Chapter 1411: Long Time No See

“Ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh.”Stupid Gray whimpered pitifully, circling around Jiang Anan.Jiang Anan sat cross-legged on the cloud-land, her head raised, her small face serious, as if contemplating some life problem, completely ignoring the whimpers in her ear.Stupid Gray’s attempt at playing the victim failed, so it wagged its tail and went to find Jiang Wang.As soon as the little gray dog turned around, Jiang Anan’s little mouth quickly began to chew, savoring the Fox Clan’s Holy Fruit, Moon Cage Sand, which could only be found beyond the Myriad Monster Gate. Its taste was indescribably exquisite.Stupid Gray ran two steps and abruptly turned its head. Jiang Anan stopped chewing almost simultaneously.It sniffed suspiciously, but unfortunately, found nothing.That Holy Fruit, so delicious it made a dog writhe, how could it be gone after just one bite?It wagged its tail like a windmill and went to find its master, whom it hadn’t seen in a long time. It knew who had brought the fruit!Jiang Wang was sitting opposite Ye Qingyu in a pavilion enveloped in misty clouds, discussing and speculating on the feasibility of the “Eight Sounds Flame Sparrow Talisman,” which involved replacing talismans with cloud-seal scripts and evolving the “Eight Sounds Flame Sparrow” technique from them.If this step were successful, the next would be the “Eight Sounds Burning Sea Talisman.”The application space of cloud-seal divine abilities was truly vast. In the hands of a cultivator who could fully utilize them, they were absolutely top-tier divine abilities. The more Dao arts one mastered, the stronger the divine abilities would become.“So you got the inspiration from Eight Sounds Tea?” Ye Qingyu asked, blinking her eyes clear as water.“Ah, yes. Qi people are fond of tea, and there are many fine teas. Eight Sounds Tea is one of the top-tier famous teas. Look, I use flame sparrows to mimic the sound of the Misty Woman’s Pipa. Its sound is like this…” As Jiang Wang explained, he manipulated several flame sparrows to chirp in chorus, producing a moving pipa sound.Ye Qingyu nodded, seemingly understanding somewhat, and then asked, “I heard that Eight Sounds Tea is the treasure of the Four Famous Houses in Linzi?”“It hasn’t reached that level. There are many top-tier famous teas in Qi. For instance, Dr. Wen Yanyu’s family has a collection of ‘Washing Frost Moon.’ Speaking of which, Dr. Wen is my good friend Yan Fu’s father-in-law! This gentleman is exceptionally refined and truly admirable. His daughter, Wen Tinglan, is also a noble lady of Linzi, a famous beauty. Of course, my worthy brother Yan Fu is also in no way inferior…” Jiang Wang rambled on forcefully, then tried to calmly return to the topic: “Let’s continue with Eight Sounds Flame Sparrow. This Dao art takes the form of flame sparrows, but its foundation is actually in the character ‘sound.’ Although cloud-seal scripts are ever-changing, you don’t have to be confined to the fire element. Eight Sounds Cloud Sparrow is also excellent…”Ye Qingyu said ‘Oh’ and then asked, “Guests who don’t visit often can’t usually drink it, right?”“Ahaha, probably not. I rarely go; it’s always Zhongxuansheng who takes me. It’s mainly for tea tasting…” Jiang Wang said somewhat awkwardly, “The Dao art we are practicing now can be used for both offense and defense and can be applied in most situations. It’s quite suitable for the Inner Mansion stage. And I can also tell you in detail about the subsequent advanced Dao arts…”Ye Qingyu blinked her eyes, her long eyelashes seemingly trembling with flowing light: “Are the Four Famous Houses just tea houses? The main purpose is tea tasting, what is the secondary purpose?”“Ah this…”“Woof!”“Woof woof woof!”Stupid Gray’s barks were simply music to the ears.Jiang Wang turned around with a gentle expression and picked up the little gray dog that had rushed over: “What’s wrong, Stupid Gray?”Stupid Gray drooped its fluffy dog head, buried itself in his arms, and let out pitiful whimpers.Jiang Wang gently patted the dog’s head and smiled at Ye Qingyu: “This dog is quite clingy, isn’t it?”Ye Qingyu smiled but did not speak.He then got up with the dog: “I’ll go see what’s wrong with Anan. Stupid Gray looks like this, maybe it was beaten… We can discuss Dao arts another time.”“Alright.” Ye Qingyu smiled gently.Jiang Wang took three steps in two, his heart a collapsing army, but his posture still erect. He left the pavilion with the dog and walked towards his sister.Stupid Gray also suddenly became energetic, flipping over in Jiang Wang’s arms, placing its two front paws on Jiang Wang’s horizontal arm, its ears erect, its dog eyes wide open, looking forward majestically—Who dares not share food?“Ahem, Anan.” Jiang Wang assumed the air of an older brother: “What did you do to Stupid Gray…”“Woof woof woof woof woof!”Stupid Gray, emboldened by its master, also started barking loudly.Jiang Anan, whose little mouth had been moving incessantly, suddenly stopped, turned her head, and gave Jiang Wang a look.Jiang Wang, holding Stupid Gray, turned around on the spot, not letting Stupid Gray see what Jiang Anan was eating.Stupid Gray became anxious and barked angrily in his arms.