Mid- Zifu Stage; A Flaw in the Cultivation Method

Inside the room, as the Crimson Flame Pill was finished being refined, even the usually obedient Crimson Flame Fox seemed somewhat unsettled.

It cried out, but the crimson flames all over its body were actually quite dim.

After all, refining a third-tier Crimson Flame Pill still consumes a considerable amount of energy, even with the support of the Heavenly Ox Azure-Red Furnace.

However, Ye Jingcheng still saw a deep longing in the Crimson Flame Fox's blue eyes.

"You should recover first; it won't make a difference if it takes a little longer!" Ye Jingcheng said.

The Crimson Flame Fox nodded and chirped.

Clearly, after the Golden-Scaled Beast, Jade-Scale Flood Dragon, and Golden Falcon all advanced in their respective stages, it was no longer calm.

It's just that it's smarter and better at hiding its expressions.

They also listened more to Ye Jingcheng's words.

After hearing Ye Jingcheng's words, she turned her head away, closed her eyes, and began to quietly recover in the room.

To accelerate its recovery, Ye Jingcheng infused it with a significant amount of Treasure Radiance and fed it two Spirit Nurturing Pills.

Only after that did Ye Jingcheng leave the room.

The quiet night, bathed in the gentle moonlight, felt exceptionally cool.

The salty sea breeze kept blowing in from afar.

The sea breeze seems quite strong today, causing the already few apricot blossoms to sway and rustle.

Ye Jingcheng took out his savings of Blue Wave Wine Spirit Wine, couldn't help but take a sip, and then laughed and scolded.

"Fake alcohol!"

After he finished cursing, he started drinking again.

He didn't only have Blue Wave Wine, but when he took out wine, he couldn't help but Blue Wave Wine to drink with the moon.

He knew Soaring Cloud Peak was doing well, but he was still uneasy.

He didn't know how Soaring Cloud Peak's research on the Five Elements Ascension Pill was progressing, or how many Spirit Beasts had advanced once.

Did the Wei Family and Yuan Family secretly resort to any underhanded tactics? Did Ye Jingyun take any radical actions after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment?

There's also the Taiyi Sect, and Tianfu True Person...

Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng perked up again and summoned the Wood Demon.

He did not cultivate the Supreme Clarity Spirit-Guarding Art Secret Method, but instead had the Wood Demon cultivate it.

However, when he returns to Soaring Cloud Peak this time, he will most likely have to face Tianfu True Person.

Previously, he was at the Foundation Establishment, which wasn't very suitable, but now that he has broken through to the Purple Mansion, he is about to become a true Registered Disciple.

Of course, if the other party has any hidden intentions, these will be revealed at this time.

"Master!" Upon seeing Ye Jingcheng release it, the Wood Demon immediately prepared to take root in the courtyard, complaining as it did so.

"This troublesome apricot tree is not as good as the one on Soaring Cloud Peak. Don't worry, Master, my flowers are big and round..."

"No need," Ye Jingcheng said. "I called you out just to ask how you feel about practicing that Cultivation Method."

"Is there anything wrong with this?" The Peachwood Demon was taken aback.

He also began to think about it carefully.

"There's nothing wrong with it, but when I cultivate, a point of light appears in my sea of consciousness. This point of light is very beneficial to my cultivation and has no harm. It makes my Divine Soul involuntarily enter the point of light. Master, could this increase the possibility of condensing the mansion?" the Peachwood Demon asked.

These words stunned Ye Jingcheng.

"Tell me everything else you feel from the light spot!"

Ye Jingcheng's tone suddenly turned serious.

This startled the Peachwood Demon.

After the Peachwood Demon recounted everything, Ye Jingcheng broke out in a cold sweat.

This Supreme Clarity Spirit-Guarding Art is definitely an excellent Cultivation Method. It not only increases comprehension and purifies the mind, but also washes away evil thoughts.

It greatly helps the growth of a cultivator's Divine Soul.

