I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 429 Collecting a Small Fee (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
A surprised young voice burst forth from the Heart-Piercing Mirror, "Could you be a genius?!"

Jiang Yi ignored the Heart-Piercing Mirror. Although she had spent most of her time sleeping over the years, she had always been extremely focused when using her divine sense to trace the patterns of the Five Elements Forbidden Array.

And when she was gazing at the clouds in Youxian Ferry, she was also sensing and contemplating the very foundation of Youxian Ferry's existence.

During her cultivation and growth alongside the demons, she also used her divine sense to try and understand the composition of their demonic species.

Sleeping, being lazy, and focusing on studying have never conflicted for her.

Jiang Yi stepped upwards step by step, her pace becoming faster and more steady. The speed at which the lotus platform beneath her feet condensed was almost in sync with her will. The initial vibrations and buzzing had long since disappeared, and the lotus platform became more and more solid, its color as lustrous as jade.

The churning clouds beneath her feet transformed into a thoroughfare, and the abundant spiritual energy of the five elements cheered and leaped around her, only to be subdued and absorbed into the endless cycle of life.

The floating island in the sky, with its swaying lotus pond, came into clearer and clearer view of her.

"Wonderful!"

After a moment of silence, Zhu Xinjian burst into uncontrollable admiration.

"What a wonderful Daoist principle! Entering the formation with your own body, borrowing ancient wisdom rather than relying on ancient artifacts—this level of comprehension is something even the Azure Emperor, who was at the Golden Core stage back then, might not be able to match your perfect and natural understanding."

The mirror of the Heart-Piercing Mirror reflected Jiang Yi's figure as he ascended the steps, each step like a lotus blossom. It was as if one could see a great immortal cultivator with boundless cultivation, stepping firmly onto the Five Elements Lotus Platform, heading straight to the sacred land in the clouds that symbolized the origin of the ancient Daoist teachings.

A moment later, Jiang Yi successfully reached the edge of the floating island. The clouds and mist dispersed, and the view before her suddenly opened up.

The floating islands were astonishingly vast, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The center of the island is not solid land, but an endless body of water, with a winding river dividing the water into two huge lotus ponds, one black and one white.

On one side, a lotus leaf as black as jade cradled a lotus flower as dark as night, yet faintly reflecting colorful light, exuding a soft, feminine aura.

On the other side, on the lotus leaves that are as white as jade, the pure white lotus flowers, which also faintly shimmer with iridescent colors, exude a holy and gentle radiance, drawing in masculine energy.

Yin and Yang, black and white, formed a perfect Tai Chi diagram in this vast lotus pond. The rhythm of Yin and Yang resonated slightly within Jiang Yi's dantian.

Zhu Xin floated up, his mirror scanning the floating island. "Just as I suspected, this trial is about the Yin-Yang Path. With your current cultivation level, it will be difficult for you to pass it."

At the edge of this vast Yin-Yang Lotus Pond, which is almost symbolic of infinity, right next to where Jiang Yi stands, is the inlet of the river that separates Yin and Yang.

The river's source is crystal clear, and the current is gentle.

On the shore, a small, flat boat is quietly moored, without poles or oars, as if waiting for a destined person to step onto it and go upstream to the core of the Yin-Yang Lotus Pond.

Jiang Yi didn't move. He stopped on the shore and looked back at the vast sea of ​​clouds formed by the five elements of spiritual energy.

“You’re right,” Jiang Yi said in a low voice. “It would be a shame to fail if I couldn’t pass the next level, so I should collect some payment for my hard work first.”

The image of the boy appeared in the mirror of the Heart-Piercing Mirror, looking at Jiang Yi with doubt in his eyes.

"What do you want to do?"

Jiang Yi untied the sword-nurturing gourd from his waist and pointed it towards the surging sea of ​​five elements spiritual energy below.

The five-colored spiritual energy that permeated the world instantly transformed into a surging torrent of colors, rushing into the seemingly small gourd mouth.

This wasn't due to the gourd's own suction, but rather Jiang Yi using his divine sense to draw in the five elements of spiritual energy and forcefully pour it into the gourd.

