Chapter 232: Chapter 162: Human Heart_2
Translator: 549690339
“Golden Core seed?”
“Lin Juefeng?”
Xu Yang frowned and looked at Bai Yunzi, “This…”
“He’s a Sword Cultivator!”
Bai Yunzi coughed lightly and said with implied meaning, “A Sword Cultivator who is obsessively in love with his sword.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yang also fell silent. After a moment, he finally said, “Understood, thank you, Immortal Envoy, for the hint.”
“Ah!”
Bai Yunzi shook his head, stood up, and said, “My nephew, I know your nature. It must be similar to Brother Li, but there are some things that one must endure if necessary, concede if required. To step back is to open a whole new world!”
Having said that, without waiting for Xu Yang’s reaction, he stood up, patted his shoulder, and then walked outside.
“Immortal Envoy, please go slowly.”
Xu Yang watched him, then got up and escorted him outside.
A moment later, a streak of Escape Light flew out of the cloud sea of Dongting.
Xu Yang stood on the shore, watching the other party leave.
Then, with a wave of his sleeve, Spirit Light began to emanate.
“Hum!!!”
The void vibrated, Sword Qi surged, and the cloud sea of Dongting transformed instantly, enveloping Fish and Dragon Island.
The island that just moments ago seemed ordinary, now had clouds and mist swirling about, resembling a land of immortals.
As the waves surged, figures emerged within the ripples of water: women of stunning beauty and radiant charm, men tall and stately, valiant and extraordinary.
There were also several old men, hunched and bent, yet far from slow; on the contrary, they moved as Swift as Flying, each spirited and vivacious.
An instant before, the Fish and Dragon Island had seemed empty and desolate; now it bustled with sounds and activity, alive with excitement.
The crowd, returning from the lake, each went back to their posts.
Some went to the fields, where they saw space warp and the Formation change marvelously; what were originally first-tier Spirit Rice fields with mediocre growth instantly reversed, revealing a dense and golden, sea of ears with glowing Spirit Rice.
“This Golden Spiritual Rice is growing quite well!”
“Indeed, it’s third-tier Spirit Rice!”
“Those cultivators from the Green Jade Sect, truly they have mortal vision; all this third-tier Spirit Rice, along with the thousands of years old Spiritual Medicine grown here, and yet they couldn’t see a single clue.”
“Of course, what kind of Divine Skills does our master possess? This third-tier Illusion Array and the Spirit Land are connected, with multiple layers of Formations linked together, along with the master’s Wonderful Skill, creating a flawless integration, invisible both inside and out. Not to mention those cultivators, even if they brought the Sect Master of the Green Jade Sect, and that Golden Core elder here, they would still be utterly blind.”
“Hmph, what Green Jade Sect, what Searching Immortal Envoy, arrogantly overestimating themselves, totally clueless. Our master possesses such Divine Skills and yet hasn’t claimed to be an Immortal or an Ancestor, and they dare to call themselves an Immortal Sect. They even come here every few years to make trouble for us, truly courting death.”
“Alright, alright, stop nagging and get on with the work!”
The crowd chatted idly while they tended to the fields.
Meanwhile, Xu Yang stood by the lake, paying no attention to the murmuring of the clam girls, fish spirits, shrimp soldiers, and crab generals under his command.
Over the years, due to external pressure from the Three Sects of Golden Core, he had not expanded his power excessively, nor had he openly recruited disciples.
After all, to outsiders, Fish and Dragon Island was just a plot of first-tier inferior Spirit Land, artificially created and lacking in Spiritual Energy. The Li Family barely had enough for themselves, let alone sharing it with outsiders. Wouldn’t that obviously seem suspicious?
Unable to recruit disciples openly, but still needing to develop his power,
Xu Yang could only nurture Spirit Beasts, using his Beast Taming and Earth Deities skills to awaken and enlighten the beasts, especially those from the Aquatic Clan. He then taught them the Taiyi Body Training Skills from the World of Dao and Law.
Thus, the island gained a group of Spirit Monsters.
As of today, these Spirit Monsters not only shared his workload but had also cultivated their own Mana. With accomplishments in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, and laying Formations, they could act as skilled workers in production and as combat-ready Cultivators on the battlefield.
Even without Xu Yang lifting a finger, the Spirit Monsters under his command could eradicate all the Cultivators of the Green Jade Sect below the Golden Core level.
Unfortunately, that was only up to those beneath the Golden Core.
He himself had not yet become a Golden Core, let alone any of his Spirit Monsters.
And now, this Golden Core Sect of the Green Jade Sect…
“People’s desires are insatiable, like a snake that tries to swallow an elephant!”
Xu Yang shook his head, then started to cast spells and chant.
“The Heavenly Emperor decrees the manifestation of truth, down from nine skies descends the auspicious five-colored clouds, the golden light purifies the qiankun, illuminating all; myriad deities heed the call to attend the dragon transformation, the summoning Altar follows the ironclad prophecy, spares no invisibility nor speaks falsehoods; with thirty-seven words of the Immortal Gods the Mysterious Gate’s light shines, scripting below the Heavenly decrees, I beseech the Great Heaven’s Emperor, the Primordial Spirit descends with urgent orders!”
