I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 371 Shake it up (Seeking monthly votes)
"Let me go! I really don't have any spirit stones, sob~"

Hongli was held upside down by Jiang Yi, her fluffy tail tugged at her, her limbs flailing futilely in the air.

Jiang Yi remained unmoved and vigorously shook the object up and down.

"Let me see how much stock you have left!"

Wow!

Amidst a series of chaotic noises, all sorts of objects fell from Hong Li's body, clattering and scattering across the ground.

A dozen or so empty shells of exploding beads, a half-eaten chicken leg, several jade slips, a scroll of Kunwu Mountain bird and monster illustrations, and even a few spider puppets from the Broken Gold Puppet Workshop.

The most eye-catching items are three storage pendants: a cabbage, a gold ingot, and a copper coin, all of which are shapes symbolizing wealth.

Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow before putting Hong Li down, who was whimpering.

As soon as Hong Li landed, she wanted to rush over to help, but Jiang Yi unceremoniously took the three storage pendants into her hand.

"We blew up the mine together, so the credit belongs to everyone."

Jiang Yi held the storage pendant, her eyes sweeping over Hua Gu, Zhen Shan, and Duan Jin beside her.

"So the harvest, of course, will be shared equally by Hua Gu, Zhen Shan, Duan Jin, and you and me."

She casually picked up a storage pendant that had just been confiscated, probed it with her divine sense, and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Wow, that's quite a lot! Looks like the ore is selling pretty well lately?" She gestured with her chin toward Hongli.

Hongli sat on the ground, hugging her fluffy tail, her cheeks puffed up with anger, her bright green eyes fixed on Jiang Yi.

“However,” Jiang Yi changed the subject, her tone becoming exceptionally fair, “I’m not an unreasonable person. I owed you 100,000 spirit stones before, and I will definitely pay them back. But the deposit for a treasure like the Azure Wood Cauldron is not cheap.”

"Considering the difficulties you faced starting a business alone in the early stages and the need for working capital, I'll mercifully waive the rent for the first three years! How about that, am I generous enough?"

She counted on one hand, her lips moving fluently as she recited, "Mining profits minus your overpayment... debts cleared... deposit included... rent temporarily waived..."

In the end, Jiang Yi readily gave 10,000 spirit stones, put them into Hong Li's cabbage-shaped storage pendant, and handed it to Hong Li, who was still in a daze.

"Here, take this. This is the extra money I refunded you after the final settlement! Keep it safe!"

Hongli looked at the storage pendant in her arms, then at her 'belongings' that had been confiscated, and her face immediately turned bright red.

"unfair!"

"Don't be so petty with family~ Here, keep your Green Wood Cauldron safe. If it gets damaged or lost, the deposit won't be refunded, and you'll have to pay me the cost of recovering it, depending on how difficult it is to recover."

Jiang Yi placed the small, green wooden cauldron into Hong Li's arms.

The Azure Wood Cauldron was refined by her using innate source energy and is bound to her. Only if she agrees to let Hongli use it can Hongli use it. If others take it, they may think that the cauldron is made of good materials, but they cannot use it and will find it difficult to discover its secrets.

But she wouldn't tell Hongli, otherwise, given Hongli's habit of kicking the cauldron when she's angry, she might lose it one day due to her forgetfulness.

She can find it, but it will definitely cause trouble.

"I have engraved the materials and steps needed for the future upgrade of this cauldron in this jade slip. Whether it can be restored to the level of the Creation Longevity Cauldron depends on you."

After saying that, without waiting for Hongli's reaction, Jiang Yi clapped his hands and turned around gracefully.

"Alright, you two chat. I need to talk to Yaoyao and Qingsi about something."

Before the words were even finished, the person had already pushed open the door and left.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Hong Li's ears twitched, and her eyes darted around. Hearing that Jiang Yi had indeed gone far away, her aggrieved look, which had just been on the verge of tears, vanished instantly.

A sly smile crept onto her lips as she slipped behind the screen, avoiding Hua Gu and the others. Tilting her head, she carefully used her sharp fingernails to probe into her furry ear, rummaging around for a while... until she pulled out a small storage pendant!
Hongli was secretly pleased with herself when she suddenly felt a cold wind. She looked up sharply and stared wide-eyed at the cloud-shaped Flower Maiden.

"meaning--"

Without hesitation, Hua Gu jumped off the chair outside the screen, took short strides and rushed towards the door, shouting in her clear, slightly anxious baby voice as she ran.

