Chapter 395 Allocation
Green waters encircle the mountains, shrouded in mist;
The towering, strangely shaped rocks mark the location of Hezhou.
Since there was no need to linger any longer, before leaving, Ji Rong flew around Crane Mountain in Crane State Cave Heaven with great interest, and then stopped on the rock at the top of the mountain to dance for a while.
As the sky outside the mountain gradually turned red, Ji Rong was satisfied and tucked away her magnificent feathers. She waved away the flock of birds circling around her and said to the mountain tortoise, "Let's hurry up, lest Senior Brother Guanshan wait too long and get even fatter."
The mountain tortoise said gently, "Lord Ji, it's not easy to get out here. Let me take you swimming back to the Yan River."
"Mountain Turtle! We agreed we wouldn't call it that anymore!" Ji Rong exclaimed in dissatisfaction.
The mountain tortoise transformed into a large tortoise, its dark brown back appearing as if coated with oil in the sunlight. It stretched out its bluish-brown neck toward Ji Rong and said, "You like it? I just saw it."
Since you don't want to see Little God again anyway, call out to him a few more times, and that way you'll remember him.
"Pah!" Ji Rong sneered. She spread her wings, climbed onto the mountain tortoise's back, and said, "Don't talk like it's a farewell forever. I don't like hearing it. You're very serious with the mountain oxen and the others, but you like to make sarcastic jokes about me."
“What the little god said is the truth.”
Ji Rong said, "Still not admitting it! You were born a god, while I am just a cultivator at the Emperor Realm. It's really annoying that you keep calling me that."
The mountain tortoise bowed and said, "Lord Ji is too modest. I saw it; you have the aura of a god-slaying beast on your back."
"Mountain Turtle," Ji Rong said earnestly, "Have you ever thought that it would be more suitable for you to be blind? Anyway, you can still do mental calculations after you hear." As she spoke, three swords were drawn from their sheaths, and Ji Rong grabbed one of the swords with one claw and placed it against the mountain turtle's neck, her killing intent bursting forth.
The mountain tortoise's head was pressed against the sharp blade, preventing it from retracting. It blinked and said, "Lord Ji, there's no need for such trouble. The day Lord Xi emerges will be the day I die. Let me live out this period in peace and happiness."
Ji Rong sheathed the knife and said, "Mountain Turtle, whatever you think in your heart, as long as you don't say it, there will be no problem."
If you cannot do these three things—not see, not hear, and not speak—it is only a matter of time before you are gone forever. The Mountain and Water Gods are compassionate and have protected you with great difficulty; why bother?
Although Si Nu and you are friends for mutual benefit, I see that she is a respectable person and not a treacherous one. If you can survive, would she drag you down to your death?
Think about it, having one more living deity protecting her people is far more useful than having one who is dead.
The mountain tortoise retracted its neck into its shell and said, "This humble god has learned much." After saying this, it entered the water and slowly swam towards the Flaming River.
They set off at dusk, and as night fell, the Tai River was shrouded in mist, obscuring the moonlight. The mountain tortoise then asked, "Lord Ji, the misty night is perfect for fishing. Would you like to go fishing?"
"Fishing".
Upon hearing the response, the mountain tortoise spat out a tortoise-shaped seal and placed it on its head as a lamp. The seal emitted a precious light, attracting a swarm of spirit fish from the river, which allowed Ji Rong to have a very good meal.
After swimming across the Tai River, we arrived at the Qishui River. The Qishui River already had a faint spiritual energy emanating from the water, and it seemed that soon a large number of spiritual fish would be produced in this river.
After passing the Strange Waters, they arrived at the Flaming River. Ji Rong discovered that the water of the Flaming River was three times hotter than the other waterways in Hezhou. There were few fish in the water, but many huge spiritual herbs grew on the surface.
The mountain tortoise glanced at Ji Rong, then blew a bubble at her, enveloping her.
Then, it flipped over and sank into the water, carrying Ji Rong as they began to swim among the white water plants. Ji Rong then saw a water world with roots everywhere and water plants growing underfoot.
Golden rays of light entered the water, refracting into beams of dazzling light, and bubbles emerged from the mountain turtle's mouth.
They swirled in the dazzling light, then grew heads and claws, transforming into tiny, transparent water turtles that cleared a path for the mountain turtles. They parted the curtain of water plants and roots, letting the white roots sway with the current.
The mountain tortoise pointed to the thick roots and said, "These spiritual herbs are edible and can relieve fire poison, but it's not time to eat them yet. They will take three more years to become effective."
Hearing this, Ji Rong stretched out his wing claws, touched it, and said, "I didn't expect this to be such a good medicine. You can decide how much this spiritual herb will cost after it's ripe. You can keep some for me and have the Hezhou caravan deliver it to the Danxue Mountains."
The mountain tortoise replied, "There's no need for money. We minor deities of this territory are obligated to offer tribute. Once the Qiyan Mountains produce something, we will send cultivators to my elder brother's place of seclusion. At that time, Lord Ji can take it for himself."
They drifted in the water for two days before finally going ashore and returning to the Qiyan Mountains.
Upon entering the Qiyan Mountain Range again, Ji Rong did not linger. She asked the mountain tortoise for the source of the stream and went directly up Yan Gao Mountain, where she met Qing Guanzi, who was watching the Si Nu train her troops.
After politely declining Si Nu and Kuang Zhen's farewell banquet, Ji Rong and Qing Guanzi carried the junior cultivators and set off immediately. Qing Guanzi sighed, "Junior Sister, you just got back and you're already leaving. Aren't you tired?"
Ji Rong craned her neck and stared at Qing Guanzi, saying, "I'm not tired at all now that the Mountain Turtle God is my mount. If I don't leave now, the Qi Clan might show their highest courtesy by killing two more of their own cultivators at our farewell banquet."
As they left, the warm morning sun shone gently on everything.
As Ji Rong and Qing Guanzi carried over two hundred intelligent cubs into the sky, the banner of the Great Sage of Hunli had already been raised in the Qiyan Mountains, with banners planted on the peaks of fifteen mountains, fluttering in the wind.
They first went to Tanghe Mountain in Juzhou. Ji Rong called out Niu Fen and handed him fifty-six ordinary cubs with the talent for fire magic, saying, "Niu Fen, these are the seedlings of the fire path. Take good care of them and don't let any of them die."
Before Niu Fen could even protest, Ji Rong placed several full storage rings on Niu Fen's head and said, "This is their living expenses here. They have cultivation methods. You only need to raise them to the mortal demon realm so that they can support themselves. The rest of the treasures are yours."
If Xi Tong emerges from seclusion, have her teach you some survival skills.
Niu Fen immediately grabbed the storage ring on his head, put on a simple and honest expression again, and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, Lord Ji, I know how to survive. I will take good care of them just like you took care of me back then."
Ji Rong rolled her eyes at him, then went to the crater and said, "Sister Hei, remember to bring the disciple I sent you when you come out of seclusion." Then she and Qing Guanzi headed towards the Danxue Mountains.
They placed another 120 cubs of average aptitude on Iron Flake Mountain. These 120 cubs would be trained by the Refining Sect and then sent to various parts of the Danxue Mountain Range to learn skills according to their abilities, so that they could quickly master some skills and support themselves.
There were still eighty cubs with decent potential, so Qing Guanzi rushed them to Yuxu Palace.
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