Chapter 247: Qiyue

While pondering,

Jiang Jian stood atop the head of the Dragon Sparrow.

The gale roared, lifting his moon-white robes.

"After gathering the resources, it is time to return to the Holy Mountain."

He gazed into the distance at the Li Hai Dragon Palace, his expression calm.

As time passed,

the students of the same cohort as Jiang Jian had all successively left the Dragon Palace.

To this day, those who chose to remain here were almost all native creatures of Li Hai.

The Autumn Water Palace was still governed by Shen Qingchan.

Jiang Jian had come here precisely to collect the scarce resources.

By now,

among the spiritual items that had any effect on his cultivation,

only the "Autumn Water Spiritual Essence" remained.

As for the rest of the resources, the Sea-Suppressing Pearls and Water Spiritual Stones,

the effect they could provide was becoming increasingly negligible.

Jiang Jian, for his part, did not want these things.

Ten portions of Autumn Water Spiritual Essence were enough to supply his cultivation in the Fountain Realm.

At the same time,

the Dragon Palace portal opened, and a spirit general arrived riding the water, landing below Jiang Jian with a respectful expression: "This little demon greets you, my lord."

Jiang Jian nodded and said, "No need for formalities."

The spirit general breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The Palace Master said, she invites you to enter the palace for a chat."

Jiang Jian shook his head and said, "I have other matters to attend to, so I will not be going in."

After losing his Li Hai official title, relying solely on his own clearance, he could no longer enter the Dragon Palace.

To seek out Shen Qingchan, he could only have someone else relay the message.

The spirit general hesitated for a moment, then stopped insisting, taking out a wooden box and offering it with both hands: "My lord, this is something the Palace Master specifically instructed me to deliver to you."

Jiang Jian stood atop the head of the Black Phoenix, his moon-white robes fluttering.

A seven-colored rainbow suddenly manifested,

and in the blink of an eye, it retrieved the wooden box, causing it to hover steadily above the Dragon Sparrow's head.

"Ten portions of Autumn Water Spiritual Essence."

Jiang Jian opened the wooden box, took a brief look, and nodded slightly.

Shen Qingchan did not cut corners in her work.

Although these Autumn Water Spiritual Essences were very likely the remaining stock accumulated by the Autumn Water Palace during this period,

Shen Qingchan, for her part, had not shown the slightest hesitation from beginning to end.

"My lord."

The spirit general stepped on the water surface and spoke again, "The Palace Master said, she wants to see you."

"The Palace Master also asked, how much of the 'mending' technique woven into your clothes has been used, and whether it is still enough."

"She has found new fabric, and in her spare time from cultivation, she is weaving a new set of clothes for you."

He spoke a great deal on his own accord.

High above in the firmament,

Jiang Jian stood atop the Dragon Sparrow's head, put away the wooden box, and listened quietly.

It was not until the spirit general closed his mouth and looked up at him

that Jiang Jian said softly, "We shall not meet; I have other matters."

He lowered his eyelids, looked down at the spirit general below, and said, "Tell your Palace Master, when I break through to the Divine Palace Realm, I will take her out."

The spirit general was stunned and asked, "Take her out? Take her where?"

Jiang Jian's expression was calm as he said, "You only need to tell her these words; she should be able to understand."

In his heart, he had long since made plans.

Shen Qingchan possessed the innate divine gift, the "Fate-Weaving" technique.

It was of immense help in repairing the minute cracks in his divine soul!

The "Heavenly Tilt" was approaching.

The Divine Palace Realm test was also close at hand.

Repairing the divine soul was of paramount importance.

It could even be said to be the foundation of his cultivation.

In Jiang Jian's eyes, Shen Qingchan at this moment was no different from a rare resource seldom seen in the world.

If, upon graduation, he could take her out of the Second Realm,

from then on,

he would almost never have to worry about cracks and injuries to his divine soul again!

What Jiang Jian looked forward to even more

was that once his divine soul was restored to perfection, round and flawless,

then he would be able to use the methods that consumed divine soul source power on a daily basis!

Yin Mountain, the Ksitigarbha Tin Staff.

The Dragon Palace, the Willow Branch.

The water-controlling treasure, Li Hen.

These three items, each one more terrifying than the last.

Yet they all shared a common trait: activating them required consuming divine soul source power!

In Jiang Jian's current state, maintaining the cracks in his divine soul so they would not expand was already extremely difficult, and he dared not use these methods at all!

But if one day,

the cracks in his divine soul were all repaired,

and the subsequent consumption could be rapidly replenished,

then Jiang Jian's true combat power would immediately see an explosive increase!

"My lord."

The spirit general looked up, watching Jiang Jian with eager eyes.

Jiang Jian did not speak to him further, flicked his moon-white robes, and urged the Dragon Sparrow.

The Black Phoenix immediately let out a screech, its eyes cold and ruthless, and its wings suddenly flapped!

Streams of pitch-black light scattered down.

The Dragon Sparrow's form distorted, turning into a pitch-black rainbow that left the sea realm in an instant,

flying rapidly toward the Holy Mountain at the end of the firmament.

Jiang Jian stood atop the Dragon Sparrow's head, gazing at the mountains and rivers rushing past below, his heart surging.

The Academy World was, after all, merely a cage.

The Divine Palace Realm was the true beginning.