I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 641 Nine Emperors Create the Heavens (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Ahem, if you like that book, young lady, you might as well buy it. It's only a single Xuan Stone."

Jiang Yishu was halfway through flipping through the book when the old man behind the counter slowly spoke up.

Jiang Yi froze, just as she was thinking of pretending to have dropped her purse and making an excuse to leave, when she saw Luo Qingsi pull a small cloth bag out of her sleeve.

"Senior Sister, is this the Mystic Stone?"

Luo Qingsi was quick-witted; she asked via telepathy instead of shouting it out directly.

Jiang Yi was stunned for a moment, watching Luo Qingsi take out several irregular, grayish crystals about the size of walnuts from her cloth bag. The gray aura inside these crystals was exactly the same as the gray aura that had suddenly appeared in Bai Shengjie and the others' bodies.

Jiang Yi didn't bother to ask Luo Qingsi where the purse came from. As expected, she must have 'picked it up' on the road. She took the few mysterious stones, picked out a few books from the bookshelf, paid the bill without saying a word, and left with Luo Qingsi.

Once outside, Jiang Yi bought Luo Qingsi the straw grasshopper she liked.

With the remaining three Xuan stones, Jiang Yi ordered two bowls of spiritual tea at a tea stall near the entrance of the city market and sat down, reading a book while listening to the conversations of the people around her.

Luo Qingsi was engrossed in arranging grasshoppers, completely oblivious to everything around her.

After the 'Beginning and End of the Demonic Calamity', "The Chronicles of Kyushu" shifts its focus to describe a new era.

"The demonic calamity raged, the heavens and earth collapsed, and all living beings were nearly wiped out. However, the heavens did not forsake humanity. Five hundred years after the catastrophe, the earth trembled, the spiritual veins were reshaped, and the shattered land split and coalesced, eventually forming the Nine Provinces. The Nine Provinces are vast and boundless, with abundant spiritual energy, far surpassing the old lands of the past."

"At this time of great upheaval in the world, nine powerful beings emerged, appearing out of nowhere. Their achievements rivaled those of creation, their virtues were widespread, and out of compassion for the ignorant masses, they spread their teachings and imparted their methods to all people across the nine provinces. From then on, the path of Qi cultivation flourished, marking the beginning of the glorious era of the 'Nine Emperors Opening the Heavens'..."

"Nine Emperors Create the Heavens..." Jiang Yi silently chewed on these four words, and an indescribable sense of absurdity arose spontaneously.

The demonic calamity on the Northern Xuan Continent originated with the Nine Emperors. This continent, which calls itself the 'Nine Provinces,' owes its civilization's revival to the Nine Emperors?!

She took a deep breath, suppressed her turbulent emotions, and eagerly turned the pages of the book.

The book then proceeded to a detailed description of the geography of the Nine Provinces. Tucked between the pages was a finely drawn map. The outline of the landmass depicted on it bore a vague resemblance to the complete Northern Xuan Continent in her memory, but its vastness far exceeded her imagination!

These nine continents, separated by vast oceans, together are almost comparable in size to the entire mountain and sea realm.

Jiang Yi felt like her brain was about to short-circuit. Putting aside the issue of time, how could a broken and sunken continent expand several times over after the demonic calamity?
The map also has markings for the nine emperors, and each one looks incredibly familiar.

The Green Emperor of Xuandu Mountain, the Kun Emperor of Jinzheng Plain, the Dan Emperor of Qingxu Mountain, the Yan Emperor of Jianbingtai, the Fu Emperor of Xianyou Palace, the Ghost Emperor of Ghost King's Tomb, the Insect Emperor of Insect Valley, the Demon Emperor of Baizang Valley, and the Qin Emperor of Tianyintai.

Aside from the Heavenly Sound Platform where the Qin Emperor resided, weren't the names of the other emperors' locations the same as the names of the secret realms controlled by the various sects of the Northern Profound Sect at that time?

The book mentions these nine places, which are now the nine orthodox immortal cultivation sects in the Nine Provinces, the source of the lineage of cultivators throughout the world.

"Nine Emperors Create the Heavens...Nine Great Lineages..."

Jiang Yi's fingers unconsciously traced over a few words. Could this be the 'ideal country' that the Nine Emperors' will rebuilt after the Demonic Calamity?
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the teahouse, illuminating the pages of the book. Jiang Yi slowly closed the book.

