Chapter 471: Chapter 427: Jingshan’s Whereabouts (March Bonus)
As long as we know Lu Nanzhi is in the Beihuang Continent, everything will be easier.
Jiang Yuebai summoned a large group of Green Armor Bees from the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, using demon art parasitism control, scattering the swarm across the Beihuang Continent to search for Lu Nanzhi’s whereabouts.
The Green Armor Bee Swarm was dispersed for over two days, finally receiving a response, Jiang Yuebai immediately headed in that direction.
Finally, at the edge of a Huyang Forest, Jiang Yuebai saw Lu Nanzhi who had been unseen for almost a month. She seemed injured, her face pale, her left arm hanging still.
"Anan, how are you? Where are you hurt; let me see."
Lu Nanzhi glanced at her left arm, "A crack from the Cloud-Breaking Charge appeared beside me, so my left arm is heavily injured. I’ve been recuperating here all this time but there’s no Demonic Qi or Yin Qi here, it’s hard for my injury to recover."
Jiang Yuebai surveyed the surroundings, noticing traces of some Low-Level Demon Beasts.
She quickly summoned the Eight Arrays Plate and Array Sign, setting up a Stealth Array, and the two immediately vanished at the forest edge without leaving a trace.
Inside the array, Jiang Yuebai pulled Lu Nanzhi to sit down, taking out the Taiyin Fan she had never used before.
This fan is one of the nine supreme treasures of the Ghost Clan, given to her by Ao Juan before he left. She had never managed to sacrificially refine it until acquiring the Phoenix True Fire, which finally suppressed its strong Taiyin Qi inside.
This fan can contain Evil Ghosts, fan out Taiyin Wind, which is supreme Yin and cold, water-affiliated with wind, unmatched by any Supreme Yang Object, anything facing Taiyin Wind is no match.
Jiang Yuebai does not cultivate Yin Qi or Demonic Qi, can’t use this fan effectively; she can only rely on its own power to fan or use it as a container to house ghosts.
"You absorb the Taiyin Qi inside to sustain yourself for a while, the Grass and Wood Clan’s healing demon art can cure your injuries."
Lu Nanzhi did not refuse, but held the fan, suddenly lost in thought, initially thinking of traveling with Jiang Yuebai in the Upper Realm but merely the issue of Demonic Qi made her realize she might not be able to always stay with Jiang Yuebai.
The path of demon cultivation destined her to walk alone.
Jiang Yuebai was unaware of Lu Nanzhi’s worries, gently rolled up Lu Nanzhi’s somewhat torn sleeve, exposing the lacerated wound beneath, the Divine Elixir in the Sea of Consciousness slightly trembled.
Little Demon Technique Vitality!
The white hair draping over Jiang Yuebai’s back emitted sparkling green light, carrying a strong life aura, like fireflies shining in the night, slowly falling onto Lu Nanzhi’s wound and broken bone.
Life aura does not belong to Spiritual Energy nor to Demonic Qi; it can ignore the cultivator’s attributes, activate the cultivator’s own vitality, expel toxins and alien auras, and accelerate wound healing.
"Did you find any trace of Xie Jingshan?" Jiang Yuebai asked, pulling Lu Nanzhi’s arm, watching the gradually healing wound.
Lu Nanzhi shook her head, "I remember when the crack appeared on the Cloud-Breaking Charge, I was injured by the shock, it was Xie Jingshan who rushed over and pushed me away, becoming the first to be thrown out."
"He’ll be fine for sure, don’t worry." Jiang Yuebai comforted.
"By the way, Little Bai, I encountered several batches of cultivators from this realm six days ago. They seemed like Martial Cultivators, always searching around here. Since the situation was unclear, I didn’t engage them directly, planning to capture one for interrogation after I heal a bit more. I suspect they’re looking for either me or something else that has fallen."
"My Cloud-Breaking Charge?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "Very likely."
After the wound fully healed, Jiang Yuebai helped Lu Nanzhi lower the sleeve, "Tonight, rest well; tomorrow we find someone to inquire about the situation. If Xie Jingshan isn’t in the Beihuang Continent, as long as he hasn’t sunk to the seabed, he’s certainly in the Xiting Continent."
"Okay."
