I made the entire cultivation world cry

Chapter 654 The Plan (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Jiang Yi gave everyone enough time to think. Three days later, she and Hua Luosha returned to the teahouse and met Yan Kongqing downstairs.

"Look, who is this?"

Hua Luosha made a joke, then walked past Yan Kongqing and went into the teahouse.

Yan Kongqing lowered his head, not daring to meet Hua Luosha's piercing gaze.

After Hua Luosha had gone far away, Yan Kongqing mustered up his courage and said to Jiang Yi, "Senior Sister Jiang, I want to go back."

Yan Kongqing's choice did not surprise Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi did not ask any questions, but took out two Bright Mirror Fire Pearls that she had recently refined and handed them over.

"If the ones I gave you last time weren't useful, these two should last you until you escape the demonic tide. When you get back, please give our regards to the sect."

Yan Kongqing stared blankly at the two silver beads in Jiang Yi's palm, her hand trembling as she didn't dare to take them.

"Senior Sister Jiang, you...aren't you angry with me?"

Jiang Yi chuckled, "You came to talk to me alone because you thought I would understand you, didn't you?"

Yan Kongqing lowered his eyes in guilt, and Jiang Yi threw out the two Bright Mirror Fire Pearls and walked past him.

"Take care on your journey. Once you return, focus on your cultivation. Regardless of the success or failure of what happened here, you don't need to worry about it or blame yourself."

As Yan Kongqing watched Jiang Yi's figure disappear at the top of the stairs, he felt the two silver mirror fire beads in his palms burning hot. He clenched his fists, the fire beads digging painfully into his palms.

He gritted his teeth, turned and left, his figure quickly disappearing into the bustling crowds and sandstorms of Flint City.

Jiang Yi didn't stop walking and went straight up to the private room on the second floor.

As soon as the door was opened, all eyes turned to him.

Shen Puning looked around. "Ayi, where's Yan Kongqing? Didn't he come up?"

Bai Shengjie's face instantly darkened, and he muttered a curse, "Coward."

Zhao Cangyun snorted coldly, Shang Shixu frowned, Mo Ling lowered her head with a complicated look in her eyes, Xin Wushuang was expressionless, and Luo Qingsi looked around in confusion, not knowing what everyone was angry about.

Hua Luosha leaned against the window, a cold smile playing on her lips, as if she had already expected this.

The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became heavy due to Yan Kongqing's absence.

Jiang Yi said calmly, "Everyone has their own ambitions, and you can't force them. Have you all thought it through? If you stay, there's no turning back."

"I've made up my mind!" Shen Puning was the first to respond loudly.

"Wherever Senior Sister is, I will be there!" Zhao Cangyun declared resolutely.

“Me too!” Luo Qingsi immediately followed.

"Ah."

Shang Shixu's words were concise and to the point, and Hua Luosha and Bai Shengjie nodded in agreement.

Mo Ling raised her head, her eyes still showing some struggle, but finally nodded, "I'll stay too, I want to try!"

"it is good!"

With a thought, Jiang Yi instantly pulled everyone present back into the square in front of Songfeng Pavilion at Youxian Ferry.

The surroundings were still shrouded in mist, and fresh spiritual fruits and tea had already been prepared on the stone table. After everyone was seated, Jiang Yi raised his hand and accurately tossed several jade slips to everyone.

The group took the jade slip and probed it with their divine senses, discovering that its contents were vast and complex, all being detailed analyses of the Nine Provinces cultivation system.

Jiang Yi handed Luo Qingsi a spiritual fruit and slowly said, "Strictly speaking, the cultivation system of the Nine Provinces is not the same as our current cultivation system. They do not have spiritual roots and follow the path of ancient Qi cultivators."

"This system is roughly divided into: 100 days of foundation building to lay the foundation for the Dao; refining essence into qi to condense the origin; refining qi into spirit to strengthen the soul; refining spirit into emptiness to touch the laws; and refining emptiness into the Dao to achieve the Great Dao. Our current Nascent Soul realm can barely be considered as having just stepped into the threshold of 'refining qi into spirit,' but it is different."

