201: Chapter 201 The Ownership of the Fourth-Order Breakthrough Pill

"Uncle Zhao, you overestimate me. Even if we called back all the Family Elders stationed outside, the Ye Family couldn't scrape together fifty Martial Ancestor powerhouses," Ancestor Ye Rongming said with a bitter smile.

"Hmm? The Ye Family has been operating for over eight hundred years, and you've been a Martial King for over a hundred years now, right? You actually can't even scrape together fifty Martial Ancestors?" Zhao Fenghua looked at Ancestor Ye Rongming with a critical gaze, causing him to flush red, wishing he could find a corner to crawl into.

How embarrassing!

This old man Zhao Fenghua really hits where it hurts!

"Then how many can the Ye Family gather?"

"Ten," Ancestor Ye Rongming said awkwardly.

"Too few. Then you will personally assist me. We must finish setting up the Green Vine Dragon-Entangling Formation within a month; I don't have that much time to waste here." Once in his professional Domain, Zhao Fenghua unceremoniously ordered Ancestor Ye Rongming, a Martial Artist of the same rank, around.

"Yes, thank you, Uncle Zhao." The sooner the Formation was set up, the safer the Ye Family would be. Ancestor Ye Rongming was actually hoping Zhao Fenghua would hurry up!

Besides, delaying a month of Cultivation was of no great consequence to Ancestor Ye Rongming.

"Uncle Zhao, you must be weary from your travels. Let's go to my place to rest for a while," Ancestor Ye Rongming invited warmly. "I will have my clansmen handle the initial preparations; it certainly won't delay the Formation setup."

"Fine," Zhao Fenghua agreed readily and followed Ancestor Ye Rongming toward the highest peak of Luomu Mountain.

Ye Yisong then went to the Clan Chief, Ye Tuanhui, and informed him of the Ancestor's return and that they had invited a Fifth-Rank Formation Master.

He asked Clan Chief Ye Tuanhui to summon the Family Elders for a meeting to select ten people to assist Zhao Fenghua in setting up the Formation in three days.

In less than half an hour, the various Family Elders arrived one after another at the Dali Courtyard, sitting in their respective seats in the meeting hall.

When everyone saw Ye Yisong, they roughly guessed the purpose of the Clan Chief summoning them.

"Yisong, when did you return?" Grandfather Ye Tuantu asked with a smile, affectionately patting the back of Ye Yisong's head.

"Grandfather, I returned half an hour ago with the Ancestor and Elder Zhao," Ye Yisong replied.

"Elder Zhao?" Hearing this unfamiliar title, everyone looked at Ye Yisong with confusion, waiting for his explanation. Anyone who could be mentioned alongside the Ancestor must be a Martial King powerhouse.

"It is Elder Zhao Fenghua of the East Sea Zhao Family," Ye Yisong explained. "Master Mo has been gone to the capital for several months and has not returned, so the Ancestor visited Elder Zhao Zuoxiang of the East Sea Zhao Family. He introduced Elder Zhao Fenghua, a Fifth-Rank Formation Master from their Family, to help us re-establish the Fifth-Rank Formation."

"Did Elder Zhao make any demands?" Array Master Ye Jieguo asked.

"Elder Zhao asked the Ancestor to gather fifty Martial Ancestor powerhouses to assist in setting up the Formation." Everyone gasped. Even if they squeezed every drop of marrow from the Ye Family, they couldn't scrape together fifty Martial Ancestors. Before anyone could ask, Ye Yisong continued, "Later, after the Ancestor and Elder Zhao discussed it, they decided that he would do it himself, with the assistance of ten Martial Ancestors to help set up the Formation."

"That's a relief," Array Master Ye Jieguo said with a sigh of relief.

At this moment, the faces of the Ye Family members all carried a trace of embarrassment. They had invited a Fifth-Rank Formation Master into their home, and as soon as the Great Master spoke, he had exposed the Ye Family's lack of foundation.

Ye Yisong saw this and swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Better not demoralize these uncles!

