113: Chapter 113 Meeting Grandpa Ye Tuan Tu

"I want to join the Dan Jian Sect in the East Sea Province to learn high-level Alchemy and help the Family fill the gap in our Tier 4 Alchemy Legacy," Ye Yitian expressed his thoughts.

The Dan Jian Sect was one of the five major cultivation sects in the East Sea Province. When the Great Wei Imperial Court was first established, the Dan Jian Sect had contributed both manpower and resources, effectively acting as one of its angel investors. After the founding of Great Wei, the court reciprocated the favor by carving out a piece of land in the East Sea Province for the sect to rebuild its shattered mountain gates. This Legacy had lasted for thousands of years.

The Dan Jian Sect was famous throughout the East Sea Province for its Alchemy, and it even held considerable influence in the field of Alchemy within the entire Great Wei. The sect possessed two powerful Tier 5 Alchemists and boasted as many as nine Martial Kings. In the entire East Sea Province, its strength was overwhelming, allowing it to dominate the region.

It was understandable that Ye Yitian wanted to go to the Dan Jian Sect to learn Alchemy. The Family had been stuck at Tier 3 Alchemy for hundreds of years. Without external intervention, achieving a Breakthrough to Tier 4 Alchemy was basically impossible; not everyone was a Genius like Ye Jiexin.

As long as Ye Yitian's talent for Alchemy was high enough, there was a great chance he would learn Tier 4 Alchemy after joining the Dan Jian Sect, but bringing it back home would not be so easy.

When a Martial Artist wanted to join a sect, as long as their personal background was clean and their talent was decent, the sect would be happy to accept these talented Disciples. However, becoming a Core Disciple involved its own set of trials. By passing these trials and becoming a Core Disciple, one would gradually gain access to the sect's core Legacy.

However, after becoming a Core Disciple, leaving the sect was not an easy matter.

These major sects would not train Disciples for various families for free; their resources did not just fall from the sky.

"Mm, study hard once you get in. Once you succeed, the Family will naturally help you complete the task of leaving the sect," Ye Yisong encouraged Ye Yitian, giving him a promise.

This was, in fact, one of the ways most families obtained high-level Legacies!

"Uncle Jiefu, what about you?" Ye Yisong asked.

"I plan to follow the Family Elder to Linhai Prefecture to open a market shop and earn contribution points," Ye Jiefu said with a self-deprecating laugh. "My talent was never high to begin with. If I don't fight for myself now, I will have no hope of breaking through to the Martial Ancestor Realm in this lifetime."

"Uncle Jiefu, if you need any help, I hope you won't stand on ceremony; just speak up," Ye Yisong said. He had heard of this plan; the Family intended to open up the Tier 4 Talisman market in Linhai Prefecture.

"Thank you, Thirteenth Young Master. If there is anything I need help with, I will certainly not stand on ceremony," Ye Jiefu said gratefully. In the Family, having a direct line Disciple help speak for you made many things much easier to handle, let alone someone like Ye Yisong, a core figure among the direct line.

They could all predict that within a few years, Ye Yisong would grow to a level they could not reach.

Ye Yisong's strength was breaking through too quickly—so quickly that they couldn't even react!

After treating everyone to dinner, the group dispersed. They didn't want to disturb Ye Yisong for too long, as he was the seeded candidate to take first place in this year's Family competition.

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"Brother Yiguang, does Thirteenth Brother not like me?" Shangguan Yunque asked timidly.

"How could that be? Don't overthink it," Ye Yiguang said, holding Shangguan Yunque to comfort her.

"Then why didn't Thirteenth Brother say anything on the boat?" Shangguan Yunque still couldn't forget that oppressive hour on the treasure ship.

"That was just because he had just met you and was afraid of scaring you. Yunque, Thirteenth Brother is a very easygoing person. Once you get to know him more, you will naturally know," Ye Yiguang explained.

"Grandfather told me I must treat Ye Yiguang with sincerity and must never play any petty tricks. Only sincerity can be exchanged for sincerity. Brother Yiguang, can I obtain your sincerity?" Shangguan Yunque thought to herself. Lacking a sense of security since she was young, she often let her imagination run wild and frequently felt that being with Ye Yiguang was unreal, like a dream.

"Brother Yiguang, tonight, we…" Shangguan Yunque said shyly.

"Alright… Yunque, let's not do it tonight. During the small gathering with my brothers today, I gained some insights into the martial Dao, and I need to Cultivate to digest them." Ye Yiguang had just been about to agree when he suddenly remembered the words Ye Yisong said to him as they were leaving the gathering: "Uncle Jiefu does not only have you as a son." He decided it was better not to be too indulgent; if he disappointed his father, he would not have a good ending.

Ye Yiguang had a clear understanding of his own martial talent. He was not a Prodigy like Thirteenth Brother, for whom martial cultivation was as simple as eating and drinking. He was just a bit luckier than others, born into the Cangjiang Ye Family. If he worked hard, he had a hope of reaching that Tier 4 barrier.

If he were to be as slack as he had been in these past two months and disappointed his father, he would have no hope at all!

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After Ye Yisong and the others left, he went alone to the No. 2 small courtyard on the second floor. This was the residence of his grandfather, Ye Tuantu, in Cangjiang Prefecture.

Ye Tuantu and another Grand Elder, Ye Ronghui, served as representatives of the Ye Family, stationed year-round in the capital of Cangjiang Prefecture to manage the Family's affairs in the city.

Before Ye Yisong's hand could touch the Formation Restriction, the gate of the No. 2 small courtyard opened automatically. A loving voice came from within: "Good grandson, come in!"

"Grandfather." Ye Yisong bowed to Ye Tuantu and then looked at the white-bearded old man sitting beside his grandfather, who was looking at him with an expression of appreciation.

"This is your Great-Granduncle, a Grand Elder of the Family who is stationed year-round in the capital of Cangjiang Prefecture. You met him when you were a child!" Ye Tuantu introduced.

"Greetings, Great-Granduncle," Ye Yisong bowed again. The last time he had come to the Ye Family Villa, he was only two or three years old; he was so small back then, how could he remember?

"Truly a Qilin child!" Ye Ronghui exclaimed in admiration. In the short few steps Ye Yisong had taken from the door to here, he had already seen through him completely. At such a young age, his cultivation had reached the Nine-Star Martial Master Realm, and his Body Refining was also not weak, already at the Tier 3 Great Perfection, with a ball of fire within his body ready to burst forth.

"Hahaha, you flatter him, Uncle," Ye Tuantu said proudly. He took a booklet from his Storage Pouch and handed it to Ye Yisong. "These are the Martial Master Prodigies participating in this Prefecture Examination. Take a look first so you can be prepared; don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Ye Tuantu's requirements for Ye Yisong were not high; just entering the top ten would suffice. With his grandson's talent, after cultivating for another five years, the Provincial Examination and the National Examination would be the time for Ye Yisong to truly showcase his skills.

Ye Yisong flipped through the booklet in his hand. The Martial Artists in the booklet were ranked according to their strength. Ye Yitian and the others were indeed right; there were as many as ten powerful Martial Artists in the Late Stage, and Wang Xianda and Wang Xianliang, whom he had seen earlier at the Dali Courtyard, were prominently listed.

What surprised him was that three of these ten Late Stage Martial Artists were actually Loose Cultivators. Since when had Martial Master cultivation become so simple?

Under normal circumstances, accumulating enough for one star in the Martial Master Realm took at least a few years, and at most several decades. Where had so many Late Stage Martial Artists popped out from now!