Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Zhenzhen had just fallen asleep when her mother scooped her up, dressed her, and sped to the council hall.

Ye Shibai looked at Ye Zhenzhen, who hadn't opened her eyes since entering the room, and asked Ye Anxin, "Xin'er, what's wrong with Zhen'er?"

"Uh, she fell asleep. I called her for ages but she didn't wake up, so I just carried her here," Ye Anxin said sheepishly.

Ye Shibai patted his granddaughter's face and saw her groggily open her eyes. "Zhen'er, wake up. We need to talk about something. You can go back to sleep after we're done."

"Grandpa," Ye Zhenzhen said, looking at Ye Shibai with her blurry eyes.

When Ye Shibai saw that Ye Zhenzhen had woken up, he asked everyone to sit down and set up a soundproof array before solemnly saying to everyone, "Before we talk about this matter, everyone should first swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao, that from now on, nothing you say or see shall be spread without permission."

"I swear to the Heavenly Dao that from this moment forward, nothing I say or see in the Council Hall shall be divulged without permission; otherwise, my cultivation will be severely hampered." x6

After everyone took the oath, they all felt an invisible constraint fall upon them.

Grandpa Ye Shibai then placed everything he had just emptied from the storage bag onto the long wooden table in front of him for everyone to see.

When Ye Zhenzhen saw these jade slips, she thought, "So that's what it is. I thought the He family was calling. I was so scared."

When Ye Zhenrong saw these jade slips, he felt that they looked somewhat familiar. Thinking this to himself, he picked up a jade slip and pressed it to his forehead, beginning to read it carefully.

"Hahaha, my Ye family is going to prosper!" Second Grandfather Ye Shiqing said loudly, holding a jade slip, "This Nine Swords of Annihilation can be cultivated to at least the Golden Core stage."

"This alchemy inheritance contains all the first-tier pill formulas, and also comes with a complete guide to spiritual herbs," Ye Shilan said excitedly. "Now that all the pill formulas are complete, if Zhen'er's segmented pill refining can be realized, then our family's alchemy skills will make great progress."

"This is a first-tier weapon-refining inheritance." Ye Zhenrong looked at Ye Zhenzhen with surprise, thinking to himself, "This little girl just said this afternoon that a pie would fall from the sky, and now the pie has arrived. Interesting."

Ye Zhenzhen completely ignored the gaze that her fifth brother, Ye Zhenrong, was casting at her. She thought to herself, "I can't panic; if I panic, I'll show my weakness."

Ye Zhenzhen pretended to see the jade slip for the first time, "Wow, this is a talisman inheritance! Grandpa, Grandpa, look at this! This also contains the method for making talisman paper and ink. It says that spirit bamboo can be used to make talisman paper. Will all the bamboo on this mountain turn into spirit stones? Hehe."

Ye Zhenzhen jumped off the chair, ran a few steps to her grandfather Ye Shibai's side, stood on tiptoe, stretched out her chubby little hand, and held up the jade slip, wanting her grandfather to see it.

Looking at his adorable granddaughter, Ye Shibai reached out and picked Zhen'er up, sitting her on his lap. He then took the jade slip and examined it carefully.

"This is a third-tier talisman inheritance." Ye Shibai looked at his granddaughter with a shocked expression. "Haha, Zhen'er is truly a little lucky star."

Ye Zhenzhen chuckled, thinking smugly to herself, "Of course, Little Lucky Star put in a lot of effort."

After playing with his granddaughter for a while, Ye Shibai picked up a jade slip and looked at it for a while before his smile faded.

"Take a look at this," Ye Shibai said with a serious expression. "This jade slip contains Foundation Establishment experience. It's a long-standing and accepted fact in the cultivation world that the Qi Refining stage goes from level one to level nine. The jade slip says that the Qi Refining stage can be reached up to level twelve. The success rate of Foundation Establishment after reaching level twelve is 30% higher than that after reaching level nine. If you also use spiritual treasures, the success rate can be increased by another 10%. It also says that if you want to go far on the path of cultivation, both Spirit Refining and Body Tempering are indispensable, and they can also increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by 20%."

"This matter is very serious. I estimate that the major sects and families all know about it and are controlling the news to prevent it from leaking out. Everyone should know why. This matter is a top secret of the family and must not be spread outside, otherwise our family will face annihilation."

