I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 568: Chapter 517: Iron Mouth Direct Decision

All along the way, Jiang Yuebai read the letters and replied, using the Cloud-Breaking Charge to head towards 8,800 miles southeast.

Have to say, the custom version of the Cloud-Breaking Charge from Xie Jingshan is comfortable. The original only had a small, three-zhang space, without even a darkness-enshrouded meditation mat, and it wasn’t easy to detect the outside situation once inside.

Now, this one has a space of ten zhang square, bright and tidy windows, and an elegant environment akin to a Quiet Room for Cultivation, equipped with a Spirit Gathering Array, meditation cushions, bed, tea table, and desk — running smoothly without bumps or noise.

The most important thing is that the decorative windows on both sides can project the external scenery and infuse Divine Sense to expand the detection range.

Additionally, this Cloud-Breaking Charge comes with defense and Invisibility Arrays, boasting an escape speed more than ten times faster than the original, truly a rapid lightning stream, unmatched even by Nascent Soul Cultivators breaking through the sky.

A life-saving artifact!

Jiang Yuebai sat cross-legged in front of the low table on the bed, picked up a pen to reply, ready to send it out at the next big city.

She was genuinely surprised that Ao Juan could write her a letter. Master only sent one; if not for seeing the Supreme Elder’s letter, Jiang Yuebai would definitely think Master wasn’t particularly worried about her.

Now, she can imagine Master wanting to send a letter but not having the face to do it, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

”Hahaha.”

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but laugh, writing swiftly, jotting down some interesting stories from the past days to set her master’s mind at ease.

After finishing, she put it aside and picked up the ten or so letters from Lu Nanzhi, which detailed her adventures challenging various Sword Cultivators in the Shaking Light Realm, both victories and defeats, joys and sorrows.

”Strange, Anan wrote so many to me, Xie Jingshan usually the most talkative, how come there’s only one letter?”

Jiang Yuebai scratched her head in wonder but didn’t dwell on it, picking up the pen to reply to them both.

Then it was True Monarch Fuyi’s turn. Looking at those few lines, Jiang Yuebai still couldn’t help but grin.

”True Monarch Fuyi is really not well-informed. I’ve already formed the Nascent Soul, and she only just replied. How am I supposed to respond to her? Forget it, there are some unclear places in Ning’s Talisman Technique, better to ask her.”

Planning to consult on the issues, Jiang Yuebai started writing furiously, and in the end, her letter to True Monarch Fuyi was several times thicker than the ones she wrote to Lii Jiuchuan and Lu Nanzhi.

”Wait, I remember True Monarch Fuyi formed a Nascent Soul before 200 years of age, already considered top-tier in the Earth Spiritual Realm. I succeeded at 63, and compared to Upper Realm Cultivators who generally form a Nascent Soul around 100... Hmm, I should let True Monarch Fuyi know, have her be happy for me.”

With a mischievous smile, Jiang Yuebai added a note at the end of the letter.

”True Monarch Fuyi, you’ve been in the Upper Realm for a while. I formed a Nascent Soul at 63. What’s the standard in the Upper Realm? If I’m too far behind, I’ll have to work even harder.”

Pfft~

Jiang Yuebai couldn’t hold back her laughter, folding the letter and putting it away in a box since the envelope couldn’t contain it.

True Monarch Fuyi is always like an ice mountain. It’s not bad to occasionally provoke her, hope she can smile more often. Hopefully, when she sees this letter, she’ll be happy.

Lastly was the Supreme Elder’s letter. After deliberating, Jiang Yuebai decided not to write back.

The Supreme Elder is drunk all day; even if she writes, he might not read it. Besides, since she’s with Master, it’s enough for her master to give her the message. No need to waste more Spirit Stones on another letter.

”If it weren’t for Buxu Wanderer saying the thing I’m looking for is located 8,800 miles southeast, I would go to the Heavenly Spirit Realm to see Master and save on postage. Oh well, better check out that place first.”

Thinking of Buxu Wanderer, Jiang Yuebai couldn’t help but feel her scalp tingle. Who could have guessed an old fortune-teller in the city would actually be a clone of a Mahayana Immortal Monarch?

”The Upper Realm is truly a terrifying place. I’ll never casually chat nonsense with people again; uttering something that offends can be such a disaster. A Mahayana Immortal Monarch would have his own judgment and not listen to me blindly. Maybe he was momentarily inspired. Fortunately, he didn’t delve deeper, as I wouldn’t have been able to answer.”

Jiang Yuebai felt fortunate. Her insights into the similarities between the Natural Path and Heavenly Dao were largely derived from her time serving the Divine Tree while in the Demon Clan, listening to its teachings on rare occasions when it was lucid.

