Accompanied by the crisp sound of the Pill Furnace rotating.
A stream of Spiritual Light fell from Ye Jingcheng's hand, and the Red Flame Fox immediately lay on the ground.
The lid with the missing ear lifted, revealing nine smooth Detoxification Pills inside!
"Finally completed!" Ye Jingcheng was quite delighted!
Tomorrow is the day to settle the Spirit Pills, and at the moment, he indeed has a hundred and ten Detoxification Pills!
Slightly less than the Spirit Recovery Pills.
But Detoxification Pills are much harder to refine, and having so many, especially refining nine at the end, is noteworthy.
Ye Jingcheng stroked the fur of the Red Flame Fox, channeling some Treasure Light into its body once more!
The Red Flame Fox chirped, habitually shrinking its head, revealing the Spirit Pattern in Ye Jingcheng's hand.
Before long, the Red Flame Fox emitted a faint red glow, and Ye Jingcheng left a few Spirit Nourishing Pills and a bowl of the remaining mountain spring water.
Then he took out the Jade Ring Rat and fed it in the same manner.
The Jade Ring Rat had also grown larger, with its jade ring-like large ears appearing humorously oversized like big fans!
However, its size remained much smaller compared to the Red Flame Fox.
Moreover, the Jade Ring Rat dared not make a sound whenever the Red Flame Fox wasn't squinting.
Ye Jingcheng similarly provided a Spirit Nourishing Pill and a bowl of mountain spring water.
Although the Jade Ring Rat was not as powerful as the Red Flame Fox, it was more alert.
Its foresight in sensing danger was precisely what Ye Jingcheng needed.
The Jade Ring Rat chirped slightly with joy and began eating, whereas the Red Flame Fox pricked its ears at the faint chirping, showing slight displeasure, and stood up on its forepaws.
The Jade Ring Rat immediately shrank back, too afraid to make noise, and instead quietly and slowly nibbled on the Spirit Nourishing Pill!
"Xiaoyan!" Ye Jingcheng frowned, glancing at the Red Flame Fox, which then sulkily lay down!
Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng said no more and stepped out of the house into the front courtyard.
At this moment, outside, few stars adorned the moonlit sky, and the bright moonlight shone in the courtyard, illuminating the spirit beasts caged there!
Ye Jingcheng sighed, noticing three more injured spirit beasts in the courtyard.
This wasn't the first time, ever since Ye Xinghong mentioned it.
Now it was already the third batch.
Nonetheless, he still took out three Spirit Nourishing Pills and walked towards these injured spirit beasts!
He debated long between treating the spirit beasts or not!
After all, the Cultivation Realm was such a harsh environment, where father and son turn against each other, and friends become enemies frequently!
But he knew that he was merely one with Four Spirit Roots.
If he didn't have the Ye Family's resources, his path would be very narrow!
He could enhance the Red Flame Fox's strength, but even if it reached Tier One or Two, could a Foundation Establishment Demon Beast help him establish his Foundation?
Could it help him surpass the 120-year limit of lifespan?
The answer was no.
But the clan was different; if he integrated into the clan, his Ancient Book and spirit beasts could shine brightly!
Moreover, if the clan truly harbored malice against him, when Ye Jingyu returned that time, he would have been summoned for questioning.
Not only was he not questioned, but on the contrary, the clan even allocated resources to him!
Every clan Elder was like this.
This already indicated the clan's attitude.
Ye Jingcheng watched the two injured Cyan-Scaled Pythons and slowly channeled some Spiritual Light!
Not much, always controlled within the scope for the spirit beasts to recover slowly.
After the three spirit beasts absorbed some Treasure Light, he took out three Qi Blood Pills!
He administered each to the three spirit beasts.
Under the moonlight, all three spirit beasts let out shallow cries, some sticking out their tongues, and others clawed at the ground with their front paws, expressing goodwill.
Ye Jingcheng clapped his hands, looked over all the spirit beasts, and, failing to find any corresponding to the Ancient Book, entered the room under the moonlight!
The next morning, as the market bell tolled, the sky was already bright, and Ye Jingcheng stepped out of his room alongside a relieved Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingli, and another.
At that moment, their month-long term was finally over, and they no longer needed to continually refine Spiritual Elixirs and Magical Artifacts!
They could dedicate more time to cultivation!
"Jingcheng, do you think the other three major families will show up?" Ye Jingli asked curiously!
"Brother Liu, I can't guess!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head.
But regardless of whether they appeared or not, Ye Jingcheng was very assured, as his Jade Ring Rat's large ears also had their advantages, like knowing when someone entered Ye Xinghe's room in the Ye Family!
Without that person showing their face, it was self-evident who it might be.
It could be Ye Xingliu, or it might be Ye Haicheng.
After gathering in the hall, Ye Jingcheng and the others handed over the Spiritual Elixirs and Magical Artifacts to Ye Xinghe.
"Thank you all for your efforts, from today onwards, you may rest for ten days, without any assignments!" Ye Xinghe said with a smile.
He then instructed Ye Xinghong and Ye Jinhao to set up the adjacent reception room.
"Jingcheng, follow us later!" Ye Xinghe suddenly addressed Ye Jingcheng.
Ye Jingcheng nodded, albeit a bit puzzled, but eager to witness some cultivators from other clans, he did not refuse.
After setting up Spirit Tea in the meeting room, and an incense stick's time later, the market wasn't bustling yet, leaving the streets somewhat empty.
Then, he saw two cultivators in white Daoist Robes, embroidered with a few feathers, walking from the end of the street.
There were no followers from the other three major families, nor any other cultivators behind them.
"Daoist Bai, Daoist Xu!" Ye Xinghe stepped forward to welcome them into the reception room.
"Ye Daoist, we are also in a rush this time, so let's not rest and directly take out the Elixirs and Magical Artifacts agreed upon before!"
"If you don't have them, I'll directly go find the Li Family, and compensations will be double the order!"
"I have already made three transactions with them, and in five days, we need to hold an auction to sell a Blood Heart Pill; Ye Daoist, if interested, you can come to bid!"
Hearing this from Hua Yu Sect's Daoist Bai, Ye Xinghe's expression changed instantly!
He realized, this time, the Li family wasn't plotting anything!
They simply exploited the information gap, acquiring all the Qi Recovery and Qi Blood Pills and raising prices to strike a deal with Hua Yu Sect for more!
While they made more deals with Hua Yu Sect, they were aiming to buy that Blood Heart Pill.
The Ye Family bought elixirs, but the profit was no longer proportional, and moreover, they lost a month to gather Spirit Stones!
To know, their family's Foundation Establishment Mountain Spirit Beast lacked just one Blood Heart Pill!
This was unknown to Hua Yu Sect, but the Buqing Li Clan and the other three great families were extremely aware!
And the Mo Clan and Xu Clan, both belonging to the Purple Mansion Clan, dodged involvement this time not so much to pressure the Ye Family, but because they didn't want to see the Ye Family's Mountain Guardian Spirit Beast recover anew!
All of this was a closed loop that caught the Ye Family unaware.
"Daoist Bai, why didn't you tell me about this earlier?" Ye Xinghe asked anxiously.
"This was decided by the Sect Leader in the first half of the month and tasked Xu Clan to inform your four clans; didn't you receive the message?"