I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 766: Chapter 711: Junior Brother’s Nobility (Vote for Yue)

At that moment, Jiang Yuebai and the others were still unaware that the name of the Heavenly Interence Sect had already begun to spread across various places in the Upper Realm, and what they would face next.

After confirming Ye Tianlang’s departure, Li Shenzhi instructed Tang Weimian to stabilize the temporary Great Array alone, while he and Muh Wushuang hurried between the various floating islands, surveying terrain and setting up arrays that could exist for a long time.

Array Dao cultivators use their Lifebound Array Artifacts for arraying which is fast, but the scope of the Great Array often isn’t large, and the power of the Great Array is greatly related to the quality of their Lifebound Array Artifact and their own strength.

Only by spending time and using various Arraying Devices to set up an array according to the terrain and celestial phenomena can it last long, consuming Spiritual Energy between heaven and earth or being sustained by Spirit Stones. The arraying person needs only to guard the array eye and change the array according to circumstances.

Such long-lasting arrays often become more powerful the longer they exist, of course, the premise is that the energy needed by the array is always adequately supplied.

Jiang Yuebai scanned the others, earlier when faced with the Red Sun Sect, everyone was somewhat tense, and they gave their all during the surprise attack. Although they weren’t heavily injured, they were somewhat exhausted.

Jiang Yuebai also noticed that everyone was strong in burst power, but during prolonged combat, they would suffer due to low cultivation.

Yuu Qiuqi was sitting cross-legged, recuperating, Fang Yuxing touched his nose and handed her a bottle of Elixir.

Ge Yuchan and Wenn Jian were sitting back to back, one wiping a dagger, the other checking the Spiritual Ink on themselves.

Li Shenzhi was constantly grumbling, one moment pointing out a pit here, another moment a defect there, while Tang Weimian and Muh Wushuang helplessly followed behind him setting up arrays.

Lu Nanzhi remained alert, holding the sword as she scanned the surroundings.

Jiang Yuebai looked for Shen Huaxi, finding him together with Jixiang, squatting at the edge of a deep pit in the center of the floating island, where quite a bit of Blood Thunder residue remained.

”Senior Sister Jiang, come and take a look.”

Shen Huaxi called out, and Jiang Yuebai hurried over, finding the Single-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros’s corpse had disappeared, while Jixiang was chirping and digging at the spot where the body disappeared, looking aggrieved.

But there, a palm-sized white Jade Token appeared, which Jiang Yuebai condensed into a thread with her Divine Sense, then pulled it up, finding no issue before absorbing it into her hand.

The Jade Token was clearly only half of it, with one side showing half of the Green Cloud Totem, and the other displaying half of a tiger head.

Shen Huaxi pondered, ”I seem to know what we will face next.”

Jiang Yuebai had also thought, ”Find the other half of the token.”

Both stood up from the ground, looking around and gazing far away.

Shen Huaxi’s face was worried, ”We still don’t know exactly how large this Qingyun Realm is, and it’s difficult to investigate who is around us. Moreover, only having three days, we need to guard the island and collect intelligence, we don’t have enough manpower or time.”

From this Jade Token, Jiang Yuebai had already discerned that other floating islands must also be guarded by beasts, and all participants must first hunt the beasts and then set up arrays to guard the island.

All of this felt like wartime, capturing the terrain, holding the terrain, collecting intelligence, investigating enemy situations, and devising a next-step battle plan.

Jiang Yuebai felt that this Qingyun Conference was entirely simulating situations of confrontation with the Demon Clan, perhaps the Nine Great Star Alliances intended to select talents via such means and comprehensively organize a counterattack against the Demon Clan?

Jiang Yuebai contemplated, ”It’s useless to rush right now, let’s solidify the Great Array first and let everyone rest for an hour, I’ll come up with a plan.”

With Jiang Yuebai’s words, Shen Huaxi felt more relieved, but resting was out of the question.

He took out a chessboard and sat down; it was the Mountain and River Chessboard he had someone refine while in the Earth Spiritual Realm, similar to a portable sand table, allowing him to construct various battle terrains for maneuvering troops. ℯ

After pondering briefly, Shen Huaxi began recalling the terrain along the way and speculating potential locations with people stationed, marking them one by one.

Jiang Yuebai mentioned to Lu Nanzhi to let her command others to remain alert for enemies that might intrude, while she walked to Li Shenzhi and took out those Spider Puppets Moh Baichun helped her refine previously.

