279: Chapter 279 Purifying Blood Iron

As his voice fell, spiritual light flickered in Ye Jing's palm.

Two Jade Slips, glowing with faint spiritual light, hovered in mid-air; one was surrounded by a blazing red-gold radiance, while the other flowed with a clear, white cloud-like Qi.

Ye Jing stepped forward and said to his eldest son, Ye Xuan, "These two Cultivation Techniques—one is the Thunderbolt Flame Art, a Body Cultivator technique. It is extremely fierce and powerful, drawing on the fire power of heaven and earth for Body Tempering. Once it reaches Major Achievement, it can summon thunderbolt heavenly fire, possessing unparalleled offensive power."

"The second is the Azure Feather Wind-Riding Art. The Azure Feather Wind-Riding Art emphasizes agility and long-lasting spiritual power. It can be used to fend off enemies or protect oneself, and can also utilize the wind for long-distance escape and scouting. Both are suitable for Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"You are both about to enter the Foundation Establishment Stage, and those disorganized techniques no longer suit you. Therefore, I will not be stingy in passing them on to you."

Having said that, Ye Jing handed the Azure Feather Wind-Riding Art to Ye Xuan: "You have a steady personality, shoulder the great responsibilities of the Family, and are meticulous in your thinking. Cultivating this technique will not only enhance your cultivation but also provide you with more self-preservation when dealing with various forces in the future."

Warmth surged in Ye Xuan's heart. He knew his father had considered everything thoroughly, accounting for their temperaments and the Family's future.

He bowed and said earnestly, "I understand my father's painstaking efforts. I will certainly Cultivate diligently, achieve Foundation Establishment as soon as possible, and support the Ye Family together with my younger brother."

Ye Jing nodded and then handed the Thunderbolt Flame Art to Ye Yi: "This technique has extremely strong explosive power and is also a Body Cultivator technique."

"You enjoy using blades. When facing enemies in the future, you can charge forward and intimidate all the petty scoundrels. However, you must control your internal fire during cultivation; do not be too eager for success, lest you suffer Qi Deviation."

Ye Yi felt a surge of excitement and immediately bowed. His voice was thick and powerful, filled with respect: "I thank Father for his great love. I will strictly follow Father's teachings, Cultivate steadily, and never act recklessly or fail Father's painstaking efforts."

Seeing his two sons being so sensible and understanding, the faint smile on Ye Jing's face deepened, and he waved his hand.

The essence of the Cultivation Technique contained within the Jade Slips flowed into their minds along his fingertips. The obscure mantras of the technique appeared clearly, without any difficulty in understanding.

It was clear that Ye Jing had already comprehended the techniques thoroughly, stripping away the complex and obscure parts, leaving only the purest and most suitable cultivation methods for the two of them.

The two brothers gripped the Jade Slips tightly, their surrounding auras gradually stabilizing. The panic previously brought about by the destruction of the Lei Sect had long since been replaced by a heart full of cultivation Battle Intent.

They had been stuck at Qi Refining Perfection for many years, not because of poor Aptitude, but because they had been busy for the Family all these years and had no time to focus on stabilizing their Foundation. Furthermore, they lacked high-level techniques and sufficient resources, which had delayed their step into Foundation Establishment.

Ye Jing saw through their thoughts and pushed several jade bottles he had taken out earlier toward them, the seals of the bottles flickering with spiritual light.

They were filled with high-quality foundation establishment pills, as well as several bottles of spiritual liquid for nourishing the Meridians and stabilizing the Foundation. Spiritual Qi overflowed, and the rich medicinal power could be felt even through the jade bottles.

"These foundation establishment pills and spiritual liquids were specially refined for you by Xianglan during my years of seclusion. Their medicinal power is pure, without any Impurities, and is enough to help you stabilize your Foundation, break through the Qi Refining barrier, and step into the Foundation Establishment Stage."

Ye Jing's tone was calm, yet filled with confidence. "The Quiet Rooms in the Immortal Cave have already been set up with Spirit Gathering Formations and Protection Formations. You won't be disturbed by the outside world, nor will your whereabouts be leaked by Spiritual Qi fluctuations."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the two, his expression becoming increasingly solemn: "Foundation Establishment is the first major hurdle on the path of cultivation, the beginning of transcending the Mortal and entering the spiritual. You must not be impatient."

