Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 874: Chapter 613: Desolate Step, Ye Family’s Counterattack (Double Release, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Of course, at this moment, Ye Jingcheng was most focused on the five Three-Colored Moon Spirit Pearls in the middle.

These five Three-Colored Moon Spirit Pearls had all broken through to Tier Three, and the nurtured Water Spirit Beads had turned from light three colors to deep three colors. The effects were comparable to Tier Three Middle Grade Spirit Pills, and those nurtured longer were not much inferior to Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Pills.

Ye Jingcheng took out three of them and then retrieved the rest of the Water Spirit Beads.

He then directly left the Grotto Heaven.

…

In the Assembly Hall, Ye Xingqun looked at Ye Jinghu, who was radiating intense Thunder Light, his aura clearly having broken through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and joy naturally welled up in his eyes.

“Not bad, truly a genius of our Ye Clan!” Ye Xingqun couldn’t help but nod.

“Uncle Xingqun, you’re too kind. It’s taken me more than ten years to break through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, which is already quite slow!” Ye Jinghu shook his head.

This pace, if placed in Taihang Commandery or even under the jurisdiction of the Taiyi Sect, would indeed be considered absolutely genius.

But compared to Ye Jingcheng, it was slightly inferior.

Ye Jinghu is now already fifty-five years old.

The Ye Clan even has a new generation, the Yun Generation.

“Uncle Xingqun, what level of strength does one need to truly know more about the clan?” Ye Jinghu hesitated but eventually asked the question that had been pressing on his mind for over forty years.

Currently, it was just the two of them in the Assembly Hall.

This question immediately stumped Ye Xingqun.

Even he knew very little about the true strength and foundation of the Ye Clan.

“Jinghu, the clan has many Hidden Peaks, and the clan members who relocated due to the Beast Tide have also gone to the Hidden Peaks…”

“Wait for the Purple Mansion, once you reach it, you’ll know everything!” At this moment, a figure appeared and spoke with a smile.

“Patriarch!” Ye Xingqun and Ye Jinghu immediately both cupped their hands.

At the same time, looking at Ye Jingcheng’s face, Ye Jinghu felt a bit uneasy.

Even though he was almost a Jiazi old man and believed he could remain composed in any situation, at this moment, he still felt a bit of fear.

This feeling was indescribable, but he realized it was clearly due to his lack of control over his state of mind.

“Uncle Xingqun, you’ve worked hard over the years!” Ye Jingcheng spoke gently.

Ye Xingqun shook his head repeatedly. Ever since he summoned Ye Jinghu back from the Hidden Valley, he felt much more at ease.

“Uncle Xingqun, tell me about the current situation of the clan!” Ye Jingcheng continued to inquire.

“Yes, Patriarch!”

“Patriarch, in the past four years, three people have newly broken through to Foundation Establishment: Ye Qingfeng, Ye Qingshun, and Ye Jingxing. Those who have reached the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment are Ye Xinghan, Ye Xingshui, and myself, while Jinghu has broken through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!”

“In terms of Spirit Beasts, the Thunder Roc has broken through to Tier Two Late Stage, the Purple Fire Celestial Ox has broken through to Tier Two Late Stage, the Red Flame Python has broken through to Tier Two Late Stage, and two Silver Moon Pythons have broken through to Tier Two Late Stage. New Tier Two Spirit Beasts include three Water Spike Turtles, three Golden Scale Beasts, and four Moon Gazing Pythons…”

“In terms of the clan’s finances, annual revenue from the merchant association has reached ten thousand Spirit Stones, Taichang Market shops have brought in thirty thousand Spirit Stones annually, while income from Taihang Market has decreased to eleven thousand Spirit Stones annually!”

“Moreover, the clan has adopted a new generation, the Yun Generation cultivators currently number forty-one, and the Ye Clan has a total of three hundred and thirty-eight registered members!”

…

Ye Xingqun slowly narrated, while Ye Jingcheng’s initially joyful expression gradually became tightly furrowed.

The breakthroughs of the clan’s cultivators were certainly favorable, and this was in fact linked to the increase in Tier Two Spirit Beasts within the Ye Clan.

From Ye Xingqun’s description, the Ye Clan’s Tier Two Spirit Beasts now numbered over thirty, with each new Foundation Establishment level cultivator having at least two Tier Two Spirit Beasts.

This was why the number of newly promoted Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Ye Clan had increased.

This was all due to Ye Jingcheng’s Five Elements Advancement Pills, the pill formulas of which had been widely distributed, and even some Tier Two Spirit Pills were beginning to become commonplace.

For instance, the Tier Two Advancement Pill of the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon suited the Silver Moon Python and Moon Gazing Python.

