Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1032: Chapter 23: Could It Be the Same Person_2

How can one calculate a non-existent person in a world without Luo Yan or Jingyun?

Even if one can abandon their name and Daoist title, they cannot abandon their life-bound sword artifact and marital relationship. The former requires cutting off all Qi ties, which would damage one’s Daoist foundation, and the latter requires both parties to divorce… Undoubtedly, Luo Yan had done neither.

Therefore, using terms like “Tai Yin Sword Master” or “my husband” as the subject became the only way to locate Luo Yan.

Shi Liuli composed herself, then stood up and left.

“Senior sister,” she found Liang Ruohua and instructed, “I need to go out for a few days, please manage the Heavenly Craft Workshop for me temporarily.”

“Liuli, you’re going out?” Liang Ruohua said worriedly, “What about the sect?”

The incident of Luo Yan stealing the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone, although not apparent, had far-reaching consequences within Penglai.

The business of the Heavenly Craft Workshop plummeted because of the collective suspicion of the sect elders — could it be that your workshop is teeming with traitors?

Of course, Shi Liuli, as Elder Shi Ding’s biological daughter, had a negligible chance of being a traitor.

But, the occurrence of two traitors from the same sect was unlikely as well! Yet it happened, who could say for sure?

Therefore, the best course of action for the Heavenly Craft Workshop was to stay put at home, act discreetly, and avoid attracting more suspicion and vigilance.

However, Shi Liuli decided to go out at this moment. If the sect knew, there might be troublemakers taking advantage of the situation.

“If the sect asks…” Shi Liuli pondered, “just say I found a clue about Jingyun’s whereabouts, and I wish to investigate.”

“Is it really okay to say that?” Liang Ruohua smiled wryly.

“It’s fine.” Shi Liuli nodded, “Just say that.”

She stepped into the courtyard and soared into the sky without hesitation, leaving with sword control.

A few hours later, Xu Yinglian traveled thousands of miles from Kunlun and descended into the courtyard of the Heavenly Craft Workshop, accompanied by several Penglai cultivators.

Her purpose was to seek the Daoist Master Dong You, who excelled in art calculation, to ascertain the whereabouts of Qiu Changtian.

Hearing from Shi Qing that Shi Liuli had already left, Xu Yinglian felt slightly disappointed, but she decided to wait here for a few days patiently.

In the Giant Wood Secret Realm, Chen Guanshui sat in meditation, continuously gaining insights that surged into his mind from the void.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, within which a restrained divine light flashed.

Chen Guanshui had broken through the Treasure Light Rank of the Nascent Soul Realm and entered the Huaming Rank.

The Treasure Light Rank is considered low rank of the Nascent Soul, where the nascent soul sits upright in the dantian, radiating a pearl-like treasure light.

After advancing to the Huaming Rank, this light became even more dazzling, illuminating the entire dantian brightly and correspondingly greatly increased his cultivation level, especially the growth of his divine sense.

Although it couldn’t compare to Ah Jing’s scanning, the range and precision of his divine sense had improved, which comforted Chen Guanshui a bit.

He looked around for a moment and saw Ah Ling squatting idly nearby, resting her chin in her hands as she watched him daze.

“What’s the matter, Daoist friend?” Chen Guanshui voiced his inquiry.

“Nothing,” Ah Ling waved dismissively, “You seem different now.”

Of course, she wouldn’t admit she had never seen a human cultivator breakthrough and was watching curiously.

“I have gained some insights,” Chen Guanshui said modestly.

“Uh.” Ah Ling hesitated for a moment and then asked, “I’m not very familiar with the situation of cultivators. Excuse me, what realm are you in now, and how did you break through?”

Chen Guanshui knew she was of the Demon Race and was not well-versed in human Golden Core-Nascent Soul realms, so she inquired out of curiosity. After pondering briefly, he answered:

“How to put it? It’s like something’s been bothering you for a long time, and suddenly, one day you figure it out—it feels like a moment of great enlightenment, a sudden realization.”

