Turtle Ancestor's Tragedy??

Turtle Ancestor's Tragedy?? After sending the message, Ye Jingcheng released the enormous Crimson Flame Fox and Golden Scale Beast, then began searching in a frantic rush.

He was still searching alone, waiting for Ye Xingliu to send him a transmission or a Sound Transmission Talisman.

Though quite a few Rogue Cultivators in the distance had been slain by Ye Family cultivators, Ye Jingcheng was in no hurry.

The Crimson Flame Fox continuously spat out Fireballs, blasting them into one hill after another, while the Jade Ring Rat kept flicking its ears.

To make sure no cultivators were still hiding in the shadows!

This sweeping search was also a grand affair.

Yet most clansmen were still watching Lingyun Peak.

Ye Jingcheng was the same. He waited anxiously, wondering whether he had acted a little too rashly.

But the Beast Communication Mark was now inscribed on his body. Even with the Crimson Flame Fox and Golden Scale Beast, the clan had not obstructed him much, and Ye Haiyun had even taught him in private.

Every time he refined pills, the doors had been left wide open. That was all kindness.

He, Ye Jingcheng, would remember it!

Thus, he quickly cast those thoughts to the back of his mind. Still, he could not help worrying about the scene atop Lingyun Peak! The clan-protecting formation continued to tremble.

It seemed Turtle Ancestor's frenzy was growing worse and worse.

Ye Jingcheng continued waiting, but at that moment, a massive Spirit Boat suddenly appeared in the distance.

Upon it, an enormous character for Xu billowed in the wind as it slowly approached Lingyun Peak.

The Spirit Boat had three full decks and eight cloud sails upon its masts, imposing beyond measure! It was several grades larger even than Ye Xingliu's Spirit Boat.

Figures filled the deck, clearly with no shortage of cultivators aboard.

Ye Jingcheng's face darkened at once. He knew that cultivators who had come to kick a man when he was down had arrived! Worse still, at their head stood the Taicang Xu Family, a Purple Mansion Family! This sight fell not only into Ye Jingcheng's eyes, but also those of Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingteng.

A man emerged atop the mountain peak. Standing upon a Flying Sword, he blocked the Spirit Boat's path.

"Daoist Xu, what is the meaning of this?" Ye Xingliu's hair and beard bristled in fury, his wind robe snapping in the air. Blood still stained his longsword, which nearly pointed directly at Xu Wenchang, the Xu Family's Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator! "Daoist Ye, you misunderstand. These past few days have been when the Xu Family trains its juniors. This time, the Buqing Li Family, Xianyun Chu Family, and Shanyue Chen Family happened to be joining us as well, so we wished to ask whether the Ye Family wanted to come along?"

"Yet we never expected to spot such astonishing blood qi from so far away. Has some Monster Beast fallen to demonic corruption?"

"Still, let me advise the Ye Family Head: such a Monster Beast cannot be kept. This is expressly forbidden by the Taiyi Immortal Sect!"

"If you cannot deal with it, our Xu Family would be willing to lend a hand!" Xu Wenchang said.

He wore an expression of righteous indignation and invoked the name of the Taiyi Sect, making Ye Xingliu's expression turn visibly uglier.

Within Taiyi Sect territory, demonic cultivators and Blood Cultivators were expressly marked for execution. This time, Turtle Ancestor had been struck by a demonic gu, giving off an aura of blood demon qi.

Ye Xingliu could not refute him now, because Xu Wenchang held a spirit disk in his hand.

Rather than answer, Ye Xingliu stared at Li Mutian and the Li Family Head, Li Muhe.

"It was you who tampered with the Blood Heart Pill, wasn't it!" Killing intent shot from Ye Xingliu's eyes.

This time, he pointed his sword directly at them, a drop of scarlet blood falling from its tip.

In the Cultivation World, pointing a Dharma Artifact at someone was a grave taboo, much less a bloodied sword tip.

"Ye Xingliu, stop spouting bloody slander! The Blood Heart Pill was sold by the Huayu Sect, the auction was hosted by the Xu Family, and all Four Great Families had auctioneers there. Who exactly are you trying to slander?" Li Muhe's expression changed as well. Furious, he produced a second-tier dharma sword in his hand.

