The Question of Restoration, Mysterious Insect Eggs (Combined Chapter; Thanks to Piaopiaoyuxian for the 500 Qidian Coin Tip)

At the foot of Cloud-Spreading Mountain lies a lush tea valley that stretches as far as the eye can see.

The Spiritual Qi here isn't particularly abundant, so most of the tea here is the Spring Welcoming Tea transplanted from Soaring Cloud Peak.

Previously, the Li Family planted a different type of Emerald Orchid Tea here, but Emerald Orchid Tea produced fewer leaves, was more demanding in terms of Spiritual Qi, and was not as profitable, so the Ye Family has replaced it entirely.

Ye Jinghe stood before the tea valley, looking at the valley full of fresh, tender tea leaves, and let out a long sigh of relief.

However, his gaze still lacked composure.

Within the Tea Valley, members of the Ye Family are already harvesting spirit tea.

The person in charge of the spirit tea was Ye Jingqing, who belonged to the Jing generation and was ten years older than him. In his impression, Ye Jingqing was extremely rigid.

"Sister Qing, are you in charge of bringing people here to pick spirit tea today? Do you need any help?" Ye Jinghe asked as he approached.

After being stared at by Ye Jingqing, he then spoke up somewhat sheepishly:

"Sister Qing, I felt I had hit a bottleneck, so I came here to exchange for a spirit pill. However, I was a few dozen contribution points short, so I accepted your mission from the Lineage."

"Go ahead." Ye Jingqing was silent for a moment, then nodded.

Because picking the spirit tea is something that any ordinary person can do.

However, ordinary people often cannot see the amount of Spiritual Qi, which can easily lead to picking the wrong tea leaves.

After all, this Spring Welcoming Tea was cultivated by the Ye Family, and sometimes, spiritual teas without Spiritual Qi are quite common.

But these spiritual teas will eventually flow into Ye Family Restaurant and One Leaf Pavilion in Taichang Market.

Therefore, the tea pickers are all clansmen in the early stage of Qi Refining. Most of them are clansmen of the Qing generation who have only been cultivating for a few years. Apart from them, there are some clansmen who do not have Ye Family blood and whose cultivation progress is also slow.

Ye Jinghe was already in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so his initiative to pick spiritual tea naturally seemed suspicious.

However, seeing that Ye Jinghe and just kept picking fruit, they stopped paying attention to her.

This kind of spiritual tea is usually harvested once every half month, and each harvest can cover tens of acres.

She didn't have many contribution points, and she already knew that Ye Jinghe had come to exchange for pills to break through his bottleneck.

"Uncle Jinghe." These clansmen of the Qing generation came here to pick spirit tea, which was also a learning experience in judging spirit leaves and picking spirit medicine.

After learning, we also completed the fruit-picking task.

After all, there aren't many members of the Ye Family these days.

Ye Qingping was one of them.

Fourteen years old, with four Spirit Roots, at the second level of Qi Refining, his aptitude isn't particularly good. Of course, if his aptitude were excellent, he wouldn't be here.

"Not bad, your technique is quite skillful. How long have you been picking the spirit tea?" Ye Jinghe asked.

"Thank you for the compliment, Uncle Jinghe. This is my second time here. I picked some before, but I feel like there aren't as many this time as last time." Ye Qingping replied somewhat reservedly, because he felt that Ye Jinghe's gaze was very aggressive, which made him very uncomfortable in the Ye Family.

"You arrived in a second-tier Spirit Boat in the middle of last month?"

"It's just a first-tier Spirit Boat." Ye Qingping shook his head. He also wanted to ride a second-tier Spirit Boat, but he knew that there weren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Ye Family. How could they possibly use a second-tier Spirit Boat to pick some spirit tea?

He looked at Ye Jinghe with a puzzled expression.

I don't know why Ye Jinghe asked these questions.

A look of alertness appeared on his face.

But Ye Jinghe waved his hand, saying, "Keep picking, earn more Spirit Stones so you can cultivate faster. Otherwise, you'll end up like your uncle, already at the fifth level of Qi Refining, still having to pick spirit tea to break through."

After making a self-deprecating remark, Ye Jinghe walked to the side and continued to diligently pick spiritual tea leaves.

And in a corner where Ye Jingqing couldn't see, Ye Jinghe secretly buried an array plate under the spirit tea tree.

In the distance, there is a dense valley.

The valley was incredibly dark because the mountains on both sides were so high.

In addition, the frequent rains in early spring turned this area into a valley teeming with poisonous insects.

Behind the valley was a huge cave, where several cultivators wearing Spirit-Isolating Robes were gathered around a table.

On the table is a spirit plate, the shape of which is somewhat similar to the shape of Cloud-Spreading Mountain.

"Can we trust Ye Jinghe?" one of them still hesitated.

Even if you figure out the Array, the enemy will still coordinate an attack from within and without.

But the Ye Family members are known for their toughness and unyielding nature when they are outside the family.

Ye Jinghe's defection still aroused some suspicion among them.