"After entering meditation, discard distracting thoughts, circulate your Cultivation Technique, and guide the medicinal power to achieve Fusion with the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. Wash your Meridians and condense the Golden Core prototype; maintaining a stable state of mind is the top priority."

"I will stay outside the Immortal Cave to guard the Family and eliminate all external interference. You just focus on your Breakthrough."

The two brothers said no more. They gave Ye Jing a deep bow, then each took their cultivation Jade Slips and Spirit Medicine bottles and turned to enter the Quiet Rooms on either side.

After handling this matter,

Ye Jing went to the Ye Family.

He looked at the houses lining the area around Lingyun Valley, where the rice fields and lakes had already been excavated. Mortals and low-level Cultivators were busy working there.

It looked like a beautiful scene of peaceful years. He flew to the main hall on his sword and immediately went to find Wu Guiyun.

He wondered how the forging of the soul refining banner fragment he had asked her to refine was progressing.

The place for refining Spiritual Artifacts was a Stone Building facing the sun, with faint Spiritual Qi lingering within. Wu Guiyun was sitting at a table, wiping a freshly polished short sword.

When she heard footsteps and looked up to see it was Ye Jing, she immediately put down the object in her hand and stood up to greet him, a gentle smile in her eyes.

She hurriedly rose to congratulate him: "Welcome back from seclusion, Old Ancestor! Father's grace is even greater than before!"

Ye Jing gave a faint smile: "Alright, Gui Yun, I've come to ask you how the progress of forging the soul refining banner fragment is going."

At the mention of that blood-colored iron bar, Wu Guiyun's expression faltered slightly, and she then led Ye Jing toward the refining room.

Inside, there was a surge of spiritual power, with absolutely no trace of sinister Devilish Qi.

Pushing open the door, the fire in the center of the Refining Furnace was melting. It was not ordinary fire, but flames spat out by several lizards with fire attributes.

These were Yang Armor Lizards, which possessed a natural Pure Yang Flame and grew in volcanic lava. Ye Jing had specifically captured them for Wu Guiyun and established a contract for them to assist her in Artifact Refining.

The Blood-red Iron Bar was hanging above the furnace fire, enveloped by the spiritual power of the golden light bowl. The original sinister and pitch-black incantations had long since faded.

All that remained was a thick, dark red Iron Embryo.

"Father, the Restrictions on the Iron Embryo have been completely cleared after years of roasting."

"I previously used spiritual power to nourish it repeatedly, then used the lizard's Yang fire to continuously temper it, extracting all the evil energy and sinister incantations. However..."

Hearing Wu Guiyun's hesitation, Ye Jing asked, "Can it not be used to refine a Magical Artifact?"

Wu Guiyun sighed: "Father, it can, but this Soul-Summoning Banner was originally severely damaged. This Iron Embryo is full of cracks. If we force it through melting and forging again, I'm afraid the power of the resulting Spiritual Artifact will be far inferior to what it once was."

Ye Jing frowned. The Immortal Willow inside him could restore Spiritual Artifacts, but this artifact fragment was exceptionally strange and was a High Grade Spiritual Artifact. He feared that if it were fully restored, he would be unable to control it.

That was why Ye Jing had asked Wu Guiyun to wash away the sinister energy from the fragment and forge a new Spiritual Artifact.

Ye Jing looked at the crack-filled iron block and then said, "Can you cut these cracked pieces of iron one by one and then forge throwing knives out of them?"

Wu Guiyun was startled at first, then she thought about it carefully for a moment. The worry in her eyes gradually dissipated, and she quickly nodded in response: "Father, this plan is brilliant!"

"Although this Iron Embryo is crisscrossed with cracks and cannot withstand repeated melting and bending, it excels in its hard material and remaining spirituality."

"If it is cut into small throwing knives about an inch long, there is no need for significant bending or forging. One only needs to cut and polish along the grain, and then supplement it with inscribed Formations."

"Not only can we avoid the defects of the cracks, but we can also use the remaining Foundation of the Spiritual Artifact material to make the throwing knives incomparably sharp. Even if they don't reach the level of a High Grade Spiritual Artifact, they will be far superior to ordinary Medium Grade Magical Artifacts. If infused with spiritual power, their lethality will be quite extraordinary."