Chapter 686 - 633: Mingjing’s Invitation
Jiang Yuebai felt complicated emotions as she looked at the jade bottle on the table without moving. Shen Mingjing was a cunning and treacherous member of the Demon Clan, extremely intelligent, and never failed in his schemes.
He indeed kept his word and actually brought her the Innate Water Spirit.
But Jiang Yuebai dared not accept it, fearing Shen Mingjing had set a trap.
Jiang Yuebai gestured again, "Shen Mingjing is looking for you because of the Ice Demon?"
Lu Nanzhi nodded and slowly gestured, succinctly conveying a very complex message.
The main point was that Shen Mingjing had discovered the Ice Demon’s aura on Lu Nanzhi, something only beings of the same Demon Clan could detect.
He told Lu Nanzhi that the Ice Demon was a rare, decisive, and wise leader among the Demon Clan. The period when the Ice Demon controlled the entire Demon Clan was the most stable and rapid in their development, and also the most harmonious with the Human Clan and Demon Clan.
The labyrinth in Kongfang City of the Earth Spiritual Realm was also built during the Ice Demon’s time, where the Three Races would compete fairly at intervals to decide the distribution of Heaven and Earth Origin Qi through hunting.
That’s why the statues in the labyrinth were of the Ice Demon, not other Demon Clan members.
Unfortunately, the Ice Demon perished entirely during the Heavenly Calamity in the Earth Spiritual Realm. The Demon Clan once tried to return to the Earth Spiritual Realm, to find the burial site of the Ice Demon.
However, the Earth Spiritual Realm was guarded by the Nine Great Star Alliances, allowing only the Human Clan to enter and exit, leaving no chance for other races.
Shen Mingjing wanted to invite Lu Nanzhi to the Demon Realm, which was his purpose in meeting Lu Nanzhi.
Lu Nanzhi wanted to kill him right then, but unfortunately, Shen Mingjing was protected by a Refining Void Stage Fire Qilin, and Lu Nanzhi couldn’t make a move.
Jiang Yuebai raised her hand, "So, are you going?"
Lu Nanzhi shook her head, "Not going."
"Shen Mingjing won’t give up."
Lu Nanzhi’s eyes turned sharp, and she declared firmly, "If there’s an opportunity, I’ll kill him!"
Jiang Yuebai felt relieved and lowered her hand to speak, telling Lu Nanzhi about Immortal Monarch Chongmin, and asking if she wanted to cultivate together in the Immortal Palace.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Nanzhi nodded, "Since reaching Mid-Stage Nascent Soul, I haven’t had the time to consolidate my cultivation. It’s perfect for a period of quiet cultivation."
Jiang Yuebai smiled happily, "Great, once I return from the Earth Spiritual Realm, we’ll go to the Immortal Palace together. If you have any personal matters to handle during this time, be sure to take care of them."
Lu Nanzhi nodded, "This Water Spirit, I’ve checked, has no problems. If you’re worried, I still have the Innate Water Spirit of Xuanming True Water, and we can exchange it."
As Lu Nanzhi spoke, she was about to take out something, but Jiang Yuebai quickly stopped her.
"No need, the Xuanming True Water suits you better. The One Yuan Heavy Water is already good. I’m just a bit... maybe I’m overthinking."
Jiang Yuebai put away the jade bottle, "Do you know that Shen Mingjing is from the Mirage Demon Clan? Our Dream Demons won’t have issues, right?"
Lu Nanzhi replied, "Rest assured, since you used the Demon Clan contract I gave you, your Dream Demon can’t betray you. However, I forgot to mention, Dream Demons may be used as communication tools by the Demon Clan. I’m not particularly familiar with the specifics, but you can keep an eye out."
"Alright, then rest first. I’ll organize this harvest. Among the four items on the altar earlier, one should be a Demon Dao cultivation technique. I’ll replicate it and give it to you later."
Lu Nanzhi stayed to guard the Quiet Room while Jiang Yuebai directly summoned a colorless and transparent Lotus Platform.
Jiang Yuebai watched carefully as the Lotus Platform gradually rippled like water and then completely disappeared.
Compared to previously hiding outside of space, now it directly integrated with the Water Spirit Energy between heaven and earth, becoming much more concealed, undetectable as long as Water Spirit Energy existed.
Jiang Yuebai’s body entered it, seeing a clear sea and sky, with many lotus-shaped islands of varying sizes scattered around, making her feel like she was in a certain sea area, with a strong sense of reality.
