freenovelworld Chapter 325 Guiyuan Sect 24
Chapter 325 Guiyuan Sect 24
After shedding its scales, the little black dragon became even more beautiful. It lost its juvenile immaturity and instead displayed the majestic and ferocious appearance unique to adult dragons. Compared to the little black dragon after shedding its scales, the little cloud beast looked much more immature.
Putting aside his concern for his companions, the little cloud beast was depressed for several days and didn't speak to the little black dragon.
Although the two beasts received similar opportunities, the Little Cloud Beast race is a race with an exceptionally long infancy period.
It's perfectly normal for a child to be in the Nascent Soul stage; it's still a long way from adulthood!
Although new scales have grown, the little black dragon is still in the molting period and its body is still very weak. The whole dragon is listlessly huddled in the room, looking very listless.
Cheng Jiu tenderly applied ointment to it, covered its body with a piece of spiritual cloth, and let it rest well.
Autumn colors gradually painted the foot of Canglan Peak. Due to the influence of Immortal Lord Qingxu, the overall temperature of Canglan Peak is relatively low, and with the constant regulation of the Grand Array, the seasons always arrive later than in other places.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's like spring all year round.
Although in Cheng Jiu's previous life, the four seasons could be explained by changes caused by planetary revolution and the tilt of the Earth's axis, this is the cultivation world, where the four seasons are a phenomenon caused by the circulation of the Earth's veins.
This year's autumn chill is even more intense; just wait until the mountains are ablaze with color.
Cheng Jiu put down the borrowed jade slip and went to save the spiritual plants he had planted.
Autumn does indeed make trees grow more lush and accelerates the ripening of fruit.
However, some spiritual plants wither after they flower and bear fruit.
That's not good news for those who cultivate spiritual plants.
The older these spiritual plants are, the better their effects become.
This autumn chill is absolutely not to be trifled with; once it blossoms and bears fruit, all the previous cultivation efforts will have been wasted.
Although Cheng Jiu did not specifically cultivate this spiritual plant, it was still present in the medicinal herb field.
We must save as many as possible before autumn arrives.
The invisible yellow earth element slowly flows through the land, making the land fertile and the trees lush.
Some spiritual plants received a welcome rain, as the Earth element flowed through them, leaving behind withered yellow bodies and a ground full of seeds, waiting to take root and sprout in the coming year.
Cheng Jiu hastily set up an isolation array in the medicinal field before autumn had arrived, and then went to collect the seeds left behind by the spiritual plants that had already reached autumn.
There's nothing to feel bad about, since they haven't been planted for long, and with the medicinal pearl, they'll grow back sooner or later.
Looking at the abundant spiritual fruits produced by the multi-generational spiritual plants, which were a delight to behold, and the spiritual plants that had absorbed the energy of the Earth element and grown even stronger, I was filled with joy.
Cheng Jiu was in a good mood as he picked the ripe spiritual fruit.
"Caw... caw..." Several loud and urgent crane cries rang out in the air.
A crane that had wandered into Canglan Peak by accident has been targeted by a little cloud beast.
The little cloud beast circled around the unfortunate crane, occasionally blowing out a cloud of mist that made the crane dizzy and disoriented.
The crane tried to escape, but it couldn't escape the little cloud beast's grasp at all.
Every now and then, after flying a distance, it would lose its way due to the mist sprayed by the little cloud beast, and could only fly randomly in any direction, lingering in this airspace, unable to escape.
It's pitiful, too.
After the little black dragon entered its molting period, the little cloud beast was quite bored on Canglan Peak, having no playmates at all.
After being warned by Cheng Jiu, the little cloud beast dared not disturb its companions' rest, and out of boredom, it went to find Xuan Ze.
But given Xuanze's lazy nature, he only wanted to stay by himself and had no desire to play with the little cloud beast. He was so bothered that he spat out a mouthful of icy spiritual energy.
The little cloud beast was frozen solid and unable to move.
On the same day, Cheng Jiu felt that Canglan Peak was too quiet and was worried that something might happen to the little cloud beast, so he followed the contract and came here. Guided by Xuan Ze, he dug out the ice block that had been buried by snow.
As for what happened after the little cloud beast cried and pointed at Xuanze and Cheng Jiu to complain after it was thawed, let's leave that aside for now.
But it seems he really learned his lesson after that, and didn't dare to bother Xuanze.
However, the little thing holds grudges very well. Occasionally, when Immortal Lord Qingxu comes over, it will come up to him crying and complaining.
Now that a playmate had finally arrived, the little cloud beast was naturally not going to let her go.
Moreover, it's just like those cranes at the rental shop—beautiful and fun!
This is a beautiful crane, pure white with no other colors. At this moment, its feathers are messy and disordered, and the whole crane looks quite disheveled.
Several beautiful white feathers were plucked out, and the bird squawked and squawked incessantly in the air.
You could tell how scared it was.
