508: Parental Communication
Trapped indoors by the unidentified rainfall, unable to go out and farm points, Jiang Mo eventually had another match with Yun Qingyue. Unlike the exhilarating duel from the previous night, today the two neither used spiritual energy nor made any significant movents.
They simply sat at the table, making hand gestures in pure demonstration.
This ti, whether because her Senior Sister was holding back or because the little tiger's physique gave her an advantage, Jiang Mo quickly gained the upper hand after they began. As they continued, Jiang Mo beca increasingly mischievous, sotis exchanging aningful glances, sotis squeezing her Senior Sister's small hand, and finally gripping her Senior Sister's wrist, intending to pull her into an embrace.
However, Yun Qingyue's tolerance had limits. When she noticed the little tiger becoming increasingly audacious, she simply stopped moving. Thus, when Jiang Mo gripped her wrist and pulled, she couldn't budge her at all. Ultimately, Jiang Mo proved obedient, moving closer herself to place a gentle kiss on the corner of Yun Qingyue's lips.
Yun Qingyue couldn't help but smile, her previously somber mood significantly lightened, her glassy phoenix eyes filled with mirth.
After kissing her beloved, Jiang Mo looked up and t those eyes reflecting her own image, causing her heart to skip a beat. Without thinking, she leaned forward again, this ti placing a gentle kiss on those beautiful eyes, her heart swelling with joy—how wonderful that this amazing person was now hers, and that from now on, those eyes would only reflect her.
The two were deeply affectionate, their relationship having just reached a breakthrough, when emotions run strongest. Even doing nothing together in the sa room, ti flew by unnoticed.
Perhaps much ti had passed, or perhaps just a mont, when the communication jade token hanging at Yun Qingyue's waist suddenly lit up.
The intimate atmosphere was broken. Yun Qingyue imdiately set aside extraneous thoughts and answered the communication.
The ssage was from her master, who, after inquiring about her situation, also relayed the latest news from Sect Leader Qingxiao—the rain outside indeed had issues. Though they weren't yet clear why the rain could penetrate the formation and fall into Xuanqing Sect, the rainwater itself had spirit-devouring properties. For example, if a spiritual tool containing spiritual energy was left under the rain, it would gradually lose its spiritual nature.
Jiang Mo had been resting her chin on her hand, gazing at her Senior Sister with undisguised adoration. Upon hearing this, she instinctively looked up at the ceiling: "Ah Yue, this portable courtyard is also a magical treasure. Will it be damaged by the rain?"
Yun Qingyue was focused on the communication, her expression extrely serious. Suddenly hearing Jiang Mo's question, she was montarily stunned.
Quickly, Yun Qingyue realized the severity of the situation. After all, people were living all over Xuanqing Sect's mountains, and cutting wood to build houses wasn't feasible. Many were using these portable courtyards as temporary residences... To be rcenary about it, Mount Qingyun, where artifact refiners congregated, had profited considerably from this trend, with the entire peak engaged in crafting such treasures for a ti.
Now, if these portable courtyards developed problems, those affected wouldn't just be the two who had demolished their ho last night, but also fellow cultivators using similar portable courtyards. Worse still, many of Xuanqing Sect's own buildings relied on spiritual energy for support.
Realizing this, Yun Qingyue hurriedly replied to her master, raising this concern.
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Peak Master Qingyu was currently in Lingyun Hall. She hadn't been there before the rain began, nor had she braved the rain due to her profound cultivation. Rather, after the Sect Leader discovered the problem and contacted Divine Lord Zhiming, the Divine Lord had torn through space to instantly transport all important figures to Lingyun Hall—not just her, but also Sect Leader Zhu, Fei Yuan, and other crucial individuals had all gathered there.
When Yun Qingyue transmitted her ssage, everyone was already discussing this matter, with these experienced leaders having thought even further.
Zhu Baiyi's face was serious as she addressed everyone: "Beyond the buildings exposed to the rain, have you considered where this rainwater ultimately goes after falling to the ground?" Without waiting for a response, she continued: "Rainwater accumulates and eventually seeps into the ground. If the rainfall is minor, it would at most harm so spiritual flowers and herbs, but what if the rainfall is substantial?"
The more rain, the deeper it would penetrate into the ground, possibly reaching the earth veins. Xuanqing Sect's abundant spiritual energy stemd from several spirit veins beneath it, and the sect's protective grand formation could be maintained continuously because Xuanqing Sect still had exploitable spirit stone mines.
What would happen if this strange rain could penetrate to the spirit veins and co into contact with the spirit stone mines?
Just thinking about it made everyone's scalps tingle—this would undermine their very foundation, a sinister plot that chilled them to the bone.
The atmosphere in the great hall beca extrely heavy. Every face was filled with undeniable concern, and even those who typically maintained a neutral expression unconsciously gripped the armrests beside them.
They didn't know how long the strange rain outside would continue, and temporarily couldn't devise a way to prevent the rainwater from seeping in—if even the sect's protective grand formation, so tightly sealed, couldn't block this rainwater, cultivators' thods were quite limited. But if cultivator thods couldn't work, could mortal thods stop this all-penetrating rainwater? As lofty cultivators, they instinctively disbelieved this possibility.
Finally, seeing everyone's low spirits, Sect Leader Qingxiao tapped his hand case, saying: "Sect Leader Zhu speaks truly, but the spirit veins lie deep. Even if this strange rain intends to seep through and destroy Xuanqing Sect's foundation, it won't happen quickly."
