After being drained, the broken mirror shattered completely into several pieces, and the faint, fleeting rhythm it once held vanished entirely.
The remaining auction items consisted of several rare, high-grade spiritual plants, as well as some spiritual demon blood that could be used to draw talismans.
Although Wen Jingshu had no immediate use for high-grade spiritual plants and spiritual demon blood, since she had come across them, she decided to secure them first. They would surely come in handy in the future.
After sorting through these items, Wen Jingshu finally took out her transmission stone to send a message to Wen Shuyi.
“Sister, have you emerged from seclusion? Did you receive the Xuanyuan Tripod and the Twenty-Eight Hand Seals I had sent to you?”
“How is the effect? Does it really yield an extra pill?”
Wen Shuyi had emerged from seclusion long ago. Upon receiving Wen Jingshu's transmission, she asked, “What Xuanyuan Tripod? What Twenty-Eight Hand Seals? You little girl, you actually thought of sending things to your sister?”
Her younger sister was indeed incredibly thoughtful, still thinking of her even while away from home.
Touched, Wen Shuyi immediately added, “Shushu, do you have enough spirit stones to spend? Are there any other treasures you want? Just tell me what you're missing, and I'll get it for you!”
As it turned out, Wen Jingshu really did have something she wanted.
Since they were family, Wen Jingshu did not stand on ceremony. “Sister, I took a trip to the mortal realm and found an Innate Sword Embryo! I want some lightning-attributed and wood-attributed sword-forging materials. Of course, it would be even better if they have dual lightning and wood attributes!”
Hearing Wen Jingshu's words, Wen Shuyi was even more delighted than she was.
Although both of Wen Jingshu's spiritual roots were top-grade, they naturally conflicted with each other. Back when she had helped Wen Jingshu open her hidden dantian, it was precisely because she knew that the lightning attribute countered the wood attribute.
Now that Wen Jingshu was primarily a sword cultivator, the matter of her lifebound sword had been causing Wen Shuyi worry for quite some time.
An attribute-less sword would definitely not be as comfortable to wield as an attributed sword that matched Wen Jingshu's spiritual roots.
But if they were to look for an attributed sword...
She had truly never heard of a sword with dual lightning and wood attributes.
After all, it was far too rare!
But now, things were perfect. Wen Jingshu had found an Innate Sword Embryo herself, so she could just forge one on her own!
“Alright, alright, leave this matter to me! Just wait for my good news!”
With the sword-forging issue settled, Wen Jingshu steered the conversation back to the Xuanyuan Tripod, explaining briefly:
“Sister, at a legacy site in Jiangyuan Valley, I obtained an Eighth-Grade Xuanyuan Tripod and a set of Twenty-Eight Alchemical Hand Seals. When combined, they can yield an extra pill.”
“I have no use for them with my mutated wood spiritual root, so I had Jiuchuan Pavilion deliver them to you...”
“Logically, they should have arrived long ago.”
After all, how long had she been in the mortal realm!
With Jiuchuan Pavilion's reputation and methods, it was impossible for them to embezzle a customer's items.
It made even less sense that they still had not delivered them after all this time.
Wen Jingshu chatted briefly with Wen Shuyi for a bit more before pulling out the transmission talisman that Linglong had given her back then.
Sure enough, there was indeed a message on the transmission talisman.
“Respected guest, hello. There has been an anomaly regarding the item you designated for delivery through our pavilion. Please visit the nearest Jiuchuan Pavilion for details.”
Wen Jingshu was speechless. On a rare whim, she had wanted to follow the trend and try out Jiuchuan Pavilion's services, only for things to go wrong!
Had she known, she might as well have had her sister's Dao protector make the trip.
Actually, never mind. The person she had Jiuchuan Pavilion dispatch was also a Mahayana Stage cultivator. If the delivering cultivator had met with an accident on the way, then even if it had been Wen Shuyi's Dao protector, they would likely have suffered a similar fate.
Thinking of it this way, had she actually helped Wen Shuyi's Dao protector avoid a disaster?
