Jiang Yuebai has been hanging a sign indicating he is in seclusion outside his meditation room for more than ten days.
The other alchemists and talisman makers breathed a sigh of relief and were finally able to relax a little, leaving the quiet room and going outside for a walk.
"Friend Zhang? Are you going out for a walk too?"
"Yes, yes. I drew 120 ninth-grade talismans in a row yesterday. I feel a little uneasy. I'm going out for some fresh air."
"Fellow Daoist Zhang is really amazing. He can draw 120 pictures in one breath, which is 10 more than the most that Fellow Daoist Jiang has ever drawn."
"I can't compare to you, Brother Ma. I heard that you opened five furnaces of Huiyuan Pills yesterday. The amount of pills you made in a single day exceeded that of Brother Jiang."
"It's just that I felt better yesterday. It's not something to brag about."
Passing by the supplies department, the two chatted with Manager Li.
Manager Li suddenly raised his head and said, "Fellow Daoist Jiang, you have come out of retreat? Is this because your cultivation has improved?"
Jiang Yuebai carried two storage bags and walked over and placed them in front of Manager Li.
"I came out of retreat yesterday. I felt uneasy about receiving my salary because I had no output these days. So I refined ten furnaces of rejuvenation pills and drew three hundred ninth-grade fire bomb talismans in one go. I hurried to send them to you."
Zhang Daoyou:!!!
Fellow Daoist Ma:!!!
"This... so much?" Manager Li was stunned.
Jiang Yuebai pulled the scarf on her face and said, "I want two more alchemy furnaces. The two I had were burned yesterday, and the talisman sand and talisman paper have also been used up. Next, I will prepare to refine the boiling blood pill and draw the beast soul talisman. I need more beast souls, the more the better. By the way, is it time to collect this month's salary?"
If it wasn't for the spirit stones, she wouldn't have made the trip in person.
"I'll get it for you right away, just wait."
Although the Baji Sect had a bad reputation, they were quite good to Jiang Yuebai, providing him with salary, beast souls, and some small requests, all of which were met immediately.
While waiting, Jiang Yuebai saw two people beside her with pale faces, staring at her like statues, and she bowed to them.
"Two fellow Taoists."
“… … ”We are not okay, we want to cry!
Manager Li came back quickly and handed over a storage bag with both hands.
"Spirit stones, talisman paper, talisman sand, and the alchemy furnace are all inside. The alchemy furnace is just an ordinary one. The beast souls are a bit tense recently, but we have already arrived at the Sea of No Return. The disciples of various sects are clearing out the nearby monsters. Once the beast souls are handed over, I will send them to you immediately."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "Can I get off the boat to get some fresh air? And take a look at the scenery of the Sea of No Return?"
Manager Li looked embarrassed, "Well... recently there are many Buddhist disciples lurking outside, killing anyone they see. It's too dangerous outside. It's safer for Brother Jiang to stay on the boat."
Jiang Yuebai understood that this meant he was not going to let her go.
"Then I can go to the deck to get some fresh air, okay?"
"Okay, but you must not run around. The protective barrier is still open. Be careful not to get hurt by mistake." Manager Li reminded loudly, still afraid that Jiang Yuebai would slip away.
Although she promised to consider joining the Baji Sect, she has not given any definite answer yet. Manager Li is worried, but Elder Wu Lie is too busy to take care of her.
Fortunately, the dragon boat’s protective barrier is now open, so people outside can’t get in, and people inside can’t get out.
On the way to the bow deck, Jiang Yuebai once again experienced the feeling of his soul becoming stronger.
She was clear-headed and sharp-minded. Even with her eyes closed, she could clearly see the small spider in the corner of the wooden pillar next to her, spitting out a silk web thinner than a hair.
You can also 'see' two Qigong monks talking around the corner. There is blood on their foreheads that has not been wiped off, and traces of fire on the ends of their hair.
Not only her 'sight', but her hearing and senses were also amplified several times. Even though there was a protective barrier blocking her, she could still hear the sound of the storm raging and people whispering behind the door.
"…The vanguard of the Wuzong Alliance entered the Sea of No Return yesterday and returned empty-handed. The Buddhist Sect has also formed an alliance. It seems that there is a master behind the scenes directing them…"
"Now both sides have large forces coming over. The Wuzong Alliance and the Chamber of Commerce Alliance have more than 20,000 people, while the Buddhist Alliance has only more than 10,000 people, but they have the advantage of Buguihai. We don't know what the result of this final battle will be."
