I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 159 The Secret Pavilion (Seeking monthly votes)

The Cangling Sect's secret pavilion is located on the eleventh peak, Longqian Peak, at the rear of the entire Cangling Sect.

Longqian Peak is covered in snow all year round, and it is said that the main body of the guardian vine also resides at the foot of this peak.

Jiang Yi rode Hong Li along the mountain path, Hong Li's fur blazing like flames against the snow.

Suddenly, the surrounding snow trembled and several vines gleaming with a bluish light burst forth from the snow, all rushing towards Jiang Yi.

Hong Li's ears suddenly tensed, and a low moan escaped her throat, but she dared not move an inch because of the powerful pressure emanating from the vines.

The vine tip reached three inches from Jiang Yi's nose, then suddenly spun around and wrapped itself around the peach wood hairpin behind her head.

"Eh?"

The peach wood hairpin was snatched away by the vine, and Jiang Yi's full head of black hair cascaded down, making her already exquisite features even more distinct.

Jiang Yi chuckled and lazily called out, "How come the sect-protecting immortal vine, one of the two elders of the Cangling Sect, is also doing this kind of banditry, robbing a Foundation Establishment disciple like me?"

A vine sprouted anew from the snow, standing upright like a small snake, gazing at Jiang Yi from afar, as if deep in thought.

Finally, their gaze fell on the green vine whip coiled three times around Jiang Yi's waist. The vine split into two thin branches, as thin as hair, which wrapped around the whip.

In an instant, the runes on the whip surged, and the azure light coiled like a dragon, its fierce pressure causing the snow on the pine branches to crumble and fall.

Hong Li stared in shock, still not daring to move. Jiang Yi stroked the transformed whip, which had originally been made of seven twisted vines, but now had nine vines, and the terrifying spiritual light on it was gradually receding.

Is the Green Vine Whip about to transform from an ordinary high-grade magic weapon into a top-grade magic weapon?

The Immortal Vine has an unparalleled ability to imprison cultivators. Anyone entangled by the Immortal Vine can only be hung up and beaten, powerless to resist. Moreover, the vine leaves marks that do not fade over time, causing continuous pain.

Only through pain can one learn a lesson.

Presumably, the Green Vine Whip now possesses a slight resemblance to such an ability.

"Thank you, Senior Immortal Vine."

Jiang Yi decided to stop when he was satisfied. The fairy vine swayed for a moment and then burrowed back underground, no longer blocking Jiang Yi's way up the mountain.

The man and the fox traveled to the mountainside of Dragon Hidden Peak, when suddenly they saw a magnificent group of buildings appearing and disappearing amidst the swirling snow and mist ahead.

The entire secret chamber was shrouded in layers of spiritual light arrays, with pale golden runes flowing endlessly in the air, like a curtain falling from the sky.

A flash of light appeared on Jiang Yi's identity token at her waist, and the array patterns parted like ripples on water.

Jiang Yi left Hong Li outside and stepped into the secret pavilion alone. There, she saw a dozen cats of different colors squatting or lying on the steps and eaves, licking their fur and playing around, lively and happy.

There was also a chubby orange cat munching on a pillar radiating spiritual light. They looked no different from ordinary wild cats, but each of them sat on a node of the array, their tails occasionally tapping the ground to keep the array eyes running.

At this moment, a tabby cat strolled over, its amber vertical pupils scanning Jiang Yi from head to toe, and it spoke in human language.

"you again."

Jiang Yi was stunned. It was her first time visiting the Secret Pavilion, yet this cat recognized her.
The tabby cat raised its head, puffed out its fluffy chest, revealing the small jade pendant hanging around its neck, and said, "Don't call me Senior Cat this time, call me Steward!"

Jiang Yi smiled and bowed respectfully, "Yes, Steward."

Perhaps, the true guardians of the library and the secret chamber are not the big yellow dog and the group of tabby cats, but some kind of special spirit hidden within them. The two sides communicate with each other, which is why the cats here can recognize her.

After explaining her purpose, the tabby cat led her directly to the building where the sect's most important cultivation techniques were stored, and found the shelf specifically for earth-attribute cultivation techniques.

The tabby cat jumped onto the shelf, taking up the high ground.

"The sect leader has already sent someone to give you permission to choose one item from the secret pavilion. So let me briefly tell you that after the ancient war between humans and demons ended, the Cangling Sect was founded. To this day, it has a total of three Heaven-grade cultivation techniques, twenty-seven Earth-grade cultivation techniques, and three hundred and thirty-one Profound-grade cultivation techniques."

"More than half of them are related to beast taming, and the rest are all-encompassing, covering all the factions in the current cultivation world. Since it is a choice, you must want the best Heaven-grade cultivation technique. The Thousand Beasts Manual can control hundreds of beasts and integrate them into formations. In battle, you can instantly summon hundreds of beasts to form an array, overwhelming the sky like a thousand troops charging into battle."

