The Stone Python Devours Spiritual Energy

With the arrival of the Chu-Ye Pavilion Ye Family members, the Ye Family began to erect pavilions, and several wooden houses were built on the basis of the side rooms.

In this way, only two or three cultivators are needed in one room to accommodate the entire Ye Family.

Of course, if someone does not wish to have this arrangement made, they can stay at a restaurant.

However, the cost of a restaurant is quite high, so Ye Jingli didn't even choose one.

What impressed Ye Jingcheng was that Ye Jingli had also reached the ninth level of Qi Refining.

But after thinking about it carefully, he could understand.

The latter has excellent weapon-refining skills and many ingenious ideas, so it's only a matter of time before he is valued by his Lineage. The only thing to watch out for is his mouth.

However, with the arrival of his clansmen this time, Ye Jingcheng noticed that Ye Jingli spoke much less, which reassured him somewhat.

After the Lineage cultivators had made arrangements, Ye Xingliu led Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingyu into the main room.

In the main room, a screen has been specially placed there.

Ye Jingcheng stepped forward and lit the incense in the room.

He fanned himself slightly and used a bit of his incantation.

The fragrance quickly filled the room, ensuring there was no hiding place.

At the same time, Ye Xingliu began to rummage through his Storage Bag, releasing array plates one by one, layer upon layer, until there were exactly six layers of Array before he Ye Xingliu.

"Jingcheng, all the spirit ores you need are here. Some have more, some have less." Ye Xingliu didn't ask Ye Jingcheng what he intended to use them for.

"Thank you, Third Uncle." Ye Jingcheng took the Storage Bag, checked it twice, and nodded with delight.

Thus, the Shi Fang for the Stone Spirit were all gathered.

If all goes well, he will gain access to a Grotto-Heaven.

Not only will it be convenient to place Spirit Beast in the future, but you also won't have to worry about not being able to retrieve the treasures obtained in the second-tier secret realm, or them being taken away by the Taiyi Sect.

"It's nothing. Third Uncle just runs errands for you. It was Second Ancestor who really put together everything for you." Ye Xingliu waved his hand.

"Now that everything is confirmed, let me briefly explain the plan." This time, Ye Xingliu took out his Lineage Token to begin the conversation.

"Jingyu will arrange for that demon to replace you in two days. He will also arrange a room for you to enter the Turtle Ancestor's Grotto-Heaven. Xingqun will then take you directly back to the Lineage!"

"As for Jingcheng, this time, it will be you and me, uncle and nephew, entering the secret realm. The purpose is very simple: a small medicinal garden within the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm. The Spirit Diagram given by the Lineage has not been surveyed, so we must be extremely careful." Ye Xingliu continued.

Ye Jingcheng indeed saw a Spirit Diagram inside the Lineage Token.

This Spirit Diagram was even more ancient, but the hills and structure on it immediately caught Ye Jingcheng's eye.

"Third Uncle, the treasure map I obtained from the Mad Corpse Twin Fiends overlaps with this one." Ye Jingcheng was overjoyed.

Although he had suspected it before, seeing this Spirit Diagram now confirms it completely.

Of course, he had shown the Spirit Diagram to Ye Xingliu before, but Ye Xingliu couldn't understand it at that time.

"Really?" Ye Xingliu suddenly remembered.

Ye Jingcheng then projected the Spirit Diagram into a spirit image and recorded it into the token.

This projection won't be particularly accurate, but it's enough for Ye Xingliu to make a judgment.

"Sure, this isn't the large herb garden the Second Ancestor mentioned, but it might actually contain some treasures," Ye Xingliu.

Before entering the secret realm, Ye Xuecang naturally assigned tasks to Ye Xingliu. He would tell them which places the Ye Xuecang Ye Family couldn't compete with or that they lacked the strength to go, and advised them not to go there.

What they need to do is ensure that the complete Golden Core spirit medicine is brought back. Even if it's an immature plant, the Ye Family can establish a medicinal garden and relocate it.

After all, you never know if you'll have another chance.

The Taiyi Sect typically only grants opportunities to its subordinate Lineage to explore these secret realms during the initial development phase.

Firstly, it's for the reward; secondly, even if there are risks involved, the Lineage cultivators can bear them.

Ironically, the Lineage were powerless to resist and were even incredibly grateful.

The following details are also details of the secret realm, and of course, Ye Jingcheng's curiosity about the secret realm has increased even more at this moment.

He was also curious Yu Family knew so much.

He naturally knew about the Eight Desolations Sect, which was the overlord of the Yan Kingdom a thousand years ago.

It has several subordinate small worlds, and quite a few Nascent Soul.

However, Ye Jingcheng simply couldn't connect his Lineage with the Eight Desolations Sect.

The Eight Desolations Sect wasn't known for its Spirit Beast in the past, but rather for its various suppression Secret Method and Dao-suppressing secret arts. The Sword Cultivator of the Sword Wasteland within the sect were also extremely powerful.

"These are treasures prepared for you by the Lineage: one for offense, one for defense, plus two escape techniques and three beads." After Ye Xingliu finished explaining the details of the secret realm, he took out another Storage Bag and handed it to Ye Jingcheng.

"However, we should avoid using these treasures if possible," Ye Xingliu said.

The meaning of this statement is quite clear: these treasures may involve significant secrets.

Ye Jingcheng nodded.

"By the way, I brought three portions of the Bone-Transforming Pill spirit medicine. You can refine the spirit medicine in the next couple of days. I'll take care of Jingyu and that demon!" Ye Xingliu added.

One dose of the Bone-Transforming Pill had no effect, but two doses had a significant effect.

Once inside the secret realm, both of them could change their posture and height, and then put on Spirit-Isolating Robe, making it almost impossible for any Foundation Establishment cultivator to recognize them.

