Foundation of a Hundred Formations; Thunder Shuttle Fish

Purplewood Island is located in the eastern part of the Skycloud Archipelago, and is relatively closer to the Outer Sea.

The sound of the waves grew louder, and Ye Jingcheng remained aboard the Purplewood Sect's Spirit Boat the entire way.

Only those who have never seen the sea would stay on the deck forever.

He certainly wouldn't make that mistake.

"We're almost at Purplewood Island, everyone!" Just then, Ye Jingyu's voice rang out.

Ye Jingcheng finally walked out of the room, and Ye Jingyu was clapping his hands. People from the other rooms also came out.

In the distance, a huge island appeared.

The sunrise appeared in the distance; the sunrise over the sea was particularly large and round.

The enormous island and the sunrise complemented each other, and for a moment, Purplewood Island was bathed in purple light, with pale golden waves rippling around it, creating a feeling of utter sanctity.

"Remember this moment. This is the beginning of your joining the Purplewood Sect, and also the beginning of the rising sun," Ye Jingyu said meaningfully.

Ye Jingcheng smiled slightly and gazed at the sunrise, lost in thought.

He was naturally deeply moved by this scene; this was the Ye Family's Purplewood Island.

It is also an island completely controlled by the Ye Family, and is not subject to the constraints of any other force!

For Ye Jingcheng, this moment even felt like coming home.

He didn't know if this trip was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but at least his fourth brother hadn't forgotten his hobby.

The Spirit Boat slowly landed in a square on Purplewood Island, where flags were hung.

The flags also marked several areas with different colored lights.

"This is the foundation of the Purplewood Sect's Hundred Formations Foundation. Array cultivators are welcome to take on the challenge!" Ye Jingyu introduced with a smile.

But then Elder An was arranged to arrange where everyone would go.

Looking at the Array, Ye Jingcheng's eyes naturally held a hint of arrogance.

After all, they used to only marvel at the Taiyi Sect's Devotion Path Ladder and auspicious dragon and phoenix formations, but today the Ye Family also has iconic buildings.

Even though the gap might be quite large.

"Although you have the best talent, if you continue to be reckless, this elder will still punish you!" Elder An, who was standing to the side, frowned again when he saw that Ye Jingcheng was still looking at the Hundred Formations Foundation and did not move at all.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng felt helpless. What could he say when he encountered such a serious and old-fashioned elder?

After all, this is the Ye Family's sect.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng even seemed to see Ye Jingyu chuckling.

An Yuhuai's rigidity with rules was almost ingrained in his bones.

After being reprimanded several times, Ye Jingcheng finally found an opportunity to excuse himself.

Unlike outside, he could relax a lot more on Purplewood Island.

Judging from the selection process of the Lineage association, it can be seen that the Ye Family already had a clear understanding of the cultivators they were recruiting.

There will be no shortage of surveillance.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng was more interested in the Law Treasure that Ye Jingyu could use to sense the Divine Sense of cultivators in the Purple Mansion.

Ye Jingcheng was assigned to a courtyard on the outskirts of the island, where the Spiritual Qi level appeared to be at the lower second rank, which surprised Ye Jingcheng.

If the outer perimeter has second-tier low-grade spiritual veins, then the inner perimeter must have at least third-tier mid-grade, or even third-tier high-grade Spirit Veins.

After arranging things in his own yard, Ye Jingcheng disappeared into the courtyard.

This is an inner courtyard of the Purplewood Sect.

A sumptuous feast had already been laid out on the table.

"Tang Cheng, not bad!" Ye Jingyu still called Ye Jingcheng by his current name, appearing exceptionally cautious.

Of course, this also reflects the individual personality traits of the Ye family members of the Ye Family generation.

"Sect Leader," Ye Jingcheng said, bowing as he took his seat.

Ye Jingyu activated the Array, and the two chatted about everyday matters, seemingly discussing the scenery of Purplewood Island. In reality, they were communicating with each other using their Lineage Tokens.

There was nothing out of place, and no one felt anything was amiss.

"Jingcheng, the Lineage will send you to the Hidden Island where my father resides for two months of training. Once that's enough, you will be sent to protect the Second Ancestor!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Fourth Brother." Ye Jingcheng nodded.

He readily agreed. Staying on Purplewood Island wouldn't be of much use to him; going to Hidden Island to slay demons was what he wanted and what suited him best.

One can obtain a lot of Demon Beast Cores, which will boost the Ye Family members and increase contribution points and Spirit Stones.

Secondly, it can improve combat experience.

To be honest, he hasn't had a truly exhilarating battle since breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

Although he didn't need to do that.

But in fact, his group of Spirit Beasts desperately needed it.

The strength of Demon Beast lies largely in its ferocity. A Spirit Beast that hasn't fought enough battles can only reach about 80% of its normal strength.

Now that Ye Jingcheng has come this far, it would be quite unreasonable if he didn't take the opportunity to train properly.

"How are Second Brother and Sixth Brother?" Ye Jingyu suddenly asked after the discussion.

