Vampire Cultivation Notes

Chapter 116 Jade Marrow Fungus

"Not all of them. For example, you can see everything outside the Wanbao Pavilion, but not inside. There are also some hidden doors in the inner and outer cities, which are all added by the Seven True Ones. It was fine a few years ago when the Seven True Ones were strict, but now there are more and more of them, making it easy to tamper with the formation." Cheng Wu truthfully explained the loopholes in the Immortal City's formation.

"Qi Zhen is truly blessed to have disciples like you."

Li Jieqing was finally satisfied. It was good that he could create a secret door. By using Cheng Wu, he could also join the privileged class of the Immortal City.

It's really a good thing that Cheng Wu was released now, otherwise if he had stayed in the Immortal City completely unaware of what was happening, he probably would have been exposed one day.

"There's another one. I've heard that since the Seven Immortals built the Immortal City, they've always lived their own lives. Why are they all going out to sea together to cause trouble for the demonic beasts?" Li Jieqing asked again.

"That's naturally for the benefit!"

Cheng Wu, still lying on the ground, said, "Not long ago, when Master Baowu went out to sea, he discovered a treasure in a nest of dragon lice in the east. It is said to be related to a certain third-tier demon king, and there was also a jade marrow fungus there—"

"Wait! You mean Jade Marrow Fungus?!" Li Jieqing's voice involuntarily rose a little.

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"...Why am I wandering around here?"

Cheng Wu suddenly woke up, his face blank.

Looking around, the birdsong continued, and he suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Yes, I came to spy on Master Baocheng's disciples practicing their array formations. I need to keep a close eye on our upcoming sea hunt for demons in a few days. But... what should I be watching?"

Cheng Wu felt as if he had forgotten something in his mind, some kind of secret mission that he couldn't let others know.

But I just can't remember it right now.

If you can't remember, then give up.

Cheng Wu stood up, summoned his flying sword, and flew straight up into the clouds, heading towards the Seven Immortal Cities.

"Why is the sun so scorching today... How strange."

Cheng Wu looked up at the sky, raised his hand to wipe away a few drops of sweat from his forehead, and thought to himself that it was strange.

However, he quickly gave up on this doubt.

What does it matter if the sun is a little stronger?

I wouldn't burn myself to death.

The most important thing now is the departure of the Seven Immortals to sea in a few days; we need to be careful.

It's about being more careful about something...

Cheng Wu shook his head. Seeing the Immortal City, he put aside his worries, lowered his body, and flew into the Seven True Immortal City without stopping.

The Seven True Disciples naturally have special privileges; no one below dares to block their way.

Cheng Wu snorted coldly at the gatekeeper and then gracefully entered, his figure disappearing into the immortal city.

Several days passed as a result.

The immortal city remained as usual, except that the preparations for the outer formations had slowed down, as many people had been transferred to the inner city.

That day.

When the Seven Immortals set out.

"—Sword rises!"

"Quickly grab the flag and follow!"

Hundreds of cultivators in the inner city shouted and followed the sword, each carrying a formation flag on their shoulders as they chased after the Seven True Ones heading east. They transformed into streaks of light and left the Immortal City, drawing long glances from the cultivators in the outer city below.

More than two hundred streaks of light represented more than two hundred late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. Back then, the entire cultivation world of Xiaoxin Island probably didn't have that many.

Ruyi Sect is a sword-wielding sect, where all the cultivators' skills are embodied in swordsmanship.

Qi Zhen walked forward, and his figure disappeared.

The disciples followed closely behind, riding their swords. The disciples of the Seven Truths Sect were all putting in their best effort to overtake their rivals with whom they had a grudge, and in a very short time, they headed east and sailed out to sea.

The recruited rogue cultivators were left behind.

If the Seven True Disciples are considered the outer disciples of the Ruyi Sect, then these rogue cultivators can be considered as the miscellaneous servants of the Ruyi Sect.

Although the title of "menial servant" sounds bad and one cannot display one's name at the Ruyi Sect's gate, it is still a respectable title and can be used to dangle the Ruyi Sect's name.