"He can't refuse the Foundation Establishment. Besides, the main cultivators of the Ye Family are all on Soaring Cloud Peak. We four Foundation Establishment don't need to worry too much!" The leading cultivator's voice was particularly deep.

"What if this Spirit Stone mine is just a figment of imagination?" the hesitant person asked again.

In the past two years, they have figured out the pattern of the Ye Family's Spirit Boat. The Ye Family usually uses a second-tier Spirit Boat and comes once every three months.

The next time will be in five days.

If there are Spirit Stone mines, now is the best time to seize them and reap the greatest rewards.

If not, there isn't much risk involved.

"If there are no Spirit Stone mines, then there are none; the Ye Family's Spirit Herb Garden is enough!" The deep voice rang out again.

"As for this mission, it absolutely cannot fail. So this time, anyone who dares to be careless will face my wrath!"

"We'll act around midnight, when most cultivators are absorbed in their cultivation!"

North Peak, there is a large courtyard here. This courtyard is different from the ordinary Ye Family courtyard, as it is located on flat ground.

The courtyard is directly embedded in the mountain, and a special underground fire chamber was also built there.

Unlike Alchemists of the second rank or above, who can refine elixirs anywhere, most Artifact Refiners refine them in the Earth Fire Chamber.

Refining high-level Law Artifacts often takes five or six days. Many cultivators, even those with their own spiritual platform Spirit Flame, will find a fire chamber to ensure that if most of their Spiritual Qi is consumed, there will be no problems.

Beside the fire chamber, there was a large vat.

The large vat was filled with heavy water.

The Water-Forging Method emphasizes both fire forging and water forging.

While Chu Yanqing was refining the Law Artifact, several cultivators from the Ye Family were watching and sometimes helping out.

Sometimes they propelled the massive furnaces amidst enormous flames, and other times they tempered the hardness of nascent Law Artifacts with the help of heavy water.

Everyone looked extremely tense.

"I'll go out for a bit, you guys continue!" Chu Yanqing put down the Law Artifact and handed it to Ye Jingduan.

Since she was only refining a first-tier Law Artifact at the moment, Chu Yanqing was naturally not too worried.

Stepping out of the courtyard, you enter another courtyard with a similar layout to the Chu-Ye Pavilion.

There was also an apricot tree planted in the yard.

She glanced at the apricot tree, then went to her room.

As she entered the room, she spoke first:

"I thought you weren't coming!"

"Of course not." Inside the room, the Array was activated, and Ye Jingcheng had appeared inside without anyone noticing.

At this moment, he was brewing a second-grade Floating Cloud Tea.

"I couldn't treat you to second-tier Floating Cloud Tea last time, but I'll treat you this time!" Ye Jingcheng said.

He then handed a cup to Chu Yanqing.

"Also, thank you for teaching the Ye Family members."

"Just a thank you and some spirit tea?" Chu Yanqing couldn't help but ask.

"I can provide the Spirit Stones for the hiring," Ye Jingcheng replied seriously.

"Has anyone ever told you that you're boring?" Chu Yanqing asked again.

Ye Jingcheng shook his head.

He took a sip of the spiritual tea, which he had obtained from Ye Xinghan.

After listening to Chu Yanqing instruct the Ye Family members, he came over without stopping.

"Now I have it." Chu Yanqing finished her spiritual tea, then stood up and walked towards the door.

"I'm going to refine Law Artifact now. I'll leave as soon as I can repay the debt of twenty years." Chu Yanqing said somewhat defiantly, and then opened the door.

"Do you still want to restore the Chu Family?" Ye Jingcheng suddenly asked.

Chu Yanqing paused for a moment, then replied:

"Perhaps yes, perhaps no. What my father told me was that we should never attempt a restoration." Chu Yanqing turned around and glanced at Ye Jingcheng.

She was slightly disappointed that she didn't see any hope in Ye Jingcheng's eyes.

In truth, he had already given up all hope of being blocked at the gates of the Zhao Kingdom Cultivation World.

There is no possibility of the Chu Family restoring its power.

The Taiyi Sect was even more ruthless than she had imagined.

Knowing that she was in a situation where she thought she was doomed, she encountered Ye Jingcheng. At that moment, she couldn't describe the feeling of surviving a disaster; she was simply overjoyed.

Sometimes I think back to that day, and my face turns red.

However, Ye Jingcheng had not visited her for three years, which inevitably disappointed her.

Chu Yanqing returned to the Earth Fire Chamber. Ye Jingcheng, having received his answer, couldn't help but sigh.

Being cautious by nature, there are times when certain words simply cannot be uttered.

The night was bleak, and the Insect Chirp in early spring was plentiful.

There is no moonlight tonight, only a few scattered stars.

The entire Cloud-Spreading Mountain was also enveloped by the Array.

In the darkness, four figures crept towards Cloud-Spreading Mountain.

Along the way, they would occasionally drop a few blue dots of light.

Finally, the group arrived at the foot of Cloud-Spreading Mountain.

One of them began to take out the array flags, while the other three stared intently at their surroundings.

"Yellow Crane, even if the Array is closed, use a Formation-Breaking Talisman!" The leader's deep voice still echoed in the minds of the others.

