Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 1507: Chapter 1085: Sea Domain Outlook, He Yu’s Accident

The depths of the seabed were exceptionally murky; even the bone corals there were pitch-black. There was also a significant amount of silt. Although it couldn’t be considered Spirit Materials, it did suppress a Cultivator’s Divine Sense to some extent.

Led by Ye Xuefan, Ye Xuecang and Ye Jingcheng utilized their escape speed to dive another hundred zhang deeper. Upon reaching this depth, they could finally see traces of emerald Spiritual Light surfacing from the soil.

This was clearly a submarine Spiritual Ore vein. It served as a reminder to the Ye Family that in the Sea Domain, Spiritual Ore could exist not only on islands but also on the seabed. Of course, only submarine Spiritual Ore veins rated Tier Three High-Grade or above were worth mining. After all, Arrays were required to allow clan members and Spirit Beasts below Tier Three to survive at the bottom of the sea. Transporting clan members also required High-Tier Spirit Beasts with internal cavity spaces, such as Demon Kings, Blue Water Whales, or Blue Jade Flood Dragons. For Tier One or Tier Two veins, the cost would completely outweigh the benefits.

However, with the ever-growing population of the Ye Family, even though the expenses would be significant, it was worth attempting to mine veins that were Tier Three Lower and above. After all, if the Ye Family obtained High-tier Spiritual Materials, they could leverage their multiple sales channels and formidable Artifact Refining capabilities to increase the materials’ value.

“This should be a large-scale Tier Four Spirit Jade Ore vein. There really might be Tier Five Spirit Jade in here, which naturally could also transform into Tier Five Chenjing Jade,” Ye Jingcheng said, nodding repeatedly after scanning the area with his superior Divine Sense. His eyes were filled with joy.

The Tier Four Spirit Jade here was considered a type of Cold Jade, brimming with Spiritual Energy. Even if it didn’t transform into Chenjing Jade, it could still provide effects similar to Primordial Demon Jade. The Ye Family didn’t have much Primordial Demon Jade, but there was an abundance of Tier Four Spirit Jade here.

“Next, we just need to wait for Chenjing to break through to Tier Four,” Ye Xuefan agreed with a nod. Chenjing was currently in seclusion. Once it broke through to Tier Four, it could conveniently come to the Yin Shark Sea with Ye Zhijian.

While it seemed like pure profit, there was actually a lot of work involved. For Ye Xuefan, he needed to set up an Array that would cover this entire ore vein. In his eyes, a standard Tier Four Top-Grade Array wouldn’t suffice. It would require at least a Compound Array made up of three or more Tier Four Top-Grade Arrays. This demanded exceptionally high Array proficiency and Spirit Materials, making it impossible to complete in just a few days or even dozens of days.

As for Ye Jingcheng, he needed to set up a Teleportation Array as quickly as possible. If they hadn’t acquired this Yin Shark Sea Race Land, he wouldn’t have had to rush to refine new Spatial Jade to build a Teleportation Array. But now that they had control over the Yin Shark Sea and the Primordial Shark Demon Emperor, they naturally needed to connect the Yin Shark Sea and the Desert Sea immediately. This would allow the Ye Family members in the Desert Sea to travel directly to the Sea Domain without having to transit through the Eastern Domain. Even if there was news of the Old Cold Flood Dragon, Ye Jingcheng would be able to arrive instantly to hunt it down.

The Ye Family’s stalled expansion in the Celestial Departure Grassland would soon rapidly resume in the Sea Domain.

One month passed in the blink of an eye. By this day, many empty clearings had been excavated on the seabed. The area was completely devoid of seawater and exceptionally spacious, with the ocean fully kept at bay by an invisible Spirit Shield. A series of pavilions had also been erected within the race land. Among them was a main hall, and in the center of it, the Teleportation Array was fully constructed.

Ye Jingcheng glanced at the others, gave a nod, and began to activate the Teleportation Array. After completing the test, he let out a long sigh of relief and stepped directly into it. The next moment, he appeared in the Desert Sea.

