boyutpedia Chapter 18 Cloud Soaring Sect
Chapter 18 Cloud Soaring Sect
After Cheng Jiu sent the message to his master, the other party seemed to be very busy and did not reply for a long time.
Three days later, the master replied, "These three days have been spent in the secret realm, and no news can get out. I already know about this matter and have informed the sect leader. The sect leader's eldest disciple will take you and your two senior brothers with him."
Gongcheng and Gongyu were right next to him, and they also sent messages to their master. The three of them received the messages at almost the same time.
The three of them shared the same anticipation as they were about to leave the sect for the first time.
"I wonder what the Cloud Soaring Sect is like," Gong Yu said curiously. "Do you think it'll be like our sect, surrounded by mountains?"
The mountains of Guiyuan Sect are truly exceptional, with beautiful scenery and magnificent grandeur. However, it's a pity that the three of them had no one to guide them, and Guiyuan Sect does not allow flying on swords. Without their own contracted beasts, they could only rent them from the rental shop.
However, those low-level spirit beasts will only take you to the places you specify, choosing routes accordingly; as for traveling, forget about it.
Because the other party has no idea what you're talking about. Although spirit beasts have intelligence, it's quite limited, and as for those highly intelligent spirit beasts, well, whoever rides one knows what the riding experience is all about.
Although Cheng Jiu now has a little black dragon, the dragon has only just been born, and the growth period of dragons is very long. Even though she is being fed pills and elixirs, it would still be too cruel to ask her to carry Cheng Jiu in flight.
So the three of them stayed relatively at home in their respective masters' peaks. Gong Cheng and Gong Yu moving to Canglan Peak could be considered going on a long trip.
The original plan was that when we went to the Seven Peaks of the Inner Sect for training, it wasn't that we couldn't meet people and take them sightseeing.
Unfortunately, when the three of them were on the three peaks of the inner sect, they were either on the verge of death.
Either the peak master goes mad, or they simply lack the talent and have no choice but to temporarily return.
The three of them couldn't concentrate on their cultivation; their hearts were filled with anticipation for the Cloud Soaring Sect, and they began to discuss things.
"What do you think we need to prepare for this trip to the Cloud Soaring Sect?" Gong Yu asked curiously.
"It is said that the Cloud Soaring Sect is in the sky. Let's prepare some flying magical artifacts," Gongcheng replied after thinking for a moment.
"A flying artifact? I remember Mother gave you her Cloud Rider." Gong Yu immediately set his sights on his brother upon hearing this.
"When the time comes, do you think I wouldn't let you use it?" Miyagi replied.
The Cloud Rider is arguably the most popular flying magical artifact among female cultivators in the cultivation world.
Cheng Jiu had wanted one before, but it was just too expensive. Cloud Riders come in different styles and grades, with the lowest being Grade 5. Even a Grade 5 Cloud Rider costs 1000 top-grade spirit stones.
Although she doesn't lack it now, it was once an astronomical price for him.
Her master hasn't prepared one for her yet, mainly because he himself hasn't thought of it, and besides, a grown man like him has never even considered the Cloud Rider thing.
Upon hearing this, her heart immediately warmed up. "Let's go to the market and buy Cloud Riders later."
"Junior Sister, if you want, I can give you the Cloud Riders I have here. The quality of the Cloud Riders in the market varies greatly, and their usage time is also quite limited." Gong Cheng hurriedly persuaded her upon hearing this, and even gave her his Cloud Riders from his ring.
"Yes, my mother said that there are many hidden tricks in this industry. Someone once tried to sell half-finished Cloud Riders and ended up scamming an unlucky guy."
That unfortunate guy died in the secret realm.
Furthermore, some cloud riders do not guarantee the duration of their use.
"The Cloud Riders we have were forged by a master craftsman at our father's request, using materials he personally selected." Gong Yu also advised the other party to give up the idea.
