txolops Chapter 245 Yunzhi's Wrath and 3 Things
Chapter 245 Yunzhi's Wrath and 3 Things
This is the middle of the year.
After spending nearly six months stabilizing her cultivation level, Xiao Yunzhi finally emerged from seclusion.
Xiao Yunzhi came from a prestigious Confucian family and was quite particular about etiquette.
Therefore, the first thing she did after emerging from seclusion was to visit the higher-ups of the Flying Snow Sect to express her gratitude for the sect's assistance in helping her form her Core Formation with her spiritual energy.
She was greeted by Master Qianxue. Xiao Yunzhi keenly sensed that Master Qianxue seemed a little off, but out of respect and politeness, she did not ask any further questions.
After a friendly conversation, she smiled and said goodbye.
……
Leaving the territory of the Flying Snow Sect, Xiao Yunzhi couldn't wait to fly towards Changpingfang.
Thinking about how Li Ping would look when he saw her, a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
She's now a Core Formation cultivator, so how will Li Ping treat her?
Upon landing in front of the cave dwelling in Changpingfang, Xiao Yunzhi coughed twice to clear her throat before leisurely taking out the array token and preparing to enter the cave dwelling.
She and Li Ping rented this cave dwelling together, and she also had a token to open the cave dwelling.
To her surprise, her token had expired, and she could no longer return home!
Standing outside the cave, a multitude of thoughts raced through her mind: "Why did Brother Li change the cave's entrance and exit formation, and even lock me outside? Could it be that he...?"
Xiao Yunzhi was dumbfounded; she had only been in seclusion for over three years trying to break through to the Core Formation stage.
Was our base raided?
Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, took out a sound transmission talisman, said a few words into it, and then threw the talisman into the cave.
Before long, the formation of the cave was opened, and Li Ping appeared in front of Xiao Yunzhi.
He smiled and said, "Yunzhi, you're back."
But seeing Li Ping's smiling face, Xiao Yunzhi felt a chill run down her spine, because her guess had come true.
Li Ping smelled of other female cultivators!
"snort!"
She snorted coldly and stormed into the cave. She wanted to see who Li Ping was keeping as a mistress!
Seeing Xiao Yunzhi's indifferent demeanor, Li Ping couldn't help but feel puzzled.
He couldn't help but wonder, "Could it be that Xiao Yunzhi really has changed after forming her core? Did she get angry because I called her name? The east wind is cruel, and the world is fickle... Sigh!"
Shaking his head, Li Ping deactivated the formation and walked back into the courtyard.
Looking up, he saw Xiao Yunzhi standing in the courtyard, her eyes filled with doubt. Upon seeing Li Ping, she immediately asked, "Where...where is that woman? Where did you hide her?"
She had just scanned the cave with her divine sense and found no one else besides herself and Li Ping.
But Li Ping had indeed changed the cave's formation and dismantled the formation she had carefully set up. He also exuded several fragrances that only female cultivators could have.
This made Xiao Yunzhi hesitate.
"What woman?" Hearing her abrupt question, Li Ping was completely baffled.
Seeing that Li Ping's demeanor was genuine, Xiao Yunzhi coldly inquired, "Why did you dismantle the formation I meticulously set up, and even replace the outer formation of this cave? This cave does not belong to you alone!"
"You mean formations..."
Li Ping then understood why Xiao Yunzhi was angry; it turned out she had been locked out of the house when she got home, and she was holding a grudge.
He quickly explained with a smile, "You don't know this, but not long after you went into seclusion, a great chaos broke out in the city. In the chaos, this cave dwelling, along with its formation, was destroyed. It was only recently rebuilt by the Flying Snow Sect, and the formation has naturally been changed."
"Great chaos?" Xiao Yunzhi recalled her conversation with Master Qianxue not long ago and how she noticed that Master Qianxue's condition was not right, so she believed most of what Li Ping said.
After learning the whole story, her anger subsided considerably.
But the thought of the fragrance left by the female cultivator on Li Ping made her furious again.
While she was working hard to break through to the Core Formation stage, Li Ping was at home flirting with other female cultivators and cheating on her.
So annoying!
Thinking of this, she said angrily, "Which female cultivator gave you the sachet at your waist?"
Li Ping: "..."
……
After Li Ping explained and summoned the Earth Spirit Rat to demonstrate for her, Xiao Yunzhi finally understood that she had misunderstood Brother Li.
Brother Li is a person who is devoted to cultivation and has never seduced other female cultivators.
Her attitude just now seemed a bit excessive.
What should you do if you and your partner are arguing and you suddenly realize that you were wrong?
Xiao Yunzhi had an idea and immediately decided to make trouble by addressing Li Ping: "Hmph! Li boy, what did you call me just now? I am a Core Formation True Person, how dare you, a junior, call me that?"
As she spoke, Xiao Yunzhi couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After a moment, she smiled and apologized, "Brother Li, Yunzhi misunderstood you just now. Please don't blame Yunzhi."
Li Ping shook his head speechlessly and sat down in the pavilion with the two of them.
Smelling the fragrance emanating from Li Ping, Xiao Yunzhi asked with a strange expression, "Brother Li, are you going to carry these sachets with you from now on?"
"Of course." Li Ping nodded. "Why wouldn't I bring such a simple way to prevent enemy spying?"
Xiao Yunzhi hesitated before speaking, "But usually only female cultivators..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but Li Ping understood what she meant.
Just like on Earth before his time travel, wearing stockings was an effective way to relieve varicose veins and was also affordable. But if a man wore stockings with bare legs, he would undoubtedly attract strange looks and easily be seen as a pervert.
