Forging a Spirit Lake, Upgrading the Spirit Vein

The clan meeting lasted for most of the day, only concluding after all matters had been discussed and agreed upon.

This matter requires the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators of the Lineage to work together; the early-stage and mid-stage Qi Refining clan members can only follow along at most.

Moreover, the Ye Family needs to keep this a secret from them.

Fortunately, with the general framework set, Ye Jingcheng could then arrange for the various hall masters of the Lineage to cooperate.

Instead, the position of head of the family has become vacant.

All you need to do is check for omissions and fill in the gaps as needed.

Ye Jingcheng was happy with this arrangement.

"Patriarch, would you like a drink?" Ye Jingli waited for Ye Jingcheng at the door after the clan meeting ended.

Seeing Ye Jingcheng felt exceptionally warm.

That warmth was completely genuine, and Ye Jingcheng did not refuse.

The two originally intended to go to Ye Xingqun's place, but Ye Xingqun is now the Beast Hunting Hall, and this time he was to lead the way.

Since Ye Jingyong was in charge of the Taihang Marketplace, the two ended up having a drink together.

I prepared a simple spiritual meal, and the spiritual wine we drank was also Green Bamboo Wine.

Nearly thirty years later, drinking Green Bamboo Wine again brings a different feeling.

This has nothing to do with the wine, nor with whether there was a green bamboo snake in the wine.

"Patriarch, I saw Fourth Brother in the Illusionary Realm of the Foundation Establishment Stage 3. I want to avenge him!" Ye Jingli suddenly said, his eyes filled with grief.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was taken aback and remained silent.

"Patriarch, I know you definitely know who our enemy is, so you don't need to worry about me acting impulsively," Ye Jingli continued.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was even more taken aback, unsure of what to say.

After all, Ye Jingyu didn't die.

However, he still couldn't tell Ye Jingli Yu Family the matter of the Hidden Peak of the family, as the latter was not good at keeping secrets.

The Azure Cloud Sea Region is too vast; we must wait for Ye Jingli to change his temperament.

Of course, this wasn't just his opinion; it was something Ye Xingliu had told Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Xingliu is Ye Jingyu's father, a fact he couldn't readily admit.

He simply picked up his cup and clinked it with Ye Jingli's.

"I understand. I'll ask again when I reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage!" Ye Jingli, Ye Jingcheng wanted to explain, but ultimately didn't.

After finishing his drink, Ye Jingli left.

Before leaving, he recounted his ambitions in weapon crafting, which Ye Jingcheng naturally supported.

He had always felt that Ye Jingli had a natural talent for weapon crafting.

That kind of unconventional approach is often the key to breakthroughs in weapon crafting.

After all, weapon crafting and alchemy are different.

Before leaving, Ye Jingcheng gave the Crimson Flame Scale Python some Spirit Nurturing Pill and infused it with some Treasure Radiance.

The Crimson Flame Scale Python is indeed quite magnificent now.

Its entire body was covered in thick scales, and its eyes were extremely sharp. In particular, flame-like Spirit Patterns covered the entire snake's head.

Moreover, it is still very young; it's only a matter of time before it reaches the second tier.

After Ye Jingli left, Ye Jingcheng headed towards the Treasure Pavilion.

Once the Lineage matters are settled, it's his own business.

He now has enough Spirit Stone to exchange for a Spirit Gathering Formation and a plan to set up Spirit Vein with his Lineage.

Within the Grotto-Heaven, both in the long and short term, spirit arrays need to be set up.

After all, without Spirit Vein, if he is trapped in one place and unable to open his Grotto-Heaven to absorb Spiritual Qi, his Spirit Plant may wither and die.

Now that Spirit Vein has begun to take shape, it's natural that it needs to be properly arranged.

Ye Jingcheng also arrived at the Lineage's Treasure Pavilion. His eighth grandfather, Ye Haiping, was still lazy and looked rather old.

But Ye Jingcheng knew very well that this Clan Elder was Foundation Establishment in disguise.

However, if you want to hide your identity and avoid being exposed, you really need to move around.

Moreover, the Lineage possesses Bone-Transforming Pill, so whether one transfers to Hidden Peak or changes their identity to continue staying at Soaring Cloud Peak, it's all possible.

"Eighth Grandfather, I've come to exchange for some information about Spirit Vein. I have a nascent Spirit Vein that I want to cultivate!" Ye Jingcheng didn't beat around the bush, but he didn't reveal much information.

Few people are aware of the existence of his Grotto-Heaven, but there's no need to publicize it too much.

"Okay, come with me!" Ye Haiping didn't ask any questions, but directly led Ye Jingcheng up to the second floor.

After passing through the wooden shelves displaying Jade Slip, I arrived once again at the small hut where he had once been given the Cultivation Method.

He took out three Jade Slip slips from a hidden compartment in the small house and handed them to Ye Jingcheng.

"Patriarch, these three Jade Slip contain the following: the first is the technique for locking Spirit Vein, responsible for locking them; the second is the method for setting up Spirit Gathering Formation and spirit-attracting Spirit Stone, which also correspond to the different levels of Spirit Vein; and the third is the Ye Family's experience in advancing Spirit Vein in recent years!"