The Tier Two Advancement Pill of the Golden Scale Beast was suitable for the Armor-Piercing Beast and Earth Lizard, among others.

…

However, a new problem had emerged: despite the clan members’ constant increase of forty, the total population remained under three hundred and forty, particularly with the reduced income from the Ye Clan’s Taihang Market.

This represented many issues!

“Patriarch, the Jin Family has now stationed a Purple Mansion Cultivator in Taihang, selling Tier Three Spirit Pills and Tier Three Magical Treasures!”

“Furthermore, Master Jiang, who has now broken through to the Purple Mansion, seems to desire more power, gradually reclaiming the market shops and the Earth Fire Hall…”

Ye Xingqun spoke helplessly.

As these words fell, Ye Jingcheng instantly understood why the Ye Clan was in this situation.

It was likely that the Jin Family had also contacted Jiang Jinghe.

Jiang Jinghe, having broken through to the Purple Mansion, probably felt that he no longer needed to fear Ye Jingcheng, especially with the Jin Family being a Golden Core Clan.

Jiang Jinghe had clearly become overconfident.

“I’ll handle the Jin Family’s affairs!”

“Tomorrow, send a transmission to Master Jiang to convene a Taihang Market assembly. Additionally, send transmissions to Senior Brother Tianzhen and Senior Brother Taihao!” Ye Jingcheng continued speaking.

Although the clan needed to remain discreet, Ye Jingcheng would not allow the clan to be trampled into the dirt.

And if he continued to endure this, Master Xuan Dao and Illusion Peak might change their opinions of the Ye Clan, which would not be beneficial for the clan.

Furthermore, Ye Jingcheng needed to give Jiang Jinghe a wake-up call. When he refined the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid for Jiang Jinghe, it wasn’t meant for him to oppose the Ye Clan!

“Alright!” Ye Xingqun was greatly pleased and nodded repeatedly.

After enduring for so long, he had grown quite displeased.

Finally being able to face it head-on, he was naturally satisfied.

“Jinghu, you should also start preparing. For this clan’s demonstration, I hope you can take action. Moreover, regarding the clan’s matters, if you can quickly reach the Foundation Establishment Peak and become the next Patriarch, I can break the rules and tell you everything!” Ye Jingcheng added.

Upon hearing this, Ye Jinghu was immediately overjoyed, nodded, and went out to start preparing.

In the Market, discussions about distributing interests usually took the form of competitions.

It involved testing the combat power of the high-level members of each clan, as well as testing each clan’s future potential.

Given the current Purple Mansion Clans, it was natural for both Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment combat power to be tested.

Once Ye Jinghu left, Ye Jingcheng turned to Ye Xingqun:

“Uncle Xingqun, the Patriarch will be replaced in two years. In your view, who are the candidates?”

Ye Xingqun, hearing this, remained silent for a moment before speaking:

“Patriarch, there are currently three good candidates: Thunder Cultivator Ye Jinghu, Body Cultivator Ye Qingwen, and Pill Cultivator Ye Qingyan!”

Ye Jinghu needs no introduction, given his high cultivation and frequent management of clan affairs, which makes him very familiar with it all.

Ye Qingyan, on the other hand, is a talented Alchemy Master in the Ye Clan, and while not as skilled as Ye Jingcheng, he’s responsible for most Spirit Pill refinement due to Ye Jingcheng’s seclusion. He holds high prestige in the Alchemy Hall.

Ye Qingwen is the least qualified; his strength lies in body cultivation, and he only has a chance due to his father being Ye Jingyong.

Moreover, the worst of these three still possess Dual Spirit Roots.

“Once the assembly ends, arrange for an Inner Hall meeting!” Ye Jingcheng thought for a moment before speaking.

He was somewhat looking forward to it, as he hadn’t held an Inner Hall meeting in a long time, and thus didn’t know how many members there were.

But he was sure it wouldn’t be few.

“Alright!” Ye Xingqun nodded, then took out a Storage Bag.

“Patriarch, these are the materials you’ve needed over these years. Additionally, the Spirit Materials on the wooden rack were all collected by Jingteng!” Ye Xingqun continued.

Ye Jingcheng looked inside the Storage Bag and found that the pill formulas for the Malachite Stone Spirit, Sunflower Wood Demon, Star Pear Wood Demon, and Dream-Devouring Worm had all been collected.

Of course, Ye Jingteng’s contribution was the greatest.

This showed that his desire for the Purple Mansion Jade Liquid was evidently very high.

“By the way, Patriarch, Qingshuang has reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Cultivation!” Ye Xingqun added.

Ye Jingcheng, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but marvel at the sect’s methods and the abundance of their treasures.

Even without the Beast Communication Pattern, they could help a cultivator reach the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer in less than ten years!