King of Creation
Chapter 294 - 291: Grand Sacrifice to the Jade God

Chapter 294: Chapter 291: Grand Sacrifice to the Jade God

"Young Hero Zheng, here are five thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade, your reward for protecting my son."

It must be said that Yu Family Patriarch Yu Feilong was indeed very honorable; as soon as he returned to Floating Cloud Island, he gave Ye Zhen the promised reward.

When the five thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade, emanating strong spiritual power waves, were laid out in front of Ye Zhen, he couldn’t help but get a little excited.

The Red Spirit Jade had many uses: it could be used for cultivation or to refine powerful Jade Talismans, and it was preferable over Green Spirit Jade when setting up high-level formations.

For various reasons, it was in high demand but scarce in supply, so it was basically monopolized by powerful forces.

On the way here, Yu Family Patriarch Yu Tiandong had spoken to Ye Zhen, telling him that their Yu Family produced about one hundred thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade a year, and half of that would be directly given to the Phantom Divine Sect.

However, though the Phantom Divine Sect was overbearing, they didn’t depress the price too much.

Ye Zhen had prepared for the worst, thinking that if he couldn’t buy Red Spirit Jade on the market, then he would purchase it through Stars Tower. According to Hai Luoshuang, Stars Tower was spread throughout the entire True Profound Continent, and what was scarce in the Black Dragon Domain might not be scarce in other domains.

"Thank you!"

After responding briefly, Ye Zhen unhesitatingly took the five thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade—it was his deserved compensation.

"I heard from my son that Young Hero Zheng also cultivates a special form of Jade Spirit Power, and with your own strength, you suppressed the Overturning Sea Great Sage for a hundred breaths, saving over a hundred members of my Yu Family. Please accept this token of gratitude with a smile, Young Hero Zheng."

As he spoke, ten thousand pieces of Green Spirit Jade piled up like a small mountain in front of Ye Zhen.

However, even though it looked like a lot, ten thousand pieces of Green Spirit Jade were actually only one fifth the value of five thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade.

Basically, one piece of Green Spirit Jade could be exchanged for one Low Grade Spirit Crystal, whereas one piece of Red Spirit Jade could be exchanged for ten Low Grade Spirit Crystals. And Red Spirit Jade was much sought after; the actual transaction price could be even higher.

Having said that, the value of the ten thousand pieces of Green Spirit Jade given by Yu Feilong was quite average. However, the irregular lump of jade next to the pile of Green Spirit Jade—crystal clear with its jade quality flowing slowly like liquid inside—made Ye Zhen’s heart skip a beat involuntarily.

"Is this Green Spirit Jade Marrow?" Ye Zhen pointed at the jade lump and asked.

"Hehe, Young Hero Zheng has good eyesight. This token of gratitude of ten thousand pieces of Green Spirit Jade, I feel ashamed to present it. Thus, I offer a hundred jin of Green Spirit Jade Marrow as a token of gratitude. Please accept it with a smile, Young Hero Zheng," said Yu Feilong.

Ye Zhen’s expression stiffened slightly for a moment; this development surprised him. He had intended to take advantage of Yu Haichong’s situation to gain some benefits, but Yu Family Patriarch Yu Feilong had made his move first, causing Ye Zhen to feel like he had been the villain for no reason.

"Thank you. This is exactly what I urgently need; I will accept it," he said.

Ye Zhen accepted the Green Spirit Jade Marrow without pretense.

Initially, when Ye Zhen had rescued those people, he did so out of his own conscience, without the thought of any reward. But now, someone was offering it, and it was even from a hostile party, so Ye Zhen righteously accepted it.

More importantly, the Green Spirit Jade Marrow was of great use to Ye Zhen at the moment.

For martial artists who cultivated Jade Spirit Power, Green Spirit Jade was like Low Grade Spirit Crystals necessary for cultivation to other martial artists—it was a consumable.

However, Green Spirit Jade was the best resource for cultivating the Jade Spirit Power attribute, similar to how martial artists who cultivated Fire Spirit Power would use Fire Element Low Grade Spirit Crystals, and martial artists with Golden Spirit Power would use Gold Element Low Grade Spirit Crystals for cultivation.

