I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Jiang Yuebai sat outside the crumbling great hall of Heavenly Leisure Peak, covering her reddened ears with both hands, feeling terribly wronged.

"You asked me to bring wine, but you didn’t specify which kind—how can you blame me for that?"

Wenn Miao swung her arm and gave her a disdainful glance.

"Your ears are hard as iron plates, you cheeky girl, your body refining is indeed successful, even your ears remember to be refined. Clearly, you refined your ears in advance just to annoy me!"

Feeling guilty, Jiang Yuebai turned her head away and stayed silent, waves of floral fragrance swept past her nose, stirring her heart and mind.

A gentle spring breeze blew, and the grass and woods were soft and warm.

In her haste, she hadn’t realized that Heavenly Leisure Peak was already filled with vibrant, blooming flowers, each unique in its beauty.

Green like jade, red as the morning glow, yellow like glittering gold, white as winter snow; birds chirped in the trees, butterflies fluttered among the flowers, each sweet fragrance permeating, creating a splendid, lively spring tapestry.

The gentle wind blew, petals from the peach blossoms on the tree drifted down amidst the rustling sound, Jiang Yuebai raised her hand to catch a peach blossom, a bee landing on her fingertip.

"How beautiful~"

Hearing Jiang Yuebai’s exclamation, Wenn Miao snorted with a laugh.

"After a trip outside, your peace of mind has improved, you can even find beauty in my messy place?"

Jiang Yuebai squinted, though Heavenly Leisure Peak was chaotic, she still saw vitality within, seeing nature as it should be, a beauty untouched by artificial adornments.

Broken bricks lay among the grass, riddled with honeycomb holes, becoming a fortress for some spiritual insects.

Spilled wine dropped from overturned jars, nourishing a cluster of flowers below, making them bloom with eerie blue brilliance.

A bird’s corpse captured by spider webs fell into the grass, becoming ant food.

Everything in the world births from heaven and earth, and eventually returns to it, becoming part of the lifeforce of nature.

Jiang Yuebai sat among the grass, unconsciously forgetting herself, white vines sprouted from her body, leaves unfurling, communicating with nature.

Clap!

A worn shoe flew onto Jiang Yuebai’s forehead, making her head tilt back, the white vines recoiling quickly.

"Stop悟-ing, do you know how dangerous you look now? Where did that hairpin come from? Smells of demon energy."

The tension on her head slackened, the orchid hairpin flew into Wenn Miao’s hand, Jiang Yuebai’s black hair, like satin, spread out, revealing two Little White Ganoderma shining with a faint glow.

Wenn Miao sniffed the orchid hairpin under her nose, her brows furrowed.

"You really don’t plan on remaining human, do you? Tell me, how did things end up like this?"

Jiang Yuebai scratched her head and concisely recounted her experiences of the past eight years.

"... Is there something wrong with this hairpin? Why do you say I’m in danger like this?"

Wenn Miao raised the orchid hairpin to the sunlight, "It contains a type of pollen that can make those with high wisdom more easily reach enlightenment; seemingly, your recent insight into the Path of Grass and Wood is deep, which makes you easily communicate with nature."

"If you were of the Grass and Wood Demon Clan, this wouldn’t harm you at all, only making your divine soul and spiritual sense grow faster. But as you somewhat remain human, if you don’t control it, your demonization will worsen."

Still somewhat human... Jiang Yuebai’s forehead twitched, feeling speechless.

"But this orchid hairpin is also a Magic Treasure that conceals demon energy, someone wants you to turn into a demon but doesn’t want you to be discovered. Could a great power from the Demon Clan have taken a fancy to you?"

Jiang Yuebai shivered abruptly, "The orchid hairpin was given by the Guild President of the Alchemy Master Guild; is he a demon?"

"Tian Nanxing?" Wenn Miao pondered, knitting her brows.

"Recently, I’ve been troubled by this exact issue myself—if I elevate my Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline to the complete ten-tenths, would I then truly become part of the Demon Clan?"

Wenn Miao returned to her senses, "Changing races isn’t as easy as that; if it were simple, this world would be chaotic."

"Then what does this mean—am I destined to live eternally as an extraordinary person?" Jiang Yuebai lamented.

Wenn Miao returned the orchid hairpin to Jiang Yuebai, "Being an extraordinary person doesn’t hinder your cultivation, you’re practicing Daoist and Demon techniques together, don’t be ungrateful."