Wait a minute, a crane?
Where did that crane come from?
Cheng Jiu fell silent, looking at the unlucky fellow who had mistakenly entered Canglan Peak in the sky. With the little cloud beast around, Canglan Peak was practically a no-go zone for the spirit beasts at the rental office.
Even if they are hired, they will fly out early and dare not stay for even a moment.
Moreover, they were only willing to send gifts, not to come, because they dared not linger in front of the little cloud beast, this evil spirit.
So what's the crane here for?
It doesn't look like it's meant to be given away!
Cheng Jiu thought for a moment and then called the little cloud beast down, just in case the crane came with something important.
"Rainbow Dash, stop playing! What if it comes over with something important to say!"
Upon hearing its master's summons, the little cloud beast took pity on the spirit beast before it and spared its life.
So timid, can't handle any fun at all.
Seeing that the terrifying demon had flown down, the crane did not stop it anymore. Taking this opportunity, it dared not linger and fled out of the peak as if it were running away!
Cheng Jiu: "?"
What's going on? Could it be that she guessed wrong?
Could it be that this crane is just an unlucky fellow who wandered in by mistake?
"Waaaaah..."
Seeing that the crane was being so disrespectful, Xiao Yun puffed up its cheeks in a huff and flew away in a flash.
The crane flew swiftly, seemingly on the verge of escaping, when suddenly a malevolent white figure appeared before it. The moment the crane plunged into the white cotton's body, the white cotton's body hardened like iron.
The crane, seeing stars, let out a miserable cry and plummeted downwards, crashing heavily into the mud.
"quack…"
The little cloud beast blinked its beady eyes and flew down in a flash.
Looking at this innocent victim, the crane on the ground, its pure white feathers speckled with a few specks of dirt, lay buried in the ground, unaware of what had happened to it.
Once it was confirmed that the white crane was not in any danger, the little cloud beast picked it up and flew towards Cheng Jiu.
Looking at the unconscious white crane that landed in front of her, Cheng fell silent. Ah, if someone finds out, will she have to pay compensation?
"Huh?"
The little cloud beast, unaware of Cheng Jiu's doubts, affectionately rubbed against Cheng Jiu's hand.
Xiao Jiu, the beast general has brought this crane!
What could Cheng Jiu say?
Can we say that the little cloud beast was wrong? After all, the little cloud beast stopped the other party for her sake, and Cheng Jiu didn't want to discourage the child's good intentions.
Cheng Jiu could only pat the little cloud beast Bai Mian's body: "Well done!"
Cleaning up after contracted beasts is the destiny of every contracted master.
After lifting the unconscious victim from the ground, Cheng Jiu put a pill into the crane's beak, placed the bird on a wooden board, and tidied its feathers, hoping to wait for the victim to return.
If she can't wait until today, she'll send the bird to the rental office tomorrow.
Presumably, the crane's injuries will be almost fully healed by then.
Cheng Jiu dared not leave the little cloud beast and the crane alone together. If the crane were to die, where would she find a crane to compensate its owner?
This crane has no other colors on its feathers; its snow-white feathers shimmer with a pearly sheen, clearly indicating that it has been carefully raised.
Upon hearing Cheng Jiu's request, the little cloud beast stopped teasing the unconscious unlucky fellow and happily floated in the air.
The snow-white figure rapidly grew larger, followed by lightning and thunder, and then a light drizzle began to fall.
The bloodthirsty thorns hidden in the medicinal field swayed merrily in the rain.
It has gained a great benefit today. Such pure Earth Qi is something that may not be encountered for several years. For this kind of exotic plant, it is a great tonic.
"Junior Sister Cheng Jiu! Junior Sister Cheng Jiu!"
Looking at the person who arrived riding a crane, it turned out to be Senior Brother Qin Che!
Wasn't he supposed to be under lockdown for a month? It's over so quickly, and he's been released.
"Senior Brother Qin Che, are you alright? Is there something you need?"
"It's alright, Master has lifted the restriction on me. Have you seen a pure white crane?"
"A crane?"
"Yes, that's Elder Xiuyan's beloved pet. It was sent to the rental office a few days ago."
Someone saw that guy wander into Canglan Peak by mistake. Did you see him?
"So this is Elder Xiuyan's beloved pet! No wonder it's so beautiful!"
Cheng Jiu felt a little embarrassed. After all, someone else's beloved pet had suffered such a calamity in her peak, and the culprit was her own contracted beast. It felt like her own child had caused trouble and someone had come knocking on her door.
"Great, junior sister, you saw it! That guy can fly so fast, even more than a dozen people at the rental office couldn't stop him."
You have no idea, since the eldest brother went into seclusion, the second sister has become particularly tormenting. Originally, Master wanted the second sister to help him handle some sect affairs.
But for each scroll, the second senior sister had to check it twenty times, ensuring that the format and text were correct in every way.
