120: Chapter 120 The Method of Advancement

After the devil Cultivator departed, Ye Jing did not approach the valley again immediately.

He had Ye Tianyao control the Spirit Sparrow to monitor the vicinity of the valley for any newcomers.

Only after a few days had passed without any other devil Cultivators appearing did Ye Jing feel safe enough to enter the valley.

The valley was exceptionally quiet; the ground was covered in lush greenery, and green moss grew from the crevices of the rocks. As the sky's light shone into this valley that had been desolate for so long, it unexpectedly gave off a sense of clarity and freshness.

Only then did Ye Jing realize that the valley was situated between two mountains, with a very spacious entrance.

The houses within the valley were surrounded by the two mountains, forming a natural fortress.

Ye Jing was surprised that the Chen Family had occupied such a good Spiritual Vein; the valley they lived in was like a cornucopia. He wondered what kind of scene it would be once he restored the Spiritual Vein.

At this thought, he looked at the ruined houses with some regret, realizing that the devil Cultivator must have been extremely powerful.

The Devilish Qi in the valley had completely vanished. Ye Jing studied the Qi Concealment and Trace Hiding Array in his hand. The Formation map was very simple; one only needed to insert Formation Flags within the coverage area and activate them with spiritual power.

Because these devil Cultivators wanted to prevent other Cultivators from detecting them refining devil weapons, this Qi Concealment and Trace Hiding Array was designed to be extremely practical, though it consumed Spirit Stones quite easily.

After taking out the Qi Concealment and Trace Hiding Array, he summoned Hei Feng, the Poisonous Variant Bees, and a crow specifically used as a messenger to scout the surroundings, ensuring no one approached and keeping an eye on the area.

After the Yao Beasts had left, Ye Jing took the Formation Flags in his hand, along with all the Spirit Stones he had brought from home, and infused them all into the flags.

The grey-green Formation Flags fluttered, emitting a green glow before flying off in all directions.

There were eight flags in total, landing on key nodes in the eight directions of the valley. The moment they touched the ground, they buried themselves deep into the soil. A green aura spread along the flagpoles, tracing intricate Formation patterns on the ground.

When the last Formation Flag was in place, eight beams of green light suddenly shot into the sky, converging on the valley floor to form a massive Formation that integrated directly with the valley. To the naked eye, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

If a Qi Refining Cultivator's Divine Sense swept over, they would not detect even a hint of spiritual power fluctuation here.

Seeing the Formation activated, Ye Jing breathed a long sigh of relief. The spiritual power within his body was mostly depleted.

He sat cross-legged on a flat rock and drank a few mouthfuls of crimson blood wine to recover his spiritual power.

This Qi Concealment and Trace Hiding Array was indeed as overbearing as he had imagined; it could not only hide one's presence but also block Divine Sense probes.

Even if a Foundation Establishment Cultivator passed by, unless they investigated thoroughly, they would never discover the secrets hidden within this valley.

Half an hour later, Ye Jing's internal spiritual power had recovered by half. He stood up, patted the dust off his robes, and turned his gaze toward the ruins deep in the valley.

In the future, he could rebuild the Ye Family residence here, making this valley the next stronghold for his Family.

With that thought, Ye Jing no longer hesitated. Through the Immortal Willow, he could clearly see the shattered Spiritual Vein beneath the rocks.

Ye Jing walked to a high slope in the valley, took a deep breath, and invested one thousand Immortal Light into the restoration of the Spiritual Vein as provided by the Immortal Willow.

The moment he clicked 'agree', he could see with his own eyes several beams of white light flying out of his body, gathering on the ground and scrambling to drill into that shattered Spiritual Vein.

At first, there was only a slight tremor in the ground, as weak as an earthworm breaking through the soil. But as the Immortal Light continued to pour in, the vibrations became more pronounced, and the Formation Flags in all eight directions began to hum softly.

The green aura flowed more rapidly, as if responding to the changes beneath the earth.

Ye Jing stood on the high slope, watching intently. In the special vision granted by the Immortal Willow, the Spiritual Vein, which had been broken and dim like dead wood, was being repaired by the Immortal Light at a visible speed.

The gaps at the fractures were filled with white light. In the once-dried-up channels, wisps of Spiritual Qi began to flow again, slowly reviving like a frozen stream meeting the warm spring sun.

"It's done!"

Ye Jing was overjoyed, and his clenched fists relaxed slightly. He could clearly feel the Spiritual Qi in the valley rising rapidly; the once-thin-enough-to-be-ignored Spiritual Qi was now gushing out from underground like a tide.

Spiritual power began to permeate through the cracks in the soil and rocks, making the entire valley vibrant with life.

Fresh green sprouts quietly emerged from the roots of the once-withered weeds, and the moss on the rock walls became even more verdant under the nourishment of the Spiritual Qi.

Half an hour later, the last wisp of Immortal Light merged into the Spiritual Vein. The tremors in the ground completely subsided, and the information from the Immortal Willow was perfectly clear.

