Chapter 305: Chapter 301: Wind and Cloud Number 1

"Of course, Lord Ye. Since you wish to purchase an Innate Realm Demon Beast, I will accompany you." Wu Huiyu, the Sub-Squad Leader of the Beast Taming Pavilion, immediately rose and led Ye Xing to the fourth floor.

On the fourth floor of the Beast Taming Pavilion, four massive Profound Iron Cages held four powerful Innate Realm Demon Beasts. Dozens of people were gathered around, their expressions a mixture of fear and envy. They feared the immense power of the Innate Realm, but they were envious because they all dreamed of having an Innate Realm Demon Beast as a companion.

"Lord Ye, this is a Golden Patterned Leopard. It has an ordinary Middle Grade bloodline and its cultivation is at the Third-class Innate Early Stage. The price is 1.2 million Gold Coins. It’s the cheapest of the four Innate Realm Demon Beasts we have. Its bloodline may be ordinary, but that also makes it quite the bargain!"

"Too weak. Show me another."

"Then what about this Cyan Bull? It also has an ordinary Middle Grade bloodline, but its cultivation is at the Third-class Innate Middle Stage! The price is 1.8 million Gold Coins!" Wu Huizhen, the Squad Leader of the Beast Taming Pavilion, introduced.

"Still a bit weak. Do you have any at the Third-class Innate Late Stage?" Ye Xing asked. ’He was buying a Demon Beast to guard White Cloud, so an Early Stage beast was far too weak. A Middle Stage one would barely pass, but it was still not quite enough.’

"We do. This Six-tailed Cyan Fox has a cultivation at the Third-class Innate Late Stage. It has an ordinary Upper Grade bloodline, and the price is three million Gold Coins!"

"Hmm, the Six-tailed Cyan Fox isn’t bad." Ye Xing nodded slightly, his gaze shifting to the last Innate Realm Demon Beast. It was a tiger-type Demon Beast with gleaming white fur and golden stripes. A chillingly powerful aura emanated from it, faintly exuding an immense, piercing energy.

"Lord Ye has a good eye. That is a Cloud-piercing Tiger, our only Demon Beast here with a Venerable Level bloodline. Its cultivation is at the Third-class Innate Early Stage, but its true combat strength is equivalent to the Middle Stage! It’s just that the price—"

"How much is it?" Ye Xing asked immediately.

Demon Beast bloodlines varied in quality. The lowest and most common was the ordinary bloodline; countless beasts fell into this category, and the vast majority of Demon Beasts possessed it. Above the ordinary bloodline was the noble Venerable Level bloodline. A beast’s bloodline largely determined its growth potential, making it a crucial factor to consider during a purchase.

"This Cloud-piercing Tiger is quite expensive. Its price is even higher than the Late Stage Six-tailed Cyan Fox. It costs 3.99 million Gold Coins!" said Li Hui Zhen, the Squad Leader of the Beast Taming Pavilion.

"Good, I’ll take it!" Ye Xing decided on the spot. ’Although this Cloud-piercing Tiger only had an Early Stage cultivation, its growth potential was excellent. He was confident it would soon reach the Middle Stage and display the power of a Late Stage beast. In terms of value, it was clearly a better buy than the Six-tailed Cyan Fox.’

The commotion around Ye Xing naturally attracted the attention of many others on the fourth floor.

"Senior Sister Huang, look! Who is that young man in green? Why is Squad Leader Wu from the Beast Taming Pavilion personally escorting him?"

"I don’t know, I’ve never seen him before! For Squad Leader Wu to accompany him personally, his status must be extraordinary!"

"Huh? Young Master Zhu, look, isn’t that Squad Leader Wu from the Beast Taming Pavilion’s Southern Tang Sub-Branch?"

"Yes, that’s right. It’s Squad Leader Wu, an Innate Realm expert from the Beast Taming Pavilion. Our Zhu Family has cooperated with their sub-branch a few times, and I had the honor of meeting Squad Leader Wu on several occasions while accompanying my father. Huh... that young man in green next to her... isn’t he the one who just..."

