The afternoon was spent by Lu Li selling another batch of Flower and Grass Dew, then purchasing some necessities according to the list.
In the evening, Xiao Li heard that he was leaving and threw a clingy tantrum for half an hour.
Eventually, after being persuaded by Lu Li and Xiu Popo, Li Zhengshen took her to the interior of the Ascending Heavenly Palace.
“How moving,” Lu Li said, looking at the soaring flying boat and Xiao Li waving at him from above.
“The relationship between the Yao Race and the Human Race is truly complicated…”
“Actually, it’s not that complicated,” Liu Qingxi said. “The world bustles, all for profit. The world hustles, all for benefit.”
“That I can understand.” Lu Li nodded.
“Powerful Yao Race members want to establish achievements, so the bordering Human Race naturally becomes their target. Those weaker ones who were once friendly with humans also have to find a way out.”
“Yes, but I still hope this world can be a little more peaceful.” Liu Qingxi looked at the lights of Heavenly Deduction City. “If we can obtain some important information at the Ten Thousand Demons Conference and then relay it to the Human Race, that would be good.”
“Isn’t there the Mystic Token?”
“How did you become a Saintess without knowing even this basic knowledge of the Immortal Cultivation world?” Liu Qingxi laughed after hearing that. “In human territory, the Mystic Token can transmit messages mutually. But once you reach the Yao Race territory, it becomes unusable.”
“This is the first time I’ve heard that…” As Lu Li thought, he lowered his head and adjusted his original plan. “Liu Qingxi, why can the Mystic Token transmit messages in human territory?”
“Huh?!” Liu Qingxi looked Lu Li up and down. “You’re not a spy sent by the Yao Race, are you? Not knowing something like this.”
“I really don’t know. But the reason… is that I haven’t been a Saintess for long.” Lu Li confessed truthfully. “Before this, I was just an ordinary disciple.”
“Mm… that’s true. Ordinary disciples can’t afford a Mystic Token anyway and wouldn’t need one. Using ordinary carrier pigeons is enough.” Liu Qingxi lowered her head and thought for a moment, then waved her hand to cast several Dharma Formulas, making the jade disk at her waist instantly enlarge. “Come, I’ll take you to see.”
The two stepped onto the jade disk, and Liu Qingxi flew high, speeding toward the Ascending Heavenly Palace.
Soon, Lu Li found they had flown past the dozens of towers where Nascent Soul Stage cultivators lived. Clouds drifted around them, moonlight like water.
“We still need to go higher.” Liu Qingxi cast several more Dharma Formulas, and a faint blue light enveloped the jade disk. “We’re heading to a place called the Heavenly Listening Platform.”
Passing through the clouds, a massive object that blotted out the sky suddenly blocked the moonlight.
But Lu Li’s eyes flickered, and the darkness before him began to clear.
It was a giant pagoda.
The pagoda was about a hundred zhang tall, like a great mountain, yet suspended high in the air.
It had nine levels, each covered with countless Eight Trigrams Runes that drifted, sometimes embedded inward, sometimes protruding outward.
At the same time, faint ripples in the air were constantly being received by the runes. Then, on the next level, another rune would highlight and send the ripples out.
As the ripples spread, the surrounding clouds trembled slightly.
“So this is… the Heavenly Listening Platform?” Lu Li stared at the endlessly rotating tower. The vastness of the Immortal Cultivation world unfolded before him again.
Originally, Lu Li thought the Immortal Cultivation world was just flying swords and spirit boats, plus a few talismans.
But the several-zhang-tall Spirit Armor he had seen recently, and the Heavenly Listening Platform Liu Qingxi was showing him, gradually exceeded his previous understanding.
“Yes… ah, I remember now. The Southern Region has the Three Sects and Four Gates, so the Heavenly Listening Platform doesn’t belong to any single sect.” Liu Qingxi nodded, then looked proudly at the colossal object in the sky. “Only a sect like ours that governs a region can build one within the sect.”
