Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1558 Obtaining the Illusionary Butterfly and Entering Seclusion (Part 2, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Dayu Realm, Sanyuan City.

Because of the Nascent Soul Cultivation Conference, there are significantly fewer high-level cultivators in Sanyuan City.

However, there were still quite a few low-level cultivators, who wandered around in twos and threes.

Nowadays, cultivators from the Central Region who want to go to the East Sea must transit through Sanyuan City. In addition, the Ye family's secret realm trial has recently gained considerable fame.

Therefore, quite a few cultivators were attracted to it.

And several more affiliated forces have also emerged.

They migrated here because the Central Region's spiritual mountains were too crowded and they felt there was no potential for development.

Ye Jingcheng landed in the Ye Family Restaurant and watched a Purple Mansion cultivator preaching. The cultivators below were excited, and their yearning for the pure Great Dao made Ye Jingcheng feel as if he had returned to hundreds of years ago.

Besides the bustling atmosphere at the preaching site, the Ye family's several ranking lists nearby were also surrounded by a large number of cultivators.

The next moment, Ye Jingcheng raised his head, looked into the distance, finished his tea, and headed towards the top of the restaurant.

Finally, they landed in a room on the fifth floor. This floor had two rooms, which, like the Ye family's Tianchen Restaurant, were also secret spaces.

The restaurant was decorated in an extremely elegant style, and many Nascent Soul cultivators would come to discuss business in the rooms of this restaurant.

This kind of secret space is even more hidden.

However, this is a spatial magic treasure after all, and it cannot generate spiritual energy, so the Ye family needs to use an array.

Of course, the Ye family is not without the ability to relocate the secret realm to the restaurant.

However, this secret technique was of great importance, and the restaurant was rather conspicuous. After much consideration, the Ye family decided to use the secret realm space.

"Senior Qianchen!" It was Fairy Qingyin who came this time as well.

However, besides Qingyin, there was also a cultivator wearing a black robe.

Although he had never seen this black-robed cultivator before, Ye Jingcheng recognized him at a glance as a member of the Flying Zombie Sect.

The two of them bowed and clasped their hands together, showing the respect due to juniors.

Clearly, neither sect had any Nascent Soul cultivators available due to being targeted.

Ye Jingcheng was not surprised by this. He did not see any Nascent Soul cultivators from the Heavenly Beast Sect or the Flying Zombie Sect at the Nascent Soul Trading Conference.

"You two are being rather unkind." But the next moment, the smile on Ye Jingcheng's face faded, and his eyes turned cold.

"Before..." Fairy Qingyin was about to explain, but her words suddenly stopped, and the next moment, her voice began to change.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen has excellent eyesight."

"I am Miao Yuan of the Heavenly Beast Sect."

"Everyone says the Heavenly Beast Sect's soul-driving technique is powerful. This soul-summoning technique is indeed brilliant. If I didn't have a treasure on me, I would really be a confused ghost today," Ye Jingcheng said coldly.

He had naturally heard of the Divine Lord Miaoyuan. He was a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Heavenly Beast Sect, and according to his master, his strength should be similar to that of the Divine Lord Ziyang.

However, since Miaoyuan Divine Lord belongs to the Soul Driving lineage, Ye Jingcheng believes that the opponent must have many sixth-tier spirit beasts, and his true combat strength is definitely stronger than that of Ziyang Divine Lord.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen, you flatter me. This matter is of great importance, and I am just a little worried," Miaoyuan Divine Lord added.

Meanwhile, a deep voice emanated from the black-robed cultivator beside him.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen has been to the Taiyuan Realm, right? You should know that the Mu family and those shady forces will absolutely not let you and me, or the forces behind us, go." Through the voice, Ye Jingcheng recognized the person in front of him as Zhu Kui Divine Lord of the Flying Zombie Sect.

"Judging from your strength, fellow Daoist, there's no problem. We should join forces..."

"Fellow Daoist Zhu Kui, you overestimate me!" Ye Jingcheng shook his head, and then his spiritual power dissipated. Suddenly, a demonic light emerged from Ye Jingcheng's body.

But soon, the demonic light dissipated, and Ye Jingcheng's aura returned to normal.

This scene immediately caused both Zhu Kui Divine Lord and Miao Yuan Divine Lord to widen their eyes in disbelief.

"To be honest, the spiritual medicine I need to exchange this time is to refine a pure and yang elixir to alleviate the demonic curse that the Nine-Headed Demon has placed on me," Ye Jingcheng said with a wry smile.

The battle formation he took out this time was the Heavenly Origin Vajra Battle Formation.

This battle formation is also suitable for defense, and since it has been discussed with the righteous sects, it's not a particularly big secret.

It's perfect for exchanging for treasure.

The treasure he was exchanging for, after careful consideration and inquiry, was the three main medicinal ingredients for a sixth-tier Crimson Flame Pill.

They are the sixth-order Flame Marrow Centrifugal Flower, the sixth-order Black Flame Grass, and the sixth-order Azure Fire God Fruit.

Of course, there are also quite a few sixth-tier auxiliary spiritual materials.

