Golden Falcon Breakthrough

The azure sky was crystal clear, with fluffy white clouds drifting by, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene within the Grotto-Heaven.

The next moment, a beam of light appeared, and a huge stone suddenly appeared. The surface of the stone was covered with a dazzling golden light, and upon closer inspection, it looked like a layer of golden armor.

Then, with a loud bang, it crashed down rapidly. At the same time, a sharp spike rose up from the ground, shining with brilliant golden light, rising just as quickly.

The two collided, sending countless dazzling golden stars flying out, accompanied by a tremendous roar.

However, the spikes and falling rocks were all intact.

To other cultivators, this would certainly seem unbelievable, as it was clearly two Earth Attribute Law Technique.

In the desolate place, Ye Jingcheng also breathed a sigh of relief. These two Law Techniques were naturally cast by him, and they were Secret Method he had learned while following the Golden-Scaled Beast.

The Golden-Scaled Beast beside Ye Jingcheng was also roaring excitedly, as if to say, "That's it, that's it!"

The Golden-Scaled Beast was extremely proud to be able to teach Ye Jingcheng.

"Indeed excellent!" Ye Jingcheng nodded, his hand unconsciously stroking the Golden-Scaled Beast.

On the forehead of the Golden-Scaled Beast, the scales of its armor became increasingly distinct and solid, so much so that even when Ye Jingcheng touched them, he could feel the power of a mountain.

Both the Golden Light Falling Cloud Star Rock and the Golden Light Earth Spike Technique were developed by the Golden-Scaled Beast. Ye Jingcheng was of one mind with it, which gave him an advantage in learning Technique Method. Moreover, their power was indeed enormous. If used in conjunction with the Talisman Treasure Mystic Cold Seal, the effect would be even better.

Even so, his Golden Light Earth Spike Technique could only cover a shallow layer; only by using the spiritual power of the Golden-Scaled Beast could such an effect be achieved.

After praising it, Ye Jingcheng also gave the Golden-Scaled Beast an Earth Return Pill. The beast was somewhat discouraged when it saw that it was another Earth Return Pill.

There were also humming sounds coming from its mouth, but these humming sounds were somewhat similar to roars, so they couldn't be heard unless you listened carefully.

Clearly, the Golden-Scaled Beast was quite disappointed that it wasn't a Bloodline Advancement Pill.

"Hurry up and eat. The Four-Colored Cloud Deer has already entered a breakthrough state. Don't leave yourself as the only mid-stage second-tier demon later." Ye Jingcheng said irritably.

It has been almost a year since he gave the spiritual fruit to Ye Xingqun and Ye Xinghan.

During this period, he visited Taihang Marketplace once to determine the Lineage's market revenue, established an alliance with the Yuan Family and Wei Family, and then returned to the Ye Family.

Rumors circulated in the market that Ye Jingcheng had gone mad because the Ye Family allowed someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining to break through to the Foundation Establishment without any further restrictions. In their view, the Ye Family was putting the cart before the horse and that their fate was sealed.

A century-old foundation was destroyed in an instant.

If a Foundation Establishment Lineage doesn't have enough Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators, then the entire Lineage is like having its own hands and feet tied.

In terms of Lineage businesses and the defense of clan mountains, they will lag behind others in every aspect.

Even in the future, many Bandit Cultivator might target the Ye Family, since the Ye Family has fewer Qi Refining Ninth Level cultivators. It's impossible for the Ye Family to produce Foundation Establishment cultivators in every clan mountain or every transaction.

This gave those cultivators who sought to Bandit Cultivator an opportunity.

Ye Jingcheng naturally disregarded such remarks. Moreover, the Ye Family's Hidden Peak had sent two Foundation Establishment, which were refined by Ye Xuefu.

Ye Jingcheng also gave them to Ye Jingyun and Ye Xinghan respectively. As for Ye Xingqun, he has already started Foundation Establishment using the Earthflame Fire Sha, but there are no results yet.

