Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1541 - 1118: Cold Marrow and Yu Ling

The surging river transformed into ice crystals, and the sky-filling black smoke gradually dissipated. The sky returned to clarity, though the surrounding ice crystals grew even thicker.

The Jade Qilin Flood Dragon had somehow appeared at the entrance of the Mini World. Its massive maw snapped at the void, only to swallow a mouthful of Cold Qi. As for the origin essence of the Nascent Soul, it simply transformed into the Cyan Yang Flame and flew toward the Red Flame Fox.

"ROAR! Stinky fox, give it back to this emperor," the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon snarled at the Red Flame Fox. Its eyes bulged widely, and only after Ye Jingcheng tossed out a massive Beast Corpse did it happily begin circling in the air.

The Red Flame Fox shot a sideways glance at the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon. Then, it quietly closed its eyes, enjoying the Vitality extracted by the Cyan Yang Flame.

Ye Jingcheng didn’t feel any regret over losing the Nascent Soul. After all, if it hadn’t been for the Red Flame Fox, the Nascent Soul might have escaped. He also realized that he now had another method to silence Nascent Souls: the Red Flame Fox. As long as the Red Flame Fox’s Purple Fire Heart Flame converted into the Cyan Yang Flame, almost no Nascent Soul could resist it. A Nascent Soul excelled in void perception and Teleportation, but its physical Defense and True Essence were inferior even to those of a Golden Core Cultivator.

After checking on his two beasts, Ye Jingcheng turned his gaze to the faces of True Monarch Xuan Kui and Jiang Daorong.

At this moment, their expressions morphed through countless emotions in a flash. First came the joy of surviving a disaster; next, a long sigh of relief over silencing the Demon Cultivator; then, astonishment and shock at Ye Jingcheng’s strength and Spirit Beasts. Finally, upon meeting Ye Jingcheng’s gaze, they began worrying that he might silence them as well.

A Late Stage of Nascent Soul expert was dead. The two of them—one relying on a Spirit Treasure and the other exhausting a massive amount of True Essence by using a Secret Technique—had less than fifty or sixty percent of their true Combat Power left. Meanwhile, Ye Jingcheng’s performance—whether it was single-handedly killing Gui Xiao, masquerading under a false identity, or using that bizarre Demon Fire to slay a Nascent Soul—sent chills down their spines.

"Fellow Daoists, there are still a few demonic whelps down there that need to be slain!" Ye Jingcheng spoke up to remind them, his eyes shifting toward the profound cold solid ice below.

His Star Illusion Eye and Divine Sense pierced downward unreservedly. There were still a few Golden Cores inside, Concealing their Auras and feigning death. Obviously, they knew they couldn’t reach the entrance of the Mini World, much less escape the pursuit of three Nascent Souls. They could only harbor a fluke of hope while waiting to die.

"If your True Essence is too depleted, Fellow Daoists, just wait at the Mini World’s entrance. I will clear out these demonic whelps," Ye Jingcheng said straightforwardly after noticing their expressions, hoping to set their minds at ease.

Although he had exposed a lot this time, as long as the Righteous Dao Sects made inquiries, they would find out that the Ye Family had at least three Nascent Soul Combat Powers anyway. What was actually exposed this time was merely an additional Tier Five Red Flame Fox. To the Righteous Dao Sects, this was of no consequence. In fact, it would be considered a good thing during the competition for the World Gate. Especially if the Blood Red Faction of the Righteous Dao Sects wanted to gain the upper hand against the Profound Celestial Demon Sect, they would inevitably have to rely on the Ye Family.

There was only one point of concern: the next time they entered the Earth Immortal Realm, they would have to be more careful if they wanted to hide their Combat Power and harvest.

"Alright, thank you for the trouble, Daoist Qianchen!" True Monarch Xuan Kui was the first to speak. He didn’t ask to go kill the remaining Cultivators of the Gui Xuan Sect. Instead, he stepped out of the Wood Demon Puppet, landed at the entrance of the Mini World, and took out Upper-grade Spirit Stones and Spirit Pills to meditate and recover.

Jiang Daorong acted the same as True Monarch Xuan Kui. They understood that Ye Jingcheng was telling them not to suspect him of having malicious intentions. The reason they were willing to stay at the Mini World’s entrance was also to let Ye Jingcheng collect and stash the treasures. As for the distribution ratio, they no longer cared. After all, if it hadn’t been for Ye Jingcheng, they might have been boiled alive by True Monarch Yin Yuan today, let alone claiming any treasures or Cold Marrow. Therefore, guarding the exit was the best course of action. Naturally, not a single Golden Core of the Gui Xuan Sect could be allowed to escape.

By now, the Gui Xuan Sect had definitely noticed a problem, but they had only discovered Soul Talismans shattering one by one; they had no idea what was actually happening.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng ignored the two of them. He wasn’t worried about them leaving either. After all, the treasures hadn’t been divided yet. Deeming everything to be fine, his body flashed with resplendent Spiritual Light as he and the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon headed toward the Cold Jade Ore below.

