The joint competition among the three sects is approaching, and the disciples away from home are returning to their sects one after another.
In the past, Jiang Yuebai didn't like socializing. She would not see anyone who came to visit her and was busy practicing and studying.
This time when she returned to the sect, she put aside her spiritual practice and visited people everywhere, paying respects to elders, meeting fellow disciples, discussing the Dao, and making plans for outings. She was not on Tianku Peak every day.
On the second day after Wen Miao brought Li Jiuchuan and the others back, a joint competition between Tianyan Sect, Guiyuan Sword Sect and Jingangtai began.
Wen Miao still found it troublesome, so just like Jiang Yuebai and the others did last time, he threw all the Qi training disciples into the small world of the Tiandi Qiankun Mirror, while the foundation building disciples fought in the ring on Tiansha Peak.
Jiang Yuebai, Yun Shang, Ge Yuchan, He Wangchen, Song Zhiang, Xie Jingshan, as well as Zhuo Qingfeng from Guiyuan Sword Sect, were thrown in to participate in a small competition last time, but this time they all sat in the stands of Tiankui Peak, watching the battle calmly.
Xie Jingshan also secretly brought some wine, and forced Zhuo Qingfeng and the other five heroes of Guiyuan to come over. They drank and talked about the geniuses of each sect this time, saying that this generation of disciples was far inferior to what they were back then.
Xie Jingshan also took out the jade recording of him swinging his sword to break the formation and showed it to everyone, saying that He Wangchen's formation was poorly set up. Ge Yuchan made a comment nearby, and Xie Jingshan's arrogance subsided, with a dull pain in his lower back.
The only pity is that Lu Nanzhi and Shen Huaixi are not here.
Jiang Yue had only taken two sips of liquor when the jar was empty. It was the same for everyone.
After turning his head and looking for a long time, Jiang Yuebai realized that it was the supreme elder Wen Miao, who was sitting beside the sect leader Wen Ci, pretending to be serious and talking to the Nascent Soul of Guiyuan Sword Sect and King Kong Platform. In fact, his fingers were not honest and he was stealing wine from them.
She doesn't drink with her mouth, but absorbs the wine directly from her fingertips. This is her unique skill.
Even after being discovered, Wen Miao still sent a message to them with righteous words.
"There are people from the outside sect here. As Jindan Zhenren of Tianyan Sect, how can you secretly drink alcohol? Confiscate it!"
"We are like this, the top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked, slightly~"
Jiang Yuebai responded directly and stuck out her tongue at Wen Miao. This rare childishness made Wen Miao laugh, but she didn't punish her.
After watching the Qi training disciples' competition for a day, Jiang Yuebai felt that it was just a fight between weaklings, so he dragged Yun Shang and Ge Yuchan to watch the Foundation Building disciples' battle in the ring.
True Lord Canghuo had accepted several more disciples in the past two years, but Yunchang couldn't recognize all of them. Whenever someone called her "Uncle-master", she would nod with a red face.
"My master is planning to take in another disciple this year, so I have to help her."
Ge Yuchan watched the battle carefully and helped Master Fantao record the situation of this generation of foundation-building disciples of Tianyan Sect.
Jiang Yuebai met a martial monk in the foundation-building stage, who brought her a letter from the young monk Niankong and a bag of snacks from the kitchen of Jingangtai.
Niankong has grown into a great monk. In the letter, he said that he was doing well in Jingangtai and he liked Jingangtai very much. He also said that when he was reading the "Prajna Sutra", he dreamed of a very handsome monk in red one night, who asked Niankong to help him thank Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai didn't know whether it was because of his spiritual power that he entered Niankong's dream.
Who knows what's going on in the world of cultivation? Didn't her grandfather, whose soul was scattered, reincarnate? Maybe Ruosheng will come back one day.
Watching the fight in the crowd, Jiang Yuebai saw Jiang Ziying and Shi Xiaowu, both on different stages.
Shi Xiaowu is already in the late stage of foundation building, while Jiang Ziying has only been building the foundation for two or three years.
Jiang Ziying fought against a female swordsman from Guiyuan Sword Sect. The fight was extremely fierce.
Jiang Ziying had always fought with the disciples of Tianjian Peak in recent years and was very familiar with the sword techniques. After fighting for less than a quarter of an hour, he found the flaw in the opponent's sword moves, turned around and knocked the man off the stage with a palm.
"Thank you!"
Jiang Ziying looked heroic and radiant, attracting cheers from the surrounding disciples. Even the sword cultivator from Tianjian Peak who always had a hard time with her blushed secretly.
