Chapter 1451 - 1044: Family Reform, Primordial Magnetic Mountain Spirit

"The Hall Entrances are subdivided into five Technique Halls: Pill, Artifact, Array, Talisman, and Puppet; three Combat Power Halls: Sword, Saber, and Law Enforcement; three Cultivation Halls: Beast, Spirit Plants, and Clan Studies; in addition to the Miscellaneous Hall and Commerce Hall.

"The Inner Hall is subdivided into the Celestial Inner Hall and the Earth Inner Hall. The former is for clansmen with the family bloodline, while the latter is for those without. Entering either of these two Hall Entrances requires absolute loyalty to the family.

"The former can obtain the family’s Beast Communication Pattern, while the latter can inherit a portion of the family’s core Cultivation Techniques. Of course, the prerequisite for joining the Earth Inner Hall is to be married to a clansman with the Ye Family bloodline.

"Furthermore, regarding Branches, four are tentatively established: the Lingyun Branch, Sha Huang Branch, Far Spirit Branch, and White Willow Branch. Both the West He Oasis and Taiyuan Oasis will be merged into the White Willow Branch. If there is further development in the future, additional Branches can be opened.

"The Ye Family’s Branches are equivalent to the Hall Entrances. The Peak Masters and Hall Masters receive comparable extra Clan Allowances. Moreover, if a Branch produces a Celestial Spirit Root, an Abnormal Spirit Root, a Golden Core Cultivator, or a clansman with the status of a Spiritual Child, there will be additional rewards.

"In terms of family support, we will promote the top thirty in the Qi Cultivation grand competition, the top ten in the Foundation Establishment grand competition, and the top three in the Purple Mansion grand competition. We will also implement the Spiritual Child strategy in the Technique Halls, Cultivation Halls, and Combat Power Halls. For a family Spiritual Child, the family will provide resources to support them up to the Late Stage of Purple Mansion, serving as a reserve for the family’s High-tier Artisans and High-tier Combat Power..."

Ye Haicheng continued to explain. Ye Jingcheng simply listened. The family’s management strategies had evolved over the past two hundred years and had long been deduced and tested by the clansmen. He could, at most, add a few supplements. The only exception was the adjustment of the Clan Allowance. Ye Haicheng suggested lowering the Clan Allowance and the family’s childbearing rewards, but Ye Jingcheng insisted on maintaining the current strategy.

Despite the Ye Family now having nearly twenty thousand members, there were only over a thousand and three hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and a hundred and twelve Purple Mansion Cultivators. Not counting Ye Jingcheng, there were only eight Golden Core Cultivators. The Ye Family still needed a larger population base to ensure the emergence of more Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivators.

On the contrary, in Ye Jingcheng’s eyes, there was no need to worry too much about Spirit Stone resources. After all, once the Ye Family fully entered the Central Domain, their Spirit Stone revenue would multiply several times over.

The conference continued until dusk. The setting sun cast its light, bathing the grand hall in a fiery red. At this moment, the eyes of all the Hall Masters and clansmen were filled with hope. The Ye Family’s goal was to commence their plans right after Lingyun Peak finished hosting the Nascent Soul ceremony. Now, they were only two years away from that deadline.

After understanding everything, Ye Jingcheng left the Celestial Shadow Peak. He then took out his Tier Five Spiritual Ship and flew off into the distance. The direction he flew in was none other than one of the Desert Sea’s four great forbidden lands—the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land. The Desert Sea had a total of four great forbidden lands. The Black Crow Forbidden Land was the simplest, being merely a habitat for a flock of Black Crows. The Illusory Sand Forbidden Land housed the Earth Immortal Platform inside, and the Forbidden Land of Fallen Souls contained a Teleportation Array leading to the Central Domain. As for the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land, in Ye Jingcheng’s view, it naturally held its own Treasures.

Back when he was in the Golden Core stage, he had entered it once, but he had only obtained some Celestial Essence Stones. As for the deeper parts, he had never ventured into them because the area suppressed Five Elements Magic. But now, it was much simpler for Ye Jingcheng.

His Body Refining Cultivation was at the Late Stage of Golden Core, and his Qi Refining Cultivation was at the Nascent Soul stage. Even if his Five Elements Magic was suppressed, he could still have the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon block that repulsive force for him. As long as he reached the depths, even if there were no Spirit Medicines or Magical Treasures, the Primordial Magnetic Earth Vein alone would be a great haul. After all, a Primordial Magnetic Earth Vein could be used for refining a Tier Five Magnetic Treasure.

The Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land was located in the Far West of the Desert Sea. With his Tier Five capabilities, it only took Ye Jingcheng half a day to reach the front of the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land.

The Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land was somewhat similar to the Forbidden Land of Fallen Souls, with countless swirling winds and sand gathered above it. However, unlike the Forbidden Land of Fallen Souls which only had wind and sand, the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land also contained iron stones, which provided an even greater barrier against Cultivators. Coupled with the bizarre Primordial Magnetic repulsive force, it formed a much more terrifying sandstorm.

Ye Jingcheng first activated the Taiyuan Golden Body Technique. His entire body instantly radiated Golden Light, augmented by the Barbaric Dominating Body Spirit Pattern formed by his own Barbaric Dominator Body. At this moment, Ye Jingcheng was already equivalent to a Late-Stage Golden Core Body Cultivator. Even an ordinary Mid-stage Fourth Tier Magical Treasure wouldn’t be able to inflict much damage on him. This was only because Ye Jingcheng’s physical body was at the Middle Stage of Golden Core. If he were at the Golden Core Peak and used the Taiyuan Golden Body Technique, he could potentially rival a Nascent Soul Body Cultivator.