"Yi! Hongli! Big Ears! Hiding money! Hiding money!!"

Hong Li's smug smile froze on her face instantly. "Hua Gu! You stop right there! You traitor—"

Hongli charged aggressively at Huagu, who had already reached the door. The moment Huagu touched the door, she turned into mist and slipped out through the crack.

Boom!
"Oh!"

Hongli missed her target and couldn't stop in time, crashing solidly into the closed door.

The force was so great that even the nearby Zhenshan Duanjin grimaced and leaned back, despite the protective array on the inn's door.

Hongli lay on the ground, clutching her forehead, tears streaming down her face.

Duan Jin couldn't help but burst out laughing, while Zhen Shan grinned uncontrollably, slapping his thigh with laughter.

As expected, only the Lord's return can control this troublemaker!
……

In Luo Qingsi and Liu Taozhi's room, Jiang Yi examined their sea of ​​consciousness and dantian respectively. Liu Taozhi was normal, but there was something extra in Luo Qingsi's sea of ​​consciousness.

It was a bolt of purple lightning as thick as a hair, possessing the power of thunder and the sharpness of a sword. It should be the seed of the Primordial Sword Intent that the Primordial Sword Sect's Rifting Sky True Venerable mentioned.

As for the Lingxu sword energy that Jiang Yi had absorbed into the sword-nurturing gourd, it was actually quite powerful, and at this moment it was fighting against other sword energies and sword intents in the sea of ​​sword energy clouds.

There seemed to be a seed of sword intent within those soaring sword energies, but Jiang Yi hadn't had time to examine them closely yet.

“Fools are often blessed,” Jiang Yi sighed again, and said to Luo Qingsi, “The Primordial Sword Stele directly gave you the seed of sword intent, but Yaoyao still needs to comprehend it on her own to have a sword intent seed that suits her.”

Liu Taozhi didn't care about this at all; all she could see was the joy that Luo Qingsi had obtained the Primordial Sword Intent Seed, and she felt no resentment or jealousy whatsoever.

"Senior Sister Qing Si isn't stupid; she's just exceptionally intelligent," Liu Taozhi praised.

Luo Qingsi nodded, looking as if she were very smart.

Jiang Yi looked at Liu Taozhi thoughtfully, thinking to herself that as expected of a writer, her way of praising people was quite sophisticated.

When Liu Taozhi met Jiang Yi's gaze, she inexplicably trembled and suddenly felt a little guilty, so she quickly took a tactical sip of water.

Jiang Yi continued to the two, "This sword seed—no, the name cannot be omitted, otherwise it would be like a sword embryo, which would be an insult. The seed of sword intent is the sword cultivator's understanding of his past cultivation, and it will gradually grow stronger in your sea of ​​consciousness as you continue to comprehend it."

"When you condense your Nascent Soul, you must integrate the seed of sword intent into your Golden Core. At that time, you will be able to become one with your sword. Under normal circumstances, it is enough for a sword cultivator to comprehend one kind of sword intent during the Golden Core stage. More than that would be too much for them."

Jiang Yi has no sword energy in her body, and only twelve Heavenly Gang Star Swords in her sea of ​​consciousness. Her way of using sword intent is different from Yao Yao and Luo Qing Si. She does not rely on the seeds of sword intent in her sea of ​​consciousness, but on a feeling.

It's hard to explain, but it's a feeling of 'the sword moves with the heart, and the will comes from the spirit.' The strength of her sword intent has nothing to do with the seed of sword intent, but rather with her state of mind and her level of anger.

So it wasn't that she was being pretentious or that she refused Lingxu's sword intent offering her food; rather, it was that she couldn't afford it.

If she wants to pursue the path of the sword, she can only continue to cultivate the "Heavenly Gang Subduing Demon Sword Manual"; nothing else is acceptable.

But she can't learn it. Zhaoming, on the other hand, can give it a try. This is a path that even the senior demon-taming masters haven't taken. It's up to her to explore it.

Suppressing her chaotic thoughts, Jiang Yi began to persuade Luo Qingsi.

She has taken the seed of the Primordial Sword Intent, so it is indeed inappropriate for her to join the Lingxu Sword Sect. She should first report to the Primordial Sword Sect, learn the necessary techniques, and then come to the Lingxu Sword Sect as an exchange student.

To open a new chapter for harmony and friendship between the two sides, if... the approach is correct!

　I couldn't fall asleep, so I'll finish this chapter and go back to sleep. See you tomorrow!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)