Chapter 757 - 702: Preparation

Chapter 757: Chapter 702: Preparation

The Qingyun Conference was about to start; Jiang Yuebai didn’t even have time to return to the sect and was directly brought to the Tianshi Star Alliance Main Realm by Immortal Monarch Chongmin.

Among the Nine Great Star Alliances, each has a special transmission array in its main realm, which opens once every three hundred years, directly leading to the Qingyun Conference venue.

Immortal Monarch Chongmin dropped Jiang Yuebai outside the transmission tower and left. People were everywhere, all were Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators; Jiang Yuebai had to line up by herself.

This delay left Jiang Yuebai with no time to gather information; she could only split her divine thought while lining up to learn about the Qingyun Conference from the discussions around her.

Previous Qingyun Conferences were held at the center of the Upper Realm by the Five Luminaries Star Alliance, home to five Constant Realms: Taibai, Suixing, Chenxing, Yinghe, and Zhenxing, corresponding to gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, accessible only to Mahayana Immortal Monarchs.

The venue of the Qingyun Conference is set at the center of the Five Constant Realms, a domain called ’Qingyun Realm’ maintained by the combined efforts of Mahayana Immortal Monarchs over the years.

The Qingyun Conference only accepts three levels of cultivators: Golden Core Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, and Divinity Transformation Stage. Further up, the number dwindles, and their battles are excessively powerful. Moreover, Refining Void cultivators are in the Cutting Illusion phase, where seeking fame and fortune is part of the illusion, making their participation unnecessary.

The Qingyun Realm is unique; it can directly distinguish cultivation levels, sending cultivators to their corresponding areas, meaning Golden Core Stage cultivators cannot see Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in the Qingyun Realm.

Furthermore, each Qingyun Conference has different competition rules; no one knows how the contests will be held or who they will face until it officially starts; everything is unknown.

Upon hearing that the transmission array would send them to the outskirts of the Qingyun Realm, Jiang Yuebai was relieved, hoping to find other members of the Heavenly Interence Sect to ask if they had compiled intelligence on the geniuses of various realms — at least to have something to copy.

Anan definitely wouldn’t; she embraces the thrill of the unknown, so Jiang Yuebai thought to find Shen Huaxi or Li Shen Zhi, both meticulous in planning and cautious, who were sure to investigate thoroughly.

Also, she wondered if Wuwei Mountain Man had arrived at the Qingyun Realm; once the conference began, they definitely wouldn’t meet, and her arrival was so late she wasn’t sure if she could still see them.

Jiang Yuebai used a divine thought to continue gathering intelligence, subtly checking changes within her body and the Lotus Platform Small World as she moved forward in line.

Firstly, the body changes—previously, Immortal Monarch Chongmin was present, and with the approaching start of the Qingyun Conference, she hadn’t looked closely.

Looking now, the Chaos Body still felt different from before, somewhat resembling Anan’s Water Spirit Body; she could perceive the abundant vitality within her and the Taiyin and Sun Power.

Jiang Yuebai sealed her surroundings with Protective Gang Qi, shielding her from investigation, and secretly tried forming tree leaf shapes with spiritual energy through a method her master taught her.

Her master once said, tree leaves are mere spiritual energy formations, not real; she couldn’t initially form anything beyond leaf-shaped energy balls—even if they looked real, they weren’t true leaves.

Later, after her Nirvana into a Chaos Body, she used Chaos Qi to create within the Lotus Platform Small World, and those creations could exist only there, returning to Chaos Qi upon leaving.

The small world had Five Elements Origin, Four Seasons Law, evolving with numerous integrations, forming its unique creation rules.

These rules, Jiang Yuebai couldn’t replicate in the real world.

Now she flicked open a sleeve, flipped her hand, and a green leaf, no longer spiritual energy but real, appeared in her palm.

Jiang Yuebai put the leaf in her mouth and chewed; sweet with bitterness, rich in juice, and very fresh.

Her heart was somewhat shaken; unsure if this counted as a creation ability—perhaps it did, or perhaps it was still far off.

Aside from leaves and some simple inanimate objects, she couldn’t create any living beings; a detached leaf was feasible, but growing grass from the ground was not.

Jiang Yuebai had a sense that by deeply cultivating this path, she would sooner or later master the true Chaos Creation Method.

She clenched her fist and let it go, deciding to keep this matter to herself and tell no one.

Apart from the changes to the Chaos Body, Jiang Yuebai’s body and soul had reached perfect balance, feeling unprecedented stability; the previous gap between her Divine Soul and body was closed over the thirty-three years of cultivation.

In the Sea of Consciousness, her Divine Infant sat firmly atop the Tai Chi Totem, absorbing Taiyin and Sun Qi.

In her Dantian, the crystal-clear Lotus Platform floated above the Nascent Soul, transforming absorbed Taiyin and Sun Power into Chaos through Nascent Soul breathing.

The Divine Infant and Nascent Soul stood opposite; their brows and forms increasingly similar, almost indistinguishable.

