The Tortoise Ancestor Advances, the Secret Shadow of the Green Lamp

Inside the underground palace, Bronze Ancient Lamp, their blue and red hues glowing faintly, illuminated the curved patterns on their surfaces, creating an atmosphere of profound mystery.

Ye Jingcheng glanced back and forth between the deer and the ancient lamp.

Azure Deer understood; it possessed the bloodline of the Azure Hidden Deer and had considerable potential.

As for the ancient lamp, after glancing at it twice, he still felt it was only a mid-grade second-tier magic Law Artifact, even though it appeared extremely old and mysterious.

But if you really think it's special, he didn't see anything special about it.

However, he knew that since Ye Jingyun had brought it out, there must be something mysterious about it.

However, before Ye Jingcheng could speak, Ye Jingli to the side, couldn't wait any longer:

"Ninth Brother, did you successfully search his soul back then? Stop keeping me in suspense!"

Ye Jingli had watched Ye Jingyun choose these two treasures, and he kept giving him meaningful glances when the treasures were being distributed.

"The soul search was indeed successful!" Ye Jingyun no longer concealed the truth.

He took out his soul-searching blood plate, and as he cast a spell, some spirit figures appeared on it.

Then he spoke:

"Patriarch, don't let its ordinary appearance fool you; this Azure Deer is a descendant of a powerful Azure Hidden Deer demon. This Azure Hidden Deer demon resides in the border region between Green Wind Wolf Plain and Lion King Ridge. However, for some reason, its offspring is so ordinary. I've heard that you possess the bloodline of a high-level Wood Attribute spirit deer, so I'll show you!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was overjoyed. The Azure Deer was of little use to him, but the Essence Blood of the Azure Hidden Deer Demon was the main ingredient for his third-tier Four-Color Pill.

If he kills this Azure Hidden Deer, his Four-Colored Deer will be able to advance successfully.

"As for this Bronze Ancient Lamp, Sixth Brother, do you remember how Yuan Changsheng hid at the foot of Granary Mountain for a whole day?"

"I remember!" Ye Jingli nodded.

"He relies on this ancient blue and red lamp. When the wick of this lamp is burning, it is a treasure for driving away fire. But if the wick is extinguished, it will become a treasure for concealment. If you drip your own blood into it, the ancient lamp will go out and hide your entire aura. Even your life aura will disappear. You and Divine Sense, or even ordinary Purple Mansion Divine Sense, will not be able to detect it!" Ye Jingyun said confidently.

As he spoke, he forced out a drop of his own blood, extinguishing the Spirit Flame of the ancient blue and red lamp.

The next moment, a burst of blue light enveloped Ye Jingyun.

"I can still see it..." Ye Jingli nonchalantly.

But he was stunned the next moment, because he could see it, but when he looked with his Divine Sense, he found that there was nothing at all.

It's like a worn-out piece of bronze.

There was no sign of life or Spiritual Qi energy whatsoever.

For cultivators, the most important means of observation is no longer their eyes, but their Divine Sense.

Divine Sense can cover everything, but Divine Sense can also have errors, such as with certain special Array and treasures of this type.

Even Ye Jingcheng felt somewhat shocked at this moment.

This is not something that ordinary Purple Mansion cultivators cannot sense; even Golden Core cultivators might not be able to sense it.

Because his Divine Sense had reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm, yet like Ye Jingli, when he looked around with his Divine Sense, he only felt that there was nothing in front of him.

"Patriarch, this Law Artifact may not be an ordinary Law Artifact!" Ye Jingyun relit the lamp wick, and once the flame covered the area, everything returned to normal.

He then handed the lamp to Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingcheng's current state of seclusion might prove useful in certain situations.

"This Law Artifact is indeed very powerful!" Ye Jingcheng nodded when he saw the Law Artifact, but he did not refuse Ye Jingyun.

"I'll transfer 50,000 contribution points to you, Ninth Brother!" Ye Jingcheng said directly.

"No, Patriarch, if you want to transfer, transfer five thousand, otherwise I'll put it in the Patriarch's token for other clansmen to exchange!" Ye Jingyun said repeatedly.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Ye Jingcheng felt a sense of familiarity; these were clearly the words he had spoken to Ye Jingyun a few months ago.

