The Ye Family's Current State, Jinghu Bonds with a Beast

The long-sealed door opened, the sign indicating seclusion was put away, and Ye Xingqun changed into a Ye Family Dao Robe. In one hand he held spirit rice being consumed by Spirit Insect, and in the other hand he held spirit honey being consumed by Five Poison Bee.

He was filled with gratitude for the Spirit Insect.

Although he was reminded by the Heavenly Illusion Pill he had prepared beforehand at the last moment, in his opinion, his faith in the Spirit Insect also played a significant role.

He saw Ye Jingcheng, waved to Ye Jingcheng, called out "Patriarch," and then began to raise spirit rice and throw out spirit honey.

Today, he was going to give the Blackwood Ant and the Five Poison Bee a good meal, and even the bamboo rats got a lot of scattered pieces of spirit rice.

You can see that Ye Xingqun is happier than ever before at this moment.

After all, one should be disappointed and give up by the age of sixty. But at seventy-six, having gathered all the necessary conditions, one finally breaks through to the Foundation Establishment. The exquisite feeling of overcoming hardship and achieving happiness is indescribable.

Ye Jingcheng was also infected by Ye Xingqun's joy, and he smiled knowingly:

"Congratulations, Seventh Uncle. Today's clan meeting is to discuss the Beast Communion. Would you like to join us?"

"No, it's best not to expose yourself. You've just broken through, so you can't hide your aura. But I do have some recommendations. Jinghu Jingting are both good. Besides them, Jinghe is also good. He's in his early twenties and at the fifth level of Qi Refining, plus he has good talent in Array." As the former Beast Hunting Hall, Ye Xingqun naturally knew a lot about him.

Although he really wanted to attend the Lineage gathering, reason made him hold back.

Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.

Being at the fifth level of Qi Refining in one's early twenties isn't particularly impressive, similar to Ye Jingcheng, but having a skill one excels in, plus a recommendation from someone, allows one to enter the voting pool.

It was Ye Xinghe who recommended Ye Jingcheng back then.

Ye Jingcheng smiled slightly, intending to leave directly, but Ye Xingqun still invited Ye Jingcheng to drink a pot of Green Bamboo Wine infused with Bamboo Leaf Green.

Although the wine wasn't particularly Spiritual Qi, it was indeed very old. However, Ye Jingcheng had other important matters to attend to, so he only took a sip before leaving.

The meeting was held on the third floor of the Treasure Pavilion. Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingli Ye Xing shui, and others were present, but many of the white-haired Clan Elder had disappeared.

Ye Jingcheng sat in the main seat, and for a moment he was also somewhat moved, but he quickly looked at Ye Jingyun:

"Eighth Brother, tell me about the recent situation of the Lineage." Ye Jingyun is still in the stage of refining his Spiritual Qi, so he handles many things. He is also the head of the Ye Family's Alchemy Hall.

"Yes, Patriarch!" Ye Jingyun nodded as well.

"Patriarch, Clan Elder, the Ye Family has now emerged from the predicament of last year. The business of the restaurants in Taihang Marketplace has recovered, and the Lineage's alchemy business has also recovered. It is estimated that Taihang Marketplace can bring the Lineage five thousand Spirit Stone in revenue each year, while the revenue of Taichang Market is still rising and is estimated to reach eight thousand Spirit Stone per year. In addition, the Lineage currently has one third-tier Spirit Mountain, one third-tier Spirit Herb Garden, two second-tier spirit Spirit Mountain, three second-tier Spirit Herb Garden herb gardens, five first-tier spirit Spirit Mountain, five first-tier Spirit Herb Garden, three beast farms, and the number of Demon Beast in the Spirit Beast Valley, not counting Spirit Insect, has exceeded two hundred..." Ye Jingyun explained the situation of the Ye Family one by one.

