I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 247: Chapter 217: Wind and Cloud Meeting (Bonus for 300 Monthly Tickets)

Jiang Yuebai took a room in Lu Nanzhi’s small courtyard, deciding to live with Lu Nanzhi for the time being.

Lu Nanzhi continued her daily cultivation, so Jiang Yuebai asked Xie Jingshan to take her to the Mountain and Sea Building in Kongfang City; she hadn’t collected the income from Huaxi Valley for a long time, and there were still those storage bags from the disciples of the Fang Family that she hadn’t dealt with.

Earlier, she glanced at them and found nothing valuable, but her Continuous Pearl Talisman and Five Elements Thunder Pearl could be sold partially.

The materials for Qi Blood Elixir and Bone Strengthening Pill had long been used up, so she needed to hurry up and refine new ones.

”Here, this is for you.”

As they walked along the road, Xie Jingshan handed over a palm-sized, long white jade token.

Jiang Yuebai took it, ”The Wind and Cloud Meeting Record of the Outstanding?”

Injecting spiritual energy, lines of names appeared on the jade tablet. Jiang Yuebai saw her own name and hurriedly invested her divine sense.

[Jiang Yuebai, Early-Stage Foundation Establishment (seven years ago), Five Spirit Roots, Direct Disciple of True Monarch Jiuchuan of the Heavenly Interence Sect, first in the Heavenly Interence Sect’s small competition, first on the battle merit list at the initial opening of the Land of Azure Flame, skilled in spear technique, sword method, Five Elements Magical Techniques...]

Jiang Yuebai was shocked after reading it, ”So detailed!!”

Almost a tenth of her background was exposed, too terrifying!

Xie Jingshan said, ”This is all gathered by the Hongyan Building, real and reliable. Not only does it have this information, but it also has the Battle Method Shadow Jade of these outstanding figures, all purchasable at the Hongyan Building.”

Jiang Yuebai gritted her teeth, ”I really want to set Hongyan Building on fire right now!”

Xie Jingshan said sourly, ”Don’t be so smug, those short-sighted people at Hongyan Building don’t even think I’m worthy. This time at the Wind and Cloud Meeting, I am determined to make them see my worth.”

”What? Your information isn’t on here?”

Jiang Yuebai flipped through, going over dozens of pages of names, and indeed, Xie Jingshan wasn’t on it. However, she saw many experts at the Peak Foundation Establishment.

”Isn’t that a good thing? This way, you can surprise everyone with your skills, unlike me whose background has been exposed and will attract many defenses and precautions.”

”But don’t be discouraged, among the participants of this Wind and Cloud Meeting are sects, noble families, and loose cultivators totaling up to ten thousand people. This little token can only highlight the most outstanding ones casually.”

”Thanks! I don’t feel comforted at all!”

Xie Jingshan walked ahead quickly, and Jiang Yuebai maneuvered through the crowd to catch up.

”Why are you walking so fast? Quickly tell me about the specifics of the Wind and Cloud Meeting. These years, I’ve been too focused on improving myself and haven’t inquired in detail.”

”So you think I’ve been playing all these years?!”

Xie Jingshan almost spat on Jiang Yuebai’s face, causing Jiang Yuebai to lean back, her eyes subtle.

”No, no, you’ve been burdened with the great solemn duty of family continuation. If you were focused purely on cultivation, you’d definitely be faster than me.”

”You really know how to poke the sore spots; when we were kids, you knew how to sweet-talk me!”

”Xie Jingshan, I’m not your mother, I won’t coddle your bad habits. I’m seriously asking you, please be kind and tell me, okay?”

Mentioning Xie Jingshan’s mother suddenly brought a sense of melancholy to him, and he sighed long; he hadn’t seen his mother in over a decade.

The Wind and Cloud Meeting was approaching, and that bastard Fang Mingyi’s mother was preparing all sorts of things for him, while his own mother was unknown to him.

Xie Jingshan kept walking, muttering, ”Every fifty years, the Wind and Cloud Meeting is hosted by the Kong and Fang Families representing the Immortal Cultivation Families, with the Sect Alliance and Independent Cultivator Alliance sponsoring it. Ostensibly, it’s for the outstanding talents of the Cultivation Realm to shine, but in reality, it’s to determine who will lead the next fifty years: the Noble Family Alliance, Sect Alliance, or Independent Cultivator Alliance.”

”The Wind and Cloud Meeting has the Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul as three major overall battle lists, along with split lists like Array Dao, Alchemy Dao, and Sword Dao. The Nascent Soul overall battle list is based on reputation in the Cultivation Realm, but one can always challenge its members to replace them directly. Other cultivation level split lists are the same, but during the opening phase of the Wind and Cloud Meeting, specific arenas will be set up for people to challenge for rankings.”

