The Taichang Bell Rings, a Backup Plan for the Conscription

The silent night sky made the stars shine even brighter. Ye Jingcheng stepped into the courtyard by the Xinghui. The apricots were already hanging heavily on the branches, falling straight down.

Below, a woman in a blue dress was waiting.

She wore Jade Spirit, pinned up her black hair, and had two willow-leaf sideburns falling in front of her chest, making her look even more charming.

His eyes were like ink-stained jade, incredibly lively.

Seeing Ye Jingcheng enter, she held up the basket and said:

"Look, some of the spirit fruits can't wait any longer!"

"Then pick them all!" Ye Jingcheng smiled slightly and nodded.

I had so many worries I wanted to say, but after hearing what you said, I put them all to the back of my mind.

He wasn't a rigid person; on the contrary, he cherished the ordinary and simple days even more.

Cultivating immortality is never about abandoning everything, but rather about cultivating both mind and body in parallel.

The two picked all forty-eight apricots and put them in a basket.

Seeing the basket full of apricots, gleaming with spiritual light and filled with a rich fruity fragrance, Chu Yanqing couldn't help but smile.

"This apricot tree has grown so many."

"Of course, this is the spirit apricot tree planted by my fourth grandfather," Ye Jingcheng said.

"In the past, we could only eat this after completing the alchemy mission."

Speaking of Ye Jingcheng, he couldn't help but feel a little nostalgic, remembering how demanding Ye Haiyun had been of him when it came to refining pills.

Every time I went to his courtyard, I would test Ye Jingcheng.

Of course, it was Ye Haiyun's generous guidance that laid the foundation for him and enabled him to stand out in alchemy. Otherwise, even if he had the Treasure Book within him, if his alchemy skills were not good, it would have been difficult for him to get to where he is today, and he would not have received special treatment from his Lineage.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng also picked up his basket and walked towards the room in the courtyard.

Seeing that Ye Jingcheng's expression was off, Chu Yanqing didn't speak. Instead, she followed Ye Jingcheng into a small house inside, where she carefully observed everything around her.

Clearly, Ye Jingcheng left it here, and she didn't look around; instead, she simply stayed in the courtyard, quietly waiting for him.

In the courtyard, she was no longer the proud daughter of the Chu Family, nor the master craftsman who diligently refined artifacts for the Ye Family, but simply a girl waiting to pick the spirit apricots.

This room, located at the very back of the complex, resembles a small ancestral hall, and contains Ye Haiyun's memorial tablet.

The two candles, which had been sitting for a long time, were dripping their last drops and were about to go out.

Ye Jingcheng changed his clothes and added some sandalwood incense.

Then, he took out the largest few from the basket and placed them on the offering plate.

"In the past, these large apricots would be secretly picked for me, and even if I went to Taichang Market, they would magically appear in the Chu-Ye Pavilion!" Ye Jingcheng added.

Then he took out some spiritual tea, which was a second-grade top-quality Cloud-Hidden Tea.

After brewing the spiritual tea, Ye Jingcheng did not pour it directly, but handed it to Chu Yanqing.

Chu Yanqing was also very knowledgeable. After accepting the spiritual tea, she poured herself a cup and offered it to him.

After Chu Yanqing finished serving the tea, the tea mist passed over Lingxing, enveloped the memorial tablet, rose up, and quickly disappeared.

Ye Jingcheng then served the spiritual tea and bowed three times.

He had never met any ordinary parents. To him, apart from the old mayor of White Cloud Town, Ye Haiyun was the closest person to him in this world.

"Yan Qing, I've finished meeting my most important elders!" Ye Jingcheng said with a smile.

These words made Chu Yanqing's face turn red instantly.

Yes, the apricots were ripe, so we picked them all at once.

When the time is right, the fruit falls from the tree; it's perfectly normal for a woman to marry a man.

However, when the day actually arrived, Chu Yanqing felt as if it were a dream.

Seeing that Chu Yanqing didn't speak, Ye Jingcheng also looked at Chu Yanqing, making Chu Yanqing a little nervous.

"Brother Cheng, I have no elders left..."

