205: Chapter 205 Butterfly Island

Ye Yisong stood at the stern of the ship, looking down at the island below. The island was shaped like a dancing butterfly, flapping its wings. Two three-thousand-meter peaks stood in the center of the island, where Spiritual Qi turned into tangible rosy clouds, swirling around the two peaks. This must be the Cultivation training ground for the two Old Ancestors of the Ouyang Family.

Surrounding the two central peaks were hundreds of countless thousand-meter peaks, dotted with several azure blue lakes. Several trickling streams connected these lakes, forming a closed loop of river water that enclosed the entire Butterfly Island.

"We have arrived." The heavy stone that had been weighing on Ouyang Xiuyuan's heart finally fell to the ground. He had been on edge the entire journey, just hoping to return safely to Butterfly Island. He ordered his clansmen to slowly dock the treasure ship at the port, then led Ye Yisong and the others off the ship, preparing to take them to meet Clan Chief Ouyang De to hand over the mission.

"Xiuyuan, bring Ye Yisong to see me."

An imposing voice emanated from one of the central peaks, penetrating the entire Butterfly Island.

"Yes, Old Ancestor." Ouyang Xiuyuan bowed to the sky and replied respectfully.

"Elder Ye, the Old Ancestor wants to meet you personally. Please follow me." Ouyang Xiuyuan led the way, flying straight towards the main central peak.

Since the Ouyang Family's Martial King Old Ancestor wanted to see him, Ye Yisong dared not be negligent. He gave a few simple instructions to Boss Ye and immediately followed in Ouyang Xiuyuan's footsteps.

"The Old Ancestor is waiting for Elder Ye Yisong at the peak. You may go up yourselves." The mountain-guarding child said this in a milky voice to the two, then ignored them and went back to playing with the pebbles on the ground.

"Greetings, Old Ancestor."

When Ouyang Xiuyuan and Ye Yisong stepped onto the peak, they saw a middle-aged man wearing a loose black dharma robe, sitting in a pavilion, carving a small Puppet all by himself.

"Greetings, Ouyang Old Ancestor."

Ye Yisong straightened his robes and bowed respectfully.

"You've come. Sit." Ouyang Ruifeng did not even lift his head. He pointed to the stool beside him, signaling for Ye Yisong to sit, and continued carving the small Puppet in his hands.

Ye Yisong sat upright for half an hour, but Ouyang Ruifeng said nothing. He did not know the purpose of Ouyang Ruifeng summoning him here; surely he wasn't called here just to watch him carve wood.

"If only I could learn Ouyang Ruifeng's Puppet technique."

Ye Yisong thought to himself. Sitting here motionless was too boring, and he wasn't even offered a sip of tea. After all, he had been traveling for five days; the least he could do was offer some hospitality.

"Activate!"

Ouyang Ruifeng placed the final stroke on the Puppet's right eye. The small Puppet immediately erupted with a dazzling light, its surrounding Spiritual Qi held in check, and the aura it emitted actually reached the Fourth-Rank Middle Stage.

What an exquisite technique!

Ye Yisong caught a glimpse of the secret from Ouyang Ruifeng's final touch. Every stroke Ouyang Ruifeng carved seemed plain and unadorned, but in reality, each stroke carried its own Spiritual Qi. After all the array patterns were carved, he finished at the core, gathering Spiritual Qi to ignite the Puppet, giving it a trace of sentience and displaying astonishing power.

"Elder Ye, why don't you give it a try?" Ouyang Ruifeng handed the Puppet's core control mechanism to Ye Yisong. This was clearly the other Fourth-Rank Puppet to be paid to the Ye Family; when Ouyang Xiuyuan went to the Ye Family, he had already handed over one Fourth-Rank Puppet on the spot.

"Ouyang Old Ancestor, you flatter this Junior. I dare not call myself an Elder in front of you. You may just call me Yisong." Ye Yisong hurriedly waved his hands. Putting on airs as an Elder in front of a Martial King powerhouse would be a death sentence.

