ebookland Chapter 110 Beast Tide 12
Chapter 110 Beast Tide 12
Cheng Jiu was actually quite interested in getting to know this Miss He.
"I wonder how Junior Brother Wen is doing in Youlan City."
Yingyue thought wistfully of Wen Sishu, who wasn't there. As soon as she came out of seclusion, her senior brother dragged her to the front lines to detoxify. When she had some free time, she wanted to ask where her junior brother was, but her senior brother said that her sixth senior brother had taken him to Red Leaf City, and that he had now retreated to Orchid City.
I wonder how he is doing after all this time. I heard that the situation in Red Leaf City was also very dangerous back then. I wonder how she is doing.
"Since we have some free time now, why don't we go to Youlan City via the teleportation array tomorrow?" Qin Che suggested.
"to make."
Everyone present nodded in agreement.
After listening to the gossip, Cheng Jiuren relaxed and felt a little tired, so he said goodbye and went to rest.
Her way of resting was still very primitive: she just slept. Those present had spent some time with her and knew her habits.
They all told her to get some rest.
Perhaps due to the exhaustion of many days, Pu Yicheng slept soundly as soon as he relaxed, and felt refreshed when he woke up.
When they left the courtyard, they didn't see anyone else. Gongcheng and Gongyu were resting in their rooms, and the others had all returned to their own residences.
Cheng Jiu took out her Heavenly Wood Sword and slowly began to practice in the courtyard. She hadn't practiced swordsmanship in a long time and had almost forgotten that she was a sword cultivator.
After a while, Gongcheng and Gongyu also sensed the commotion outside.
Upon opening the door, one immediately sees a figure wielding a sword and dancing in the middle of the courtyard.
Although neither of them practiced swordsmanship, they could still discern some clues from Cheng Jiu's every move. For example, Cheng Jiu was not using spiritual energy, and the Heavenly Wood Sword was still in its sheath, but they inexplicably sensed a sharpness and danger in his every move. They could vaguely sense that the swordsmanship Cheng Jiu was performing already carried his own characteristics.
As Cheng Jiu finished his final move, he wiped the sweat from his brow and turned around to see the two brothers standing by the railing watching him.
"Senior Brother Gongcheng, Senior Brother Gongyu, would you like to join us for early morning practice?" Cheng Jiu called out.
The two brothers exchanged a glance and did not refuse. Gongcheng took out his Dragon-Tipped Spear. After such a long period of nurturing, the Dragon-Tipped Spear had developed its ferocious appearance, with lifelike dragon scales that slowly moved along the spear.
"Junior sister, let's have a spar!" Gongcheng assumed a fighting stance.
Cheng Jiu certainly wouldn't refuse. The two had known each other for so many years, yet they had never sparred. She was also looking forward to fighting against Gong Cheng.
"Let me be the referee for you!" Gong Yu said excitedly, though he was also trying to suppress his excitement.
"Then please set up the formation, Senior Brother Gong Yu!" Cheng Jiu slapped her forehead. How could she forget that this was not actually a very suitable place for fighting? What if the houses were damaged and the senior brothers and sisters from Gongshitang, Yaofeng, and the Criminal Law Hall came looking for them?
"Okay, leave it to me!" Gong Yu nodded and took it, setting it up with practiced ease.
Even with a ninth-grade defensive formation, Gong Yu was still not at ease, so he added several more layers of formations on top to ensure that even if they could tamper with it at will.
Of course, spirit stones are quite expensive, but he and his brother are both well-off.
"Junior sister, you go first!" Gong Cheng decided to act like a senior brother and give way first, so that he could assess Cheng Jiu's strength.
Cheng Jiu did not refuse when he heard his words. He attacked from the left side of the palace with his sword. The sword was fierce and fast. If the palace had not dodged in time, he would probably have been injured by this sword.
"Junior Sister, you're so fierce!"
"Senior Brother Miyagi, you should concentrate a bit more!"
Miyagi wielded a long spear, which is known as the king of weapons, as every inch longer is an inch stronger. He was clearly very well-suited to it, and his style was characterized by its bold and sweeping movements, yet he remained cautious despite the expansiveness of his attacks!
