Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1546 - 1123: Preparations, Bearing Down on the City

Ye Jingcheng settled Yu Ling and walked out of the Array, noticing the sky had grown gloomy once again. Fine, continuous drizzle drifted through the air in twos and threes, tracing arcs in the gentle breeze before finally slipping onto the grass, the trees, and the mountains. Before he knew it, another year’s spring had arrived.

True Monarch Xuan Kui and Jiang Daorong walked over together. Their expressions were somewhat complicated. Compared to their previous joy, their eyes were now filled with worry.

"Daoist Qianchen, the Demon Sect has announced a massive invasion. Southern Heaven, Nanman, and Nanxuan provinces have all mobilized. There are already over twenty known Nascent Soul Cultivators. State Governor Liu is summoning us to go." True Monarch Xuan Kui and Jiang Daorong initially thought it was only a massive invasion from Nanman Province. If that were the case, the situation would at least still be within their control, especially since the Celestial Sand Sect’s combat power far exceeded their expectations. But now that all three provinces were making a move, Nascent Soul Cultivators and Demon Monarchs from the Southern Domain might also arrive, making the situation entirely different. Furthermore, the Southern Domain was teeming with poisonous insects and Gu, with profound and unpredictable methods. They would be much harder to deal with than the simple crowd of Demon Cultivator Nascent Souls from Nanman Province.

"Alright. The nearest Teleportation Array should be in the Cyan Moon Market, right?" Ye Jingcheng nodded. He had actually already learned some things through the Clan Token, so his face was equally filled with sorrow.

Although he had never witnessed the true strength of the Profound Celestial Demon Sect, they were equally famous as Penglai, so their strength was certainly not weak. The most crucial point was that the current timing was when the Eastern Domain might also erupt into conflict. If wars broke out on both sides, the Ye family would have to defend against enemies on two fronts, naturally facing much greater pressure. He even suspected that the Profound Celestial Demon Sect’s possible first target was to slaughter the Ye family.

Therefore, Ye Jingcheng wanted to return to Xiaoshan Prefecture as soon as possible to check the situation. If things got worse later, they might have to make some trade-offs, such as handing over the Teleportation Array connecting the Central Domain and the Zhao Kingdom to the Righteous Sect, and evacuating all cultivators from the Eastern Domain.

"Let’s go to the nearby Moon King Mountain. There is a Teleportation Array belonging to the Jiang family there," Jiang Daorong spoke up again.

Hearing this, Ye Jingcheng and True Monarch Xuan Kui both nodded. They knew of Moon King Mountain, but they hadn’t realized there was a Jiang family Teleportation Array there. It wasn’t far—much closer than the one at the Cyan Moon Prefecture Market.

Meanwhile, in Xiaoshan Prefecture’s Demon-Vanquishing City, the city walls had been built even higher, and more Arrays had been set up. The walls were densely packed with cultivators, looking as heavy and gloomy as the sky above. Aside from the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Powers that were initially present, all forces above Foundation Establishment from the entire Xiaoshan Prefecture, Tianshu Mansion, and many other Mansions had been conscripted. The distant sky was filled with Spiritual Ships from various families and sects continuously arriving.

On the section of the wall where the Ye family stood, Ye Jing Hu and Ye Haiyan had both landed. They stared at the distant sky in a similar daze.

"Uncle Jing Hu, the Arrays on the family’s side have all been set up and inspected once," a Yun Generation clansman walked over and reported to Ye Jing Hu and Ye Haiyan. Although Ye Haiyan was of a higher generation, Ye Jing Hu had a higher Cultivation base and was currently the Ye family’s highest commander in Demon-Vanquishing City.

"Thank you for your hard work. Have all the Ye Family Members get their Spirit Beasts ready," Ye Jing Hu nodded.

Ye Jingcheng had already told him that, regardless of old grudges or new hatreds, the Gui Xuan Sect would definitely come for the Ye family. The Profound Celestial Demon Sect might also be influenced by the Penglai Demon Sect. Therefore, the crisis facing the Ye family this time might be unprecedentedly immense. If they didn’t prepare in advance, they would likely suffer tremendous losses. In this kind of chaotic battle, it wouldn’t truly be a fair fight of Golden Core against Golden Core or Purple Mansion against Purple Mansion.

The Ye family’s greatest advantage lay in their Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts. As for hiding their strength, there was no longer any need for that. If Penglai and Profound Celestial still didn’t know that the Celestial Sand Sect was actually the Ye family of the Eastern Domain’s Yan Kingdom, they wouldn’t deserve to be called Immortal Sects.

"Everything is ready," the clansman nodded as well.

"I’ll go take a look." Ye Haiyan was still a bit uneasy. The Ye family had suffered many losses due to carelessness in the past. As one of the Ye Family Elders, he naturally needed to be cautious.

Hearing this, Ye Jing Hu nodded and cupped his hands. "Then I’ll trouble you, Uncle Haiyan."

