Eagle's Distress Peak.
Ye family's residence.
Early in the morning, Ye Kong, who was dressed casually, sat cross-legged on a stone platform in the back garden of the ancestral residence. He closed his eyes and breathed in and out, adjusting his breath.
It had been nearly half a month since he returned to the ancestral residence. Although his injuries had improved, he still had not fully recovered.
During the Demon Slaying Conference, because he was eager to save his son, he forcefully activated his vitality. His emotions were agitated, causing his internal organs to be damaged.
He cultivated innate vitality, not spiritual energy. Once his internal organs were damaged, it was equivalent to damaging his foundation. Naturally, he would not be able to recover in a short period of time.
Ye Kong, who had always been calm, was somewhat anxious about his injuries.
Now that the Ye family had returned to the Great Ming Dynasty, there were many things waiting to be done. Not only did he have to revitalize the family, but he also had to help the crown prince build the Bronze Men Army to fight against Matsumoto Takeyoshi's Black Feather Army. There were too many things to do.
However, with his current weak body, he could not even walk for a long time. How could he help the crown prince fight against Matsumoto Takeyoshi?
In addition, his father, Ye Yun, was seriously injured. Because of the Burning Heavens Diagram, his life was stolen by ten years, so his injuries were several times more serious than his. Although his beloved son, Ye Fan, had a sudden increase in his cultivation, his inner demon had appeared. He had even become the ruler of the Demon World!
He did not know how far Ye Fan would develop in the future. Would he really become a bloodthirsty demon king like what Diao Suanzi had said?
"Pfft …"
Ye Kong was worried about his loving father and beloved son. He was also anxious about the matter of the Bronze Men Army. This caused his thoughts to run wild. His meridians and vitality were in chaos, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Big Brother!"
The scene of Ye Kong spitting out blood was discovered by Ye Chen, who happened to walk into the back garden.
When he saw this, he tiptoed and used his movement technique to rush to Ye Kong. He reached out to help Ye Kong.
Ye Kong and Ye Yun were seriously injured. The affairs of the Bronze Men Army and the entire Ye family were all managed by him.
With blood at the corner of his mouth, Ye Kong waved his hand at Ye Chen, indicating that he was fine.
"Big Brother, how are you?" Ye Chen anxiously asked Ye Kong.
"I'm fine." Ye Kong wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said weakly, "With my current body, I'm afraid I can't help you."
"Big Brother, why are you doing this?" Ye Chen anxiously said to Ye Kong, "The Ye Clan has me now. Big Brother, you just need to focus on recuperating."
He knew that because Ye Kong was too anxious, he failed to heal his injuries and suffered instead.
"I'm like a cripple right now. I can only do what I can," Ye Kong said as he slowly stood up from the stone platform, "I'm going to check the meteorite that the Crown Prince sent over and see if it matches what's on the list."
In the past ten days, the Crown Prince had already sent people to secretly collect the meteorite according to the list that Ye Chen and Ye Yun had made in the Mongolian Empire to continuously send the meteorite to the Ye Clan's ancestral home.
"Big Brother, rest well. I'll do this." Ye Chen supported the pale-faced Ye Kong and said anxiously.
"Let me do something. That way I'll feel better." Ye Kong turned his head to look at Ye Chen and said faintly.
Ye Chen frowned after hearing this and slowly let go of Ye Kong's hand.
What he said was right. Asking him to do some simple things might be able to calm him down temporarily, so that he wouldn't let his thoughts run wild and get angry.
Night Sky weakly stepped forward and slowly walked towards the warehouse that contained the meteorite iron.
"Sigh …" Ye Chen looked at the figure that was disappearing into the night sky and let out a long sigh.
His big brother had always been pure and his heart was like still water. But he could never give up on his family.
"Cough, cough, cough …" Ye Kong coughed as he arrived in front of the warehouse. He opened the hidden door and entered the warehouse.
Inside the warehouse, there were hundreds of wooden cabinets of various sizes. The cabinets had yellow seals with the royal insignia. Inside were all extremely rare meteorites that fell from the sky.
Ye Kong opened the cabinets one by one and took out the list. He inspected the meteorite that was used to create the armor and weapons of the Bronze Men.
The meteorite was indeed personally supervised by the Crown Prince. Every piece of meteorite was top notch in terms of color, weight, type, and purity.
Ye Kong nodded his head in satisfaction.
With these things, he could definitely create an army of Bronze Men and weapons that could fight against the Black Feather Army.
"Eldest Young Master, there's someone outside who wants to see you."
As Ye Kong was inspecting the meteorite in the cabinets, Huang Shou-yi's voice sounded from outside the hidden door.
When the Ye Family retreated to the Mongolian Empire, Ye Yun arranged for Huang Shou-yi to stay in a secret place. He instructed him to disguise himself and conceal his identity. He was not to reveal his identity unless he saw the Ye Family.
Huang Shou-yi obeyed Ye Yun's arrangement and stayed in that secret place. He never went out.
He only returned to the Ye Family's ancestral home when he heard that the Ye Family had been rehabilitated by the Imperial Court.
"Cough, cough, cough …" Ye Kong coughed as he replied. "I'm not seeing him."
Ever since the Ye Family's reputation was restored, many people from the Jianghu who avoided the Ye Family came to visit Ye Kong.
