Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Ye Xuefan’s cave dwelling was also situated at the summit of Celestial Shadow Peak. Due to the advancement of the Spirit Vein, both Celestial Shadow Peak and Earth Shadow Peak were continuously growing taller. Outside the cave dwelling, without an Array set up, everything would be covered in pristine white snow.

Ye Xuefan was different from Ye Jingcheng; he did not have a Spirit Medicine Garden or a Spiritual Apricot Tree in his courtyard, so naturally, he hadn’t set up any specialized Arrays. He had merely planted some winter plum blossoms. As they bloomed in the snow, a sense of cold, proud elegance naturally emanated from them.

At this moment, Ye Xuefan walked out of his cave dwelling, his face beaming with joy. Although his Cultivation was still at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, he had already switched to cultivating the Celestial Chess Soul Disc Spirit Manual.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, a chessboard-like Soul Disc had now condensed. One shouldn’t underestimate this Soul Disc—it had elevated his Divine Sense to the Late Stage of Golden Core, nearly approaching Golden Core Peak. While the Ye Family had some Treasures and Spirit Pills that could enhance Soul Power, those could at most make his Divine Sense slightly stronger than ordinary people. To exceed his current Golden Core Realm by an entire minor stage, he would need an extraordinary encounter. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to achieve.

Yet, this Cultivation Technique allowed him to achieve exactly that effect, even with his Middle Grade Golden Core. Moreover, unlike most Cultivation Techniques that focused on spells, this one placed a heavier emphasis on the soul. Combined with the fact that he was an Array Master, as long as he prepared in advance, he could absolutely catch his opponents off guard in both defensive and offensive sieges.

The only pity was that his Golden Core was merely a Middle Grade Golden Core. This realization left him feeling somewhat helpless.

However, there was nothing he could do about it now. His pre-Golden Core Cultivation Technique did not excel at Condensing True Essence, and since the family urgently needed Golden Core Battle Power at the time, he hadn’t spent enough time polishing his foundation. Fortunately, a Middle Grade Golden Core still retained a sliver of hope for reaching the Nascent Soul realm. If he had formed a Lower Grade Golden Core, he would be just like a Fake Pill Cultivator, with absolutely no hope for the Nascent Soul realm in this lifetime.

”Congratulations on the great advancement in your Cultivation, Uncle Xuefan.” At this moment, Ye Jingcheng’s Transmission echoed from afar as he and Chu Yanqing arrived together in the distance.

Ye Xuefan couldn’t help but smile.

”I merely succeeded in switching my cultivation and made a slight breakthrough in my Divine Soul. It’s nothing worth mentioning!” Ye Xuefan shook his head and invited the two to sit down beside him.

The snowy ground, winter plum blossoms, and stone table created a rather charming atmosphere. Ye Xuefan began to brew some Spirit Tea. The tea was only Tier Three Yunfu Tea. Although Ye Jingcheng had given him Longevity Tea and Mingxin Tea, elders like him, who were used to being frugal, rarely drank Tier Four Spirit Tea on ordinary days. Many times, Ye Jingcheng had even seen Ye Xuefan serving Tier Two Spirit Tea to host fellow family members. Bringing out Tier Three Yunfu Tea was already considered a generous gesture.

As the tea mist curled upward, it formed the shape of a small misty dragon in the snowy landscape. After finishing two cups of tea, Ye Xuefan asked about the situation in the Eastern Domain Yan Kingdom. For the older generation of family members, let alone being in Seclusion for a long time, even a few days of Seclusion would leave them worried about the family’s safety.

When he learned that the Ye Family had killed Master Golden Armor and obtained the legacy of Celestial Desolate, Ye Xuefan worried slightly that the Cultivation Technique might contain a Dao Seed. However, seeing that Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingyu had already taken that into consideration, his face lit up with joy once more.

After chatting for a while, the sky began to darken. Ye Jingcheng then took out a Jade Box.

”Uncle Xuefan, inside are some Spirit Pills I’ve refined over the years. Please accept them as a gift.”

”These are...”

The Spirit Pills inside the Jade Box sparkled with Golden Light. They looked somewhat similar to Gold Condensing Pills, but their color and scent were different. When Ye Xuefan thought of a matching Spirit Pill, he didn’t dare to be certain.

”Uncle Xuefan, it is exactly as you think—the Little Golden Returning Pill,” Ye Jingcheng replied.

