Talent Assessment

In the square in front of the Ye Family's Council Hall, many people were whispering among themselves.

Let alone those early-stage Qi Refining cultivators, even middle-aged clansmen in the late-stage Qi Refining period don't understand what talent assessment is.

How could we possibly enable each of the Ye Family's Spirit Beast to break through to the next level?

The Ye Family originally had two categories for judging various Spirit Beast.

One is the inherent growth limit of the Spirit Beast.

This is the best way to judge, since the ancient records of the Ye Family and the records on the market clearly show how far a Spirit Beast can grow.

As for breaking that limit, no one considers it.

That would come at too high a price; it would be better to keep those resources for myself, allowing my cultivation to break through and thus be able to control Spirit Beast with higher talents.

The second method is to examine the Blood Qi energy and body size of a Spirit Beast of the same level to make a simple judgment on its overall performance.

This second judgment is merely based on the Ye Family's own experience.

They don't really know the true potential of Spirit Beast.

Otherwise, the Ye Family wouldn't have been unable to distinguish between the Crimson Flame Fox and the Jade-Scale Snake, among other bloodline Spirit Beast.

"The details of this matter are Lineage secrets and should not be inquired about casually. Take it if you want, or the Lineage will not force you if you don't!" At this moment, Ye Xingqun, the Beast Hunting Hall, also spoke up.

This immediately silenced the entire scene once again.

The Ye Family members are extremely sensitive about secrets, and they understood immediately when Ye Xingqun said that.

Ye Jingcheng nodded upon seeing this.

This Fire Attribute elixir that enhances bloodline is only a first-tier elixir, which can only improve bloodline to a certain extent. The Lineage has long discussed this matter.

At this moment, the Ye Family is already extremely mysterious to the Taiyi Sect. If they don't reveal anything, the Taiyi Sect will think that the Ye Family is too mysterious and has some grand scheme behind it.

However, revealing a little bit now would allow the Taiyi Sect to have a greater grasp of the Ye Family, while also providing cover for the performance of Ye Jingcheng's Crimson Flame Fox and Golden-Scaled Beast.

After all, he hadn't revealed the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon and the Four-Colored Cloud Deer yet, but the former two had been exposed at Red Glow Ridge.

Its terrifying growth rate means that no one has sought him out yet, because it is only a second-tier Spirit Beast and he is only Foundation Establishment cultivator.

It's quite possible that an Aristocratic Clan with a centuries-old tradition of cultivating Spirit Beast would allocate some resources to a spiritual Body Cultivator.

As for why the Lineage insists on keeping it a secret?

Firstly, it's meant to mislead the public, and it's also a secret of the Ye Family, since it hadn't been exposed before.

Secondly, this bloodline advancement also carries risks. Although the Lineage has improved the recognition of talent and refined the Meridian-Protecting Pill, it is still impossible to guarantee 100% success.

The clansmen also need to bear the risk of 30% of their members exploding and dying.

If they fail, the Lineage will naturally not pay for the advancement of their clansmen's Spirit Beast.

"May I ask the patriarch, why are there only Fire Attribute Spirit Beast?" Just then, another member of the clan asked.

"We'll have all kinds of Spirit Beast in the future, but currently, Fire Attribute Spirit Beast have the highest success rate!" Ye Jingcheng said directly.

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

But the expectation in their eyes was impossible to hide.

Since it's Lineage secret and has undergone thorough research, there's nothing to worry about.

For those cultivators who possess Spirit Beast, this is an incredibly good thing.

With the increasing feasibility of alchemy using Spirit Beast and the Ye Family's support for Alchemist, this is a tremendous opportunity.

For the Ye Family, distributing these elixirs is the most important step in elevating Ye Family cultivators to the level of the Purple Mansion Lineage.

If this step is taken well, it is conceivable that the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators and second-tier Spirit Beast in the Ye Family will increase at a terrifying rate.

At that time, even Foundation Establishment couldn't possibly hinder the Ye Family's development.

The split between the Jin Family and Kong Family will inevitably squeeze the Ye Family's share of Foundation Establishment and its fiscal revenue.

"Alright, that concludes today's changes to the Lineage. Next, we'll proceed with the Spirit Root testing and bloodline verification!" Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Presiding over the clan meeting on stage is completely different from watching from below. Especially for Ye Haiyun, watching from the top of the mountain, he even felt that there were many clansmen from the Hidden Peak watching.

If the Ye Family were truly just an ordinary Purple Mansion Lineage, he might not necessarily be nervous.

