Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

The blazing sun hung high over the Desert Heaven Phoenix Oasis, scorching and searing.

In Roc Valley, a few young cultivators took out a large chunk of Spirit Beast Meat and placed it in the mouth of the Three-Eyed Demon Roc.

This Three-Eyed Demon Roc was still young, only the size of an ordinary zebra.

Yet it was clearly brimming with Spiritual Energy, and its third eye occasionally flashed with Spiritual Light, appearing extremely extraordinary.

As if it could open at any moment.

”Yun Jie, this Demon Roc is really fond of you!” A few young cultivators beside him were somewhat envious.

With all these years of raising, the Four Valleys were now inseparably linked to the Ye Family, and the Miscellaneous Hall of the Ye Family had stationed quite a few Ye Family Members in every Demon Valley.

Of course, such an arrangement was not something ordinary clansmen could take on; they were all youths of suitable age from the Ye Family, with decent talent, and extremely devoted to Spirit Beast raising, only then could they take part.

Ye Yunjie was one such person. He had taken a liking to this Three-Eyed Demon Roc, so every few months he would come once, giving the Three-Eyed Demon Roc some Spirit Pills, while secretly accumulating Contribution Points. As soon as the Contribution Points were enough, he planned to exchange for this Demon Roc as his Lifebound Spirit Beast.

Of course, though he thought so inwardly, on his face he still spoke modestly:

”Brother Hu, the Spirit Beasts in the clan’s Demon Valleys all have high Spiritual Wisdom; I still need to work even harder.”

In the Ye Family, aside from those Spirit Beasts designated by the clan as core seeds, all other Spirit Beasts could be exchanged for at a discount based on their closeness to the cultivator.

Of course, this kind of discounted exchange was limited to the first one; from the second onward, unless one obtained it by himself, all had to be exchanged at full price.

Ye Yunjie had had many chances to obtain Spirit Beasts in the past, but he had not used them and instead saved them up. In his heart he had only one thought: to pour all his efforts into nurturing a single Lifebound Spirit Beast as his most loyal partner.

Just as they were chatting idly, this Three-Eyed Demon Roc suddenly let out a low cry.

Its wings began to flap, layer upon layer of flames covering them, sending out a terrifying high temperature.

This immediately made Ye Yunjie involuntarily step back.

Although he was a Qi Cultivation Peak cultivator, the Three-Eyed Demon Roc before him was a Demon Beast of the Early Stage of Second Tier; he could not withstand this flame either.

”Brother Hu, how could this...” Ye Yunjie could not help but speak.

He sounded somewhat anxious, and at this moment, a middle-aged cultivator flew over and hurriedly activated the Array.

In an instant, the whole Roc Valley burst forth with Spiritual Light, trapping all the Demon Rocs.

”Uncle Qingguang, I only fed it some Spirit Beast Meat...” Ye Yunjie was incomparably panicked.

”I know you only fed it meat; this has nothing to do with you.” The middle-aged cultivator also spoke. His gaze swept across the entire Roc Valley; clearly, it was not just this one Three-Eyed Demon Roc that was restless—quite a few other Demon Rocs were as well.

As he spoke, he pointed toward the summit of Celestial Shadow Peak.

The few youths looked over in that direction. That was the very core place of the Ye Family; it was said a Nascent Soul Dragon Ancestor was in Seclusion there.

”Is Dragon Ancestor about to break through?” The group of youths immediately spoke excitedly.

Sure enough, they found that countless beast roars had risen all around.

Thunder Valley, Elephant Valley, and even Dragon Valley all began to boil over, with Dragon Valley having the fiercest roars.

In Dragon Valley, countless Earth Lizards and Golden Scale Beasts were galloping, leaping, and roaring furiously.

Meanwhile, in the sky, countless cultivators also began to fly out.

”Uncle Qingping, Uncle Qingkang...”

”Uncle Xing Xiao, Grand Ancestor Xue Liang, Fourth Ancestor, Great Ancestor...”

The few youths kept muttering, watching as the Purple Mansion Golden Core experts, rarely seen in ordinary days, all appeared in the air today.

The Array also began to activate: a Yellow Dragon started rampaging, and a Fire Phoenix soared across the heavens.

For a time, all corners of Celestial Phoenix Oasis saw this terrifying phenomenon.

...

Ye Xuefan, Ye Haicheng, and Chu Yanqing all flew into the high sky. As the three Golden Core cultivators of the Ye Family currently in the Desert Sea, they gathered at this moment, looking toward Celestial Shadow Peak.