"From now on, the Ye Family will all be your elders. You can treat them as if they were your own family!" Ye Jingcheng said.

"Brother Cheng, what I mean is, I can make all the decisions!" Chu Yanqing spoke very carefully, which made Ye Jingcheng happy.

"Yan Qing, let's become dao companion!" Ye Jingcheng said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yanqing nodded in agreement.

"As long as Brother Cheng doesn't mind my low cultivation level, that's fine." A sly glint appeared in Chu Yanqing's eyes.

This was clearly a rehash of the tone Ye Jingcheng used when they first met.

Ye Jingcheng didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the two families, so he deliberately said that Chu Yanqing hadn't reached the Foundation Establishment.

Compared to other female cultivators, Chu Yanqing always seemed to retain some childlike qualities.

However, Ye Jingcheng sees this childlike quality as precisely his original aspiration.

He pulled Chu Yanqing close, wanting to embrace her.

However, they found that Chu Yanqing was somewhat resistant.

This surprised Ye Jingcheng, and he immediately stopped.

"Brother Cheng, I am a postnatal Gui-Water Spirit Body. I can sense that your Water Attribute Spiritual Qi is very strong. If we... it will help you break through when you are at the peak of the early stage of the Purple Mansion!" Chu Yanqing spoke softer and softer, and her face became more and more red.

"Hmm!" Ye Jingcheng had originally wanted to tease her a bit, but then he felt it was too frivolous and inappropriate, so he swallowed his words back.

But he also took the opportunity to pull Chu Yanqing into his arms.

"Yan Qing, I plan to marry you on an auspicious day three months from now. I will be in seclusion for the next two months. I will also find you an identity at Azure Cloud Nunnery so you can marry into my Ye Family."

"But don't worry, I will definitely help you wipe out the Jin Family when the opportunity arises!" Ye Jingcheng promised.

Ye Jingcheng himself didn't have a good impression of the Jin Family.

Although he had traded with the Golden Jade Hall for a period of time.

However, Golden Jade Hall was extremely greedy and eventually even tried to control the Ye Family. If it weren't for Taiyi Illusion Peak's backing, the Ye Family Restaurant would have been suppressed by the Jin Family when it opened.

In addition, the Jin Family, together with the Kong Family, investigated the Ye Family during the Beast Tide.

If it weren't for the accidental encounter with the enraged Silver Moon Demon King, which led to them discovering some information, the Ye Family might have been in real danger.

"Brother Cheng, there's no need for this!" Chu Yanqing said, hugging him even tighter.

Taichang Commandery, Taichang Market.

The crimson clouds lingered for a long time.

However, at that very moment, the sound of bells rang out, and then the entire Taichang Mountain Range was illuminated by a spiritual light.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

A total of ten shots rang out.

Countless cultivators seemed to realize something, especially the Rogue Cultivators.

However, by the time they arrived at the city wall, the entire market had already closed its gates.

Ye Xingyi also stepped out of the pavilion at this moment, only to see that the crimson glow in the sky had disappeared and merged into the Array.

In the distance, several figures could be seen taking flight from the Taichang Mountain Range.

These figures Ye Xingyi to catch them.

"Uncle Xingyi, what happened?"

"Jinghao, have everyone leave seclusion. Also, collect all the treasures and start buying Spirit Talisman throughout the entire market—buy as many as you can."

"Uncle Xingyi..."

"Don't ask, just do it!" Ye Xingyi suddenly said, taking out his Lineage Token and sending a telepathic message to the Lineage.

"Xingqing, besides me, you are the most composed person here. Go and inquire with Azure Cloud Nunnery, the Wan Family, the Xiao Family, and the Tan Family to see if cooperation is possible."

"Wait, don't go to the Wan Family, don't even get close to the Wan Family buildings!" Ye Xingyi suddenly remembered something.

The ten chimes represent the perilous state of Taichang.

This is clearly the sound of the gong, indicating an invasion by a powerful enemy.

The last time Ye Xingyi learned of this was in Jade Dragon Valley, when the Beast Tide broke out.

He hadn't yet reached the Foundation Establishment that time.

