Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

With the date of the Nascent Soul Ceremony approaching, Lingyun Peak grew increasingly bustling. Lingyun Market was already packed with dense crowds, prompting the Ye family to expand the marketplace significantly. Otherwise, it would have been far too crowded. Although some powers were hostile to the Ye family, there were still many loose cultivators within their territories. As early as a few years ago, these loose cultivators had already begun consciously making their way to Taihang Commandery.

While the market thrived with activity, Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingyu, Ye Xuefan, and the others gathered in the Clan Assembly Hall. Besides them, Liu Huan of the Taiyi Sect was also present. She had brought information from her sect, revealing that several factions might have already defected to the Penglai Sect. This served as a warning for the Ye family to be on high alert.

”Elder Ye, and fellow Daoists of the Ye family, these warnings are all that I can offer,” Liu Huan said, cupping her hands in farewell. She was an outsider, after all, and the Ye family now needed to discuss their internal affairs. With that, she turned to leave.

”Jingyu, please see Fairy Liu out,” Ye Jingcheng said, turning to the man beside him.

Ye Jingyu glanced at Ye Jingcheng, then at Liu Huan. Finally, he nodded and led Liu Huan away.

Once the two were far away, Ye Jingcheng activated the array. Inside the hall, fresh sandalwood was lit, and Ye Jingcheng extended his divine sense to its absolute limits. Only then did he speak.

”Uncle Xuefan, what do you think the Penglai Sect’s goal is? To retaliate against us, or to drive a wedge between us and the Taiyi Sect?” Ye Jingcheng asked in a deep voice.

Liu Huan had informed them that many affiliated clans within the Yan Kingdom might have turned their coats. Among them, the Celestial Corpse Sect was continuously using Bone Transformation Pills to bewitch those clans. Ye Jingcheng wasn’t surprised by this. However, he wanted to figure out what the enemy’s true objective was.

”It’s likely because this ceremony will gather a considerable number of core Ye family members. This is their opportunity to strike. I suggest that we heavily rely on the Unconnected Beast Pattern Race for law enforcement, and also bring in the Tian Dao Sect to intervene,” Ye Xuefan said, his voice laced with concern.

If they hadn’t seen the Cyan Blood Realm, they wouldn’t be this tense. As it stood, if the Penglai Sect forcibly conducted a soul search or used a special secret technique, they could absolutely uncover some hidden secrets. Naturally, the Ye family was not yet ready for a direct confrontation with Penglai. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have prepared a temporary palace.

”Is it possible that their target isn’t us?” Ye Jingcheng proposed.

The moment he said this, their expressions changed drastically. If the target wasn’t the Ye family and they were merely a feint, then the true target could be Medicine King Valley. After all, the only power worth the Penglai Sect making such a huge fuss over was Medicine King Valley.

”Let’s warn True Monarch Qingchen about this,” Ye Xuefan said, having also realized this possibility. Yet, he was curious. Since True Monarch Bai Yao of Medicine King Valley clearly wasn’t breaking through at Medicine King Valley, it seemed rather pointless for the Penglai Sect to stir up trouble there. The situation in the Eastern Domain was not something that Nascent Soul cultivators alone could dictate.

”Let’s put that aside for now. Jing Hu, have you made advance preparations for the Golden Core and Purple Mansion trading convention? The Golden Core and Purple Mansion events should start before the main ceremony,” Ye Jingcheng asked.

”The dates have already been set. We’ve also invited the Ascendants and True Masters from the Cyan Spirit Trading Association, so everything should go smoothly,” Jing Hu replied.

”Then let’s activate the Celestial Spirit Body Refining Array tomorrow. We will allow five hundred people to enter each day,” Ye Jingcheng instructed.

There was less than half a month until the ceremony began. Naturally, they could let some cultivators experience the Ye family’s foundation in advance. This would be beneficial for the reputations of the various factions. After all, the Ye family was now widely recognized as being second only to Medicine King Valley. If the Ye family’s ceremony lacked prestige, it would naturally imply that the other Nascent Soul powers were no better off. Therefore, the ceremony was both incredibly significant and entirely trivial at the same time.

The teleportation array on Lingyun Peak was set up halfway up the mountain, connecting to five locations simultaneously: Divine Medicine Valley, the Taichang Mountain Range, Lingyuan Mountain, Blood Evil Valley, and the Celestial Blade Nine Peaks.

”Thank you for going to the trouble of delivering this information about the clans, Liu Daoist. Once the ceremony concludes, the Ye family will certainly present congratulatory gifts to both you and the Taiyi Sect,” Ye Jingyu said, cupping his hands in front of the teleportation array.

”That won’t be necessary. It was simply an order handed down by Master Linghong,” Liu Huan replied. Hearing Ye Jingyu’s polite yet pointed words, she immediately waved her hand, forcing a smile. She then turned gracefully and stepped into the teleportation array.

As the spiritual light dissipated and Liu Huan vanished from sight, Ye Jingyu couldn’t help but feel a sense of helplessness. Ye Jingcheng hadn’t come to explain things himself, leaving the task to him instead. But how was he supposed to explain it? All he could say was that sometimes, sparse words and an absence already communicated a great deal.

Little King Mountain was a small hill situated just in front of Lingyun Peak. Previously, much like the spirit mountain where Lingyun Market was located, it had been nothing more than an ordinary peak. Over the years, however, nourished by the dissipating energy of the spirit vein, it had long since transformed into a Tier Three Top-Grade Spirit Mountain.

Before the Ye family’s ceremony officially began, the Celestial Spirit Body Refining Array was set up right here. Now that the array was about to be activated, it drew countless cultivators who gathered to watch, including cultivators from the Tian Dao Sect and various other Nascent Soul powers. It wasn’t their first time hearing about the Ye family’s Celestial Spirit Body Refining Array, which made them particularly curious at this moment.

”What intense gravity this Body Refining Array has!” Naturally, the body cultivators were the most eager to scale the mountain and challenge the array. Among them were two Purple Mansion cultivators from the Blood Cultivation Sect who boasted before starting their climb that they would reach the summit in the time it took half an incense stick to burn. They started off quickly, of course. After all, the Ye family’s Body Refining Array was divided into three segments: the first was suitable for Qi Cultivation cultivators, the second for Foundation Establishment cultivators, and the third for Purple Mansion cultivators.