I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 285 Heavenly Craftsmanship (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Since Xuan Hui learned of her true identity in the main peak's library, Jiang Yi hadn't seen Xuan Hui appear on Liuyue Peak for several days.

Shen Puning and Xin Wushuang came to see her once, and they drank tea and chatted together.

When True Lord Huiyuan returned, he examined the progress of Pu Ning and Wushuang's cultivation. He said that the Northern Xuan region was in turmoil recently and ordered Pu Ning and Wushuang to go into seclusion for cultivation, not to leave until they reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Pu Ning wants to cultivate the fist technique obtained from the Kun Dao Palace, and also wants Baozhu to refine the spine of the ancient ferocious beast Tan Li, so that when they form their cores together in the future, they can use the Heavenly Tribulation to stimulate their bloodline to return to its ancestral form.

Wushuang is the same. The things and techniques left behind by the female master who taught her archery are complete, enough for her and Wanli to form their cores together. She just needs to continue cultivating step by step.

However, Wushuang mentioned something, saying that she wanted to strive to reach the Golden Core stage before the next opening of the trade route between Beixuan and Dongzhou. At that time, she would keep her promise and go to Dongzhou to send her master's remains back home.

Pu Ning said that her mother also planned to leave Bei Xuan at that time and return to the Southern Wilderness tribe to seek an opportunity to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

After seeing off Pu Ning and Wu Shuang, Jiang Yi met Zhao Cangyun, who also wanted to go into seclusion for a long time to digest the Xuanwu Heart Fire. He also said that he was determined to enter the late stage of Foundation Establishment before Jiang Yi.

Before leaving, Zhao Cangyun complained a few times, saying that Shang Shixu, that bastard, was like he had disappeared and wasn't replying to his letters.

The period of spiritual stillness following the period of intense emotion is indeed the best time for seclusion, a time to properly refine one's true essence and divine consciousness.

It is not wartime now. The North Sea Demon Tide has just passed, and there are probably many years before the next Demon Tide. The disciples of Cangling Sect who have successfully overcome the Heart Tribulation in this generation have all gone into seclusion one after another.

Jiang Yi also had this plan, but she needed to repair her fire spirit root first.

……

A few days later, at the entrance of Liuyue Peak.

Disciples from the sect's internal affairs hall came to deliver a letter and items sent back by True Lord Danxi from Xichuan City in the north.

Jiang Yi had just reached out her hand when Xuan Hui, who had suddenly appeared, snatched the box away.

Xuanhui stared at the disciple who delivered the letter with a mournful expression, "Didn't the True Lord send me a letter?"

The Qi Refining disciple who delivered the message felt a chill run down his spine. Faced with the oppressive aura of the Nascent Soul Demon Lord, he was speechless and could only shake his head repeatedly.

Xuan Hui's eyelids drooped, his whole body was backlit, and his face was pitch black.

"Is it that you don't have it? Or do you just not know?"

Seeing that the disciple's face was so pale he was almost fainting, Jiang Yi quickly said, "Alright, you can go back now."

The disciple felt as if he had been granted a pardon and turned to run away.

Xuan Hui weighed the box in one hand, snorted coldly, shoved it into Jiang Yi's arms, and disappeared into the clouds.

Jiang Yi was both amused and exasperated. She opened the box and saw four jade slips inside. Two of them had notes attached to them, one for Xuan Hui and one for Cang Yun, while the remaining two were for her.

"My Lord Demon Lord, your master has a letter for you."

"where?!"

Xuan Hui reappeared instantly, beaming with joy. If he had a tail, it would probably be wagging so hard it could fly away.

Without Jiang Yi having to reach out, Xuan Hui simply reached out and took the jade slip from the box.

"Your Majesty, you've finally remembered me? Waaaaah..."

Xuan Hui burst into tears of joy, wiping his eyes with his sleeve in front of Jiang Yi without any regard for his image. He used to know how to maintain a senior's image in front of Jiang Yi, but now that his identity has been revealed, he just gives up.
"My Lord Demon Lord, please give this jade slip to Cang Yun. He is in seclusion at the Earth Fire Pool in the back mountain."

Jiang Yi handed over the jade slip, but Xuan Hui didn't take it. He saw that there were two more jade slips in the box, and his face darkened again.

"Why did His Majesty give you two letters but only one to me? Since it was a letter to be forwarded, why didn't His Majesty pass it on to me first? What did you do to my Majesty while I was away?" Jiang Yi: …………

"Your Majesty, you have indeed raised your beloved daughter and forgotten about me, your old servant who has risked your life for you?"

