At that moment, the Ye Family.
A quarter of the clan members were cultivating. Of the remaining three-quarters, some were busy outside, while others were occupied with all sorts of matters within the family.
The younger ones were playing around.
Those who were especially old were cultivating earnestly, hoping to advance another step, increase their personal strength, and extend their lifespans.
"Hm? So that's how it is? So that's how it is!" In a secret chamber deep in the last row of rooms at the rear of the Ye Family residence, an old man suddenly revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment. Then he smiled, closed his eyes, and began cultivating earnestly.
"Hahahaha, I've finally found the opportunity to break through!"
"I was stuck at the peak of the Qi Realm for a full five years. I've finally found the opportunity to break through to the Spirit Sea Realm in a way suited to my attributes."
"So that's how it is. So this was what the Spirit Gathering Realm was like. I've comprehended it for a full ten years. I'm finally about to break through to the Fifth Great Realm, the Spirit Gathering Realm. At least I haven't let Wuchen's Cultivation Method down..."
The old man's expression relaxed considerably.
Sixteen years ago, the clan member Ye Wuchen had obtained quite a few high-grade Cultivation Methods from beyond the Eastern Region, from Ye Wuchen's wife. He had then allowed the old man to cultivate them. Although the old man's realm had advanced greatly, he had remained stuck at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm, unable to break through to the Spirit Gathering Realm.
Even when he asked Ye Wuchen, Ye Wuchen had said that everyone cultivated different Cultivation Methods and possessed different Martial cultivation level attributes, so their methods of breaking through were different as well. He could not give any precise advice; the old man could only rely on his own comprehension.
The old man closed his eyes, took out the spirit stones he had prepared long ago, and began cultivating earnestly.
If Ye Hao had witnessed this scene, he would certainly have been extremely astonished.
Wasn't the Ye Family a third-rate family?
How could it have an ancestor at the peak of the Spirit Sea Realm? One who was even about to break through to the Fifth Great Realm, the Spirit Gathering Realm...
The Martial cultivation levels ranged from Body Tempering, Qi Condensation, Qi Realm, Spirit Sea, to Spirit Gathering. The difference between each realm was like heaven and earth.
A Spirit Sea Realm cultivator could already walk unhindered throughout East Moon City!
A Spirit Sea Realm cultivator, no matter where they were placed in the Eastern Region, could be considered a true powerhouse.
If one broke through to the Spirit Gathering Realm, then even in the Great Zhou Imperial Dynasty, Ask Sword Sect, or among thousand-year-old lineages, it would absolutely be a realm that inspired genuine awe and envy!
However, Ye Hao knew nothing about all this. If he had known, he would certainly have been depressed.
If he had known that the Ye Family was this powerful, why would he have endured humiliation all those years ago?
Ye Hao was currently staying in his room. He had stored the Daoist Tome inside his divine soul, though the Daoist Tome's hundredth page remained open within his divine soul, increasing the comprehension of the Ye Family's clan members.
On this day.
Many members of the Ye Family broke through one after another. Some elders and ancestors who had been in secluded cultivation for years emerged from seclusion one after another to feel the fresh air outside.
Their realms had broken through, and their moods had brightened as well. Every person who had broken through was in excellent spirits.
The Ye Family's various ancestors gathered together. Upon learning that the others had all broken through their realms, each of them revealed an astonished expression before beginning to chat.
After chatting for a long while.
A white-haired old man with a ruddy complexion appeared in everyone's view.
When the crowd saw him, they all revealed delighted expressions. "Father."
"Father, Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad, Father." The various ancestors looked at the old man and called out to him affectionately one after another.
This ruddy-complexioned old man was named Ye Zhantian. He was the true ancestor of the Ye Family.
On the first page of the clan genealogy, the founder of the Ye clan was the white-haired, ruddy-complexioned old man standing before them—Ye Zhantian.
Ye Zhantian had only one wife, and his wife had given birth to nine sons and five daughters.
They had spread the Ye Family's branches and leaves.