Upon hearing that the Ye Family had conducted a bloodline verification, the newly arrived immortal children began to tense up.

Especially the immortal seedlings in the Li Family area, although they did not understand what the changes in the Li Family and Ye Family meant, they also did not know the difference between this batch of immortal masters and the previous immortal masters.

But the fact that the ordinary members of the Ye Family in the village now act like officials, directing everything, speaks volumes.

They clenched their fists involuntarily, but were also filled with anticipation.

These people also stayed at the very back.

Ye Jingcheng led all the immortal seedlings to the Ancestral Shrine and took out the spirit plate used to test the Lineage bloodline.

This time, out of the thirty-odd people, none possessed a unique Spirit Root; there was only one child with both fire and wood Spirit Root.

His eyes were extremely bright, and the presence of the Ye Family bloodline was detected. The clansmen who had brought him to immortality also had gleaming eyes at this moment.

For them, a clansman with two Spirit Root also receives a considerable reward.

"What's your name?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

"Going home... Patriarch, my name is Ye Yan." The child's face was full of innocence and nervousness.

He originally wanted to call him Immortal Master, but considering that Ye Jingcheng had become the head of the family in the square, he changed his address.

"You are also the oldest, so you are the first in the Qing generation, and in the future, you will be Ye Qingyan!" Ye Jingcheng said, looking at the righteous-looking cultivator.

He felt there was something special about the other party that made them the first to address him as the head of the family.

Moreover, their Spirit Root is fire and Spirit Root, making them natural-born Alchemist. For a wealthy family like the Ye Family that consumes a lot of Spirit Stone, having a skill is extremely important.

This is why most members of the Ye Family are either Alchemist or Artifact Refiner.

As for the remaining immortal seedlings, Ye Jingcheng didn't pay much attention to them: three with three Spirit Root, ten with four Spirit Root, and twenty with five Spirit Root.

Ye Jingcheng didn't feel anything about these cultivators with five Spirit Root. After all, this was the Ye Family, where comprehension, loyalty, and Beast-Link Mark were all extremely important.

Moreover, he himself possessed four Spirit Root and cultivated the Four-Aspect Heavenly Origin Scripture, making him the most talented person in the Ye Family.

Of course, he also knew that no one else could replicate his path to immortality.

After all, he possessed Treasure Book that could restore the spiritual Spiritual Qi of Spirit Beast and increase their absorption rate of Spirit Cuisine —things that others couldn't do.

But all things considered, as long as one has four or five Spirit Root, there is still a path forward.

This time, there were eleven members of the clan without Ye Family bloodline: one with three Spirit Root, two with four Spirit Root, and eight with five Spirit Root.

These eleven people would also tell them the option of completing Lineage chores when they preached and taught them in the Lineage General Affairs Hall.

Alternatively, they could start a family within the Ye Family Lineage and become a member of the Ye Family bloodline again.

After all, these children have been raised from a young age, and as long as they can be kept in the Ye Family, there is no need to worry about them betraying them in the future.

Lineage's clan history is not just for show.

Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief after handling the matter. Now that he was the head of the Lineage and the various branches were established, he no longer needed to worry about anything.

Next up was the banquet, as is customary for clan gatherings.

Furthermore, this banquet will also select cultivators from the Ye Family who are skilled in spiritual cuisine to become the first batch of spiritual cuisine chefs at the restaurant.

Ye Jingcheng originally wanted to try it himself, but considering that he was now the head of the family, he gave up that idea.

He simply walked up to Ye Xingqun and asked him questions.

"Seventh Uncle, how many Fire Attribute Spirit Beast from the Lineage have registered?"

"Nineteen!" Ye Xingqun said.

Despite the small number of cultivators in the Ye Family, it is quite normal for each person to have two or three Spirit Beasts, especially for cultivators in the mid-stage and late-stage of Qi Refining.

This is only because the Ye Family suffered significant losses at Red Glow Ridge; otherwise, the number would have been even greater.

"We'll prepare to give them the Fire Sincerity Pill tomorrow." Ye Jingcheng nodded.

This Fire Sincerity Pill is an optimized version of the Crimson Flame Pill. The name was given by Ye Haiyun and hadn't been changed before. Even though Ye Jingcheng was embarrassed, he couldn't change it now.

However, he secretly realized that the optimized names for the Golden Scale Pill and Jade-Scale Pill could not be changed anymore; they should simply be called Water-Rank Pill and Earth-Tier Pill.

It's easy to remember, and not too flashy.