Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Before long, the glow of dusk spilled over the peak, bathing the entire mountain in a resplendent golden hue.

True Monarch Qingchen and his people had already departed. Gang Winds swirled over the peak, and the thick stench of blood gradually began to fade.

The remaining cultivators finally felt a slight sense of relief. During this purge of cultivators, no one had asked who was right or wrong, nor had they asked for reasons.

It entirely depended on the attitudes of the various families when the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Penglai Sect had emerged earlier.

Among them, the Li family and the Jiang family had performed relatively well, so naturally, they were spared. However, Li Quanxian’s back was already drenched in cold sweat. Had his father not stopped him, he might have impulsively offered his loyalty as a blood pact just moments ago.

”Quanxian, focus more on your cultivation from now on,” Li Shangwu said from the side.

The implication was clear: the position of the Li family’s next patriarch would no longer fall to him.

Similar scenes played out among the other families. Those who had performed well earned the favor of their respective factions and might even receive heavy support in the future. Conversely, those who performed poorly would naturally be sidelined from their family’s core.

These small families and small forces had very little room for error. After all, a single misstep could doom the entire family.

”Everyone, you may head down the mountain. The Nascent Soul sermon and the auction will be postponed until further notice,” Ye Jingyu’s voice rang out across the peak.

With such a massive incident having occurred, the previously scheduled sermon and auction naturally couldn’t proceed as planned, a fact everyone understood well. The cultivators who had been purged would face relentless pursuit by the major sects, and even their mountain bases would be annihilated.

The crowd of cultivators began to descend the mountain with trepidation, their eyes mostly tinged with pity. As cultivators of the Four Nations of Yan and Zhao, they actually didn’t have many choices.

While they returned to the Lingyun Market with heavy hearts, a group of Nascent Soul cultivators had gathered inside the Ye family’s Assembly Hall on Lingyun Peak.

The spirit tea served was, naturally, Enlightenment Tea. At this moment, with everyone present being a Nascent Soul cultivator, serving ordinary spirit tea would make the Ye family seem stingy. After all, the Nascent Soul cultivators from the Medicine King Valley and Jinguang Temple had all contributed to the protection of the Ye family’s Spirit Mountain.

”Everyone, the Medicine King Valley made preparations thousands of years ago, so you shouldn’t let your forces be easily divided,” True Monarch Bailian spoke up this time.

The fact that no Nascent Soul cultivator was killed on the Medicine King Valley’s side was due to the Beast Spirit Sect’s undeniably strong capabilities. However, they had at least destroyed one physical body, heavily injured an Earth Flood Dragon, and acquired a Corpse Emperor.

Yet, on this side, they couldn’t even inflict heavy injuries on the Celestial Corpse True Monarch. This was naturally because the Nascent Soul cultivators here had been easily misled and all harbored intentions of fleeing, allowing the Celestial Corpse True Monarch to leave relatively unscathed.

Of course, at this moment, True Monarch Bailian was exceptionally appreciative of Ye Jingcheng. After all, Ye Jingcheng was the first to strike.

If the Celestial Corpse True Monarch hadn’t targeted the core members of the Ye family at a critical moment, forcing Ye Jingcheng to hold back for fear of collateral damage, the Celestial Corpse True Monarch might truly have ended up heavily injured at the very least. Moreover, it was Ye Jingcheng of the Ye family who had warned them beforehand.

Without that warning, they wouldn’t have responded in advance by keeping the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Western Domain at the Medicine King Valley. Although True Monarch Bai Yao still wouldn’t have been in danger, the losses to the Medicine King Valley would have been incalculable.

”Daoist Ye, you’ve made another significant contribution this time. I wonder what treasure you might desire? As long as it is within our power, the Medicine King Valley will certainly fulfill it.” True Monarch Bailian’s promise of a reward immediately stirred a sense of envy among the other Nascent Soul cultivators.

These words carried immense weight. The Medicine King Valley was one of the Nascent Soul Powers with the deepest foundations, and they were now backed by the Jinguang Temple of the Western Domain. They possessed countless treasures and spirit medicines, as well as no shortage of Tier Five Spirit Materials.

