Chapter 485: with translation of chapter title

"How?"

Yunhe looked toward Ji Liuyun.

His tightly closed eyes slowly opened, light shining brightly in his pupils.

Ji Liuyun excitedly rose to his feet, with a solemn expression bowed toward Yunhe and performed a salute, sincerely saying: "Recovered! Thank you, Brother Yun!"

With Yunhe's help, his injured soul finally recovered; he could clearly sense that his cultivation base, which had originally been unable to advance even an inch, finally began to grow slowly again after his soul recovered.

To allow a cultivator whose foundation was injured and whose cultivation base could not advance even an inch to recover, this kindness is akin to a rebirth.

"That's fine."

Yunhe nodded in satisfaction.

Ji Liuyun's soul had recovered, relying on the power of the transformed corpse-worm gu.

This also allowed Yunhe to test the ability of the corpse-worm gu once.

On one hand, it was to display the sect's "strength", so as to better recruit disciples.

Yunhe is now possibly still under four hundred years old!

For any sect, when a cultivator within breaks through to the Yuan Ying realm, or when each stage of Yuan Ying breaks through, they will hold a ceremony.

This is also one of the reasons why Yuan Ying escape and Yuan Ying possession are regarded as a last resort by Yuan Ying cultivators.

"You handle the arrangements."

Moreover, many Yuan Ying Cultivators or forces, in order to befriend him, are estimated to present gifts of considerable value.

After all, Yuan Ying cultivators are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the Eastern Border cultivation world; if not for the recent turmoil of the Abyss and Sea clans that forced the various human cultivator factions to unite, the former scene of large numbers of Yuan Ying cultivators gathering would still be relatively uncommon.

Nevertheless, despite Yuan Xi and Ji Liuyun's repeated persuasion, he still had no choice but to agree.

Four hundred years old!

Yuan Ying cultivators possess a lifespan of a thousand years.

"Rest assured, I will definitely not embarrass you, Brother Yun."

And if Yunhe's this "healing method" were to spread, it is estimated that many Yuan Ying Cultivators would flock to his door.

Not to mention the late Yuan Ying stage; in many people's eyes, Yunhe even has hope of breaking into the Divine Transformation realm.

Because some calculating individuals have figured it out.

Even if it is merely drawing a talisman, that also increases one's means.

Then, asking, if he does not manifest Divine Transformation, who could still do anything to him?

In the eyes of other cultivators, Yunhe is absolutely among the very few top experts of this realm.

Such a grand ceremony is not important to him, but for the entire Bai Xiao Tower it is still relatively important, especially for Bai Xiao Tower's future development.

Although after Yuan Ying possession, as long as the cultivator can settle down and cultivate, they can eventually recover their original cultivation base.

Among them, there are even some Yuan Ying Cultivators.

This can also be considered as holding a Yuan Ying-level exchange gathering.

Especially those cultivators who have previously used the Yuan Ying possession secret technique.

Ji Liuyun patted his chest in assurance.

Therefore, such a grand ceremony also gives the assembled Yuan Ying Cultivators an opportunity to gather, exchange cultivation experiences, and trade rare treasures.

Could a cultivator who has reached mid-Yuan Ying in just four hundred years possibly fail to break through to late Yuan Ying?

In other words, he still has at least six hundred years of time to cultivate.

Yunhe had already broken through to mid-Yuan Ying for some time, but shortly after his breakthrough the Sea clan suddenly launched an attack; amid the urgency of war, he did not hold any ceremony for his mid-Yuan Ying breakthrough.

He does not care much for such grand ceremonies, and even harbors a faint aversion; to him, holding this so-called ceremony wastes time that would be better spent cultivating or refining treasures.

Of course, there is still the most important point: since it is his ceremony, he can naturally receive many "gifts".

Moreover, when reduced to only being able to escape as a Yuan Ying, one would expect the Yuan Ying's condition not to be good; thus, during possession, there is a certain possibility of causing damage to the soul.

The risk is simply too great.

Anyone with clear eyes can see that although Yunhe is merely a mid-Yuan Ying Cultivator now, he still does not fear late-stage Yuan Ying great cultivators.

Coincidentally, he also needs some materials that can be exchanged at this ceremony.

In fact.

Yunhe gave a helpless smile.

Heaven knows how many cultivators have had their souls damaged under various circumstances, but once the soul is damaged, unless there is a tremendous opportunity, there is almost no chance of recovery.

But during this period, the time consumed is substantial.

No one would doubt Yunhe's ability to break through to late Yuan Ying.

To speak frankly.

For such an existence, if not to befriend now, when then?

