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Passing through several acres of Spiritual Qi vibrant fields, you'll catch a glimpse of a charming, antique courtyard.
Perhaps because it was late spring, some vines had climbed up the walls of the courtyard.
These vines are also growing very well.
The only pity is that the Spiritual Qi doesn't reach the level of a low-grade first rank.
Ye Jingcheng took out Spirit Talisman, casually pinched it, and it transformed into a streak of crimson light, falling into the courtyard.
"Come in!" A familiar voice soon followed.
Ye Jingcheng had prepared the teapot in advance, and each time Ye Haiyun would offer him tea, citing Ye Jingcheng's difficult cultivation process, rather than accepting Ye Jingcheng's offer.
Ye Jingcheng had to prepare the tea in advance.
As the fragrance of the spiritual tea wafted out, Ye Jingcheng smelled an even more fragrant aroma.
He smiled with satisfaction, took out the command token, activated the Array, and entered the courtyard.
However, to his surprise, the courtyard was not deserted at this moment.
Among those who had fallen under the Spirit Apricot Tree were Ye Haiyi, Ye Haiyun, the family head Ye Xingliu, and even Ye Haitian, the Ninth Elder of the Pill Pavilion.
Besides these, there were a few Clan Elder that Ye Jingcheng wasn't very familiar with.
"Jingcheng is here, have a seat!" Ye Xingyun waved casually at Ye Jingcheng.
He was already quite familiar with Ye Jingcheng, so he became more casual.
But the next moment, he fixed his gaze on Ye Jingcheng.
"You've broken through again?" As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked over.
Their expressions then turned to utter astonishment.
However, this surprise quickly turned into calm.
"Jingcheng greets his third grandfather, fourth grandfather, fifth grandfather, ninth grandfather, third uncle..."
Ye Jingcheng also bowed to each person.
After the ceremony, he offered tea to the Clan Elder.
The aroma of his tea also surprised many of the Clan Elder.
It's not that this spiritual tea is particularly good, but its aroma is rarely matched.
Although cultivators also pay attention to the "spirit" aspect when drinking tea, there is a unique flavor that can be appreciated if the tea is made with the "spirit" aspect in mind.
Nature is even more captivating.
"Is this Spring Welcoming Tea?" Ye Haitian asked, somewhat puzzled.
In his memory, the drink he received from Ye Xinghan was never this fragrant.
That strong sense of spring was quite fitting for the season.
The Clan Elder all began to praise the tea.
However, Ye Jingcheng's attention was also drawn to something else at this moment. He noticed that in the corner of the courtyard, where the spirit medicine were originally dried, three cages had been placed.
Each of the three cages contained a small animal.
One of them is Fire-Patterned Mouse, and the other two Flame Snake!
At this moment, the three Spirit Beasts were all different in shape.
The Fire-Patterned Mouse squeaked and squeaked, while the two Flame Snake flicked their tongues in apparent discomfort, but overall, they were not as anxious as the Fire-Patterned Mouse.
Ye Jingcheng seemed to have realized something.
The next moment, the Fire-Patterned Mouse began to appear calm.
The spiritual power is also getting weaker and weaker.
On the contrary, the two Flame Snake seemed to be more active.
"This is the very Pill Formula you've been researching. Fourth Uncle has already told us about it!" Ye Xingliu, noticing the slight confusion on Ye Jingcheng's face.
"The testing is almost complete. This pill can stimulate the bloodline of Spirit Beast, but similarly, Spirit Beast with insufficient physical strength or insufficient tolerance will die as a result!"
"The Lineage's recent method for detecting the potential of Spirit Beast is to reduce the efficacy of the medicine before consuming it to form a pill!" Ye Xingliu said.
Ye Jingcheng was also extremely surprised when he heard this. He hadn't expected his Lineage to be so efficient, and now they were almost able to deal with Fire Attribute Spirit Beast in large numbers.