"We have failed to achieve the perfect integration with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that is required for Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation in this world. Therefore, our first step is to change our cultivation method and completely integrate into this system. We will use the spiritual energy of the Nine Provinces to improve our cultivation level as soon as possible and make use of everything around us that we can."

"As for what level of cultivation the Nine Emperors require us to reach in order to meet their demands... it is still unknown. It may be refining the spirit to return to emptiness, or it may be refining emptiness to merge with the Dao, or even higher. In the jade slip, I have also compiled and summarized the discussion on 'the body of good and evil'."

Jiang Yi paused, took a sip of tea, and asked everyone to take a quick look at the contents of the jade slip.

"Just as I predicted, the Nine Emperors' ascension by severing their evil bodies was a clever trick. According to the laws of heaven recorded in the Mountain and Sea Realm and even Kunlun, the nature of living beings is a balance of yin and yang, with good and evil coexisting. A single good or evil body is incomplete and theoretically cannot bear the complete 'Dao' and cannot truly ascend. The Nine Emperors' success must have come at a special secret or cost."

"The Nine Emperors' Evil Bodies lured us inheritors here for nothing more than to seize our bodies, using us as 'vessels' to mend their own deficiencies. To resist this erosion and seizure from the source, besides needing powerful divine soul strength, another key lies in our own 'goodness'!"

"Next, we must not only strive to cultivate and improve our realm, but also 'cultivate goodness,' nurture ourselves as saints, accumulate good karma, and understand our true nature. The latter half of the jade slip contains some ancient Qi cultivators' insights on 'preserving one's mind and cultivating one's nature' and 'sensing one's true self,' which I have excerpted and compiled."

"You can carefully contemplate this, try to sense and communicate with it, and even actively gather the 'good' aspect within ourselves. This is actually similar to doing good deeds to accumulate incense offerings, and using those incense offerings to create a golden body. The souls of the people of Kyushu are complete and real, and can contribute the power of incense offerings. Only when our 'good body' is strong enough and stable enough can it become the most solid barrier for our soul when the evil bodies of the Nine Emperors attack!"

Jiang Yi's analysis was clear and logical, and the strategies she offered were highly targeted, clearing away the fog and pointing out a bright path for everyone.

Just then, Shen Puning suddenly asked a question that made everyone hold their breath.

"Ayi, then... if, I mean if... at the very last moment, I really can't resist the possession of the Nine Emperors' evil bodies, and in the last moment before my own consciousness completely disappears, I choose to self-destruct my soul, can... can I drag that evil body that wants to possess me down with me?"

The air froze instantly.

Everyone's eyes widened in shock, and their faces drained of color.

This cruel possibility has always been lurking deep in everyone's heart, but no one is willing to touch it.

Jiang Yi remained silent for a moment.

She hadn't originally wanted to bring up such a worst-case scenario at this crucial time for rallying people and boosting morale, but Shen Puning had asked, and she couldn't avoid it.

"You can give it a try."

I've analyzed this possibility carefully many times, and the chances of success or failure are fifty-fifty.

The atmosphere was extremely somber, with a silent air of despair and resolve permeating the air.

Bai Shengjie closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again, his gaze even more resolute.

Mo Ling gripped the jade slip tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white.

Zhao Cangyun's Adam's apple bobbed, while Shang Shixu's lips pressed into a straight line.

Xin Wushuang silently grasped Shen Puning's slightly trembling hand. Hua Luosha let out an almost inaudible snort, seemingly disdainful yet knowing.

Only Luo Qingsi was still crunching on the spirit fruit, her face full of innocence.

After a brief silence, Jiang Yi took a deep breath, breaking the suffocating silence.

"Alright, the questions have been asked, and the answers are in. Now, let's put aside these distractions and continue discussing the specific action plan. Wushuang, you and Qingsi are not successors of the Nine Emperors, so from now on, you two will work together to help us pass on messages..."

(End of this chapter)