"If I'm not mistaken, these nine stones all come from a single stone, from the Forbidden Land of Absolute Beginning. They can be considered a legacy left behind by your Yaochi ancestors. Opening them will bring danger, but even greater opportunities."
Jiang Ming sighed.
After observing for a while, Jiang Ming discovered that in terms of penetration, the Fiery Golden Eyes and Double Pupils were even more profound than the Heavenly Emperor Qi-Gazing Art.
The Heavenly Emperor Qi-Gazing Art can also be used to observe earth veins and even see through objects.
However, its most mysterious aspect is that it can directly see through danger and opportunity, and can see the energy of heaven and earth and all things. It uses energy to capture the root of all things, which has its own mystery. Fiery Golden Eyes and Double Pupils do not have such abilities.
He only possesses 70% of the innate power of his Double Pupils and Fiery Golden Eyes, and can still see things inside the divine Source Stone, but they are rather blurry.
It seems that, in this respect, the complete Heavenly Origin Divine Eyes is even more powerful and mysterious.
However, his Heavenly Eye between his eyebrows is about to open; all he lacks is a trigger.
The Yaochi Sacred Maiden was overjoyed. This time she had indeed found the right person. Jiang Ming could spot the nine stones as scraps that had fallen from the same stone with just a glance.
And that is indeed the case.
When it's shown to other masters of Source Arts, they usually treat it as just nine pieces of stone. They can't even see through the scraps, let alone the main stone.
However, there was nothing that could be done about it. Of these nine stones, the smallest was the size of a washbasin, and the largest was as big as a millstone.
This could easily lead people to mistakenly believe that there are nine separate stones, when in fact they are just nine scraps.
The main stone material was even larger.
Their Yaochi Sacred Land contains seven stones, three of which were left by Zhang Lin, the Fifth-Generation Heavenly Origin Master. This man also stole the heart of Yang Yi, the Yaochi Sacred Maiden, ten thousand years ago.
The other four pieces represent the accumulated heritage of the Yaochi Sacred Land.
"Then, would you be willing to go to Yaochi and help us seal those seven stones?"
The Yaochi Sacred Maiden looked at Jiang Ming with watery eyes and asked expectantly.
"I'm still lacking something to seal those stones. How about this, two years from now, I'll go to the Yaochi Sacred Land and help you seal those stones."
Jiang Ming did feel that he was still lacking in some skills. He first needed to complete the breakthrough of the Great Freedom Dao Scripture, and the Four Extremes Secret Realm was a bit weak. He needed to at least enter the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.
Anyway, Yaochi isn't in a hurry.
"Okay, it's a deal."
Upon hearing Jiang Ming's words, the Yaochi Sacred Maiden was overjoyed and immediately extended her slender hand, as if to make a promise with Jiang Ming by giving him a high five.
Jiang Ming simply reached out, grabbed her hand, shook it a few times, completing a polite handshake to signify a pleasant cooperation. "Okay, it's a deal," he said, then casually pulled her close and gave her a hug, patting her back with a loud "thump thump."
The Yaochi Sacred Maiden was completely stunned by the slap. Her smile gradually disappeared, and her body stiffened. How dare he flirt with the Yaochi Sacred Maiden in front of the Tai Shang Elder of the Yaochi Sacred Land? He was too audacious.
"You scoundrel, what are you trying to do?"
The old maid from Yaochi suddenly became furious, looked at Jiang Ming, and shouted angrily.
"I wasn't thinking about anything."
Jiang Ming answered seriously.
"Ahem, I think it's a friendly courtesy."
Tu Tian immediately coughed loudly twice, feeling a little embarrassed. He lied through his teeth and made up a bunch of nonsense with a serious expression.
Little did he know, this prediction was spot on; it was absolutely correct.
"Yes, that's what I think too."
Jiang Yi quickly added awkwardly.
Jiang Ming is incredibly shameless and audacious. No wonder he managed to pursue the descendant of the Demon Emperor, and now he's making a move on the Yaochi Sacred Maiden. He's got the style of their Jiang Family's ancestor.
