Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 252: Chapter 236: Invitation

Ji An and Ge Luoying started chatting, using the Sword Bamboo Golden Leaf as an entry point, making the conversation between them much more harmonious.

Ge Ying was pleased to see this; she worried herself greatly over this niece.

Sword cultivators have straightforward personalities, being very direct, which might unintentionally offend others, making it difficult to have connections.

The other party now shows subtle changes, and she’s very gratified.

Before long, two more people entered the grotto mansion.

Liu Yu clasped his hands and said warmly:

“Paying respects to Master, I greet Senior Sister and Junior Brother.”

The other person was a female cultivator, with bright eyes, gently curved eyebrows, and a light red crescent-shaped birthmark at the tip of her left eyebrow.

“Paying respects to Master, I greet Senior Sister and Junior Brother.”

The female cultivator’s voice was clear and crisp, with a beautiful sound like pearls falling onto a jade disc.

“Liu Yu, Yue Fei, come and sit.”

Ge Ying kindly called, and when the two disciples sat down, she said with a smile:

“It seems you two were not on the same path. How did you meet?”

Liu Yu smiled and said:

“I went to Lingxiao Mountain’s Diligence Hall to handle some matters and coincidentally, Senior Sister Zhong was there too.

Upon learning that she was also coming to Ningcui Cliff, we came together.”

He turned his body to the side, cupped his hands and said:

“Chatting with Senior Brother Ye, I just found out that Junior Brother Ji has broken through to the late-stage Foundation Establishment, congratulations!”

This Junior Brother’s cultivation speed is becoming increasingly fast, defying common sense.

Unless there’s some fortuitous encounter, a cultivator’s speed of improvement should increasingly slow down.

“Likewise, Senior Brother broke through realms before me.”

Zhong Yuefei blinked, looking at the two junior brothers.

She had ties with Liu Yu but was unfamiliar with the other junior brother, seemingly not from the same lineage at all.

These junior brothers all came from the last batch of disciples the Master took in; unexpectedly, two reached the late-stage Foundation Establishment.

Their potential should be the strongest among the Master’s many disciples.

Ge Ying laughed and said:

“You three are my most talented disciples. After the demon calamity erupts, the entire Western Continent will become unstable.

When the time comes, if other senior and junior brothers encounter difficulties, and you happen to have the capability, please do not hesitate to lend your strength and offer assistance.”

Ji An and the other two responded in unison:

“Understood!”

Ge Ying nodded slightly; this was all she could do.

Even though she is the Master of the three, she cannot force these disciples to take care of the others; that is not their responsibility.

As long as these disciples remember the bond of being from the same Ningcui Cliff and give others a helping hand, she will be very content.

She lightly coughed and said:

“Just heard from Luo Ying that the Canglan Secret Realm is about to open. She plans to venture into the Secret Realm. Do any of you have such thoughts?”

The opening of a Secret Realm is a big deal, sure to attract the attention of the Three Sects and many loose cultivators.

Coupled with the present timing of the demon calamity outbreak, the sect will certainly dispatch outstanding disciples to enter the Secret Realm to acquire resources.

If they can fortunately obtain a few celestial essence ginsengs with sufficient maturity, the sect can refine more batches of nourishing yuan pills.

Luo Ying thought of entering the Secret Realm, which she cannot stop.

Ji An was the first to shake his head:

“I don’t.”

The safety of Secret Realms is not guaranteed; it’s said that there are Chao Origin Stage demon beasts in the core area.

He thinks it’s better to stay safely at Red Flame Peak; in half a year, it’s enough time to significantly improve his cultivation and earn many small merits.

Meanwhile, in alchemy and body refining, he can make huge progress, with no need to take this risk.

Moreover, staying at Red Flame Peak for half a year, all sorts of spiritual mechanisms added together could be accumulated over a thousand points.

With him around, cultivating dozens of Tier Two Spirit Plants in half a year is still possible.

“I also have no intention of entering the Secret Realm; I am just an alchemist not skilled in magical combat, and wish to stay steadily in the sect.”

Zhong Yuefei knows her own matters; she practices Wood Element Techniques, which are not suited for magical combat.

The techniques she learned are all for protecting herself or healing, and she possesses a spiritual artifact, a defensive spiritual artifact.

The Secret Realm is attached to the Cultivation Realm as a Little World. Due to the differences in world laws, entering the Secret Realm involves random teleportation to the periphery, which makes her unsuitable for exploring the Secret Realm.

Supportive cultivators gain less from entering Secret Realms compared to others, yet face the same dangers; no matter how you calculate it, the risks are high and the rewards uncertain.

“I will definitely go.”

Liu Yu said softly, with an unwavering determination in his calm tone.

Although his earnings and salary from demon hunting in the Law Enforcement Hall are substantial, he can’t resist the colossal expenditures.

Executing demon hunting tasks, he often resides in deep mountains and ancient forests, not always able to find Spirit Vein Nodes.

To save time for cultivation, he must use high-tier Spirit Capturing Arrays, filled with middle-grade Spirit Stones.

With the consumption of pills and talismans, while the resources acquired can cover daily expenses, little is left.

He isn’t a miserly cultivator, having spent a significant amount of resources to rapidly improve his cultivation.

In this regard, he shares similarities with Ji An, maximizing all sorts of external cultivation aids in improving cultivation.

To acquire nourishing yuan pills and such breakthroughs for Great Realm pills, relying on slow accumulation wastes too much time.