"They might be sold within the sect; the elders should be overseeing it, right?" Cheng Jiu hesitated. After all, just like in his previous life, goods from big brands should be more trustworthy.
"I wonder which genius invented the Cloud Rider!"
Once it's been refined, even a ninth-grade weapon-refining master wouldn't be able to discern its specific performance characteristics.
It only reveals the most superficial success or failure, whether it's a finished product. Basically, it's like opening a rough stone; it all depends on the individual's skill and conscience. —Miyagi
"Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee that the Cloud Riders produced will not have any problems."
Most of the items in the market are practice pieces made by the senior brothers and sisters from the Weapon Peak. If you asked them to use them, they probably wouldn't dare.
Moreover, aside from rogue cultivators who would regard cloud riders as flying magical artifacts for escaping, they are not the only ones who would use them.
For us sect disciples, it's just a means of transportation. If something really goes wrong, we still have plenty of life-saving magical items on us.
Therefore, Cloud Riders are still very popular.
Upon hearing this, Cheng Jiu's burning desire immediately dissipated. "When Master comes back, I'll ask him for one."
Although she also wants a Cloud Rider, she'd rather get a better quality one.
"It's alright, junior sister, we'll see you off!" The two looked unconcerned; their mother herself hardly used the Cloud Rider anymore.
But considering that their son might need a means of transportation, and that they are about to ascend to heaven, they won't need it much anymore.
She left almost all her belongings to her son.
"No, no, I'll build it with you guys! You can't refuse me, can you?" Cheng Jiu shook his head and replied.
The three of them huddled together again to discuss what they should prepare for going to the Cloud Soaring Sect. Actually, they didn't need to prepare anything, as they already had plenty of things in their own rings, but they were just too excited.
The next morning, the three of them did not go to cultivate, but stood on the platform and waited.
In the distance, their sect's senior brother, Nan Yanzhe, rode a giant eagle and flew towards Canglan Peak.
He held a jade tablet in his hand and gently pressed it on the top of Canglan Peak. Ripples like water mist slowly spread through the air as the eldest brother's cloud-carved figure slowly descended onto the platform.
"Greetings to the three junior grandmaster uncles," the eldest senior brother said, bowing. In fact, he was already at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
What Cheng Jiu found most confusing here was the hierarchy. The peak masters and sect leaders were of different ages, and they weren't even of the same generation.
Taking her master as an example, both the peak master of Medicine Peak and the peak master of Sword Peak are older than her master, with the peak master of Medicine Peak being significantly older than the peak master of Sword Peak.
The former peak master of the Body Peak was only a few decades older than his master, and the current peak master of the Body Peak is, needless to say, younger than his master.
Then, Yue Fengqi Fengfu Feng was only a few hundred years younger than her master.
He's the youngest among those who recently became the Peak Master. So the relationships are quite complicated!
Cheng Jiu originally thought that the ranking would be done in accordance with his master's generation, but it turned out that only the Sect Master Peak was included.
Sword Peak, Music Peak, and Body Peak are arranged according to the order of entry into the sect. Otherwise, on Sword Peak, she would be called Junior Sister, but if they were to follow the order of the master's generation...
Her master still had to call her "Shigu" (a term of respect for a senior female disciple), which is why everyone would call her "Dao Fantian Gang" (a term of respect for a traitor).
The three men quickly returned the greeting, saying, "Please come up, my three grandmaster uncles."
The jade carving's wingspan is nearly a thousand meters, while the opponent's jade carving is even at the Nascent Soul stage. If it were to truly manifest its beast form, its wingspan would only be measured in miles.
Its back was incredibly broad, and it moved very fast, quickly reaching the jade boat outside the sect. For long journeys, a spirit boat was much more comfortable.
The three of them stayed on Canglan Peak without knowing anything, and of course, her gossip buddy was also unaware.
In preparation for this sect conference, all five major sects held their own internal sect conferences to select participants from among outer disciples, inner disciples, and personal disciples.
