Chapter 360: Chapter 359: Meeting Fu Yao Again, Taoist Item Jade Vial

Over an hour later.

At the border intersection of Longyu, Northern God Country, and God Church Country.

Li Jing silently crossed the border, returning to his own territory and entering the Lingnan Nature Reserve.

Once back in his own domain, Li Jing found an open space to stop and regain his original appearance.

Then, with a thought, he released Yulian from the Little Universe.

Yulian had spent almost three hours in the Little Universe, and she seemed quite comfortable there.

There was not much in Li Jing’s Little Universe, except for pots, bowls, spoons, plates, and plenty of ingredients and condiments.

She herself had stored many "self-provided ingredients" in her storage space.

Having nothing else to do, she simply made a barbecue in the Little Universe and had a delightful meal.

A moment ago, she had just finished cleaning up after satiating her hunger and thirst.

Li Jing did not pay special attention to what Yulian was doing in the Little Universe.

As long as he intended, nothing that happened in the Little Universe could escape his senses.

But since it was him asking someone to stay temporarily in the Little Universe, he had to respect their privacy.

He only discovered that she was preparing the barbecue when, after saying farewell to Yuliya, she moved away from the border intersection between Northern God Country and God Church Country, and he intended to bring Yulian out.

Considering she was enjoying her food, he didn’t interrupt.

Only when he returned to Longyu and found that Yulian had already completed her meal, did he release her from the Little Universe.

Here.

Upon returning to the real world, Yulian was slightly startled, and after a glance left and right, she furrowed her brows in suspicion.

"Is this... within Longyu’s territory?"

"Hmm."

Li Jing nodded, explaining,

"God’s Capital has been destroyed by me. There were some problems, but things in the God Church Country are done for now – everything went smoothly."

Hearing these words, Yulian looked a bit awkward.

She was aware that things had gone smoothly.

After all, while she was preparing the barbecue, Li Jing had collected tons of good-quality spiritual objects and materials.

Among them, there were even four extremely attractive Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

As a native monster of the real world who had lived for over a hundred years, Yulian’s insight certainly surpassed that of Li Jing, who had only arrived in this world a few years ago.

She recognized a large proportion of the spiritual objects and materials.

Apart from the four priceless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

Li Jing’s harvest from this trip was estimated to be worth at least tens of millions of Spirit Crystals, which equates to hundreds of billions.

Of course.

This is just an estimate.

Everything in Li Jing’s haul was basically impossible to buy with money, and could only be bartered.

Neither money nor Spirit Crystals could accurately measure their value.

If one were to exchange them for money, it would surely be a huge loss.

Simply put.

They are all valuable items.

Such a plentiful harvest indicates a smooth progress for Li Jing.

All these good things can’t be "picked up" randomly.

But from beginning to end, Yulian didn’t see Li Jing take any monster’s bodies into the Little Universe.

Being in the Little Universe, she had absolutely no idea what had actually happened in the outside world.

Now when Li Jing told her that everything was done, she of course believed it.

However, given the current situation, Yulian didn’t have much sense of reality, and felt a bit uncomfortable in the heart.

It seemed she didn’t play much of a role on this trip with Li Jing?

Overall, she just got drunk and passed out once?

Li Jing was unaware of Yulian’s thoughts.

However, seeing her somewhat depressed expression, he had a bit of a clue.

"This trip I didn’t encounter much resistance and didn’t need you to take action, Xiaoyu, it’s a good thing. What was awkward, though, was when I destroyed God’s Capital, I didn’t control my power properly and ended up razing the whole thing without leaving any monster bodies behind."

Li Jing explained.

"I can’t offer you any monster bodies, but I previously told you to pick something from the spiritual objects and materials that I collected. Did you pick anything?"

"I did choose a few things that have a spicy taste and could be used as condiments."

Yulian nodded.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing blinked a few times.

He couldn’t imagine the type of thing that could taste spicy and be used as a condiment for a monster.

Among that batch of treasures, there was nothing he could recognize.

But one thing was certain.

Whatever Yulian had chosen as spicy condiments would surely cause a person to explode on the spot if consumed.

