Summer Camp Roster

Seeing how many seeds the Spirit Field Group had prepared, a few elders from the other departments were unwilling to fall behind. They brought along various products from their respective departments that were suitable for ordinary people. Although some of them had not yet reached the point where they could be mass-produced and distributed throughout the mortal world, quite a few factories in Xiushui City were already under construction. It would not be long before assembly-line production began, and widespread adoption was only a matter of time.

Their actions could also serve as an early promotional campaign for the products Xiushui City would release in the future.

The registration list for Qingyun Peak was finalized on June 30 as well.

There were seven names in total: Baizhu, Yuan Jinsheng, Xuanyuan Haoyue, Tong Jialiang, Han Weishu, Gu Yuxiao, and Ling Hui.

Quite a few people from Qingyun Peak had wanted to sign up, but most of them either lacked sufficient cultivation or had not cultivated enough techniques of the required level. A small number possessed both qualifications but were unwilling to go.

One such person was Liang Zhonghuai, the former Myriad Connections employee who had accompanied Zhu Xiurong, Yang Jinshu’s mother, to the mortal world.

Liang Zhonghuai had already been at the Foundation Establishment stage before joining the Lingxian Sect. After several years of devoted cultivation in the sect, he had long since reached the Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection realm and was only one step away from forming his Golden Core. Recently, he had been preparing to enter seclusion and attempt a breakthrough.

He had no interest in returning to the Cultivation World for the time being. After all, when he had worked for Myriad Connections, his job had hardly been any different from traveling and gaining experience.

Thus, although Qingyun Peak had quite a large number of disciples, only seven had actually registered.

When Lin Xiao received the list and saw Tong Jialiang’s name on it, he was somewhat surprised.

Speaking of which, this disciple had once been a victim of the Jishi Stone incident. Lin Xiao remembered that his constitution was somewhat unusual.

However, Lin Xiao had been too busy afterward. Since Tong Jialiang was in the sect and was unlikely to encounter any problems in the short term, he had not paid much attention to the matter. Besides, he had heard that Tong Jialiang was doing quite well under Little Luan. Da Tao had even made a few sour remarks before, implying that Little Luan seemed to have taken a liking to him.

Lin Xiao pulled up Tong Jialiang’s disciple panel and took another look.

Jishi Physique… Ah.

The disciple panel showed that Tong Jialiang cultivated the Primordial Origin Scripture. It was indeed a highly suitable technique for him. Those with the Jishi Physique were not only immune to the interference of Jishi Stones and capable of using them to cultivate Jishi energy, but could also directly transform spiritual energy into origin energy through normal cultivation.

His cultivation speed was quite fast as well. He had only joined the sect a few years ago, yet he had already reached Foundation Establishment Grand Perfection.

Perhaps he would be able to advance to the Golden Core stage after returning from this trip outside the sect.

Since they would be heading to the Cultivation World later, there were some matters Tong Jialiang needed to understand personally.

Tong Jialiang had just finished feeding the demon beasts in the beast garden when he received the sect master’s summons. He was somewhat puzzled as to why the sect master had suddenly called for him.

Puzzled though he was, he immediately informed his master, Little Luan, who was currently training Da Tao, and hurried to Mount Lingyun on Yaoguang Floating Island.

Inside the small bamboo house atop Mount Lingyun, Lin Xiao sat behind a desk, turning over a Jishi Stone in his hand.

A soft knock sounded at the door. Lin Xiao raised his head and said, “Come in.”

Tong Jialiang pushed open the door and gave Lin Xiao a formal bow. “This disciple greets the sect master.”

“No need for formalities. Sit.” Lin Xiao pointed to the chair beside him. Once Tong Jialiang had taken his seat, he raised the strangely black stone in his hand and asked, “Do you remember this?”

The instant he saw the black stone before him, Tong Jialiang’s pupils involuntarily contracted, and his entire body stiffened.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao hurriedly said, “Don’t be afraid. This Jishi Stone can’t hurt you.”