Ye Jingcheng roughly estimated that the Lineage's Spirit Stone income was around 30,000 spirit Spirit Stone. However, if the family members' salaries, the cost of cultivating high-yield spirit medicine, and the maintenance of the Spirit Vein Array were excluded, the Lineage's Spirit Stone income would only have a surplus of 7,000 to 8,000 Spirit Stone per year.

After deducting the costs of breeding and feeding Demon Beast and researching Pill Formula, only three or four thousand Spirit Stone remained in surplus.

Of course, even so, most Foundation Establishment Lineage would be extremely satisfied.

But that won't work for the Ye Family now.

The Ye Family now actually occupies the territory of the Purple Mansion Lineage, and in Taihang Commandery, they use the name of Tianfu True Person to rival the Jin Family.

However, if the Ye Family does not develop rapidly and demonstrate the honor of the Purple Mansion Lineage, the Yuan Family and Wei Family may not be so obedient.

Moreover, the number of the Ye Family members will definitely increase. Every three years, there will be more than a dozen immortal seedlings. As long as there is no loss, there will be three hundred immortal seedlings in a hundred years.

"The Lineage's culinary skills have improved considerably recently. Should we open a restaurant in Taichang Market?" Ye Jingyun asked.

"There's no need for that. It's not time to expand yet. Many people are waiting for us to be abandoned by Tianfu True Person because of our assets. That's why they haven't made a move against us. They think we're not a threat and that we can mess up all the late-stage Qi Refining clansmen. So what we need to do now is to proceed steadily and wait for the right opportunity for the Lineage!" Ye Jingcheng said.

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but look at Ye Jingcheng.

In their view, the opportunity for the Ye Family was Ye Jingcheng's breakthrough, which allowed the Ye Family to return to the status of the Purple Mansion Lineage.

Only Ye Xuecang and Ye Haicheng knew about Ye Jingcheng's spirit, so they firmly believed in it.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't come forward to deny it himself.

"Next, we'll discuss the Beast Communion. Currently, the recommended candidates are Jinghu Jingting, and Jinghe. Do you have anyone else you'd like to recommend?" Ye Jingcheng asked again.

The person recommended must at least be a hall master in the Ye Family or at least at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Ye Jingcheng looked around, but there were no other candidates.

I reckon their judgment of people is similar to that of Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingqun.

There are still some younger cultivators, but there are definitely no suitable ones around twenty years old.

We need to observe further. A cultivator's temperament is usually formed around the age of twenty, and their talent can also be revealed to some extent.

For the Beast Communion tamers of the Ye Family, if they do not have enough skills to raise Spirit Beast, or if they lack talent, their Beast Communion are not necessarily good.

"Let's vote then!" Ye Jingcheng took out more than a dozen jade tokens, and to Ye Jingcheng surprise, almost all three of them agreed.

They clearly agree.

However, upon closer reflection, Ye Jingcheng realized it was normal. After all, the Ye Family had experienced many turbulent years, and these young members of the Ye Family had grown up amidst hatred.

Beast Communion ended, the clansmen dispersed.

Only Ye Jingyun remained:

"Patriarch, these are Spirit Stone from the Lineage treasury, plus a few top-grade magic Law Artifact that the clansmen don't need. We can exchange them for some Spirit Stone," Ye Jingyun said.

The meaning is quite clear: they are worried that Ye Jingcheng might not have enough Spirit Stone to raise so many Spirit Beasts.

Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but smile, but he still nodded and put the Storage Bag away.

He did indeed have over 100,000 Spirit Stone in his Storage Bag, but they were all obtained in the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm.

First, it was extremely secretive; second, if he really showed so many Spirit Stones, then he would really have to bid for the Purple Palace Jade Liquid.

But if they were to actually take the picture, it would contradict the Ye Family's current secretive development.

Only by participating in the auction and deliberately pretending not to win the bid, and then breaking through, will everyone assume that the Ye Family must have resold it.

That would make perfect sense.

Ye Jingcheng put away the Storage Bag and returned to his own courtyard. He also used the Lineage Token to send a telepathic message to Ye Jinghu and the other two.

