Free Web NovelChapter 541: Chapter 495: Arrangements
By the seaside.
The great tide rolled in like a thousand armies, crashing violently against the reefs, stirring up tumultuous waves of foam with a majestic power.
Jiang Yuebai sat on a reef beneath the cliff, protected by Gang Qi, her hair unmoving in the fierce wind.
"Yuebai!" Jing Chujun hurried over from a distance, panting, "How did you find this place? Is it really unguarded?"
Jiang Yuebai stood up and turned around, smiling brightly. This place was told to her by Ao Juan, and it was from here that she landed, avoiding the coast guards and surveyors.
"I saw the Fulong Sect offering a reward for you, and many people said you made a Life and Death Contract with a Winged Dragon. What’s going on?"
Jiang Yuebai replied honestly, "It’s all true. Are you going to take me to the Fulong Sect?"
Jing Chujun was taken aback, "Why would I capture you?"
"For battle merits, to obtain the Winged Dragon, and to make a name across the seas." Jiang Yuebai said.
Jing Chujun gave Jiang Yuebai a reproachful glance, "The things you can get for those battle merits, I can easily obtain in the True Martial Immortal Sect, and I’m not a Dragon Shepherd, so what’s the use of a Winged Dragon? It would just add to my troubles."
Jiang Yuebai glanced behind Jing Chujun, confirmed she had come alone, and raised her hand to retrieve the Eight Arrays Plate and Array Sign she had hidden.
She did it openly in front of Jing Chujun, without a trace of guilt.
Jing Chujun watched, but did not get angry, "So it’s true? You really have control of that Winged Dragon?"
Jiang Yuebai didn’t answer directly but instead asked, "Can you help me find Xie Jingshan?"
Jing Chujun was originally curious but, seeing Jiang Yuebai’s urgent manner, suppressed her curiosity and said, "He’s at Fulong Mountain. Do you want to go with me?"
Jiang Yuebai’s eyes lit up, "Didn’t he say he wouldn’t come here? Why is he here?"
Jing Chujun shook her head, "I don’t know. This time delivering supplies shouldn’t have involved him, and I didn’t have the chance to ask."
"Given my current status, I’m afraid I can’t pass the many checkpoints, and it would take too long to go to Fulong Mountain. From Fulong Mountain, one can simply use a Transmission Array to come here. Let him come here to see me."
Jing Chujun nodded immediately, "Alright, I’ll go right now."
Just as she turned to leave, Jing Chujun turned back again, "Are you really planning to negotiate with Biyou Palace? Although we’re friends, we each have our own positions, and I have my own boundaries. I hope you understand."
Jing Chujun’s eyes were serious, and Jiang Yuebai replied equally seriously, "The truce is real, and the Dragon Clan truly doesn’t want to continue fighting."
Jing Chujun thought for a moment and nodded, "I believe you. By the way, there’s something I think I should tell you: Qi Siheng from Biyou Palace seems to have an interest in you. I saw your portrait in his tent."
"Huh?" Jiang Yuebai opened her eyes in surprise.
Jing Chujun chuckled and turned to leave.
Jiang Yuebai sat down, scratching her face. Has she attracted another troublesome admirer? Should she go see?
Forget it, at this critical moment, it’s better not to invite unnecessary trouble.
Jiang Yuebai hid in a cave she dug beneath the seaside cliffs, having the newly Nascent Soul-formed Hongye conceal breath and guard the entrance.
This time, Hongye achieved Nascent Soul naturally. Ning Zhiyuan’s years of nurturing had allowed the fusion of the two dragon bloodlines in its body, and it was refined through the Dragon Transformation Pool, with the protection of the dragon group, successfully withstanding the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.
Moreover, during Hongye’s Nascent Soul formation, Jiang Yuebai also gave it a drop of Fire Dragon Essence Blood and a drop of the Azure Dragon Essence Blood just refined by Bai Jiuyou.
Hongye, originally a Tree Dragon, mutated when nourished with Red Dragon Blood, using wood to aid fire, and since Azure and Green Dragons are of wood, while Fire Dragon is of fire, since she currently lacks Green Dragon Essence Blood, she used Azure Dragon Essence Blood to strengthen Hongye’s Dragon Infant.
Now, Hongye simultaneously exudes the aura of both Azure Dragon and Fire Dragon. Even if it faced a real Azure Dragon, it wouldn’t be suppressed into immobility.
And then there’s Jixiang, to whom she had given such a large pile of things. Jixiang ate for more than a month, consuming two-thirds, then fell asleep and hasn’t awoken yet.
Jixiang should be nearing the critical point of reaching Nascent Soul. Jiang Yuebai placed Jixiang and what remained of its meal into the nest it shared with the Flower-Furred Rat.
It was puzzling why that group of Spiritual Rats, along with Jixiang, dug a hole beneath the Central Ridge Mountain Range of her Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, creating a deep burrow, gathering as a family with their stored provisions, and ’hibernating.’
Jiang Yuebai had once used Divine Sense to check inside, always feeling there was something unusual about the aura beneath the mountain range, where it was located at the convergence of the Spirit Vein and Demon Vein.
The spiritual energy and demonic energy clashed, yet the two energies did not engage in ’conflict and devour,’ but rather ’coexisted peacefully,’ strengthening the Five Elements Qi on either side of the mountain range, which in turn nourished both vein centers.