”Daoist Bailian, you flatter me. I merely offered a reminder. The ones who truly deserve the credit are the Daoists of the Western Domain and the Jinguang Temple, where Daoist Jinling resides,” Ye Jingcheng shook his head, declining the gift.

He was actually curious about who possessed the smaller half of the Earth Flood Dragon’s physical body. If Ye Jingcheng were to bring it up directly now and it wasn’t in the Medicine King Valley’s possession, not only would he fail to exchange for the essence blood, but it would also be tantamount to giving away his incomplete pill formula for free.

It would be better to understand the situation first. The Ye family also had members in the Medicine King Valley who might have witnessed the scene that day.

”It’s not flattery at all. Even Elder Gu Meng praised you,” True Monarch Bailian continued. ”If you haven’t decided yet, that’s fine. You can take a few days to think about it.”

After speaking, he turned to the others and added, ”When the time comes, let’s all purge the factions within our respective territories. Let’s not have a repeat of the past where everyone was living in constant fear.”

The other Nascent Soul cultivators nodded in agreement.

Just as he finished saying this, he looked toward Ye Jingcheng again. ”The Nascent Soul sermon, the Nascent Soul Trading Conference, and the auction can proceed, though the auction’s results will likely be much poorer.”

”That is of no consequence. It is already a great fortune that there were no casualties this time,” Ye Jingcheng shook his head.

He still held some expectations for the trading conference, but he didn’t have any plans for the auction. After all, the Ye family couldn’t bring out any top-tier treasures, and the lesser ones would only attract the interest of Golden Core and Purple Mansion Influences. For someone of his current standing, he naturally looked down on many ordinary treasures.

After chatting for a while longer, the group of Nascent Soul cultivators from the Medicine King Valley departed.

At the same time, Ye Jingcheng began sending transmissions, arranging for his clansmen to gather information about the situation in the Medicine King Valley. Simultaneously, a sense of vigilance began to rise within his heart.

Teleportation Arrays were not omnipotent. If they encountered Spirit Treasures or Ancient Treasures capable of locking down the void, they would still be rendered useless. In the future, the Ye family also needed to pay more attention to the status of their Teleportation Arrays.

Later that night.

The night was as cool as water, the clouds thick and the stars sparse. In Lingyun Lake, several Spirit Fish leaped out of the water, stirring up sizable waves.

Inside the underwater palace beneath the lake, Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingcheng, Ye Haicheng, and Ye Xuefan had gathered. Aside from the four of them, Ye Jingyun was also present.

As soon as the Teleportation Array was connected, Ye Jingcheng had instructed Ye Jingyun to contact the family disciples who had entered the Medicine King Valley. Now, they had received all the necessary information.

”Jingcheng, according to the information our family gathered, the Beast Spirit Sect deployed a total of two Demon Emperors this time. One is a pure-blooded Earth Flood Dragon with a body hundreds of feet long, and the other is a Lion Qilin Beast, which is also a Demon Emperor with a terrifyingly fierce aura.

”Although the Earth Flood Dragon is stronger, the physical armor of the Lion Qilin Beast is much thicker. Furthermore, because the Earth Flood Dragon’s body and essence blood are more valuable, only the Earth Flood Dragon was injured. Both the flood dragon blood and flood dragon meat fell into the hands of that Monk with Scars...”

As Ye Jingyun finished speaking, Ye Jingcheng’s face couldn’t help but light up.

They hadn’t paid much attention to the Beast Spirit Sect before, but it seemed this sect possessed quite a few high-tier Bloodline Spirit Beasts. This Earth Flood Dragon and Lion Qilin Beast were practically tailor-made for his Earth Dragon and Golden Scale Beast.

The Advanced Spirit Blood needed for the advancement of both beasts was finally within reach.

This meant that even if Ye Jingcheng failed to exchange for the Earth Flood Dragon Essence Blood at the trading conference, he could still go to the Beast Spirit Sect to obtain this kind of beast blood. Of course, if the Ye family could wipe out the Beast Spirit Sect, they would acquire many highly talented Spirit Beasts.

Unlike the Hundred Beasts Sect, which was merely a Golden Core Influence, the Beast Spirit Sect undoubtedly had incredibly robust foundations in Spirit Beasts.

