In a side hall of Soaring Cloud Peak's council chamber, three Ye Family cultivators now stood together.
None of them looked particularly old. They were the three Jingyun had recommended.
Ye Yunchang, Ye Tengyuan, and Ye Tengxue.
The first was at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage; the other two were at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage.
All three had been born in mortal towns in Taihang Commandery. Once their spiritual roots were discovered, they were brought to Soaring Cloud Peak.
They had lived through Soaring Cloud Peak's hardest years, and the Ye Family's teachings had shaped them deeply. Their sense of belonging to the family was strong.
The Ye Family was now a Nascent Soul lineage. Whenever they traveled through the Cultivation World of Yan Kingdom in its robes, they felt the weight of responsibility on their shoulders.
The Ye Family did not cultivate only its members' techniques. It also nurtured their character and virtue, something cultivation lineages valued more highly than cultivation sects did.
Though the three had waited for three days, none showed any impatience.
When they learned that the family's Nascent Soul True Lord, their ancestor Ye Jingcheng, wished to instruct them, their hearts had raced for a long time.
At that moment, a white-robed figure entered, and all three hurried to bow.
"Eleventh Great-Uncle!"
"Eleventh Great-Uncle!"
"Sorry for the wait," Ye Jingcheng said with a smile, raising a hand.
He had not meant to test them. His alchemy had simply taken a few extra days.
The pill furnace was new, so he had not immediately used it to make the Zhuyan Pill, whose formula he already knew well. Instead, he had tried his hand at another Fourth Stage spirit pill.
He had waited until the second batch to make the Zhuyan Pill, delaying him several days