Therefore.

"Brother Yun, my senior brother entrusted me to ask you: what do you think about the timing of the Yuan Ying grand ceremony?"

Even without this healing method, the number of Yuan Ying Cultivators wishing to visit Yunhe nowadays is no longer small.

On the other hand.

The most crucial point is that his cultivation base has not yet reached its peak.

"Right, Brother Ji, take a look and see if you can help me find these things."

Yunhe smiled and handed over a jade slip.

Ji Liuyun also did not hesitate, took the jade slip, gave it a quick scan, and his expression slightly tightened.

It is obvious that, given Yunhe's current cultivation base, the things he needs will not be simple; even if these things might be merely auxiliary materials for him rather than main ingredients.

"I will do my best." Ji Liuyun said.

"It's fine, none of them are particularly urgent; having them is good, not having them is fine too." Yunhe waved his hand.

This greatly eased Ji Liuyun's pressure.

"There should be some in the alliance's secret vault; I'll have someone fetch them."

"Good."

After Ji Liuyun left, Yunhe once again shut himself inside the cultivation chamber.

On the Demon Beast Body side, he suddenly obtained far too many materials.

Just the corpses of three Fourth-Level demon beasts were enough to keep him busy, let alone the materials he later found in those three beasts' lair.

Even merely turning the hides of those three demon beasts into talisman paper would be a very time-consuming task.

This is even with his external incarnation already having left.

Fortunately, making talisman paper isn't all that difficult; he can assign this work to the Soul-Infused Gu Corpse.

But turning talisman paper into talismans must be done by himself.

However.

He postponed these matters for now, needing to focus his energy on comprehending the Void Power.

"Luo Tian Profound Qi aiding spatial expansion isn't something you can just run into anytime."

He felt that after this, his understanding of spatial power might improve by at least one level, giving him a chance to make the Instantaneous Body Technique more facile and also a greater chance to craft a stronger Cloud Escape Talisman,

Demon Beast World.

"Legend says the Ancestor of the True Spirit True Dragon comprehended the Void Power, thereby passing it down through generations; thus, the dragon race often represents the Void."

Having taken on a human form, Yunhe stood atop Mount Yun Chou, holding a Profound-Colored Gourd in his hand, looking out over the surroundings.

Ethereal clouds swirled around his body, as if he were standing upon a cloud head.

"If this legend is true, then that so-called Ancestor of the True Dragon probably also comprehended it during spatial expansion, right?"

Inside his Luo Tian Profound-Colored Gourd, the Luo Tian Profound Qi had been exhausted, and the space within the gourd had expanded from originally several dozen li to a full hundred li, showing just how mysterious that Luo Tian Profound Qi is.

And during this spatial expansion process, he paid close attention and truly grasped some methods of driving the Void Power.

At the same time, he also discovered that what he had comprehended this time bore a great resemblance to the Dragon Scale Pattern, giving rise to this speculation.

His figure briefly blurred.

He disappeared from the summit and reappeared on a platform atop the summit.

This place was originally the habitat of the Five-Colored Peacock.

The surroundings were utterly barren, with only jagged rocks and thick snow.

Yet at the center of this platform stood an extraordinarily towering great tree, no less than a hundred zhang tall.

Though this tree grows at such a height where the surrounding temperature is low, it seems unaffected, only producing a rustling sound when the wind brushes past and the leaves rub together.

Its golden leaves occasionally refracted sunlight, casting shimmering ripples.

And on the tree's largest branch, a massive nest had been built, faintly emanating an aura that kept many demon beasts at bay.

"What a pity."

Yunhe walked up to the tree; even just its trunk was exaggeratedly thick.

But when he placed his hand on the trunk,

Crash—

This seemingly healthy tree instantly turned into countless fragments, scattering in the wind.

Along with it came the enormous nest.

"This is the Five-Colored Peacock's companion tree; when the peacock dies, it loses its chance to survive."

That Five-Colored Peacock could cultivate to late Fourth-Level, even condensing Geng Metal Qi, and that had much to do with this tree.

Companion tree.

This is a relatively rare occurrence, mostly happening with avian-type demon beasts, especially some more divine birds.

Companion trees can help demon beasts cultivate, and conversely, the aura and demonic power the beasts produce become nourishment for the tree—a mutually beneficial survival model.

In fact.

On Huanhu Dao, if everything goes smoothly, that Chinese parasol tree on the island also has a chance to become Qing Yao's companion tree.

"Huh?"

Yunhe's Demon Sense swept over.

His brows slightly rose.

He raised a hand and pulled.

A dim golden seed fell into his hand.

