I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 486: Chapter 440: Temporary Stay

Jiang Yuebai learned many things about Ao Juan from Zheng Yougong. Originally, she was thinking of going to the West Sea, but Zheng Yougong said that the western region of the Green Dragon Realm, with the Fulong Mountain Range as the boundary, is inaccessible to outsiders.

Even cultivators wanting to help resist the Dragon Clan can’t come and go freely. They must go through identity validation from Biyou Palace and the Fulong Sect.

Moreover, after entering, one must stay for at least ten years to apply to leave.

He also said that this rule wasn’t there before; it started being implemented five years ago, all because of the Winged Dragon.

It’s said that the Winged Dragon once brought some of the Dragon Clan’s experts, disguised as Human Clan cultivators, trying to sneak through the Fulong Mountain Range to wreak havoc in other regions of the Green Dragon Realm.

Originally, it almost succeeded, but fortunately, the Refining Void Great Power Star Lord Wuchang of the Fulong Sect was patrolling there and saw through the Winged Dragon’s disguise.

At that time, Star Lord Wuchang intended to take strong action to capture the Winged Dragon, but was suppressed by the law of the Green Dragon Realm, leaving the Winged Dragon severely injured, yet it managed to escape.

Since then, in these five years, the wars in the regions and seas west of the Fulong Mountain Range have slightly decreased, allowing cultivators from the Dragon Shepherding Sects to breathe.

Zheng Yougong gave Jiang Yuebai a map of the Green Dragon Realm. Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi examined it together, and Xie Jingshan shamelessly came over again.

”The land of the Green Dragon Realm has been modified by a Mahayana Immortal Monarch using Daoist divine skills, so it forms the shape of a coiled azure dragon. The inland sea in the middle is the Guixu Sea. The three top sects of the Green Dragon Realm— True Martial Immortal Sect, Biyou Palace, and Fulong Sect—are situated around the Guixu Sea.”

”Under the Guixu Sea is the Dragon God Palace, where all the spirit veins of the Green Dragon Realm converge, so moving outwards from the Guixu Sea, the further out, the lower the concentration of spiritual energy. The spiritual energy of the four seas—east, south, west, north—is only sufficient for cultivators below the Nascent Soul to survive. I guess that Winged Dragon wants to lead the Dragon Clan to seize control of the Guixu Sea, which is why it has been trying to push through the Fulong Mountain Range.”

Zheng Yougong explained on the side that the regional divisions of the Green Dragon Realm are mainly based on the living environments of various Dragon Clan types. Like the Stone Dragons they just encountered and all the Dragon Clan skilled at manipulating the power of the earth reside in the eastern area with Stone Gate City at the center, in Jieshi Ridge.

”...Among the three major forces of the Green Dragon Realm, the True Martial Immortal Sect is neutral, the power of the Fulong Sect is mainly distributed in the west, and Biyou Palace is in the east. In the actual battle with the Winged Dragon, it’s mainly the Fulong Sect fighting. Biyou Palace has been wanting to negotiate coexistence with the Winged Dragon, which has to do with the differences in the methods and principles of dragon herding between Biyou Palace and Fulong Sect. You’ll understand after spending some time here.”

”What’s this black land?” Lu Nanzhi noticed a piece of black mountain ridge near the sea in the northeast of Jieshi Ridge.

Zheng Yougong glanced over and said, ”That’s the territory of the Demon Dragon, Black Demon Mountain. It is filled with Demonic Qi and evil ghosts frequently appear. If you have needs for Ghost Market items, you may go and check it out, but be careful. It’s a gathering place for demon cultivators, and the Demon Dragons are fierce and bloodthirsty, difficult to deal with.”

Lu Nanzhi’s eyes brightened, and she exchanged a glance with Jiang Yuebai, already planning to explore the place.

Jiang Yuebai was previously pondering where to find a Ghost Market to buy Yellow Springs Flowers and Three Paths River Water. It turns out the Green Dragon Realm has one—worthy of being a Great Realm.

Judging by Zheng Yougong’s attitude, they don’t seem to be very repulsive towards demon cultivators, so Lu Nanzhi might not need to hide in the future.

Xie Jingshan measured the map with his hand, murmuring for a while before exclaiming, ”My goodness, the area of this Jieshi Ridge is nearly as large as our entire Central Plains Realm. Would it take twenty years to travel throughout the Green Dragon Realm?”

Hearing this, Zheng Yougong glanced at Xie Jingshan, raised his chin slightly with a trace of the pride of a Great Realm cultivator, and said, ”No need to worry. There are Transmission Arrays everywhere in the Green Dragon Realm. As long as you have a Star Alliance identity token, you can use them. It’s quite convenient.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuebai cautiously asked, ”We got separated from our sect elders on the road and haven’t had time to register our identity with the Beidou Star Alliance. Can we register in the Green Dragon Realm?”

