Chapter 224: The Giant Hand and the Beast Tide
For most Alchemy Masters, even for a Tier Two Alchemist refining a Tier One Spirit Pill, achieving a normal pill formation rate of ninety percent is somewhat challenging.
To produce a full twelve pills, one must specialize and practice diligently with such Spirit Pills; only then is there a slight possibility of success.
Not to mention that Xu Wencheng refined a total of thirteen pills.
The most terrifying part is that among them, nine pills have Pill Patterns.
This terrifying number of pill formations and the quality of the Spirit Pills puts the Pill Furnace, Spiritual Fire, Divine Sense, and Alchemy Dao experience of the Alchemy Master to an extreme test.
Therefore, at this moment, everyone can't help but look at Ye Jingcheng's Array.
Without exception, they all feel that the Ye Family has no chance of winning.
And at this moment, Ye Jingcheng still hasn't removed the Array, indicating that his speed doesn't match up to Xu Wencheng.
However, at this moment, as the Spiritual Light disappears, the Array is withdrawn.
Inside, Ye Jingcheng calmly finishes wiping the Pill Furnace, then puts it away, a relaxed expression on his face.
In his hands, there are also two Pill Bottles, both filled to the brim.
Only then did everyone realize that Ye Jingcheng didn't seem slower than Xu Wencheng; instead, he took the time to clean and even nourish the Pill Furnace again.
To prevent the temperature from dropping sharply after overheating, affecting the subsequent quality of the Pill Furnace.
To ordinary Cultivators, it might seem trivial, but to an Alchemy Master, it reveals that Xu Wencheng, anxious to show off, had already lost his advantage.
"May I ask Ye Daoist, how many pills have you refined?" Xu Wencheng's expression didn't change upon seeing Ye Jingcheng's demeanor.
In his view, he had a Tier Two Spiritual Fire, superior to the Lifebound Spirit Fire or Beast Fire of ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
So he wasn't worried that Ye Jingcheng would surpass him.
He was responsible for the Xu Family's shops selling Cyan Spirit Pill and had enough confidence in this Pill Formula.
"Formed eighteen pills, nine with Pill Patterns, eight with Pill Fragrance, one ordinary Spirit Pill. I wonder if I surpassed!" Ye Jingcheng opened the two Pill Bottles, allowing all Cultivators to check with their Divine Sense.
This made everyone gasp in amazement.
Xu Wencheng couldn't believe it.
But the Spirit Pills were clearly before his eyes.
"Impossible, you must have cheated, no one can refine that many pills!" Xu Wencheng shook his head directly.
He even wanted to grab the Pill Bottle to check, but Ye Jingcheng casually formed a Profound Cold Ice Shield, blocking the two.
Instead, the atmosphere became slightly tense.
Ye Jingcheng waved his hand, and three Pill Bottles floated into the air for Ming Yuan Ascendant to examine.
Ming Yuan Ascendant, being a Tier Three Alchemist of the Taiyi Sect, was naturally fair.
"Indeed, it's eighteen pills. Ye Kid, you must have refined two furnaces at once!" Ming Yuan Ascendant spoke, revealing the reason.
Only then did everyone suddenly realize.
"Indeed, I had an outstanding Divine Sense since childhood!" Ye Jingcheng nodded.
He naturally didn't admit to using the Two-Part Alchemy Method, a Technique supposedly unique to the Ye Family.
He wiped the Pill Furnace and lowered the Array only to prevent others from seeing.
After all, the Ye Family had previously been slandered by the Li Family with Snake Scent Pill.
As long as one's Divine Sense is sufficient, controlling two Pill Furnaces isn't impossible.
"How can you refine two furnaces of pills at the same time?" Xu Wencheng became enraged.
"Withdraw!" Over there, Xu Wenchang shouted angrily.
This angry shout finally calmed Xu Wencheng down.
His back was covered in cold sweat.
He now recalled that this was Ye Haicheng's Purple Mansion Conference, and this Alchemy competition was just an ordinary Pill comparison.
There was no wager, nor was there a talk of victory or defeat.
His outburst now naturally made the Xu Family look petty, and the upper sect members would view them with greater displeasure.
"Elder Ye, my clan brother was rude!" Xu Wenchang quickly bowed to apologize.
At these words, both of their hearts bled.
This concession might mean yielding the future Alchemy market.
In this competition, Xu Wencheng lost thoroughly.
And the Ye Family emerged as the complete winners.
He glanced around and noticed many Loose Cultivators looking at them differently; though no one murmured, who knows what was being said via Telepathy.
"Alright, we are grateful for everyone's blessings at our ceremony. Today, with our Ye Family becoming a Purple Mansion Clan, celebration is most important. Soon, the Ye Family will showcase our Spirit Beast Valley, and we will open a Ye Family Tavern!"
"Additionally, regarding rumors that there are Exotic Treasures on Ye Family's Lingyun Peak, feel free to view them. However, should anyone attempt to infiltrate Ye Family's Lingyun Peak again, don't blame us for being inhospitable!"
These words caused everyone to be shaken.
Ye Haicheng's words carried a lot of information.
Opening a tavern and being candid?
Each is enough to astonish all Cultivators of Taihang Commandery.
Especially the Mo Family, who had used various means against the Ye Family to prevent them from opening a tavern.
In normal times, they would naturally stop them.
But at this moment, Mo Wenchen wasn't present, Xu Wenchang had just been embarrassed, and if Mo Hongyuan stepped up, he could imagine the pressure from those Ascendant figures.
Regarding the rumors of treasures on Ye Family Mountain, many cultivators had heard.
They hadn't expected the Ye Family to let everyone see today.
Of course, spontaneously viewing it would be highly suspicious.
