noffsinger Chapter 115 The Dust Settles
Chapter 115 The Dust Settles
After making his plans, Jiang Chen went back to sleep.
Practicing the Great Dream Thousand Autumns Technique while asleep is even more effective and can also replenish the energy of the Dream Butterfly Diagram.
He had prior experience with the Nightmare Bewitching Mind Technique. When the Dream Butterfly Diagram spontaneously protects its master, it consumes Dream Butterfly energy.
Next, Mengdie will have to face Zhang Yaoling's attempt to possess her body. Only if she has enough energy can she save her life.
The next day, Jiang Chen, as a disciple of the Guardian Hall, rode on the flying sword of the Iron Sword Master and arrived outside the Cloud Marsh Blessed Land.
What followed was no different from before.
Jiang Chen volunteered to lead the way along with Qiao Song and Shen Yi.
When temporarily sealing off the bee nest, he also added some potent blood-activating powder.
This is a commonly used medicine by beast-taming cultivators. It can make the blood and qi of spirit beasts and spirit insects boil in a short time, increase their strength, and greatly increase their desire to attack.
They then parted ways in front of the Yunhai Fudi archway, with Jiang Chen venturing deeper into the area alone.
Upon entering the main hall of the garrison, Jiang Chen immediately put all the tokens, seals, and other items into his storage bag.
Only then did he pick up the Creation Divine Cauldron on the table.
Zhang Yaoling, who had already become a spirit of the artifact, also took the opportunity to fly out of the cauldron and directly rushed into Jiang Chen's sea of consciousness.
Jiang Chen had experienced this situation dozens of times in his dreams, but he dared not let his guard down at all.
This time, it's real life, and there's no second chance. One mistake, and your life is in danger.
The moment Zhang Yaoling made his move, his soul immediately entered the Dream Butterfly Painting.
At the same time, Zhang Yaoling's attack triggered the Dream Butterfly Diagram to automatically protect its master.
A stream of pale blue light flew out from the Dream Butterfly Painting, completely surrounding Zhang Yaoling.
After subduing Zhang Yaoling, he immediately hid in Shennong Garden.
At this point, Jiang Chen had lost much interest in Zhang Yaoling.
Because when I entered the dream earlier, I had already extracted enough information.
Unless you can directly obtain their memories using the Nightmare Bewitching Technique, it's not very meaningful.
All he needs to do now is fool Zhang Yaoling so that he won't self-destruct.
"Senior, trying to possess me the moment we meet is a bit underhanded."
Zhang Yaoling was trapped by the eerie blue light and unable to move.
Knowing he couldn't escape on his own, he started saying nice things.
"Young friend, this is all a misunderstanding. I thought you mainly practiced the Great Dream of a Thousand Autumns Technique, but I didn't expect you also practiced the complete Jade Cauldron Pure Yuan Technique."
This technique is a legacy of my Creation Sect, and you can be considered a disciple of my Creation Sect from another generation.
"And I am the guardian of Yunze Blessed Land under the Creation Sect; we are all one family."
Jiang Chen didn't expose him, but instead played along with him.
Based on previous experience, Zhang Yaoling would completely collapse after being away from his original body for two days.
What Jiang Chen needs to do is stall for time.
He kept asking about the lineage of the Creation Sect, as well as secrets and anecdotes from ancient times.
Perhaps it's because Zhang Yaoling hasn't spoken to other intelligent beings for many years, making him a bit of a chatterbox.
Jiang Chen humbly sought his advice, which satisfied his desire to express himself, and the two talked on and on.
Two days passed quickly, and Zhang Yaoling's soul was extremely faint, almost unrecognizable, and was about to dissipate.
He looked at Jiang Chen, a relieved smile on his face.
"When the Creation Sect was destroyed, my Golden Scale Hall was besieged by those traitors."
I had intended to fight to the death, but the sect leader ordered me to live and leave some descendants for the Creation Sect.