In an instant, the atmosphere became drawn swords and bent bows. Though Ye Xingliu stood alone, his momentum did not diminish in the slightest!

At that moment, the Chu Family Head, Chu Xiyu, stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Ye Family Head, are you certain the problem lies with the pill? Could it not be that the Spirit Beast itself had gone wrong and turned bloodthirsty in its frenzy?"

"After all, that spirit pill came from the Huayu Sect. Though they are not under the Taiyi Immortal Sect like us, they have no reason to sell things recklessly. Besides, all four families inspected it, and so did the Xu Family!"

As soon as he said this, Xu Wenchang's bearing changed as well. This concerned the reputation of his establishment.

If Ye Xingliu spoke again, he would likewise be slapping the Xu Family across the face.

Most crucially, this was only Ye Xingliu's word.

"Daoist Ye, if you want us to go in and help, hunting Monster Beasts and having the juniors compete need not be urgent right now!"

"No assistance is needed. The Ye Family will handle it ourselves!" Ye Xingliu replied through gritted teeth.

As the Ye Family spoke, the fluctuations of battle atop the mountain reached their peak. The clan-protecting formation began gathering power for a single strike, blasting toward the summit of Lingyun Peak.

Every cultivator knew that today, the Ye Family was fated to lose a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Spirit Beast.

Once the demonic gu took effect, it would only grow more terrifying. Unless the Ye Family had a Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, it would be difficult to subdue it. Using the clan-protecting formation together with numerous Foundation Establishment combatants to trap and kill it was their only option.

The appearance of the Xu Family and the other families here was equivalent to supervising the battle. Given their strength, if the Ye Family did not act, they would naturally step in themselves.

They could even enter the Ye Family's Lingyun Peak and probe the Ye Family's true foundations.

Countless icy soul arrows danced through the air, accompanied by tiger roars, lizard shrieks, and eagle cries from Lingyun Peak. Even the clan-protecting formation could not fully conceal them! In fact, based on the fluctuations of battle, the other three families could easily guess the Ye Family's current strength.

The Ye Family clansmen watching below were also heartsick. With one fewer Foundation Establishment combatant, the Ye Family's voice in the marketplace would weaken, while its reputation would suffer another blow.

A family's development, like that of a cultivator, amounted to nothing more than wealth, companions, methods, and land.

After a long while, the fluctuations atop Lingyun Peak subsided. The next moment, an Azure Robe figure flew out—it was Ye Haicheng. With his cultivation fully unleashed, his Foundation Establishment Middle Stage peak cultivation was laid bare.

Yet weariness showed faintly in his eyes. In his hand, he gripped a blood-colored inner core.

At that moment, the blood disk in the Xu Family's hands became dazzlingly bright, erupting with a tremendous bloody radiance.

Clearly, this Demon Beast Inner Core carried the poison of a demonic gu.

"The Ye Family has accepted the gifts your four families sent today. But mountains may not turn while waters do; the Ye Family will return the favor someday!"

"Also, let me tell you this: Jingteng has now become Grandmaster Taihao's disciple!" Ye Haicheng's words brimmed with fury. At the same time, he sent Jade Slips flying toward the four families.

"We will not see you out today. I hope you will all return whence you came!"

Xu Wenchang's expression shifted slightly. He looked at the Jade Slip, then at Ye Jingteng, before exchanging a few more words and leaving.

But after turning away, all four families revealed delighted expressions. The angrier the Ye Family was, the better. As for becoming a grandmaster's disciple, each of their families had clansmen apprenticed within the Taiyi Sect as well. Still, with this connection in place, they would need to expend a little more effort if they wished to completely exclude the Ye Family.

As all the massive Spirit Boats departed, Ye Haicheng descended into the skies above Lingyun Peak.

"The clan competition will proceed as usual. Starting today, the clan stipend policy will undergo sweeping changes. All of you, remember this day well. In the future, the Ye Family must repay this a hundredfold!"

Ye Haicheng spoke loudly and furiously. Yet at this moment, Ye Jingcheng was somewhat puzzled and had no mind to listen!

Ye Xingliu should have received his Sound Transmission Jade Talisman, but he had not received the slightest response.