Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1440 - 1036: Harvest

The Cyan Blood Mirror was not large, only the size of a palm, complete with a handle. Resting in the palm, it felt incomparably cold, as if forged from spirit jade.

If held for too long, it even induced a subtle, bloodthirsty urge.

Ye Jingyu injected some true essence into it. Immediately, ripples of spirit patterns surfaced on the Cyan Blood Mirror, followed by emerging illusions. The bloodthirsty urge grew increasingly intense.

With just an extra glance, a gruesome, blood-soaked battlefield materialized in his mind. He even saw the Ye family’s Spirit Mountain collapse and his clansmen perish—among other horrific scenes.

Ye Jingyu had no choice but to look away and withdraw his true essence. Only then did the mirror revert to its quaint, original appearance, allowing his state of mind to gradually find peace.

"The mirror’s effects vary by distance!" Ye Jingyu thought, startled. Since he possessed the Blood Soul Bead, the second influence should theoretically be minimal, yet he found the effect to be even stronger this time.

This meant that the closer one was to the mirror’s light, the more potent its effects.

Fortunately, they hadn’t actually approached the Spirit Pool and had kept their guard up. Otherwise, despite their numerous prepared countermeasures, the chances of a mishap would have been just as high.

After examining the body of the mirror, Ye Jingyu recalled one of the ancient treasure’s legendary effects. He fetched Master Golden Armor’s essence blood and let a drop fall onto the mirror. The next moment, spiritual light flickered across its surface. Ultimately, Master Golden Armor’s face appeared, followed by the scene of the few True Masters conspiring earlier. However, perhaps due to a slight lack of essence blood, the images dissipated entirely.

He wanted to find more spirit blood but discovered that all of Master Golden Armor’s spirit blood had been drained by the Blood Demon Saber, leaving him momentarily speechless.

He switched to the essence blood of another cultivator, and subsequently, that same scene appeared again.

Clearly, this mirror could extract memories, though the effectiveness seemed to vary from person to person.

Even so, Ye Jingyu was deeply shaken. To think the mirror possessed such an ability—it naturally instilled a sense of dread within him.

After all, if it could happen once, it could happen again. This meant that even if the Ye family had methods to prevent Soul Searches, they could still be subjected to it.

At this moment, he also felt puzzled, unsure why True Monarch Chi Xue would give this ancient treasure to Master Golden Armor to bring into the Secret Realm. If True Monarch Chi Xue had used it himself, it definitely would have been far more powerful. However, after pondering for a long time without reaching an answer, he decided not to dwell on it further.

He cast a simple magic spell to seal it, then took out a specially made Sealing Jade Box and sealed the mirror inside. Only then did he store it in his Jade Celestial Heaven.

He still harbored apprehensions toward the Cyan Blood Mirror. He could afford to test it because he had the Spirit Treasure Blood Soul Bead and didn’t have to worry about possession. But that didn’t mean the Cyan Blood Mirror was completely safe after this little experiment. Furthermore, the Blood Soul Bead would eventually be given to someone in the family who needed it more.

After all, he was only at the Golden Core stage and couldn’t bear the risk of having the spirit treasure snatched away, so he had to be extra cautious.

Once the mirror was securely sealed and he confirmed nothing was amiss, Ye Jingyu turned his attention elsewhere.

The Golden Falcon had already tossed a storage bag to him. The others had each received a storage bag of their own and had divided up the horde of spirit corpses.

Naturally, the five Golden Armored Spirit Corpses were reserved for Ye Jingyu, while the Tier Four Flying Corpses and Blood Corpses were all distributed among the rest. However, the Blood Corpses had only been temporarily boosted. After the Blood Pool was destroyed, their imposing auras and cultivation levels plummeted, and not many of them were left anyway.

As for the Cyan Yang Demon Corpse, it was collected by Master Mo Dao. This demon corpse was incredibly powerful and was controlled via a small bell. After stowing it away, Master Mo Dao’s face was filled with joy.

Even though using the Blood Demon Saber had cost him a significant chunk of his lifespan, he remained equally thrilled. Before coming here, Ye Jingcheng had negotiated with him, instructing him to use the Blood Demon Saber if absolutely necessary. If he lost too much of his lifespan, the Ye family would compensate him with a Longevity Peach. If the loss was minor, they would supply him with plenty of Longevity Tea in the future.

Of course, amidst his pleasant surprise, he handed Master Golden Armor’s storage bag over to Ye Jingyu.