Among the Ye Family generation, Ye Jingyu disliked Ye Jingteng the most, and liked Jingyong and Jingli the most.

In their youth, Ye Jingyu often took care of the latter three, including Ye Jingcheng.

"They've both Foundation Establishment, which is excellent. The former Beast Communion the Silver Moon Python, and the latter Beast Communion the Crimson Flame Scale Python."

Ye Jingcheng recounted their experiences in detail.

Then he picked up his glass and toasted Ye Jingyu.

The two of them also changed their spirit wines, as they didn't like many of the mid-grade and First-Tier Superior-Grade spirit wines.

Finally, Ye Jingcheng took out the Green Bamboo Wine that Ye Xingqun had been brewing for several years.

The two of them drank until they were about 80% flushed.

A table of sacred food, a pot of wine, a few casual conversations, a few unspoken thoughts—besides the kinship of the clan, there was also the mutual appreciation of heroes.

Ye Jingcheng felt an unprecedented sense of peace.

Perhaps the pressure on the entire Ye Family never lessened, because the whole Lineage placed high expectations on him.

The Ye Jingyu standing before him was definitely one of the few people in the Ye Family who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

At this moment, Ye Jingyu was also in the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and had begun preparations for the Purple Mansion.

However, Ye Jingyu didn't have Spirit Beast that could reach the Purple Mansion in advance, but he might still be able to Beast Communion a Purple Mansion Spirit Beast later.

To Ye Jingcheng's surprise, Ye Xingliu gave the Purple Jade Fruit to Ye Jingyu.

In the Desolation-Suppressing Secret Realm, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xingliu obtained a total of two Purple Jade Fruits, one for each of them.

Ye Xingliu actually reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage a few days earlier than Ye Jingyu.

Ye Jingcheng had no way to interfere with this choice.

All he could do was refine the Purple Palace Jade Liquid for Ye Jingyu.

However, we must wait until Ye Xuecang breaks through, as the Ye Family has prepared extensively for this breakthrough.

Preparations were made from the Yan Kingdom to reach the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

"Fourth Brother, these are the materials for my Law Treasure. Please give them to Grandfather for me. Also, these are the gifts I brought for you, including a Jade-Scale Pill that can help your Jade-Scale Snake advance once more," Ye Jingcheng said.

The Heavenly River Pearl cannot be delayed; the faster Ye Haicheng refines it, the better for Ye Jingcheng.

After all, breaking through to the Golden Core stage in the Outer Sea, the extraordinary phenomenon of a Golden Core cultivator's breakthrough, could easily attract powerful demons and Demon Kings.

Ye Jingcheng must ensure that his strength improves significantly once again.

Watching Ye Jingyu put away the storage bracelet, Ye Jingcheng raised his wine glass.

"For the dawn, for the purple wood..." Ye Jingcheng said with a smile.

Ye Jingyu smiled, and the two parted ways.

Ye Jingcheng returned to the courtyard and resumed his role as Tang Cheng, while Ye Jingyu continued to serve as the head of the Purplewood Sect.

The bleak wind howled and lashed at Purplewood Island, and the surging waves, as if breaking through, became even more violent once more.

For the first time, Ye Jingcheng realized that the autumn in the Azure Cloud Sea Region was no gentler than the autumn in the Yan Kingdom.

The Array across the entire island were constantly activated, making the entire Purplewood Sect extremely tense.

The reason for this lies in the buffer zone between the Purplewood Sect and the Jade Chu Sect, where the conflict between the two has escalated once again.

Many newly joined cultivators have joined the struggle between the two sects.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Ye Family progressed from the Foundation Establishment Early Stage to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, and finally to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

Today, Ye Jingcheng's mission finally arrived. He now had a Spirit Boat, a jade token, and a sea chart. After exchanging some spirit medicine on the island, he set off towards the Outer Sea, braving the cold sea breeze.

Jadewood Bay, on a remote island.

Many cultivators from the Purplewood Sect gathered here.

They landed in twos and threes on a flat area of the island. Their cultivation levels were not low, with the highest being the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage and the lowest being the late-Qi Refining stage.

These sect disciples were also somewhat puzzled, because the island they were on, called Mountain Islet Island, was just a small island.

It is famous throughout the Skycloud Archipelago because of the presence of the Mountain Green Spirit Iron, and it is also an important spirit mine of the Purplewood Sect.

Even so, since most of the miners are ordinary people and low-level Body Cultivators, there is absolutely no need for so many Foundation Establishment cultivators and late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to come.

After all, the Mountain Green Spirit Iron is only a mid-grade first-tier spirit iron, mostly used as Spirit Material for refining mid-grade first-tier magic Law Artifact, or as an auxiliary Spirit Material for second-tier Law Artifact.

"Heading south from here, we can reach the Outer Sea. A group of Thunder Shuttlefish will pass by there, and our Purplewood Sect must take them down this time." At this moment, the old man that Ye Haifei had transformed into walked out of the building on the island.

He had a Spirit Diagram in his hand, which also marked a mountain island in the Outer Sea.