The sect competition is divided into four rounds: Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation.
Limited by the strength of the major sects, once you reach the Nascent Soul level, it becomes an internal struggle among the five major sects.
Of course, some sects do train some outstanding disciples to participate in the Nascent Soul Cultivation Conference, but the number is not large.
In the outside world, a Nascent Soul cultivator can become an elder, or even the patriarch of a small family, while a Deity Transformation cultivator can become an ancestor.
Those who achieve a ranking in the sect competition will receive substantial rewards from the sect.
Once aboard the airship, the three of them attracted a lot of attention, and the selection of participants was almost finalized.
Everyone recognized them, but the three of them were so abrupt, suddenly appearing out of nowhere.
Therefore, it stands out very much.
Senior brothers and sisters who had participated in several sessions recognized the three. Those who were able to directly join the team at this time were basically disciples of the Venerable Lords.
Mao Hongsheng suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "You guys are here too! I thought you wouldn't come at all! After all, in previous years, no one from the Foundation Establishment stage participated in the sect competition; usually, it was at least the Golden Core stage."
"Because I was very curious." Miyagi had a good impression of this friend she knew from the sports event.
"So, are you also participating in the Foundation Establishment stage competition?" Mao Hongsheng asked curiously.
"Junior Brother Mao, you're overthinking it!" Qin Che suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "I asked Senior Brother, and they're not participating in the competition; they're just watching!"
"Nephew Qin," Cheng Jiu said slowly, "why don't you bow when you see your grandmaster uncle?"
It doesn't matter whether others call him or not, but he has to call Qin Che.
Qin Che's face fell. This little brat is too vengeful! "Grandmaster Uncle."
Cheng Jiu felt completely relaxed, and the smile on his face never stopped. "Not bad, not bad, very polite! This Jade Pill is a gift from Grandmaster Uncle to the junior."
Qin Che took it casually. Where else could he find such a good thing? "Grandmaster Uncle, you've become even more outstanding since I last saw you!" he said ingratiatingly.
Gong Cheng and Gong Yu's gazes towards him changed. They pulled Cheng Jiu away, thinking, "What a scumbag who deceives young girls!"
Qin Che, being the kind of person he was, immediately saw through it. He was almost in tears. He only wanted the other party to get their money's worth. What bad intentions did he have?
"I made it into the top ten in this sect's Foundation Establishment competition! You all have to come and watch my match," Mao Hongsheng said earnestly to his friends.
Qin Che rolled his eyes, feeling ignored! Junior Brother Mao said, "Alright, alright, shall I introduce the top contenders for this sect competition?"
"Senior Brother Qin, I'll introduce you." Mao Hongsheng said with a disdainful look. He suddenly appeared and stole the attention of his three friends. How annoying, Senior Brother Qin!
He only knew these three geniuses of his generation. As for Luo Ping of Weapon Peak, he was nowhere to be seen. He hadn't come out since he entered Weapon Peak.
It is said that the other party always forges strange and unusual things in weapon crafting.
His master carefully observed and discovered that the other party was not lacking in talent in weapon crafting, but rather simply did not understand the properties of ores.
Therefore, with the same operation, he always produced more or less than others.
This is quite bizarre. Just how bizarre?
Anyone with even a little talent in crafting will be able to sense the properties of ores and adjust accordingly.
The other person seemed to be experiencing a filter, and had no idea what the thing he put in was for.
If others tried to do it this way, they would be considered to lack talent and would fail to master it, but he managed to do it anyway.
But what he forged was still trash. If you call him a master craftsman, and he says you all don't understand him, then there's nothing to say.
Unfortunately, the other party was not; he was just a novice who had just embarked on the path of cultivation, which was truly fatal.
So the peak master of the weapon-making peak came up with a solution: to have the other party memorize the properties of those ores. It was quite useful; at least the other party actually managed to forge a decent weapon.
