Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 889: Chapter 623: This Turtle Is Great, The Way of the Golden Core (Two-in-One)

Even Ye Xuefan showed no displeasure at this moment.

After all, the Ye Family had already eliminated two subordinates of the Xinghai Demon Emperor.

If pursued further, it might provoke a beast tide.

Although their array concealed things well, after all, it was a Nascent Soul Demon Emperor, with extremely strong sensory abilities.

Additionally, over time, allowing seawater to permeate increased the risk of exposure.

At this moment, Ye Haicheng also retrieved the Turtle Ancestor, who was still curiously glancing around, seemingly intrigued about which Demon King the Ye Family was dealing with this time. It was only when it saw the giant double-headed turtle that its eyes widened greatly.

But it wasn’t out of anger, rather greed.

“This turtle is great, it has two demon pills!” The Tai Cang Turtle was extremely tempted.

At this moment, it even thought its Golden Core opportunity had arrived!

This glance made the Double-headed Turtle Demon King somewhat uneasy.

But then it felt some anger, after all, it was just a mid-stage third-tier little turtle!

What right did it have to glare at them like this?

However, recalling the previous consequences, the two heads of the turtle glanced around at the other people, focusing mostly on Ye Jingcheng.

“Turtle Ancestor, you cannot eat this turtle!” Ye Jingcheng quickly spoke at this moment.

The Tai Cang Turtle wanted to say something more, but Ye Xuecang had already spoken:

“Open the Grotto Heaven, if you work hard, why wouldn’t the family support you?” With Ye Xuecang’s words, the Tai Cang Turtle became utterly obedient, opening the Grotto Heaven.

Everyone then entered the Turtle Ancestor’s Grotto Heaven one by one.

The Double-headed Turtle Great Demon also followed in with full curiosity.

Only Ye Xuecang stayed outside.

“You all go to the Grotto Heaven; I’ll stay outside with the Tai Cang Turtle!” Ye Xuecang also spoke.

The Turtle Ancestor held great importance for the Ye Family.

After all, within its Grotto Heaven, besides Ye Family’s Ye Shen Valley, there were also many mortals and low-tier cultivators of the Ye Family, as well as the family’s most core heritage. Hence, in many cases, unless absolutely necessary, the Tai Cang Turtle would not act.

This was also to prevent the Turtle Ancestor from getting injured, causing the collapse of the Grotto Heaven, turning the treasures and clansmen inside into nothingness!

With Ye Xuecang remaining outside, even encountering a Demon King, he could still fight.

But most of the time, Ye Xuecang concealed himself on the Tai Cang Turtle, setting up an array to block his presence, making it unobtrusive.

The body of the Turtle Ancestor was large, so Ye Xuecang’s presence on its back was not very conspicuous.

As they entered the Turtle Ancestor’s Grotto Heaven, the Double-headed Demon King was overwhelmed with astonishment; the vast Grotto Heaven was comparable to a small archipelago, inhabited by mortals and cultivators, even with a distant huge Tier Four Spirit Medicine Garden.

Even Gold Condensing Fruit Trees were planted!

“Stop looking around and keep using the Wood Transformation Divine Light!” Ye Jingcheng sternly ordered again.

Though the Double-headed Demon King was unwilling at the moment, it still obediently used its demon pill to perform the technique.

Doing this would cause the Double-headed Demon King to lose its origin, but having lost so much already, it felt resigned.

On the contrary, if caught slacking and perceived, the feeling of broken divine soul was something it absolutely did not want to relive.

And Ye Jingcheng wasn’t going to show mercy at this time; despite the long lifespan of this Double-headed Turtle Demon King, it was essentially an old turtle with no potential for cultivation. Additionally, this turtle had a rebellious nature; even if intending to cultivate this Double-headed Demon King in the future, rigorous training was necessary!

After exerting the Wood Transformation Divine Light for a whole fifteen minutes, Ye Xuefan’s complexion finally became much rosier, and the chapped skin all over his body healed considerably.

However, his eyes still showed signs of exhaustion, and his aura remained somewhat unstable as he stood up:

“Jingcheng, have this Double-headed Turtle heal the other spirit beasts; I’m almost recovered, but your Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and Golden Rhinoceros are severely injured, as is Haisheng’s Star-Eyed Iron Ape!” Ye Xuefan advised.

The secret technique he used was overdrawn, not something easily healed.

Continuing further would do no good, and Ye Haige and Ye Jingcheng, having kept their distance, were unscathed.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng nodded, instructing the Double-headed Demon King to continue its effort.

