Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

In front of the modestly sized Spirit Mountain, two Array-Breaking Talismans flew out and landed precisely on an Array Foundation of the Array. This triggered a web of intertwined Spirit Patterns. In the next moment, a Spirit-Slaying Flying Saber Magical Treasure shot forth. It plunged instantly, shattering a section of the Array into pieces and leaving a sizable gap. Ultimately, the entire Array crashed and shattered completely.

Ye Jingyu was a Tier Four Array Master. Coupled with the numerous Array Dao inheritances the Ye Family had acquired over the years, he was naturally exceptionally skilled at Breaking Arrays. He had not even needed to use the several major Array-Breaking Array Discs that Ye Xuefan had left for him. The Chess Heaven Pavilion’s method of using an Array to break an Array was also considered a trump-card Secret Technique. Over the years, Ye Jingyu had learned quite a lot of it.

Once the Array was broken, Ye Jingyong was about to charge forward, but he saw Ye Jingyu stretch out a hand to stop him.

”Jingyong, we need to wait a little longer!”

Ye Jingyu took out a Jade Bottle. From within the Jade Bottle, Sandalwood Smoke billowed forward. Before long, it had permeated the entire mountain.

Ye Jingyu only saw a Tier Three Flowing Winged Leopard shoot out, charging toward the three of them. The Jade Ring Rat instantly squeaked loudly and flapped its ears wildly as a warning. However, a few Silver Needles flashed in Ye Jingyu’s hand, instantly slaying the Flowing Winged Leopard. It was a set of Tier Four Magical Treasure Flying Needles.

Using a Tier Four Magical Treasure to deal with a Tier Three Great Demon certainly felt like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. However, in this place, one could never be too careful. Even a lion uses its full might when hunting a rabbit, and Ye Jingyu was not going to make a rookie mistake. The Sandalwood Smoke continued to spread, but no other creatures or Spirit Beasts were seen. Only after it had permeated every corner of the mountain and there were no other movements did Ye Jingyu breathe a sigh of relief.

”Jingyong, we can go now!” This Jade Bottle was not some powerful Magical Treasure, but the Sandalwood Smoke was no ordinary Sandalwood Smoke; it was Attached Purple Sandalwood Smoke. This kind of Spirit Smoke was easily attracted to Cultivators and Spirit Beasts, thus it could automatically seek out Cultivators in Concealment nearby. Normally, this kind of purple smoke was mainly used in the Assembly Hall to prevent anyone from lurking nearby and eavesdropping. It was just that his Attached Purple Sandalwood Smoke was of a superior quality.

After confirming there was no one around, the three of them finally ascended the Spirit Mountain and began a detailed search. First was the Spirit Medicine, all of which was harvested by Ye Jingfeng. Although there was no Tier Four Spirit Medicine, there was still quite a lot of Tier Three Spirit Medicine, and most of it was quite old in age. Even though Ye Jingfeng was an Array Master, he had previously been in charge of the Hidden Peak. His skills in harvesting and transplanting Spirit Medicine were by no means inferior.

Only Ye Jingyong felt rather awkward at this moment. He had previously been transferred from the Market to the Desert Sea because he was breaking through to the Purple Mansion. He had been in Seclusion there for forty to fifty years. Now, his son and granddaughter had already surpassed him, which was why he was slightly impatient. He hadn’t expected to make a mistake right off the bat. Fortunately, Ye Jingyu had been able to remind him in time.

”This should be the cave dwelling of a Celestial Desolate Cultivator.” Unlike Clan Cultivators, who almost always carved out their cave dwellings together on a single Spirit Mountain, some Sect Cultivators preferred to exclusively occupy an entire region or Spirit Mountain by themselves. This behavior was especially common among High-Tier Cultivators. For instance, Liu Huan and Chen Xuanzi of the Taiyi Sect both had their own respective Spirit Mountains and cave dwellings. The Tianshu Divine Calculation Mansion before them was clearly the cave dwelling of a Purple Mansion or Golden Core Cultivator. It was just that it had been abandoned for a long time, and not many Treasures had been preserved.

