Chapter 467 Insect Creation (1)
Even now, the Source Regeneration Pool is still shrouded in thick fog by the White Dragon of Authority.
Within the thick fog, thick tree roots intertwined, arching the giant tree stump covered with emerald and golden leaves high.
These leaves sometimes grow to enormous sizes, and sometimes aerial roots, marked with the imprint of rules, sprout rapidly from the tree stump, piercing domineeringly into the sky and stirring up the deep space with a series of booming sounds.
Jiaojue used to love resting on Ji Rong's tree trunk, but now that Ji Rong's tree trunk was like a spirit, it was impatient to walk on the moving roots and disliked being trampled on for no reason.
Therefore, in recent years, all matters requiring communication have been handled through the mountains and rivers.
The mountain stream carefully bypassed the twisted roots and walked slowly. What should have been a half-minute journey took a full quarter of an hour. It arrived at the tree stump and began to climb up.
On the massive tree stump, branches stand tall, their golden and emerald hues overlapping, making the seven-foot-long landscape appear like a worm.
With a "whoosh," a small leaf suddenly grew to a gigantic size, blocking the path of the mountain stream. The mountain stream quickly hooked its tail onto a thick branch beside it, stabilizing its body like a monkey, and continued to climb upwards.
Just as the leaf began to grow larger, a "thud" was heard, and a crimson figure carrying a colorful phoenix leaped over and landed directly on Shan Shui's hand. Shan Shui immediately shouted, "Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws, Lord Ji, snap out of it!"
However, the crimson figure seemed not to hear, and jumped straight onto the giant leaf. Qingpingzi only glanced at the leaf before he turned his head and said, "It's not here either, Junior Sister, draw another one."
Ji Rong nodded. She pecked at a branch, and the giant leaf that had been created quickly shrank. Next to that leaf, three more leaves "poof, poof, poof" simultaneously grew larger, pushing the landscape down.
The mountain stream rolled over, embracing the golden leaf stem, and shouted to Ji Rong again, "Ji Rong, Lord Ji! Snap out of it!"
"Who's calling me?" Ji Rong tilted her head and listened carefully, finally finding the mountain and water deity on the leaf: "It's the Mountain and Water God."
Shan Shui hurriedly asked, "The Ascension Ceremony will begin in just six months. How are you all progressing? Have you gone out to prepare ahead of time?"
Ji Rong led Shan Shui to the top and pointed to the twisted and intertwined tree roots below, which looked like inscriptions, saying, "We have only been able to deduce one part so far, and we are currently trying to assemble it."
Since we still have time, let's try again. Please ask the deity to come and find us again in three months.
The mountain and water nodded, and then He was rolled up and sent away by a thick aerial root.
"How is it?" Upon seeing the mountain and water emerge, Jiao Jue, who was perched at the back door, immediately poked his head out and asked.
Shan Shui nodded and said, "They have made some progress and are said to have glimpsed a corner of it; I told Ji Rong that the Ascension Conference will be held in six months, and she said she wants to try again and asked me to call her again in three months."
"It's good that there's progress." Jiaojue flicked its tail and returned to the palace to handle affairs.
The magnificent Dragon and Phoenix Palace returned to its usual tranquility, with only the sound of claws carving into books of different materials.
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As the three months were drawing to a close, before Shanshui could even call him, Ji Rong cheerfully emerged, carrying a dejected Qingpingzi on her back.
As soon as she entered the hall, she took out a thick jade book and stuffed it into Qingpingzi's arms, then put Qingpingzi aside.
Then, he took out a centipede made of several tiny roots and said proudly, "Big brother, God of Mountains and Rivers, come and see our results."
Jiaojue and Shanshui leaned over to look, and saw that the centipede made of this material was covered with dense, fine engravings, one after another, connected to form an endless inscription.
Ji Rong breathed a breath of spiritual energy into it, and the centipede made of roots began to glow with faint golden light from within. Then, it began to climb aimlessly in the air at an incredible speed.
After climbing half a meter high, the centipede suddenly burst apart in mid-air and fell to the ground.
Jiaojue and Shanshui looked at each other in bewilderment, because they really didn't know what made Ji Rong so excited about this toy-like object. Ji Rong said proudly, "I made this thing, so it's very crude. If it were to reach the feet of Senior Sister Duomu and the others (Qingzhizi), it would definitely be able to fly two zhang high."
Jiao Jue asked in a low voice, "Since you have achieved so much, why does your senior brother look so dejected?"
Ji Rong chuckled and said, "Senior brother can't accept his own mediocrity."
Together we figured out the initial steps, but his claws weren't as dexterous as mine. We used many rare materials and made many attempts, but we still couldn't make the object.
As the date approached, I carved the inscription on my own roots, then pieced them together to resemble Senior Sister Qing Baizi's likeness. Surprisingly, it turned out well. I laughed happily and said, "So even Senior Brother has his limitations. That's how he is."
Upon hearing this, Jiao Jue remained silent, feeling great sympathy for Qing Pingzi.
The Mountain and Water God clapped his hands and said, "Lord Ji is indeed wise. In terms of saving effort, insects are naturally more capable."
Ji Rong continued, "Actually, I originally wanted to make it look like Xiaobai, but a real dragon has scales, feet, claws, and a mane. It's nothing like a centipede. I just need to add a few more body segments."
The white-robed figure was identical to the avatar of the horned jade, both modeled after the horned jade. The horned jade imagined an ugly, dragon-shaped wooden puppet soaring through the air and immediately found it unbearable to watch. It said, "The more intricate the design, the greater the cost. What do you care about its appearance? The important thing is that it can carry things and fly away."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong glanced at Qing Pingzi, who was lying in the corner, and smiled, "That's right, as long as it's practical."
Seeing Ji Rong looking at her, Qing Pingzi said, "Junior sister, only those who know can understand the inscriptions on this centipede. Those who don't understand it are just looking at the surface. If you want them to hand over their treasures, how can you not make it look good?"
"Then what should we do?"
Ji Rong tidied up the scattered centipede fragments. Qing Pingzi, who had been squatting in the corner, stood up, shook his head, and spoke again, saying calmly, "Junior Sister, the Ascension Ceremony is about to begin. We should return to the mountain to meet with our fellow disciples. You will know what I will do then."
Ji Rong nodded. She went to the Refining Sect to retrieve the storage artifact that had been agreed upon beforehand, and then went to the Jade Void Mountain Range with Qing Pingzi.
Shanshui and Jiaojue will set off in two months, while Qingguanzi and Shanwu will stay behind to guard the Danxue Mountains.
At the foot of the Jade Void Mountain Range, the area where the teachings were usually conducted had been leveled and turned into a plaza. Most of the original disciples of the Jade Void Palace, which was located near the Mang Shen Mountain Range, had returned and were now setting up their altars on the leveled plaza under Gu Lin's command.
Ji Rong handed the storage artifact to Gu Lin, and then continued up to Cloud Cliff with Qing Pingzi.
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