That day, she was suddenly enlightened by a divine insight, comprehending the wonderful unity of Five Elements and Yin Yang. Her Golden Core in the Elixir Field and Sea of Consciousness Divine Elixir were stimulated, nearly causing her to form Nascent Soul on the spot, which she barely managed to suppress with great effort.
For her upcoming Nascent Soul formation, both the Golden Core must break into baby formation, and the Divine Elixir must also break into baby formation, essentially forming two infants at once.
Although she had basically mastered the first layer of "Dragon God Transformation," with Dragon Qi refining all the bones in her body, her physical strength was comparable to an Early-Stage Nascent Soul dragon clan member, ready to endure the strikes of lightning.
Yet Jiang Yuebai still worried about the attack of Heart Demons during the baby formation, issues for which she still had no answers.
At such times, Jiang Yuebai especially missed Lii Jiuchuan.
Unfortunately, this time, there was no one to guide her, to direct her; she could only rely on herself.
"Having reached this point, retreating now is not an option."
Jiang Yuebai patted her face, rallied her spirits, and reviewed her earlier plans several times to ensure every detail was foolproof.
Two days later, Jing Chujun brought Xie Jingshan to Jiang Yuebai’s hiding place.
"How did it happen so fast? I thought it would take at least one to two months."
Jiang Yuebai was very surprised, considering the transmission array couldn’t be used for returning from the coast to Fulong Mountain.
Jing Chujun said, "I used my father’s connections to send a message directly to him using a small transmission array for battlefield reports. You two talk, I’ll be outside keeping watch."
Xie Jingshan courteously escorted Jing Chujun out, and upon returning to the cave, began to chide Jiang Yuebai.
"Aren’t you usually the most cautious? How on earth did you end up with the Fulong Sect placing a bounty on you this time?"
Jiang Yuebai tossed Xie Jingshan a mat, signaling him to sit down.
"With a Divinity Transformation Cultivator nearby, those disguised magic treasures and spells were completely useless, so I simply didn’t bother to hide."
Xie Jingshan sat down with a bit of irritation, "So, tell me, what do you want my help with?"
Jiang Yuebai handed Xie Jingshan a storage bag, "In here there’s a small vial of Nine-Headed Flood Dragon Blood containing the aura of Candle Dragon Essence Blood. I’ve also sealed a bit of Chaos Qi inside, along with some magic treasures I’ve refined, relic blueprints, etc. Find a far-off place and set up a fake ruin for me, capable of stalling a Divinity Transformation Cultivator for at least three days."
In the Green Dragon Realm, Refining Void and higher-level cultivators are restricted by the laws set by the Mahayana Immortal Monarch; should they forcefully act, they would be suppressed by these laws and can only fight in the void beyond the realm.
Last time, Ao Juan nearly escaped from Fulong Mountain, encountering Star Lord Wuchang of the Fulong Sect, who struck out and severely wounded Ao Juan. Star Lord Wuchang himself didn’t fare much better and is still in seclusion deep within Fulong Mountain.
Therefore, as Jiang Yuebai wagered, these Refining Void Star Monarchs in the Green Dragon Realm wouldn’t risk injuring themselves to stop her from forming a Golden Core into a Nascent Soul.
Moreover, she had laid the groundwork for the belief that she and the Winged Dragon had a Life and Death Contract; they wouldn’t want her to die along with the Winged Dragon.
As long as they could restrain these Refining Void and Divinity Transformation cultivators, Nascent Soul cultivators were insignificant before Ao Juan and the West Sea Dragon Clan.
"Are you really about to form a Nascent Soul?" Xie Jingshan tightened his grip on the storage bag, his expression complex.
There was surprise, along with concern and worry.
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "Yes, at the Nine Dragon Ruins earlier, I absorbed some Chaos Qi, and my Cultivation surged swiftly. I can’t hold back any longer. At least here, Ao Juan can serve as my protector. If I leave here, once I, forming a Nascent Soul, trigger any phenomena, those high-level cultivators might just kill and rob me."
Xie Jingshan pondered for a while and then slowly nodded, "Alright, I’ll handle this matter. Within half a year, the setup will be complete, and it will indeed shake the entire Green Dragon Realm. Here’s the intelligence on Taixuan Pure Gold and Ten Thousand Years Cold Stalactite. As for leaving the Green Dragon Realm, I’m looking into it. The True Martial Immortal Sect has a transmission array, but it’s currently sealed."
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "I knew you were the most reliable."
"Go, go, go, spare me the flattery. Anything else to say? Say it quickly; I have a tea appointment soon." Xie Jingshan’s cheeks flushed slightly, but he suppressed it without showing it.
"There’s also three Breaking Calamity Elixirs in the storage bag, which can improve Nascent Soul formation success rate by thirty percent. Keep one for yourself, give another to Jing Chujun, and if you see Anan, remember to give her the last one. Lastly, I want something from you."
As soon as these words fell, Xie Jingshan quickly hugged himself, "Don’t even think about taking advantage of me!"
"I just want a strand of Golden Crow Fire from you! Stop being so narcissistic!"
Jiang Yuebai kicked the mat Xie Jingshan was sitting on with her foot.
