Chapter 26: The Dissipated Mysterious Qi

  Ye Chen walked past the martial arts arena, and the Ah Li on Ye Chen's shoulder attracted everyone's attention.

  "Yè Chén gē, what's this? Is it a raccoon dog? Let me see?" Several girls from the family gathered around, they seemed to love Ah Li very much. A few of them stretched out their hands wanting to touch Ah Li.

  Squeak squeak, Ah Li's fur stood on end, revealing sharp teeth, looking fierce. Those girls were so scared that they withdrew their hands.

  The raccoon dog did not welcome them, so they could only leave uninterestingly.

  "This little leopard cat is so fierce!" they said in a tone of complaint as they walked.

  Ye Chen patted Ah Li's head and laughed: "Ah Li, look at you scaring people away."

  "Brother Ye Chen, good morning! Oh, this raccoon dog is so cute!" Ye Qing's clear voice rang in Ye Chen's ears.

  Ye Xi didn't reach out to touch A Li, her gaze lingered on A Li's body, with a very fond expression.

  A Li suddenly sat up, her clear eyes seeming to size up Ye Fei.

  After Ye Chen refined his divine soul, his senses seemed to be much sharper than usual. He suddenly noticed that the aura on Ye Lian was different from before.

  "Yehua's sister is cultivating at such a rapid pace, already at the 6th stage peak?" Ye Chen exclaimed in surprise. It had only been a short period of time since Yehua had cultivated from the 5th stage peak to the 6th stage peak, and he suspected that there must have been some extraordinary encounter. He keenly sensed that the jade pendant on Yehua's neck was emitting a gentle and pure power.

  "Uh-huh." Ye Qian nodded, she didn't expect Ye Chen to notice the change in her Xuan Qi so quickly. Although Ye Chen's current Xuan Qi level was only mid-sixth stage, his actual strength was probably far superior to hers, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to detect her Xuan Qi level so easily. Knowing that Ye Chen's strength had increased, Ye Qian felt even happier than when she herself had advanced in rank.

  A Li looked at Ye Qian's expression and suddenly fell silent.

  Ye Chen brought A Li, and Ye Qing walked into the cafeteria together to eat. He got a few pieces of meat for A Li, who picked them up with her small paws and started eating with relish. Even when eating meat, A Li's movements were leisurely and elegant, looking very good.

  "Chen Er, where did you catch this civet cat?" Ye Zhan Tian and others were usually eating on the other side. He saw the civet cat next to Ye Chen when he passed by, and was a bit curious, so he walked over.

  "Dad, it was he who ran into Yejia Fort by himself." Ye Chen's gaze fell on Ah Li, and he smiled.

  The raccoon dog also stopped eating meat, as if it was perking up its ears to listen to something.

  "This lynx cat is quite unusual, it actually has three tails. Generally, lynx cats are just beasts and can't even be considered as demon beasts. Is this lynx cat a first or second-grade demon beast?" Ye Zhantian asked in puzzlement.

  "The child doesn't know either." Ye Chen said, he was also somewhat curious about Ah Li's origins.

  "After I go back, I'll check the clan's records. You eat your meal." Ye Zhantian glanced at Ah Li, then turned and left.

  Even Father, who has seen and known so much, doesn't know the origin of Ah Li. Thinking about it, as long as Ah Li doesn't have any ill intentions towards me, that's enough; why bother inquiring further?

  Ye Qian was also curious and kept glancing at A Li, who didn't have any hostility towards Ye Qian but wasn't willing to let her touch its fur.

  After lunch, Ye Xie bid farewell to Ye Chen and went to practice alone.

  Ye Chen brought A Li to the blacksmith's shop in Ye Jia Bao.

  "Uncle Mo Yuan, can this thing be made?" Ye Chen asked, taking out a blueprint.

  Ye Mo was over forty years old, with a robust physique, and was a whole head taller than Ye Chen. He also belonged to the war generation and was Ye Chen's uncle, but he didn't have much talent for cultivation, only having a cultivation level of two or three stages, making him an ordinary clan member. However, he had a skilled ironwork craft, often helping the Ye family fortress forge weapons, bows, and other items. In his free time, he would also make farming tools.

  He took a look at Ye Chen's drawings, and after a moment of contemplation, he said, "It should be possible to make it, but the process is quite complicated. It will take at least seven or eight days, or even longer, to produce one."

  "Uncle Mo Yuan, can you help me forge a few more of these over the next few days? This thing is very important." Ye Chen said solemnly.

  Ye Mo looked at Ye Chen with a puzzled expression, he was perplexed, what could be done with such a round black iron ball? According to Ye Chen's description, the finished product would only be about the size of an egg. However, Ye Chen was now the successor of the Ye family and had a special status in the Ye family fortress, so it was likely that this thing was something the patriarch had asked him to make, he nodded immediately: "I'll try to make several more in the near future."

  "Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle." Ye Chen said sincerely.

  "Not at all." Seeing Ye Chen being so polite, Ye Mo felt a sense of relief. This new head of the family was indeed quite courteous to his clansmen.

  Ye Mo took the drawings Ye Chen gave him and began to study them.

  Coming out of the blacksmith's shop, Ali's gaze remained on Ye Chen's face, her big eyes full of curiosity, guessing that with its small brain, it couldn't figure out what the blueprint was for.

  Returning to his residence, Ye Chen continued to cultivate as he had in the past.

  "Alright, Ali, I'm going to meditate now, don't run around." Ye Chen patted Ali's head and said.

  The raccoon dog surprisingly seemed to understand, nodding its head, leaving Ye Chen in another astonishment.

  Ye Chen sat down cross-legged, starting to circulate the Xuan Qi. As he urged on the flying knives inside his body, a massive amount of Xuan Qi burst out from the knives. Ye Chen didn't need to expend much effort to absorb the Xuan Qi between heaven and earth, and his cultivation speed was several times or even dozens of times faster than that of ordinary cultivators.

  The Ah Li who was lying beside Ye Chen seemed to have suddenly felt something, a hint of divine light flashed in his eyes, he stood up, his eyes slightly closed, as if he had entered a meditative state.

  Ye Chen felt that the excess spiritual energy he couldn't absorb overflowed out of his body, and a part of it surged towards Ah Li. He opened his eyes in surprise and looked at Ah Li, who was also cultivating? After thinking for a moment, he didn't want to delve deeper into this question and entered a meditative state again.

  The aura absorbed by Ah Li is all the mysterious energy that he cannot absorb, and it has no effect on his cultivation.

  About two hours passed, Ye Chen felt that the Xuan Qi in his body had become a bit stronger. He opened his eyes and saw Ah Li still standing there quietly. It sensed that Ye Chen had finished his meditation and also opened its eyes.

  Ye Chen's gaze fell on Ali's buttocks, he lifted up Ali's three tails and found that Ali's fourth tail had grown a few more inches.

  "Ah Li, your fourth tail is longer." Ye Chen said in surprise, Ah Li was also cultivating just now, the more tails Ah Li has, the higher her cultivation?

  Also being teased by Ye Chen's tail, Alian was a bit shy and his fur turned bright red, but his reaction wasn't as intense as before.

  It's probably just gotten used to it after looking at it for a while.