Vermilion Bird True Flame and News of the Xun Family (Three-in-One Extended Chapter)

Inside the Grotto-Heaven, Ye Jingcheng landed by the lake. The Roc Fish, now like a sea shark, swam in the spirit lake. With the slightest movement, it stirred up huge waves that rippled outwards in circles.

The once vast Spirit Lake now appears somewhat small.

In addition, half of the space for Jade-Scale Flood Dragon Teng must be given, Roc Fish in the Spirit Lake rarely spreads its wings these days.

Although both the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon and the Roc Fish are Water Attribute Spirit Beast, they are both extremely greedy. They would drool over each other and roar with delight at how delicious the other smelled!

If it weren't for Ye Jingcheng's Soul Pact restraining them, the two beasts would probably have already started biting each other.

This made Ye Jingcheng even more eager to advance to the next level of Stone Spirit.

After all, simply visualizing star charts is too slow in expanding the space of the Grotto-Heaven.

Only by advancing and changing the python pattern on the Stone Spirit can the size requirement of the Grotto-Heaven be fundamentally resolved.

Otherwise, let alone Linghu Lake being small, even the mountains and medicinal fields seem a bit small.

This will make Spirit Beast feel oppressed inside, and will also limit Spirit Beast cultivation speed inside.

Animals such as the Golden-Scaled Beast Golden Falcon, Crimson Flame Fox, and Five-Colored Cloud Deer are currently in the Grotto-Heaven, casting Law Technique daily to hone the power of their respective innate Law Technique.

The smaller the barren area, the smaller the space available for exercise.

It's fine in the short term, but in the long term, and as the Spirit Beast grows, this effect will become increasingly significant.

In response, Ye Jingcheng could only hope that Stone Spirit would break through as soon as possible.

He was also prepared to take a gamble and give Stone Spirit the advancement Shi Fang once Stone Spirit reached the peak of the second tier.

After all, theoretically speaking, the Stone Spirit itself is a mineral, and its most important feature is its python pattern, not its flesh and blood body. In addition, it has a Grotto-Heaven that can buffer spiritual energy, so its ability to withstand pressure should not be worse than that of the Golden-Scaled Beast.

After careful consideration, Ye Jingcheng took out the prepared third-tier Water Attribute Demon Beast Core.

The Roc Fish leaped from the lake surface, its wings unfurling. At that moment, Ye Jingcheng seemed to see a Kunpeng spreading its wings.

It stirred up countless splashes, truly possessing the momentum of soaring ninety thousand miles into the sky!

The once soft dolphin calls now sound deafening.

Ye Jingcheng leaped up and landed on the Roc Fish's head, throwing the third-tier Demon Beast Core to the Roc Fish, and also releasing some Treasure Radiance and Spirit Beast meat to it.

The Roc Fish then happily blew out several Five-Colored Spirit Bubbles.

The bubble also strangely enveloped itself within it.

For a moment, the bubbles displayed a variety of colors, making it impossible for Ye Jingcheng to see what was inside.

He could only sense the increasingly powerful spiritual energy and aura of the Roc Fish through the Soul Pact.

The colorful bubbles sank slowly towards the bottom of the lake.

It refracts colorful light and is surprisingly beautiful.

After the bubbles settled at the bottom of the lake, Ye Jingcheng set up a simple isolation Array before heading towards the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon.

The Jade-Scale Flood Dragon opened its mouth wide, its two claws still thrashing about.

It was as if it was telling Ye Jingcheng that it needed to eat such a large Beast Corpse in order to break through.

Seeing that Ye Jingcheng did not refuse, she gestured again, as if to tell Ye Jingcheng that there was more Spirit Beast meat than Roc Fish.

The Jade-Scale Flood Dragon's whiskers swayed in the wind, and its white jade-like scales shimmered with dazzling light. Even with its mouth wide open, revealing its long, sharp teeth and deep throat, it still looked majestic and fierce.