Moreover, this line of thinking is entirely correct; his judgment of Spirit Beast is based on the Treasure Book.
The Lineage's assessment, however, was based on low-dose trials.
If the experiment is successful, it will improve the bloodline of the Spirit Beast!
However, judging from its current state, the effect is clearly not as good as the Crimson Flame Pill's effect on the Crimson Flame Fox.
Although Spirit Beast of the same attribute may be similar, there are still some differences.
The Pill Formula also differ somewhat.
Ye Jingcheng had already tested this point with the Treasure Book.
But overall it's good.
Therefore, the Ye Family gave Ye Jingcheng 5000 contribution points.
However, these Red Dragon Fruits and Flamefall Grass are also unusual, belonging to rare spirit medicine.
It would be difficult for the Ye Family to purchase or even mass-produce the Crimson Flame Pill.
"Once the spirit medicine situation stabilizes, the Lineage won't need your contribution points for the Crimson Flame Fox's spirit medicine!" Ye Xingliu added again from the side.
Ye Haiyun also showed a look of satisfaction.
"Thank you so much, Third Uncle!" Ye Jingcheng said repeatedly.
Of course, he remained noncommittal in his heart.
After observing the Spirit Beast, everyone drank spirit tea for a long time, and each person felt extremely gratified.
Several Clan Elder even tentatively explored the possibility of transplanting some tea stems over.
Ye Jingcheng naturally agreed with everything.
However, he stated that the tea tree underwent some changes during the Spirit Vein advancement process.
This was also Ye Jingcheng's excuse to prevent them from discovering that the results were much worse than expected.
After finishing the spirit tea, the Clan Elder ate spirit apricots and eventually departed.
Only Ye Haiyun and Ye Jingcheng remained in the courtyard.
Ye Haiyun took out a few more spirit apricots from her Storage Bag and filled the fruit plate with spirit fruits again.
He knew perfectly well that if Ye Jingcheng found there were only one or two spirit apricots in the fruit plate, he wouldn't touch a single one.
"Let me test your alchemy skills again!" After finishing, Ye Haiyun spoke sternly.
This was somewhat different from the reward Ye Jingcheng had expected.
Moreover, what followed was indeed a test of Ye Jingcheng's alchemy skills.
Fortunately, Ye Jingcheng never missed a day of alchemy practice in order to refine the Jade-Scale Pill.
Therefore, he answered fluently, and when he talked about the details, Ye Haiyun nodded frequently, very satisfied.
"Do you know why our Lineage doesn't care much about Foundation Establishment?" Ye Haiyun finally spoke up when he saw that Ye Jingcheng's attitude hadn't changed.
"To avoid attracting attention?" Ye Jingcheng replied, though he already understood much of what was going on, but he still lacked a definite answer.
"That's partly true, but not entirely!"
"Our Ye Family has a long history and profound heritage. We naturally have the Pill Formula for Foundation Establishment, and second-level Alchemist also have it!" Ye Haiyun explained.
Ye Jingcheng wasn't too surprised by this explanation.
Even if Ye Haiyun is a second-tier Alchemist, Ye Jingcheng doesn't believe that other cultivators in his Lineage don't possess Foundation Establishment.
As for second-tier Alchemist, their ability to refine second-tier Snake-Scent Pill in Jade Dragon Valley provides a glimpse into their skill.
Ye Haiyun's alchemy skills couldn't have been developed on his own; he must have been taught by an older Clan Elder.
"Fourth Grandfather, then why...?" Ye Jingcheng asked.
"Seeing is not necessarily believing, and hearing is not necessarily deceiving," Ye Haiyun replied.
"These next few days, you must diligently cultivate your alchemy skills. With guidance, your Foundation Establishment won't be so difficult."
This is also the fastest way for you to advance to the Foundation Establishment, but you need to prepare well beforehand!
"Thank you so much, Fourth Grandfather!" Ye Jingcheng said repeatedly.