Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 180 Array Brush
As long as you have enough computing chips, you can solve all the problems.

This is the kind of understanding that the Jade Palace conveys to those who possess it.

Pei Xia wiped her delicate face, slowly calming herself down.

The person inside the mouth stopped moving and stood there, looking at Pei Xia: "Alright, that's about all I have to say. A single computing chip can't take up too much of my time. Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Yes, Pei Xia noticed it on her way here.

Above the many clouds in the Jade Palace, besides characters like him and the person in the mouth who were clearly manipulated, there were also people dressed in white with black gauze, wearing square hats and with curtains covering their faces. These people were dressed uniformly and had similar figures, so they did not look like simple jade holders.

“Oh, those, we call them Cloud People,” the person in the mouth scratched his head, as if trying to figure out how to explain. “There are different opinions. Some say they are the original inhabitants of the Jade Palace, others say they are people who serve the Lord. I have also heard some higher-level Su Masters say that these people may not be human at all.”

Pei Xia's eyes widened slightly: "Not human?"

The person in the mouth said, "Seven Realms Master, you know that you possess divine abilities, right?"

"know."

"Divine mechanics can dramatically improve a Su Shi's computing power. Some seventh-realm seniors have proposed that if computing power is really strong enough, it might be possible to conceptually create beings that are similar to humans, and even be able to respond to people."

As a time traveler, Pei Xia naturally understood what this meant.

"Of course, it's just speculation. Most people don't really believe it. After all, apart from their uniform clothing, these guys are no different from us in their speech and behavior. If they are really composed of computational power and magic, it would be too amazing."

The man in the mouth stroked his sparse beard under his eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered his voice to say, "But some people speculate that Qiongxiao Yuyu uses computing power as currency, and its purpose may lie in this. If the master of that building is really alive, he might be a Su Shi of the eighth realm. At the eighth realm, it's not surprising that he can come up with anything."

Pei Xia had heard his master's wife mention that the Eight Realms Masters were all giants who had left their mark in history. They were able to create their own paths of cultivation based on divine calculation power and possessed unique techniques that were "unfathomable" and "untransmittable".

Could it be that this Jade Palace itself is the unique supernatural power of that master?
Pei Xia noticed that when the person speaking said this, there was a look of fear in the eyes on their chin.

Not only him, but also Pei Xia, or almost everyone in the Nine Provinces, would feel a deep fear of an Eighth Realm Master.

This is not simply fear of power. A master of the eighth realm is a completely different concept from a martial artist, strategist, or a qi observer of the same realm.

Because the power of a "Su Shi" comes from knowledge, once you reach the eighth realm, it's hard to imagine what this creature with immense computing power is thinking or researching in reality.

Throughout history, everyone agrees that among top practitioners, the vegetarian master is the most prone to losing control and the most destructive.

Let it go. Being created by humans is not something I should be concerned about for now.

Pei Xia then asked, "So, what should I do if I want to obtain more Jade Qiong in the future?"

The person in the mouth looked him up and down with a pair of small eyes and laughed: "Where did you get these two? The only way to get more is this."

Stealing someone else's jade pendant...

The old man shook his head: "Don't ask me where these jade holders originally obtained the jade pendants. I don't know either."

Indeed, if it were so easy to get to the bottom of things, Qiongxiao Yuyu wouldn't have become the mysterious and unpredictable "Surrounded Sect of the World".

"One last question, how do I get back from here?"

This is the key issue.

The mouth in the middle of the square face of the person in the mouth gestured towards his waist: "Go back the way you came."

Pei Xia looked down and realized that the two jade pieces were actually on his waist. The old man said, "Just shake them and make a sound. Don't worry, in the Jade Palace of Qiongxiao, no one can steal your things."

Pei Xia nodded, then straightened her sleeves and respectfully gave the person in front of her a junior's bow: "Thank you again for showing me the way and answering my questions."

The man in the mouth smiled and waved his hand: "It's just business. I'm just a wandering cultivator in the mountains. I don't have that many treasures, and I don't expect to enter the Jade Palace Pavilion. I'm just making a little money off you."

After saying that, the old man didn't hesitate and turned to leave.

It really is a business.

Following that, Pei Xia wandered around the Qiongxiao Yuyu alone. There weren't many people in the place, but because of the swirling clouds and mist, it didn't feel empty.

The clouds drifted through the void, often brushing past people, some strangely shaped jade-bearers, others uniformly dressed cloud dwellers.

Pei Xia was quite curious about these people in the clouds and intended to observe them closely, but the curtains hanging from their square hats completely covered their faces.

Since she was new to the place, Pei Xia didn't dare to lift it and had to give up.

After strolling around for a while, Pei Xia felt that it was about time. If he stayed any longer, he was worried that Lu Li would throw him a funeral.

Pei Xia reached out and picked up her two pieces of jade. Just as she was about to leave, she glanced around and saw a magic brush on a stall not far away.

This one is far inferior to the earliest one displayed by the pig-headed man. The pen handle is made of fine iron, with a silver thread in the center and a slightly shiny silver whisker at the tip.

Pei Xia had a sudden thought. She remembered that Lu Li had just advanced to the sixth realm and needed a suitable array pen. If she could get the two calculation cores, she could also try out Yu Qiong's storage function.

He walked over, squatted down, and pointed to the array pen. Just as he was about to speak, he saw another hand reach out to him, also pointing to the array pen.

They both paused for a moment, then turned to look at each other.

This was a round-faced man with a thick beard. He probably never expected that such an ordinary magical artifact would actually catch someone's eye.

The stall owner, dressed in a long robe and looking like a scholar, looked at the two men and said, "This is a rare item, made of fine iron, mixed with spiritually potent silver sand from the sea. The hair is slightly inferior; it's the foot hair of a silver-footed sable."

After he finished speaking, he paused and emphasized, "First come, first served. This young lady, please make your offer."

Pei Xia extended his hand first, smiled apologetically at the round-faced man, and then said to the stall owner, "Would two abacus cores suffice?"

The stall owner immediately frowned: "Are you kidding me?"

Pei Xia didn't react at first, but after glancing down, she realized.

The jade seller's stall didn't have many high-grade items. He was probably like the person mentioned, uninterested in the Jade Pavilion. In other words, he didn't want to calculate the core; he was there to exchange items.

Pei Xia stood up awkwardly.

When he first entered the Jade Palace, he was unprepared. There was nothing in the Jade Palace, so he could only watch as the round-faced man replaced the array pen.

Pei Xia sighed. Poverty makes one lose ambition. Oh well, let's go back to the inn.

He took out the jade pendant, and it jingled.

(End of this chapter)