Ye Jingcheng was prepared to satisfy the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon this time, and directly took out a huge Water Cloud Rhinoceros corpse. This corpse was killed by the Ye Family on Hidden Island and later obtained by him using Clan Contribution points.

Upon seeing such a large rhinoceros-like body, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon roared excitedly.

It had thought Ye Jingcheng would throw the Flesh Ganoderma to it, but now it didn't expect it to be even bigger than the Flesh Ganoderma!

Very nice!

"Roar, thank you, Master!"

The Jade-Scale Flood Dragon's eyes shot out a spiritual light, and its entire body of dragon scales emitted a Jade Spirit mist. The dragon stepped out of the mist, and its blood-red maw instantly grew several times larger, swallowing the Water Cloud Rhinoceros's flesh whole.

However, he only swallowed half of it.

This made Ye Jingcheng sigh and rub his forehead.

Jade-Scale Flood Dragon is now a dragon with countless fangs, and just like when it was a python, it still likes to swallow its prey whole!

Just as Ye Jingcheng was about to warn her, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon actually swallowed it.

This moment was truly spectacular.

"I've also swallowed this mid-grade third-tier Water Origin Pill!" Ye Jingcheng took out another elixir he had recently refined, a Water Origin Pill, a mid-grade third-tier Water Attribute elixir.

The spirit medicine required for this elixir are not rare; it is an improved version. The Water Origin Pill, which has no improved Pill Formula, is even harder to Spirit Material, and it is also a high-grade third-tier elixir.

Ye Jingcheng threw the Water Origin Pill directly at the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon.

He discovered that after swallowing the Water Cloud Rhinoceros Jade-Scale Flood Dragon, the Demon Beast Core, he hesitated.

At times, Ye Jingcheng genuinely doubted the intelligence of the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon.

After all, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon truly only cares about size.

They don't care about Spiritual Qi.

Fortunately, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon opened its mouth and swallowed the Water Origin Pill. Ye Jingcheng also leaped up and stepped onto the dragon's body.

Grasping the dragon's horn, he bent down and channeled his Treasure Radiance into it.

At this moment, he also exuded boundless pride.

After all, even among the True Person of the Taiyi Sect, very few could ride on a dragon.

Ye Jingcheng, at the mid-stage of the Purple Mansion, already possessed a dragon with remarkable talent, and could even ride on it to roam the skies.

He could even imagine the envious looks he would receive from other cultivators when he appeared before them riding on a dragon.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng quickly shook his head.

He threw those unrealistic ideas to the wind; he wasn't the type to show off, and he couldn't show off anyway.

Possessing a dragon could very well bring a fatal disaster upon a cultivator at the Purple Mansion level.

Even if he reaches the Golden Core stage, he still needs to be careful. First, he will still be coveted, and second, he may be used as a seed by Nascent Soul forces. Once or twice, Jade-Scale Flood Dragon will be fine, but if it happens too often, it will inevitably affect Jade-Scale Flood Dragon's future achievements.

The safest way is to secretly ride the dragon.

With the effects of the Treasure Radiance and the elixir, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon stirred up a dazzling white light and swam excitedly in the sky a few times.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng also jumped down.

As soon as Ye Jingcheng jumped down, the Jade-Scale Flood Dragon let out two long roars, and then its perfectly round body crashed down into the Spirit Lake.

It splashed up a spray of water larger and wider than the Roc Fish, and then disappeared into the lake.

Ye Jingcheng was extremely gratified to see this. Once Jade-Scale Flood Dragon breaks through, Ye Jingcheng estimated that he himself would soon break through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion.

He is now 79 years old, and may be able to break through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion before he turns 85.

In addition, he still had Gold Condensation Pill in his Storage Bag, and even after breaking through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion, Ye Jingcheng planned to continue his seclusion for another twenty years and directly begin his attempt to break through to the Golden Core realm.

However, Ye Jingcheng still needs to complete his exploration of the Pill Wasteland Secret Realm before proceeding.

