Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 730: Chapter 539: Sect Scheming, Spirit Vein Upgrade (2-in-1)

Upon hearing these words, Ye Jingteng patted his chest firmly.

“Rest assured, I’ll depart immediately to negotiate a bit for the family!” Ye Jingteng promised without a moment’s hesitation.

At that moment, Ye Jingcheng also started raising his cup, offering tea to everyone.

After drinking for a while, Ye Jingteng indeed left directly.

Once they saw Ye Jingteng off in the distance, Ye Jingyun subtly gave Ye Jingcheng a thumbs-up from the side.

Ye Jingcheng, with a light touch, had Ye Jingteng continue liaising with the Taiyi Sect on behalf of the Ye Family.

It was considered the first disguise for the Ye Family.

This guise had not the slightest falsehood.

Even if investigated, there was no starting point, as this truly reflected Ye Jingteng’s heart.

However, the Ye Family still needed to make some preparations for Ye Jingteng.

“Uncle Xingqun, Brother Liu, and Brother Jiu, prepare some spirit stones and the spirit gathering arrays. Tomorrow at dawn, the Ye Family’s spirit vein will ascend again!” Ye Jingcheng declared.

The supporting items for elevating the spirit vein, such as high-tier spirit gathering arrays and spirit stones, were already gifted at the ceremony.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn’t let the spirit gathering array gather dust or attract the attention of loose cultivators in vain.

Setting it up now might even aid in the breakthroughs of Ye Jingyu and Ye Xingshui!

After handling these, Ye Jingcheng went to the family’s treasure pavilion to gather the rest of the spirit medicine for the Spirit Replacement Technique.

The main ingredient for the Spirit Replacement Technique was a Pure Gold Spiritual Object, and he had already gathered some precious auxiliary medicines. Now, he only needed to amass some common spirit medicines.

He then returned to his courtyard and began examining the Cyan Puppet Shadow slowly.

The images left by the Cyan Puppet Shadow could be watched in real-time or delayed, making it very convenient.

The only regret was that Shadow Wood was hard to find.

Otherwise, at times, it would be more useful than the Ye Family’s spirit beasts.

Living beings provoke suspicion, but dead things do not.

Unfortunately, Ye Jingcheng found that throughout, the Zhang Family hadn’t discussed anything significant, only exchanging some experiences with magical artifacts, without mentioning any core techniques.

Although disappointed to see this, he had already anticipated it in his heart.

After all, if it were him, he wouldn’t discuss the Ye Family’s secrets elsewhere either.

However, considering the turtle shell treasure refining, the Zhang Family probably had substantial secrets about the Desert Sea.

They might even control a teleportation array, otherwise getting to the Desert Sea Cultivation Realm would require some dangerous path.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be no legends about the Desert Sea in the Eastern Domain countries.

Ye Jingcheng pondered for a while, then shook his head and began to study the Spirit Replacement Technique.

He thoroughly understood all the essentials of the Spirit Replacement Technique after two full days of study.

…

On that day, just at dawn, a Sound Transmission Talisman arrived.

Ye Jingcheng called Chu Yanqing to ascend with him to the top of Lingyun Peak, landing before Lingyun Lake.

Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingli, and other clan elders awaited with smiles all around.

“Uncle Xinghan, Uncle Xingqun, Brother Liu, Brother Jiu…”

“Uncle Xinghan, Uncle Xingqun, Brother Liu, Brother Jiu…”

Ye Jingcheng called out one by one, and Chu Yanqing followed suit.

All the Ye Family members he called out to wore smiles full of joy.

After all, they were aware that Chu Yanqing was not only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment but also a tier two top-grade refiner. To the Ye Family, it wasn’t just that the Patriarch had gained a wife; the family had also gained a high-tier refiner, whom they could request to refine any magical artifacts they needed.

Of course, if they knew Chu Yanqing was also a Spirit Body, they might be even more exuberant.

These clan members all had the heart to rejuvenate the family.

“Patriarch, everything is prepared; we just need to place the high-tier spirit gathering array and the tier three middle-grade spirit stones.” Ye Jingyun spoke up.

At this moment, several people were a bit excited.

For a cultivation clan, every spirit vein ascension was a significant event.

Some even held grand banquets for it.

Ye Jingcheng also released the spirit gathering array and spirit stones, placing them into the designated spirit vein.

He then brought out ten storage bags.

These storage bags contained spirit stones; although many were gifted as well, they were all upper-grade or middle-grade spirit stones. The Ye Family needed to add some spirit stones themselves. This would make the spirit vein more stable under the influence of the spirit stones’ soul absorption.

Once prepared, Ye Jingcheng first placed thirty upper-grade spirit stones, then three hundred middle-grade spirit stones, and finally thirty thousand lower-grade spirit stones.

These spirit stones were arranged in a specific sequence inside the spirit gathering array. In the end, Ye Jingcheng used a spirit gathering stone to activate it directly.

With this activation, the tens of thousands of spirit stones atop the mountain responded in unison.

With a loud rumble, a faint ripple swept out from the mountain peak.

Unlike the last spirit vein evolution, which the Ye family conducted secretly, this time, Ye Jingcheng boldly set up a solid tier three array.