As these words fell, the atmosphere in the hall eased slightly. Peak Master Qingyuan hurriedly added: "Senior Brother Sect Leader speaks correctly. We will do our utmost to prevent this."
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Outside, the strange rain continued to drizzle endlessly, and the conversation in Lingyun Hall remained tense. Although Sect Leader Qingxiao was correct, and Xuanqing Sect was indeed full of talented individuals, everyone had seen the danger of the situation. Until they found a solution, no one could truly feel at ease, always sensing a sword hanging overhead.
After the eting concluded, Divine Lord Zhiming wasn't present, and the Sect Leader had no imdiate plans to trouble him further.
Fortunately, while the rainfall outside made it difficult to leave, communication via jade tokens remained unaffected. After the eting dispersed, no one was in a hurry to leave, as they couldn't anyway. Each person contacted their subordinates and made arrangents for what followed.
Zhu Baiyi also ssaged her subordinates, making simple arrangents. After finishing and putting away her jade token, she realized others were still communicating. The only exceptions were Xuanqing Sect's peak masters, who had either completed their instructions quickly or hadn't contacted their peaks at all. Currently, several of them were gathered at the hall entrance, seemingly collecting rainwater from under the eaves.
As she approached, she happened to see Qinglan guiding a stream of rainwater into a porcelain bottle. The bottle appeared pure and transparent, but it was the most common type found in the mortal realm, without any spiritual energy. Qinglan used a section of stone rod containing no spiritual energy to guide the water into the bottle.
Truthfully, Zhu Baiyi had no idea where he had obtained such things, especially since even the floor tiles in Lingyun Hall were made of the finest Xuanhuang jade. She could only conclude that these alchemists and artifact refiners kept all manner of strange items in their storage rings, simultaneously impressive and utterly baffling.
After Qinglan guided the rainwater into the porcelain bottle, Zhu Baiyi approached, naturally appearing beside Qingyu. Observing Qinglan's careful movents, she couldn't help but ask: "Is collecting so rainwater really so troubleso?"
Qingyu had naturally detected her approach but didn't turn her head: "Spiritual energy and magical techniques are useless against that strange rain."
As she spoke, Qingyu personally demonstrated. She raised her hand to gather a stream of spiritual energy and extended it toward the rain. Normally, retrieving a strand of rainwater would be effortless, but this technique rapidly dissipated upon entering the rain. Even with the speed of a Grand Achievent cultivator, this strike only caused the rainwater to shift slightly, completely failing to collect any.
As for why they weren't using other tools, it was because other tools containing spiritual energy would react with the strange rain, making the collected rainwater impure and potentially greatly affecting subsequent research.
Sect Leader Zhu was neither an alchemist nor an artifact refiner, so her understanding was limited; she was rely observing out of curiosity. Then she watched as Qingyuan and Qinglan began experinting with that bottle of strange rain. Initially sowhat interested, she soon grew bored. Her gaze shifted to the gloomy sky outside, and she couldn't help saying: "This rain, who knows when it will stop."
This comnt resonated with everyone, causing all around to instinctively turn toward the outside. Qingyu was no exception. At that mont, Zhu Baiyi suddenly thought of Jiang Mo and remarked: "These days Jianbing has been challenging others everywhere without stopping for a single day. Today she'll likely have to pause."
Zhu Baiyi had rely thought of the younger generation and casually comnted, but as her words fell, she saw Qingyu turn to look at her.
That gaze held a subtle complexity.
Zhu Baiyi was startled by this look, instinctively trying to recall if she had misspoken, yet couldn't find anything inappropriate in her words. Her concern for Qingyu made her suddenly stamr: "Wh-what? Did I say sothing wrong?"
Qingyu's lips moved slightly. Realizing that the person before her was also Qingyue's mother, she very much wanted to discuss her daughter's situation. But with so many people in the hall, each with keen ears and bright eyes, those words naturally couldn't be spoken—Yun Qingyue and Jianbing were together, but Jianbing was only eighty-so years old, and even having used the Nine-Leaved Heavenly Heart Grass to mature early, she was still just a cub among divine beasts!
This was also why she hadn't done anything after discovering the breakthrough in their relationship. After all, even if that tiger cub had taken her disciple, it was truly difficult to say who was more at fault in their union.
Zhu Baiyi noticed Qingyu's hesitation. Glancing around, she imdiately understood her concerns.
In their earlier years together, separated by the righteous and demonic paths, Zhu Baiyi had naturally been cautious to avoid causing trouble for the other. But now the situation was different—with the demon race as the common enemy of the entire cultivation world, the division between righteous and demonic could be set aside. Moreover, since she was already residing in Xuanqing Sect, occasionally showing so closeness wasn't particularly remarkable.
Zhu Baiyi imdiately gestured to Qingyu, indicating they should move aside: "Co, whatever you have to say, let's discuss it over there."
After a mont's thought, Qingyu followed.
The others in the hall weren't focused on gossip at the mont, so they paid no attention to the two leaving, nor did they care what was said inside their sound-isolating barrier. Only a mont later, when soone happened to glance over, did they see through the barrier that Sect Leader Zhu's expression was rapidly changing, ultimately grinding her teeth as she seed to make so fierce statent.
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