Over the years of cooperating with Medicine King Valley, the Ye Family had acquired quite a lot of Spirit Medicines. While Tier Five Spirit Medicines were difficult to exchange for, Tier Four Spirit Medicines were much easier to obtain. Although the Little Golden Returning Pill could elevate the quality of a Golden Core, it was still classified as a Tier Four Spirit Pill. Furthermore, since Ye Jingcheng had acquired a Tier Five Pill Furnace Treasure, he succeeded on his second refining attempt. His second batch even yielded a full three pills.

However, among the Ye Family’s current Golden Core Cultivators, only Ye Xuefan possessed a Middle Grade Golden Core; the rest all had Upper Grade Golden Cores. For them, the Little Golden Returning Pill would serve no purpose. Therefore, Ye Jingcheng gave two of the three Little Golden Returning Pills to Ye Xuefan. After all, the success rate of using the Little Golden Returning Pill to upgrade a Lower Grade Golden Core to a Middle Grade one was relatively high, but upgrading from Middle Grade to Upper Grade carried a significant risk of failure.

”One pill is enough,” Ye Xuefan said.

”Please keep the other one as well, Uncle Xuefan. This is just a Tier Four Spirit Pill. As long as we gather enough Spirit Medicines, I can refine as many as I want in the future,” Ye Jingcheng said, waving his hand as he prepared to leave.

He wasn’t bragging. Once the Red Flame Fox achieved its breakthrough, Ye Jingcheng’s Alchemy Skill would undoubtedly improve significantly, making the refinement of the Little Golden Returning Pill a trivial matter.

Next, Ye Jingcheng originally planned to visit the Clan Study Hall, but at that exact moment, he sensed an excited Divine Soul thought transmitting from the Six-Colored Cloud Deer within his Grotto Heaven.

Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but feel a surge of delight. Following closely behind the Golden Scale Beast, the Six-Colored Cloud Deer had reached the Golden Core Peak and was evidently preparing to enter Seclusion to break through to Tier Five. Once all three of them broke through, the Ye Family would have a full six Nascent Soul Combat Powers. Whether facing the upcoming upheavals in the Eastern Domain or traveling to the Earth Immortal Realm in the future, his chances of success would greatly increase.

After informing Chu Yanqing, the two returned to their cave dwelling, and Ye Jingcheng stepped directly into the Grotto Heaven.

Inside the Grotto Heaven, the Spiritual Energy had increased significantly once again, naturally resulting in explosive growth for the Spirit Medicines within. The Blood Spring now condensed a larger volume of bloody liquid each year. As for the Nine Curves Spirit Ginseng’s Ginseng Seedling, it had already reached a medicinal age of a thousand years a decade ago, and now stood at one thousand one hundred years. All the remaining Blood Spring water was used by Ye Jingcheng to cultivate the Celestial Heart Silkworm Grass.

Even though he had another Nine Curves Spirit Ginseng’s Ginseng Whisker gifted by True Monarch Qingling right beside it, Ye Jingcheng hadn’t force-grown it, opting instead to carefully nurture it with Treasure Light. The Celestial Heart Silkworm Grass was the primary ingredient for the Earth Dragon Pill. For the Ye Family, successfully refining the Earth Dragon Pill first could allow the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor’s bloodline to advance once more, which might even help the latter break through to the Late Stage of Fifth Tier. Naturally, there could be no delays in this matter.

Ye Jingcheng didn’t linger on the Spirit Medicines. His gaze quickly shifted to the Six-Colored Cloud Deer. At this moment, the deer’s entire body shimmered with six-colored light. Its aura had reached Tier Four Peak, only a sliver away from Tier Five. It held its neck high, its expression still carrying a hint of pride. Among all the Ye Family’s Spirit Beasts, the Six-Colored Cloud Deer looked down on every single one of them. Of course, whenever Ye Jingcheng cast his gaze its way, it would slightly lower its deer head. Especially now, seeing Ye Jingcheng made the Six-Colored Cloud Deer indescribably excited. After all, this concerned its breakthrough to Tier Five.

Ye Jingcheng walked up and infused the Six-Colored Cloud Deer with Treasure Light before taking out a few Wood Attribute Spirit Pills, one of which was even a Tier Five Wood Attribute Spirit Pill.

Unfortunately, Ye Jingcheng did not have any more Nascent Soul Pills at the moment. He had taken one of the two Nascent Soul Pills himself, and the Golden Scale Beast had consumed the other. As for the remaining Nascent Soul Pill, it had been shared between the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and the Red Flame Fox.