Low Grade Spirit Crystals could also be used to improve cultivation, but the effect was not as good as that of Attribute Spiritual Crystals.

Green Spirit Jade Marrow, however, was the purest form of Green Spirit Jade. Its level of purity could even be compared to that of the legendary Supreme Spirit Crystals. It was certain that its purity surpassed that of High Grade Spirit Crystals.

The more pure the Spirit Crystal, the better the cultivation effect, almost increasing geometrically based on the level of purity.

Originally, Ye Zhen wanted to advance his Shattered Jade Scripture from the Late Stage of Green Jade Realm to the Peak of Green Jade Realm. Even with sufficient Green Spirit Jade, it would take at least four or five months of arduous cultivation.

That was the kind of intensive cultivation without rest, focusing solely on cultivation day and night.

But with this Green Spirit Jade Marrow, Ye Zhen estimated that the time needed for his Shattered Jade Scripture to break through to the Peak of Green Jade Realm would be at least halved.

Ye Zhen hadn’t expected that a good deed done out of sincerity could lead to such an unexpected reward.

"Young Hero Zheng is too polite!"

Yu Family Patriarch Yu Feilong uttered a light sigh, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat grave. "Young Hero Ye, misfortune has struck our family. The incident with my third brother, Yu Haichong, must have been quite embarrassing for you to witness.

Ah, to be candid, I also had a highly talented third son who unfortunately drowned in an accident two years ago..." Yu Feilong’s eyes suddenly reddened at the memory.

"Yesterday, by standing on the sidelines, I had hoped to use Young Hero Zheng’s hand to remove this calamity from our family..."

"Please forgive me, Young Hero Zheng."

"Family struggles, indeed...."

"I thank you again for yesterday, Young Hero Zheng, for sparing me some face. These five thousand pieces of Red Spirit Jade are a small token of my gratitude; please accept them with a smile."

"This...."

At this point, Ye Zhen found himself hesitating.

Originally, he had intended to take advantage of Yu Feilong, but now that Yu Feilong had assumed such a humble position and was so clear and forthright about his gestures of goodwill, Ye Zhen began to feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Young Hero Zheng should not find it too little. The production of Chiling jade is limited, and not a single piece can be spared for orders from major powers like Phantom Divine Sect," Yu Feilong paused, "the amount I can dispose of freely is only this much."

Having said this, Yu Feilong paused for a moment before adding, "Besides this, I have another somewhat impolite request to make!"

"Please speak!"

"In three days, it will be the nine-yearly Jade God Grand Ceremony of our Yu Family clan. At that time, I will pass on the Yu Family heritage to my son Yu Ning, to prevent other clan members from harboring any crooked ideas. I would like to request Young Hero Zheng to attend the ceremony as a witness."

"Alright!"

Having accepted the generous gift, it would be discourteous for Ye Zhen to refuse such a small request, especially since he was just waiting for a talisman communication from Luluo. Where to wait if not here?

As for the five thousand pieces of Chiling jade, Ye Zhen took advantage of the situation to accept them gracefully. With a total of ten thousand pieces of Chiling jade, there was no question about Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Scripture breaking through to the Early Stage of Red Jade, and he might even try for the Mid Stage of Red Jade.

The Jade God Grand Ceremony was approaching, and as the Yu Family Patriarch, Yu Feilong was naturally extremely busy; however, he still made time to personally arrange for his two children, Yu Ning and Yu Jing, to accompany Ye Zhen in touring the sights of Floating Jade Island.

Over a couple of days, Ye Zhen discovered that most of the Yu Family members on Floating Jade Island cultivated Jade Spirit Power.

Although the Jade Spirit Power cultivated by the Yu Family did not have the all-encompassing poison resistance of Ye Zhen’s Shattered Jade Scripture, their resistance to poison was still stronger than that of others.

The Yu Family’s tributor who suffered from the Ten Fragrance Soft Vein Powder, as well as Uncle Liu, were still devoid of any bit of spiritual power, even after two and a half days and despite Yu Family Patriarch Yu Feilong’s detoxification efforts.

