With Ye Jingcheng's departure, the entire Zhengyuan Divine Palace fell completely silent.
Divine Lord Zhengyuan sipped his spirit tea, his gaze growing ever deeper through the mist.
Only after a long while did he murmur:
"The Sanyuan Immortal-Nurturing Record is indeed a fine cultivation method. It's just that the incarnations it nurtures can easily develop independent intelligence."
"If this clone of yours stays honest and knows its place, so be it. But if it proves deeply scheming, then it will be another gift from your master." Having said that, Divine Lord Zhengyuan spoke no more and merely changed the spirit tea on the table.
He replaced it with the Dao Enlightenment Tea Ye Jingcheng had brought.
Over the days that followed, Ye Jingcheng did not leave immediately just because he carried precious treasures.
Instead, he paid visits all around True Yellow Mountain and the surrounding spirit mountains, including Blood-Red Peak and Purple Peak.
At every stop, he presented some spirit tea, establishing a measure of mutual goodwill with the Righteous Path Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators.
Previously, Ye Jingcheng had never had time to visit the Righteous Path Sect. Now that he was here, he naturally wanted to maintain good relations with all its Nascent Soul cultivators.
He even met with True Lord Yuntian.
Of course, he gained far more than goodwill. These Nascent Soul cultivators of the Righteous Path Sect were extremely wealthy. Ye Jingcheng received quite a few gifts and also traded for many spirit herbs and treasures.
By now, almost all his spirit beasts had either advanced or were in the process of advancing.
He mainly collected spirit materials and herbs for sixth-stage pill recipes, along with rare spirit herb seedlings used in certain precious fifth-stage pills.
The former were to help his spirit beasts continue advancing,