The three Jade Slips, once produced, covered almost everything.

"If you want to advance your Spirit Vein, your Lineage can provide some Spirit Stone."

Ye Haiping spoke.

"No need, Eighth Grandfather, I still have those Spirit Stones!" Ye Jingcheng smiled slightly.

He knew that as long as he nodded, the Lineage could cover the tens of thousands of Spirit Stone this time.

But this Spirit Vein wasn't somewhere else; it was in his own Grotto-Heaven, making it a secret affair.

As the head of the family, he has power, but what this Lineage maintains is unity.

Ye Jingcheng has no need to break this rule for these reasons.

Moreover, he still had over 100,000 Spirit Stone in his Storage Bag.

The Clan Contribution token also showed that they owed him 200,000 contribution points.

This number is because Ye Jingcheng is still the Lineage's top Alchemist, usually refining Jade Soul Pill and second-tier spirit pills, and his contribution points increase every year instead of decreasing.

Even though Ye Jingcheng went into seclusion, the decline in his power was very small.

However, Ye Jingcheng knew that when he broke through to the Purple Mansion, he would need to use a lot more contribution points.

First, he needed to prepare treasures and demon cores for the Spirit Beast to break through to the Purple Mansion.

Secondly, he needs to cultivate the Five-Element Heavenly Palace Secret Art, which requires him to prepare some spirit medicine and treasures.

"Eighth Grandfather, please help me exchange some more spirit medicine. Also, please collect any that you don't have!" Ye Jingcheng wanted to collect second-tier Peachwood Formula spirit medicine this time.

The Peachwood Demon has been preparing for this for many years, and once the spirit peaches are ready, it can be arranged to advance to the next level.

However, second-order timber is also quite difficult to find, and Ye Jingcheng still needs his Lineage's help.

Ye Jingteng is also helping him search.

If the spirit peaches are formed by second-tier Peachwood Demon, their lifespans will be further increased. At that time, some Clan Elder of the Ye Family who are over sixty years old may be able to try to Foundation Establishment again.

Of course, this is on the premise that the lifespan increased by the Spirit Peach is long enough, and the rate of fruition is not too slow.

Ye Jingcheng carefully put away the spirit medicine and left the Treasure Pavilion, returning to his own courtyard.

Outside the courtyard, in the Spirit Herb Garden, the Jade Ring Rat were still diligently guarding the area, and they were delighted to see Ye Jingcheng return.

"Perhaps I should find you a companion!" Ye Jingcheng murmured to himself, then gave the Jade Ring Rat two Spirit Nurturing Pill before entering the courtyard.

He currently leaves the spirit medicine herbs and teas outside the Spirit Herb Garden to their own devices.

Fortunately, there are Soil-Turning Earthworm and Jade Ring Rat, so he doesn't need to take care of it much.

To be honest Ye Jingcheng hasn't refined Advancement Pill for the Soil-Turning Earthworm yet.

However, Ye Jingcheng's own Spirit Herb Garden was not yet fully cultivated, and he didn't have many spirit medicine in his Grotto-Heaven. In addition, there wasn't enough time, which caused the delay.

The apricot trees in the yard have also borne fruit; today, the apricots are all extremely large.

And they fell heavily onto the tree.

Ye Jingcheng was also surprised. He had transplanted this apricot tree from Ye Haiyun. Although he had infused it with a lot of Treasure Radiance, the apricot tree should not have produced so many apricots.

Through the cyan light, Ye Jingcheng could see some of his own reflection, and even vaguely saw Ye Haiyun.

He became even more certain.

Ye Jingcheng entered the room, activated the Array, and then entered the Grotto-Heaven.

Several Spirit Beast gathered around at that moment.

However, the Four-Colored Cloud Deer, the Crimson Flame Fox Jade-Scale Flood Dragon were curious as to why Ye Jingcheng had arrived so quickly this time.

The Golden-Scaled Beast then slashed forward with both palms, acting like a rogue, and growled softly.

He kept telling Ye Jingcheng through his Divine Soul fluctuations that the bird in the pavilion was no good, and that giving it more Advancement Pill for this loyal Golden-Scaled Beast was the most important thing.

Of course, this earned him a glare from Ye Jingcheng.

The Golden-Scaled Beast has already advanced twice, more than the Golden Falcon.

It can't compare to the Golden Falcon, purely because the Golden Falcon has a better foundation, and it must also have fortuitous opportunity within the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have landed around that Spirit Herb Garden.

"Little Flame, go train Gold Scale; its speed Taihang!" Ye Jingcheng instructed the Crimson Flame Fox.

The Crimson Flame Fox immediately let out two cries, obeying the order, and its three tails began to gather fireballs.

Upon seeing this, the Golden-Scaled Beast let out a whimper and ran towards the wasteland.

After the Golden-Scaled Beast and the Crimson Flame Fox left, the Four-Colored Cloud Deer also left.

Only the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon stood quietly to the side, its blue pupils fixed on the scene with longing.

