Beside the Earth Fire Room, there was a large vat at this moment.

Inside the vat, it was filled entirely with Heavy Water.

The Water Forging Technique involves both heavy fire refining and water forging.

While Chu Yanqing was refining the magical artifact, several Ye Family cultivators watched and sometimes lent a hand.

They occasionally pushed the massive Artifact Refining Furnace under the great flames, and at other times, under the push of the Heavy Water, they tempered the hardness of the artifact's prototype.

Everyone's expression was extremely tense.

"I'll go out for a moment, continue!" Chu Yanqing put down the artifact and entrusted it to Ye Jingduan.

The artifact being refined at this moment was only a Tier One Spiritual Artifact, so Chu Yanqing naturally didn't worry too much.

Upon stepping out of the courtyard, it was similar in layout to the Chu Ye Pavilion.

In the courtyard, an apricot tree was planted.

She glanced at the apricot tree, then walked towards her room.

Upon entering the room, she was the first to speak:

"I thought you wouldn't come!"

"Of course I would." Inside the room, the array activated; Ye Jingcheng had somehow already appeared inside.

At this moment, he was brewing Tier Two Yunfu Tea.

"Last time, I couldn't offer you Tier Two Yunfu Tea, so this time I invited you!" Ye Jingcheng spoke.

Then he handed over a cup to Chu Yanqing.

"Additionally, thank you for instructing the Ye Clan members."

"Is there only thanks and Spirit Tea?" Chu Yanqing couldn't help but speak.

"I can offer Spirit Stones for the tutoring." Ye Jingcheng replied earnestly.

"Has anyone ever told you that you are uninteresting?" Chu Yanqing spoke again.

Ye Jingcheng shook his head.

He took a sip of Spirit Tea; this tea was obtained from Uncle Xinghan.

After hearing that Chu Yanqing was instructing the Ye Clan members, he hurried over.

"Now you know." Chu Yanqing finished the Spirit Tea, then stood up and walked straight to the door.

"I'm going to refine an artifact, hoping to repay in twenty years and then leave." Chu Yanqing spoke somewhat defiantly, indeed opening the door.

"Are you still thinking of restoring the Chu Family?" Ye Jingcheng suddenly asked.

Chu Yanqing paused, then replied:

"Maybe, maybe not. My father told me not to restore it in the future." Chu Yanqing turned and glanced at Ye Jingcheng.

Only she didn't see hope in Ye Jingcheng's eyes, making her slightly disappointed.

In fact, for him, being blocked at the gate of the Zhao Kingdom's Cultivation Realm was already completely desperate.

There was no longer any chance of restoring the Chu Family.

The Taiyi Sect was more merciless than she imagined.

Upon realizing that in such a situation, thinking it was a certain death situation, yet encountering Ye Jingcheng, at that time, she couldn't describe the feeling of surviving a disaster, only having a little joy in her heart.

Sometimes recalling the scene of that day would make her blush.

Only Ye Jingcheng hadn't come to see her in three years, inevitably leaving her disappointed.

Chu Yanqing returned to the Earth Fire Room, Ye Jingcheng received the answer, and couldn't help but sigh.

Being accustomed to caution, sometimes, some words truly couldn't be spoken.

...

The night was desolate, and the early spring's insect chirps were many.

There was no moonlight tonight, only a few scattered stars.

The entire Buqing Mountain was shrouded in an array.

In the darkness, four figures crept towards Buqing Mountain.

Along the way, they occasionally dropped a few cyan light spots.

Finally, they arrived at the foot of Buqing Mountain.

One person started to take out the Array Banner, while the other three kept a close watch on their surroundings.

"Huang He, even if the array is turned off later, still use an Array-Breaking Talisman!" The muffled voice of the leader echoed in the minds of the other few.

"Alright!" The cultivator named Huang He hesitated for a moment upon hearing this but nodded.

Although the Array-Breaking Talisman was precious, this mission was crucial.

...

Inside a courtyard gate, Ye Jinghe opened his eyes. His cultivation in the Two Qi Profound Jade Skill, though only a Yellow Tier Technique, had reached Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer, able to produce Profound Yellow Qi, effective in Magical Combat and breakthroughs.

"I hit a bottleneck again; I'll go for a walk!" Ye Jinghe murmured to himself, stepping out of the courtyard.

But upon stepping out, six or seven people were already standing around.

