Chapter 323 Releasing Claws (1)
In the fourth month since Qing Yangzi arrived at Tiexie Mountain in the Danxue Mountains, the first mine tunnel had been completed.
Upon hearing that Gu Qingqing had returned with the news, Ji Rong and Jiao Jue went to the back of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace.
Jiaojue spat out a formation token, made a hand seal with its claws, and a hazy white light appeared on the previously exposed rocks; Jiaojue opened its big mouth, inhaled the white mist, and nodded to Ji Rong.
Ji Rong stepped forward and, with a few flaps of her wings and claws, dug away the loose soil that was being used to cover the area. The soil and rocks fell away, revealing a corner of white jade ore in front of them.
Then, they smiled at each other and started digging with their claws.
On the third day, Ji Rong arrived at the foot of Iron Flakes Mountain in a very ostentatious manner, carrying a huge white spirit jade stone tablet. She stirred up her spiritual energy and shouted, "Senior Brother Gao Yang, I've come to give you a gift."
Upon hearing this, Qingyangzi slithered out from the giant snake house. He saw that Ji Rong had casually tossed the valuable giant white spirit jade tablet to the ground. His eyes widened, and he immediately transformed into a celestial being and flew over to support it.
Upon seeing that the jade was intact, Qingyangzi smiled and said, "Junior Sister, you've gone to so much trouble. Why did you send such a generous gift?"
Ji Rong proudly stretched out a wing and beckoned to Qing Yangzi. She whispered in front of Qing Yangzi's outstretched head, "Senior brother, this wasn't entirely a gift from me."
Your divine friend, being of high status in the Danxue Mountains, was not comfortable delivering the stone himself, so he asked me to carefully polish it and send it over.
"Speaking of which, Senior Brother Dongxu really benefited from your kindness this time. Otherwise, why would such a large piece of jade be needed just for a plaque?"
As she spoke, she pointed to the two not-so-small dark blue stone tablets behind her and said, "Senior brother, this is the gift I'm giving you."
My claws are almost worn smooth from polishing these three stones. Senior brother, once you produce some iron ore, you'll have to make me a set of grinding tools.
Hearing Ji Rong's words, Qing Yangzi was even happier. He thought to himself that he had not misjudged his junior sister, nor had he misjudged Shenlong.
It was worth it to come here to mine on this desolate iron mountain!
After receiving the stones from Ji Rong, Qing Yangzi led Ji Rong to visit the newly excavated mine shaft, saying that the mine had been mined for five days.
The first batch of refined iron will be used to make mining artifacts, as suggested by Ji Zhuang, to improve mining efficiency.
Ji Rong nodded repeatedly and said, "Senior Brother Gao Yang, if you trust your junior sister, I have a plan that can not only make you famous throughout the land, but also give you the hope of becoming an immortal in the art of weapon crafting."
Qing Yangzi's eyes lit up as he listened. He nodded repeatedly to Ji Rong and said, "Junior Sister, I'd like to hear the details. Let's go over there and talk."
As he spoke, he led Ji Rong to the foot of the mountain, to his new cave dwelling.
Qingyangzi still prefers living in caves.
Since the construction work was handed over to Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing, he found a small cave halfway up the mountain and dug a cave dwelling for himself.
Although this cave is not as large as the one in the Jade Void Mountains, it is still filled with stalagmites, mottled with iron yellow, warm in winter and cool in summer, making it very pleasant.
Ji Rong sat on the newly made stone bench and said to Qing Yangzi, "Senior brother, when I traveled through the sky last time, I discovered that when mortals gathered together, they could generate great power. Therefore, I proved that the mortal path is the path of emperor."
In the present world, there are countless cultivators below the Profound Spirit Realm. Senior Brother, do you have any ideas on having the new sect set up a special place to make low-level magic artifacts that can be used by junior cultivators?
If my senior brother were to do it, he would surely find it easier to attain enlightenment.
