Chapter 115

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Chapter 115: Cloud Crystal

He drew his sword!

However, before Ye Shubai could speak after drawing his sword, the giant bent down again, frowning as he looked at the wooden sword.

"This sword won’t do!"

"Hmm, although most of us in the Giant Spirit Clan are more skilled in weapon forging rather than carving, we have worked with wood before… With such good material, which apprentice made this for you? Look at these clumsy lines, and this earthy design. If not for the intricate enchantment placed on it, I would suggest punishing the person who wasted this piece of wood!"

As he spoke, the giant casually pulled out a person from the winged tribe, pushing him forward with his index finger, saying, "Don’t you winged people love making magical tools? Take a look and see if this wood is being wasted."

Cui Yu reluctantly stepped forward, planning to just brush it off casually, but was astonished when he took a closer look at the wood.

Just like a sword cultivator loves swords, Wing Clan also naturally loves all kinds of high-quality materials used for making magic treasures.

His tongue was a bit twisted, and he stuttered out the origin of this wood, "Isn’t this the legendary Phoenix tree? Wow, this thing was cut down completely thousands of years ago, and now it’s nowhere to be found growing. I only learned about its existence from the illustrated book passed down by my ancestors. I never expected to actually see it!"

Cui Yu’s eyes shimmered strangely. At this moment, the determination he had to have a life-and-death battle with the people of Dongxuan Sect had vanished from this Wing Clan’s mind. He also no longer felt disdain towards the giant’s rude behavior. His eyes and heart were only focused on the wooden sword in front of him.

He looked pained and murmured, "You’re right. Such rough craftsmanship does not do justice to this sword. Although it’s not as serious as damaging the material, a divine item like this should be personally crafted by the top masters and adorned with the most exquisite designs."

The giant and the Wing Clan finally found a common topic, setting aside their previous biases against each other and passionately criticizing the poorly made wooden sword.

Of course, the Wing Clan’s mind worked faster than the giant’s.

Cui Yu almost immediately thought of a key point, put on a very understanding smile for Ye Shubai, and said, "Taoist Friend Ye, although my cultivation is not much, I do have some experience in craftsmanship. Give me this wooden sword, and in three days, I will surely return a proper sword to you!"

The giant lamented his slow reaction and kept saying, "I can forge a new iron sword handle, I promise you will like it."

The Wing Clan and the Giant Clan were indeed two very well-known races. The giant wasn’t exaggerating earlier. Dongxuan Sect really did have to ask for help from the Giant Spirit Clan in sword forging. If it were an ordinary sword cultivator, they would have been overjoyed by now.

However, Ye Shubai had no smile on his face. He, who was usually polite, even tried to interrupt the conversation between the two people halfway twice. However, the emotions of those two craftsmen were really high, they didn’t stop talking at all.

He had to firmly pull his wooden sword back from the giant’s hand and bluntly refused the two enthusiastic people, "No need, this sword is already perfect, I don’t want to change anything."

In between speaking, he anxiously cast worried glances at Wen Yun beside him.

Ye Shubai knew best how proud Wen Yun was. She always had incredible confidence in her own aesthetics, such as her painting skills…

Fortunately, Wen Yun showed no embarrassment or disappointment on her face, on the contrary, at this moment, she wore the gentlest and kindest smile, allowing no one to find any fault.

The giant and the winged man failed to please Ye Shubai, the lady of the island. They were feeling quite down now, thinking they could offset some rent with their skills. Now they had to try to negotiate with Zhu Erchong and see if that bearded sword cultivator needed any swords, and if a good sword could make him more relaxed in bargaining.

Unfortunately, Zhu Erchong had just gotten an exceptional sword from Ye Shubai, and with the sword cultivator’s sensitivity to money, he was not willing to give up even a single coin now.

"Let me see."

While Zhu Erchong was calculating the bill, Wen Yun approached with a kind smile.

Island Master raised his eyelids and glanced casually at the giant and the winged people, his smile deepening slightly.

"The winged people and the Giant Spirit Clan were the first two friends we made when we arrived at Cloud Sea World. We should naturally offer them a more favorable price, how can we charge such a high rent for a courtyard for a year?" She held the price list sketch prepared by Zhu Erchong and solemnly said to him.

Zhu Erchong felt wronged, "The price I set is more than several times lower than the rent in Cloud Sea City…"

"Let’s change the rent to one hundred thousand per year," Wen Yun calmly scribbled on the paper.

Zhu Erchong looked confused, he had just set the rent for each house at fifty thousand, how did it suddenly double? Was Martial Sister Wen really offering a discount?