The nine sons and five daughters had long since become the Ye Family's second-generation ancestors. Even their children had become the Ye Family's third-generation ancestors...
Generation after generation passed down the lineage, carrying on the flame.
Ye Zhantian looked at his sons and daughters and could not help revealing an affectionate smile. "I've broken through to the Spirit Gathering Realm."
After hearing this, all his sons and daughters revealed joyful expressions. "Father, you've broken through to the Spirit Gathering Realm. Our Ye Family now has even more confidence in the Eastern Region."
"Congratulations, Father."
An old man happily offered his congratulations. Hearing the word "Father" come from an old man's mouth felt somewhat comical, but he did not find it strange at all. He would always be his father's son.
Ye Zhantian chuckled and shared the news of his breakthrough with his sons and daughters, rejoicing together with them.
"This is all thanks to Wuchen. Our Ye Family owes its current standing to Wuchen's immense contributions." Ye Zhantian let out a sigh. "It's a pity that Wuchen's Dantian Qi Sea was crippled. If I can leave the Eastern Region someday, I'll definitely find a way to restore his Qi Sea."
After hearing this, the second- and third-generation ancestors all revealed determined expressions. "If we can leave the Eastern Region, the first thing we'll do is seek a way to restore his Qi Sea. Wuchen was truly the Ye Family's peerless prodigy. Although his Martial cultivation level aptitude wasn't high, his comprehension was exceptional. If Wuchen can cultivate again, he will surely accomplish great things in the future and shake the world!"
Ye Zhantian nodded. "Have all clan members of the Ye Family from the eighth generation onward come here. There are some things they ought to know now."
A moment later.
The Ye clan's bell rang out.
The sound of the bell echoed throughout the entire Ye clan.
Dong... Dong... Dong...
Every note was filled with solemn dignity. After hearing the sound, the Ye Family's clan members all changed expressions slightly.
The Ye Family rarely sounded a bell like this. Once it rang, something major had certainly happened.
After one bell peal, followed by a pause of five breaths, it signified that the Ye Family's ancestor, Ye Zhantian, was personally summoning the Ye Family's clan members.
After pausing for five breaths, two more bell peals rang out, followed by another pause of five breaths. This signified that the Ye Family's second-generation ancestors were also to gather.
Then came three bell peals, summoning the third-generation ancestors.
After each set of peals, there would be a pause of five breaths, until one time when the bell rang eight times in succession. This signified that everyone from the Ye Family's eighth-generation clan members to its first-generation ancestor had to gather.
However, this had nothing to do with the younger members of the Ye Family.
They belonged to the clan members after the eighth generation.
The Ye Family's eighth-generation clan members paled at the sound of the bell, then hurried toward the depths of the rear of the Ye Family.
When they arrived, they saw a group of ancestors suspended in midair, as steady as Mount Tai!
"Holy crap! They're floating in midair? And they're this steady? Are they Spirit Sea Realm cultivators?" a middle-aged man from the Ye Family exclaimed in shock.
"Ancestors, you... why are all of you Spirit Sea Realm cultivators?"
The clan members of the Ye Family below the third generation were all utterly shocked, their minds trembling with disbelief.
How could the Ye Family's first three generations of ancestors all be in the Spirit Sea Realm? Weren't they supposed to be in the Qi Realm?
Seeing that nearly all the eighth-generation clan members had gathered, Ye Zhantian noticed that one person had yet to appear—the person he most wanted to see.
"Why hasn't Wuchen come?" Ye Zhantian asked in confusion.
"I'm here."
At that moment, a voice rang out. Everyone followed the source of the voice with their eyes, and then each of them stood there dumbfounded. Even Ye Zhantian was stunned.
They saw Ye Wuchen, handsome and heroic, dressed in white and possessing a beauty that could be called the finest in the world. He stood lightly in midair, calm and composed.
The Ye Family's clan members were all shocked by this sight.
"Holy crap!!! Wuchen, you can cultivate again? And you can even fly??? Are you in the Spirit Sea Realm???"
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