The same principle applies now. As a male cultivator, he carries several sachets used by female cultivators, which is undoubtedly detrimental to his outward image.
They'll either be seen as a lecherous scoundrel or as a demonic cultivator who enjoys sexual cultivation techniques.
"That is a problem," Li Ping nodded slightly.
As a humble cultivator, he only wanted to blend in with the world and disliked being different. It was not a good thing for him to be noticed by other cultivators wherever he went.
Li Ping decided to spend some time later working with the Earth Spirit Rat to find a solution, so he skipped the matter.
……
"Brother Li, what exactly happened in the city while I was in seclusion?" Xiao Yunzhi asked curiously.
"It's very simple..." Li Ping slowly recounted in detail what the Flying Snow Sect had encountered during this period.
As Xiao Yunzhi listened to Li Ping's account, she was first shocked, then surprised, and finally fell silent.
She never expected that Master Muyun would perish while going to support Silvermoon City, and she never expected that the Flying Snow Sect would almost be wiped out because of it.
No wonder Qianxue Zhenren seemed to be in a bad state when she talked to her before.
The fate of the Flying Snow Sect reminded her of her own situation.
She was born into the most powerful academy in the Western Wilderness, and was also a descendant of the number one cultivator in the Western Wilderness.
However, decades ago, their ancestor suddenly perished just like Master Muyun. After that, the academy was also besieged by the demonic forces and had to withdraw from Donghua Mountain. Even the secret realm was handed over to others.
How similar are the experiences of the two companies?
"I wonder how Uncle Qiu and the others are doing now." Xiao Yunzhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
After recounting the events that had occurred in the city over the past three years.
Seeing that Xiao Yunzhi seemed to be in a bad mood, Li Ping asked about another matter: "By the way, Yunzhi, I heard that Core Formation cultivators can use magic treasures. Do you have any plans for your natal magic treasure?"
The natal magic weapon is the most fundamental difference between Core Formation cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The power of a magic weapon far surpasses that of a top-grade magic artifact, and cultivators can also use alchemical fire and true essence to refine their natal magic weapon, causing its power to continuously increase.
Therefore, the first thing every Core Formation cultivator does after achieving Core Formation is to refine their own natal magic weapon.
"A natal magic weapon." Xiao Yunzhi remained silent for a long time before letting out a sigh and slowly speaking: "Actually, when Yunzhi first broke through to become a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, the Ancestor prepared a natal magic weapon for Yunzhi. Unfortunately, the Ancestor could not see Yunzhi wielding it."
As she spoke, Xiao Yunzhi slightly opened her mouth and spat out a crimson-red magic weapon surrounded by pale golden flames in a semi-circular shape.
This semi-circular magic weapon is crescent-shaped, with slender ends and a thick middle. The protruding half of the circle opens like a sword blade, gleaming with a cold, eerie light!
She held the magical artifact in one hand, introducing it to Li Ping as she spoke: "This treasure is called the Crimson Flame Wheel. It was specially crafted for Yunzhi by a master craftsman at the request of our ancestor. The Crimson Flame Wheel uses the Fire Essence Stone as its main material, and also contains a considerable amount of extraterrestrial meteorite iron, making it most suitable for fire-type cultivators!"
The origin and power of one's natal magic weapon are secrets of Core Formation cultivators.
Facing Li Ping, Xiao Yunzhi frankly explained the details of her natal magic weapon.
Clearly, she trusted Li Ping a lot.
Looking at the Crimson Flame Wheel held in her hands, Xiao Yunzhi seemed to see again the earnest teachings of the Ancestor when he gave her this treasure.
"Rest assured, Ancestor, Yunzhi will definitely expel the demonic forces and restore Donghua Mountain!"
……
A few days later, Shi Yutong came to visit.
She came specifically to visit Xiao Yunzhi, and she was very respectful in front of a Core Formation cultivator.
We present a generous gift to congratulate Xiao Yunzhi on achieving the Golden Core stage.
The three of them then sat down in the pavilion and chatted.
Besides congratulating Xiao Yunzhi on achieving the Core Formation, Shi Yutong had another purpose for this trip.
When Xiao Yunzhi borrowed the spiritual veins of the Flying Snow Sect to form her core, she promised to do three things for the Flying Snow Sect free of charge after successfully forming her core.
Now it's her turn to fulfill her promise.
Shi Yutong wants Xiao Yunzhi to do three things.
The first thing I wanted to do was to ask her to go to Silvermoon City and, without endangering her own safety, investigate the death of True Immortal Muyun.
The second thing was to ask her to go to the Ice Sea and retrieve a piece of thousand-year-old ice jade.
The third thing was to ask her to kill a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Buyun Sect named Long Jie.
Finally, Shi Yutong also mentioned that Long Jie had robbed a precious spiritual item from the Feixue Sect during the chaos in Feixue City last year. If Xiao Yunzhi could bring back that spiritual item, the Feixue Sect would give her another generous gift.
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yunzhi readily agreed.
Of the three things, only the first one might be dangerous; the other two pose no danger to a Core Formation cultivator.
Millennium Ice Jade is a relatively common third-tier spiritual item that can be used to refine magical artifacts.
However, it's not too difficult for a Core Formation cultivator to find a suitable piece.
Killing a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would be even simpler.
The only thing to investigate is the fall of True Person Mu Yun... For a Core Formation True Person to perish, the danger involved must be considerable.
But Xiao Yunzhi still agreed, hoping to repay the favor to the Flying Snow Sect as soon as possible!
Chapter update reminder: Chapter 244 Yunzhi's Wrath and Three Things, read here.