Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1641 The Dream-Swallowing Image (Two Chapters Combined, Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Desert, Tianfeng Oasis.

As a white light appeared, two figures emerged on the teleportation array.

"The eleventh ancestor, Ancestor Qingyan." The one guarding the teleportation array was a Purple Mansion cultivator of the Zhi generation, who was currently studying the array's principles.

When he saw the teleportation array light up, he thought it was a member of the family's business hall urgently transporting some spiritual medicine. But when he looked at it, he was startled to see the most legendary ancestor of the Ye family, Qianchen, and the head of the Pill Hall. He was so startled that he dropped the jade slip from his hand and hurriedly stepped forward to bow and pay his respects.

"The reaction was good, but you need to be more careful. Your alertness is too slow and too low!" Ye Jingcheng's eyes showed some dissatisfaction, but he was also a little anxious at the moment, so he headed towards the Thunder Tribulation Mountain prepared by Tianfeng Oasis.

Ye Qingyan, who was traveling with him, glared at the guarding cultivator.

The cultivators guarding the teleportation array in the Ye family usually work in groups of two to three, with one being a Purple Mansion cultivator and the other two being Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Currently, only one Purple Mansion has appeared, and it is still researching something. This indicates that many members of the Ye family have begun to neglect their duties after becoming immortals.

Although the Ye family does not prohibit viewing jade slips or studying secret techniques while guarding the teleportation array.

However, sufficient reaction speed is still necessary. Furthermore, there are too many people in the Ye family's inner hall now. Even though Ye Jingcheng is a Nascent Soul cultivator, he should still check the beast patterns to confirm his identity.

Both the inner shrine of the Ye family with bloodlines and the outer shrine without bloodlines have ordinary animal patterns tattooed on them.

Furthermore, the appearance of the animal patterns varies depending on the generation of the animal.

For example, characters with the character "景" are engraved with dragon patterns, while characters with the character "庆" are engraved with black patterns...

But the other party didn't check it, let alone if it involves key locations or key matters, it would be even more important to verify the beast pattern.

As the head of the Pill Hall, Ye Qingyan may not be able to manage matters outside the Pill Hall, but the cooperation between the various halls of the Ye family is still very close. He will definitely have the family deal with this matter later!
Of course, he also knew in his heart that most of his clansmen were focused on their efforts to reach higher levels of cultivation in order to smuggle themselves out, and thus overlooked these details!

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On the spirit boat, unlike Ye Qingyan's rather serious demeanor, Ye Jingcheng still had a look of worry on his face.

Unlike other spirit beasts breaking through, Ye Jingcheng was not worried. After all, Zhu Yan's invulnerability to all laws and the Golden Scale Beast's terrifying defense meant that resisting the lightning tribulation would not be a big problem.

However, the Dream Eater is not good at defense, and for it, the lightning tribulation may be the biggest obstacle to its breakthrough.

If you can get through this, you will become a sixth-tier legendary demon saint.

If they can't withstand it, they may perish.

However, the Dream-Eating Worm had already proven its effectiveness in the Ye family several times and was of vital importance to them, so Ye Jingcheng naturally could not allow it to die under the lightning tribulation.

The array formation of the Ye family's Thunder Tribulation Mountain was replaced by the Heavenly Thunder Tower Array a few years ago.

This grand formation was found by the Mu family and was used by the Mu family to resist the lightning tribulation. It was previously moved here by the Ye family.

It was placed on top of the large formation that had been specifically used for breakthroughs on the outer perimeter.

To maximize the power of the formation, several auxiliary formations were set up on the side, and a spiritual vein was specially enhanced.

Upon reaching the formation, activating the array flags revealed that spiritual light from all directions converged, eventually transforming into a giant golden thunder tower that descended into the sky.

Although the giant tower was formed from a spirit image, it was exceptionally solid, resembling a sixth-order magic weapon, and exuded immense pressure.

This is currently the only place in the Ye family where one can undergo a sixth-order tribulation.

After experiencing the power, Ye Jingcheng opened the cave with satisfaction. Under the guidance of countless spiritual lights, the Dream-Devouring Insect instantly transformed into a dark shadow and flew out.

Along with it, countless terrifying thunderclouds also flew out.

At this moment, the aura emanating from the Dream Devouring Insect was already at the sixth rank. Because it had advanced once, its body was also exuding an even more terrifying aura. Even Ye Jingcheng felt a powerful divine soul pressure.

As thunderclouds appeared, countless members of the Ye family flew towards this direction.

They spontaneously settled around the perimeter, acting as protectors on the outer edge.

The leaders were naturally the elders of the Ye family, followed by members of the Ye family's Sword Hall and Knife Hall.

Currently, the Ye family's Sword Hall is undoubtedly superior to the Blade Hall, but thanks to the secret sword technique that Ye Qingnian brought back, the Ye family's Blade Hall cultivators are gradually catching up.

Leaving aside the likes of Ye Tengchuan and Ye Zhijian, the competition between swords and sabers has clearly become a trend in the Ye family.

The Ye family members were also happy to see this trend.

"Hiss!" After the Dream-Devouring Insect advanced once again, its thin cicada wings had quietly transformed into six paths.

