Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Within a mysterious Secret Realm in Yanhui Commandery, the landscape was vast and boundless. Rolling peaks, meandering rivers, and countless towering Ancient Woods thrived within. These Ancient Woods were arranged in a specific sequence, forming distinct patterns. Viewed from the sky, the entire mountain range resembled a mysterious divination compass.

Scattered across the Spirit Mountain were numerous pavilions and Ancient Halls. Yet, as the breeze brushed by, the falling leaves made no sound, giving the place an air of deathly silence and desolation.

At the very center of the Spirit Mountain stood a dilapidated great hall. Above it, three bold characters were inscribed: Celestial Desolation Hall.

In the past, the Eight Desolates Sect was divided into exactly Eight Desolates: Celestial Desolate, Zhen Desolate, Talisman Desolate, Pill Desolate, Beast Desolate Wasteland, Sword Desolate, Kuihuang, and Artifact Desolate. Among them, the most mysterious was naturally the Celestial Desolate. During its absolute peak, it boasted a Late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator who was highly proficient in Divination and the arts of destiny and fortune. Thus, it remained the most enigmatic among the Eight Desolates.

In fact, many of the inheritances found on the Purple Peak of the Taiyi Sect originated from the Celestial Desolate. The Secret Realm they were currently in was exactly one of the former Secret Realms of the Celestial Desolate.

However, beneath the ruined hall lay a crimson Blood Pool. It constantly bubbled, exuding an exceptionally oppressive aura, as if some creature was about to emerge from its depths.

Beside the Blood Pool stood several figures clad in Spirit-Blocking Robes. They continuously tossed various unknown Essence Blood into the pool, along with peculiar Spirit Corpses. The moment these Spirit Corpses were submerged in the blood, they unleashed utterly ferocious roars. Their auras would also surge wildly, rocketing from the Early Stage of Third Rank to the Late Stage of Third Tier, and then from the Late Stage of Third Tier to the Early Stage of Fourth Tier...

Naturally, the main Cultivators standing by the Blood Pool belonged to the Celestial Corpse Sect. This entire setup was a trap jointly laid by the Celestial Corpse Sect and the Qinghe Sect. It was indeed the Celestial Desolate Secret Realm, but there was no inheritance to be found here. It was merely the empty shell of a Secret Realm, peppered with some Spirit Medicine. But to them, this was more than enough. As the descendants of the Beast Desolate Wasteland, the Ye Family was guaranteed to enter.

Master Golden Armor of the Celestial Corpse Sect was the one in charge of this ambush. He enjoyed quite a formidable reputation among the Eastern Domain Golden Cores. He possessed five Golden Armor Corpse Puppets, which he had acquired from a Secret Realm. Their power was immense; each Spirit Corpse wielded strength no less than the Late Stage of Golden Core. When they attacked together, even ordinary Cultivators at the Golden Core Peak would be no match for them. Coupled with his own Cultivation at the Golden Core Peak, he could absolutely run rampant and unchallenged within a Tier Four Secret Realm. This was the exact source of their confidence.

At this moment, however, Master Golden Armor cast an oddly deferential glance at a Blood Robe Cultivator standing nearby. The Blood Robe Cultivator did not conceal his face, revealing a visage of pure indifference. If Ye Jingcheng were here, he would undoubtedly recognize that this man looked exactly like True Monarch Chi Xue of the Penglai Sect.

The man pulled out a mirror and tossed it toward the Blood Pool. The mirror quickly sank into the blood. The next moment, an eerie transformation took place—the Blood Pool turned into a Spirit Pool. Spirit Liquid surged within, and Spiritual Mist drifted above it, making it look like the legendary Jasper Pool. Swathed in clouds and mist, it emanated an abundant Spirit Fragrance. Just a single glance was enough to clear the mind and brighten the eyes, making it seem as if some grand providence awaited inside.

The group was instantly overjoyed. Even they, who had personally watched the avatar of True Monarch Chi Xue toss the Magical Treasure inside, could barely spot any flaws in the illusion. Let alone the Ye Family Cultivators. Furthermore, the Ye Family Cultivators wouldn’t be able to inspect it closely from a distance.

”An Ancient Treasure!” Master Golden Armor couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy after seeing the mirror’s effects. Ordinary Treasures certainly couldn’t produce such power. Plus, since this was a Tier Four Secret Realm, the full might of a Tier Five Treasure couldn’t be unleashed, which meant the item could only be an Ancient Treasure. Even though he was incredibly powerful among Golden Core Cultivators, he severely lacked means to deal with the Nascent Soul realm. If he had an Ancient Treasure of his own, he wouldn’t even fear a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Naturally, alongside his envy, his confidence in slaughtering the Ye Family Members grew immensely.

