I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 166 Weapon Forging (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"You call this preparing the materials?"

"Isn't having the main ingredient enough?"

Inside the Liujing Palace, Danxi looked at Jiang Yi speechlessly.

"I have the utmost contempt for you sword cultivators. No matter how good the materials are, once they get into your hands, you just smash them into the sword with a clang and a bang and that's it. It's so rough it's an eyesore!"

"That's prejudice!"

"So what if you're prejudiced?!"

"Master, I didn't come here to argue with you," Jiang Yi said with a wry smile.

Danxi said matter-of-factly, "Can't I even insult a sword cultivator if I have to make a scene like this?"

Jiang Yi shook her head, "Master, you're so childish!"

Danxi snatched the black and gold jade bamboo bracelet from Jiang Yi's hand with a bad temper. With a burst of spiritual energy, the black and gold jade bamboo unfurled from her palm and quickly transformed into a complete and straight bamboo.

"The five elements have three of their original energies, naturally balanced. It seems... it has already developed a spirit. What a wonderful thing! Do you have any more? Give me one too!"

"That's it. In the entire Qingdi Palace, over the course of ten thousand years, only this one black-gold jade bamboo has grown."

Danxi examined the black and gold jade bamboo in her hand closely, becoming more and more fond of it, but she wouldn't go so far as to snatch it from her apprentice.

"This is more than enough to forge a natal magic weapon for you. If you add some good materials, it will at least become a spiritual weapon in the future, and you might even be able to upgrade it to a spiritual treasure. It's even better than my Silver Shimmering Whip. What are you planning to forge it into?"

"The sword!" Jiang Yi said without hesitation.

The Jade Bamboo Grove of Xuandu Temple was originally prepared for the disciples of the temple to forge the Heavenly Gang Magic Sword. Now that she has obtained the complete sword manual inheritance, she will naturally forge her own Heavenly Gang Magic Sword.

Danxi frowned, "You're my personal disciple now, can't you learn my whip technique?"

"No." Jiang Yi refused ruthlessly.

Danxi raised her hand and tapped Jiang Yi on the head, "You're a stubborn, stinky sword cultivator whose body is in Cangling but whose heart is in Xuanying!"

Jiang Yi smiled cheekily, "Doesn't this just show how persistent I am? Once I've made up my mind, it's hard to change it. I've decided that you're my master, and that's something I'll never change, not even until I die."

"Hehe, I should thank you, shouldn't I?"

Jiang Yi stopped joking and took out the pre-written method for forging the Heavenly Gang Sword, handing it to Dan Xi.

Danxi frowned deeply, "Where is the thousand-year-old peach wood core that it says on the label?"

"Here, thirty yuan is enough. The extra is for your master, hehe."

"Where is the Big Dipper Star Sand?"

"No."

"Where is the water from the Sword Washing Pool?"

"No."

Danxi glared at her, "You're quite self-righteous? You only have two of the three main ingredients, and none of the auxiliary materials. Are you trying to extort me?"

"A master should show some appreciation when he forges a weapon for his disciple."

Danxi laughed in exasperation, "Alright, alright, you really are my good disciple."

Jiang Yi bowed exaggeratedly, "Thank you for the praise, Master." Dan Xi shook her head speechlessly, took the refining method and sat down to examine it carefully, planning the details of the refining process in her mind.

“This thing is quite difficult to refine. Given the age of this bamboo, in order to avoid damaging its spiritual essence, I need Xuan Hui’s Golden Crow Fire to temper it with me. You may need to wait a while until Xuan Hui advances to the Earth Rank and forms a demon infant. The refining effect will be better then.”

"I'll need some time to gather the auxiliary materials as well. The forging of your magic sword also requires consideration of the four seasons and multiple rounds of quenching. It would be considered fast if you could finish it before you reach the Core Formation stage. I've never seen such a troublesome magic sword!"

Jiang Yi hurriedly poured tea for Danxi, "Did Master find the key to the Demon Master's advancement on this trip?"

Danxi nodded. "Yes, those old fogies immediately launched an investigation after receiving my questioning message, and finally determined that the problem lay with them. They knew what I was looking for, so they took the opportunity to offer me what I wanted as an apology and to appease me."

Jiang Yi knew that Danxi couldn't tell her too much, so she stopped asking.