But what she said was biased; the Natural Path of the Demon Clan resonated with the Heavenly Dao during the wilderness era.

Nowadays, the prosperous Human Clan is undoubtedly due to the enlightenment from human saints teaching and establishing rules that took humanity from the wilderness into a civilized age, where rules certainly aid in development.

If they were to develop naturally like the Demon Clan, humanity wouldn’t reach its current height and would remain in a period of struggling for basic survival resources like the present-day Demon Clan.

Without enough to eat, how could one have the leisure to contemplate nature and the Great Dao?

In short, every path has its strengths and weaknesses. Finding and compensating for these to reach a suitable balance is naturally ideal.

And the exact point of balance, perhaps, is what Immortal Monarch Fatian has been exploring — what could bring his Dharma to perfection.

”What path should I cultivate in the future?”

Each Dao Fruit of the Heavenly Dao Laws is unique; if someone gets there first, one can only try to steal the Dao or spend time switching paths.

”I wonder if the ’Eating Dao’ can form a Dao Fruit, haha~”

Gurgle~

Mentioning food, Jiang Yuebai began feeling peckish again. Searching all over, she could only find a Spirit Stone to clean and eat like candy.

Retrieving the flag that Buxu Wanderer had hit her with before leaving, the bamboo pole was shiny with wear, and the flag itself looked like a rag from a tavern, tattered and worn, except for the four inked characters ’Iron Mouth Direct Decision,’ which were powerfully written.

Leaning in close, Jiang Yuebai inspected the four characters, and soon a humming sound rang in her ears, with an esoteric Daoist Rhyme emanating from the writing.

”Within the Dharma Realm, Iron Mouth Direct Decision!”

A ethereal voice carried from afar, causing Jiang Yuebai’s eyes to widen suddenly.

”I’m rich, I’m rich! This turned out to be a treasure, capable of forming a Dharma Realm within which I can decide life and death with my words. Even if it can only be used once per person, it’s a crucial life-saving and powerful tool!”

Jiang Yuebai was immensely excited, wondering if the Mahayana Immortal Monarch’s item could be used against Qii Siheng, whether it could kill him directly with this flag.

Even if it can’t kill him, crippling him first and then killing him should be feasible, right?

Holding the flagpole tightly, Jiang Yuebai finally regained some lost sense of security.

Carefully putting the flag into her newly bought storage pouch, she left a clone to watch the road, while she continued cultivating.

In less than three days, the Cloud-Breaking Charge reached the location mentioned by Buxu Wanderer.

Bitter cold winds howling, snow sealing the mountains, vast forests blanketed in silver and white.

Within a radius of a hundred miles, there were no signs of human habitation; numerous demon beasts were seen living in the mountains and forests, most of which were in hibernation.

Jiang Yuebai took out the map to confirm she hadn’t found the wrong place, but with such a vast area, she couldn’t search inch by inch. Moreover, Buxu Wanderer mentioned the item she sought was here, and she herself didn’t know what it was specifically.

She longed for many things, had desired a mountain that continually produced Spirit Stones since childhood, but it didn’t seem like here.

”Forget it, there’s a main city nearby, Frost Snow City. I’ll go into the city first to gather some information.”

Frost Snow City was larger than Xiiyun City and ranked as one of the top ten cities in the Doumu Realm, requiring a verified Identity Token for entry.

Unable to hide her identity any longer, Jiang Yuebai could only suppress her Cultivation to the Late-Stage Golden Core level as initially registered on the token and entered the city against the wind and snow.

Just upon reaching the gate, Jiang Yuebai saw a crowd gathered at the foot of the city wall, where a large white Jade Pendant embedded, emitting a faint glow illuminating the inscribed text.

Intrigued, she walked over to investigate.

”How many times has the Yun Family posted recruitment ads?”

”The fourth time. Seems like that Snow Demon is really hard to eliminate; the previous three groups never returned.”

”I won’t go, going is just courting death. It’s deep winter now, the Snow Demon’s power at its peak, no matter how many go, they’ll die.”

”Exactly, the Yun Family offended the Snow Demon themselves back then, now the Snow Demon returns for revenge. Reluctant to send their own people, they’re recruiting outsiders, clever indeed.”

”But the Yun Family is offering quite the reward, family Secret Treasure, you know.”

”They may have the guts to offer it, but do you have the guts to take it?”

Jiang Yuebai overheard this conversation and, after reading the notice, wondered if this was the purpose Buxu Wanderer had for her presence. Was the Yun Family’s Secret Treasure what she was meant to find?

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