140: Chapter 140 Guidance

Hearing that it was a grand gift prepared by the Old Ancestor, not to mention Ye Yisong, even Grandfather Ye Tuantu looked over with curiosity.

The Old Ancestor was a powerhouse in the Martial King Realm; the grand gift he prepared was definitely not simple.

"Yes," Ye Yisong replied with joy, bowing with cupped hands. Combining what the Grand Elder had said about coming back after the Prefecture Examination ended, his heart was already filled with boundless fantasies. What kind of grand gift would the Old Ancestor prepare for him? Would it be a Grade 4 barrier-breaking pill, Dragon flesh, or perhaps a Grade 4 High Grade treasure?

For the first time, Ye Yisong wanted the Prefecture Examination to end quickly so he could obtain the grand gift that Grand Elder Ye Ronghui had mentioned.

"You brat, look at your greedy appearance!" Grandfather Ye Tuantu scolded with a laugh, then brought the topic back on track. "Good grandson, release the Martial Dao Seed you condensed and let us see it."

Grandfather Ye Tuantu and Grand Elder Ye Ronghui had called Ye Yisong over, of course, not just to treat him to meat; their main purpose was to guide Ye Yisong on the application of his Martial Dao Seed.

Ye Yisong was still gnawing on a large piece of Yao Beast flesh with both hands, his mouth covered in grease without even realizing it. If it weren't for Grandfather Ye Tuantu interrupting his fantasies, the oil from the Yao Beast flesh would have dripped down his chin onto his body.

Wiping the oil from the corner of his mouth with his hand, Ye Yisong formed a hand seal with one hand, condensing a single-colored green lotus. The green lotus left his hand and drifted casually around the room.

Using one hand to form the seal was an improved method Ye Yisong had devised for releasing the green lotus after comprehending his Martial Dao Seed. This allowed him to free up one hand, which would give him a certain advantage during combat.

Grandfather Ye Tuantu turned his palm into a claw, pulling the green lotus onto his hand to examine it closely. Observing it at close range, the Talisman carved on the green lotus petal appeared even more vivid. "Brat, why is there only one petal with a green color out of these nine?"

"Grandfather, isn't this for safety's sake? If I accidentally blew you and the Grand Elder up, how would your grandson survive in the Family in the future?" Ye Yisong replied while eating. He had long finished the Grade 4 Yao Beast flesh the Old Ancestor had given him; otherwise, he wouldn't have reached the Great Perfection of Grade 3 Body Refining so quickly. Since he finally had the chance to eat his fill, could he not eat a bit more? Anyway, the green lotus could absorb most of the energy, so he wasn't afraid of being stuffed to the point of exploding.

"Look at you, acting all capable, talking about blowing us up—why don't you fly to the sky?" Grandfather Ye Tuantu said dismissively. "Don't be stingy; condense a Nine-Colored Green Lotus and let us see."

Hearing this, Ye Yisong stopped holding back. He formed a seal with one hand, and instantly released another green lotus. All nine petals had a faint green color, and the Talisman carved on the petals had clear textures and was even more conspicuous.

With a thought from Grand Elder Ye Ronghui, an exquisite small tower appeared in the room. With a flash of golden light, it sucked the Nine-Colored Green Lotus inside. After the green lotus was sucked in, the exquisite small tower began to rotate rapidly without any wind.

"Extraordinary!" Grand Elder Ye Ronghui exclaimed. According to the test by the exquisite small tower, the power of the Nine-Colored Green Lotus had definitely reached the attack level of a 1-star Martial Ancestor. To truly unleash a Martial Ancestor-level attack while at the Martial Master Realm—the Ye Family had never heard of such a thing in hundreds of years.

By the time Grand Elder Ye Ronghui put the exquisite small tower away, only one petal with the Talisman carved on it remained, swaying casually in the air.

This scene stunned Ye Yisong. His green lotus had always disappeared from the world by turning into a mushroom cloud; it had never been decomposed before, at least not something Ye Yisong himself had ever succeeded in doing.

