Chapter 313 Moving Rooms
The vortex then slowly began to work around the Shoudao Palace, following the array diagram given by Qing Dongzi.
Meanwhile, Poison Eyes naturally continued to enjoy his good life of sunbathing and sleeping in.
This venomous eye would only wander over to check on the progress of the vortex every day just before sunset, and then point out any mistakes in the carving so that the vortex could correct them the next day.
While Ji Rong was mentally reconstructing the Origin Regeneration Plan, she kept an eye on the two guys' behavior.
These two were originally one hardworking and one lazy. The hardworking one wasn't very capable and had to be taught by the lazy snake.
Although the progress of the vortex and poison eye was not fast, Ji Rong knew that you can't expect progress on free things; as long as you can use them when the time comes, it's a win.
Moreover, the Vortex and Poison Eyes were very quiet in their work, which was quite clever, so Ji Rong let them do it slowly.
Occasionally, when materials are scarce, the Poisonous Eye will become diligent, transforming into a celestial being and traversing mountains and valleys to return to the array valley.
Ji Zhuang was so bored at the Shoudao Palace that he asked Du Yan, who was going to get materials, to accompany him to Zhen Valley to find the inquisitive Jiao Jue.
When this poisonous eye returns to Zhen Valley to retrieve materials, we will take him back to Shoudao Mountain.
Ji Zhuang left, leaving another section of Shoudao Mountain empty. Ji Rong couldn't figure out exactly how deep the pool needed to be to contain the sediment from the source, nor could she figure out how large a spiritual vein needed to be grafted.
Unable to figure it out, Ji Rong simply carried Gu Qingqing around Shoudao Mountain.
Occasionally, they would see this poisonous-eyed creature secretly taking some materials from the foot of Shoudao Mountain and stuffing them into its own stomach.
Ji Rong didn't expose it, but quietly made a note of it to avoid the shrewd Qing Dongzi settling accounts later.
It took eight months to barely finish carving the vortex pattern.
Although it was slow, he carved the entire Shoudao Palace inside and out.
The once neat palace walls, inside and out, were now covered with carvings by this fellow, making it look like a dilapidated palace that had been attacked countless times. In an instant, the Shoudao Palace was aged by at least five hundred years.
Fortunately, the formation was usable. Ji Rong took the formation token, put away the Guardian Palace, and carried it on his back without feeling it was too heavy.
To Ji Zhuang, an outsider who had barely read some array techniques but had never actually practiced them, the current Shoudao Palace possessed the unrestrained and elegant charm of a master array cultivator.
He couldn't stay idle, so he even chopped up a lot of spirit bamboo, intending to fix up the array patterns that were inexplicably exposed and looked somewhat messy.
However, Gu Qingqing and Ji Rong observed them daily and roughly calculated that 40% of those array patterns were useless.
Ji Rong then privately sighed to Gu Qingqing, "No wonder my shrewd senior brother Qing Dongzi didn't want any treasures and was willing to pay extra to send them to me. What's the difference between these two and our godfather?!"
Gu Qingqing squinted and scratched her leg comfortably, saying, "Arong, the difference is huge. You only have one godfather. Although he has considerable cultivation and a skill, it's not so easy for you to order him around."
These two array cultivators are different. Their skills may be lacking, but since your Guardian Palace is so empty, it's perfect to keep them here and use them as labor!
Hearing Gu Qingqing say this, Ji Rong thought to herself that it made sense.
He thought about how empty his own Shoudao Palace was, and how even the old Taoist Gulin, who usually guarded the mountain, had asked him to give it to his senior brother Qingpingzi.
Now that Qingdongzi has sent two cultivators over, it has just solved our urgent problem. It's really too thoughtful of him.
Let this black-skinned, poisonous-eyed creature and the brown-shelled, swirling creature go up to the archway to keep company with those bamboo dragons and phoenixes, both enhancing the lintel and guarding the home.