Without asking Yulian in detail about what she specifically picked, Li Jing then asked,

"Do you need anything else?"

"No."

Yulian shook her head, and said,

"All those things are good, but if they are in my hands, they would only serve as food. In your hands, they are more valuable. Also, I didn’t do much in this trip, and the unmerited reward is not deserved. Your gains should be kept by you."

After saying that, she asked softly,

"Where are we going now?"

As Yulian didn’t want anything else, Li Jing, of course, didn’t insist.

This haul was very rich.

Having it at present, it could be put to some use.

In the past,

He could only use it to exchange for money, or as "gifts" to give to others.

The only things he could use himself, were the four Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure Level items.

But now, due to the rules of ’Thunder Punishment’, he could feel the thunder element spiritual energy, and he could soon start studying Immortal Learning creation-related matters.

The high-grade spiritual objects and spiritual materials that he had in his pocket might come in useful in the future.

Although he did not recognise them, he was aware that these items were things money could not buy.

In response to Yulian’s inquiry, Li Jing replied.

"I have something to ask Fu Yao in Yun City, let’s go there first, and then return to the God Kingdom."

"Okay."

Yulian responded obediently, reaching out to hold his hand.

As she held his soft and delicate hand, Li Jing was slightly taken aback.

Yulian herself also froze for a moment.

How did this happen...?

She had intended to wrap her arm around his habitually...

Their eyes met, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Yulian was the first to break the tension, avoiding eye contact, but she didn’t let go of his hand.

Li Jing didn’t have any particular thoughts on this.

It was just holding hands, what’s the big deal?

It wasn’t like they hadn’t done it before...

Mainly after everything that’s happened between them, he couldn’t help but feel somewhat concerned. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Seeing Yulian timidly looking away, Li Jing hesitated before he spoke softly.

"Xiaoyu..."

Before he could finish, Yulian glanced at him.

"Some things can’t be undone, just go with the flow."

"..."

Li Jing.

Just go with the flow, huh.

But what if something happens?

But to be honest, he had no objections.

At this point.

He didn’t know how to handle his relationship with Yulian.

If he were to say something or make any declaration, he wouldn’t be able to.

Yulian felt the same way.

If not handled properly, it could certainly affect their harmony.

Nodding silently, Li Jing activated the Silent Shadow and turned himself and Yulian into a flash of light.

...

The Thunder Skill, which had been invoked under the general law of thunder and combined high-speed Sky Control and evasion capabilities, was incredibly useful.

After being bolstered by the Power of Rules, his speed had increased exponentially, making it more efficient.

In a moment.

Li Jing and Yulian arrived near Yun City.

Since it was their second visit, they didn’t need anyone to guide them and intuitively entered the illusion formation covering Yun City.

Yun City was not a regular city, and there were no restrictions on Sky Control.

With the Silent Shadow in effect, Li Jing had no concerns and directly arrived at Fu Yao’s residence in the corner of Yun City with Yulian.

As it turns out.

Fu Yao was at home right now.

She was currently lounging in a chair, basking in the sun in her courtyard, seeming to be living the life of "retirement".

Fu Yao was in the Eighth Realm and was not any ordinary person.

Even before Li Jing and Yulian got close, she already sensed their presence and looked up.

Li Jing carried Yulian and flew over. Seeing her at her residence and sensing their presence prior to their arrival, he landed in front of her.

Fu Yao frowned at the sight of the two landing and spoke.

"Why are you back again?"

"I have something that I hope Clan Chief Fu could help me with."

Li Jing responded.

"Help?"

Fu Yao tilted her head in confusion.

Li Jing didn’t respond directly, but turned to Yulian and said.

"Xiaoyu, you should step back a bit."

"Oh."

Yulian instinctively obeyed and stepped back.

Li Jing then closed his eyes, entering a state of enlightenment.

Because he wasn’t at a threshold of a new realm, he couldn’t actively harness the Power of Rules.

This power, like his Passive Skills, was always at work.

He himself could try to control the output of his Spiritual Power, in an attempt to control the power of his Magic Skills.