"I obeyed the hall master's orders. When my physical body was severed, I became a ghost cultivator. When my lifespan was exhausted, I transformed my soul into a weapon spirit and lived a wretched life for countless years."
"I originally intended to possess you, but this treasure map of yours is too extraordinary. Even the Creation Immortal Cauldron, the heirloom of my Creation Sect, is far inferior to this treasure map."
"You can be considered a disciple of my Creation Sect from a previous generation. With you here, my Creation Sect has not truly lost its lineage."
"I have placed the memorial tablets of all the patriarchs of my Creation Sect in my storage jade pendant."
I only hope that when you one day establish your own school, you will be able to offer incense to all the patriarchs of the past.
"The jade pendant also contains my cultivation insights from many years, which should be of great use to you. Consider it a token of my gratitude."
After saying that, he straightened his non-existent clothes and bowed solemnly to Jiang Chen: "Please."
Before he finished speaking, his soul began to dissipate.
There was no fear on his face, but rather a smile: "Finally... I'm free."
At this moment, the Dream Butterfly Diagram shone brightly, absorbing all the energy dissipated from Zhang Yao's soul.
Having eliminated the biggest threat, Jiang Chen proceeded methodically into Shennong Garden to plunder spiritual items.
Upon arriving near the archway of Yunze Blessed Land, he immediately took out a high-grade second-rank invisibility talisman and used the [Dragon Concealing Breath Technique] to conceal his aura.
This secret technique was tricked into coming from Zhang Yaoling.
Using invisibility talismans and concealment techniques, he passed through the battlefield where the outsiders and the direct descendants were facing off without being detected, and left alone.
When he got near the exit, he even went to the nest of poisonous bees.
Looking at the more than fifty corpses lying near the hive, Jiang Chen was in a great mood.
"The Bloodthirst Powder is truly effective; it has caused the deaths of over twenty more disciples from the direct lineage."
"Now, it's time for me to tame this poisonous bee."
He first wrapped the entire nest with a cloud smoke talisman, and then used a specially made bee-sedating powder to stun all the poisonous bees.
Finally, the queen bee was found in the hive, and a bond of recognition was placed on her, thus completing the process.
With a queen bee in hand, the other bees will obey her.
After subduing the entire swarm, he put all the poisonous bees, along with the hive, into his spirit beast bag.
He then left Yunze Blessed Land and came before a group of Core Formation cultivators.
This time, it took him two and a half days to emerge from the blessed land, which seems much more reasonable.
What happened next was the same as before.
The share of Shennong Garden is divided as follows: the Guardian Hall takes 70%, the Talisman Hall takes 20%, and the Direct Lineage takes 10%.
Apart from Shennong Garden, all resources in Yunze Blessed Land belong to the Guardian Hall.
Subsequently, Jiang Chen and his disciples, escorted by the guards, returned to the Golden Cauldron Sect's mountain gate.
After returning to his cave, Jiang Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.
"After so much planning, it's finally all settled."
In the real world, the outsiders have also basically taken control of the entire Shennong Garden.
In the future, there will be more and more Foundation Establishment cultivators trained by outsiders.
Given time, some of these Foundation Establishment cultivators will surely be able to advance further and break through to the Core Formation realm.
A century from now, the outsiders will have grown to a point where even the loyalists, with their full strength, cannot suppress them.
"Before that happens, the loyalists will definitely take action to interrupt the rise of the outsiders."
"And I, single-handedly, took over the entire Yunze Blessed Land and single-handedly facilitated the rise of the outsiders, which will surely arouse the resentment of the loyalists."
From now on, I'm definitely in for a lot of trouble.
"Right now, I'm just a Qi Refining cultivator. Even if Master Iron Sword values me, I don't have much say."
"I still need to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible. With the Foundation Establishment cultivation, I will be considered a mid-level cultivator in the Golden Cauldron Sect and will have some say."
Even if framed, one still possesses some ability to protect oneself.