I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 158 Green Wood Cauldron (Seeking monthly votes)
Back at Yunlu, the courtyard gate was tightly closed. Jiang Yi finally let out a long sigh of relief, relieved of her exhaustion.

Jiang Yi sat down in the octagonal pavilion at the end of the plank road, took out the Yu Ding tablet from his dantian, and placed it on the low table in front of him along with the Xiao Tian Shi Yi.

Seeing this, Hongli immediately jumped onto the low table, fiddling with the Yuding tablet with her paws, her round eyes full of confusion.

It risked its life to help its master obtain it; where is its cauldron?
As soon as Hua Gu returned, she was so busy that she didn't have time to rest. First, she served tea and water, laid out cushions and pillows, and took good care of Jiang Yi before turning around to replace the new furniture that had been moved from the Qingdi Palace.

The books and scrolls obtained from the Azure Emperor's palace were piled up beside Jiang Yi, within easy reach.

"Hua Gu, take a break before you get back to work."

Jiang Yi called out, but all she heard in response was the sound of furniture being moved.

Turning her head, Jiang Yi saw that Hong Li was still staring at the Yu Ding brand, and sighed helplessly.

"Hongli, why don't you go and refine a couple of batches of pills to warm up your skills? Once I've figured out the secrets of the Creation Longevity Cauldron, I'll call you back, okay?"

Hongli turned her head and slammed her paw on the table, her attitude resolute.

Jiang Yi simply closed his eyes to rest and first sorted out the profound meaning of the "Qingdi Longevity Scripture".

This technique has a very complete system, and the part after the foundation building stage is an enhanced version of the "Green Wood Nourishing Yuan Technique".

The physical body and the Dao foundation coexist. As long as the Dao foundation is not destroyed, the physical body can continuously absorb the vitality of plants and trees to recover.

Her true essence recovery speed used to be only three times faster, but now it's five times faster. Unless it's an extremely intense group battle, her true essence will almost never be depleted, and her endurance is maximized.

Even after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, you still have two spells: the three-in-one "Spring Rain" and the life-saving escape technique "Shadow Follows the Wind," as well as a passive skill "Hidden Breath in Grass and Trees," which makes you difficult to detect in places with abundant vegetation.

The entire technique excels in healing and life preservation, with its main goal being to prolong life and achieve immortality. It doesn't contain many powerful offensive spells, and in the later stages, it only has one supernatural ability: manipulating the plants and trees of the world for its own use.

In battle, it resembles the lingering remnant of the Azure Emperor, capable of continuously reviving the Azure Vine Guardians and manipulating underground tree roots to cause widespread destruction.

Therefore, in order to ensure his attack power, the Azure Emperor also studied the "Heavenly Gang Subduing Demon Sword Manual".

Unlike the Nourishing Vitality Technique, the Longevity Scripture no longer relies solely on spiritual wood for advancement. It can use the Creation Longevity Cauldron to refine the vitality of plants, spiritual objects, natural treasures, and even other living beings to nourish the cultivator.

Refine the creations of heaven and earth, and seize eternal life!

Simply put, from now on, no matter whether Hongli uses the cauldron to refine pills or forge weapons, she will be able to take a cut.

Jiang Yi felt a strong urge to offer three sticks of incense to the Lazy Immortal to express her gratitude for his immense power.

Just like in real life, as long as you become lazy, someone else will always do other things. When she becomes lazy, her luck attracts things that can help her be lazy.

Hua Gu and Hong Li cultivate within the Yin-Yang Pendant, which helps her refine ordinary true essence into more powerful Yin-Yang True Qi, and also allows her to temper her body with ice and fire.

Now that she has this cultivation method and cauldron, Hong Li's alchemy can slowly increase her cultivation level, help her prolong her life, achieve cultivation growth and strengthen her physical vitality, and gradually improve her resistance to toxins and wood-type spells.

However, there is a price to pay for easy success. Once you start cultivating this technique and using the Creation Longevity Cauldron, it will be several times more difficult for you to overcome tribulations than for ordinary cultivators, and you will also face an additional 'Tribulation of Withering and Flourishing'.

The specific nature of this calamity is not explained in the Azure Emperor's legacy.

"Since it's already been repaired, I'm too lazy to regret it or be anxious!"

When the heavenly tribulation comes, she will simply lie down to receive it.

