I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 201 Making the Qin (Bonus Chapter for 1500 Monthly Tickets in May)

"No, no, no, I must be thinking wrong. This black aura is related to the divine beast tortoise and snake, but it may not be related to the Heavenly Dao. Moreover, being related to the divine beast tortoise and snake can explain why it does not pollute the demon spirits. After all, they are the same kind, and it only hates the human race."

Jiang Yi nodded, feeling that this deduction was reliable.

However, Xiao Tianyin was entangled by this source of black energy, so how could she 'merge herself with the Dao and open the Heavenly Gate with her sword'?
This is not reasonable.

Using her limited knowledge, Jiang Yi tried to speculate boldly whether it was possible that Xiao Tianyin had given birth to a child on her own initiative, thus removing the curse from her through bloodline.

She then used some secret method to break the curse by using the fate of generations of the Xiao clan. Therefore, she supported the Xiao clan to grow stronger and left behind the sword-nurturing gourd and the zither-sword inheritance.

The curse must take many forms to take effect. For example, the original owner of the Yin-Yang Pendant had severed his ice and fire meridians. Although he was able to resolve this by refining the Yin-Yang Pendant, he still encountered the Han family patriarch refining the Hundred Beast Spirit Fire and died underground.

By the time it came to Xiao Wujiu, he had already lost his spiritual root, so the curse became that he would die young at the age of thirty.

If the inference is true, then Xiao Tianyin is too ruthless and too decisive!
Is this the ancient supreme being?

The Azure Emperor was also a ruthless person, a ruthless person who used a cauldron to refine ten thousand demons and seize the lifespan of the Heavenly Dao!
It's likely that the other seven people in the mural were also ancient emperors, all of whom were 'wolf-destroyers' who were three points more ruthless than the ruthless ones and even more fierce!
After suppressing the trembling in his body, Jiang Yi looked intently at the array points on the mural that represented the Xuan Ying Sword Sect.

The demons went to great lengths to launch a sneak attack on the Xuan Ying Sword Sect, probably not for the purpose of slaughter and revenge, but for this one array point nailed to the head of the tortoise and snake.

She guarded the mountain gate to the death, and by a twist of fate, she protected the land of Beixuan.

So her choice to risk her life, and the sacrifices of her junior brothers and sisters, were not in vain?

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Jiang Yi burst into laughter, laughing until her eyes burned.

Her feelings were complicated and hard to explain, but overall... she felt a little lighter.

"Fine, it's all old grudges anyway, whatever!"

Jiang Yi took a deep breath and put those things that disturbed her Dao heart out of her mind. Now she finally understood why the Dream Immortal Sect was so determined to infiltrate the various immortal sects. This was the purpose.

Destroy the nine major immortal sects, remove these nine array points, and release the source of the black energy.

"Do Master and the other high-ranking members of the Immortal Alliance know about this?"

Jiang Yi was a little unsure. Her mother's reaction at the time seemed to indicate that she did not know that the Nine Great Immortal Sects had nine array points guarding the Northern Profound Land, nor did she know that the Northern Profound Land evolved from the tortoise and snake corpse.

Was it something the ancient cultivators deliberately concealed?
Come to think of it, it makes sense. Unless they're crazy, no one would dare to betray their master and ancestors and relocate their sect if they made these nine array points the gates of the nine major powers.

"Could this also explain why only the Northern Xuan Beasts are prone to gaining intelligence and becoming demonic spirits that can be controlled, while other places only have demonic beasts that cultivate based on their animalistic instincts? This is precisely because they are nourished by the demonic power of the divine beast tortoise and snake, like the two sides of Tai Chi, one righteous and one evil. The righteous one nurtures demonic spirits, while the evil one transforms into the Northern Sea Demon Tide."

Jiang Yi nodded slightly and continued to examine the details of the painting. This time, her gaze fell on the giant sword in the center, which looked like a mountain.

"This location seems a bit off-center. It's not the location of Zhu Mingzong. It's closer to the Golden Zheng Plains Secret Realm and the Sand Sea. I remember that Zhu Mingzong wasn't the earliest major sect in Huangsha City..."

