Meeting the Patriarch

That night.

Ye Qingxuan ate a lavish dinner, every dish one he had loved most as a child.

Although Ye Qingxuan no longer ate mortal food, he did not resist this time. Instead, he wolfed down the dishes his parents had personally prepared for him.

Early the next morning, Ye Qingxuan and his family moved into the large residence the Ye Family had long prepared for them.

"Wow, we get to live in a big house from now on! Hahaha!"

Of everyone, Ye Qingxuan's younger sister, Ye Qingying, was the most excited about moving into the new residence. The moment she entered, she eagerly ran around exploring and quickly picked out her own room.

However, she did not forget to choose the largest room for Father Ye and Mother Ye!

The residence was not small. It even had a little garden, an artificial mountain, and a pond.

The Ye Family had not only prepared this residence for Ye Qingxuan's family, but had also exempted them from all miscellaneous affairs.

The Ye Family mortals living in Ye Clan Immortal City had to take turns leaving the city to complete various planting missions. Though the danger outside the city was slight, it was not nonexistent.

Thus, Ye Qingxuan was deeply grateful that the Ye Family had exempted his family from such duties.

For the following month, Ye Qingxuan went nowhere. He stayed home with his parents, using various pills to nurse their bodies back to health.

Since Ye Qingxuan had returned, Ye Qingao did not go to the Library Pavilion during this period either. Instead, he often hovered around Ye Qingxuan, listening to him tell stories of the Cultivation World.

As for little Ye Qingying, ever since receiving Ye Qingxuan's Qi Gathering Pills, she had been leaving early and returning late almost every day. Whenever she came back, a silly grin nearly overflowed from her face.

After Ye Qingxuan's treatment, his parents regained much of their vitality, and their hair, which had begun to turn white, became black once more.

During that month, Father Ye and Mother Ye would occasionally tell Ye Qingxuan embarrassing stories about Ye Qingao and Ye Qingying's childhoods. Each time, happy smiles would unconsciously leak onto their faces.

Seeing this, Ye Qingxuan felt somewhat more at ease, and at the same time, he gave up on one thought in his heart.

Bringing his parents to Xuantian Sect and having them remain trapped in one place with him might not necessarily make them happy.

What he feared most was that after he left, his parents would have no one to rely on and would spend the rest of their lives lonely and helpless.

But now that they had his younger brother and younger sister, even if he was not by his parents' side, they would still have someone to rely on and could live out the rest of their lives in happiness.

Having made up his mind, Ye Qingxuan stayed with his parents for another half month.

During that time, Ye Qingxuan also took out some demonic beast meat. After removing the Violent Energy within it, he cooked it in an alchemy furnace for everyone to taste.

It had to be said that demonic beast meat tempered by Spiritual Energy truly tasted far better. The whole family ate until their faces shone with oil, and Ye Qingying even secretly took some out to share with her companions and show off.

After discovering this, Ye Qingxuan did not stop his younger sister. In Ye Clan Immortal City, such things did not amount to much, and no one living in the city dared to commit evil there.

Unfortunately, aside from Ye Qingxuan, the others were all mortals and could not eat much demonic beast meat.

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed since Ye Qingxuan's return.

As the time drew near, Ye Qingxuan forcibly suppressed the reluctance in his heart. After bidding farewell to his parents and younger siblings, he flew toward the Ye Family's base camp, Cloud Mist Mountain.

Before leaving, he left his parents and younger siblings quite a few pills that mortals could use, enough to extend each of their lives by sixty years!

Ye Clan Immortal City lay not far from the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain, so after leaving the city, Ye Qingxuan soon arrived at the mountain.

Just as he was about to fly toward the summit, he was stopped by a figure who suddenly appeared before him.

"Who goes there? What business do you have with my Ye Family?"

Looking at the middle-aged man who had suddenly appeared before him, Ye Qingxuan did not panic. He respectfully gave a slight bow.

"Greetings, Clan Uncle. Disciple Ye Qingxuan, a Ye Family disciple, has returned from Xuantian Sect specifically to pay respects to the Patriarch!"

The man before him was at least at the Foundation Establishment Realm. Though Ye Qingxuan did not know him, calling him Clan Uncle should not be wrong.

"Pay respects to the Patriarch?"

The man blocking Ye Qingxuan sized up his cultivation, suspicion flashing through his eyes. Just as he was about to question him further, Ye Yuhong's voice suddenly rang out from the air.

"Ruiji, let Qingxuan come up!"

Upon suddenly hearing Ye Yuhong's voice transmission, Ye Ruiji's expression shifted. After giving a slight bow, he stepped aside and signaled for Ye Qingxuan to proceed.

Ye Qingxuan gave a slight smile. The flying sword beneath his feet shimmered with radiant light as it carried him toward a palace atop Cloud Mist Mountain.

Inside the palace was Ye Yuhong, who had been waiting for a long time!

