The Hermit of Forgotten Love frowned.
He had wanted to question the Thousand Sword Daoist, but he swallowed his words just as he was about to. The Thousand Sword Daoist's divination had clearly taken a lot out of him, and his questioning would definitely cause a rift in the Thousand Sword Daoist's heart.
Moreover, what if his divination had not been wrong?
The most dangerous place was the safest. If Jiang He really was lurking near the Penglai Sect …
The thought crossed his mind then.
The Hermit of Forgotten Love promptly took out his acoustical jade charm and contacted the Penglai Sect.
Moments later.
Both men rushed out of the seas, rushing rapidly towards the Penglai Sect.
Naturally, Jiang He was unaware of all that.
Inside his farm.
Jiang He rubbed his temples and breathed a long sigh, sighing, "I've finally harvested all the plants …"
He had been harvesting for over an hour, but the tiredness was secondary since he was a farmer. What was this bit of toil?
Most importantly, the System Notifications were so irritating.
Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding … it was incessant and so noisy that his head was about to explode. It was fortunate that the System had the function to block notifications, or he would not have been able to stand it.
Jiang He only smiled after taking a look at his System Backpack that was now filled to the brim.
After all, hard work would always be rewarded.
Jiang He did a rough count and realized that he had harvested a total of 410,000 mediocre-grade spirit stones and 38,000 superior-grade spirit stones. Moreover, his soul items and sage items had each improved by one grade after he strengthened them.
Originally, he had obtained a total of 38 soul items, six inferior-grade sage items, three mediocre-grade sage items, and two superior-grade sage items after killing the cultivators of the Penglai Sect and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
Now, all inferior-grade soul items had become mediocre-grade, mediocre-grade, superior-grade, and superior-grade soul items had become premium-grade soul items.
"Six inferior-grade sage items have become six mediocre-grade sage items."
"Three mediocre-grade sage items have become superior-grade sage items … with that, I have enough superior-grade sage items to trade for the moon with the Taixu Sect."
"As for the two superior-grade sage items …"
Jiang He felt a little helpless.
Although the two superior-grade sage items had become premium-grade sage items after being strengthened, he had no use for the Sword-Honing Bottle Gourd and the Crescent Moon Blade … while the Sword-Honing Bottle Gourd could be used to nurture swords and was a treasure to other sword cultivators, it was worthless to Jiang He.
If you have the time to nurture a sword, why not plant one yourself?
"What a pity."
"I thought this gourd could grow seven more gourds for the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers to eat … If that's the case, wouldn't the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers be able to spit out sword energy again?"
"At that time, with a hetui sound, the two function modes of the saber and sword energies can be switched randomly. How great would that be?"
He casually tossed the two ultra-quality spirit treasures into his Backpack.
Out of sight, out of mind.
He would save it to exchange for other top-grade Dao Artifacts in the future.
After exchanging for a supreme-grade Dao artifact and planting it, he might even be able to strengthen it into an Immortal artifact.
Collecting his thoughts, Jiang He turned to look at the System panel —
[Name: Jiang He]
[Cultivation]: Immortal Way: Late Primordial Spirit Realm; Martial Way: Divine Power Realm (Unification)
[Ability]: Sword manipulation, fire manipulation
[Martial Arts Cultivation Methods]: Vajra Indestructible Divine Art (Great Accomplishment +), Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms (Great Accomplishment +), Strengthened Nine Yang Divine Art (Eighth Tier +), Ninefold Thunder Blade (Great Accomplishment), Dragon Elephant Prajna Art (Great Accomplishment), Nine Heavenly Star Body Formula (Third Tier +), Three Thousand Calamities (Fourth Tier +), Twenty-Three Swords (Great Accomplishment).
[Arrays: Ice and Fire Duality Sword Array, Sword Array of Five Elements and Six Pulses, Great Nine Heavens Array of Dragon Sealing, Nine Heavens Thunderflame Array, Ten Thousand Phenomenon Array, Earthen Black Tortoise Array]
[Owned Land: 9 Mu]
[Farm Level: 5 (EXP 500000/500000)]
[System Backpack: 24 boxes]
[System Shop: Unlocked]
[Farm Points: 112.8 million]
"112.8 million Farm Points. That's more or less what I expected."
