I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 646: Chapter 593: Thorn

The Dream Demon on Jiang Yuebai’s shoulder brightened up upon seeing Lu Nanzhi, its bristly fur smoothing down. With a leap, it charged straight towards Lu Nanzhi.

The Dream Demon on Lu Nanzhi’s shoulder saw this and, in contrast to its usual docility, it stood its fur on end, baring its teeth threateningly.

Jiang Yuebai was quick, grabbing her own Dream Demon tightly.

”Where do you think you’re going!”

The Dream Demon struggled, insistent on reaching Lu Nanzhi.

”Look at how undignified you are!”

Jiang Yuebai gritted her teeth, pinching her Dream Demon by the scruff to prevent it from going over.

Lu Nanzhi had deep ties with the Demon Clan, while she herself was closely connected with the Demon Clan. It was normal for beings from the Demon Clan to feel a connection to Lu Nanzhi, just as those from the Demon Clan felt connected to her.

”Little Bai, you also caught a Dream Demon?”

Lu Nanzhi smiled at Jiang Yuebai, intending to walk over, but the Dream Demon on her shoulder pressed its paws against her face, pitifully holding her back.

”Anan, what have you been up to recently? It’s been a while since you entered the dream realm.” Jiang Yuebai walked over with her Dream Demon and asked.

Lu Nanzhi casually replied, ”Not long ago, I offended a top disciple from a major sect in the Shaking Light Realm and have been on the run from their master’s pursuit.”

Jiang Yuebai frowned. The more indifferent Lu Nanzhi’s tone was, the more Jiang Yuebai could sense the difficulty behind it.

”And now? Is the issue resolved?” Jiang Yuebai asked.

Lu Nanzhi shrugged helplessly, ”I’m just a loose cultivator without backing. It’s not that easy to let go of grudges. Fortunately, when I competed for the Sword List, I used a disguised identity. Now that I’ve reverted to my original identity, things are temporarily fine, but I have to start all over again with the Sword List.”

Jiang Yuebai nodded, ”Yeah, having multiple disguised identities can be quite useful. You wouldn’t believe it; I’m now in the Nine Rivers Realm of the Tianshi Star Alliance and have disguised Chenzhou Wanderer as a Demon Dao cultivator...”

Jiang Yuebai pulled Lu Nanzhi along, and just like at the Heavenly Interence Sect in the past, they sat in Lu Nanzhi’s small courtyard, sipping tea and chatting, sharing their experiences.

It was only in the dream realm where they weren’t afraid of losing time, that Jiang Yuebai could slow down and have detailed conversations with Lu Nanzhi. Only with these ’family’ members in her heart like Lu Nanzhi did she dare share those little secrets she couldn’t tell anyone else and boast a little about her small triumphs.

The two Dream Demons sat at their feet, with Lu Nanzhi’s baring its teeth fiercely, while Jiang Yuebai’s pretended to be well-behaved, continually batting its eyes at Lu Nanzhi.

”Anan, once you complete the trial at Pojun Mountain, come to the Nine Rivers Realm. Uncle Fuyi and the Supreme Elder have already agreed to come during the Dragon Group Gathering in Nine Rivers Realm. If all goes well, the Heavenly Interence Sect might establish itself there.”

”Once the Heavenly Interence Sect has a solid foundation, we can bring everyone over from the Earth Spiritual Realm, and you won’t have to be a background-less loose cultivator anymore. Those who wish to bully or pursue you will think twice about our sect’s strength!”

Hearing this, Lu Nanzhi appeared thoughtful, her gaze sweeping over the small courtyard of the Heavenly Interence Sect that she could only see in her dreams.

It was only here that felt like her true home.

Lu Nanzhi nodded, ”Alright, I’ll definitely come to the Nine Rivers Dragon Group Gathering!”

”And Xie Jingshan, even though he has joined the True Martial Immortal Sect, he could come and liven things up, provide some presence for us. I’ll write to him.”

Thinking about how everyone would reunite in the Nine Rivers Realm at the Dragon Group Gathering, and how she would see other senior members of the Heavenly Interence Sect from the Upper Realm, Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but feel excited.

After chatting for a while longer, Lu Nanzhi gave Jiang Yuebai a method specifically for contracting Demon Beasts. Even she noticed that Jiang Yuebai’s Dream Demon was unruly and feared it might cause trouble at a crucial moment.

Lu Nanzhi’s Dream Demon suddenly gave a warning signal, and she had to leave first, setting a time with Jiang Yuebai for their next dream meeting.