If he had been a little more shameless when he was younger, he might have been able to win over a holy maiden. Back then, their ancestor God-King Jiang Taixu, stole the heart of a holy maiden.
I remember it was that Myriad Beginning Sacred Maiden — Fairy Caiyun.
A good man should have three wives and four concubines, and also be able to win the heart of a saintly woman.
The God-King Jiang Taixu was a man who had already started a family and had descendants, all for the sake of his clan.
As a direct descendant of the Desolate Ancient Family, there are three unfilial acts, the greatest of which is having no offspring.
Therefore, in the Old Jiang Family, all the men should aim to abduct the holy maiden.
Jiang Ming personally believes that once one's cultivation reaches a certain level, even holy lands, dynasties, and Desolate Ancient Family will be overjoyed to have you as their son-in-law, and they might even be willing to raise the children born to holy maidens, princesses, and young ladies of high birth.
"It is indeed a courtesy, a courtesy from the other side of the starry sky."
"To show friendliness."
Jiang Ming also said very seriously.
Anyway, some of Ye Fan's classmates have already leaked the news from the starry sky to some cultivators in this world.
He thought of Hua Yunfei. Now, with the gathering of powerful figures, the Northern Region was quite lively because of him, and Hua Yunfei, who preferred to develop his strength stealthily, must be very happy.
However, his entanglement with Li Xiaoman, a woman controlled by Crocodile Ancestor, makes his ultimate fate uncertain.
Jiang Ming didn't have time to deal with him now. When he was disguised as the Sanzang Master, he had discussed Daoism and played music with him, subtly giving him some pointers.
Until the very end, who knows who will have the happiest laugh?
Don't be impatient. Don't think that by cultivating the Heaven Devouring Demon Art, you've become the furnace for cultivating the Immortal Heavenly Art. Cultivation is for the benefit of others.
Hua Yunfei has completely lost his composure.
"Since that's the case, let's part ways here. I will go to the Yaochi Sacred Land two years from now to fulfill my promise made today."
Jiang Ming was preoccupied with his own thoughts. His most important task right now was to find Duan De and start planning ahead for the future Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy.
He remembered that around this time, Duan De obtained the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy, tricked many people, and even made Hua Yunfei take the blame.
Many people thought that Hua Yunfei had taken the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy, but unexpectedly, it was Duan De, the tomb raider, who succeeded in taking it.
Jiang Ming was determined to see if he could trick Duan De, steal the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy, and see how arrogant Duan De would be afterward.
Finding Duan De would be easy; he figured the guy would reappear soon. He remembered that the information about the Nine Secrets of Licheng, and even the Licheng Underground Palace, was initially created by this tomb raider. Later, it was discovered by other cultivators, exposing the matter and attracting the attention of top-tier powers.
Therefore, if we want to keep an eye on Duan De, we should wait until after the Licheng Underground Palace incident.
Before that!
He should go to the Yaochi Ruins and go into seclusion for a while longer.
Complete the refining of two Cursed Dao Soldier.
Incidentally, I'll also refine some of the Essence Liquid from the Yaochi Immortal Pool.
When it was given to Yan Ruyu, she was pleasantly surprised and liked it very much. No woman could resist the allure of the Yaochi Immortal Pool Essence Liquid, which has anti-aging effects.
He had originally planned to give some to the Yaochi Sacred Maiden, but he was worried that the woman would see through his intentions and affect his subsequent cultivation.
Jiang Ming left, bidding farewell to the Yaochi Sacred Maiden, Jiang Yi, and Tu Tian, departing decisively.
Five days later!
He has entered the Yaochi Ruins and begun his seclusion.
While Jiang Ming was in seclusion, Ye Fan reunited with the Big Black Dog and resumed his wanderings.
However, a month later!
Jiang Ming suddenly opened his eyes. He felt as if he had overlooked something, and something was very wrong.
