Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1434 - 1030: Cyan Mist Mountain

Yanhui Commandery, Cyan Mist Mountain.

The cyan spiritual radiance glowed on the horizon, mirroring the winding Cyan River and making its waters appear even greener. By the river, a massive spiritual ship suddenly appeared and swiftly descended. It landed among the mountains, revealing dozens of figures in front of several wild graves.

Leading them were Ye Jingcheng, Ye Jingyu, Master Mo Dao, the Golden Core Cultivator of the Gu family, and the newly advanced Golden Core Cultivator of the Xiao family.

The rest were disciples from various sects and clans, mostly at the Purple Mansion Realm. After all, this was a Tier Four Secret Realm located within the Qinghe Sect’s territory; the chances of Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation Cultivators perishing here were simply too high. Besides, Golden Core and Purple Mansion Cultivators could easily sweep the entire secret realm given enough time, rendering the deployment of Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation Cultivators completely unnecessary.

The Ye family had brought four members in total for this expedition. Aside from Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingyu, there were also Ye Jingfeng and Ye Jingyong. The former was at the Middle Stage of Purple Mansion, while the latter was at the Early Stage of Purple Mansion. Their cultivation wasn’t considered exceptionally high, but it certainly wasn’t low either. Coupled with the fact that one was an Array Master and the other a Body Cultivator, they would be far from weak when hunting for treasures within the secret realm. Furthermore, with Ye Jingcheng present, absolutely no one would dare snatch any treasures they found.

"This is the place!" Ye Jingfeng said after inspecting several graves.

According to the information the Ye family had obtained, the secret realm entrance of the Eight Desolates Sect was located right here on Cyan Mist Mountain. The mountain naturally wasn’t famous in Yanhui Commandery, as it was merely a burial ground without any spirit veins. The Ye family only found this secret realm because a Foundation Establishment Evil Cultivator had begged for mercy, revealing that when the cyan mist gathered at the mountain peak, a transparent spiritual light seemed to emerge. This transparent spiritual light was naturally the ripple caused by the emergence of the secret realm entrance.

After investigating and waiting, the Ye family finally confirmed the secret realm’s existence. The Ye family members at the time had arranged for several clansmen to control flying puppets to enter and conduct a brief search, discovering the ancient buildings of the Eight Desolates Sect. However, because there were powerful great demons inside that destroyed most of the spirit puppets, only one flying puppet managed to escape by a stroke of luck, allowing the Ye family to receive the full report and promptly pass on the news.

That led to today’s gathering.

The group waited for a while. When the cyan mist was at its thickest, it shone upon the mountain peak like rippling colored water. Sure enough, a secret realm entrance appeared at a corner of Cyan Mist Mountain.

"Everyone, this is within the Qinghe Sect’s territory after all. It’s best to be fully prepared," Ye Jingcheng couldn’t help but remind them, even though he had already had Ye Jingyu inform the others beforehand. These Golden Core True Masters now belonged to the Ye family’s faction, and he didn’t want to see anything happen to them. He still remembered that a previous secret realm belonging to the Zhang family had two entrances. Therefore, even with him standing guard outside, it was best for them to remain cautious.

"Please rest assured, Master. We have all brought the trump cards and killing moves of our respective factions," Master Mo Dao replied.

Because the Ye family’s takeover of the Tian Dao Sect required a more justifiable pretext, Ye Jingcheng had agreed to Master Mo Dao’s request and accepted him as a registered disciple. At first, Ye Jingcheng naturally felt it was bizarre. After all, decades ago, he still had to respectfully call Master Mo Dao a senior. Now, times had changed, and the other party had to call him Master. It was worth noting that even though Master Mo Dao was considered exceptionally talented among Golden Core Cultivators, he was already over five hundred years old. Meanwhile, Ye Jingcheng himself was barely over two hundred.

Once they confirmed there were no issues, the cultivators took out their respective defensive measures and entered the secret realm one after another, leaving only Ye Jingcheng outside. He took out a set of array discs and set them up nearby, then grasped the corpse emperor’s token in his hand and slowly activated it. Fearing that the Qinghe Sect might try to lure the tiger away from its mountain, Ye Jingcheng had left the Earth Dragon Demon Emperor at Lingyun Peak. He only had the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon and the Tier Five Corpse Emperor with him, so he was still somewhat worried about being besieged.