Jiang Yi's heart stirred. This sword's array point was clearly related to the power of the earth and mountains, and it was located at the heart of the tortoise-snake divine beast. In the Five Elements theory, the heart belongs to fire, and fire generates earth. It was truly ingenious.

"It seems I must search carefully at the treasure hunt event being held at Jinzheng Plain this time. Perhaps I will find a way to acquire my earth-based cultivation technique."

“Record these murals and show them to Master so she can contact the Immortal Alliance to be on high alert. Don’t let her… oops, don’t jinx it.”

Jiang Yi took out the recording stones and meticulously recorded the four murals, especially the last one, which was recorded on three recording stones from all angles to ensure that her master could see it clearly.

"Now that's all settled, let's go to the woods to the east and choose a tree to make the soundboard. What material should we use for the strings...?"

As the night dew began to condense, Jiang Yi found a charred ancient tree, struck by lightning, deep in the woods east of Youxian Ferry.

The lightning-like patterns coiled around the trunk like silver snakes, gleaming coldly in the moonlight. Although the tree was withered, new buds stubbornly emerged.

She lightly tapped her finger, and a clear, melodious sound echoed from the wooden heart, like the empty strings of a zither.

"He's a tough nut to crack, just like me."

When Jiang Yi touched the lightning-struck scar with her fingertip, she felt a slight tingling sensation travel along her meridians. It was the residual aura of the heavenly lightning, which was no worse than the third-grade spiritual wood she had seen before.

"It's just you."

The Sword of Destruction transformed into a thin blade and was drawn from its sheath. Its cold light danced as it sliced ​​away the bark, gradually revealing the golden wood grain inside. The holes left by the lightning strikes were as natural as musical instruments.

Jiang Yi smiled and swung her sword to split the severed tree trunk into several appropriately sized planks.

Back in the bamboo-fenced courtyard, Jiang Yi flipped through "The Illustrated Manual of Qin Making" by the moonlight, her black hair falling over her shoulders without her bothering to brush it away.

"Let's go with this banana leaf style."

For her first instrument, Jiang Yi planned to keep things simple, as long as she could make the instrument completely.

Sword energy became the brush, and wood chips fluttered like snow.

Jiang Yi carved very slowly, occasionally closing his eyes to think, each cut carrying the care of a musician playing the strings.

The moon sets in the west, and dawn breaks in the east.

As the golden light of dawn shone into the courtyard, Jiang Yi was surprised to realize, "It's already dawn?"

Shaking off the wood shavings, Jiang Yi suddenly burst out laughing.

Immersed in pleasure, one can forget the passing of days and months.

Picking up the piano board and putting away the sheet music, Jiang Yi slipped away from Youxian Ferry.

"We're on our way to Huangsha City, continuing along the road." ...

Atop the towering mountains, a sword light pierced the sky.

Jiang Yi decided to remain hidden, avoiding any trouble should she encounter any unexpected events.

She sat steadily on the Broken Calamity Sword, with an unfinished zither board resting on her lap. The sword energy at her fingertips condensed into fine blades, which moved among the wood grain.

The wind howled, ruffling her loose hair, but it couldn't dispel the focus in her eyes.

This activity actually helped her hone her skills in using the Divine Sense Star Sword.

The mountains below are verdant and shrouded in mist.

She shaved off the edges of the piano board, and the wood chips were swept up by the airflow and scattered into the deep valley.

click!
The wooden board he had been carving all night cracked due to the excessive sword energy. Jiang Yi sighed but wasn't annoyed. He patted his face, telling himself to be more serious, and started working on a second board.

The mountains gradually give way to plains, and the farmland, crisscrossed by paths, is bathed in starlight.

Jiang Yi tapped the new board lightly with his knuckles to adjust the thickness, but accidentally carved the dragon's teeth off-center.

The cracking sound of the wooden planks was drowned out by the cries of returning birds. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, her fingertips tracing the scorch marks on the lightning-struck wood.

Come again!

Jiang Yi was immersed in making the zither, ignoring everything around her. Her mindset was more content and carefree than before, and her laziness was also more pronounced.

As the third plank emerged in the morning light, the earth lost its green hue, and scattered sand dunes began to appear.