There is Wood Demon inside, which is related to the advancement of the Peachwood Demon. In addition, the Ye Family also needs a large number of high-grade spirit medicine to improve the overall combat power of the Ye Family's Purple Mansion.

During this period, Ye Jingcheng has fully digested the treasures of the Heavenly Mountain Sect's secret realm. He has accumulated many high-grade magic Law Treasure and a Fourth Stage Talisman Treasure. Even when facing late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators, he is no longer afraid.

Moreover, in the past six months or so, besides the changes in the Spirit Beast and the improvement in alchemy skills...

His mastery of the Fire Spirit Secret Art has now reached a new level.

As he Hand Seals, countless Fire Spirit energies gathered in front of him, condensing into a Vermilion Bird spirit image that was over three zhang long.

Moreover, this time the spirit was no longer as ethereal as before, with the feather patterns and facial features unclear.

Now all the feathers are exceptionally clear, and the spiritual energy is even more violent and condensed.

You could even see that the Vermilion Bird's spirit seemed extremely angry.

With a low shout, the Vermilion Bird's spirit hurtled towards the sky, boom!

A torrential fire erupted in the sky, turning the entire sky crimson, truly resembling a scene of heaven-burning flames, which only dissipated after a long time.

Ye Jingcheng was extremely satisfied with what he saw.

He actually intended to practice the Earth Spirit Secret Method during this time.

However, during this period of time, he was busy refining pills, and instead gained a deeper understanding of the Fire Spirit Secret Art.

Now that he has seen the progress of the Fire Spirit Secret Art, he is looking forward to using the Crimson Phoenix Sparrow Vermilion Bird True Flame - Heaven-Burning Secret Method when he uses the Crimson Phoenix Essence Blood.

After summarizing the Secret Method once more, Ye Jingcheng left the Grotto-Heaven.

The days when the miasma will lessen are fast approaching. Ye Jingcheng needs to contact Ye Haicheng, and at the same time, arrangements must be made regarding the Xun Family.

And how to prevent the Green River Sect from discovering it.

If you really plan it out carefully, there are quite a few things to deal with.

The Grotto-Heaven is filled with the scenery of spring, and so is Soaring Cloud Peak.

He walked out of the courtyard and found that Chu Yanqing was not there.

After consolidating her cultivation, Chu Yanqing now spends most of her time in the Ye Family's weapon-refining hall, both instructing the Ye Family members and crafting magical Law Treasure tailored to her own needs.

Her Cultivation Method was not bad; it was a high-grade Xuan-level Cultivation Method and was once the Chu Family's clan- Cultivation Method. Naturally, she also had the method to refine her natal Law Treasure.

Ye Jingcheng had previously offered Chu Yanqing Water Attribute Cultivation Method, but after some consideration, Chu Yanqing felt they weren't quite suitable and that her own Cultivation Method was better.

Ye Jingcheng didn't insist.

Everything in the courtyard was arranged very neatly, even the spirit field was well-managed, and the courtyard and rooms were spotless.

Several more plaques have been added to the courtyard, each with exceptionally neat and elegant calligraphy.

This made Ye Jingcheng smile. This was one of the advantages of having a mistress. Ye Jingcheng walked to the spirit tree, where the fragrance of apricot blossoms filled the air and the spirit tea was gently swayed.

He also began to examine the Spirit Talisman that his Lineage had given him.

Most of them were jade tokens given to him by Ye Xingqun, and now he manages all the affairs of the Lineage, big and small.

Fortunately, after examining a series of Spirit Talisman, it was found that the Ye Family was not in any major trouble.

The Ye Family has even made quite a few breakthroughs in the past six months.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at it and then headed towards the Lineage Council Hall.

The Lineage Council Hall was not lively today; on the contrary, it was rather deserted. Ye Xingqun was inside the hall, studying the insect array, seemingly engrossed. Ye Jingcheng waited a while before Ye Xingqun noticed that Ye Jingcheng had entered.

