Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 727: Chapter 61: Return to Eastern State
 

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By now, the Innate Five Elements True Vein had all been gathered.

The vast Beiming Water, originating from the guardian formation of the ancient relics of the Intercepting Cult on the Wuzhi Islands.

The soil of the mountain ridges and peaks, from the Lianshan treasury at the bottom of the Moon Island in the East Sea.

The sky-reaching Jianmu, a reward the Wan Xiang Immortal once gave to Luo Yan.

The Great Sun True Yang Fire, from within the Fire Element Cave beneath Mount Shushan.

Now, having extracted the celestial metal fallen from beyond the heavens from the belly of this poisonous dragon ancestor, the Innate Five Elements True Vein were completely collected.

Next, one would need to find the proper time and place to refine them, which would upgrade the Postnatal Five Elements Ultimate Extermination Divine Light to the Innate Five Elements Great Chaos Divine Light.

Of course, before that, Long Long had to take advantage of the poisonous dragon ancestor not fully awakening yet to lead Long Hu and the Qin siblings out of there.

The Western Tai Bai Geng Metal, which was within the body of the poisonous dragon ancestor, had been mostly extracted by the Kunlun Mirror, and the reaction to that was the green gas he exhaled, which had already faded a lot compared to the original.

Once this immortal fully controlled the Jia Wood Energy inside his body, it would be the moment he awakened from his coma.

If he had a choice, Long Long would certainly not choose to plunder his cave dwelling anymore, but now that the underground cavern had been blasted into a mess, impossible to fully restore, he could only take the chance to escape as soon as possible.

Of course, before making his getaway, he still needed Ah Jing to set up some Illusion Techniques around here—such as leaving the scent of the White Tiger Clan to let the poisonous dragon ancestor know whom to seek for revenge.

Where did the Western Tai Bai Geng Metal come from? Surely it was provided by the White Tiger Clan. It was only natural for the poisonous dragon ancestor to seek revenge on the White Tiger Clan.

Returning along the original path with Long Hu, as the surrounding miasma gradually weakened, the little fox finally woke up halfway through the journey.

“Long Long?” She opened her eyes groggily, wrapped her arms around his neck, and whined, “What happened to me?”

“You fainted just now.” So Long Long proceeded to tell her the whole story in detail.

Simply put, despite the dangers, after suffering numerous hardships and eluding the White Tiger Clan’s relentless pursuit, Long Long finally found the poisonous dragon deep in a valley in the midst of a marsh, cultivating his poison skills.

The poisonous dragon, in order to practice a certain poison skill, had turned the entire marsh into a green hell, and just as he was at a critical juncture in his cultivation, Long Long happened upon him.

Long Long then nobly persuaded him to consider the creatures of the world and to avoid bringing karmic obstacles upon himself. The poisonous dragon, touched by Long Long’s righteousness, was hesitating when suddenly the White Tiger’s pursuers burst in, interrupting the ancestor’s cultivation.

In anger, the ancestor went after the White Tiger pursuers, which allowed Long Long to make a narrow escape with Long Hu…

Long Hu listened blankly, instinctively feeling that much of what Long Long said was untrue, with probably seventy to eighty percent being false.

However, she was just a fox after all. How could she argue? So, she just lay in his arms, obediently and submissively listening, occasionally letting out collaborative gasps when Long Long reached the thrilling parts, then patting her chest to show she was frightened.

But with that patting of her chest, Long Long found himself struggling to continue.

Though the little fox was still a fox, she was not small after the Transformation, and since both the Scaled and Horned Clans were mammals, Long Long awkwardly coughed a few times, shifting his gaze elsewhere.

When they got back to their original spot, Long Long saw that Qin Ye had already fainted while Qin Zhou was still by her sister’s side, trying to stay awake with great effort.

“It’s all taken care of, the poison will weaken now,” Long Long said, considering Long Hu had regained consciousness. He put her aside and then picked up Qin Ye. “Let’s go quickly; we’re heading to the sea!”

The group swiftly moved along the waterway, and indeed, the deeper they went, the more the miasma around them lightened… signifying that the poisonous dragon ancestor was gradually regaining control over his body.

