Warm Sunlight; Scarlet Flame Fox Breakthrough

After leaving Ye Qingshuang's courtyard, Ye Jingcheng went to his old courtyard.

The courtyard remained simple, and the spiritual field was not abandoned; it was still planted with Spring Welcoming Tea and carnations.

Clearly, Lineage members are still responsible for managing this place.

Ye Jingcheng walked around in the courtyard for a while, his eyes filled with sighs.

Now he is eighty-one years old, and when he thinks back to when he was in this courtyard, it was fifty years ago.

He even remembered how he liked to sit in the courtyard, watching the mist and rain rising from Soaring Cloud Peak and the sunset.

At that time, he was also curious about what secrets his Lineage was hiding on Soaring Cloud Peak.

Ye Jingcheng watched for a while, and couldn't help but chuckle a few times, before finally heading towards the Lineage's reception building.

This reception building was built when the Ye Family held their grand wedding at the Purple Mansion. Ye Jingcheng even placed Wood Puppet Shadow inside.

This is also a good time to monitor Ye Jingteng.

However, Ye Jingteng did not do anything else during this period, but only diligently cultivated.

Seemingly sensing Ye Jingcheng's arrival, Ye Jingteng also came out to greet him after a long absence.

"Jingcheng, why didn't you tell me beforehand? I could have prepared a spiritual meal and a welcoming feast for you!" Ye Jingteng said politely.

"Brother, there's no need to be so polite. It's because I've been in seclusion for too long that I should be the one to offer you a drink!" Ye Jingcheng said in a friendly greeting.

The two then entered, their expressions unusually friendly.

Ye Jingteng didn't mention Ye Qingshuang, and naturally Ye Jingcheng wouldn't either.

Of course, he knew even better that Ye Jingteng's presence here wasn't for Ye Qingshuang, but for the Purple Palace Jade Liquid.

If Ye Jingcheng wasn't mistaken, Ye Jingteng might already know that Jiang Jinghe had gone into seclusion.

In addition, Jiang Jinghe obtained the Purple Jade Fruit and had a close relationship with Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingteng had guessed some of it, but he couldn't be sure.

"Jingcheng, as you said, I have indeed gathered a group of disciples in the sect. Under my tutelage, these people are more affectionate towards me and slightly more distant from the sect. However, there is only one person with exceptional talent. But in my opinion, given enough time, I can definitely make the Ye Family more influential within the sect!"

"Even if a hundred years isn't enough, then two hundred, three hundred, or even five hundred years!" Ye Jingteng remained full of confidence.

However, beneath this confidence lay a deep sense of unease.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng also knew that Ye Jingteng was subtly pointing this out to him!

"I trust you with everything you do, brother. But brother, a genius with a Jingcheng Ice Spirit Root has appeared in the Lineage this time, Ye Qingshuang. Even though Ziyue has taken her as a disciple, I hope you will take good care of her. Also, please send some gifts to Fairy Liu Huan for me!" Ye Jingcheng said.

He knew what Ye Jingteng wanted.

But at this moment, he wouldn't give it to Ye Jingteng so easily, much less allow him to break through to the Purple Mansion.

"Of course!" Ye Jingteng replied.

"With your words, I'm relieved. You can rest assured too, brother. I've already tried refining the Purple Palace Jade Liquid using Ward Master Jiang's Purple Jade Fruit, and it was successful. However, I've had some insights in the past few years and am currently in seclusion. I'll refine the Purple Palace Jade Liquid for you as soon as I have some free time!" Ye Jingcheng said directly, silencing Ye Jingteng.

"Brother, I've heard that each peak of the Taiyi Sect has three chief disciples. If Qingshuang can become one of the three chief disciples, you will have done a great service!" Ye Jingcheng added.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingteng nodded repeatedly.

Of course, he also had worries in his heart.

But at this moment, he felt that if he didn't nod, it would mean that he hadn't made any great contribution, and naturally he wouldn't receive the support of the Lineage's Purple Palace Jade Liquid.