"The 'True Technique of the Pilgrimage of Ten Thousand Spirits' uses one's own magical power and primordial spirit as a conduit to communicate with the true spirits of ancient beasts, allowing for the brief summoning of ancient mythical beast phantoms to assist in battle. Upon reaching its peak, a 'Ten Thousand Beasts Domain' naturally forms within a hundred feet of the cultivator's body. Low-level spirit beasts, upon seeing it, prostrate themselves in worship. Any cultivator who steps into the Ten Thousand Beasts Domain will only meet a gruesome end." "The final Heavenly Grade technique is the 'Mysterious Tortoise Suppressing Prison Technique,' a technique that refines defense to its extreme. However, cultivating this technique requires contracting a demon spirit possessing the bloodline of the ancient Mysterious Tortoise-Snake, a demanding condition. Currently, only True Monarch Huiyuan continues to cultivate it."

"How come there are sword cultivation manuals here? Is this a sword pellet?"

Jiang Yi opened the box on the shelf and saw several silver metal sword pellets imbued with sword intent.

The tabby cat licked its paws. "Of course, the Cangling Sect has a deep foundation and has everything."

The three Heavenly-grade cultivation techniques were definitely not suitable for her to cultivate. Jiang Yi carefully and diligently read through all the Earth-grade cultivation techniques. Cultivation techniques below the Earth grade would probably be difficult to keep up with the progress of the Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture, and even the lower and middle Earth-grade ones were doubtful.

The "Heavenly Gang Demon Subduing Sword Manual" is good, but unfortunately it only has sword moves and no corresponding mental cultivation method. Moreover, this technique has no fixed attributes, so anyone with any spiritual root can cultivate it, which does not meet her requirement of balancing earth and wood elements.

"You don't want any of these cultivation techniques?" The tabby cat was quite surprised to see the disappointment on Jiang Yi's face. This child is too picky!

Jiang Yi put down the bamboo scroll in her hand, thought for a moment, then picked up the box of sword pellets and examined it curiously.

Sword pellets are similar to talismanic treasures. Talismanic treasures are special talismans used by Golden Core cultivators to seal one-tenth of the power of their natal magic weapon. Sword pellets, on the other hand, are carriers for high-level sword cultivators to seal their sword intent.

Talismans can be used multiple times, but sword pellets are disposable and have a stronger destructive power than talismans.

Moreover, the sword pellet can be held in one's hand and slowly comprehended; if one has high comprehension, one can learn the sword intent within it.

These sword pellets that can be placed in the Cangling Sect's secret pavilion contain very rare sword intents; Jiang Yi had never seen anything like them in the Xuan Ying Sword Sect.

"This peach pit is..."

Jiang Yi took out a peach pit carving bead from the bottom of the box. It was carved into the shape of a money-biting toad with holes in it, as if it had been used as a pendant and played with in someone's hand.

The tabby cat took a closer look and said, "This thing was probably found many, many years ago when the Xuandu Mountain Secret Realm had just opened. There was a remnant of an ancient cultivator inside. The remnant was too weak to be forcibly deciphered, so it was left here. We were hoping it would come to life on its own, but it hasn't reacted at all."

Jiang Yi held the peach pit, her heart surging with inexplicable emotions. It wasn't her Dao foundation that was surging, but rather the surging feeling brought about by the Lazy Root.

"Let's keep it. Maybe I can find a way to decipher the regret within."

Since I can't find a suitable cultivation technique in the Secret Pavilion anyway, I'll just treat it like opening a blind box!
After leaving the Secret Pavilion, Jiang Yi changed to Hua Gu and arrived at the Lingbo Mountain Hall of Affairs.

She planned to exchange all her spirit stones and contribution points for cultivation resources.

Especially for demon seeds, tens of thousands of demon seeds are needed to upgrade Hua Gu Hong Li's low-level spells to the advanced level.

She'd rather pay for comfort than go out and collect things herself.

The climate on Qianlong Peak is like winter, while on Lingbo Mountain it is like summer in May.

The cicadas chirped incessantly, and the blazing sunlight pierced through the layers of green leaves of the ancient trees, making the glazed tile pavilions shimmer with light.

The jade steps in front of the deacon's hall were steaming with a hazy heat, and even the spirit weasel was hiding in the shade of the trees, swishing its silver tail to cool off.

Jiang Yi landed on the square to retrieve Hua Gu, just as she bumped into Zhao Cangyun lingering outside the Hall of Affairs.

He clutched the storage bag tightly, tilted his body and head, and looked through the open palace door at the old woman behind the counter, whose face was flushed red to the tips of her ears.

Jiang Yi flicked her golden leaf fan to cool herself, then leaned over and tilted her body to look at the room with him. There weren't any stunning beauties inside.
"cough!"

"Huh? Senior Sister, what are you doing here?"

Zhao Cangyun was nervous and flustered, and quickly suppressed his blush, trying to regain his composure.

"Is there something you need from the Hall of Affairs, Senior Sister?"

"Nonsense, who comes to the Butler's Hall for no reason?"

Jiang Yi ignored Zhao Cangyun and went straight in. She first registered her cultivation level, updated her Foundation Establishment stage identity token and benefits, and then found the counter for exchanging materials, giving them a list of the demon seeds, spiritual herb seeds, and alchemy materials she wanted.

(End of this chapter)