Ye Yisong had originally intended to use his experiences to encourage his uncles to Cultivate diligently and even inspire the clansmen to form a wave of Cultivation.

Now it seems this matter should be shelved for the time being!

Just the mention of fifty Martial Ancestors had stunned the Ye Family Elders; thinking it was an impossible task, how could they dare to hope for anything else?

Ye Yisong was even considering suggesting to the Ancestor that he arrange for the Family Elders to be forced to travel to East Sea Prefecture at public expense every so often to broaden their horizons, lest they be blinded by this small patch of land in Cangjiang Prefecture.

During this trip to East Sea Prefecture, Ye Yisong had seen not only Martial Ancestors but even several Martial Kings.

A Martial Ancestor could dominate a region in Cangjiang Prefecture, but in the eyes of the major powers in East Sea Prefecture, they were merely doorkeepers.

"Clan Chief, during this trip to East Sea Prefecture, in my spare time, I purchased a Medium Grade barrier-breaking pill at Yuelai Pavilion. Since everyone is here, should we discuss who should consume this pill?" After Clan Chief Ye Tuanhui finished arranging the ten people to participate in the Formation setup in three days, Ye Yisong took out the barrier-breaking pill he had accidentally purchased at Yuelai Pavilion from his Storage Pouch.

"Good child, you have a heart." Scarce resources like the Fourth-Rank barrier-breaking pill were such that the Ye Family could only obtain five every three years through various channels. Each one was extremely precious, representing the possibility of a new Fourth-Rank Martial Ancestor being born in the Family, thereby deepening the Family's foundation.

The Elders also looked at the jade box in Clan Chief Ye Tuanhui's hand with glowing eyes. Although everyone was surnamed Ye, there were differences in closeness among the Family disciples. Who consumed it first, who consumed it later, who could get it, and who couldn't—the implications were immense.

"Clan Chief, the child Jiexuan broke through to a Nine-Star Martial Master last month, and his Mental Energy has also broken through to the Fourth Rank. I propose that Jiexuan consume this pill," Ye Tuanbang said, breaking the silence first as he saw no one else speaking.

"Clan Chief, I propose that Jiefeng consume this pill. Jiefeng broke through to become a Nine-Star Martial Master three years ago, and his Mental Energy has also reached the Fourth Rank. What's more, he has already comprehended a Martial Dao Seed and is only one step away from breaking through to the Martial Ancestor realm." Interests were things one had to fight for, so Array Master Ye Jieguo spoke up at the opportune moment.

The Ye Family Elders were divided into three factions based on their relationships: one united around Ye Tuanbang, one around Grandfather Ye Tuantu, and one around Clan Chief Ye Tuanhui. Array Master Ye Jieguo, who had just recommended Ye Jiefeng, was from the Clan Chief's lineage.

Now that people from two of the Family's lineages had already spoken to recommend candidates, only Grandfather Ye Tuantu's lineage had yet to speak, even though this lineage was the one that had brought the pill back.

"I support Jiefeng consuming this pill," Grandfather Ye Tuantu said after considering for a moment.

There were suitable candidates in Grandfather Ye Tuantu's lineage, but Training Instructor Ye Jiechen had just recently used one hundred thousand contribution points to exchange for the last barrier-breaking pill in the Family treasury.

It would be inappropriate to recommend another candidate now, so Grandfather Ye Tuantu chose Ye Jiefeng, who had the highest chance of success among the other two lineages.

"Very well, then Jiefeng shall consume this pill," Clan Chief Ye Tuanhui decided, synthesizing the suggestions of the Elders.

"There is one more matter that requires everyone's discussion." After deciding the ownership of the barrier-breaking pill, Clan Chief Ye Tuanhui threw out another topic. "According to news sent over by Tuanxin, our Family's Talisman business in Linhai Prefecture is faring quite poorly. I intend to send a Fourth-Rank Talisman Master there to stabilize the situation and open up the market in Linhai Prefecture."