Walking through the lake path leads to a spacious underground hall, complete with fake mountains and palace buildings.

Each structure appears ancient and majestic, completely unlike the world beneath the Spirit Lake.

Ye Jingcheng was taken aback to the extreme; it turns out there are concealed places within the Ye Family, but who knows if this area can be discovered.

In his opinion, once cultivators from other families arrive, it seems the Beast Communication Tower within the Ancestral Hall and other treasures would likely be moved into this Grotto Heaven.

They eventually entered a modest-sized palace.

Ye Xuecang sat in the main seat, while Ye Haicheng took a secondary position.

"Jingcheng, you sit too!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng cupped his hands after bowing, then chose a seat to sit down.

These two elders exerted considerable pressure on him.

Especially on such a special occasion, so at this moment, he rarely appeared somewhat reserved.

"Jingcheng, take a look at this Jade Talisman!" Ye Xuecang raised his hand, and a Jade Talisman securely landed in Ye Jingcheng's hand.

Ye Jingcheng was a bit surprised, but without saying much, he took the Jade Talisman and began to examine it.

Inside the Jade Talisman, there was neither a secret technique nor an ancient text, but an introduction.

An introduction about the Blood Wood Spirit Body.

This spirit body can not only generate powerful Blood Qi but also heal others' injuries and provide many boosts to cultivation speed.

Most importantly, this Blood Wood Spirit Body has high affinity with Spirit Beasts and Spirit Plants.

Ye Jingcheng did not quite understand what this spirit body meant.

But he discovered that the characteristics of this spirit body vaguely resembled the effects of his Treasure Book.

Ye Xuecang spoke again:

"Now many are privately investigating you; the family does not wish to explore any secrets of its members. This is each member's opportunity, so whether it is or isn't, from today the family's record of you will be labeled as this spirit body, and the family will fully guide you as a candidate for Patriarch!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng understood. It seems both outsiders and those within the family who lack the Beast Pattern are extremely curious about him since, after all, he possesses the Four Spirit Roots.

And before the age of twenty-five, his cultivation speed was astonishingly slow.

Such a sudden increase would lead others to suspect he harbors a Secret Treasure.

In the Cultivation Realm, only the weak speak of evidence and seek truth.

To some strong individuals, as long as they believe you have it, they will come to take it.

And spirit bodies are divided into Innate and Postnatal Spirit Bodies; the label given to him by the family is a Postnatal Spirit Body.

Previously, the Li Family made an issue of this, but the person they sent was irrelevant, and came openly, seemingly suppressed by the Sect.

The fear is of cultivators coming in secret.

As for hiding the spirit body, it explains everything clearly.

Regarding the family's sudden decision to train him for Patriarch, it truly startled him.

"Second Ancestor, Great Grandfather, I think Fourth Brother might be more suitable!" Ye Jingcheng still spoke up.

Though the position of Patriarch tempts him greatly.

But firstly, he doesn't want to delay his cultivation, and secondly, he doesn't want to take away his Fourth Brother Ye Jingyu's position.

"Jingyu is sufficient in maintaining but lacks in advancement, his mindset isn't as meticulous as yours, that's the first reason; you have a spirit body, and should be strongly cultivated, that's the second. The third is that becoming Patriarch will not truly affect your cultivation, you can be assured of that, and you can even leverage the Patriarch's authority to obtain the entire family's resources to aid in the growth of you and your four beasts." Ye Xuecang said.

These three statements made Ye Jingcheng nod, no longer opposing.

His four beasts indeed consume a lot of resources, and up to now, there are still four Tier Two Advancement Pill formulas from which he needs to gather materials.

His rapid cultivation speed is due to the Four-Phase Beast driving his practice, but if there are no Advancement Pills, when the four beasts approach Tier Three, the cultivation speed would drastically decrease due to limited potential, something he cannot accept.

Moreover, as Ye Xuecang stated, he currently still has a chance to become a candidate; it doesn't necessarily mean he will succeed.

"The second matter for finding you today is to understand your healing ability: can you heal Tier Three Spirit Beasts or Purple Mansion Cultivators?"

"I can heal Tier Three Spirit Beasts, even if they have only a breath left, but the healing speed is limited!" Ye Jingcheng didn't hide anything and responded.

He had revealed this healing ability to Ye Xingliu during Turtle Ancestor's shell shedding, so there was no point in concealing it now.

"Very well, lastly, let you know that during the Purple Mansion Grand Assembly next year, we will borrow your Spirit Beast once!" Ye Xuecang stated.

"This concerns most of the clan; the family has found a new development focus!" Seeing Ye Jingcheng's apparent confusion, Ye Xuecang added.

Clearly, the Purple Mansion Grand Assembly might be a facade for the family; their true intent—the opportunity previously mentioned—is the Ye Family's goal.

Ye Jingcheng did not know how the family would achieve this, but he understood that all the family's secret forces might be fully revealed at that time.

"Alright!" Ye Jingcheng nodded in response.

Borrowing Spirit Beasts within the clan is quite common.

So he wasn't particularly surprised.

"Here is the Spirit Transformation Pill formula for enhancing the Spiritual Wisdom of Spirit Beasts, a Tier Two Middle Grade formula—refine this over the next year."

"This secret technique is also quite useful, and you just happen to need it." Ye Xuecang sent over two more Jade Talismans.

He was well aware that Ye Family's beings like the Lizard Lord, Jade-eyed Hanging Eye Tiger, and Mei Yuhe gained such wisdom through the Spirit Transformation Pill.

Thus, borrowing Spirit Beasts wouldn't impede communication and delay important matters.

Ye Jingcheng was interested in the second Jade Talisman.

Upon a glance, he found it was a secret technique regarding the Beast Communication Pattern.

It was precisely the Beast Communication Body that Fifteenth Uncle had previously displayed.

By absorbing a large amount of Spiritual Energy from a Spirit Beast through the Beast Pattern for a short time, it transforms into Spirit Power, forming a beast body, greatly enhancing speed and physical strength.

This secret technique is suitable for Body Cultivators or Spirit Beasts with strong physiques.

Among Ye Jingcheng's four great Spirit Beasts, the Golden Scale Beast is particularly fitting.

For Ye Jingcheng, it is a rather good defense secret technique.

As for becoming like Fifteenth Ancestor Ye Xueliang, transforming into a Green Python body and charging ahead, he wouldn't do it.

"Thank you, Second Ancestor!" Ye Jingcheng repeatedly cupped his fists.

Afterwards, Ye Jingcheng chatted a bit more with Ye Xuecang and the others, and the latter also guided him on cultivation matters for a while.

Ye Jingcheng then took his leave.

Today, he had gathered quite enough information.

He also understood that for the family, the most important step ahead was coming. Returning once more to the small courtyard, he already found the red bridal characters had greatly increased on the mountain.

Moreover, several tables had been set up in front of the Assembly Hall.

A few clansmen had also changed into more festive Daoist robes.

Evidently, preparations were already underway for tomorrow's wedding; he even spotted a few cultivators from the Chu Family.

For a moment, his mind wandered back to that female cultivator who had reprimanded him.

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