Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1000 - 695: Massive Gains (Double-Length)

Celestial Phoenix Oasis, Twin Saint Peak.

What was once the Zhang Family Peak, with its sky-piercing summits and abundant spiritual energy, now lies shrouded in mist, appearing as a terrestrial paradise.

Numerous pavilions grace the stream banks.

A grand hall stands at the end of the pavilion area, majestic and facing south.

The Ye Family maintained the original layout of the Zhang Family's main hall, merely swapping the plaque for one bearing the Ye Family Hall's name.

Twin Saint Peak itself was subsequently renamed Celestial Shadow Peak and Earth Shadow Peak.

The decision not to alter the hall's plaque was a deliberate reminder to the Ye Family, urging them against complacency and emphasizing the persistent threats they faced. Preserving symbols of the past was seen as a way to maintain remembrance and never forget their origins.

At this very moment, a colossal three-legged bronze cauldron was positioned before the hall.

Within the cauldron, a medley of spirit fragrances mingled, coalescing into a smoke dragon that ascended rapidly into the heavens.

For the Ye Family, the majority of acquired resources had been cataloged, with only a handful of storage bags remaining uninspected. Comprehensive arrays had also been established, and even cultivators and demon kings were deployed to secure the other four major oases.

Both on an emotional and practical level, a tribute to their ancestors was deemed essential.

However, with a significant number of family members absent, the ceremony was kept relatively understated.

Following the completion of these arrangements, Ye Jingcheng, Ye Xuefan, Ye Xingyu, Ye Haiyan, and Ye Haiyu, accompanied by the principal family elders, convened within the hall.

"Patriarch, Fourth Grand Uncle, all the resources acquired this time have been meticulously accounted for!" Ye Haiyan announced.

"This significant acquisition includes one Tier Four Top-Grade Spiritual Vein, one Tier Four Middle-Grade Spiritual Vein, five Tier Three High-Grade Spiritual Veins, ten Tier Three Middle-Grade Spiritual Veins, seven Tier Three Lower-Grade Spiritual Veins, three Tier Two Spiritual Veins, and two Tier One Spiritual Veins!"

"Furthermore, we secured two Tier Four Spirit Medicine Gardens, yielding a total of nineteen Tier Four Spirit Medicines. These include notable variants such as the Tier Four Spirit Medicine Fire Crane Flower, the Tier Four Spirit Medicine Profound Jade Wood Ginseng, and the Nine Yang Red Ganoderma... We also obtained five Tier Four Spirit Woods, all identified as Celestial Red Wood, which are unparalleled materials for crafting peerless flying swords and spirit puppets. Added to this are three Tier Three Spirit Medicine Gardens, containing two hundred and eight Tier Three Spirit Medicines in total, prominently featuring the exceptionally rare Celestial Soul Wood, known for its ability to nourish and enhance the soul..."

"Finally, we acquired twelve Tier Two Spirit Medicine Gardens, housing over seven hundred Tier Two Spirit Medicines, and more than three thousand Tier One Spirit Medicines!" Ye Haiyan continued his detailed report.

Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan's expressions brightened with each item reported.

The sheer value of the Spiritual Veins and Spirit Medicines alone represented an astronomical sum, far exceeding anything the Ye Family had previously possessed.

When converted into Spirit Stones, the total worth was estimated to surpass billions.

Among these captured high-grade Spirit Medicines, a considerable number were suitable for advancing Ye Jingcheng's spirit beast.

Remarkably, two of the three core materials required for the Golden Scale Beast were present, alongside an abundance of supplementary components.

Further exploitation of other oases could potentially lead to the Golden Scale Beast achieving its advancement first.

This was particularly feasible given the Golden Scale Beast's proximity to breaking through to Tier Four.

However, the quantity of Tier One and Tier Two Spiritual Veins was unexpectedly low. Upon reflection, this seemed logical; transforming Tier Four Spiritual Veins into Tier Five required a substantial Spirit Vein Group, and even Tier Three Spirit Vein Groups were necessary to form a Spirit Vein Array, thereby bolstering the advancement of existing Spiritual Veins.

It was likely the Zhang and Jia families had been dedicating centuries to augmenting their spirit veins.

"Beyond the spirit medicines, we discovered a Spiritual Eye Spring and a Tree of Spiritual Eyes within Celestial Phoenix Oasis! Both are classified as Tier Three!" Ye Haiyan added.

As he spoke, despite his advanced age and vast experience, an undeniable smile spread across his face.

For him, the greater the family's resource accumulation, the higher his chances of achieving a breakthrough to the Purple Mansion realm.

At that moment, he felt on the cusp of witnessing the dawning of a glorious new era for the Ye Family!

"Additionally, a minor middle-grade Spirit Stone Ore deposit, estimated to contain several million Spirit Stones, was located in the oasis. We also found one Tier Two Golden Sand Crystal Vein and one Tier Two Profound Silver Iron Ore Vein. Detailed surveys of the desert oases are still pending, but we did uncover three depleted ore veins where mining had ceased!" Ye Haiyan continued his report.

