Azure Swan Sword, the Effect of Spirit Nurturing

In Ye Jingcheng's courtyard, the apricot tree is once again covered in blossoms.

The elegant white color, paired with the fresh green of early spring, adds a lot of beauty to the courtyard.

A refreshing fragrance wafted through the air as the spring breeze gently blew.

Ye Xingqun and Ye Jingcheng sat down at the stone table, while Ye Jingcheng placed the Jade Ring Rat at the doorway.

Now that the Jade Ring Rat's hearing has improved, it can be trained to sense and be alert in the future.

"Patriarch, Jinghe must have sent word that he has already traveled from the town to Cloud-Spreading Mountain to buy some spiritual items in preparation for his breakthrough," Ye Xingqun said.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was also taken aback. This kind of simple inside-outside cooperation was too straightforward, and he naturally couldn't fail to see it.

"Alright, don't move, I'll go there myself!" Ye Jingcheng nodded.

No one else in the Ye Family can be touched; to do so would clearly be a trap set by the Ye Family.

"Patriarch, isn't this too frivolous...?" Ye Xingqun hesitated.

In his view, how could the head of the family go alone?

"It's alright, don't you trust my abilities?" Ye Jingcheng said with a smile.

Ye Xingqun couldn't help but feel relieved. Yes, Ye Jingcheng had already broken through to the Purple Mansion, so even if the cultivators in the shadows were targeting him, they would only be targeting the Foundation Establishment.

Who would have thought that Ye Jingcheng had already broken through to the Purple Mansion?

Not to mention Ye Jingcheng also has so many Spirit Beasts.

"Uncle Xingqun, I wonder what the current situation is like in the Taiyi Sect?" Ye Jingcheng then asked.

Ye Jinghe and the forces behind him are nothing more than small fry; in the Ye Family's eyes, they don't need to be taken too seriously.

However, the situation within the Taiyi Sect is what truly impacts the Ye Family.

"The situation is not optimistic." Ye Xingqun shook his head.

"Now, Taiqing Commandery is separated from the Jade River Green River Sect's Returning Goose Commandery by two subordinate forces, and they have already begun to fight each other. Today you seize my Spirit Herb Garden, I will seize your mine!"

"Of course, the affiliated forces of Taiqing Commandery are all walking on thin ice right now, but Taiyi Sect has already sealed off the borders of Taiqing Commandery and has arranged for the Purple Mansion cultivators to take in many Registered Disciples of Taiqing Commandery and bring them into the Taichang Mountain Range for guidance." Ye Jingcheng frowned deeply when he heard this.

This indicates that the situation of the Taiyi Sect has become extremely critical, to the point where they need to rely on hostages to force the various Lineage of Taiqing Commandery to defend the region.

Returning Goose Commandery is 1.5 times the size of Taiqing Commandery, with three Purple Mansion subordinate forces and ten Foundation Establishment subordinate forces.

Taiqing Commandery has two Purple Mansion affiliated forces, plus six Foundation Establishment affiliated forces.

Of course, the most crucial factor is the rumor that the Taiyi Sect has no True Lord, so naturally they will become disloyal and turn against the sect. There are hardly any affiliated Lineage willing to live and die with the Taiyi Sect.

If the Ye Family were in Taiqing Commandery, they wouldn't have become so entangled with the Taiyi Sect.

"Patriarch, do you think it's possible that the Taiyi Sect and the Green River Sect are plotting together to purge their affiliated forces and reap the rewards?" Ye Xingqun asked again.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng checked the Array again.

Only after confirming that there would be no leaks did they reply:

"That's not impossible, after all, the Green River Sect's pace of action is too slow. But we don't need to speculate; we'll just wait for the outcome. Someone will definitely test the Nascent Soul True Lord of the Taichang Mountain Range!"

"Also, how's the contact with the Wan Family going? If the Wan Family members go to the Taichang Mountain Range, we can get a general idea of what Secret Method they can learn," Ye Jingcheng asked again, changing his tone.

