I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 149: Foundation Building (Part )

Shen Puning and the other three would not compete with Jiang Yi for the Creation Longevity Cauldron and the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture." In addition, considering the items belonging to Qin, Zhang, and the others, Jiang Yi actually gained the most from this trip.

Jiang Yi slipped the small-sized celestial timekeeping ring onto the index finger of her left hand. Perhaps after she obtained the complete "Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture," all her questions would be answered.

Glug~~ Glug glug~~~
Shen Puning's stomach suddenly growled, and she awkwardly hugged her stomach, which looked much thinner.

"Oh no, I need to eat something quickly, or I'll lose control and start eating people!"

Shen Puning stood up and rushed outside to find her cooking pot.

Jiang Yi later suddenly remembered a demon-hunting family surnamed Shen in Beixuan, a family of female generals, where the women were in charge of external affairs and the men were in charge of internal affairs, because their family had the blood of the Southern Wilderness barbarians.

There are many tribes in the Southern Wilderness, most of which are matrilineal clans. They refine their bones with the blood and soul of beasts, and their martial arts reach the heavens. Various special bloodlines have always been passed down to women but not to men.

Jiang had never seen a woman from the Shen family as plump and lovely as Shen Puning. Perhaps Shen Puning was special in her generation, with a purer bloodline.

A spirit of a word flashed by from the corner. Jiang Yi looked up and saw the still blank scroll. Thinking of the thousands of spirits of words waiting to be purified, he suddenly felt dizzy.

"I can't go on, I need to get some sleep. You guys should rest for a few days too, and then see if there's anything of value around here. Oh, and re-refine these restriction tokens; they'll make it easier for us to leave."

Jiang Yi took out the restriction tokens found on Qin, Zhang, and the other three and handed them to Zhao Cangyun. Hua Gu and Hong Li were too tired to get up and fell asleep in the Yin-Yang Pendant.

Jiang Yi was too lazy to look for anywhere else, so she lay down and slept under the Creation Longevity Cauldron without even laying out a mat.

They have indeed been away for quite a while, but they have all left their soul lamps in the sect. As long as the soul lamps are not extinguished, the sect will not pursue the matter, since they have masters directly in charge of them.

With Lord Longri absent and no one to oversee the Shang Dynasty, Lord Huiyuan will surely go fishing again, happily resuming his carefree life when he doesn't have children, as long as he sees that Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang's soul lamps are unharmed.

Xuan Hui...

Jiang Yi estimated that Xuan Hui wouldn't want to see her and Zhao Cangyun for a long time, after all, the Heart-Piercing Mirror had hurt him quite badly that day.

Go to sleep, go to sleep first. There are still many things to do when you wake up.

We need to take stock of our gains, purify the spirits of the words, fight the Firecracker Swordsman, and establish our foundation here. After that, we'll collect... the cauldron...

Jiang Yi unconsciously murmured the word 'cauldron' before losing consciousness and falling into a deep sleep.

Zhao Cangyun blinked, glancing at Jiang Yi and then at the overturned cauldron beside him.

鼎？
Oh, I understand!
Zhao Cangyun stood up and used all his strength to pin the Creation Longevity Cauldron onto Jiang Yi.

The cauldron was large enough that it did not touch the invisible energy surrounding her.

"Alright, Senior Sister, you can sleep soundly. Don't worry about me, I'm very smart."

"You..." Shang Shixu asked, puzzled, "Are you sure she won't suffocate or starve to death like this? What if she can't get out?"

"Since my senior sister made this request, she must have a plan. Let's go find Junior Sister Shen and ask her for some food. I'm hungry too!"

Shang Shixu's eyes lit up, but he quickly composed himself. Before he could regain his composure, Zhao Cangyun pulled him away.

Xin Wushuang stood there, staring at Jiang Yi, who was being held captive, for a long time. She didn't understand, but she respected him, and then she turned and left.

Jiang Yi fell asleep and never woke up again.

……

As time passed, the secret realm of the Azure Emperor Palace became a peaceful and harmonious place.

Whether it was because the Yuding Token resealed the lingering will of the Azure Emperor, or not, the group felt that the eerie atmosphere here was rapidly dissipating.

Every morning at the break of dawn, Shang Shixu would carry a glass bottle to the shore of Blackwater Lake, hold a jade flute to his lips, and play his newly composed "Insect Control Song".

The clear, melodious sound of the flute startled the swarm of dark blue insects lying dormant among the decaying lotus leaves.

Zhao Cangyun would rush into the Jade Bamboo Forest every two days.

The moment the bamboo-jointed eyeballs moved, he leaped in front of the bamboo swordsman and shouted, "Again!"

The sword danced and the blade flashed like crimson ribbons, but just as they broke through a hundred moves, they were always sent flying by a single sword strike from the bamboo swordsman.

Amidst the sea of ​​clouds atop the mountain, a golden-feathered eagle soars in the air. Xin Wushuang stands on the edge of the cliff, bow drawn, and as the bowstring vibrates, an arrow slices through the surging waves of clouds.

Xin Wushuang's eyes flickered, as if she had realized something.

