The Jin Family's Early Signs; The Fruits of a Flourishing Age

The shimmering waters of Linghu Lake, caressed by the spring breeze, began to ripple with vibrant waves.

Two members of the Ye Family's Inner Hall were playing jade flutes when groups of spirit fish swam over.

As more than thirty rice-grain-sized pills were thrown down.

They were also fiercely fought over by these spirit fish.

These spirit fish are all Black Ganoderma Fish, and they are quite large at this moment. Some of them are even exceptionally fierce, constantly slapping other spirit fish with their tails.

"Brother Qingfeng, there are at least seventy or eighty creatures here that meet the requirements for reproduction, so why were only thirty-six Tier 1 Beast-Luring Pill placed here?"

"Qingyu, this Black Ganoderma Fish is different from the Red-Node Fish. We can't win by sheer quantity. Every spirit fish has its own good and bad qualities. Only through competition, allowing the better spirit fish to lay more eggs, and the weaker spirit fish to discover their shortcomings and rise up in the competition, can the spirit fish become better and better. As for the spirit fish that are slightly inferior, it's better to let them slowly disappear than to let them lay eggs. The Golden Light Spirit Insect, Curved-Horn Cloud Deer, and Red-Nosed Dense Forest Pig of Hidden Valley are all examples of this!"

"Otherwise, why do you think the Jia Family would trade with our Ye Family?" Ye Qingfeng said with great pride.

The reason why the Ye Family's Spirit Cuisine Restaurant is so popular is not only because the Ye Family's Spirit Beast meat has an advantage, but also because the Ye Family's Spirit Beast breeding has become increasingly unique.

Therefore, even if the same Spirit Beast meat and spirit food as those from the Ye Family appeared on the market, the Ye Family's special breeding methods, as well as some Advancement Pill to improve bloodlines, made them superior.

May the Ye Family's sacred food always be at the forefront.

This is the Ye Family's core competitiveness.

After saying that, Ye Qingfeng watched as the spirit fish in the spirit lake desperately scrambled for the Beast-Luring Pill.

A somber mood settled over the moment.

"Qingyu, you are extremely skilled at raising Spirit Beast, but you also need to pay more attention to cultivation. You know the Lineage is very interested in you, but the Lineage's resources are limited!"

"After this, I will also go into seclusion to break through to the Foundation Establishment!" Ye Qingfeng said, then spoke up.

His gaze fell upon the deep lake, and he even vaguely saw the shadows of Ye Qingyan, Ye Jingting, and Ye Qingwen, all of whom were Foundation Establishment cultivators who had advanced in the Ye Family in recent years.

He also possessed two Spirit Root, but he was already far behind, and he didn't want to fall further behind!

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Qingfeng. I will also go into seclusion after this!" Ye Qingyu nodded repeatedly.

But at that very moment, the lake began to swirl back, and a cultivator emerged from it—it was Ye Jingcheng, now dressed in spiritual robes.

He went into seclusion in the Spirit Lake, which wasn't a big deal within the Lineage's Inner Hall, so there was no need to hide it.

Given the speed at which he absorbs Spiritual Qi, it would be difficult for him to hide it even if he wanted to.

"Patriarch!" Ye Qingyu and Ye Qingfeng both bowed respectfully and spoke.

"The spirit fish are well taken care of!" Ye Jingcheng glanced at the lotus-covered spirit lake and the spirit fish that hadn't yet dispersed, and praised them directly.

Over the past five years, Linghu Lake has become significantly larger, and the number of Black Ganoderma Fish has increased by several hundred. In the distance, the scale of Star-Eating Fish has also expanded considerably.

Most importantly, the overall quality of these Black Ganoderma Fish is higher than that of the spirit fish caught in the Pill Wasteland Secret Realm.

Some even show a faint tendency to break through to the second-tier spirit fish level.

"By the way, has anything major happened in the Lineage these days?" Ye Jingcheng asked casually.

He looked at some of the Lineage's audio talismans and learned about some of the Lineage's situation, but since he had been in seclusion for five years, it would be better to ask more questions.

"There's nothing wrong with the Lineage, but lately the Jin Family has been repeatedly opposing our Ye Family!" Ye Qingfeng thought for a moment, then added.

The Lineage has indeed developed smoothly over the past five or six years.

This is related to the fact that the subordinate forces of the Taiyi Sect have all been reshuffled, and also to the fact that Taiyi Sect needs to recuperate.

The Jin Family, however, showed signs of opposing the Ye Family when Ye Jingcheng went to the Pill Wasteland Secret Realm.

This is related to the recovery of the Jin Family patriarch's injuries, the increased control of the Taiyi Sect over Taichang Commandery, and even the Jin Family's covetousness of the Ye Family's share of the pie.

But neither of these options is favorable to the Ye Family.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng was also aware that, regardless of the situation, the Ye Family would face this predicament.

The Taiyi Sect not only has Illusion Peak, but also four other Spirit Peaks. Sooner or later, someone will support the Jin Family.

However, as far as the Ye Family is concerned now, as long as the Jin Family doesn't go all out, the Ye Family has nothing to fear.