Their eyes were full of joy as well.

They naturally understood that the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor was advancing its bloodline; it might well be that today was the day the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor completely Transformed into a Flood Dragon.

Although the Ye Family now did not lack Flood Dragons, with Ye Jingcheng having one, Ye Jingyu two, Ye Haifei one, Ye Qingnian one, plus four Flood Dragon Species the Ye Family had obtained by borrowing seed, making eight in total now, and that was not even counting the Half-Flood Dragon seeds with potential to advance to Flood Dragons in the future—otherwise there would be even more.

But after all, these Flood Dragons had yet to fully grow up; their Combat Power had not yet reached the level of stabilizing a region. They still required a long period of development.

The Earth Dragon Demon Emperor was different; it was currently the Ye Family’s greatest Combat Power.

If it succeeded in Advancement, with its Combat Power greatly rising, even if True Monarch Beihai and True Monarch Qinghe now attacked Lingyun Peak, even broke into the Desert Sea, the Ye Family would not fear them in the slightest.

The Flood Dragon Race possessed incredibly tough bodies, famed for their Combat Power among those of the same Tier.

Even if the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor did not break through to the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul, with a Flood Dragon body, it would feel no pressure fighting an ordinary Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

At this moment, the dense Spiritual Energy also condensed into long rivers of Spiritual Energy, pouring toward the body of the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor. At this, the few could not help feeling anticipation.

Judging from the trend, it was very likely it could not only advance, but also break through a Realm.

”Haicheng, arrange cultivators to send word to Jingcheng. Tell him the Earth Dragon should be about to break through!” Ye Xuefan could not help calling out to Ye Haicheng.

Ye Haicheng also nodded.

Such a joyous event naturally had to be relayed to Ye Jingcheng.

Yet in the next moment, Ye Xuefan spoke again:

”No need!”

Seeing Ye Haicheng a bit stunned, Ye Xuefan did not explain, only smiled slightly.

But very soon, Ye Haicheng understood as well.

Because within his Divine Sense at this moment, he too sensed that outside the Desert Sea, a Profound Light Ship was streaking along the blazing sun, flying over.

The Spiritual Ship was extremely fast, to the point that Ye Haicheng’s Divine Sense felt it was somewhat hard to keep up, but after taking a few more looks, he could see that it was Ye Jingcheng.

Ye Xuefan had noticed before him; clearly his Divine Sense was better than Ye Haicheng’s.

”Fourth Grand Uncle, Uncle Xue Liang, Grandpa, Yanqing...” From far away, Ye Jingcheng’s voice had already reached them.

The next moment, a white-robed figure rushed in, dusty from travel.

He landed in midair, and at this moment all the Ye Family Members couldn’t help but turn to look.

Although Ye Jingcheng did not put on airs about his status within the clan,

because of his deeds, he had long since been praised in Clan Studies, and everyone respected Ye Jingcheng.

There were even quite a few Ye Family Members who took Ye Jingcheng as their goal.

Now that he appeared, it naturally drew the admiring gazes of all the clan members.

”Jingcheng, you’ve advanced again?” Ye Xuefan and Ye Haicheng both looked over in surprise.

Of course, it wasn’t because they could sense Ye Jingcheng’s Cultivation, but because they couldn’t sense it at all that they asked; after all, when Ye Jingcheng was at the Middle Stage of Golden Core before, they could still barely discern it.

But now, when the two looked at Ye Jingcheng, he felt no different than a Mortal.

If it wasn’t a Secret Technique, then it meant Ye Jingcheng had already broken through to the Late Stage of Golden Core.

And one had to know, it had only been just over fifty years since Ye Jingcheng broke through to Golden Core.

”I merely broke through by luck!” Ye Jingcheng cupped his hands, appearing rather calm and unruffled.

”I knew it, you never shut yourself in Seclusion for that long normally!” Ye Haicheng couldn’t help speaking up, his eyes full of envy.

One had to know that many Cultivators took far more time to go from Early Stage of Purple Mansion to Late Stage of Purple Mansion than this.

Before, they had thought Ye Jingcheng’s Seclusion was to Cultivate some Secret Technique, yet they hadn’t expected that when Ye Jingcheng emerged, he had directly reached the Late Stage of Golden Core.

This truly gave them quite a pleasant surprise.

”My breakthrough is nothing; what really matters now is Dragon Ancestor!” Ye Jingcheng said with a smile, also looking toward the mountaintop.