Anxiously, Long Long also repeated the story for Qin Zhou.

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Qin Zhou did not harbor any suspicions, only worried that the venomous serpent ancestor might pursue them in a vengeful killing spree, thus he also poured all his energy into hastening their escape.

Long Hu, however, seemed somewhat dejected, looking at Qin Ye who was being held in Long Long’s embrace, her ears drooping down.

Seeing this, Long Long wanted to comfort her not to be jealous, thinking to himself, “With the Scaled Clan girls being so flat, how could they compare with you…” But since the big brother-in-law was right beside them, it wasn’t appropriate to speak plainly, so he could only continually change the subject to divert her attention.

The group moved swiftly through the much clearer waters of Jinjiang with a water escape technique. As the green toxic miasma gradually faded, the vision of a green hell around them also began to emerge before everyone’s eyes.

Water plants entwined with decaying silt, a scene that should be brimming with vitality, yet to everyone’s observation, it revealed an unusual stillness and a breath of decay and decline.

Qin Zhou felt his skin crawl at the sight and, recalling what Long Long had mentioned earlier about an Immortal Rank venomous serpent residing here, suddenly he exerted an extra measure of effort into fleeing, wishing to leave this polluted marsh behind immediately.

Finally, the group burst out of the Jinjiang River and entered the canyon entrance of the Qi Yun mountain range, and Qin Ye also gradually regained consciousness.

The peaks here were rugged and soaring, as if they had been cleaved by a knife or carved by an axe, making it difficult for even trees to grow upon them.

The canyon was filled with turbulent currents and countless rocky reefs, even the sturdiest turtles, if pushed by the currents and slammed against them, would end up shattered to pieces.

However, all of the group were transformation cultivators with powerful physiques, so they were undaunted.

They had just entered the canyon when they heard a thunderous roar from far behind them.

The roar was so filled with rage that all four of them couldn’t help but shiver.

The wrath of an immortal being is truly terrifying, such that even through a thousand mountains and myriad rivers, it remains as frightening as ever.

Long Long dared not say much, only cautioning everyone that upon their return, they should not speak recklessly to avoid letting the venomous serpent ancestor know they were gossiping and provoke him to find them.

Seeing the volatile temperament of the venomous serpent ancestor, the Qin siblings also became silent as cicadas in winter, nodding repeatedly.

The remainder of their journey went much smoother: once they left the Qi Yun mountain range, they returned to the vast sea, and from then on no one could chase them down.

It didn’t take long for the four of them to finally draw near to Jianmu Divine Island.

Before even reaching the island, they were spotted by patrolling dragon clan cultivators, who quickly escorted them to the clan leader.

The clan leader, Qin Beiwang, seeing his children, Long Long, and Long Hu safely return, was overjoyed. The Great Elder, Qin Chaocang, had covered for the group to break out of the Horned Clan’s ambush circle, and since then there had been no contact with the side from Eastern State; up until now, it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

Keep in mind that the team was comprised entirely of high-ranking offspring!

Now that Long Long and the others were back, it was like an injection of optimism for the elders.

With these four having managed to escape alive, surely the other younger members with the protection of the Great Elder should be alright, shouldn’t they?

Anyway, Long Long and Long Hu rested on the island for several days before learning that due to the ambush incident, the Dragon Clan, previously clandestinely supporting South State, had now started to fully mobilize.

A large number of dragon clan cultivators were enlisted by the clan, and then they began an invasion into Central State from the western borders.

This was a strategy of encircling Wei to save Zhao—if Central State sent troops back to help, the pressure on South State would be greatly relieved; if they didn’t send help, the dragon clan would continue westward, eventually advancing towards the imperial capital—there would come a time when they could no longer hold out and had to send aid.

Since the mobilization had already been going on for a while, Long Long and the others were not on the list, which meant they might be able to rest for some more time.

With this thought in mind, Long Long decided to reload Qiu Changtian’s file and then find a place to refine the last piece of Tai Bai Geng Metal.

“Ah Jing, let’s go to Kunlun!”