I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 192: Chapter 164: [Revised] Chaotian Domain

Jiang Yuebai sat in the main hall of the Hot Spring Villa, holding a palm-sized white bone in his hand, similar in function to a Jade Scroll, it was a Bone Scroll.

This Bone Scroll came from the Female Evil Cultivator Ding Yan, encountered in the Land of Azure Flame, and it records a method of ghost control called the ”Five Ghosts Scripture.”

Previously, Jiang Yuebai had scanned through it roughly; it included a series of non-offensive spells like the ”Five Ghosts Transporting Technique,” the ”Five Ghosts Shifting Technique,” the ”Five Ghosts Bewitching Heart Skill,” and the ”Five Ghosts Blood Escape Technique.”

Among them, the process of refining the five ghosts included a small method for triggering the obsession of ghosts, allowing one to see the ghost’s deepest memories from its lifetime.

The Soul Searching Method must be forcibly imposed by a High-Level Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage on a Low-Level Cultivator, allowing for the search of all memories, while this small method could only reveal some memory fragments and wasn’t difficult to operate.

”There is no inherent good or evil in the method; morality lies within the heart.”

Jiang Yuebai murmured, starting to carefully read through the ”Five Ghosts Scripture.”

As long as it’s not performed in front of others, and doesn’t do evil, if it can aid oneself, why should I struggle with notions of good and evil?

Halfway through, Cai Ren entered, placing several bags of medicinal powder and prescriptions on the side table next to Jiang Yuebai.

”These were found in a hidden compartment in Lin Quan’s room, including the Enchanting Powder that can cause confusion between reality and the Dream Realm, and the Forgetfulness Powder which causes someone to forget events within a few hours, as well as... aphrodisiacs and vitality enhancers.”

”Forgetfulness Powder? Is it the same as the Forgetfulness Elixir in the Cultivation Realm?”

Jiang Yuebai picked up the prescription to examine it; the prescription for the Forgetfulness Elixir was hard to find, but the Forgetfulness Powder seemed good too.

Cai Ren said, ”It’s considered a weakened version; these medicines all contain trace amounts of spiritual medicine. The person behind Lin Quan must be a cultivator. Moreover, after checking with Lin Shoushan, it’s evident that he’s consumed Forgetfulness Powder multiple times, which is why he can’t remember crucial matters.”

”What do you plan to do with the Lin Family?”

Cai Ren thought for a moment and said, ”For mortal matters, it’s best to resolve them according to mortal rules. Lin Shoushan is obsessed with seeking immortality; this obsession is not something the Forgetfulness Powder can make him abandon.”

”The Qingzhou Lin Family exploits the people in Lin’an County, committing numerous crimes while often claiming to be descendants of the War God. However, they are merely collateral lineage, the Yunzhou Lin Family is the legitimate direct lineage. I will find a way to pass a message to the Prefectural Governor and State Governor, so when Lin Shoushan loses his comfort, he won’t have the time to pursue immortality.”

Jiang Yuebai nodded, ”I’m starting to understand why the Heavenly Dao dictates that cultivators must not easily interfere with mortal rules. To mortals, living simply is possible without absolute knowledge or mere suspicion of immortals’ existence. Once affirmed, it becomes insatiable, leading to numerous calamities.”

Cai Ren smiled wryly, ”But the path to immortality is nowhere near as simple as mortals imagine. I still prefer to live decades amidst mortal prosperity rather than hanging my head on the knife’s edge again.”

”The major cultivation families send disciples to the Imperial City as State Preceptors to make the mundane kings believe there’s no real immortal, nor is there eternal life, merely some practitioners of minor arts.”

”Cultivators look down on mortals, but they also originate from the mortal world. If the emperor develops a desire for immortality and Taoism, it’s a calamity for the common people’s lives, pulling everyone into its consequences, affecting the Cultivation Realm too.”

Jiang Yuebai said, ”Go handle the Lin Family’s follow-up matters; I’ll find a way to deal with whoever is behind Lin Quan.”

Cai Ren bowed and retreated; Jiang Yuebai set up a Protection Array and continued to delve into the ”Five Ghosts Scripture.” A moment later, the lamenting cries of women in the backyard reached him, so he added a Sound Insulation Array.

An hour later, Jiang Yuebai summoned Little Green and had it release Lin Quan’s soul from the lantern.

Jiang Yuebai pricked his fingertip for blood, drawing a Blood Talisman in mid-air, and with a push sent it into the gray shadow before him.