Not only did they protect themselves well, but they could also attack Cheng Jiu from time to time.
In close combat, Cheng Jiu was at a disadvantage wielding a sword. With a wave of her hand, a sharp sword aura shot straight towards Gong Cheng's face.
The sword intent was incredibly sharp. Gong Cheng held his spear and blocked it several times before barely managing to dodge. He was not to be outdone. His spear ignited with fire, and the dragon spirit roared on the spear. The spear thrust forward, and Cheng Jiu used his footwork to dodge left and right.
Gongcheng's movement technique was also excellent, pressing forward step by step. Vines that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere slowly began to entwine him tightly, but Gongcheng's explosive fire spirit root could instantly burn those vines to ashes.
But taking this opportunity, Cheng Jiu was able to instantly escape his attack range. She slowly closed her eyes, and the Heavenly Wood Sword moved at will. The ground quickly broke through the soil, and towering vines fiercely attacked the palace. Cheng Jiu's figure was mixed in with these thousands of vines, and the sword in her hand kept swinging towards the palace!
The offensive and defensive positions shifted, and Gongcheng took two steps back. The Dragon-Tipped Spear in his hand flew out and transformed into a hundred-foot-long fire dragon. He appeared to be without a spear in his hand, but in reality, he was armed. Any vines that touched the fire dragon would be instantly burned to ashes.
The trees grow very quickly, constantly draining the spiritual energy from the air, leaving half green and half red, clashing with each other.
They were evenly matched, and at this point, it would come down to who had more spiritual power and who would gain the upper hand.
Before Cheng Jiu could even react to the outcome of this confrontation, the wooden vines wrapped around his body, turning into green light spots and disappearing. The dense green light on Cheng Jiu's body resembled a suit of armor, and he charged straight into the fire dragon, blasting Gong Cheng out with a single punch.
Seeing this, Miyagi also transformed his Fire-Tipped Spear into armor, and the two began to exchange blows, each striking the other with brutal force.
Gong Yu was busy repairing the formation. It was really too fierce. If the fighting continued, this courtyard would be destroyed.
Explosions echoed through the air, yet the two seemed evenly matched. While Cheng Jiu was undoubtedly superior to Gong Cheng in physical cultivation, he was slightly at a disadvantage in overall cultivation level.
With each strike, apart from the outer ninth-grade formation remaining unmoved, the other formations set up by Gong Yu were instantly shattered upon direct contact.
The two simultaneously activated their movement techniques, and from a distance, two extremely fast-moving orbs of light could be seen colliding and separating from each other.
Each collision and each separation produced a violent explosion.
In the air, Cheng Jiu and Gong Cheng exchanged a glance and each unleashed their strongest attack.
The Law of Wood surrounded Cheng Jiu, with sword energy swirling around her, making her appear like a female war goddess, her aura soaring to the heavens.
On the other side, flames swirled around, and bursts of fire elemental energy constantly surrounded it. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that it even contained a trace of the law of fire!
To be able to comprehend the Law of Fire at such a young age, Miyagi has worked very hard over the years.
Gong Yu's eyes widened. Weren't they twin brothers? Wasn't it said that neither of them could be left behind? His understanding of the Law of Water was still a little lacking.
Seeing this, he secretly resolved to try his best to understand it later, and he absolutely could not fall behind his brother.
The collision of green and red light caused a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy, and the formation set up by Gong Yu was instantly broken.
Falling from the sky, one green and one red, two beams of light, clearly indicating that both were severely damaged.
Gong Yu caught them before they landed.
Good news, the house has been saved.
The bad news is that the yard is a complete mess.
Once the formation was dispelled and the sky returned to its usual patrolling state, the Hall of Punishments immediately noticed the commotion!
The group descended from the sky and, upon seeing Cheng Jiu and Gong Cheng lying on the ground, instantly understood what had happened.
"Junior Sister and Junior Brother seem quite interested!" commented the senior brother in the lead.
"Learning to set up formations is also very correct," someone behind them chimed in.