Each one has a demonic nightmare rune on it.

Its abdomen was covered with huge abyssal demonic spirit patterns. At this moment, the demonic patterns seemed to come alive from within, baring their fangs and claws, with an indescribable eeriness.

Even Ye Jingcheng, after watching for a while, felt as if his soul was about to be devoured by the latter.

"Don't look at the Dream-Swallowing Worm!" Ye Jingcheng repeatedly reminded the rest of the clansmen.

At this moment, the Dream-Devouring Insect was fully engaged in resisting the lightning tribulation, and having just broken through, it couldn't control its abilities at all.

Upon being reminded, all members of the Ye family activated their Mind Concentration Technique and looked outside.

However, a few people were still affected, and their faces turned ashen for a moment. Fortunately, Ye Jingcheng shouted at them, and they recovered and retreated to the outer edge!

"Take this Fuyuan Shield and activate it!" After seeing that his clansmen were alright, Ye Jingcheng took out another shield and released it towards the Dream Devouring Insect.

This ancient treasure shield was found by Ye Jingcheng among the spoils of the three-headed spirit crane. It is quite strong in terms of defense, and being an ancient treasure, it does not require any refining. It is currently the best shield to resist lightning tribulation.

"Hiss!" Upon seeing the shield, the Dream-Eating Insect raised its mandibles and hissed, its eyes filled with excitement.

Before long, the lightning tribulation struck.

The terrifying lightning caused the entire formation to shake continuously. Fortunately, this sixth-order lightning-attracting formation was indeed extraordinary, and only a small amount of lightning struck the Dream-Devouring Insects.

Its enormous mandibles swished towards the remaining thunderbolts.

Suddenly, it was as if the thunder had been drained, making Ye Jingcheng's eyes light up.

This means that the Dream-Eating Insect's supernatural abilities have improved significantly after breaking through to the sixth rank.

At the same time, countless black mists appeared around this small clump.

These churning mists are remarkably similar to the thunderclouds in the sky.

The next moment, even more nightmare demons and ghostly figures emerged from within.

The largest of them was the ghostly figure in the abdomen, which laughed menacingly in the black mist and emitted terrifying soul sounds.

Besides these ghostly figures, the Gluttonous Demon Ancestor and Mu Huayuan also appeared.

Without exception, these figures were all shrieking, emitting terrifying and soul-stirring sounds.

Ye Jingcheng repeatedly activated his superior-grade spiritual treasure, the Soul-Locking Jade, forming a soul barrier that blocked everyone's path.

This prevented members of the Ye family from being accidentally harmed.

However, this also shows that the Dream-Devouring Insect's Divine Realm Heavenly Palace is also a method related to the soul, and it can even materialize the souls it has previously devoured.

Naturally, Ye Jingcheng also began to look forward to the dream-devouring and soul-searching abilities of this dream-devouring worm.

boom!
Another bolt of lightning struck, and this time the lightning-attracting array failed to completely block it. What puzzled Ye Jingcheng was that the Dream-Devouring Worm did not activate the ancient treasure immediately; instead, the Nightmare Ghost Shadows within it rushed forward one by one.

As the lightning roared, the ghostly figures shattered one after another.

But soon new, more condensed forms appeared within the black fog.

Ye Jingcheng even gradually saw more complex and clearer mysterious patterns outlined on the spirit images of these ghostly figures, and their combat power also increased significantly. This made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Since the Dream Devouring Insect has begun to perfect its divine realm and enhance its strength, there is little suspense about its tribulation.

And the subsequent tribulation lightning indeed passed without any real danger.

Only the final bolt of lightning shattered the ancient shield, causing Ye Jingcheng's heart to clench.

Fortunately, the Dream-Eating Insect is not an ordinary spirit insect.

Despite being seriously injured, they still managed to overcome the injury.

"Congratulations, Dream-Swallowing Demon Saint!"

"Congratulations, Dream-Swallowing Demon Saint!"

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Congratulatory messages began to ring out all around.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jingcheng smiled and cupped his hands in return, saying, "Congratulations, Dream-Swallowing Demon Saint!"

"Thank you very much, Master. I am able to reach this point entirely thanks to you. I have no way to repay you. I can only dedicate myself to you until my dying breath and do my best to clear all obstacles so that you can reach the pinnacle of immortality..." It seemed that the Dream-Swallowing Insect had consulted Peach Wood before its breakthrough, and today it spoke eloquently and fluently.

"Go to the Thunder Tribulation Pool to recover from your injuries!" Ye Jingcheng blushed slightly at these words.

Reaching the pinnacle of immortality certainly requires a level beyond the Mahayana stage; it's too early to make such grand pronouncements now.

Wait until the Dream-Eating Insects enter the Thunder Tribulation Pool.

Ye Jingcheng also looked around at his clansmen and found that many of the clansmen and elders who had been in seclusion had come out of seclusion.

"Congratulations, Fourth Uncle." Ye Jingcheng's first glance was directed at Ye Xingliu.

As the former patriarch during Ye Jingcheng's time, Ye Xingliu finally broke through to the Nascent Soul stage and became a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"It's all thanks to the family's good fortune, and to you!" Ye Xingliu shook his head.

