Chapter 509: Chapter 463: My Name Is Zhur Jiuyou
North of Stone Gate City, a Sky-Reaching Giant Sword is slanted into the mountain, covered in moss and entangled by vines, and beneath the sword is a mountain path leading to the northwest Cuiyun Ridge.
Sword Gate Pass is the boundary between Jieshi Ridge and Cuiyun Road. Beyond Sword Gate Pass, vast primordial forests stretch all the way to the Guixu Beach, the territory of the Rain Dragon Clan.
Lu Nanzhi, as usual, came to wait under Sword Gate Pass. The reason Jiang Yuebai chose this place instead of the city was for easy escape.
From here, one can slip into the forest under Cuiyun Ridge, which is said to be even more complex in terrain than their Ten Thousand Mountains. For Jiang Yuebai, a member of the Demon Clan, the forest is like a backyard. If anything goes wrong, hiding in there is the safest option.
The morning mist was thick, a cold wind blowing from the direction of Cuiyun Ridge, dispersing the sultry heat on this side of Jieshi Ridge.
An elongated snout, pitch-black Mopan Beast emerged from above Lu Nanzhi’s head, looking drowsy.
When it opened its mouth, Lu Nanzhi couldn’t help but yawn, squeezing a few tears from the corners of her eyes. Human and beast moved in unison.
"Stop it, I slept too long yesterday, I’m still waiting for Little Bai, I can’t sleep anymore."
Mopan, sounding like demon, was an unexpected gain for Lu Nanzhi in that grand hall filled with Demon Clan stone pillars.
Perhaps it was fate, the first pillar she inspected, the Dream Demon, Nightmare, was it.
Returning to her hometown in dreams overnight, Lu Nanzhi named it Youmeng.
At that time, it had only one last breath left. Without Lu Nanzhi’s careful inspection, its existence would have gone unnoticed.
After rescuing Youmeng from the pillar, Lu Nanzhi found some Original Demon Qi and shared a portion with Youmeng to help it catch a breath.
Though Youmeng is a demon, it is a very gentle kind, only entering others’ dream realms to create terrifying illusions, feeding on the fear in people’s dreams.
Lu Nanzhi accidentally discovered that Youmeng could provide her with tremendous help.
In the nightmare made by Youmeng, time can be extended quite long. Lu Nanzhi could practice sword techniques there. Although she couldn’t improve her cultivation, it had no impact on her.
The insights gained in the nightmare needed only a little practice when she awoke to be mastered. The nightmare provided her with much more time, helping her more than the "Chaos Nirvana Skill."
After all, she already had the complete Ice Demon legacy and was determined to follow the Sword Dao and couldn’t switch halfway.
Not playing in the nightmare with Youmeng, Youmeng had to retract into Lu Nanzhi’s Sea of Consciousness.
After waiting for half a day, an eight or nine-year-old little girl hopped along the mountain path, humming a tune in a little green dress and wearing a conical hat.
Lu Nanzhi glanced over her, Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, which made her marvel; after all, this is the Upper Realm, where even such young ones have such profound cultivation.
At her age, wasn’t she only at Mid-Stage Qi Cultivation?
The little girl stopped in front of Lu Nanzhi, lifted her conical hat, and showed a tender, cute face with unique golden pupils, somewhat incongruent with her age, a mischievousness like a cat.
"Big sister, is it this way to Cuiyun Ridge?"
Lu Nanzhi pushed the mask on her face and gave a light ’hmm,’ as if not wishing to engage in much conversation.
"Thank you, sister, you’re so nice, you must be very beautiful, right?"
The little girl showed no intention of leaving, standing at Lu Nanzhi’s feet, smiling incessantly.
Lu Nanzhi frowned but didn’t speak, quietly staying alert.
"Pretty sister, meeting is destiny. Could you tell me your lovely name?"
The little girl, seemingly familiar, constantly nudges forward, and Lu Nanzhi was unsure of the other’s identity, afraid to act rashly. Golden pupils are undoubtedly rare bloodlines, with surely significant backing.
Lu Nanzhi’s eyes turned cold, leaping onto the giant sword at Sword Gate Pass in one swift motion.
In a turn, that little girl instantly appeared beside her. This movement technique seemed very familiar to Lu Nanzhi.