This is no longer Jade Dragon Valley, but the Taichang Mountain Range and Taichang Market.

This clearly means that the Taiyi Sect is in danger of being wiped out!

It seems that all cultivators will be forcibly conscripted to guard the Taichang Mountain Range, and not only the Taichang Mountain Range, but also all Lineage cultivators in the Taiyi Three Prefectures in the future.

The Taiyi Sect has always been targeted by the Green River Sect, and of course, only the Green River Sect in the entire Yan Kingdom has the power to do so.

Therefore, Taiqing Commandery has clearly fallen.

Otherwise, the entire Taiyi Sect wouldn't have started to shake.

There was no news from Taiqing Commandery, which could only mean that the Wan Family had defected or been Wan Family out.

While Ye Xingyi was pondering, a sound came from the sky.

"I am Zi Tian, the acting sect leader of the Taiyi Five Peaks. The Green River Sect harbors wolfish ambitions, disregarding the well-being of the world for its own benefit. They have already dispatched Golden Core cultivators to forcibly annex Taiqing Commandery and, at dawn, forcibly breached Chang'an Pass!"

"Their army will soon be at the gates of Taichang Commandery!"

"Therefore, from this moment forward, all cultivators, whether Rogue Cultivator or from Lineage, will be incorporated into the Taiyi Sect and uniformly assigned to their positions!"

"Those who disobey will be killed!"

At the same time, countless heads were seen flying into the sky above Taichang Market.

Countless drops of hot blood fell, like rain, a cruel and utterly devastating sight.

"The cultivators from the Wan Family have colluded with the Green River Sect! Kill them!"

"The Cheng Family cultivators colluded with the Green River Sect! Kill them!"

"The Jiang Family cultivators colluded with the Green River Sect! Kill them!"

Three consecutive sounds, along with the falling corpses of dozens of cultivators, flew into the air, putting immense pressure on all the cultivators!

"However, with rewards come punishments. Those who kill enemies who cultivate Spirit Stone will be rewarded with 100 Spirit Stones; those who kill enemies who Foundation Establishment will be rewarded with 3,000 spirit stones; those who kill enemies who cultivate Purple Mansion will be rewarded with 30,000 Spirit Stones; and those who kill enemies who cultivate Golden Core will be rewarded with 300,000 spirit Spirit Stones. They can also freely exchange these spirit stones for sect treasures!"

"Furthermore, anyone who slays a Golden Core cultivator who has become a Golden Core cultivator can be accepted as a disciple of a True Lord of the Taiyi Sect, granted the privilege of establishing a Golden Core Lineage, and rewarded with ten counties and tens of thousands of acres of land!"

"Whoever slays the bandit leader in the Purple Mansion will be accepted as a disciple of a True Person of the Taiyi Sect, granted the privilege of establishing Purple Mansion Lineage, and rewarded with five counties!"

As Zitian True Person spoke, word by word, countless cultivators immediately began to have their own thoughts.

To everyone's surprise, not long after, countless Spirit Boats appeared in the distance.

This is clearly the Green River Sect arriving in their Spirit Boat.

Their speed surprised everyone.

Many cultivators also rushed into various treasure shops and began buying all sorts of spirit medicine.

Conflicts have even begun to break out.

Even the Taiyi Sect has no control over anything within the market area at this moment.

Meanwhile, the Ye Family and other forces, including Azure Cloud Nunnery, quickly gathered together.

They had no intention of seizing or possessing treasures; at this moment, they only hoped to survive.

As for contacting the cultivators of Illusion Peak, Ye Xingyi did not make any contact.

Although he had the telepathic Spirit Talisman given to him by Liu Huan Ye Jingcheng Fairy Liu Huan.

But at this crucial moment for the Taiyi Sect, sometimes hiding among the crowd offers a greater chance of survival.

After all, no matter how close a faction is to the Taiyi Sect, subordinate forces will always be cannon fodder for the sect!

In front of a courtyard in Jade Dragon Valley, everyone watched as Tianfu True Person's hair aged moment by moment.

Tianfu True Person also pulled Master Tianzhen and Taihao Master to give their final instructions.