Jiang Yi used his sword energy to carve a perfect arc of Yue Mountain, when he suddenly noticed that the sword was slightly heavy.

This is the large-scale no-fly zone taking effect.

As Jiang Yi finished his final strike, he looked up and felt the scorching wind carrying sand lashing his face.

The majestic, earthen-yellow city wall stands at the junction of heaven and earth.

They arrived at Huangsha City. After traveling for several days without rest or food, Jiang Yi herself had lost count of how long it had been.

Jiang Yi admired the carved zither board again, touching it repeatedly, feeling that some parts could be slightly modified to make it even more perfect.

Let's go into the city first. Just having a soundboard isn't enough for this zither; she also needs to buy materials to make the strings.

After putting away the piano, Jiang Yi gazed at the yellow sand city.

The world was shrouded in a dim yellow light. The rammed earth walls of Huangsha City had been eroded by the wind and sand, with ravines carved into them. Several clumps of withered sea buckthorn stubbornly clung to the cracks.

The watchtower stands tall, its wind chimes jingling, yet they cannot drown out the mournful sound of the wind coming from the depths of the distant desert.

The sand dunes on the horizon stretched towards the sky like solidified golden waves. Under the scorching sun, the heat distorted the view. Occasionally, a whirlwind would lift up a column of sand, which would then suddenly dissipate into a cloud of dust.

Most of the cultivators in Huangsha City looked travel-worn, dressed in earth-yellow or dark brown robes with embroidered runes on the cuffs and collars to protect against the sandstorm. They wore leather water pouches or storage bags around their waists and walked with steady steps, clearly having long been accustomed to the survival rules of this desolate land.

Jiang Yi quietly landed outside Huangsha City, her body surrounded by protective qi that kept the sand and dust off her and shielded her from the unbearable heat, keeping her feeling refreshed.

She followed behind a middle-aged Qi cultivator riding a camel, slowly walking towards the city gate.

"Excuse me, please make way."

A girl in red hurried past her, followed by a sand shadow fox, its entire body silver-gray, its fur gleaming metallically in the sunlight. Its movements were light, leaving almost no footprints; occasionally it would transform into a wisp of sand mist, then quickly reform, warily scanning its surroundings.

A crimson serpentine spirit was wrapped around the female cultivator's wrist. Its scales were like red-hot iron plates, and sparks flew when it flicked its tongue. It was a Flame Scale Serpent.

"Watch where you're going!"

"Sorry sorry."

Several demon-hunting cultivators, accompanied by rock-armored scorpions, strode out of the city gate and nearly bumped into the female cultivator. The rock-armored scorpions were the size of oxen, with carapaces as thick as rocks, and their tail hooks gleamed with a cold light, capable of easily piercing the defenses of low-level demonic beasts.

"Mingyuan, slow down, hehe~"

"Hello, Grandpa Wang!"

The girl stopped to greet the old man on the city wall, and Jiang Yi also looked up.

The old man had a kind face and a goatee. He wore the uniform of the Hu Clan Guard of Huangsha City. A wind-beaked eagle perched on his shoulder. Its beak was like a scimitar, and its feathers were sandy brown. When its wings were spread, it could create a small whirlwind to disperse the sandstorm.

The girl appeared to be from the Hu family, the largest cultivation family in Huangsha City. After greeting them, she ran into the city.

Jiang Yi was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he didn't need to queue. He walked up to the city gate guards, handed over his Cangling Sect identity token, and was exempted from the city fee. This was a benefit of being a disciple of the sect.

The guards at the city gate were lounging in the shadows of the arrow tower when they saw the patterns on her token. They hurriedly stood up straight, took the token with both hands to examine it, and were filled with trepidation.

The sandhound crouching beside them, wolf-sized, emitted a low growl from its throat. It sniffed her, then lay back down, continuing to pant and exhale hot breaths with its tongue lolling out.

Most of the cultivators entering and leaving the city were taciturn, occasionally exchanging whispers about topics such as demon hunting, auctions, the approaching sandstorm, or the discovery of ancient cultivator ruins.

"The token is valid. Please enter the city, senior."

(End of this chapter)