"Lastly, among the cultivation techniques salvaged from various storage bags, we recovered one Earth Rank Middle Grade Cultivation Technique, two Earth Rank Lower Grade Cultivation Techniques, forty-five Profound Tier Techniques, and over two hundred and thirty Yellow Tier Techniques!"

"The two Earth Rank Lower Grade Cultivation Techniques are 'Grand Soul Profound Cloud Secret Manual' and 'Three Elements Wind and Thunder Secret Manual'!

"The Earth Rank Middle-Grade Cultivation Technique is 'Purple Flame Great Bright Secret Manual,' all of which can be cultivated to the early stage of Divinity Transformation!

"These three and four-tier techniques were all retrieved from the two families' Purple Mansion storage bags, probably intended to preserve family lineage, but were acquired by the Peach Wood Great Demon before they could be destroyed," Ye Haiyan glanced at Ye Jingcheng as he spoke.

Many storage bags were voluntarily handed over by Ye Jingcheng to the family.

The remaining family members obtained less than a thousand storage bags, while the Peach Wood Demon alone collected over eighteen hundred.

He could be said to be the king of scavengers on the battlefield.

Of course, many were collected by the family members or demon beasts, unable to retrieve the storage bags, resulting in the Peach Wood Demon snatching them along.

However, sometimes the Peach Wood would use its roots to assist the Ye Family members, so no one spoke against it taking the storage bags.

But naturally, Ye Jingcheng would not keep them himself, and thus handed them all over, keeping only two belonging to True Masters.

And Ye Jingcheng’s clan contribution points have now reached overflowing levels, with not numbers, but a line that says he can redeem any resource from the clan.

Ye Jingcheng felt somewhat amused upon seeing this.

"Among them, the Grand Soul Profound Cloud Secret Manual mainly cultivates the divine soul, accompanying the Tier Four puppet heritage, including methods for refining Blood Puppet, Gu Puppet, Beast Puppet, and Magic Puppet from tier one to four. Tier Four Puppet, of course, requires an intact Tier Four Demon King Demon Soul!"

"The Three Elements Wind and Thunder Secret Manual is a wind spirit root cultivation method, mastering allows deploying Three Elements Illusionary Divine Techniques, and is precisely what Zhang Taiji practiced, while the remaining Purple Flame Great Bright Secret Manual is a fire attribute cultivation technique, also accompanying Tier Four artifact refining heritage!" Ye Haiyan continued.

After finishing, he again looked at the Jade Talisman. Not that his memory was poor, but the harvest was so immense, he needed to confirm by checking several times.

Ye Jingcheng at that moment was somewhat bewildered too.

"Fourth Great Uncle, Zhang Taichu detonated his storage bag, there’s something unusual!" Ye Jingcheng suddenly spoke.

"Detonated?" Ye Xuefan was evidently unaware of this.

After all, the Golden Core were slain by Ye Jingcheng and his spirit beast, and they naturally wouldn’t intervene.

Even if there were Spirit Treasures inside, they wouldn’t say much.

Moreover, Zhang Taichu ran far away, and Ye Xuefan didn’t notice.

But upon hearing this, he felt something was strange.

Before Zhang Taiji left, he wanted to save Zhang Taichu, and Zhang Taichu, in his dying moments, wanted to detonate his Storage Bag.

To them, the premise was that Zhang Taichu’s Storage Bag contained some valuable treasures.

But now, it’s not a Cultivation Technique inheritance, nor a Tier Four Spiritual Medicine, and the Spirit Vein, Spiritual Eye Spring, and Tree of Spiritual Eyes are all here.

"This Storage Bag probably contains some incredible treasures, perhaps even information about a mine that could allow the Zhang Family to turn the tables, or possibly pertains to a Mini World or Secret Realm Oasis!" Ye Xuefan speculated.

The Zhang and Jia families still had many people in the Desert Sea, that’s certain, their infiltration was too deep.

The Ye Family also used strategies to concentrate most of the cultivators and resources from the oases into the Celestial Phoenix Oasis.

However, there are still many cultivators in various oases across the Desert Sea, of course, at this moment, they might have already hidden in some Mini Worlds or Secret Realms.

"Fourth Uncle, could it be those Upper-grade Spirit Stones!" Ye Jingcheng took out the Storage Bag and inspected it, not seeing a large quantity of Upper-grade Spirit Stones.

After all, the Ye Family also has a mini Upper-grade Spirit Stone vein.

Having such a Spirit Vein is very possible; secondly, advancing a Spirit Vein requires a lot of Spirit Stones. Even in the form of a Spirit Vein Group, a large amount of Upper-grade Spirit Stones is definitely needed.

