Chapter 143 Planning
"Haga?" Ji Rong suddenly moved closer to Jiao Jue, pressing his face against Jiao Jue's, and looked it over from left to right.
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes at her lewd gaze, then shoved Ji Rong away with a paw and said, "Don't think nonsense."
Then, he took out a jade token from his storage ring and handed it to Ji Rong, saying, "When Lord Canghe was undergoing the Emperor's Tribulation, he failed to transform into a dragon and is now nearing the end of his life."
I gave her a few drops of blood, and she sent this to me;
As long as she is alive, with the jade token, we can permanently receive 10% of the profits from Canghe Prefecture.
But my few drops of blood could only temporarily suppress the dragon bone that was born inside her.
If she takes too much, it will drain the little essence in her body to continue transforming into a dragon, causing her to die even faster.
After all, her body was already empty, and she had no strength left to regenerate true dragon flesh and blood.
But this mutilated body is different. Since its head has been opened, its soul will surely dissipate. Lord Canghe can refine this body to make up for his own deficiencies.
Although Canghe Jun's cultivation level will never surpass this crippled body in the future, it's still the best choice compared to her current state where she seems on the verge of falling apart at any moment.
"Brother," Ji Rong said in disbelief, "she actually has such courage?"
Jiao Jue nodded and said with emotion, "That Canghe Jun was originally just a dragon, with a bloodline much lower than mine. She actually dared to try to transform into a dragon by undergoing tribulation. Although she failed, I admire her."
I admire her for being able to keep going even after transforming into a dragon, and I admire her for getting up and continuing to rise even after failing.
Among us cultivators, how many can have such a steadfast Dao heart and unyielding will as she does?
I had considered using your Enlightenment Leaf and my blood to help her transform into a dragon again; but that would expose all your secrets, and since you are only a Supreme Being now, you may not be able to help her transform into a dragon.
Now, you've found the remains of a true dragon here, proving she wasn't meant to die.
Ji Rong rolled her eyes and said, "I'll listen to my elder brother."
"But, brother, you have to give me some money for my hard work." Ji Rong said, stretching his wings towards his horn-shaped jade pendant, "Then you can keep the jade token for me."
Jiao Jue narrowed his eyes and sneered, "With your level of cultivation, you dare to ask for the jade token? Aren't you afraid of being robbed and killed?"
Ji Rong spread his wings and chuckled, "Big brother, how could that be? I'm just keeping it safe for a bit, just having some fun."
Even Canghe Jun wanted to quit being a servant and was willing to become your maid, so wouldn't hers belong to you, brother?
"Even if I go to retrieve the treasure, I'll still need her approval and her claws."
Jiao Jue thought that made sense, so he pretended to be sad and said, "Silly bird, I can give you the jade token, but you should also know that my ancestors are underground. You can't say anything carelessly then."
Ji Rong listened in a daze for a while, and then stretched out his wings and said, "Big brother, you really know how to make treasure! Of course I know that."
Brother, I need to prove something for you about this. When the time comes, we'll bring that silver plate over, and you can talk to her yourself.
After you finish speaking, I will come in and give you a good scolding, making sure that Lord Canghe is eternally grateful to us.
The bird and the dragon then began to discuss things back and forth.
Once the last detail was perfected, Jiao Jue took out the jade token with satisfaction and gave it to Ji Rong.
Having received the jade token, Ji Rong was full of energy. She lived in the stone chamber and carefully deciphered the inscriptions on the nine great shamans.
The great shaman Pang cultivated the ways of killing and was skilled in water magic.
Wu Hua, the dragon rider of the great sorcerer Pang, is skilled in water magic.
The Great Shaman Qi was a master of array formations; the Hundred Islands Array was his masterpiece.
The Great Shaman Tuo, a saint in the flesh, delighted in killing.
Da Wuhe, a practitioner of alchemy and fire magic, is skilled in assassination.
The Great Witch Cui practices the art of Gu poison, specializing in poisons and curses.
The great shaman Fu was skilled in puppetry; these corpse puppets of the great shaman were created by him.
The Great Witch Lang was skilled in medicine and poisons.
The Great Witch Gui, who cultivated the path of slaughter and vowed to become a saint, had a short lifespan.
The Great Shaman, who cultivated the Way of Wisdom and vowed to become a saint, had a short lifespan.
