Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 254: Chapter 250: Chu Xiyu, Scheming (Double-length)_2

He let the Five Poison Bees scour the entire room, while his Divine Sense scanned it three times.

Once confirming there were no issues, Ye Jingcheng then took out a set of Tier Two Lower-Grade Arrays.

This Array was for isolating surveillance; while its defensive power wasn’t much, against surveillance, even Purple Mansion Cultivators would receive a warning.

Only by setting up this Array could Ye Jingcheng cultivate peacefully.

The Array was quickly set up, and Ye Jingcheng also released the Jade Ring Rat, letting it listen with its ears in the room; if it could hear something, all the better, if not, it didn’t matter.

After all, this Jade Ring Rat had just entered the Late Stage of First Tier.

Ye Jingcheng then took out the Red Flame Fox; the Flame Fox was more widely known outside and was considered the most intelligent among his four Spirit Beasts.

With it guarding nearby, Ye Jingcheng felt more at ease.

After doing all these, Ye Jingcheng took out a Jade Talisman and began analyzing today’s experiences and observations one by one.

The Ye Family’s strengths and weaknesses, how to firmly establish their position, were extremely important to Ye Jingcheng.

At the same time, how to evaluate the Xu and Mo families was also quite important.

Time flew quickly, and when the hour arrived, Ye Jingcheng left behind a Five Poison Bee that had a Soul Split, changed into a robe,

and walked outside.

If it were only Chu Yanqing this time, Ye Jingcheng might have made an excuse not to attend.

But with Chu Xiyu coming, Ye Jingcheng could not afford to skip.

The banquet was set in the central main room, with only six or seven people from the Chu Family, including five from the Ye Family, not many altogether.

“Chu Daoist.” Ye Jingcheng looked at Chu Xiyu and repeatedly cupped his hands.

Although they were both Foundation Establishment Cultivators, the other party currently had a Sect behind them, and Ye Jingcheng maintained a bit of respect.

“Ye Daoist, no need for formality. Since our farewell at Lingyun Peak, Ye Daoist has made progress again. Indeed, a Spirit Body genius, possibly we’ll need your help with our Chu Family’s Magical Artifact business in the future.” Chu Xiyu spoke gracefully, and his words made one feel like a spring breeze.

Compared to Chu Yanqing, it was much better.

“Come, sit down. Don’t feel estranged, our two families are now allied by marriage, planning great undertakings together. Only today, in haste, not much is prepared…”

Chu Xiyu looked at the Spirit Cuisine on the table, while Ye Jingcheng repeatedly shook his head.

“Chu Daoist is too courteous; with so much Spirit Cuisine, I feel as though I’ve gone to an established Purple Mansion Clan’s restaurant.”

At the center of the table was a dish of Tier Two Spirit Fish Cuisine, the fish named Cyan Jade Exquisite Fish, the taste naturally beyond reproach, its Spiritual Energy very abundant, comparable to months of hard cultivation for Foundation Establishment Cultivators, its only flaw being the price.

The Chu Family serving Tier Two Spirit Cuisine for hospitality was undoubtedly commendable.

Apart from the Cyan Jade Exquisite Fish, the other Spirit Cuisines were also outstanding, like Iron Tree Flowering made with Spirit Melon, and Attracting Wealth and Treasures made with Lush Forest Boar Pork.

In short, Ye Jingcheng couldn’t pick a single fault.

Ye Jingyu and the others had a gleam in their eyes; this meal of Spirit Cuisine could equate to their salary for several years, especially the Tier Two Spirit Cuisine, could loosen their bottlenecks a bit if they took a few bites.

“Ye Daoist, I’m curious about the highest Spirit Pill your noble family is selling this time?” Unlike Chu Yanqing, Chu Xiyu asked rather tricky questions.

“Currently, the Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Pills brought are the Jade Soul Pill and Red Bell Pill, besides that, there’s only some Tier Two Lower-Grade Spirit Pills!” Ye Jingcheng sighed. He was barely a Tier Two Middle-grade Alchemist now; aiming to refine Tier Two High-Grade Spirit Pills, though there was a chance,

the result would often yield only one pill, taking into account the cost of Spirit Medicines, possibly leading to loss.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn’t engage in thankless tasks, and moreover, as an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator, it was barely passable for him to refine Tier Two Middle-Grade Spirit Pills; attempting Tier Two High-Grade ones might attract unwanted attention.

He came here to earn Spirit Stones and figure out ways to eliminate Mo Hongyuan, not for showing off.

“That’s already quite impressive, after half a month, it will be the time for the Sect to hold the entry competition, when a lot of disciples will be recruited, and then, it’ll be the time when Tier One Spirit Recovery Pills and Qi Replenishing Pills are needed most!” Chu Xiyu stated.