The Ye Family’s rapid development over recent years had genuinely terrified the Celestial Corpse Sect. They had to do something to suppress the Ye Family’s rise. After all, Ye Jingcheng was far too mysterious. They still hadn’t figured out exactly how many entities with Nascent Soul Combat Power his family possessed. However, the Ye Family didn’t have many Golden Core True Masters on the surface. If they managed to kill a few of these True Masters, forget about future development—the Ye Family would struggle just to maintain control over the Tian Dao Sect.

Having a Nascent Soul Cultivator was indeed enough to dominate a region, but Nascent Soul Cultivators still needed time for their Cultivation, not to mention their limited lifespan. As for breaking through to Divinity Transformation? There were barely a dozen Divinity Transformation Cultivators in the entire Great Yu Realm. Furthermore, across all other factions and Loose Cultivators to this day, there were very few Late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, let alone Divinity Transformation Cultivators. Even if Ye Jingcheng possessed heaven-defying talent, all the Divinity Transformation Elixirs were tightly controlled by the Nine Great Immortal Sects. They simply didn’t believe he could succeed in breaking through to Divinity Transformation.

This operation to exterminate the Ye Family’s Golden Core Core Cultivators was a trap orchestrated by the Celestial Corpse Sect, the Qinghe Sect, and Penglai. The scheme was organized by True Monarch Chi Xue of Penglai, with the Celestial Corpse Sect acting as the assassins, and the Qinghe Sect acting as the scapegoat.

After all, the vast majority of Qinghe Sect Cultivators had already fled into the Qi and Lu Kingdoms to help resist the Beast Tide. Even if the Ye Family wanted revenge, they wouldn’t be able to carry it out. If the Ye Family decided to attack the Celestial Corpse Sect, they weren’t afraid either. They had already made full preparations. Engaging in Magical Combat at one’s own sect versus the enemy’s sect were two entirely different concepts. If Ye Jingcheng dared to bring his Demon Emperors to the Spirit Mountain of the Celestial Corpse Sect in the Chu Kingdom, they had the confidence to permanently bury several Nascent Souls right then and there. In that case, they might even be able to march up to Penglai Mountain and claim a massive reward.

”This time, you must ensure that several Ye Family Golden Cores are slain. Additionally, you absolutely must leave behind the Essence Blood and Demon Souls of their core Demon Kings,” the avatar of True Monarch Chi Xue ordered.

His Ancient Treasure mirror was named the Cyan Blood Mirror. Its primary function was Illusion Skills, and its secondary function was Imaging Deduction. The deduction effects were especially potent when one possessed the target’s Essence Blood. Over the years, it wasn’t as if the Penglai Sect hadn’t obtained the Ye Family’s Essence Blood for deductions, but every attempt had yielded absolutely nothing. There could only be two explanations for this: either the Ye Family truly had nothing special about them, or their secrets were astronomically massive. Now that they knew the Ye Family possessed Nascent Souls, the answer was naturally the latter.

Furthermore, within a mere century of the Ye Family nurturing the Earth Dragon Demon King, it had soared from the Late Stage of Fourth Tier to the Mid-stage Fifth Tier. On top of that, the Golden Lizard Transformed into a Flood Dragon. In their eyes, the family clearly possessed some extraordinary Treasure—perhaps it was that very Spirit Treasure from the past. They distinctly remembered that the Spirit Treasure took the form of a lotus platform.

True Monarch Chi Xue naturally wanted to obtain this Spirit Treasure and unearth its secrets. This was the exact reason why he had volunteered to take over True Monarch Tai Peng’s mission. However, the Ye Family Members were incredibly decisive. When faced with certain death, they would commit suicide without hesitation. Moreover, the Soul Bans on them were quite powerful. Even their disciples inside the Taiyi Sect were heavily guarded, making it completely impossible to get close to the core of the Ye Family. Because of this, he could only set his sights on the Ye Family’s High-Tier Demon Beasts. After all, the High-Tier Demon Beasts were bound to know many of the Ye Family’s secrets.

”Please rest assured, Senior. I will definitely bring the Treasure Mirror and the heads of the Ye Family Cultivators to see you,” Master Golden Armor said, repeatedly cupping his hands in respect. With an Ancient Treasure and an ambush set up, he was actually hoping that the Ye Family would send more people. That way, his harvest would be greater, and his chances of receiving a Nascent Soul Treasure Medicine from the Penglai Sect would significantly increase.

True Monarch Chi Xue’s avatar nodded slightly at this. He did not linger. Because of the Jinguang Temple’s existence, it was highly inconvenient for Penglai to intervene directly. Additionally, his current avatar wasn’t particularly strong. Staying behind wouldn’t serve much purpose. Moreover, due to the destruction of the Soul Split he had used for dao usurpation, the injuries to his Divine Soul had only recovered by about eighty percent.

Once True Monarch Chi Xue’s avatar vanished into the distance, the several Celestial Corpse Sect Golden Core Cultivators—along with the sole Qinghe Sect Golden Core—all concealed themselves beneath the Blood Pool. The great hall then returned to its former state, chillingly silent and entirely desolate.