”This...” Zheng Yougong hesitated for a moment, then looked at the lively smile on Jiang Yuebai’s face and immediately patted his chest, ”No problem, I have a good brother in the Eastern Star Alliance. You saved me, and I should repay you. I will ask him to vouch for you, as long as you have your sect elders’ identity proof, you can register.”

”That’s great. Fellow Daoist Zheng is really public-spirited, a person of ancient straightforwardness, Chenzhou thanks you!”

Jiang Yuebai clasped her hands in thanks, and Lu Nanzhi nodded slightly. Zheng Yougong’s face flushed, quite delighted by the praise.

Xie Jingshan rolled his eyes up to the sky nearby, thinking that Jiang Yuebai has been using those words since she was six and still doesn’t know how to change them, not believing a word she says!

”Stone Gate City is here.”

Jiang Yuebai looked in the direction Zheng Yougong pointed, seeing a magnificent giant city entirely built of rocks, built against the mountain, extending for hundreds of miles without end, with regular square formations as far as the eye can see.

Even from afar in mid-air, you could see two main roads crisscrossing in the city, dividing Stone Gate City into four parts, with just one area alone almost as large as Kongfang City in the Earth Spiritual Realm.

The Dragon-Shaped Treasure Boat landed outside Stone Gate City, and Jiang Yuebai and her two companions followed Zheng Yougong into the city.

The city gates had no guards verifying identities, but Jiang Yuebai could feel a great array protecting the city. The flow of cultivators was mainly at the Foundation Establishment Stage, with quite a few Golden Core Stage cultivators, and occasionally, a Nascent Soul cultivator or two flashed by in the crowd.

Shops lined the streets, and there were many stalls. Jiang Yuebai roughly scanned them, and most were selling Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures related to the Dragon Clan, like Dragon Scales, Dragon Skin, and Dragon Blood, though they weren’t true dragon scales, just low-level flood dragon products.

A Core Formation female cultivator riding a lion-like spiritual beast walked past Jiang Yuebai and her companions, with dragon patterns on her attire, looking very majestic.

”What kind of spiritual beast is that?” Xie Jingshan asked curiously.

Zheng Yougong glanced back and said, ”Suan Ni, the fifth son among the nine sons of the dragon, a common spiritual beast in the Green Dragon Realm.”

Jiang Yuebai also glanced back. She had read in the records from the Dragon Palace that the dragon had nine sons, each different. She had seen portraits of the nine sons before, but it was her first time seeing a real Suan Ni.

The variety of new things dazzled the trio, and even Lu Nanzhi often couldn’t help but stop to check the stalls by the road.

”Let’s find a place to stay later and take our time to explore.”

Jiang Yuebai pulled Lu Nanzhi to catch up with Zheng Yougong, and they reached the Eastern Star Alliance’s station in the center of Stone Gate City. The entire station covered a vast area, with a powerful protective array inside, making it inaccessible to outsiders.

The three of them waited in the outer hall for a moment until they saw Zheng Yougong pulling a male cultivator in azure dragon-patterned clothes and talking for a long time before the other finally nodded.

The three of them had identity proof provided by Wenn Miao, which was genuine, and registering identities was just a matter of some procedures.

Once an identity token is registered, it cannot be changed. They had to register under their real names, leaving a Divine Sense mark and a portrait according to the Eastern Star Alliance’s requirements. This information is locked inside the token, and once generated, no one can alter it. Forcibly changing it will cause the token to shatter.

The Eastern Star Alliance could send messages to other star alliances, similar in principle to Kongfang City’s Hongyan Building in the Earth Spiritual Realm. However, the arrays used by star alliances allow for messages across realms, involving space laws, making them more advanced and costly.

Despite having Xie Jingshan, Jiang Yuebai still held Lu Nanzhi close, showing a picture of the three of them emptying their pockets until they were just short of a Top-Grade Spirit Stone, barely persuading the person to agree to leave a message for Wenn Miao.

They informed Wenn Miao they were in the Green Dragon Realm, all was well, and asked Wenn Miao to find a way to get them out.

With the trivial matters done, the three finally felt at ease.

Although Jieshi Ridge was on the outskirts of the Green Dragon Realm, the richness of spiritual energy already far surpassed the Earth Spiritual Realm. The Green Dragon Realm is a Constant Realm, so there’s no worry of it collapsing, and it’s vast with abundant resources and plenty of opportunities.

The three of them decided to temporarily stay here to cultivate and travel. When the time is right, they’ll find a way to infiltrate the Dragon Shepherding Sects and then look for Ao Juan.

Jiang Yuebai had a hunch that her Nascent Soul protector matter could only be relied upon Ao Juan.