Soon, he remembered a place: the Cloudbreak Mountains.
No, he absolutely cannot let that bastard Duan De steal his treasure; he's mistaken.
This treasure is very likely located in the Cloudbreak Mountains.
When Duan De appeared in the Mount Li Underground Palace, he had a broken bowl on his head, which was a deliberate disguise. In reality, what was hidden inside was the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy.
However, within a month, he had already completed the refining of the Cursed Dao Soldier. With the Ancestral Shaman Dharma Form, the refining process was very easy.
The Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy is extremely important to Jiang Ming, as it needs to suppress his Fate Pattern.
The Azure Emperor's Heart will eventually be returned to Yan Ruyu to help her perfect her Dao body. It is estimated that it will help her complete her transformation when Yan Ruyu breaks through the Immortal Platform Secret Realm.
In this way, Yan Ruyu will rise to prominence and become one of the most outstanding young people of our time.
On Jiang Ming's shoulder, there was a thumb-sized blood-red mosquito with black demonic patterns. These past few days, after Jiang Ming had easily refined it, it had been following Jiang Ming, receiving the Cursed Essence Liquid formed after the Great Accomplished Sacred Body's corpse energy was refined by the Ancestral Shaman Dharma Form Divine Form.
The Black-Patterned Blood Mosquito was rated as a three-star creature by the system, but its cultivation level was only comparable to a cultivator in the Four Extremes Secret Realm. After following him for a month, it directly transformed into a cultivator comparable to a cultivator in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.
The Black-Patterned Blood Mosquito was crystal clear, like Nine Heavens Scarlet Jade King, bright red and dazzling. Yet, its black stripes flowed with curses and deadly poison, making it sinister and eerie.
It is certain that it is very dangerous. Under a sneak attack, even a genius like Ji Haoyue with the Divine King Body would be in mortal danger and could easily perish.
"Boom"
During this process, Jiang Ming was about to complete the breakthrough to the second realm of the Four Extremes Secret Realm.
Moreover, he sensed that his own Great Freedom Dao Scripture was also on the verge of a breakthrough, and was finally about to undergo a new transformation.
But no rush, let's wait and see what happens to that bastard Yin Duan De.
When the time comes, the two will inevitably clash over the Devouring Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy. At that time, I'll let him experience what it feels like to be struck by lightning.
Of course, Duan De is extremely wicked, so it would be best to take the Heaven-Swallowing Demon Canopy without anyone noticing and let him cry.
He glanced at the dark and gloomy Yaochi Immortal Pool, thinking it was indeed a wonderful place, and he would come back again when he had time.
Seven days later!
Chaoyang City!
A grand gathering of the younger generation in Qu Prefecture, in the Northern Region.
I heard that the Ji Family is the organizer of this conference.
The Ji Family is targeting Ye Fan; they want to find a boy named Ye Fan.
The Yaoguang Sacred Land was wanted by the Jiang Family and besieged by the Thirteen Bandits. They lost a Supreme Great Ability, but they no longer dared to act recklessly in the Northern Region. The matter of the manhunt for Jiang Ming was dropped.
As for whether they might secretly hire Assassin Dynasty to target Jiang Ming in the future, that remains to be seen.
After all, there is Hell and the Human World. He is known as the Holy Land's Holy Son, and he dares to assassinate even the princes of the dynasty. He can even use the heads of Sage and sages as vessels. He is extremely powerful and Wutian.
If someone is willing to pay the price to target Jiang Ming, these two assassin groups would actually dare to take action against Jiang Ming.
However, one should pick the softest persimmon.
Ye Fan was seen as an easy target by the Ji Family.
He must be killed as a warning to others.
Because the Ji Family knows many secrets about Ye Fan. They know that Ye Fan knows some incomplete secret techniques of the Ji Family, such as the Void Great Handprint, the Great Void Technique, and even the Innate Grand Void Aura.
They also knew that Ye Fan possessed the Myriad Things Mother Qi Cauldron.