"But I don’t want to carry this thing forever." Jiang Yuebai pointed at the Little Ganoderma atop her head, the Little Ganoderma shifting slightly.

"If you don’t want it, let me cut it off and brew it into wine."

"No!"

Jiang Yuebai quickly protected the Little Ganoderma with both hands.

Wenn Miao crouched down looking closely at Jiang Yuebai.

"To be serious, your Cloud Mushroom Grass Bloodline can reach up to nine-tenths and no further; that last remaining part is your human origin, crossing it would mean you’d cease to be yourself. So be cautious—it’s best not to cross the line lightly."

"Yet, removing this thing from your head isn’t necessarily impossible, just remember the original path you intended to follow, don’t be swayed by the current benefits of the Path of Grass and Wood, otherwise you’ll end up second-class."

The original path... Primordial Chaos in hand, all things under my command!

Jiang Yuebai’s divine soul shuddered, suddenly recalling the path described in the Great Derivation Scripture.

Chaos divides into Yin Yang, Yin Yang transforms into Five Elements, Five Elements generate all things—this Little Ganoderma falls among all things, within the Five Elements. Now, she should focus on the Five Elements Path as a whole, not merely the Path of Grass and Wood.

Jiang Yuebai rose and bowed, "Thanks to the Supreme... Thank you, Ancestor, for enlightening me, guiding me back to the right track."

Though not formally apprenticed to Wenn Miao, she treats Jiang Yuebai like a grandchild student, hence calling her Supreme Elder would be a bit hurtful.

Wenn Miao nodded and stood, "Mm, continue wearing the hairpin without concern; your cultivation is proceeding at an astonishing pace. Foundation at fifteen and late-stage Foundation Establishment by twenty-six; you might reach Core Formation within ten years, time to prepare for it."

"Here, I’ve found for you Cultivation Techniques of gold, wood, water, and earth; the fire element cultivation technique by Cang Huo is excellent, no need to switch. These are not for mastering, but for referencing techniques in controlling spiritual energy and spells, attempting to harmonize the Five Elements and gather Five Element Spiritual Energy within your elixir field to form a Qi Elixir. Once that’s accomplished, Core Formation will follow smoothly."

Jiang Yuebai received the bag Wenn Miao handed over, inside were two Jade Scrolls, a piece of beast skin, and a Bamboo Scroll—feeling like all were powerful cultivation techniques.

"You mentioned wanting to attempt transmuting a Water Spirit yourself; you’re on the right track, worth a try. If successful, you’ll have a qualitative leap in mastering the Five Elements Path, easing post-golden core cultivation. Your Core Formation’s heavenly tribulation is likely akin to the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation, better prepare well to avoid being struck by lightning."

Jiang Yuebai nodded profusely, stowing the cultivation techniques in her Storage Bracelet; with someone worrying for her, tough tasks became less daunting, truly fortunate.

"Zhao Fuyi might reach Divinity Transformation before you reach Core Formation; otherwise, she’d be the most suitable to array and protect for you. Oh, I nearly forgot to mention—the cultivation techniques were exchanged using your Sect Contribution Points, they weren’t free."

"What?" Jiang Yuebai looked up in panic, "I don’t have many Sect Contribution Points left!"

Wenn Miao raised her hand, tapping Jiang Yuebai’s forehead, "Thus, it’s on credit—currently, you owe the sect eighty thousand contribution points to repay. Translated into level-B tasks, it equates to around a thousand tasks. Cultivation techniques are special, no Spirit Stones accepted for debt settlement~"

A bolt from the blue!

Jiang Yuebai, stunned, dropped the Jade Scroll onto the ground.

Suddenly, she understood why Zhao Fuyi was deep in debt! She’s become the second Zhao Fuyi!

Dark!

Too dark!!

"And you’ve been gone for eight years; still owe the sect eight tasks, besides completing eight years of assessments with Ten Thousand Laws Hall or face banishment. As an Inner Sect and direct Foundation Establishment disciple, you need to lecture two hours monthly at the Dharma Hall.

"That tallies up to..."

"One hundred and ninety-two hours!"

Jiang Yuebai’s brain swiftly calculated, her legs buckling, collapsing onto the ground, the Little Ganoderma swaying atop her head.

"Stop pretending to be dead; stand up. I’ll help you refine the Green Cicada Mother Coin, then hurry to settle your debt. No running away until it’s repaid!"

"Just kill me!!"