Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 1556 - 1130: News of the Beast Spirit

The dark clouds in the sky had dispersed at some point, revealing a rare streak of crimson sunset glowing on the horizon.

As Ye Jingcheng’s palace was perched atop the peak of Demon-Vanquishing City, sunlight naturally streamed in through its four-leaf arched windows. At this moment, he had finally finished taking inventory of all the jade talismans and treasures. Bathing in the rosy glow, a faint but exceptionally radiant smile graced his face.

Aside from the Thousand Ghosts Qi Seeking Technique, Ye Jingcheng had discovered over a dozen methods for raising Spirit Ghosts, along with dozens of cultivation techniques. These methods differed from ordinary ghost-raising practices, which merely infused ghosts with pure resentment, anger, hatred, and fear. These techniques detailed the overdrawing of an evil ghost’s potential, specific activation triggers, and routine training. The intricacies involved were so profound that Ye Jingcheng felt they could even be applied to Spirit Beasts.

As for the cultivation techniques, they also starkly contrasted with those used by ordinary Righteous Cultivators.

Among them, the most precious and pleasantly surprising one was the Sun Origin Nine Profound True Manual. This was the exact technique practiced by True Monarch Gui Xuan and True Monarch Yin Yuan. It was capable of supporting cultivation all the way to the Early Stage of Divinity Transformation and came with two methods for refining Lifebound Magical Treasures.

Not only was this technique tremendously powerful and relatively easy to practice, but its accompanying Ghost Banner could also store True Essence. For Ghost Cultivators, their Lifebound Magical Treasure doubled as a reservoir for True Essence. This explained why Evil Cultivators and Ghost Cultivators often appeared to have vastly more abundant True Essence than Righteous Cultivators, despite the latter’s steady and systematic progression.

If there were suitable cultivators in the Ye family in the future, they could all practice this technique. This was especially true for clansmen without a Beast Communication Pattern. Their inherent potential had a relatively low ceiling; with ordinary techniques, it would be immensely difficult for them to reach the Nascent Soul stage, let alone the even higher Divinity Transformation stage. However, in Ye Jingcheng’s eyes, he still needed to offer these clansmen hope, and a powerful cultivation technique was undoubtedly the ultimate morale booster.

Aside from this Sun Origin Nine Profound Spirit Manual, the storage bag contained three other techniques capable of reaching the Late Stage of Nascent Soul. One relied on blood sacrifice and held little value, but the remaining two were not completely devoid of humanity, nor did they require mindless slaughter. They were entirely suitable for the Ye family to master.

Although the Ye family already possessed quite a few techniques that could reach Divinity Transformation, the intrinsic value of these newly acquired techniques remained significant. If put up for auction, they would easily fetch astronomical prices in the tens of millions.

What still puzzled Ye Jingcheng, however, was why True Monarch Gui Xuan had carried the majority of the Gui Xuan Sect’s inheritance on his person. For many sects, cultivation techniques typically had backups—one copy stored in the Treasure Tower, and another kept by the strongest expert of the sect or family. But that was during peacetime. During military expeditions like this, it was customary to leave the techniques securely behind at the sect. For instance, Ye Jingcheng himself had not brought the Ye family’s techniques on this campaign.

The only logical explanation was that True Monarch Gui Xuan distrusted the Profound Celestial Demon Sect, fearing they might scheme against the Gui Xuan Sect behind his back.

Ye Jingcheng suddenly recalled True Monarch Yin Yuan’s special secret techniques. Whether it was the Outer Body Incarnation Technique or the Celestial Ghost Concealment Technique, both clearly did not originate from this Cultivation Realm. It was highly probable that True Monarch Gui Xuan feared the exposure of the Gui Xuan Sect’s special inheritance and thus opted to keep the techniques on himself. This way, even if disaster struck the sect, he wouldn’t have to worry about the Gui Xuan Sect’s lineage being severed.

Of course, the authenticity and accuracy of these techniques still needed to be verified. This was especially true for the ordinary techniques that capped at the Golden Core stage. Such techniques were the easiest to tamper with. Many cultivators slightly altered their cultivation technique jade talismans while carrying them, embedding hidden flaws. That way, if an enemy seized them, practicing the technique would lead to disastrous consequences. If their own people needed to practice it, they could simply correct the flaws beforehand. Therefore, even if someone in the Ye family took the path of a Ghost Cultivator in the future, they would need to exercise extreme caution.

As for the core techniques, there was less cause for concern. Altering such profound techniques was far beyond the capability of a mere Nascent Soul Cultivator.

After storing the treasures away, Ye Jingcheng turned his attention to the jade talismans and Sound Transmission Talismans waiting outside. Realizing that no major incidents had occurred, he let out a long sigh of relief. After reviewing them for a while, he sent a transmission outside.

Moments later, Ye Jingchong walked over.

This time, only Ye Jingchong and a handful of clansmen in need of practical experience had used the Teleportation Array from the Desert Sea. These clansmen shared a single common trait: their talent and cultivation did not necessarily have to be outstanding, but their will to pursue cultivation had to be extraordinarily resolute, and their prowess in magical combat had to surpass ordinary standards. Whether they possessed direct Ye family bloodlines or Beast Communication Patterns was of secondary importance.

After all, this was meant to be a military drill—an opportunity for these clansmen to prove their worth. If they performed well, gaining entry into the Earth Inner Hall and receiving high-tier techniques and special techniques would be highly probable.

"Eleventh Brother," Ye Jingchong greeted as he stepped into the palace.

Currently, Ye Jingchong’s cultivation had reached the Middle Stage of Purple Mansion. Among the Ye family cultivators, this progression was neither remarkably fast nor sluggishly slow. Coupled with his unique talent with Spirit Insects, his future prospects within the Ye family were quite promising.

"Jingchong, how is the situation back with the family?" Ye Jingcheng asked, following his usual routine.

"Many clansmen have already relocated to the East Wuyu Archipelago, and the Desert Sea has established a connecting Teleportation Array to the islands. Furthermore, Yun Xuan, Qingnian, Granny Haiyu, and other clan elders are currently in the process of breaking through to the Golden Core stage..." Ye Jingchong rattled off the family’s recent developments with effortless familiarity.

Although Ye Jingcheng possessed a Clan Token, it was only used to inform him of the most critical matters. Everyday trivia and detailed situational analyses were not transmitted to him in their entirety.