There the Spiritual Energy was growing ever denser, and bestial roars came in waves.

These roars carried immense authority, and gradually changed from hoarse howls into that kind of Flood Dragon roar that shook the heart.

After a long while more, as a ripple of Spiritual Energy spread out, in midair a two-hundred-zhang-long golden Flood Dragon soared up, and the whole Celestial Shadow Peak at that moment seemed to rise higher.

The scene was shockingly grand, and many Ye Family Members were left staring, dumbfounded.

The Earth Dragon Demon Emperor had now grown a single horn; that Flood Dragon Horn shone brilliantly gold, clearly carrying a certain Spiritual Might. Aside from the horn, its lizard feet had also transformed into Flood Dragon Claws.

Strictly speaking, it was still a Four-Clawed Three-Toed Flood Dragon.

At this moment the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor appeared incomparably majestic.

”Master!” The Earth Dragon Demon Emperor quickly transformed into human form and bowed toward Ye Jingcheng.

Right there in front of all the Ye Family Members.

The Ye Clan had given it sufficient respect, and Ye Jingcheng had given it a Flood Dragon’s beast life.

Naturally it had to repay in kind; calling him ”Master” in front of everyone was nothing—this much it could certainly do. Moreover, now it truly submitted to this junior from the heart; he was worth bowing to, worth calling ”Master.”

And in its heart, it also told itself that today was only the beginning.

”Congratulations to Dragon Ancestor on successfully transforming into a Flood Dragon. Ten years from now, at the Celestial Phoenix Oasis, we will hold the Dragon Scripture ceremony!” Ye Jingcheng was the first to offer congratulations.

At this moment he no longer cared; Dragon Ancestor called him Master, and he would continue calling Dragon Ancestor just that.

In the Cultivation Realm, it was quite common for each party to use their own forms of address.

The other Cultivators also began offering their congratulations in turn.

Of course, the only thing Ye Jingcheng felt was a pity was that the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor had not broken through to Mid-stage Tier Five.

But very soon he was at ease with it; the Earth Dragon Pill the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor had taken was only Fourth Tier. Even if it advanced its bloodline, it did not have the powerful medicinal force to support the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor in breaking through to the Middle Stage of Nascent Soul.

Besides, once one reached the Nascent Soul Realm, it was entirely normal to remain stuck for hundreds of years without the slightest progress—if he broke through once in less than fifty years, it would instead seem a bit monstrously abnormal.

”Congratulations, Dragon Ancestor!”

...

After Ye Jingcheng finished offering his congratulations, the other clan members also began to congratulate him in turn.

”Master, when you go to the Illusory Sand Forbidden Land, take me along as well!” After the congratulations, the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor sent Ye Jingcheng a Transmission.

”Dragon Ancestor, just keep calling me Jingcheng.” Ye Jingcheng nodded, but added this.

Dragon Ancestor calling him Master really made him a bit unaccustomed.

However, the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor did not respond, clearly not accepting Ye Jingcheng’s suggestion. It rose back up to Celestial Shadow Peak to continue consolidating its Cultivation.

Although it hadn’t broken through to Mid-stage Tier Five, it was already at the Peak of Early Stage Tier Five, and its Combat Power was likewise on a completely different level.

Furthermore, at this moment it had confidence in entering the Illusory Sand Forbidden Land, which was why it had sent Ye Jingcheng that Transmission to go together.

To the Ye Clan, the Earth Immortal Platform was especially important; Ye Jingcheng was definitely going to search for the Earth Immortal Platform.

Once the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor disappeared into the high sky and the crowd of clan members dispersed, Chu Yanqing gazed at Ye Jingcheng with eyes full of deep affection.

”Congratulations, Yanqing, on breaking through to Golden Core!” Unlike his solemn tone just now, Ye Jingcheng’s voice was now exceedingly gentle, and his eyes naturally held longing.

After bidding farewell to several ancestors, Ye Jingcheng led Chu Yanqing toward his own cave abode.

Although he also wanted to inquire about clan matters, many things could be learned from Chu Yanqing.

After all, nowadays, very little that happened in the Ye Clan could be kept from Chu Yanqing.

”Go on, go on!” Ye Xuefan and Ye Haicheng both waved their hands, and Ye Haicheng in particular looked at Ye Jingcheng with a tone of encouragement.

As if telling Ye Jingcheng to keep up the effort.

In the eyes of the Ye Clan now, the offspring born of two Spirit Bodies were truly out of the ordinary.

They were hoping Ye Jingcheng would have a few more children.