Beast Taming Clan: I Have a Jade Book

Chapter 1193 - 817: Demon Jade of Clear Spring, The Distractor?

In the expanse of the remote mountain, it was exceedingly quiet, with hardly any humans around, only occasionally a few birds flying out, breaking the silence.Amidst the desolate mountains, a peak with half of it shaved off stood abruptly.

It also formed an incredibly steep cliff.

Before the cliff, a solitary ancient ruin stood isolated.

The ruins had been searched several times, clearly having been explored by quite a few people.

A spiritual ship descended from high in the sky, on which a dozen cultivators were landing.

Leading them was Ye Jingcheng, and this mountain was exactly the desolate Yellow Court Mountain on the border of Xiaoshan Prefecture and Jiayuan Prefecture.

According to Huang Tiyun’s introduction.

This Yellow Court Mountain used to be a spiritual mountain of the Yellow Court Sect influence.

But the Yellow Court Sect was later destroyed by evil cultivation forces, and even the Spirit Vein was completely depleted by a high-tier array far beyond its capacity, leaving it utterly barren.

"It seems quite a few cultivators have been here looking for something." Ye Jingcheng glanced at the ruins, noticing that even the entry-tier stones in the ruins’ great hall were missing.

Not to mention any valuable Spirit Iron.

"If not for the Supreme Elder’s timely return, perhaps Sha Huang Mountain would have suffered the same fate." Huang Tiyun sighed beside him.

Involuntarily, he resented the Celestial Sword Sect even more.

Ye Jingcheng didn’t reply, but instead took out a Spirit Talisman and sent it out; the talisman circled once in the air before landing in a depression on the mountainside nearby.

As the Spirit Talisman vanished, the depression suddenly emitted a lot of Spiritual Light, revealing a newly built pavilion.

Within the pavilion, quite a few cultivators were already waiting.

"Qianchen Daoist, you’ve finally arrived!" In the center of the pavilion stood Xu Qiukui; besides the Xu Family, cultivators from the Hegu Sect and Zifu Sect had already arrived.

The cultivators from the Zifu Sect were all in purple robes, while most from the Hegu Sect were a man and a woman, making both sect’s cultivators easily identifiable.

On the contrary, the Xu Family cultivators varied greatly, with different clothing styles, not uniformly Body Cultivators as one might imagine.

At this moment, Xu Qiukui also appeared rather anxious, as if he was already impatient.

"Arranging some things at the sect gate, so it took a bit more time," Ye Jingcheng explained.

Hardly had he spoken when another azure spiritual ship descended from the distance.

The cultivators onboard were none other than those led by Feng Daoran from the Feng Family.

"Sorry to keep you all waiting!"

"Then let’s not delay any further, let’s board the Dragon Envoy Flying Ship!"

"With the Dragon Envoy Flying Ship, as long as we don’t move too fast, ordinary Golden Core Divine Sense won’t detect us!" declared Xu Qiukui directly.

Upon hearing this, the others had no objections.

They hurried over and weren’t too urgent; their Spiritual Qi True Essence wasn’t exhausted much, so there was no need for recovery.

Meanwhile, their time was limited; according to the Prince’s instructions, they had to cause a significant commotion in Jiayuan Prefecture in three days.

Even if they couldn’t destroy a sect, they had to kill several Purple Mansions or even eliminate a few Golden Cores.

To make a big scene.

With Xu Qiukui producing the orange Dragon Envoy Flying Ship, everyone boarded the spiritual ship.

The orange dragon head was extremely mighty, even though Ye Jingcheng had seen it before, he was still amazed.

Simultaneously, he recognized that this Dragon Envoy Flying Ship belonged to Mansion Master Xiao.

At this moment, Ye Xingliu, who was with Ye Jingcheng, was carefully observing the Dragon Envoy Flying Ship.

Being an Array Master, he understood some of the array pattern structure of spiritual ships, but after observing for a while, he couldn’t see the arrays on the spiritual ship very clearly.

Evidently, there was still a considerable difference between this dragon ship and Eastern Domain’s spiritual ships.

After Xu Qiukui roughly arranged everyone’s rooms, he led Ye Jingcheng and several other Golden Cores into the top room within the spiritual ship.

Upon entering the room, Xu Qiukui activated an array and directly spoke:

"Everyone should have seen the information; according to the Prince’s instructions, gaining control of a Golden Core Sect’s sect gate counts for a thousand meritorious achievements, and killing a Purple Mansion also has achievements, and Jiayuan Prefecture’s Golden Core influences have five!"

"Currently, Cyan Spring Sect, Demon Jade Mountain, and Profound Demon Valley are somewhat weaker among the five Golden Core influences. The remaining two have three to four Golden Core cultivators each, plus arrays, so even with our three Tier Four Array-Breaking Talismans, it won’t be easy to claim absolute certainty."

"Meanwhile, Master Profound Bone has set his sights on Profound Demon Valley closer to Demon Pass Mansion, targeting the Gold Condensing Fruit Tree there, so our choices are Demon Jade Mountain and Cyan Spring Sect, or the tougher Blood Gold Sect."

"Therefore, in my opinion, it’s best to attack Cyan Spring Sect. Of course, if you all feel one Golden Core Sect is too few, we could split into two groups, attacking Demon Jade Mountain, and just bringing another Golden Core would give Xu confidence to break Cyan Spring Sect’s grand array and kill Qing Liu Old Demon!"

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It seemed Xu Qiukui had already prepared a plan and spoke directly.

The decisiveness in his words was unmistakable, apparently, whether others agreed or not, he would go attack Cyan Spring Sect.

