Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

The once overwhelming smoke now dwindled to just a faint trace.

The meaning was more than evident.

"We can't just base it on hearsay!"

"Not hearsay. After all, the fairy doesn't need to intervene, takes no risks, and the territory given will include Jade Wood Bay, which is closest to the outer sea!" Ye Jingyu spoke again.

Wu Xin finally hesitated. They indeed wanted Jade Wood Bay, and eventually nodded.

Raising her teacup, she toasted Ye Jingyu.

After finishing the tea, the two of them left the room separately.

Ye Jingyu donned a Spirit-Blocking Robe and disappeared around the street corner, while Wu Xin entered the adjacent room.

Inside the room, an elder had been waiting for quite some time.

"Uncle Bei, it's strange that both the Purple Wood Sect and the Yu Chu Sect claim that their support comes from the Celestial Cloud Pavilion. It really is peculiar!" as soon as Wu Xin entered, she inquired.

"Xin'Er, there's nothing strange about it. No matter how fierce the Purple Wood Sect and Yu Chu Sect are fighting, just look at the Yun Family!"

"As long as the Yun Family is there, the Celestial Cloud Islands remain under the control of our Qinghe Sect. It's just a change of puppets, having no real impact on our sword refining at Qinghe Sect!"

"Although the East Sea is rich in resources, it's not the best development ground. All attempts to establish a great sect at sea have been destroyed by the Dragon Abyss in the outer sea!"

"The Flood Dragon Race are the true rulers of the sea. Their power diminishes only when they are onshore, otherwise, even the Celestial Horse Sea Domain would be hard to hold!"

"And if, after major changes, the Yun Family disappears, then it's simple. The Purple Wood Sect must be a force from Wei Kingdom's Blood King Valley or Qi Kingdom's Lu Kingdom. Otherwise, they wouldn't suspect us of coming from Medicine King Valley!"

"However, if they find out that the Haoran Trading Association is allied with our Profound Sword Pavilion, it only demonstrates their strong intellect, which can be troublesome in the future."

"But with the East Sea changes, we don't need to intervene much right now. Focus on crafting more Spirit Swords to establish a true Tower of Ten Thousand Swords. Acquiring Taiyi Sect's Great Array of Ten Thousand Swords is the very purpose of our Sword River Lineage!" The elder spoke.

Wu Xin nodded and refrained from speaking further.

...

Another ten days passed, and Ye Jingcheng returned to Purple Wood Island.

He was struck by the purplish mist enveloping the grand hall and the grand phenomenon of purple aura rising from the east.

Jade Wood Bay had bizarrely calmed down; the Yu Chu Sect didn't launch a proactive attack, and the Purple Wood Sect also didn't continue assaulting the island.

Ye Jingcheng spent ten days studying the Jade Qilin Pill formula.

Now that his cultivation speed was slowing, he naturally wanted the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon to transform into a real Flood Dragon Bloodline to enhance his cultivation speed.

In the process, he refined many Tier Two Earth Return Pills to boost the Golden Scale Beast's strength.

These two steps prepared his spirit beasts for Tier Three Advanced Spirit Pills.

Of course, today was the day Ye Xuefan summoned him back.

Ye Xuecang emerged from seclusion.

Ye Jingcheng was astonished, as this seemed too fast.

It should have taken longer for a Golden Core True Master with serious injuries to recover, especially considering his Lifebound Magical Treasure was half broken. This wasn't a minor injury.

Typically, a few years or even seclusion for healing would be expected.

Additionally, as Ye Xuecang had recently broken through, he would need time to consolidate his cultivation.

This likely indicated that something happened with the Ye Family or the Purple Wood Sect, forcing Ye Xuecang out.

That was why he rushed back without delay.

The morning sun had yet to fully set; he flew from Jade Wood Bay back to Purple Wood Island overnight.

He registered at the Purple Extreme Hall and returned to his own courtyard.

Given the movements on Jade Cold Island, An Yuhuai wasn't as troublesome to him anymore.

Instead, he spoke highly of the sect's expectations of him, urging him not to disappoint them.

This made Ye Jingcheng feel somewhat helpless.

Fortunately, using healing as an excuse, he quickly returned to his cave dwelling, where he examined his Sect Token. With five thousand contribution points remaining, he headed toward the underground hall.

Major affairs of the Purple Wood Sect were held in the Purple Wood Hall, while the Ye Family's important matters took place in the underground hall, a style typical of the Ye Family, which did not particularly concern him.

Upon entering the grand hall, he found not many had returned.

Ye Haicheng, Ye Jingyu, Ye Haige, Ye Xuefan, and Ye Xuecang were present.

Ye Shengyi was absent, likely still in seclusion.

Ye Jingcheng's gaze naturally fell on Ye Xuecang.

Today, Ye Xuecang looked invigorated, his Daoist Robe immaculate, with whiskers and temples still frosted white, yet emanating a harmonious aura.

Remarkably, Ye Jingcheng could not sense any lingering presence of a significant burden, instead finding himself quite reassured.

This indicated not only that Ye Xuecang had recovered his cultivation, but it had stabilized.

This surprised Ye Jingcheng because it had been less than fifteen days since the Tribulation's success.

Suddenly, he came up with a daring thought.

Ye Xuecang had communicated with a beast!

Either establishing a communication bond with the Golden Rhinoceros Great Demon or with the Earth Dragon Demon King.

Otherwise, such swift recovery was inconceivable.

Most likely, it was to commune with the Earth Dragon Demon King.

The strategy was simple: once the Beast Tide began along the East Sea, enough Divine Soul energy would exist to draw the Earth Dragon Demon King into a Tier Five Divine Soul, easing a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage greatly.

The Earth Dragon Demon King couldn't resist even if it wanted to.

"Alright, everyone is here. These are the absolute senior members of the Ye Family!"

"The next battle is crucial. Xuefan, you are responsible for maintaining order, ensuring not a single miss, even if it requires a massacre—nothing must escape!"

"Haicheng, Haige, you two will lead the distractions, while Jingcheng, you are tasked with executing and reaping. This time, display your full potential, understood?" Ye Xuecang spoke solemnly, given the Ye Family had advanced beyond a Golden Core Clan.

They could no longer afford prior exasperating caution.

Otherwise, at that pace, they couldn't support their ambitions for the future!

"Understood!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Moreover, the matter of my emergence from seclusion must not be mentioned outside of this circle; only we know!" Ye Xuecang further instructed.

"Understood!" Everyone nodded again.

At that moment, Ye Jingyu received a command token.

"It's here, Second Granduncle, Yun Baxuan's invitation; everyone is to go to Taoyun Island to celebrate his concubine's birthday!" Ye Jingyu announced.

"He specifically requests Great Uncle to attend!"

"Excellent, truly greedy is this Yun Family!" Ye Xuefan nodded as well.

A cleverly disguised trap.

Understandably, the Ye Family also wished to see this scenario unfold.

"Follow the plan, along with preparing the little turtle. Let it not be reckless all day long. If it doesn't wish to inherit the Inner Core left by its father, let it be lazier!" Ye Xuecang spoke again.

Ye Haicheng immediately nodded in agreement.

Only Ye Xuecang could manage that Tai Cang Turtle.

Recently, it had pestered Ye Jingcheng incessantly.

"This time, only Jingyu and Xuefan will accept the invitation publicly!"