"Everyone, look! Someone is buying an Innate Demon Beast!"

"My god, it’s the Cloud-piercing Tiger! An astronomical price of nearly four million Gold Coins!"

"Someone can actually afford it!"

"Who is that young man in green?"

"He must be the young master of a great family from a major country. In our Southern Tang Country—"

"I know who he is! He’s Lord White Cloud!!!"

"Lord White Cloud!!!"

...

After purchasing the Innate Realm Demon Beast, the Cloud-piercing Tiger, it was already dusk when Ye Xing left the Beast Taming Pavilion.

Instead of staying the night in the Golden Scale Imperial City, Ye Xing mounted the Cloud-piercing Tiger and traveled through the night, rushing back toward White Cloud in Red Sun Province.

As expected of an Innate Realm Demon Beast with a Venerable Level bloodline, the Cloud-piercing Tiger surged with True Essence and was wreathed in Qi Force, allowing it to run at an incredible speed.

After traveling continuously for four days and five nights, Ye Xing finally returned from the distant Golden Scale Imperial City to White Cloud Mountain in Red Sun Province.

It was now early morning. The sun rose slowly from the eastern horizon, its golden rays scattering across the ramparts of White Cloud.

Squads of guards in armor, holding their Weapons, patrolled back and forth along the city walls.

"Hey, look! Someone’s riding a Demon Beast over here!"

"He looks kind of familiar... green robes... Ah! It’s the City Lord!"

"The City Lord is back!"

"The City Lord has returned! Quick, inform Guardian Ma!"

In the distance, a white-furred, golden-striped tiger slowly ambled toward them. On its back, a young man in green sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, cultivating. It was none other than Ye Xing and his Demon Beast companion, the Cloud-piercing Tiger.

"Your subordinates welcome the City Lord’s return!"

Before he even reached the city gates, Ma Feng had already led Hong Hai, Xue Yong, and a group of men to pay their respects to Ye Xing.

"Mm, you may all rise."

Ye Xing opened his eyes, nodded slightly, and asked, "How has the development of our White Cloud been recently?"

"Very well! The development of White Cloud has been completely smooth! Also—" Ma Feng and the others, their faces flushed with excitement, pulled out a sheet of paper. "City Lord," they said, "did you do something incredible recently? You’re ranked number one on the Wind and Cloud List!"

The Southern Tang Country’s Wind and Cloud List ranked the 108 strongest masters at the Martial Arts Ninth Layer. Each of these experts could exchange a few blows with an Innate Realm cultivator. Those in the top ten could even fight an Innate Realm expert head-on, a testament to their noble status. And now their own City Lord, Ye Xing, was ranked number one. The implications of this sent the people of White Cloud into a state of sheer ecstasy.

Although White Cloud’s reputation had soared after defeating the hundred-thousand-strong Red Sun Army, it had always lacked the deep foundation of the great Innate Families and Innate Sects. The reason was simple: it lacked an Innate Realm expert. But now, White Cloud finally had a warrior of the Innate Level. They could stand on equal footing with those families and sects, instantly vaulting into the ranks of the Southern Tang Country’s foremost powers.

In truth, the people of White Cloud were still unaware of the massive disturbance Ye Xing had caused in the Imperial Palace. After all, the Golden Scale Imperial City was thousands of miles away. News of the incident was still spreading in the capital’s vicinity and hadn’t yet reached Red Sun Province. If they knew, the citizens of White Cloud would have likely been shocked into a state of delirious joy.

Ye Xing took the copy of the Wind and Cloud List from Ma Feng’s hand and glanced at it. At the very top, in the number one spot, were the conspicuous words: Lord White Cloud, Ye Xing.

After reading the Wind and Cloud List, Ye Xing’s expression remained calm. ’Being number one was within my expectations,’ he thought. Compared to the Southern Tang’s Wind and Cloud List, he was far more interested in another, more important ranking.

"Has the Martial Arts’ Dragon and Phoenix List been released yet?" Ye Xing’s eyes flickered. ’Considering the time, it should be out by now.’

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