Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

A sudden nighttime downpour left the mountain forest feeling ethereal and fresh. As the bustling excitement of the ceremony gradually dissipated, Lingyun Peak returned to its usual tranquility. Cultivators went about their business—some focused on their cultivation, while others carried out their assigned tasks.

Over the past year, the Ye family had already finished adjusting the Hall Entrances and implementing reforms across the peak. Branch halls for various Hall Entrances had been established, offering salaries and benefits just as generous as the main branches. The establishment of the Earth Inner Hall, in particular, gave many clan members without the Ye family bloodline far greater motivation. No longer were they forced to marry someone with the family bloodline as early as possible just to secure their standing.

Inside the Assembly Hall, several Ye family elders were gathered.

”Jingcheng, this is the gift list for the ceremony. Please take an inventory,” Ye Haicheng said, bringing over two Storage Bags and taking out a Jade Talisman.

The Jade Talisman contained the very list of gifts he mentioned. Naturally, only Tier Four and above treasures were kept here. Anything below Tier Four had already been converted into Contribution Points and added to Ye Jingcheng’s Clan Token. Ye Jingcheng would handle all the Tier Four and above items himself, while he would use the value of the lower-tier items to offset some of the ceremony’s costs.

Ye Jingcheng accepted the list and skimmed it. This Nascent Soul ceremony had brought him a few pleasant surprises, including a Tier Five Tea Tree and a Cyan Light Profound Roar Tree sapling. In addition, he had received one Tier Five Advancement Pill Spirit Material, a significant amount of Advancement Pill Auxiliary Materials, and a Tier Five Golden Yuan Fish Magical Treasure.

Shaped like a wooden fish and roughly the size of a palm, the Golden Yuan Fish was a Tier Five Lower-Grade Magical Treasure. However, as a sonic-type Magical Treasure, it would be quite effective when activated at critical moments, and it inherently countered Evil Cultivators. Unlike the Golden Cicada Bead Magical Treasure he obtained in the Earth Immortal Realm, which he couldn’t use freely, the Golden Yuan Fish could be deployed without reservation in the Eastern Domain. It would give him an extra trump card when facing cultivators from Demon Sects like the Celestial Corpse Sect in the future.

Aside from these Tier Five Treasures, Ye Jingcheng had also acquired a piece of Tier Five Cyan Spring Jade and a Tier Five Vast Treasure Talisman. The Vast Treasure Talisman went without saying—it could be given to the family’s core Golden Core Cultivators for self-defense. As for the Cyan Spring Jade, it could be used to craft Tier Five Talisman Treasures, serving as a powerful trump card for Ye Qingnian and Ye Qingfeng.

Combined with the Tier Five Earth Flood Dragon Essence Blood he exchanged for at the trade fair, all he needed to do now was wait for the Red Flame Fox to achieve its breakthrough. Then, he could begin refining the Tier Five Earth Dragon Pill and the Tier Five Mortal Dust Pill.

As for Spirit Materials, he had secured three Tier Five ones this time. Although he was still a ways off from being able to refine a Lifebound Magical Treasure, he was undeniably a step closer. Beyond the Tier Five items, there was also one Tier Four item that caught Ye Jingcheng’s eye—a Gold Condensing Fruit Tree sapling.

Come to think of it, the Ye family now possessed a total of four Gold Condensing Fruit Trees, and he still had six Gold Condensing Fruits on hand. He was holding onto these fruits until the Red Flame Fox broke through, which would allow him to refine an even larger batch of Gold Condensing Pills. This would provide more clan members with the resources needed to break through to the Golden Core stage.

”Seal this Cultivation Technique away for now,” Ye Jingcheng said, his gaze falling upon the final two lines of the list. These entries detailed the Cultivation Technique gifted by the two Nascent Souls from the Penglai Sect, along with the Blood Corpse Refining Technique presented by the Celestial Corpse Sect.

The former was likely a Daoist Embryo Method, while the latter was far too gruesome for the Ye family to ever consider using. Even if they did use it, they would constantly worry that a Blood Corpse refined this way might turn against them and defect to the Celestial Corpse Sect at a critical moment. Regardless, Ye Jingcheng didn’t believe for a second that the other party had good intentions.