Amidst the chanting, the Spirit Light converged, coalescing at the forehead into a Talisman, and then took the form of eyes to flicker.
It was the Spirit Eyes Mysterious Light technique!
In the World of Dao and Law, Xu Yang had long since perfected this skill to the extreme limits of the realm, not just achieving the “Admiring Eye of Heaven” Divine Skill but also developing related abilities from his Daoist skills.
However, the capability level of the Admiring Eye of Heaven was quite high, and since he had yet to transmit it back for Miss Xin Shisi’s reincarnation, it would need a little more time.
Nevertheless, the “Daoist Celestial Master” also amplified the Spirit Eyes Mysterious Light technique, and with his current state of Perfect Foundation Building, as long as he did not inspect Golden Core Cultivators, it was nearly impossible for anyone to notice anything unusual.
So…
With the Spirit Eyes activated, the Mysterious Light became still.
Within the Xuan Guang Mirror, he distinctly saw a man and a woman standing on the Green Jade boat, conversing.
“Sister Lin!”
The woman dressed in Green Jade robes, enhancing her proud figure, said, “I just received the news that Uncle-Master Bai Yunzi has gone to the Fish and Dragon Island. It seems likely that he will reveal your information.”
“Let him reveal it then.”
The man known as “Brother Lin” spoke lightly with a hint of a smile, unconcerned, “His going saves me the trouble of speaking. That sly old fox is very astute. If the Li Family knows what’s good for them, they will definitely offer him a good deal, and he will persuade the Li Family to present the complete Sword Jue. Wouldn’t everyone be delighted then?”
“You are right.”
The woman nodded and then furrowed her brows, “But what if he can’t persuade the Li Family? I’ve heard that the previous patriarch of the Li Family, Li Jianchen, possessed the spirit of a sword cultivator. During the dispute over the Dongting Spirit Land, he fought to the death and even used the Golden Core Sword Jue, which greatly reduced his lifespan.”
“Spirit of a sword cultivator?”
“Does he deserve it?”
“Hmph!”
The man snorted coldly and said with his hands behind his back, “He’s just a halfway monk who stumbled upon the Golden Core Sword Jue by chance, without any family wealth or potential. Of course, he had to gamble with his life, ultimately losing it.”
“While sword cultivation is formidable, it is not for the reckless. Li Jianchen sacrificed his life for his clan because he saw no path forward, his potential exhausted. Even with the Golden Core Sword Jue, he had no chance of breakthrough, so he fought to the death to secure a heritage site for his clan.”
The man said coldly and scornfully, “He didn’t even have the courage to draw his sword and forge ahead, to cut through thorns and reverse his fate. And he dare call himself a sword cultivator? It’s a joke.”
After speaking, he looked up at the sky and murmured, “We cultivators act against the heavens. Even if insurmountable obstacles lie before us, we must stride forward, unafraid of death and undaunted by failure. Any obstacle must be cleaved with a single sword stroke. Only in this way can one be a true cultivator, a practitioner of the Sword Dao.”
“Brother…”
Such words dazzled the woman, who looked at him adoringly, “Brother is truly worthy of being the Golden Core prodigy of our Green Jade Immortal Sect. On the day of the Sect’s grand competition, you will undoubtedly overpower the rest and become the number one talent of our sect.”
Xu Yang:
“Haha, thank you for the blessing, Junior Sister!”
The man smiled and then shook his head, “But Zhuo Buqun and Feng Ningxian are not weak. To surpass them in the competition, I must secure this Golden Core Sword Jue.”
“Brother’s words are very true.”
The woman nodded but then expressed concern, “But what if the Li Family really only has that one incomplete technique?”
“Impossible!”
The man said coldly, “That one incomplete technique, whether seen by me or our master, is deemed exquisite. It must undoubtedly come from a superior set of Golden Core Sword Jue.”
“If the Li Family has obtained one incomplete technique, then there is hope to acquire the complete set. Even if not the entire set, this incomplete technique must have an origin. By following the trail, we will surely find the Sword Jue.”
Standing with his hands behind his back, the man spoke coldly, “If the Li Family is sensible and presents the Sword Jue, all the better. But if they are ignorant of what’s good for them, they cannot blame me for my ruthlessness.”
“This…”
The woman, somewhat worried, hesitantly said, “Won’t this break the rules of our sect?”
“Rules?”
“Haha!”
The man laughed, completely unconcerned, “Don’t worry, Junior Sister. As I said before, sword cultivation is not about being rash. I know what to do and will make sure no one can find fault.”
“Since Brother says so, I’m relieved.”
Watching the two in the Xuan Guang Mirror, Xu Yang fell silent for a while, still unsure of what to say.
Having been in the World of Dao and Law for too long, his resistance to such matters seemed to have decreased quite a bit.
He felt a bit… nauseated.
But that’s not important.
What’s important is…
“Green Jade Sect?”
“Golden Core?”
“Haha!”
Xu Yang chuckled and dispersed the Mysterious Light, “Set up the Mana Altar and prepare the ceremony!”
“Yes!”
Voices rang out from the void.
A moment later, orders were disseminated, and Fish and Dragon Island, after a brief pause, began to turn tumultuously.