allonlinenovel Chapter 21 Strange Movements at Qingtan
Chapter 21 Strange Movements at Qingtan
Shen Yao buried her master's body next to Bai Luo's small mound.
Behind the peony tree are two small, inconspicuous mounds.
The peonies tree was covered with large, bright pink peonies, their petals falling to the ground, creating a beautiful sight.
Shen Yao also wanted to erect a monument for her master.
Whether it's a piece of wood or a stone, it's all about making a monument.
But she couldn't either.
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Jiang Ming's entourage searched all over Rongzhou, but could not find Zhao Zhen and his female disciple.
Jiang Ming looked down on Zhao Zhen from the bottom of his heart, and was certain that Zhao Zhen couldn't run far with just a talisman ball. He thought that the little Spirit Herb Sect was full of useless people and couldn't possibly have anything good.
Even if it's a high-level talisman ball, where can it escape to?
But after searching for more than half a year, he still couldn't find the piece of trash he considered.
Jiang Ming never imagined that Zhao Zhen was using a rare, divine-level talisman ball, a life-saving talisman given to him by his father when he was a child.
This tiny life-saving talisman allowed him to escape from Xuanhu Town, the most remote town in Rongzhou, to Jeju Island, outside of Rongzhou, in an instant.
Although the Minshan Mountains are located at the border of Rongzhou and Jeju, each occupying half of the mountain range, Jiang Ming's entourage only searched Rongzhou.
Jiang Ming was furious: "It's been more than half a year, and in such a small place as Rongzhou, there isn't a single clue?"
The leader of the followers trembled and said, "Reporting to the Hall Master, I returned to the city at full speed. As soon as I got back to Chaohui Sect, I immediately sealed off Rongzhou and ordered all the disciples to search the entire prefecture without missing an inch."
"Useless!" Jiang Ming roared in fury, "If they can't find it in Rongzhou, then look around the surrounding areas. Do you think they can fly out of the Immortal Clan's territory?!"
"Your subordinate obeys! Your subordinate will make the arrangements immediately!" The leader hurriedly retreated, fearing that Jiang Ming would punish him.
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The world of cultivation has no seasons, but the new flowers and birdsong have sung six times.
The gathering and chirping of the crested birds herald the start of a new year for the world.
The world of cultivation gods also has a New Year's Day, which is the first day of the first lunar month every year.
In the world of cultivation, there are birds with flower crowns announcing the new life everywhere.
The harbinger birds usually live alone, but every year on the first day of the first lunar month, they gather together and sing from early morning until late at night.
On New Year's Day, the monks would also dress in colorful clothes, sing and dance, greet each other with clasped hands, and exchange gifts.
Even during the most intense period of the war between the three races, no fighting took place on New Year's Day.
On this day, the world seems to return to the golden age when the true god was on earth; yesterday's fierce battles can be resolved today with joyful celebrations.
Shen Yao felt that this year's new-born bird with its crested crown had an exceptionally loud cry.
After Zhao Zhen's death, Shen Yao cleaned up all traces of their life in the cave deep in the Min Mountains and moved to the Minxi River at the foot of the Min Mountains in Jeju Island.
At the foot of the mountain, a branch of the Minxi River converges into a clear pool at its end. Shen Suyao built a simple wooden house by this pool.
After six years of cultivation, Shen Yao has mastered the divine-level Soul Meridian Opening Technique and the divine-level Spirit Returning Technique of the Colorful Immortal Venerable.
The Purple Cloud Golden Beetle had also grown into a palm-sized, pure golden beetle, its entire body radiating golden light.
The dots on the second layer of armored wings have disappeared, and they have turned into the same pure gold, hard armored wings as the third layer.
The first layer of armor still faintly shows golden patterns, but the patterns are not obvious.
Shen Yao's most powerful cheat ability is almost always successful when dealing with alien beasts.
However, the beasts in Minshan are mostly low- to mid-level creatures, and even the few that have developed intelligence are not very smart.
She wasn't sure if she could still hit her target every time she encountered high-level beasts or advanced cultivators in the future.
Shen Yao obtained the cultivation techniques from the Spectral Immortal Venerable, as well as the Divine Body Tempering Technique, the Divine Golden Spirit Shield, the Divine Qi Spirit Concealment Technique, and the Divine Beast Taming and Spirit Communication Technique.
These techniques are not as fast to cultivate as the Divine-level Soul Meridian Opening Technique and the Divine-level Spirit Returning Technique.
