I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 206: Chapter 178: Legends of Spiritual Objects

The vast desert stretched endlessly, the scorching sun blazed down, and the wind and sand eroded everything, making it a barren wasteland devoid of any signs of life.

Jiang Yuebai covered her face with a cloth to shield herself from the wind and sand, leaving only her clear black and white eyes exposed, as she ventured alone across the desert amidst the flying sand and stones.

Beneath the gravel, half-buried bones lay, and a scorpion crawled out of a skull’s eye socket.

Jiang Yuebai shook off the yellow sand from her head, squinting her eyes slightly as spiritual energy quickly gathered and compressed at her brow.

Whoosh!

A wind blade shot out, shattering the skull with a bang, startling the scorpion into fleeing.

[You use the ’Thousand Leaves All Things Hand’ to activate ’Blade Flow Wind Kill’, slow speed, poor effect, it’s not as good as manually casting Wind Blade Technique, Thousand Leaves All Things Hand skill level +3, Blade Flow Wind Kill skill level +1]

Jiang Yuebai ignored the sarcastic remarks from the interface, continuing her solitary journey across the desert. She used talismans to suppress her cultivation to the harmless Early-Stage Qi Cultivation level, attracting low-level small beasts along the way to continue practicing Divine Sense Casting.

Traveling like this, with time on hand, she practiced her spells along the way.

Besides the high-level spell ’Blade Flow Wind Kill’, she also had the high-level thunder skill ’Five Thunders Righteous Method’ which she redeemed from the Heavenly Inference Sect, containing the five thunders of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

This journey headed northwest, taking five to six days to reach the workshop’s supply station inside the desert, the final outpost outside the Quicksand Domain. She wasn’t in a hurry to travel, and practicing spells while walking was quite nice.

[You used ’Thousand Leaves All Things Hand’ to cast ’Fire Thunder’, sizz~ smoke rose from your head, casting failed.]

[You used ’Thousand Leaves All Things Hand’ to cast ’Earth Thunder’ again, benefiting from the terrain, casting succeeded, Thousand Leaves All Things Hand skill level +3, Five Thunders Righteous Method skill level +1]

[You used... casting failed]

[You used... casting failed]

...

[Congratulations, your ’Five Thunders Righteous Method’ has successfully reached entry level, entering the first layer]

[Congratulations, your ’Thousand Leaves All Things Hand’ successfully broke through, entering the second layer, young lady, you’ve got grass growing in your head]

After three days, Jiang Yuebai found a shady spot in a dried-up riverbed to rest, taking a small sip of Mystic Ice Wine she bought in the Chaotian Domain to cool down.

She wasn’t afraid of the heat; it just made her feel somewhat agitated.

Jiang Yuebai immersed her consciousness into the sea of consciousness and discovered that the Cloud Mushroom Grass inside had indeed sprouted new buds, about to grow two more tender leaves.

Jiang Yuebai thought about it and felt quite expectant. With an extra pair of Divine Sense Leaf Hands, she could quickly alternate spell casting.

Once she became more familiar with Divine Sense Casting, she could continue to practice single-leaf casting and, in the future, learn the ’Divine Soul Birth Thought Technique’. With four leaf hands casting four completely different spells at the same time, it would certainly be a spectacular sight.

The hard work over this month had finally paid off. Now, using her Divine Sense to channel nature’s spiritual energy for direct spell casting had become much faster, though the spell power was half of what it was when channeling spiritual energy from her own body.

”In the upcoming days, I’ll stabilize my practice to channel Five Elements Essence Qi from the Five Elements Lotus Platform for spell casting. Meeting strong foes won’t put me at a disadvantage.”

The Lotus Platform was separate from her body, acting as an external reservoir, allowing her to channel Five Elements Essence Qi for spell casting without going through her body’s meridians, and the Lotus Platform’s trait of accelerating casting also applied to Divine Sense Casting.

The only issue now was that casting more than thirty times with Divine Sense made her feel dizzy and mentally exhausted, requiring meditation and rest before continuing, likely due to the weakness of her Divine Soul.

”The power of the Cloud Mushroom Grass lies hidden in the Divine Soul. To strengthen it, one can only seize the essence qi of spirit grass. But... being half-human, half-grass, perhaps I can enhance the strength of the Divine Soul using human methods.”

After resting for an hour, Jiang Yuebai resumed her journey, hunting low-level demon beasts along the way to practice spells.

The next evening, while passing through the Yellow Sand Gorge, she was suddenly ambushed by a group of ninth-level Golden-Eyed Eagles. Jiang Yuebai did not counterattack with a magic artifact but kept dodging beneath the Golden-Eyed Eagles’ claws, seizing the opportunity to practice ’Blade Flow Wind Kill’.

The jingle of camel bells sounded as a caravan approached slowly from a distance, the flag of Mingsha Commerce fluttering in the wind and sand.

”Look at that female cultivator, how foolish she looks, the Golden-Eyed Eagles have been trying to attack her for so long without success.”

”Her spells are so terrible, after all this time, she only managed to knock off a few eagle feathers.”