“Master, there’s no rush to forge this magic weapon. Even if it’s successfully forged now, I’ll have a hard time controlling it. Please take your time and use good materials, don’t settle for less. Also, there’s something else I’d like to ask for your help with.”

Jiang Yi offered the tea to Danxi, who accepted it with a chuckle.

"Let me tell my master about my trip to the Azure Emperor Palace first..."

Perhaps it was because of that bag of pine nut candy that Jiang Yi felt Danxi's sincerity towards her. After all, it was just something she said casually, but three years had passed, and Danxi still remembered it.

So at this moment, Jiang Yi also tried to open her heart to Dan Xi and told her everything that happened to her in the Qingdi Palace, including her entire foundation building process.

The more Danxi listened, the gentler her expression became. When she heard that Jiang Yi had built a top-grade Dao Foundation, the pride in her eyes was overflowing without needing to be spoken, and she had an urge to go out and show it off immediately.

Danxi looks forward to the day when Jiang Yi can resolve his inner conflict and face Jiang Yurong with equanimity.

When the time comes, she will definitely make a good mockery of Jiang Yurong, calling her a blind, crazy old woman!
"...That's how it is. I have now received the inheritance of the Azure Emperor, but my foundation is in the Earth and Wood Dao, so I must maintain a balance between Earth and Wood. I have thought about this carefully these days. The Azure Emperor's path of seizing the creation of heaven and earth to cultivate longevity is indeed against the natural order. The Azure Emperor's Palace must have become what it is today because of this."

"I vaguely realized this, which is why I decided to balance my own earth and wood elements. Wood can only thrive on its own when it has earth to rely on, without having to forcibly seize the life force of all living beings. Therefore, I need an earth-based cultivation technique that can match the 'Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture'."

Danxi tapped her forehead in thought, "The Cangling Sect doesn't really have any particularly good earth-type cultivation techniques. Cultivation techniques are the most important thing for each sect. It's not easy to find them in other sects. This matter needs to be discussed in detail. Are you in a hurry?"

"good."

"That means you're in a hurry. That makes sense. The 'Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture' takes the Dao Foundation as its root and forms its own spiritual energy cycle within your body. It operates on its own at all times. Even if you don't cultivate, your cultivation will slowly increase. At that time, the earth and wood elements in your Dao Foundation will become unbalanced, with the wood element being stronger than the earth element. Sooner or later, problems will arise."

Jiang Yi nodded, just like a big tree in nature. If the soil is good, the tree can grow strong. But if the tree absorbs all the nutrients in the soil, its prosperity is only a temporary phenomenon. When things reach their peak, they will inevitably decline.

She's not a novice in cultivation; she has that much foresight.

"The Zhu Ming Sect in the central part of Beixuan has more earth-attribute cultivation techniques. I'll think of a way. There's no use rushing this matter."

"Yes, I will be careful myself. Right now, it's more important to get through the Heart Tribulation. Master, I have three pieces of Qingjin Jade Bamboo that are quite old. I'll trouble you to forge a simple and usable magic sword for me with one of them. Consider the remaining two as a token of my respect for your hard work."

Jiang Yi took out three Azure Jade Bamboos and handed them to Dan Xi. The Azure Jade Bamboos were not as powerful as the Black Jade Bamboos, but they were more than enough for her Foundation Establishment stage. The Black Jade Bamboos, on the other hand, were a bit of a burden.

The age of the Azure Jade Bamboo is also extremely rare in the Northern Xuan Dynasty. Danxi nodded in satisfaction, "That's more like it. You've put in the effort."

At that moment, a golden light flew in from outside the hall; it was a golden paper crane.

Danxi thought it was looking for her, but unexpectedly the paper crane was circling around Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi took the paper crane, examined it, and said, "It's Xin Wushuang. She needs to see me and is waiting for me at the pavilion at the foot of the mountain. I'll go check on her first."

"Ah."

Jiang Yi had Hua Gu lead her to the pavilion at the foot of the mountain. The climate inside the Liuyue Peak formation was pleasant, but outside the formation, snow was falling heavily and the cold wind was howling.

Xin Wushuang was still dressed in his simple dark red hunting outfit, carrying the Sky-Splitting Bow and the Wind-Riding Bag. Unfazed by the heat or cold, he stood in the pavilion like a bamboo pole, holding a letter in his hand, his face unusually full of sorrow.

(End of this chapter)