Mysterious points of light also appeared, seemingly able to gather Divine Sense and enhance the potential for gathering power.

But Ye Jingcheng simply didn't believe in that.

The entire Divine Sense entered the point of light, and evil thoughts were washed away. Isn't this preparation for possession?

If it were an ordinary person, they might actually believe that this would benefit the Purple Mansion.

But Ye Jingcheng is different; he carries a great secret, and the Ye Family carries a great secret.

He had to consider this; if it were the case that Tianfu True Person Taiyi Sect had substituted him, it would be a disaster.

I'm afraid that by then, the Soul Restriction will be useless.

Fortunately, Ye Jingcheng didn't act rashly and start practicing the Supreme Clarity Spirit-Guarding Art that day.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng quickly took out the Jade Slip, but he couldn't think of any solution.

He didn't know when Tianfu True Person would make his move against him, so he used the Lineage Token to pass everything on to Ye Xuecang.

He's a very knowledgeable person, he should know some things.

If that doesn't work, Ye Jingcheng will have no choice but to stage a fake death.

With this thought in mind, Ye Jingcheng still sighed.

He originally thought that the situation had improved a lot after the Ye Family's development, but in fact, the most critical danger was still there.

Fortunately, he was in seclusion during his breakthrough to the Purple Mansion.

It's quite common for people to go into seclusion for twenty or thirty years.

There's no problem as long as he doesn't appear inside Soaring Cloud Peak.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the Cultivation Method truly helps cultivators break through to the Purple Mansion. Tianfu True Person had no intention of seizing a body; he was just overthinking it.

But Ye Jingcheng couldn't gamble; he had to come up with a complete solution.

After all, this Cultivation Method is so helpful to the Purple Mansion, the Taiyi Sect should promote it vigorously and increase the number of the Purple Mansion.

But as far as he knew, there weren't that many Purple Mansion cultivators in the Taiyi Sect.

After thinking for a while, Ye Jingcheng still had no clue.

The night passed quickly.

The next morning, the Crimson Flame Fox let out two sharp cries.

It didn't call out, seemingly worried that Ye Jingcheng was cultivating and might be Ye Jingcheng, which made Ye Jingcheng feel very gratified.

If it were Golden-Scaled Beast, it would probably have screamed itself hoarse by now.

Ye Jingcheng entered the room and immediately took out the Crimson Flame Pill, which had a better luster and superior quality.

After swallowing it, the Crimson Flame Fox licked Ye Jingcheng's palm with its tongue, something it hadn't done in a long time.

Ye Jingcheng rubbed the Crimson Flame Fox's head, frantically channeling the Treasure Radiance into it.

"Break through quickly!"

As soon as the Crimson Flame Fox finished swallowing the Advancement Pill, its entire body was engulfed in uncontrollable Azure Sun Flame, and bursts of fire appeared in its eyes.

Ye Jingcheng involuntarily took a few steps back, afraid of being tainted by the Azure Sun Flame, after all, the Azure Sun Flame burned away life force.

Fortunately, the spiritual net on the Crimson Flame Fox's forehead quickly spread out, and it once again absorbed the Azure Sun Flame into it.

However, the Crimson Flame Fox's entire body did not return to normal; instead, it was enveloped in newly emerging purple flames, and its three tails swayed restlessly.

It seems to be related to the Purple Moon Heart Flame of the Purple Moon Flame Fox.

This made Ye Jingcheng somewhat hopeful.

After setting up the Array and ensuring no one would disturb him, he left the room.

He glanced at the Lineage Token, but Ye Xuecang still didn't respond. He didn't know if Ye Xuecang was in seclusion or if he hadn't come up with a complete solution yet.

Ye Jingcheng wasn't in a hurry.

His courtyard had two rooms, and he hung the sign indicating that he was in seclusion at the entrance of the courtyard.

They then entered the room.