Shi Xiaowu was fighting against a Vajra Platform monk who was also in the late foundation building stage. The opponent's body was as hard as iron and his fists were as strong as a tiger. Shi Xiaowu had a hard time fighting and had to passively fight back.
After persisting for more than sixty rounds, he was still defeated. Guo Zhen stamped his feet in anxiety, with a look of disappointment on his face.
After getting off the stage and seeing Jiang Yuebai, Shi Xiaowu lowered his head in guilt, "Big Sister, am I particularly useless?"
Jiang Yuebai imitated Li Jiuchuan's usual gentle demeanor and patted Shi Xiaowu on the shoulder, "Not every cultivator is good at fighting. You just need to shine in the field you are good at."
Shi Xiaowu is already the sole manager of the Wanfa Hall in the Tianyan Sect, and is able to teach Jindan Zhenren Nuanshu with his foundation-building skills.
Lingjun Zhenjun of Tiangang Peak has been studying the art of formations in the past two years. Inspired by Shi Xiaowu, he became a close friend of Shi Xiaowu and they often discussed the connection between formations and mathematics together.
Comforted by Jiang Yuebai, Shi Xiaowu's optimistic nature allowed him to quickly put the failure behind him.
"I have made great progress in studying the Dao of Formation these past two days, but I cannot fully display the essence of the Dao of Formation in the ring battle. Qi Yue is in the ring over there, Senior Sister, I will go check on her first."
Shi Xiaowu's face turned slightly red, and he pushed through the crowd to find Qi Yue. Jiang Yuebai watched from afar. Qi Yue was in high spirits on the ring, controlling the three puppets with ease, and it seemed that he had won several games in a row.
Shi Xiaowu went over to cheer and encourage him, but Qi Yue's brother Qi Ming looked at Shi Xiaowu with some inexplicable displeasure.
The undercurrent between the three people made Jiang Yuebai laugh. They are all mortals and cannot avoid the seven emotions and six desires. No matter what the result is, the experience will turn into motivation for growth.
The nine-day Tianyan Sect competition ended quickly. Shi Xiaowu failed to rank in the end. Jiang Ziying got the 23rd place with his initial foundation building cultivation, which was very good.
Qi Yue, on the other hand, unexpectedly had a trick up his sleeve. Relying on his superb puppet manipulation skills, he fought back and defeated a monk from the inner courtyard of King Kong Terrace, and took the top spot in the Foundation Establishment Stage.
When Xiaobi praised Qi Yue and asked her to choose a master, Qi Yue looked at Li Jiuchuan first, as she still wanted to stay at Tianku Peak.
But in the end, encouraged by Jiang Yuebai's eyes, Qi Yue boldly chose the most suitable Zhenjun Bai Yan, who was also the Yuanying Zhenjun who had been teaching her the way of puppetry in Wanfa Hall. He was an old monk who devoted himself to studying puppet mechanisms and lived in seclusion.
After the competition, Jiang Yuebai received an invitation from Xie Jingshan. The invitation was vague and mysterious, inviting her to meet at Danfeng Valley under Qingyun Ridge at night. Yunshang and Ge Yuchan, who were with Jiang Yuebai at the time, also received the same invitation.
After the sun set, the three of them rushed to Danfeng Valley together.
It was the time when the maple forest was as red as fire. The three of them saw from afar a huge bonfire burning in the open space in the center of the valley. Lu Nanzhi and Shen Huaixi, whom they had not seen for ten years, were standing by the bonfire and smiling at them.
Xie Jingshan brought Song Zhiang, He Wangchen, and Zhuo Qingfeng, Zhao Kunling, and Xu Qiancheng from Guiyuan Sword Sect to move the wine jars, while Hua Yingshi and Xu Qianjin were spreading blankets on the ground.
Not far away were Yu Qiuchi, Fang Yuxing, Li Shenzhi, Mu Wushuang and Tang Weimian, several other senior brothers and sisters who were on good terms with everyone.
Everyone who should come and can come is here. It is a rare opportunity for us to get together.
"Jiang Yuebai, come over and help me, why are you standing there like an idiot?"
Xie Jingshan urged loudly, Jiang Yuebai looked at Yun Shang and Ge Yuchan, and went over together.
Everyone sat around the fire, drinking and chatting about everything under the sun.
"... Jiang Yuebai, didn't you ask me to help you keep an eye on the baby girl from the Kong family who was born with purple energy?"
Xie Jingshan took a sip of wine and said, "Something happened just before I returned to the clan, which severely slapped Kong's face. You don't know that when the baby girl was born, she was in the limelight, but she disappeared in the past ten years without any news."