A senior female disciple took out a jade slip: "Fighting is prohibited in the accommodation area of Medicine Peak! A fine of 1,000 contribution points will be imposed, and a fine of 200 points will be imposed for damaging the courtyard. The total fine for multiple offenses is 1,200 points."
Gong Yu was not a member of Yaofeng, nor did he possess a jade slip.
Cheng Jiu snapped out of the silence of the battle and did a sit-up. It had been a long time since he had felt this kind of spiritual energy depletion.
However, the Spiritual Body is indeed powerful. In just a short while, the spiritual energy in her body has recovered to a small level, and that small level is enough.
She placed the jade slip in her senior sister's hand, who smiled broadly and penalized her with contribution points: "Junior sister, junior brother, if you want to spar, Medicine Peak has a special arena. This is just the first warning; if it happens again, I'm afraid our senior brother will have a word with you."
"Understood, Senior Sister!" Cheng Jiu dared not refute her words and nodded obediently.
"How nostalgic!" one of the senior students exclaimed.
"I originally thought the first incident was the new junior brothers causing trouble in their dorms because they didn't know the rules, but I didn't expect it to be a fight." The senior sister's tone was also filled with nostalgia.
How wonderful! They earned 1,200 contribution points on their first day of patrol. And these are the junior brothers and sisters here who are so rich.
The group worked quickly and skillfully to restore the courtyard, making it look brand new and as good as new.
The second time Cheng Jiu saw their movements, he was still amazed. How skilled they were!
The senior students were quick and left in no time. Gong Yu, showing great brotherly love, carried his brother into the room.
Cheng Jiu also returned to his room to recover his spiritual power.
After a while, Yingyue came in: "Were Junior Sister Cheng Jiu and Junior Brother Gongcheng fighting just now?"
Gong Yu nodded, then shook her head. Wait a minute, her senior sister wasn't even there. How did she know?
Thinking this way, he actually asked the question out loud.
Yingyue placed the food she had bought from Tifeng on the table.
Over the years, Tifeng has become the most popular dining hall in Guiyuan Sect.
Previously, the demand for livestock from just the Tifeng group was already insufficient. Now, with the addition of the entire Guiyuan Sect, the situation is even worse. People from the outer peaks are buying, making the price even higher, and there's a lot of competition for them.
Especially after the beast tide began, the main canteen of Tifeng was closed. Now that there was finally some free time, the main canteen of Tifeng has reopened, and many people from Jianfeng, who are usually very stingy, have gone to buy food.
Not to mention the other peaks of Guiyuan Sect, all of which are wealthy. Yingyue went to buy food early in the morning and only brought it over now.
She also saw Qin Che and Huo Yan in the cafeteria. Huo Yan managed to buy something by keeping a low profile, but Qin Che was still struggling in the crowd and it seemed he wouldn't be able to get out anytime soon.
"The news has probably spread throughout the entire Medicine Peak! After all, the three of you Venerable Disciples live in this courtyard, so you've always been the focus of attention."
Moreover, the three of you are the first to be punished in the newly opened Hall of Punishments, and for fighting no less! That's bound to attract even more attention. Along the way, I've heard many disciples talking about it, saying that you truly live up to your title as disciples of the Venerable Lord; you're truly exceptional.
Yingyue smiled and explained, "Of course, they only know Junior Sister Cheng Jiu and another junior brother. They don't know which of your brothers was fighting against Junior Sister Cheng Jiu, but since Junior Sister Cheng Jiu and Junior Brother Gongcheng are not here, it's easy to guess."
Although the two look exactly alike, it was difficult to tell them apart when they were little if they didn't talk. But as they grew older and became more familiar with each other, they became very easy to recognize and would never be mistaken for one another.
Gong Yu has a kind of simple and honest temperament, while Gong Cheng, as the older brother, always carries a sense of responsibility and has a more refined and scholarly temperament.
Gong Yu nodded and touched his head: "My brother and junior sister are still recovering, so it will probably take a while before they recover. Let's go to Youlan City together."