He took out the Purple Jade Cold Bed. As the purple cold air rose, a chill covered Ye Jingcheng's whole body, which calmed down Ye Jingcheng's slightly worried heart.

His Divine Sense revealed that countless True Essence were gathering within his Four-Aspect Purple Palace.

In particular, the water-phase True Essence within it significantly surpasses the other True Essence by a large margin.

This was all True Essence that Ye Jingcheng absorbed through the Beast Communion, but he had been busy searching for the Five Elements True Lord's inheritance and refining elixirs, so he had no time to refine it.

His entire body was also radiant under the four-phase spiritual light, and even his True Essence was somewhat out of control.

This indicates a potential breakthrough.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but smile.

He took out a Lingjing Pill from his pocket.

This Lingjing Pill is a third-tier Wood Attribute spiritual pill with Lingjing Grass as its main ingredient.

For Ye Jingcheng, the Wood element is the worst among his five elements.

Now, all he needs to do is replenish his Wood element, and he won't have to worry about the bottleneck at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion.

With the added support of the water, fire, and earth elements, a breakthrough is not difficult.

As the Lingjing Pill entered his mouth, a stream of pure Wood Attribute Spiritual Qi flowed into his body, and the Four Phases Heavenly Cloud Scripture began to circulate, its brilliant green spiritual light covering his entire body.

However, under Ye Jingcheng's perception, he could still feel a slightly cool sensation throughout his meridians.

He knew this was because the water-elemental True Essence was too powerful...

Time flies when cultivating immortality; three years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Ye Jingcheng felt that the wood True Essence in his body had finally reached a certain level through his efforts, and the Four-Aspect Purple Palace had also reached a delicate balance.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng took out a Violet Origin Pill and swallowed it casually.

With the effects of the Violet Origin Pill and his True Essence, Ye Jingcheng felt that the bottleneck in his body had finally been broken.

The Four Elements Heavenly Palace became more refined and larger, with countless Spirit Patterns radiating brilliance.

The True Essence within the meridians also became as turbulent as clouds, with a mighty and powerful force.

Ye Jingcheng opened his eyes and felt a faint ripple of spiritual light spreading uncontrollably outwards.

At the same time, his Divine Sense also grew wildly, like weeds.

However, he did not release his full Divine Sense, but instead probed into the Grotto-Heaven beside him.

After all, his Divine Sense had just broken through, and his control was not very good. It would be bad if he were discovered by other cultivators.

"Finally, I've broken through!" Ye Jingcheng withdrew his Divine Sense, which had been amplified several times over, and breathed a long sigh of relief.

He sensed that the Four-Aspect Heavenly Origin Scripture was already showing signs of decline.

Although this Cultivation Method is extremely profound, it is still somewhat lacking in transformation and balance because it only has four phases.

It was precisely these mishaps that caused Ye Jingcheng to spend at least an extra year.

Fortunately, he still managed to break through to the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion realm.

This also made Ye Jingcheng determined to find the ultimate Jinling treasure before breaking through to the Golden Core stage.

Once the Five Phases Purple Mansion are fully expanded, cultivation will definitely be twice as effective with half the effort.

As soon as Ye Jingcheng broke through to the Purple Mansion, he also began to introspect on the Four-Aspect Purple Palace. He felt that the Heavenly River Pearl, the Blazing Flame Fan, and the Heavenly Sand Seal contained within had become even more agile and extraordinary.

As a natal magic Law Treasure, it is placed in the Purple Mansion for refining, and it will accumulate spiritual power on a daily basis.

At the moment of breakthrough, the power of the Law Treasure can also be increased.

This is why top-tier Cultivation Method always come with a matching natal magic Law Treasure.

Unfortunately, Ye Jingcheng's natal magic Law Treasure, the Blackwood Disk, has not yet gathered all the materials. Otherwise, with all four elements gathered, Ye Jingcheng would not necessarily be afraid even if he faced a late-stage Purple Mansion cultivator.