After transmitting the message, Ye Jingcheng returned to his own courtyard, where the spirit field outside was still inhabited by the Jade Ring Rat.

At this moment, the Jade Ring Rat looked more lonely and its appearance was much more weathered. Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but tremble. A pill bottle appeared in his hand, but he quickly shook his head and simply stretched out his hand, letting the Jade Ring Rat come closer.

Seeing that the Jade Ring Rat was still obedient, Ye Jingcheng suddenly asked:

"Do you want to go to the Lineage's Spirit Beast Valley?" Ye Jingcheng asked after thinking for a long time.

For Spirit Beasts, falling behind their master can sometimes be a painful experience.

Therefore, if possible, Ye Jingcheng hopes that the Jade Ring Rat can find another owner, so that it can spend more time with him.

Of course, rationally speaking, Ye Jingcheng shouldn't give up, since the Jade Ring Rat knows many of his secrets.

"Squeak squeak squeak!" The Jade Ring Rat shook its head vigorously, like a rattle drum.

Ye Jingcheng smiled in relief upon seeing this.

"Then let's continue guarding the spirit field!" Ye Jingcheng took out a spirit pill.

The thought of raising another Jade Ring Rat couldn't help but arise in my mind.

After all, one looks lonely no matter how you look at it.

Ye Jingcheng had an idea in mind. He planned to go to the Lineage's Spirit Beast Valley after the Purple Palace Jade Liquid returned and choose a suitable Jade Ring Rat. Even if there was no suitable one, he would choose a Mountain-Devouring Rat.

Ye Jingcheng returned to the courtyard and began cultivating as well.

After waiting for two days, Ye Jingcheng stood guard at the entrance of the Ancestral Shrine, waiting quietly.

He lit the huge sandalwood incense stick he had prepared, and the smoke from it was enormous, just like the sandalwood smoke that Ye Xingliu had burned years ago.

Of course, this sandalwood incense is not ordinary sandalwood incense; it is a psychedelic type with a very pleasant aroma.

Moreover, it was developed by the Ye Family themselves, and there is no record of it in the Cultivation World.

Its only effect is to increase the success rate of his Golden Dragon Token's Soul Absorption skill.

As the sandalwood incense burned, Ye Jinghu was the first to arrive from afar.

The Ye Family naturally placed higher expectations on Ye Jinghu. As soon as he ascended to immortality, he began cultivating the Ye Family's treasured Cultivation Method, which were at least at the Xuan level.

It should be noted that even though Ye Jingcheng's Cultivation Method is only of the lower grade of the Xuan rank, Ye Jingcheng knows that if his Cultivation Method is truly considered, it should actually be ranked as the upper grade of the Xuan rank.

If one can gather Five-Phase Heavenly Origin, one can even reach the Earth Rank.

However, the cultivation speed will be extremely slow, requiring a large number of Beast-Link Mark, the Five Phases Spirit Root, and powerful means of acquiring wealth to master it.

Ye Jingcheng possesses both of the latter two, but unfortunately, he has four Spirit Root.

Ye Jingcheng didn't express much emotion. When Ye Jinghu arrived, he watched Ye Jingcheng burn sandalwood incense and, just like Ye Jingcheng had been years ago, was completely bewildered.

"Worship the Immortal Ancestor with me!" Ye Jingcheng handed several sticks of sandalwood incense to Ye Jinghu, asking him to offer incense as well.

While waiting to offer incense, he took out the Golden Dragon Token and used its soul-capturing effect.

With a soul-capturing effect, Ye Jinghu collapsed onto the ground.

Ye Jingcheng also witnessed a terrifying scene.

It was a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with thunder surging and beasts trembling.

Ye Jinghu stood on the corpse of the Silver Moon Demon King, his eyes filled with the satisfaction of avenging his great enemy.

Ye Jingcheng frowned slightly. Such killing and ferocity were not those of a qualified member of the Ye Family.

If all you know is hatred, then you might not be suited to Beast Communion.