"It’s very possible the Zhang Family didn’t want to relinquish the Upper-grade Spirit Stone vein. Since veins cannot be taken away, they destroyed the Storage Bag to prevent us from discovering it, but it could also relate to other precious Secret Realms!" Ye Jingcheng nodded.

His eyes blazed with intensifying excitement; after all, he couldn't fathom any other motive for Zhang Taichu to detonate his Storage Bag.

It was evident that the inheritances belonging to the Zhang and Jia families had been thoroughly exposed.

Subsequently, Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan exchanged a knowing glance, a shared smile passing between them.

A well-defined plan had already taken root in both their minds.

"Uncle Haiyan, the future expansion of our family will continue to center on the Celestial Phoenix Oasis and the four major oases. We can secure at most a few dozen smaller, prosperous oases; this strategy, despite our relatively limited clan members, will effectively thwart any self-destructive vengeance from the remaining Zhang Family forces!"

The Ye Family's mortal population hovers below a million, making a grand oasis and four large ones entirely sufficient.

Expanding beyond this scope would dilute the family's authority!

Bloodline dilution becomes a significant risk, as the Ye Family's Beast Communication Pattern necessitates activation through Ye Family blood.

"Furthermore, our family policy will actively encourage Loose Cultivators to establish Cultivation Clans on these smaller oases. These oases can be put up for auction at substantial prices, granting them autonomy in governance, with only a yearly tribute of valuable resources required!"

"Additionally, any cultivator who presents the corpse of a core Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Zhang or Jia families will be granted a ten-year tax exemption; a direct lineage Qi Cultivation Cultivator's corpse will yield a one-year exemption!"

"Should they provide intelligence concerning the Secret Realms of the Zhang and Jia families, a Foundation Establishment Pill will be awarded, bypassing the auction process, and they may select an oasis of their choice!"

"Moreover, if they possess the capability to pioneer and develop their own oasis, complete ownership shall be theirs!" Ye Jingcheng declared.

This ambitious Desert Sea Oasis initiative had been meticulously deliberated by both Ye Jingcheng and Ye Xuefan.

Though audacious, it represented a crucial strategic maneuver for the Ye Family.

Unlike the Zhang and Jia families, whose ultimate ambition was merely a Nascent Soul Clan, achieving Nascent Soul marked their zenith.

The Ye Family, however, harbors aspirations of advancing towards the Celestial Departure Grassland and venturing into the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Through the strategic distribution of these oases, numerous smaller clans would emerge, facilitating the integration of resources and compensating for the Ye Family's deficiency in manpower.

This also serves to further weaken the Zhang and Jia families, thereby preventing these remnants from covertly instigating trouble.

Ultimately, this plan cultivates a pool of expendable forces, potential cannon fodder for the future push into the Celestial Departure Grassland.

"Therefore, Uncle Haiyan, I implore you to ensure our clan members maintain vigilant surveillance over areas previously populated by Zhang and Jia family cultivators, particularly focusing on smaller oases or regions bordering the Celestial Departure Grassland!" Ye Jingcheng emphasized.

The successful mining of an Upper-grade Spirit Stone vein would necessitate cultivators at least in the Late-stage Qi Cultivation realm.

"Moreover, regions inhabited by numerous Wood Demons also hold significant potential!" Ye Jingcheng recalled the Golden Dust Sandthorn Wood Demon, a sight he had yet to witness.

The emergence of such Wood Demons strongly indicated the presence of abundant Spiritual Energy, a resource scarce in the four major oases and the Celestial Phoenix Oasis, thus suggesting the strong probability of an undiscovered Spirit Land.

It is highly likely that this location harbors the true cultivation foundations of the Zhang and Jia families.

"Patriarch, regarding the allocation of oases, what is the proposed quantity?"

"Initially, we shall entrust fifty oases for management, incorporating six or seven of our own within that number!"

"This figure should provide a reliable indicator of the actual number of Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators present!" Ye Jingcheng explained.

Previously, the Zhang and Jia families had maintained a monopolistic grip on such resources, thereby hindering the growth and weakening of their own strength.

It is plausible that these Loose Cultivators or minor clans have been concealing their true strength.

"A critical point to remember, no Cultivation Sects are permitted to establish themselves!" Ye Jingcheng reiterated sternly.

In contrast to Cultivation Clans, the Ye Family maintains a strict prohibition on the formation of sects within the Desert Sea. The development trajectory of a sect far outpaces that of a clan, especially when nourished by abundant resources.

This is primarily due to the Ye Family's current shortage of manpower.

While the Ye Family intends to cultivate auxiliary forces, they have no desire for these forces to exceed their control.

This situation will persist until Ye Xuecang and his companions return from the Cyan Cloud Sea Domain, at which point the Ye Family's dominion will be absolute.

"Excellent!" Ye Haiyan concurred with a nod.

At that precise moment, another cultivator approached.

"Patriarch, Fourth Uncle, the Teleportation Array has been successfully repaired!"