Before Ye Jingcheng went into seclusion, Ye Jingcheng and the Wan Family had already shown signs of becoming friendly.

"This is also what I wanted to bring up today. They invited our Ye Family to form a marriage alliance, but I didn't agree," Ye Xingqun replied.

"However, we agree to hold a Spirit Beast exchange event between the two families, where the young Spirit Beasts of the two families will compete and then exchange some of their Spirit Beast Cubs!" Ye Xingqun said.

When he said this, Ye Xingqun's eyes were still somewhat evasive.

Ye Jingcheng understood that Ye Xingqun was afraid he would misunderstand and think that he simply wanted the Wan Family's Spirit Insects.

After all, Ye Xingqun is the most powerful Spirit Insect master in the Ye Family.

"Uncle Xingqun was right not to agree to their marriage alliance. After all, they've been targeted by the Taiyi Sect. The Spirit Beast Exchange Meeting is quite good!" Ye Jingcheng nodded. Spirit Insects are naturally very good to the Ye Family, so he not only doesn't dislike the exchange meeting, but also supports it.

After discussing the situation for a long time, Ye Jingcheng poured some Floating Cloud Tea for Ye Xingqun.

The rising smoke from the Floating Cloud Tea brought a sense of comfort to both of them.

However, after finishing the spiritual tea, Ye Xingqun continued to look at Ye Jingcheng, a strange feeling creeping into his eyes.

He just didn't say anything.

Ye Jingcheng felt a little flustered under the intense gaze.

He then poured Ye Xingqun another cup of tea.

"Uncle Xingqun, are you not used to tea today and want to drink alcohol instead?"

"I really want to drink!" Ye Xingqun replied meaningfully.

Although he didn't speak, the expression on his face said it all.

Chu Yanqing is in Cloud-Spreading Mountain, Xu Xiuqing is in Taihang Marketplace.

Ye Jingcheng has now made a breakthrough, so there's no rush to see either of them.

No wonder they can only drink tea.

"Would you mind if Uncle said a few more words?" Ye Xingqun brought the teacup to his lips without putting it down, as if this would prevent Ye Jingcheng from seeing the slight upturn of his lips.

Ye Jingcheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Follow your heart and don't restrain yourself. Neither of these things will cause any problems for the Lineage now!" Ye Xingqun tapped the table with his index and middle fingers, looking at Ye Jingcheng.

"Uncle Xingqun, were you happy when you were young?" Ye Jingcheng asked in return when he saw Ye Xingqun's expression.

"Of course it's been great, and quite a few times," Ye Xingqun said, blushing slightly, though she was being a bit stubborn.

Ye Jingcheng took another sip of tea, then took out a pot of Blue Wave Wine and poured a cup for Ye Xingqun, which temporarily shut Ye Xingqun up.

As Ye Jingcheng drank the Blue Wave Wine, he couldn't help but think of the Eastern Sea, wondering if the Second Ancestor Ye Xuecang, had successfully broken through the Eastern Sea.

After all, seven or eight years have passed now.

It took him more than three years to break through from the Foundation Establishment to the Purple Mansion; breaking through from the Purple Mansion to the Golden Core stage might take even longer.

He couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity about the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

Perhaps he will need to go into seclusion for a while to acquire more Demon Beast Cores.

After having a few drinks, Ye Xingqun took his leave.

Ye Jingcheng didn't drink much, after all, what was about to happen was, if not unimportant, still quite important.

After watching Ye Xingqun leave, Ye Jingcheng returned to his own courtyard, put away the Stone Spirit Grotto-Heaven, and also put the Jade Ring Rat into the Grotto-Heaven.

He then boarded a spirit boat and quietly departed from Ye Family's Lingyun Peak once again.

It would take an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator a day to travel from Soaring Cloud Peak to Cloud-Spreading Mountain. Although Ye Jingcheng was a Purple Mansion cultivator, he did not have a third-tier Treasure Ark, so he could only release the Mysterious Shadow Azure Cloud Boat.

Sitting inside the Spirit Boat, Ye Jingcheng took out Law Treasure and began refining it.

