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Chapter 171 The Origins of the Water Dragon Sect [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Disciple greets Master."

When Ji Yuan arrived at Forget-Worry Island, he respectfully bowed to Hua Yaoyue.

After this incident, he realized just how much Hua Yaoyue cared about him.

Like Liu Yuan, he was a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, and they encountered the same situation. They both sent messages to their Golden Core masters at the same time.

But the result?

Hua Yaoyue came in person.

Master Yunyuan only sent a Foundation Establishment stage disciple. Of course, it's also possible that Master Yunyuan was too busy with too many things to do and didn't have time to go.

After all, he is the Grand Elder of the Water Dragon Sect.

"Um."

When Hua Yaoyue saw Ji Yuan, she looked him up and down.

"good."

She casually offered a compliment.

Then he sat up from the soft chair, but didn't get up. "I already know the details. It's not a big deal."

"I called the three of you here today just to give you a few words of advice: the demonic forces of Shangxi have already begun to invade."

"This kind of thing isn't just happening in our Water Dragon Sect. Similar incidents have occurred in the territories of the other five sects as well. So from now on, you should all be careful, whether you're going out or not."

"If you are outmatched, just let me know immediately."

"Yes."

Perhaps because they were discussing serious matters, Feng Zhitao and the others all bowed respectfully to Hua Yaoyue.

Yun Qianzai straightened up and immediately asked, "Master, may I ask if the demonic path has already launched a large-scale invasion? Should we then go to Mount Shang to guard it?"

"Not yet. I estimate it will be within the next few years if things go smoothly, but it could be more than ten years if things go slowly. The sect will notify us when the time comes."

Hua Yaoyue rarely spoke so much at once. "So in the next few years, you must improve your strength as soon as possible. When the day comes that the demonic path launches a full-scale attack... Shang Dong may not have a safe place to stay."

Even the arrogant Yun Qianzai couldn't help but change his expression upon hearing this.

"Master, based on past experiences with demonic invasions, isn't our Water Dragon Sect, located in the heart of Shangdong, the safest of the six great immortal sects?"

Sword Ruins is the most dangerous one in Shang Mountain.

Next are Medicine King Valley and Imperial Spirit Gate, located on opposite sides of Falling Star River, one in the south and one in the north, forming the second tier.

The third tier consists of Corpse-Driving Mountain, Joyful Palace, and Water Dragon Sect.

The Corpse-Driving Mountain is in the north, the Joyful Palace is in the south, and the Water Dragon Sect is in the very middle. Therefore, among the six major immortal sects in Shangdong, the Water Dragon Sect is the safest.

In previous invasions by the demonic forces, even though the front line of Shangshan was breached, they were ultimately stopped within the territory of Medicine King Valley and Yuling Sect.

They couldn't even get to the Water Dragon Sect's territory.

Hua Yaoyue shook her head, her expression somewhat serious.

"I heard from the people at Sword Ruins that this invasion by the demonic forces is unusual. Unlike the previous one, which was disorganized, it seems to be orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, with measured advances and retreats. In short, it's always better to be cautious."

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

Ji Yuan felt that Hua Yaoyue seemed to glance at him more when she said those words.

"I will obey my master's instructions."

After the three bowed and stood up, Hua Yaoyue lay back down, indicating that there was nothing more to say.

Feng Zhitao immediately said, "It's rare for us to get together, and our junior brother has survived such a calamity, so why don't we celebrate?"

When it comes to celebration, it's nothing more than Ji Yuan cooking and then drinking the wine that Ji Yuan brought.

"Excellent."

Yun Qianzai nodded with a smile.

Hua Yaoyue thought for a moment, seemingly missing the taste of Ji Yuan's stir-fries, and then nodded slightly, saying, "Whatever you say."

No, Master, please don't agree to our suggestion... Ji Yuan laughed and said, "Then I'll make a fool of myself. Senior brothers and sisters, don't leave. You can come and help out."

"You can't cast spells on that; you have to use your hands to perform it yourself. Only then will it have a soul."

"Me? The dishes I cook have a soul."

"..."

After a while.

The four of them, having eaten their fill, leaned against the pavilion to rest. Feng Zhitao glanced at her master on the left and her fellow disciples on the right, then suddenly smiled and said:

"I wish we could stay like this forever."

"That's right, that's right. It would be even better if our junior brother cooked for us every day."

Yun Qianzai nodded.

Ji Yuan: Second Senior Brother, you son of a bitch...

"Don't forget, you also have a senior brother."

Hua Yaoyue couldn't help but add a comment.

"Oh right."