”YOO YOO! Thank you, Master!” Having swallowed the Spirit Pills, the Six-Colored Cloud Deer let out continuous high-pitched cries.

However, Ye Jingcheng’s brow furrowed slightly.

Although the Six-Colored Cloud Deer possessed excellent talent, second only to the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and the Red Flame Fox, it ultimately lacked the support of a Nascent Soul Treasure Medicine. There was still a certain possibility of failure. If it failed, it would not only be a severe blow to the Demon Beast but might also hinder its future potential.

With this in mind, Ye Jingcheng began to take out his Array Banners, along with five Tier Four Wood Hearts and Wood Souls from Wood Demons. When he made his own breakthrough, he had prepared numerous methods. However, because he had the Nascent Soul Pill, Chenjing Jade, Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and other aids, he had saved his Five Demons Nascent Soul Secret Technique.

Although the Secret Technique explicitly stated it was meant to assist Cultivators in breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, Ye Jingcheng believed that the Six-Colored Cloud Deer, being a Wood Attribute Spirit Beast, should be an even better fit. Therefore, he wanted to give it a try.

Currently, the only Ye Family members awaiting a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul realm were Uncle Xuecang, who was breaking through to the Late Stage of Golden Core, and Chu Yanqing, who was about to reach the same stage. As for the rest, they were still a long way off. They could entirely afford to wait until the Red Flame Fox came out of Seclusion for Ye Jingcheng to refine more Nascent Soul Pills. That would be much safer and carry a higher chance of yielding multiple Nascent Soul Pills.

As for the Five Demons Nascent Soul Secret Technique, the Ye Family could always purchase the Origin Wood Hearts of Wood Demon Demon Kings in the future.

The Five Demons Nascent Soul Secret Technique wasn’t difficult to set up, and since Ye Jingcheng had already prepared it once before, he finished arranging it very quickly. The five Spirit Wood Origins were placed in a pentagonal formation, condensing into five Spirit Shadows that occupied five distinct positions. Two of those Beast Shadows were even the Spirit Shadows of the Celestial Crow Ancient Tree. Under Ye Jingcheng’s command, the Six-Colored Cloud Deer stepped onto the Spirit Mountain that contained a pure Wood Attribute Spirit Vein.

The Five Demons Nascent Soul Secret Technique wouldn’t activate immediately; it would only be triggered right when the Six-Colored Cloud Deer was on the verge of breaking through.

Although Ye Jingcheng had already given instructions to the Six-Colored Cloud Deer, he still summoned Peach Wood and the Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven. He taught them the incantation to activate the Array, ensuring that even if he weren’t present, the two of them could help trigger it.

As for the breakthrough itself, since the Grotto Heaven now possessed a Tier Five Spiritual Vein, Ye Jingcheng no longer needed to make it undergo the breakthrough in the Desert Sea. However, when it came time for Crossing the Tribulation, they would still need to return to the Desert Sea. Otherwise, a Tier Four Stone Spirit’s Grotto Heaven truly wouldn’t be able to withstand the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation.

Once everything was properly arranged, Ye Jingcheng let out a long breath of relief.

”Congratulations, Master, on adding another fierce Nascent Soul warrior to your ranks! In the future, breaking through to Divinity Transformation and unifying the Eastern Domain and Central Domain will be just around the corner...” Seeing that the Six-Colored Cloud Deer was also about to break through, Peach Wood couldn’t help but endlessly flatter him. However, its eyes were filled with envy and hope. It was obvious that it was waiting for Ye Jingcheng to give it some Spirit Pills so it could break through sooner.

”Whenever you manage to catch up to Stone Spirit, that will be enough to give me peace of mind,” Ye Jingcheng said, shooting Peach Wood a dry look.

The Stone Spirit Grotto Heaven had once again pulled ahead of Peach Wood by quite a margin and was estimated to break through to the Late Stage of Fourth Tier soon. Peach Wood’s Breaking Array methods were still incredibly important to the Ye Family. Therefore, Ye Jingcheng had never skimped on providing Peach Wood with various Wood Spirit Liquids and Treasure Light. Yet, it still couldn’t compare to Stone Spirit.

However, its bootlicking skills were certainly growing stronger by the day.

As for unifying the Eastern Domain and Central Domain... he had never once entertained such a thought.