The entire Mini World wasn’t small; it was larger than a commandery in the Eastern Domain. However, the Spiritual Energy of this entire world was entirely concentrated beneath their feet. Apart from this place, there was barely any Spiritual Energy anywhere else. Even if there was, it was only from Tier One or Tier Two Spirit Veins. Furthermore, since it was a Frozen World, there were already very few Spirit Plants. Naturally, there weren’t any significant treasures either. Even if there were, they would only be Tier One or Tier Two, which Ye Jingcheng obviously looked down upon and lacked the time to collect anyway.

His Divine Sense locked onto the three hidden Golden Cores. One of them reacted and darted toward the Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow, clearly wanting to threaten Ye Jingcheng. However, Ye Jingcheng had already shot out the Thousand Moon Soul Needle. The trio’s Divine Souls immediately shattered, extinguishing the Divine Souls inside their Golden Cores.

Two of them didn’t feel any pain because of their feigned death state. The remaining Golden Core Cultivator ended up rather miserable. As his Water Escape ended, he was frozen in the ice layer, his expression twisted in agony, forcing him to suffer quite a bit more before his end. As the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon spewed out Cold Qi, the ice crystal shattered, and the Cultivator subsequently broke into pieces. Only his Storage Bag was left behind, which Ye Jingcheng collected into his Grotto Heaven.

The further down they went, the denser the Profound Cold Qi became. By the time they reached the place where the Profound Cold Qi was thickest, even Ye Jingcheng had to activate his Spirit Shield. Finally, the man and the flood dragon landed in front of a few blocks of Cold Jade that flowed with resplendent Spiritual Auras. There were exactly three blocks of Cold Jade here, all reaching the ten-thousand-year mark. Yet, the Spirit Marrow inside them totaled just over a dozen drops—only three or four drops per block.

The pure Cold Qi made even the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon somewhat excited.

"There’s no anomaly. It really lacks a few years," Ye Jingcheng remarked after taking a look.

He carefully collected all the Cold Marrow. Even though he might only get to keep twenty to thirty percent when the time came, it was still a decent harvest. He could consume a drop himself, and the Jade Qilin Flood Dragon could consume one as well. That alone would be enough for both of them to break through to the Middle Stage of the Nascent Soul Realm. This adventurous trip had been worthwhile.

It was just a pity that once the Cold Marrow was extracted from these three blocks of Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade and they were removed from the Cold Vein, they could only be used as ordinary Cold Jade. Even though they were still Tier Five Cold Jade capable of clearing the mind and refreshing the spirit—and still qualified as Exotic Treasures—they had lost their greatest value.

Just as Ye Jingcheng was lamenting this, he suddenly noticed a piece of Cold Jade in the distance emitting its own Treasure Light. This left Ye Jingcheng endlessly pleasantly surprised.

The Treasure Light had five full layers, which meant it was a Cold Jade Spirit. Furthermore, its baseline was already at the level of Thousand Year Cold Jade. Most importantly, this Cold Jade was similar to the Primordial Magnet Mountain Spirit—it could evolve into a Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade Cold Vein. This meant that the Ye Family had hope of producing Ten Thousand Year Cold Marrow in the future. Even though it would take a long time, it was still significantly good news for the Ye Family. Moreover, it was possible that as the Jade Spirit advanced, it wouldn’t take that long at all, making the harvest even greater.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng carefully gathered up the main body of this Cold Jade Spirit along with a large swath of surrounding Cold Jade. Then, to ensure no traces were discovered, he collected all the surrounding Cold Jade as well.

Although this was unkind and amounted to destructive harvesting in the Cultivation Realm, essentially damaging karmic opportunities, this Mini World was located in Nanman Province; any future benefits would only fall into the hands of the Profound Celestial Sect. Ye Jingcheng had no reason to leave it behind. He simply took it all, adding a bit more to the trio’s harvest. Among this batch, there was some Cold Marrow that didn’t reach the preciousness of the three core blocks, but there was still some that would be highly useful for Purple Mansion and Golden Core Cultivators.

By the time Ye Jingcheng finished collecting everything, a large hall had been hollowed out underground. True Monarch Xuan Kui also sent a Transmission to him: "Daoist Qianchen, we might need to leave."

With the fall of the Gui Xuan Sect’s Nascent Soul, True Monarch Gui Xuan had likely gone mad and was already heading this way. Even with State Governor Liu and the others providing cover, they were still in the territory of the Demon Sect. And they had already delayed for quite some time. Even though True Monarch Xuan Kui had arranged for people to destroy some of the Teleportation Arrays, time was running out.

Seeing this, Ye Jingcheng no longer hesitated and flew out from underground.

"Fellow Daoists, if you trust me, how about we divide the treasures back in the Southern Wilderness?" Ye Jingcheng proposed.

"Naturally!" True Monarch Xuan Kui and Jiang Daorong had no objections.

At this moment, their greatest fear was jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire. They had to leave as soon as possible.