After the cultivators from the various sects arrived, the Daoist attendant arranged for them to stay in Heavenpeak.
Although Jiang Mingtang was only a disciple, he was given his own Immortal's cave. Along the way, he heard some of his fellow disciples grumbling about how this was supposed to be a grand competition among the various sects, and yet they were treated so lightly. Even the competition between the smaller sects had everything they needed, and they were given luxurious mansions, tall buildings, and pavilions. This place was nothing like a desolate cave.
When some of the disciples heard this, they began to make a ruckus.
The Daoist attendant who had brought them here wasn't the least bit annoyed. Instead, he told them that there was a magnificent mansion in the middle of the mountain, and that if they didn't want to stay here, they could go there. However, they would have to pay for spirit shells and medicinal pills.
The Mountain and Sea Realm was rich in natural resources, and all of the sects who had come had reached a certain level. Naturally, they wouldn't care about trifling spirit shells and medicinal pills. Furthermore, the competition was going to last for a long time, and no one was willing to stay in a cave that looked like a place for bitter cultivation. Therefore, most people refused to stay here.
Jiang Mingtang didn't intend to do that. Based on his experience in the dream, he wasn't used to living in a place like this, and had ended up staying with his fellow disciples. However, things were different now. After receiving the technique from Hua Yingling, and combining it with his experience in the dream, he had gained a lot of insight into Daoist magic, and had decided to focus on cultivating it for a while. Unfortunately, he had received too much attention, and his fellow Seniors and fellow disciples would occasionally come looking for him. It was quite a disturbance, and the cave seemed to be very secluded, which was exactly what he wanted.
He parted ways with his fellow disciples, and then, under the guidance of the Daoist attendant, he quickly found his own residence. Looking around the entrance, he saw that it was indeed a simple and crude Immortal's cave. Other than a prayer mat, there were no other decorations or furnishings. It seemed that the great sects really didn't care about them at all.
However, he didn't feel like he was being treated unfairly. After interacting with Hua Yingling and the other Upper Realm cultivators, he knew that to the great sects, neither he nor his own sect counted for anything. If it weren't for the fact that he was a guest, he probably wouldn't even have a place to stay.
Even as he pondered the matter, he began to walk forward. Just Now, he heard a rumbling sound behind him as the stone door closed. He tried to go inside, but found that he couldn't. It almost looked like he was being imprisoned.
He wasn't sure if they were afraid that he would wander off, or if they had some other purpose.
However, since they were already here, they might as well take things as they came. If these large sects wanted to target them, they wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
He went straight to the praying mat and sat down. Just as he was about to meditate, he seemed to have discovered something. He raised his head and saw that there was a crystal jade that was emitting a blue brilliance. It was just that because the position was concave, he didn't see it before.
He sat down cross-legged on the prayer mat, and was just about to enter a meditative state when he noticed something. Looking up, he saw a crystalline jade inlaid there, emanating a deep blue glow. Because it was in a recess, he couldn't see it Just Now.
He thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and concentrated on it. A moment later, he saw the crystal jade emit a blue brilliance, and at the same time, a phantom of a teacup appeared in his hand. Then, it slowly solidified, and the fragrance of tea wafted out from it.
After a moment's thought, he reached out and focused his attention on it. A moment later, the crystalline jade emitted a deep blue glow, and an illusory teacup appeared in his hand. It slowly solidified, and the aroma of tea wafted out.
"This … this really is Hundred Flowers Tea?"
He couldn't help but be shocked.
The Hundred Flowers Tea was a high-grade spirit tea that he had tasted at a Fellow Daoist's birthday banquet after he had reached the Yuanying Realm in his dream. Supposedly, it was a rare tea plucked from the Kunshi Continent, and had the ability to increase one's cultivation base and magical power. It was something that couldn't be found in the Mountain and Sea Realm.
He quickly rotated it, and found that his magical power was being pushed along by the clear qi, and was slowly rising.
"It's actually working?"
He was even more shocked. Looking at the crystal jade, he waved his hand, and a blue glow appeared. Suddenly, a jade couch appeared, as well as an embroidered tent. He pointed at the corner of the couch, and the blue light shone down, and a huge cauldron appeared.
After a few more tests, he was sure that he could use this unknown crystal jade to turn illusory into something real, and create anything that he could imagine. However, it had to be something that he had seen before, or something that he was familiar with. For example, he had heard of the Clear Violet Spirit Aura, and knew that it was a good item. However, he had never seen it before, and therefore couldn't summon it.
No wonder this cave didn't need to be set up at all. If you wanted something, you could just think about it. It was far superior to the arrangements of the small sects.
By this point, he was starting to understand the intentions of the large sects. This thing was an opportunity, and if you didn't discover it, or if you didn't want to live here, then it was your own lack of luck, and you couldn't blame anyone else.
He searched through his dream memory, and found that there was no such thing. Later on, he didn't hear of such a thing being spread out. It wasn't that it didn't happen, or that the person who benefited from it didn't announce it to the public.
He looked at the spiritual tea in his hand again, and drank it all in one gulp. Then, he raised the cup, and as the blue glow swayed, the cup was filled again.
