I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 304 Mo Family Fortress (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
At the gate of Mo Family Fortress, the entire cargo ship, along with the ship itself, was handed over to the quartermaster appointed by Mo Family Fortress. After signing the handover form, Chu Qianji breathed a sigh of relief, his forehead covered in sweat.

Jiang Yi discovered that Chu Qianji was indeed very mature, meticulous and cautious, and an excellent captain. The sect leader had not made the wrong choice.

Chu Qianji turned his head and met the expectant eyes of the crowd, and couldn't help but sigh.

"We'll stay here for a few more days before we can set off with the Mo Family Fortress. The inn Mo Family Fortress has arranged for us is in the Xuanji Tower in the east of the city. There's a curfew in Mo Family Fortress now, so you must return to the inn before nightfall. Now, you can do whatever you want."

"Fengzi, Lao Xiao, let's go, let's go see what good stuff Mo Family Fort has."

Qi Tian pulled Feng Wuhen and Xiao Jue away. After facing those demonic creatures for a month, they needed to see something normal to cleanse their eyes.

"I don't like crowded places, I'm going back to the inn to rest."

Cang Qingyue rode on the back of the alpha wolf, nodded to the others, and left first. She had grown up among wolves since childhood and was not good at getting along with people. In the sect, she only had two close friends, Ji Honglian and Su Chanyi.

Chu Qianji looked at Zhuang Chengxuan, who was holding the Blazing Golden Rooster and looked reserved, and said, "Junior Brother Zhuang, there have been many missions recently issued at the Mo Family Fortress's supply department, with considerable rewards. If you have nothing to do, you can go and take a look."

Zhuang Chengxuan's eyes lit up, and he nodded happily. He immediately picked up the Fiery Golden Rooster and ran towards the quartermaster.

With Jiang Yi and the other three remaining, Chu Qianji knew that Jiang Yi, Shen Puning, and Xin Wushuang were close friends, so he said to Shang Shixu, who was standing to the side, "Senior Brother Shang, why don't you come for a walk with me?"

Shang Shixu quickly cupped his hands in greeting, “Senior Brother Chu, we are of equal cultivation, but you are much older than me, so please call me Junior Brother. I have heard that there are skilled craftsmen in Mo Family Fort who can create extremely tiny spirit insect puppets. Senior Brother Chu has visited Mo Family Fort before, so I would like to trouble Senior Brother Chu to show me around.”

Chu Qianji smiled warmly, "Junior Brother Shang, you're too kind. The shop selling spirit insect puppets is in the west of the city. This way."

Jiang Yi and the other two were left alone at the city gate. Jiang Yi yawned halfway and before she could speak, Shen Puning's eyes lit up and she rushed over to forcefully take Jiang Yi's arm.

"Don't even think about going back to the inn to sleep. You're coming with me today! Wushuang!"

Xin Wushuang silently stood on the other side of Jiang Yi, the two of them forming a pincer movement to prevent Jiang Yi from escaping.

Jiang Yi was both amused and exasperated. "Do you really think I'm that lazy? I chose the secret manual of the Mo Family Fortress as the reward for the champion of the quest before. Now that I'm here, I naturally want to see it and buy some puppet samples to take back and study."

As he spoke, Jiang Yi released Duan Jin and Hong Li together. There were still many black iron ore mines in Zhenshan that had not been processed, so they were left in Youxian Ferry to continue forging.

During those years at the Xuan Tie mine, Jiang Yi made them dig quite a bit; these were benefits of guarding the mine, so why not take them?

Little Red Glass insisted on lying on Duan Jin's head and used its perfected illusion technique to turn Duan Jin into an ordinary Foundation Establishment stage female cultivator, who then followed behind Jiang Yi.

Although they bickered and fought all the time over the years, their feelings for each other grew stronger, and Duanjin eventually let Hongli have her way.

In the streets of Mojiabao, what greets you is not the hustle and bustle of an ordinary market, but the roar of hundreds of mechanisms in operation. The towering buildings on both sides are mostly made of fine iron frames, with gears and mechanisms everywhere. Some are decorations, while others look like they can actually be armed and transformed.