"Sister, don’t you like me? But I really like you; why not come home with me?"
Upon looking at the little girl’s mischievous smile again, Lu Nanzhi suddenly laughed.
"Stop it, Little Bai."
The little girl tilted her head, puzzled, "Who’s Little Bai? I’m not named Bai."
She stood on tiptoes, cupping her face with a mysterious expression, "I’ll tell you softly, my name is... Zhur! Jiu! You!"
Buzz!
Lu Nanzhi’s Sea of Consciousness shook, her scalp instantly tingled. Despite confirming the person before her was Jiang Yuebai, those three words startled her into a cold sweat.
Poof~
Jiang Yuebai saw Lu Nanzhi’s vibrating pupils and drastically changing expression, and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
"Hahaha, Anan, you still got scared by me, hahaha."
Lu Nanzhi smiled in frustration, reaching out to poke the small Jiang Yuebai’s forehead, "That statement was scarier than nightmares!"
Jiang Yuebai clutched her stomach, pinching her sore laughing face, "No more laughing, the Chaos Sacred Body’s face can get sore, it feels so real, just like my real body."
Lu Nanzhi suddenly frowned, "What’s going on here? Is this truly Zhur Jiuyou’s body, have you possessed her?"
Under Sword Gate Pass, the original Jiang Yuebai withdrew the invisible Jade Talisman, revealing her true face.
Seeing this, Lu Nanzhi breathed a sigh of relief, it was still the original Little Bai, otherwise, such a small version of her would be like taking a daughter out.
"This isn’t the place to talk; let’s return to the courtyard in Stone Gate City. I’ve calculated that we’ve been inside there for twelve years, I wonder how Xie Jingshan is doing."
Jiang Yuebai put away Zhur Jiuyou’s clone inside the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, rapidly returning to Stone Gate City with Lu Nanzhi.
Returning to the long-separated little courtyard, their Jade Talismans could still activate the Protective Great Array of the courtyard, which meant the lease was still under the three of them. It’s unclear how long Xie Jingshan extended it.
Upon stepping inside, they saw weeds flourishing, dust covering thickly, and cobwebs forming in the corners of the house, evidently uninhabited for a long time.
"Did Xie Jingshan go out?"
They reached the main hall, finding a letter pressed under a teacup on the tea table.
Using the Dust Cleaning Technique to remove the dust, Jiang Yuebai opened the letter, seeing Xie Jingshan’s sloppy handwriting.
[Jiang Yuebai, Lu Nanzhi:
You two have been roaming the world for more than three years and still haven’t returned. You haven’t even written a single letter, have you completely abandoned me?
Fine, if you don’t take me along, I’ll go out to have fun by myself. Daring you not to look for me, and don’t write to me either. If you write, I won’t reply, whoever replies is a fool!
Xie Jingshan]
Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi exchanged a glance, imagining Xie Jingshan gnashing his teeth, biting on the pen while writing the letter at the table.
Jiang Yuebai chuckled, "I bet there are heaps of letters from Xie Jingshan piled up at the Eastern Star Alliance outpost."
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "His harsh words never come true. You rest first, I’ll go fetch the letters back and also send him a message of assurance, asking where he is."
Jiang Yuebai escorted Lu Nanzhi to the door, opening it to see two Foundation Establishment Cultivators hurriedly running past.
"Hurry up, the entrance tokens for the Mingshan Building auction are about to start selling. They have quite a few rare items. If we’re late, we won’t get anything."
Jiang Yuebai looked at Lu Nanzhi, "Mingshan Building, isn’t that the shop Xie Jingshan took over? I remember him saying when he succeeded, he’d change the original Mingfang Pavilion sign to Mingshan Building."
Lu Nanzhi thought for a moment, "Seems like there was something like that."
Jiang Yuebai laughed, "The Young Master of the Xie Family at Mountain and Sea Building, truly lives up to his name!"
At that moment.
Xie Jingshan sat on the Thousand Feather Dragon Ship heading to Fulong Mountain, suddenly sneezing several times.
"Achoo! I refuse to believe it, I write every day, and you two still can’t see it. Wait till I conclude this deal with Fulong Sect. Then, if you want to go to the West Sea, you’ll have to ask me!"
Rubbing his nose, Xie Jingshan continued to write the letter in a huff.
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