"Sixteenth Uncle, Uncle Xingchen, why are you here..." Ye Jinghe hesitantly spoke.

"Esteemed uncles and brothers, please come inside for a chat, and I'll prepare tea."

"No need. For today's matter, Jing He, it's better to confess everything; the clan will spare you from thorough investigation. If you don't confess, don't blame the harsh clan rules!" Ye Xinghan, who spoke little, uttered with formidable presence.

With those words, Ye Jinghe's eyes turned bleak.

He wasn't overly agitated and no longer resisted desperately.

"There's nothing to confess; it's merely for the opportunity to Foundation Establishment. Can you claim that if given a chance for Foundation Establishment, you would give it up?" Ye Jinghe spoke disdainfully.

He knew he had no chance of leaving today; he was just a Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer, with no opportunity to contact the Ye Family's upper levels anymore.

He was already twenty-five years old, taking fifteen years to break through to Fifth Layer, and only after consuming a large amount of elixirs.

Even if he saved Spirit Stones monthly, gathering Foundation Establishment Pills, he had no confidence to reach Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer by sixty.

But if he didn't save Spirit Stones, how could he buy Foundation Establishment Pills?

Although Ye Family's Foundation Establishment Pills allowed clan members to obtain them on credit,

they couldn't be allocated to him.

Then he mocked himself somewhat.

"Heaven is too unfair; why can some have Celestial Spirit Root, Dual Spirit Roots, while others can only have Four Spirit Roots, Five Spirit Roots!"

"Brother Qun isn't around, or else I'd have his Black Wood Ant swarm devour you!" Ye Xinghan instantly erupted in anger, releasing his cultivation entirely.

With Foundation Establishment cultivation pressing on Ye Jinghe's face, the latter was instantly filled with disbelief.

"Uncle Xinghan, aren't you almost eighty?"

"You're not worthy of calling me uncle!" Ye Xinghan directly waved a hand, using Wood Vine Skill to instantly bind Ye Jinghe.

Rendering him immobile, simultaneously, a Spirit Talisman fell onto Ye Jinghe.

...

"Why hasn't it started yet?" Under the scattered night lights, Xuan He grew somewhat impatient.

"There's a problem; prepare to retreat!" The leader, Tian He, immediately nodded.

"Huang He, blast the array!" He was extremely decisive.

Huang He was momentarily stunned, but still began to activate the array.

But before the array could explode, a figure appeared in the sky instead.

"Are you all waiting for me?"

"Ye Jingcheng, why are you here!" Tian He was instantly dazed.

The four turned their gaze towards Ye Jingcheng.

Simultaneously, they instantly took out four spiritual artifacts.

Aimed at Ye Jingcheng and fired.

These artifacts included swords, spears, flying needles, and spirit talismans.

The four were highly experienced; for any other cultivator, such a series of attacks would be quite daunting.

But unfortunately, Ye Jingcheng simply flicked his sleeve, and a Profound Water Cold Shield condensed from True Essence instantly blocked all attacks.

Simultaneously, a crimson glow of the Purple Mansion's power pressed on the four, while a Golden Dragon Order emitted a golden dragon light.

The four were somewhat dazed upon witnessing the Soul Capturing Light emitted by the Golden Dragon Order.

"Which family are you from? What is your purpose?" Ye Jingcheng's voice seemed very eerie.

Yet to Ye Jingcheng's surprise, the four suddenly initiated Soul Burst.

This Soul Burst, although not powerful, was an auto-destruct of the Divine Soul when certain secrets were involved, impossible to stop.

Ye Jingcheng had specifically avoided doing Soul Search, opting for Family Head Order's Soul Capture, worried about this precise occurrence, yet still ended up with this result.

He gathered up the bodies of the four, along with their Storage Bags.

He released his Divine Sense but then his expression grew somewhat complicated.

Because within his Divine Sense range, he discovered some Spirit Plants nearby had highly concealed insect eggs.

Perhaps during his Foundation Establishment, his Divine Sense hadn't been sufficient to uncover these insect eggs.

But now, with his Purple Mansion Divine Sense, many previously unobservable details were laid clearly before him.

Ye Jingcheng had an unsettling premonition.

He headed towards the distant insect eggs.

Upon arriving at the spot, he found it was filled with spirit-infused plants.

These inferior plants concealed the insect eggs.

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