Ji Rong examined all nine bodies, then calmed his mind and read the "Corpse Technique" no less than a hundred times, thus determining the conditions for controlling these corpse puppets.
To perform the art of manipulation, the practitioner must meet three criteria.
Firstly, both the physical body and the soul of the practitioner must be strong, because the Great Shaman is merely the starting point for these individuals who have refined their bodies.
If the caster does not reach the level of a great sorcerer, then when his soul touches these bodies, it will be like trying to catch chestnuts in the sea.
Within moments, the lingering resentment within the Great Witch's body would engulf him, annihilating his soul and spirit.
Secondly, controlling these great witch corpse puppets will consume a great deal of spiritual energy, and the caster needs to have a very strong reserve of spiritual power.
Therefore, for ordinary practitioners of witchcraft, if they practice this technique, they will surely achieve the realm of a great witch.
Thirdly, the inscriptions on these corpse puppets are layered together. Only by reaching the Great Witch realm and mastering the spatial magic can one truly see the inscriptions on these corpse puppets, understand their past, and know how to activate the magic sealed within their bodies.
But none of this was a problem for Ji Rong, because with the Ancestral Tree within her, Ji Rong had an extremely strong capacity to accommodate the illusory images of the divine soul.
For Ji Rong, spiritual energy was even easier to obtain.
As for the third point, thanks to frequently observing the inscriptions on the leaf veins of the ancestral tree, Ji Rong found the inscriptions on the remains of these great shamans to be much easier to recognize.
Having deciphered the inscriptions and sorted out the clues, Ji Rong excitedly said to Jiao Jue, "Brother, these corpse puppets need a lot of spiritual energy. Let's move these bodies to Tuifeng Island first, and then immediately go to submit to Canglan God."
Then, you will take control of this land and govern it yourself. I will then connect it to the underground spiritual stream, and in this way we will obtain nine weapons comparable to those of a great sorcerer.
Jiaojue said in a deep voice, "I cannot govern my territory autonomously."
"Why?" Ji Rong was taken aback and immediately asked, "If our territory is not autonomous, why should we seek refuge with the Canglan Divine Lord? We already possess spiritual veins and spiritual energy, so we can live a normal life."
Jiao Jue sighed, “If the Witch Clan does not adapt, they will either be annihilated by the Heavenly Palaces or their lineage will be wiped out. At that time, we will not be able to escape either.”
Joining forces with the God of Canglan is our best option.
Silly bird, I just want to lead you to join the Canglan God and get rid of the blunt blade of the War God Temple, not to go to the Canglan God's territory for self-governance.
These are two different things; don't confuse them.
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong suddenly flapped her wings and circled around Jiao Jue, saying, "Big brother, this isn't like you."
Jiao Jue was conflicted and turned his head away, refusing to look at her.
Upon seeing this, Ji Rong immediately sensed something was amiss and exclaimed, "You must be hiding something from me!"
"Well, we've known each other for so many years, you know all our secrets, yet you remain silent about them. You really are...you...not a true dragon, you're a cunning snake!"
"Bang!" The horned jade's veins bulged, and it lifted Ji Rong upside down with one claw;
He chanted an incantation, and the long-unused circular magic artifact immediately flew over and locked Ji Rong's feet.
The horned jade hooked the ring with its claws and hung Ji Rong on the stone gate.
He glanced around and saw that there was no clutter in the stone chamber;
Enraged, Jiao Jue grabbed handfuls of spirit crystals from his storage ring and began smashing them at Ji Rong's head.
Ji Rong, however, was not afraid. She believed she had leverage in the conversation and screamed, "Killing birds! You damned golden dragon, if you smash me to death, can you dig out the dragon's body yourself? Can you control these corpse puppets yourself?"
"I'm just telling you the truth, and you hit me. Tell me, put your hand on your heart, where did I go wrong?"
Hearing this, Jiao Jue put Ji Rong down with a gloomy face and said, "You never learn, so you deserve to be beaten!"
I am a true dragon; how dare you compare me to such a lowly creature as a snake?
"If you ever get into trouble outside and your mouth gets torn apart, I won't be there to collect your corpse!"
Once Ji Rong was released, she immediately flapped her wings to pick up the spirit crystals on the ground, grumbling as she did so: "After getting beaten up, this is all the spirit crystals I get? Big brother, you're getting more and more stingy."
"Big brother, throw more spirit crystals at me, bury me in there, and I promise I won't move."
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