ATPnovel Chapter 215: Ye Chongli Passes Away
Chapter 215: Ye Chongli Passes Away
On the seventh day after Yang Jiuli received the medicinal materials.
July 18th.
Ye Chongli passed away peacefully.
A fiery cloud rose into the sky, and a stream of fire fell down, making Lingxiu Peak dazzlingly beautiful.
Fire Ganoderma lucidum grows in that mountain stream.
Many fire-attribute spirit essences appeared out of nowhere.
Lingxi Peak and Lingxiu Peak are nearly ten miles apart, and Yang Jiuli also sensed that fluctuation.
He released his divine sense and sensed the outside world.
"The foundation of immortality dissipates, and 200 years have vanished like smoke... If one does not attain the Great Dao, it will all be in vain."
Yang Jiuli whispered.
This scene filled him with emotion, and when he looked ahead, his gaze was firm and bright.
That heart that sought the Great Way grew even more resolute.
A month ago, Ye Chongli had a heart-to-heart talk with him and recounted many past events.
It has the youthful vigor and the satisfaction of success.
When he spoke of his later years, his words were filled with regret.
Yang Jiuli had seen far too many of these regrets and remorseful feelings!
Even in his previous two lives, he had endless regrets and wished he hadn't done it.
Now reborn, he remains steadfast in his Daoist resolve and forges ahead without hesitation.
……
Ye Chongli passed away peacefully.
He sat cross-legged on a red-fire stone platform in the cave, and when he left, his face appeared peaceful and serene.
The strange phenomenon alarmed the entire Ye clan territory.
The protective formation of Lingxiu Peak has long been removed.
Streaks of light streaked across the sky, flying in from all directions.
The one leading them was Ye Laoliu, Ye Cangliu.
He piloted a second-class flying boat engraved with "Heavenly Heart Orchid" and landed outside Ye Chongli's villa with Ye Yifan in tow.
The two jumped off the airship.
As soon as he landed, he looked at the courtyard gate in front of him.
At this moment, the courtyard gate was open, and the formation had already been removed.
A quick scan with his divine sense revealed that the gate to the cave behind the courtyard was also open.
Clearly, Ye Chongli had a premonition before his death and removed the formation in advance.
Seeing this, Ye Yifan's eyes flashed, and he looked at Ye Cangliu beside him, saying, "Father...Grandpa..."
"Let's go..." Ye Cangliu didn't say much, but simply rode the wind through the courtyard and arrived at the entrance of the cave behind the courtyard.
Ye Yifan followed.
The two arrived at the entrance of the cave.
And so it was seen that a fire lingzhi mushroom, about an inch tall, was growing at the entrance.
Several fire spirit flowers swayed nearby, their petals adorned with fiery blossoms.
Throughout the entire cave, streams of fire surged forth, their boundless spiritual energy incredibly pure, carrying the aura of Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"The foundation of immortality dissipates, the Dao returns to heaven and earth..." Ye Cangliu murmured, then flicked his sleeves, straightened his clothes, and strode into the cave.
Ye Yifan followed.
Inside the cave, flames still lingered, and fire-attribute flowers and plants grew in the crevices of the rocks. Fire lotuses bloomed in the spirit pool, shrouded in crimson light, making the cave dazzling and magnificent. For a moment, it was as if one had entered a transcendent realm.
Upon arriving at the cave, a small path comes into view.
There is a spirit pool on each of the left and right sides.
A few steps up, you'll find Ye Chongli's training ground, a stone platform carved from Crimson Fire Stone.
Ye Cangliu strode over and sensed with his divine sense that he saw Ye Chongli on the stone bed with his eyes closed and a peaceful expression on his face.
There was no life left in him.
However, a stream of fire emanated from his dantian.
This caused his robes to billow and flutter in the wind.
"Has he passed away?" Ye Cangliu murmured after sensing that his old father on the stone bed had no breath left.
He paused slightly, a hint of melancholy in his eyes, then breathed a sigh of relief, before a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Father, Father, Grandpa's 'Ink Jade Orchid' is gone!" At this moment, after scanning the cave with his divine sense, Ye Yifan frowned slightly and hurriedly shouted to his father, Ye Cangliu, in front of him.