In this situation, even with his calmness, he couldn't help but get excited. Although after drinking too much of this item, the effect of this tea would gradually decrease, but this kind of good item, how many times could he taste it in his life?
Therefore, he didn't care about anything else, and drank to his heart's content. Every time he drank, he would circulate his mana. After about twenty cups, he felt that the improvement was very small.
After thinking for a while, he tried to conjure up more good items.
He had hundreds of years of experience compared to his peers, and his vision was very broad. There were also more opportunities that he could use. It could be said that everyone's experience determined each other's gains.
However, after doing this for a long time, he suddenly felt very tired all over his body. Although his mana was clearly rising, he was abnormally tired. The blue light was also intermittent, and it was difficult to guide it down again. Therefore, he guessed that this item might be related to his spiritual consciousness. He was afraid that this would damage his foundation, so after realizing that something was wrong, he immediately stopped and didn't be greedy anymore. In any case, his harvest today was enough.
Therefore, he collected his mind and continued to comprehend the cultivation method.
After an unknown amount of time, he heard a rumbling sound, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that the cave door had opened. He calculated, and before he knew it, he had been in seclusion for twelve days.
Looking up again, he found that the crystal jade had disappeared without a trace. He didn't know when it disappeared, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. However, after all, he had already benefited from it, and if he were to brood over it, he would sink into obsession. Therefore, he quickly let it go and walked out.
He first went to the sect, and found that everything was stable. Now that there was not much time until the grand meeting, the disciples of the various sects had already stopped sparring, and were now conserving their energy.
As for the matter of the Crystal Jade, he was originally thinking about whether or not he should tell the Sect Elders about it, but just as he thought about it, he felt an indescribable force stopping him. It was as if if he said it out loud, something bad would happen, so he immediately gave up on the idea.
Seeing that there was nothing going on, and that there were still some unsolved problems in his cultivation, he went to Hua Yingling's residence.
Halfway there, he saw a Daoist walking towards him. He recognized that the other party was also a Daoist Grotto-Heaven who had been very close to Hua Yingling recently. He quickly bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Daoist."
Daoist Duanqi looked at him with a strange look in his eyes, but it quickly disappeared. He smiled and said, "Are you looking for Daoist Hua?"
Jiang Mingtang didn't expect this person to take the initiative to talk to him, so he quickly replied, "Yes."
Daoist Duanqi said casually, "Have you been in seclusion in the grotto these few days?"
Jiang Mingtang paused, then lowered his head and said yes.
Daoist Duanqi didn't ask anything else, but said, "Your cultivation is still shallow, it might be difficult for you to go to Daoist Hua's residence. Follow me, I'll bring you there."
Jiang Mingtang quickly said, "Thank you, Daoist."
Daoist Duanqi smiled and brought him to Hua Yingling's residence. Although there were Daoist deacons along the way, they all thought that Jiang Mingtang was Daoist Duanqi's personal disciple, so no one stopped them.
Not long after, the two arrived at a cloud peak, where Hua Yingling was already waiting. He bowed to Duanqi and said, "Greetings, Daoist friend."
Duanqi also bowed, and just as he was about to say something, he suddenly looked in a direction. Hua Yingling also turned to look in that direction.
After a while, two figures appeared there, their auras surging, no doubt that they also had Grotto-Heaven cultivation.
Hua Yingling bowed and said, "Daoist friends, where are you from?"
The two also bowed, and the Daoist on the left introduced himself, "I am Jade Feather Pavilion's Han Xiaode."
The cultivator on the right cupped his hands and said, "I am Yang Yanzhen, a disciple of Clear Feather Pavilion.
Hua Yingling said, "So it's Sect Leader Han from Jade Feather Pavilion, and Daoist Master Yang from Clear Feather Sect.
Yang Yanzhen said, "If we're talking about being rude, it's us. Sect Leader Han and I are here for an important matter, we might offend Daoist Master later."
Hua Yingling could tell that the two came with ill intentions, so he said, "I would like to ask for your advice."
Yang Yanzhen first glanced at Jiang Mingtang, then at Hua Yingling, and said, "There's a person beside Daoist Hua with mystical abilities, we need to take him down, I hope Daoist Hua will not stop us.
Jiang Mingtang's face paled when he heard this.
Hua Yingling frowned.
Enlightened Being Duanqi took a step forward and stood next to him.
Hua Yingling looked back at the two and said, "Can the two of you explain what exactly is going on?"
Han Xiaode said in a deep voice, "This matter was decided by everyone, we are not clear about it. If Daoist Master Hua has any questions, you can ask him later. I believe this is not a difficult matter for you, Daoist Master Hua."
Yang Yanzhen stared at him and said, "Daoist Master Hua, what is your answer?"
Hua Yingling sighed and shook his sleeve, but he separated a portion of mana to protect Jiang Mingtang. Then, his figure flashed, and he escaped from the place.
Daoist Duanqi shook his head and escaped as well.
Han Xiaode waved his sleeve expressionlessly. When a token flew out, countless restrictions on the entire peak flew up and surrounded Daoist Duanqi, blocking him from moving forward.
Yang Yanzhen revealed a mocking expression and looked at Daoist Duanqi. "Since I've found you, do you think you can escape just like that?"
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