Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 845: Chapter 83 Ungrateful

Not long after, Jiang Lian finally returned.

Although the Heavenly Demon Lady seemed unharmed from head to toe, her expression was quite embarrassed, and Wei Dongliu immediately knew that she had been wounded by the Tai Yin Suming Sword.

Feeling guilty, he quickly went to her to express concern, his face showing a look of tender care.

Jiang Lian, seeing her husband so concerned, was naturally deeply moved and thought to herself that her affection for her husband was indeed well-placed.

Wei Dongliu then inquired about the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard, only to hear Jiang the Witch say:

“Husband, I have searched through the entire rear hall, but not only did I not find the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard, I didn’t even find a single Flying Sword… Could there have been a mistake?”

“You didn’t find the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard?” Wei Dongliu pondered.

This clue was provided by the connections of the Long Eyebrow Immortal, who seemed to have found it in ancient texts, so its authenticity couldn’t be verified in advance.

However, the purpose of this trip was not to obtain the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard but to prevent Shushan from acquiring it, so one could say that the goal was not entirely missed.

“Take these.” Jiang the Witch then took out two items and tossed them to Wei Dongliu.

Upon receiving them, Wei Dongliu saw that one of the items was a Jiaolong scale, about the size of a palm, shaped like a maple leaf, its surface shimmering with a splendid, iridescent luster.

As his fingers gently traced the surface, he could feel the finely engraved lines, done in the style of Talisman Scripts, with a pretty straightforward effect:

Once activated, it consumed the bloodline power within, forming a huge shadow of a Jiaolong’s tail, lashing out at the enemy.

Just in terms of attack power, it was far less than the Heaven-overturning Seal obtained by Luo Yan. However, this item had the advantage of not requiring the injection of True Yuan, being self-activated instead.

The other item was a Xuanwu shell fragment, much larger than the Jiaolong scale, but its surface was dull and unimpressive.

When Divine Sense probed into it, it revealed a tremendous force of bloodline power.

In other words, the so-called Xuanwu divine image simply relied on the bloodline power within the Xuan Turtle shell fragment to supply energy and then used the Talisman Scripts and Dharma Seals engraved on the Jiaolong scale to inflict injuries.

Hmm?

“Ah Jing,” Wei Dongliu suddenly asked, “do you think the principles behind these two items are somewhat similar to the description of the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard?”

“The tale of the Yunmeng Sword Scabbard speaks of using the True Yuan within the scabbard to drive Flying Swords, without consuming the user’s True Yuan. If we replace ‘scabbard’ with ‘shell fragment’ and ‘Flying Swords’ with ‘tail shadow,’ there seems to be no discrepancy.”

“Perhaps,” mused the Kunlun Mirror, “what do you plan to do then?”

“I’ll take them back for refinement first.” Wei Dongliu responded, “Then it’s time to prepare for Tribulation.”

As for the location of the Tribulation, Wei Dongliu had also considered it carefully recently and planned to choose the Eastern Emperor Demon Realm.

The reason was simple: Ling Yunpo could not be flaunted any longer, as doing so would further contest the living space of Qiu Changtian, and with both Qiu Changtian and Wei Dongliu having attracted attention recently, they faced threats from potential antagonistic forces, thus making neither the best candidate for undergoing Tribulation.

The only choices were Luo Yan and Long Long, both being relatively low-profile with less attention from their surroundings, hence they could find a place to discreetly undergo Tribulation.

The reason for choosing Long Long over Luo Yan was mainly that Miss Shi’s rank was much higher than that of the little fox, and since this Tribulation was bound to require disappearing for a while, deceiving the former would be much more difficult than the latter.

Although the Eastern Emperor Realm was in a state of war, if one needed to ascend from the Transformation Realm to the Dong Yuan Realm, it was unlikely that the clan would insist on sending one to battle instead of allowing the Tribulation to occur.

