Bloodthirsty Demon Gu (Thanks to Yan Chenchen and Kaguya for their 100-coin tips)

Bloodthirsty Demon Gu (Thanks to Yan Chenchen and Kaguya for their 100-coin tips)

At Lingyun Peak of the Ye Family, Ye Xinghe's Spirit Boat pierced through the clouds. In the distance, crimson skies faintly emerged.

With vast swathes of cloud cover no longer blocking them, the scarlet dawn glow seemed especially dazzling.

Lingyun Peak, too, slowly revealed itself beneath the skies.

The few people aboard the Spirit Boat remained riddled with doubts.

Beside them was another Spirit Boat, one that had come out of the Green Cloud Mountain Range. It was also a Spirit Boat from the Ye Family's Demon Hunting Hall.

This undoubtedly made the atmosphere aboard the boats uneasy and strange once more.

Ye Jinghao and Ye Xinghong had roughly guessed that this was not a Clan Competition.

Roar!

Suddenly, a Monster Beast's roar thundered from within the distant clouds, and every clansman turned their gaze toward Lingyun Peak.

Ye Jingcheng did the same. He had never been to the summit of Lingyun Peak; it was also a forbidden ground of the family.

Now that such a terrifying roar had sounded, it was clearly as they had guessed in their hearts: something had happened to the family. And judging from that roar, it was no ordinary beast.

Its roar alone made the earth quake and mountains tremble.

They could not help looking toward Ye Xinghe.

Even Ye Xinghe, who was usually all smiles and remained unruffled no matter what happened, now had a faintly gloomy expression. His eyes were deep as he stared ahead.

No one asked, and Ye Xinghe did not speak. When they reached Lingyun Peak, what they saw was a peak braced for battle, its Mountain Protection Array fully activated.

Quite a few Ye Family cultivators had appeared on the mountain, and many Spirit Beasts were being led about as well.

All the clansmen looked somewhat flustered.

"You stay here. I'm going up the mountain!" Ye Xinghe set Ye Jingcheng and the others down, then headed toward the peak.

The Hai Generation clansmen in charge of the Demon Hunting Team's Spirit Boat and Ye Xingyu went with him.

"Fourth Brother, Second Brother, Big Brother!" Ye Jingcheng called out toward the crowd as well.

Fourth Brother Ye Jingyu, Second Brother Ye Jingyong, and Big Brother Ye Jingteng were all there.

Ye Jingcheng had seen Ye Jingteng only rarely. Ye Jingteng possessed dual Spirit Roots and had joined the Taiyi Sect from a young age due to his exceptional talent. It was said that he was now at Qi Training Stage 8, only a step away from the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, and had hopes of reaching Foundation Establishment before the age of forty!

"Jingcheng, you're back?" Ye Jingyu did not speak. It was Ye Jingyong who spoke.

"The Clan Guardian Spirit Beast has gone berserk and is out of control. Because of this, the Patriarch even sent a flying message to call Fourth Grandfather back!"

Ye Jingcheng was stunned as well, unable to suppress his confusion. This was the first time the Ye Family's Clan Guardian Spirit Beast had ever gone berserk.

He suddenly recalled the family's Blood Heart Pill from before. At that time, the family's finances had clearly suffered a blow, and their transaction with the Huayu Sect had only barely been completed. They simply did not have enough Spirit Stones.

Yet strangely enough, the Blood Heart Pill had still ended up in the Ye Family's hands.

If one did not think deeply about it, it naturally seemed utterly ordinary. But upon careful thought, there was something deeply fishy about it.

Ye Jingcheng felt some regret at that moment, while also wondering whether he should go take a look. He had the Treasure Book.

The beast roars from the mountain grew louder and louder. Ye Jingcheng and the others could even feel the ground shaking and the mountains trembling.

It was as if some enormous beast were constantly shaking Lingyun Peak.

One had to know that Lingyun Peak had a Second-Order High-Grade Mountain Protection Array!

Many birds and beasts were scattering across the mountain. Ye Jingcheng saw First Rank Late Stage Flame Birds and First Rank Late Stage Crimson Cloud Bees.

Many of the Spirit Beasts hidden within the Ye Family's mountain had appeared before the clansmen.

One Ye Family cultivator after another at Qi Training Stage 8 and the Qi Refining Ninth Layer returned and headed up the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, those standing ready for battle were cultivators below Qi Training Stage 8, such as Ye Jingcheng and Ye Jingyu.