Yet the Ye Family was showcasing the Spirit Beast Valley with many Spirit Beasts.
To demonstrate their determination to open the Ye Family Tavern and prepare various Spiritual Cuisine.
As for the taste of the Spiritual Cuisine, everyone had already tasted it at the feast.
After speaking, Ye Haicheng didn't wait for everyone to respond and led Supreme Taihao and other family Cultivators toward the Spirit Beast Valley on the mountain.
"Everyone, to prevent Spirit Beast disturbances, the Array on Lingyun Peak will be activated next, also to prevent some Demon Beasts from escaping!" Ye Haicheng continued.
No one thought much as they continued to look towards the Spirit Beast Valley.
The Ye Family's Spirit Beast Valley was vast, occupying almost half of the mountain.
Moreover, everyone found that the mountain peaks of the Ye Family were much larger than the usual Clan Mountain.
So the area of the Spirit Grain was also extremely large.
Inside, many Spirit Beasts were distributed; there were groups of Lush Forest Pigs and Sand Antelope Beasts, which were spirit meal-type spirit beasts.
There were also fierce spirit beasts like the Cyan Cloud Wolf and the Spotted Cloud Tiger.
Furthermore, there were various juvenile demon beasts.
The environment of the Spirit Beast Valley inside was set up to be extremely varied, using multiple arrays to maintain the diversity of the environment.
Many cultivators watching were amazed.
Especially some families wanting to raise spirit beasts.
Several ascendants took one look and lost interest, then looked towards the Spirit Lake on Lingyun Peak, but couldn't see anything.
However, they followed the people of the Ye Family to tour and move around.
They had already planned to inspect Lingyun Peak, and now that the Ye Family showed it to them, they couldn't simply leave after just one look.
The Xu Family and Mo Family felt strange at this moment, not knowing what medicine the Ye Family had in their gourd.
Of course, Mo Hongyuan was the most nervous this time.
Their concerns were necessary.
The Ye Family quietly gathered so many spirit beasts, and when the restaurant opens, it will have the greatest impact on Mo's Tavern.
He couldn't believe that the Ye Family's spiritual cuisine wouldn't be up to par.
On the other hand, the Xu Family seemed to be somewhat happy about others' misfortune.
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Mo Family, Cyan Willow Mountain.
As the sun hung high, Mo Liuming landed under a giant weeping willow.
It was not peaceful for him at this moment.
He had hurried back from the Taihang Mountain Range these days, naturally feeling very tense.
So, he would come under the willow tree each day and gaze toward the Taihang Mountain Range.
Only after seeing no problems would he return to his courtyard.
Regarding the spirit beast egg, he didn't dare to establish a blood contract immediately, and he had lied to his clan about Mo Liuyi.
But the clan wasn't too surprised about the incidents involving clansmen in the Taihang Mountain Range; after all, they weren't core disciples of the Mo Clan.
This made him feel much relieved.
The warm willow twigs, blown by the breeze, fell on his face, and the impulse for blood recognition reached its peak.
He rushed towards his courtyard.
Then he took out the Easter Egg and began establishing a blood contract.
The aura of the Easter Egg seemed stronger at this moment, and the scorching spiritual energy even made Mo Liuming feel a sense of dread.
This feeling was something he had never experienced before.
It drove him even more wild.
With this spirit egg, once it's recognized, not even the entire clan could take it. Even if he leaves the clan, he feels he has a bright future.
Of course, before leaving the clan, he wanted to use the clan's resources to nurture this spirit beast.
Blood arrays are not uncommon in the Cultivation Realm, and Mo Liuming quickly established a blood array.
However, the blood array had not yet covered the Easter Egg.
Then the Easter Egg showed intense blood light.
This blood light was dazzling to the extreme, pushing Mo Liuming several feet away.
A terrifying beastly might descended, causing Mo Liuming to collapse on the ground instantly.
He took a glance and saw, at that moment, a huge three-eyed demon bird appearing above the blood egg.
The ferocity of the three-eyed demon bird was too great.
Even Mo Liuming could not resist despite using spiritual energy.
At this moment, a greater spiritual might descended, and unknown to him, Mo Clan's ancestor Mo Wenchen appeared behind him.
"Ancestor, I..." Mo Liuming wanted to speak.
But soon he realized he couldn't make any sound.
His gaze quickly dimmed.
Mo Wenchen waved his sleeve, and instantly numerous spiritual lights wrapped the Easter Egg.
"Damn, who is it!" However, the spiritual light did not immediately converge, instead broke through the constraints.
It flew into the sky like a dazzling sun.
At the same time, Mo Wenchen smelled a vast amount of Snake Scent Pill and Demon Luring Pill.
In this moment, his heart became icy cold.
He felt a large hand looming over Cyan Willow Mountain, covering everything while gradually closing the net.
It made him feel suffocated.
At the end of the Taihang Mountain Range, countless red clouds suddenly appeared.
Those red clouds kept magnifying.
But for Purple Mansion cultivators, they could clearly see numerous demon birds flying over there.
That was the dominant group of the Taihang Mountain Range, the tribe of the Three-eyed Demon King.
And at the end of the mountain range, many demon beasts were also attacking here.
It was evident the beast tide had occurred!
And without any warning.
Mo Wenchen's divine sense extended to his clan's Ancestral Hall, where numerous jade talismans were placed.
However, the cultivator responsible for guarding the jade talismans was lying there at the Ancestral Hall.
His eyes were bleeding inexplicably, and inside could also be seen numerous tiny insects!
At the jade talismans, many had already shattered.
Clearly, the beast tide had started long ago, just nobody discovered the anomaly at the Ancestral Hall, nor did anyone report it to him!