Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 478: Chapter 407: Heart of the Jade Ring, Eve of Departure (Double-length)

Its massive Roc claw was no longer able to land on Ye Jingcheng’s shoulder, only able to fall in front of him.

If it had been proud before, now it was just that much more humble.

From proud to a bit proud, to not proud at all.

It realized this wasn’t a change in personality, but a history of growing stronger.

Its current Divine Soul Power was already equivalent to the peak of the Early Stage of Third Rank.

To consider that the Golden Falcon had only broken through to the Third Rank a few days ago.

Ye Jingcheng symbolically imparted some Treasure Light to the Golden Falcon, its injuries were not serious, and it was recovering well on its own.

At the same time, he tossed in some Spirit Beast Meat for the Golden Falcon.

The Golden Falcon joyfully soared into the sky, making a circle before perching above the pavilion. Its speed was now even faster, and even without diving, it was already difficult for Ye Jingcheng to catch.

After feeding the Spirit Beast, Ye Jingcheng left the Grotto Heaven, heading out into the courtyard. Having just left the Beast Communication Tower, he rushed away due to some matters that required his attention.

Unexpectedly, Ye Haicheng and Turtle Ancestor were already in his courtyard, with a Jade Ring Rat in front of them.

However, the Jade Ring Rat’s ears were emitting a powerful Spiritual Light, its body trembling, and its beast form seemed to be experiencing no small amount of pain.

And yet, it hadn’t uttered a sound.

“Jingcheng, be honest, how much Soul Power have you absorbed?” Ye Haicheng asked Ye Jingcheng.

At this moment, he was particularly cautious.

Of course, he wasn’t lamenting the consumption of Soul Power, but rather the scene before him was quite surprising.

Because this Jade Ring Rat had unexpectedly reached a Tier One Peak level in Divine Soul strength.

Thus, its physical body hadn’t been overwhelmed so quickly; luckily, Ye Haicheng had the Jade Ring Rat take a Spirit Pill.

“Cheng the Kid, your Earth Phase is quite poor, isn’t it? You’re about to hit a bottleneck with your Four Phase Celestial Essence Skill, right?” questioned the Tai Cang Turtle beside with concern.

After asking, it couldn’t help but glance at Ye Haicheng.

As if to say, at least I asked, didn’t I?

“I absorbed quite a bit, I’m not sure how to describe it; it just feels like my physique is more suitable!” Ye Jingcheng responded.

He couldn’t reveal the Treasure Book, but his body inherently contained its own mystery, so it was best to deflect the question.

Ye Haicheng also nodded, not intending to question further, but simply finding it hard to accept as he, too, had a Five-Inch Beast Pattern.

Ye Jingcheng also responded again to Turtle Ancestor:

“Back to Turtle Ancestor, it’s true my Earth Phase is a bit lacking, but I’m confident I can compensate for that,” Ye Jingcheng spoke confidently.

In his view, Turtle Ancestor was showing concern and was reminding him.

After all, the Four Phase Celestial Essence Skill was advantageous for having small bottlenecks, allowing for stable and rapid cultivation.

The deficiency was that if the Four Phases weren’t balanced, it was easy to get stuck at bottlenecks.

After answering, he glanced at the Jade Ring Rat.

Feeling naturally responsible, he realized he had forgotten; most of his Spirit Beasts were within the Grotto Heaven, but the Jade Ring Rat was the exception and was outside.

He had bonded with it early on, yet forgot about it, probably because there was no potential for its advancement.

However, he felt restless for the Jade Ring Rat’s sake, as it could still transmit Divine Soul Fluctuations to him.

But it hadn’t passed any along.

Instead, it endured on its own, much like earlier, when it had been intimidated by the Golden Scale Beast, it hadn’t made a sound.

As if it feared bringing trouble to Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Jingcheng felt moved within, the Jade Ring Rat was always so unremarkable, yet in reality, it was the most vigilant of them all when in the outside world.

Its talent was truly unimpressive.