“What are you barking about!” Jiang Wang slapped it on the forehead: “You’re so big and still so ignorant, don’t disturb my sister’s thinking!”Stupid Gray was stunned for a long while, finally realizing that humans were unreliable. It buried its head again, whimpering.Jiang Anan, in three swift moves, finished eating the few Moon Cage Sand in her hand.Only then did she say, “Brother, have you finished teaching Dao arts?”Jiang Wang subconsciously glanced towards the pavilion. Ye Qingyu had already left.He turned back and smiled: “Ah, yes.”Stupid Gray was still whimpering in his arms, looking extremely pitiful.Jiang Wang thought for a moment, finally unable to resist saying, “Do you have any more Moon Cage Sand?”“It’s all gone!” Jiang Anan said loudly and proudly.“What about Iron Pulp Fruit? Give it one!” Jiang Wang said, “Look how it’s crying.”“It’s just pretending to cry.” Jiang Anan snorted and reluctantly took out her squirrel box.Stupid Gray immediately pulled out its fluffy head and barked at Jiang Anan!“See, it’s even arguing with me!” Jiang Anan quickly complained.Jiang Wang was quite helpless: “Aren’t you good friends?”“Friends are friends, eating is eating.” Jiang Anan pouted and said, “It ate all my fish last time and didn’t leave me any.”But she still took out a piece of Iron Pulp Fruit and shook it at Stupid Gray.Stupid Gray immediately widened its dog eyes, forgetting its anger, and struggled in Jiang Wang’s arms.Jiang Anan held the Iron Pulp Fruit, rolled it on the ground far away, and chanted, “Mandate of Heaven’s expedition, ancient fierce beast, hasten as the law commands, go!”As a transcendent cultivator, she threw it extremely far.Stupid Gray immediately broke free from Jiang Wang’s arms, jumped to the ground like a diver, and shot out like an arrow, chasing after that Iron Pulp Fruit.Jiang Wang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “What kind of spell is that?”“A divine reprimand spell, of course.”Jiang Anan looked at her brother with her bright black eyes, giggled, and spread her hands, saying, “I want a hug too.”Jiang Wang helplessly picked her up, about to tell her some truths like sharing is a virtue. They no longer had parents, and as an older brother, he naturally felt the need to often guide his sister.But Jiang Anan’s little hand suddenly pressed against his mouth, stuffing a fruit into his mouth.Jiang Wang bit into it, and his mouth was immediately filled with fragrance.He couldn’t help but say, “Didn’t you say it was gone?”Jiang Anan giggled in his arms: “The ones to share with others are gone!”She magically took out two more, one for her brother and one for herself.The brother and sister ate with beaming smiles.In addition, there was a stupid dog, barking happily in the distance, feeling like it had gotten a great bargain.The extremely high terrain, the loose system, and the neutral policy… along with Ye Lingxiao, were the reasons why the Cloud Country could enjoy such long-lasting peace.Achou, who fought very hard and had truly thick skin and flesh, could perhaps also be considered one of the reasons.Since achieving transcendence, Jiang Wang had traveled to many places. Nowhere had ever given him such a sense of peace as the Cloud Country.Even in the increasingly prominent Qi, he could not completely relax the string in his heart.He was always tense.Perhaps it was because Anan lived here and was well protected by Ye Lingxiao.This place often gave him a feeling of rest.Although he always came and went secretly, he also really missed the simple times spent in the Cloud Country.Sometimes, simplicity was a luxury.During his time in the Cloud Country, every day was spent playing with Anan, supervising Anan’s studies, discussing Dao with Ye Qingyu, supervising Anan’s studies, teasing the stupid dog, supervising Anan’s studies, diligently cultivating, supervising Anan’s studies…Life was simple yet fulfilling.Both the person and the dog were very happy.That night in the Taixu Illusion Realm.After the usual five battles were over, Jiang Wang received a long-awaited letter.The person who wrote the letter was the Sword Cultivator Ning, with whom he had tangled many times at the Inner Mansion level.There was only one sentence in the letter, “After long seclusion and comprehension, I have reached the Outer Building. Battle?”Jiang Wang’s reply was also very concise, with only one word, “Come!”Thus, the Sword Discussion Platform roared up, solemn and chilling, colliding with the star river.For Jiang Wang, Sword Cultivator Ning was an excellent training partner, especially in terms of swordsmanship, which had given him great inspiration.This wild-trained practitioner, who had come out of countless battles, had constantly made up for his foundational deficiencies through repeated sparring with Sword Cultivator Ning, leading to the sublimation on the View River Platform.Although at the Inner Mansion realm, he had already left Sword Cultivator Ning far behind, and the gains from battles became less and less each time, such an outstanding swordsmanship prodigy’s performance at the Outer Building stage was still something to look forward to.Therefore, even though he had already declared his intention to be invincible below the Divine Arrival level on the Star Moon Plain battlefield, he was still willing to spare an extra battle time for Sword Cultivator Ning.In the vast star river, the ancient-气息 Sword Discussion Platform barely unfolded.People were like river fish, confronting each other in just a corner.But the Sword Discussion Platform