Fortunately, Zhu Erchong had been in business in the cultivation world for a long time and had secretly learned some skills from the Wan family ancestor. With a quick mind, he immediately understood Wen Yun’s intention.

He pretended to grab the accounts in distress, exclaiming, "This won’t do! We will really lose money at this price!"

Wen Yun glared at Zhu Erchong, "They are our friends! They will be our family in the future! How could you do this? I’ll give one number, ninety-nine thousand!"

"No way! The rent for a building in Cloud Sea City is a million per year! Our houses are newer and better than theirs, with a tranquil environment and excellent air quality. It’s perfect for all kinds of artisans to settle in. I can’t accept this price you’re suggesting!"

The honest craftsman had never encountered such evil people before, so he enthusiastically nodded and agreed to rent the shop right away.

They were filled with excitement and thought Taoist Friend Wen was truly a rare kind-hearted person in a century! He could be called the conscience of Cloud Sea City!

Zhu Erchong had no choice but to reluctantly earn two million Origin Crystals, tears welling up in his eyes.

Wen Yun achieved her goal and retired, the gentle smile on her face gradually fading. Despite turning into a traitor, the sadness in her eyes was hard to hide.

Ye Shubai walked silently beside her, hesitated to speak, unsure of how to comfort a young girl like Wen Yun.

Unexpectedly, Wen Yun spoke first, saying earnestly, "After giving it some thought, although I feel reluctant, they are right. My skills are not that good. Later, you should find Cui Yu to help you redecorate the Phoenix Tree Sword. After all, you are the head of our Qingliu Sword Sect. It’s not appropriate to look so shabby."

Ye Shubai frowned and sternly disagreed with her, "I don’t think it’s shabby."

His eyes seemed to hold countless stars, deep yet reflecting brilliant light. He said, "One man’s honey is another man’s poison. They may like luxury and beauty, but I prefer her natural cuteness."

Wen Yun looked up at Ye Shubai, trying to figure out if his words were true or not from his face. At that moment, the wind on Cloud Island grew stronger, blowing her hair loose. Ye Shubai lowered his gaze, held her hand, and casually brushed her hair back behind her ear.

"Do you really like it? I used to think you liked phoenixes and wanted to carve one on a sword for you, but it’s a bit difficult. I haven’t even sketched it properly…"

"Really." Ye Shubai’s voice sounded hoarse for some reason, even though when the mist passed by, it brought a lot of cool mist to his face. But for some reason, whether cheeks or ears, they were all getting dry and hot.

In Ye Shubai’s first seven hundred years of life, the only thing he focused on was practicing. He dared not be distracted, nor had he ever been moved. In the way of the sword, he was the most experienced sword cultivator, each move could reveal countless secrets. But in matters of the heart… he was probably not even as good as a ten-year-old child, feeling lost and clumsy, like a small dragon being chased by a Cloud Beast on the other side.

Every word he spoke was very difficult, and when he finally blurted out the last sentence, it seemed like all his strength had been drained, even more so than when he fought Shang Wuyang earlier.

"I only like clouds."

Wen Yun was suddenly shaken.

What did he mean by this? What exactly does this ‘cloud’ refer to? Is it Wen Yun’s cloud?

But wouldn’t thinking like this be a bit narcissistic? What if Ye Shubai likes those clouds floating in the sky? After all, sword cultivators value elegance and elegance, liking such ethereal things fits their bill. Or maybe he likes the little cloud on the sword? Although her carving may be simple, it does hold a certain artistic charm…

Wen Yun quickly looked down, took a deep breath, calmed her breathing, adjusted the expression on her face, turning back to her usual calm self.

"Do you like clouds? Alright, I will carve two more clouds on your sword handle later to make the picture more layered and richer."

She was nervous, wondering if Ye Shubai would argue that the clouds he liked were not actually carved on.

However, he just looked at her deeply, pursed his lips, and his voice seemed to become slightly deeper.

"Okay, I like the ones you carved."

It was the truth. Others couldn’t even touch Ye Shubai’s sword, but if it was Wen Yun, even if she carved a little dragon pig on it, he would still accept it.

With both of them being over a thousand years old, ordinary monks might be called ancestors, but these two acted like awkward young children who couldn’t relax.

Wen Yun couldn’t tell if she felt disappointed or relieved. She tugged at Ye Shubai’s sleeve, swayed it, and changed the subject.

