Flying Puppet Art, Poplar Dew

Heavenly Phoenix Oasis—following the advancement of its spirit vein, its mountains had grown ever taller.

By the mountainside, clouds and mist already wreathed the slopes. Several spirit birds flew through the haze toward Beast Valley.

It was only a pity those spirit birds were not white cranes. Otherwise, Sky Shadow Peak and Earth Shadow Peak of Heavenly Phoenix Oasis would seem even more like an earthly immortal realm.

Ye Jingcheng stepped out of the main hall, where Ye Xuefan was also studying formations.

Seeing Ye Jingcheng enter, Ye Xuefan held up a jade slip and said, "The formations in the family treasury truly are remarkable. This Thick Earth Yellow Dragon Formation is especially profound!"

It was clear that Ye Xuefan was in good spirits. He had broken through to the peak of the Purple Palace realm, and his next step would be forming his Golden Core. The Ye Family did not yet possess a Gold Condensation Pill and had to wait for the Gold Condensation Fruit inside Turtle Ancestor to ripen.

But Ye Jingcheng estimated that it would only take another four or five years for the Gold Condensation Fruit to mature.

Then Ye Xuefan could prepare to enter seclusion and attempt his breakthrough.

At this moment, Ye Xuefan had clearly begun making preparations for his Golden Core breakthrough.

The Golden Core heart-demon tribulation was far more formidable than the Purple Palace heart-demon tribulation. Ye Jingcheng had experienced it himself, and even now, recalling it left lingering fear in his heart.

According to the family's accumulated experience, there were generally three methods. The first was to suppress one's cultivation and enter an illusion formation, tempering one's Dao heart. Ye Jingcheng had previously entered the Ye Family's Four Mystic Heavens Illusion Array.

Yet this method was naturally somewhat unsuitable for Ye