She roughly knew why they had been summoned here, but she didn't know whether they should comply with the Nine Emperors' arrangements.

Everything was contradictory, leaving her in a state of confusion and unable to make rational judgments.

Luo Qingsi noticed the change in Jiang Yi's aura, raised her head and asked softly, "Senior Sister, what's wrong?"

Jiang Yi forced a smile and put the book into her storage belt. "It's nothing, I just saw some names of 'old friends.' It's getting dark, let's go find the others to meet up."

Jiang Yi quietly poured out the two bowls of spiritual tea on the table, put down a piece of black stone, and went out through the other city gate along the street.

Luo Qingsi followed closely, but after taking two steps, she suddenly stopped and looked back. The crowd was bustling, but there was nothing in the shadows of the streets and alleys.

Luo Qingsi touched the back of her neck in confusion, and realizing Jiang Yi had walked far away, she quickly chased after her. Night fell.

The group that had gone out to scout the situation gradually returned. Jiang Yi set up a large array to isolate the area, and the group lit a bonfire and sat around it.

Jiang Yi passed the books she had bought around to several people, but she didn't offer any subjective opinions yet; she listened to what the others had to say first.

Hua Luosha spoke first, “There are no mortals in those surrounding villages, not even for generations. Everyone can learn a rudimentary Qi cultivation technique from birth to strengthen their body. After mastering the basics of Qi cultivation, they can seek the Dao. I examined the souls of several people, and their three souls and seven spirits were complete; they are real, living people.”

"Isn't there anything strange about it?" Jiang Yi asked.

"Have!"

Everyone immediately turned to look at Hua Luosha.

Hua Luosha said unhurriedly, "The number of babies born in those villages varies by no more than five every ten years."

Apart from Luo Qingsi, everyone present was not stupid. Even Zhao Cangyun, after a moment's thought, realized that something was amiss.

Zhao Cangyun said, "You mean the number of births in those villages over ten years is a fixed number? Is someone interfering?"

Hua Luosha nodded, "Yes, that's roughly the idea. Cultivating immortality is a path against the heavens. Once a cultivator forms their Golden Core, there is no possibility of reincarnation. When the body dies, the soul dissipates. There are no mortals here, so everyone can cultivate immortality. There is also the saying of 'foundation building in a hundred days,' so forming a Golden Core seems to be a very easy thing. So where do these newly formed souls come from?"

Everyone pondered for a moment, and Jiang Yi added, "Data from only one place can't prove anything yet. We'll keep an eye on the data from other places and compare them before drawing any conclusions. Besides, the demonic tide is constantly expanding outwards, so these souls might be devoured from all over the Mountain and Sea Realm by the demonic tide."

Mo Ling questioned this, "But doesn't the book say that this place is where the Nine Emperors created the world? Are the Nine Emperors in cahoots with the Demon Tide?"

Jiang Yi didn't know what to say, so she continued to ask others for information.

No one gained anything new; what they found out was basically the same as what was written in the book Jiang Yi brought back.

"So what do we do next?" Yan Kongqing asked the others.

"I'll listen to Senior Sister!" Luo Qingsi immediately raised her hand to express her stance, speaking before Zhao Cangyun could even open his mouth.

Zhao Cangyun gritted his teeth in anger, glaring at Luo Qingsi. Luo Qingsi leaned her head on Jiang Yi's shoulder triumphantly and stuck her tongue out at Zhao Cangyun.

The group looked at each other, but their gazes finally settled on Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi pondered for a moment before saying, "The time here is abnormal. Outside, less than three hundred years has passed, but here, three thousand years have passed. So we'd better not linger here too long."

Jiang Yi thought of the Green Wood Cauldron. Time flowed very quickly inside the cauldron, accelerating the growth of spiritual herbs, but it also affected the lifespan of normal people. The Golden Core evil cultivator she threw into the cauldron had long since died of old age inside it.

She feared they would encounter the same fate here, eventually dying when their lifespans ran out.

"If you all agree, we will split up and go to our respective destined places."

The crowd fell silent, unable to make up their minds.

Jiang Yi added, "You two should read some books tonight and think it over carefully. We'll decide tomorrow morning. I'm going to rest now."

Jiang Yi went to rest under a big tree nearby. Luo Qingsi followed and tugged at Jiang Yi's sleeve, stammering for a long time.

"Senior Sister, there's something I think I should tell you. Today in the city, I think... I found my master!"

　see you tomorrow

(End of this chapter)