I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 411 Sword Pavilion Warehouse (Seeking monthly votes)

Facing the gazes of the two seniors, Jiang Yi directly took out the stone from the storage bag at his waist.

“Sword Master, Uncle-Master, I really want to say that you must have been fooled by Chong and Daojun. This is really just an ordinary stone. Only the character ‘Chong’ on it still has a little bit of Daoist charm. It can’t trigger anything at all.”

Both Songtao Sword Master and Jueying Sword Lord remained silent.

They had actually considered this possibility...

The Pavilion Master of Xingyi Pavilion once told the Sect Master that Daoist Chonghe was afraid of trouble and didn't want to take on any disciples, so he just fooled the sect so he could run away smoothly.

Song Tao nodded helplessly, turned around and left the Sword Tomb. Even if she couldn't become a disciple of Daoist Chonghe, she would eventually have to enter the Guiyi Sword Pavilion. She would know once the results of the Sword Dao Ranking competition were announced.

Jueying stayed behind and said to Jiang Yi, "Since that's the case, then so be it. The Sword Dao Heavenly Ranking has been released, and your grandmaster, Sword Venerable Yunye, returned to the sect three years ago. Go back to Liuyun Pavilion to prepare. Eight days later, you will participate in the battle to win the ranking with the Golden Core stage disciples of our sect."

Jiang Yi was not surprised at all. Since she had joined the Sword Sect and demonstrated her strength, it was only natural that she would be selected to participate in the ranking competition.

"Wait!" Jiang Yi called out to Jueying Sword Master, who was about to leave, "Does Uncle-Master still owe me something?"

After pondering for a moment, the Sword Master Jueying recalled the bet made during the competition among the Ten Great Sword Pavilions and sighed helplessly.

"Okay, come with me."

Jiang Yi was led by Jueying Sword Master and soon arrived at Guiyi Sword Pavilion, a legendary treasure trove even richer than the sects.

The warehouse was not as magnificent as imagined; it was a huge stone hall embedded in the mountainside. When the heavy iron doors opened, the dull sound of the mechanisms echoed through the mountain walls.

Upon entering, Jiang Yi discovered that it was less a warehouse and more a forest constructed from swords and precious metals.

The most numerous items in the storeroom were, of course, countless swords.

They were not piled up haphazardly, but were carefully enshrined on towering, pagoda-like shelves.

There are ancient and imposing heavy swords, thin swords as thin as cicada wings, lightning swords wrapped with the breath of wind and thunder, and frost swords with an ice-blue body...

The air seemed to be filled with the low murmur of ten thousand swords, faintly revealing a chilling sharpness.

On the other side of the display shelf, there are countless individual scabbards and sword cases.

There are soft sheaths tanned from dragon skin, wooden boxes carved from the heartwood of a thousand-year-old sacred tree, and even hard sheaths and treasure boxes cast from a single piece of Geng gold, their surfaces shimmering and brimming with spiritual charm.

Some of the sword sheaths even emitted spatial fluctuations, clearly indicating that there was more to them than met the eye.

Jiang Yi couldn't help but take a few more glances and even touched them. Zhaoming and Yaoling were both bare, without their scabbards.

However, no matter how good the scabbard is, it's not something she needs right now. She should look at various ores first.

Deep inside the warehouse, various exotic ores and sword-making materials were piled up like mountains.

Metal, Mithril, Stardust Sand, Cloud-patterned Copper, Ancient Submerged Wood, Meteorite Iron, and even Fragments of Dragon Scales...

The numerous rare materials, both well-known and unknown, piled together illuminated the depths of the warehouse with a dazzling light.

"You may choose any treasure here, as long as you like it and can take it with you, but remember, you can only take one."

With his head held high and chest puffed out, Jueying Sword Lord finally regained some face for Guiyi Sword Pavilion in front of Jiang Yi, and also demonstrated their considerable wealth.

Let her see and think about it. Besides that mountain, can Liuyun Pavilion produce so many good things?
Jiang Yi's gaze swept over the many rare minerals. Many of these minerals were difficult to classify by grade, as they were things rarely seen elsewhere.

Finding it out myself was too much trouble, so Jiang Yi turned to ask the Shadowless Sword Master.

"Uncle-Master, I'm looking for a type of ore that is primarily earth-based, supplemented with metal and fire elements. Do you have any here?"

The Sword Master thought about it carefully, "I don't know either. Swords are registered and cataloged, but ores are just dumped in every time they're brought back, and no one sorts or categorizes them. Over time, it's become a mess. Why don't you help me organize it?"

Jiang Yi pointed to herself, "Me? Help you tidy up?"

Jueying nodded expectantly, "There are many good things buried down here that are hundreds or even thousands of years old. Don't you want them, Junior Nephew Jiang?"