Meanwhile, he entered his own Grotto Heaven, checking on the Red Flame Fox.

The Red Flame Fox, having burned a lot of vitality with Cyan Yang Flame, increased its life force by absorbing this internally, pushing its already nearly breaking cultivation into breakthrough.

It transformed into a ball of flame, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy.

Ye Jingcheng approached, providing some Treasure Light, and gave the Red Flame Fox two Profound Flame Pills.

This provided more assurance, and after completing these tasks, Ye Jingcheng left his Grotto Heaven, entering the Turtle Ancestor’s Grotto Heaven.

The Double-headed Turtle Demon King had healed all other spirit beasts and begun to heal itself.

The cyan-green light shrouded its massive turtle body, making it appear like a moss-covered green-stone mountain.

Ye Jingcheng didn’t push the Double-headed Turtle Demon King further, allowing the spirit turtle to recover.

Even if planning a deep test of the soul contract’s strength, it should await the Double-headed Turtle’s full recovery.

Only in this way could the maximum assessment be conducted.

At this moment, Ye Haige, Ye Haifei, and Ye Xuefan each selected a hillside to restore their true essence.

Ye Jingcheng, with his true essence still abundant, was momentarily idle.

Finally, he took out two jade talismans.

Among these, one was Ye Shengyi’s, the other Ye Xuecang’s.

Both contained detailed explanations of the Golden Core, and Ye Jingcheng, now at Purple Mansion Peak, with the Water and Wood Double-headed Turtle Demon King, could communicate with beasts, aiding his progression towards transforming his true essence early.

The breakthrough from Purple Mansion to Golden Core presented three major challenges, the first being Gathering Mansion and Condensing Pill.

This step required the refinement of one’s entire true essence to its utmost, breaking through the Purple Mansion to form a pill within the Qi Sea.

If this step failed, it posed significant dangers as the breaking of the Purple Mansion with an unsuccessful Golden Core could make regrouping the Purple Mansion exceedingly difficult, leading to reduced cultivation or even drastically shortened lifespan.

Upon successful condensation, one faced the Heart Demon Tribulation, which, according to the jade talismans, reached nearly deceptive realism, presenting the cultivator’s greatest fears.

For instance, Ye Shengyi, during his breakthrough, feared the Soul Suppressing Tower of the family being seized, compounded by demon beast attacks shaking the array, causing a failed breakthrough, resulting in afflictions for life and drastically reducing lifespan, even after intensive training.

Ye Shengyi dared not attempt a further breakthrough to Golden Core, resigning to use a fake pill to form a Pseudo Golden Core for temporary family protection at life’s end.

This Heart Demon Tribulation tested one’s temperament.

This was why many, even at Purple Mansion Peak, hesitated to try the Gold Condensing Pill, wary of the Heart Demon Tribulation.

After the Heart Demon Tribulation, the Thunder Tribulation followed, with its severity based on the Golden Core’s quality.

A Lower Grade Golden Core faced one thunder tribulation, a Middle Grade Golden Core faced two, and an Upper Grade Golden Core faced three.

The Thunder Tribulation tested a cultivator’s combat ability and physical resilience.

Pseudo Pill Cultivators bypassed the pill condensation process using refinement of Demon Race Gold Cores, thus avoiding the Thunder Tribulation and without transforming themselves, could not increase lifespan.

Reviewing the jade talisman, Ye Jingcheng found Ye Xuecang recommended several methods.

First, limit one’s cultivation, entering an illusion array to refine the Dao Heart.

Second, venture into the Mortal World, using time to磨 the Dao Heart.

Third, specialize in one method, seeking the Dao through it.

The first two methods were clear to Ye Jingcheng, but the third left him somewhat perplexed.

According to Ye Xuecang, immersing oneself exclusively in a single method could strengthen the Dao Heart, naturally overcoming the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Ye Xuecang’s method focused on Sword Dao, whereas Ye Jingcheng’s would be Alchemy Dao if he concentrated on one.

However, Ye Jingcheng believed the illusion array was most effective, and the fastest.

And most needed by the Ye Family.

Before the Beast Tide arrived and before the Earth Dragon Demon King’s breakthrough, clearly overcoming to Golden Core was optimal.

Therefore, he didn’t have decades to achieve this.

Of course, he trusted no one else with this illusion array, only himself.

Thus, this illusion array could only be set up by him.

And conducted within the Grotto Heaven.

Reflecting a while, confidence settled in Ye Jingcheng’s heart.

However, what he lacked was an illusion array of at least Tier Four.