Ji Yuan, Ju Yuanzi and Lian Baiping agreed to go to the back of the Heaven-Devouring Beast. Naturally, they did not need to tell anyone else. Now, inside the entire Heaven-Devouring Beast, there were less than twenty disciples of the Weimei Sect and only seven or eight passengers including Ji Yuan. With such a small number of people in the vast space, the place seemed extremely quiet.
The three of them walked slowly along the way without bumping into anyone else. They walked directly along a suspended road connecting the island in the fog to the sinkhole-like vent of the Sky-Devouring Beast.
The accountant Yuan took a closer look and found that there were actually circles of steps leading upwards at the location of the vent, circling around this "sinkhole", and there were at least a thousand steps.
"If you don't know how to fly, you need to have good leg strength to ride on this Sky Devouring Beast..."
When Ji Yuan said this, Ju Yuanzi beside him laughed.
"Sir, you are wrong. We can also use the Weimei Sect's formation to send it down there."
Lian Baiping shook his head.
"This formation is guarded by the female cultivators of the Weimei Sect. In fact, not everyone can use it. It is said that ordinary mortals can use the formation to go up and down once after they have mounted the Heaven Devouring Beast, but this is only once. If you want to go in and out again, you can just climb the stairs and go up and down."
However, the nature of the Sky-Swallowing Beast is quite special. In addition, the Weimei Sect gives people a rather cold feeling, so there are not many mortals living on the Sky-Swallowing Beast. At least there is not one on Xiao San's body now.
Smoke appeared under the feet of the three people, and they were slowly lifted up by the smoke. They soon arrived outside the body of the Sky-Devouring Beast, and then slowly landed on a platform on the back of the Sky-Devouring Beast.
The space on the back of this Sky-Devouring Beast is naturally not small, but there is only a long strip in the center of the spine with buildings. Even if it is only this small, it is still not small. The platform where Ji Yuan and others are located is an observatory near the center.
After landing on the observatory, the three of them stood quietly for a moment. Ju Yuanzi and Lian Baiping also looked up at the sky along with Ji Yuan.
“On a quiet night, the stars seem to be within reach.”
Lian Baiping sighed like this, without performing any magic, but a thin ray of starlight fell down, just like a silver thread falling from the sky. When he held it in his hand, it even fell down like a silk thread.
Ji Yuan was attracted by Lian Baiping's skills. He looked down at the silver thread he was holding. This method of pinching starlight into threads was probably the most delicate use of star power he had ever seen except for himself.
However, just as Ji Yuan's praise arose in his heart, the hanging star silk in Lian Baiping's hand immediately dissipated, existing for less than a breath of time.
"Fellow Daoist Lian, why don't you let the star thread last a little longer?"
When Ji Yuan asked this, Lian Baiping shook his head and answered truthfully.
"I am just a moon in the water. I can only retain its shadow but not its shape. Unless I use a real silk thread as a guide to gather star power, I can refine it into a star thread."
Ju Yuanzi on the side stroked his beard and sighed.
"If that's the case, it can't be called a true star silk! Oh, Mr. Ji, Fellow Daoist Lian, please take a seat."
While Lian Baiping was showing off his skill of pulling stars into a thread, Ju Yuanzi had already set up the table and taken out four cushions. Ji Yuan and Lian Baiping each chose a cushion and sat down very naturally, as if they had no doubts about the extra cushion.
"Tea, please."
"Thank you!"
The tea on the table has been brewed. Ju Yuanzi picked up the teapot and poured tea into three cups. Ji Yuan picked up the teacup and sniffed it. There was a faint spiritual charm rising from the tea, which could not be described by the so-called hanging fruit that contained a little spiritual energy.
“Good tea!”
Ji Yuan couldn't help but exclaim in praise, Lian Baiping on the side had already tasted it and agreed.
"Yes, it is really good tea. I didn't expect that Yu Huai Mountain has such spiritual tea. It is not comparable to those products that claim to be spiritual tea just because they have a little spiritual energy."
This tea is pure and elegant, so Ji Yuan doesn't plan to add honey, because there is no need to add any extra honey to the tea.
"What is the name of this tea?"
When Ji Yuan asked this, Ju Yuanzi actually laughed.
"Sir, you should have heard of this tea. It is actually very popular. It is the famous spring tea of Jizhou. Of course, in Jizhou, there is a distinction between pre-spring tea and pre-rain spring tea, but in Yuhuai Mountain, there is no such distinction."
"oh?"
Ji Yuan looked puzzled. Of course he knew about the spring tea before the Ming Dynasty and the spring tea before the rain. Not to mention their great reputation, as long as he was in Ju'an Pavilion, the Wei family would definitely find ways to get the best quality ones and send them to Ning'an County.
"In fact, the spring tea in Jizhou today was originally the tea seedlings introduced from Yuhuai Mountain. After hundreds of years of cultivation, spring tea was planted in various places in Jizhou. This is also an interesting story..."
Ji Yuan and Lian Baiping nodded slightly, but before they could say anything, a faint female voice floated over on the wind.
"So there is such a story. Would you mind if I could join you for tea?"
There were two people coming, one was Jiang Xueling who was speaking, and the other was Zhou Xian who was following behind her. The wind under their feet was like a ribbon, carrying them to slide down to the observatory which was as big as a basketball court.