After ensuring there were no issues, Ye Jingcheng walked toward the forbidden land. Inside, visibility was rather low, but under Ye Jingcheng’s Great Success stage Star Illusion Eye, he could see everything clearly.

"The Celestial Essence Stones here are unexpectedly large. There might even be a Celestial Essence Stone Vein." Without anyone noticing, a palm-sized Profound Stone had already appeared in Ye Jingcheng’s hand. The entire stone flickered with Spirit Patterns, qualifying it as a Tier Two Spiritual Ore. The only pity was that with the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Field present, it would be difficult to mine. Ye Jingcheng put it away and continued heading deeper inside.

As he ventured deeper, Ye Jingcheng shockingly realized that all the Five Elements Magic he cast had completely lost their effect. Upon entering, there was also a massive repulsive force constantly assailing him.

"Last time, I only made it this far." After walking for about the time it takes an incense stick to burn, a massive boulder fell into Ye Jingcheng’s line of sight. On the giant boulder, three large characters reading "Primordial Magnet Mountain" were conspicuously carved. Last time, Ye Jingcheng had only reached this point before being forced to return empty-handed.

But now, he could naturally venture deeper. Within his eyes, the energy of the Star Illusion Eye constantly flowed, allowing him to see past the massive amounts of sand and stone. Through his vision, he deduced that there should be a giant rock formation inside. He couldn’t clearly make out its original appearance, but it was presumably a Primordial Magnet Stone extending from the Primordial Magnetic Earth Vein.

"If the previous boundary of the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land was here, it means the forbidden land is constantly growing stronger!" Ye Jingcheng murmured, his eyes revealing immense interest. Constantly growing stronger—he thought of a possibility. That was, there might be a Mountain Spirit or Stone Spirit inside this Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land. Otherwise, the area of effect for a normal Primordial Magnet Stone wouldn’t grow larger and larger; it would only gradually shrink as its Primordial Magnetic Power weakened.

Ye Jingcheng took out a set of Armor and continued heading deeper.

"Primordial Magnetic Divine Light!" Ye Jingcheng exclaimed as he saw a beam of green light suddenly irradiating from the distance. He couldn’t help but frown. Fortunately, however, this Primordial Magnetic Divine Light seemed to lack consciousness and did not shine directly toward him.

But upon reaching the depths, every step became exceedingly difficult for Ye Jingcheng. As for his Five Elements Magic, it had been rendered completely useless. He had no choice but to release the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon.

The Jade Qilin Flood Dragon poked out its large Flood Dragon Head, its eyes initially brimming with intense interest. However, after seeing that there were no living creatures around, it became filled with disappointment. Nevertheless, under Ye Jingcheng’s command, it continuously advanced inward.

"It really is a Stone Spirit—and a Primordial Magnet Stone Spirit at that! However, its Spiritual Wisdom doesn’t seem to be very high!" Deep within the Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land, Ye Jingcheng stopped in front of a small mountain.

In front of him, the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon was currently flashing with white light, with faint glimmers of blood-red seeping through. Evidently, even the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon could not completely withstand the repulsive force of this Primordial Magnetic Divine Light. Its scales were usually covered with Water Attribute Magic, which could help resist some of the damage. But naturally, it couldn’t be cast in this Primordial Magnetic Forbidden Land. It was only because the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon’s physical body was exceptionally robust that it managed to reach this point. But that was its limit.

Ye Jingcheng looked at the small mountain ahead, then at the Treasure Book within his body, where a Primordial Magnetic Spirit Shadow had appeared. Astonishingly, this Primordial Magnet Mountain had already birthed a Mountain Spirit.

"Fellow Daoist..." Ye Jingcheng called out using Spiritual Sound Transmission.

However, he received no response.

This caused Ye Jingcheng to rejoice inwardly; it meant that this Primordial Magnetic Mountain Spirit had not yet developed sufficient Spiritual Wisdom. This meant he had a very high chance of taking the Primordial Magnetic Mountain Spirit into his possession.

Ye Jingcheng took out a drop of Essence Blood and sent it toward the distant Primordial Magnet Mountain. But evidently, the distance was still too far. Furthermore, that repulsive force caused Ye Jingcheng’s Essence Blood to fly backward, scattering into the air.

"Move forward a bit! If we succeed, you can eat as much as you want!" Ye Jingcheng said, his eyes burning brightly.

Hearing this, the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon didn’t hesitate in the slightest and charged forward. For a moment, Spiritual Light flickered wildly, and its Scale Armor even began to crack. Finally, it was only ten steps away from the Primordial Magnet Mountain.

The Primordial Magnetic Divine Light also landed on Ye Jingcheng and the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon. Ye Jingcheng felt as if his True Essence had been sealed shut. Let alone casting Magic, even circulating it was somewhat difficult. Clearly, the suppressive effect of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light on Five Elements Magic was even stronger than he had imagined!

"Go!" Fortunately, with only ten steps left, Ye Jingcheng waved his hand, and a drop of Essence Blood flew onto the mountain.

Instantly, a connection was formed! The contract process went much more smoothly than he had expected.

He thought with immense joy, "It hasn’t developed Spiritual Wisdom yet, and its True Essence Amount can only be considered Tier Three, but the core strength of the Primordial Magnet Stone itself is at Tier Five."