"Alright!" Upon hearing this, the cultivator named Yellow Crane hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

Although the Formation-Breaking Talisman is precious, this mission is also very important.

Inside a courtyard gate, Ye Jinghe opened his eyes. Although the Two Qi Mysterious Jade Art he cultivated was only a Yellow-rank Cultivation Method, when cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining, it could generate Profound and Yellow Qi, which had considerable effects in combat and breakthroughs.

"I've hit another roadblock. I should go for a walk!" Ye Jinghe murmured to himself as he walked out of the courtyard.

However, as soon as he stepped out of the courtyard, there were already six or seven people standing around him.

"Sixteenth Uncle, Xingchen Uncle, what are you doing here..." Ye Jinghe asked hesitantly.

"My dear uncles and elder brothers, please come inside for a chat, so I can prepare some tea."

"No need. Jinghe, if you confess everything about what happened today, the clansmen will spare you from a thorough investigation. But if you don't confess, don't blame the clan rules for being cruel!" Ye Xinghan was a man of few words, and when he spoke, his voice was imposing.

As he spoke these words, Ye Jinghe's eyes also darkened.

He did not become overly agitated, nor did he put up a desperate resistance.

"There's nothing to explain. It's just for the opportunity to Foundation Establishment. Do you dare say you would give up the chance to Foundation Establishment?" Ye Jinghe said dismissively.

He knew he had no chance to leave today; he was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he didn't even have the opportunity to contact the higher-ups of the Ye Family.

He was already twenty-five years old, and it took him fifteen years to break through to the fifth level, even after consuming a large number of pills.

If one has to save Spirit Stones every month to collect Foundation Establishment, one won't even have the confidence to reach the seventh level of Qi Refining by the age of sixty.

But how can one buy Foundation Establishment without saving Spirit Stones?

Although the Ye Family's Foundation Establishment could be obtained by clansmen through debt.

But he can't get a turn at all.

He then made a self-deprecating remark.

"This heaven is so unfair! Why are some people born with Heavenly Spirit Root or a second Spirit Root, while others can only have four or five Spirit Roots Spirit Root!"

"If Brother Qun isn't here, I'll have his Blackwood Ants and Ten Thousand Insects bite you to death!" Ye Xinghan was instantly enraged, and released all his cultivation power.

With Foundation Establishment cultivation level, he pressed down on Ye Jinghe, and the latter's face was instantly filled with disbelief.

"Uncle Xinghan, aren't you almost eighty?"

"You're not worthy to call me uncle!" Ye Xinghan waved his hand, and a Wood Vine Technique instantly bound Ye Jinghe.

This rendered him unable to move, and at the same time, a Spirit Talisman landed on Ye Jinghe.

"Why hasn't it started yet?" Under the dim light of the night, Mystic Crane was getting impatient.

"There's a problem, prepare to retreat!" Heavenly Crane, who was in the lead, immediately nodded.

"Yellow Crane, detonate the Array!" He was extremely decisive.

Yellow Crane was taken aback for a moment, but still began to activate the Array.

However, before the Array could detonate, a person appeared in the air.

"Were you all waiting for me?"

"Ye Jingcheng, what are you doing here!" Heavenly Crane was taken aback.

The four of them turned their gazes toward Ye Jingcheng.

At the same time, he instantly took out four magical Law Artifacts.

It shot towards Ye Jingcheng.

Among these Law Artifacts are swords, spears, flying needles, and Spirit Talisman.

The four were incredibly experienced; any other cultivator would have been overwhelmed by this series of attacks.

Unfortunately for them, Ye Jingcheng flicked his sleeve, and a Mysterious Water Cold Shield formed from True Essence instantly blocked all the attacks.

At the same time, a powerful aura from the Purple Mansion pressed down on the four of them, and a Golden Dragon Token emitted golden dragon light.

The four of them stared blankly at the soul-capturing light emanating from the Golden Dragon Token.

"Who are the Lineage behind you? What is your purpose?" Ye Jingcheng's voice sounded very eerie.

But to Ye Jingcheng's surprise, the four figures suddenly began to explode with their souls.

This kind of soul explosion isn't very powerful, but it's a self-destruction of the Divine Soul, and it will automatically explode if it involves certain secrets.

And there's no way to stop it.

Ye Jingcheng deliberately avoided soul searching and instead used the patriarch's token to capture the soul, precisely because he was worried about this, but he didn't expect it to still end like this.

He collected the four corpses one by one, and also put away the Storage Bag.

He released his Divine Sense, but the next moment, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

Within his Divine Sense range, he discovered some extremely hidden insect eggs on some of the surrounding Spirit Plants.

Perhaps when he was in the Foundation Establishment, his Divine Sense was not yet sufficient to detect these insect eggs.

But now that his Purple Mansion Divine Sense has been unleashed, many details that were previously difficult to observe are now revealed before his eyes.

Ye Jingcheng had a strong premonition.

It then headed towards the insect eggs in the distance.

When they arrived at that location, they discovered that it was filled with plants imbued with Spiritual Qi.

It was precisely these insignificant plants that concealed these insect eggs.