I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 415 The Wounds of Cangyun (Bonus Chapter for 500 Monthly Tickets in August)

Zhao Cangyun's smile faded slightly as he pulled his hand away from Jiang Yi's and pulled down his sleeve.

"It's alright, Senior Sister. After all... escaping from such a dangerous situation, there's always a price to pay."

Jiang Yi narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Zhao Cangyun.

"Really?"

Zhao Cangyun scratched his head, "It's...it's just like that."

Jiang Yi turned her head and took a breath. "Fine, if you don't want to talk, then stand aside!"

"Yes, Senior Sister!"

Zhao Cangyun quickly stepped aside, stood beside Jiang Yi, and stole glances at her while chuckling to himself. He felt a warm sense of satisfaction at being scolded by his senior sister.

As Longri Zhenjun and Shang Shixu approached, Jiang Yi cupped his hands in greeting, "Uncle-Master Longri, Junior Brother Shang, you must be tired from your journey."

Shang Shixu nodded slightly, and Longri immediately asked Jiang Yi, "Have you heard anything about your master?"

Jiang Yi pondered for a moment, then said with certainty, "Sword Master Yunye has already found out that my master and my mother are currently in the Floating Light Sea area near the Southern Wilderness, which is the territory of rogue cultivators."

Upon hearing this, Long Ri breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. I've been worried about Senior Sister Danxi's safety all these years. It's good that they're alright. Fu Guang Hai..."

Long Ri murmured as she looked at Shang Shixu, clearly considering that after settling Shang Shixu in, she would go to Fuguang Sea to search for people.

"Let's go to an inn to stay for the night."

Jiang Yi asked Longri Zhenjun to go first. She followed a few steps behind to Shang Shixu's side. Zhao Cangyun came up to her by himself, but was glared at fiercely by Jiang Yi. Zhao Cangyun continued to play dumb, just like before.

Only in front of Jiang Yi would he act as innocently as a boy.

Although both Shang Shixu and Zhao Cangyun have formed their cores, Zhao Cangyun's cultivation progress had always been faster than Shang Shixu's. Now, however, Zhao Cangyun is far behind Shang Shixu, and it is unknown when he formed his core or whether the process was successful.

"Junior Brother Shang, where did you find this guy? What about the people who escaped from Cangling Sect with him back then?"

“Me, me, I’ll speak!” Zhao Cangyun raised his hand.

"Get out of here, I wasn't asking you," Jiang Yi said irritably.

Shang Shixu chuckled and glanced at Zhao Cangyun out of the corner of his eye. Zhao Cangyun secretly gave Shang Shixu a wink.

Shang Shixu said slowly, "After sending a message to Senior Sister Jiang last time, my master and I searched carefully in Lizhou several more times. Later, we found him in... a secret realm. At that time, he was seriously injured and he was all alone."

Zhao Cangyun hurriedly replied, "That teleportation array was in disrepair for a long time. Chisongzi, Qitian, Feng Wuhen, and I encountered a spatial rift in the latter half of the teleportation. However, they were all fine, only I was caught in it. Fortunately, I had the Xuanwu Heart Flame protecting me, so I only lost my right arm."

"you sure?"

Zhao Cangyun nodded vigorously, "Confirmed!"

Shang Shixu continued, "Senior Sister Jiang, there's no need to worry. As long as they are still in the Eastern Continent, they will definitely come to the Central Continent to look for clues about the others during this grand ranking event. Moreover, Grandmaster Su Hua's Myriad Manifestations Sect has also been searching everywhere for the whereabouts of the Northern Profound cultivators."

Jiang Yi hummed in agreement and said nothing more.

This victory is of great significance to her. It is not only the result of her initial obsession with swordsmanship, but also a test from Daojun Chonghe. It is to obtain subsequent cultivation resources, and even more so to make a name for herself and point out a path for all cultivators in Beixuan.

Besides that, she also had a selfish motive, or rather, an unrealistic ambition.

The matter is not yet settled, so let's leave it aside for now.

"Sister!"

Someone on the roadside greeted them, and Jiang Yi nodded in response. Zhao Cangyun frowned and immediately squeezed closer to Jiang Yi.

"Senior Sister, their cultivation is higher than yours, so why do they still call you Senior Sister?"

“Because I’m awesome!”

Zhao Cangyun was somewhat dejected, "But you're my own senior sister, why should they!"

"Then go beat them up, One-Armed Hero."

"I don't have a missing arm. This arm of mine can move, you see."

Shang Shixu covered his mouth and chuckled. He watched Jiang Yi roll her eyes and Zhao Cangyun flex his muscles with a mix of grievance and anxiety. This long-lost sense of warmth made him feel as if he had been through another world.

Shang Shixu looked ahead at the banner fluttering in the wind above the 'Donglai Inn,' hoping to reunite with the others.

