Chapter 36.1

Zhouzhou, You’ve Dropped Something (1)

Ji Qingzhou knew that Jiang Qianke might be plotting against her in the soon-to-be-tested internal assessment, but her days still went on as usual, and she even got busier than before.

By the time the internal assessment was near, autumn arrived. The verdant on White Water Island was dyed red and yellow, and the rustling withered leaves fell.

During Ji Qingzhou’s classes with Jiang Qianke, she noticed that he was not in the best shape. It seemed that his injuries from the Soul Seeking Nail backlash hadn’t healed well.

Sometimes when she handed in her homework and approached Jiang Qianke she would sense the alarm sound of the system, but after listening to it over and over, she got used to it.

Since the addition of a Defense Formation on White Water Island, Jiang Qianke only had the opportunity to kill Ji Qingzhou during the annual test, but she couldn’t do anything about it.

The closer she got to the annual test, the more panicked she became, until one day in late autumn, she had a conversation with Yu Sukong through the water mirror. After explaining her recent cultivation progress, she should have cut off the connection directly.

But this time, Yu Sukong stopped her, “Qingzhou, wait a minute, I have something for you.”

“The culprit responsible for the attack in White Water Island last time has not been found yet. You are in danger in the sect, so I will give you a magic weapon to protect yourself.” Yu Sukong actually remembered Ji Qingzhou’s previous attack in the middle of the night.

He walked down from the sea cliff, and the view in the water mirror followed him. He was dressed in a dark blue robe, and as he walked on the beach, he left a trail of footprints. In autumn, there were a large number of dead leaves on the grass along the coast. His dragging robe brushed the withered grass, issuing rustles.

He bent forward and picked up a beautiful conch on the beach.

Ji Qingzhou watched Yu Sukong, only to see his fingertips rise a bit, and then seemingly connect with the solitary moon in the sky. A glittering white thin ray condensed the power of the moon, and he guided it, letting it pour into the conch. Soon, the conch was filled with majestic spirit qi.

“This conch can only be used once. During this period, I amassed the power of the moonlight in advance, and I have injected all the power of the moonlight into it. Although using it might cause you some harm, and you cannot wield it to its full potential, it is enough to withstand the full force of the cultivator in an astral stage.” After injecting magic power into the conch, Yu Sukong’s voice turned distinctly weaker.

Jiang Qianke and Ye Duanhong were both cultivators in the Astral Stage. Yu Sukong’s cultivation base was a little higher than his. He had already entered the threshold of the Ascension Stage. Knowing that the evil aura that attacked White Water Island even ended up hurting Jiang Qianke, he thought of giving Ji Qingzhou a powerful physical protective magic treasure.

“I will ask someone to send this conch to you.” Yu Sukong said in embarrassment, “I’m a loner, and I don’t have much savings even after cultivating for so long. I don’t even have a magic weapon that I can give you.

Ji Qingzhou didn’t know that once Xuanyun Sect’s direct disciples reached one year after their admission, the elder who had accepted them would find a way to prepare magic treasures for them. Xuanyun Sect would prepare magic treasures even for ordinary disciples who have not been chosen by the elders according to their magic skills. It was just that they were prepared by outsiders. All in all, they weren’t comparable to treasures prepared by their masters.

The conch that Yu Sukong gave Ji Qingzhou was indeed precious. A magic treasure that could withstand the full blow of an Astral cultivator was hard to come by outside. Nevertheless, it could only be used once and could not be sacrificed against an enemy at any time.

Hence, it was now equivalent to Ji Qingzhou having a magic treasure that still wasn’t on hand — Of course, she didn’t mind what kind of magic treasure it was. Yu Sukong managed to prepare such an item for her, so she was very grateful.

“Thank you, Master Yu,” Ji Qingzhou thanked sincerely. At this juncture, there was nothing more suitable for her than this conch.

“In ten years’ time, I will return back after inscribing incantations and refining magic treasures here. By then, I will prepare a new magic treasure for you.” Yu Sukong explained to her. “All right then, Qingzhou, rest early.”

Ji Qingzhou nodded. She cut off the water mirror connection and breathed a sigh of relief. With the conch that her master would send, she could consider herself ready for the ‘Hongmen Banquet1’ that Jiang Qianke prepared for the annual test.

A few days later, she received the conch, an item that couldn’t be any more ordinary than the one you could pick up at the beach. However, the power of the moonlight injected into it was not something that ordinary people could condense.

Ji Qingzhou held it and felt that it was heavy, so she cherished it and stored it in her small purse.

She divided her small purse into two spaces. Half of the space was used to store some sundries, such as food for Maomao and Youyou, while the other half of the space was empty, with only spirit stones and the spiritual harness that Shen Rongyu gave in it. Now there was an additional conch in her collection.

After Ji Qingzhou had the magic treasure, she felt entirely relieved. The next day, when she went to cultivate at Shen Rongyu’s courtyard after the morning class, he presented a talisman in front of her.

“Xiao Yu-shixiong, what is this?” Ji Qingzhou was a little curious, and she took the talisman over.

“It’s just an ordinary communication talisman.” Shen Rongyu’s eyelashes partly lifted as he slowly instructed Ji Qingzhou, “If you need it, just activate it and I will know where you are.”

Ji Qingzhou pinched the little talisman, bowed and thanked him.

Shen Rongyu’s tone was as lazy as he could be, adding, “I also injected some magic power into the talisman. It can unleash some attacks, but I don’t know if it can repel the enemy. Still, it is better than nothing.”

He didn’t know any Protective Talismans, and he couldn’t use all magic related to protection, such as body protection magic, healing magic, and protective formations. He could only give Ji Qingzhou the sharpest spear.

Footnote:

1 Hongmen Banquet – resembles a trojan horse/a deadly situation

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