Chapter 150: Chapter 151: Test
Passing through a few acres of spiritual energy-abundant spirit fields, you can catch sight of an ancient, fragrant courtyard.
Perhaps due to the late spring, vines have climbed onto the courtyard walls.
These vines also grow quite well.
The only pity is that the spiritual energy does not reach the tier one lower grade level.
Ye Jingcheng took out a spirit talisman, and with a casual pinch, it transformed into a red light, falling into the courtyard.
"Come in!" A familiar voice soon called out.
Ye Jingcheng had prepared the teapot in advance. Each time Ye Haiyun would take the initiative to make tea, saying it was not easy for Ye Jingcheng to cultivate, and he should not use his own tea.
After a while, Ye Jingcheng could only prepare it in advance.
As the aroma of the spirit tea wafted out, Ye Jingcheng smelled a more fragrant tea scent.
He smiled in satisfaction, took out the command token, opened the array, and entered the courtyard.
However, what surprised him was that the courtyard was not deserted at this moment.
Beneath the spiritual apricot tree were Ye Haiyi, Ye Haiyun, the patriarch Ye Xingliu, and even the Ninth Elder of the Pill Pavilion, Ye Haitian.
Besides them, there were also a few clan elders whom Ye Jingcheng was not very familiar with.
"Jingcheng’s here, sit down!" Ye Xingyun, looking at Ye Jingcheng, casually waved his hand.
He was already very familiar with Ye Jingcheng, so he became somewhat casual.
But the next moment, he squinted towards Ye Jingcheng.
"Have you broken through again?" As soon as these words were uttered, everyone looked over.
Their faces were largely filled with surprise.
However, this surprise soon turned into calmness.
"Jingcheng greets Third Grandpa, Fourth Grandpa, Fifth Grandpa, Ninth Grandpa, Third Uncle..."
Ye Jingcheng greeted each one in turn.
After paying his respects, he took the initiative to serve tea to the clan elders.
This tea scent also surprised quite a few clan elders.
It wasn’t that the spirit tea was particularly exceptional, but the aroma was rarely matched.
Although cultivators drinking tea also value the ’spiritual’ aspect, if one can savor a unique flavor beyond that,
it naturally captures one’s attention even more.
"Is this Spring Tea?" Ye Haitian asked with some doubt.
In his impression, the tea he had from Ye Xinghan wasn’t this fragrant.
That rich spring vibe was very fitting.
The clan elders began to praise the tea as they drank.
However, at this moment, Ye Jingcheng’s focus shifted to the side, where in the corner of the courtyard, where spirit medicines were originally dried, there were now three cages.
Inside each cage was a small beast.
One was a fire patterned rat, and the other two were flame serpents!
At this moment, all three spirit beasts were in different states.
The fire patterned rat was squeaking strangely, while the two flame serpents flicked their tongues, appearing quite uncomfortable, but overall not as distressed as the fire patterned rat.
Ye Jingcheng seemed to have understood something.
The next moment, the fire patterned rat became calm.
Its spiritual force grew weaker and weaker.
Conversely, the two flame serpents seemed more lively.
"This is indeed the pill formula you researched; Fourth Uncle already told us!" Ye Xingliu said, noticing some doubt on Ye Jingcheng’s face.
"Currently, it’s roughly tested. This pill can stimulate the bloodline of spirit beasts, but if the body is insufficient or the endurance is inadequate, the spirit beast will die because of it!"
"The family’s recent method for detecting the potential of spirit beasts is to lower the medication effect and then administer the refined pill!" Ye Xingliu explained.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was extremely surprised. He didn’t expect the family’s efficiency to be so high; they could almost handle fire attribute spirit beasts in batches now.
Moreover, this approach was entirely correct. His judgment of the spirit beasts was based on the Treasure Book.
While the family’s judgment was through low-dose experimentation.
Once successful, the spirit beast’s bloodline could be enhanced!
Yet from the current state, the effect wasn’t as good as the Crimson Flame Pill’s effect on the Red Flame Fox.
Even though spirit beasts with similar attributes have some similarities, they still differ in some ways.
There were differences in the pill formulas as well.
Ye Jingcheng had long tested this using the Treasure Book.
But overall, it was quite good.
Therefore, the Ye Family rewarded Ye Jingcheng with 5,000 contribution points.
However, both the Red Dragon Fruit and Falling Flame Grass were uncommon, belonging to rare spirit medicines.
The Ye Family found it somewhat challenging to purchase in bulk and produce the Crimson Flame Pill en masse.
"In the future, once the spirit medicines stabilize, the family won’t need your contribution points for the Red Flame Fox’s spirit medicine!" Ye Xingliu added.
Ye Haiyun also looked satisfied.
"Thank you, Third Uncle!" Ye Jingcheng repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Of course, he was skeptical in his heart.
After observing the spirit beasts, everyone drank spirit tea for a long time, feeling contented.
A few clan elders even tested if they could transplant some tea stems.
To which Ye Jingcheng naturally agreed.
However, he indicated that the tea tree underwent some changes during the spirit vein advancement.
This was Ye Jingcheng’s excuse to prevent them from discovering the significant difference in effects.
After finishing the spirit tea, the clan elders ate spiritual almonds and eventually left.
The entire courtyard was left with only Ye Haiyun and Ye Jingcheng.
Ye Haiyun took out a few more spiritual almonds from his storage bag, refilling the fruit platter brimming with spirit fruits.
He knew well that if Ye Jingcheng found only one or two spiritual almonds in the platter, he wouldn’t touch even half of them.
"Let’s test your alchemy skill again!" After setting everything up, Ye Haiyun sternly said.
This was somewhat different from the reward Ye Jingcheng had anticipated.
And, indeed, the challenge of assessing Ye Jingcheng’s alchemy skill began next.
Fortunately, Ye Jingcheng practiced alchemy skill every day, aiming to refine the Jade Qilin Pill, and never neglected it.
So he responded fluently, discussing details that made Ye Haiyun nod frequently, quite satisfied.
"Do you know why our family isn’t interested in the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Ye Haiyun finally asked upon noticing Ye Jingcheng’s unchanged demeanor.
"To avoid attracting attention?" Ye Jingcheng responded. He had actually understood a lot by now, but he was missing a definite answer.
"That’s part of it, but not all!"
"Our Ye Family has a long history and profound heritage, so we naturally possess the pill formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and we also have tier two alchemists!" Ye Haiyun explained.
This explanation didn’t overly surprise Ye Jingcheng.
Ye Haiyun himself was a tier two alchemist, and Ye Jingcheng didn’t believe the family had no other cultivators with the Foundation Establishment Pill.
As for tier two alchemists, one could infer some details from the refining of tier two Snake Scent Pill in Jade Dragon Valley.
Ye Haiyun’s alchemy skill couldn’t be something he understood entirely by himself, and it was certainly taught by older clan elders.
"Fourth Grandpa, then why...?" Ye Jingcheng asked.
"Seeing isn’t necessarily believing, and hearing isn’t necessarily unreal." Ye Haiyun answered.
"In the coming days, you should diligently cultivate your alchemy skill, for if you receive guidance, your foundation establishment won’t be as difficult.
This is the quickest way for you to advance to Foundation Establishment, but before that, you need to prepare well!"
"Thank you, Fourth Grandpa!" Ye Jingcheng repeatedly expressed his gratitude.