The Spiritual Vein had been fully repaired. Although it had not yet returned to its Peak state, it could now provide a stable output of Spiritual Qi, enough to support the Family's Cultivators in their Cultivation.

Ye Jing took a deep breath. The spiritual power in his Dantian began to circulate involuntarily in this dense Spiritual Qi, and his recovery speed was nearly twice as fast as before.

He immediately sat cross-legged, his body fading into the Immortal Willow.

Now that the Spiritual Vein was repaired, the Immortal Willow could reward him with the methods for the advancement of Spirit Medicines, Yao Beasts, and Spiritual Artifacts.

Upon reaching the Immortal Willow, a line of ancient characters appeared around him.

"The Spiritual Vein is repaired, and the Family's Foundation has reached a new level. This is a gift; may you use it well."

After the text vanished, three beams of light of different colors floated out from the branches and leaves of the Immortal Willow and entered Ye Jing's body.

He immediately felt many methods flooding into his mind.

Countless methods for the cultivation, forced growth, and advancement of Spirit Medicines poured into his head. Their growth habits, optimal cultivation environments, and more were now clear to him.

It turned out that different Spirit Medicines also had grades; the most important aspect was how to Cultivate and enlighten them.

To advance a Spiritual Plant, one must first use Divine Sense to perceive its Origin attribute, then irrigate it with spiritual liquid of the corresponding attribute to nourish its Innate Foundation.

Gather the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in one place for it to absorb and refine.

Finally, using the Cultivator's own spiritual power as a guide, trigger the Origin power of the Spiritual Plant to break through its shackles and complete the leap in grade.

Next was the method for the advancement of Yao Beasts that Ye Jing had been longing for.

One must know that if a Yao Beast wants to advance, it is not as simple as merely absorbing Spiritual Qi. There are three methods for its advancement.

The first is to fuse with a Spiritual Plant of the corresponding grade for Body Refining, thereby breaking through the Bloodline barrier.

Although this method is safe and easy to achieve, it results in a shallow Foundation for the Yao Beast, making future advancement even more difficult and leaving its combat power far inferior to other demons of the same rank.

The second is to cleanse the demon body with Natural Spiritual Objects.

Natural Spiritual Objects contain the wonders of heaven and earth. Using them for tempering can allow a Yao Beast to cleanse its marrow and meridians, solidify its Foundation, and increase the chance of Awakening hidden Innate Divine Abilities. This is the most balanced and reliable method among the three.

The third is to use the blood, bone, or core of a higher-grade Yao Beast of the same lineage as a guide, smelting it into one's own Bloodline.

This method is extremely overbearing. It not only helps the Yao Beast quickly break through its Bottleneck but also awakens the ancient Bloodline sleeping within its body, allowing it to inherit the Legacies of its ancestors. Its combat power will soar, making it an outstanding figure among its peers.

Therefore, cultivating Spiritual Plants, obtaining spiritual treasures, and absorbing the bodies of high-grade Yao Beasts are the three major methods for a Yao Beast's advancement.

Immediately following that, insights regarding the forging and advancement of Spiritual Artifacts flooded into Ye Jing's heart. This included not only basic forging methods but also tips for raising the grade of a Spiritual Artifact.

The advancement of a Spiritual Artifact was relatively simple; it only required Natural Spiritual Objects, such as the first-grade magic spirit crystals obtained from that Corpse Person, to be integrated into the artifact.

After Ye Jing fully digested these advancement methods, he found that the advancement of Spiritual Plants was the easiest; they only needed continuous irrigation with dense spiritual power.

Next were Spiritual Artifacts, which only required Natural Spiritual Objects to advance.

The most difficult were Yao Beasts, as the attributes they possessed required the advancement of corresponding first-grade Spiritual Plants.

Furthermore, all of the above required Immortal Light for catalysis, at least one hundred points of it.

Seeing this, Ye Jing could only sigh: "Great, my last bit of savings is going to be drained dry; not a single drop will be left."

Repairing the Spiritual Vein cost one thousand points of Immortal Light, leaving him with less than four hundred points. Using this would be a massive loss.

Despite his sighing, Ye Jing stood up and looked at the well-growing crimson blood fruits within the Immortal Willow. Several of them had grown exceptionally large, with golden patterns appearing on their surfaces.

This was exactly the process of transitioning from an ordinary Spiritual Plant to a first-grade Spiritual Plant.

He just didn't know what kind of attribute this crimson blood fruit possessed.

However, Ye Jing took out the first-grade magic spirit crystal from his Storage Pouch, as well as the corpse of the first-grade Medium Grade Scorpion Demon he had killed. Perhaps he could let the Yao Beasts he brought with him try.

He naturally wanted his Yao Beasts to use spiritual treasures and high-grade Yao Beasts for tempering, as these two methods were the strongest.

At this thought, Ye Jing immediately summoned Hei Feng and the Poisonous Variant Bees, preparing to try the advancement method given by the Immortal Willow.