"Patriarch, you've finally emerged from seclusion!" Ye Xingqun looked at Ye Jingcheng with eager eyes.

"Uncle Xingqun, you've worked so hard these past few days!" Ye Jingcheng said repeatedly.

"Master, about Qingshuang..."

"We'll wait two more years for Qingshuang's matter, until the Ascension Conference. We'll let Ye Qingshuang gain fame at the Ascension Conference and enter the Taiyi Sect. As for the direct entry quota, we'll arrange it for the rest of the Lineage's cultivators!" Ye Jingcheng said directly.

He already knew that Ye Jingteng had returned three months ago and had subtly mentioned Ye Qingshuang.

However, this time, it wasn't Ye Jingteng who wanted to involve him. After all, Ye Qingshuang's talent was better than his, and he was worried that the Ye Family would give Ye Qingshuang more support in the future.

The one who wants to take on a disciple is Ziyue of Taiyi Illusion Peak. She is also a True Person who has recently broken through in the Taiyi Sect. Not long ago, she held a Golden Core celebration, but the scale and scene were far inferior to Ziming 'True Lord wedding.

Ye Jingcheng was in seclusion and did not participate.

According to the tassel that recorded the message, the only cultivators who came were those from the Zhao Kingdom and Yan Kingdom.

Fewer people come from further away.

Within the Taiyi Sect, True Person are tasked with taking on disciples, and if their disciples perform exceptionally well, these True Person will receive substantial rewards from the sect.

For the Yu Family, there are two ways to enter a sect.

One option is through direct entry quotas from sects.

Each year, the Purple Mansion Lineage has two slots that allow direct entry into the sect, the Golden Core Lineage has five, and the Foundation Establishment Lineage has one.

Moreover, this direct access means that once obtained, one can directly enter the sect.

The second option is to participate in the Ascension Ceremony.

This happens once every three years.

The Ye Family wanted Ye Qingshuang to stay and train Ye Family for a few more years. Although Ye Qingshuang couldn't teach her the Beast Communion Technique because of this, they could still cultivate some friendship. Even if she didn't work for the Lineage's benefit in the future, she should at least be half-hearted towards the Lineage, just like Ye Jingteng.

That's why Ye Jingcheng allowed Ye Qingshuang to participate in the Ascension Ceremony.

This way, Ye Qingshuang can stay in the Ye Family for another two years or so.

By then, Ye Qingshuang will have at least reached the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining.

In terms of combat strength, he naturally wouldn't rank highly and wouldn't be able to advance to a sect. However, the Ascension Conference's assessment also targets young cultivators. Ye Qingshuang's cultivation Cultivation Method was one he found at the Heavenly Mountain Sect; it was a low-grade Xuan-level Cultivation Method, not too bad, but not particularly good either.

Dealing with cultivators of the same level is naturally no problem.

Of course, the Ye Family would be even more willing if the Taiyi Sect allowed Ye Qingshuang to be eliminated.

"Okay!" Ye Xingqun nodded; this was the solution he had come up with as well.

The Ye Family had refused the Taiyi Sect several times before, first from Ye Jingcheng, then from Ye Jinghu. But things shouldn't be refused more than three times. If they refused again, it would be a slap in the face to the Taiyi Sect.

No matter how capable the Ye Family is, they will definitely be tripped up and eliminated.

Just like the Zhong Family in the past, all the Purple Mansion Lineage in Taiqing Commandery had more or less trade with the Green River Sect. Why did the entire Zhong Family disappear after exploring the secret realm that day?

Is it true that the Zhong Family committed adultery with the Green River Sect?

Ye Jingcheng didn't think so.

It's just that the strong in this world hold all the power of discourse.

"Patriarch, the Lineage has already organized a caravan to trade with the Jia Family. Currently, they are mainly bringing the Lineage's Spirit Beast and rare spirit delicacies such as Cloud-Horn Deer, Dense Forest Pig, and Star-Eating Fish, as well as some spirit rice from the Lineage!" Ye Xingqun said.