Shen Yao does not have a golden spiritual root and therefore cannot cultivate the divine-level golden spiritual shield.
She couldn't cultivate even the divine-level Beast Taming and Spirit Communication Technique. The beginning of the book said that a Beast Taming Bell was needed, but she didn't have one, so she could only leave it in her storage ring.
In six years, she mastered the Divine Body Tempering Technique to a minor level, making her completely unharmable to cultivators of the same level.
The Divine-level Qi Concealment Technique is very interesting, but it is very difficult to cultivate. Shen Yao has been practicing diligently every day, but she has only just begun to grasp the basics.
The beginner-level Divine-level Qi Concealment Technique allows her to become invisible for a brief moment.
A breath is very short, but if combined with movement techniques, it can be a life-saving secret.
The movement technique Shen Yao used was an advanced technique passed down to her by her master when he was alive. She practiced it every day according to the wooden tablets her master had carved.
Although it was only an advanced movement technique, she never slacked off.
Shen Yao felt that Qingtan had been acting strangely lately. Every time she approached Qingtan, she felt that something was lurking in the water, hiding under the dense clumps of waterweed, watching her.
Using spiritual power to probe, there was nothing there.
Throwing a few large stones in only scare away schools of small fish.
Shen Yao made a simple fishing rod and a stone bench and placed them by the pond. She began fishing in the clear pond every evening.
While fishing, the feeling of being spied on was just as strong.
In the world of cultivation, a year has ten months, a month has thirty-six days, and a day has eighteen hours.
Shen Yao fished for half a month straight, but all the bait was eaten, and she didn't catch a single fish.
Although fishing was just a pretext, Shen Yao was still upset because she kept coming back empty-handed.
Back on Earth, I'd heard stories of fishermen who felt like they were going home naked if they came back empty-handed.
Shen Yao thought it must be because the bait wasn't used properly.
I tried using bait with a special quality, and the bites became more frequent, but I still came back empty-handed every time.
I fished for another half month, and it was still the same.
Every day's feed was completely used up, and not a single fish was caught.
Shen Yao understood immediately, and was filled with resentment.
What a sly little thing!
For the next seven days, Shen Yao didn't go fishing.
He would deliberately walk around the clear pond a few times each day.
Each time I got closer to the clear pool, the feeling of being spied on became even stronger!
She felt like she was being targeted by a long-starved beast, which might pounce on her and bite off a piece of her flesh at any moment.
Shen Yao began collecting some medicinal herbs that could be used as seasonings.
After six years of dedicated cultivation, she did not indulge in culinary desires and never deliberately collected or studied flavoring herbs.
This time, she's going to use her cooking skills from her years on Earth in her previous life.
With delicious ingredients from the world of cultivation, plus special seasonings, I don't believe this little thing won't fall for it.
Carrying the pot to the makeshift stove next to the wooden house, he took out a piece of burning animal bone, scratched it on the firewood, and the stove quickly became warm.
Soon, the fragrance filled the air and drifted to the clear pool, where bubbles began to rise from the surface.
Shen Yao filled a bowl with clam meat, held the bowl in one hand and a fishing rod in the other, sat down on the stone bench by the clear pool, and pretended to eat while fishing.
The fishing line, which usually snaps up quickly, remained completely still today.
Shen Yao ate two pieces of meat slowly and carefully, then suddenly remembered something, slapped her forehead, and exclaimed, "Oh dear! I forgot to get the fruit wine!"
He casually placed the bowl full of meat next to the stone bench, then got up and walked towards the wooden house.
After Shen Yao left, bubbles rose from the surface of the clear pool, and a fish head quietly emerged from the water.
"How is it? Has it come out yet?" Shen Yao asked the flying Purple Cloud Golden Beetle in a low voice, gesturing with her hands.
The golden beetle also lowered its voice: "They're out, they're eating your flesh."
Shen Yao was overjoyed and immediately used the Divine-level Qi Concealment Technique.
Beside the stone bench, a girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old was wolfing down Shen Yao's food from her bowl, as if she wanted to finish it quickly and run away.
"Got you!" The girl had just swallowed a piece of meat, but before she could even eat it, Shen Yao, who had appeared out of nowhere, grabbed her by the neck.
The girl's face turned red, and she coughed violently, spraying bits of meat onto Shen Yao's arm.
Shen Yao looked disgusted, then used her spiritual energy to condense a rope and tied the girl up. She patted the flesh off her arm and said triumphantly to the girl, "Finally caught you."