Chapter 632: Meeting Ye Qingxuan, Ye Ximing's Choice and Shock

"Is this the Blessed Cultivation Institute?"

Ye Ximing, who had just stepped out of the teleportation array, curiously examined the surrounding environment.

Looking at the Blessed Cultivation Institute in front of him, which was shrouded in spiritual mist and had many separate courtyards, but could not feel much

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared not far from Ye Ximing, looking him over and asking:

"Who are you? Why have you come to my Blessed Cultivation Institute?"

This person who had suddenly appeared was none other than Bai Zichun, the head of the Blessed Cultivation Institute.

Ever since Ye Qingxuan created the brand-new Dao of Blessed Cultivation, this institute no longer recruited new reserve disciples for blessed cultivation.

Furthermore, the cultivators belonging to the Blessed Cultivation Institute now needed to serve all the blessed cultivation disciples of the Profound Yi Tianzong, so they basically had very little time to return to the institute.

Therefore, the only one currently holding down the fort at the Blessed Cultivation Institute was its head, Bai Zichun.

It was precisely because of this that upon detecting an unfamiliar aura appearing in the institute, Bai Zichun had personally appeared to investigate.

Sensing the feedback from the Blessed Cultivation Institute's formation restrictions, Bai Zichun frowned and looked Ye Ximing over, asking with some confusion: "Strange, you don't seem to be a disciple of my Profound Yi Tianzong?"

Hearing Bai Zichun's inquiry, Ye Ximing came to his senses, hurriedly bowed, and explained:

"Reporting to you, Senior, this junior is Ye Ximing, the current head of the Ye family, one of the Profound Yi Tianzong's affiliated forces. I have come to the Blessed Cultivation Institute to find the ancestor of my Ye family."

"Oh, right, my Ye family ancestor is named Ye Qingxuan. He joined the Profound Yi Tianzong a thousand years ago. I wonder if you recognize him, Senior?"

"What? You are actually a clansman of that brat Qingxuan?"

Hearing Ye Ximing's words, Bai Zichun was startled and scanned Ye Ximing up and down, looking him over carefully.

"That's not right. Didn't the Ye family that brat Qingxuan came from already perish? Are you truly a member of the Ye family?"

As the head of the Blessed Cultivation Institute, Ye Qingxuan had been a disciple of his institute after all, so he was aware of the news that the Ye family Ye Qingxuan hailed from had been wiped out by the Green Demon tribe.

Now, after several hundred years, for someone to suddenly pop up claiming to be a member of the Ye family and even the family head—how could Bai Zichun not be suspicious?

Seeing that Bai Zichun was somewhat skeptical of his identity, Ye Ximing immediately explained:

"Reporting to you, Senior, this junior is indeed a member of the Ye family."

"When our Ye family ancestral grounds were destroyed by the Green Demon tribe, some of our seniors managed to escape."

"This junior is a descendant of those Ye family seniors."

As he spoke, Ye Ximing took out the Ye family's head token and handed it to Bai Zichun: "Please look, Senior, this is my Ye family's head token."

"This head token was bestowed by the Profound Yi Tianzong when my Ye family first became affiliated with it. Only the bloodline of my Ye family can be recognized as the master of this token."

Looking at the Ye family head token handed over by Ye Ximing, Bai Zichun did not take it.

At this moment, he actually already believed what Ye Ximing had said.

After all, if there were truly something wrong with this Ye family head token, Ye Ximing would not have been able to enter the Profound Yi Tianzong's mountain gate.

"Since you are a clansman of that brat Qingxuan, then I will personally take you to see him."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ximing was both surprised and delighted: "Thank you, Senior!"

Having wasted so much time traveling from Ye Family Village to the Profound Yi Tianzong, his greatest fear was that his Ye family ancestor had already passed away within the Profound Yi Tianzong.

If that were the case, his efforts during this period would have been in vain.

Fortunately, the situation had not developed in the worst possible direction; he was about to successfully meet his Ye family ancestor, Ye Qingxuan.

Thinking of what his grandfather, the village chief, had said to him when he left Ye Family Village, Ye Ximing couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

"No need for formalities, let's go!"

Just as Ye Ximing was filled with surprise and delight, Bai Zichun grabbed him and flew at an extremely high speed toward the direction of the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi.

While rushing toward the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi, Bai Zichun's heart stirred, and he sent a message to Ye Qingxuan in advance.

Inside the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi.

"Hum!" "Hum!" "Hum!"

Ye Qingxuan, who was meditating and cultivating, opened his eyes slightly, and a wisp of his spiritual sense followed his will, surging into the vibrating token at his waist.

"Ye Ximing? A descendant of the seniors who survived from the Ye family back then?"

After receiving the message in the token, Ye Qingxuan was dazed for a moment.

After many years, members of the Ye family had finally appeared again.

He stood up and took a step, and Ye Qingxuan's figure instantly vanished from where he stood.

"Whoosh!"

By the time Bai Zichun brought Ye Ximing to the outside of the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi, Ye Qingxuan had already been waiting for some time in the stone pavilion outside.