However, Ye Jingcheng estimated that it would be soon; Ye Xinghan and Ye Xingqun should both be about to break through, and both of them had changed their Spirit Beast.

Within that year, he successively refined the Earth Return Pill, the Wood Scenery Pill, and the Gold Tempering Pill, as well as the Flesh Ganoderma Pill and the Soil-Turning Pill.

The appearance of the Soil-Turning Pill is of even greater significance to Ye Jingcheng, because the Golden-Scaled Beast and the Soil-Turning Earthworm are both Earth Attribute Spirit Beast, but the former's bloodline is significantly stronger, while the latter's bloodline is much weaker.

Therefore, Ye Jingcheng discovered that most first-tier Earth-Tier Pill are actually better modified using Soil-Turning Pill from Soil-Turning Earthworm, which also ensures lower risk.

Of course, this also means that the chances of the Ye Family's Spirit Beast awakening their bloodlines are somewhat lower.

Ye Jingcheng was unsure which was better or worse, so he popularized two types of Earth-Tier Pill within the Lineage to ensure that all levels of Spirit Beast in the Ye Family could choose from them.

After swallowing the Earth Return Pill, the Golden-Scaled Beast continued to roar, appearing quite eager, as if it was finally about to break through.

Ye Jingcheng's face was also beaming with joy.

As a result, all his Spirit Beast were undergoing breakthroughs.

Ye Jingcheng immediately took out another Pill of Earth Return Pill, and at the same time took out the Spirit Beast of several Golden-Armored Beasts. Then he infused the Golden-Scaled Beast with a large amount of Treasure Radiance.

The latter was eating while breathing, as if he were panting as he ate.

It's comical, yet it carries a hint of resilience.

That sincere gaze moved even Ye Jingcheng.

"You can study breathing techniques after you break through to the next level. No beast is faster than you right now!" Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but roll his eyes again.

It knew that the Golden-Scaled Beast was still vying to be the first to advance.

However, for Ye Jingcheng, it would actually take a long time to collect all the third-tier Advancement Pill for the Golden-Scaled Beast.

Moreover, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon was actually faster, since the opponent had already gathered the Essence Blood of the Silver Moon Python and the Silver Moon Flood Dragon.

Relatively speaking, gathering spirit medicine is sufficient.

Moreover, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon also has Dragon Whisker Fruit tree.

However, Ye Jingcheng promised the Golden-Scaled Beast that as long as the Golden-Scaled Beast could do it, he would naturally do everything in his power to ensure that the Golden-Scaled Beast would be the first to advance in the next level.

Ye Jingcheng wouldn't lie to the beast about this.

Under the combined effects of the Treasure Radiance and the elixir, the Golden-Scaled Beast was also enveloped in golden light and began to break through its limits.

Ye Jingcheng set up an Array, his eyes filled with joy, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

He looked around the entire Grotto-Heaven, where there were very few barren areas left. Ye Jingcheng had now cultivated two more spiritual fields, each about an acre in size.

Of course, he didn't open it himself; it was Soil-Turning Earthworm.

The Soil-Turning Earthworm that Ye Haiyun left him was excellent. It had very little Divine Soul fluctuation, but when it got down to business, it was somewhat similar to the Jade Ring Rat.

The only downside is that it's a big watcher; it'll stick its head or its backside out whenever something happens.

Now, it lies quietly in the spirit field. Its bloodline has evolved into Earth Boa. To be honest, if it weren't limited to advancing only twice, this Soil-Turning Earthworm might eventually evolve into an Earth Dragon.

Of course, the greatest benefit of Soil-Turning Earthworm for him is that it can produce Spirit Soil, which is why he wants to cultivate spiritual fields again.

Once the Soil-Turning Earthworm, Ye Jingcheng will be able to obtain second-tier Spirit Soil.

Ye Jingcheng's gaze once again turned to the distance, to the spirit lake within the Grotto-Heaven.