However, at this moment, the Three Origins True Person Master Chengxuan True Person appeared.

"Tianfu, Taiqing Commandery has fallen! We must get back immediately, even if Jade Dragon Valley is lost!"

"Tianfu, we'll have to trouble you to come with us first!" Three Origins True Person also looked very worried.

This is not the time for Tianfu True Person to rest.

If he were to Liberation by Violence, it could only be Liberation by Violence battles outside Taichang.

This caused Tianfu True Person's brows to furrow deeply instantly.

His tone became much rougher.

If there hadn't been someone there, he might have started cursing.

But he quickly adjusted.

"We, the True Person, will go first. Tianzhen, you arrange for all the Spirit Boats to head towards Taichang Mountain. Take all the spiritual creatures here, and abandon the Beast Tide!" Tianfu True Person also spoke.

As he spoke, he gained some strength.

However, at this moment, no one was paying attention to the changes in Tianfu True Person.

The sudden change in Taiyi was something none of them had anticipated.

In their view, the Green River Sect would not take action until they had ascertained whether the Purple Extreme Patriarch had truly perished.

Unexpectedly, the Green River Sect took advantage of the Beast Tide to launch a thunderous attack on the Taiyi Sect.

The entire vast Taiqing Commandery fell in less than a day.

It should be noted that the overall level of Taiqing Commandery is definitely stronger than that of Taihang Commandery.

But they couldn't even last a single day.

Aside from traitors and defections, they couldn't think of any other possibilities!

"Furthermore, Taihao, you must recruit all cultivators and immediately send them to Taichang Commandery!"

Tianfu True Person added.

"Yes, Master!"

"Yes, Master!" Master Tianzhen and Taihao Master both nodded.

One after another, Spirit Boats left Jade Dragon Valley and sped towards Taichang Commandery.

Ye Jingcheng, from the Ye Family, was also extremely troubled by this news.

Although such a dramatic change actually helped the Ye Family, at least Tianfu True Person's methods wouldn't be as elaborate.

However, similarly, if the Taiyi Sect were destroyed by the Green River Sect...

The Ye Family will also be caught off guard.

The Ye Family already knows exactly how to deal with the Taiyi Sect, but they have no idea how to deal with the Green River Sect.

If the Green River Sect really destroys the Taiyi Sect.

The best plan for the Ye Family is to leave the Yan Kingdom and move entirely to the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

Or perhaps they led a small group of cultivators who didn't have Beast-Link Mark to form a small Lineage, and these people could be fearless of soul-searching!

Of course, the most troublesome thing was that Ye Jingyun had taken more than ten people to Jade Dragon Valley in order to find out about it, and they had already been conscripted.

If they go to Taichang Commandery, they will surely face more danger than good.

Ye Jingcheng couldn't truly remain uninvolved; at the same time, Ye Jingcheng also had to consider his own situation.

Even if Taiyi Sect manages to hold out, Tianfu True Person immediately perishes and seeks death, how will Ye Jingcheng cope?

"Jingcheng, you should go into seclusion to heal your injuries. Wait another day and a half before making a decision. Let Jingli lead the men to heed the signs first."

"And use the slowest Spirit Boat, and don't travel with cultivators from the Taiyi Sect!"

"Even if it's absolutely necessary to join forces with the Taiyi Sect cultivators to Bandit Cultivator and kill the Ye Family along the way!"

"We absolutely cannot enter Taichang Commandery before the Taiyi Sect and Green River Sect confront each other!"

"Besides you, our Ye Family is only one Foundation Establishment Lineage, so there's no need to worry too much!"

"Furthermore, let the Lineage use the Beast Tide as an excuse to gather mortals. If any accidents occur, the mortals and the Immortal Seed Sect will have the Turtle Ancestor relocate!"

"Of course, if Taiyi Sect can hold out, after the war ends, you must return to the Ye Family first under the pretext of sending away the spirit corpses of the Lineage cultivators. The wedding will be held a month later. Send out more invitations along the way!" Ye Xuecang also kept giving Ye Jingcheng advice through the Lineage Token!