I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 604: Chapter 552: That Which Was Within the Taixuan Stele

It’s unbelievable that Nascent Soul cultivators can stay at Meihua Village for free!

Jiang Yuebai immediately felt a great affinity for the Zhuge Family, thinking they must be a righteous family with such generosity and grandeur.

The inn sent a wooden bird to guide Jiang Yuebai to a riverside courtyard. Though the courtyard was not large, with just one main room and two smaller adjacent rooms, it was beautifully adorned with blooming red plums.

There was also a bamboo raft at the back of the courtyard, which she could use to leisurely explore the Plum Blossom Village along the river if she felt like it.

After activating the protective array of the courtyard, Jiang Yuebai called Bai Jiuyou out from the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven and spread out all the books she’d bought on the stone table beneath the red plum tree.

"So many books!"

Bai Jiuyou’s eyes lit up upon seeing the books, mirroring Jiang Yuebai’s look, both appearing like two money-lovers.

"You read first; once you’ve read them, it’s as if I have too, saving us time."

Bai Jiuyou nodded and retrieved two storage rings and three differently styled storage pendants from his bosom.

"These are the belongings from those earlier Golden Core cultivators, aside from more than ten thousand Spirit Stones and some book jade scrolls, those Golden Core materials, elixirs, and magic treasures that you can’t use right now can all be consumed. This sky-blue storage ring has the largest capacity, and its spiritual energy fluctuation when storing and retrieving items is minimal."

"Moreover, I found that this little yellow jade cicada pendant is quite interesting. It actually stores spiritual pets. You can hang it at your waist and keep Jixiang inside. I’ve already tested it; Jixiang can sense the outside situation from inside and can go in and out freely. Cultivation inside is also unaffected."

Jiang Yuebai put on the ring, feeling somewhat ashamed that she was still using a storage bag until now. At last, she had the semblance of a Nascent Soul cultivator using a storage ring.

Organizing all her items, Jiang Yuebai then hung the Golden Cicada Pendant at her waist.

"Can Hongye be placed into the pendant?" Jiang Yuebai asked.

Bai Jiuyou nodded, "But Hongye is more suited to stay in the Condensing Light Mirror. You can use the Condensing Light Mirror as a Heart Protection Mirror by keeping it inside your clothes."

Jiang Yuebai had intended just this; as the rising star True Monarch Wangshu of the righteous path, her spiritual pets were Hongye and Jixiang.

Only as the Poisonous Hand Rakshasa Chenzhou Wanderer would her spiritual pets be Thunder Beast Lieque and the Black Armor Bee Swarm.

She couldn’t mix them up, otherwise her identity would be exposed, and there’d be no more fun.

Jiang Yuebai said, "I’ve roughly inquired. Among the eight major families in the Eight Immortals River Basin, the Zhuge Family is the strongest, followed by the Youx Family, whose family are mainly magic cultivators skilled in Water Technique. The Xiong Family, soon to host a marriage ceremony and on good terms with the Youx Family, is the third largest noble family."

"The rest mainly rely on either the Zhuge Family, Youx Family, or Xiong Family for survival. The Xiong Family’s marriage ceremony will be held in a month, and they’ve probably invited many people. Before then, I plan to complete the White Dragon Spear’s modification."

Bai Jiuyou nodded, "It’s best for you to refine your weapon yourself, but the Candle Dragon Essence Blood is too powerful. You must be cautious during the final tempering process."

"I suggest absorbing a drop of Candle Dragon Essence Blood first and raising the ’Dragon God Transformation’ to the Fourth Layer, which is mid-level, before tempering. Otherwise, the Acquired Spiritual Treasure might escape when forming, and you might not be able to suppress it; you’ll need great strength to control the Candle Dragon Domain later."

"Yes, I’ve considered these issues and plan to do so. Possessing an Acquired Spiritual Treasure will give me life-saving ability against Divinity Transformation Stage cultivators. With careful planning, even a counterattack is possible, so I’m in no rush, taking it slow and steady."

After modifying the spear body and head, the White Dragon Spear’s power can increase somewhat. The tempering step requires finding an absolutely safe place.

Otherwise, if an Acquired Spiritual Treasure accidentally escapes after refining it, and someone else benefits, she’d cry her eyes out.

