CHAPTER 189: CHAPTER 189: VISITORS FROM THE CHU FAMILY

Ye Family, mountaintop Spirit Lake.

The dark cyan waters of the lake rippled with the breeze, and at the center of the lake, a pavilion two zhang high stood.

Inside the pavilion, a vague silhouette could be seen sitting in meditation.

His body was covered with a large amount of Spiritual Energy, and a faint layer of Spiritual Radiance formed on the pavilion’s surface. If observed closely, one would find that the purple Spiritual Radiance was continuously increasing and thickening.

If an outsider were present, they would exclaim in surprise at this phenomenon of purple clouds gathering, typical only when one is about to break through to the Purple Mansion.

Suddenly, ripples appeared on the lake, and a giant turtle slowly emerged from the Spirit Lake, shaking its head, with a rather displeased look on its face.

And an old man unknowingly appeared by the lakeside.

"Old Turtle, I know those two are noisy, but bear with it a little!" the old man spoke with a smile.

The old turtle nodded but continued to spout water columns like a whale spouting water, expressing its dissatisfaction with the old man.

The old man was an old man, but the old turtle was not an old turtle; it was a young turtle.

"Haicheng is finally about to break through!" the old man sighed as he looked at the silhouette in the pavilion, ignoring the giant turtle, then tossed a Pill that shot directly into the Tai Cang Turtle’s mouth, which then retracted its neck and stopped spouting water.

The old man quickly swept his hand over it.

The dark cyan lake transformed into a Spirit Grain Field under the Spiritual Light, and on the surface of the Spirit Grain Field, it turned into a small pond.

The pond had lotus leaves and jade waves, but included various illusions such as Spiritual Frogs, but there was no pavilion or Purple Mansion Cultivator in sight.

The old man walked to the side, where a Spirit-Blocking Robe Cultivator had long been standing, waiting for a considerable time.

"Starting tomorrow, secretly purchase Jade Wave Wine in large quantities!"

"Yes, Second Ancestor!"

The Spirit-Blocking Robe Cultivator nodded.

The old man also extended his hand, revealing a small leech floating in the center of his palm, which emitted a faint Spiritual Light at the same time.

The old man then took out a mirror, reflecting it onto the Spiritual Light, and the mirror projected another image the next moment.

It was an underground palace, teeming with Spiritual Energy, where a middle-aged cultivator was in closed-door meditation.

After watching for a while, the cultivator seemed to sense something and opened his eyes.

The old man then closed the mirror and withdrew the leech from his palm.

...

The heavy snow dissipated after two days, and once again, a blazing sun appeared in the sky.

In Ye Jingcheng’s Spirit Field, the Jade Ring Rat was squeaking and diligently turning over the soil once more.

The soil of a Spirit Field was entirely different from ordinary soil.

Ordinary soil focused on moisture and softness.

But Spirit Soil required hardness; otherwise, it couldn’t contain the Spiritual Energy.

The Jade Ring Rat naturally had to work harder.

Although winter was not completely over, with the warming array, Ye Jingcheng needed to leave.

He was naturally willing to plant all the Spirit Flowers beforehand and cover them with a layer of Treasure Light.

This way, when he returned, the harvest of Spiritual Honey and Poison Thorn Fruit would be greater.

Even though he was a Tier Two Alchemist, he realized the expense of managing large households first-hand.

Currently, of his Spirit Beasts, only the Jade Ring Rat and the Five Poison Bee could create value.

After loosening the Spirit Soil, Ye Jingcheng planted each seed and covered them with Treasure Light, only stopping after ensuring the scale had expanded twofold, satisfied.

This was the first time the Spirit Field was fully planted, and Ye Jingcheng could even imagine the future when Poison Flowers bloom and Five Poison Bees fly in and out.

Since the Spirit Vein had elevated to Tier Three, the planting density in the Spirit Field increased as well.

When he returned in a year or half a year, there should be at least dozens more pounds of Spiritual Honey.

After planting the Spirit Flowers, Ye Jingcheng looked at the Five Poison Bee hive.

He first removed two slightly weaker Bee Kings and a few male bees, gave them Demon Luring Pills, and set up a Demon Luring Array.

This made the Five Poison Bee hive more lively.

Then he took out the Five Poison Bee King, which had grown quite large, as thick as two adult fingers pressed together.

Its deep stingers were three inches long, with Spiritual Might equivalent to Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer.

Ye Jingcheng took out a Five Poison Pill and gave it to the Five Poison Bee.

To allow the Five Poison Bee to advance.

After consuming the Five Poison Pill, Ye Jingcheng also provided it with plenty of Spiritual Honey, some poison from the Jade Qilin Snake, and some Treasure Light.

This might make the Five Poison Bee’s venom even more potent, as it had already consumed an Advancement Pill and had a high chance of advancing.

Yet, its talent was not as innate as the Golden Scale Beast, so Ye Jingcheng feared it might fail again.

However, even if it failed this time, reaching Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer was likely, significantly boosting the Five Poison Bee swarm’s combat power.

Seeing the Five Poison Bee enveloped by Spiritual Light, Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but rejoice.

With the Spiritual Light, it’s not a guaranteed success but the progress is promising.

After observing for a while, Ye Jingcheng placed the Five Poison Bee into the Spirit Beast Bag.

He then directed his gaze at the Jade Ring Rat, noticing it was now more graceful and aesthetically pleasing, its Jade Ring Ears fluttering occasionally, appearing exceptionally adorable.

Moreover, as it looked at the fully planted Spirit Field, a look of satisfaction appeared in its eyes.

Like a diligent farmer overseeing a prosperous field.

However, its cultivation level remained at the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer equivalent, making Ye Jingcheng sigh, as the Jade Ring Rat had remained at this level for quite some time.

Though it consumed many Elixirs, its effect compared to other Spirit Beasts was lacking.

The Jade Ring Rat seemed to notice Ye Jingcheng’s gaze and chirped a few times.

Ye Jingcheng turned his head away, not wanting to look further, and found several Cyan Stone Bamboo shoots rich in Spiritual Energy nearby.

In terms of Spirit Pills, he couldn’t guarantee better results for the Jade Ring Rat than other Spirit Beasts.

But in terms of food variety, Ye Jingcheng decided to make individual Spiritual Cuisine for it.

The Spiritual Energy in these bamboos was just suitable.

The Spiritual Cuisine was quickly prepared, and Ye Jingcheng added some Spirit Beast Meat, which the Jade Ring Rat ate with great enjoyment and satisfaction in its eyes.

Ye Jingcheng also found a sense of beauty in the moment.

Just then, the Jade Talisman glowed again.

Ye Jingcheng looked at it, slightly puzzled.

For within the Jade Talisman was a message about guests from the Chu Family.

But he didn’t understand why he was summoned.

His connections with the Chu Family were limited.

Midway, Ye Jingcheng noticed Ye Jingyu and Ye Jingyong heading there as well.

This sight piqued his curiosity even more.

"Second Brother, Fourth Brother!"

"Jingcheng, prepare well!" Ye Jingyu, seemingly knowing something, signaled to Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingcheng remained somewhat confused, but upon reaching the Assembly Hall, he found Patriarch Chu chatting and laughing with Ye Xingliu, accompanied by a group of young, attractive individuals.

"Patriarch Chu, you know my Ye Family doesn’t have many daughters, so if it’s an alliance through marriage, we can only accept a bride..."