Qingyangzi thought to himself that if his senior brother Qingpingzi hadn't discovered it in time, this bird junior sister would have been torn down from the sky and divided up by those outside cultivators long ago.
He disagreed, saying, "Junior sister, what you're describing isn't weapon forging, it's just blacksmithing. Anyone with some strength and a little knowledge of fusion techniques can do it."
How could something so crude possibly cause the heavens and earth to tremble, or attain immortality?
Ji Rong said, "That's right. Moreover, many junior cultivators can't even afford storage bags and have always existed as blood food. I have never seen any senior cultivator take them seriously."
But senior brother, there are countless minor cultivators in this world.
Even you and I weren't born with this knowledge. Our cultivation levels have gradually grown since we were young. Senior brother, your weapon-refining skills weren't this advanced from the beginning either.
Senior Brother wants to follow Senior Brother Qingpingzi to attain immortality, and thus he wants to spread the Dao of Weapons throughout the Nine Provinces.
However, nowadays, apart from the Jade Void Palace, there are hardly any weapon cultivators in the Nine Provinces, so how can they be considered to be spreading the Dao?
I know that's just blacksmithing, but the more blacksmithing you do, the more forging methods circulate, and there will always be some exceptionally talented people who can get their hands on the basics and enter the world of crafting.
At that time, the cause and effect will be intertwined, so why not consider it as the branch that flowed out from my senior brother's lineage?
Upon hearing Ji Rong's words, Qing Yangzi remained silent for a few moments before nodding. He said, "Junior Sister, I have a treasure that I have yet to complete, and I have no interest in this mortal path."
I came here intending to mine some mineral veins for my own use, not to actually start a sect.
But you're right, now that the path to immortality has been opened, this path based on mortal beings is easier to follow.
My sister and I both have many disciples and grand-disciples, and they must have this kind of thought.
Once things are settled here, I will go back and refine the magical artifact I have been designing for many years.
I will allow those weapon cultivators who wish to pursue this path to stay and establish their own sects. I hope my junior sister will take care of them then.
Ji Rong nodded and said, "In that case, Senior Brother, you can have my brother Ji Zhuang tell me when the time comes. Have you thought of a name for the new sect yet?"
Qingyangzi laughed and said, "I have no interest in this, so I won't think about it. Let the real people in charge think about it. I'm sure they will have some ideas of their own."
Ji Rong agreed and then went to Xingluo Plain.
On Xingluo Plain, the main structure of Qingdongzi was completed. Seeing that there was no work to do for the time being, Zhan Shi sent most of the temporary craftsmen under his command back to learn the art of planting spirit plants.
Zhan Shi left behind only twenty relatively clever junior cultivators to do simple tasks such as delivering materials for Qing Dongzi and his group.
Zhan Shi saw Ji Rong flying over from afar, raised his head and shouted loudly, "Lord Ji, what brings you here?"
Ji Rong stopped at a mound of earth next to the fortifications, where there was an unfinished trap. She said, "I had some free time, so I came to see you."
Upon hearing the sound, Qing Dongzi immediately crawled out of the cave and said, "Junior sister, please forgive me, this place is not yet completed, and there is not even a place to sit."
Ji Rong waved his hand and said, "Senior Brother, you don't need to be so polite. I just came from Senior Brother Gao Yang's place. He has already started mining and smelting there, so I thought I'd come and see if Senior Brother Dong Xu needs any help."
Qing Dongzi sighed, "Alas, junior sister, you don't know, those who are skilled are unwilling to come out. These twenty were hard-won. I couldn't draw many formations well, and they couldn't help me."
Ji Rong then laughed and said, "Senior brother, since they can't draw well, let them draw what they can."
If you do all these tasks by yourself, wouldn't you be exhausted? What's the point of having them?
"Junior sister is waiting for senior brother's project to be completed so she can give it to him as a gift."
Upon hearing that Ji Rong had given him a gift, Qing Dongzi immediately placed his two brightly colored hands in front of his chest and rubbed them together, saying, "This is really too much trouble for Junior Sister."
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