"It's alright. I just saw Senior Brother Qin Che and Senior Brother Huo Yan at Tifeng. They won't be here for a while. Although Junior Sister and Junior Brother Gongcheng aren't here, the food will get cold if left out for too long. Junior Brother, you eat first. I'll warm the food for the other two in the stove." Yingyue said, picking out the food for Cheng Jiu and Gong Yu and putting it into her alchemy furnace, letting the strange fire envelop it.
The purple and green medicinal spirit flames tried their best to turn the flames green, and even the small flames showed its helplessness.
Did the owner ever consider that it was poisonous? Using it to simmer food, weren't they afraid that the flames would contaminate the food and cause poisoning?
"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Gong Yu didn't refuse and sat down at the table to eat. "The master chef of Tifeng is still so skilled!"
Indeed, only the culinary skills of the spirit food masters at Tifeng are most to the liking of the disciples of Guiyuan Sect.
After finishing breakfast, the delicious food brought Gong Yu a long-lost sense of satisfaction. Although he was cultivating immortality, he had not yet transcended the realm of humanity, and he still felt a basic sense of satisfaction from food, which is the most primal thing for humans.
After tidying up the things on the table, Yingyue sat down opposite him. Gong Yu thought for a moment and took out a tea set from his ring: "Would you like some tea, Senior Sister?"
Yingyue looked at him with surprise in her eyes. She wouldn't have been surprised if Gong Cheng had said that, but Gong Yu was clearly not the type to enjoy drinking tea and chatting.
“My brother likes to drink it, so he left a set here!” As he spoke, Gong Yu set up the tea set on the table, took out a box of spiritual tea from his ring, and poured it into the teapot in a carefree manner under Ying Yue’s gaze.
Yingyue saw him take out a box of Grade Nine Spirit Tea, just like the large bowls of tea sold on the roadside, pour the tea in and brew it with hot water.
Yingyue was heartbroken. This was a ninth-grade Zihaozhen tea. In the cultivation world, the older people get, the more they like tea. Ninth-grade spiritual tea is limited in quantity. It is not only precious, but also sought after by many people. It is not something that ordinary people can possess.
In this context, the tea ceremony began to expand, initially learned from the mortal world, where there were many nobles and royalty who had a wide variety of ways of drinking tea.
Later, people in the cultivation world were told to learn from it, originally just to show off and not waste these rare and good teas.
Later, some people actually grasped the essence of tea ceremony from these various methods. Once it became associated with the Dao, they could instantly become top figures in the cultivation world.
Over the years, tea has been developed in great depth, and how to better appreciate tea and bring out its effects has become a long-standing theme in the world of cultivation.
Anyone who loves and drinks tea would feel heartbroken seeing Gong Yu's actions! The teaware is excellent, and the tea is of high quality, but the way he brews it is so cheap!
Yingyue couldn't take it anymore, so she pressed him down and smiled sweetly, "Junior brother, let me do the soaking!"
Seeing this, Gong Yu generously took out another packet of spiritual tea and handed it to her: "Here you go, senior sister. My master has a lot of this tea. The spiritual tea he sent from outside during his years of seclusion has never been consumed. My brother and I just took some from his storeroom."
Yingyue numbly opened the package. It was another Grade 9 Spirit Tea, and a different kind at that—Snow Mountain Silver Leaf. She had long heard that Lord Qingyang was extremely wealthy, and now she was truly amazed.
Even the master probably isn't that rich; Grade Nine Spirit Tea is as common as cabbage.
After muttering to herself for a moment, Yingyue quickly focused her mind. Making tea was an extremely serious and meticulous matter! She couldn't allow any distracting thoughts to wander from her mind.
Gong Yu watched as her hands moved swiftly up and down, exuding a mysterious charm.
Finally, Yingyue handed a cup of tea to Gong Yu: "Junior Brother, please drink!"
Gong Yu gulped it down like a cow: "Delicious!"
Then he poured himself a cup of tea that he had casually brewed, took a sip, and spat out the tea leaves.
Yingyue shifted her gaze elsewhere, silently savoring the tea. She could tell that the tea she brewed was probably no different from the tea brewed by her junior brother Gong Yu.
Forget it, I won't force it. Forget it, she won't watch it either. It's heartbreaking, it's too awful!