At this moment, Ye Yisong once again deeply realized what it meant that there are always people better than you, and heavens beyond our heavens.

The Grand Elder was truly the Grand Elder; he was terrifyingly strong!

The exquisite small tower that Grand Elder Ye Ronghui just displayed looked incredibly noble, quite like the appearance of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li from later generations. Compared to Grandfather Ye Tuantu's bowl, its level was more than one tier higher.

The form of a person's Martial Dao Seed could indirectly reflect various aspects of a Martial Artist, such as their strength, Comprehension Ability, and lifespan.

For some reason, Ye Yisong always had a faint feeling that Grand Elder Ye Ronghui's life was coming to an end.

That shouldn't be right!

Based on the various conditions shown by the exquisite small tower, Grand Elder Ye Ronghui should still have at least ten years of life left. Why did Grand Elder Ye Ronghui have the feeling of a setting sun?

Ye Yisong couldn't speak clearly about this, so he could only look for an opportunity to ask his grandfather about the inside story.

"See that? This is the exquisite application of the Martial Dao Seed." Grandfather Ye Tuantu looked at the exquisite small tower in Grand Elder Ye Ronghui's hand with envy, while not forgetting to use the exquisite small tower as an example to guide Ye Yisong on the use of his Martial Dao Seed.

"After returning to the Family, you can have your Uncle Jietie use Red Gold Sand Ore to forge a prototype of a green lotus for you, and then find a Grade 4 Artifact Refining Grandmaster to help you perfect the prototype and refine it into a true Grade 4 green lotus."

"Combined with your Martial Dao Seed, the power will be much greater than the green lotus you condense yourself, and it can also save the Spiritual Qi used to condense the green lotus, extending the time you can fight against enemies."

Most of the Grade 4 weapons of the Martial Ancestors in the Ye Family came about this way.

If one were to provide the Materials directly and have a Grade 4 Artifact Refining Grandmaster forge a Grade 4 weapon exclusive to a Martial Artist, the price would be quite high, at least one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

But if the prototype of the weapon had already been formed, and the Grade 4 Artifact Refining Grandmaster only needed to perform subsequent processing and forging to make it fully formed, then the processing fee would be much less; fifty thousand Spirit Stones would basically be enough.

Ye Yisong was planning the same thing. The Cultivation Technique he practiced was already a huge consumer of Spirit Stones, and now with the green lotus, which remained a mystery, Spirit Stones were even more insufficient. He would save where he could.

However, Ye Yisong did not believe that the power of combining the Martial Dao Seed with a Grade 4 weapon would be greater than the power of the green lotus he condensed himself.

There were still too many mysteries about this green lotus that Ye Yisong had not unraveled.

"Of course, the profoundness of the Martial Dao Seed does not stop there. Combining it with weapons of the same type is just one insignificant application," Grandfather Ye Tuantu continued. "Martial Dao Seeds of different forms have their own different functions."

"For example, grandfather's bowl can transform into a defensive Formation to protect a place, or it can transform into a cage to trap invading enemies."

"Your great-uncle's exquisite small tower, as you just saw, can suck the enemy's attack into it and decompose the enemy's attack; it can also be enlarged several times to serve as a Spirit Gathering Formation for Disciples to use when Cultivating for a Breakthrough."

Speaking of this, Grandfather Ye Tuantu looked at Grand Elder Ye Ronghui hesitantly, unsure whether he should say what came next.

"We are all Family; there is nothing that cannot be said," Grand Elder Ye Ronghui said freely. "My exquisite small tower has two other small, wonderful uses. One is that it can briefly improve a person's Comprehension Ability to help Family Disciples Cultivate Martial Skills; the second is that it can absorb thirty percent of the Lightning Tribulation during a Martial Ancestor's Breakthrough, increasing the success rate of a Martial Master breaking through to the Martial Ancestor realm."

Hearing the subsequent two functions of the exquisite small tower, Ye Yisong looked at Grand Elder Ye Ronghui, dumbfounded, clearly stunned.

Improve Comprehension Ability?

Absorb thirty percent of the Lightning Tribulation?

This is Heaven-Defying!