Fortunately, everything around remained calm. The cyan mist on the horizon began to fade, leaving only the gentle breeze sweeping through the mountains.

Inside the secret realm, the group went into full alert. Some activated flying defensive magical treasures, some released spirit beasts, and others channeled their golden body secret techniques, radiating brilliant golden light. Master Mo Dao even had three spiritual sabers hovering above his head, ready to strike and slay any hidden enemies at a moment’s notice. The momentum they created was exceptionally grand, with various arrays rippling outward into the surroundings.

Of course, at this moment, everyone’s eyes were fixed on Ye Jingyu.

Around him circled a Tier Four Blue Jade Flood Dragon, a Tier Three Peak Jade Qilin Flood Dragon, two Tier Four Spirit Puppets, and two Tier Four Array Discs. He had even subtly formed a battle array with the two flood dragons. The crowd had previously assumed that Ye Jingyu’s strength shouldn’t be weak, but looking at him now, his combat prowess was probably considered exceptional even among Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivators. They also knew that the Ye family possessed a type of spirit pill that could temporarily boost a cultivator’s cultivation alongside a demon beast’s explosive power.

However, within the secret realm, towering ancient woods reached into the sky, but there wasn’t a single trace of an enemy. All their defensive measures seemed to be deployed against thin air. They swiftly spread their divine senses to scan the entire realm.

This secret realm was truly expansive. It contained quite a few spirit mountains. Some mountains bore individual stalks of spirit medicines, while others featured desolate, abandoned courtyards. The courtyards were covered in the architectural traces of the Eight Desolates Sect, but despite observing them for a long time, they couldn’t recognize which specific desolate branch this secret realm belonged to.

However, the Golden Core Cultivators of the Tian Dao Sect eventually recognized it—among the Eight Desolates Sect, the Celestial Desolate was the most mysterious!

"Everyone, there are no issues nearby," Master Mo Dao said after taking out a mirror capable of detecting arrays. He had inspected the area for a while without finding anything amiss. Having said that, he turned to Ye Jingyu, whose status was the highest among them here.

"Fellow Daoists, shall we move together or split up?" Ye Jingyu asked, seeing right through their thoughts.

Just as Master Mo Dao had stated, he hadn’t found any signs of an ambush either. It was just that the spiritual energy within the secret realm wasn’t particularly abundant, meaning the likelihood of finding high-tier treasures and core legacies was rather low.

"Daoist Ye, let’s split up. This is Yanhui Commandery, after all. Even with Elder Ye covering us outside, it would be better to return to Celestial Arrival Commandery as soon as possible," the other Golden Core Cultivators immediately voiced their agreement. Naturally, they had entered the secret realm to hunt for treasures. Having cultivated to this level, none of them believed their luck was poor. Combined with the fact that Ye Jingyu had the backing of the Nascent Soul Cultivator Ye Jingcheng, they naturally didn’t want to travel alongside him.

Ye Jingyu nodded in understanding. The Ye family was entitled to take a cut of the treasures anyway and had the right to forcefully purchase high-tier spiritual medicines. He too wanted to quickly finish the search and leave as early as possible.

The group of Golden Core Cultivators scattered, but they made sure to leave the area with the densest spiritual energy to him. By unspoken consensus, everyone surrendered the most central path to Ye Jingyu. Evidently, in the Cultivation Realm, it wasn’t just cultivation that mattered, but also background and worldly wisdom.

Once the other Golden Core Cultivators had departed, Ye Jingyu released the Jade Ring Rat and the Celestial Treasure Rat. The Jade Ring Rat had been lent to him by Ye Jingcheng; it could pick up sounds and details that they usually couldn’t hear. The Celestial Treasure Rat, on the other hand, was used to search for treasures and had been taken from the family vault by Ye Jingyu.

The Jade Ring Rat pricked up its ears and listened carefully, but made no progress. It shook its head and spoke, "Elder Ye, there are only the movement traces of some spirit beasts. There are no flood dragons or cultivators lying in ambush!"

In contrast, the Celestial Treasure Rat swiftly darted off in a certain direction. That direction pointed toward a Tier Three Spirit Mountain, making it obvious that there were still quite a few spirit medicines within this secret realm.

Soon, the three Ye family members arrived at the foot of the spirit mountain. On it were ruined palaces, arrays, and what seemed to be leftover treasures.

The plaque hanging above the main hall bore four large characters: Tianshu Divine Calculation.