Ye Jingcheng then stopped insisting and transferred 5,000 contribution points.

Then look at the remaining Azure Deer.

"The information about the Azure Hidden Deer is useful to me, but the Azure Deer itself is useless. Jingyun, you can keep it for yourself, or give it to the Lineage!" Ye Jingcheng then said.

The Azure Hidden Deer bloodline emphasizes concealment, and its combat prowess is not as formidable as the Azure Light Divine Ability Power.

Moreover, for Ye Jingcheng, advancing an ordinary Azure Deer four times was still somewhat low.

After all, he's already at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion, and the late-stage Purple Mansion isn't far off.

It takes at least five advancements in the Treasure Radiance to be meaningful.

"There is indeed someone to choose from!" Ye Jingyun nodded as well. He cultivated fire Earth Attribute Cultivation Method, which were of no help to him.

Needless to say, Ye Jingli's Cultivation Method on the Fire Attribute.

This is also why Ye Jingli broke through so quickly.

"Ye Qingyan, who came in second in this Qi Refining late-stage competition, has both fire and wood Spirit Root. Some time ago, he chose a Fire Attribute Spirit Beast, the Fire Cloud Bird, and this time he can choose an Azure Deer!" Ye Jingyun said.

The rewards for the competition have already been distributed. It can be said that the Ye Family's top three in the late-stage Qi Refining competition and the top one in the mid-stage Qi Refining competition have changed their Cultivation Method and Spirit Beast.

Of course, all of this was done discreetly, as the Ye Family tradition is to avoid being high-profile.

These tribespeople were also warned not to display anything except in times of crisis.

"Ninth Brother, have you finished tallying the number of Lineage Clan Elder at the ninth level of Qi Refining?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingyun also took out a Jade Slip.

He took the Jade Slip, glanced at it, and quickly found his answer.

Two of them particularly stirred Ye Jingcheng's interest.

One is Ye Xing shui, a top-tier Array of the Lineage, at the ninth level of Qi Refining. His Spirit Beast is Golden Light Rhinoceros, which is already at the second level.

The reason he didn't break through to the Foundation Establishment was because he lived past sixty.

They are still hesitating.

It seems that after preparing to pass on the art of Array formation, they are now ready to risk their lives to try it out.

Ye Jingcheng naturally had to put it first.

The second one Ye Jingcheng planned to give was to Ye Jingyu. Ye Jingyu had been mentored by Ye Jingyun after his breakthrough, and now he had finally broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Her expertise in cultivating Spirit Plant and her business acumen are both exceptional. As Ye Jingcheng's seventh sister, she is, logically and emotionally, suitable for extending her lifespan and achieving a breakthrough.

As for the remaining few, Ye Jingcheng also wanted to, but could only say it was a pity.

After all, the pursuit of immortality requires both personal effort and a stroke of fortuitous opportunity.

However, Lineage is not a panacea.

He no longer has any Life-Extending Spirit Peach.

It takes ten years for Peachwood Demon to bear fruit once. If they are under seventy years old, they can wait another ten years.

Ye Jingcheng nodded, having made his decision.

"Patriarch, three people have passed the Beast Communion Trial!" Ye Jingyun then handed over the list.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at them and then nodded. These candidates were all outstanding performers in the clan competition: Ye Qingyan, who ranked second in the late-stage Qi Refining competition, and Ye Qingwen and Ye Qingfeng, who ranked first and second in the mid-stage Qi Refining competition.

They are all from the Qing generation.

However, these three individuals possessed considerable cultivation levels and were all under thirty years old.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that both of them have two Spirit Root, and the Ye Family has recently had more Cultivation Resources, and the Spiritual Qi of Soaring Cloud Peak is also more abundant.

"Ninth Brother, the Beast Communion Ceremony will have to wait a while longer. I'll let you know when it's ready!" Ye Jingcheng said.

Although the delay in the Beast Communion Taming Ceremony would affect the clansmen's cultivation, it could not be carried out at this moment.