Jiang Yi was speechless, but in order to find what she needed, she had no choice but to accept it.

"Alright, then I'll send out another of my spirits to search."

As he spoke, Jiang Yi released Duan Jin and pointed to the small mountains deep inside the warehouse, saying, "Find some suitable ores for you." The moment Duan Jin appeared, it instantly attracted the attention of Jueying Sword Lord.

She was dashing and spirited, with red lips and black clothes, and a cold and sharp air between her brows. She bowed to Jiang Yi decisively.

"Yes, my lord."

His voice was calm, with a hint of ruthlessness.

"Is she also your spirit?"

The Sword Lord of Shadowless was extremely surprised. He used his divine sense to investigate and found that this was one of the two stone lions that stood next to Jiang Yi on Cloud Mist Peak that day. After transforming, it was so... beautiful!
When Duan Jin looked at the mountain of ore piled up deep in the warehouse, her delicate eyebrows immediately furrowed.

Since learning to make puppets, Duan Jin has developed obsessive-compulsive disorder because she has to deal with many parts. She can't stand things being piled up randomly, and everything in her puppet workshop must be placed in a fixed position.

Seeing this chaotic scene, resembling a garbage dump, triggered my obsessive-compulsive disorder, making me feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Please wait a moment, my lord."

Duan Jin's voice was tense. With a flick of his hand, several storage bags opened in mid-air, releasing a large number of puppets of various shapes.

There are small, mouse-like mechanical rats that move swiftly, and small, eight-legged, stable, and fast-moving black iron spiders.

Duan Jin flipped his hand and took out the chessboard, his five fingers moving swiftly across it.

In an instant, all the puppets were under her control, forming a well-trained army.

The ironwood rats darted precisely through the crevices of the ore, picking up and sorting ores of different sizes and properties.

The Iron Spider is responsible for moving and initially stacking large chunks of ore, and spraying tough spider silk to bind and mark them.

Duan Jin's expression was focused, her red lips tightly pursed. The chessboard in her hands was like a general's command flag, and every move she made caused visible changes to the chaotic ore mountain.

That focused, efficient, and almost obsessive-compulsive demeanor possesses a unique charm.

The Sword Master Jueying was already stunned by Duan Jin's stunning and cold appearance and temperament, and now he was even more astonished by her exquisite puppet control skills, which made his eyes widen in disbelief.

Jueying quietly approached Jiang Yi, "Ahem, Junior Nephew Jiang, are all the demon spirits in your Northern Xuan like this?"

He originally wanted to ask, "Are they all so good-looking and so amazing?", but he hesitated for a moment before saying the second half of the sentence.

"I mean, your Northern Xuan demon spirits can not only take human form, but also learn to create and control puppets?"

Jiang Yi glanced at the slightly reddened ear tips of Jueying Sword Lord, then looked at Duan Jin, who was so meticulous that he was arranging every piece of ore with its edges aligned, and answered slowly.

"That's right. Our Northern Xuan demon spirits, after successfully transforming into human form at the Golden Core stage, can not only determine their appearance according to their own characteristics and preferences, but it is also said that they can respond to their master's wishes and shape themselves accordingly."

Jiang Yi changed the subject, a mischievous smile playing on her lips.

"However, we Northern Xuan Demon Tamers have an ironclad rule since ancient times, strictly adhering to the separation of humans and demons, and prohibiting demon spirits from becoming Daoist partners with their masters."

"Cough cough cough! What nonsense is this!"

The Shadowless Sword Master coughed a few times in a panic.

"I...I am simply astonished that each of these demon spirits in your hands is extraordinary, no less powerful than human cultivators. It is truly unbelievable!"

Looking at the gradually tidying-up pile of ore, Jueying let out a long sigh.

"Alas! If I had known that the way of controlling demons in Beixuan was so profound, I really shouldn't have listened to the rumors back then and thought that Beixuan was a barren and impoverished place. I should have gone to Beixuan to travel around and see for myself. Now that Beixuan has collapsed, the way of controlling demons has been cut off. It is truly a pity."

Jiang Yi's eyes flickered, "Perhaps it hasn't truly been eradicated yet. The cultivators who fled from the various sects of Beixuan all brought with them many young demon spirits from their sects. If we could gather them all together, we wouldn't have to rush around anymore and could focus on nurturing them. It would surely allow the way of demon control to reappear in the world. It's just a pity..."

"My lord, take a look at this."

Hearing the sound, Jiang Yi looked up and saw a group of spider puppets find a blue stone millstone under the pile of ore, lift it out, and place it at Jiang Yi's feet.

　There are still 218 monthly tickets left over from last month. I'll add another chapter later, so please be patient.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)