Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Though the host was not particularly renowned within the Ye Family, their presence alone left Ma Xiuyuan trembling with trepidation, too afraid to speak out of turn.

He carefully asked about the ceremony’s schedule. Even though the Ye Family had hosted this event once before, he dared not make the slightest mistake.

The group soon entered Chaofeng City.

This newly established city served as a free-trade hub for the Ye Family’s Cultivators. Apart from four official shops opened by the clan, the rest of the space was dedicated to open markets where the Ye Family Members could barter freely.

The clan had grown massive over the years. While many opted to exchange items at the Treasure Tower, there were always those who preferred private transactions. The Ye Family did not discourage this practice. As long as the members fulfilled their duties and collected their rightful Clan Allowance, they had every right to trade their treasures freely. This was the very reason Chaofeng City was founded.

Now, it perfectly served as the reception area for the Affiliated Clans and factions. While the Ye Family did not fear their secrets being exposed, maintaining confidentiality was always the wiser choice.

The members of the Wan Family were already here as well.

”It seems the Wan Family has been planning to set up stalls here for a while,” Ma Xiuyuan noted, feeling that he had fallen behind once again.

After all, the Ye Family’s Nascent Soul ceremony had attracted not only Affiliated Clans like theirs but also a massive number of Loose Cultivators. This gathering even drew out those who usually remained in permanent Seclusion. Naturally, it was an excellent opportunity to earn Spirit Stones.

Furthermore, he knew that many Ye Family Members were selling their own items here, including no shortage of exquisite treasures. To his astonishment, he even spotted Tier Three Magical Treasures being casually traded, making his heart pound with excitement.

He cursed inwardly, ”Wan Chengjie is utterly despicable!”

Typically, Tier Three Magical Treasures were rarely sold in the Yuanling Oasis. Most of the Ye Family’s Purple Mansion Cultivators resided in the Celestial Phoenix Oasis and Lingyun Peak, rarely visiting the Yuanling Oasis. Besides, few factions could afford Tier Three Treasures, let alone match the sheer number of Purple Mansion Cultivators in the Ye Family. The clan’s wealth had clearly reached an incomprehensible level.

With Tier Three Magical Treasures being traded so casually, Wan Chengjie’s early arrival likely meant he was aiming to purchase a top-tier Tier Three Magical Treasure Flying Sword!

***

While Chaofeng City bustled with activity, the scene was entirely different atop the Ye Family’s Earth Shadow Peak, deep within the Celestial Dream Butterfly Valley.

Countless Spirit Flowers filled the entire valley. Some were real, while others were merely projections of an Array, all meticulously arranged to provide the Celestial Dream Butterfly with a pristine environment, ensuring it wouldn’t resent the task that lay ahead.

Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan were standing at the valley’s entrance.

”Jingcheng, the Array is nearly complete. We can now have the Purple Mansion Cultivators test its intensity,” Ye Xuefan said with lingering fear. It was evident that, despite being a Golden Core Cultivator, he had personally tested the strength of the Celestial Dream Butterfly’s Illusion Array.

In that fleeting moment, he felt as if he had been dragged back into his Golden Core Heart Demon Tribulation. Had he not preemptively weakened the Illusion Array’s effects himself, he might have been lost within this Butterfly Valley for quite some time.

With the Golden Core Cultivator’s test concluded, it was time for the Purple Mansion and Foundation Establishment Cultivators to try. After all, this place was built for the Ye Family Members’ Heart Forging. The ones who currently needed this Illusion Array the most were the younger generation’s Foundation Establishment and Purple Mansion Cultivators.

”Let Qingfeng test it,” Ye Jingcheng said decisively.

Compared to Ye Qingnian, Ye Jingcheng was much more worried about Ye Qingfeng. Ye Qingnian had always been at the estate, receiving administrative training from the elders. Furthermore, during his time in the Clan Study Hall, he had displayed a level of rationality far beyond his peers, putting his father’s mind at ease. Ye Qingfeng, however, was different. She had a more stubborn and rebellious temperament, and her life experiences were relatively lacking.

Moreover, she had broken through to the Late Stage of Purple Mansion quite some time ago. It wouldn’t be long before she reached the Purple Mansion Peak and began preparing for her Golden Core breakthrough.

Ye Jingcheng sent a Transmission, and soon enough, Ye Qingfeng arrived at the valley.

Looking at the sprawling Spirit Flowers, she couldn’t help but ask curiously, ”Father, Fourth Great-Grandfather, is this a newly opened Beast Valley for the clan?”

”You could say that. Go on, take a run through it and let me see your strength,” Ye Jingcheng replied, waving his hand without offering further explanation.

Hearing this, Ye Qingfeng’s interest immediately peaked. She didn’t let arrogance blind her; instead, she cautiously summoned two Magical Treasures and condensed a seed of fire upon her body.

Ye Jingcheng only showed a hint of surprise at the intense heat of the flame seed, having grown accustomed to the fiery might of the Red Flame Fox. Ye Xuefan, however, was utterly shocked.

”Is this the Lifebound Spirit Fire inherently born from her Spirit Body?”

”She’s only recently mastered it, so the girl still lacks proper control,” Ye Jingcheng explained with a smile, though his eyes betrayed a deep sense of pride. After all, she was his daughter.

As he spoke, Ye Jingcheng waved his hand. Immediately, an Array activated, enveloping the entire valley and shielding its interior from outside view.

Soon, Ye Qingfeng became trapped in the Illusion Realm, her footsteps grinding to a halt. The two men closely monitored her expressions, watching as they morphed from wonder to terror, and finally, into anger and despair.

***

Meanwhile, before the Celestial Abyss Mountain Pass.

Ye Qingfeng, dressed once more in a Crimson Palace Robe, was riding atop the Black Crow. In front of her lay the heavily injured Great Crowned Phoenix, making her heart ache. The bird had lost several of its crest feathers, and massive dog-like bite marks marred its body. It had clearly been mauled by another Demon Beast.

”Great Crowned Phoenix, who did this to you? Be careful, let me heal you.” Ye Qingfeng held a deep affection for the Great Crowned Phoenix. Although they had not formed a formal contract, she had long treated it as her own Spirit Beast. Now that her Spirit Beast had been wounded, as its master, she naturally had to avenge it.

”SQUAWK! It was a Tier Four Demon King! I want to be Tier Four too!” the Great Crowned Phoenix cried out, full of grievance and rage. It tried to flap its wings, but the movement tore at its wounds, causing it to squawk even louder in pain.