At this moment, I was truly in a daze.

He never imagined that one day he would become a Nascent Soul cultivator.

And all of this is because of Ye Jingcheng.

Because of the latter, his son Ye Jingyu is currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul realm.

This reminded him of the time when he helped Ye Jingcheng awaken the Beast Pattern and asked him what a family was.

At the time, the latter not only gave a good answer.

Now they've given the Ye family such a substantial gift.

This is the true heir to the family's rise to power!

Besides Ye Xingliu, Ye Jingzhong and Ye Jingfeng also broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

The two people were also standing by, congratulating Ye Jingcheng.

The Ye family gained a new demon saint, and Ye Jingcheng gained a sixth-order spirit insect, which was naturally a joyous occasion.

The clan elders also inquired whether they should hold a deity transformation ceremony to celebrate once again.

But Ye Jingcheng shook his head and refused.

Since they are planning to smuggle themselves out, the Ye family will not hold a Nascent Soul Ceremony even if Ye Jingyu breaks through to the Divine Transformation Realm in the future.

After all, the Ye family had been too prominent before, and if they didn't keep a low profile for a while, they might end up with bitter consequences.

In Ye Jingcheng's current plan, one of the Demon Saints will definitely remain from the Golden Roc Clan and the Qingqiu Clan. The rest depends on which of the remaining Demon Saints are willing to stay.

But he estimated it to be low, and besides, the spirit realm does indeed need stronger combat power.

Therefore, the Ye family will keep the news of his smuggling secret for as long as possible. Once all the Yuan Shen Pills in the Ye family's possession have been transformed into Demon Saints and Nascent Souls, the Ye family will be able to handle any other forces that know he has left.

As Ye Jingcheng spoke, the Dream-Devouring Worm in the distance had also absorbed all the Thunder Marrow Liquid from the Thunder Tribulation Pool, and its physical body had recovered considerably.

It is circling excitedly in the air.

With a flick of Ye Jingcheng's hand, they entered Ye Jingcheng's cave to continue consolidating their power.

With the breakthrough of the Dream-Devouring Insect, Ye Jingcheng felt his soul being nourished once again. The sudden improvement of his soul greatly reduced the pressure on it.

He even touched the bottleneck of his own spiritual cultivation.

With just one more step, one can reach the late stage of the sixth-order divine soul cultivation.

However, Ye Jingcheng estimated that this step might require either letting the Dream Devouring Worm consume the souls of several demon saints to nourish itself, or breaking through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm himself.

Currently, there aren't many Nascent Soul stage demon saints who are hostile to the Ye family, so Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't start a massacre and make enemies without a reason.

With a considerable number of Jade Divine Essence Pills and having already obtained the cultivation technique, he is confident that he can break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm in a little over a hundred years.

At that time, the pressure on the soul can be greatly reduced, and it is safer to sneak into the spirit world.

The only pity is that the Void Dragon shows no sign of hatching.

That's true, it made him a little anxious.

The Ye family does not yet possess a sixth-tier Sky-Piercing Palace, which is insufficient to support that secret realm.

However, the Temple of Heaven was of too great importance, and the Ye family could not allow the Spirit Forging God to refine it, so he had no choice but to put it aside.

If it still hasn't hatched after more than a hundred years, he'll have no choice but to find a different secret realm for the Void Ancient Dragon.

After exchanging pleasantries with the clan elders, Ye Jingcheng entered the cave.

First, we need to inquire about the Dream-Swallowing Insect's abilities; second, we need to devour the Purple Jade Dream to check whether the Jade Soul Clan has actually entered the Earthly Immortal Realm's node location.

When Ye Jingcheng entered the cave, the Dream-Swallowing Insect was already waiting by his side. At this moment, it was constantly manipulating things in the divine realm, and countless soul shadows were forming within it.

Terrifying soul sounds were also emanating from it.

It even let out a low growl at Ye Jingcheng, just to show off.

With that low growl, Ye Jingcheng felt everything before him change. Dark soul energy swept across the heavens and earth, and countless soul shadows lined up in front of him, as if there were hundreds of thousands of beasts.

But soon, Ye Jingcheng discovered that not all the soul shadows in front of him were real soul shadows.

"This illusion is quite powerful!" Ye Jingcheng murmured.

His eyes were full of praise.

His divine soul was already at the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, approaching the late stage, yet he still couldn't see it, which was enough to show how powerful the Dream Devouring Insect's Dream Devouring Realm was.

The next moment, to Ye Jingcheng's surprise, the Dream-Swallowing Worm exhaled a layer of black mist, which enveloped Ye Jingcheng. Then, it reflected the memories in Ye Jingcheng's mind that the Dream-Swallowing Worm was unaware of, transforming them into a spiritual curtain that slowly unfolded.

"This..." Ye Jingcheng was overjoyed. This clearly meant that even if the Dream-Devouring Worm did not devour the other party's soul in the future, it might be able to gradually unfold the other party's memories.

This is incredibly good news for Ye Jingcheng and the entire Ye family.

(End of this chapter)