Ye Jingcheng then walked to the low-lying area within the Grotto-Heaven. He first examined the nascent Spirit Vein within the Grotto-Heaven, and then, still feeling something was amiss, he summoned Stone Spirit and had Stone Spirit activate the nascent Spirit Vein to make them appear.

After reading through the Jade Slip understanding of them, Ye Jingcheng began to compare them one by one.

And this observation lasted for two days.

Ye Jingcheng opened his eyes and sensed that the contents of the Spirit Vein were extremely mysterious.

They also began to take out the Spirit Gathering Formation and spirit-guiding Spirit Stone and started to set them up according to the special Array positions.

The Jade-Scale Flood Dragon remained watching from the side. Compared to the other Spirit Beast, Ye Jingcheng's Jade-Scale Flood Dragon was definitely the quietest one.

Even when it wants to eat something, it will only open its mouth slowly.

It appears quite languid, but of course, it is incredibly swift when in battle.

Ye Jingcheng's setup wasn't fast, but it had the advantage of allowing for comparison, not being in a rush, and continuously highlighting the Stone Spirit.

Soon, all the Spirit Gathering Formation and spirit-attracting Spirit Stone were set up.

The Spiritual Qi in the air immediately surged towards this place.

Ye Jingcheng also began burying Spirit Stone.

The formation of Spirit Vein is extremely mysterious and wondrous. Ye Jingcheng couldn't understand why Spirit Stone were placed there, and it wasn't recorded in the Jade Slip either.

But this is indeed a widely circulated Secret Method in the Cultivation World.

Ye Jingcheng also buried 30,000 Spirit Stone at once.

These 30,000 Spirit Stone contain various attributes, but Water Attribute stones are the most numerous.

This is because the Spirit Vein is predominantly Water Attribute, so the proportion of water in it is naturally important.

Ye Jingcheng was studying the formula with extreme care, much like he was deducing Pill Formula.

Once all the Spirit Stone were arranged, the concentration of Spiritual Qi here began to increase.

Furthermore, water has begun to seep from underground.

Ye Jingcheng was extremely satisfied with this and began to set up the final spirit-locking array.

This Spirit-Locking Array is a bit more complicated; it's also Array designed to maintain the stability of the Spirit Vein.

Natural Spirit Vein all have natural spirit-locking formations.

Ye Jingcheng naturally didn't have Spirit Vein; he could only rely on cultivators to create one.

Of course, the Spirit Locking Array plate in his hand was obtained through a trade with his Lineage.

Once everything was arranged, Ye Jingcheng activated the array flags in his hand, which were accompanied by a surge of spiritual light.

At some point, countless Spiritual Qi began to surge.

"Success!" Ye Jingcheng saw the storm of Spiritual Qi and checked the Jade Slip again.

After confirming that it had indeed been successful, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The surge of Spiritual Qi is a characteristic feature of Spirit Vein.

However, this is not stable yet and will take some time.

In its current state, it might not even qualify as a low-grade first-order Spirit Vein.

Ye Jingcheng, however, had set up a mid-grade first-order Spirit Vein.

"Roar?" The Jade-Scale Flood Dragon had seen everything; at this moment, it felt both curiosity and excitement.

It naturally prefers to stay in the water, and before it can be seen, a sacred lake is about to form.

Jade-Scale Flood Dragon was extremely excited.

Although this spirit lake isn't very large, preventing it from roaming freely, it's still much better than the previous swamp.

"It's finally done!" Ye Jingcheng looked at the spirit lake and Spirit Vein that had been built over three days and was extremely satisfied.

No matter how tired I am, it's all worth it at this moment.

Once the Spirit Lake is fully formed, Ye Jingcheng will be able to introduce the Red-Node Fish and Star-Eating Fish.

Of course, these two types of fish should be separated.

Red-Node Fish are herbivorous wrasse, while Star-Eating Fish are carnivorous wrasse.

This would require setting up an Array.

Ye Jingcheng briefly contemplated the Spirit Lake before beginning his meditation to replenish his Spiritual Qi.

After recovering his Spiritual Qi and feeding the Spirit Beast, he glanced at the Golden Falcon in the sky, and then left the Grotto-Heaven after breaking through with his eyes closed.

As soon as Ye Jingcheng arrived at the door, he discovered a sound transmission Spirit Talisman.

The telepathic Spirit Talisman is red.

This indicates an extreme urgency.

After reading the telepathic Spirit Talisman, Ye Jingcheng immediately went to the Council Hall.

"Patriarch, there is something that needs to be dealt with!" Ye Xingqun and Ye Jingli were both present, their eyes showing a hint of solemnity.

"It seems that our Lineage angered Evil Cultivator during the migration of mortals. Indeed, there were Devil Cultivator who slaughtered an entire town belonging to our Ye Family!"

"However, the massacre took place in what used to be the Li Family's territory, which is now near Verdant Valley!" Ye Xingqun said.

His complexion was also extremely bad.

After all, the Ye Family's crackdown on Devil Cultivator was merely lip service.

Now the real person has emerged.

This is naturally very awkward!

"Moreover, the late-stage Qi Refining cultivator that the Lineage sent to investigate also met a tragic end!" Ye Xingqun added again.