But when he tried to demonstrate the Power of Rules in an obvious way, he couldn’t.

The Power of Rules is inherently subtle and difficult to perceive.

The only thing he could do.

Was to enter a state of enlightenment, drawing the surrounding Thunder Element Spirit Energy to himself, showing an unusual affinity.

Although Fu Yao had yet to experience the Rules, with some clues, she might grasp something.

If she couldn’t figure anything out.

Li Jing figured he would just leave and not explain further.

If she couldn’t sense anything with some clues, he didn’t expect Fu Yao to give him any advice.

Watching Li Jing who had closed his eyes seemingly meditating, Fu Yao was puzzled, as was Yulian.

Neither of them knew what he was trying to do.

However, soon.

Both of them sensed something was wrong.

Yun City was established at the border of Longyu Kingdom with specific considerations in choosing the location.

Avoiding the world, was never the focus.

The founding of Longyu Kingdom was only just over a thousand years, whereas Yun City was built over two thousand years ago. The founders back then wouldn’t have considered this.

Among many factors.

The most significant influence on Yun Cheng is the concentration of environmental Spiritual Qi.

Yun Cheng is in the area of Lingnan where the Spiritual Qi is the most concentrated.

Even under Yun Cheng, there is an entire Spirit Vein.

With the existence of the Spirit Vein, the Spiritual Qi naturally floating between heaven and earth is particularly rich, suitable for living and deep cultivation.

At this moment, the two women clearly felt it.

With Li Jing closing his eyes and entering a meditative state, the Thunder Element Spirit Energy in the surrounding area became increasingly active, even conveying a faint sense of joy.

At the same time as the two women noticed this.

Li Jing’s body gradually condensed into layers of thin clouds, slowly winding around him.

Within them, there were threads of lightning.

Making these layers of clouds look like thunderclouds.

The thundercloud’s intensity is not high, the lightning brewing within it might not even be able to kill a rat.

But this visible change is continuously intensifying.

Upon seeing this scene, Yulian’s eyes were filled with wonder.

Although she doesn’t understand what’s happening, she can judge that Li Jing’s state has changed and grown stronger.

Fu Yao looked at the change around Li Jing with a perplexed expression.

As a Heavenly Fox that knows her destiny, she indeed has the capital to come into contact with rules in advance.

After sensing the agitation of the Thunder Element due to Li Jing’s meditation, she could taste that it was the Power of Rules she had longed for in her dreams that was at work.

So...

Why?

Li Jing left her side just barely a day ago.

How did he come back after a whirl and get the grasp of the Power of Rules?

Because of that mysterious disappearing Heavenly Path Qi?

This doesn’t make any scientific sense, does it?

That drop of disappeared Heavenly Path Qi was absorbed by something inside Li Jing, not by him himself.

Heavenly Path Qi is just a primer that can be used to attempt to perceive the rules of the Great Dao, not something that contains the Power of Rules that can be used for oneself.

What the hell...

No beaver!

Logically speaking.

Even if Li Jing had insight by chance, he wouldn’t have been able to apply the Power of Rules based on his own realm.

Even for Fu Yao herself, what she’s hoping for is just an early contact.

She would be satisfied if she could gain a little bit of insight from it, without hoping to master how to use it.

Fu Yao rubbed her eyes hard to make sure she was not hallucinating, and then stood up.

"Enough, don’t continue. If you keep going, we in Yun Cheng will have to face a storm. Hurry up and pack up. It will be troublesome if you startle the others in Yun Cheng."

Li Jing opened his eyes when he heard the sound.

As he relaxed, the Thunder Element Spirit Energy that had unknowingly gathered in large quantities around him and produced a tiny thundercloud reluctantly dissipated and returned to nature.

Seeing that Fu Yao had clearly figured it out, Li Jing smiled.

"What do you mean?"

"..."

Fu Yao remained silent, and then spoke enviously, jealously, and hatefully.

"Tell me honestly, did you have a fling with the Heavenly Path?"

"..."

Li Jing.

He was expecting Fu Yao to give him a tip, but she gave him this sentence in return.

Can you not?