Having grasped the key points of the technique, Jiang Yi opened her eyes to see Hong Li still squatting on the table, her claws pressing on the cauldron tablet, her gaze intense as if she wanted to stare through her.

The little thing is quite persistent.

Jiang Yi had no choice but to use his divine sense to activate the Cauldron Control Token. A three-legged round cauldron the size of a head appeared on the token. It was made of translucent green jade, with a coiled dragon pattern carved on the body, peach blossoms entwined on the handles, and a blue phoenix holding a pearl in its mouth on the legs.

At this moment, the Creation and Longevity Cauldron is no longer broken, but looks as if it has been newly cast, and it has also lost its awe-inspiring aura of creation.

Eek?
Hong Li tilted her head, looking as if Jiang Yi had hidden the real cauldron and was fooling her with a fake one.

Jiang Yi was both amused and exasperated. "This is what the cauldron originally looked like when it was first forged. You forgot that the Celestial Time Instrument turned back time, which allowed the cauldron to be repaired and purified. That's why all the mystical properties on the cauldron have disappeared. We need to work together to elevate it back to the true realm of creation and immortality."

This cauldron cannot yet be called the Creation and Longevity Cauldron; it would be more appropriate to simply call it the 'Green Wood Cauldron'.

Before the cauldron spirit is born, it cannot even be considered a spiritual artifact; at most, it is a top-grade magic treasure.

Jiang Yi picked up Hong Li and stroked her fur, explaining slowly.

"Although it has lost its divine power, its ability to assist in alchemy has not been greatly reduced. Its efficiency in refining spiritual herbs and removing impurities still far surpasses that of any other alchemy cauldron on the market. In addition, your Hundred Beast Spirit Fire also assists in alchemy. If we don't increase the success rate by 50%, we can still reach 30% to 40%. In the future, when we refine the wind-type bird soul into the cauldron and activate the power of the Azure Phoenix, the cauldron's ability to control fire will be further enhanced, making your alchemy process even more effortless."

"As my cultivation progresses, I will use the azure energy of the Yi Wood refined from my Dao Foundation to nourish and control the cauldron. Sooner or later, a cauldron spirit will be reborn within it. Withered herbs will become fresh again once placed inside. At that time, you only need to throw in the herbs and the pill formula, set the time with the celestial timer, and the pill will be formed in an instant. By the way, it can also be used to refine artifacts; you can try that in the future."

"Furthermore, the spirit of the Azure Phoenix travels thousands of miles to find medicinal herbs, creating its own spiritual herb cave within the cauldron. This accelerates the growth of spiritual herbs and can achieve exaggerated effects such as refining poisons, inanimate objects, and even the laws of the Great Dao. As long as you use it more for alchemy and weapon crafting, you can help it grow. In fact, weapon crafting is more profitable than alchemy. Look at my master, he's a weapon craftsman and he's never short of money." Jiang Yi didn't dare mention that the cauldron could also refine living beings, fearing that Hong Li's obsession with this path would lead to being corrupted by the resentment of those beings before their death. The coiled dragon pattern carved on the cauldron was specifically designed to suppress these resentments.

In ancient times, humans and demons were irreconcilable enemies, and it was common for humans to refine demons alive.

In Journey to the West, wasn't Laozi also a living embodiment of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven?

After hearing Jiang Yi's explanation, Hong Li reluctantly believed it to be true, especially when Jiang Yi said that refining weapons was more profitable than refining pills, which made Hong Li somewhat tempted.

Seeing the astronomical instrument on the table, Hongli asked in confusion again.

Jiang Yi picked up the small astronomical instrument, or you can just call it the astronomical instrument from now on.

"Simply put, this is a time controller developed by the Azure Emperor for alchemy. He incorporates the power of the laws he obtained by deducing the alternation of the sun and moon and manipulating the rotation of the four seasons from the Great Celestial Time Instrument. He then uses it to control the flow of time in the spiritual herb cave within the Creation Longevity Cauldron, accelerating the growth of spiritual herbs and shortening the time to form the pill."

"The core crystal of this thing is made of unknown material, and its power is almost depleted. According to the results verified by Xuan Hui, it can only be used as a magic weapon to temporarily slow down the flow of time, and it should be used sparingly. Once we figure out its secrets and find a way to replenish its core power, it will become a terrifying thing."