The Divinity Transformation aimed to unite the Divine Infant with the Nascent Soul, forming a new Primordial Spirit.

Jiang Yuebai felt her current accumulation was sufficient for immediate Divinity Transformation, yet such matters couldn’t be rushed; every tribulation crossing made her endure Heavenly Dao’s harsh trials, necessitating thorough preparation.

Her divine thought submerged into the Lotus Platform Small World; the once stormy realm finally returned to its former calm.

Clear skies and gentle breezes.

Jiang Yuebai found Bai Jiuyou, whose giant armor was half-completed; currently assembling a precise and complex armor leg.

Thirty years spent here making armor; Bai Jiuyou indeed matched her focus, patience in solitude.

"Bai Jiuyou, the Qingyun Conference is starting—will you join?"

Entering the woods, Jiang Yuebai asked Bai Jiuyou.

Upon hearing Jiang Yuebai’s voice, Bai Jiuyou didn’t turn his head, continuing to wield a hammer, striking components.

"I’m not going; the Qingyun Conference requires Star Alliance-issued identity tokens—I only have Foundation Establishment Stage, which isn’t qualifying."

Jiang Yuebai realized Bai Jiuyou truly lacked interest, unlike when she clamored to join the Dragon Group Gathering in the Nine Rivers Realm.

Sensing Jiang Yuebai’s confusion and worry, Bai Jiuyou put down her hammer and turned around, sighing.

"Though I’ve stayed here all these years, the mark on my brow constantly pulsates; I sense ’Weii’ making all efforts to find me. Previously, he didn’t take me, perhaps realizing I hadn’t found the Land of the Sleeping Candle Dragon, leaving me to wander."

"Now he might be sensing the Land of the Sleeping Candle Dragon is opening, intending to act; Qingyun Conference gathers everyone from the Upper Realm—crowded and chaotic. Better not to go out, and you should be careful too; unless absolutely necessary, avoid using any Candle Dragon-related powers."

On hearing this, Jiang Yuebai was enlightened, faintly worried.

"Alright, I’ll leave the Candle Dragon Spear here; if kept in my spine, I fear its aura might leak."

Jiang Yuebai summoned the Candle Dragon Spear and casually mounted it into the ground.

Luckily, Immortal Monarch Chongmin gave her an Acquired Spiritual Treasure; the Flower Basket had its Wen Su aura erased, and with swift sacrificial refining, she could soon wield the domain carried by the Flower Basket.

Bai Jiuyou laid down the hammer, retrieving a half-black, half-white ruler and a green, snake-like tree vine ring from her storage ring.

"This is the refined Primordial Magnetic Ruler; the Thunder Spirit inside is weak, so it didn’t reach Acquired Spiritual Treasure level. When you undergo Divinity Transformation, strike a lightning, try your luck."

"The ring is made from a section of Snake Willow Life Branch, achieving First Grade Spiritual Artifact status; when swung, it becomes a whip, possessing Snake Willow’s space and strangling power. Specifics you’ll learn through practice."

"Additionally, the skin drum you found—I couldn’t find suitable repair materials; the Puppet Avatar was refined successfully, but I overlooked that its strength demands a matching core, like your initial puppet requiring a Divine Mechanism Stone to operate."

"Preferably choose minerals, innate spirits with gold attributes—you can only hope; fortunately, you’re unlikely to need the Puppet Avatar this time, as Chenzhou Wanderer lacks the identity token, unable to enter the Qingyun Conference venue."

Jiang Yuebai accepted everything. "Thank you, Bai Jiuyou; this is plenty, more than enough."

After leaving the woods, Jiang Yuebai organized the items to bring, placing them all in her storage ring, putting Jixiang in the Golden Cicada Pendant reserved for Spiritual Beasts.

Little Green was still suppressing Ye Shiming’s obsession, inconvenient to move; Jiang Yuebai forced Yann Hongyu and the Long-Haired Water Ghost into the ’Netherworld Hundred Ghosts Painting’ scroll for now.

The scroll was made of a special Yin Wood, initially allowing Ghost Cultivator residence.

Having placed these two, the scroll couldn’t fit into the storage ring; she had to apply a sealing talisman to mask its aura, carrying it with the Taihe Umbrella on her back.

Just waiting to find Xie Jingshan to retrieve Hongye; then she’d have everything ready.

Once in the Qingyun Realm, unless absolutely necessary, she wouldn’t connect to the Lotus Platform, as she wasn’t sure if any fluctuations within could be detected by beings of ’Weii’s caliber—a caution prioritized.

Her true form, shielded by Immortal Monarch Chongmin, should remain secure.

With everything packed, Jiang Yuebai withdrew her consciousness from the Lotus Platform, nearly her turn when the line ahead erupted in chaos.

Suddenly, a Golden Core cultivator was enshrouded by a talisman array emerging from the ground, painfully clutching his throat, roaring as black demonic qi rushed from his mouth, eyes, ears, and nose, transforming into a menacing Demon Clan figure in mid-air.