Ye Zhong is the first Elder of the Ye Clan.
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He at first wanted to marry his granddaughter Ye Xin Lan in Cao Clan in order to preserve the elder seat in the Pill Tower.[1]
When Ye Xin Lan came with Xiao Yan to the Ye Clan, Ye Zhong was very rude toward Xiao Yan as he didn't believe he could help his clan.
After seeing Xiao Yan was surrounded by strong people and he is great in alchemy, he accepts Xiao Yan to represent them in qualifications held by Pill Tower. And moreover after Gu Clan, although he doesn't know who they were, came to help Xiao Yan fight Hall of Souls and Ice River Valley. He Became extremely courteous towards him, fulfilling his every needs and not even minding the damages caused by the fight.
There Xiao Yan didn't disappoint him as he won first places in all competitions and on that way Ye Clan stayed as one of the Pill Tower's Five Great Clans.