The disciples of the Taiyi Sect are also divided into three types. One type is the outer disciples, who are ordinary Spirit Root and have been promoted through the Ascension Conference.

The second type is the inner disciple. Ye Jingteng was this type of disciple before. The sect will provide support, but not much. They are basically cultivators with dual Spirit Root or pure three Spirit Root.

The third type is the True Disciple.

This requires a very good Spirit Root, basically at least a pure dual Spirit Root, followed by a different Spirit Root and Heavenly Spirit Root.

Among the True Disciple, there are three chief disciples.

Liu Huan was once one of the three top Foundation Establishment.

If Ye Qingshuang were to compete, she would be vying for the top Qi Refining expert, which would naturally be very difficult.

"These are two more Lineage who want to join the sect. Both have three Spirit Root. Please help them out, elder brother!" Ye Jingcheng then took out the names of two more people.

These two were the direct entry slots previously allocated to prevent Ye Qingshuang from being directly recruited.

Within the Lineage, their performance was extremely ordinary, and they didn't have a strong sense of belonging to the Lineage, so they probably had no chance of Beast Communion.

However, they were still somewhat grateful to the Lineage sending them directly to higher levels. If Ye Jingteng could take care of them, they would feel even more grateful.

As for the Lineage, the only one who could truly make a move was Ye Qingshuang.

These two were merely a thought experiment for other Lineage.

That's the Ye Family; they're now truly doing everything they can to curry favor with the Taiyi Sect.

It's not that the Ye Family harbors selfish motives; even the Taiyi Sect can't say anything about the Ye Family.

After talking with Ye Jingteng for a while, Ye Jingcheng left.

He went to his own yard, where the apricots had ripened once again, hanging heavily on the ground.

The joy of a bountiful harvest has begun to quietly fill the yard.

Ye Jingcheng bowed respectfully before entering the room. Chu Yanqing was in seclusion beside him, so he wasn't in a hurry.

Having been in seclusion for so many days, there's no rush to go into seclusion again immediately.

His divine sense began to examine every inch of Lingyun Peak, including the hills near the Ye family's Lingyun Peak.

Although the possibility of the Lineage being infiltrated is now slim, he still checked it again with his Divine Sense just in case.

He would also make records of any unusual places or people so that his Lineage could continue to follow up afterward.

However, after observing for a while, all I saw were clansmen who had already been marked by the Lineage.

Moreover, these tribesmen are almost all non-bloodline members who domesticate some Cloud Deer or Dense Forest Pig on the outskirts.

These cultivators were found to have Spirit Root in the Ye Family's subordinate regions, but they did not have the Ye Family bloodline.

Given the Ye Family's laissez-faire approach before the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it's not surprising that they were infiltrated.

As long as these people don't make any mistakes, such as harming the Lineage's Spirit Beast or leaking the Lineage's taming techniques, the Ye Family will not take any action against them for the time being.

After looking around, Ye Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief.

His current Divine Sense has reached the strength of the late stage of the Purple Mansion. Ordinary cultivators cannot escape his Divine Sense, and extraordinary cultivators would not hide in the Ye Family.

Therefore, this only shows that the Ye Family is currently doing well.

He can now relax and prepare for breaking through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion.

Now that Jade-Scale Flood Dragon has broken through, coupled with the large number of elixirs he had prepared beforehand, and the fact that his True Essence has become more refined after cultivating the Five Spirit True Canon, he still has a good chance of breaking through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion.

Even after breaking through, how to break through to the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, and even to the Golden Core realm, is what he needs to consider.

Three days later, Chu Yanqing also emerged from the room.

Seeing Ye Jingcheng waiting in the courtyard, he smiled and spoke:

"No wonder the sunlight is so warm today, it turns out my beloved has emerged from seclusion!"

"The same words are offered to you," Ye Jingcheng replied with a smile.

Then two more tricolor beads were taken out.

"Yan Qing, you can use this to neutralize the poison you've accumulated from taking Blackwater Pill!" Ye Jingcheng said.