With the Newcomer Ceremony approaching, she would deal with the matter of the Xuanyuan Tripod after the ceremony concluded.
The box containing the Xuanyuan Tripod and the Twenty-Eight Hand Seals was reinforced by a high-grade formation master. Even if someone else had obtained it, they would not be able to open it anytime soon.
By the time Wen Jingshu emerged from seclusion, seven days had already passed. With Xu Zhizhi and Luo Yunting around, Little Spirit Peak was kept in perfect order.
Although Luo Yunting was ostensibly just a chore disciple of Little Spirit Peak, Xu Zhizhi did not dare to give her a hard time.
Strictly speaking, Luo Yunting was considered one of Wen Jingshu's people, whereas she herself was merely hired help.
Upon seeing Luo Yunting, Wen Jingshu wasted no words and had her follow her into the cultivation room.
She retrieved a small spiritual-testing stone and handed it to Luo Yunting, who nervously placed her hand upon it.
Her fire spiritual root had a seventy-five percent affinity. If she could retain her fire spiritual root, then she...
Luo Yunting swallowed hard in secret, only to see the spiritual-testing stone flash with a blue luster.
Clearly, Luo Yunting had cleansed away the fire spiritual root with the high affinity, leaving behind a water spiritual root with extremely low affinity.
She had gone from being a super waste to just a regular waste.
It was a pity she had not retained her fire spiritual root, but regardless, she was now a single spiritual root cultivator, which was vastly better than having a heavily crippled spiritual root.
“Affinity is not impossible to raise. You possess the Innate Heavenly Oracle Spirit Constitution, and with the blessing of providence, finding treasures to elevate your water spiritual root is only a matter of time.”
“For cultivators, while natural talent is indeed important, what matters even more is the Dao Heart.”
Luo Yunting knew that Wen Jingshu was offering her guidance and encouragement, so she quickly adjusted her attitude and said:
“I understand. Thank you for your guidance, Miss.”
Wen Jingshu gave her some more cultivation resources before heading over to Hidden Star Peak.
As Beili watched Wen Jingshu arrive, his eyes scanned her up and down.
Her aura was steady and her foundation solid; it was clear she had gained a great deal during her time away.
To have reached the mid stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage at only nine years old—the more Beili looked at Wen Jingshu, the more pleased he felt.
“You have performed a great service on this trip to the mortal realm. You likely have no need for ordinary magic treasures, so the Sect Master wished to ask what you would like instead.”
Without any hesitation, Wen Jingshu chose contribution points.
Hearing this, Beili nodded. It was exactly as he had expected.
Beili readily transferred one million contribution points to her, saying:
“Of this, eight hundred thousand contribution points are the sect's reward for your actions in the mortal realm, and the remaining two hundred thousand points are my personal reward to you as your master.”
“You did very well this time.”
Wen Jingshu responded calmly, showing neither pride nor obsequiousness.
On this journey, her greatest harvest was actually the Innate Sword Embryo, followed by these one million contribution points.
The Innate Sword Embryo was what she wanted most; the one million contribution points were merely an extra bonus.
Beili chatted with Wen Jingshu for quite a while longer before reluctantly letting her go.
Before she left, Beili said, “Oh, by the way, for the Newcomer Ceremony in half a month, you will represent our Hidden Star Peak. I have no desire to accept any more disciples, so your presence will just be a mere formality.”
If he went himself, the Sect Master might try to force more disciples onto him.
His eldest disciple, Lin Yunan, and third disciple, Yun Xiange, were in secluded cultivation, while his second disciple, Fu Sinian, had insisted on going out to capture a spirit beast for Yun Xiange and had yet to return.
Among his four personal disciples, only Wen Jingshu was currently free.
Besides, he also harbored a little selfish motive.
When he had brought Wen Jingshu back initially, he had been far too low-key, leading many to be unaware that he had taken on a personal disciple to inherit his legacy!
Now, he had finally found an opportunity. At this Newcomer Ceremony, he was absolutely going to show off his beloved disciple to his heart's content!
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