Yet the siblings Yu Ning and Yu Jing, who cultivated Jade Spirit Power, completely recovered on the second day of their return to Floating Jade Island.

The purifying properties of Jade Spirit Power were thus evident.

A strange thought suddenly emerged in Ye Zhen’s mind – could his cultivation of the Shattered Jade Scripture be related to the Yu Family?

After all, martial artists who cultivate Jade Spirit Power are extremely rare!

With the coming of the Yu Family’s Jade God Grand Ceremony, the young clan leader Yu Ning was also very busy, so the person accompanying Ye Zhen became none other than Yu Jing, the Second Lady of the Yu Family.

"Brother Zheng, there are many places you can skip on Floating Jade Island, but the Falling Jade Phenomenon at Falling Jade Mountain is a must-see."

"This Falling Jade Phenomenon at Falling Jade Mountain is a great spectacle. Whenever mist rises with the stars bright in the sky, the mist, lake light, starlight, and mountain light converge into a wondrous scene. Come, let’s fly there."

In the night, Yu Jing’s face was adorned with a sweet smile. With a gentle tug on Ye Zhen’s sleeve, she and Ye Zhen simultaneously took flight, heading towards the summit of Falling Jade Mountain.

"Is... is this the Falling Jade Phenomenon?" The moment Ye Zhen burst into the mountaintop sea of clouds, his gaze immediately changed.

Sitting in the sea of clouds at the mountaintop, looking up at the sky, streaks of starlight penetrated the clouds and, after wonderfully refracting, numerous colorful lights drifted down from the sky, resembling falling petals in abundance.

At night, as the temperature slowly dropped, the mist gradually turned into dewdrops falling down, like drops of colored glass jade falling from the sky, instantly creating a fantastic world that mesmerized Ye Zhen.

"Brother Zheng, how do you like the Falling Jade Phenomenon?"

"Not bad..."

Internally, Ye Zhen let out a sigh. Under such a beautiful scene, if he were side by side with Caiyi, enjoying the colorful cascade of jade, how romantic would that be?

"Caiyi would probably sit quietly with me until dawn, right?"

Suddenly, the image of Luluo flashed through Ye Zhen’s mind, causing his expression to turn somewhat astonished.

Yu Jing, on the other hand, was like a little girl, spreading her arms wide and raising her hands high, letting the dewdrops that formed the falling jade rain upon her hands and her half-slipped sleeves...

...

Perhaps due to intense internal strife, or maybe it was because only the direct descendants could enter, not many clan members attended the Jade God Grand Ceremony at the Yu Family Temple, only about a hundred or so.

All the Yu Family members wore elegant jade-colored clothing, and their status was distinguished by the jade ornaments on their forehead.

Most clan members wore Green Spirit Jade on their foreheads, the Yu Family’s four elders, and several younger members of the Yu Family including the Young Master Yu Ning, all wore Chiling jade ornaments.

And the jade ornament on Clan Leader Yu Feilong’s forehead was shockingly a thumb-sized piece of Purple Spirit Jade!

Just as Yu Feilong had said, today there were no outsiders at the Yu Family, only Ye Zhen and about ten Spirit Transformation Realm tributors of the Yu Family were present as witnesses.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is our Yu Family’s nine-yearly Jade God Grand Ceremony. For many years now, under my leadership, the Yu Family has not made any progress..."

"Today, taking the opportunity of the Jade God Grand Ceremony, I wish to use this chance to pass on the thousand and eight hundred years of our clan’s fortune and heritage. I ask you all to testify to this."

"The first item of the Clan Meeting: pay homage to the Jade God!"

Following Clan Leader Yu Feilong’s command, two clan members pushed open the exceedingly heavy doors of the Yu Family Temple.

Amid the creaking sound, a jade statue standing three zhang high appeared before everyone’s eyes.

The moment Ye Zhen’s gaze swept over, his pupils suddenly shrunk and his heart thumped violently as if it were a drum being beaten. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets at Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)