"..."

After everyone had read all the jade slips, Ye Shibai said, "To summarize, these jade slips contain two cultivation techniques: one is the Azure Sea Everlasting Spring Technique, a Golden Core stage technique that can be cultivated by those with Water and Wood spiritual roots, and the other is the Thousand Breaths Tempering Earth Technique, a Foundation Establishment stage technique that can be cultivated by those with Earth spiritual roots; two movement techniques: Ghost Shadow Step and Butterfly Step; four spell techniques: Vajra Body Forging Technique, Breath Concealing Technique, Crimson Eye Spiritual Eye, and Withering and Flourishing Technique; and four cultivation skills inheritances: third-tier talisman inheritance, third-tier formation inheritance, first-tier alchemy inheritance, and first-tier weapon crafting inheritance."

"With these, the family's foundation is even stronger. Now it's up to us to see how we use them. What are your thoughts? Second brother, you go first." Ye Shibai looked at Ye Shiqing.

Ye Shiqing: "Such advanced swordsmanship, we should practice it quickly to improve the overall strength of our clan."

Ye Shilan: "I just read the alchemy inheritance. Many of the pill formulas in it are very precious. I'm thinking of trying to refine pills in stages first. If it works, then all the pills in it can be successfully refined. This will greatly enrich the types of pills available to Mianyu Pavilion and increase the family's income."

"There are also two medicinal bath recipes here. I think we should purchase them as soon as possible and give them to our clansmen. There are two recipes for cleansing the essence and marrow. One is for the early to mid-stages of Qi Refining, which also has the effect of nourishing and stabilizing the spiritual root. The other is for the late stage of Qi Refining, which also has the effect of expelling elixirs and repairing hidden injuries."

Ye Anbo: "I've read the contents of this third-tier talisman inheritance. It's very high-level and very detailed. I think our family should prioritize developing the talisman craft. First, we should send someone to the county town to buy other spiritual herbs and ink for making talisman paper. If there are any spiritual herb seeds, we should also buy some and try planting them in the family's spiritual fields. Second Uncle, when you go hunting in the future, bring more people and divide them into two teams. One team should hunt discreetly, and the other team should cut bamboo. When hunting, we should also pay attention to collecting spiritual blood after killing monsters to make talisman ink. As for talisman brushes, since our family doesn't have any weapon refiners right now, it's not good to buy them in large quantities in a big way. We should buy them in batches and keep a low profile. We need to accumulate resources now and wait for the right moment to claim the throne."

Ye Shibai and Ye Shiqing both nodded in agreement after listening.

At this moment, Ye Zhenrong stood up and said, "Grandpa, Father, I want to learn the art of weapon crafting, and I hope the family can support me. Before, without any inheritance, I had to study it on my own. Now that I have such a good opportunity, I want to give it a try."

Ye Shibai and Ye Anbo exchanged a glance. Ye Anbo patted his son's head and said, "Son, we will arrange for Mianyu Pavilion to start collecting refining materials. At first, there may not be many, but it will continue. The collected materials will be given to you. I hope you will work hard and live up to the family's expectations, and become a master refiner in the future."

"Master, Master, Fifth Brother, I believe in you!" Ye Zhenzhen said, sitting in her grandfather's lap.

The solemn atmosphere in the council hall instantly dissipated, and everyone looked at Ye Zhenrong with smiles.

Ye Zhenrong felt a surge of emotion. This was what family was like! For a long, long time to come, Ye Zhenrong would remember this day.

"There's no one to inherit this formation technique yet, so let's spread the word and see if any members of the clan are interested in this skill... um..."

Before Ye Shibai could finish speaking, the little potato in his arms couldn't sit still anymore. He struggled to stand up and said to his grandfather, "Grandpa, I can do array formations. I'll definitely learn them faster than Fifth Brother."

Ye Shibai looked at the little potato in his arms, who was only three heads tall, and said with a smile, "Alright, then let's leave it to Zhen'er. I hope Zhen'er learns it quickly. The family really needs a formation master!"

"Watch me." Ye Zhenzhen proudly puffed out her little chest, thinking to herself, "Hmph, if I had enough spiritual power, I would show you all a real skill."

The others watched the grandfather and grandson with smiles.