Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1298 - 912: Zhang Zhiqiu, Cloud Nether Pavilion

Earth Immortal Realm, Lower Immortal Realm.

Countless majestic mountains, each more towering than the last.

A figure flashed quickly through the mountains, stepping on Spirit-Stepping Boots.

His speed was extremely fast, and on his shoulders lay two Spirit Rats.

One had large jade ring-like ears, as beautiful as jade, while the other had a big nose and a round belly.

The two Spirit Rats occupied each shoulder.

Finally, the figure stopped, holding a fragment of the Eight Trigrams Treasure Mirror, began to look around. The Spirit Rat with large jade ring ears started squeaking to report the situation, while the Celestial Treasure Rat next to it was eagerly looking in one direction.

The figure glanced at the Mirror, then at the two Spirit Rats, and once again proceeded in the previous direction.

This figure was none other than Ye Jingcheng.

These past days, he traveled from the Secret Realm to here, taking a full ten days.

The place where he was to meet Ye Xuecang was considered a remote area of the Lower Immortal Realm, somewhat contrary to his path, so it took him longer than expected to reach Gourd Mountain.

Fortunately, there weren’t many robbing cultivators now, so Ye Jingcheng sped all the way without obstruction.

In between encounters with some cultivators, Ye Jingcheng also swiftly left, and they didn’t acknowledge each other.

At this moment, most cultivators had some treasures on them, so naturally, they wouldn’t talk much.

Ye Jingcheng even suspected some Golden Core cultivators had already started hiding.

Whether people like Lady He and Feng Daoran can hide well and wait to join Righteous Sect when it gathers cultivators is key to whether they can return from the Earth Immortal Realm with full loads.

The Celestial Treasure Rat on his shoulder was also subdued by Ye Jingcheng a few days ago. He first had the Golden Scale Beast teach it a lesson, then used a Soul Contract, which was surprisingly effective.

And this Celestial Treasure Rat was also a glutton; a few Spirit Pills made it obedient.

The only pity was that this Celestial Treasure Rat did not make the Treasure Book light up; its future achievements were limited as well.

However, on this journey, Ye Jingcheng, guided by the Celestial Treasure Rat, did acquire three Spirit Medicines.

Actually, the Celestial Treasure Rat’s directions were not few, but Ye Jingcheng, pressed for time and in need of Spirit Medicine, actively gave them up.

Just now, he was also inquiring about the value of the Treasure Medicine from the Celestial Treasure Rat.

"This is Gourd Mountain!" Another hour passed, and Ye Jingcheng stopped in a mountain stream, where water flowed beside him.

Not far in front of him, a mountain peak resembling a gourd had appeared before him.

Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but fly forward.

The Spiritual Energy on Gourd Mountain wasn’t abundant, and some Red Yuan Fruits had already been picked.

This Red Yuan Fruit was extremely special, bearing only one fruit in its lifetime, considered quite good among Tier Four Spiritual Medicines.

Ye Jingcheng looked at these Red Yuan Fruit seedlings and naturally did not pick them.

He just found a place with an open view but lacking Spiritual Energy on another part of Gourd Mountain and dug out a cave residence.

Then quietly waited.

There were still three days left until the gathering day; although he hadn’t seen anyone, Ye Jingcheng had no choice but to wait.

This fragment of the Eight Trigrams Mirror couldn’t actively transmit; it functioned similarly to a sub-mirror.

After waiting two more days, the Mirror finally emitted Spiritual Light.

Within the Spiritual Light, a new scene and a new Spirit Diagram appeared.

"Prince Wang and Mansion Master Xiao are indeed cautious!" Ye Jingcheng realized that Gourd Mountain was merely a transit point.

Perhaps at this moment, somewhere, Mansion Master Xiao and Prince Wang were watching to see if any cultivators were trailing him.

Ye Jingcheng thought of this and his Divine Sense involuntarily expanded outward. After looking around and finding nothing, his heart tightened.

If he found nothing, it meant they either had a remote viewing method, or their Divine Sense was far superior to his.

Ye Jingcheng had learned some news about the Righteous Sect over the years.

Those Mansion Masters were not in low status within the Righteous Sect; on the contrary, they had promising talent and a certain background in their Sects.

For example, Mansion Master Xiao and Prince Wang both had Nascent Soul elders within their Sect.

However, the Nascent Soul Treasures of the Righteous Sect were very limited; most were reserved for top talents, while a few were reserved for descendants with extraordinary backgrounds.

And when Mansion Masters made contributions, it was their best chance to obtain Nascent Soul Treasure Medicine.

This strategy was also extremely good for the Righteous Sect.

To stand out, these Mansion Masters needed to search for talented disciples and various Treasure Medicines for the Righteous Sect, nourishing the entire Sect like branches.

They also needed to gather powerful Golden Core cultivators to explore the Earth Immortal Realm for treasures and cultivate affiliated forces at the border to guard against enemies.

Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but speculate that Nascent Souls might have come behind Mansion Master Xiao and Prince Wang.

He himself had an Earth Dragon Demon Emperor as his trump card, so these Mansion Masters probably had similar.

Thinking of this, Ye Jingcheng became even more vigilant.

After some thought, he continued to rush according to the new map.

This time, Ye Jingcheng hurried for another day before reaching a giant Spirit Lake.

This Spirit Lake was calm, like a massive mirror.

However, the Spiritual Energy wasn’t apparent, and the treasures had apparently been scavenged.

At this moment, the surface of the lake suddenly rolled up like a scroll, revealing a pavilion with four corners standing on the lake.