“Ah, so that’s what they call a bottleneck.” Ah Ling remarked thoughtfully.

For the Demon Race, there were no such concepts as bottlenecks or mental states in their cultivation; their process was about purifying their bloodline. Thus, if their bloodline was noble and pure enough, cultivation would be smooth sailing; otherwise, it would be fraught with difficulties and obstacles.

Ah Ling, suffering from hidden flaws in her bloodline, had to repeatedly shift between child and maiden for cultivation, making her quite envious of human cultivation methods.

“More or less,” Chen Guanshui replied.

“So what are you planning to do next?” Ah Ling continued asking, “Are you going to consolidate your realm? I read in books that after a breakthrough, cultivators generally need to retreat for some time to stabilize their realm.”

“Hmm.” Chen Guanshui pondered for a moment, “I should stay here for a while…”

Before he finished speaking, they suddenly heard a long howl from afar.

A normal cultivator might dismiss it as a beast’s call, but Chen Guanshui, having had experiences in the Eastern Emperor Realm, immediately recognized it as the Dragon Clan’s call for allies, which meant “come quickly.”

Indeed, Ah Ling stood up and said:

“It’s getting late; I should head back.”

She glanced at the cliff behind her, then nimbly climbed up, as agile as a mountain goat accustomed to frequent climbs.

Watching from behind, Chen Guanshui thought the disguise was indeed laborious.

Clearly able to use the Dragon Clan’s skill of cloud riding, yet forced to climb manually to appear mortal, why bother?

But it seemed Long Xiaoqi didn’t mind him staying here… well, it saved him from having to take action against her.

Chen Guanshui remained deep underground as Ah Ling swiftly returned to the surface and left the secret realm.

At the entrance to the secret realm, she saw the two Eastern Emperor Path elders that Sect Leader Shi Yao had previously brought, now blocking the valley entrance, facing a female cultivator.

Yuqing View’s Shi Liuli.

Although her combat prowess wasn’t impressive, upholding Penglai Yuqing View’s frailty reputation, she was adept at art calculation and came from the Heavenly Craft Workshop of the crafting sect, making it uncertain whether she possessed some unknown powerful magical treasure. Hence, the two elders were cautious not to recklessly attack.

“The Elder Dong You from Penglai?” Ah Ling frowned and inquired.

“I’m here to find someone,” Shi Liuli replied concisely, “let me through.”

The two elders exchanged glances and then sent a message to Ah Ling:

“We’ll hold her back; you hurry to get the Sect Leader.”

Ah Ling acknowledged, just about to leave to find Shi Yao when a voice from afar said:

“So, it’s here?”

Just as the words arrived, An Zhisu had transformed into sword light, reaching them in an instant.

Shi Liuli was slightly surprised, but she quickly figured out without divination that this Elder Jiao Xiao from Shushan, having failed to get answers from her before, had only feigned departure and secretly followed. This person wasn’t as foolish as she appeared.

The Shushan’s Jiao Xiao joined the battle, causing the two Eastern Emperor Path elders to become highly alert, immediately sending another message to Ah Ling:

“Quick, go! This person is beyond our capabilities, quickly fetch the Sect Leader!”

Ah Ling, understanding the seriousness, prepared to use her cloud riding to escape, when she heard Shi Yao’s cold voice from afar:

“Since when has our Eastern Emperor Path been worth bullying by Shushan and Penglai joining forces to come to our doors?”

She flew over on her flying sword, and before speaking, the flying sword behind her shot out suddenly, targeting Shi Liuli beside her.

Her intent was evident: to strike first, eliminate the inexperienced Shi Liuli, and then join the two elders in besieging An Zhisu.

Shi Liuli was startled, seeing the flying sword’s murderous aura rushing toward her, but soon was intercepted midway by a sword light that knocked it away.

It was An Zhisu’s quick reaction, using the Harsh Cold Sword to shield her from the strike.

She was about to express her gratitude when An Zhisu sneered and then urged her flying sword to swiftly engage Shi Yao and the two elders in battle.

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