I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 751: Chapter 697: Can’t Hold It In (Requesting Yue Tickets)

”The sky is clear, Immortal Monarch must have resolved all your questions.”

At the central platform of the Immortal Palace, Lu Nanzhi scanned the surroundings. The Golden Crow hung high in the sky, casting a thousand rays of light. Apart from the clouds enveloping the Immortal Palace, the rest of the world was cloudless, a rare sunny day.

Jiang Yuebai was trying to maneuver the Ha Ha Fish she created from water into the school of Ha Ha Fish, but as soon as she got close, the group turned on her, scattering her creation into a spray of water.

Ha Ha~

Ha Ha~

Ha Ha~

The fish mocked mercilessly. Jiang Yuebai scratched her head in confusion, ”They are exactly the same, how did it get exposed again? I’ll have to ask the Immortal Monarch about it.”

Boom!

Thunder cracked through the clear sky, and with a whoosh of wind, the ice-blue mist Lu Nanzhi had just formed in her hand was blown away.

Lu Nanzhi glanced over and shook her head with a light laugh.

They had been cultivating in the Immortal Palace for more than three years, and Lu Nanzhi had already discerned the patterns of weather changes.

Each time the sky cleared, it meant the Immortal Monarch had finally resolved Jiang Yuebai’s questions and was in a relaxed mood.

Then, after a few days, the Immortal Monarch would emerge to discuss the Dao with them. When Little Bai’s questions increased, the weather became overcast.

For the subsequent forty-nine days, weather changes were often determined by the complexity of Little Bai’s questions. However, as her questions became increasingly profound over the past two years, there were more thunderstorms in the Nine Rivers Realm compared to the previous years.

Clearly, the Immortal Monarch’s mood was very heavy, quite troubled.

Although Lu Nanzhi felt sorry for the Immortal Monarch, she was very grateful to Little Bai, as many of Little Bai’s questions were ones she wanted to know the answers to without offending the Immortal Monarch herself.

And Little Bai, knowing exactly what was going on, ’played dumb,’ having fully grasped the Immortal Monarch’s pulse. She knew that as a Mahayana Immortal Monarch, failing to answer a Nascent Soul cultivator’s question or flaring up over a ’little thing’ would be beneath him.

So Little Bai feigned ignorance with full knowledge!

During these three years in the Immortal Palace, thanks to Daoist Erosion and the Immortal Monarch’s guidance, Lu Nanzhi’s comprehension of the Water Path grew deeper. Although she’d obtained the Xuanming True Water before, she couldn’t perfectly wield it.

Now, not only could she handle Xuanming True Water, but she could also tame various types of True Water and Spirit Water with different properties.

At this moment, the surrounding mist transformed into streams, taking the shape of Immortal Monarch Chongmin.

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes lit up, rushing forward with great enthusiasm and bowing.

”Greetings Immortal Monarch, has your cultivation been smooth lately?”

Immortal Monarch Chongmin, looking somewhat fatigued, raised a hand, gesturing for the two to sit down.

As usual, he handed back Jiang Yuebai’s box of jade scrolls which contained his annotations and answers.

After that, he asked Lu Nanzhi about her cultivation progress during that period and addressed her queries.

Jiang Yuebai was in no hurry, smiling as she sat aside, flipping through the box of jade scrolls.

Finding some of Immortal Monarch Chongmin’s answers ambiguous, Jiang Yuebai picked out those jade scrolls and put them to her right hand side, placing those that seemed fine to her left, before carefully reviewing them to really integrate the knowledge.

While observing Lu Nanzhi’s demonstration of the sword technique, Immortal Monarch Chongmin’s eyes flicked towards Jiang Yuebai’s right side. Each time she placed a jade scroll there, his expression subtly twitched.

The white clouds surrounding the Immortal Palace turned black, the sky dimmed, and soon thick clouds gathered, wind and rain swaying within.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin took a deep breath, dispersing the clouds slightly, letting some sunlight in.

If not for Jiang Yuebai’s questions, which helped him ’fill in gaps’ and reexamine his comprehension of various Dao teachings, helping him to shift perspectives from minor details and thereby aid the maturity of his Dao Fruit, he would have... sighed!

Most cultivators begin solitary cultivation after reaching the Refining Void Stage due to Daoist Erosion, avoiding excessive contact with other cultivators, resulting in a lack of open discussion of the Dao where everything is explored independently.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin indeed hadn’t had such high intensity and systematic thinking for many years. Assuming his knowledge had reached its peak, only now did he realize there was room for improvement.

This previously unnoticed ’space’ was precisely what he needed to fill in order to advance further.

In comparison, being in a foul mood, he accepted it as it was.

Lu Nanzhi’s progress and improvement continued to make Immortal Monarch Chongmin very satisfied, intensifying his intention to take her as a disciple. However, having secretly calculated, Immortal Monarch Chongmin found a slight entanglement between Lu Nanzhi’s Fate and the Demon Clan.

Before understanding what this entanglement foretold, Immortal Monarch Chongmin needed to observe Lu Nanzhi for a while longer, hoping his personal guidance would prevent her from straying in the future.

”Do you have any more questions to ask?” Immortal Monarch Chongmin asked Lu Nanzhi.