Inside the pavilion, Mansion Master Xiao and Prince Wang, dressed in the robes of the Righteous Sect, were present here. Beside them, Yin Wu Daoist, wearing a spacious Spirit-Blocking Robe with a wide-brimmed hat, also sat there meditating with closed eyes.

The three each stood in a direction and, upon seeing Ye Jingcheng approaching, began to scrutinize him, seemingly worried if Ye Jingcheng had brought along any tails.

"Prince Wang, Mansion Master Xiao, Yin Wu Daoist, I encountered some minor troubles along the way and got delayed, I hope you can overlook it!" Ye Jingcheng clasped his hands as he entered the pavilion.

"It’s no trouble at all, Daoist came a day earlier than we expected!" Prince Wang spoke with a smile.

He also poured a cup of Spirit Tea for Ye Jingcheng.

The Spirit Tea was not the previous Tier Four Spirit Tea but rather a regular Tier Three Spirit Tea.

It had the effect of calming the mind and soothing impatience.

While modest on regular days, it was indeed quite fitting for the current scene.

"Qianchen Daoist might still have to wait a bit longer; also, there’s Rakshasa Daoist of Brahma!" Prince Wang continued.

Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement.

He then closed his eyes to meditate.

This brief period of time naturally couldn’t be used for cultivation, but it was enough for him to contemplate the upcoming plan.

In Ye Jingcheng’s view, the Earth Immortal Realm, while full of opportunities, also harbored numerous latent dangers. A slight misstep could lead the Ye Family into total ruin.

Naturally, Ye Jingcheng had to carefully evaluate everything before taking any action.

And so, after waiting another day, in the distance, a streak of green Spiritual Light flew over.

When the Spiritual Light dissipated, Ye Jingcheng took a closer look; it was indeed the burly figure of Master Rakshasa, practicing dual cultivation of body and spirit, from that day.

Just like usual, Prince Wang opened the array.

Upon entering, Master Rakshasa couldn’t help but complain:

"What bad luck, ran into the avatar of Zhang Zhiqiu!"

"Otherwise I would have arrived earlier; sorry for keeping Prince Wang and Mansion Master Xiao waiting!"

"Not at all, it’s perfect timing; but truly, Daoist’s combat power makes one envious. Even this old man is tempted to retrain in body techniques." Prince Wang also chimed in.

Beside him, Mansion Master Xiao and Yin Wu Master nodded in agreement.

Ye Jingcheng, on the other hand, hadn’t heard of this name, appearing somewhat confused.

"Qianchen Daoist, you may not be aware; this Zhang Zhiqiu is one of the Three Great Nascent Soul Independent Cultivators, but his reputation is particularly bad. Not only is he timid like a mouse, but he also bullies the weak while favoring appearing as a Golden Core Purple Mansion Avatar. Even if you have a deep relationship with him, if you reveal any treasures, he often sacrifices you to his Ruthless Dao, praising it as mutual pursuit of the Immortal Dao."

"This time, Zhang Zhiqiu’s presence in the Earth Immortal Realm suggests he hasn’t gone to the Upper Immortal Realm, instead he’s been lingering here in the Lower Immortal Realm." Mansion Master Xiao, who stood beside, further explained to Ye Jingcheng.

In his words, he also showed great disdain for Zhang Zhiqiu.

Though generally Nascent Soul Cultivators seek treasures in the Upper Immortal Realm, here they slaughter Golden Core cultivators.

No Golden Core is willing to encounter him.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but frown deeply.

The reason he was so cautious was exactly because of these Nascent Soul Cultivators who enjoyed masquerading as weaklings.

Despite the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor’s strong combat power, it is merely an Early Stage Fifth-tier Demon King, yet to reach Mid-stage Fifth-tier.

"Rakshasa Daoist’s combat power is truly admirable!" Ye Jingcheng contemplated for a while and then addressed Master Rakshasa.

However, the latter was unwilling to elaborate.

The five waited in the pavilion for another day.

Then Ye Jingcheng took out an Earth Shuttle, which was somewhat similar to a Spiritual Ship, except that its single advantage was the ability to move underground.

This way, they wouldn’t attract too much attention, while still being able to travel swiftly.

"Certainly not here!" Ye Jingcheng mused.

With the five of them traveling together for three more hours, a gigantic canyon appeared ahead.

Below the canyon lay a deep river.

"Esteemed Daoists, this is the place!" Prince Wang said, leading the four to a withered tree beside the canyon river.

This tree was so ancient, it seemed ready to crumble at any moment.

However, Prince Wang took out an Array Banner, and shortly thereafter, beside the withered tree, an eerie abandoned cave appeared.

"This is the place!" Prince Wang said, also releasing a Tier Three Red Needle Beast to probe the cave.

The five then proceeded toward the cave.

Initially, the cave appeared abandoned, yet deeper inside it seemed crafted into a Spirit Dao by cultivators.

At the innermost part was a deep and secluded hall.

To one side of the hall lay a peculiar stone.

Inscribed upon it were three large characters "Cloud Nether Pavilion"!

"This should be the inheritance site of the ancient Nascent Soul sect Cloud Nether Pavilion, inside is a Tier Four Secret Realm where Nascent Souls cannot enter but contains a Tier Five Array known as the Nine Nether Profound Yellow Array, which is why I’ve summoned you all!" Prince Wang spoke.

He then took out four Jade Talismans, distributing them to Mansion Master Xiao and the others.

"These are the Five Elements Breaking Array, which this old man discovered. It can be activated by five late-stage Golden Core cultivators. When the time comes, each of you will follow this technique to break through the array. Should you succeed, in addition to the rewards previously promised, the old man will also offer three drops of Thousand-Year Spiritual Milk to each!"