He possessed two Law Treasures, one of which was the Ice Phoenix Pearl, which he obtained from Xu Hanqing.

This Law Treasure is extremely powerful; it can freeze thousands of miles and unleash extreme cold storms. It also contains a phoenix spirit as its spirit.

However, this Law Treasure happened to be a high-grade third-tier magic Law Treasure. With his vast True Essence, he could barely refine it, but it was still somewhat difficult for him to use it.

The other Law Treasure was a gift from Xu Xiuqing; it was a low-grade, third-tier Law Treasure.

This time, he was refining the Azure Swan Sword, a gift from Xu Xiuqing.

The Azure Swan Sword is only the size of a palm, looking like a miniature sword.

But don't underestimate this Azure Swan Sword; the Spirit Materials used to refine it are worth more than ten thousand Spirit Stones.

Ye Jingcheng began to channel his True Essence into the Azure Swan Sword.

Because the Azure Swan Sword had been unclaimed for too long, Ye Jingcheng didn't spend much effort. Half an hour later, a sword light appeared in front of him.

The intense sword light was extremely dazzling, and with a slight incantation, it unleashed a considerable amount of Sword Qi.

Even if Ye Jingcheng wasn't skilled in any sword techniques, this sword strike would likely be unstoppable by anyone below the Purple Mansion, and even those above the Purple Mansion would find it extremely difficult to deal with.

After refining the Azure Swan Sword, Ye Jingcheng also tried to store it within his body, a skill usually reserved for Law Treasures.

This feeling was incredibly wonderful, and he even tried using the Purple Mansion for purification.

After all, the Purple Mansion can be used to refine Law Treasures.

However, after watching for a while, Ye Jingcheng realized that the effect was not very good.

Ye Jingcheng finally understood why there was such a thing as a natal Law Treasure and an ordinary Law Treasure.

The crafting of a natal Law Treasure must be compatible with the Cultivation Method in order for it to be efficiently refined by the Purple Mansion.

As for the other Law Treasures, even if they are stored in the Purple Mansion, they are difficult to truly refine.

There's even a possibility that the attributes might be incompatible, leading to problems.

In this way, Ye Jingcheng also needs to prepare the materials for refining his natal magic Law Treasure.

His Four-Aspect Heavenly Origin Scripture also has the method of refining four natal magic Law Treasures. Among them, the fire phase natal magic Law Treasure is the Blazing Flame Fan, the earth phase natal magic Law Treasure is the Heavenly Sand Seal, the water phase natal magic Law Treasure is the Heavenly River Pearl, and the wood phase natal magic Law Treasure is the Blackwood Disk.

However, crafting them is no easy task, as the materials for each Law Treasure are extremely precious.

Not to mention, before breaking through to the Purple Mansion, he had already spent almost all of his Spirit Stones, and now he only had a little over ten thousand Spirit Stones left in his Storage Bag.

This was even after he frequently sold elixirs to his Lineage.

Otherwise, he would be even more strapped for cash.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng could only smile wryly. But suddenly, he sensed that the spiritual figure within his Water Phase Purple Mansion was actually surging towards the Azure Swan Sword.

This scene startled him.

But then he discovered that the spiritual image nurtured in the Purple Mansion could surprisingly enter the Azure Swan Sword.

It seems to be able to act as a spirit of Law Treasure, amplifying Law Treasure power.

This made Ye Jingcheng extremely happy.

Many of the Ye family's ancient books are not found on Lingyun Peak, so Ye Jingcheng did not know what the Purple Mansion Spiritual Essence was.

But now, being able to act as a spirit of Law Treasure and enhance its power is naturally excellent.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng wanted to go to the Taihang Mountain Range to find Ye Haicheng and ask him what other effects the Purple Mansion Spiritual Essence had.

Although Ye Haicheng may not know much either, his experience and knowledge far surpass his.

Ye Jingcheng continued to play with it for a while, and before he knew it, he could see the outline of Cloud-Spreading Mountain in the distance.

