Ye Jingcheng, upon hearing this, was also startled; this was the second time he had heard of soul infusion.

"You might have realized by now, that the beast patterns have their limits. Moreover, the stronger the spirit beasts, the greater the oppression becomes. For some high-ranking members of the Ye family, the beast patterns can even become restraints!"

"At this point, it's necessary to re-infuse the soul to enhance the quality of the beast patterns. However, during the second entry, no new beast patterns will be generated, but the stability of the beast patterns can be consolidated. All four of your spirit beasts are very strong; it's best to enter once before breaking through to the Purple Mansion!" Ye Haicheng explained.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng suddenly understood.

He was puzzled before, as he thought that with a five-inch beast pattern, even a Purple Mansion Great Demon might feel some pressure.

Then how did the Patriarchs of the clan cultivate?

Now it seemed that soul infusion was still possible.

However, his current beast patterns were fine.

Some of his communication beasts were his five-inch beast pattern beasts, and several spirit beasts had a seven-inch beast pattern.

Also, the stability was excellent, showing no signs of collapsing.

To be honest, Ye Jingcheng was actually still a bit fearful. When even the seven-inch beast pattern couldn't hold up, would his cultivation speed revert back to that of an ordinary Four Spirit Roots?

Now it seemed he didn't have to worry about that.

"Great Uncle, then why doesn't the family release more beast slots during this developmental period?" Ye Jingcheng inquired.

"The energy of the Beast Tower all comes from beast souls. Every year, the family must inject enough demon souls into it. This is also the family's greatest expense, as well as its most scrutinized aspect. Only in recent years have the family's demon souls been sourced from the sea domain, improving the situation greatly; otherwise, it might not even support your next soul infusion!"

"Therefore, the most important ones in the family have always been the Demon Hunting Hall and the various Hidden Peaks. Yet even exhausting the entire family, it's impossible to grant every clan member the opportunity for a beast. Moreover, the stronger the beast pattern, the more soul power is consumed. For instance, the soul power you consumed last time was unprecedented, which is also why the family agreed to let you cultivate the Four Phase Celestial Essence Scripture!" Ye Haicheng revealed all the secrets of the Beast Tower.

Ye Jingcheng immediately comprehended that the Hidden Peaks of the clan existed not just to conceal strength but also to nurture the tower.

The greatest and most costly 'spirit beast' of the Ye family, in the end, is a tower.

When Ye Haicheng mentioned that he consumed a huge amount of soul power, he couldn't help but blush.

His were not five-inch beast patterns, but seven-inch ones.

However, he didn't understand why the beast patterns were in increments of one inch, three inches, and five inches.

"Additionally, in a few days, you'll be presiding over the Beast Tower. If nothing goes wrong, both Jing Hu and Jing Tai can communicate with beasts," Ye Haicheng reminded once again.

Ye Jing Hu was extremely familiar with Ye Jingcheng because the latter had been brought over from White Cloud Town of the Ye family with Ye Jingyu.

He was also a Thunder Spirit Root of the Ye family, now sixteen years old, awakened much sooner with the beast pattern compared to back then.

"Also, regarding this crisis, you can inquire more with the True Masters and Ascendants of the Taiyi Sect!"

"If things become unavoidable, before the Second Grand Uncle breaks through, it might be necessary to preserve the Ye family's clan estate, and most of the clan's cultivators might have to 'die'!"

"Yes, yes, Great Uncle, I understand!" Ye Jingcheng's mind was in turmoil upon hearing this, as he naturally knew what it meant.

The Hidden Peaks of the Ye family have already been relocated. If the Taiyi Sect wants to play games, then the Ye family will play big.

The only thorny issue is the Ye family's territory and its mortals.

After chatting with Ye Haicheng for a while longer, Ye Jingcheng left the Assembly Hall.

He intended to return directly home but inexplicably headed straight to the Pill Pavilion.

The familiar figure inside the Pill Pavilion was gone, replaced by an elder of the Xing Generation, Ye Xingming.

Ye Jingcheng heard that the other was also a Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer Alchemy Master, who had once guided him.

At that moment, the latter was also holding a bell.

The ringing had become more punctual.

Ye Jingcheng watched as Ye Xingming opened the door to each Alchemy Room.

Some cultivators had finished refining their pills, which was fortunate, while others, not quite done, looked rather displeased and seemed to miss Ye Haitian in their eyes.

Yet Ye Jingcheng wanted to tell them that Ye Haitian used to be equally strict.

"Uncle Xingming, I'd like to request a Fire Room." Ye Jingcheng, in the end, stopped reminiscing, desiring to refine pills once more.