"Senior Brother is a glutton, haha. Junior Brother, you'll see how much he can eat when the time comes. As long as he's around, you'll have to cook more dishes."

Listening to their discussion, Ji Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously, "Has Senior Brother been at Shang Mountain all this time? Hasn't he returned yet?"

"He's crazy. I've urged him several times; he should be on his way back... right?"

Hua Yaoyue glanced to the west and said with a hint of helplessness.

Yu also inquired about the Foundation Establishment cultivators within the sect, such as which Foundation Establishment island masters had become disciples of Golden Core cultivators.

He then focused his questions on the disciples of the First Elder, Yun Yuan Zhenren, and the Third Elder, Xuan Xiao Zhenren.

Thus, I learned the real name of the female cultivator I met today who was carrying a giant sword made of a door panel.

Rouyi.

The second disciple of the First Elder, Master Yunyuan, is also a battle maniac. His cultivation has reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and it is said that he has already glimpsed the threshold of Core Formation.

After chatting for a while, the three of them said goodbye again.

However, after leaving for a while, Ji Yuan took a detour and returned to Forget-Worry Island alone.

Although Ji Yuan and the other two had only just left, Hua Yaoyue had already gotten up and stopped lying down. Instead, she began tending to the flowers and plants outside the pavilion.

So... Master's apparent laziness was just an act?

Actually, they've been secretly working hard behind our backs all along?

Ji Yuan guessed in his heart.

"Is there anything else?"

Hua Yaoyue asked without looking up.

Ji Yuan bowed slightly, then explained that he had already sent a message to True Person Xuan Shui, but he did not suspect that someone had intercepted the message halfway; he simply stated the fact.

"Oh?"

Hua Yaoyue turned around after hearing Ji Yuan's words, "I set off immediately after receiving your message... So, it seems that a Golden Core cultivator from within the sect has defected to the Demonic Sect?"

"Is he truly a Golden Core cultivator?"

When Ji Yuan learned of this from Hua Yaoyue, he couldn't help but be astonished.

"Yes, only the divine sense of a Golden Core Realm cultivator can forcibly lock onto a communication talisman."

"Does that mean that communication talismans will no longer be safe?"

"This thing... has never been safe."

Hua Yaoyue seemed to be wondering who this Golden Core cultivator was, but Ji Yuan remained silent.

"Have you told your sect leader about this?"

"I said so."

"That's fine then."

"I have another question... I suspect that there might be some secret about Linshui City. Otherwise, why would the demonic sects be so fixated on it? It was one thing for the Qinghan Island Lord's affair to be exposed, but now they're launching a full-scale attack. If it's really just for some small gain, it doesn't make sense. It's not like the demonic sects' style."

This was a question that Ji Yuan had been pondering all the way.

He always felt that the attack by the demonic forces was too suspicious. Such a risky thing with such a small reward should not be done by the cunning demonic thieves.

"Oh, about that."

It seems that Hua Yaoyue really does know.

She put down the small shovel in her hand, clapped her hands, got up, and walked along the path among the flowers. Ji Yuan followed closely behind her.

"Actually, it's related to something that happened a long, long time ago."

"A very long time?"

"Yes, it was probably two or three thousand years ago." Hua Yaoyue said, turning her head to look south. "Do you know why our Water Dragon Sect chose this place to establish its sect, and why it was named the Water Dragon Sect?"

"This disciple does not know."

Ji Yuan guessed a little, but didn't say anything, preferring to listen to Hua Yaoyue's explanation directly.

"Because thousands of years ago, a true dragon, a water dragon, was slain here. Even now, our Water Dragon Sect still enjoys a bit of its blessings."

"What?! A real dragon?"

Ji Yuan really didn't know about this. Not only did he not know, he had never even seen a similar record in any of the Water Dragon Sect's historical records.

"Yes, this is a secret. Even if you know about it, don't tell anyone."

Hua Yaoyue also gave a special reminder.

"Yes."

Ji Yuan understood that his senior brothers and sisters were probably unaware of this matter.

"As for that riverside city, to be precise, it's the river next to it, I think it's called something like that..."

"Pear Blossom River," Ji Yuan said.

"Oh right, it's called Pear Blossom River now, but it used to be called Fallen Dragon River. It was probably formed when the real dragon was knocked down back then. So there's still a trace of dragon energy left at the bottom of the river. Those demonic cultivators must have seen some information from somewhere and are looking for this thing."

The secret that the Demonic Sect had been searching for so desperately was now casually revealed by Hua Yaoyue.

"Dragon energy, isn't that a good thing?"