He especially missed Shen Puning's excellent skills, even though he had already reached the Core Formation stage.

Upon arriving at the Donglai Inn, the innkeeper immediately recognized Jiang Yi, saying that Liu Taozhi had given them a portrait.

The innkeeper led Jiang Yi and the others to a private room to wait while he went to inform Liu Taozhi. Jiang Yi personally poured tea for Longri Zhenjun, telling her and Shang Shixu to rest for a while.

"Take off your clothes!"

Jiang Yi gave orders to Zhao Cangyun.

Zhao Cangyun covered his chest in terror, "Senior Sister, what are you doing? There are other people here."

Jiang Yi slapped Zhao Cangyun on the head, then reached out and ripped off the right side of his shirt, forcibly exposing his right shoulder and entire right arm.

It was indeed a magical prosthetic limb, attached flush with the shoulder. It wasn't particularly well-made, just enough to allow Zhao Cangyun to use his right hand.

The wound on the shoulder was very neat, which could indeed be caused by a spatial rift, but it could also have been done by an extremely sharp weapon.

Jiang Yi's gaze did not linger on the prosthetic arm for long, but continued to sweep over Zhao Cangyun's chest and back.

His bronze skin was covered with crisscrossing scars, some deep and some shallow, which were extremely glaring. It was unclear how long ago he was injured, but the scars still remained.

Zhao Cangyun felt uncomfortable under Jiang Yi's serious gaze and awkwardly tried to close his clothes.

"Senior Sister...can I put on my clothes now? These are all injuries left from the spatial turbulence. It's normal that they won't heal for ten or twenty years."

"No."

Jiang Yi's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable command.

Zhao Cangyun pursed his lips and obediently lowered his head.

Shang Shixu and Longri Zhenjun, standing nearby, focused their attention on the tea leaves floating in their cups, tacitly appreciating their tea and ignoring the two siblings.

Jiang Yi sat down and placed her fingers on Zhao Cangyun's intact left wrist pulse point.

A surge of pure and gentle magical power flowed into Zhao Cangyun's body, exploring along his meridians.

Zhao Cangyun's heart leaped, while Jiang Yi's heart sank little by little.

The demon core in Zhao Cangyun's dantian was dim and covered with fine cracks. His original energy was severely depleted, with only a shallow foundation barely supporting him.

A surge of anger rose in Jiang Yi's heart.

That bastard, what is a severed arm compared to the injury to his demon core? For so long, True Monarch Longri has been unable to heal him, he must have encountered some difficulties.

"You are really not afraid of death!"

Jiang Yi glared at him, while Zhao Cangyun lowered his head, not daring to look at Jiang Yi at all.

"Senior Sister, I was wrong. I didn't mean to hide it from you. The circumstances of my Core Formation were indeed... very rushed. In addition, I was injured and stranded in a secret realm. The weakest people in that secret realm were all at the Golden Core stage. I didn't have time to stabilize my cultivation before fighting every day, which is why..."

Without hesitation, Jiang Yi mobilized the original power of the Wood element accumulated in her Wood Spirit Root and began to continuously transfer it into Zhao Cangyun's body. Her magic power contained innate source energy, and only she could help him.

This power, gentle yet strong, enveloped Zhao Cangyun's damaged demon core, seeping in thread by thread, attempting to smooth out the minute cracks and nourish his depleted essence.

"Senior Sister, you..." Zhao Cangyun was startled by the surging vitality, and his expression changed drastically.

"For your... for your golden core to recover, you must nurture it properly for a period of time. Over the next few years, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Cangyun suddenly jerked away, forcefully interrupting Jiang Yi's transmission of magical power.

He quickly pulled his wrist back, with such force that the table shook slightly, and then hurriedly put on his clothes.

"No!" Zhao Cangyun exclaimed urgently, "You are about to participate in the ranking battle, and you must not damage your own essence at this time."

Zhao Cangyun took a breath, shrugged as if to appear relaxed, but his eyes were unusually firm.

"I'm really not going to die right now. This little injury won't kill me! Senior Sister, once the Heavenly Ranking is over and you win the championship, you can heal me slowly then. I'm just staying here and not going anywhere. Even if the Lingxu Sword Sect doesn't accept me, I won't leave. I'll just stay here as a rogue cultivator!"

Seeing this, Lord Longri also spoke up to advise, "Yes, Heying, his injuries have been going on for more than a year or two. Now, it is most important for you to win the ranking."

Jiang Yi curled her fingers little by little. Generally, cultivators need to reach the Nascent Soul stage to regenerate severed limbs.

However, the "Azure Emperor's Longevity Scripture" she is practicing can regenerate severed limbs at this stage, but it also causes great damage to her, so it is not suitable to do it now.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Yi had to give up.

"Ayi, we're back."

Shen Puning's voice came from outside, and then a large group of people rushed into the private room.

　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)