Although there was still the Zhen Hai Demon Emperor to target or even subdue, doing so held little meaning for him or the Ye Family. Despite his extremely high Divine Soul Cultivation, he already had three Demon Emperors. Once the Golden Scale Beast, Red Flame Fox, and Six-Colored Cloud Deer broke through in the future, that number would jump to six. Adding the other Spirit Beasts he had contracted, the pressure on his Divine Soul would spike drastically once again.

Unless the Ye Family could research and develop the Soul Contract so that others could also contract High-Tier Spirit Beasts. However, the overbearing nature of the Soul Contract lay in the ability to read the Demon Beast’s thoughts and control its life or death at will. This was simply not something the current Ye Family was capable of developing. Even within the Ye Family’s inheritance, Ye Jingcheng had never seen a similar Secret Technique. Naturally, he could only drop the idea.

Therefore, Ye Jingcheng didn’t bother making a move on the remaining Demon Kings in the Yin Shark Sea. Instead, he left them for Ye Xuecang to either subjugate by force into Blood Contracts or simply kill to replace them with the Ye Family’s own Demon Kings.

Of course, moving forward, it wouldn’t just be Ye Xuecang taking action. The Ye Family would also start using various luring Spiritual Powders and Spirit Fish like the Star-Feeding Fish to trigger small-scale Beast Tides. Their core objective would be to harvest a massive amount of Beast Souls, allowing the Ye Family’s Golden Cores to undergo Soul Injection once again.

This round of Soul Injection had two main targets. The first was the promising Spirit Beasts of talented clan members, such as Ye Jinghu’s Thunder Flood Dragon, Lei Hu, and Thunder Roc, as well as Ye Jingyu’s Tier Four Blue Jade Flood Dragon and Jade Qilin Flood Dragon. The second target was the Demon Kings that were on the verge of breaking through to Tier Five. These included the peak Black Crow, the Tier Four Peak Three-eyed Demon King, and the Late Stage of Fourth Tier Xilu Demon King. As for the other Spirit Beasts, they either lacked the strength or the loyalty.

Of course, when triggering Beast Tides, the Ye Family still couldn’t deploy the Demon-enticing Grass for now. The area of effect of the Demon-enticing Grass was far too wide and would easily attract the attention of the Cultivators in the Star Sea. Hunting Demon Beasts and harvesting Beast Souls was a long-term endeavor. If they went to the East Sea in the future, they could definitely use the Demon-enticing Grass to reap a massive harvest. At the same time, the Ye Family would dispatch some Cultivators disguised as Loose Cultivators to gather intelligence in the Star Sea.

“Jingcheng.” Over in the Desert Sea, Ye Haicheng had been waiting early on. The Ye Family had newly acquired a Sea Domain and obtained numerous Spirit Beasts, so he was naturally thrilled. After all, he had practically been guaranteed the Cloud Bat Demon King this time. The Cloud Bat Demon King provided immense benefits to a Body Cultivator. It was only because his situation with the Turtle Ancestor was rather special that he received priority exchange rights this time. Otherwise, Ye Haige, who was competing against him, possessed slightly better talent.

“Uncle Haicheng, we are extremely short on manpower over at the Yin Shark Sea,” Ye Jingcheng said, cupping his hands as he gave a brief overview of the Sea Domain’s current situation.

As the Patriarch, Ye Haicheng needed to coordinate everything, so it was imperative for him to understand the state of the Sea Domain. At the same time, Ye Jingcheng needed him to arrange for some clan members to enter the Yin Shark Sea. Otherwise, the Ye Family’s beast-hunting plan would proceed too slowly. Now that they had the Primordial Shark Demon Emperor and a host of Primordial Sharks, they no longer needed to worry about High-tier Demon Kings and Demon Emperors interfering.

“The roster is already finalized. There are so many clan members eager to go that we didn’t even need to mobilize them; we actually had to filter the candidates. Ye Tengchuan, the Spiritual Child of the Sword Hall, is also among them,” Ye Haicheng said with a smile, taking out a Jade Talisman. There wasn’t a hint of exaggeration in his words. Because they had acquired a large number of Spirit Beast Cubs, the Clan Tokens in the Ye Family’s Inner Hall had already been updated with many Water Attribute Spirit Beasts.