"Although the Dongxuan Sect people may not come again in the short term, we can’t let our guard down. Since Little Qing has already drawn the map, let’s discuss the specific positions for setting up the formation, shall we?"

Being prepared to escape at any time was Wen Yun’s instinct, and Ye Shubai naturally would not refuse her proposal.

With the super accurate map drawn by Yu Qinghong, combined with the formation pre-designed by Wen Yun, when the two were merged, only the specific arrangement remained.

On other islands, the large formations are all kinds of defensive island protection barriers. Wen Yun’s island, on the other hand, had a teleportation array – whenever she encountered people, she would run away!

To ensure that Dongxuan Sect couldn’t intercept them, Wen Yun set the island protection formation to random teleportation. The reason was simple, if even she didn’t know where she would be teleported to, then the people chasing by Dongxuan Sect wouldn’t know either. That was the real secret to escaping.

These reasons were all obvious, even Immortal Su Yuan couldn’t help but nod approvingly when he heard this, praising Wen Yun for her meticulous thinking.

As for the real reason…

Wen Yun looked at Ye Shubai, quietly confessing to him, "My stable teleportation technique hasn’t been mastered yet. Such a large array can only set up a lower level random teleportation."

*

Cloud Island experienced an unprecedented construction boom.

Because both the Wing Clan and Giant Spirit Clan needed to rent houses, the small houses previously built were not only insufficient in quantity, but the tenants from both clans were also not very satisfied.

"We winged people prefer to live in cozy treehouses or wooden houses close to nature, rather than these brick and stone buildings."

"Our Giant Spirit Clan prefers to live in spacious yards, I can’t even fit through this door!"

Zhu Erchong and his fellow masons faced a challenge with this request, as they only knew how to build ordinary houses!

Zhu Erchong looked at Immortal Su Yuan and asked for help, "Respected elder, can you build a treehouse?"

Immortal Su Yuan gazed leisurely at the red leaf trees on Cloud Island and murmured, "I cannot build a bird’s nest, only empty it."

Yu Qinghong, who had been observing with a book in hand, spoke gently, "Perhaps I can draw the blueprints for these houses, and you can build them according to the plans?"

Immortal Su Yuan’s face lit up with joy, not expecting to find a talented person on the island, he rubbed his hands together and asked, "Can you also draw structural plans?"

Yu Qinghong displayed a modest smile on his young face and replied, "I have some knowledge, I hope the elder won’t laugh at me."

With that, he proficiently put away his book, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a pen, and sketched a rough design of a treehouse.

Several people quickly gathered to see, all amazed.

"The Yu family is truly talented, this painting is even better than Martial Sister Wen’s…"

"Look at the horizontal lines, look at the vertical! Even though it’s just a rough sketch, it looks like a perfect artwork!"

The praises from the crowd continued, especially Immortal Su Yuan, almost praising Yu Qinghong as a contemporary architectural genius. The young man had never received such high praise, his face blushing with embarrassment, shaking his head continuously, "I am not, I did not, you are too kind."

Finally, after setting the stage, Immortal Su Yuan revealed his purpose, "Since you are so skilled, how can we waste your talent? There are over a hundred races in the Upper Realm with unique preferences for housing. You can draw each of their preferred dwellings according to my descriptions."

No one on the island could avoid helping with the construction of Cloud Island as long as they were able-bodied!

Haven’t you seen how the little fire dragons are spewing dragon flames to bake bricks all day long, and the Cloud Beasts are gathering clouds every day to create rain for the moat around the city? Since Yu Qinghong is such a great artist, wouldn’t it be a waste not to use his talents?

Yu Qinghong obediently nodded, happily accepting his role as a tool for others.

The large sum of Origin Crystals Wen Yun brought back successfully exchanged for countless island-building materials. She was always generous in her spending, preferring to use the highest quality materials available within her abilities, whether it was for formations or staff crafting.

The people on the island quickly started building Cloud Island. With their skills, moving bricks or laying stones was easy for them. So, in less than three days, the first complete house on Cloud Island was finished.

The treehouses that the winged people wanted and the large courtyards that the giants wanted were right next to each other. Compared to the regular layout of Cloud Sea City, it was quite interesting. Once different types of houses were built in the future, Cloud Island would be quite a sight.

"This place is great, better than Cloud Sea City!"

The winged people were the first to move in, about twenty to thirty of them. They looked around the treehouses and were very satisfied.

Wen Yun did not act like a dishonest merchant. Although she raised the rent initially, she chose the best building materials and even the best furniture and decorations inside. This ensured that the winged people could live comfortably on the island.