Ji Yuan and others stood up to show basic courtesy and bowed. At the same time, Ju Yuanzi, who had set up the table, also invited them in.
"Please take a seat."
There was only one cushion in the direction that Ju Yuanzi pointed, but he had no plan to add another one. It was not that Ju Yuanzi was ignorant of etiquette, but in his opinion, in addition to tasting tea and appreciating the stars tonight, there must be a discussion on Taoism. It was rare for Zhou Xian to be able to attend as an observer, and it was not that he was not qualified to sit down, but he definitely could not sit still.
However, Ju Yuanzi still looked at Zhou Xian. As long as she dared to ask for the futon, Ju Yuanzi would give it to her.
Lian Baiping on the side looked at Zhou Xian with a smile. If Zhou Xian sat down, he would not have any objection, but he would most likely not be able to hold on and fall asleep.
Zhou Xian was also smart and quickly waved her hand.
"Junior doesn't need to sit down. I can just stand behind Master!"
Having said that, Zhou Xian quickly ran to stand behind Jiang Xueling without saying anything extra.
"Okay, please have some tea, both of you!"
Ju Yuanzi still poured tea himself and gave a cup to Jiang Xueling and Zhou Xian. Jiang Xueling just smelled the tea and did not drink it. Instead, she looked at Ji Yuan. Zhou Xian took a small sip and also stole a glance at Ji Yuan.
Ju Yuanzi smiled and muttered something.
"They said we were sitting together at a tea party, but it turns out we weren't here to drink tea."
Although the voice was small, everyone present could hear it clearly. Jiang Xueling rarely smiled at Ju Yuanzi, and then looked at Ji Yuan generously.
"Mr. Ji, when you boarded the Heaven Devouring Beast, you promised to discuss the art of refining with me. Now that you have come out of seclusion, even if I ask Xiao San to slow down again and again, this Southern Wasteland Continent is not too far away. You won't wait for me, right? The next time may be decades away."
Lian Baiping shook his head. As expected, he thought that the Sky-Swallowing Beast's speed was different and it turned out that it was done by the people from the Weimei Sect.
Ji Yuan smiled slightly apologetically.
"Of course I don't dare to keep Fellow Daoist Jiang waiting for too long, but I can't say we can discuss Dao, so let's just treat it as an exchange of ideas."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan also looked at Lian Baiping. Although his previous move of pulling the strings was like the moon in the water and the flower in the mirror, it gave Ji Yuan a lot of inspiration.
Although the world in the sleeve has been achieved, this magical power also requires corresponding matching tools. At least the sleeve cannot be too ordinary, otherwise the technique of containing the universe can also be broken by the universe.
"It just so happens that I also need to collect some materials related to refining equipment, so I'll just treat this as a starting point for my discussion today."
Ji Yuan took another sip of the tea in the cup, then slowly stood up, feeling a little excited in his heart. This would be the first time he could truly display his special powers.
Suppressing his excitement and calming his heart, Ji Yuan raised his head slightly to look at the starry sky. He swung his right hand behind his back and spread his sleeves to the sky.
The next moment, the other four people present only felt that the starlight in the sky dimmed, and in a trance they seemed to see Ji Yuan's wide sleeves stretching infinitely and even covering the sky in the short time when they were swung across the sky. The next moment, Ji Yuan's sleeves had fallen, but the starry sky did not brighten immediately.
Wishes and lines of infinite starlight vaguely appear in the sky. They do not fall like rain, but continuously gather downwards, as if pulled by a magnetic force. The starlight keeps rotating and shrinking.
In the eyes of everyone, it seemed as if a bunch of tangled lines suddenly spun and twisted together, becoming thinner and brighter.
This process seems slow but actually contains some kind of rules. At the moment when Ji Yuan's right arm slowly fell, a thin line of stars had been caught in his hand. The starlight was so bright that it enveloped several people nearby in a hazy silver glow.
With this hand, Qiankun gathered thousands of starlights in his sleeve, and with the help of the magic of the Heavenly Book, in just a short moment, he twisted and gathered them into a real star thread. He succeeded at once and with ease, which also made Ji Yuan happy.
Magical and amazing, everyone looked at the silk thread in Ji Yuan's hand in amazement. One end seemed to be in his sleeve, and the other end was hanging down to Ji Yuan's side.
Lian Baiping was shocked and subconsciously reached out to touch, and caught the star thread hanging beside Ji Yuan. The silver light was extremely charming but there was no feeling of cold or hot. Even though the thread was extremely thin, it had a thick touch and was definitely not the moon in the water.
Zhou Xian opened her mouth slightly, her inner mood was indescribable. She just stared at the string of stars in fascination. It must be the most beautiful thing she had ever seen.
"I plan to weave this thread into my clothes to make a vestment, but this one is not enough. Hmm, it'd be better if the height can be raised a little bit."
Ji Yuan glanced at a few people, then spoke loudly again, but this time to the Sky-Swallowing Beast.
"Xiao San, how about we fly higher, to the upper part of the gale layer?"
Jiang Xueling came back to his senses and said with a smile.
"Mr. Ji, if you want Xiao San to be obedient, you must..."
“Mmm~~~~~~~~~~”
The cheerful cry of the Sky-Swallowing Beast interrupted Jiang Xueling's words, and then the Sky-Swallowing Beast swung its tail, creating ripples in the night sky, changed its direction, and suddenly rose into the sky.