Following the family's research on the Golden Scale Pill for refinement, compared to water attribute spirit beasts, the Ye family had more earth attribute spirit beasts.

This correlated with the Taihang Mountain Range, abundant in fire attribute and earth attribute demon beasts, followed by wood attribute, and lastly, gold and water attributes.

"Still this one, Ninth Uncle said, this is the Patriarch's exclusive Fire Room!" Ye Xingming gestured repeatedly, pointing to the Pill Room near the entrance.

Ye Jingcheng nodded and entered the previous Alchemy Room. Just as he was about to refine pills, he noticed a teenager outside.

This child was not unfamiliar to Ye Jingcheng; he was the Fire and Wood Dual Spirit Roots from his inauguration as Patriarch, Ye Qingyan, who appeared to be seeking advice from Ye Xingming on alchemy.

Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but smile.

He took the Pill Furnace; however, he changed his mind. This time, he wasn't refining an Earth Rank Pill but, instead, a Fasting Pill and a Spirit Nourishing Pill he hadn't refined in a long time.

The gap in the room emitted a crimson glow, waves of heat pouring out, quickly attracting the young boy's attention.

The crimson earth fire quickly filled the entire Fire Room, illuminating the whole Alchemy Pavilion of the Ye family with brilliance, as a figure stood entrenched, and Ye Xingming's eyes became profound.

Were it not for the jade talismans he didn't have with him, he would have felt like he had returned to over ten years ago.

...

Three days passed in the blink of an eye; a spiritual ship took off from Lingyun Peak.

It was Ye Haicheng, Ye Jingcheng, and others heading to Taihang Market.

This time, they boarded an Iron Ship, a spiritual ship akin to a Treasure Sword, made entirely of Profound Iron rather than the lighter Spirit Wood.

It looked just like an attack spiritual artifact.

Somewhat similar to a Flying Sword.

Such a spiritual ship naturally couldn't be very fast, with numerous drawbacks.

This surprised Ye Jingcheng somewhat.

Yet thinking of Ye Haicheng as a Body Cultivator, this spiritual ship could still be driven like an Iron Sword, causing him to have another realization.

The Ye family's visit to Taihang Market was also to showcase their strength.

Ye Haicheng, as a Purple Mansion Body Cultivator, riding atop a heavy spiritual ship, had an overwhelming presence.

After more than half a day, the spiritual ship landed in a bamboo forest.

This time, it didn't land outside the bamboo forest but instead flew directly into it.

This was the privilege of Purple Mansion cultivators, and Ye Haicheng was demonstrating to other families that he had arrived.

The spiritual ship flew over the bamboo forest, naturally attracting many loose cultivators who gazed up.

They all looked on with admiration, and Ye Jingcheng enjoyed being looked up to.

Even former Master Jiang stepped out from the Taihang Auction Hall.

Compared to ten or twenty years ago, Master Jiang now looked visibly weary.

It's unclear whether this was due to the emergence of Great Purple Mansion families or because there wasn't a single Foundation Establishment family in Taihang Commandery anymore.

But clearly, Master Jiang wasn't having an easy time now.

Only his role as an external steward of the Taiyi Sect kept him from losing too much face.

But in the upcoming auction and negotiations with major families, Master Jiang was undoubtedly the hardest person to place.

"Steward Ye has arrived!" Jiang Jinghe appeared somewhat respectful.

For Purple Mansion cultivators under the Taiyi Sect, even clan cultivators would be given honorary titles as stewards, while Golden Core cultivators were made honorary elders.

As a sect cultivator of the Taiyi Sect, addressing Ye Haicheng as a senior would be depreciating, while steward precisely hit the mark.

It reflected respect while maintaining dignity.

"Master Jiang, the recent prosperity of Taihang Market is all thanks to Master Jiang!" Ye Haicheng replied as well.

Upon hearing this, Master Jiang merely chuckled and refrained from responding.

He was aware that this was not a compliment but a roundabout way of criticizing the sect.

Saying the sect was negligent, letting wolves like the Jin Family and the Kong Family move in, along with various evil cultivators and wicked tribulation cultivators.

The bustling behind Taihang Market also represented a massive amount of slaughter and bloodshed.

This was far worse than the previous Taihang Market.

But that burden, he could neither take nor bear.

"Steward Ye, the Purple Mansion representatives and the Patriarchs from a few other families have all arrived. Why not hold the meeting three days from now? After concluding, three days remain for the auction!" Jiang Jinghe tentatively suggested.

"This matter, being a significant sect matter, naturally follows Master Jiang's lead," Ye Haicheng agreed directly.

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