After arranging everything, Wen Yun suddenly remembered the deceased Yi Yu. She sighed softly, then buried the ten or so gorgeous tail feathers from the space bag in the empty grave next to the treehouse, covering them with dust.

When the winged people arrived, they saw the grave. They silently bowed deeply to Wen Yun and then buried Yi Yu’s ashes in the grave they brought with them.

Then they began putting things in the treehouses, mostly tools for making magical treasures and various materials.

After setting up his own treehouse, Cui Yu waved his tail and warmly greeted Wen Yun and the others, saying, "Dear friends, come in and have a look. We will be long-term neighbors from now on. If you want any customized magical treasures, just come to us, and you’ll get a 20% discount!"

The other winged people behind him fluttered their wings and warmly greeted the sword cultivators.

"My name is Nanque, I specialize in making armor, remember to find me."

"My name is Yingluan, I specialize in making hair accessories for female cultivators. If Taoist Friend Wen wants accessories, remember to find me."

Wen Yun politely responded to their greetings, but as she looked around, she felt something was not right.

Among these winged people, the highest cultivation level was Cui Yu, who had just reached the Soul Changing Stage. Most others seemed to be at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul levels. It seemed that the most outstanding among the Yi Yu winged people killed by Shang Wuyang had the highest cultivation level.

But… how could an Ascension Stage cultivator manage to bring so many winged people to the Cloud Sea World by shattering space?

It is important to note that those who have not ascended cannot survive in the void. Only experts who have ascended can protect themselves with their cultivation power to cross the void. Immortal Su Yuan’s strength at the Ascension Stage is already outstanding, but even so, he can only take two people at a time.

Even though the winged people have wings, they cannot fly in the void! Could it be that their hometown is right next to the Cloud Sea World, and Yi Yu brought them back and forth several times?

Wen Yun couldn’t contain her curiosity and immediately asked Cui Yu about this.

The latter smiled smugly and said, "Taoist Friend Wen, our hometown is actually very far from Cloud Sea World. It may take an ordinary Ascension Stage cultivator hundreds of years to reach there, but don’t forget that we winged people are the best at making magical treasures. Crossing the void may be rare, but it’s not difficult for us."

"What used to take a hundred years to travel, we reached Cloud Sea World in less than a year using magical treasures!"

Hearing this, not only Wen Yun, even the usually calm Ye Shubai showed some emotion on his face.

So, if it used to take ten years to travel, wouldn’t it only take a month now?

They had tried to find magical treasures for traversing the void before, wanting to use them to bring others out, but as the winged people said, such items are extremely rare and impossible to buy.

While Wen Yun indeed understood the laws of space, the distance between the cultivation world and Cloud Sea World was too far, making precise teleportation very difficult. Moreover, to traverse space, one must pass through temporal fissures. Those with high cultivation levels would be fine, but those with lower levels could get hurt.

Hearing that the winged people could make magical treasures for low-level cultivators to traverse the void, Wen Yun couldn’t contain her excitement. Just the thought of reuniting with her fellow martial siblings in the upper realm filled her with great anticipation.

Without hesitation, Wen Yun spoke up, "Everyone, we want to purchase such a magical treasure, as many as we can get!"

Despite the huge amount of Origin Crystal invested in building Cloud Island during this time, Wen Yun had earned a lot of money then, and there were still millions left in her space bag, which should be enough to buy the magical treasures.

Cui Yu looked worried and said, "We have used our magical treasure too many times, it’s already old and damaged beyond repair. It might only be enough for us to use on our way back home."

Wen Yun hurriedly asked, "Can we make a new one?"

Cui Yu shook her head and said seriously, "There is a magical treasure that only the winged people can make, but the materials are hard to find. Like this Nebula Shuttle, it can boost speed to the limit and is a treasure everyone wants to buy. However, its core material is a strange crystal. We came to Cloud Sea World because the core of our Nebula Shuttle is running out, hoping to find some here, but we found out that this kind of crystal hasn’t been produced in Cloud Sea World for centuries…"

It seemed like it was impossible to make something out of nothing.

Wen Yun looked a bit sad and sighed.

However, Shen Xinghai, who had been standing nearby, suddenly felt a stir in his heart. He asked in a deep voice, "Do you know what this crystal is? I might have heard of it before."

Cui Yu frowned and said, "We searched all over Cloud Sea City, but couldn’t find it. It was said that the crystal used to cost only ten thousand in Cloud Sea City, but even when we offered a million, no one sold it. It seems that it’s really gone."

"This item is called Cloud Crystal!"