Although I don't know much about Ji Yuan yet, just from the name, I can tell that it's a good thing.

"Ha, the Land of Fallen Dragons, a true dragon about to be slain, what good do you think that last wisp of dragon energy is?"

Hua Yaoyue's sneer interrupted Ji Yuan's fantasy.

On second thought, it makes sense. If it were truly something good, not to mention others, even Hua Yaoyue herself would have already tried to get it.

"However, it is still somewhat useful for the Sword Manual you are cultivating. You can condense your second sword embryo on the Pear Blossom River. At that time, it can also be tainted with a trace of dragon luck. But remember, once the water luck starts to be mixed with blood energy, you must stop immediately, otherwise I will not be able to save you."

"Yes."

Ji Yuan quickly noted this down; even if he couldn't obtain the dragon's energy, getting a little bit of the dragon's luck would be good.

By then, my second flying sword should be stronger, but if that's the case, why isn't my first flying sword stronger?

My first flying sword was formed in the Cloud Rain Marsh.

Ji Yuan voiced the question that had been lingering in his mind.

Hua Yaoyue chuckled upon hearing this, "This place is known as the Boundless Swamp, but back then it was nothing more than a small mudflat beside the Fallen Star River. Can you guess how this Boundless Swamp came to be?"

Ji Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Was it won in a major battle?"

"No, when that true dragon escaped here, it was already on its last breath. There was nothing to fight. This boundless swamp was actually dug out by someone."

"What? It was dug out?!"

Ji Yuan was extremely surprised to hear this answer.

It is often said that digging three feet into the ground is already excessive, but here a boundless swamp has been unearthed.

"Yes, every bit of soil tainted with dragon energy has been dug up. What blessings do you expect to bestow upon us, the later generations?"

Don't overthink it.

Hua Yaoyue couldn't help but put her hands behind her back and sigh deeply.

Soil tinged with even a trace of dragon energy was in high demand, inevitably reminding Ji Yuan of his fishpond. Under normal circumstances, it was assumed that the fishpond could eventually raise a true dragon.

It might have to be renamed "Dragon Pool" then.

"Master, what level of spirit beast is this true dragon?"

Ji Yuan asked curiously.

"realm?"

Hua Yaoyue asked in return, then murmured softly, "Just one is enough to easily annihilate our entire Canglu Continent."

Ji Yuan was no longer shocked, because the news was indeed quite shocking, and he was thinking of speaking again.

But Hua Yaoyue interrupted him, saying, "Do you still want to ask how big the outside world is? Then let me ask you, have you formed your core? You're only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, don't be too ambitious."

"Survival comes first."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan didn't ask any more questions.

He took a deep breath, stepped back, and bowed deeply to Hua Yaoyue.

"Go."

Hua Yaoyue gave Ji Yuan the order to leave, and only then did Ji Yuan depart from Forget-Worry Island.

After this incident, he felt that Hua Yaoyue had become even more mysterious in his eyes... Well, to be honest, Ji Yuan even felt that his master was like an old monster who had been reincarnated and cultivated again.

Otherwise, how would they know these things and hide their strength so well?

Could this old monster really be a Nascent Soul stage monster?

Before Ji Yuan could return to Misty Island, he received a message from Li Changhe.

Li Changhe said he had just returned from the Yuling Sect in the north and had just learned what had happened from the sect leader, asking how Ji Yuan was doing.

Ji Yuan let him know she was safe and told him not to come back, before returning to Misty Island.

It's time to take stock of what we've gained this time.

Initially, it was the corpses of the two demonic cultivators. After Ji Yuan checked them and found nothing wrong, he buried them in the mass grave, adhering to the principle of keeping everything safe.

Next up is this storage bag.

Since the two demonic cultivators who were killed this time were legitimate, Ji Yuan couldn't ask Tu Yue for help. He was worried that there might be something dirty inside that could hurt Tu Yue.

Tu Yue is a great help now, and Ji Yuan can't bear to see her get hurt.

Ji Yuan personally took charge and spent almost half an incense stick's time to completely inventory the storage bags of the two demonic cultivators.

There weren't many spirit stones; the two storage bags together contained only 234 stones, which they had likely absorbed to enhance their strength.

After all, spirit stones are just numbers on your person; the best way for them to go is to be transformed into strength.

As for spiritual artifacts, each of them has two. Although they are both low-grade spiritual artifacts, they are still quite good, considering that they are only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Both of them possessed a low-grade spiritual artifact, which was a flying spiritual artifact.

They probably know that being fast is worse than being strong.