"Ayi, go check out the Hundred Refinement Workshop over there."

Shen Puning pulled Jiang Yi along and quickly walked to the side of the street. The doors of the three shops were wide open, and a three-zhang-tall 'gatekeeper' squatted at the entrance, with glass eyes embedded in its sockets rolling around, scanning every customer who entered the shop.

Inside the shop, dozens of unfinished puppets hang in mid-air, some missing arms and legs, others being reassembled by craftsmen.

"Sir, your 'mountain patrol dog' has a fractured leg bone. You should get a new one. Take a look at our latest design. After you put it on, I guarantee your dog will be able to run like the wind, and you won't be able to catch up with it."

"What type of puppet would you like to order, fellow Daoist? A 'flying kite' for transportation? Or a 'skillful hand' for doing housework? Take a look at this one, it's lifelike, and you can customize its gender, appearance, and body shape."

The shop was filled with shouts and calls, and cultivators flocked in to buy parts and puppets, making several deals in no time.

Duan Jin's eyes lit up when he saw these things, and he looked around the shop. A shop assistant came up to greet him, and Duan Jin asked about the details. His questions were so professional that the shop assistant was sweating and couldn't answer them. He then called out the shop's craftsmen to help Duan Jin.

Shen Puning held the pearl and listened attentively. Wushuang wasn't interested in these things, but she also watched and listened carefully. Her two years of experience in the mortal world had taught her that even things unrelated to herself should be understood appropriately.

In the end, Duanjin sold one of her improved 'Xuanjia Soldiers' to the shop and used the spirit stones to buy some common basic puppets to do research.

This Xuanjia Soldier is the most practical Foundation Establishment stage battle puppet in "The Hundred Refinements of Heavenly Craftsmanship". Duan Jin endured three years of scolding from the Heart-Piercing Mirror before finally combining the advantages of the Xuanjia Soldier and the stone puppets in the Kun Emperor's underground palace. The core part has a self-created security measure that makes it explode as soon as it is disassembled.

Although Jiang Yi told Duan Jin that he could ask Hong Li to write an IOU for whatever he bought and not have to worry about paying it back, Duan Jin, with his human thoughts and sense of shame, still preferred to be self-reliant.

Over the years, Jiang Yi has provided her with various raw materials, and she already feels indebted to him. A lion cannot take an inch and then a mile.

The craftsmen and shopkeeper in the shop were full of praise for the Xuanjia soldier and kept asking Duanjin whose disciple the Mo family was, showing a strong desire to win him over.

The group strolled around, buying hairpins, jewelry, and snacks from street stalls. Curious about how the puppet tea servants in the teahouse served tea, they went in and had a plate of tea and snacks. Passing by the puppet gambling den, they heard deafening roars from inside and saw two rusty bronze puppets locked in a fierce battle, their iron fists clashing.

Even the doctors who diagnosed pulses and set bones in the clinics of the Mo Family Fortress have been replaced by puppets.

The doctor holding the clinic held a medical book in one hand and controlled the Hundred-Handed Pharmacist Puppet with the other. The puppet's dozens of arms moved nimbly, some cutting medicine, some taking pulses, and some even stitching up wounds directly.

"Fellow Daoist, this is an internal injury. Why not try our 'Golden Needle Acupuncture Puppet'? A set of needles will clear your meridians, and I guarantee you'll be full of energy again!"

On the streets, whether they were black-clad Mohist cultivators or independent cultivators living in the city, they were all accompanied by all sorts of strange and wonderful puppets.

In the central Tiangong Square of the city, a giant dragon made of nine gears coils around a bronze pillar, while dozens of Mo family craftsmen below are assembling a giant war puppet, attracting onlookers.

With a flick of his sleeve, the old man sent the bronze gears on the ground flying up like a swarm of bees, precisely embedding themselves into the puppet's joints, fitting perfectly!

