight hundred and fifty thousand!"

The price of the Five Elements Pine continued to climb, quickly reaching a figure that would drive countless Cultivators into a frenzy.

"Three million five hundred and seventy thousand!"

A tall, imposing Cultivator with fierce, round eyes raised the bid by three hundred thousand, his expression one of absolute determination.

His bid scared off most of the other Cultivators, leaving only a few still in the running. They persisted until the price reached three million seven hundred thousand, at which point they reluctantly withdrew.

That price was enough to purchase other Spiritual Objects capable of enhancing a Spirit Vein, some of which would have even better effects.

While the Five Elements Pine could produce various Spiritual Objects to recoup some of the cost, it was still a Spirit Wood that required the meticulous care of a Spirit Plant Cultivator. The slightest mishap, and that enormous sum of Spirit Stones would go right down the drain.

Yang Jing, disguised as a giant of a man, glanced around before taking the Five Elements Pine from the attendants with a single arm.

A Spatial Restriction had been placed within the Round Tripod; the Five Elements Pine itself was over two hundred feet tall.

After that exorbitant sale, the auction grew somewhat dull. It was only when a vial of Tier Four Spirit Pills appeared that a new bidding war erupted among the Nascent Soul Cultivators.

When the auction concluded, Cultivators backed by major powers left leisurely in groups. In contrast, those from smaller factions with no significant backing had to resort to all manner of tricks to conceal their tracks as they departed.

As the Cultivator who had just purchased a great treasure like the Five Elements Pine, Yang Jing naturally planned to use an Escape Technique to shake off any tails before returning to the Thousand Islands Alliance caravan.

He vanished using an Earth Escape technique, tunneling several miles in the blink of an eye. Just as he was about to flee further, an incredibly intense fluctuation of Magical Power erupted from the Marketplace behind him.

A fluctuation like that could only mean one thing: a Nascent Soul True Monarch was attacking with their full might.

Yang Jing halted instantly. He first stored the Five Elements Pine in his Inner World, then buried himself deep in the earth and began to creep back cautiously.

’My disciples, Iron Head and Yinjiao, are still with the Thousand Islands Alliance caravan. I can’t just leave. The caravan may be guarded by two Nascent Soul True Monarchs, but the attacker is one as well.’

He crept back to the outskirts of the Marketplace, cautiously emerging just enough to survey the scene.

Outside the Marketplace, a staggering eleven Nascent Soul True Monarchs were locked in a standoff. Their Divine Thoughts and Magical Powers clashed in the air, scaring the Golden Core Cultivators—who were normally considered major figures themselves—into absolute silence.

’Only in the Central Continent could so many Nascent Soul Cultivators be gathered in one place for such a spectacle.’

Yang Jing quickly assessed the group. Two of the eleven Nascent Soul True Monarchs were the guardians of the Thousand Islands Alliance caravan; their auras were slightly weaker. Five others had attended the auction, and their strengths varied. The remaining three were the owners of the Marketplace. They seemed flustered and exasperated, their auras were unstable, and it was clear they had just attacked—and just as clear that they hadn’t gained the slightest advantage.

And incredibly, all of this was caused by a single person.

This Nascent Soul True Monarch had hair like blazing flames and was dressed in a black robe. Staring at him for too long created the illusion that one’s eyes were being seared blind.

Despite facing ten peers, all at the Nascent Soul Cultivation realm, he showed not a shred of fear. On the contrary, his face was a mask of arrogance.

"Feng Zeyang! We at Changxi Marketplace have done nothing to offend you! Why have you so brazenly attacked us?" one of the Nascent Soul True Monarchs guarding the Marketplace demanded, his voice fierce but his manner betraying his fear.

It was one thing for Tribulation Cultivators to stage ambushes in secret. But for someone to rob people so brazenly, right outside the Marketplace... what would become of their reputation? Who would dare attend an auction at Changxi Marketplace ever again?

"I have no interest in your pathetic Marketplace," Feng Zeyang sneered. "Elder Wenduan, hand over the Qu Family disciple who is participating in this generation’s Contest of the Nine Marvels."

The expression of a Nascent Soul Cultivator with a white beard and hair and a restrained aura changed drastically.

’The moment that old monster Feng Zeyang made his move, I suspected it was about the contest for the Nine Marvelous Creation Qi. But I couldn’t help but cling to a sliver of hope. Now that Feng Zeyang has laid it all bare, how can I not be shaken to my core?’

’The Feng Family is a top-tier Noble Family in the Central Continent. The Qu Family is no match for their power.’

’The identity of our Qu Family’s participant in the Contest of the Nine Marvels is a top-secret matter within the clan. The boy even changed his appearance. How could he possibly have been exposed?’

"Feng Zeyang, to resort to such methods... do you have so little faith in your own family’s prodigy?"

Feng Zeyang didn’t deign to reply. He simply shifted his gaze to the three Nascent Soul guardians of the Marketplace.

"You three. The Feng Family is only here to capture a single Golden Core Cultivator. We won’t even take his life. Do you intend to obstruct me?"

The three Nascent Soul True Monarchs exchanged a glance, then silently moved aside. They had made their decision.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Thousand Islands Alliance scrambled out of the way as if avoiding the plague itself, clearing a path.

Visit and read more novel to help us update chapter quickly. Thank you so much!