Shen Puning sat in the square outside the palace gate, holding Baozhu wrapped up like a rice dumpling in her arms, and pinching a steamed bun to feed it to its mouth.

"Have another one, I added honeydew to it."

Baozhu, who was usually greedy, resisted with her neck stiffened, howling like a pig being slaughtered, all because Shen Puning always added extremely bitter pills to her steamed buns, making them bitter to swallow. The brush without a tip and the scroll of myriad images were left aside, and the small portrait of Baozhu on it, painted in both bold and light colors, was twisting and turning, trying to jump out of the scroll.

……

In the blink of an eye, it's January again.

At dawn that day, the mountain wind howled, and Xin Wushuang shot out a wind arrow that pierced the sky, heading straight into the depths of the sea of ​​clouds.

The arrow plunged into the churning clouds and mist. In an instant, a gale arose, and the arrow deviated, missing the small tree she had aimed at but instead piercing through a larger tree next to it.

The surging clouds swallowed the arrow mark, as if the arrow had never existed in the world.

Xin Wushuang stared blankly at this scene, and suddenly the words her master, True Lord Huiyuan, once said echoed in her ears.

"The wind is formless, yet it can destroy mountains and split rocks; the Tao is formless, yet it can change the world."

She used to think that her master was speaking in riddles and not saying things clearly, but now, watching the sea of ​​clouds being pushed and merged by the wind, she suddenly felt an indescribable enlightenment.

The wind has no fixed shape, and the way has no constant form.

Arrows are like the wind, not bound by a fixed trajectory, and create countless variations as they pierce the air.

Xin Wushuang looked down at the bow in her hand, and her straightforward mind suddenly clicked. "Master said I was too rigid and easily broken, and didn't know how to be flexible. He said I should learn the power of the wind. What is the power of the wind? I didn't understand then, but now I think I do..."

A taut bowstring will eventually break. She should stay true to herself while being as flexible as the wind around the mountains. What does it matter if she doesn't reach her goal? If the result is better, there's no need to dwell on it.

Xin Wushuang's dantian suddenly boiled with true essence, and his body was filled with surging qi.

Shen Puning was playing with the pearl not far away when she saw this and her eyes widened suddenly. "Wushuang, have you attained enlightenment? Are you about to establish your foundation?"

Xin Wushuang looked bewildered at the uncontrollable wind around her. "I don't know either. I've only reached the peak of Qi Refining. The book says I need to train for another two years, but I've only been training for a month. I still need one year and ten months..."

Shen Puning hurriedly shouted, "You idiot, sit down and absorb this power! Do you have the Foundation Establishment Pill on you? There's no better time to establish your foundation while you're comprehending the Dao! What are you waiting for? Focus on establishing your foundation!"

"Ok."

Xin Wushuang sat cross-legged on the spot, and Wanli landed back on her shoulder. The two of them formed a cocoon of energy in the clouds.

Shen Puning was both surprised and delighted. She never expected that the first one to comprehend the Dao and establish the foundation would be Wushuang, whom her master had described as "single-minded"!

If Master finds out, he'll probably be shocked. I must tell him when I get back.

Blackwater Lake.

After spending several days with insects, Shang Shixu felt physically and mentally refreshed and felt that his true energy in his dantian had reached a critical point, so there was no need to suppress it any longer.

“It’s time to establish my foundation. The strange aura here has dissipated, and the spiritual energy is pure, especially by the Blackwater Lake, where the spiritual energy is in harmony with me.”

Shang Shixu immediately began to make arrangements, using insects as a shield to protect him.

When Zhao Cangyun, his face scarred by a sword, came over and saw this scene, he immediately rushed forward.

"Old Shang, are you planning to establish your foundation? Come on, let's establish our foundations together, brother. Water nourishes wood, and wood nourishes fire. Your water and wood spiritual roots will help my fire."

Shang Shixu said very gently, "Could you please get lost?"

"Hey Lao Shang! You can swear now? You've finally shown some manly spirit! Come on, let's strike while the iron is hot. I'll teach you a couple more authentic ones. Repeat after me..."

"........."

Just then, a strange noise suddenly came from the direction of the Azure Emperor Palace.

As if rusty gears were beginning to turn, Zhao Cangyun and Shang Shixu looked up and saw the already broken celestial time instrument trembling slightly, as if trying to start turning again.

Inside the Cauldron of Creation and Longevity, Jiang Yi was still asleep. Under the influence of his laziness, he had already cultivated the Qi Refining Chapter of the Green Wood Nourishing Yuan Technique to the point of perfection.

Thousands of green rays emanated from the pores; the light was neither illusory nor unreal, but the purest vitality of the wood spirit.

As the azure aura seeped into the cauldron, the peach blossoms entwined on its handles suddenly trembled slightly. Gradually, bathed in the azure light, their deathly aura faded, and two or three peach blossoms budded and bloomed at a speed visible to the naked eye…

slam-la-

Attracted by Jiang Yi's aura, the fleeing spirits flew over like birds returning to their nests, trailing dark flames in their wake.

More and more azure energy overflowed from the cauldron, and the spirits of the characters were purified by bathing in it. One after another, golden seal characters began to reappear on the blank scroll.

　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)