Ye Jingcheng had revealed all his demonic energy, so naturally he couldn't possibly suffer a real loss.

At this moment, neither of them would have any further doubts.

“Fellow Daoist Qianchen, although this concerns your injuries, we certainly cannot provide these three major spiritual materials. However, we do have one of each of these more common sixth-order fire-attribute spiritual herbs,” Miaoyuan Divine Lord finally spoke after glancing at Zhu Kui Divine Lord.

The Bamboo God Lord beside them nodded almost simultaneously.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you tell me about spirit beast cubs..."

"I wonder if there are any descendants of semi-true spirits..." Ye Jingcheng asked again, his eyes showing a hint of fervor.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen is joking again. A descendant of a half-true spirit is something our power could never possess. If we truly had one, we wouldn't need to worry about the Mu family!"

"However, we also heard before that the Ye family is looking for the Heavenly Dream Butterfly to set up the Heart Refining Illusion Array?" Divine Lord Miaoyuan added.

Upon hearing this, the Bamboo God beside him nodded, a hint of longing in his eyes.

"The Heart Refining Formation is important to the Ye family, but not so important to you and me. Unless your Heavenly Dream Butterfly is at the peak of the fifth rank, I will not change this battle formation. At worst, I will hide myself," Ye Jingcheng added.

He naturally couldn't reveal his determination to pursue the Heavenly Dream Butterfly.

In the marketplace, showing too much desire will only lead to being tricked by the opposing cultivator.

Moreover, these two forces are probably aware of the wonders of the Heavenly Dream Butterfly.

It is only because they lack the divine inheritance that they hesitate.

Ye Jingcheng naturally couldn't let them continue to hesitate.

"Of course, this is indeed a case of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,' if you could gather a few more sixth-grade spiritual herbs..." Ye Jingcheng continued.

His eyes seemed somewhat fiery, and his breathing was occasionally a little rapid.

There was even a peculiar light in his eyes, as if he was about to lose control of his body at any moment.

"What if we add these two sixth-tier spiritual herbs to the Heavenly Dream Butterfly and its talismanic form?" Divine Lord Miaoyuan continued.

At this moment, Ye Jingcheng showed a hesitant expression. His gaze kept looking at the jade box, as if trying to see the age of the elixir.

In the end, Ye Jingcheng still sighed.

"Very well, but I hope you two will keep my injuries a secret!" Ye Jingcheng hesitated for a long time before finally agreeing and taking out a jade slip for the two of them to examine.

After seeing the description of the Heavenly Vajra Battle Formation, both of them became somewhat excited.

Clearly, the effectiveness of this battle formation far exceeded their expectations.

It should be noted that Ye Jingcheng did not reduce the size of the formation. If there were enough suitable Nascent Soul cultivators to execute this battle formation, it could unleash power comparable to Void Refinement.

"Fellow Daoist Qianchen, this jade slip..."

"This is a sect-protecting inheritance from the Earthly Immortal Realm." Ye Jingcheng didn't hide its origins, but a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

Just now, he felt that the two men's eyes had become much hotter, as if they were plotting to kill each other and steal the treasure.

But that interest faded quickly.

This made Ye Jingcheng secretly wary.

Fortunately, the Ye family had not contacted the Heavenly Beast Sect beforehand, nor had they considered acknowledging kinship or claiming kinship.

Even if they were from the same ancestor after tens of thousands of years, Ye Jingcheng still felt somewhat distrustful.

These people probably have many guesses about the Mu family and others. They might even guess that there is a main branch of the Ye family who possesses the core treasures and inheritance of the Tianxuan Ye family.

Ye Jingcheng estimated that neither of them would be firm in their belief in this idea.

After all, the Ye family doesn't seem to have much of a legacy.

This battle formation does not belong to the Tianxuan Ye family either.

"This is the Heavenly Dream Butterfly. Fellow Daoist Qianchen can simply erase the previous beast ring mark himself." Divine Lord Miaoyuan first took out two jade boxes and handed them to Ye Jingcheng, then took out a spirit beast bag.

Inside the spirit beast pouch was the very same Heavenly Dream Butterfly.

As Miaoyuan Divine Lord took out his treasure, Zhu Kui Divine Lord also took out his talisman.

Although the Heavenly Dream Butterfly had good talent, it was only at the fifth rank after all, so neither of them hesitated too much.

After the treasures were exchanged, the auras of both disappeared in a very short time.

They transformed into the bewildered Fairy Qingyin and an ordinary flying zombie Nascent Soul.

Of course, it was obvious that neither of them had been possessed by the soul-summoning technique for the first time, so they didn't ask any more questions and took their leave.

Seeing their hurried manner, it seemed they were still worried that Ye Jingcheng would try to seize the treasure.

Ye Jingcheng shook his head, not paying any attention to it, and instead took out the Heavenly Dream Butterfly and the Talisman Zombie.

The former, the Heavenly Dream Butterfly, is very similar to the Heavenly Dream Butterfly that Ye Jingcheng brought out from the Immortal Realm.