However, unlike the flying boats of the Water Dragon Sect, their flying magical artifacts had a rather unique design.

One of them is shaped like a willow leaf, which is fine.

This other one... its shape is actually a rib. When infused with spiritual energy, this rib is enlarged and can be just the right size for a person to sit in the middle.

Flying on bones?

Why didn't it fly away on a broomstick?

The other two low-grade spiritual artifacts are a ghost claw and a treasure armor.

Ji Yuan had previously thought that the ghostly claw that grabbed him was a method of formation, but now it seems that the demonic cultivator activated this spiritual artifact.

The remaining piece of armor was slightly damaged by several slashes from the Frost Flowing Sword, so it could only be sold for spirit stones.

After examining the magical artifact, Ji Yuan immediately found the tombstone secret technique among the pile of miscellaneous items. When the demonic cultivator activated it earlier, its power was almost the same as activating a talisman.

Its power is astonishing.

But after he finished reading this secret method, he gave up the idea of ​​studying and comprehending it.

This secret technique... is powerful, but it comes at a high price.

The reason why the demonic cultivator was short was because he practiced this secret technique. The more he practiced, the shorter he would become. In addition, practicing this secret technique would also result in three days each year when he would be like a corpse, with a tombstone erected on his grave.

It's powerful, but it's also sinister.

Ji Yuan then put it away.

Neither of them possessed any talismans. The few talismans they had were all low-grade second-tier talismans; they had used up all the mid-grade ones during the fight.

The same applies to elixirs.

Ji Yuan was still hoping to find a few more Foundation Establishment Pills, but it turned out he was overthinking it.

There was nothing there.

As for the cultivation techniques they practiced, both of these demonic cultivators were at the Foundation Establishment stage, unable to even reach the Golden Core stage. Ji Yuan scanned them with his divine sense and then put them down.

There were some unseen objects suitable for demonic cultivation, but Ji Yuan had no use for them, so he buried them all in the [Mass Grave].

It is used to enhance the yin energy in the mass grave.

After tidying up all these things, he ended up with a scarecrow in his hand.

He examined the scarecrow with his divine sense and found something amiss. It seemed to contain a powerful curse, which reminded him of the feeling of being locked onto by divine sense during the battle.

"At that time, that demonic cultivator probably intended to use this thing to curse me to death."

Ji Yuan held a scarecrow in his left hand and a bone-piercing nail in his right.

He didn't know what level of cultivator he could kill, so Ji Yuan planned to find someone to ask him when he had the chance.

After putting away the scarecrow, Ji Yuan had a compass radiating blood energy in his hand. This thing was not a spiritual artifact, but seemed to have been specially made and had some kind of special effect.

If Ji Yuan hadn't asked Hua Yaoyue, he might not have understood.

But now it's clear that it was most likely used by that demonic cultivator to search for dragon energy.

Ji Yuan knew that the dragon energy was at the bottom of the Pear Blossom River, so this thing was of no use to him. However, he did not destroy it, but instead put it into his three-layered storage bag.

Who knows when we might need this thing?

After checking the storage bags, Ji Yuan emerged from the cave and surveyed his territory like a great general.

Very good, intact.

Unfortunately, the [Fish Pond] still hasn't produced any Tier 3 Frost Dragon cubs. Ji Yuan was really hoping that this thing would evolve into a true dragon.

Especially after listening to Hua Yaoyue's storytelling today, his longing for a true dragon has become even stronger.

After patrolling his territory, Ji Yuan sat down on the hilltop again.

His biggest takeaway from this battle was that formations are truly wonderful, especially his formation, which didn't require prior planning and could be activated instantly.

But that's still not enough.

It was like encountering Hu Li's thirty-six thick smoke arrays; Ji Yuan really had no way to deal with it.

Although he upgraded the [Formation Room] to level 2, he was not proficient in setting up and breaking second-tier formations.

Even the Yin Ghost Formation's advancement to the second tier was purely by chance.

To put it bluntly, Ji Yuan is still only a first-tier array master.

That won't do. Formations are such a wonderful thing; I can't waste my talent on them. But trying to figure them out on my own is too slow; it's far better to have someone guide me.

After some thought...

Ji Yuan had no other choice but to go find his second senior brother, Yun Qianzai, that arrogant king.

Just thinking about his arrogant behavior gave Ji Yuan a headache.

"Fine, it's all for the sake of increasing our strength!"

Moreover, when visiting someone to seek advice, one certainly cannot go empty-handed; one must prepare some gifts. What should one prepare?

Ordinary gifts wouldn't appeal to Yun Qianzai; I need to give him something that suits his personality.

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