Chapter 380 I Established a Sect in the Cultivation World (9)
The old tree glanced at the girl-like Listening Sea Beast, then at Zhou Jue, and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll go for a walk with you too."
After speaking to the Listening Sea Beast, he turned to Zhou Jue and gently tapped the ground with the branch cane in his hand. A fresh branch, about an inch long, grew from the top of the cane, fell off, and floated to Zhou Jue's front.
"Xiao Jue, plant this in your mountain gate."
"If you need anything, you can find me through this."
Zhou Jue took the branch, which was as smooth and warm as jade, and could feel the immense vitality contained within it as soon as he touched it.
"good."
She carefully put it away, then looked at the two seniors, her expression becoming serious.
"We will only stay in this world for ten years."
"When the ten-year period is up, we will return to our original world."
"If the two seniors do not wish to leave and wish to stay here, please inform us in advance."
"ten years?"
The girl, Linghai Beast, counted on her fingers as if she were calculating something, but after a long time, she gave up.
"Okay, okay! Ten years is ten years, it'll be over in the blink of an eye, you're so long-winded!"
She waved her hand impatiently and tugged at the old tree's sleeve.
"Let's go, you dead wood, let's go check the west side. I feel like there's a snake over there, it'll be a good opportunity for me to loosen up my muscles!"
Old Tree chuckled and let her pull him along, only managing to wave to Zhou Jue.
The next moment, the two figures transformed into two streaks of light and vanished into the sky.
Zhou Jue looked in the direction they left, then looked down at Jing Bai at her feet, and shook his head helplessly.
"Let's go, let's go back too." She patted Jingbai's head.
Jingbai let out a joyful growl and, carrying Zhou Jue, sped towards the valley.
When Zhou Jue returned to the valley, it had changed drastically.
A temporary cluster of wooden houses was taking shape. The disciples were each doing their own thing: some were using earth magic to level the foundation, some were using metal magic to cut the stone, and others were using wood magic to encourage the growth of vines to reinforce the buildings.
The entire valley was immersed in a bustling construction atmosphere.
"Stop, everyone."
Zhou Jue's voice made everyone stop what they were doing.
She walked to the center of the valley, to the place where the spiritual energy was most abundant, and gently inserted the branch given to her by the old tree into the soil.
The branches entered the soil and moved without wind, visibly taking root and sprouting. In a short time, they grew into a small tree about half a person's height, and a rich life force spread in all directions.
After doing all this, Zhou Jue took out twelve array flags and a main array plate.
"Cheng Gan, Zhao Sizhe."
The two immediately stepped forward.
Zhou Jue handed the main array plate to them.
"This is the 'Twelve Constellations Mountain Locking Formation,' which uses the spiritual vein beneath our feet as its core and draws upon the power of the twelve surrounding mountain peaks to form a protective barrier."
With a thought, the array flags she had previously planted in the twelve mountain peaks resonated with each other, emitting a faint glow.
Buzz—
An invisible barrier, centered on the valley, rapidly spread outwards, eventually enveloping all twelve mountain peaks before disappearing into nothingness.
"This formation is usually managed by the two of you. You only need to inject spiritual energy to maintain the basic defense."
"If we encounter a powerful enemy, we can unleash its full power, which is enough to withstand a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection stage."
After explaining the formation, Zhou Jue planned to explore the Ten Thousand Mountains again.
Zhou Jue's divine sense extended outwards, his perception instantly reaching hundreds of miles away.
She "saw" the Black Water Pool and Broken Cloud Cliff that Jingbai had mentioned.
Her divine sense continued to extend outward, passing through the edge of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Then, she "saw" it.
I saw smoke rising from the chimneys.
I saw a typical village with crisscrossing paths and the sounds of chickens and dogs.
In fact, in a fairly large town, she "heard" the hustle and bustle of cultivators coming and going, and felt the spiritual energy fluctuations of magical artifacts and elixirs intertwined in the market.
Just as Zhou Jue was about to go out again, a feeling of both anxiety and elation came from Jing Bai beside him.
"Master! I...I can't hold back anymore!"