Because the Vast Azure Turtle swallowed his elixir, it is still in seclusion.

The Beast-Link Tower is located within the Turtle Ancestor's Grotto-Heaven.

Now that the Turtle Ancestor is not appearing, no one wants to obtain the Beast-Link Tower.

Ye Jingyun nodded, assuming that Ye Jingcheng was worried about being exposed, so he didn't say anything more and left with Ye Jingyun.

With the Yuan Family completely eradicated, the Ye Family can now receive more of the market's profits. At the same time, the Wan Family and Azure Cloud Nunnery should be notified to move into Taihang Commandery.

As for why the Wan Family was notified, it's actually quite simple: let the Wan Family test it out. If the other party is capable, then yes, but they will most likely refuse.

Once you've refused them all, it will be much easier to send someone from Azure Cloud Nunnery.

At the same time, we also need to start putting pressure on the Wei Family Ye Family.

In the Ye Jingteng, if the Ye Family didn't find a way to get some benefits from the Wei Family, the Taiyi Sect would suspect that the Ye Family had other intentions.

All of these things need to be handled by Ye Jingyun.

After Ye Jingyun Ye Jingli left, Ye Jingcheng continued to comprehend the Treasure-Linking Art.

For him now, the most important thing is still the Treasure-Linking Art.

After mastering the first Treasure-Linking Art, Ye Jingcheng also found that he could learn the remaining Treasure-Linking Art much faster.

The time allotted for refining has also increased; it's no longer like before, when we had to stop after only two hours.

Ye Jingcheng even felt that he could comprehend a new Treasure-Linking Art Spirit Patterns Rune in half a month.

Ye Jingcheng was overjoyed to see this.

After all, the matter of Tianfu True Person had fallen on his shoulders, and he had even pointed out the area where Ye Jingcheng needed to break through: absorbing spiritual energy was no longer an option.

If his guess is correct, he may not have much time left.

Perhaps Tianfu True Person's lifespan is also coming to an end.

Ye Jingcheng then seized the opportunity to delve into deep contemplation.

Time flies, and another three months have passed.

Inside the Grotto-Heaven, Ye Jingcheng opened his eyes. If one looked closely, one could see that nine Spirit Patterns had appeared in his mind.

The nine Spirit Patterns converged, making Ye Jingcheng's own Divine Soul seem elusive and unpredictable.

Moreover, he discovered that the further he progressed, the faster he grasped the concepts.

At first, it was two a month, but now it's barely three and a half.

In other words, he only needs about half a year to fully comprehend the Treasure-Linking Art.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, what he realized now was not anything else, but that the Turtle Ancestor had emerged from seclusion and was moving around inside the Spirit Beast pouch.

Ye Jingcheng released the Turtle Ancestor and saw an even more mysterious Vast Azure Turtle appear before him.

The size remained the same, but the cultivation level and the patterns on the tortoise shell had indeed changed considerably.

If before I was at the initial stage of the mid-stage of the third tier, now I can be considered to have achieved minor success in the mid-stage of the third tier.

Of course, the biggest increase is probably in the defensive power of the Vast Azure Turtle's shell.

However, since the Turtle Ancestor was not his Spirit Beast, he couldn't very well ask it to Turtle Ancestor.

"Jingcheng brat, hurry up and give me some Treasure Radiance! I'm starving!" the Turtle Ancestor roared.

At this moment, it wasn't an act; the Turtle Ancestor was indeed somewhat hungry after advancing in rank.

"Feed this Turtle Ancestor well, and maybe this Turtle Ancestor will take pity on you and allow you to Beast Communion!" the Turtle Ancestor added impatiently.

Ye Jingcheng simply ignored it.

He placed his hand on the head of the Turtle Ancestor, channeled his Treasure Radiance into it, and then took out a third-tier Golden Earth Pill.

After all, it was Ye Haicheng's Spirit Beast, so Ye Jingcheng wouldn't be stingy.

But it also counts as a quota for alchemy on Hidden Island.

Anyway, the Turtle Ancestor didn't give him Spirit Stone, so let the Vast Azure Turtle explain to his fourth great-uncle later!

"Not bad, not bad!" Turtle Ancestor kept saying "not bad."