Looking at Ye Qingxuan's figure in the stone pavilion, Bai Zichun placed Ye Ximing outside the pavilion and then very tactfully took his leave: "Qingxuan brat, I've brought your Ye family member to you; I'll be going now, you two chat slowly!"

Having said that, Bai Zichun turned into a long rainbow and returned the way he came at an extremely high speed.

After Bai Zichun left, Ye Ximing looked at Ye Qingxuan's back in the stone pavilion and said nervously:

"Ye family descendant Ye Ximing, pays respects to Ancestor Qingxuan!"

At this moment, Ye Qingxuan slowly turned around, looked at Ye Ximing with a calm gaze, and said:

"Where is the Ye family head token?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Ye Ximing took a deep breath to forcibly suppress the emotional fluctuations in his heart, and with a very steady demeanor, handed the head token in his hand to Ye Qingxuan:

"Ancestor, this is my Ye family's head token."

Although they had never met.

But in front of his own ancestor, Ye Ximing did not want to appear too pathetic.

Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly, took the token that Ye Ximing had passed to him through the air, and probed it with his spiritual sense.

Sensing the connection between this token and Ye Ximing, Ye Qingxuan said softly: "Not bad, it is indeed the Ye family head token, and you are indeed a member of my Ye family."

He stroked the Ye family head token in his hand, a look of reminiscence appearing in his eyes.

Since he joined the Profound Yi Tianzong and became a blessed cultivator, in the short thousand-plus years that had passed, he had already met several generations of Ye family heads.

Without attaining the Great Dao, no matter how peerless one might be, one would eventually only turn into the dust of history.

Just as Ye Qingxuan was lost in reminiscence, Ye Ximing, who was standing respectfully outside the stone pavilion, couldn't help but peek at Ye Qingxuan.

Sensing the very easygoing and ethereal aura on Ye Qingxuan, the nervousness in Ye Ximing's heart also slowly dissipated unconsciously.

After a long while, Ye Qingxuan cast his gaze back to Ye Ximing and asked: "Do you know about the agreement I made with the Ye family back then?"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's question, Ye Ximing bowed slightly and said:

"Reporting to Ancestor, Ximing knows!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan nodded and said softly: "Tell me about the current situation of the Ye family and your plans!"

"Yes, Ancestor!"

At Ye Qingxuan's signal, Ye Ximing began to recount the current state of the Ye family.

After finishing, Ye Ximing paused for a moment and continued:

"Originally, Village Chief Grandfather and Grandfather Xuanyun told me to join the Profound Yi Tianzong directly and then come to find you, Ancestor."

"However, Ximing wanted to hear your opinion, Ancestor, before making a final decision." He knew far less about the Profound Yi Tianzong than this Ye family ancestor before him.

Whether to join the Profound Yi Tianzong or not.

If he chose to join the Profound Yi Tianzong, what would be the best way to do so; would there be any difference in the overt or hidden benefits of joining in different ways?

Ye Ximing was not clear about any of this.

Following his ancestor's advice before making a decision was beneficial and harmless for him.

But these were all secondary.

The most critical point was that Ye Ximing actually hadn't been very willing to join the Profound Yi Tianzong from the very beginning.

If he could, he would rather... After Ye Ximing finished his account, Ye Qingxuan sighed faintly:

"I didn't expect that the once vibrant Ye family would have fallen into a tiny Ye Family Village; this is my fault!"

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Ye Ximing shook his head slightly and said:

"When the Ye family perished, Ancestor was far away in the Profound Yi Tianzong; this is not Ancestor's fault!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan glanced at Ye Ximing and slowly said:

"You don't understand!"

Back then, he had been too timid and overly cautious, to the point that a moment of negligence had caused the Ye family to unexpectedly head toward destruction.

Otherwise, with his strength at that time, how could the Ye family have been destroyed by a mere Void Penetration Realm Green Demon?

However, Ye Qingxuan was not prepared to say more about this. Seeing the confusion in Ye Ximing's eyes, Ye Qingxuan changed the subject:

"Since you call me Ancestor, I will give you two choices."

"The first is for you to join the Profound Yi Tianzong. Regardless of your talent, in addition to the resources the Ye family is entitled to, I, your ancestor, will expend extra resources to ensure you reach the Void Penetration Realm."

"The second is for you to take the resources I provide and leave the Profound Yi Tianzong to rebuild the Ye family in the outside world."

Regarding this second choice, Ye Qingxuan did not give Ye Ximing any promises, but all of this was merely a small test for Ye Ximing.

If Ye Ximing chose the second option, the resources Ye Qingxuan could provide him would only be more, not less.

Hearing the two choices given by Ye Qingxuan, Ye Ximing did not hesitate and responded firmly: "Reporting to Ancestor, Ximing chooses to go to the outside world to rebuild the Ye family."

"No regrets?"

"No regrets!"

