Chapter 213 Ji Zhuang's Promotion
While Ji Rong was busily engaged in construction, at the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, Ji Zhuang had already transformed into a large, blood-red bird.
During these days, something as if alive often writhes violently inside the Dao Dan on Ji Zhuang's spiritual platform, but the membrane on the Dao Dan tightly wraps this thing up.
Externally, large chunks of flesh were protruding from his body, soaking Ji Zhuang's feathers. It was impossible to tell whether the feathers were wet from sweat or stained by the flesh and blood expelled from his body.
Jiaojue sat cross-legged to one side and waited.
Fortunately, Ji Zhuang did not keep Jiao Jue waiting for long. Soon, a small bird phantom flew out from Ji Zhuang's Dao Dan.
The bird lay on the Dao Dan, marking various patterns on it. Then it burst out of Ji Zhuang's body, grew several times its original size in the sky, circled several times, and finally returned to Ji Zhuang's body.
If you look closely, you will find that the outline of this phantom is exactly the same as that of Ji Zhuang.
Ji Zhuang - Venerable Realm, Achieved!
With the return of that bird's shadow, Ji Zhuang's body finally began to undergo a change.
His inner spiritual energy swirled around his spiritual platform, transforming into a nearly solid, viscous liquid. On the platform, a Dao Pill with exquisite patterns undulated within the thick spiritual liquid.
The pill was surrounded by a chain made of spiritual energy, almost tangible.
Ji Zhuang's body also creaked, his four claws became smaller and sharper, his beak grew wider and larger, and the sharp teeth in his mouth grew longer and thicker, each one as thick as the teeth of the beastmen.
His claws even grew into complete feet, making Ji Zhuang's lower body more stable.
Although his feathers were still gray, they displayed a gradually changing luster, indicating that his master was highly skilled and possessed abundant spiritual energy.
Ji Zhuang's eyes also became brighter. In those soybean-sized eyes, the black was tinged with a dark yellow, as beautiful as translucent glass.
Although Ji Zhuang's height remained unchanged, a tuft of upright gray feathers grew on his head, making him appear even taller. The newly grown gray feathers were as sharp as blades.
The lightning bolts fell densely, burning away Ji Zhuang's blood essence before dissipating completely.
The spiritual energy transformed from blood was absorbed by the spiritual energy chains within Ji Zhuang's body and returned to his body.
Jiao Jue, who was sitting to the side, squinted. He was very satisfied with Ji Zhuang's advancement. When this bird first met him, it was only at the mortal demon realm. Now, in such a short time, it has cultivated to the supreme realm.
Judging from his imposing presence, intelligent mind, and composed character, it's only a matter of time before Ji Zhuang becomes emperor.
Those fools from Danxue Mountain, they racked their brains, offering their best members to the Golden Cauldron Palace as servants, yet even though Jiao Jue has attained divine status, none of them came to pay homage.
Little did they know that there were few great cultivators in the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, and those who followed them in could receive guidance and improve their cultivation.
Jiao Jue was delighted and thought to himself that he must plan this matter carefully and spread it out. As he thought this, his eyes narrowed even more.
It took Ji Zhuang four days to stabilize his realm. After his breathing became steady, he changed his skeletal structure, switching back and forth between his celestial body and his Dharma bird body, and finally transformed back into his original form. He bowed to Jiao Jue and said, "Lord Jue, I would like to go to the Jade Void Mountain Range."
“Go and bring them all back. Tell them I have important matters to discuss with them.”
Ji Zhuang then flew towards the Jade Void Mountain Range. Now that he was a Venerable Realm cultivator, his wings spread like the wind, and clouds gathered beneath his feet, making him even faster.
When Ji Zhuang arrived outside Yuxu Palace, he displayed the sign and, after many twists and turns, found Gu Lin's disciple, who then led him to Shoudao Mountain.
Gu Lin, Ji Rong, and a group of other cultivators were working hard. Some were helping to whittle wood, while others were helping to enlarge wooden pillars. It was a lively scene.
Among this group of cultivators, the most conspicuous were the younger sister Ji Rong and the flower bear Zhan Shi, who had been to the Dragon and Phoenix Palace twice.
Ji Rong stood out because of his bright and beautiful feathers, while Zhan Shi stood out because Ji Zhuang saw that although he was so fat and strong, he did not go to set up pillars with Shan Wu and the others, but instead sat there weaving straw mats.
Upon seeing this scene for the first time, Ji Zhuang thought to himself that he must be seeing things.
He looked at it several more times, and then looked at it three times before he finally confirmed in his mind that it was true! This chubby bear was indeed weaving a mat, and it was doing a pretty good job of it.
Watching Zhan Shi's skillful claw weaving technique, Ji Zhuang thought to himself, "If my sister hadn't taught me the 'weaving method,' I might not be able to match him."
Then Ji Zhuang turned around, spread his wings, and jumped in front of Ji Rong and Gu Qingqing. He squinted his eyes, bared larger, brighter, and sharper teeth, and showed them to them.
The bird's face, with its squinting eyes and open beak, had a rather cute appearance, which somewhat diminished the ferocity emanating from the sharp teeth in its beak.
"Ji Zhuang, you've finally advanced! Now our cultivation levels are the same!" Gu Qingqing exclaimed happily, wagging her six tails.
Ji Rong, on the other hand, opened her beak toward Ji Zhuang, revealing her interlocking fangs, which she had never shown before, and laughed loudly, "Haga haga".
After the three siblings finished catching up, Ji Zhuang joined Zhan Shi and they started weaving together.
Ji Rong watched from the side, thinking about what Jiao Jue had said, and felt that she had another idea.
At this time, it was difficult for different tribes to pass on their techniques to each other, because if one tribe's important techniques were thoroughly studied by another, it would only be a matter of time before one tribe's status plummeted and it was relegated to a lower-class status.
Such intricate weaving techniques are also kept secret, as they are a racial specialty and a way to make money.
But these things are irrelevant to Ji Rong. She has too many techniques to master, so why not give them to decent cultivators to practice?
We may send gifts, but we can't refuse the benefits!
Ji Rong watched her brother Ji Zhuang and Zhan Shi chatting casually, and thought to herself that it was time to pass on this "weaving technique" to Zhan Shi, as long as Zhan Shi was willing to pay some price.
The gatehouse was built quickly. With Ji Rong's private instruction to her brother, Ji Zhuang taught Zhan Shi the "Object-Shaping Method," a three-dimensional weaving technique for animals.
Having acquired a new weaving skill, the bear was so delighted that he abandoned his usual laziness and practiced weaving day and night.
Now that the gatehouse was completed, he went and chopped up some spirit bamboo and wove it onto the gatehouse, imitating the puppet dragons and phoenixes he had seen outside the Octagonal Palace that night.
Ji Zhuang stood by, handing over bamboo to correct Zhan Shi's weaving technique.
Ji Zhuang's patient instruction deeply moved Zhan Shi.
Although he hailed from Zhuyun Mountain in the Chijian Mountain Range, most of his fighting skills, aside from some lessons taught by his parents in his youth, were acquired through his own battles.
This weaving skill was something he had learned through years of trial and error; Ji Zhuang was the first cultivator to teach him in such detail.
If Ji Zhuang's cultivation level weren't so much lower than his, and if he weren't still not a free man, Zhan Shi would have kowtowed to Ji Zhuang and become his disciple.
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