"Hahaha, Yisong, don't be nervous. You are an honored guest of my Ouyang Family. For the next three months, my Ouyang Family will have to rely on your help in many areas." Ouyang Ruifeng chuckled a few times, patted Ye Yisong on the shoulder, and continued, "No wonder Old Ghost Ye sent me a message saying that I must protect your safety, or else he would risk his life against my Ouyang Family."

"Today's young people are truly extraordinary!"

Ye Yisong knew that his true cards had been completely seen through by Ouyang Ruifeng. The Old Ancestor's jade pendant had blocked Ouyang Ruifeng's probing, but who would have thought that he would personally use his hand to probe Ye Yisong's cultivation?

"Fortunately, I suppressed my cultivation that was about to Breakthrough over the last few days, otherwise Ouyang Old Ancestor surely wouldn't have let me off so easily." Ye Yisong thought to himself. This hurdle had been passed; since Ouyang Ruifeng had probed him once, he would definitely not do it again.

A Five-Star Martial Ancestor's strength was barely acceptable; with a Fourth-Rank dragon-tiger golden pill and some gentle Heaven And Earth Treasure to assist in Cultivation, it was still very possible to achieve.

But if Ye Yisong had broken through to a Six-Star Martial Ancestor, it would be unexplainable. After all, it had been less than three months since Ye Yisong broke through to Martial Ancestor.

"Ouyang Old Ancestor, you overpraise me." Ye Yisong appeared somewhat flustered as he took the mechanism jade tablet from Ouyang Ruifeng's hand. As long as a Martial Artist refined this jade tablet with Divine Sense, they could manipulate the Puppet in front of them and command it to assist in battle.

Ye Yisong did not stand on ceremony and immediately refined the jade tablet with his Divine Sense on the spot. When traveling away from home, having one extra trump card was always good.

"Yisong, keep this jade talisman well. If you have any matters in the Ouyang Family, you can send me a message." Ouyang Ruifeng took out a communication jade talisman and handed it to Ye Yisong, then said to Ouyang Xiuyuan, "Treat Yisong well, and do not let the clansmen offend our honored guest."

"Yes, Old Ancestor." Ouyang Xiuyuan bowed.

Even until Ye Yisong returned to the resting place arranged by the Ouyang Family—Crescent Moon Island—he still couldn't figure out the purpose of Ouyang Ruifeng summoning him. Was it really just to probe his cultivation?

That shouldn't be right. Martial King Old Ancestors aren't that idle, are they? I heard the two Ouyang Family Old Ancestors were not lightly injured in this beast tide.

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"How was it?" Ouyang Jingxuan came out from the inner room and asked softly.

"A dragon and phoenix among men, a Five-Star Martial Ancestor, Fourth-Rank Late Stage Mental Energy, Fourth-Rank Talisman Master, sixteen years old." Ouyang Ruifeng softly uttered a few phrases.

"Fourth-Rank Late Stage Mental Energy? It seems that rumor about the East Sea Twin Demons is true. Why is this child not from my Ouyang Family?" Ouyang Jingxuan sighed.

"Uncle Ancestor, it's not like there's no way to make this kid an Ouyang Family member." Ouyang Ruifeng chuckled, "Select a woman in the clan with excellent Aptitude and appearance, and marry her to him."

"A son-in-law counts as half a son. When the time comes, we'll treat him like a son, and it'll be done."

"It's too late." Ouyang Jingxuan turned his back and slowly flew towards his own Cultivation field. "The East Sea Zhao Family has already made their move in advance. Didn't you see the jade pendant hanging from this kid's waist?"

The East Sea Zhao Family?

This behemoth was not someone the Ouyang Family could afford to provoke. That person was famously protective of their own. It seems the protection for Ye Yisong needs to be raised by another level.

This kid must not die in the Ouyang Family; otherwise, it would be difficult to answer to both the Ye Family and the Zhao Family.