”Hahaha.”

A few Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivators accompanying the caravan chuckled and mocked from atop their camels, their laughter echoing across the silent desert.

Jiang Yuebai felt a tightening in her sea of consciousness, her Divine Soul weak, and stood still. The surrounding dozen or so Golden-Eyed Eagles immediately swooped down with their sharp claws.

Buzzzz!

A dark red fire ring silently spread out from Jiang Yuebai, incinerating the Golden-Eyed Eagles into ashes.

”A... Foundation Establishment Cultivator!”

The Late-Stage Qi Refining guards in the distance were so shocked that they almost fell from their camels. Jiang Yuebai glanced at them indifferently and proceeded onward.

The steward of the commerce, a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator, hurriedly dismounted and respectfully paid his respects.

”I am Shitong, I greet the senior.”

Jiang Yuebai nodded, glancing at the group of cultivators cowering like quails behind the caravan.

”How far is the marketplace from here?”

”Not far, it’s just one more day in that direction. If the senior uses a flying artifact, you could reach it in one or two hours. However, this is the windy season, and flying artifacts should be kept as low as possible.”

”Thank you.”

Jiang Yuebai expressed her thanks and was about to leave when Shitong quickly stopped her.

”Is this your first time in the Quicksand Domain for training? Since Brahma Temple was destroyed a century ago, the Quicksand Domain hasn’t been peaceful. Sects here are unchecked, both righteous and evil.”

”Recently, Red Sun Palace and Yellow Sand Sect have been at war outside the pass. If the senior is unfamiliar with the roads, how about traveling with our commerce to avoid unwittingly entering their battlefield and getting involved?”

After a brief consideration, Jiang Yuebai agreed. Mingsha Commerce is relatively well-known in the Quicksand Domain and could provide an opportunity to inquire about some matters.

Shitong was overjoyed as the Young Master of Mingsha Commerce had recently gone demon hunting outside the pass, leaving the commerce without a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to guard the caravan.

The closer they got to the two sects’ battlefield, the more anxious he felt. Encountering Jiang Yuebai at this moment was truly a relief to his urgent needs.

”Thank you, senior. I also have a request. If we encounter disciples from either sect attempting a robbery along the way, I hope the senior can intimidate them. Reward awaits upon reaching the marketplace.”

Jiang Yuebai straightforwardly said, ”If there’s big trouble, I’m leaving on my own, just so you’re warned.”

”There won’t be any major trouble. Generally, it’s only Qi Cultivation disciples opportunistically robbing. Foundation Establishment level cultivators rarely appear.”

Shitong offered his camel to Jiang Yuebai and arranged for a female cultivator from the commerce to accompany her.

The caravan resumed its journey, and the young female cultivator was quite enthusiastic.

”I’m Qinn Yao. If the senior has anything to ask, feel free to talk to me.”

Jiang Yuebai tightened the cloth over her face, ”I heard before coming to the Quicksand Domain that there was a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object here. What’s the story?”

Qinn Yao nodded, ”Indeed, it was in Brahma Temple. Its destruction was due to this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object.”

”Tell me more.”

”About a hundred and twenty years ago, the Quicksand Domain wasn’t chaotic. There were some Buddhist sects and Martial Cultivation sects, and like other domains, the Quicksand Domain was presided over by Brahma Temple. It wasn’t particularly peaceful but wasn’t as chaotic as now either.”

”Later, a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object emerged in Brahma Temple. It’s said that on that day, the sands of the entire Quicksand Domain rose into the sky, blossoming with golden light, truly blotting out the sun. The commotion was so great that even cultivators from the Baipu Domain and Muyun Domain were alerted. It was only a decade or so before all major sects in the Quicksand Domain suddenly united to annihilate Brahma Temple with swift and decisive measures.”

”By the time the Central Plains Immortal Alliance reacted, Brahma Temple was already in ruins, with no survivors, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object had vanished. Over the years, continuous battles in the Quicksand Domain have largely been due to disputes over this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object.”

”I see.” Jiang Yuebai mused, ”So is that what Shitong mentioned about Red Sun Palace and Yellow Sand Sect fighting also about?”

Qinn Yao responded, ”They are fighting over territory of Wind Erosion City, where there’s a Small Secret Realm. Previously, it was controlled together with Holy Water Palace, and the three parties maintained a balance. Six months ago, Holy Water Palace was destroyed, and now Red Sun Palace and Yellow Sand Sect refuse to yield to each other, leading to conflict.”

Jiang Yuebai knew the Quicksand Domain was chaotic but hadn’t expected it to be this tumultuous.

”Tell me about the current factions in the Quicksand Domain.”

”Alright, the Quicksand Domain currently still has a dominance of Buddhist sects...”

Qinn Yao spoke at length, as the caravan continued its journey.

As the Golden Crow set in the west and dusk approached, the leading Shitong suddenly stopped. Jiang Yuebai dismounted to investigate.

Amidst the ruins of a clay city wall, two burly Fanx monks were confronting a red-clad monk, the atmosphere tense and ready to ignite.