Jingbai's massive body trembled slightly, its demonic power surging, and its aura was rising at a terrifying speed.
"The energy inside that bead is enormous! I'm about to break through!"
Zhou Jue immediately abandoned the idea of going out. She turned around and stuffed the "Divine Beast Blood Soul" given to her by the Listening Sea Beast into Jing Bai's face.
"Take this one too, calm your mind and refine it together."
Jingbai was stunned for a moment, its tiger eyes filled with emotion. It rubbed its big head against Zhou Jue's leg and then swallowed the piece of blood essence in one gulp.
"Cheng Gan, Zhao Sizhe, come here."
Zhou Jue's voice pulled the two back from their excitement of studying the array plate.
She looked at the two of them and succinctly told them the basic information.
“Outside the Ten Thousand Mountains, there are towns for ordinary people and markets for cultivators. Cultivators also venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains to explore or search for treasure.”
“Be careful, and be wary of cultivators. Don’t judge them by modern standards. Jingbai is about to break through, and I need to protect him.”
Cheng Gan and Zhao Sizhe exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
When a seventh-tier demon breaks through, the commotion will be immense.
“When a demonic beast breaks through, there will inevitably be a heavenly tribulation.” Zhou Jue seemed to know what they were thinking: “Our newly built home can’t withstand it being struck like this.”
"I'll take it to a more secluded place for seclusion."
"I'll temporarily entrust all the affairs of the sect to you."
As she spoke, she took out two blank jade slips, inscribed information into them with her divine sense, and handed them to the two of them.
"This is a communication jade slip. In a critical moment, if I crush it, I can immediately sense it and rush back as quickly as possible."
Her gaze swept over the two of them, and her tone became serious.
"Remember, your lives are more important than any mission."
"Don't be like those fools in those stories, who would rather die than ask for help and make some kind of tragic sacrifice."
“I brought a hundred of you here, and I will take you all back with not a single one missing.”
"This is an order."
Cheng Gan and Zhao Sizhe gripped the jade slips in their hands and bowed their heads solemnly.
"Yes, Sect Master!"
"We obey!"
Zhou Jue nodded, said no more, and jumped onto Jingbai's back.
"Walk."
Jingbai let out a low roar, transformed into a white light, and carried Zhou Jue, speeding off in the opposite direction from the two seniors.
Busy activity resumed in the valley once again.
Cheng Gan gripped his sword and turned to continue arranging patrol matters.
"Master Cheng, wait a moment."
Zhao Sizhe called out to her.
Cheng Gan turned around and saw Zhao Sizhe push up his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses flashing with a calm light.
"The sect leader has thought of everything for us, even arranging our escape route," Zhao Sizhe said slowly.
Cheng Gan nodded without saying a word.
"However, we cannot hide under the sect leader's wing forever."
Zhao Sizhe's voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear.
"The sect leader will be serving as Jingbai's protector for several days to several months. We don't have time to wait."
Cheng Gan frowned slightly: "What?"
Zhao Sizhe looked towards the direction beyond the Ten Thousand Mountains, his eyes revealing a rational fervor.
"The sect leader took the greatest risk for us and created an absolutely safe rear area for us."
"But we can't just bury ourselves in construction here."
"The sect needs intelligence."
"Where are the markets outside? How are the cultivators' influence distributed? What level of cultivation techniques and magical artifacts do they use? What are the prices like? What resources do we urgently need, and what resources can we sell for spirit stones?"
"These things... the sect leader just mentioned them, but she didn't have time to do them. We have to do them."
Zhao Sizhe turned around and looked directly into Cheng Gan's eyes.
"We'll send our own people out."
"Form an elite scout team to go out into the world and bring back the first real intelligence for the Xuantian Sect."
Cheng Gan's pupils suddenly contracted as she looked at Zhao Sizhe, at the unwavering determination in his eyes.
The slight relaxation that had arisen from the sect leader's protection vanished instantly.
Instead, there was a heavy sense of responsibility and a flame ignited, called "pioneering".
She didn't speak, but nodded vigorously.
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