The water in the entire world was extremely dense. Just by standing in the air, she felt a sense of Daoist Erosion again. Apart from deepening her understanding of water, she also had some insights into the Dao of Yin Yang, faintly invoking the Taiyin Tenuous Light and Sun Candlelight Totem imprinted in her Sea of Consciousness.
Perhaps staying by Immortal Monarch Chongmin’s side could provide an opportunity to surpass the Water Path, to comprehend the higher Taiyin and Sun Path.
The Five Elements are complete, inherently more compatible with Yin Yang, and Yin Yang can give rise to Chaos.
It’s just unclear whether the Yin Yang Dao Fruit and Chaos Dao Fruit have been occupied by someone...
Now, this place seems to be unworthy of being called a Grotto Heaven, a Grotto Heaven being a Small Secret Realm with incomplete laws. This place now has the Water Dao Law, with all things gradually being nurtured into existence, and other laws are tending towards completeness.
The Lotus Platform now has the embryonic form of a Small World, just like those places in the Upper Realm where Small Worlds come into existence from the void.
"Let’s still call it the Lotus Platform Small World in the future. That day I seemed to see a flash of a Kunpeng’s shadow in the sea; I wonder if a complete Kunpeng’s Spirit can be nurtured; it probably will take a long time."
Jiang Yuebai traversed various islands to observe. Previously, only the largest platform at the center of the Lotus Platform Grotto Heaven could be used for dwelling and planting, while other small lotus platforms would completely decompose and digest anything placed on them.
Now, each island in the sea had become regular islands suitable for dwelling and planting, and because she had previously devoured various things, the scenery on each island was different.
Some islands were covered with wind and snow, others were full of magma, and some were perpetually rainy, roughly organized by the Five Elements and Yin Yang, surrounding the central island with climates and environments transitioning according to the Five Elements Mutual Generation.
Some parts of islands submerged under the sea still contained Yin Qi and Demonic Qi, and the Demon Vein’s node she had collected previously transferred there on its own.
Jiang Yuebai looked up at the sky, where pieces of the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron floated, continuously being absorbed, turning into powder dispersing into the azure sea.
To have the Lotus Platform devour and digest items in the future, simply throw them into the sea.
Jiang Yuebai had a thought and instantly appeared outside the main island, seeing a towering giant tree standing in the center of the main island. The canopy extended for miles, dense and lush, exuding a strong Life Qi.
"The old Rong Tree transformed from the Divine Tree Branch has grown so huge? Water nurtures wood; it must have absorbed the power of the Kunpeng Eye and been reborn!"
Jiang Yuebai stepped onto the main island, which was originally bare and chaotic, now covered with grass, colorful flowers in clusters, a small forest growing in the east, a once dry lake in the north filled again, with green mountains and cascading waterfalls full of vitality.
Compared to the single and extreme environments of other islands, here it was like spring all year round, the Five Elements Qi harmoniously intertwined, mutually generating each other, still the most suitable place for her to establish a dwelling.
Jiang Yuebai came under the old Rong Tree, with the flickering shade and sunlight casting down lines of light through the canopy, highlighting the traces of dust. Several Little Flower Demons sped past her, stirring green leaves to fly in the air.
Jiang Yuebai crossed over the protruding thick tree roots and saw Bai Jiuyou sitting among a group of Spiritual Beasts, beside him a large pile of Spirit Grass, Spiritual Ore, and miscellaneous things.
Jixiang with the Flower-Furred Rat and eight little cubs queued up eagerly, looking on with eager eyes.
Hongye coiled in the tree, anxiously pushing two Fat Grass Dragons forward with its dragon head.
Lieque crouched on the ground, stretching its long tongue to lick its lips, electric arcs crackling over its body.
And Little Green was flying back and forth in mid-air, the strong wind lifting the skirt of the Long-Haired Water Ghost.
Yann Hongyu clasped her hands, her face full of flattery, "Lord Jiuyou, you see most of these things were found by me, can’t you share a little more with me?"
Bai Jiuyou sat unmoved on the toppled altar, picking through the pile of items as if sifting through trash, looking for the minerals she needed, complaining as she searched.
"What rubbish, not one usable thing, Lieque open your mouth, this is for you."
The Little Flower Demon that just flew past Jiang Yuebai was hurrying to share the spoils, and the monkeys in the mountain swung through the tree vines to make their way over too.
The Black Armor Bee Swarm buzzed incessantly, and the thorn coiled up in the tree waved its nose irritably to shoo them away.
Jiang Yuebai’s temple throbbed, expressing disbelief that they were dividing spoils without even inviting her, questioning whether any rule of law existed!