Jiang Yuebai left Bai Jiuyou in the courtyard to read and tend to the Lotus Platform while she entered the Lotus Platform to continue using Taixuan Pure Gold to refine the spearhead.

This process required painstakingly refining with her Divine Sense so the spearhead was imbued with it. She also needed to extract a drop of Primordial Essence from her Nascent Soul, plus a drop of Heart Blood and Brow-Center Blood, going through multiple processes to complete the refining.

Jiang Yuebai focused without distraction, devoted to artifact refining, and dismantled the arrays from the Taixuan Stele during her spare time.

Bai Jiuyou and Jiang Yuebai worked independently; Lieque was still stabilizing its cultivation after tribulation crossing, needing time to shut and cultivate, with Jixiang still asleep, not having digested its previously absorbed power.

Jixiang’s offspring consumed Taixuan Gold daily, filled with cultivation tasks.

For them, Jiang Yuebai decided not to let them cultivate the ’Heaven-Swallowing Skill’ like Jixiang. They didn’t have Jixiang’s lucky encounters and fortune to necessarily become another Jixiang, and also...

She really couldn’t afford it!

After much thought, Jiang Yuebai decided to nurture them as ultimate Gold-Devouring Rats, finding a demon cultivation technique with a Gold Attribute and feeding them only gold-attribute ores, ensuring their teeth and claws were sharp enough to destroy everything.

Whatever array or magic treasure they encountered in the future, they’d scratch it through!

Finally, regarding the Black Armor Bee Swarm, after its recent evolution, its muddy qi was purer, polluting faster.

Its defensive power also significantly enhanced; instead of getting easily burned by her Phoenix True Fire, it could now unitedly form a Black Armor Shield, releasing muddy qi to resist over ten breaths of Phoenix True Fire.

The swarm had now proliferated beyond ten thousand, effortlessly handling Golden Core Stage cultivators, though still slightly few to confront Nascent Soul Stage, thus needing Jixiang to continue providing sustenance, allowing the Black Armor Bee Swarm to keep expanding.

With the blossoms of plum falling over days, Jiang Yuebai finally completed refining the White Dragon Spear’s head. After combining it with the spear body made from a Divine Tree Branch and soaking it in Ten Thousand Years Cold Stalactite, the last step remained—tempering.

Next, she needed to first absorb the Candle Dragon Essence Blood, to break through the third layer of ’Dragon God Transformation.’

However, continuous extraction of Primordial Essence, Heart Blood, and Brow-Center Blood had taken a significant toll, requiring her to recuperate before continuing cultivation.

The Xiong Family’s marriage ceremony was the following day, and Jiang Yuebai decided to first attend it to witness the heroes of the Nine Rivers Realm.

With still some time left, Jiang Yuebai took out the Taixuan Stele to dismantle the last three layers of arrays.

From start till now, she became adept, needing less than two hours to entirely dismantle the ’Floating Life Illusion Dream’ array.

Jiang Yuebai recorded while dismantling; the array was very ingenious and could be used on others once mastered.

When the final array broke apart, the Taixuan Stele ’cracked’ and split open, releasing demonic qi enveloping a small beast that quickly rushed out, turning to escape.

Jiang Yuebai, blasted by demonic qi, leaned back, taking a good two breaths after seeing the familiar small creature before her eyes widened, shining with brilliance.

Dream Demon!

In her Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, let’s see where you can run!

With a thought, Jiang Yuebai could appear anywhere in the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, cornering the Dream Demon as it fled around.

Afraid of damaging it, she didn’t dare attack full force. However, this Dream Demon, unlike Lu Nanzhi’s, was bold and ferocious, even daring to fight back against Jiang Yuebai.

It cried out, sending sonic ripples clashing with Jiang Yuebai’s brow, making her dazed, overwhelmingly sleepy, almost instantly drifting into slumber, entering the dream realm.

But Jiang Yuebai, having been on guard, wouldn’t just allow this. Feigning to dream, she waited for the Dream Demon to lower its defenses before tossing out an array plate.

The ’Heaven Net Immortal Locking Array’ her Uncle Fuyi gave should restrain this little thing, no?