215: Chapter 215 Preparing to Return to Fallwood Mountain

After Ye Yisong rendezvoused with Ding Shangyan, who was waiting at the foot of the mountain, he was led through the Ding Family Taoyuan to meet up with Ouyang Qingsheng and the others who were waiting outside, and together they boarded the treasure ship to return to Butterfly Island.

"Thirteenth Young Master, are you alright?" Boss Ye asked with concern as soon as he entered the cabin.

"I'm fine. The Ding Family Ancestor just chatted with me for a while. He didn't make things difficult for me; on the contrary, he even gifted me a great Opportunity." Ye Yisong rubbed the jade box in his arms. The Ding Family Ancestor was truly generous to be willing to gift him a Grade 5 Spiritual Peach.

In the Ding Family's three-hundred-mile Taoyuan, only the mother tree planted at the core of the Family's Grade 5 Spiritual Vein had broken through to become a Grade 5 Spiritual Peach Tree under the cultivation of several generations of the Family's Old Ancestors.

On the day of its Breakthrough, a localized area of Taoyuan Mountain turned into a lightning domain. Thousands of thunderbolts descended, and the Grade 5 Spiritual Vein was almost shattered. When resisting the final purple heavenly lightning, the Grade 5 Spiritual Peach Tree developed sentience to save itself, wrapping its trunk around its core to survive the final hurdle.

Since then, the Ding Family gained a Grade 5 Spiritual Peach Tree, which long dominated the area with the densest Spiritual Qi within the Ding Family's Grade 5 Spiritual Vein.

Ancestor Ding Yuze was not annoyed at all; instead, he happily watered it with Grade 4 Evergreen Liquid every day.

After the Grade 4 Evergreen Liquid was used up, Ding Yuze would find ways to infuse the Grade 5 Spiritual Peach Tree with other nutrients.

Either the flesh and blood of Grade 4 Yao Beasts or Grade 4 precious medicinal herbs ground into powder were applied to the roots of the Spiritual Peach Tree to help it thrive.

The Grade 5 Spiritual Peach Tree blooms every thirty years, bears fruit every thirty years, and ripens every thirty years.

It only yields twelve fruits in a hundred years. The Ding Family Elders were all eagerly looking forward to these twelve Grade 5 Spiritual Peaches; there weren't enough to go around even for their own Family.

The Ding Family Ancestor was indeed truly generous to be willing to share such a precious treasure with Ye Yisong.

After returning to Butterfly Island, Ye Yisong immediately entered a state of seclusion. Through this exchange meeting, Ye Yisong had seen some things clearly. The journey back in two months would certainly not be peaceful, so it was better to plan ahead to prepare for the unexpected.

Ye Yisong took out the Grade 5 Spiritual Peach gifted by the Ding Family Ancestor and examined it carefully for a while. He found that the peach was oval-shaped, with a small groove at the top and a smooth, flawless bottom.

Just in this short while, the entire cultivation room was filled with the fragrance of peaches, making one drool with craving.

The greatest effect of the Grade 5 Spiritual Peach is that it can increase the success rate of a Martial Ancestor breaking through to become a Martial King by three percent.

For a Martial Artist, every Breakthrough in a major Realm is extremely dangerous. Although it does not mean death if one fails, one careless move could damage the Foundation, causing cultivation to regress and cutting off the path forward.

Such a precious treasure is difficult for the Ding Family to enjoy alone; they often have to share fifty percent with the other three major families in Linhai Prefecture. The four families help and support each other in this matter, excluding the intervention of outside forces.

Secondly, the Grade 5 Spiritual Peach can cleanse a Martial Artist's Physical Body, using the peach's abundant vitality to resolve pill toxins, widen Meridians, and improve a Martial Artist's Aptitude for Cultivation.

Many families in Donghai Province would seek a peach for their juniors precisely for this effect.

It only has a negligible effect on Martial King powerhouses; otherwise, it wouldn't be the turn of a Martial Ancestor to enjoy this Spiritual Peach.

Ye Yisong's risky trip to the Ding Family was precisely to seek a Grade 4 High Grade Spiritual Peach to cleanse his Physical Body.

Unexpectedly, for some reason, the Ding Family Ancestor was so generous that he actually gave Ye Yisong a Grade 5 Spiritual Peach.