itself was a world of its own.As the two who were to discuss swords locked eyes, sharpness met sharpness. Jiang Wang’s sword was already out of its sheath.This sword sang freely and boldly, like a hero singing over wine, stirring the star sea, indescribably free and unrestrained, heroic and magnificent!The Sword Discussion Platform seemed to float in the star river, but in fact, the star river was more of a backdrop.Those stars seemed extremely close yet extremely far.They seemed to be right before the eyes, but in reality, they were untouchable.When Jiang Wang’s sword was drawn, a brilliant light suddenly appeared in the star river. The phantom of a seven-story green stone tower silently projected itself, suspended in the center of the star river, with a vague momentum of suppressing all directions.The vast starlight of the Holy Building flowed onto the sword body. Jiang Wang’s sword, at this moment, had an radiance that could not be looked at directly.What is “faith”?It is human word.Once spoken, it must be acted upon with full effort.Once the sword is drawn, it must cleave the enemy’s head before returning.This sword carried a fated, kill-or-be-killed meaning. The moment it was drawn, it had already firmly locked onto Sword Cultivator Ning’s qi mechanism. It was unavoidable, inescapable, only to be faced.What is promised is what is done, what is sought is what is Dao.This was Jiang Wang’s Dao Path Sword.Although not perfect, it was already a complete interpretation of the First Holy Building.Practiced for a long time, tempered for a long time,For the first time, it was truly displayed in battle!Only an ultimate swordsmanship prodigy like Sword Cultivator Ning was worthy of this sword being drawn.Only such a person was sufficient to test the sharpness of this sword.After not fighting for so long, Jiang Wang wanted to give his old opponent a big surprise!And Sword Cultivator Ning, whose face was ordinary in the Taixu Illusion Realm, suddenly had divine light in her eyes at this moment.She drew out her autumn-water-like long sword with a backhand.Sword light surged like a river.A sword-shaped tall building condensed in the star river.As the long sword was drawn, starlight surged, and sword light flowed.The two happened simultaneously, complementing each other.Her long sword was clearly drawn from its sheath, but it gave the feeling that the star tower in the unreachable star river was the sheath!The sword came from the star tower.This sword moved from bottom to top. At the moment it was completely drawn, there was suddenly a sound of tearing silk.Jiang Wang’s hand holding the sword, the hand that should have been well protected, its sleeve suddenly split open.And the phantom of the seven-story green stone tower in the star river was actually wiped out!One sword cuts the star tower.The tip of Jiang Wang’s sword was almost touching the center of Sword Cultivator Ning’s eyebrows. That sense of being “certain to succeed, absolutely inescapable”… actually disappeared.So…Sword Cultivator Ning’s long sword flew up, easily parrying and cutting through Jiang Wang’s long sword, opening up Jiang Wang’s defenses.It was another new peerless sword technique!A peerless sword technique that Jiang Wang had never seen before.Before, he had set up a sword formation, and with the power of the sword formation, he had separated the sword from the four buildings.And now, Sword Cultivator Ning’s sword also had this effect.He was itching to give his old opponent a surprise, so why wouldn’t Sword Cultivator Ning, who proactively challenged him, be the same?Caught off guard, Jiang Wang’s vital points in his chest and abdomen were all within the reach of Sword Cultivator Ning’s sword edge.A pool of autumn water flowed through her eyes.A cold light leaped like a silver fish.The sword edge was close!Thus, five dazzling white light sources lit up simultaneously, and the light of the Five Mansions radiating together illuminated his body.Jiang Wang tipped his toes, and the green clouds shattered. He retreated to the extreme edge of the Sword Discussion Platform in one step, pressing down the Eight Sounds Burning Sea with one hand, using the fire sea sound tide to temporarily block Sword Cultivator Ning’s attack.At the same time, his left eye turned crimson. With the blessing of the Dry Sun Eye, he instantly summoned the Five Senses Hell!Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body—the five hells suppressed Sword Cultivator Ning together.A brilliant sword light, cleaving through the fire sea sound tide, came. Sword Cultivator Ning’s sword intent rushed into her eyes, directly strangling the five hells.She shot forward through the separated fire sea and sound tide.But what greeted her were Jiang Wang’s crimson eyes.The Solitary Rider Entering Formation diagram, completed through the Evolution Stage, had unfolded,Instantly dragging her into a soul battle.In the soul state, Sword Cultivator Ning unleashed a sword forward, like the dawn pulling open the night, actually cutting off her connection with the Solitary Rider Entering Formation diagram, thus avoiding Jiang Wang’s soul crushing!But outside the soul state, her Heaven-Connecting Sea suddenly roared and surged, completely out of control.A total of eight gentle breezes flowed around her, tightly binding her limbs.The snow-white sword blade was placed lightly on her neck.The battle was over.