The only concern was that the Eastern Domain Beast Tide would likely be ending soon. With the Beast Spirit Sect possessing Teleportation Arrays, how would the Ye family make their move, and how could they prevent other Nascent Soul cultivators from providing reinforcements?

This was quite a thorny problem.

”Brother Jiu, if we handle this Beast Spirit Sect properly, it could become a massive opportunity for our Ye family. For now, arrange for our clansmen to investigate them thoroughly. Any cultivator within their sect who has gained prominence in the last five hundred years must be investigated completely,” Ye Jingcheng said with utmost seriousness.

The best time for the Ye family to strike would be within the next fifty years. Any longer, and True Monarch Bai Yao might break through. On the other hand, if they acted too soon and Ye Jingcheng’s Spirit Beasts hadn’t broken through, their lack of strength would put them at risk of being ambushed and killed.

”Fourth Brother, focus on your cultivation in the coming days. We need to be able to uncover the locations of all the Beast Spirit Sect’s Teleportation Arrays in a short amount of time,” Ye Jingcheng turned his gaze back to Ye Jingyu.

The Ye family did not possess specialized Spirit Treasures or Ancient Treasures and could not lock down all the Teleportation Arrays. Even the Nether Fire Demon Emperor’s Celestial Secret Cloth could only seal Qi Mechanisms; it could not lock down the void.

Thus, the Ye family’s only option was to destroy all the Teleportation Arrays.

For ordinary Teleportation Arrays, Ye Jingcheng could uncover their locations through Soul Search. However, the Beast Spirit Sect definitely had more than one Teleportation Array, and what ordinary Purple Mansion and Golden Core cultivators knew was certainly limited.

The Ye family couldn’t afford any mistakes, so they could only rely on Ye Jingyu, who cultivated the Celestial Divination Nine-Star Spirit Manual.

”No problem. I had a good harvest at the Golden Core Trading Conference a few days ago. I will strive to refine my Lifebound Magical Treasure within ten years,” Ye Jingyu nodded. With a Lifebound Magical Treasure, he was quite confident.

”Jingcheng, in that case, I will research a Spirit Array capable of completely covering and concealing our auras. I will strive to refine the Array Disc within ten years. However, we might need to hire someone to refine the Main Array Disc,” Ye Xuefan said. The Array Disc he intended to refine was naturally for a Tier Five Array.

He could refine the auxiliary Array Banners and Array Foundations, but he definitely couldn’t refine the core Main Array Disc and Main Array Foundation. That would require his Array Technique to be at least at Tier Five.

Among the people they knew, True Monarch Qingchen could refine it, and Xu Huai True Monarch of the Central Domain could also refine it. However, given Ye Xuefan’s current strength and status, he naturally had no way to contact them.

”Alright, leave that to me,” Ye Jingcheng said. The Ye family possessed quite a few Tier Five Spiritual Array Methods, so leaking a small portion of one wouldn’t be a problem. After all, an Array didn’t just require a Main Array Disc; it also needed thousands, if not tens of thousands, of auxiliary Array Discs and Array Foundations.

With everyone’s tasks assigned, Ye Jingcheng let out a long breath.

The other three were also filled with anticipation. During this Beast Tide, through the Ye family members in the Medicine King Valley, they had spotted several extinct Exotic Beast Species. If the Ye family could obtain them, there was a high probability they could trade for them.

For them, if they could exchange for some good Spirit Beasts, their Immortal Path might stretch even further.

”Fourth Brother, make some more preparations for the auction. Try to earn more Spirit Stones this time. Although the Penglai Sect won’t take action in the future, once the East Sea Beast Tide is quelled, those Nascent Soul Powers will definitely want to show off or seek revenge,” Ye Jingcheng said.

The Nascent Soul cultivators he was referring to were, of course, True Monarch Qinghe of the Qinghe Sect and True Monarch Yuanze of the Celestial Water Sect. Both had suffered major losses at the hands of the Ye family.

Once the Ye family raked in a fortune at the auction, they could begin to keep a low profile.

By then, the Ye family’s main forces would also pour into the Central Domain. Only when they had completely established a firm foothold in the Central Domain and could support the operation of more than half the Ye family would they finally be free from any worries about their rear.