For a moment, the gloom in his heart dissipated by more than half.

A phrase came to mind, "stolen moments of leisure in the fleeting life".

Ye Jingcheng smiled faintly. He was quite satisfied with the present, although he hadn't circulated the Taiqing Spirit Guarding Skill, his mind was exceptionally peaceful.

Yunfu Tea seemed to match perfectly in this regard.

Sipping spirit tea and gazing at the sea of clouds and wild mountains, he wished time would slow down a bit more.

The morning light reappeared in the distance, rising from the boundless sea of trees and illuminating the Ye Family's Lingyun Peak in magnificent splendor.

The Spiritual Ship descended at the mountain's foot, and Chu Yanqing emerged from the side. Her face had not yet recovered, but as she gazed at the Ye Family's Clan Mountain, she was somewhat puzzled.

She couldn't understand why the supposedly most dangerous Ye Family was now thriving the best.

At this moment, she even wanted to study Ye Jingcheng more, to understand how he managed as Patriarch.

However, upon reaching Lingyun Peak, Ye Jingcheng had Ye Jingli take Chu Yanqing to report at the family's Artifact Refining Hall.

Twenty years shouldn't be wasted.

Ye Jingcheng then descended at the Clan Assembly Hall.

Ye Jingyun, Ye Xingshui, and Ye Xingqun were all present.

"Uncle Xingqun, keep an eye on Jing He lately, and also create more of an illusion that clan cultivators are being sent to Buqing Mountain!"

"Moreover, the news about him should not have spread yet. If he applies for a clan mountain task himself, let me know. Also, be cautious, this time it may involve the Hua Yu Sect," Ye Jingcheng instructed.

On the way back, Ye Jingcheng discovered that Ye Jinghe seemed a bit wary, which could not be underestimated, as Ye Jinghe indeed had keener insight than Ye Jingting and Ye Jing Hu.

That's why Ye Jingcheng decided so.

When Ye Xingqun heard the words 'Hua Yu Sect', his face showed anger. The Ye Family had no goodwill towards the cultivators of that sect,

and once everything was arranged, Ye Jingcheng returned to his courtyard.

Next, he needed to refine Purple Spirit Concentration Liquid and Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

Most importantly, he wanted to refine the newly purchased Pill Furnace and complete the final test of the Cyan Yang Flame.

Returning to the courtyard, he opened the Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven, allowing the Stone Spirit to absorb spiritual energy and life matter once more.

According to his perception, breakthroughs of the Wood Demon and Golden Scale Beast were progressing rapidly.

Due to the Second Soul Injection, the progress of these two beasts' breakthroughs was accelerated.

Their strength would definitely undergo a qualitative leap.

Now was the time when spiritual energy was most needed, so naturally, there should be no delay.

At this moment, the Red Flame Fox also emerged from the Spirit Beast Bag, chirping as it inquired about the Cyan Yang Flame.

It seemed to have great confidence in the Cyan Yang Flame.

But Ye Jingcheng would not give the Cyan Yang Flame to the Red Flame Fox for now, firstly because he needed to do alchemy, and secondly, he was somewhat afraid of it devouring the Red Flame Fox's life force, given that this beast was already tied to him.

If something went wrong, he would also face some issues.

At least his Four Elements Balance wouldn't hold.

Ingesting the Cyan Yang Flame would likely allow the Red Flame Fox to breakthrough to Tier Two Peak, perhaps even Tier Three, significantly affecting the family's alchemy plans.

Therefore, before that, he had to refine all the Purple Spirit Concentration Liquid and Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

Ye Jingcheng took out the Celestial Bell Furnace, which was more solid and compact compared to the Three Qian Taihe Furnace, befitting the once Pill Furnace of the Zhong Family Patriarch.

The texture was different when held, and even without inputting spiritual energy, the Celestial Bell Furnace seemed to slowly absorb spiritual energy, nurturing itself.

Of course, most of this spiritual energy was absorbed by a layer of Spirit-Blocking Oil on its surface.

Ye Jingcheng began slowly controlling fire, nurturing the furnace, and removing the spirit liquid from the furnace for better alchemy.

Before alchemy, he always remembered Ye Xuefu's perfect nurturing of the furnace.

Only a perfect nurturing could fully understand the furnace's performance and bring the Six-Part Alchemy Method to its peak.

For refining Purple Spirit Concentration Liquid and Purple Mansion Jade Liquid, he wasn't confident and could only use the most minimal and effective method for refining.

As for those without, they could only wait for the next opportunity.

As the flames flickered across, the furnace emitted crisp bell chimes.

Ye Jingcheng frowned, the fire temperature was too low.

The chime symbolized the failure of bell striking.

Only when the bell sound ceased completely would Ye Jingcheng achieve a perfect nurturing furnace.

Three more days passed, and as flames swiftly flickered across, numerous spirit patterns floated on the surface of the Celestial Bell Furnace, finally converging into a Celestial Bell Spirit Shadow.

Ye Jingcheng's nurturing furnace was completely accomplished.

Once the nurturing furnace was complete, Ye Jingcheng began carefully studying the jade talisman regarding Purple Spirit Concentration Liquid and Purple Mansion Jade Liquid.

Although he had prepared a lot of materials for these two items, they were, after all, Tier Two Peak spirit pills, so Ye Jingcheng needed to be extremely cautious.

If he failed, the pressure would be immense, especially as it would be hard to find a second Purple Jade Fruit and Soul Nourishing Grass.

Nonetheless, Ye Jingcheng resumed his old routine. He hung a 'Seclusion' sign at the courtyard gate and started his reclusive life without stepping out.

Thus, another half month passed.

On this day, Ye Jingcheng felt his Divine Soul stirring once more.

He couldn't help but reveal a look of ecstatic joy as he entered the grotto heaven, where he saw that the Golden Scale Beast, Earthworm, and Peach Wood Demon had all completed their advancements.

The Golden Scale Beast's golden armor had become more pronounced, and it had developed lumps resembling antlers on its forehead, its front hooves were bulkier, and its claws sharper.

Its fangs were slowly enveloped in spiritual light, and it was growling in low roars.

The Divine Soul Fluctuation had finally reached the point where it could emit divine sense waves due to the Second Soul Injection.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.