After the secret meeting ended, Ye Jingcheng remained in the room, continuing to activate the six array plates, while Ye Xingliu and Ye Jingyu went out.

They prepared this room for Ye Jingcheng to refine pills.

After all, the other rooms are for at least two people each, and even now, Ye Jingyu is Ye Xingliu.

Watching the two leave, Ye Jingcheng's eyes narrowed, and he took out an isolation Array and covered them up again.

He then released all the Five Poison Bee from the Spirit Beast pouch.

Then he picked up all the prepared spirit ores and placed them one by one on the table. This time, he had collected so many spirit ores that one table was not enough to hold them all, so he also placed a lot underground.

Ye Jingcheng finally took out the Stone Spirit, which was the size of a basin.

The Stone Spirit was placed in the very center of the table. He was also curious about how this Stone Spirit, which had not yet awakened its spirit, had been able to devour things.

After all, this Stone Spirit doesn't have a mouth; otherwise, it could have been given a Spirit Transformation Spirit-Transforming Pill to enhance its intelligence.

Stone Spirit remained motionless on the table, which made Ye Jingcheng hesitate.

Could it be that this Shi Fang is also to be refined into a spiritual elixir?

But he immediately rejected that idea; refining the Shi Fang could only turn it into Law Artifact, not a spiritual elixir.

Upon seeing the Spirit Patterns covering the surface of the Stone Spirit, Ye Jingcheng suddenly had a whimsical idea.

He channeled his Spiritual Qi into the Stone Spirit.

When he initially channeled the four elements of Spiritual Qi into the Stone Spirit, only a faint glow appeared on its surface.

When Ye Jingcheng switched to specialized earth-elemental spiritual power, the snake patterns actually lit up.

What he didn't expect was that, over time, those snake patterns seemed to transform into python patterns.

At the same time, the python patterns on the surface of the Stone Spirit seemed to open their giant mouths, and began to emit a suction force.

The suction force was not strong, and the surface of the surrounding spirit ores began to show a layer of spiritual light similar to that on the surface of the Stone Spirit. The next moment, some of the spiritual light inside was drawn out and flowed into the python pattern on the Stone Spirit.

Upon witnessing this scene, Ye Jingcheng felt it was extremely mysterious.

He hadn't expected that this Stone Spirit was actually a python-patterned spirit-devouring creature.

It is somewhat similar to the Three-Color Cloud Deer.

No wonder this Stone Spirit has potential. Even in the wild, it would probably automatically absorb some Stone Spirit essence every day. Given countless days, it might just awaken its spirit.

It's a pity that those Wan Family didn't recognize its value and instead used it to raise poisonous insects under toxic water.

This caused considerable delays, but fortunately, the python patterns on the surface of the Stone Spirit hadn't been washed away yet.

Otherwise, the Stone Spirit might have been obliterated, and it would truly only be relegated to being a material for refining weapons.

Ye Jingcheng was quite moved. At the same time, the speed at which he inputted spiritual energy was also faster. He didn't have much time to waste now and had to speed up the process for the Stone Spirit.

As a large amount of earth-elemental spiritual power surged out, the Golden-Scaled Beast inside the Spirit Beast pouch showed some unusual behavior. However, Ye Jingcheng had no time to care about the latter at this moment and continued to unleash the earth-elemental spiritual power.

The Stone Spirit's vortex and python patterns were instantly activated to their maximum.

Countless rays of spiritual light surged towards the Stone Spirit throughout the room.

If this scene were witnessed by an outsider, they would probably be shocked.

As it absorbed so much of the stone's essence, the Stone Spirit's surface became even deeper and darker, and the python patterns became even coarser.

Most importantly, Ye Jingcheng could sense that the Stone Spirit had gained some more energy at this moment.

This process of devouring spirits lasted for a full day.

It was already past midnight, accompanied by the Golden-Scaled Beast's unwilling roar. It was feeling quite aggrieved, as its Spiritual Qi was being constantly drained, yet it hadn't gained any benefit.

Most importantly, Ye Jingcheng didn't even look at it; instead, he kept watching the Stone Spirit on the table.

The Stone Spirit was now a size larger than before, and the python patterns on it began to converge, with all the python mouths facing one direction, as if all eight directions were paying homage, which was extremely magical.

The spiritual light above became even more mysterious, and the aura grew stronger.

Furthermore, all the surrounding ores turned into ordinary rocks, devoid of any spiritual light.

Ye Jingcheng casually touched it, and it turned into a puddle of lime.

"Stone Spirit?" Ye Jingcheng called out softly.

Seeing no movement, he forced out a drop of his Essence Blood and immediately began the Blood Pact.

As the Blood Pact's array patterns coalesced, the drop of Essence Blood was also flung off.

The Essence Blood fell onto the surface of the Stone Spirit, instantly stirring up countless blood-red lights, and mysterious Array were engraved into the Stone Spirit.

Just then, Ye Jingcheng felt a chaotic aura emerge.

This feeling was different from any of his previous Blood Pact or Soul Pact.

It's as if the other party is unable to respond to his Divine Soul communication.

This means that the Stone Spirit has successfully awakened its spirit, but it still has almost no intelligence.

As for asking questions, that's even more impossible.

Ye Jingcheng looked inside his Treasure Book, and sure enough, the Shi Fang on it had also changed.

There were even quite a few third-tier spirit ores on it, which were much more precious than before.

Ye Jingcheng finally looked at the Stone Spirit's true form, only to see that the light spot he had been observing earlier had now transformed into a huge light cave.

This light hole, under its influence, can close and gather; it is also the entrance to the Grotto-Heaven.

Moreover, the surrounding Spiritual Qi surged towards the Stone Spirit and entered the Grotto-Heaven.