Surprise; Heavenly Sand Seal

Purplewood Island, bathed in the purple rays of dawn.

In front of the main hall, many cultivators practicing purple qi landed on the island to absorb the purple qi.

Ye Jingcheng also arrived from afar, looking travel-worn, and there were even more cultivators in the sect square.

The reason was that the Purplewood Sect had absorbed the Jade Chu Sect, making it easier for them to recruit more disciples.

There were quite a few unfamiliar faces among the Foundation Establishment cultivators.

To Ye Jingcheng's relief, he didn't see An Yuhuai.

Otherwise, he'd be stopped and questioned repeatedly, and he really hated the trouble.

Holding his Purple Wood Token, Ye Jingcheng crossed the main hall plaza and headed directly towards the Purplewood Hall.

Upon arriving at the Purplewood Hall, they discovered that the cultivator in charge had changed; it was Ye Haisheng, who had transformed into a cultivator, who had landed inside.

"Elder Sheng, where is the sect leader?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

"The sect leader has gone into seclusion. Follow me to hand in your mission!" Ye Haisheng said.

They then led Ye Jingcheng aside. Ye Jingcheng's stated mission was simply to find out the whereabouts of a Demon Beast.

Ye Jingcheng had naturally made preparations long ago.

After handing over the official tasks, Ye Jingcheng headed towards the underground hall on Purplewood Island.

Having completed his overt tasks, he still had to complete the covert tasks assigned to the Ye Family.

Ye Haisheng followed.

Ye Jingcheng saw this but didn't stop it.

Of course, he couldn't stop it.

After all, he was a junior of the Jing generation, while the other party was an elder of the Hai generation.

Even if he denies it, he can't make the other person leave.

The two arrived together at the underground hall, where the rooms in the plaza remained heavily guarded.

There were also two cultivators from the Ye Family guarding the entrance.

Ye Jingcheng didn't recognize either of the two cultivators, but upon seeing Ye Haisheng, he still addressed him as "Uncle."

Ye Jingcheng is probably from the Xing generation, or one of the previous Hidden Peak cultivators.

Otherwise, Ye Jingcheng would have recognized him.

In fact, the Ye Family also controls a small world in the Azure Cloud Sea Region, which contains many mortals of the Ye Family. Therefore, many Qi Refining cultivators in the Purplewood Sect are actually Ye Family in secret.

"Third Uncle is in seclusion and needs to reveal his Beast-Link Mark!" Ye Haisheng explained from the side, and also revealed his Beast-Link Mark first.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at it and found that Ye Haisheng still had Five-Inch Beast-Link Mark.

No wonder he's so arrogant.

Ye Jingcheng then spread out his hands, revealing Five-Inch Beast-Link Mark.

However, Ye Jingcheng's Five-Inch Beast-Link Mark was much thicker than his.

If Ye Jingcheng's arm was as thick as a child's, then Ye Haisheng's Beast-Link Mark were only as thick as a finger.

This is the result of the second Soul Infusion.

Upon seeing this, Ye Haisheng seemed to have made up his mind, and his face showed some anger.

In his view, Ye Jingcheng was able to control so many beasts because the Ye Family had imbued Ye Jingcheng with their Soul Infusion beforehand.

With so many beasts to control, plus the fact that he cultivates the Ye Family's Four-Aspect Heavenly Origin Scripture, along with a large number of exceptionally talented Spirit Beasts, and being Alchemist himself, it's no wonder he's cultivating so quickly!

Ye Jingcheng didn't care about Ye Haisheng's thoughts, but went directly to hand in the mission and took out his own soul flag.

These soul flags have an enormous capacity, capable of holding tens of thousands of Beast Souls.

Of course, many first-tier spirit fish and Spirit Insects are unable to form Beast Souls.

After all, Demon Beasts inherently have low soul power, and low-level Demon Beasts are even less likely to possess Beast Soul.

This is why first and second-tier Law Artifacts rarely have Beast Souls as their artifact spirits.

To Ye Jingcheng's surprise, Ye Xuefan was the one responsible for handing over the Beast Soul quest and the Hidden Island map.

Upon seeing Ye Jingcheng arrive, Ye Xuefan's face also showed curiosity.

He had previously helped Ye Jingcheng kill the Water-Spined Turtle.

But that was five or six years ago.

Therefore, he was very much looking forward to seeing how many third-tier and second-tier Demon Beasts Ye Jingcheng had killed.

Ye Xuefan also saw Ye Haisheng following behind, and without saying a word, he shut down the Array.

Do not allow Ye Haisheng to watch from the sidelines.

"Fourth Grand Uncle!" Ye Jingcheng also bowed in greeting.

He didn't take Ye Xuefan's caution to heart, but as for Ye Haisheng, if he really came to see him, he would only be humiliating himself.

"You're back. Turn in your mission, then go find your great-grandfather. He has a gift for you!" Ye Xuefan laughed heartily.