"Fortunately, we take care of logistics..."
Jiang Yuebai walked to the railing of the dragon boat and looked at the endless sea of sand through the protective barrier.
The two newly grown leaves have not yet fully formed into the shape of a palm, and need to continue practicing the "Thousand Leaves Hand".
At this moment, she did not have the feeling that her soul was drifting away and wanted to fly away from her body, so she could still continue to swallow the essence, at least one or two drops.
"If the amount of spiritual consciousness doubles, the power of spiritual consciousness spells should also double."
Jiang Yuebai leaned on the railing, watching people coming and going, each busy with their own things, and flying swords passing in and out. From the frequency of the movement, one could tell that the battle situation ahead was tense.
These three dragon boats are filled with logistical personnel from the Baji Sect, the Fuhu Sect, and the Guiyi Sect. These three martial arts sects are the only ones in the Liusha Region that are large in scale and have Yuanying Zhenjun in charge.
"Hey," Jiang Yuebai called to a martial artist who was in a hurry, "Which side of the Sea of No Return are we on now? Are we near the Little Camel Hill or..."
Jiang Yuebai suddenly stopped and narrowed her eyes slightly, and found that the martial artist in front of her was tense all over and something was wrong.
She looked more closely and saw some raised dandruff at his temples, and immediately understood.
"Forget it. I can't leave anyway. It's so boring on this boat."
Jiang Yuebai turned around and muttered something casually, while the martial artist behind him secretly released the thing hidden in his sleeve and left silently.
Jiang Yuebai remained calm, twisted his neck, and walked around the deck casually to stretch his muscles.
Not long after, there was a sudden and loud explosion from the sail. The whole dragon boat shook violently, making a creaking sound as if it could not bear the heavy weight.
The red flames instantly burned onto the sails, and a series of explosions came from the two dragon boats next door.
The huge sail pole on the dragon boat next to them was blown off, and it pressed down towards Jiang Yuebai's head with blazing flames.
"Enemy attack! Put out the fire!"
There was chaos everywhere on the ship.
boom!
The pillar hit the dragon boat hard, and the dragon boat that Jiang Yuebai was on was almost broken in half. Wood chips flew everywhere, and the dragon boat began to fall. The protective barrier shook violently, and a crack appeared.
Jiang Yuebai, who had already gathered his strength, suddenly had his eyes light up, and he used all his strength to activate the Sky-Breaking Flash, instantly breaking through the crack in the protective barrier and rushing out into the sky.
Wu Lie of the Baji Sect appeared above the dragon boat with three Jindan monks. He vaguely saw a figure fleeing into the distance, but the situation was critical and he had no time to be distracted.
"My fellow Taoists, quickly stabilize the protective formation. The logistical supplies must not be lost!"
Several people worked together to repair the protective barrier and stabilize the dragon boat.
"kill!!"
Deafening shouts and cries of killing came from below, and the yellow sand on the ground exploded, revealing that many Buddhist disciples were lying in ambush.
Each of them held a powerful talisman and disposable magic weapon, and bombarded the falling dragon boat desperately.
The sky exploded with brilliant flames, bursting like fireworks. Jiang Yuebai used the Cangkong robe to hide his figure and breath, and had already escaped into the Sea of No Return, far away from the place of right and wrong.
She has been working diligently these days to make pills and talismans without being lazy at all, and she has done her best for the Baji Sect.
If you don’t return to the sea, you won’t come back once you enter it.
It's not just because it's dangerous, but also because deep in the Sea of No Return is the Prajna Temple, which is the other shore where one can put down their butcher knives and become a Buddha instantly.
Jiang Yuebai galloped all the way, running for three hundred miles. On the road, he saw blood-stained yellow sand, broken corpses, and burnt flags and weapons everywhere.
The lone desert wolf and the eagles were fighting over the corpse. Jiang Yuebai was deeply saddened by the fact that this place was once a Buddhist land but had become a hell today.
Suddenly, a group of sturdy sandworms rushed out from under the yellow sand, dancing wildly and spitting venom.
Jiang Yuebai quickly stopped in mid-air, with his eyebrows raised.
"You spit on me again, so I'll use you to test the power of my current magic!"
(End of this chapter)