Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Zhenzhen asked irritably, "What?"

The person in charge said calmly, "Ye Zhenzhen, you are to be in place this afternoon for the task of guarding the secluded cultivation cave."

Ye Zhenzhen thought for a moment before remembering that it was a task assigned to her by her uncle.

With a quick glance around, Ye Zhenzhen's face instantly turned impatient. "When did I accept this mission? How come I didn't know about it?"

The person in charge said in a serious tone, "No? Should I check with Amber?"

Hearing her uncle's name, Ye Zhenzhen became even more unhappy. "You think you can control me like this? Dream on!"

With his arms crossed, he said, "Do as you please, I'll just wait here."

The person in charge was genuinely surprised by the girl's strong will. After thinking for a moment, he said in a gentle tone, "Think about it again. This mission lasts for a year, and the mission points are 3000 per year. It's one of the few garrison missions with the highest mission point rewards. If you really don't want to, I'll find someone else..."

"I go."

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Zhenzhen interrupted him.

When Ye Zhenzhen heard that there were 3000 mission points, her expression changed immediately. "You should have said so earlier!"

So much nonsense!

While internally ranting and raving, his face was already beaming with smiles.

"It seems there is such a thing. Since it was my uncle who said it, I'll reluctantly give him face and accept the task."

The person in charge rolled their eyes inwardly. Who are you trying to fool? It's like you didn't see anyone's change of expression.

"That's good. Go back and pack your things, then you can set off." After saying that, he handed a token to Ye Zhenzhen. "This is the control token for the secluded cultivation cave. Make sure to keep it safe." The person in charge gave her a worried reminder.

Ye Zhenzhen snatched the token, waved to the person in charge, and left with Ye Zhenwen.

As soon as they left the Hall of Things, Ye Zhenwen said to Ye Zhenzhen, "Fortunately, the tasks you take on are all about drawing talismans and carving array plates. They don't have to be picky about the location. You can complete the tasks even if you go to your secluded cultivation cave."

Ye Zhenzhen turned to look at Ye Zhenwen, "Are you still my brother? I'm already so busy, and I still have to complete my mission."

Ye Zhenwen ignored his dramatic sister and ruthlessly exposed Ye Zhenzhen's act, saying, "Do you need me to check the mission points you owe on your identity token?"

"That won't be necessary." Ye Zhenzhen pulled Ye Zhenwu along and flew towards the courtyard.

Ye Zhenwen followed closely behind and went back with them.

When she arrived at the courtyard gate, Ye Zhenzhen carefully lowered her head and pressed her ear against the door to listen to the sounds inside.

Ye Zhenwen, who followed her back, rolled her eyes at Ye Zhenzhen. "So dramatic. So much time has passed, her mother must have been coaxed back by her father long ago."

Pushing open the door, I saw He Ruonan and Ye Anxin sitting side by side in the main room.

When Ye Zhenzhen looked up, she saw that Ye Anxin's eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had been crying.

Not knowing how to comfort her mother, Ye Zhenzhen changed the subject, mentioning that her mission had yielded over 3000 mission points, hoping to make everyone happy.

Ye Anxin's eyes welled up with tears again when she heard that her daughter was working so hard to accumulate task points.

My own daughter is so young and already has to work so hard; it's all because of my incompetence as her mother.

Ye Zhenzhen frantically tried to comfort her mother, and it took her a long time to finally soothe her.

After telling my parents, I went out to pack some things and left the courtyard.

Ye Zhenwen watched his sister leave, packed some things, and went to the Pill Hall.

My sister is working so hard, how can I, as her older brother, fall behind!

Looking at her sensible son and daughter, Ye Anxin felt gratified.

He Ruonan comforted her, "Look, our son and daughter are working so hard. We parents can't let them outdo us."

Ye Anxin looked at her husband and nodded, "Yes, we need to work even harder."

Let's all work together as a family!

Ye Zhenzhen arrived at the secluded cave at the bottom of the lake, went to the spiritual spring, found a convenient spot, carved out a stone table with her sword, and took out her own futon.

I looked around and it seemed about right.

Take out a lamp and light it, then begin drawing talismans.

Tier 1 talismans cost one quest point each, which is too cheap.

I'm going to start drawing second-tier talismans. A second-tier talisman gives 15 mission points, which is 15 times the normal amount!

With that in mind, Ye Zhenzhen began to get serious, casting second-tier Fire Serpent Talisman, Earth Dragon Talisman, Wood Binding Talisman, Water Sword Talisman…

Ye Zhenzhen began to draw seriously, maintaining a success rate of about 7%.

I prepared 500 sets of second-tier talisman paper and ink this time, which should be enough for about half a year.

Ye Zhenzhen filled her time with activities. When she ran out of spiritual energy, she would meditate and cultivate to recover it.

After recovering, instead of drawing talismans, he began to carve array plates.

A set of second-tier array plates has 100 task points. This is the one I'm most comfortable carving right now. I can take some time later to carve higher-tier array plates.

Time flies when you're busy, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

No one came to her secluded cave for a long time, and Ye Zhenzhen successfully reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Ye Zhenzhen concealed her cultivation level, displaying it as Qi Refining Level 12, and left the underwater cave.

I went to the Hall of Matters, handed over some of the second-tier talismans and array plates, and exchanged them for 1750 mission points. I was quite satisfied.

He found the person in charge and asked, "No one has come for the past month. Don't blame me, I've been diligently guarding the secluded cave."

Seeing Ye Zhenzhen's smug expression, the person in charge pursed his lips and remained silent.

Indeed, no one went to the secluded cultivation cave. There's nothing that can be done about it. The task points required to exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills are too high, and many people still owe a lot of task points. It's really hard to collect them!

The person in charge saw Ye Zhenzhen off with a smile, and Ye Zhenzhen left the office with a smug look on her face.

I ran into Ye Zhendong as soon as I stepped out.

Ye Zhendong grabbed Ye Zhenzhen's arm, "I was just about to look for you!"

"What's wrong?" Ye Zhenzhen asked, puzzled.

"Isn't it because Second Grandfather and Fourth Uncle are back? The Clan Chief Grandfather wants the group that went to the Secret Realm to have a meeting in the Council Hall."

Ye Zhenzhen immediately became unhappy upon hearing about the meeting.

Anything good that's going to happen is bound to be a meeting.

Looking at Ye Zhenzhen's expression, Ye Zhendong knew what she was thinking and comforted her, "Let's go, let's go see what she wants to say."

Before Ye Zhenzhen could say anything, Ye Zhendong pulled her away.

When the two arrived at the council chamber, almost everyone else had already arrived.

Ye Shiqing and Ye Anning's hair and clothes were slightly disheveled, indicating that they had just arrived home.

After bowing to the elders, Ye Zhenzhen silently sat at the very back, head down, keeping a low profile.

Seeing that everyone's expressions were not good, Ye Shibai said loudly, "I called you all here today because I have some good news to tell you."