Brocade Paired Warriors

Chen Ganliu mulled it over and interjected, "If the two Senior Sisters enjoy excitement, why not visit Plum Blossom Mountain?"

"I heard the Six Great Sages of Plum Blossom Mountain are holding a Ghost Festival assembly to appease ten thousand years of ghost cultivators. It's bound to be quite lively."

This matter was something Chen Ganliu had overheard by chance in his past life. The Ghost Festival assembly at Plum Blossom Mountain was indeed an unprecedented grand event, but for a mere Qi Cultivator at the Second Layer of Qi Condensation, such a grand event was "none of his concern." He didn't even have the ability to travel thousands of miles to get there.

Moreover, a mere Qi Cultivator at the Second Layer of Qi Condensation might just catch the eye of a great demon and be gobbled up in an instant.

Back then, his Senior Sister wouldn't even let him go to Jinyun Mountain, fearing for his safety. Plum Blossom Mountain was a thousand times more dangerous than Jinyun Mountain. Chen Ganliu didn't even dare to entertain the thought of going.

Even now, he was actually uninterested in the Ghost Festival assembly. That kind of excitement was not something a Qi Cultivator at the Second Layer of Qi Condensation, boiling liquid into qi, could partake in. Chen Ganliu simply thought that if he had the chance to go to Plum Blossom Mountain, he could search the vicinity. If he could find Qiu Sheng's place of nirvana, he might be able to save Yun Susu in the future and change his Senior Sister's fate.

Jiang Ningxue's eyes lit up slightly, clearly tempted, but she immediately shook her head and said, "Plum Blossom Mountain is one of the five great sacred lands of the Demon Race, and its six mountain lords are all Great Sun Saints. Since both Zhan Rou and I are cultivators, it might be too conspicuous if we go, and there might be danger."

Chen Ganliu, eager to go to Plum Blossom Mountain, quickly said, "I have a method to conceal a cultivator's spiritual energy."

He then explained the Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art.

The two women listened with great interest. Although the Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art was a low-tier minor art, it did have its uses. As for its extremely high entry requirements, those were relative to Chen Ganliu. The two women were both Golden Core cultivators, so learning such a minor art would be like building on a solid foundation, achieving success in one go.

Jiang Ningxue chuckled, "I never expected there to be such a marvelous art in the world that can transform into all sorts of insects."

Xie Zhanrou's eyes darted around. "I won't transform into ugly bugs, but transforming into butterflies, bees, or fireflies would be fine."

Jiang Ningxue asked, "Junior Brother, what kind of demon insect do you plan to transform into?"

Chen Ganliu chuckled sheepishly and replied, "My cultivation is not yet sufficient, so I can't transform into any demon insect. I just hope to have some demonic aura to conceal my identity."

Jiang Ningxue smiled slightly, took out six or seven crystal bottles, and handed them to Chen Ganliu. "Senior Sister can't accept your teaching of such a profound art for nothing. I'll give you a few insects."

To cultivate the Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art, one needed to find suitable demon insects, extract their essence blood, and cultivate the transformation technique.

The more ordinary the demon insects found, the more useless the transformed demon insects would be. If the found demon insects were rare breeds, the transformed ones would be slightly better.

Chen Ganliu hadn't actually thought of cultivating this art before. Firstly, his power was insufficient. Secondly, finding rare demon insects would take too much time. He already felt time was insufficient for his proper Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art, wishing for forty-eight hours in a day, so how could he spare time to search for demon insects?

Inside the crystal bottles given by Jiang Ningxue, each contained a demon insect. Every single one was resplendent and dazzling.

Chen Ganliu took them and identified them carefully, exclaiming, "Are these not rare Ice Silkworms from Great Snow Mountain?"

Xie Zhanrou laughed, "This one has eight to nine hundred years of cultivation. If not for the low intelligence of insects, with this much cultivation, it could already transform into human form."

Chen Ganliu was greatly shocked. An Ice Silkworm with nearly a thousand years of cultivation, if released, its fierce cold aura could turn an entire county from summer to bitter winter. His mere cultivation of the Third Layer of Qi Refining would likely freeze to death just by reaching out to touch it.

He then looked at another crystal bottle. Inside was a colorful centipede, constantly spewing colorful mist, with a faint colorful smoke swirling around its body. His heart grew even more alarmed.

Although he didn't recognize what rare breed this centipede was, he could tell that this demon insect's cultivation was not shallow. He didn't know how many lives it had harmed, how many lives it had taken, and how much essence blood of living beings it had consumed to reach this state.

The colorful mist it spewed and the colorful smoke swirling around its body were refined potent demonic qi. Ordinary people would likely dissolve into liquid upon contact, and even Qi Cultivators below the eighth or ninth layer of cultivation wouldn't be able to resist it.

Another crystal bottle contained a spider that looked like ice crystal, constantly spitting out transparent silk threads that coated the inside of the bottle. When there was no more room to move, it would desperately inhale, and all the transparent silk threads would turn into cold mist, which it would swallow into its belly.

The cold aura of this Ice Spider was even more intense than that of the Ice Silkworm. Chen Ganliu had never heard of such a rare demon insect in the world and couldn't help but marvel.

The demon insects stored in the remaining crystal bottles were all extremely potent poisons.

Chen Ganliu thought to himself, "What kind of Dao technique does Senior Sister Jiang Ningxue cultivate? To collect so many potent poisonous insects?"

Xie Zhanrou pondered for a moment and said, "Since Senior Sister Jiang gave you something, I can't be without a gesture."

"However, I don't raise insects, so I'll give you a minor Magic Treasure!"

Xie Zhanrou took out a stack of brocade handkerchiefs and handed them to Chen Ganliu. Chen Ganliu didn't recognize what kind of treasure it was and asked, "Senior Sister Xie, what Magic Treasure is this?"

Xie Zhanrou chuckled, "Your magic power is too low, you can't use other Magic Treasures."

"These are the Twelve Brocade Paired Warriors that I refined myself. Once infused with magic power, each handkerchief can transform into a divine general, which can be commanded to do various chores."

Chen Ganliu was overjoyed but feigned humility, refusing a few times before happily accepting. He mused, "So these are treasures similar to the Yellow Turban Warriors from ancient novels. I wonder what level Xie Sister's Brocade Paired Warriors are equivalent to?"

"If one has the third to fifth layer of Qi Refining, they are excellent for self-protection. If one has the fifth to sixth layer of Qi Refining, they are practically heirlooms."

Prompted by Chen Ganliu and having received the Seventy-Two Transformations Insect Art, Jiang Ningxue and Xie Zhanrou, after a night's rest, set off again. However, they did not head to Three Saints Island but directly towards Plum Blossom Mountain.

On the way, the two women constantly discussed how they would have fun at Plum Blossom Mountain, just like ordinary young women.

Chen Ganliu, on the other hand, remained diligently cultivating throughout the journey. His Green Leaf Spirit Talisman and Azure Emperor Jia Yi Art cultivation proceeded without any issues, but the Heavenly Demon Vein Shifting Method always had some anomaly. A certain spiritual energy thread was always restless.

For the first few days, he worried about accidents and would skip over that spiritual energy thread, choosing not to refine it for the time being. But later, Chen Ganliu pondered, "If I don't try to see what happens if I continue refining it, won't this spiritual energy thread be ruined?"

"Anyway, I have two convenient Senior Sisters. If my cultivation goes awry, they will surely intervene."

"They are both Golden Core Realm cultivators, and I am only at the Second Layer of Qi Refining. If there is any danger, it would be as easy as flicking their fingers to stop it."

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