His words made Ye Jingcheng nod appreciatively.

“By the way, when do you plan to open the Ye Family business?” Chu Xiyu asked.

“Planning temporarily for three days later, I wonder if Chu Daoist has any good strategies?” At this moment, Ye Jingcheng was in a humble mode, asking Chu Xiyu earnestly.

“Not exactly strategies, but those guide Loose Cultivators can be utilized, and don’t forget the free stall positions for Loose Cultivators at the market.”

Chu Xiyu, truly capable of being accepted as Ming Yuan Ascendant’s spouse, had extraordinary vision, context, and grace.

Ye Jingcheng felt he could learn a lot.

At one point, he even fetched some wine to toast Chu Xiyu a few times.

As for Chu Yanqing, Ye Jingcheng barely spoke several sentences.

“Ye Daoist, Yanqing frequently mentions you, let Yanqing toast you as well, hopefully, you can help look after her.” Chu Xiyu spoke.

Beside him, Chu Yanqing raised her wine cup, though there was a flicker of reluctance in her eyes.

They each drank a cup of wine.

Then dispersed.

Having eaten the Cyan Jade Exquisite Fish Spirit Cuisine, Ye Jingcheng also felt his own Spiritual Energy abundance increase significantly, the Water Phase Spiritual Energy had grown substantially.

It required some cultivation to consolidate.

He returned to his room to begin cultivation, the ideas in his mind, after exchanging with Chu Xiyu, became completely certain.

The night passed silently, consumed in cultivation.

On the early morning of the second day, Ye Jingcheng instructed Ye Jingyu, Ye Jinhao, and Jing Yun three people to tour the various shops.

Ye Jingcheng also started openly wandering the Pill Shops.

Besides understanding the heritage and specialties of the major Pill Shops, he even managed to buy quite a few Spirit Medicines for the Tier Two Jade Qilin Pills.

In addition, he also gathered all the advancement Spirit Medicines for the Peach Wood Demon.

It’s just that, his pocket of Spirit Stones had shrunk significantly.

After a day’s work, Ye Jingcheng felt more confident.

It happened to be the frenzy period of the Sect competition, with cultivators continuously pouring in.

Ye Jingcheng spent the second day’s time using a Spirit Talisman to call for Chen Ya.

The swiftness of her arrival quite exceeded Ye Jingcheng’s expectation, and upon entering the Chu Ye Pavilion and seeing Ye Jingcheng’s face, an awkward look crept upon Chen Ya’s face.

She had previously divulged to Ye Jingcheng information about the Ye Family.

Unexpectedly, Ye Jingcheng was indeed from the Ye Family.

“How’s the preparation going?” Ye Jingcheng asked with a smile.

“Senior, I only managed to gather two Daoists to join me.” Chen Ya spoke with a slight nod.

“No worries, two are just two, once my Ye Family gains more famous, naturally there’ll be many more.” Ye Jingcheng understood clearly, Chen Ya certainly had more to offer.

Being a Female Cultivator among Loose Cultivators, doing well as a guide, and being well-informed, indicated she had many suitors.

Her influencing power among Loose Cultivators was considerable.

That was precisely why Ye Jingcheng chose her initially.

Absolutely for a regular male Loose Cultivator, it might seem like a Tribulation Cultivator’s setup, but female cultivators had a slight advantage in this regard.

“Very well, then we’ll entice as we agreed before, calculated according to the transactions, and additionally, you could set up a stall in the market to sell these Spirit Pills exclusively,” Ye Jingcheng said in a deliberately mysterious tone.

He then took out a Jade Bottle, packed full to the brim.

Inside were Tier One High-Grade Qi Replenishing Pills.

Only that, these Qi Replenishing Pills contained Spirit Fragrance.

They were much better than ordinary Spirit Pills.

“This?” Chen Ya was puzzled.

Such Spirit Pills sold at a stall seemed rather inappropriate.

Stall prices sure couldn’t compare with shop prices, selling there would certainly lower the benefits of the Spirit Pills.

Moreover, she didn’t understand Ye Jingcheng’s real intention.

After all, Spirit Pills were unlike others; pricing low wasn’t always better, others had to trust you.

If priced too low, people might sense something fishy.

Suspect a lack of quality.

That was Chen Ya’s concern.

“Don’t worry, I won’t lower the price on these Spirit Pills!” Ye Jingcheng knew what she was thinking and promptly reassured her.

Hearing this, although she was still puzzled, she nodded.

After all, she was just doing her job, taking the Spirit Stones and completing the task.