Beast Families: I Have an Illustrated Book of All Souls

Chapter 1652 Died Right Off the Cuff? The Grudge of the Turtle Ancestor (Part 2, Seeking Monthly Tickets and Subscriptions)

Beneath the abyss of profound cold, everything was pitch black and utterly silent.

Beneath the endless darkness, a pair of eyes quietly shone with starlight, yet under that light, they did not appear completely black.

Instead, one can see cracks spreading silently in the darkness.

The figure remained motionless for a long time, without activating any moonstone.

After a long while, a ripple appeared in the void, and a divine earthworm that could cleave the void quietly appeared in front of the figure.

“Master, this spatial node is unlike other nodes. It seems to be full of cracks and extremely violent, but it is much calmer in the depths. However, there is a huge spiritual pressure pressing down on me!” The one who spoke was the Rift-Sky Divine Earthworm, and there was also a Rift-Sky Sky Mantis on its body.

This mantis hasn't reached the fifth rank yet, it's only at the peak of the fourth rank. Although Ye Jingcheng has a lot of spiritual pills and medicines, the hatching time is too short. However, its ability to control space is not low.

Today, the Cave Heaven Stone Spirit carries many important treasures and clansmen, as well as a sixth-order secret realm.

Ye Jingcheng naturally wouldn't let him take the risk.

"Continue to observe, and call me when those spatial rifts are at their calmest," Ye Jingcheng continued.

At that moment, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the Rift-Sky Divine Earthworm had been to the nodes of the Sand Sea, the Heavenly Dust Realm, and the Earthly Immortal Realm, its ability to utter those words naturally indicated that these spatial nodes were indeed relatively stable and safe.

What Ye Jingcheng needs to do now is to conserve his energy and be ready to sneak across the border at any time, and prepare for the battles that may follow.

After all, they were about to face enemies from the spirit world, so even Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

He reviewed the several purple jade memories he had previously searched for, and then checked the Simulated Yuan Pill.

Then they waited again.

While waiting, his divine sense spread outwards, comparable to that of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, allowing him to almost cover the entire abyss, plus a considerable amount of the Frost Plains.

He even searched the North Sea, which was the territory of the Cangkun Demon Saint.

It was a magical feeling for everything to enter his mind, but this was not the time for him to experience it in detail; rather, he needed to make thorough preparations.

After all, the cultivators that the Ye family had arranged before were Golden Core cultivators.

If this point is leaked, and there are cultivators who acted like they did against Mu Huayuan of the Mu family back then, he would probably have no choice but to hide in his cave.

Even worse, the cave was torn apart by spatial rifts.

……

Three more months passed, and Ye Jingcheng landed in the abyss. The Sky-Splitting Earthworm and Sky-Splitting Mantis were in front of him. He even let the Void Ancient Dragon's spiritual sense leap out of the secret realm to take a look.

To ensure that today is the most stable time for the spatial node, at this moment, behind him, another avatar leaps out and lands behind him, serving as a rearguard and a messenger.

Ye Jingcheng's soul tablet was naturally left in the Ye family.

Of course, compared to the soul slips of others, which were in the Ye family's soul slip hall, Ye Jingcheng's soul slip had already reached the Turtle Ancestor.

This is also to prepare for two possibilities, in case someone breaks through the mortal realm in the future, and someone else takes Ye Jingcheng's soul tablet to the spirit realm to target Ye Jingcheng.

"The time is almost here, let's begin!" Ye Jingcheng's body surface began to turn yellow, which was the effect of activating the Gangtu Spirit Body. At the same time, he also activated the secret technique Taiyuan Golden Body, and the Jade Dragon was also on his body.

This caused his physical strength to increase dramatically, and then, led by the Sky-Splitting Earthworm and Sky-Splitting Mantis, he continued to fly cautiously toward the abyss.

Thanks to the Sky-Splitting Earthworm and the Star Illusion Eye, there were no unexpected events along the way. However, once they reached the depths, Ye Jingcheng felt a terrifying pressure pressing down on him, along with a sense of dizziness and rejection.

At the same time, there is also a faint layer of void barrier.

“Master, now is the most stable time inside!” the Rift-Sky Earthworm said.

Ye Jingcheng nodded in agreement. There were many void rifts within the barrier, and some of them might require him to withstand them.

Having already activated the secret technique, Ye Jingcheng didn't delay and flew directly into it.

As he passed through the wire, a force even more terrifying than the realm of gods pressed him violently outwards.

At the same time, cracks began to appear.

These spatial rifts were exceptionally long and narrow, and at the same time, there were terrifying black holes that threatened to suck him in.

Even more mysterious black tendrils, like vines, swept over.

Fortunately, these black bonds were not impossible to break free from, and with his current physical strength, he could shatter them without even needing to use any special treasures.