None of the others spoke, including Ye Jingcheng.

He glanced at Master Zifu and the He Yu dual cultivators, finally settling his gaze on Feng Daoran.

The first two appeared puzzled, while Feng Daoran smiled at him.

Ye Jingcheng suddenly understood; perhaps Feng Daoran had already been swayed by Xu Qiukui beforehand.

Although Xu Qiukui’s reasoning wasn’t significantly flawed, his unwavering insistence on targeting Cyan Spring Sect made them slightly uneasy.

"Relax, I can swear by a Heavenly Dao Oath. Xu Qiukui absolutely has no intent to deceive everyone," Xu Qiukui added when no one responded.

And he indeed made an oath.

Splitting into two groups would yield more harvest, but traveling together is safer, since we’re headed to Nanman Province; even with the Dragon Envoy Flying Ship, it’s not very secure.

Upon hearing Xu Qiukui’s oath, the crowd nodded, their suspicion largely dispelled.

Even Ye Jingcheng thought there was no major problem.

If Xu Qiukui had an issue, there was only one possibility: collusion. Without that, everyone’s safety was equally at risk. As a Golden Core Cultivator, Xu Qiukui would definitely cherish his life.

Moreover, Prince Wang and Mansion Master Xiao hadn’t opposed Xu Qiukui, reducing the likelihood of issues even further.

Though Demon Jade Mountain has only a single Golden Core influence, it is near Celestial Ghost Mountain of Gui Xuan Sect, and closer to Blood Gold Sect.

Unless there is no alternative, they wouldn’t attack Demon Jade Mountain.

"Let’s choose Cyan Spring Sect," Feng Daoran nodded in agreement.

This settled the tone among them at Jiayuan Prefecture.

"Everyone, I have another proposal. I don’t know if you all would adopt it," Xu Qiukui said, proposing again.

At this moment, his speech lacked the prior confidence, seemingly an impromptu idea.

"We are covering Demon Pass Mansion, but in my view, it’s best if we also have cover, making the conquest of Cyan Spring Sect easier!"

"That means symbolically occupying Demon Jade Mountain as well!" Xu Qiukui suggested.

Upon hearing this, the others fell silent.

The plan would be beneficial, but the major issue is who would lure and mislead attention.

Going to Cyan Spring Sect offers treasures and merits, but going to Demon Jade Mountain, insufficient strength brings mortal danger.

At this moment, everyone exchanged looks, naturally none agreeing.

Xu Qiukui also looked at Ye Jingcheng, to him, Ye Jingcheng was the most likely candidate.

After all, Ye Jingcheng possesses the Tier Four High Grade Profound Light Ship.

"Of course, this suggestion was merely made; if no one participates, just arrange the Purple Mansion influence and Foundation Establishment people to disperse and attract attention." Xu Qiukui, seeing Ye Jingcheng remaining silent, spoke with disappointment.

"Xu Daoist, attracting attention at Demon Jade Mountain carries excessive risks and yields no benefits." Just when Xu Qiukui thought it hopeless, Ye Jingcheng spoke.

These words caused Xu Qiukui to feel thrilled.

"Qianchen Daoist, benefits are negotiable. Firstly, upon conquering Cyan Spring Sect, resources will include a share for you; meaning the six of us each take one, dividing the remaining four based on performance at Cyan Spring Valley. As for merits, Qianchen Daoist, you can target some Purple Mansion influences near Demon Jade Mountain." Xu Qiukui eagerly suggested.

He also looked at the other Golden Core cultivators.

He Yu Dual Cultivation and Feng Daoran showed no objection, clearly hoping for someone to share the pressure.

Demon Jade Mountain and Cyan Spring Sect are not close.

This way, other Golden Core influences aiding won’t immediately encircle Cyan Spring Sect.

Moreover, with Master Profound Bone attacking Profound Demon Valley, they are much safer.

Only Master Zifu looked at Ye Jingcheng, transmitting a message to him.

"Qianchen Daoist, prioritize caution, Nanman Province is no simple matter!"

Master Zifu discourages Ye Jingcheng from greed.

Even with Middle Stage Golden Core power, the risk is immense.

Despite other influences distracting, Master Profound Bone targets Profound Demon Valley and Cyan Spring Sect, Demon Jade Mountain east and west.

Constraint is limited.

"Let’s forget it then." Ye Jingcheng shook his head.

With Ye Jingcheng’s reply, Master Zifu breathed a sigh of relief.

While Xu Qiukui felt a pang of reluctance.

"I can still offer a Tier Three Spirit Mountain!" Xu Qiukui ultimately spoke reluctantly.

Of course, this Spirit Mountain has a Tier Three Lower Grade Spiritual Vein.

Still, its value is considerable.

"If Qianchen Daoist refuses, Xu has no alternative!" Xu Qiukui thought to request other influences too but realized that if everyone offered a Tier Three Spirit Mountain, all would seek to distract Demon Jade Mountain.

"Alright!" Ye Jingcheng pondered and finally nodded.

This prompted Master Zifu to transmit continually.

But Master Zifu wasn’t aware that Ye Jingcheng not only had his Golden Core battle power but also three Golden Core Demon Kings, two Purple Mansion Peak Great Demons, plus a Wood Demon capable of breaching arrays, and two Tier Four Spirit Puppets.

Additionally, he carried the Demon Emperor, if joining them for a share, it would be a loss for Ye Jingcheng.

Moreover, Ye Jingcheng had investigated Demon Jade Mountain, with at most two Golden Core cultivators.

For Ye Jingcheng, it wasn’t unassailable.

Then, who would be the distractor and who the attacker wasn’t certain!