"Fellow Daoist Wangyue, is your magic still sufficient to help?"

During their journey, Venerable Jinwu flew over and chatted with Li Jieqing among the group of rogue cultivators who were affiliated with True Man Baocheng.

Li Jieqing only displayed the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining, and he appeared old and frail, having already passed the age of sixty and was in a state of decline in Qi and blood.

At this point, they could only pant and struggle to keep up.

"I'm keeping up, thank you for your help."

"Did you bring that demon beast, fellow Daoist? In my opinion, it's well-raised, even stronger than most late-stage demon beasts. If you brought it, who around would dare to look down on you?" Jinwu Daoist laughed.

"Leave it to guard the house, lest it be abandoned."

"Oh, that's fine too."

Jinwu Shangren had a plan in mind. If a late-stage demon and a Qi Refining Level 8 cultivator joined forces, the Qi Refining Realm would indeed be troublesome. He didn't dare to push too hard about selling the spirit land, lest Wangyue Daoist explode at him.

Being alone in the Immortal City gives you plenty of options.

They talked along the way, stopping three times with the others to replenish their magical power, and crossed the sea for several thousand miles.

At this point, they had reached the sea area outside Xiaoxin Island.

After stopping twice to replenish their mana, the Seven True Disciples leading the way finally stopped. Many people stood in the air, pointing and whispering as they watched the rogue cultivators who followed. Although they were all at the late stage of Qi Refining, these proper outer disciples of the Ruyi Sect had only stopped three times in total along the way.

"Why did you arrive so slowly, making us the laughingstock?!"

Disciples of Master Baocheng came before Li Jieqing, Master Jinwu, and other later generations, speaking with considerable displeasure.

The Seven True Disciples each had their own faction, and the miscellaneous servants they recruited also had to compete.

Clearly, Li Jieqing and his group arrived rather slowly among the independent cultivators, causing the disciples of Master Baocheng to lose face.

"...Fellow Daoist Wangyue, if you were to offer up a spiritual land, you might still be valued and become a proper Foundation Establishment disciple."

Hearing the outburst from behind, Venerable Jinwu quietly turned around and spoke these words.

Beside him, Li Jieqing shook his head. When he first met Jinwu Shangren, he didn't care much about Qi Zhen himself, but now he was willing to bow down to a few outer disciples.

"Fellow Daoist Jinwu has offered up a sacred site, so why don't you become a proper Foundation Establishment disciple?"

After saying this, Li Jieqing flew to the side.

Along the way, he had a vague feeling that the Golden Wutong Master did not have good intentions.

I have a lot to do today, and I don't have the patience to argue with him anymore or be insincere.

"You old fool, how dare you mock me!"

Master Jinwu frowned, thinking to himself that even without that late-stage demon, he still dared to utter such words, truly disregarding his ninth-level cultivation.

However, today's matter is of great importance, so it's not appropriate to act directly.

"Each of you find your position and prepare to deploy!"

A shout came from the central command.

At this point, no one cared about making trouble anymore. Master Baocheng's disciples shouted and led the crowd away.

Li Jieqing rose to his feet, holding the flag as was customary during drills.

This flag is a large pole, large enough to be carried on the waist. The surface of the ochre-yellow flag is decorated with the cloud script of the seven luminaries and engraved with the shape of a net covering the heavens, which is directly opposite the Ruyi Heart Net Array that has been set up.

The flagpole felt slightly cool to the touch; it was made of black iron, which was extremely effective at conducting magical energy, and its solid texture made it difficult to damage.

Each of the Seven True Disciples held a flag, leading the summoned rogue cultivators to scatter like fireworks, occupying the sea area above and below, each finding a place to raise their flag.

Some are in the clouds, some are on the water, and some are underwater.

Li Jieqing refused to offer up the sacred land, so he was inevitably treated differently. He was assigned to work underwater to find the location of the array's core and work with the other twenty-nine flag bearers to pin down the Seven Luminaries faction to which Master Baocheng belonged.