Just to be on the safe side, Ye Jingcheng still summoned the Hidden Deer Divine Sword and shattered a large area in front of him.

However, on several occasions, the Hidden Deer Divine Sword almost fell into a spatial black hole.

Fortunately, there was the Sky-Splitting Divine Earthworm, which could pull the divine sword back at the critical moment and guide the route in time; otherwise, Ye Jingcheng's Star Illusion Eyes would have been unable to keep up with everything at this moment.

Of course, Ye Jingcheng still had to bear that terrifying spiritual pressure.

In the darkness, Ye Jingcheng didn't know how much time had passed. He only knew that his injuries were increasing, and there were several times when even the Rift-Sky Divine Earthworm couldn't have predicted it.

As the oppressive force grew increasingly terrifying, Ye Jingcheng sensed another layer of barrier, and at the same time, terrifying spiritual energy seeped out from that barrier.

As Ye Jingcheng charged out, his body shuddered violently.

At that moment, he felt as if he had not crashed into a barrier, but into an incomparably terrifying iron mountain.

Even his body was in excruciating pain at this moment.

Fortunately, at this moment, a dazzling light appeared.

The previous darkness was gone, revealing a valley with ancient trees reaching for the sky.

The trees here are very large and have broad branches and leaves. Even with Ye Jingcheng's knowledge, he couldn't tell what kind of spiritual trees they were.

However, the precious book within his body had already lit up two or three times, but the number of times it lit up was not large, so Ye Jingcheng naturally wasn't very interested.

He quickly swallowed a elixir and activated a concealment spell to hide himself in the void.

At the same time, a torrent of spiritual energy surged in, and even Ye Jingcheng's divine domain seemed to be about to expand.

Unlike the mortal realm, he felt that the spiritual energy around him was extremely rich, and it was exceptionally smooth to draw from it, without needing to increase the intensity of the draw with his own blood and energy.

But here, the intensity of spiritual energy is completely different from before.

He even felt that the divine power here was even greater.

At the same time, he even felt that the Heavenly Palace could be formed anytime and anywhere without having to be rooted in a certain place.

Ye Jingcheng tried hard to recall the memories of the Jade Soul Clan, as well as the memories of the Dream Devouring and Soul Searching, but he had no recollection of this valley.

This made him feel slightly distressed.

But he dared not linger there. He tightened his Taoist robe and began to activate the Heavenly Ghost Slaying Spirit Technique to conceal his own aura.

This wasn't the first time he had used this technique; he had used it before when he feigned death.

It was extremely effective; even with a magical treasure like the Heavenly Observation Mirror in Penglai, they couldn't deduce that he was breaking through in seclusion.

Although I don't know if it will work well in the spirit world, I'll at least give it a try.

……

At this moment, deep within the endless mountains, stands a palace entirely crafted from spirit jade. The palace radiates golden spiritual light, resembling a giant golden jewel.

Inside the Golden Jade Pavilion, everything is crafted from spirit jade.

Inside the Spirit Jade, the space was extremely spacious. Above the huge jade beam, there was a blue rope, and below the rope, a jade bead was suspended.

The jade bead kept spinning, and suddenly a flash of light appeared. At the same time, several figures walked into the hall.

"Another new cultivator has broken in; someone has indeed smuggled themselves in again!" The leader's body was entirely jade-like, radiating an extremely rich spiritual light.

His face was exceptionally handsome and refined.

At that moment, a look of joy appeared on his face.

But the next moment, that ray of light did not manifest a specific location; instead, it began to gradually dissipate.

"How is this possible? This is a top-grade Heavenly Treasure, the Heavenly Pearl, yet it couldn't extract the aura of a smuggled cultivator!" Disbelief appeared on the handsome figure's face.

"He's dead!" At that very moment, another figure arrived.

As soon as this figure appeared, all the others lowered their heads.

"Thank you for your explanation, Venerable Jade Spirit Yuan."

"This is indeed the first time I've seen something like this. It rushed into the spirit realm and died." The Venerable One also looked surprised.

"However, we still need to investigate. This time, we discovered that a very powerful beast-taming family has appeared in the mortal realm corresponding to the Tianxuan Spirit Realm. Perhaps we can find something!" the Venerable continued.

The others naturally dared not say a word.

"That location is already outside Tianyu Pass. Remember to be careful of the human cultivators. Last time, a cultivator was taken away by the humans. The Holy Lord did not blame us for this, but that does not mean we have no responsibility!" The Venerable seemed to have thought of something and added again.

The others also felt a sense of unease upon hearing this.

Once they leave Tianyu Pass, that area is no longer the territory of their Jade Soul Clan, but a neutral zone, which still has quite a few human cultivators.