Lu Nanzhi held the Taiyin Fan, meditating for recovery, while Jiang Yuebai checked the surroundings, discovering no other signs.
As usual, Jiang Yuebai released Little Green for a patrol, guessing whether Xie Jingshan might have been captured by the Iron Palm Sect. Reasonably speaking, Iron Palm Sect’s Sect Leader is Golden Core Peak; if Xie Jingshan forcefully fought him, he might not necessarily lose.
But the Iron Palm Sect has the advantage of numbers; if Xie Jingshan was injured upon falling...
Jiang Yuebai is full of worries, hoping Xie Jingshan is smart enough not to stubbornly resist like last time with Tian Nanxing, otherwise he will likely suffer, especially if the Iron Palm Sect Leader is ruthless, wanting to kill and seize the treasure...
Jiang Yuebai quickly stopped thinking, took out the Imperial Decree Golden Book, instructing Little Green to release the Long-Haired Water Ghost for her.
The Little Green Lantern has five ghosts inside, the Long-Tongued Ghost and Long-Haired Water Ghost were captured in the Asura Domain, the other three were ghost cultivators caught during a siege on Lu Nanzhi.
Among the five ghosts, the Long-Tongued Ghost has a mutated body, inherently possessing Blood Evil Power, with the highest potential, currently at Early-Stage Golden Core.
The three ghost cultivators originally had one at Mid-Stage Golden Core, two at Early-Stage Golden Core, with similar qualifications.
This Long-Haired Water Ghost was captured in the Blood River of the Iron Tree Prison, the only female ghost. Little Green seems to be particularly fond of her, feeding her many Yin Ghosts, causing her cultivation progress to surpass even the Long-Tongued Ghost, nearing Mid-Stage Golden Core, and she’s also tainted with a bit of Little Green’s Netherworld Yin Fire, her overall Yin Qi intense.
Jiang Yuebai scrutinized the Long-Haired Water Ghost, dressed in ragged blood-stained clothes, exposing white emaciated feet and hands, wet black hair hanging down to the knees, blood dripping continuously, the same front and back, only the feet can indicate which direction the face is.
"Your appearance, even if you transform your ghost body into a Dharma Body, won’t look righteous, alas!"
Jiang Yuebai drew out Incense Fire Qi from the Imperial Decree Golden Book, slowly channeling it to dispel all the Yin Qi from the Long-Haired Water Ghost’s body, once the Yin Qi is entirely dispelled, she can start forming a Dharma Body, creating a ghost full of Righteous Qi!
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The next day, the sun shone brightly.
Two Early-Stage Foundation Establishment, broad-shouldered and sturdy male Martial Cultivators wandered to the edge of the Huyang Forest, unable to help complaining.
"Such a vast Beihuang Continent, where to search, a waste of effort!"
"A waste of effort but we must search, the Sect Leader said, as long as we find it, there’s a chance to leave this realm, so don’t delay, quickly search."
"Then let’s split up and search."
"Sure!"
The honest and straightforward Cui Qiang searched alone farther away, leaving the clever-looking Liuu xi to lazily circle around before finding a shady spot, reclining against a dead tree to stretch his muscles.
"Whoever wants to search can search, haven’t the Sect Leader’s promises been enough?"
As the spiritual energy here is scarce, cultivation feels rather sluggish; Liuu xi simply closed his eyes to sleep.
After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Liuu xi suddenly felt a chill on his neck, opened his eyes to see an Ice Crystal Long Sword positioned at his neck, two indistinct female cultivators stood in the light opposite him, emitting a chilly coldness from head to foot.
One of them asked sinisterly, "Speak, what exactly are you searching for here?!"
Luiu xi stared wide-eyed in horror, after carefully examining the two, tremblingly asked, "Are the two of you Chenzhou and Miss Yuan Xin?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi, who had concealed their faces, made brief eye contact, immediately connecting to Xie Jingshan; only Xie Jingshan knew their names.
Lu Nanzhi’s sword pressed downward sharply, "Who told you these names? Speak!"
The sword’s icy edge was fierce and sharp; Liuu xi quickly raised both hands, shouting, "It was Master Canglang! He asked our Sect Leader to help him find his two lost maids."
Canglang? Azure Wolf? The name Xie Jingshan used in the Extraordinary People Country.
But who are his maids?!