Among the Ye Family's ancestors, the most dignified was Ye Xuecang, the most mysterious was Ye Shengyi, and of course, the most open and benevolent was Ye Xuefan.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng became quite interested and handed over the Soul Flag, the Hidden Island's inspection Jade Slip, and a detailed sea map.

This sea chart is unique to the Ye Family, and it contains extremely detailed information about the distribution of Demon Beasts and the arrangement of Spirit Veins and islands.

This is also the significance of Hidden Island; in the future, when Ye Family cultivators hunt Demon Beasts or encounter Beast Tides, they will be able to handle the situation more calmly.

Of course, the most important task is still the Soul Banner.

Ye Xuefan took the Soul Flag and glanced at it, then his eyes widened in surprise.

He spoke after a long pause:

"One late-stage tier 3 demon soul, three mid-stage tier 3 demon souls, eleven early-stage tier 3 demon souls, fifty-two late-stage tier 2 demon souls, one hundred and twenty early-to-mid-stage tier 2 demon souls, and six hundred and thirty-eight tier 1 demon souls—your harvest is equivalent to fifteen years' worth of harvest on Hidden Azure Island!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that Ye Jingcheng hasn't killed many in the past seven years; keep in mind that third-tier demons don't gather in large numbers.

Moreover, they are all extremely powerful and have excellent survival skills. Ye Jingcheng is only a cultivator in the early stage of the Purple Mansion. For example, Ye Haihe killed two third-tier great demons during his five years on Hidden Island.

The number of second-tier Demon Beasts is about the same.

However, when compared, the difference is significant.

Of course, Ye Xuefan was still unaware that Ye Jingcheng actually spent most of his time refining pills.

They only spend a small portion of their time hunting Demon Beast.

Otherwise, it would be even more surprising.

Ye Jingcheng himself was well aware that he was able to hunt so many demons because of two factors: firstly, his own strength had greatly increased; secondly, he relied on the speed of the Golden Falcon, coupled with its terrifying eyesight, as well as the allure of the Star-Eating Fish and the Peachwood Demon when they bloomed.

Of course, the presence and aura of the Earth Dragon Demon King were also present.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to hunt down powerful demons so recklessly.

That would be too easy for the Demon King to see, and might even be noticed by the Demon Emperor.

"I'll give you 100,000 contribution points for these demon souls. By the way, should we deal with those Spirit Beast Materials at the Lineage?" Ye Xuefan reached out to ask for the Lineage Token, but at the same time, he spoke meaningfully.

Ye Jingcheng is not Artifact Refiner, so he can't use many third-tier materials.

Ye Jingcheng could keep these materials for himself or sell them to his Lineage.

But for the Ye Family, the Lineage's Purple Jade Vine is about to bear fruit.

At that time, Ye Haisheng, Ye Haifei, Ye Xingliu Ye Xuefu, and many other Foundation Establishment cultivators will be able to break through to the Purple Mansion.

Once they break through, they will naturally need supporting Law Treasure and their natal magic Law Treasure.

Needless to say, the accompanying Law Treasure are available from the Yun Family and the Jade Chu Sect.

However, since the natal Law Treasure needs to be reforged, these new third-tier great demon materials are required.

Of course, if possible, Ye Xuefan also wanted to retrieve the inner core of a third-tier Demon Beast Core.

But he knew that Ye Jingcheng probably still thought it wasn't enough.

"Alright, aside from the few stomach ingredients, which I'll give to my great-grandfather, all of these can be exchanged for contribution points!" Ye Jingcheng took out a storage bracelet.

This was something he had prepared beforehand.

Ye Xuefan seeing this.

After calculating for a moment, he accepted the Lineage Token handed to him by Ye Jingcheng.

Another 80,000 contribution points have been added.

Adding to the previous 100,000, the total is now 180,000, and Ye Jingcheng's contribution points have also exceeded 500,000.

This made Ye Jingcheng beam with joy.

These contribution points are even more valuable than Spirit Stones, so at this point, he no longer has to worry about not being able to afford to raise Spirit Beasts.

After chatting with Ye Xuefan a while and learning about the situation in the Yan Kingdom, Ye Jingcheng left the palace.

Seeing that Ye Haisheng was still there, Ye Jingcheng left without saying a word.

Ye Haisheng also entered the palace.

However, not long after he went in, Ye Haisheng came out looking rather dejected.

He looked sullen.

Ye Haicheng's cave abode is located some distance inside the underground main hall.

The temperature here is noticeably higher than normal; it seems there's an underground volcanic eruption.

Refining weapons is somewhat different from alchemy. Alchemy takes a slightly shorter time, while refining weapons requires a longer smelting time. Sometimes, pure Spirit Flame can consume too much True Essence, so it is necessary to use some fire veins for quenching.