If he can obtain one or two main ingredients from the Canglan Secret Realm, he will directly qualify to exchange for Nourishing Yuan Pills from the sect.

Ge Ying nodded slightly, the decisions of several disciples were exactly what she anticipated.

“Liu Yu, Luo Ying, since you’ve decided to enter the Secret Realm, you can apply for Traction Talismans from the sect.

If this talisman can transport you to the same location, you’ll be able to take care of each other. What do you think?”

The Canglan Secret Realm has been developed by the Three Sects for thousands of years, and the sect has devised many secret techniques, hoping disciples who enter the realm can be ’bound’ together for teleportation.

The Traction Talisman can connect the Qi Mechanism between cultivators, making it the most successful method for same-location teleportation.

However, the success rate is not high, roughly about 30%.

But as long as it succeeds, with the strength of Liu Yu and the others, they will hardly encounter significant danger.

Liu Yu looked at the cold Sword Cultivator and nodded with a smile:

“I think it’s feasible, but I wonder if Senior Sister is willing to travel together?”

Though the other party isn’t affiliated with the Law Enforcement Hall, she is often active near Mingfeng Mountain and is quite renowned.

The reputation of sword cultivators is forged through battles; he feels that if they ’team up’, they would be able to venture into most areas of the Secret Realm.

Ge Luoying pondered:

“That’s fine.”

She initially intended to enter the Secret Realm with Junior Brother Li Haoran, but Junior Brother indicated that his main purpose wasn’t spiritual medicine resources but rather to temper himself.

Junior Brother is currently in the Ninth-Layer Foundation Establishment, nearing the Realm of Perfection.

The combination of Celestial-Grade Talent and Metal Element Dao Body makes him incredibly formidable.

She couldn’t last for a quarter hour when sparring with Junior Brother.

If it were a life-and-death showdown, she knew she would be defeated even faster.

“Ah?”

Liu Yu was momentarily stunned, then smiled:

“It is my honor to fight alongside Senior Sister.”

Although he asked, he didn’t really expect her to agree.

He had interacted quite a bit with this senior sister on Mingfeng Mountain; she was aloof by nature and mostly traveled alone.

Ge Luoying smiled faintly:

“Junior Brother praises me too much; only by fighting together can we go further.”

She knew that Li Haoran intended to challenge any Chao Origin Stage demon beasts that might exist in the Secret Realm.

Whether she liked it or not, the gap between her and Junior Brother Li was widening and would continue to do so.

The bottleneck to break through to the Chao Origin Stage is small for Celestial-Grade Talent cultivators; even without Nourishing Yuan Pills, there’s a significant chance.

After Li Junior Brother returned from attacking Mingfeng Mountain, he comprehended Sword Intent. Over the past ten years, his Sword Intent became increasingly refined, while she had only just begun to touch the threshold of Sword Intent, unsure of when she would fully master it.

Last night she visited Ningbi Cliff and talked with her grand-aunt through the night.

The grand-aunt’s advice was that she needed to make connections with cultivators who have potential to gain more support.

Ge Luoying understood that, given her not-so-outstanding talent, this was the best choice.

Ge Ying’s eyes enveloped the juniors and disciples warmly, smiling:

“There is some time left before the Secret Realm opens; I will prepare for you some suitable pills.”

As a seasoned alchemist and spirit farmer, she had quite a few high-tier spiritual medicines and healing elixirs in her private collection.

By refining some desperate secret medicines, the safety of the two will be adequately ensured.

“Master, I will use spiritual objects or spirit stones to buy pills.”

Liu Yu immediately said, knowing his senior sister was the master’s bloodline.

“Entering the Secret Realm is your choice; I cannot interfere, only add some chips for you. No need for exchange, do not refuse.

Yue Fei, let’s refine the pills together.”

Ge Ying waved her hand; she didn’t know what more she could do for these disciples in the future.

Life gradually approached its end, and she could feel her body slowly decaying, like a tree withering.

“Alright, Master hasn’t guided me in pill refining for a long time,” Zhong Yuefei agreed with a smile.

“Master,” Liu Yu opened his mouth to speak; he wanted to purchase some pills but felt guilty receiving them as Master had offered.

“Senior Brother, receive Master’s generosity with peace of mind; what’s bestowed by elders cannot be declined.”

Ji An advised, faintly understanding Master’s intentions.

He greeted with clasped hands and continued:

“Master, senior sisters, I’ve been managing Red Flame Peak for quite some time, yet never invited everyone to enjoy the joy of harvest.

In a few days, the mulberry flowers will bloom, and by then, I invite everyone to stay for a few days; may I request your presence?”

Take this opportunity to strengthen relationships and keep in touch more often.

“Alright.”

Ge Ying’s eyes revealed memories, her gaze sparkling with joy:

“It’s been more than ten years since I last visited. I wonder what the current sight of Red Flame Peak looks like.”

Zhong Yuefei’s eyes curved as she smiled:

“Of course, that’s great.”

Among the many disciples of Master, it’s only this Junior Brother Ji she’s not acquainted with.

At this moment, she’s very curious about what this ordinary Junior Brother is capable of, quietly advancing to Late-stage Foundation Establishment.

What kind of place is Red Flame Peak that brings about such fond memories on Master’s face?

Ge Luoying also revealed a look of nostalgia; the memory of Red Flame Peak’s eruption resurfaced in her Sea of Consciousness. That was the easiest time for her to obtain spiritual objects.