I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 403 Clear Thoughts Reflected in the Mirror (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The setting sun casts a warm glow on Yunmiao Peak, making it appear as if it were bathed in gold.

Jiang Yi, chatting and laughing with Liu Taozhi and Luo Qingsi, had just returned to the top of Yunmiao Peak when he was startled by the impatient curses of the young man, which made him frown.

"How many times have I told you, the circulation of spiritual energy should be like a mountain stream, going with the flow. But you stupid cotton insist on going against it. When you circulate your energy, you're as hard as a stinky rock that's been soaking in a latrine for eight hundred years. You're a spirit demon, not a stone demon!"

By the lake, a young man in golden clothes and with golden eyes stood with his hands on his hips, berating a girl named Hua Gu, who was a head shorter than him.

Hua Gu's face turned bright red, her lips pursed, her big eyes filled with tears, and her two little hands tightly gripped the hem of her white skirt, making her look like a little white flower that was about to wither from being battered by a storm.

"Hua Gu!"

Jiang Yi's anger flared up the moment she saw this scene.

Hua Gu suddenly turned her head, and the moment she saw Jiang Yi, the grievances and pressure she had been holding back burst forth like a flood, and she burst into tears.

"You've broken my heart!! Who gave you the right to bully Hua Gu!"

Jiang Yi rushed up to Zhu Xin and, without saying a word, punched him on the head.

Boom!
There was a muffled sound.

Zhu Xin was knocked so hard he staggered, clutching his head, his golden eyes widening instantly.

"Where did I say anything harsh? It's just that this little cotton ball is stupid; she can't even grasp the basics of Qi traction..."

"I don't care if you said anything! Hua Gu crying is unacceptable!"

Jiang Yi flew into a rage and, before Zhu Xin could even defend himself, delivered another punch that shattered Zhu Xin back to his original form.

"No one is allowed to bully my Hua Gu! No means no!"

Jiang Yi raised her foot and stomped wildly on the mirror on the ground without any order, finally kicking the Heart-Piercing Mirror away.

The Heart-Piercing Mirror flew past Luo Qingsi, whose eyes lit up. She chased after it like a hunting dog, and Liu Taozhi couldn't stop her in time.

Having vented her anger, Jiang Yi suppressed her rage and immediately put on a gentle, spring-like expression.

She knelt down, opened her arms to the sobbing Hua Gu, and gently embraced her.

"Alright, alright, Miss Hua, stop crying. We're not going to learn this lousy technique. We're not going to put up with his nonsense!"

Hua Gu sobbed for a while in Jiang Yi's warm and familiar embrace before she could barely stop crying.

She raised her swollen eyes and said firmly in her little voice, "Aunt Hua wants to learn... but Aunt Hua is too stupid... she can't learn... boohoo..."

"Nonsense! Our Miss Hua is not stupid!"

Jiang Yi immediately retorted, affectionately ruffling Hua Gu's hair.

“Hua Gu, look at that Qing Si sister. She was born missing a part of her soul, the one that governs intelligence and wisdom. Many people say she’s a ‘fool,’ but do you think she’s stupid?”

Hua Gu looked in the direction Jiang Yi pointed. Zhu Xin Jian was dodging in a zigzag pattern. Luo Qing Si chased after Zhu Xin Jian like a child chasing butterflies, jumping around in the grass.

"Baby, don't run away!"

It seems... hard to say.

Jiang Yi smiled awkwardly, "Don't let her childlike appearance fool you, she's actually incredibly powerful. No Golden Core sword cultivator in the Primordial Sword Sect can beat her! Our Hua Gu is much smarter than her, she just hasn't found the most suitable method for herself yet. As long as our Hua Gu wants to learn, she will definitely become extremely powerful."

Jiang Yi's words were like a warm current that dispelled the grievances and frustration in Hua Gu's heart. She sniffed and nodded sullenly.

"Okay! Don't cry, Flower Girl. Flower Girl will find a way to become stronger!"

Jiang Yi comforted Hua Gu, and Luo Qingsi finally caught the Heart-Piercing Mirror. She squatted by the lake and curiously fiddled with it. The moment she turned the mirror over to face herself, golden light emanated from the mirror and transformed into flowing images in mid-air.

The scene depicts the Xuan Ying Sword Sect. Jiang Yi is sleeping soundly on a couch, completely unsuspecting, while Luo Qingsi sneakily lies beside the couch, holding a brush stained with thick ink.

She drew two large black circles around Jiang Yi's tightly closed eye sockets, and then wrote a crooked "王" (king) character in the center of Jiang Yi's forehead. Then, with the tip of her pen moving, she drew six fierce cat whiskers on Jiang Yi's cheeks with three strokes to the left and three strokes to the right.

Before the ink was dry, Jiang Yi's eyelids suddenly twitched. Luo Qingsi was startled and turned to run away, clutching the brush and ink. She bumped into her master at the door, immediately shoved the brush and inkstone into his hands, and then disappeared without a trace.