”This side isn’t dense enough... this foundation here needs another half a yard deeper... Wushuang! I told you to place eighteen Array Nails here; why did you only place nine? Oh, you really are not cautious at all!”

Li Shenzhi nervously shouted towards Muh Wushuang in the distance, and Muh Wushuang’s temper flared, ”Li Shenzhi, don’t think just because you’re my Senior Brother I won’t dare to hit you. Nine is clearly enough, you’re wasting so many Array Nails. You’re not even paying for them, you stingy coward!”

”Second Senior Sister, please calm down, the task is crucial, Second Senior Sister!”

Tang Weimian, laughing and crying, grabbed Muh Wushuang’s arms with both hands, pulling back with all his might.

Jiang Yuebai sighed helplessly, watching Li Shenzhi take things from his Storage Belt, placing flags here, a group of cauldrons there, crawling on the ground to smell the soil, digging holes to bury seven or eight copper mirrors.

Although it looked unkempt and disorganized, thrown like a garbage heap, it perfectly combined the Five Elements Qi and Thunder Elemental Power around.

It seemed like an impregnable defensive formation but actually held hidden danger. If anyone recklessly tried to break it as a defensive formation, they’d surely be caught and beaten.

Jiang Yuebai watched as the Great Array Barrier layered one over another, so thick that Jixiang would doubt its existence as a rat while gnawing on it.

Shen Huaxi still worried there weren’t enough people to guard the island, but Jiang Yuebai considered that leaving Li Shenzhi alone to guard the island would be absolutely foolproof!

”Li Shenzhi, this is for you.”

Jiang Yuebai handed him all the Little Spiders from her storage bag, approximately seven or eight thousand of them.

Li Shenzhi received them with his eyes glowing, ”This is the Spider Mechanism you taught Qii Yue to make, isn’t it? I asked her for it before, and she wouldn’t give it to me. This is great, just great, with this, I can add another layer to the array, and my heart can rest eightfold.”

Jiang Yuebai crouched by Li Shenzhi, observing him for a moment, then suddenly noticed that he was Dual-Tasking, still burying things while already planning the placement for the other side.

”Did you learn the ’Divine Soul Birth Thought Technique’?”

Jiang Yuebai squinted, though she hadn’t had time to visit the sect, but after receiving the red leaf from Lu Nanzhi, she had taken some time to inquire, and six years ago, Xie Jingshan had brought back four Grass Dragons and a batch of Soul Infant Fruits.

And she had long handed the ’Divine Soul Birth Thought Technique’ to her master, letting him place it in the library of the sect for disciples below to exchange.

The cultivation technique didn’t require much Contribution Points; the expensive part was the Soul Infant Fruits.

At the sound, Li Shenzhi’s hand shook, ”Ah? Ah... Ah!”

Whether he wanted to admit it or not, Li Shenzhi had understood long ago; he couldn’t outplay Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai nodded, ”Since that’s the case, then I have nothing to worry about. I’ll leave the red leaf with me for you. For the next three days, you’ll guard the island alone.”

”Ah... ah?”

Li Shenzhi’s voice faltered as he realized, looking at Jiang Yuebai with a face full of horror.

”You, you, what did you say?”

Jiang Yuebai leaned closer and said, ”Junior Brother Shenzhi, don’t think I don’t know that you are in Mid-Stage Nascent Soul and still pretending to be in Early Stage. Rest assured, I won’t expose you. This is a team battle, and I’ll truthfully report your contributions to our master. As long as you guard this, afterward, I’ll request our master to give you another Soul Infant Fruit.”

”And then, you’ve also witnessed how powerful the Zhuge Family’s Armors are, right? I’ll ask their people to help you refine two more Armors, allowing you to attach two Divine Splits onto them and use them as two Clones. Doesn’t it sound appealing?”

Li Shenzhi smiled with a slightly lascivious look, which then quickly vanished, shaking his head.

”No way, it’s too dangerous. No matter how good the items are, they aren’t worth more than my life...”

Jiang Yuebai pat Li Shenzhi’s shoulder, then suddenly stood up and loudly declared, ”Junior Brother Shenzhi is high-principled! Since Junior Brother insists on guarding the island alone, it would be rude not to accept. It’s in your hands then, Junior Brother!”

Li Shenzhi: ......