After all, the Ye Family's business ventures were no longer limited to Taihang Commandery; they also had a thriving business guild and restaurants and shops in Taichang Market.

"By the way, Patriarch, news came from the Taichang Mountain Range a few days ago that Spirit Rainbow Fairy has gone into seclusion!" Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was slightly taken aback.

But then it dawned on me.

Spirit Rainbow Fairy had already made a name for herself long ago and was already in the Late Golden Core. Now that she was in seclusion, she was naturally trying to break through to the Nascent Soul.

This True Lord Ziming is quite shrewd; there's probably a bargaining chip behind this marriage alliance: Ziming True Lord help Spirit Rainbow Fairy break through her limits.

However, once this news comes out, it's likely that all the True Person of the Taiyi Sect will have some thoughts, especially the Three Origins True Person of Sword Peak.

Ye Jingcheng didn't even need to guess who spread the news; it must have been someone from the West King Valley of the Green River Sect.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Ye Jingcheng.

After talking with Ye Qingfeng for a while, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Qingfeng left the Array together. In the distance, inside the body-tempering formation, there were still cultivators diligently cultivating.

The leader was no longer Ye Jingyong, but Ye Qingwen.

Like his father, Ye Qingwen followed the path of Body Cultivator.

He also broke through to the Foundation Establishment, becoming another Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator in the Ye Family.

Several unfamiliar faces also appeared inside the Array.

It seems that there are a few more cultivators in the Inner Hall of the Ye Family.

After watching for a while, Ye Jingcheng headed directly towards the Council Hall.

This time, he went into seclusion for five years. There were some Lineage matters that needed to be handled, some spiritual fruits needed to be distributed, and he also needed to use the Spirit Material that the Lineage had collected for him.

He would give some of these to his Lineage, such as the Golden Light Bamboo from the Golden Light Bamboo, star pears, and sunflower seeds.

Of course, these Lineage would also give him some contribution points.

In the Ye Family's Council Hall, Ye Xingqun and several Clan Elders of the Ye Family were present. Today was also the Ye Family's triennial Ascension Ceremony.

The Council Hall was still bustling with activity at that moment.

One by one, members of the Ye Family led their respective clansmen back.

Most of these guiding clansmen were Qi Refining Level 5 or 6 cultivators from the Ye Family, and they were all clansmen on the edge of the Ye Family's assessment Inner Hall.

Such clansmen have a higher level of trust, so even if a genius appears in the Ye Family, the information will be less likely to be exposed.

As they gathered and met, they all smiled slightly and greeted each other.

Unlike before, when people would tell each other how many two- Spirit Root or three- Spirit Root they had.

"Patriarch!" Upon seeing Ye Jingcheng, all the clansmen showed joy and bowed repeatedly.

"Uncle Xingqun, Sixth Brother, Seventh Sister!" Ye Jingcheng also spoke up.

"You members of the Qing generation are blessed! Today, the patriarch bestows upon you your generational names!" Ye Xingqun said, looking at the young immortals who were just over ten years old.

The children were still somewhat bewildered.

Ye Jingcheng felt somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this.

After all, as the head of the family, he rarely bestowed generational names upon his clansmen.

Of course, the Ye Family could actually start to change its head of household.

He has been the head of the Ye Family for over forty years.

Next, Ye Jingcheng also successfully participated in the Ye Family's discussion on bestowing generation names and the recognition of the Ancestral Shrine as its master.

The entire process took three hours.

This time, among the Ye Family's immortal seedlings, there were none with unique Spirit Root or two Spirit Root; there were only five with three Spirit Root, nineteen with four Spirit Root, and seventeen with five Spirit Root.

Although Ye Jingcheng was somewhat disappointed, he had also expected it. Five or four Spirit Root were the norm, while two or different Spirit Root rare.

Moreover, for the Ye Family, as long as they have good skills, a resilient character, and a strong sense of Lineage honor, they can enter the Inner Hall and achieve a second change in their lives.

"Has the patriarch broken through again?" Ye Xingqun's face was rosy at the moment, even though the Lineage's immortal seedlings were not so good this time.

However, it should be noted that the Ye Family's development in recent years has been remarkably rapid.

He and Ye Jingyun both broke through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. At the same time, Ye Qingyan, Ye Qingwen, and Ye Jingting also broke through to Foundation Establishment.

The number of Foundation Establishment members in the Ye family's Lingyun Peak has already exceeded ten.

In the past, this would have been considered a golden age for the Ye Family.

Of course, Ye Xingqun was now aware of the existence of the Ye Family's Hidden Island and Hidden Peak, but this feeling still made him somewhat intoxicated.

With the Ye Family and Jia Family families trading together, and with the support of Illusion Peak, the situation became even more complex.

The finances have always been in excellent condition.

"There has indeed been a small breakthrough. It seems that Uncle Xingqun has not only broken through to the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, but has also bred Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle!" Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but chuckle.

He had previously given some Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle to Ye Xingqun.

"Haha, it's true that you can't hide it from the patriarch!" Ye Xingqun readily admitted.

His Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle had recently laid more than eighty spirit eggs.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will have more than eighty Thunder Rhinoceros Beetle, enough to form a battle formation, making him no match for ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"Patriarch, this is the financial income and the Lineage's salary expenditure in recent years!" After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Ye Xingqun took out the jade book and handed it to Ye Jingcheng for review.

After glancing at it, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but smile.

Today, after more than forty years of development, the Ye Family has grown to over three hundred members.

Of course, there are only 248 members of the Ye family who actually have Ye Family blood.

But it's still significantly more than before.

Moreover, if we include the members of the Ye Family's Hidden Peak, the number of the Ye Family members would at least double.

The Ye Family's financial income has seen an extremely terrifying growth. Today, the annual profit of Taichang Market has reached 30,000 Spirit Stone. And it should be noted that this is after the Ye Family has given Illusion Peak a considerable amount of profit.

Meanwhile, Ye Jingcheng has not sent any third-tier spirit pills to Taichang Market in the past few years.

Otherwise, the annual profit would be even higher.

The Ye Family's annual income from the Taihang Marketplace is around 13,000 Spirit Stone, so it's no wonder the Jin Family Taihang Marketplace also interested in it.

In addition, the Ye Family and the Jia Family traded together, earning seven or eight thousand Spirit Stone each year.

Of course, although there wasn't much trade with the Jia Family, the Ye Family and the Jia Family mainly exchanged resources, which greatly enriched the Ye Family's supply of low-grade spirit medicine and Spirit Material.

Its value cannot be measured solely by the income from Spirit Stone.

Of course, in addition to the income from the Lineage finances, the Ye Family's expenses also increased significantly.

Raising a large number of Spirit Beast requires a lot of manpower and resources. In many places, the Ye Family also had some mortals participate in the cultivation of spirit fields.

At the same time, the Ye Family has grown in number, with more people reaching the Foundation Establishment, and their annual stipends have also increased significantly.

In addition to the changes in the Lineage's cultivators, the seven outstanding talents of the Ye Family have also been selected and are currently being nurtured.

Among those Ye Jingcheng was familiar with were Ye Qingwen, Body Cultivator; Ye Jingting, a talisman cultivator; Ye Qingyan, a pill cultivator.

"Patriarch, these are the spirit medicine Spirit Material you requested!" Ye Xingqun then took out another Storage Bag.

Ye Jingcheng took the Storage Bag, glanced at it, and couldn't help but smile.

This collection contains most of the first and second-tier advanced spiritual Spirit Material he needed, including the Spirit Material for the Dream-Devouring Insect Pill Formula.

To break through to the peak of the Purple Mansion, he needs to further cultivate his Divine Sense, and the Dream-Devouring Insect is the key to that.

"Uncle Xingqun, where can I buy a top-grade third-tier spirit Spirit Gathering Formation and a top-grade third-tier spirit attracting Spirit Stone?" Ye Jingcheng asked.

The Ye Family Taiyi Sect had connections before, which were also Illusion Peak's connections.

Previously, it was only low-grade third-tier spiritual veins that were purchased, so not many people investigated them. After all, many Foundation Establishment Lineage would be interested in them. But high-grade third-tier Spirit Vein are almost always purchased by people who are preparing to break through to the Golden Core stage.

Buying from the Taiyi Sect is still easy to expose.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng could also have Ye Xuefan refine it through the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

Unfortunately, Ye Xuefan had already gone into seclusion.

While Soaring Cloud Peak was developing rapidly, the Ye Family was developing even faster in the Azure Cloud Sea Region.

After all, it was there that the Ye Family acted with impunity, and they were practically leeching off the power of the Purplewood Sect and the Yun Family.

"For that, we can go to New An Marketplace in the Zhao Kingdom. This market is jointly run by a Golden Core Lineage and three Purple Mansion Lineage, including the Jia Family!" Ye Xingqun nodded and said.

"In addition, it is said that a third-tier auction will be held in New An Marketplace in the next few days. The patriarch can go there and give it a try!" Ye Xingqun's information network is now much better than Ye Jingcheng's. Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded.

At the same time, he said, "Uncle Xingqun, please call Jinghu back. Now that Jingzhong has broken through to the Foundation Establishment, there's no need for him to stay there!"

Ye Xingqun nodded in agreement.

"Patriarch, Jinghu has gained considerable fame in the Hidden Valley of the Taihang Mountain Range these past few days. Coupled with his Thunder Roc, he has already slain quite a few second-tier Demon Beast!"

"Meanwhile, in Cloud Lion Valley, after the Cloud Lion Demon King fell, a new Thunder Roc Demon King appeared. Although he is only Fourth Stage early-stage Demon King, his strength should not be underestimated!"

"Moreover, the Jia Family is offering high prices for Thunder Roc eggs!"

"We'll take even a mixed-blood Thunderbird!"

After exchanging a few more words with Ye Xingqun, Ye Jingcheng left the spirit medicine for the Lineage and walked out of the Council Hall towards his own courtyard.

After more than five years of seclusion, it's time to spend some quality time with Chu Yanqing.

In addition, he had already planned to slow down his cultivation pace and practice some Secret Method, so this was the perfect time.