"Gone? How could they be gone? Could someone have arrived at this cave before us?" Ye Cangliu asked calmly.
"That shouldn't be! We have a second-tier flying boat... Could it be that girl Xi Yu?" Ye Yifan said.
The Ye Xiyu sisters, who live on Lingxiu Peak, will likely be the first to know about this unexpected turn of events.
Ye Cangliu frowned.
"Grandpa's storage bag..." Ye Yifan's eyes flickered, and he immediately looked at Ye Chongli on the stone bed in front of him.
As his gaze swept across the room, Ye Cangliu had already flown to the bedside. With a flick of his hand, he grabbed the storage bag from Ye Chongli's waist and then released his divine sense to examine the contents of the storage bag.
"How is it, Father? How many spirit stones, precious medicines, and magical artifacts are inside?" Ye Yifan had already landed by the stone bed and was looking at Ye Cangliu.
His eyes sparkled with anticipation.
"Hmph, this old bastard only has a mere two thousand low-grade spirit stones inside... and that second-tier 'Crimson Cloud Ship'."
"Even his second-tier spiritual weapon, the 'Crimson Flame Spear,' is gone!"
Ye Cangliu's face darkened, and he said.
"Is that all the wealth you have?" Ye Yifan asked in surprise.
The old man has been in charge of the Ye family for over a hundred years, and as a second-level alchemist, his wealth should be much greater than that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator.
"He must have given those belongings to that girl Xiyu!" Ye Cangliu said with a gloomy face.
As he spoke, he tossed the storage bag to Ye Yifan.
Ye Yifan released his divine sense to investigate.
Upon discovering that, as his father had said, there were only a few valuables inside, his face darkened.
"Damn it, that old guy is so biased... If I had those spiritual artifacts, I could sell them and exchange them for Foundation Establishment spiritual items!"
Ye Yifan cursed.
He looked at Ye Chongli on the stone slab in front of him, gritting his teeth.
Ye Cangliu then swept his hand and took the storage bag from Ye Yifan's palm into his own.
The reason he showed it to Ye Yifan was because he was afraid the latter wouldn't believe it, which would cause a rift between father and son.
Although the amount of money is slightly less, it's still better to keep it in your own hands.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a whooshing sound rang out outside the cave.
However, members of the Ye clan arrived one after another.
Upon hearing the sound, Ye Cangliu moved his hand and put the storage bag into his pocket.
Subsequently, Ye Chongli's descendants entered the cave one after another.
Ye Chongli had seven sons.
He had four sons and three daughters.
Most of the daughters have already married out of the country.
He had four sons; the eldest, the fourth, and the seventh son all passed away before him.
The last one is the sixth one!
However, both the eldest and fourth sons have descendants.
Only the seventh son was left with two daughters.
at this time.
The eldest son, Ye Rui, brought his grandson, Ye Mingxuan, to the cave.
The fourth son, Ye Hong, brought his grandson, Ye Chenxuan, to the cave.
Both branches of the family have offspring, but they are all running clan businesses outside the clan and did not arrive immediately.
Only the descendants they value most will be kept in the clan and properly nurtured.
Similarly, the sixth son, Ye Cangliu, also had two sons, both of whom ran medicinal herb businesses outside the clan.
Only Ye Yifan, who possessed a near-middle-grade spiritual root, was taken in and carefully nurtured.
Of course, the reason they kept these offspring with them was also because they feared they might be ambushed and killed outside.
Ye Rui is over ninety years old, with white hair.
Ye Hong was also eighty-three years old, and they were all older than Ye Cangliu.
Upon arriving at the cave, the two first bowed to Ye Cangliu, saying, "Greetings, Sixth Uncle!"
"Greetings, Sixth Uncle..." Ye Mingxuan and Ye Chenxuan also bowed in greeting.
Seeing this, Ye Cangliu turned around, gestured to the crowd, and said, "No need for formalities!"
"Sixth Uncle, Grandpa..." Ye Rui, whose hair and beard were all white and whose eyes were beginning to become cloudy, asked carefully.
"Your grandfather has passed away!" Ye Cangliu looked down at the two old men below, his eyes filled with sorrow, and he choked up as he spoke.