The image finally focuses on Jiang Yi's face as she sits up, sporting dark circles under her eyes, a "king" character on her forehead, and comical cat whiskers on her face, her sleepy eyes filled with confusion.

puff!

Liu Taozhi couldn't help but laugh, and Hua Gu in Jiang Yi's arms quickly covered her mouth, laughing so hard tears streamed down her face. Jiang Yi's forehead twitched; she finally knew who had done this bastard thing after she fainted from exhaustion while practicing swordsmanship all those years ago!

Luo Qingsi was stunned, then her eyes widened and she flew into a rage.

"Monster, look at the sword!"

Luo Qing drew her sword and slashed at the Heart-Piercing Mirror.

clang!
The sword blade struck the mirror as if splitting a mountain, and the Heart-Piercing Mirror remained completely still, without even leaving a scratch.

Luo Qingsi tilted her head in confusion. The boy's phantom had just appeared on the Heart-Piercing Mirror, and she was about to speak up and mock him.

Boom!

A bolt of purple lightning, as thick as a chopstick, struck down from the clouds without warning. Even though the sword light had already faded, the purple lightning seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, striking the mirror with pinpoint accuracy.

The golden-robed youth's shadow had just taken shape when it was struck by purple lightning and exploded. The Heart-Piercing Mirror was also knocked away by the lightning. After landing, it transformed back into the golden-robed youth and stood up with an excited expression.

"It's the Primordial True Thunder! Little Cotton is saved! With this thunder, I will help you cultivate the 'Nine Heavens Profound Nether Wind and Thunder Nirvana True Method,' and three days of cultivation will be equivalent to three years of hard work!"

Hua Gu peeked out from Jiang Yi's arms, staring blankly at the purple lightning patterns leaping around Zhu Xin's body.

Zhu Xin was even happier than Hua Gu, laughing heartily with his hands on his hips.

Luo Qingsi scratched her head in confusion. Why was this mirror so hard? Back in the Primordial Sword Sect, when she unleashed a single sword strike, a large group of people scattered, all afraid that the purple lightning would strike.

However, the purple lightning always struck a few breaths late, so she often pretended to strike with her sword to scare people away and escape. After fooling them a few times, once they no longer believed that lightning would strike, she would strike with her real sword and electrocute them all.

"Senior Sister, you mirror are bullying me!"

Luo Qingsi made the false accusation first, but Jiang Yi was thinking about something else. She looked at Luo Qingsi, then turned to look at Liu Taozhi, and her eyes lit up.

She had also carefully read the long-named cultivation technique that Zhu Xin had customized for Hua Gu. Qing Si's Primordial True Thunder and Yao Yao's Pure and Subtle Sword Intent both contained the power of thunder and water, which seemed to be... just right to assist Hua Gu in her cultivation.

The power of the Moon Soul Cold Spring contained in Hua Gu's true form is also an excellent aid to Yao Yao.

"Zhu Xin, come here!"

Upon hearing Jiang Yi's shout, Zhu Xin instinctively took a step back.

"What, are you going to hit me again?"

Jiang Yi chuckled and called Luo Qingsi and Liu Taozhi over as well. She told Zhu Xin her idea, and after a brief discussion, the group immediately began to test it.

Hua Gu dispersed her body into a cloud of mist, covering the entire mountaintop. Liu Taozhi practiced the Qingwei Sword Manual within it, absorbing the power of the Moon Soul Cold Spring from the mist, making it twice as effective in condensing her sword intent.

And the tidal power she unleashed with each sword strike was an excellent tempering for Hua Gu's demonic nature.

On Luo Qingsi's side, one of the new cultivation techniques she learned was the Primordial True Thunder Body Tempering Method. She had previously struggled with not being able to withstand directly drawing lightning to temper her body.

Now, when the Primordial True Thunder is unleashed in the mist, it will be evenly dispersed as it passes through the mist spread out by Hua Gu. Luo Qingsi can achieve the effect of body tempering by being in the mist.

The scattered lightning also had a tempering effect on Hua Gu's demon seed, as well as Liu Taozhi on the other side.

The group tried it all night, and under Zhu Xin's guidance, they continuously improved and perfected this cultivation method.

By daybreak, even Liu Taozhi was sighing with emotion.

"The Northern Profound Demon-Controlling Method is indeed unique. I never thought there was such a method of using demon spirits to assist in cultivation."

Jiang Yi yawned. "I can't take it anymore, I really need to go to sleep for a while. I'm addicted to sleeping now. You guys keep trying."

Jiang Yi had just turned around and hadn't even found a place to sleep when a flying sword carrying a message came hurtling towards her.

It was the plain gray of the Lingxu Sword Sect, and the voice of the Shadowless Sword Lord was inside.

"Jiang Heying, please go to the Sword Tomb behind the Lingxu Sword Sect immediately."

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(End of this chapter)