However, unlike when it was only at the fourth rank, it is now only at the late fifth rank, not far from the peak of the fifth rank.

And that talisman zombie had even reached the peak of the fifth rank.

What they have in common is that their antennae and colorful wings are exquisitely beautiful, with many dreamlike shadows on them.

However, these shadows appeared somewhat blurry.

"I'm just not sure if the dead one will work." Ye Jingcheng looked at the living Tianmeng Dream Butterfly, and his confidence grew.

It was as if the divine mandate was about to be passed down.

However, he really had little confidence in the Heavenly Dream Butterfly of the Fu Zombie, and most importantly, the Fu Zombie was still unable to take an advancement pill to advance.

This is the most important thing.

After thinking it over, Ye Jingcheng took out the Heavenly Observation Mirror, a magical treasure.

This magical treasure usually belongs to Ye Jingyu, but Ye Jingcheng only borrowed it for this trip to the Nascent Soul Trading Conference.

It can reveal some secrets.

After the mirror fell on the Dream Butterfly, he could vaguely see that the Heavenly Beast Sect had also begun to set up an illusion array for a period of time.

"Upon reaching the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation stage, one indeed needs to be more careful." Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but remind himself once again.

After seeing that neither of the two forces had done anything else, Ye Jingcheng finally felt relieved.

……

At this moment, in the Heavenly Dust Realm, atop the Spirit Mountain of the Heavenly Beast Sect.

A female cultivator awoke from her cultivation.

She looked into the distance, and those clear, bright eyes that seemed to see through everything appeared somewhat cloudy at that moment.

"If it's not one of the other lineages, could it be that the Ye family of the Great Yu Dynasty was just lucky to obtain the inheritance of beast taming and alchemy?" This person was none other than the Divine Lord Miaoyuan.

She then shook her head and took out another jade slip.

The jade slip contained only one message, a message she had read countless times.

A message about the origins and purpose of the Mu family.

"Which lineage has received the Tianxuan inheritance, making all these people in the spirit world flock to it?" Miaoyuan Divine Lord murmured to himself.

She learned this news by chance from a core Nascent Soul cultivator in the Mu family.

It was at that moment that she felt a sense of urgency and began to conceal the strength of the Heavenly Beast Sect.

The Mu family has been searching for spirit beast forces for years, and she was naturally searching as well.

If possible, she would naturally want to obtain the inheritance of the Tianxuan Ye family and gather several lineages so that she could have a place in the Spirit Realm when she returned.

However, there has been no progress over the years.

"If we still can't find it after another five or six hundred years, we'll have to resort to smuggling." Divine Lord Miaoyuan seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but sigh.

As for the Mu family and their cultivators outside, she wasn't too worried.

……

In the desert, at the Heavenly Dream Valley, Ye Jingcheng returned once again, accompanied by Ye Qingnian, Ye Xuecang, and Ye Xuefan.

He had already formed a soul bond with the Heavenly Dream Butterfly, and to avoid any unforeseen complications, he decided to cast the Heavenly Dream Array first.

Let the Ye family members temper their hearts.

As for him, he needs to take advantage of the remaining thirty-odd years to refine the Nine Yin Qi.

Elevate your spirit.

Although he had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, Ye Jingcheng was not overly proud or complacent.

His current goal is to stabilize the situation in the mortal realm, lead his people to the spirit realm, and escape the pursuit of the alien races.

The stronger one's natural spiritual consciousness and physical strength, the better.

He even planned to cultivate some of the secret techniques of the Maha Ancient Demon Clan.

Improve your strength as much as possible.

While Ye Jingcheng was pondering, Ye Xuefan had already set up quite a few array bases and array flags.

These array bases are somewhat different from ordinary array bases.

It was arranged very quickly, just like chess pieces falling onto a chessboard.

Soon, ripples of spiritual energy spread out, concealing the two Heavenly Dream Butterflies within them, transforming them into a Heart-Forging Array.

"The formation is complete. We can arrange for people to train their hearts now. This way, there's no need to queue anymore." Ye Xuefan smiled broadly upon seeing this.

Although he has not yet broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, more and more members of the Ye family have broken through to the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages in recent years.

One Dream Butterfly is clearly not enough.

The fact that there are two more now means that the Ye family cultivators can break through even faster.

As for whether he could inherit the legacy, Ye Xuefan didn't think too much about it.

"Alright, I'll arrange it right away!" As the head of the family, Ye Qingnian naturally knew which people in the family needed to be tempered.

After making the arrangements, he looked at Ye Qingfu in the distance.

Now that the Ye family's affairs have come to an end, he also wants to go into seclusion and try to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Otherwise, Ye Qingfeng would have already broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage.

He naturally didn't want to be compared too far ahead.

After careful consideration, the position of acting head of the family fell to Ye Qingfu.

With the help of Ye Haihe and Ye Xuecang, there shouldn't be any major problems.

After observing several people undergoing mental training, Ye Jingcheng also left and went into seclusion once again.

This time, his target is the divine sense of a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!

(End of this chapter)