Especially after the battle at the Demon Slaying Conference, Ye Kong's Ethereal Sword Art became even more famous. Many people came here because of its fame, wanting to see its elegance.
As for these people, Ye Kong never met them.
"But Eldest Young Master, the person who came said that you won't see others, but you will definitely see him." Huang Shou-yi said from outside the door.
"Cough, cough, cough … Who is it?" Ye Kong casually asked as he inspected the meteorite.
"It's … It's a beggar." Huang Shou-yi replied.
Huang Shou-yi knew that Ye Kong learned the Ethereal Swordsmanship from a beggar.
This was also why he didn't chase the beggar away and instead told Ye Kong about it.
"Beggar?" Ye Kong heard this and immediately raised his head with a shocked expression.
"Yes." Huang Shou-yi replied, "He said that the Eldest Young Master invited him to drink at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant …"
Rumble …
Before Huang Shou-yi could finish speaking, the granite stone door opened with a loud bang. A pale Ye Kong quickly walked out with a face full of excitement.
"Where is this person now?" Ye Kong anxiously asked Huang Shou-yi.
"He's just outside the door." Huang Shou-yi replied.
When Ye Kong heard Huang Shou-yi's words, he immediately ignored his injuries and jogged towards the door.
The person outside the door was none other than his master who taught him the Ethereal Swordsmanship and Xiantian Yuan Qi!
Ye Kong coughed violently as he arrived in front of the door. With great difficulty, he slowly opened the heavy door.
Outside the door, a sloppy beggar with disheveled hair and a dirty face was lying on the steps of the door.
The beggar looked to be in his fifties. The clothes on his body were tattered and dirty. Around him, a few flies were flying around, buzzing.
However, even so, the old beggar's eyes were shining brightly, surrounded by essence and cold light.
At this moment, the old beggar who was lying on the ground was holding his head with one hand and a wine gourd in the other. He squinted his eyes and gulped down wine.
"Disciple Ye Kong greets Master!"
Seeing his master whom he had not seen for more than twenty years, Ye Kong tidied up his clothes. His knees went soft and he knelt in front of the old beggar. He respectfully kowtowed three times.
"How many years has it been since we last met?" The old beggar asked as he drank and looked at Ye Kong who was kneeling in front of him.
"Replying to Master, disciple has already bid farewell to Master for twenty-five years." Ye Kong raised his head and replied respectfully.
"Twenty-five years, time really flies." The old beggar said with a hiccup.
"Master, have you been well all these years?" Ye Kong asked the old beggar.
"Your Master has been well. I can eat two roast geese and three jars of good wine for a meal." The old beggar smiled at Ye Kong. "But disciple, your internal organs are damaged, and your Yuan Qi is exhausted. You can't even stand properly."
"Disciple's skills are not good enough. I've let Master down." Ye Kong kowtowed and said with tears in his eyes.
"Good disciple, this is not your fault. Get up quickly."
As the old beggar said this, his figure disappeared into thin air. Then he instantly stood in front of Ye Kong and stretched out his hand to help Ye Kong up.
"Master …" After getting up, Ye Kong was choked with sobs and could not say anything.
"Ye Kong, Master has two things to do this time." The old beggar smiled and said to Ye Kong, "The first thing is to heal your injuries."
As the old beggar said this, he quickly grabbed a few flies that were buzzing around his head.
Shua …
A fly was held in the old beggar's hand.
"Come, eat this elixir." The old beggar stretched out his hand in front of Ye Kong and spread out his five fingers.
Buzz …
As the old beggar spread out his hand, a few dazzling golden lights shot out from his palm. It was dazzling!
In the blink of an eye, that green-headed fly turned into a golden elixir the size of a soybean!
"Yes, Master." Ye Kong took the elixir from the old beggar's hand and swallowed it.
Buzz …
Just as Ye Kong swallowed the elixir, a dazzling golden light appeared from above his head!
In an instant, Ye Kong's entire head turned golden!
Hua …
As the elixir went down Ye Kong's throat and into his stomach, the golden light slowly flowed down. In the blink of an eye, Ye Kong's entire body was filled up!
At this moment, Ye Kong had turned into a golden man made of light!
Ye Kong only felt a strong and vigorous heat surging through his eight extraordinary meridians. In an instant, it circulated around his body and finally gathered in his Sea of Qi!
His five viscera and six bowels that were heavily injured had recovered and were even better than before!
In an instant, Ye Kong's injuries were healed and he was surrounded by golden light!
He looked at the changes in his body in disbelief. He was so shocked that he couldn't say a word.
At this moment, he wasn't as simple as recovering from a serious illness. His Sea of Qi was full and he had strength in his body!
"This Nine Yang Elixir has been with me for more than two hundred years. It has been useless. Today, I'll give it to you to gather spiritual energy." The old beggar looked at Ye Kong, who was surrounded by golden light, and said with a smile.
"More than two hundred years? Master, are you … "
When Ye Kong heard what the old beggar said, he was stunned and tongue-tied!
"It's been more than twenty years. It's time to tell you my true identity." The old beggar smiled and said, "My Taoist name is Yu Jizi. I resigned from my family and became a monk at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. Two hundred years later, I achieved great merit and ascended. As I didn't like the complicated celestial rules of the Heaven Realm, I became an immortal. When I was at Mount Longhu, I saw that you were eager to learn from me. You were kind and benevolent, so I made an exception and took you in as my disciple. I taught you swordplay. "
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