Chu Yanqing's eyes were filled with disbelief as she received the Water Spirit Pearl.

But then he smiled and said:

"Thank you, Brother Cheng!" She clearly knew something.

However, as the person who had once mentored the head of the Chu Family, she knew that there were some questions she should ask and some she shouldn't.

"It was obtained by the Lineage; I hope it will be useful to you!" Ye Jingcheng readily admitted to part of it.

However, he wouldn't go into the specifics.

"It works!" Chu Yanqing also took out several Law Artifacts.

"These are three pieces of peak second-tier spirit armor, but we're almost out of the Flame Crystal ore!" Chu Yanqing had occasionally refined artifacts over the past year, and she gave these defensive magical Law Artifact to Ye Jingcheng.

"Thank you, my wife!" Ye Jingcheng accepted the spirit armor, his face beaming with joy.

After a brief conversation, the two held hands and walked to the apricot tree.

Although, due to cultivation reasons, we cannot come together to pick spirit apricots every year.

But every year when the flowers wither and summer arrives, there is always a longing in my heart.

For Ye Jingcheng, this was already a happy thing.

"Try my spiritual tea. I've been practicing tea ceremony for several years now!" Chu Yanqing then brewed tea for Ye Jingcheng.

Over the years, she has been tending to the Spring Welcoming Tea and Floating Cloud Tea plantations outside her courtyard.

Since the spiritual tea lacked Treasure Radiance, it was naturally inferior to the peak quality.

But as Ye Jingcheng drank, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up; there was a unique flavor to it.

"It's really good, and deserves praise!"

The two drank tea, and the summer day became even more pleasant.

Two days later, all the apricots had been picked by the two of them.

"I have a feeling I'll break through to the late stage of the Purple Mansion within the next two years!" Ye Jingcheng said after picking the spirit apricots.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yanqing was taken aback at first, but then nodded.

She knew what it meant.

Ye Jingcheng was naturally confident and did not need her spiritual assistance.

Rather than assisting him now, it would be better to help Ye Jingcheng break through to the peak of the Purple Mansion realm.

Of course, Chu Yanqing was also under a lot of pressure at this moment. She was a spirit, so how could she be willing to keep being left far behind by Ye Jingcheng!

"I will try my best too!"

"And I've been waiting for you!" Chu Yanqing said, her face flushing slightly. She seemed to realize that her words were inappropriate and quickly poured tea for Ye Jingcheng.

The tea was poured until it overflowed without them even realizing it.

Ye Jingcheng smiled; he was very satisfied with his current life.

But it is precisely because of satisfaction that we need to work even harder!

After a brief moment of tenderness that night, Ye Jingcheng continued his journey toward Soaring Cloud Lake.

Although the Spiritual Qi in this courtyard is sufficient, it is not at the summit of the mountain, and it is not enough for the two Purple Mansion to continuously absorb it.

Chu Yanqing would naturally understand if it hindered her breakthrough.

Ye Jingcheng arrived at the palace in the middle of Soaring Cloud Lake.

They then entered the Grotto-Heaven directly.

To Ye Jingcheng's surprise, the Crimson Flame Fox began to howl.

It came up to Ye Jingcheng and kept rubbing against Ye Jingcheng hand.

Ye Jingcheng sensed it briefly and discovered that the Crimson Flame Fox had reached the peak of the mid-stage of the third rank and was clearly ready to break through.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng also took out two mid-grade third-tier Fire Attribute spirit pills and infused the Crimson Flame Fox with a considerable amount of Treasure Radiance.

As the Treasure Radiance and elixir were consumed, the Crimson Flame Fox was immediately engulfed in flames.

It has officially entered a breakthrough phase.

After the Crimson Flame Fox broke through, the Golden-Scaled Beast in the distance also rushed into the Body Tempering Array with even greater vigor.

It seems like they were provoked.

Ye Jingcheng's smile deepened. Since the Crimson Flame Fox had broken through to the late stage of the third rank, his chances of breaking through were even greater!