As Ye Haiyan left, Ye Jing Hu suddenly saw several agile figures approaching from a distance. He smiled; the person leading them was none other than Ye Jingtting. Ye Yunxuan had already gone into Seclusion. Right now, the one with the highest attainment in crafting ordinary Spirit Talismans was Ye Jingtting. Beside her, Xiao Shao’en had also followed along.

"Brother Jing Hu, Shao’en wants to join our family’s Outer Sect as a Honored Guest Elder," Ye Jingtting said.

Beside her, Xiao Shao’en nodded and also spoke up. "Elder Lei Hu, since this junior didn’t know your identity before, I may have slighted you. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me."

Having experienced drastic changes concerning his family, his sweetheart, and the past dozen years, Xiao Shao’en had become much more composed. He knew that the reason the Xiao Family hadn’t been completely wiped out was definitely because Ye Jing Hu and Ye Jingtting had put in a good word for them. Otherwise, let alone changing to a different Mansion, even if they had moved to a different province, few members of the Xiao Family would have survived. Not only did the Ye family not make things difficult for them, but even when many of the Xiao Family’s core Qi Cultivation members and Mortal offspring left after a long time, the Ye family did not cause any trouble at all. After these past dozen years, he had now broken through to the Late Stage of Purple Mansion.

"Perform well. The competition in the Ye family’s Foreign Affairs Tower isn’t bad. Perhaps the family’s first Foreign Affairs Tower Golden Core will fall to you," Ye Jing Hu nodded in praise, knowing Xiao Shao’en well and understanding his feelings for Ye Jingtting.

Of course, his words weren’t entirely just being polite. The Ye family currently had quite a few people taking Gold Condensing Pills, but there were indeed no outsiders doing so yet. In the future, the Ye family would definitely need a role model. However, this required Xiao Shao’en to at least present some meritorious achievements. His Spirit Talismans were far from enough. After all, the Ye family didn’t just value ability and skills; they valued loyalty even more. The current Xiao Shao’en was naturally very loyal to Ye Jingtting, but as for the Ye family, that would depend on his future actions and performance.

"Then we’ll borrow Brother Hu’s auspicious words," Ye Jingtting said with a smile, taking out a Storage Bag and handing it to Ye Jing Hu. "These are all the Spirit Talismans refined by the Talisman Hall. Among them are two Pseudo Tier Four Spirit Talismans, twenty-four Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Talismans, and thirty-five Tier Three Middle Grade Spirit Talismans..."

"These Pseudo Tier Four Spirit Talismans are..." Ye Jing Hu was somewhat surprised.

"They are Tier Four Destruction Celestial Fire Talismans. Their power might not reach the level of a Tier Four Secret Technique, but with the help of some special Beast Fire, they barely reach Tier Four power. These were also refined by Shao’en," Ye Jingtting introduced with a smile.

"Good. Continue refining them. If you make a great contribution this time, we will bring out some of the Ye family’s talisman inheritances for you to study." Ye Jing Hu nodded repeatedly, overjoyed.

Although he had three Tier Four Demon King Spirit Beasts and a Tier Four Spirit Puppet, not counting Ye Jingcheng, they currently still had too little Golden Core Battle Power. Because Ye Yunxi had to guard Wangqing Prefecture, she couldn’t come over right now. Thus, he was currently the only one here. Having more Tier Four Spirit Talismans now to give to some Purple Mansion Race People as their trump cards was naturally good news.

Seeing Ye Jing Hu so happy, Xiao Shao’en also revealed a smile. At the very least, he was useful for now. He thought of how the Xiao Family used to suppress the Ye family. Yet at that time, the Ye family was actually already a Golden Core Influence. It was just that the Ye family had never held it against them.

"They’re here!" Suddenly, amidst a wave of commotion, all the cultivators on the city walls stood up, sweeping their Divine Senses wildly forward.

Ye Jing Hu and the other Ye Family Members couldn’t help but look over as well.

In the distance, billowing black smoke, countless black bugs, and Corpse Puppets surged towards them, blotting out the sky and the sun, making everyone’s scalps go numb. Horn calls that seemed to originate from the Yinming Underworld washed over them, making everyone feel as if scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood were unfolding right before their eyes.

"The Gui Xuan Sect, the Xiao Family’s Old Demon, the Five Poison Sect, the Desire Union Sect..."

As the names of the Profound Celestial Demon Sect’s powerful Affiliated Forces were called out one by one, the tension among the crowd inevitably grew a bit heavier. Furthermore, these forces had gathered almost all the Nascent Soul Powers from the three Nanman provinces. This was far more preparation than the Southern Wilderness Province had made. Among them, the Nascent Soul Cultivators revealing just the tip of the iceberg already numbered fifteen. And this was only the vanguard; there were bound to be even more Demon Cultivators behind them.