Hearing Fu Yao’s words, Yulian was stunned for a moment, and then stared intently at Li Jing.

She wouldn’t actually listen to Fu Yao’s ridiculous joke and think that someone had a transaction with the Heavenly Path.

However, listening to Fu Yao’s implication.

She could easily taste it.

The boost in Li Jing’s strength was related to the Heavenly Path Qi in his body.

Seeing Li Jing’s clueless face, Fu Yao pouted.

"I don’t know how you managed to do it, but it seems you accidentally got control of a rule related to lightning."

Finally saying something serious, Fu Yao said while Li Jing raised an eyebrow and seized the key point with curiosity.

"There are many rules related to lightning?"

"Of course."

Fu Yao spoke indifferently, waving her hand to bring out a low tea table and throwing down three cushion seats. She sat down and started brewing tea.

"Sit down and talk."

Li Jing obeyed her words and sat down.

Yulian blinked her beautiful eyes twice and sat down next to him.

Across from each other.

Fu Yao did not rush to speak, she leisurely brewed the tea and poured out three cups. She then looked up at Li Jing and Yulian, who were both obediently sitting and waiting for her to start talking.

"I’ll be honest, I don’t know much about the rules. What I know is just a little bit of insight that came with my spirit’s ability to achieve being a Heavenly Fox, along with some ancient books passed down by the Yun Cheng ancestors."

"Yun Cheng has ancient books about the rules?"

Li Jing’s eyes lit up.

"Don’t think about those ancient texts. Even if I gave them to you, you wouldn’t understand."

Fu Yao shook her head, and said indifferently.

"There were no unified characters back then. Our Lingnan fox tribe had its own culture, and the establishment of Yun Cheng wasn’t the starting point of our tribe. Those ancient characters, even I can’t recognize them all, and only some of the real old immortals in the clan can understand. Nowadays, no one knows where these old immortals have gone, but they definitely left Yun Cheng a long time ago."

Upon hearing Fu Yao’s words, Li Jing and Yulian looked at each other.

Fu Yao’s specific age is uncertain, but she is at least a thousand years old.

Those who could be called old immortals by her, one could only imagine how powerful they are after surviving through years.

Real old monster who’s lived for years!

Are there still ones alive?

Not to mention Li Jing, a 23-year-old young man, even Yulian, who has lived more than a hundred years, felt this was incredible.

"I’ll tell you to what I know, for now."

Fu Yao said in a low voice, then suddenly changed the topic.

"But before that, I have a request."

With that, she waved her hand and took out an ancient jade vial and placed it on the table.

"You’re able to control rules related to thunder and lightning, so you must be skilled in Thunder Skill. This jade vial is something I treasured since my young age, it can store the Power of Wind and Thunder for later use. Infuse it with your Thunder Skill so it can store the energy for my future research. But don’t use too powerful Thunder Skill, this thing is essentially made from human cultivation, and as a monster, I cannot wield it. Don’t break it."

Li Jing couldn’t take his eyes off the jade vial the moment he saw it.

He was helpless.

As soon as Fu Yao took out the jade vial, the normally silent Unnamed Taoist Tool suddenly began to react.

Li Jing didn’t know what this reaction signified.

But the fact that it caused the Unnamed to react...

After careful examination of the jade vial, Li Jing looked up.

"Is this vial... a Taoist Item?"

Fu Yao paused at his words, emitting a surprised voice.

"Oh, I didn’t expect you to be quite knowledgeable? This is the first time I’ve seen..."

Her words stopped in mid-sentence as her face stiffened, and she looked over in shock.

She hadn’t known that the jade vial was a Taoist Item until it was revealed by her clan’s elder, the eternal beings whom she referred to.

Had it not been for that, she would have likely thought it was just an especially unusual vial to this day.

Why was Li Jing able to...

Yulian, sitting to the side, listened quietly to Li Jing and Fu Yao’s conversation, from Power of Rules to Taoist Items, as she scrutinized Li Jing carefully.

The notion of rules was new to her.

But she was thoroughly familiar with the concept of Taoist Items.

Taoist Items represented the pinnacle of worldly artifacts, existing only in legends.