"Ye Daoist, I have great interest in this demon corpse..."

"Mo Dao Daoist, you could even take Master Golden Armor’s storage bag and the five Golden Armored Spirit Corpses, let alone a mere late-stage Tier Four demon corpse!" Ye Jingyu waved his hands repeatedly, speaking with modesty.

Naturally, the Ye family had contributed the most this time. Whether it was the Six-Colored Cloud Deer, the Golden Falcon, or the White-Browed Cyan Wolf, all had played decisive roles, not to mention his Chess and Puppet Two Principles Array. It was only right that they took the lion’s share of the spoils.

After his humble remarks, Ye Jingyu inspected Master Golden Armor’s storage bag. Ultimately, he took out three magical treasures and handed them to Master Mo Dao, Master Ye Feng, and Master Chi Yuan, respectively.

The three of them had exerted the most effort and deserved a slightly larger share. Of course, this was also to keep them quiet. The Cyan Blood Mirror ancient treasure would naturally be kept by the Ye family.

Aside from these gains, Master Chi Yuan and Master Ye Feng had each obtained a storage bag from a Celestial Corpse Sect’s Golden Core cultivator.

As for the remaining five people, they equally divided the last two Celestial Corpse Sect’s Golden Core storage bags, along with some spirit corpses. This distribution was based on their contributions. For instance, Xuan Cheng of the Xuan family only received a Tier Four lower-grade magical treasure.

Even so, Xuan Cheng was grinning from ear to ear. He became much more talkative with Xiao Yuntian and Gu Yulai.

Under normal circumstances, the Xuan family only had one Fake Pill cultivator. To obtain a Tier Four magical treasure, they would have to spend more than half of their family’s wealth at an auction or trade fair just to exchange for a single piece. Now, they had acquired one merely by taking a few risks.

Of course, their reverence for the Ye family deepened even further. After all, the Ye family had only sent one Golden Core cultivator, yet the strength displayed was greater than that of over a dozen Golden Core cultivators combined.

At the same time, they all began to contemplate what treasures they should present at the upcoming Nascent Soul Ceremony. After all, the ceremony was only a few years away. That would be the best opportunity to curry favor with the Ye family.

"Everyone, there shouldn’t be any more danger ahead. You may all continue exploring the Secret Realm, but we will be leaving in one day!" Ye Jingyu announced.

Hearing this, the others nodded and dispersed.

Of course, no one in the group bothered searching the Spirit Mountain. It had already been occupied, meaning there was absolutely no profit left to be scraped there.

At this moment, the array had also dissipated, revealing a scene of continuously declining spiritual energy. It was clear that the spirit vein had been over-stimulated and was beginning to drop in tier.

Since this Secret Realm was within the borders of the Cyan River, Ye Jingyu had no intention of repairing the spirit vein. He led Ye Jingfeng and Ye Jingyong away as well. However, they didn’t head out in search of more loot; instead, they flew toward the entrance of the Secret Realm.

"Fourth Brother, are we not going to keep searching?" Ye Jingyong asked.

"Second Brother, no more searching. Our harvest this time is great enough!" Ye Jingyu shook his head.

For the Ye family, this harvest was already substantial enough. He had taken a cursory glance earlier and saw that Master Golden Armor’s net worth was extremely impressive. There were a full fifteen million spirit stones, along with many rare materials. Furthermore, his five Golden Armored Spirit Corpses were all Tier Four high-grade, and they even came with Golden Armor Corpse Clothing.

That was why he had generously given away the three magical treasures that were Tier Four high-grade or above.

Of course, the Ye family’s gains this time weren’t limited to just these. There was also the Cyan Blood Mirror. Furthermore, he had briefly checked Master Dayan’s storage bag and, sure enough, spotted some special jade talismans and unique magical treasures.

This indicated that the Celestial Desolate inheritance was very likely in Master Dayan’s hands. Considering he had already exhausted all his trump cards, there was truly no need to keep searching.

Master Mo Dao and the other two Golden Core cultivators from the Tian Dao Sect had also retreated directly, just like Ye Jingyu. They all landed at the entrance of the Secret Realm, waiting for the rest to return so they could exit the Secret Realm together.

Upon seeing the Spirit Mountain and the passageway at the Secret Realm entrance, Ye Jingyu couldn’t help but smile knowingly.

At this point, even if something went wrong, he was no longer afraid. He could fly out of the Secret Realm at any moment to regroup with Ye Jingcheng.