Lu Nanzhi put away his sword and sat down, looking at Jiang Yuebai.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin sighed silently. Alright, he knew it, the problem lies with Jiang Yuebai.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin looked at Jiang Yuebai, ”You...”

”Immortal Monarch, you still haven’t explained clearly about Chaos Creatures. We’re so familiar now, I won’t hide it — you must have seen through my physique long ago. Do you think I count as a human being?”

The air became stagnant, even the Ha Ha Fish’s laughter was stuck halfway.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin took a deep breath, he had seen ancient books come to life, obsessed with reading and devouring knowledge, but never someone like Jiang Yuebai with so many questions, thoughts so scattered they seemed to follow no pattern.

”What it is, naturally you have to ask yourself. If you think you are, you are; if you think you are not, then even if others believe you are, you are not.”

Jiang Yuebai frowned, nodding slightly, ”So it’s like a very spicy rabbit leg. If I think it’s not spicy, then it’s not. If Anan thinks it’s spicy, then there’s a problem with Anan’s mouth.”

Lu Nanzhi said expressionlessly, ”I don’t eat rabbit legs.”

Immortal Monarch Chongmin inhaled, ”That is flawed reasoning, failing to respect established facts, it’s... forget it!”

Immortal Monarch Chongmin had experienced losses before; to discuss such issues further would take ten days or half a month, and he’d never win against Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai looked bewildered, she just wanted to know what to say if anyone ever said she wasn’t human; wouldn’t using the Immortal Monarch’s theory be more convincing?

Immortal Monarch Chongmin weakly stretched out a hand, ”Do you have any more questions? Ask them all, I still need to continue my seclusion.”

Clearly, he was the one clarifying their doubts, yet why did it feel as though he was receiving assignments? Tasks he couldn’t finish on the spot, needing to rush back and work overtime to squeeze in time to complete them?

Jiang Yuebai took out a new box, stealing glances at the surroundings; apart from the heavier clouds, there were no signs of a thunderstorm, indicating the Immortal Monarch had become accustomed.

Jiang Yuebai handed over the box full of jade scrolls, whispering, ”Immortal Monarch, could you please not rush off just yet? May I ask one more small question?”

Immortal Monarch Chongmin waved his hand, drawing the box into his sleeve, feeling it heavier than before, his mood grew darker, and the surrounding winds became fiercer.

”Ask.”

Jiang Yuebai leaned closer, whispering, ”I’ve often read in books phrases like ’Water benefits all things but does not vie, the sea accepts all rivers for its vastness,’ and before, you told me that only similar and supportive Dao can be stolen, opposing Dao Fruits will clash.”

”Then theoretically, if you use the Dao Fruit of the Water Path as your foundation, utilizing water’s ability to encompass all, could you potentially capture all Dao Fruits? Unify all Dao under one?”

Ka-cha!

A lightning bolt struck violently in front of Jiang Yuebai, with Immortal Monarch Chongmin’s energy surging, instantly shielding Lu Nanzhi and Jiang Yuebai.

The entire Immortal Palace began to shake violently like boiling water, dark clouds rolled and collided, the thunder deafening.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin was indeed shocked by Jiang Yuebai’s ’reckless words’, hurriedly taking a deep breath to stabilize his mind, calming the Immortal Palace and the weather.

”This question, I do not know, nor can I answer you. After all, specializing in one Dao, preserving even a single Dao Fruit is already exceedingly difficult. To further crave other Dao Fruits might instead lead to Ruin one’s Immortal Path.” Immortal Monarch Chongmin said in a mellow voice.

Jiang Yuebai lowered her eyes; she recalled that when she initially merged the Five Elements, she succeeded by using Water Spirit as a foundation to integrate the other four. Thus, she wondered if it might be feasible at the Dao Fruit level too.

Lu Xingyun cultivated so many pawns, could it be to devour the Dao Fruits of others, because in the cultivation techniques she left behind, ’Seeking Proof of Primordial Chaos’ was mentioned more than once.

Jiang Yuebai pondered the feasibility of such an action?

Immortal Monarch Chongmin looked at Jiang Yuebai, ”Previously, I overestimated myself. If staying with you like this for thirty years, I’m afraid the Nine Rivers Realm won’t be safe. How about I provide you with an alternative cultivation method?”

With those words, Immortal Monarch Chongmin flicked a drop of water onto Jiang Yuebai’s forehead.

Jiang Yuebai trembled all over, suddenly feeling her soul being expelled, her vision went dark, losing consciousness.

”Little Bai!”

Lu Nanzhi looked over with concern, finding Jiang Yuebai’s eyes tightly shut, oblivious and unresponsive.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin stood up, ”Rest assured, I won’t harm her. Once she grasps the true meaning within the water and fully merges the Kunpeng Eye, she will naturally awaken.”

”Afterwards, you continue to cultivate here, and once every forty-nine days, I will come to clarify your doubts again. Sword Dao demands focus; don’t follow her example.”

Saying this, Immortal Monarch Chongmin dissolved into mist and vanished, leaving Lu Nanzhi looking at the statue-like Jiang Yuebai, sighing helplessly.

Little Bai, asking everything will only lead to trouble for you.

Be careful, take care of yourself!