Facing Ye Qingxuan's repeated questioning, Ye Ximing's gaze remained firm from beginning to end, and he thought to himself:

"Ye Family Village gave birth to me and raised me. Village Chief Grandfather and Grandfather Xuanyun both view me as the Ye family's last hope and treat me extremely well. How could I join the Profound Yi Tianzong and abandon the Ye family?"

Compared to joining the Profound Yi Tianzong, he hoped even more to be able to lead the clansmen of Ye Family Village to rise again and bring hope to everyone in the village.

If he hadn't always had this thought in his heart.

He would have already found the Profound Yi Tianzong's testing point in Linghai Province City back then, exposed his talent, and joined the Profound Yi Tianzong directly.

Why would he have gone to such great lengths to come to the Profound Yi Tianzong himself? In the stone pavilion, Ye Qingxuan looked at the firm-eyed Ye Ximing and said with great gratification:

"Good, in this regard, I, your ancestor, am not as good as you!"

However, times were different now. If he had chosen to stay in the Ye family and develop slowly back then, perhaps he would have already vanished along with the Ye family's destruction.

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Ye Ximing lowered his head and responded:

"Ximing is terrified. Ancestor's every aspect should be the direction for Ximing to learn from!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingxuan laughed dumbly and stopped continuing this topic, shaking his head slightly: "Since you have made this choice, as the Ye family ancestor, I will naturally support you vigorously!"

As he spoke, Ye Qingxuan's heart stirred.

The next second, Ye Zhaoheng, who had been stabilizing his cultivation in the Qingxuan Dongxuan Fudi, was moved by Ye Qingxuan into the stone pavilion.

Sensing the change in the surrounding environment, Ye Zhaoheng was startled at first, but relaxed after seeing Ye Qingxuan, and bowed respectfully:

"Young Master!"

Years had passed, and Ye Zhaoheng, who had already understood the power of rules and switched to cultivating the Blessed Cultivation·Self Dao.

Under Ye Qingxuan's massive supply of resources, he had finally succeeded in his tribulation not long ago and successfully broken through to the Void Penetration Realm.

Facing Ye Zhaoheng's salute, Ye Qingxuan nodded slightly:

"No need for formalities!"

Then he introduced to Ye Zhaoheng: "That brat outside the stone pavilion is a descendant of the Ye family's survivors, the new head of the Ye family!"

Then he looked at Ye Ximing and introduced him:

"This is one of my attendants, Ye Zhaoheng. Counting it up, Zhaoheng is also an ancestor of the Ye family."

Hearing this, Ye Ximing was surprised and was just about to bow to Ye Zhaoheng.

But he didn't expect Ye Zhaoheng to speak first:

"Zhaoheng will only be the Young Master's attendant in this life; you do not need to call me Ancestor!"

Hearing this, Ye Ximing, who was just about to bow, was suddenly at a loss.

Just as Ye Ximing was at a loss, Ye Qingxuan already said with a light laugh:

"Zhaoheng, with your current cultivation, you are worthy of this brat calling you Ancestor!"

As he spoke, Ye Qingxuan tossed the token at his waist to Ye Zhaoheng and instructed: "You take Ximing to the Profound Yi Tianzong's Myriad Things Hall later and let him choose the basic resources he wants to take back."

"After the basic resources are exchanged, you bring him back."

"Yes, Young Master!"

After instructing Ye Zhaoheng, Ye Qingxuan looked at Ye Ximing again and pondered:

"For this first time, I will give you a quota of 100 million contribution points. You can choose whatever basic resources you want to exchange for!"

"100 million contribution points?"

"Not bad. 100 million contribution points of the Profound Yi Tianzong are equivalent to 100 million lower-grade spirit stones, but they are more valuable than 100 million lower-grade spirit stones in the outside world."

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's explanation, Ye Ximing widened his eyes unconsciously and said in shock: "Worth 100 million lower-grade spirit stones? So many?"

Wasn't it said that his Ye family ancestor was merely a blessed cultivation disciple of the Profound Yi Tianzong?

Are the Profound Yi Tianzong's blessed cultivation disciples this wealthy?

As his thoughts raced, Ye Ximing seemed to suddenly think of something. He looked at Ye Qingxuan in disbelief and asked with a tremor: "Ancestor, could it be that you are the Ancestor of Blessed Cultivation whose name was transmitted across the realm by the Sound of Heaven and Earth?"

Looking at Ye Ximing's shocked appearance, Ye Qingxuan laughed lightly and nodded slightly:

"Hahaha, not bad, I, your ancestor, am the Ancestor of Blessed Cultivation."

"Go! Remember not to exchange for a defensive formation; I will personally prepare the Ye family's defensive formation!"

Subsequently, at Ye Qingxuan's signal, Ye Zhaoheng took Ye Ximing, who had not yet recovered from his shock, and left this place.

(Author's excuse: the author is not intentionally padding the word count.

I just want to build the world under my pen to be as complete and realistic as possible. When describing certain things, I subconsciously try to make the process a closed loop from multiple angles, trying to have as few unreasonable plot points as possible.

As for the slow update speed, um... the author admits this, hahaha.) (End of chapter)