Bloodwood Spirit Body
Walking through the lakeside path, you'll find a spacious underground hall with artificial hills and palace buildings.
Each building is constructed in a very ancient and grand style, completely unlike the world beneath the Spirit Lake.
Ye Jingcheng was extremely surprised. It turned out that the Ye Family had a secret location. He just didn't know if it could be discovered.
But in his view, once cultivators from other Lineage arrive, the Beast-Link Tower and other treasures in the Ancestral Shrine will likely be moved into this Grotto-Heaven.
The group eventually entered a small palace.
Ye Xuecang sat in the main seat, while Ye Haicheng sat in the second seat.
"Jingcheng, please sit down too!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng bowed respectfully and chose a seat to sit down.
These two elders put a lot of pressure on him.
Especially on such a special occasion, he was unusually reserved at this moment.
"Jingcheng, take a look at this Jade Slip!" Ye Xuecang raised his hand, and a Jade Slip landed steadily in Ye Jingcheng's hand.
Ye Jingcheng was somewhat surprised, but he didn't say much. He took the Jade Slip and began to examine it.
The Jade Slip contained neither Secret Method nor an ancient text, but rather an introduction.
An introduction to the Bloodwood Spirit Body.
This spirit can generate powerful Blood Qi, heal injuries in others, and greatly enhance cultivation speed.
Most importantly, this Bloodwood Spirit Body has a high affinity for Spirit Beast and Spirit Plant.
Ye Jingcheng didn't quite understand what this spirit meant.
However, it was discovered that the characteristics of this spirit were somewhat similar to the effects of his Treasure Book.
But Ye Xuecang spoke again:
"Many people are investigating you privately right now. The Lineage doesn't want to pry into any of its members' secrets. This is fortuitous opportunity for every member of the family. So, whether it is true or not, from today onwards, the Lineage's record for you will be this spirit. The Lineage will also do its best to guide you in your selection as the head of the family!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng understood. He figured that both those outside and inside the clan who hadn't Beast-Link Mark were incredibly curious about him, since he only possessed four Spirit Root.
Moreover, his cultivation speed was unusually slow before the age of twenty-five.
A sudden increase in wealth might make people suspect that he possesses a secret treasure.
In the Cultivation World, only the weak speak of evidence and seek the truth.
For some powerful individuals, once they determine that you possess something, they will come and take it.
Spiritual bodies are divided into innate spiritual bodies and acquired spiritual bodies, and the label his Lineage gave him was that of an acquired spiritual body.
Previously, the Li Family had made a fuss about this, but the person who came was insignificant and came openly, seemingly suppressed by the sect.
What I fear most is the arrival of cultivators in secret.
As for the hidden spirits, everything makes sense.
The Yu Family suddenly wanted to groom him to be the head of the family surprised him.
"Second Grand Uncle, Great Grandfather, I think Fourth Brother might be more suitable!" Ye Jingcheng finally spoke up.
Although the homeowner was also very tempting to him.
However, he neither wanted to delay his own cultivation nor wanted to take away his fourth brother Ye Jingyu's position.
"Jingyu is good at maintaining the status quo but not good at making progress. He's not as meticulous as you, that's one thing; you are a spirit, so you should be nurtured, that's another; and thirdly, becoming the head of the family won't really affect your cultivation, you can rest assured about that. You can even use the power of the head of the family to get the resources of the entire Lineage to help you and your four beasts grow," Ye Xuecang said.
Upon hearing these three sentences, Ye Jingcheng nodded and stopped arguing.
His four beasts are indeed very resource-intensive; to this day, he still needs to find materials for four second-tier Advancement Pill Formula.
His cultivation speed is so fast because the Four Symbols Beasts are driving his cultivation. If he runs out of Advancement Pill, the cultivation speed of the Four Symbols Beasts will drop significantly when they approach the third rank due to their potential, which is something he cannot accept.
Moreover, according to Ye Xuecang, he still has a chance to become a candidate, and it's not certain that he will actually succeed.
"The second reason I came to see you today is to inquire about your healing abilities. Can you heal third-tier Spirit Beast or Purple Mansion cultivators?"
"It can heal third-tier Spirit Beast, even those on their last breath, but the healing speed is limited!" Ye Jingcheng said, no longer hiding anything.
He had already told Ye Xingliu about the treatment when the Turtle Ancestor shed its shell, so there was no need to hide it now.
"Alright, one last thing, I'll be asking you to use your Spirit Beast once during next year's Purple Mansion Conference!" Ye Xuecang said.
"This is for the majority of the entire clan; a new point of development for the Lineage has been found!" Ye Xuecang added, seemingly noticing Ye Jingcheng's slight doubt.
Clearly, the Purple Mansion Conference might be a smokescreen for the Ye Family Lineage; their real objective, and the opportunity they mentioned earlier, is their backup plan.
Ye Jingcheng didn't know how his Lineage had managed to do it, but he knew that all of his Lineage's hidden forces would likely be revealed at that time.
"Okay!" Ye Jingcheng nodded in reply.
There are far too many instances of Spirit Beast being borrowed and passed around within the clan.
So he wasn't particularly surprised.
"This is a Spirit Spirit-Transforming Pill to enhance the intelligence of Spirit Beast. It's a mid-grade, second-tier Pill Formula. I've been refining this for the past year or so."
"This Secret Method is not bad, and you happen to find it useful." Ye Xuecang then flew over two more Jade Slip.
He was also aware of the Spirit-Transforming Pill; the reason why Ye Family, such as the Lizard Elder, the Blue-eyed Hanging-eyed Tiger, and the Plum Feather Crane, possessed such great wisdom was because they had taken the Spirit-Transforming Pill.
In this way, exchanging Spirit Beast will not lead to communication problems and delay important matters.
Ye Jingcheng was more interested in the second Jade Slip.
Upon closer inspection, it became clear that this was a Secret Method related to Beast-Link Mark.
It was the Beast-Link Body that Uncle Fifteen had used earlier.
By absorbing a large amount of spiritual Spiritual Qi from Spirit Beast in a short period of time through the Beast-Link Mark, the spiritual energy undergoes transformation, turning into a beast body and greatly increasing speed and physical strength.
This Secret Method is more suitable for those who Body Cultivator or Spirit Beast with powerful physiques.
Of Ye Jingcheng's four Spirit Beasts, the Golden-Scaled Beast is the most suitable.
For Ye Jingcheng, this is a fairly good defensive Secret Method.
As for transforming into a green python like his fifteenth great-uncle Ye Xueliang and charging at the forefront, he would not do that.
"Thank you very much, Second Uncle!" Ye Jingcheng clasped his hands in thanks.
Next, Ye Jingcheng chatted with Ye Xuecang and the others for a few more minutes, and the latter also gave him some guidance on cultivation.
Ye Jingcheng then took his leave.
He already has enough information today.
It was clear that for the Yu Family, the most important step was about to begin. Returning to the courtyard, they noticed that there were already many red "double happiness" characters on the mountain.
Furthermore, many tables were set up in front of the Council Hall.
Minority groups also donned more festive Daoist robes.
Clearly, preparations for tomorrow's wedding have already begun, and he also spotted a few Chu Family cultivators.
In an instant, the image of the female cultivator who had come up to reprimand him also surfaced in his mind.