Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

However, soon, their attention shifted from Lei Yuan Ascendant and the Xiao Family to the Ye Talisman Shop. Having been closed for three months, the Ye Family’s Ye Talisman Shop now featured nearly thirty new varieties of Spirit Talismans. Among them were even the Tier Four Thunder Attribute Celestial Spirit Profound Origin Talisman, along with five types of Tier Three Spirit Talismans and over a dozen Tier Two Spirit Talismans. Some of these rare Spirit Talismans were so obscure that many had never even heard of them. Aside from Spirit Talismans, there were also many precious Beast Hides, rare Beast Blood, and a significantly expanded selection of Talisman Pens.

This Tier Four Spirit Talisman was naturally refined by Ye Jinghu. However, the moment it appeared in the shop, Mansion Master Luo of the Tianshu Mansion personally exchanged a Tier Four Thunder Attribute Magical Treasure for it. Originally, the Ye Family intended to keep the Tier Four Spirit Talisman as the shop’s foundational treasure rather than selling it. They only agreed to part with it because Mansion Master Luo explicitly requested the exchange. Of course, they also realized that the news of Mansion Master Luo acquiring a Tier Four Spirit Talisman from their shop would undoubtedly catapult the Ye Talisman Shop to fame. The value they gained from this transaction would far exceed keeping the talisman as a mere display piece.

In the Cultivation Realm, the majority of Cultivators focused their crafts on Pills, Artifacts, and Arrays. This did not mean Talisman Making was weaker than these three disciplines; rather, in terms of sheer practicality, the former three simply outshined Spirit Talismans. This made High-tier Spirit Talisman Masters exceedingly rare. Thus, the fact that the Ye Talisman Shop boasted a Tier Four Spirit Talisman Master served as a golden signboard. It was just like when the Ye Family opened the Pill Pavilion, relying on Ye Jingcheng’s status as a Tier Four Middle-grade Alchemist. The only difference was that last time it was Alchemy, and this time, it was Talisman Making.

Naturally, Ye Jinghu had his limitations when it came to Spirit Talismans—he could only refine Thunder Attribute Spirit Talismans. But for the Ye Family, there was no need to worry about this constraint. The Ye Talisman Shop was about to unveil an even more renowned Spirit Talisman Master: Ye Yunxuan. In truth, aside from two Thunder Attribute Spirit Talismans refined by Ye Jinghu, all the remaining talismans this time were refined by Ye Yunxuan. Even Ye Jingting couldn’t help but marvel at the quality of these Spirit Talismans. She finally understood why, back then, only Ye Yunxuan had been capable of cultivating the Ye Family’s Talisman Desolate Spirit Manual.

Ye Yunxuan was already at the Late Stage of Purple Mansion, yet his mastery over Spirit Talismans had reached the Tier Three Peak. And this was despite him constantly dividing his time to research Engraving. Even so, he had already begun attempting to refine Tier Four Spirit Talismans. With his innate Celestial Talisman Profound Body, breaking through to the Golden Core was, in everyone’s eyes, only a matter of time. Following Ye Jingcheng’s precedent, Ye Yunxuan planned to accept commissions directly at the Ye Talisman Shop. He intended to walk the same path, honing his Talisman Making Skill using the Beast Blood and Beast Hides provided by others. Although commissions for Talisman Making were certainly fewer than those for Alchemy, Ye Yunxuan still needed time to study Engraving anyway. Currently, he could only apply Engraving to Tier Two Peak Spirit Beasts; he was still a small step away from reaching Tier Three. Once his Engraving reached Tier Three and his Talisman Making Skill hit Tier Four, Ye Yunxuan could enter Seclusion to break through to the Golden Core.

”Next, our Ye Talisman Sect will host a Talisman Conference. The conference will be divided into two phases. The first is a live Spirit Talisman competition. All Beast Blood, Talisman Paper, and Talisman Pens will be provided by our Ye Talisman Sect, and we will not participate in the contest. The top three contestants making Tier Two Spirit Talismans will be gifted one Tier Two Top-Grade Spirit Talisman. The top ten contestants making Tier One Spirit Talismans will be rewarded with one Tier Two Lower Grade Spirit Talisman.

”The second phase is a Spirit Talisman exchange. Our Ye Talisman Sect has arranged for a Tier Four Talisman Maker and a Tier Three Peak Rune Master to attend. All the High-tier Spirit Talismans here today were refined by these two Talisman Masters over the past three months.”