This array was named the Nine Heavens Cloud-Water Array!

Even among tier three arrays, it was by no means weak, using clouds to kill, water as the foundation, and mountains for anchorage.

Even ordinary four or five late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators could be held back by it.

The ripple swept through everyone, invigorating them all at once, making them feel as if their spiritual energy had inexplicably increased.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, this spiritual energy wave didn’t seem like much, just a few days of hard cultivation.

But for those Qi cultivation cultivators, the wave of spiritual energy surged through them and made them feel noticeably invigorated.

This ripple didn’t end with just one pulse; over the next few years, the spirit vein continuously released spiritual light.

The ripple passed through spirit plants and spirit wood as well, causing the latter to shimmer with spiritual light.

If felt as if the spirit plants themselves could be elevated.

And this wave didn’t just end; the spirit vein would continue to emit spiritual light until it was completely stable over the next several years.

Settling matters, Ye Jingcheng then proceeded to the Ye Family’s Treasure Pavilion to gather the remaining spirit medicines for the Spirit Replacement Technique.

The main medicine for the technique is the Pure Gold Spiritual Object, and he had long collected some precious auxiliary medicines—now he only needed to gather some common spirit medicines.

Afterward, he returned to the courtyard and began to carefully examine the cyan puppet shadow.

The imagery left by the Cyan Puppet Shadow could be watched live or replayed, which was extremely convenient.

The only downside was that Shadow Wood was hard to find.

Otherwise, sometimes it would be more useful than the Ye Family’s spirit beasts.

After all, living creatures make people alert, but inanimate objects do not.

What mildly disappointed Ye Jingcheng was that the Zhang Family had not discussed anything significant throughout, only talking about some experiences in refining artifacts, without touching on any core skills.

Despite the disappointment, Ye Jingcheng had pre-adjusted his expectations for the situation in his heart.

After all, if he were in their place, he wouldn’t discuss Ye Family secrets outside.

But judging from the turtle shell treasure refining, there’s a good chance the Zhang Family holds secrets of the Desert Sea.

They might even control a teleportation array; otherwise, it’s unlikely that the countries of the Eastern Domain wouldn’t have any legends about the Desert Sea.

Ye Jingcheng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and began to study the Spirit Replacement Technique.

He looked over the key points of the Spirit Replacement Technique for two full days before finally mastering it.

…

That day, just before dawn, a Sound Transmission Talisman arrived.

Ye Jingcheng called Chu Yanqing to the top of Lingyun Peak with him, and they landed before Lingyun Lake.

Ye Jingyun, Ye Jingli, and other clan elders were all waiting with smiles.

“Uncle Xinghan, Uncle Xingqun, Brother Liu, Brother Jiu…”

“Brother Liu, Brother Jiu, Uncle Xinghan, Uncle Xingqun…”

called Ye Jingcheng one by one.

For the Ye Family, elevating the spirit vein was always a significant event.

Some even went as far as to throw grand banquets for it.

Ye Jingcheng also brought out the Spirit Gathering Array and Spirit Gathering Stones, carefully placing them at the designated points of the spirit vein.

He then took out ten upper-grade Spirit Stones and three hundred middle-grade spirit stones, ensuring a steady flow of Spiritual Energy.

Once all these preparations were complete, a thin ripple spread from the top of the mountain.

Compared to the previous secret spirit vein ascension, this time Ye Jingcheng boldly set up the tier three top-grade array.

Named the Nine Heavens Cloud-Water Array!

With clouds as its blade, water as its foundation, and mountains as its anchor.

Even among tier three arrays, it was definitely not weak.

Even ordinary late-stage Purple Mansion cultivators would be held at bay by it.

It could probably even withstand a few moves from a Golden Core.

This was truly prosperity!” Ye Xingqun couldn’t help but exclaim, visibly excited.

“Uncle Xingqun, Uncle Xinghan, Brother Liu, this time we owe it all to your and the patriarch’s auspicious fortune,” said Ye Jingyun and the others.

At this moment, everyone seemed quite exhilarated.

Nevertheless, Ye Jingcheng had already anticipated this.

But it was still pleasant to hear and see.

In time, the same ripple would spread, passing over everyone, invigorating their spirits and making them feel anew.

The spiritual energy would remain abundant in the spirit vein, continually producing spiritual light over the coming years until it stabilized completely.

Once everything was in place, Ye Jingcheng and Chu Yanqing moved to arrange for spiritual cuisine at the family restaurant.

They also began preparing plans for entering the Taichang Market.

Before stepping into the Taichang Market, he needed to lay out his plans.

As for Ye Jingyun, he was entrusted with refining the magical artifacts for the family.

Talents such as Ye Qingyan, Ye Qingwen, and Ye Qingfeng were encouraged to carry some one-time use Tri-Colored Bone Fire Beads.

The Thunder Tribulation Bead was incredibly precious and difficult to refine.

Once everything was set up, Ye Jingcheng began to study the Spirit Replacement Technique and all other spiritual medicines.

On and on the intensity of spiritual light spread over the entire spirit lake and mountain range.