Ye Jingcheng pressed down on the ears of the Jade Ring Rat, feeling the coolness and its trembling form, slowly transferring Treasure Light.

The Jade Ring Rat’s tremors finally lessened, its eyes brightening, like a small candle flame gradually infused with fuel.

It squeaked happily.

“Don’t worry, in the future your cultivation resources won’t be lacking, even if you can’t break through!” Ye Jingcheng promised.

It was his commitment.

At this point, he truly wasn’t short of the Jade Ring Rat’s cultivation resources.

Moreover, the Jade Ring Rat had accompanied him since the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, making it the most experienced of the Spirit Beasts.

After treating the Jade Ring Rat, Ye Jingcheng also placed it within the Grotto Heaven.

“Jingcheng, the Beast Communication Tower is now out of Soul Power, so it won’t communicate with beasts for three years. This mishap provided a chance to refine the Tower’s trials,” said Ye Haicheng.

Apparently, the Beast Communication Tower had been moved into the Grotto Heaven of the Turtle Ancestor.

“Grandfather, where is the Teleportation Array now?” Ye Jingcheng inquired.

“Rest assured, it’s in the Earth Dragon Valley. Last time, Silver Moon Demon King was defeated, so the Earth Dragon Demon King is quite pleased and lenient with our Ye Family.”

“Of course, it may be aware it won’t be able to break through to Tier Five, waiting for our Ye Family!” Ye Haicheng chuckled.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded.

This was indeed good news.

Having the Teleportation Array at Lingyun Peak would indeed be under constant observation by the Taiyi Sect or other families.

Considering one of the Taiyi Sect’s spirit seeds had been sabotaged by Ye Jingcheng during water exchange.

Someone might definitely come to investigate.

“Next, aim to breakthrough to the Purple Mansion. I’m looking forward to seeing a thriving Ye Family, showing those Hidden Peak clan members that not only anonymity can increase the clan’s power!” exclaimed Ye Haicheng.

His words clearly showed strong support for Ye Jingcheng.

It was apparent that within the Ye Family, there were essentially two factions.

One faction believed in divide and conquer, staying hidden and striking, waiting for their moment of metamorphosis.

The other faction, such as Lingyun Peak, was public, hiding in plain sight and, if done well, unlikely to draw suspicion.

Especially after this incident.

Since it was rumored that Ye Jingcheng’s Spirit Body made breakthroughs faster, it was believed Spirit Bodies tend to progress quickly.

As long as they stayed low-key, they would indeed develop well.

The main benefit of being open about it was enabling the rapid growth of Ye Family members.

Ye Family’s biggest flaw wasn’t anything else; it was having too few clan members.

As a long-established noble family, similar Purple Mansion Clan families usually had at least five to six hundred members, and some even surpassed a thousand.

“As for matters regarding Jing He, exercise caution!” Ye Haicheng warned one last time.

Ye Jinghe’s betrayal and infiltration into the clan were no small matters to rush nor to be lukewarm about.

Finding a suitable approach was necessary.

“Understood, Grandfather!” Ye Jingcheng replied again.

After speaking, Ye Haicheng and Turtle Ancestor left Ye Jingcheng’s courtyard, gradually disappearing into the distant rain curtain.

Due to the beast communication incident, the rain had not yet stopped.

Ye Jingcheng decided to let it rain a bit more.

When unsettled, go to change Lingyun Lake’s water once more.

This could reduce suspicion, though if there were members within the Ye Family bought off, it would indicate the water was being changed for mundane reasons like for the sake of Lingyun Lake.

After doing all this, Ye Jingcheng returned to his room.

Realizing these recent surprises and shocks had stirred his state of mind, which was not a good sign for him as a Patriarch.

Once he finishes his seclusion, he needs to recover his vitality.

Lastly, he wished to see his eldest brother, to enlist Ye Jingteng’s assistance in gathering Tier Three Jade Qilin Pill.

So far, he had accumulated enough Flood Dragon Blood, only the Spirit Medicine was left.