Ye Jingyu laid out all their spoils in front of them. The items were entirely countable on one’s fingers. However, they had obtained three Jade Talismans. Although these Jade Talismans were not Cultivation Techniques, they were extremely decent Tier Three Secret Techniques. The Secret Techniques were the Qi Searching Skill, the Illusory Step Technique, and the Celestial Abyss Qi Concealment Technique. They were exceptionally practical for Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivators. Ye Jingyu even planned to practice that Step Technique himself.

”It is undoubtedly the Celestial Desolate Secret Realm. This Celestial Desolate is extremely mysterious; perhaps we might even reap incredible rewards,” Ye Jingyu said to Ye Jingyong and Ye Jingfeng.

”Jingyu, Jingyong, since it’s the real Celestial Desolate Secret Realm, why don’t we split up? We’d get a bigger haul that way,” Ye Jingfeng suggested. He had harvested quite a bit of Spirit Medicine. Although these had to be handed over to the Ye Family, he could still keep a considerable portion. This was the Ye Family’s rule for obtaining Treasures, designed to incentivize more Ye Family Members to go out and hunt for Treasures. Therefore, he still wanted to search for more. After all, this time, it wasn’t just the Ye Family who had come; several other factions had also arrived, including the Tian Dao Sect, the Gu Family, the Xiao Family, and the Xuan Family. Even though those factions still had to pay a tribute to the Ye Family, their numbers were far greater. If those people split up to search for Treasures, the trio’s own haul would certainly be significantly reduced. If they didn’t split up, they would have no advantage at all.

”No. Even though we already know this is the Celestial Desolate Secret Realm, it’s highly likely the enemy’s trap is located within the real Secret Realm. That’s the only way we would lower our guard!” Ye Jingyu shook his head outright.

”The Ye Family has currently restricted some of the Inner Hall members precisely because we fear Penglai might play dirty behind the scenes. We can’t allow the enemy to catch us off guard while the three of us are together.

”Moreover, the Ye Family has other arrangements for this trip,” Ye Jingyu added. As he spoke, he also looked at the Jade Ring Rat. This time, the Jade Ring Rat’s mission was equally important. From the moment they entered the Secret Realm, its ears had not relaxed; they remained tightly perked up. Saying this, Ye Jingyu continued his search toward the remaining Spirit Mountains.

Their gathering speed wasn’t considered fast, but they really did manage to find quite a few of the Celestial Desolate’s Secret Techniques, as well as some Cultivation Techniques and many rare Spirit Medicines. Although these Spirit Medicines now had almost no effect on Ye Jingcheng, the Ye Family had plenty of Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivators. Giving these Spiritual Herbs and Treasures to the Ye Family would similarly drive the Cultivation and growth of the Ye Family Members. The impact would be just as significant.

A few hours later, a magnificent towering mountain appeared in the distance. Arrays flickered on the mountain, Spiritual Light was dense, and a grand hall faintly stood at its peak.

”This should be the main hall of this Secret Realm!” Ye Jingfeng, who had studied some of the Eight Desolates Sect’s layouts, couldn’t help but sigh in awe as he looked at the scene before him. However, before he could suggest moving forward, he saw Ye Jingyu take out a Token and send a Transmission to the others.

”We will wait for everyone here,” Ye Jingyu said. Judging from the messages coming from their surroundings, no one had encountered any danger yet, and everyone had even reaped considerable rewards. But it was precisely because of this that Ye Jingyu felt even more uneasy.

Right at that moment, the Celestial Treasure Rat also began to emit Spiritual Light, its eyes looking up at the Spirit Mountain. In the next moment, the Celestial Treasure Rat showed immense interest. However, upon seeing this, Ye Jingyu—who had originally planned to wait—suddenly piloted his Spiritual Ship and sped away in the opposite direction. His speed was even faster than when they had arrived. Ye Jingyong and Ye Jingfeng were naturally confused, but Ye Jingyu was the one in charge of this trip. Since Ye Jingyu had no intention of explaining further, the two could only follow closely behind. They flew for tens of miles until the mountain peak was almost out of sight.

And right at this moment, the Jade Ring Rat’s ears visibly twitched.

SQUEAK!

”There are people,” the Jade Ring Rat spoke, its eyes widening. It didn’t know how many people there were, but it had heard them. There was someone on that final Spirit Mountain.

This scene brought a slight smile to Ye Jingyu’s lips. Sure enough, the enemy had come after all.