189: Chapter 189 Meeting the Eldest Son

Ye Jing's sudden appearance.

Surprised and delighted Liu Xianglan and Wu Guiyun.

They were surprised that Ye Jing could approach them so silently.

They were delighted because Ye Jing had made another Breakthrough; the spiritual power fluctuations around him were so thick that even the newly refined Corpse Puppet General shrank back in fear.

"Father? Have you made a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?" Wu Guiyun asked in pleasant surprise.

Ye Jing laughed, "It's not that fast! Your father is only at Qi Refining Perfection now. But you two, you actually refined a Foundation Establishment Corpse Person! That's a huge surprise for this old man!"

Liu Xianglan felt embarrassed, "It's all thanks to you, Father..."

Ye Jing stepped forward to examine the Corpse Person. Although it still had a withered body, spiritual light was already emanating from within. If it were sent into battle, it would definitely be a lethal weapon.

He nodded with satisfaction, then seeing their pale faces, he said, "Go and rest first. You've worked hard these past few days."

After a moment of silence, Liu Xianglan suddenly asked, "Father, did you go out these past few months to search for the medicinal ingredients to refine the foundation establishment pill?"

Ye Jing nodded, his expression turning solemn as he told the two women about the Li Family Cultivators smashing Ye Tianhui's shop and his experiences over the past few months.

Hearing that her son had been harmed, Liu Xianglan immediately became incredibly nervous, "Father! Is Huier alright?"

Ye Jing said, "Xianglan, rest assured, Huier's injuries are not serious. I have already killed the troublemakers on the spot and arranged for some Yao Beasts to guard him. No one dares to cause trouble there anymore."

"That's good... that's good..." Liu Xianglan said tremulously.

She had been immersed in refining the Corpse Puppet General for the past few months and had neglected her son's affairs. Ye Jing likely kept it from her for fear of causing her, a mother, worry and grief.

Now hearing what had happened to her son, she was naturally very anxious.

Especially upon hearing that it was her own son who had asked not to tell her, she burst into tears, cursing him as a "silly child"!

"This Li Family is too overbearing. Their own daughter failed to win a foundation establishment pill, so they took their anger out on Huier! What bastards!"

Wu Guiyun also cursed.

Ye Jing clenched his fists and said coldly, "Indeed. These fellows only dared to commit such lowly acts because they look down on our Ye family's thin Foundation!"

"Father! Don't worry, I will definitely do my best to help you refine the foundation establishment pill now! I'll ensure you succeed in Foundation Establishment as soon as possible!"

At this moment, Liu Xianglan could no longer hold back and spoke to Ye Jing.

Seeing this, Ye Jing said, "Xianglan, you've been refining the Corpse Person for so long; your health is important. Rest for a few days first. As for me..."

"Father! I'm not afraid of hard work, I'm only afraid of the Ye family being looked down upon. If our family doesn't have a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to oversee things, today they come to bully us, tomorrow it will be humiliation, and the day after, it will be slaughter!"

Liu Xianglan's voice was resonant, her eyes still brimming with unshed tears.

"Moreover, sister-in-law and I successfully refined a Foundation Establishment Stage Corpse Person into a Corpse Puppet General. What does this bit of hardship matter!"

Seeing that their minds were made up, Ye Jing said, "I accept your devotion. I have indeed gathered all the Spirit Medicines, and they are ready for you to refine."

Liu Xianglan was overjoyed. She took a step forward and asked, "Father, is that true? All the herbs have been gathered? Does that mean the foundation establishment pill can be refined soon? And you'll be able to succeed in Foundation Establishment?"

Ye Jing smiled and patted the Storage Pouch at his waist. A flash of spiritual light emitted from the opening, and several stalks of herbs with dense Spiritual Qi floated in mid-air.

These herbs were all High Grade, with rich Spiritual Qi, clearly found with great effort.

Even more shocking was that these herbs appeared in bundles, quickly piling up into a small mountain on the ground.

Although Liu Xianglan had prepared herself for the pressure of refining the foundation establishment pill—since every ingredient in the handwritten Pill Formula Ye Jing gave her was extremely rare and precious...

...and any failure in refining would result in immeasurable losses.

But now that Ye Jing had brought back so many herbs that they almost formed a small mountain, it made those herbs seem quite inexpensive.

"Father! Where did you get so many Spirit Medicines!" Liu Xianglan and Wu Guiyun were incredibly shocked.

Ye Jing smiled faintly, "I naturally have my ways. Xianglan, do your best without restraint. If anything is missing, your father will provide it."

With the Immortal Willow Spiritual Field in hand, cultivating a few herbs was simple. Even the cold spring dew—though there was only half a bottle, a single drop was enough, sufficient for dozens of refinements.

Once Ye Xuan and the Emperor took down those border countries, he would easily be able to obtain more cold spring dew.

So, providing so many herbs was also to tell Liu Xianglan: don't worry, go ahead and refine freely, your father has more than enough herbs!

Liu Xianglan and Wu Guiyun looked at each other. For some reason, they always felt their father was omnipotent, always able to achieve what ordinary people could not.

But no matter what, they believed in Ye Jing and took his words as their guide.

"Since Father places such importance on this, I will certainly not disappoint you!" Liu Xianglan stepped forward and said.

Ye Jing nodded, then his gaze fell on Wu Guiyun. "Gui Yun, you are skilled at refining Spiritual Artifacts; you also need to hone your skills more and must never be slack!"

Wu Guiyun naturally understood, "Father, don't worry, I won't hold us back either."

Ye Jing nodded, then soared into the air, leaving the place to find Ye Xuan at the Imperial Palace.

It was currently winter.

The Imperial Palace was wrapped in silver snow, and the red plum blossoms were in full bloom.

At this time, Ye Yi was Cultivating in a stone chamber specially provided for Cultivators in the palace. His spiritual power was surging, and he exuded a pressure that made people dare not look directly at him.

Ye Xuan was now at Qi Refining Level 9 and was fast approaching Qi Refining Perfection to break through to Foundation Establishment, making him the strongest person in the Imperial Palace.

Just as he finished a cycle of spiritual power, a servant's respectful voice came from outside the stone chamber, "General, your father has arrived."

Upon hearing these words, the displeasure Ye Xuan felt from having his Cultivation interrupted vanished instantly.

After withdrawing his Qi, he quickly stood up, straightened his robes, walked out of the stone chamber, deactivated the Formation here, and said, "Quickly, take me to him!"

Outside the palace, it was snowing heavily. Goose-feather-like snowflakes danced in the air, falling onto the vermillion palace walls and glazed tiles.

The cold wind swept snow dust across the official road, but it was blocked by the spiritual power subconsciously emitted by Ye Xuan, not even rustling the corners of his clothes.

From a distance, he saw Ye Jing standing under the corridor.

Ye Jing wore plain robes, his spiritual power restrained, appearing as if he had merged with the wind and snow; only his eyes remained sharp.

"Father!" Ye Xuan hadn't seen Ye Jing for several years, and his voice was filled with irrepressible urgency and joy.

"Father, why have you come? In this freezing weather, I've troubled you to personally come to the Imperial Palace!"

Ye Jing turned around, his gaze falling on Ye Xuan, and he sent out a wave of gentle spiritual power to probe him.

A moment later, a hint of admiration appeared in Ye Jing's eyes, "Not bad. In just a few months, you've actually reached the Peak of Qi Refining Level 9."}],