These two can read; perhaps in a few days, they will move their belongings and go out to verify the possibility of the source regeneration.
If any cultivators come looking for us, these two can not only guard the mountain gate, but also deliver messages for us. That would be wonderful!
Ji Rong felt increasingly pleased with herself, and her gaze toward Vortex and Poison Eyes grew ever more affectionate.
Ji Rong's ardent gaze made Poison Eyes tremble with fear; she was terrified that this bird-like grandmaster would peck and swallow her whole if he opened his mouth.
As soon as Ji Rong told her to guard the archway, she quickly swirled up and climbed to the top of the archway, where she coiled up.
She only gets out of bed when Ji Rong asks her to run errands or when Gu Qingqing calls her to eat.
Ji Rong was very satisfied with Poison Eye's dedicated and tireless work attitude.
So, after the formation was completed, Ji Rong specially asked Poison Eye to deliver a letter she had personally inscribed to Qing Dongzi, which read: "Senior Brother Qing Dongzi, Junior Sister Qing Jizi thanks you for gifting me a cultivator to guard the mountain."
When Qing Dongzi took the wooden plaque, he thought that Vortex and Poison Eye had set up the formation very well according to the diagram.
Unable to contain his desire, he invited Jiao Jue and followed Du Yan towards Shoudao Mountain.
When Qing Dongzi saw the crisscrossing ruins of the Guardian Palace, Poison Eye was nowhere to be seen. Jiao Jue also raised its claws and walked into the Guardian Palace, leaving only the slow-moving Vortex there to slowly bow to him.
Qing Dongzi stared at the intricate patterns on the palace wall, his eyes and beard twitching. He jumped out of the cave, channeled his spiritual power, and called out, "Qing Jizi, Qing Jizi."
Ji Rong then came out of the Shoudao Palace and said with delight, "Senior Brother Qingdongzi, what brings you here? You didn't even tell me beforehand."
Qing Dongzi immediately put on a smile and said, "I heard from Du Yan that Junior Sister is very satisfied with the two of them, so I came to see for myself."
"Oh," Ji Rong said, "Senior brother, are you reluctant to part with them? In that case, senior brother, please take them both back."
"No!" Qing Dongzi waved his claws repeatedly and said, "Junior sister, just use the claws that suit you. I will be moving to the Danxue Mountains soon."
The early stages will certainly be tough. Their cultivation is not impressive, but they are honest, so let them stay with their junior sister, bask in her glory, do some cleaning and chores, and enjoy some comforts.”
After saying that, Qingdongzi revealed its two sharp front claws and filled in the broken and damaged patterns. After a whole day, it finally made the broken array patterns useful and connected them.
Then, enduring the pain in his heart, he filled the array with a lot of good materials. After the array merged into one, he gave the newly refined array token to Ji Rong and said, "Junior sister, here you go. Senior brother is leaving."
To his surprise, Ji Rong pulled him aside, leaned in, and said with a low laugh, "Senior brother, I have also seen some 'array techniques' and 'talismanic arts' by Senior Brother Qingpingzi, and I have some theoretical knowledge."
Although the lifting formation was originally rather unsightly, these two young men were indeed honest and did not leave any loopholes.
"Senior brother, at least finish the job properly. This is my storage room; I can't leave any unnecessary doors."
These words made Qing Dongzi's face burn like fire. He pursed his lips and wiped away the four hidden doors that allowed him to enter and exit. After thinking for a moment, he also cut away the last hidden door left above. Then he threw the token to Ji Rong and said, "Junior sister, wipe it all clean."
Ji Rong looked him over and nodded with satisfaction, saying with a smile, "Senior brother is generous. I will definitely speak well of you to Jue Jun and ask him to clean up the mountain you have chosen."
Upon hearing this, Qing Dongzi's heart stopped aching. He rubbed his two front paws together and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Junior Sister."
Then, it pawed at the ground with its four claws and quickly dug downwards, disappearing in less than half a breath.
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