Then Ye Jingcheng took out the Five Elements Heavenly Pearl, but to his dismay, he still couldn't refine it.

This Law Treasure has even higher requirements for True Essence, and even among third-tier top-grade Law Treasure, it is definitely not weak.

This dashed Ye Jingcheng's hopes of controlling a top-grade Law Treasure, so he took out the Ice Phoenix Pearl instead.

This Law Treasure was obtained by Ye Jingcheng after killing Xu Hanqing of the Xu Family. Not only is it a high-grade third-tier magic Law Treasure, but it also contains an ice bird spirit with the bloodline of an ice phoenix.

Its power is definitely among the top tier of high-grade Law Treasure.

This is why Ye Jingcheng was unable to activate his abundant True Essence.

Now that he has reached the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion, Ye Jingcheng naturally wants to give it a try.

As soon as the True Essence was channeled into the Law Treasure, a terrifying cold light descended, and countless wisps of cold air were released, turning the entire room into an ice coffin. In fact, a clear phoenix cry could be heard.

This also delighted Ye Jingcheng.

The power of this Law Treasure seemed to be even greater than he had imagined.

He was also instructed to begin the refining process immediately.

After spending half a day refining the artifact, Ye Jingcheng finally had some free time. He first checked the Lineage Token, and to Ye Jingcheng surprise, there were two things inside the token.

First, things seemed to have changed in the Yan Kingdom. The Yuan Family had once again set its sights on the Taihang Mountain Range, and the Wei Family had become mortal enemies with the Yuan Family.

The Jin Family withdrew from Taihang Commandery.

Furthermore, the Green River Sect is now frequently taking action against Taiqing Commandery.

It seems they are no longer satisfied with the Nascent Soul Conference, which has been held for twenty years.

Although Nascent Soul Cultivator typically go into seclusion for twenty years, the Nascent Soul from the Taiyi Sect never actually showed himself; he simply unleashed that one strike.

Being able to deter others for over a decade is already quite remarkable.

The frequent small actions now clearly indicate that the flames of war may be about to reignite.

Secondly, Ye Xuecang instructed Ye Jingcheng to visit the Skycloud Archipelago once before returning to Soaring Cloud Peak.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng understood that Ye Xuecang probably had no solution and needed to go over and discuss it with him.

After all, that Tianfu True Person was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm.

Even if Ye Xuecang and the Earth Dragon Demon King went together, they might not be able to secure a victory against a veteran mid-stage Golden Core cultivator from a major sect.

Not to mention the Ye Family cannot do that.

There is other information, but it is not very relevant to Ye Jingcheng. For example, the Earth Dragon Demon King returned to the Taihang Mountain Range, and Ye Shengyi broke through to the Golden Core stage and went to guard the Star Sea Fruit.

The Azure Spirit Commerce Association is apprehending Devil Cultivator in the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

Besides them, Ye Haisheng, Ye Haifei, and Ye Xingliu all began their seclusion at the same time, breaking through to the Purple Mansion.

This is definitely good news for the Ye Family.

However, the Ye Family should also keep a low profile during this period.

After all, the core Foundation Establishment combatants have been in seclusion for some time.

After finding out about the Ye Family, Ye Jingcheng wanted to enter the Grotto-Heaven to take a look. He figured his Spirit Beast couldn't wait any longer, since there hadn't been Treasure Radiance for three years. Fortunately, he had put in a lot of Beast Corpse and matching spirit pills in advance, and the Flesh Ganoderma had been continuously supplied.

In addition, the Wood Demon is quite intelligent and has been managing things with the Stone Spirit, so the possibility of problems arising is not high.

Just then, Ye Jingcheng felt a burst of firelight begin to spread, and the surrounding temperature suddenly rose.

At the same time, an astonishing burst of fire-elemental True Essence emanated from within his Beast-Link Mark.

Ye Jingcheng's face lit up with joy; this was clearly the Crimson Flame Fox advancing and breaking through!