”Deciding the names on the battle lists for Foundation Establishment and Golden Core is the highlight of each Wind and Cloud Meeting, held within the Ancient Secret Realm in Kongfang City. This Secret Realm predates the city itself, rumored to be a Trial Ground from ancient times for the Three Races of Human, Demon, and Devil.”

”The terrain inside is complex, a natural maze ever-changing, and no one has fully explored it. It’s known to contain many ancient treasures, some possibly transformed into Acquired Spiritual Objects.”

”Besides, every time the Secret Realm is opened, the Greater Powers from each generation must deposit a certain number of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures or Magic Artifacts to activate the mechanisms, making the Secret Realm a super treasure trove. With luck, one might find ancient treasures or Acquired Spiritual Objects.”

Jiang Yuebai pondered, ”Acquired Spiritual Objects, is there any Innate Spiritual Object?”

Xie Jingshan shook his head, ”Who knows, there might be or there might not be. The opening of the Secret Realm consumes the Earth Vein Spiritual Energy of the Kong and Fang Families, and only Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators can enter the lower layers, Golden Core Stage cultivators the upper layers. Others of different cultivation levels can’t enter, and each opening lasts only nine days.”

”Finding exits and fighting take up plenty of time, not leaving much for searching, especially with Guardian Beasts inside. The entire process imitates the hunting mode for Heaven and Earth Source Power from the Ancient Era’s competition among the Three Races. More details, once at the Mountain and Sea Building, I’ll provide related jade scrolls.”

Jiang Yuebai nodded, ”This Wind and Cloud Meeting sounds exciting.”

Xie Jingshan shot her a glance, saying crossly, ”Yes, it’s exciting. In every past session, many cultivators deliberately withheld forming their core, stabilizing themselves at the Peak Foundation Establishment. Such individuals have unfathomable strengths, so be careful.”

”The guy we met in Fengman Tower that day was Fang Mingyi, right?” Jiang Yuebai suddenly asked.

Xie Jingshan stiffened, ”You... saw it all?”

Jiang Yuebai nodded, ”Hmm, I saw and heard it. In public, you can’t be dog-bitten, so you don’t bite the dog in return, right? So, it’s nothing big.”

Xie Jingshan’s heart relaxed, his lips involuntarily curving upwards, ”Exactly, as the Young Master of the Mountain and Sea Building, how could I do something as uncultured as biting a dog in public?”

Jiang Yuebai chuckled lightly; Fang Mingyi, being Late-Stage Foundation Establishment, would certainly have the upper hand in a confrontation with Xie Jingshan.

Jiang Yuebai glanced around, then lowered her voice to ask Xie Jingshan, ”What do you think, if I managed to kill Fang Mingyi without anyone knowing, could I cancel Anan’s engagement?”

Xie Jingshan looked exasperated, ”There are at least thirty or more from the direct lineage of the Fang Family eligible to marry Lu Nanzhi. Unless you wipe out the entire direct Fang lineage... unlikely!”

”Thirty or more, these people sure are prolific!” Jiang Yuebai cursed inwardly.

Xie Jingshan explained, ”The Fang Family possesses the bloodline of Ancient Giant Barbarians. They cope with direct lineage offspring to ensure this bloodline continues. There it is, up ahead is the main branch of my Mountain and Sea Building.”

Following Xie Jingshan’s gaze, Jiang Yuebai saw a five-story Treasure Tower standing on an island at the heart of the lake, with layered eaves, a panoramic view, and grand, majestic presence.

The corners of the tower were hung with gold bells that jingled pleasantly in the breeze.

”This is Quan Lake at the very center of Kongfang City. Xie Jingshan, your place is so grand! I doubt the Kong and Fang Families have the resources to build such a towering building in the center of Quan Lake. Why feel self-pity? Be more audacious, Young Master Xie!”

”What do you know.”

”You haven’t seen the Young Master Sha I met in the Quicksand Domain, I simply cannot describe it to you...”

A female cultivator, preparing a stall, saw two figures on the corridor bridge from under the willow tree opposite the lake and silently began to pack up.

”Enemies on a narrow road, if this little foe sees me here, surely they’ll ruin my business for revenge. I can’t afford to provoke them; I’d better hide for a few days.”

The gentle wind by the lake lifted the hem of the female cultivator’s dress, revealing a pair of puppet wooden feet.

Slipping away, slipping away~