The other cultivators of the Purplewood Sect also couldn't help but get excited when they heard about the Thunder Shuttlefish.

The Thunder Shuttlefish is one of the few highly valuable aquatic fish in the sea.

It cannot be tamed; it is a species of spirit fish that follows the Lei Yun, and tides.

It can release lightning and has considerable attack power. However, what makes it most famous is its inner core, which can be used to refine Thunder-Attracting Pills. These pills have a significant effect on helping first-stage Qi Refining cultivators and second-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators overcome their bottlenecks.

Such a spirit fish, which has the same effect as Lightning Tribulation, has not been seen in the sea for a very long time.

Ye Haifei nodded in approval upon seeing everyone's reaction.

"You all get ready. Make sure you're in good condition. I don't want anyone to waste their Spiritual Qi and cause trouble when it's time to reap the rewards!" Ye Haifei warned after finishing speaking.

Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Ye Haifei returned to the previous house, where Ye Xingyu and a few other members of the Xing generation were waiting.

They gestured on the Spirit Diagram.

"Xingyun, are you sure your Eight-Legged Cloud Octopus sensed Spring Jade's aura on Jadeclear Island?"

"Absolutely certain!"

The Spirit Boat slowly headed towards the Outer Sea. This time, Ye Jingcheng's Spirit Boat did not fly in the sky.

Although most of the dangers in the Outer Sea come from the sea itself, there are also often a large number of flying monsters in the sky.

Moreover, being too conspicuous in the air makes one an easy target for Spirit Beasts in the sea and sky.

Instead, it would be more complete for it to transform into a spirit shuttle and drift in the shallow layer of seawater.

This is why there are many spirit shuttles in the Azure Cloud Sea Region, because their speed in both the sea and the air is not low.

Moreover, most of the spirit shuttles are in the sea, allowing them to blend perfectly with the ocean.

Ordinary Demon Beasts cannot see the existence of the spirit shuttle.

Ye Jingcheng's current Spirit Shuttle is just like that!

He had been traveling in the sea for more than two days, and that was only because he was riding a second-grade high-quality spirit shuttle. The vastness of the Outer Sea had once again exceeded his expectations.

In the Azure Cloud Sea Region, the only difference between the Outer Sea and the inner sea is that you can see many Demon Beast tribes in the Outer Sea, while you can hardly see any fish in the inner sea.

Of course, most cultivators do not exterminate many ordinary spirit fish.

These ordinary spirit fish are the best bait, allowing slightly stronger Demon Beasts to stay as close to the inner sea as possible, thus reducing their risk.

Therefore, if there are cultivators in the Outer Sea who kill those low-value spirit fish in the early or mid-stage of the first rank, they will be punished.

"Boom!"

The next moment, as a flash of white jade light passed by, a huge half-dragon, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon, suddenly swam over from a distance.

In its mouth, it was holding two huge Golden-Horn Fish. The Golden-Horn Fish looked somewhat like bighead sharks, but instead of shark fins, they had golden horns.

Although it only possesses the strength of a late-stage first-tier cultivator, its golden horn can easily penetrate First-Tier Superior-Grade Spirit Control.

It is also an excellent material for crafting spirit spears and magical Law Artifact.

Although Ye Jingcheng didn't think much of the Golden-Horn Fish.

But it is an excellent opportunity to train the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon.

It would also alleviate the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon's hunger, so the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon was released to forage for itself.

In the short time it takes to burn half an incense stick, Jade-Scale Flood Dragon not only brought back two Golden-Horn Fish, but its belly also swelled up, clearly indicating that it had eaten quite a bit in the nearby waters.

"Roar, Master!" The Jade-Scale Flood Dragon looked reluctant when Ye Jingcheng was about to open the Spirit Beast Bracelet.

Even in his low growls, it was a clear message that I could continue hunting Golden-Horn Fish!

Ye Jingcheng took the two Golden-Horn Fish and put the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon into his Spirit Beast bracelet.

Although the chances of the Ye Family being exposed in the Azure Cloud Sea Region are extremely low.

However, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon is a half-dragon, and if it is exposed for too long, it will easily become prey for others.

In the Outer Sea, the danger faced by many cultivators is greater than that faced by Demon Beasts.

If they take a liking to your Spirit Beast, they don't care whether it's domesticated or wild.

Even in the Outer Seas, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon, a half-dragon, is a rare sight.

Ye Jingcheng stroked the golden horn, estimating that he could sell it for fifty or sixty Spirit Stones, and then headed back towards the deep sea.

According to the Spirit Diagram, they are not far from the Sandcloud Hide where Ye Xingliu and Ye Xuefu are located.

After arriving in the Azure Cloud Sea Region from the Yan Kingdom, most of the Hidden Peaks of the Ye Family were inherited and transformed into Hidden Islands. Ye Xuefu's Sandcloud Hide was thus switched over.

At the same time, they also absorbed Ye Xingliu. In the Outer Sea, regardless of how well they achieved anything, they were able to stabilize their development.

After another half day, a somewhat desolate island finally appeared in the distance.