The human race, in particular, is very wary of cultivators who try to cross the border illegally, and they always fight them whenever they encounter them.

Seventy or eighty years ago, a cultivator appeared there and was rescued by human cultivators just as they were about to capture him alive.

"It's a pity that the Yaksha clan has been frequently invading during this period, seeking high-level jade hearts to help their ancestor overcome his tribulation. Otherwise, our Jade Soul Clan would definitely have advanced much further into this territory!" the Venerable continued to complain.

The group immediately flew out of the hall and disappeared into the void in a short while.

……

In the mortal realm, at Tianying Peak, in the Soul Collection Hall.

Ye Qingnian sat in front of the main hall. He had already received the information that Ye Jingcheng had smuggled himself across the border. At this moment, he was also looking at the soul scrolls of Ye Qingfeng, Chu Yanqing, and others.

They were together; only the soul tablets of the Ye family members were intact.

That means his father is also fine.

Behind him were Ye Qingfu, Ye Xuecang, Ye Jingyu, Ye Haicheng, and other elders of the Ye family.

"A day has passed, it should be a success. Qingnian, you can go into seclusion now!" Ye Jingyu's brows relaxed.

His father, Ye Xingliu, was also present when he smuggled himself into the spirit world.

This was Ye Jingyu's special request.

After all, it would be difficult for Ye Xingliu to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in the mortal realm, and only in the spirit realm would he have a better chance.

He naturally did not want his father to eventually be trapped in the Nascent Soul stage and die of old age.

In fact, many of his clansmen shared the same idea.

Just like Ye Xuecang specifically chose a sword cultivator successor, Ye Haicheng chose a clansman he favored from the Puppet Hall.

Ye Qingfu is his own grandson.

"Qingfu, you will now be in full charge of the affairs of Sanyuan City. For the next two hundred years, there is no need to introduce any new policies. Just maintain the status quo. If any cultivators want to see your eleventh uncle, just make excuses and say that he is in seclusion."

"As for the elixir commission, there's no need to refuse or accept it. Just say you're in seclusion. In two or three hundred years, even if Qingyan is slow, he should break through to become a sixth-order alchemist!" Ye Jingyu gave instructions one by one.

Ye Haicheng was extremely gratified to see this.

Although Ye Jingcheng has ascended to the spirit world, Ye Jingyu remains equally prominent in the Ye family and can also serve as its pillar of strength.

It's just that it was overshadowed by Ye Jingcheng's brilliance before.

Therefore, Ye Haicheng is not under much pressure right now.

"Grandpa, please keep an eye on the news from Turtle Ancestor's side!" Ye Jingyu then looked at Ye Haicheng.

The Turtle Ancestor, carrying the core inheritance of the Ye family, has already arrived in other realms.

Although it lacks Nascent Soul level combat power, it possesses a sixth-tier wondrous magical puppet and a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Meanwhile, since that side is a backup plan, the Ye family will pretend to be a Purple Mansion force there.

The cultivation resources over there are fully provided by the Ye family; all they need to do is remain hidden.

Also present there were many descendants of the core members of the Ye family.

There are also two clansmen who have just been diagnosed with Heavenly Spiritual Root and Different Spiritual Root.

"Then I'll have to trouble my great-grandfather and fourth uncle!" Ye Qingnian nodded.

Ye Qingfeng has already left him far behind and even gone to the Spirit Realm. All he can do is work harder, cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible, settle the affairs of the Ye family in the lower realm, and then sneak into the Spirit Realm to reunite with his father.

……

At this moment, in a mysterious spiritual lake, a giant Tai Cang tortoise sank beneath the surface of the water.

Compared to back then, it has experienced more and is more mature.

Normally, it would have questioned why Ye Jingcheng didn't take it with him to the Spirit Realm.

But at this moment, it simply held the latter's soul tablet and stared at it intently.

"This silly boy, he cultivates so fast. It's a pity that I, the Turtle Ancestor, am still a spirit beast you can't obtain!" After seeing that the soul slip was working properly, it couldn't help but mutter to itself.

His gaze then turned to the distant Ling Mountain, where many of the Ye family's core members had hidden themselves.

There was also a small Tai Cang turtle.

Those are its descendants, who have now taken over a second-tier grotto-heaven.

"No, I have to train another powerful member of the Ye family. When we meet again in the Spirit Realm, that brat will know how powerful this old ancestor is!" Turtle Ancestor said again, still somewhat unwilling to admit defeat.

Although it is two or three thousand years old now, it is actually still young compared to humans. It is only because it has experienced a lot and is intelligent enough that it appears somewhat old-fashioned.

But deep down, it still has a bit of arrogance.

Because it serves as the Ye family's mobile inheritance repository, it possesses top-tier cultivation techniques, giving it a certain degree of confidence!

(End of this chapter)