"Alright, since you're so eager to try, I'll officially hand over the Azure Wood Cauldron to you. Also, these five pill formulas and these spiritual herbs from the secret realm are all very valuable. I hope you won't waste them and will refine something good."

grumble!
With a sweep of its claws, Hongli collected the Green Wood Cauldron and the pill formulas and spiritual herbs that Jiang Yi had taken out into the storage pendant around its neck, then turned and ran towards its private alchemy room.

Jiang Yi slipped the celestial time instrument onto the index finger of her left hand, returned the cauldron tablet to her dantian, and leaned against the railing to gaze into the distance.

The moonlight was as clear as if it had been washed, and the mountains and rivers were silent.

Suddenly, a deep, beastly roar came from somewhere at the foot of Liuyue Peak. The sound was like muffled thunder, startling the birds roosting in the forest into taking flight. A dark mass swept across Yunlu.

Presumably, Xuan Hui is helping Zhao Cangyun reveal his true form to check for any hidden dangers in his foundation building.

"Poor birds, they can't even sleep peacefully. Let me help you."

Jiang Yi casually made a hand seal, and the lazy, misty spring rain began to fall from the sky.

The moment the raindrops touched the birds' feathers, all the birds in the sky froze, falling like kites with broken strings.

"Tsk~ This poisonous milk is getting stronger and stronger. In the future, when we encounter a group of enemies, a rain will be enough to make them lie down in a mess."

Jiang Yi was in a great mood and had no sleepiness. She picked up a scroll from the Azure Emperor's palace and opened it.

Although her eyes were fixed on the ancient seal script, reading ten lines at a glance, her mind was wandering to other things.

She has already successfully established her foundation, so why hasn't the Sleeping Immortal Technique reached the threshold of the second level?
Even the "Dream of the Yellow Millet" technique couldn't be used; what was missing?
This dream-entering technique perfectly suits the Dao of Laziness, saving one the trouble of personally traveling through the mortal world; all one needs is a sound sleep to travel through the dreams of all beings.

Use the joys and sorrows of others to cultivate your own moral character.

Jiang Yi also pointed to 'A Dream of Yellow Millet' to help her see through the tribulations of falling in love.

In fact, when she first saw the "Yellow Millet Dream" method, she immediately thought of the "Dream Immortal Sect".

This method allows her to perceive the dreamlike aura around her. If there is a Dream Immortal Sect parasite, the cultivator's true consciousness will inevitably be in the dream.

In this way, the parasites of the Dream Fairy Cult will have nowhere to hide in her eyes.

She can also use this method to awaken those cultivators who are immersed in dreams and unable to wake up.

Completing the 'Yellow Millet Dream' is the beginning of her eradication of the Dream Immortal Sect, and she will never be lazy about this matter.

After pondering for a moment without finding an answer, Jiang Yi, adhering to the principle of laziness, let things take their course and gave up thinking about it. He then focused his attention back on the scroll in his hand.

When the Azure Emperor and his disciples left the palace, they had already taken away all the important magical treasures and books, leaving behind only some less important ancient books, mostly travelogues and anecdotes of ancient cultivators, as well as records of local customs and wonders.

Jiang Yi casually flipped through the scroll, and found that the mountains and rivers recorded on it were vastly different from those of the present day. He could only find some place names related to the ancient secret realm.

Besides these, the book also contains some useful information, such as the array diagram of the 'Five Elements Forbidden Array' that seals the Azure Emperor Palace and the method for refining the forbidden tokens.

In the future, once we persuade Hongli to learn weapon crafting, we can find some alternative materials to craft a set of array flags that are hundreds of times more powerful than the tortoise shell array she is currently using.

There are also several scattered notebooks recording the Green Emperor's understanding and questions about the natural way of plants and trees and the wonder of the four seasons, as well as several alchemical insights written by the Green Emperor himself.

Especially the section on 'the Great Way is natural', some of the words and phrases subtly touch the root of laziness when reading it. Deeper understanding will surely help in the practice of the Way of Laziness.

Finally, Jiang Yi selected his alchemy insights and prepared to hand them over to Hong Li.

"When it gets light, I'll go to the sect's secret vault to look at the earth-based cultivation techniques. I still need to learn the basics on my own before I can use my laziness to activate fully automated cultivation."

(End of this chapter)