"Hey, hey, hey, other people look for opportunities when they're trying to snatch treasures, but you're looking to see if you can 'take it all.' With your habit of wanting to grab everything you see, you're probably a reincarnated Pixiu, even storing excrement in your belly as if it were treasure." Jiang Yi held the bottom of the gourd steadily, her tone calm.

"Where else can you find such rich and pure Five Elements spiritual energy that doesn't require any effort to refine? Maintaining the operation of the cave has consumed a lot of spiritual energy, and we haven't replenished it. Now that there's ready-made 'rations' delivered to our door, wouldn't it be a waste not to stock up on some?"

Zhu Xin curled his lip and remained silent.

As the immense spiritual energy was poured in, a tender, emerald-green vine suddenly emerged from the gourd's mouth—the Little Immortal Vine.

Like a thirsty creature, its vine tips greedily swirled around the dense, almost impenetrable wood-elemental spiritual energy, its tender leaves unfurling and frantically devouring it.

The originally immature aura of the fairy vine solidified at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, Youxian Ferry is also undergoing an unprecedented change.

A light, drizzling rain, imbued with the essence of the five elements, began to fall from the sky!
The rainwater was sweet and refreshing, full of vitality, and nourished the entire grotto world.

A five-colored rainbow spanning the entire sky above the cave quickly coalesced on the heavens, shimmering and dazzling, a truly magnificent sight.

The stone golem guarding the garden, soaked by the spiritual rain, was covered in moss that was growing wildly at an unprecedented rate, with even small ferns sprouting from the crevices.

The blood ginseng babies emerged from the spirit field, their ginseng flowers blooming rapidly and quickly producing several small, glistening fruits resembling red agate.

The ripe fruit fell into the spirit field, and in the blink of an eye, several tender seedlings with small red buds sprouted.

The blood ginseng babies danced excitedly, knowing that once these seedlings grew, they would have new companions.

The already active leaf-eared rabbits, nourished by the spiritual rain, had their snow-white fur radiate a warm, spiritual light, and their bodies began to swell noticeably like inflating balloons, becoming round and plump.

The green ribbon bees emerged from their hives, bathed in the spiritual rain, and the already verdant stripes on their bodies became even deeper and more vibrant, while the edges of their transparent wings gleamed with a faint metallic sheen.

All the spiritual herbs in the entire spiritual field, whether they had just sprouted or had been growing for many years, were growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the fertile soil at the heart of the Spirit Field, a faint yellow light appeared.

A tiny, yellowish-brown grain of sand, about the size of a fingernail, trembled and floated up from the soil, forming the center of a small vortex that greedily devoured the rich earth element essence around it.

After absorbing a large amount of spiritual energy, the grain of earth trembled slightly and split into two, then the two grains became four, and the four grains became eight...

The concentration of spiritual energy within Youxian Ferry reached an unprecedented level, with even the same dense spiritual fog as outside appearing in the air, within which five-colored radiance flowed, giving it a feeling of an ancient immortal abode.

Jiang Yi sensed the changes within the Immortal Ferry, his face remaining expressionless. He silently consumed a pill refined by Hong Li to replenish the intense consumption of his divine sense, and continued to increase his power by pouring spiritual energy into the Sword Nourishing Gourd.

What she took was nothing but a drop in the ocean compared to the entire Kunlun Secret Realm; it was insignificant.

After absorbing the energy for a full half hour, Jiang Yi felt the sword-nurturing gourd become heavy, giving her a feeling of fullness that reached her throat, before she withdrew her outward-released divine sense.

The little fairy vine seemed to have eaten its fill, and it shrank back from the gourd's mouth to continue its slumber and digestion in the spirit field.

Jiang Yi hung the sword-nurturing gourd back on her waist. The belt was now askew, as if it were filled with heavy sand and gravel, no longer as light and weightless as before.

Helpless, Jiang Yi could only tighten the belt even more.

With a light touch of her toes, Jiang Yi stepped onto a small boat on the edge of the floating island, sat down cross-legged, took some pills to regulate her breathing, and let the boat carry her along the river to the center of the floating island.

　See you tomorrow~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)