For many clan members who were dissatisfied with their current Spirit Beasts, this was naturally an incredibly exciting event. However, since the overall quantity was limited and some had been distributed to the core clan elders, the remaining clan members who wanted good Spirit Beasts would have to come to the Yin Shark Sea to capture them themselves. Of course, there were also members like Ye Tengchuan, who were going to temper their swordsmanship. At this point, Ye Tengchuan had already comprehended the Five Elements Sword Intent and reached Foundation Establishment.

“Uncle Haicheng, please make sure to assign clan elders as Dao Protectors for our promising members,” Ye Jingcheng advised after glancing at the roster and noticing many talented members from the Teng Generation and Zhi Generation.

“Rest assured, it’s all been arranged,” Ye Haicheng nodded with a smile.

“It seems I was overthinking it. I was trying to find some loopholes in your plan, Uncle Haicheng, but it turns out the older the ginger, the spicier it is,” Ye Jingcheng quickly added with a laugh, offering some half-joking flattery. The two of them immediately burst into laughter together.

“By the way, Jingcheng, you need to make a trip to the Central Domain as soon as possible. Mansion Master Xiao has broken through and become a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but Xiao He failed to succeed him as Mansion Master.

“Additionally, a minor issue has arisen with the Hegu Sect that might require your attention,” Ye Haicheng warned.

These two matters were actually far from trivial. The former concerned the future development of the Ye Family, while the latter affected their reputation.

“I really do need to make a trip, then,” Ye Jingcheng nodded upon hearing this. In truth, he didn’t want to make an appearance in the Central Domain this early. Doing so would make it very easy for others to discover that the Ye Family originated from the Eastern Domain. As an Immortal Sect, the Righteous Sect would definitely be able to uncover the Ye Family’s background. He might not even be able to hide it himself and would likely have to disclose the truth in the end.

But Mansion Master Xiao’s breakthrough and the fact that the new Mansion Master wasn’t the familiar Xiao He would undoubtedly have a massive impact on the Ye Family. Ye Jingcheng guessed that this could be a warning from the Righteous Sect, the beginning of a conflict between the Righteous Sect and the Profound Celestial Sect, or even an internal factional dispute within the Righteous Sect. Regardless of the reason, none of these possibilities spelled good news for the Ye Family. He really needed to go and investigate the situation promptly.

As for the Hegu Sect, it was because he had previously made a promise to Lady He. He had promised to watch over the Hegu Sect for a hundred years. Since that century hadn’t naturally elapsed yet, he was obligated to step in and resolve the issue for them. Of course, Ye Jingcheng suspected that this sudden thorny problem might be more than just a struggle between Golden Core Influences; it could involve a lot more. Upon reviewing the Jade Talisman and learning that the Cyan Heaven Sect targeting the Hegu Sect hailed from the same Mansion as the new Mansion Master, the situation became crystal clear to him.

“Perfect. It’s about time I met with the other Nascent Soul Powers as well.” Ye Jingcheng didn’t fret too much over these two matters. The Ye Family had faced numerous dire straits in the past, and these two issues didn’t even qualify as such. He could also take this opportunity to lay his cards on the table with the other four Nascent Soul Powers and finalize the Ye Family’s future territory.

Along the way, he could infiltrate the circles of Nascent Soul Cultivators in the Central Domain to gather Spirit Materials for his Lifebound Magical Treasure and the remaining Advancing Pill Spirit Medicines. While he possessed quite a few Spirit Treasures, his primary offensive Spirit Treasures were still the Holy Spirit Tower and the Blood Soul Bead. Having a few more Lifebound Magical Treasures would make things much safer during the next Earth Immortal Realm expedition.

As for the Advancing Pill Spirit Medicines, it went without saying. He had only managed to collect the ingredients for the Earth Dragon Pill and the Jade Qilin Pill so far. There were still numerous Spirit Pills and Spirit Materials to collect, such as the Golden Falcon Pill, Red Flame Pill, Six-Color Pill, Golden Scale Pill, Vermilion Disdain Pill, Celestial Dream Butterfly Pill, White Eyebrow Pill, and Roc Fish Pill. In fact, if possible, Ye Jingcheng also wanted to meet the faction backing Long Xunxian.