At this moment, there are many Star-Eating Fish and Red-Node Fish in the Spirit Lake. The Star-Eating Fish have poor reproductive ability and have not yet laid spirit eggs, but the Red-Node Fish have already laid spirit eggs, and there are quite a few eggs.

Ye Jingcheng was not surprised by this, after all, in Jade Dragon Lake, the Red-Node Fish supported an entire group of Jade-Scale Snake.

If their reproductive capacity were weaker, they would probably have gone extinct long ago.

At the bottom of the lake, countless Moonwatch Grass emitted a faint light, while the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon was also quietly in seclusion at the bottom of the lake.

It seems that he is not far from the peak of the second tier.

Ye Jingcheng estimated that in another year or two, Jade-Scale Flood Dragon would be the first to go into seclusion and break through to the third-tier great demon realm.

Beside the Spirit Lake, the Peachwood Demon's true form was also completely covered in azure light.

It has already consumed Peachwood wood.

If we wait until it's over, the peaches that grow there may have an even longer lifespan.

Ye Jingcheng is also the one most looking forward to this.

Longevity Fruit is extremely popular throughout the Cultivation World, and at certain trade fairs, it can even be exchanged for unprecedented treasures.

Next to the Peachwood are the Purple Jade Vine and the Adamantine Vine.

The Purple Jade Vine remains unchanged; a year has passed, and it has only grown an inch, still possessing the power of Treasure Radiance.

The Adamantine Vine, however, is now a meter and a half tall and has begun to bloom.

In about six months, he will be able to produce Adamantine Vine seeds, and then he won't have to worry about not having enough materials for his Adamantine Vine Green Wood Spirit Seed.

Besides these, the Spirit Eye Spring has now been restored to the same state as the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm, with the Spirit Eye full of Spiritual Qi.

To be honest, Ye Jingcheng hadn't expected it to be like this, but he knew it was all thanks to Stone Spirit. It was Stone Spirit's Grotto-Heaven; while the other party was visualizing the star map, it could not only expand the space but also repair the Spirit Vein and the Spirit Eye Spring.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng was even planning to spend some more Spirit Stone to upgrade the first-grade mid-level Spirit Vein once again.

This Grotto-Heaven is definitely more complete than it was a year ago; to Ye Jingcheng, it's no different from the outside world.

The only drawback is that there's still not enough space.

Therefore, it's impossible to plant apricot trees, but we can plant Purple Illusion Flower and bamboo grove Spring Welcoming Tea.

These were still left in Ye Jingcheng's outer courtyard.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at the Four-Colored Cloud Deer and the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle again. The Four-Colored Cloud Deer was now covered in azure light and was also breaking through to the late stage of the second tier.

Meanwhile, the group of Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle were also under Ye Jingcheng's control, constantly practicing their Thunder Net technique.

The only difference is that a year ago there were eight second-tier Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle, now there are eleven.

There were four Hidden-Wing Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle and seven ordinary Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle. Among the Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle that could advance twice, only one had not broken through to the second tier.

Those that could only advance once, none of them have broken through to the second tier yet.

Ye Jingcheng could only sigh at this; his energy was ultimately limited.

After all, he himself needs to cultivate for six hours every day. If you add in alchemy, practicing Secret Method, and handling miscellaneous matters, twelve hours a day is simply not enough.

Actually, if you think about it, he's already fifty-three years old. Time flies.

He ascended Soaring Cloud Peak in his teens, and more than forty years have passed since then. Now, several years later, his cultivation has advanced significantly in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

He's only one step away from the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Once his Spirit Beast break through to the next level, he will reach the peak of the Foundation Establishment.

Of course, in the Cultivation World, there isn't actually Foundation Establishment realm; it's more of a description of a state.

This means that one cannot advance further at the Foundation Establishment, just like at the ninth level of Qi Refining. At the Qi Refining level, it is impossible to cultivate more Spiritual Qi; one can only refine the Spiritual Qi.