Jiang Yi: ………………

Ignoring Xuan Hui's wailing, Jiang Yi sat down in a nearby pavilion and examined the contents of the jade slip.

With just a few words from his master, he explained the current situation in Beixuan. The nine major immortal sects have already made progress in their self-investigation of the sealing points. Among them, the sealing points of Liujing Sect and Insect Valley were discovered a few years ago.

Unfortunately, the legacy left by the ancient Insect Emperor in Insect Valley has been taken away by someone, namely the Elder Gu Lou who defected from Insect Valley.

In this matter, Insect Valley deceived the Immortal Alliance, claiming that Gu Lou was raising Gu with humans to cultivate evil ways, which is why Insect Valley had been hunting them down, without mentioning the Insect Emperor.

Fortunately, the Gu worms did not destroy the seal at the time, so there was still a chance to salvage the situation.

Three years ago, the sealing point of the Liujing Sect began to show fluctuations in its aura, which was then discovered by them.

They haven't been able to get inside yet because the outer array seal is too complex. Even the Nascent Soul True Monarchs in their sect are helpless and are still trying to find a solution.

However, Liu Jingzong mentioned that Yan Kongqing in the sect has a talent for array formations and has already cracked 30% of them. If Yan Kongqing is given a little more time, he will be able to crack the remaining part.

Her master also mentioned in the jade slip that because she had previously advocated for appropriate support of the demon race to help fight against the demon tide, her election for the leader of the Immortal Alliance was not going smoothly, and this matter would probably take several more years to plan and strategize.

Therefore, she will not return to the sect for a while. She has already instructed Xuan Hui to take care of them and told Jiang Yi to do whatever she wants with Xuan Hui without any worries.

Seeing this, Jiang Yi secretly glanced at Xuan Hui. Sure enough, Xuan Hui's forehead twitched and he clenched his back teeth.

Jiang Yi quickly looked away and continued reading.

The rest of the text contained nothing particularly important, just some expressions of a master's concern for his disciple. Finally, it explained that another jade slip contained introductions to a Heavenly Grade cultivation technique from each of the eight major immortal sects besides the Cangling Sect, as a reward for her to be the champion of the Dao Asking Tournament. She was to read it and choose one.

Afterwards, a special person will be sent to deliver the complete book to her. She can only memorize it for three hours and cannot make a copy. She must also swear never to reveal it to anyone.

Jiang Yi picked up another jade slip to examine it. The cultivation methods of each sect were very much in line with their sect's positioning. For example, the Jade Purity Sect was about alchemy, the Demonic Sect was about corpse control, and the Insect Valley was about Gu poison, and so on.

After a moment's thought, Jiang Yi finally chose "The Hundred Refinements of Heavenly Craftsmanship" provided by the Mo Family Fortress. According to the introduction, it was a collection of puppet mechanism blueprints and could not be considered a cultivation technique.

This might be because the Mo Family Fortress had taken precautions; their puppets could only unleash their full power when used in conjunction with the Mo Family Fortress's techniques and secret arts.

"The Hundred Refinements of Heaven" contains blueprints for various types of puppets and mechanisms, including both combat and non-combat types, covering a wide range of topics. Jiang Yi even saw Mo Liao's 'Hundred Bones' puppet, whose power she hadn't had a chance to witness, as well as a magical thing called 'Agricultural Puppet' in the catalog.

After all, the Cangling Sect is not a sect that specializes in puppetry. The books that Duan Jin found in the library a few days ago were all very basic. This blueprint collection came at just the right time, enough to make Duan Jin a master puppet maker.

"It doesn't matter if there's no corresponding technique. I don't just rely on puppets to fight. Besides, Duan Jin is still studying the puppetry insights left by Fang Yi. Maybe by combining the two, the puppets I create will be stronger than the original puppets from Mo Family Fortress. It just means I have to memorize an entire set of blueprints... That's not easy."

Jiang Yi decided that after repairing her spiritual root, she would sleep for a while to recover her brain and enhance her photographic memory.

As soon as Jiang Yi finished reading the two jade slips, they shattered on their own. Suddenly, a chill ran down her spine, and when she turned around, she saw Xuan Hui staring at her with a mournful expression.

Although unhappy, Xuan Hui never neglected the tasks assigned by his master.

"His Majesty said you need to repair something and asked me to help."

Jiang Yi was grateful for her master's thoughtfulness. She had only mentioned it casually last time, saying that she would talk about it when her master had time. She didn't expect her master to remember it and specially asked Xuan Hui to help her.

"Repairing my spiritual root, my fire spiritual root. If Lord Demon Lord isn't too busy, shall we begin preparations now?"

(End of this chapter)