”If the clan members wish to cultivate it, find two similar Cultivation Techniques and change their names. We can offer them as rewards for the top five in the Foundation Establishment tournament and the top two in the Purple Mansion tournament,” Ye Jingcheng added. Since the Ye family had openly received these Cultivation Techniques, sealing them away without a word would inevitably lead to speculation among the lower-ranking clan members. Now, however, the clan members would have to fight for the rewards with their own strength. And even if they did manage to win these techniques, they would simply be receiving the Ye family’s existing High-tier Techniques. What the techniques were called was completely irrelevant.

This approach would also serve as an excellent way to win over and integrate talented clan members who lacked the Ye bloodline. The current Ye family certainly wasn’t lacking in High-tier Techniques. Setting aside the Five Daoist Techniques passed down through the family and the High-tier Techniques obtained in the Earth Immortal Realm, the heritages they had plundered from the sects they annihilated over the years contained plenty of profound techniques to practice. Even the Tian Dao Sect’s Cultivation Techniques could be offered as rewards now.

”Understood,” Ye Haicheng nodded.

”We can slow down our expansion in the Eastern Domain for the time being. Our main focus must shift to the Central Domain. Fourth Brother, we’ll be relying on you to hold down the fort here,” Ye Jingcheng said, turning to Ye Jingyu.

Only Ye Jingyu would remain in the Eastern Domain, while Ye Xuefan and Ye Haicheng would both return to the Desert Sea. Although the family would only have one Golden Core Battle Power here, Ye Jingcheng intended to leave both the Corpse Emperor and the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor stationed at Lingyun Peak. With them around, Ye Jingyu would be well-equipped to handle any problems that arose. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it was highly unlikely that war would break out in the Eastern Domain anytime soon.

”No problem,” Ye Jingyu nodded.

The rest of the clan members also dispersed.

With the ceremony concluded and countless cultivators departing, the Lingyun Market naturally felt quite empty. Moreover, because the Ye family had run numerous promotional deals during the event, many cultivators had already purchased enough Cultivation Resources to last them for several years—or even decades. This caused business to dwindle to a mere trickle. It was like the long-awaited stillness that follows a violent storm.

On the third floor of the Ye Family Tavern, Li Shangwu waited anxiously. This matter was of the utmost importance; it could even dictate the future survival of the Li family. This was precisely why he had been willing to hand over the Gold Condensing Fruit Tree.

”Elder Ye.” Finally, seeing Ye Jing Hu walk into the room, Li Shangwu let out a breath. Even though it wasn’t Ye Jingcheng or Ye Jingyu like he had hoped, at least it was a Golden Core Cultivator, rather than just Ye Jingyun alone.

”There’s no need for ’elder’ this and ’elder’ that. You are also at the Golden Core stage. If we’re talking about seniority, you’re the one who deserves to be called an elder,” Ye Jing Hu said, waving his hand dismissively. He knew Li Shangwu was somewhat intimidated by him, but in the Cultivation Realm, Fake Pill Cultivators could converse with orthodox Golden Core Cultivators as peers. Naturally, he had no need to take advantage of the man on a matter of seniority.

”Then I will take the liberty to address you as Ye Daoist,” Li Shangwu said, nodding repeatedly. He then glanced toward the door, his meaning obvious.

Ye Jing Hu and Ye Jingyun promptly activated the Array before turning their attention back to him.

”Li Daoist, whatever you have to say, now is the time,” Ye Jing Hu said.

”Ye Daoist, I wish to ask for Elder Ye’s help in refining a Spatial Jade,” Li Shangwu said, his voice laced with unmistakable anxiety. A Spatial Jade was intimately connected to a Teleportation Array. Currently, aside from the ones belonging to Nascent Soul Powers, all other Teleportation Arrays were refined and controlled by the Medicine King Valley.

For the Li family to desire a Teleportation Array of their own carried a strong suspicion of planning for desertion. This was why Li Shangwu didn’t dare seek out the Taiyi Sect. After all, even if the Taiyi Sect didn’t punish them, they would likely seize the Teleportation Array for themselves, and the Li family would be forced to watch helplessly, unable to utter a single word of protest.