But at this moment, Ye Jingcheng bypassed the Turtle Ancestor and headed towards the distant Desert.

Besides the Turtle Ancestor, his other two Spirit Beast also broke through to the next level.

The two Spirit Beasts that broke through were the Golden-Scaled Beast and the Jade Ring Rat.

After so long, the Golden-Scaled Beast has finally broken through to the mid-stage of the third tier.

They caught up with the Crimson Flame Fox, Jade Scale Flood Dragon, and Golden Falcon.

The Jade Ring Rat, on the other hand, broke through to the second tier and became a second-tier spirit rat.

The Golden-Scaled Beast, having just broken free from the spiritual light, roared repeatedly.

Ye Jingcheng didn't even need to listen to anything; he already knew that the Golden-Scaled Beast would probably take on ten of them!

Meanwhile, the Jade Ring Rat squeaked.

A pair of Jade Ring earrings swayed incessantly.

In the sky, the Golden Falcon, the Crimson Flame Fox, and the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon all arrived.

"Roar, Master, I want to challenge them! I want to change the order!" The Golden-Scaled Beast was extremely excited.

It was as if he had endured humiliation and hardship for years.

Now it's finally erupted.

"What are you yelling for, you little yellow-skinned monster? Don't you know your ancestor is here?" Turtle Ancestor was also a little angry at this moment.

"Turtle Ancestor, this little beast is ignorant, why don't you teach it a lesson?" Ye Jingcheng was also very interested in the progress of the Turtle Ancestor's advancement.

Since the Golden-Scaled Beast has just broken through, why not let the Turtle Ancestor fight the Golden-Scaled Beast?

It's a case of one beast fighting another; surely he didn't bully the turtle!

"Good!" Upon hearing this, the Turtle Ancestor's eyes lit up, sensing that the creature before it was Ye Jingcheng's earth-elemental Spirit Beast.

As long as he defeats this Golden-Scaled Beast, Ye Jingcheng wouldn't even ask it to become an Earth- Beast Communion!

Back then, elixirs were as easy to obtain as popping beans!

The Vast Azure Turtle was also incredibly excited when it thought of this!

Its body suddenly became enormous, the size of an island.

The Golden-Scaled Beast, however, looked like a small animal in front of the Turtle Ancestor.

However, the Golden-Scaled Beast was not going to Qi Ingestion.

It was having some difficulty fighting Ye Jingcheng's other Spirit Beast!

This white-haired turtle refused to believe it couldn't win.

It immediately spat out an Earth-Scale Seal from its mouth.

As the Earth-Scale Seal was activated, it instantly transformed into a massive mountain of golden seals.

After breaking through to the mid-stage of the third tier, the Golden-Scaled Beast's Earth-Scale Seal seemed to have awakened its Beast Soul, emitting a roar like that of Qilin.

Large swaths of yellow light enveloped the Turtle Ancestor.

This made it difficult for the Vast Azure Turtle to move.

"No problem, no problem, are you tickling your Turtle Ancestor?" Although the Turtle Ancestor was under a lot of pressure, he was not going to lose a verbal battle.

The tortoise-shell pattern on its back also began to flow, and soon it too emitted a terrifying yellow light.

It actually broke through the gravitational suppression of the Earth-Scale Seal.

It clapped its front paws, as if in the wrath of the heavens!

With a single palm strike, he sent the Earth-Scale Seal flying.

"Roar!" the Golden-Scaled Beast roared again!

At this moment, two more identical Earth-Scale Seal materialized and were once again hurled at the Vast Azure Turtle.

"Using the power of the demon core so quickly?" Vast Azure Turtle asked with some disdain.

It shone with golden light again, and then swung its two palms once more.

They tried to knock the Earth-Scale Seal away again, but this time it was extremely difficult, and the Earth-Scale Seal crashed into the tortoise shell.

With two loud booms, the Turtle Ancestor was forced back a considerable distance.

There were even two notches on the tortoise shell.

In Ye Jingcheng's view, the Turtle Ancestor was clearly sweating profusely, after all, in his perception, the Golden-Scaled Beast had not used a demon core!