As Jiang Yi walked along, he did not feel the atmosphere of war. Everywhere he looked was peaceful and lively. It was not until he saw this giant war puppet that many cultivators, including Jiang Yi, felt the urgency of an impending storm.

After spending the afternoon browsing, Xin Wushuang bought three jars of mechanical arrows with different functions, while Shen Puning bought nothing, feeling uneasy ever since seeing the giant war puppet.

"Ayi, Wushuang, do you think... if I could perfectly draw the giant war puppet, I mean as accurately as possible down to every single gear and nail inside, could I make it step out of the Scroll of Myriad Manifestations and become a giant ink-wash war puppet, performing the same function?"

Xin Wushuang said she didn't know, but Jiang Yi thought it was worth a try.

“Perfect timing. Duan Jin is also interested in that giant war puppet. You two can go and observe it together these next few days. Duan Jin’s knowledge of puppetry can help you refine the details. It’s always good to give it a try.”

The Mo Family Fortress chose to assemble the giant war puppet in the city square, so they weren't afraid of others stealing their techniques. The most crucial and core parts must have already been refined and assembled as a whole, with anti-theft measures in place, making it not so easy to replicate.

However, Duan Jin had learned "The Hundred Refinements of Heavenly Crafts," which contained blueprints for several types of giant battle puppets, so helping Shen Puning was no big deal.

If Shen Puning could really draw it, even if the giant ink-wash battle puppet was fragile, its attack power wouldn't be too bad. Drawing a row of them and placing them in the rear to boost morale would be very satisfying, and bombarding the demon tide would be great.

With Jiang Yi's support, Shen Puning cheered, let go of Jiang Yi, and ran over to grab Duan Jin's stone arm.

“Lion Beauty, kind-hearted Broken Gold~ Your Lord sold you to me, I will treat you well hahaha.”

Duan Jin burst into laughter, while Hong Li whimpered and angrily confronted Shen Puning, tightly hugging Duan Jin's head. Her meaning was clear: Duan Jin was her mount and weapon-refining assistant, and she was not allowed to take it away.

Shen Puning ignored Hongli, which angered Hongli so much that she jumped down and rode directly on Baozhu's back, grabbing Baozhu's ears with her claws and pulling hard.

Ow—

Startled, Baozhu, who was in a daze, carried Hongli and ran wildly, crashing into the crowd and causing several people to burst into laughter.

Jiang Yi looked up at the sky, which was about to rain. If it weren't for the impending demonic tide, wouldn't it be wonderful to travel around with a few close friends like this?

……

In the following days, everyone was busy with their own things. Jiang Yi released Hua Gu Hong Li and Zhen Shan Duan Jin out, letting them carry her identity token while she moved around the city. With Hong Li's illusion magic and wallet, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Jiang Yi herself took the Heart-Piercing Mirror and spent several days reading in several large bookstores in the city. Before leaving, Hong Li thoughtfully left her five thousand low-grade spirit stones and ten mid-grade spirit stones.

Jiang Yi was overjoyed; her rebellious daughter had finally grown up.

During this time, Jiang Yi went to the largest auction house in Mo Family Fortress to inquire about clues about the 'Gang Sha Lei Jing' material for Hua Gu's advancement.

The auction house once had a fist-sized 'Gang Sha Lei Jing', but due to the arrival of the demonic tide, the item was confiscated by the Mo Family Fortress at its original price and used as the core energy source for the giant war puppet.

The auction house staff said that the Gangsha Thunder Crystal was discovered on a small iceberg island in the northwest of the North Sea, but that place has now been swept away by the demonic tide and is unlikely to be explored again.

Jiang asked the auction house for the exact location coordinates, planning to search overseas if the opportunity arose.

On the fourth day after arriving at Mo Family Fortress, Chu Qianji suddenly summoned everyone early in the morning.

The supply depot of Mojiabao requested their assistance, hoping they could go to the forbidden area of ​​the Jianbingtai Secret Realm to collect a batch of rare resources.

Aside from all the resources on the list that must be handed over, they can keep any other gains they make at the military command as compensation.

(End of this chapter)