The gray shadow quaked, absorbing Yin Qi from the night, centering around its life-time obsession, gradually forming into a human-shaped ghostly figure floating in the air.

Meanwhile, four scenes flashed in Jiang Yuebai’s mind.

In one, Lin Quan was kicked by Lin Shoushan, holding a place in agony and screaming.

In another, Lin Quan helped an old beggar knocked down by Lin Shoushan’s whip, seeing the beggar holding his hand and thanking him.

In another, Lin Quan stood behind the old beggar, listening to someone.

In the last one, ahya!

Jiang Yuebai mentally suppressed the last scene with punch after punch, refocusing on the third scene hearing the sounds within.

”People are born from the heavens and earth, and an innate spiritual energy naturally nurtures them within. Those with Immortal Roots will have this innate energy integrate into their Immortal Root around six years old, aiding in sensing nature’s spiritual energy.”

”Those without Immortal Roots will have their innate spiritual energy dissipate, becoming mortal. If you can collect enough innate spiritual energy from bloodline kin and assist with my secret technique, you can forge Acquired Spirit Roots, with immortality in sight.”

Looking closely at the second scene, Jiang Yuebai realized she’d seen this old beggar in the marketplace that evening.

Removing the Protection Array, Jiang Yuebai headed directly for the marketplace, turned into a narrow alleyway, walked for half a quarter-hour, finding an abandoned Charity Hall.

The snow had collapsed half the roof, the wind made the room drafty, full of elderly beggars huddled together warming themselves by the fire.

Inquiring around, Jiang Yuebai learned that the old beggar she was looking for had already left town that evening.

This fruitless pursuit left Jiang Yuebai slightly frustrated, surely she had exposed something, scaring them away, causing them to flee early.

When walking in the Mortal World, she must tread carefully in the future; only if she frightened someone could they flee, the next time being watched with ill intentions could lead to danger if one’s guard is down.

Returning to the Hot Spring Villa, Jiang Yuebai confirmed with Cai Ren again, indeed the missing children were all under six years old.

Jiang Yuebai suspected, the secret technique the old beggar used for extracting innate spiritual energy probably didn’t require bloodline kin.

The missing children must be related to the old beggar, while the recently missing women were likely Lin Quan’s doing.

The matter ended here, Jiang Yuebai left behind the old beggar’s portrait and information about the secret technique, instructing Cai Ren to report the incident to the sect.

She could do no more.

This homecoming journey wasn’t perfect, but should be decisively ended when necessary.

Next, she needs to head to Chaotian Domain, to find Moh Baichun, to inquire about the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects.

Early next morning, Jiang Yuebai took the silver coin from the Lin Family, went shopping from East Yong’an to West Yong’an City, buying everything her childhood-self desired, loading it all into a dedicated storage bag.

Sailing aloft, Jiang Yuebai played a moment with two wooden horses in battle, laughed at the dullness.

”How did I long for such childish things for so long before?”

Shaking her head, Jiang Yuebai put the wooden horses away; she mostly lost interest in those items, most foods too didn’t seem tasty.

Only when truly acquiring them could her childhood yearnings be fulfilled, leaving no regrets she’d dwell on later.

”Let me see the travel journal Master has given me, to find out what the Chaotian Domain is like.”

Mortal lands are referred to as provinces, such as Cang Province, Yun Province, and Wuu Province.

Cultivator lands are divided into domains, like Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, Peach Blossom Secret Realms, and Mirages, situated within mortal realms yet hidden from them.

The Heavenly Interence Sect is in Fengxian Domain, centered amidst the Nine Domains, on the borders of the Cang and Yun Two Countries, with a long history.

East of Fengxian Domain is Chaotian Domain, Hundred Yang Sect territory, abundant in mountains and rain, wet with miasma, rich in toxic creatures.

The journey is short; the Flying Core Boat traveled for two days to reach the mountains outside Chaotian Domain.

Landing halfway up the mountain, Jiang Yuebai enjoyed the scenery while walking towards the summit.

Upon reaching the peak, she saw an old man in white, with an immortal aura of Daoist demeanor, pondering over a chess game beneath a guest-welcoming pine.

The old man turned his gaze, scanning Jiang Yuebai, dressed as a wanderer, and sighed softly.

”Go back, there are no immortals here; I have guarded this mountain for twenty years without seeing the shadow of an immortal, let alone know where they would deceive me, claiming there’s an Immortal Realm among these mountains.”