Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

The wailing autumn winds blew fiercely, and dark clouds churned endlessly over the Xiao Family courtyard.

With a resounding BOOM, an array finally shattered, sending violent tremors through every building in the courtyard. If not for the other reinforcing arrays, the tremors alone would have been enough to level the area.

Xiao Shao’en burst from his room, his face etched with anxiety. The few Xiao Family cultivators present couldn’t hold him back at all.

”Where are my father and the others?” Xiao Shao’en roared at the family members.

The Xiao Family members were accustomed to seeing him as a refined gentleman. Having never seen him roar before, they instantly fell into a panic.

”They went to the Ye Talisman Shop,” a usually bolder cultivator stammered.

Xiao Shao’en immediately rushed out like a madman, vanishing from the courtyard.

Meanwhile, at the back of the courtyard, Xiao Yuanquan stepped into view. He had actually returned a long time ago. From the moment the Golden Core aura appeared in the distance, he knew the Ye Talisman Sect’s background was extraordinary.

Xiao Shao’en’s array was a Tier Three Top-Grade Array, which he naturally lacked the ability to break. The only reason he had managed to shatter it was that Xiao Yuanquan had deliberately weakened its power. Otherwise, no matter how capable Xiao Shao’en was, it would have taken him a considerable amount of time. After all, he was only a Spirit Talisman Master, not an Array Master.

”Uncle Quan, why didn’t you let him out yourself?” asked another cultivator standing beside him.

”It’s no use. Shao’en won’t be grateful to the family. Whether we let him out or he breaks the array himself, it makes no difference. He is already completely disappointed in us. Releasing him ourselves would only make the Ye Talisman Sect despise him even more. Rather than doing that, it was better to let him achieve it himself,” Xiao Yuanquan explained helplessly.

His only hope now was that Ye Jingting would spare the Xiao Family out of consideration for Xiao Shao’en’s dignity.

”Gather the family members at the market. Prepare to relocate to the Profound Heart Mansion; there is no longer a place for our Xiao Family in the Tianshu Mansion.”

He watched Xiao Shao’en’s retreating figure, his face filled with a mix of anger and helplessness. To think that the excellent situation for their family would end like this.

”Uncle Quan, are we abandoning Cien Mountain as well?” The family member found it unbelievable. Over the years, the Xiao Family had managed Cien Mountain incredibly well. Their Spirit Fields and Spirit Veins had all evolved into Tier Four entities. Abandoning it now meant their foundation would be destroyed overnight. ”Is the Ye Talisman Sect’s background really that massive?”

”If someone else from the Liu Family had come, we might still have a sliver of vitality. But the one who arrived was Liu Shiqing, the branch patriarch. There’s absolutely no mistake. The surname ’Ye’ of the Ye Talisman Sect is the exact same as Master Qianchen, the number one Golden Core cultivator of Xiaoshan Prefecture.” Xiao Yuanquan smiled bitterly. ”A mighty dragon doesn’t cross the river unprepared. I presume that person has reached the Nascent Soul stage.”

If Master Qianchen wasn’t a Nascent Soul cultivator, Xiao Yuanquan couldn’t fathom what else would make the arrogant branch patriarch of the Liu Family personally step forward to build momentum for the Ye Talisman Sect. After all, they were encroaching on the Liu Family’s territory.

He only hated himself for being so blinded by the joy of breaking through to the Golden Core stage. He had wanted to use the Ye Talisman Sect to build his own prestige without investigating them properly.

But who could have imagined that Master Qianchen had already started laying out his plans seventy or eighty years ago? The Ye Talisman Sect had been established for quite a long time.

Tianshu Market, outside the Ye Talisman Shop.

Lei Yuan Ascendant’s face was flushed with humiliation. He handed over all of his remaining Spirit Stones, sputtered out apologies, and in the end, didn’t even dare to take all of his Spirit Talismans. He simply slinked away in disgrace.

After all, Magical Combat was prohibited in the Tianshu Market. Ye Jingting and Ye Jinghu couldn’t possibly kill him right here in front of Mansion Master Luo. Of course, if Lei Yuan Ascendant remained relentless and left the market, the Ye Family would still eradicate him by the roots.

Beside him, Xiao Yuanhong felt incredibly ashamed. Following Liu Yuyuan’s revelation, everyone now clearly understood that Lei Yuan Ascendant was acting under the Xiao Family’s instructions.

Furthermore, Mansion Master Luo, Patriarch Liu, and several Golden Core cultivators were all staring directly at him. Even though Xiao Yuanhong had been a patriarch for many years and had long learned to conceal his emotions perfectly, he was trembling with fear, his face pale with dread.

In the end, he could only stammer, ”Seniors, the matter concerning the Xiao Family was due to a momentary lapse in judgment by a petty person within our clan. We will report this to Uncle Yuanquan and compensate the Ye Talisman Sect to your complete satisfaction. Additionally, as the Patriarch of the Xiao Family, I offer my most sincere apologies to the Ye Talisman Sect right here...”

Xiao Yuanhong closed his eyes as he finished speaking. He knew that the moment these words left his mouth, the Xiao Family would have zero dignity left in the Tianshu Mansion. In the future, other families would undoubtedly gossip behind their backs. But he had no other choice. If he didn’t provide a satisfactory explanation, Mansion Master Luo wouldn’t let them use the Teleportation Array, and they wouldn’t be able to leave the Tianshu Prefecture Market.

Ye Jinghu and Ye Yunxi didn’t respond; they merely stared at him. The specific compensation hadn’t been stated yet, so naturally, they wouldn’t offer their forgiveness. The Ye Family wanted a reputation, but they didn’t want a bad one. Maintaining a certain level of authority was essential.

Although they didn’t speak to Xiao Yuanhong, they turned their gaze toward Mansion Master Luo, Patriarch Liu, and the others, saying, ”Fellow Daoists, please come inside the Talisman Shop for a chat.”

To the Ye Family, the Xiao Family and Lei Yuan Ascendant were just insignificant buffoons entirely unworthy of their attention. The people standing before them were the ones the Ye Family needed to treat seriously.

As the group entered the Talisman Shop, Ye Jingting began organizing the Talisman Conference venue. Even though this Talisman Conference lacked a grand location and a formal ceremony, the sheer fact that Patriarch Liu, the Mansion Master of Tianshu Mansion, and Master Xuanji of the Profound Origin Pavilion—three peak Golden Core cultivators—were personally attending was enough to make it a major event in the Tianshu Mansion.

Combined with the fact that the Xiao Family had hit a brick wall this time, many cultivators would consider it a delightful piece of gossip to relish.