Fortunately, the scene shifted again, and Ye Jingcheng saw himself in the picture, along with Ye Jinghu, becoming a Golden Core Lineage.

Ye Jingcheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, he also knew that Ye Jinghu might still need guidance in the future. Although there was hatred from White Cloud Town, he should still maintain his original intention of cultivating immortality.

He also started asking the usual questions.

"Who are you?"

"Ye Jinghu."

"What brings you to the Ye Family?"

"This is my own Lineage, I grew up here." Ye Jingcheng felt a little ashamed upon hearing this answer, since his answer back then was about cultivating immortality.

Ye Jingcheng felt somewhat fortunate, as his mental image was of Ye Jingyu as the head of the family, guiding the Lineage to prosperity.

Otherwise, Ye Xingliu might not have given you the Beast Communion back then.

After asking the questions, Ye Jingcheng also prepared Lineage jade book and a soul-binding seal for Ye Jinghu.

The former was to preserve Ye Jinghu's Lineage secrets and prevent soul searching, while the latter was to automatically destroy the device after a forced soul search.

This was somewhat cruel to the Ye Family members, but even Ye Jingcheng didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

You should accept something in return for what you enjoy.

Besides, if you were to be forcibly subjected to a soul search, you'd end up as an idiot afterward.

There's no point in living like that.

"Master, how did I fall asleep?" Ye Jinghu's eyes showed some palpitations, as if he had been having a long dream and had not yet woken up.

"It's alright, come in. What happens next might be beyond your imagination, but remember, you must not tell anyone what we've said today. Go into the Lineage hall first!"

"Make sure to maintain as many Spirit Patterns as possible later!" Ye Jingcheng reminded him.

His words were almost identical to what Ye Xingliu had said back then.

All the necessary reminders are here.

Ye Jinghu nodded, he was very serious, and he trusted Ye Jingcheng completely.

Because Ye Jingcheng had brought him up the mountain, he didn't even have any doubts about the test he had just been given; he just felt that he was really tired.

Ye Jingcheng led Ye Jinghu into the Ancestral Shrine, had him sit on a prayer mat, and offered incense to the ancestors.

However, as soon as he lit the incense, he found himself inside a dark tower.

Countless beast shadows leaped within the tower, as if all beasts had awakened. Ye Jinghu tried to escape, but all the beasts rushed towards him.

He had nowhere to escape, and his lightning Law Technique and Thunder Spear had lost their effectiveness, rendering them unusable.

At that moment, he felt as if he had been pierced by ten thousand beasts.

Soon, numerous Spirit Patterns appeared on his body.

These Spirit Patterns were extremely obscure; he was certain he had never seen them before.

But at this moment he remembered Ye Jingcheng's words, and he imprisoned all the Beast-Link Mark.

However, he could only hold on quickly, and he could also disperse quickly. He tried to condense the lightning into a pattern, but he failed very quickly. In the end, all that was left were two five-inch Spirit Patterns and one three-inch Spirit Patterns.

Ye Jinghu couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Ye Jingcheng had already reminded him, but he only had two five-inch marks and one three-inch mark.

At this moment, he found himself back in the Ancestral Shrine, surrounded by Lineage tablets, with Ye Jingcheng sitting beside him, equally sincere.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng had just checked his soul power and found that the Beast-Link Tower had a very abundant amount of soul power, obviously indicating that a lot of Beast Soul had been placed in the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

Once Ye Jinghu and Ye Jingting have finished Beast Communion, Ye Jingcheng will be able to imbue himself with spirit energy.

"Patriarch, I only managed to retain three Spirit Patterns. I'm sorry to disappoint you," Ye Jinghu said.

"You're not just disappointing me, you're making me envious!" Ye Jingcheng said, looking at the two Five-Inch Beast-Link Mark and one three-inch Beast-Link Mark that Ye Jinghu had displayed.

After all, without the Treasure Book, he would only have a Five-Inch Beast-Link Mark and a one-inch Beast-Link Mark.