However, the peak master of Qifeng had higher expectations for him; he couldn't just be a weapon refiner who followed the textbook!
He had considered suggesting that the other party switch to a different cultivation path, since there are many paths to ascension! But Luo Ping had come into contact with weapon crafting and had become very fond of it.
His master also respected him. The cultivation world has been passed down for countless years, and as the weapon-making peak of the Guiyuan Sect, one of the five major sects, there is an immeasurable amount of information left behind.
After entering the Qi Peak, the other party immersed himself in the ocean of learning and did not even participate in the Foundation Establishment Competition.
Of their cohort of gold medalists, only Mao Hongsheng participated in the competition.
Qin Che chuckled and said, "Junior Brother, are you sure? You might not recognize everyone here."
"How could I not recognize them all? I saw them before."
"And him? Do you know him?" Qin Che pointed to the man in black in the corner.
The four of them looked in the direction he was pointing and were immediately amazed.
There are no ugly men in the cultivation world. Cheng Jiu's master and Gong Cheng Gong Yu's master are both rare beauties.
The other woman, on the other hand, possessed a different kind of beauty. Dressed in all black, with her hair pulled up high, she had a face that resembled that of a beautiful woman, leaving one in awe upon first glance.
Wait a minute, how come I didn't notice such a good-looking person when we boarded the ship!
"He and I were in the same year, twenty years old. He was the only one among us who became a disciple of the Venerable Lord. He had an Ice Spirit Root, a Profound Ice Spirit Body, and was in the late Nascent Soul stage." Then he saw the four people looking at him with great surprise.
"W-what's wrong?"
"You're only 20 years old?" the four exclaimed in unison.
"What kind of looks are those? Am I not young?" Qin Che snapped.
Cheng Jiu thought about his unreliable behavior. In her mind, Qin Che had always been a mix of unreliable and reliable. Moreover, the age range in the cultivation world was really ambiguous, which was completely unlike him.
"Young, but not quite like it."
"So how old do you think I am now?"
"Sixty." Cheng Jiu gave his answer cautiously. After all, it was the one who brought him back to the sect, and he seemed very familiar with the sect. He must have brought several others back before.
"One hundred." Miyagi thought for a moment and answered cautiously.
One hundred and fifty.
"Two hundred." The other two answered casually.
"You guys are really something, auctioning off here? Although I'm in the Nascent Soul stage, I'm only just turned 20. I reached the Golden Core stage when I was 16 and started participating in the Guidance Mission. I also had a gold-level aptitude." Qin Che complained, "I don't seem to look that old."
The four of them looked him over carefully and actually thought that saying he was 20 years old was quite reasonable.
"Alright, let's get back to the topic." Qin Che was about to resume the introduction.
"Are you talking about me?" The man, carrying his sword, walked over.
"Junior Brother Huo." Qin Che wasn't surprised at all and reached out to grab the other's neck.
The other party didn't resist; he just stood there like a wooden statue, staring at Qin Che.
"I'm introducing you to my four junior brothers and sisters right now," Qin Che said casually.
"Let me tell you, Brother Huo has a very low profile. When his master brought Brother Huo to our sect's main peak to collect his share, he almost forgot to bring his disciple back with him."
Fortunately, his master saw it; otherwise, given his master's tendency to close the mountain at the slightest disagreement, he wouldn't have been able to get in for several years. Qin Che finally finished speaking and felt relieved.
"Now that he's out participating in the competition, how will he get back?" Cheng Jiu asked curiously.
"Experience, jade token." Senior Brother Huo nodded to the four of them.
“If Junior Brother Huo wants to train, I’ll go with you! I’m getting tired of staying on the Sect Master Peak anyway.” Qin Che’s eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Okay." Although his tone was still flat, Cheng Jiu could still sense his happiness and a hint of helplessness for some reason.
Helpless? At this moment, Qin Che had already started chatting with him, completely ignoring the four people beside him.
The four of them weren't indispensable to him, so they went to chat aside.