Ye Jingcheng then understood why there were so few people in the Lineage Council Hall; all the cultivators had gone to trade.

This also signifies that the Ye Family has expanded beyond the Yan Kingdom, marking a new milestone.

Of course, new opportunities also bring new risks, and Ye Jingcheng needs to carefully consider and improve upon them.

After discussing it with Ye Xingqun took out some more Spirit Material.

These Spirit Material spirit medicine half sunflower wood and spirit medicine Malachite Stone Spirit.

The reason I haven't been able to refine them for the past six months is precisely because I haven't been able to gather all the necessary materials.

At this moment, the Storage Bag contained almost everything, with only one or two items missing.

After putting away the Storage Bag, Ye Jingcheng thanked them and left the Council Hall.

The Ye Family is different from other Lineage. The Lineage's structure is very stable. Even without Ye Jingcheng, the Lineage will continue to operate in an orderly manner.

The Lineage's Inner Hall meetings are also held on schedule.

Therefore, as the head of the family, he could sometimes be a hands-off manager without any problems.

This time, Ye Jingcheng didn't head towards his own courtyard, but instead flew towards Soaring Cloud Lake.

Ye Shengyi had already left Soaring Cloud Lake long ago.

Ye Shengyi was able to come before because the Golden Light Rhinoceros Demon was guarding there.

However, given the presence of the Sea-Measuring Stele Ancient Treasure the Star Sea Fruit, Ye Shengyi cannot leave for too long. Otherwise, if the newly emerged Demon King discovers them, the Ye Family will have to spend a lot of effort, and it may even involve Fifth Stage Demon Emperor.

That's something the Ye Family can't accept. Even the Earth Dragon Demon King's future gaze and attitude towards the Ye Family might change.

As the Spirit Vein of the Ye Family have grown higher, the mountains around Soaring Cloud Lake have risen even more, and the lake's area has expanded as well.

The Ye Family Restaurant has grown larger and larger, and the scale of raising spirit fish and Jade Lotus can no longer meet the needs.

Now, not only has the Soaring Cloud Lake been expanded by the Ye Family, but the Spirit Vein on Cloud-Spreading Mountain have also been enhanced, and a new spiritual lake has been created specifically for raising spiritual fish and Jade Lotus.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at it, then activated the Array and headed towards the bottom of the lake. Once inside the palace, he found someone waiting for him.

This person was none other than Ye Haiyan, who had previously guarded the Teleportation Array alongside Ye Haiyan Ye Haicheng.

Several years have passed, Ye Haiyan's cultivation level has now reached a higher level, having reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment, only one step away from the Purple Mansion.

Clearly, with the Ye Family taking control of the Yun Family and the Azure Cloud Sea Region, the cultivators on the Ye Family's Hidden Island are living extremely comfortably.

"The patriarch has arrived." Ye Haiyan stood up when he saw Ye Jingcheng enter.

"How are Sixth Grandfather, Fourth Uncle, and Great Grandfather doing?" Ye Jingcheng asked directly.

His Lineage Token contained no information about either of them.

"Patriarch, my eldest brother and fourth uncle are still hiding within the Xun Family. We've already taken control of most of the Xun Family's higher-ups. The only challenge is to make the entire Xun Family disappear without attracting attention!"

"The Lineage's intention is to have us find a way to divert the trouble eastward, so that the Dark Azure Gang, the Purple Mansion force of Dark Azure Mountain in Returning Goose Commandery, can annex the Xun Family!" Ye Haiyan directly, seeing that Ye Jingcheng was not going to waste any words.

The Lineage's plans and goals were explained.

The Ye Family would never truly divide the treasure with the Xun Family.

First, the Ye Family cannot afford the risk of leaks, not even the slightest bit. Second, the Xun Family is also ambitious and probably plans to take advantage of the Ye Family!