"On the contrary, there was a young master of the Kong family who was born at the same time as her. According to the Kong family, he could compose verses at the age of three, and he could write poems blessed by the golden light of a saint. Of course, no one outside has seen it, so who knows whether it is true or not. Anyway, in recent years, people inside and outside the Kong family have said that the Kong family will produce a literary saint. As a result, not long ago, the Kong family invited the top ten cultivation families to participate in a poetry gathering, and the young master was exposed on the spot. He has been plagiarizing his cousin's poems and articles for years."
"His cousin is the baby girl who was born that year. She disguised herself as a man and sneaked into the poetry meeting. Her poem shocked the world. The sky was clear and the stars were shining. The golden light of a saint shot straight into the sky from her body. It scared many people. Now the whole earth spirit world knows her name, and the Kong family can no longer suppress her."
Everyone listened to Xie Jingshan's story with great interest, and Jiang Yuebai thought of Shen Jinghao.
Everyone started out chatting together, but eventually split into small groups.
Li Shenzhi staggered while carrying the wine jar, "I, your senior brother, was in Shura Domain, and I killed thousands of ghosts in one go. Although I can't compare to my master in the past, I was still unparalleled in the limelight."
"Ah? Senior Brother, you called me?" Mu Wushuang turned around in confusion, her face flushed from drinking and her eyes blurred.
Phew~
Tang Weiman and the others were laughing so hard that they fell backwards. He Wangchen whispered, "Ten thousand ghosts didn't see it, but the hundred ghosts were so scared that the eldest brother set up ten layers of formations before he dared to make a sound..."
"Huai Xi, come and drink. You must accompany me tonight and have fun."
Xie Jingshan held the wine jar in front of Shen Huaixi, and the wine splashed all over Shen Huaixi's face.
Song Zhiang raised the wine jar and said, "Huaixi, I, Song Zhiang, have admired very few people in my life. I really admire you for what happened in the Yiren Country."
Just as he was about to drink, Xie Jingshan snatched the wine jar from Song Zhiang, "Don't drink with your broken body. If you get drunk, you will have to trouble the Grand Elder. Drink this jar of milk. Come on, Huaixi, let's drink together."
Song Zhiang: … …
Soon, Xie Jingshan became friends with everyone and learned the drinking-fingering game from the mortal world with those from Guiyuan Sword Sect. The loser had to drink while standing upside down.
The wine that He Wangchen drank was spraying out of his nose. Yun Shang, who was always shy, couldn't help but hold her stomach and laugh so hard that she fell backwards, using Ge Yuchan's sleeve to wipe her tears.
Everybody was laughing. It was a rare occasion that they didn't have to worry about rules, pressure of practice, or past grudges. It was just friends getting together to drink and have fun, enjoying the relaxation and happiness of the moment.
Jiang Yuebai sat next to Lu Nanzhi and looked at everyone, saying in a voice transmission: "The Grand Elder told me today that we will set out in half a month and go through the boundary river of the Chaos Land."
Wen Miao had warned them not to tell anyone else about their trip to the upper realm.
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "About half a month, I'm already on the threshold of the late Jindan stage."
"Me too. Xie Jingshan is still a little behind. I have Po Yunchong, so it's okay to take him with me. Do you want to go back to the sect to see your master?"
Lu Nanzhi glanced in the direction of Tianyan Sect and shook his head silently, "No need, Master will understand. Tianyan Sect is crowded with people now, so I'd better not cause trouble. I'll just stay in Nangu Market and buy some supplies by the way."
Jiang Yuebai squeezed Lu Nanzhi's hand. She practiced magic, and if people found out that she appeared in Tianyan Sect, some things would be hard to explain, and she could be easily used by people with ulterior motives.
"By the way, I met someone when I was traveling in Baipu Territory. She asked me to bring you a message." Lu Nanzhi said.
"Who?" Jiang Yuebai was curious.
Lu Nanzhi smiled, "Lü Ying, she opened a shop in Chan Village, has already established her foundation, and is living a good life."
Jiang Yuebai suddenly heard the news about Lu Ying, and it felt like a dream. She was happy from the bottom of her heart. It was a pity that they didn't meet before leaving. But it was also good this way. They all had their own paths, so it didn't matter if they couldn't walk together.
A night of laughter finally came to an end, and the next morning, the people of Tianyan Sect bid farewell to the disciples of Guiyuan Sword Sect and Jingangtai.
Jiang Yuebai did not go. He stayed beside Li Jiuchuan obediently, not asking any questions. He just helped Li Jiuchuan move all the paper books to the yard to dry them.
"Why did you change your temper today?"
