Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

At the Zi Ji Palace square, as the purple qi dissipated, a giant purple furnace gradually began to emit dense purple smoke.

From a distance, it seemed like a purple dragon ascending to the sky, bringing auspiciousness and fortune, standing alongside the green clouds.

Ye Jingcheng devoutly walked past the purple furnace; the fortune of this purple furnace seemingly concerned the Zi Mu Sect, but wasn't it also tied to the Ye Family?

After bowing three times, Ye Jingcheng entered the Zi Ji Palace.

Zi Ji Palace is the main council hall of the Zi Mu Sect, where all the important matters of the sect are handled.

Upon entering the door, one would pass through a long corridor with a Purple Wood Court on each side, inside which a giant Yellow Bell was placed.

If a Yellow Bell rings three times or more, it signifies a family has encountered an urgent matter.

If both Yellow Bells ring, it means the Zi Mu Sect faces a crisis.

After passing the Yellow Bell, one reaches the council hall, where An Yuhuai can be vaguely seen wearing a large purple robe, his expression solemn.

He stands there at this moment, deep in thought, as if he just finished discussing important matters.

As he saw Ye Jingcheng arrive, his expression instantly changed, stepping out of the courtyard and directly saying:

"Tang Cheng, do you even regard the sect in your eyes?"

"Clearly the mission was supposed to be one month, yet you took two months!"

"Do you not realize, if every member of the sect were like you, how would the sect operate?"

"Do you not realize the sect has recently declared war on the Yu Chu Sect, and yet you hide behind, is this some ulterior motive?" An Yuhuai escalated his statements as Ye Jingcheng remained silent.

His words grew increasingly severe.

Especially seeing Ye Jingcheng hesitant to respond, he plainly criticized Ye Jingcheng.

Behind An Yuhuai were several elders.

Yet among these elders, Ye Jingcheng recognized that half of them belong to the Ye Clan.

Though most of them are in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, it sufficiently proves that the core cadre of the Zi Mu Sect still rests with the Ye Clan.

At this moment, as An Yuhuai chastises Ye Jingcheng, these clan elders hide a smile in their eyes, but their faces are equally stern.

They seem quite pleased with Ye Jingcheng's awkward position.

However, Ye Jingcheng understands that being stirred up by An Yuhuai only strengthens his position.

The elders are aware of this, hence are unperturbed behind.

"What Elder An says is right, but the mission I handled this time correlates with a task entrusted by the Zimu Ascendant!" Ye Jingcheng replied.

"And it's a mysterious task. Could it be Elder An wishes to know this secret?"

Currently, the highest position held by the Ye Family in the Zi Mu Sect is Ye Xuefan, whose bestowed title is Zimu.

When Ye Jingcheng spoke these words, An Yuhuai's face instantly changed; after all, even with all his courage, Ye Jingcheng wouldn't dare fabricate lies while in Zi Mu Island.

He is aware that behind the Purple Wood Hall lies a Spirit Inquiry Talisman.

"If it's the Zimu Ascendant's task, why have you returned so early? For the Ascendant's task, you should be more diligent, even if facing difficulties, seeking the sect's assistance rather than delaying alone!" An Yuhuai spoke with less severity but still with a teaching tone.

If earlier he was a strict enforcer, now he's a stern elder.

Upon hearing these words, Ye Jingcheng's heart remained unaffected; regarding such traditionalists, he had long pondered over.

They are summarized with eight words: dying for face, rigidly adhering to rules.

But these people are indeed beneficial for the sect, the Ye Family hasn't aimed to develop Zi Mu Sect exceedingly, naturally, no flexibility is needed, and rather rigid cultivators suit Zi Mu Sect better.

Of course, the premise is An Yuhuai knows little about the Ye family.

At this moment, Ye Jingyu walked in, with An Yuhuai immediately being the first to welcome.

"This time, Yu Chu Sect hasn't responded yet, and we need some cultivators to head to Yunmu Island to guard Cloud Wood!" Ye Jingyu said, exhausted from travel.

"I have already requested instructions from the Ascendant. For now, the sect's direction is to hold onto Yuqing Island and continue advancing the distance of Jade Wood Bay!" Ye Jingyu continued.

"The next target, Jade Cold Island."

"Tang Cheng, you should go this time too. Though you're a new recruit of the sect, this mission concerns the sect's future, and there must be no mistakes."

After speaking, Ye Jingyu specially transmitted to Ye Jingcheng.

"Above Jade Cold Island, there's also the Millennium Cold Gathering Grass you need. Uncle Xingyu learned from the soul search of Guo family's Guo Xianyuan; it's precisely this Cold Gathering Grass that attracts the Jade Cold Silkworm!"

After the transmission, Ye Jingyu's tone grew slightly more grave.

"Furthermore, Jingcheng, you must pay extra attention as the family previously speculated Yu Chu Sect had received support from Qinghe Sect, but currently, it seems that Qinghe Sect supports Profound Sword Pavilion!"

"Yet one cannot afford to be careless. Yan Kingdom's Tian Dao Sect, Wei Kingdom's Blood King Valley, Qi Kingdom's Sea-controlling Sect are all possible, the main cultivation techniques and traits I'll hand you in the forthcoming jade talisman!" Upon hearing the former, Ye Jingcheng rejoiced instantly.

If this is true, his Jade Lin Jiao has a chance to advance.

The Jade Lin Jiao has been on the brink of advancing past tier three for over four years, if it can consume the Tier Three Jade Qilin Pill, the probability of breaking through to mid-stage tier three is considerable.

For Ye Jingcheng, during the last Golden Core Beast Tide, he lost the Purple Sun Demon Corpse, which can now be replenished.

And the latter half of the sentence alarmed Ye Jingcheng.

This means he must conceal many techniques and also deplete the Zi Mu Sect's power since only by being evenly matched can the shortcomings of the cultivation techniques be exposed.