"Grandpa... has passed away!" Ye Rui and Ye Hong staggered back, their eyes lifeless, looking utterly lost. Ye Mingxuan and Ye Chenxuan quickly helped the old man up, and then, with faces full of sorrow, they looked at the Firestone Collapse in front of them.
"Grandpa... Your unfilial grandson is late and has not been able to see you one last time. It is your unfilial grandson's fault..." Ye Rui hurriedly stepped forward.
Ye Mingxuan helped him forward, up the steps, and to the bedside.
Ye Hong also cried out in sorrow, and was helped forward by Ye Chenxuan.
Immediately, the two old people cried out in grief.
"Without you in charge, what will become of the Ye family?" Ye Rui cried out in sorrow, his eyes misty with tears.
"Your grandson is unfilial, unable to share your grandfather's burdens... and has only nurtured a Foundation Establishment seed." Ye Hong also cried out in sorrow.
It's clear they are genuinely worried and filled with uncertainty about the Ye family's future.
Ye Mingxuan and Ye Chenxuan were also crying out in grief.
Hearing the cries of these people, Ye Cangliu frowned, but he had no choice but to share their sorrow.
It took a good while before Ye Xiyu and Ye Zhirou arrived.
They were not inside the peak; they went to the herb garden.
"Grandpa..." Hearing the mournful cries from inside the cave, Ye Zhirou immediately went forward to the bedside, tears streaming down her face.
Ye Xiyu was also overcome with grief, and tears streamed down her face.
"Xi Yu, why did you take so long to arrive?" Ye Cangliu said with a stern face, "Your grandfather passed away peacefully, without anyone by his side. How lonely he must have been when he left?" He spoke with a questioning tone.
Beside them, Ye Rui and Ye Hong watched but remained silent. They knew that a Foundation Establishment cultivator would surely have a spiritual connection upon passing away.
The old man didn't inform us beforehand and summoned people here, so he must have wanted to leave quietly by himself... Ye Cangliu's question was clearly a deliberate attempt to make things difficult.
"Grandpa said he wanted to drink some freshly picked Yunwu Ling Tea... so we went to the herb garden to pick tea," Ye Xiyu said.
She said it with an indifferent expression.
There wasn't much emotional fluctuation.
"Did they go to the herb garden?" Ye Cangliu's eyes flickered.
"What happened to the 'Ink Jade Orchid' in Grandpa's cave? Did you pick it?" Ye Yifan questioned.
"We...we don't know either!" Ye Zhirou said.
She shrank back to Ye Xiyu, feeling fearful.
"I don't know?" Ye Yifan looked at Ye Xiyu.
"Grandpa's cave dwelling has always been averse to disturbances..." Ye Xiyu said indifferently. "My little sister and I haven't entered this cave dwelling for three years... As for 'Ink Jade Orchid,' I wonder who entered the cave dwelling first?"
"Furthermore, the storage pouch on Grandpa's waist seems to be missing. Who took it?"
She spoke in a cold voice, glancing at Ye Cangliu before looking at Ye Rui and Ye Hong.
"A storage bag?" Ye Rui and Ye Hong's eyes flickered, and they both looked at Ye Cangliu.
They were also moved.
There must be a considerable inheritance in the old man's storage bag.
But then it vanished without a trace.
The person who took the storage bag was naturally the first person to enter the cave.
"Why are you looking at my father? The cave door was wide open when we came in, and we don't know where the storage bag went."
Ye Yifan said.
Seeing this, Ye Rui and Ye Hong, though disbelieving, did not dare to ask to search the body.
After all, Ye Cangliu has a Foundation Establishment family backing him up, so he's not someone to mess with.
"Alright, the old man has passed away... Now it's time for the Ye family to choose a new head!" Ye Cangliu said.
"Head of the family!" Upon hearing this, Ye Rui and Ye Hong exchanged a glance.
Ye Xiyu looked indifferent.
"The old patriarch's will has arrived." At this moment, an old yet powerful voice rang out from outside the cave.
It turned out to be an elder of the Ye clan who flew in on the wind.
He stood suspended in mid-air outside the cave, but did not come in.
Seeing this, Ye Cangliu, Ye Rui, Ye Hong, and the others exchanged glances and then walked out of the cave and came outside.