"Ye Qingxuan pays respects to the Patriarch!"

When Ye Qingxuan entered, Ye Yuhong smiled.

"What? You finally found it in yourself to come to Cloud Mist Mountain to see me so soon?"

Not long after Ye Qingxuan entered Ye Clan Immortal City, Ye Yuhong had already learned of his return.

Hearing the Patriarch's words, Ye Qingxuan smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Ye Yuhong inspected Ye Qingxuan's cultivation once more and nodded slightly.

"Not bad! Tell me, aside from bidding farewell to your parents, did you return this time for anything else?"

With merely a Single Element Spiritual Root, reaching Qi Refining Perfection within only Twenty-Two Years was already extraordinary enough, even if he had made use of Xuantian Sect's superior environment.

Ye Yuhong had already guessed that Ye Qingxuan had returned this time to settle his ties to the Mortal World and prepare to contract a blessed land.

Seeing the Patriarch ask, Ye Qingxuan did not beat around the bush. He took a Storage Bag from his robes and handed it to Ye Yuhong.

"Patriarch, these are First-order Spirit Augmentation Pills I refined. I wish to exchange them with the family for the Three Great Inheritances of artifact crafting, formations, and talismans. Would that be possible?"

"Spirit Augmentation Pills?"

Ye Yuhong knew something about this type of medicinal pill, but unfortunately, the Ye Family did not possess its pill recipe!

Then, Ye Yuhong glanced at Ye Qingxuan and smiled.

"You kid, your appetite is quite large. You already have the alchemy inheritance, yet now you want the Three Great Inheritances of artifact crafting, formations, and talismans too. Can you truly digest them all?"

"Rest assured, Patriarch. Qingxuan is confident that he can comprehend the Three Great Inheritances of artifact crafting, formations, and talismans!"

Faced with Ye Yuhong's doubts, Ye Qingxuan was brimming with confidence!

Yet Ye Yuhong did not readily agree. As he pondered, he simultaneously opened the Storage Bag Ye Qingxuan had given him.

When his Spiritual Sense swept inside, a trace of shock flashed uncontrollably through Ye Yuhong's eyes. He blurted out.

"Were all these Spirit Augmentation Pills refined by you? This many?"

"Yes!"

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly, looking at Ye Yuhong with a smile.

Ye Yuhong could hardly be blamed for his shock. The Storage Bag Ye Qingxuan had given him contained over ten thousand Spirit Augmentation Pills.

Ye Yuhong had never seen so many pills at once. With these Spirit Augmentation Pills, the time needed for the Qi Refining Realm disciples of the clan to grow could be greatly reduced, increasing everyone's chances of reaching Foundation Establishment.

After all, the earlier one cultivated to Qi Refining Perfection, the more opportunities one had to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

What Ye Yuhong did not know was that these pills were merely what Ye Qingxuan had refined during the latter six years. He had not chosen to sell the pills he refined during those six years.

Moreover, during those latter six years, he had focused wholeheartedly on cultivation and reduced his pill refining, which was why he had only a mere ten thousand Spirit Augmentation Pills!

Ye Yuhong withdrew his Spiritual Sense and gave Ye Qingxuan a deep look.

"I will agree to your request, but just as before, you must swear a Dao Oath that the inheritances given to you will not be passed on."

Delight appeared on Ye Qingxuan's face, and he immediately nodded.

"Thank you, Patriarch!"

Ye Yuhong nodded slightly, his gaze fixed on the Storage Bag in his hand as he said nothing.

In truth, the pills Ye Qingxuan had given the family were, in terms of value, utterly unable to compare with the Three Great Inheritances.

Yet Ye Yuhong was willing to give Ye Qingxuan an opportunity. Had not the alchemy inheritance he granted before already begun to bear fruit?

Even if the investment ultimately failed and Ye Qingxuan achieved little in the other Three Great Inheritances, the Ye Family would not suffer any real loss.

Since that was the case, he had nothing to refuse. Compared with inheritances, Ye Yuhong valued people more!

After putting away the Spirit Augmentation Pills, Ye Yuhong looked at Ye Qingxuan.

"You may leave for now. Come back tomorrow to collect the Three Great Inheritances!"

Even as the Ye Family Patriarch, matters concerning the Three Great Inheritances required him to confer with the Ye Family's three Governing Elders.

"Yes, Patriarch!"

Upon hearing Ye Yuhong's words, Ye Qingxuan was about to turn and leave when he suddenly remembered something. He turned back and said.

"By the way, Patriarch, after I become a Blessed Cultivator, I will have two retainer slots. Can the family arrange for two people to be placed under my command?"

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The day after tomorrow, the protagonist will return to Xuantian Sect to contract a blessed land. This is an important turning point that will determine the protagonist's main path of development in the later stages, and it is also the beginning of the protagonist's rise.