Of course, although Ye Jingteng was at Qi Training Stage 8, the family did not require him to go. As the only dual-Spirit-Root cultivator of the Ye Family's Jing Generation, and one who had joined the Taiyi Sect—

Naturally, they could not let him risk his life.

"Fourth Brother, this time, the family..." Ye Jingcheng still asked Ye Jingyu. As the Patriarch's son, Ye Jingyu would know more.

Most importantly, Ye Jingcheng faintly sensed fluctuations in Ye Jingyu's cultivation as well.

This meant Ye Jingyu had certainly cultivated the Beast Communication Mark recently, and the Spirit Beast he had contracted was probably not the Flying Cloud Leopard, but a Spirit Beast passed down by the family.

"It was the medicine from last time. It had been contaminated with colorless, odorless Second-Order Bloodthirsty Demon Gu!"

"This poison took a full three years to erupt!" Ye Jingyu's expression was terrible as well.

The Ye Family's current standing among the Four Great Families was tied to the Ye Family's Spirit Beasts. And at present, the strongest Spirit Beast of the Ye Family was this Turtle Ancestor.

It was said that this Turtle Ancestor had guarded the Ye Family for five or six hundred years, its cultivation having reached the Second Order Late Stage.

Among the Ye Family generations, even Ye Haicheng of the Hai Generation had to address it as Turtle Ancestor.

If Turtle Ancestor died, it would absolutely be a devastating blow to the Ye Family.

That was why every Ye Family cultivator had returned. Even Ye Haiyun, who had been summoned by his sect, had already come back.

The entire clan had been shaken to its core.

Fighting had begun on the mountain as well. Countless flashes of spiritual light surged across the peak.

There were tiger roars, eagle cries, and all manner of combat sounds.

This scene made the Ye Family clansmen's expressions worsen once more.

The situation might be even worse than they had imagined. No Ye Family cultivator had inherited Turtle Ancestor now, and without a spirit contract, they mainly relied on the Spirit Beast's intelligence. Now that it had lost control and gone mad, the consequences were easy to imagine!

The sky continued to change, and the Blazing Sun hung high in the heavens.

All the Ye Family clansmen grew increasingly anxious. Even Ye Jingcheng and the others, who had only waited half a day, were like this, while Ye Jingyu and the others had already waited for several days.

Boom! A massive arrow of ice crystal shot toward the Clan Guardian Array, unleashing a thunderous tremor.

Cracks began appearing across the Spirit Shield as well, as though it would shatter the next moment.

"All Ye Family clansmen, take up your Dharma Artifacts and seal off the area within thirty li of Lingyun Peak. Do not allow any living creature to approach!" Ye Xingliu's voice rang out.

It was exceptionally commanding at that moment!

Ye Jingyu was the first to head outward. As the Patriarch's son, he did not yield to anyone!

Besides Ye Jingyu, Ye Jingteng and Ye Jingyong did the same! The Jing Generation members, along with the lower-cultivation Xing Generation and Hai Generation members, all headed toward the area within thirty li of Lingyun Peak, apart from those assigned to remain behind!

And sure enough, once they began searching, they discovered Rogue Cultivators hiding nearby! These were clearly spies from other factions.

Battle was on the verge of erupting. At this moment, the Ye Family clansmen would not allow any news to get out.

Every spy among those Rogue Cultivators had to die!

Ye Jingcheng also found an unoccupied spot and sent out a Sound Transmission Talisman toward Lingyun Peak!

Though it might expose the Treasure Book, Ye Jingcheng knew that if the family declined, his own days would not be any easier either.

More importantly, the family did not guard against him or question him. This moved Ye Jingcheng somewhat. He knew full well that in the Cultivation World, there were countless people who turned against one another for treasures.

Moreover, the spiritual light of his Treasure Book would not be detected by outsiders. He could simply say that he possessed a special spirit body capable of healing Spirit Beasts! Besides, among the Ye Family higher-ups, nearly everyone had more or less guessed as much.

The Crimson Flame Fox itself had a strong constitution; he could fool the younger Ye Family members with that.

But for the Ye Family elders, they might not even need spirit eyes or divine sense. With their naked eyes alone, they could likely tell whether a Spirit Beast was in good condition or not! Thank you all for continuing to read! The novel has entered its second round of recommendations. I hope you'll keep reading next Tuesday and Wednesday to help the author push for the third round.