Ye Jingcheng sent out a sound transmission talisman.

A moment later, the Array dissipated, and Ye Haicheng's figure was revealed.

"Congratulations, Grandfather, on your breakthrough again!" Ye Jingcheng said, bowing respectfully.

At the same time, a storage bracelet was also given as a gift.

This bracelet not only contains the shell of Water-Spined Turtle, but also several third-tier Earth Attribute spirit pills.

If these were taken outside, they would be worth at least hundreds of thousands of Spirit Stones, and they would be the kind that are priceless and hard to find.

After all, a tortoise shell at the late stage of the third rank and a third-rank elixir are no longer considered ordinary items.

"What's there to congratulate me on? Grandpa's breakthrough was all thanks to the spiritual fruit you gave me!" Ye Haicheng shook his head.

They also invited Ye Jingcheng into the hall, and accepted Ye Jingcheng gifts without hesitation.

Of course, almost immediately afterward, he took out a storage bracelet.

"Do you like it?"

Ye Jingcheng opened the storage bracelet and was astonished to find that inside was the Heavenly Sand Seal he had been longing for, which was also his third natal magic Law Treasure.

Besides the Heavenly Sand Seal, there was also a late-stage Tier 3 Spirit Boat.

This Spirit Boat is clearly more suitable for use in the Yan Kingdom, and it shares a similar function with the previous Mysterious Shadow Azure Cloud Boat.

It has a concealment layer that can lower the user's cultivation level.

In other words, even if Ye Jingcheng is at the early stage of the Purple Mansion, he can still use this Spirit Boat, but when he drives it, he can only exert the speed of the mid-third rank.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng's current Four-Phase True Essence is sufficient to use a late-stage third-tier Spirit Boat.

Moreover, even if he runs out of True Essence, he can borrow the demonic essence of the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon.

"Thank you so much, Grandpa!" Ye Jingcheng bowed repeatedly.

Needless to say, the Spirit Boat, along with the Heavenly Sand Seal, is another treasure that Ye Jingcheng has acquired.

In the description of the Cultivation Method, the Heavenly Sand Seal contains ten Heavenly Illusion Sands, and its effect is similar to that of the Crimson Flame Fox's Illusion Fox.

Ten seals were struck in succession, and the enemy cultivators still had to distinguish which one was the True Heavenly Sand Seal.

"This uses the scales of the Earth Dragon Demon King, which can also trigger a dragon's roar, making it quite powerful. Of course, its defensive capabilities are also Higher Vehicle Law Treasure here.

Ye Haicheng simply told him.

Ye Jingcheng was overjoyed to hear this, and according to his perception, the Heavenly Sand Seal was a high-grade third-tier magic Law Treasure.

Its grade is even higher than that of the Blazing Flame Fan and the Heavenly River Pearl.

"Grandpa, how much do you know about the Five Elements True Lord's Spirit Palace?" Ye Jingcheng suddenly asked.

He didn't get this information from Ye Xuefan.

"There's no need to ask about this. Your Uncle Hai Fei and Uncle Xingyu are handling it. They probably have Heavenly Dao Oath they can't say for sure, but just wait until a month later, when you enter your Turtle Ancestor's Grotto-Heaven, and have them take you there!" Ye Haicheng said.

No one knows anything about this.

They could only make a judgment through some minor details and information about when Ye Haifei left in advance.

The Ye Family went to the Azure Spirit Trade Fair because they received a message from the Five Elements True Lord.

"Take these next few days to refine the Heavenly Sand Seal and prepare well. Also, you need to hand over the other two treasure maps!" Ye Haicheng added.

Ye Jingcheng nodded and took out both treasure maps.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Ye Haicheng, Ye Jingcheng took his leave.

He originally wanted to talk to his fourth brother, but Ye Jingyu was already breaking through to the Purple Mansion, while Ye Xingliu and Ye Xuefu were still on the Hidden Island.

Ye Jingcheng was also very confident in the Spirit Palace Map that Ye Haifei and Ye Xingyu had handled.

They then went directly back to the courtyard that was in the open.

The courtyard here was unattended; it had been covered in dust since he left seven years ago. Ye Jingcheng used a Cleansing Technique to clean it thoroughly.

He then slowly refined the Heavenly Sand Seal.

This treasure is, after all, Law Treasure.

More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and on this morning, purple qi surged from the east.

The Purplewood Hall Square became lively once again.

Ye Jingcheng also stood up, and saw that there were already three Law Treasures being nurtured inside his Four Yuan Purple Mansion.

The Blazing Flame Fan and the Heavenly River Pearl within have been nurtured for six or seven years, accumulating considerable power.

If used, its power will be much greater.

Just then, his Lineage Token also rang, and it was Ye Haicheng transmitting his voice.

Ye Jingcheng then got up again, went to the Purplewood Hall, accepted a mission, and headed towards a remote island!