Of course, before that, he would need to refine the Jiaolong scales and Xuan Turtle shell first.

“Ah Jing, save the progress of Luo Yan!”

[Location three: East Sea, Penglai Jade Pure View.]

[Character Identity: Luo Yan.]

[Mirror Flower Water Moon Template overlay, currently in time-space travel.]

Returning to the long-missed Penglai Island, Luo Yan discovered that there seemed to be some disturbances in Yuqing View recently.

After inquiring carefully, he learned that this was because Shennong Cauldron recorded various secret techniques from all the scholars, so whether it was alchemists, talisman artists, or herbalists, nearly everyone was flocking towards the Sect Leader, wanting to obtain some secret techniques to enrich their own doctrines.

But the Shennong Cauldron was something that Wan Xiang Immortal exchanged with Luo Yan for the Heaven-overturning Seal; how could the secret techniques inscribed upon it be freely given away? Especially since Wei Dongliu of Mount Wutai had initiated reforms before, Wan Xiang Immortal seized the opportunity to declare that those who wanted the techniques from the cauldron could exchange them for sect contributions.

But how exactly are these sect contributions calculated?

The Mortal Life Path at Mount Wutai has a very well-established point contribution system. For example, if there is an invasion by loose cultivators in the northern mountain region, dispersing, killing, or even capturing them alive all have corresponding contribution values assigned, and these points can be exchanged for cultivation techniques at clearly defined prices.

As for Wan Xiang Immortal’s approach, it was more whim-driven. He would mention something off the cuff, and with everyone’s urgency, they had no choice but to go and bother the Master of Xuandu, seeking clarification on how exactly “sect contributions” were calculated.

As a result, the Master of Xuandu recently confined himself indoors, not venturing out, and yet there were still lines of people waiting outside his residence, all sent by the elders to stand guard in shifts of twelve hours, determined to acquire the desired secret techniques before their competitors did.

As for the series of troubles that arose due to the Shennong Cauldron he snatched back, Luo Yan was too lazy to bother with them, focusing instead on beginning his plan for the reforging of his treasures.

“Husband?” Shi Liuli’s voice came from outside the door, “Are you there?”

“Come in.”

“About the sword casting technique from last time, I have some questions I would like to discuss with you.” Shi Liuli entered the room, and upon seeing the Jiaolong scales and Xuan Gui shell pieces on the table, she asked in surprise:

“Where did these come from?”

“A friend gave them to me,” Luo Yan said nonchalantly.

Miss Shi’s problem is that she’s too perceptive. If it were a junior sister or senior sister, they wouldn’t have noticed them the moment they walked in.

“Oh,” Shi Liuli nodded, “Husband, are you planning to refine a magical treasure?”

“Sort of, I haven’t decided what to make yet.” Luo Yan thought to himself that Shushan hadn’t seen the items, and Jiang the Witch naturally wouldn’t corroborate with Shi Liuli, so he confidently said, “I want to refine a magical treasure that triggers a counterattack when it is attacked from outside, without consuming the user’s True Yuan.”

“If that’s the case, you should cast a mirror,” said Shi Liuli.

“Wife, indeed your insight is as sharp as a torch!” Luo Yan praised, thinking that he didn’t need her to point out the obvious. The scales and shells were all flat; could he not have thought of crafting mirror-type magical instruments?

“Have you consulted with Third Senior Sister?”

“Not yet, I plan to research it on my own this time.”

Shi Liuli hummed in acknowledgment, wondering what use there was for her husband to refine such a magical treasure. Could it be something that Third Senior Sister must not know about?

Her mind brimmed with doubt, but she quickly realized she had no evidence, and she shouldn’t be distrustful of her husband without reason. Thus, she suppressed her suspicions and gently smiled, saying:

“Then is there anything I can help with?”

Luo Yan asked with surprise:

“Wife, do you also understand mirror-making?”

Shi Liuli: ………

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