"Heh, he left himself a way out."

He didn't actually know what kind of tree this was; perhaps Qing Yao would be more familiar with it, but he could sense that this tree was a kind of metal-wood, with extremely strong metallic properties.

In other words, the Five-Colored Peacock's companion tree had died; otherwise, if he could cut off a large branch, he might be able to forge it into a decent treasure.

The tree's branches could be used as extremely rare metal ore.

"But who knows how many years it would take to grow large?"

Yunhe shook his head and put the seed away.

The reason the Chinese parasol tree on Huanhu Dao can grow so quickly is thanks to the Qing Luan; otherwise, it would likely take hundreds of years to reach that size.

This seed no longer has an avian companion; to grow to its former size would certainly require thousands of years.

But it's better than nothing.

After putting away the seed, Yunhe's Demon Sense blanketed Mount Yun Chou.

After scanning inside and out once more, confirming nothing was missed, he rose into the air, turning into a Profound-Colored escape light, and flew off into the distance.

As for the spirit turtle clan on the mountain, they had long been all collected by him into the gourd.

After being nourished by Luo Tian Xuan Qi, the space inside the gourd not only expanded severalfold, but the situation of the sky‑filling yellow sand inside also improved considerably.

Especially those newly born spaces, though they cannot be called fertile land, at least they are decent places; purely for letting the spirit turtle clan survive, they are sufficient.

Moreover, after these spirit turtles enter this space, they can also improve the situation inside through their efforts.

For example, planting large amounts of greenery and even spiritual plants, opening up some spirit fields, and so on.

Of course.

Yunhe also left some restrictions inside the space, so that the spirit turtles can only move within a certain area and will not involve any of his or the space's secrets.

Furthermore, Yunhe had once caught that fourth‑level black turtle with a flip of his hand, keeping it moving only in his palm, which also made the spirit turtle clan believe they are now in the 'ancestor's' 'palm‑world'.

As for why Yunhe possesses such means, that is not something these little spirit turtles need to worry about.

They only know.

Their present 'ancestor' not only led them to annihilate the Violent Wind Python clan that had always bullied them, but also slew the true king of Yun Chou Mountain, that five‑colored peacock.

Such strength, plus Yunhe's identity, is enough to subjugate them.

After leaving Yun Chou Mountain, Yunhe flew straight toward Huanhu Dao.

He had been away for too long, not knowing what the current situation of Huanhu Dao is.

Initially he thought he would be away at most a few years; Huanhu Dao had the formations he left behind, plus Bai Ning and Qing Yao etc. demon beasts overseeing it, so there should be no problem.

Moreover, when he left, he deliberately had Zhuan Chou Jun and Xiong Wu Ji look after things a bit.

But he never expected.

This departure of his actually lasted tens of years.

Even his cultivation base broke through from the early stage of the Fourth Level to the middle stage.

He still had for the first time this eager desire to return.

After further comprehending the 'Void Power', his flight speed also increased by more than a little.

He believed the time needed to return would be much shorter than the time it took to come.

The world of cultivation.

Bai Xiao Tower.

During this period, Bai Xiao Tower was extraordinarily lively, with a constant stream of cultivators flocking here, including not a few Yuan Ying cultivators and even teams from major sects.

For example, at this moment, dozens of li outside Bai Xiao Tower in the air, there hover ten or so treasure ships of various sizes.

Even the smallest of them costs more than a million spirit stones to build, while the largest cannot be measured in spirit stones; just the grand formation on the ship is beyond what ordinary cultivators can aspire to.

These treasure ships mostly belong to sects such as Tai Xuan Zhengyi Men, Hei He Gu, Wu Xiang Jian Zong, or powers like the Four Great Merchant Alliances, Qing Guo, and Si Jun Cheng.

Quite evident.

Whether they come in groups or alone, these cultivators are all here to celebrate the legendary 'Five Elements Sword Ancestor'!

Although whenever a cultivator achieves Nascent Soul or a breakthrough, they hold celebrations big and small, a ceremony of this magnitude, in the impression of many cultivators, is probably only comparable to that of over a hundred years ago, when Tai Xuan Zhengyi Men's Xuan Xu Dao Ren and Wu Xiang Jian Zong's Wu Xiang Sword Lord broke through to late Nascent Soul.

Indeed, this time is even grander than then.

Because back then, the righteous and demonic sides were not on such harmonious terms.

Unlike now.

For the grand ceremony, demonic sects such as Hei He Gu, Xue Zong, and Mei Zong also sent people to come celebrate.

Such a prosperous age.

Naturally, this will draw a large number of cultivators to gather.

(End of chapter)