Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 3: Spirit Book Abilities

Nestled at the base of Lingyun Peak stood several modest homes with blue-tiled roofs scattered about.

Ye Jingcheng's quarters lay among these simple dwellings.

He swung the door open, revealing a sparsely furnished interior.

A bare stone table, a pair of wooden racks stocked with herbs and old tomes, plus a simple bed—that was all.

The room's sole virtue was its pristine cleanliness, offering a fresh and orderly atmosphere.

Ye Jingcheng settled straight-backed on the stool, setting the Jade Ring Rat aside while gently placing the Red Flame Fox on the stone table.

By now, he had channeled substantial spiritual light from the yellow-bound ancient book into the Red Flame Fox.

The gash on the Red Flame Fox remained charred and shriveled.

Yet its blue-violet gaze shone much more vividly.

Its cries rang out sharper too, far from the feeble gasps of earlier!

Ye Jingcheng refused to halt, persisting in channeling the ancient book's spiritual light.

As he watched closely, the Red Flame Fox's coat gleamed ever more vibrantly, radiating intense warmth like a blazing hearth.

The shriveled black injury slowly lightened, reverting to its natural hue.

"There’s hope!" Ye Jingcheng’s gaze sparkled with growing excitement!

This enigmatic ancient book's unique spiritual light truly mended demon beasts.

Still, the purpose of that shifting Nine-tailed Demon Fox page puzzled him.

He pressed on with healing the Red Flame Fox!

The Red Flame Fox drained vast amounts of spiritual light; after about fifteen minutes, it was fully depleted.

The glow faded back to its prior dull state.

"Sizzle!" The Red Flame Fox started lapping at Ye Jingcheng’s arm.

Its tiny tongue glided back and forth, delivering bursts of ticklish heat.

Recovery was nearly complete; just a faint mark lingered on the Red Flame Fox’s foreleg.

Miraculous!

Ye Jingcheng’s pulse raced; the book's wonders implied endless healing for demon beasts ahead, provided his spiritual light reserves swelled!

The Red Flame Fox’s chirps turned sweeter; it scooted to the table's edge by Ye Jingcheng’s chest and sprawled out lazily.

Witnessing this, Ye Jingcheng swiftly initiated the Blood Contract, pricking his finger to draw blood and trace the spirit pattern ritual.

Even on his debut attempt at the Blood Contract, childhood drills in the Beast Taming Clan made it feel routine.

Yet when the blood droplet touched the Red Flame Fox’s forehead.

The ancient book's opening page ignited brilliantly, shining with intense brilliance.

The Spirit Fox depicted there sharpened into vivid detail.

This Spirit Fox spewed ferocious flames, radiating unmatched power as it kept mutating.

In moments, it evolved into a Two-tailed Red Fox, now grander, with arched back, lifted head, furious glare, and twin tails whipping wildly.

Moreover, myriad spirit herbs and leaves materialized.

"Heartless Flower, Red Ginseng, Falling Flame Grass, Red Dragon Fruit..."

Ye Jingcheng whispered the herb names sequentially. His Alchemy Skill studies familiarized him with most spirit medicines, though a few eluded recognition.

From the illustrations, though, blending these into medicinal liquid or pills for the Red Flame Fox would trigger its shift to Two-tailed upon ingestion.

All these were Fire Attribute Spiritual Medicines, certain ones exceedingly rare.

As an Alchemy Master himself, Ye Jingcheng knew this liquid medicine, though remarkable, held solid practicality.

Yet beyond the herbs' rarity, what thrilled him more was an average Red Flame Fox reaching late Tier two; imagine a Two-tailed version's potential!

Particularly with that Nine-tailed image kicking off the page...

Ye Jingcheng’s eyes lit up fiercer still.

"Sizzle!"

The Red Flame Fox kept vocalizing, and now Ye Jingcheng grasped its intent.

It felt famished.

It craved food!

Ye Jingcheng paused, though, since the Blood Contract with the Red Flame Fox diverged from his expectations.

The bond appeared forged via the ancient book itself.

Ye Jingcheng produced a vial of Spirit Nourishing Pills, tipping out two and offering them to the Red Flame Fox.

The Red Flame Fox inhaled deeply, savoring the pills' spirit scent, then squealed delightedly and slurped both into its maw, gulping them down clean.

Red radiance bloomed across its fur, rippling like flames, strikingly gorgeous.

Right now, Ye Jingcheng lacked any interest in watching. He shifted his gaze to the Jade Ring Rat next to him, eager to experiment with it.

To determine if the ancient book could draw the Jade Ring Rat into its pages.

The Jade Ring Rat chirped eagerly, apparently having observed Ye Jingcheng feeding earlier and now craving spirit pills.

Yet its intelligence paled far behind that of the Red Flame Fox.

Ye Jingcheng felt no irritation. Instead, he stretched out a finger and proceeded with the Blood Contract.

He etched the spirit pattern again, this time inscribing it at a deliberate slower pace.

This allowed him to capture every detail and evaluate the Spirit Book's true potentials.

Before long, blood droplets landed on the Jade Ring Rat’s forehead.

The Blood Contract successfully formed, bringing that unique sensation once more, yet the Spirit Book showed no alterations—no spirit medicine shadows emerged.

Refusing to yield, he directed the remaining spiritual light toward the Jade Ring Rat.

The Jade Ring Rat squeaked even more vigorously, as though thoroughly relishing the experience.

Still, the Spirit Book remained completely unchanged.

After some thorough experimentation, Ye Jingcheng drew several key conclusions.

Firstly, ordinary Spirit Beasts were evidently beneath the notice of the mysterious ancient book.

Secondly, the spiritual light from the mysterious ancient book could mend wounds and bolster physique; for certain exceptional demon beasts, it even granted formulas for growth or evolution pills and liquid medicines!

Thirdly, the Blood Contract empowered by the mysterious ancient book proved exceptionally domineering!

Ye Jingcheng explored the mysterious ancient book's capabilities, his heart surging with excitement for an extended period.

However, a frown soon creased his brow, for his original 400 Contribution Points—traded for vital Spirit Beast meat and Spirit Tempering Pills essential to his cultivation—had now shrunk to fewer than 120.

Supporting two Spirit Beasts now brought him pressure unlike any before.

He at last understood personally why the Ye Family, a mighty Foundation Establishment Clan, bore a infamous reputation for monetary shortages throughout the Taihang Mountain region.

The prestigious title of Beast Taming Clan, though impressive, demanded vastly heightened resource expenditures.

Two choices stretched before him: join the family’s Demon Hunting Team on beast hunts, or step into the family’s market shops to persist with alchemy.

His eyes drifted uncontrollably to the Red Flame Fox, which, upon maturing just a bit more, could unleash scorching flames rivaling Earth Fire—ideal substitutes for alchemy flames.

By then, he could slash rental expenses and harvest additional Spirit Stones and Contribution Points.