“It’s truly magnificent and vast.” As Lu Li drifted closer to the tower, a faint restriction blocked his way. “Once we leave human territory, the Mystic Token can’t transmit messages, right?”
“Generally speaking, yes. That’s because our mission itself isn’t very difficult. If the Military Department were handling it, it would be different.”
“The Immortal Cultivation world is a bit different from what I imagined.” Lu Li sighed, gazing again at the nine-story tower. He reached out and touched the gentle restriction. “It seems I still need to study hard.”
“You really need to study hard. When I became a Saintess, I studied for a full twelve years.” Liu Qingxi said as she urged the jade disk to break through the clouds again, speeding back to the Small Courtyard. “But since you’re a Saintess, you should also have Inherited Memories, right?”
“I do, but I usually don’t have much time to digest them.” Lu Li spoke the truth.
His cultivation had advanced too quickly, causing him to miss out on many basic pieces of knowledge about Immortal Cultivation.
“Then I won’t disturb you today while you learn.” Liu Qingxi set Lu Li down in the courtyard and waved goodbye. “See you tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow.” Lu Li waved goodbye to Liu Qingxi and returned to his room. For once, he didn’t cultivate but instead slowly recalled the vast knowledge that mirror had transmitted to him.
Previously, he had only selected knowledge related to various sects or key points of techniques.
But he hadn’t bothered to look closely at the common knowledge of the Immortal Cultivation world.
A quick scan made Lu Li’s head spin.
The Inherited Memories were far more vast than he had imagined. The titles of Saintess and Saint Son were not as simple as he had thought.
They needed to master more knowledge than ordinary cultivators and possess more abilities, so they could be useful in various places.
For example, the Heavenly Listening Platform Liu Qingxi had taken him to see today—there was even a temporary construction method in the Inherited Memories. Plus, instructions on how to reconnect the lines and perform repairs if the Yao Race invaded.
As he read, Lu Li finally understood the basic principle of the Mystic Token in his hand.
It was not a universal, thousand-mile sound transmission token.
It was just a small magical artifact in his hand.
What it truly relied on was the Heavenly Listening Platform in the center of the city.
And the Earth Listening Pavilion.
‘Looks like I’ll have to carve out some time during the upcoming journey to the Yao Race to study this knowledge…’ As he thought, Lu Li’s mind stirred. His Divine Sense located his master, Lin Yin, and sent the thought to her.
Soon, Lin Yin’s voice came through the Mystic Token.
“Lu Li, why have you turned into a woman?!”
“Master, it’s because my Yin and Yang were imbalanced when I killed a Demon Beast earlier.” Lu Li said. “Besides, I’m in the Northern Domain, where Yang energy is scarce. I estimate it will last about forty-some days.”
“I see… I knew you went out as a man.” Lin Yin breathed a sigh of relief. “Yin-Yang Imbalance isn’t a big problem. Our sect’s cultivation technique is special. It just means you’ll stay in a female form a bit longer. But be careful when you take pills or absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi recently—avoid those with Primordial Yin Qi.”
“Understood, Master.” Lu Li was about to ask about the Inherited Memories when a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
That thought made his body tremble.
“Ah… that, Master.” Thinking of this, Lu Li stammered a little. “I just took a medicine recently…”
“An ordinary medicine won’t cause any trouble. It’ll just add a few more days.” Lin Yin comforted him. “There aren’t any pure Yang pills in the Northern Domain anyway. Just be careful.”
“Last night, I just took the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood.”
“Ah?! Celestial Fox Sacred Blood?!”
This was the first time Lu Li had heard such a surprised tone from his master.
“So, Master… what effect will this have?!”
“…You were already imbalanced, so it would have been about forty-plus days. But after taking the Celestial Fox Sacred Blood, it’ll probably extend to a full two hundred days.” Lin Yin sighed deeply. “At least for the next half year, don’t think about turning back.”
RIP his lil brother