Jiang He took out several spirit condensation pellets and nonchalantly consumed them, feeling the growth of his Yuan Spirit as he thought, 'At this rate, I would probably reach full-fledged Yuan Spirit by tomorrow morning … of course, that's if I cultivate through the night and don't sleep.'
Wasn't it just cultivating through the night?
Jiang He gritted his teeth. Let's do it!
He wouldn't die from not sleeping through the night!
How could he sleep well if he did not deal with the problem of the two immortal sects as soon as possible?
"Still … there's something else I have to deal with."
Jiang He left the farm in a flash and arrived at the island where he had barbecued before.
He took out the jade charm and studied it.
Still, he could not learn how to use it even after studying it for half a day.
"Since Elder Mo is able to send a message to me, I should be able to send a message to him as well … Since I can't use it, it means that I'm still lacking something. The Communication Jade Talismans in the legends all leave a mental imprint on each other."
Elder Mo had given Jiang He this jade charm, which meant that he had left a spirit mark on it and could contact Jiang He. However, Jiang He did not leave a spirit mark on Elder Mo's jade charm, and so could not contact Elder Mo on his own.
Jiang He understood with a start then.
Wasn't that the same as making a phone call?
I could call you if I know your phone number, but how could I call you if you don't know your number?
Moreover, there was no caller ID, so I wouldn't be able to return your call even if you did.
"This jade charm is so outdated …" Jiang He complained a little and was about to return to his farm when his face suddenly lit up in delight. The jade charm flashed — Elder Mo had actually called him on his own.
He quickly answered.
Elder Mo's silhouette materialized over the jade charm, and he cut to the chase. "Jiang He, did you run off to the Penglai Sect's domain? I've just received word that the Penglai Sect's elites have mobilized and are searching the nearby seas for you. "
"The Thousand Sword Daoist who is hunting you down is adept at divination and could divine the general area where you are hiding. You must be careful!"
"…"
Jiang He did a double take and exclaimed in surprise, "Is it that mystical?"
That was when a powerful aura flew towards him from the distance. Jiang He looked up to find a full-fledged Yuan Spirit cultivator flying through the skies with Royal Sword Flight, his divine mind searching the seas without restraint. Finally …
He found Jiang He.
This cultivator at the consummate level of the Primordial Divinity realm was none other than the True Immortal of Nine Dragons. He was shocked to see what was happening, and tried to retreat. However, it was too late. He saw two long dragons of Sword Qi, one red and one blue, flying toward him from the Dao Domain below. One sword pierced through his chest, and the violent Sword Qi invaded his body, destroying his Primordial Divinity.
Jiang He waved his hand to recall the two flying swords, and could not help chuckling. "It seems that using a mediocre-grade sage item to cast the Ice and Fire Duality Sword Array is much more powerful."
Elder Mo's silhouette gaped and could not help exclaiming, "Did you just … kill someone?"
"Yes."
"You know the True Habitant of Nine Dragons of the Penglai Sect … Elder Mo, I happen to have a question for you."
"I've just killed the True Habitant of Nine Dragons, and I'm afraid that other elites would come looking for me soon. Well, let's cut the long story short …"
Jiang He appeared calm, as if killing a cultivator of Elder Mo's level was no different from swatting a mosquito. "Elder Mo," he asked, "I'd like to ask — how are the tiers of Sufferance-tier categorized?"
This question made Elder Mo sink into deep suspicion again.
He asked by reflex, "Could the legacy you've obtained not be categorized into Sufferance-tier?"
Jiang He answered truthfully, "You might not know this, Elder Mo, but I've never received any immortal arts. The cultivation manuals I've cultivated up until now were all self-created based on some records on the internet … by the way, do you know about the internet? It's very interesting … "
Elder Mo did not catch what Jiang He said at the end, and he would not understand it even if he did.
His silhouette shuddered, disbelief filling his face.
Jiang He then said, "Don't you believe me, Elder Mo? Actually, it's not just immortal cultivation — I've created all my martial arts, arrays, pellet refinement, item refinement, and even sword arrays myself! "
At that, he could not hold back his rage and exclaimed at a loss for words, "That Ten Thousand Swords Sect is such a bully. I've just created a sword array, and yet they insist that the Ice and Fire Duality Sword Array is a secret technique of their sect. Don't you think that's nonsense?"