For the item Fu Yao casually took out to turn out to be a Taoist item was astonishing enough, to say the least.

Even she, in her wisdom, could understand that.

Li Jing, who could identify a Taoist Item at first glance, was certainly problematic.

She had always thought that Li Jing was "problematic" since he was exceedingly powerful, and his growth rate was even more ridiculous, it was as if he was on steroids.

But since his last visit to Yun City.

She felt as though she no longer knew Li Jing.

He spoke of Heavenly Path Qi, The Power of Rules, and now Taoist Items.

Li Jing, seeing her shocked expression across the table and Yulian’s unblinking gaze beside him, knew that he had unintentionally revealed too much, coughed lightly.

"I just happened to have seen a damaged Taoist item, it’s no big deal."

Fu Yao and Yulian, both famed for their intelligence among the fox demons, naturally did not believe Li Jing’s excuse.

You’ve just seen one by chance, and you can identify another Taoist Item at a glance?

Who would believe that?

However, since Li Jing had spoken such words, they naturally did not ask any further questions.

"Mine is also a broken Taoist Item; even if it falls into the hands of a cultivator, it can only function as a container for the Power of Wind and Thunder."

Fu Yao casually mentioned as she spook.

"Enough of that, just do it."

"Okay."

Li Jing nodded and flicked an arc of electricity with his fingers.

Fu Yao’s jade vial was indeed magical.

The arc of electricity that Li Jing flicked had only just drawn near, not even reaching the mouth of the vial, when it was absorbed by a peculiar force.

It was clear.

The Taoist Item, though it was damaged, was not as severely damaged as the Unnamed, and still retained some of the original characteristics of a Taoist Item.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Seeing the jade vial successfully absorb the arc of electricity Li Jing had flicked, Fu Yao quickly clutched the vial to her chest, her face full of fear that someone would snatch it.

Li Jing watched her silently, the corners of his mouth twitching.

Although she was a monster who cultivated with the same Charm Talent as Yulian, in many aspects, she seemed to be pretty similar to Jiu Li.

Shaking his head secretly, Li Jing did not comment on her defensive behavior, saying.

"Can you tell me what I want to know now?"

"Let me organize my thoughts first."

Fu Yao affected an air of importance.

She made such a statement, but her hands were tucking the jade vial away and wearing a face of someone who had obtained a treasure.

Seeing this, Li Jing chuckled.

Obviously annoyed that someone was showing impatience, Fu Yao reluctantly put away the jade vial and began talking again.

"First, I’ll answer the question you asked earlier, the rules are the basis for the structure of this universe, and the powers behind them come in various forms, forming all the phenomena in our world. The effects of the same origin of the rules can be different."

"For example, rules related to electricity, all phenomena related to electricity represent a separate existing rule. Conventional electricity, static electricity, lightning phenomena, different types of lightning in the use of Thunder Skills, even the Tribulation Thunder produced in the heavenly tribulation, etc., all these have slight differences from the basic electricity-related rules. And there are variations among these rules, some subtle, some significant."

After explaining in detail, Fu Yao turned her gaze to him.

"You seem to be very surprised and unable to properly use the Power of Rules you grasp. I’m afraid I can’t give you much guidance on this. Your current realm is not enough to comprehend, even if I give you guidance. But if you can figure out what kind of thunder and lightning rule you’re controlling, you might want to use modern science to explore its variations."

Li Jing listened to Fu Yao’s explanation with furrowed brows.

The Power of Rules he had was Thunders’ Punishment.

According to Fu Yao.

What he controls should be the top-tier rule related to thunder and lightning.

Thunders’ Punishment...

This occurs when there’s an invasion of extraterrestrial beings above the Seventh Realm, and the Will of Heaven directly sends it down.

Common people wouldn’t even get to see such a thing...

Those who are lucky enough to witness it often suffer from lifelong nightmares.

There are indeed variations involved.

But if he wants to try and apply them, it would be difficult to borrow from modern science.

This isn’t a power that modern science knows and has decoded, nor is it recorded in modern Immortal Learning.

It seems that expecting Fu Yao to give him some direction might have been a bit naive...

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