There are many Floating Cloud Tea trees in Cloud-Spreading Mountain, and there are also many mountain tea trees around Cloud-Spreading Mountain. The local people also love to drink tea because the climate here is extremely suitable.

The spiritual tea grown here always has a more lingering flavor than teas grown elsewhere.

However, Cloud-Spreading Mountain was also destroyed by Beast Tide, so many tea trees were planted later.

Ye Jingcheng disembarked from the Spirit Boat from a great distance.

He changed into the Five-Colored Dao Robe made by Chu Yanqing.

By circulating the Great Turtle Aura-Hiding Art, one enters Cloud-Spreading Mountain.

Naturally, no one in the Ye Family could discover him here, and the Golden Dragon Family Head Token in his hand could activate any Array in the Ye Family compound.

Once inside the Array, Ye Jingcheng headed towards Ye Xinghan's cave abode on Cloud-Spreading Mountain.

Currently, the Ye Family has arranged for Foundation Establishment in several of their most important locations. Among them, Ye Jingli and Ye Xingqun are in Taihang Mountain, and Ye Jingyong and Xu Xiuqing are in Taihang Marketplace.

Cloud-Spreading Mountain is Chu Yanqing and Ye Xinghan.

As for Taichang Market, it belongs to Ye Xingyi of the Ye Family.

Ye Jingyun has also been making breakthroughs recently.

He possesses the Violet Flame Longhorn Beetle, so his chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment are not small.

In short, the Ye Family now has quite a few Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, there are still two Foundation Establishment left.

Ye Xinghan's cave abode is located on the south side of Cloud-Spreading Mountain, while Chu Yanqing's cave abode is located on the north side of Cloud-Spreading Mountain.

It's not because the Ye Family favors Chu Yanqing more.

Ye Xinghan only needed to study Spirit Plants and Wood Demon, while Chu Yanqing focused on refining magical Law Artifacts, as the earth fire to the north was better.

Ye Jingcheng found a courtyard covered with Spirit Plants, smiled, and sent a communication talisman.

There are many Spirit Plants here, most of which are Floating Cloud Tea. However, these Floating Cloud Teas are strangely shaped, as if they were studied by Ye Xinghan.

In addition to these, there are various other Spirit Plants.

In front of the pots of these Spirit Plants, there was also some mysterious spiritual liquid.

Before breaking through to the Foundation Establishment, Ye Xinghan's research on Spirit Plants and Wood Demon had reached a fever pitch, and now that he has broken through to the Foundation Establishment, there has been no improvement whatsoever.

"Patriarch, you've arrived?" Ye Xinghan couldn't help but speak, his eyes filled with joy.

"Sixteenth Uncle, what's the good news?" Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but ask.

Ye Xinghan was smiling exceptionally happily at this moment, an expression Ye Jingcheng had never seen before, not even when Ye Xinghan obtained the Foundation Establishment and the Longevity Fruit.

"I've developed a spiritual liquid that can enhance the Wood Demon and accelerate its growth!" Ye Xinghan said confidently.

He then took out a jade bottle and a Jade Slip.

Inside the jade bottle was a spiritual liquid that could enhance the Spirit Plant, the Wood Demon, and the Jade Slip contained the recipe for this spiritual liquid.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng's interest also greatly increased.

He was completely baffled as to how to increase the power of the Peachwood Demon, but unexpectedly, his sixteenth uncle seemed to have already figured it out.

Ye Xinghan had already studied Wood Pact successfully before, so Ye Jingcheng had complete confidence in them.

"These two Floating Cloud Tea are already at the second tier!" Seeing that Ye Jingcheng did not move, Ye Xinghan pulled Ye Jingcheng toward the three Spirit Plants treasured in his courtyard.

Ye Jingcheng's Divine Sense scanned the area and indeed found that the two Floating Cloud Tea were radiant with spiritual light, and their newly sprouted spiritual leaves were tender and fragrant.

"Patriarch, these two Floating Cloud Tea broke through their cultivation realms only after being watered with this spiritual liquid." Ye Xinghan pointed to the two Floating Cloud Tea, his eyes filled with joy.