"Aside from the Ice and Fire Duality Sword Array, I've also created the Sword Array of Yin-Yang and Three Realms, the Sword Array of Four Harmonies and Phenomena, the Sword Array of Five Elements and Six Pulses, the Sword Array of Seven Stars and Eight Trigrams, the Sword Array of Nine Heavens Thunderflame, and the Sword Array of Ten Realms and Infinity. Could all those sword arrays belong to the Ten Thousand Swords Sect?!"
Elder Mo's eyes were bulging, his mouth gaping so wide that he could eat an entire eggplant.
Then, he heard Jiang He gasp in surprise, "What the hell … the Sword Array of Nine Heavens Thunderflame? I forgot I have the Sword Array of Nine Heavens Thunderflame … doesn't that have the same name as the Great Array of Nine Heavens Thunderflame? "
In that split second, endless thoughts surged in Elder Mo's mind. His mind was a myriad of thoughts, and he did not know what to say just then.
He was thinking …
Was what Jiang He had said true?
He could accept it if he was bragging, but if it was true, wasn't that too much nonsense?
Unwilling to believe it, Elder Mo explained the tiers of Sufferance to Jiang He in detail. Jiang He could not help feeling a headache when he heard it all, and exclaimed, "Is there really nine heavenly retributions … by the way, could I ask how many heavenly retributions there are, how powerful they are, and how long is the interval between each retribution?"
"Each retribution has nine heavenly retributions, which are naturally very powerful. There is no telling how many elites have died to the heavenly retributions since ancient times, and the interval between each retribution should be about the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn."
"That long?"
Jiang He was surprised. "There are still people who could be struck to death by heavenly retributions after so long? In two incense sticks' time, wouldn't they recover from any injuries if they ate some spirit pellets or medicine? "
"Spirit pellets and medicine need time to be cultivated as well as to recover from injuries …" Elder Mo was about to ask 'why are you asking about that' when Jiang He muttered, "One incense stick's time is around half an hour, so wouldn't two incense sticks be an hour?" "The interval between each heavenly retribution is one hour, and each heavenly retribution would have nine retributions, which means that there are eighty-one retributions …"
"The interval between each heavenly retribution is one hour, and each heavenly retribution has nine retributions, which means there are eighty-one retributions …"
"Gasp!"
"Doesn't that mean I have to endure eighty-one hours of heavenly retribution?"
Jiang He felt a headache right then, and could not help cursing, "Damn it! And here I was thinking that one night would be enough, but three days and three nights wouldn't even be enough for eighty-one hours!"
Elder Mo's mouth hung open, and he asked blankly, "What are you calculating, Jiang He?"
"I'm calculating the time I need to weather nine retributions in one go … three days and three nights isn't enough? Isn't that too troublesome? Isn't there a faster way to weather retribution? "
"You're just a Yuan Spirit. Why are you thinking so far ahead?"
Elder Mo laughed.
Now, he was certain …
What Jiang He had said before was pure bragging. You're just a Yuan Spirit novice cultivator, and you're already thinking about weathering retribution? And all nine retributions in one go?
Hehe!
Why don't you go to heaven?
Hold on …
Yuan Spirit novice?
The silhouette was a manifestation of the spirit mark Elder Mo left in the jade charm. Since it could communicate with Jiang He, it naturally could sense Jiang He's aura … and he exclaimed in shock, "What the hell, Jiang He … you're already a Yuan Spirit advanced?"
Yuan Spirit advanced?
How many days had it been?
Elder Mo clearly remembered that Jiang He was only a Yuan Spirit novice when he visited him, was he not?
Did he not cultivate from a Yuan Spirit novice to a full-fledged Yuan Spirit over several hundred years?
"That's right."
Jiang He nodded. His head was filled with thoughts of weathering retribution, and he muttered to himself, "An hour between each heavenly retribution … the very thought of it makes my scalp numb … how torturous that hour would be."
"Oh, right!"
"I could go to the mountain archways of the Penglai Sect for my retribution, and I could use that one hour to play with them to kill time …"
"Alright, Elder Mo. I'm going to prepare for my retribution, and I'll come back and have a drink with you after I've dealt with the Penglai Sect and the Ten Thousand Swords Sect."
Elder Mo was dumbstruck.
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