It seems like establishing a bond of goodwill with Ye Yisong, but what kind of purpose is hidden behind it is not something Ye Yisong can know at this moment.

Ye Yisong swallowed the entire Grade 5 Spiritual Peach, including the pit, in one bite, not wanting to waste even a scrap.

After the Spiritual Peach entered his stomach, an incomparably pure energy, with the Spiritual Peach as the core, flowed through Ye Yisong's limbs and bones.

Ye Yisong hurriedly Cultivate the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art to guide this energy, tempering his Physical Body and eliminating the feeling of distension and pain in his Meridians.

The Indestructible Vajra Divine Art grew at an astonishing speed. It had been stuck at the Perfection of the third Realm, and with a single touch, it broke through, entering the fourth Realm.

...

"Old Ancestor, isn't it too extravagant to give this kid a Grade 5 Spiritual Peach?" Ding Family Clan Chief Ding Enfu asked hesitantly.

"What, do you think it's not worth it?" Ding Yuze asked indifferently, taking a sip of monkey wine from the gourd at his waist.

"This child's talent is indeed superb. At the age of sixteen, even with the help of the Grade 4 dragon-tiger golden pill, being able to Cultivate to a five-star Martial Ancestor is considered the best of his generation. He himself is also a Grade 4 Low Grade Talisman Maker, worthy of befriending." Ding Enfu explained what he knew one by one, "But, this is not worth a Grade 5 Spiritual Peach, right?"

"Prodigies in Great Wei are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river. Before they grow up, they are just Prodigies."

"He is already a six-star Martial Ancestor," Ding Yuze said lightly, "And this child has also become a Third-Class Guest Elder of Yuelai Pavilion."

"It's just a pity that this child's surname is not Ding!"

"What, a sixteen-year-old six-star Martial Ancestor? How is this possible?" Ding Enfu was shocked, and the hand holding the wine bowl trembled involuntarily.

"I would never misjudge," Ding Yuze said with envy, "The Cangjiang Ye Family has produced a True Dragon."

"I have only seen such Prodigies in the Capital, and even in the Capital, they wouldn't exceed the number of fingers on one hand."

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"Clan Chief, the Ouyang Family's supply of Tier 4 Talismans has still not been interrupted this month," Zhao Xuansu reported while bowing.

"Hmm." Clan Leader Zhao Qiyuan seemed not to have heard, still slowly flipping through the Family's income and expenditure ledger, his brows tightly furrowed. After a long time, he spoke.

"Reply to them and say that the Zhao Family agrees."

"Yes, Clan Chief." Zhao Xuansu was overjoyed. Finally, he could take action. If they refused a toast only to drink a forfeit, they couldn't blame the Zhao Family.

"Go tell Xuanjun that he will lead the team personally this time. Since we are doing it, we must do it cleanly and leave no future troubles."

"Yes." This time, Zhao Xuansu's joy was even greater. He had personally experienced the terror of Zhao Xuanjun. With Zhao Xuanjun taking action personally, Ye Yisong would absolutely not be able to escape.

"This Disciple takes his leave." Zhao Xuansu waited for a while, and seeing that Clan Leader Zhao Qiyuan had no other instructions, he bowed and retreated.

...

"Huu."

Ye Yisong exhaled a breath of turbid air and restrained his aura. Looking at the red fire lotus in his hand, he had finally refined it.

After Ye Yisong returned to Butterfly Island from the Ding Family, he asked Ouyang Xiuyuan to introduce him to the Ouyang Family's Grade 4 Artifact Refiner Ouyang Xiulu. He used the red sand crystal rock newly mined by the Family to help forge a Grade 4 fire lotus as his Lifebound Treasure.

Three days ago, Ouyang Xiuyuan sent over the fire lotus that Ouyang Xiulu had spent nearly two months forging. The fire lotus was Grade 4 High Grade. It could be seen that Great Master Ouyang Xiulu had not held back and had done his best to help Ye Yisong forge this Magic Treasure.

"It's time to go back."

Ye Yisong put the fire lotus into his arms and looked up at the pitch-black starry sky, talking to himself.

Having been out for three months, the Ouyang Family's task had been successfully completed, and the remuneration had also been given to him. It was time to return to Luomu Mountain; his clansmen were still waiting for him to come home there.