Seeing that the crowd had grown sufficiently large, Ye Jingting began to announce the details of the Talisman Conference. At this moment, Mansion Master Luo, Patriarch Liu, and Master Xuan Jing had already taken their leave. After all, this was not a formal ceremony, so there was no need for them to stay through a banquet. They had inspected the Ye Talisman Sect’s Spirit Talismans and had even purchased quite a few themselves. Of course, for them, the most important objective was to evaluate the Ye Talisman Sect, as well as the Ye Family and the Celestial Sand Sect backing it.

This was especially true for the Liu Family. Liu Shiqing actually didn’t need to come. After all, attending only boosted the prestige of the Ye Talisman Sect, which was tantamount to bolstering an enemy’s momentum. He was only forced to make an appearance because of Liu Yuyuan’s situation. Naturally, before arriving, he never would have imagined that his Liu Family harbored such a fool—someone who would prepare to strike without first investigating the other party’s background. Had he not come to intervene, the face the Liu Family stood to lose would have been far greater.

The Talisman Conference proceeded with explosive popularity. A staggering three hundred and eighty Qi Cultivation Cultivators and sixty-nine Foundation Establishment Cultivators participated. Additionally, two Tier Three Talisman Makers were waiting to join the subsequent exchange meeting. While these numbers might have seemed small to some, one had to remember that among Cultivators, not even two out of ten were skilled in Spirit Talismans. Viewed in that light, the turnout was incredibly impressive.

Of course, even though the Central Domain boasted more Foundation Establishment Cultivators than the Eastern Domain, there shouldn’t have been this many attendees. However, when the Ye Family announced their Talisman Conference, the Xiao Family had also prepared one of their own. The Xiao Family had secretly fanned the flames, encouraging many people to come watch the Ye Family make fools of themselves. Ironically, this only resulted in a massive influx of Cultivators, with a particularly high ratio of Spirit Talisman Masters among them. Thus, despite the small baseline of those capable of Talisman Making, there were still this many participants in the talisman competition.

In the end, the Ye Talisman Sect had to rent a neighboring Restaurant just to accommodate everyone with the extra space. Although this cost a considerable amount of Spirit Stones, the Ye Talisman Sect managed to sell off three months’ worth of Spirit Talismans in a single breath during the event. Moreover, this batch included numerous High-tier Spirit Talismans, bringing in profits that nearly matched their total earnings from the entire previous year. And this was only the first half of the first day. Once the influence of the Talisman Conference spread, the Ye Talisman Shop’s profits would undoubtedly soar even higher. Consequently, the Ye Family’s reputation in the Tianshu Mansion solidified them as a top-tier Golden Core Influence. They were getting closer and closer to their original goals.

Xiao Shao’en rushed over in a flurry, his eyes brimming with blazing fury. If anything happened to Ye Jingting, he would absolutely not let Xiao Yuanhong off the hook. At this moment, he had made a resolute decision. Even if the Xiao Family demanded to reclaim his Cultivation Technique True Essence, forcing him to switch to a Scattering Skill, take an oath, and pay compensation, he would still leave the Xiao Family and join the Ye Talisman Sect. Even if it ended poorly, he would accept the consequences.

He had never been particularly fond of Cultivation anyway. Some desired the Immortal Path of Chang Sheng, while others favored a life of carefree passion and vengeance. He didn’t consider himself the latter, but he certainly wasn’t the former either. However, he was completely dumbfounded when he reached the front of the Ye Talisman Shop. The scene before him showed absolutely no signs of a struggling business; in fact, the grandeur gave him the illusion that he was witnessing a Talisman Conference hosted by a veteran Golden Core Influence.

”Ye Ting!” Xiao Shao’en shouted repeatedly. He spotted Ye Jingting right in front of the shop. But she did not respond to him. She merely glanced his way before turning back around to busy herself with the affairs of the Talisman Conference. It wasn’t that she was angry at Xiao Shao’en for his absence. She simply didn’t know how to face him at this moment.

Emotionally, she felt a sense of guilt toward Xiao Shao’en. After all, she had used him to help develop the Ye Talisman Sect. Rationally, however, everything she did was for her family. There was no room for her to be soft-hearted. For the Ye Family’s Ye Talisman Shop to rise, it inevitably had to trample over the Xiao Family. Therefore, if Xiao Shao’en had come to plead for leniency on behalf of the Xiao Family, she could only apologize. It wasn’t her decision to make, nor could she assume the authority to make it. So, despite her heartache, confusion, and hesitation, Ye Jingting ignored Xiao Shao’en and continued organizing the Talisman Conference in front of the shop.