When Ye Jingcheng reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, and even when he reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, he could no longer cultivate more liquid spiritual power and could only switch to condensing spiritual power.

In this way, when breaking through to the Purple Mansion, one can quickly compress it into True Essence.

It naturally helps with breakthroughs, which is why many who have broken through to the peak of Foundation Establishment still need to accumulate experience for a long time before choosing to break through.

Ye Jingcheng had actually planned for a long time that once he reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, he would go to his Lineage's mortal world to temper his mind.

When he broke through to the Foundation Establishment, the illusion technique caused him a great deal of trouble.

Over the years as head of the household, many of his troubles have been eliminated.

However, he still needs to practice. He only has one Purple Jade Fruit. If he fails, he will have to wait for a new batch of Purple Jade Fruit to ripen, which he cannot afford to wait for right now.

Ye Jingcheng remained silent for a moment, then took out two Jade Slip and began to study them.

One of the two Jade Slip contained the recipe for Purple-Condensing Spirit Liquid, and the other contained the Pill Formula for Purple Palace Jade Liquid.

And this research took another half day.

For Ye Jingcheng, his sense of time is becoming increasingly weak these days.

He used to be able to refine several batches of pills a day, but now he might spend half a day just studying Pill Formula.

Just as Ye Jingcheng solved another difficult problem, he felt the entire Grotto-Heaven shake, and Spiritual Qi began to flow towards the mountain peak.

Ye Jingcheng immediately woke up, Stone Spirit also came over from a distance.

"Master, I'm being sucked so hard I can't take it anymore!" Stone Spirit was on the verge of tears. As Python-Swallowing Stone Spirit, its absorption ability was extremely strong.

But in the distance, it was clear that Golden Falcon was about to break through.

This also means that it may be his first Tier 3 Great Demon Spirit Beast.

The only pity is that this third-tier Golden Falcon cannot boost his cultivation.

"Don't worry!" Ye Jingcheng reassured Stone Spirit, then left the Grotto-Heaven and sped towards Soaring Cloud Lake on the mountaintop.

The water in Soaring Cloud Lake has been changed several times, and the glaciers have melted and then frozen again.

There are no restrictions now.

The Turtle Ancestor had come to investigate once before.

However, due to his cautious nature, Turtle Ancestor remained hidden on Sand Hidden Peak.

However, this did not prevent Ye Jingcheng from helping Golden Falcon break through.

At this moment, the Golden Falcon's feathers became extremely long, its sharp beak was like a dagger, its eyes were sharp and colorful, and its wings were like those of a roc, each over ten feet long.

Its advancement clearly led to the improvement of its bloodline.

At the same time, the addition of a third-tier demon core allowed it to break through within just one year.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, it would take at least three or four years to achieve a breakthrough.

After all, this is a breakthrough from the second tier to the third tier.

The Golden Falcon's Spiritual Qi vortex grew larger and larger.

The Golden Falcon also began to peck at its own feathers, knocking them off one by one.

The strange phenomena grew increasingly larger.

Ye Jingcheng quickly took control of the Array.

Suddenly, Dark Cloud appeared near Soaring Cloud Peak, and a long-brewing downpour arrived in torrents.

It crashed down onto Soaring Cloud Peak with a whoosh.

An Array also appeared in the sky above Soaring Cloud Peak, blocking all the rain.

The two Array were activated simultaneously, completely eliminating any signs of Golden Falcon's breakthrough.

In a courtyard on Lingyun Peak of the Ye family, Ye Jinghu saw this scene and quickly ran out. The thunderstorm was extremely helpful for his comprehension of the secret cultivation technique.

He had heard that Soaring Cloud Peak used to have a lot of thunderstorms, but it seemed that since the last Beast Tide, there had been far fewer, sometimes only a few times a year.

And there are quite a few cultivators on Soaring Cloud Peak who share this feeling.

Of course, those in the Inner Hall were well aware that the secret of Soaring Cloud Lake seemed to have returned.