After Lu Nanzhi left, Jiang Yuebai, with nothing else to do, practiced the ”Asura Blood Blade” in Lu Nanzhi’s small courtyard as she used to.

After practicing for six hours, seeing her Dream Demon lying lifelessly on the stone table, Jiang Yuebai finally stopped.

”Look at you with your bristly fur, always on edge against me; truly a thorn! From now on, you’ll be called Thorn!” ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

The Dream Demon Thorn lay sprawled on the stone table, flicking its long nose and rolling its eyes at Jiang Yuebai.

”The victor reigns supreme, while the loser is condemned. You’ve fallen into my hands, so stick with me obediently. I promise not to treat you poorly. You’ve seen how my other Spiritual Pets live; none of them fare worse than other beasts, right? So Thorn, why don’t we form a contract, and I assure you I’ll treat you well!”

Jiang Yuebai fed Thorn some Demonic Qi transformed from Chaos Qi, and Thorn arrogantly placed its nose in Jiang Yuebai’s palm, much like a palace maiden placing her hand on a eunuch’s for support in the Mortal World.

Jiang Yuebai channeled Demonic Qi to imprint a Demon Clan contract on Thorn. Although it wriggled a bit, it ultimately succumbed to the allure of Jiang Yuebai’s Demonic Qi, not resisting excessively, thus successfully establishing a master-servant contract with Jiang Yuebai.

Once the contract was complete, Jiang Yuebai fed Thorn until it was full, then they both left the dream realm to return to reality.

Jiang Yuebai glanced at the hourglass in the corner, noting that six dream realm hours equated to just one hour in reality.

Thorn’s current ability was around the Golden Core Stage, and once its power increased, it should be able to extend the dream realm time even further.

Returning to her small courtyard residence, Jiang Yuebai, after chatting with Lu Nanzhi, felt cheerful, humming a tune as she opened the Female Evil Cultivator’s Storage Bracelet, laying out its contents one by one.

”Wow~ that’s quite a number of Spirit Stones?”

In the Storage Bracelet, Spirit Stones were neatly packed in boxes—ten big boxes of regular Top-Grade Spirit Stones, amounting to a million.

Top-Grade Spiritual Stones, packed in rosewood boxes, totaled ten boxes, equating to ten thousand Top-Grade Spiritual Stones.

Jiang Yuebai hadn’t seen such exquisite Spiritual Stones in a long time and couldn’t help but consume one, the Spiritual Energy dense and pure, tastier than anything she had ever eaten.

”Robbery is indeed lucrative; she was merely a subordinate of that Divinity Transformation Cultivator, yet she had this many Spirit Stones at her disposal.”

At this moment, Jiang Yuebai’s thoughts drifted to the accumulations of the Xiong Family and the Heavenly Star Sect, her mouth watering at the prospect of robbing them and enriching the Heavenly Interence Sect’s warehouse later.

Establishing a sect was most costly in its early stages.

”Is this...a Soul-Shaking Stone! What a fine-grade Soul-Shaking Stone!”

Jiang Yuebai pulled out a box of deep blue stones, smooth and bright with no impurities, far superior to any Soul-Shaking Stone she had seen before.

The moment she took it out of the box, she felt a refreshing aura like a summer spring, constantly nourishing her Divine Soul.

The Divine Infant in her Sea of Consciousness greedily absorbed the aura from the Top-Grade Soul-Shaking Stone, becoming more vibrant and lively.

”This is a must-have item for practicing the ’Divine Soul Birth Thought Technique,’ and can also be used to nourish the Divine Soul. Previously, I couldn’t find any Soul-Shaking Stone and had to use the Soul Infant Fruit from the Green Dragon Realm. It’s unexpected to find some here; there are three pieces in total...”

Jiang Yuebai thought for a moment and decided to give two pieces to Bai Jiuyou, allowing her to split two more Divine Thoughts. This way, her future control of large Armor would be smoother, and her learning and cultivation in various aspects would be more efficient.

Bai Jiuyou’s gains were ultimately her own gains.

The remaining piece, Jiang Yuebai didn’t plan on using to split new Divine Thoughts. Currently, having three Divine Thoughts was sufficient, and any more would become a burden.

She planned to use this piece of Soul-Shaking Stone to enhance some Divine Soul Power to support her cultivation to the Mid-Stage Nascent Soul.

”Let’s see what else is there, Elixir, Magic Treasure, Jade Scroll, and materials, there’s so much stuff...”