After all, Tong Jialiang had cultivated in the Lingxian Sect for more than three years. His trust in the sect and its sect master, together with the state of mind he had developed by now, allowed him to pull himself out of that brief surge of fear. Even so, his gaze still instinctively shifted away slightly.

“This disciple remembers it,” he said.

Lin Xiao did not beat around the bush. “I summoned you here to tell you something about your constitution.”

Tong Jialiang looked up in confusion.

Lin Xiao continued, “Back then, the Jishi Stone caused considerable harm to both your body and mind. But its effects went far beyond your previous loss of consciousness and physical weakness. In truth, it completely changed your constitution. You now possess the Jishi Physique.”

“The Jishi Physique?” Tong Jialiang frowned. He instinctively felt some aversion toward the term.

“That’s right. With this physique, you will never again have to fear the influence of any Jishi Stone. You can even use Jishi Stones to cultivate Jishi energy.” Seeing the rejection on Tong Jialiang’s face and realizing that he was about to object, Lin Xiao quickly continued, “Of course, I know you have no desire to cultivate Jishi energy. But you should look on the bright side. Your physique will be extremely useful in investigating and capturing Jishi cultivators in the future, as well as handling Jishi Stones.”

Lin Xiao knew that Tong Jialiang had surely been terrified of Jishi Stones in the past. But he believed even more strongly that, after cultivating for several years as a disciple of Qingyun Peak, Tong Jialiang had overcome that fear and would be willing to do his part in eliminating the Jishi faction.

Sure enough, when Tong Jialiang heard that his current constitution could aid in suppressing the Jishi faction, he leaned forward and hurriedly asked, “What can I do?”

Seeing his eagerness, Lin Xiao smiled. “What you can do right now is cultivate properly. A special constitution is useless without sufficient cultivation. I’m telling you this because you’ll be heading to the Cultivation World soon, and I want you to be mentally prepared. The Jishi cultivators there seem to have infiltrated quite deeply. Your constitution is unusual, so you must be especially careful not to let it be discovered.”

After saying this, Lin Xiao turned his gaze back to the Jishi Stone in his hand. He held it out to Tong Jialiang and said, “Touch it. Tell me if you notice anything different.”

Overcoming his inner resistance, Tong Jialiang reached out and touched it.

“It… it doesn’t seem to have that devouring force anymore.” Tong Jialiang carefully sensed it. The feeling was completely different from when he had first come into contact with a Jishi Stone. It was as though something had wrapped around the outside of the stone, preventing it from releasing that devouring power.

“Correct,” Lin Xiao nodded. “It hasn’t lost its power. I’ve simply wrapped it in origin energy.”

As he spoke, he opened a small gap in the layer of origin energy.

Tong Jialiang immediately sensed the familiar, terrifying power of the Jishi Stone. Although only a tiny portion of its power was being released, it was still enough to make his heart tremble.

Lin Xiao explained, “This is origin energy. In fact, with your constitution, transforming spiritual energy into origin energy should be very easy. It will be even easier since you cultivate the Primordial Origin Scripture. I’ll teach you how to transform spiritual energy into origin energy now. Relax your mind. I’ll first guide a strand of origin energy into your body. Try to sense it.”

Tong Jialiang did as instructed and relaxed, closing his eyes. Lin Xiao raised his hand and injected a strand of origin energy between his brows.

The strand of origin energy gently traveled through his meridians before flowing into his dantian.

“Carefully sense its nature, as well as the process by which it comes into contact with and transforms spiritual energy.” Lin Xiao’s voice echoed in Tong Jialiang’s mind. Following the strand of origin energy, Tong Jialiang focused on sensing it.

He “watched” as the origin energy entered his dantian. Like a swimming dragon, it stirred the spiritual energy within. The two then began forming a closed loop, continuously transforming into each other.