Clan Competition Begins

Clan Competition Begins

At this moment, the entire Lingyun Peak's atmosphere changed in an instant.

Every Ye Family cultivator wore an angry expression.

The guardian Spirit Beast, Turtle Ancestor, had been hounded to death by the other families in such a manner, and they had then been allowed to swagger away.

At this moment, they were all filled with fury.

Ye Xingliu stepped forward as well. As the family head, he had to speak now and salvage the Ye Family's morale. "From today onward, all clan stipends will be raised by fifty percent. At the same time, cultivators who have shown no progress for a long time will have their stipends halved. In addition, the top three in the Clan Competition will be able to receive a Spirit Beast or cultivation art as a reward from the family!"

"The top ten in the Clan Competition may receive Spirit Stone rewards, or a bottle of spirit pills or a Dharma Artifact!"

"Furthermore, the specific reward rules and family policies will undergo great changes. The detailed rules will be issued later!"

"In short, cultivate properly for me. Otherwise, when the family truly declines and you become Rogue Cultivators, I need not tell you what those days will be like!"

Ye Xingliu continued speaking, his bearing equally imposing. His words made everyone's expressions change.

Though the Ye Family was not some great Purple Mansion clan, it was still one of the Four Great Foundation Establishment Families south of the Taihang Mountains. Becoming Rogue Cultivators would be a true nightmare! A sense of tension and urgency began spreading from top to bottom among everyone.

They all put away their former leisure and complacency.

Ye Jingcheng was filled with anger as well.

They had spent tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to purchase Blood Heart Pills, only for something to go wrong and kill the mountain-guarding Spirit Beast.

Still, he was puzzled. Ye Xingliu had not replied to him or given him any response. Besides, he felt that all this seemed far too much in line with what the other Four Great Families wanted.

From what he had observed, the Ye Family should not have been like this...

As Ye Jingcheng hesitated, the Clan Competition had already begun.

Everyone withdrew to the Martial Arts Arena.

It was an enormous open space with countless huge stone platforms. Usually, Ye Family cultivators taught spells here.

Today, it was also being used for the Clan Competition.

Upon arriving at the square, Ye Jingcheng discovered that nearly every member of the Ye Family had gathered.

At a glance, there were over a hundred cultivators.

Most were in the early or middle stages of Qi Training, while only a small portion were in the Qi Refining Late Stage.

The Clan Competition was divided into three arenas: one for early-stage Qi Training, one for middle-stage Qi Training, and one for Qi Training Stage 7 and Qi Training Stage 8.

As for Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators, they were already Ye Family elders and did not need to participate.

The competing cultivators were all under fifty years old.

There were more than fifty of them in total: over twenty in early-stage Qi Training, over twenty in middle-stage Qi Training, and only eight at Qi Training Stage 7 and Qi Training Stage 8.

Rewards were given for competing.

Those over fifty were excluded. After all, in the Cultivation World, the best time to break through to Foundation Establishment was before the age of sixty.

Past that age, one's qi and blood deteriorated, making the chance of breakthrough extremely low.

And if one attempted Foundation Establishment without a Foundation Establishment Pill to protect the heart meridians, failure meant death.

As a Foundation Establishment Family, the Ye Family naturally could not accept too many cultivators repeatedly failing their breakthroughs.

Ye Jingcheng was assigned to the middle-stage Qi Training group. He had immense confidence in himself. Whether it was his own methods or his Crimson Flame Fox and Golden Scale Beast, he had the means to challenge Qi Training Stage 7.

At this moment, he wanted to contend for a place in the top three and choose a better cultivation art from the family.

As for Spirit Beasts, he thought of the blood leech Spirit Beast's egg, but Ye Jingcheng soon shook his head.

What he lacked now were still Spirit Stones. Raising two Spirit Beasts was already giving him a headache.

"Everyone, make your preparations. We begin in one hour!" Ye Xinghe was in charge of the middle-stage Qi Training arena. At this moment, even the fat on his face carried a fierce air.

This was vastly different from the image Ye Jingcheng had previously had of his eldest uncle.

Clearly, Ye Xinghe had been the one to purchase the Blood Heart Pills. He likely was not feeling well either.

Ye Jingcheng obediently sat down on the spot to rest. Although he had not wasted much spiritual energy during the earlier cleanup, maintaining his peak condition would still help him claim first place among the middle-stage Qi Training cultivators.

Ye Jingcheng looked at his Second Brother, Ye Jingyong, then at his Sixth Brother, Ye Jingli. They were his main competitors, both at Qi Training Stage 6.

Second Brother Ye Jingyong in particular had strength acknowledged by all in the Ye Family's Jing Generation. Ye Jingcheng was also deeply wary of that Small Seal Dharma Artifact! As he meditated, Ye Xingliu's voice transmission sounded in his mind once more.

"If you do not want to be Body Seized, keep your secrets well!"

Ye Jingcheng was greatly startled. He looked around, wanting to find Ye Xingliu, only to discover that when the Clan Competition began, Ye Xingliu and Ye Haicheng, the two Foundation Building Cultivators, had already vanished.

"Stop looking. Compete properly, and do not think that having a Beast Communication Mark means you can let your guard down!"

"Also, let today's voice transmissions rot in your belly!"

Ye Xingliu's voice sounded again, then disappeared.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng's heart began pounding wildly.

Ye Xingliu had received his voice transmission, yet had not told him to give it a try. Now, he was even telling him to keep it secret. This made suspicion rise in Ye Jingcheng's heart.

Was Turtle Ancestor truly dead?

He wanted to ask again, his stomach full of doubts, but he saw that the Ye Family members before him were all as fired up as if they had been injected with chicken blood, cultivating with even greater dedication.

The other three great families and the Xu Family would likely lower their guard as well.

If Turtle Ancestor had not fallen in this scene, then the Ye Family would be the true winner this time!

Moreover, Ye Haiyun could return after taking leave because of this.

Ye Jingcheng did not dare continue imagining it, but he suddenly realized that what he saw might not be the truth.

Ye Jingcheng quickly shook his head again. He was merely a middle-stage Qi Training cultivator; there was no need for him to think so much.

On the contrary, taking first place in the middle-stage Qi Training group and choosing a cultivation art better than the Li Fire Art was what mattered most to him right now.

With that thought, Ye Jingcheng began to calm his mind and focus his spirit.

Since he did not need to restore spiritual energy, he slowly circulated the Li Fire Art and cultivated his spiritual power a little longer.

Now that the spirit formation was fully activated, more spiritual energy was being released from the spirit vein, making cultivation even more beneficial for cultivators.

"Alright, you should be adjusted enough. Come up and draw lots!" Ye Xinghe's heavy voice roused everyone.

He then took out countless bamboo slips, each marked with a number.

These numbers would determine the challengers!

Ye Jingcheng also rose and stepped forward to draw a lot.

"Jingcheng, you'd better be careful. My Flying Cloud Leopard has grown stronger again lately!" Ye Jingyong said when he saw Ye Jingcheng.

This Second Brother of his talked a lot and was quite competitive.

Ye Jingcheng merely answered with a smile.

In his heart, he still hoped Ye Jingyong's Flying Cloud Leopard truly had grown much stronger.

Otherwise, he always felt that bringing out his Crimson Flame Fox would be bullying people! He might even belong in the Qi Refining Late Stage group! Yet despite saying that, if he could win rewards in the middle-stage Qi Training group, Ye Jingcheng would still rather remain in the middle-stage Qi Training group!