Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book Chapter 973 - 678: Clan Mountain Arrangements, Arrival of Three Eyes

True Monarch Zi Ming’s clone arrived swiftly and vanished just as fast.

Once he departed, Ye Jingcheng exhaled a deep sigh of relief.

At this point, he had genuinely accomplished the initial phase.

Taiyi Sect’s involvement ensures that Ye Family’s Lingyun Peak affairs won’t encounter severe troubles, at least in the short term.

Naturally, this doesn’t allow Lingyun Peak’s clan members to fully retreat; instead, they’re essentially kept as open hostages.

Taiyi Sect understands how much the Ye Family cherishes these clansmen.

Thus, they remain completely reassured.

Meanwhile, the Ye Family exploits Beast Desolate’s chaos to pressure Taiyi Sect through control of their domains.

Such factional power games typically hinge on mutual constraints, where each gains certain advantages.

Ye Jingcheng gazed at the receding figure, stepping out of the Assembly Hall in pursuit.

Twilight deepened across the sky, as the sunset from the distant Far West bathed everything in fading blood-red Spiritual Radiance.

Distant peaks shed their winter snow bit by bit, while tinkling mountain springs danced through the valleys.

"Still the sound from my memories, let the winter pass a bit quicker!"

Boosted by his uplifted spirits, Ye Jingcheng found the mountain spring’s tinkling melody more enchanting than ever.

After some reflection, Ye Jingcheng promptly summoned every clan member from Ye Family’s Lingyun Peak.

As the Ye Family’s supreme leader now, he dared not lower his guard.

Even backed by Taiyi Sect, the Ye Family required its own safeguards.

Particularly after suffering a spy’s infiltration, Ye Jingcheng grew even more vigilant.

Back in the courtyard, arrangements stood flawlessly in place; the Spirit Field received meticulous tending, tea trees flourished with elegant poise, and the courtyard’s apricot tree seemed noticeably bulkier.

An elegant silhouette flickered in his thoughts, lifting the corners of his mouth into a smile.

Cultivation’s aim isn’t always mere immortality—it can also shield the cherished ones nearby.

The courtyard preserved its signature aroma, a subtle whisper of orchids.

Ye Jingcheng drew in a profound breath, his smile broadening further.

Prior to his return, he knew Ye Family’s Lingyun Peak setups, confirming Chu Yanqing’s withdrawal to Earth Dragon Valley—the current safest haven.

Stepping inside the chamber, Ye Jingcheng noticed a Spirit Shield atop the table holding a basket of Spiritual Almonds. He lifted the Spirit Shield.

He selected the plumpest one, crunched into it, then kindled three incense sticks before Ye Haiyun’s memorial tablet.

Tasks finished, Ye Jingcheng settled cross-legged upon the bed, ravenously pulling in Spiritual Energy while unleashing his Middle Stage Purple Mansion Divine Sense and Spiritual Pressure.

Acting as if he had just achieved a breakthrough.

Though Taiyi Sect grasped Ye Jingcheng’s details well, vital pretenses mustn’t be skipped.

Among Lingyun Peak’s clansmen, spies undoubtedly lingered.

Ye Jingcheng’s breakthrough rippled through, visibly igniting excitement among Ye Family’s Lingyun Peak members.

Ordinary clansmen had trembled in fear amid swirling external rumors and Taiyi Sect’s arrival, dreading a repeat of past fleeting glory as a Purple Mansion Clan.

Yet Ye Jingcheng’s advancement now injected them with firm assurance.

His Divine Sense sweep revealed despair’s shadows banished, eyes now sparkling with vivid light.

In truth, they grasped the Ye Family’s losses, burdens weighing heavily on their spirits.

At minimum, their lingering anxieties halved right then.

Emerging from seclusion, Ye Jingcheng freed Ye Jing Hu, Ye Xingqun, Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingchong, and others dispatched from Lingyun Peak to aid Cyan Cloud Sea Domain.

Yet he barred them from the forthcoming assembly, directing them homeward to commence their own isolations.

Staggering their exits over days, avoiding a sudden collective appearance.

Though countermeasures arrived tardily, Taiyi Sect’s claim that Qinghe Sect and Medicine King Valley framed Beast Desolate and Ye Family—paired with Ye Family’s denial—would swiftly quell the storm.

After all, Celestial Horse Sea Domain now claimed priority, as countless mighty powers’ Nascent Souls reinforced it without yielding progress.

Shortly thereafter, Ye Jingcheng ascended to the second floor of the family’s Treasure Tower.

This served as Ye Family’s gathering hall, limited once more to Inner Hall members.

Apart from just around a dozen individuals, the vast majority possessing the Beast Communication Pattern had been relocated by Ye Jingyun to Hidden Valley and Earth Dragon Valley.

Among those left behind, the Ren Generation members were from the Jing Generation, while only a handful hailed from the Qing Generation.

Not a single person from the Yun Generation was there.

"Everyone, enemies lurk outside for the Ye Family now, fueled by envy and spite—my one demand is simple: remain at Lingyun Peak, suspend all trade and outside tasks immediately!" Ye Jingcheng declared gravely as he stepped in.

Even with Taiyi Sect shouldering the brunt of the pressure for them, Ye Jingcheng fretted over rival factions chasing down Ye Family kin for Soul Searches.

While he was confident most clansmen would embrace death before spilling secrets, the Ye Family had no need for such needless sacrifices.

"Jingcheng, I bear the blame this time..." Ye Jingyun bowed his head low too, convinced that absent his scheme to draw foes deep inside,

the Ye Family could have dodged this vicious entrapment.

"Brother Jiu, none of this is your doing—you excelled greatly, and keep watching closely for the Ye Family Patriarch selection!" Ye Jingcheng voiced once more.

Ye Jingyun shone in handling matters this round, be it luring enemies deep despite meager forces or unearthing the Jia Family’s secret Extreme West Desert Sea Transmission Array, which turned utterly vital.