If there's even the slightest mistake, Second Senior Sister will order it to be redone, causing delays and putting a lot of strain on the main peak, leaving them short-handed.
"My supervisor even dragged me out to manage the rental office!"
Qin Che complained bitterly. He thought that since his master had asked his eldest brother to go into seclusion, he could manage on his own. But after his second senior sister gave up, he was dragged out a few days later.
“Okay, senior brother! After you’ve finished looking at it, calm down. The crane is right here!” Cheng Jiu pointed to the white object not far away.
"?" Qin Che walked over. He had thought it was something else when it was in the air. How did this arrogant crane turn into this?
Qin Che touched the crane's body to check its condition: "It's fine, that's good, it saves us some trouble!"
Otherwise, if Elder Xiuyan comes in a couple of days and the crane runs away, I really don't know how to explain it to him!
"Senior brother, what's going on with this crane?!"
Cheng Jiu sensed Qin Che's intense resentment. What was going on? How could he have tormented his senior brother Qin Che like this?
"Sigh!" Qin Che hesitated for a moment, then let out another long sigh.
Cheng Jiu firmly held onto the restless little cloud beast, preventing it from getting too close to the crane that Qin Che had brought. If it got away, the little cloud beast would have to send Qin Che away.
Regardless of whether Senior Brother Qin Che is willing or not, Cheng Jiu herself is not at ease with it. In Guiyuan Sect, the little cloud beast is guaranteed to be unruly. It caused such a commotion on Canglan Peak, let alone outside.
I'm not worried about what others might do to the little cloud beast. Even if others don't recognize it, there's still the little cloud beast's ancestor, who is a Mahayana stage spirit beast.
But if something really goes wrong, in the end, it's still up to her, the owner, to clean up the mess.
Therefore, this must absolutely not be allowed to happen; it must be nipped in the bud from the very beginning.
"Senior Brother Qin Che, stop sighing, tell me!"
"This guy is an irresponsible, womanizing white crane!" Qin Che patted the large white bird beside him.
"Relying on the fact that he is Elder Xiuyan's beloved pet and is stronger than the other cranes, he has seduced countless cranes during his time at the rental office!"
Qin Che gritted his teeth: "Cranes are a species that is devoted to one another, but there is such an anomaly as this one. Every day, it flirts with one crane while also hooking up with another, making the whole rental place a mess."
To make matters worse, this bastard doesn't take responsibility. This time, one of the cranes even fought over it. One of them is its new favorite, and the other is its former girlfriend!
This guy actually managed to escape and flee the rental place. The other cranes didn't have his cultivation level, so they couldn't catch up with him at all!
In their panic, they stumbled upon Canglan Peak!
So this rental property, now a dominant force, has met its former dominant force.
Having experienced firsthand the treacherous nature of the Crane's life, the little cloud beast treated it like a dog, even though they were both at the Nascent Soul stage.
There's no escaping it, there's absolutely no escaping it!
"This guy really kicked a hornet's nest!" Qin Che's voice was tinged with schadenfreude, not referring to the white crane encountering the little cloud beast, but rather: "A new crane isn't so easily seduced."
The crane it had recently seduced was also the beloved pet of another elder, whom it regarded as a daughter.
This crane seduced her; we've already reported this to the elder.
The little princess couldn't stop thinking about the crane, and the elder felt so sorry for her!
I knew the owner of the unfaithful crane had already come demanding an explanation. I heard Elder Xiuyan had arranged a marriage between the crane and the little princess, and the wedding would be soon to take it back.
With that little princess around, the crane can forget about being a wandering, carefree crane. It'd better settle down and be good!
If the little princess is truly hurt, her father will not let this faithless crane off the hook. In that case, the crane will fly away and the eggs will be gone, leaving nothing behind.
Qin Che thought with a hint of schadenfreude, even though he had only taken over the rental office a few days ago.
But before the new favorite and the old lover could fight, the crane caused quite a few conflicts among them.
Especially since the cranes were so engrossed in their love that they lost all interest in their work, the male crane saw this crane as a thorn in its side and was extremely restless.
During that period, complaints about the entire rental office increased exponentially. The once top-tier rental company was almost no match for those big fish!
Look, without the little cloud beast's interference, Cheng Jiu and Qin Che have been chatting for quite some time now.
Qin Che rode a crane, and every now and then the crane's beak pecked at the unconscious white crane!
It pecks once to observe its surroundings, pecks once to observe its surroundings; there is no emotion, only resentment.
The white crane, which had been groomed by Cheng Jiu to resemble a crane somewhat, now had a bald patch of feathers.
In particular, the white crane's most beautiful feathers have been plucked off by the little cloud beast.
"Alright, I've escorted the groom home. I won't bother you any longer, junior sister!"
"Goodbye, Senior Brother Qin Che!"
Qin Che's crane was extremely disgusted with the white crane, but fortunately Qin Che had prepared a spirit-controlling pouch and took the crane away.