Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Cyan Elephant Furnace
Ye Jingcheng descended from the stone bed, awakening several spirit beasts nearby, who immediately came over. Their eyes were fixed on Ye Jingcheng, brimming with hope.
The Red Flame Fox was at the forefront, followed by the Golden Scale Beast, with the Jade Ring Rat trailing behind.
Ye Jingcheng also quickly took out the Spirit Nourishing Pill and Cyan Spirit Pill. This time, the Red Flame Fox directly ate three Cyan Spirit Pills, while the Golden Scale Beast had two Cyan Spirit Pills along with a Body Tempering Pill, and even the Jade Ring Rat received a Cyan Spirit Pill from Ye Jingcheng.
Having cultivated the Four Phase Celestial Essence Scripture, he felt more confident about the path ahead. At twenty-five, the key to breaking through the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation was the further advancement of the Golden Scale Beast and Red Flame Fox.
The growth of the Golden Scale Beast was equally fast. Ye Jingcheng estimated that in two to three years, it would reach the late stage of Tier One.
As for the Red Flame Fox, once he refines the advancement pill, the Red Flame Fox might undergo a qualitative leap.
At that time, his cultivation speed would also increase significantly.
After feeding the spiritual food, Ye Jingcheng left the room, removed the sign outside, and opened the doors and windows. Using Clear Wind Skill, he cleared out the dust inside the house.
Embedded in the sign were several Sound Recording Talismans.
The talismans contained messages from Xing He and others about returning to the market. In the Ye Family, cultivators in seclusion are temporarily exempted from chores.
Moreover, the salary that the market provided to Ye Jingcheng wouldn’t be reduced by a cent.
The premise was that Ye Jingcheng was genuinely in seclusion; otherwise, if the family found out, there would be disciplinary measures according to family rules.
And Ye Jingcheng indeed needed to go to the market.
At the market, he could also gather the advancing pill spirit medicine for the Golden Scale Beast. Additionally, he needed to buy a high-quality pill furnace.
The advancement spirit medicine for the Red Flame Fox was very precious, and Ye Jingcheng could only refine two batches at most. Using that incomplete pill furnace would be far riskier.
Besides, he was now a Tier One High-Grade Alchemist and didn’t need to be so frugal.
At most, he would cut back on the spiritual food for the Jade Ring Rat.
Ye Jingcheng ended his seclusion and went to the family Treasure Hall to offer a pot of Spirit Tea to the Eighth Elder, Ye Haiping. He also exchanged some spiritual medicine materials and family resources.
He then once more took out the Spiritual Ship and flew towards the market.
This time, Ye Jingcheng was particularly smooth, and the effects of the Four Phase Celestial Essence Scripture became evident. The concentrated spiritual energy made maneuvering the Spiritual Ship much easier.
Unlike before, when he had to constantly keep a Qi Recovery Pill in his mouth.
With the Red Flame Fox and Golden Scale Beast, he felt more confident. Upon arriving at the market, Ye Jingcheng was surprised to find that the market had become much more crowded recently.
It seemed that after the Ye Family subdued the evil cultivators, the market returned to its former prosperity.
Ye Jingcheng skillfully approached the Ye Family shop, where he saw many Ye Family cultivators selling spirit beasts.
Xing Hong was still welcoming guests, while Ye Jinhao was adeptly assisting. When he saw Ye Jingcheng, he only smiled briefly as a greeting before returning to his customer.
Ye Jingcheng wasn’t quite a guest. He directly went to the backyard and entered his old room.
The room still appeared very clean; it was evident that Xing Hong had been tidying during his seclusion.
And at night, Xing He specifically prepared a spiritual cuisine for Ye Jingcheng, which made him feel somewhat flattered.
Spiritual cuisine was considered extremely luxurious among cultivators because it did not provide much spiritual energy but required rare ingredients.
It was only prepared during breakthroughs or celebrations.
"Uncle, you’re too kind!" Ye Jingcheng blushed slightly. On the table were three meat dishes and one vegetarian dish, with the meat primarily composed of Long-eared Deer, named ’A Deer’s Blossoming Life’.
The rest were named ’Year-round Fish’ and ’Prosperity from All Directions’!
The former was made with Cyan Ink Spirit Fish, and the latter with Big-eared Antelope ears.
Placed on the Spirit Table, it also had a sense of grandeur.
"No need to be so polite, this is prepared for a Tier One High-Grade Alchemist and the first place in the Middle Stage Qi Cultivation contest!" Xing He’s large frame sat down with presence.
Xing He was the most easygoing among the elders of the Ye Family; he joked freely and greeted everyone with a smile!
Of course, Ye Jingcheng knew that when his uncle was resolute, he would show no mercy.
"This Tier One High-Grade Alchemist was actually my uncle who told me. Otherwise, I’d be in the dark!" Xing He continued.
Ye Jingcheng felt a bit embarrassed because his previous success in refining the Ice Purity Pill was somewhat accidental, so he didn’t announce his identity then. Now his alchemy skill had improved.
In front of his elders, though, he couldn’t boast and just followed along with a smile.
Meanwhile, Jing Li was quite surprised, making exaggerated facial expressions to Ye Jingcheng!
The four spiritual dishes were very delicious, and Ye Jingcheng had eaten spiritual cuisine less than five times since he began cultivating on the mountain.
This time, he wholeheartedly indulged.
Unlike the mortal world’s grains, which leave impurities in a cultivator’s body, spiritual cuisine does not.
"However, Jingcheng, in the coming period, you can mass refine the Ice Purity Pill, Qi Replenishing Pill, and Healing Pill!"
Halfway through the spiritual cuisine, Xing He spoke.
This made Ye Jingcheng alert. These elixirs were all Tier One High-Grade Elixirs, crucial for warfare and consumption.
Given the bustling nature of the market, along with increased spirit beast purchases, something significant seemed to have happened!
"Uncle, what’s the matter?" Ye Jingcheng still asked.
"In these years, the Taiyi Sect has already started issuing conscription orders to various families. The likelihood of war is very high!" Xing He did not hide.
This was something one could easily verify in the market.
Though, this kind of grand preparation was somewhat scoffed at by these families.
Yet they had no choice; this was an order from the Taiyi Sect, an Immortal Sect.
"Uncle, I will diligently refine them!" Ye Jingcheng nodded. He now felt quite confident with the Ice Purity Pill.
Even though he wasn’t familiar with the Qi Replenishing Pill and Healing Pill, he was confident he could refine them!
The most crucial part was refining more varieties of Tier One High-Grade Spirit Pills; it boosted his confidence in successfully creating the advancement pill for the Red Flame Fox.
So, his alchemy undertaking wasn’t necessarily a bad thing!
"This is a gift prepared by the family for you!" In the end, Xing He pinched his sleeve once more, and out came a four-legged pill furnace adorned with elephant patterns.
The pill furnace was entirely cyan-gray, with clear patterns and covered in spiritual marsh.
It was evidently a top-quality furnace.
Upon sensing with his Divine Sense, he realized it was a Tier One High-Grade Pill Furnace.
This made Ye Jingcheng extremely delighted because he initially planned to buy one, but it turns out Xing He had already prepared it for him.
"However, just a reminder, although the Cyan Elephant Furnace is a gift, your family tasks will also increase!" Xing He added finally.
Ye Jingcheng just nodded, not minding at all.
He would proceed to improve his alchemy skill, and at this moment, his confidence in refining the advancement pill for the Red Flame Fox increased by another twenty percent.