Li Jiuchuan sat under the long corridor, making tea and reading, and instructing Jiang Yuebai to move the books.
Jiang Yuebai was tired from carrying the books, so he waved his sleeves and white leaves flew all over the sky. They transformed into little flower fairies, which held up the four corners of the book in groups of four and danced slowly in the sunlight.
"Drink it."
Li Jiuchuan placed the teacup in front of Jiang Yuebai, who lay on the table, "Master, I'm going on a long journey."
Li Jiuchuan flipped the pages of the book in his hand without looking up, "Yes, go to the upper realm, I know."
Jiang Yuebai sat up suddenly, "Did the Grand Elder tell you?"
Li Jiuchuan nodded, "The pool in the Earth Spirit Realm is too small. It really can't accommodate a 'delicate dragon' like you. It's better to go there earlier."
"Then you must work hard to cultivate and become a god as soon as possible. I will wait for you in the upper realm."
"It is not easy to go from Nascent Soul to Spiritualization without three to five hundred years of hard work. Don't be impatient. As for you, you have no one to rely on in the upper realm. Think twice before doing anything and take care of yourself."
Jiang Yuebai took out the five-flavor jade slip that had been by his side for a long time, which contained the complete version of "The Five Elements Return to Truth".
"Master, this is the technique I have been practicing. It was passed down from Wuwei Shanren, but I later discovered that this technique may have come from the founder Lu Xingyun. I am stingy, so I have never given it to you. Now you should keep it and pass it on to your junior brothers and sisters."
"After practicing, you don't need to sleep anymore. You can have more time to practice and study. Especially after forming the elixir, the skills will operate on their own. The more spiritual energy is consumed, the more efficient it will be. Tell them to study hard."
Li Jiuchuan took the jade slip and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You alone have already made all the Tianyan Sect disciples cry and scream. Look at the current Tianyan Sect disciples. It's normal for them to recite scriptures while eating and walking. The monks in the Jin Gangtai competition this time found it difficult to remain calm. If you let your junior brothers and sisters learn this technique now, I think not only the Tianyan Sect, but the entire spiritual world will be forced to cry."
"They wanted to learn from me, what does it have to do with me?" Jiang Yuebai said unhappily, "Master, I'm leaving soon, don't you have anything to give me?"
Li Jiuchuan smiled, "Things from the Earth Spirit Realm are not even worthy of being put on the table in the upper realm. The expenses of Tianku Peak have been high in the past two years, and I, your master, have not saved much. You should work hard on your own. I, your master, cannot help you."
Jiang Yuebai sighed, "Okay, wait until I make a name for myself in the upper realm, and then everyone will look up to me, the senior sister of Tiankufeng."
In the next few days, Jiang Yuebai exchanged all of his sect contribution points for materials, and spent day and night in the alchemy room refining pills and weapons.
He refined a full set of top-grade magical weapons for Shi Xiaowu and Jiang Ziying, and also refined several magical weapons and pills for Qi Ming, Qi Yue, Guo Zhen and Hong Tao.
Jiang Yuebai went directly to the library to get the Tianyan Sect's catalog of elixir recipes and instrument recipes. She followed the catalogs to refine all the elixirs and instruments she could, both high- and low-grade ones, and placed them in Li Jiuchuan's warehouse.
This would save his master, a Yuanying Zhenjun, from having nothing to give when rewarding his disciples.
After refining the technique non-stop for seven or eight days, the technique started to work on its own and Jiang Yue Baishui naturally broke through to the late Golden Core stage.
The day agreed with the Grand Elder was approaching. Jiang Yuebai had finished all the things he could do and had stuffed the things he needed to bring into his storage ring.
Early in the morning, before dawn, Jiang Yuebai arrived at the gate of Tianyan Sect.
Looking at the old spirit-testing stele on the side of the mountain gate, scenes of memories flashed before my eyes.
Immortal Stairs, Flower Valley, Lecture Hall, Yinfeng Gorge, Yinshan Mine, Sect Competition, Cangyan Land, Traveling Around, White Water Storm, North Sea Monster Hunting, Dragon Palace, Alien Country, Monster Clan, Shura Domain...
It seems like a long time has passed, but it also seems like it was just yesterday.
After wandering thousands of miles around the world, I return to my humble room and compose poetry and play the piano.
I dream back to my leisurely days in my youth and still feel happy.
Jiang Yuebai looked into the distance. Now that the matter here was settled, the path of cultivation had to continue!
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In addition, this book will be released in both male and female versions in a while, and the title will be changed to "I Made the Entire Crying World". It's just a matter of changing one word, not a big deal, so I'll let you know.
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