Last year, Ye Jingcheng tricked the other party into giving him four Foundation Establishment, and the other party agreed so readily. He must be holding a grudge right now!

Within Returning Goose Commandery, there are not many Purple Mansion forces, and the only one that meets the Ye Family's expectations is the Dark Azure Gang.

The Dark Azure Gang is an affiliated force organized by several Purple Mansion Lineage.

They were affiliated with the Green River Sect and had previously absorbed many other forces.

The real challenge lies in figuring out how to get them to take action against the Xun Family, while ensuring that the past dealings between the Xun Family and Ye Family remain undisclosed. That's where the real issues become.

"The list of cultivators who know about the secret realm is already in this; it's the most complete!" Ye Haiyan took out another Jade Slip.

The Jade Slip contained a list of cultivators from the Xun Family.

Several of them were the cultivators who had previously infiltrated the Ye Family.

He has now been relegated to guarding a mine in a secluded, desolate place.

Aside from those few individuals, only eight others knew the remaining list, and all of them were at the Foundation Establishment.

"The Xun Family also values the secret realm highly, to the point that even their Xun Family cultivators within the Green River Sect are unaware of it!"

"Furthermore, my elder brother and fourth great-uncle have gathered all the cultivators who know about this, made Heavenly Dao Oath, and set up a soul restriction. Even if the Dark Azure Gang tries to interrogate us, they will absolutely not be able to get any information out of us!" Ye Haiyan continued.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded, saying that it made things simpler.

After all, what the Ye Family fears most is the leak of information.

Therefore, the Ye Family cultivators could not launch a large-scale attack to kill those at the Purple Mansion, because there were not many Purple Mansion cultivators, and the Ye Family had also used a substitute to cover up their own shortcomings.

If someone in the Foundation Establishment stage were to make a large-scale attack, attracting the appearance of True Person or Nascent Soul, even the Ye Family would definitely not be able to escape the Green River Four Prefectures.

After all, the four prefectures of the Green River Sect are much larger than the Taiyi Three Prefectures, and the location we went to this time was not close to the edge of the Green River Sect.

Facing pursuit from Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivators, the chances of things going wrong are very high.

"When will we take action?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

He now has a general direction in mind.

However, Ye Haiyan added:

"Patriarch, Jingyu Sea Crane, and Haisheng will all be coming this time!"

"In the third-tier secret realm, there's a possibility of encountering Wood Demon at the late third-tier stage or even the peak of the third-tier stage. It's better to have more people!" Ye Jingcheng said. Although he was confident that he could face anything, having more people would indeed be safer.

This move mobilized the entire Ye Family's Purple Mansion.

Ye Jingcheng was somewhat worried about whether there would be any problems in the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

"Then I'll call on the Earth Dragon Demon King again!" Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng prepared to call on the Earth Dragon Demon King to join the battle.

This way, even if something goes wrong, there will be some room for error.

After all, this matter was being handled within the territory of the Green River Sect.

"Furthermore, regarding your identity, let Chu Yanqing impersonate you and oversee the Taihang Marketplace, holding an auction hosted by the Ye Family. That way, no one will notice the Ye Family!"

Ye Haiyan then offered another suggestion.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.

He knew what Ye Haiyan meant.

This time, the information about the third-tier Pill Wasteland Secret Realm was provided by Chu Yanqing, and Chu Yanqing also provided the key.

It wouldn't be good if Chu Yanqing wasn't allowed to participate.

But if I participate, it's very likely that a lot of things about the Ye Family will be revealed.

It would be better for Chu Yanqing to organize the auction in place of Ye Jingcheng.

"Patriarch, these are the ashes of Chu Yanqing's aunt Chu Xiqing!" Just then, Ye Haiyan took out another mahogany box.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng was taken aback. After hearing about the Xun Family cultivators interrogating Chu Xiqing, he couldn't help but sigh.

Even among mortals, many marry the wrong person; in the Cultivation World, such cases are even more common.

This could be another significant blow to Chu Yanqing!