Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Jiang Lian lingered over the East Sea for several days, and had to admit that her patience was running thin.

In her earlier idle moments, she often read some poems of lament, carefully experiencing the sorrow of longing for one's husband within them.

At that time, she thought it was something to laugh at, but now that it had happened to her, she realized how infuriating it was!

That Flying Asura was useless too; when the trail turned faint, he couldn't find it, which was laughable.

She simply ascended straight to the Heavenly Dome, reaching the edge of the Heavenly Sphere barrier, arms akimbo, glaring outwards.

The two or three Demon Heads gathered outside, seeing this Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon enraged, immediately scattered like birds and beasts.

A moment later, a Heavenly Demon finally arrived, who turned out to be a lady of extraordinary beauty, calling out across the Heavenly Dome barrier in a charming voice:

"Sister Li An? Wonderful, sister save me, I can't get in!"

"If you can't get in, just crash through." Jiang Lian said impatiently, "After crashing enough, you'll eventually encounter a thin layer and have the luck to break in."

"But I'm afraid of pain…" The Heavenly Demon tried to speak sweetly, but was directly ignored by Jiang Lian, who asked her, "Have you seen a man come by?"

"A man?"

"Yes, a male." Jiang Lian described Wei Dongliu's appearance and attire, "Have you seen such a human race cultivator?"

"No, I haven't." the Heavenly Demon answered.

"Are you sure?"

"Sister, in this vast sea, it would take over ten days to encounter anyone. If I had seen such a person, wouldn't I remember?" the Heavenly Demon laughed, "According to what sister said, it's a no; but maybe he disguised himself somehow?"

"That's quite possible." Jiang Lian nodded, "Clothes can be changed, and appearance can be disguised with illusion techniques… Here's the plan, describe to me everyone you've seen in the past ten days."

The Heavenly Demon was stunned for a moment, suddenly wishing to slap herself.

Why am I such a fool! Am I not just finding trouble for myself?

Under Jiang Lian's unfriendly gaze, she could only recall nervously:

"Ten days ago, there was a fishing boat passing by here…"

"Fishermen?" Jiang Lian pondered for a moment and shook her head.

Thinking of Wei Dongliu disguised as a fisherman, drifting across the sea in a small boat… It seems strange, isn't sword control better? What if he gets overturned by a big wave?

"Seven days ago, a group of cultivators passed by here, four men and three women…"

Jiang Lian mapped out their route in her mind and knew they were likely cultivators from the Seventy-Two Caves of the East Sea heading towards the Divine Land.

Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that Wei Dongliu might have disguised himself among them, but coordinating with six others wouldn't be easy — he didn't know I could enlist Heavenly Demons from beyond the domain to investigate, so why go through such trouble?

"Three days ago, a male cultivator flew by here on sword control…" the Heavenly Demon ultimately said, making Jiang Lian perk up her ears.

Male, alone, using sword control, it seemed to match some of her husband's characteristics.

"What did that person look like?" Jiang the Witch quickly asked.

"I couldn't see clearly." The Heavenly Demon frankly shook her head, "That person's sword control speed was too fast, and his clothing and appearance didn't quite match your description."

"Then let's focus on finding this person first." Jiang the Witch decided, "In which direction did he fly?"

After clarifying the direction, she set out again, flying towards the northeast.

It's curious, considering the Seventy-Two Caves of the East Sea and Penglai Jade Pure are both almost directly north… what business did that man have heading northeast?

The more you go east on the edge of the East Sea, the fewer islands there are, and the climate becomes increasingly harsh, with ferocious and violent demonic beasts abound; it's hard to imagine why anyone would go to the edge of the East Sea.

After asking several Heavenly Demons, Jiang Lian discovered that the individual's path was erratic, sometimes heading north, sometimes east.

Was he afraid of being followed and deliberately taking a detour? Acting so stealthily might indicate a higher likelihood that it was her husband.

Heh, but you don't know that outside this Heavenly Dome, there are Heavenly Demons everywhere, watching the excitement. As long as you dare to fly openly in the open air, you won't escape my detection!

After pursuing for several more days, Jiang Lian suddenly realized that this direction… seemed to lead to the Sky's Leak?

The place where Nuwa once mended the sky was well known among the Heavenly Demons. After all, the barrier of the Heavenly Dome near the sky leak was particularly fragile, with a higher chance of thin layers or even holes appearing, so low-grade demon heads often gathered near the sky leak to try their luck.

As for the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demons, fewer went to guard near the sky leak since it was too time-consuming to rush back to the Divine Land from the edge of the East Sea.

Reaching the vicinity of the sky leak, she ascended to a higher altitude and indeed saw all sorts of demons dancing wildly outside the Heavenly Dome barrier, seemingly cheering for something.

"Go for it!"

"Don't stop!"

"Eagle Darling, sister loves you!"

What nonsense are they shouting? Jiang Lian was dumbfounded when she suddenly saw below a Golden-Winged Roc burst through the clouds, crashing fiercely into the sky leak.

Afterwards, it fell downwards like a kite with a broken string.

The sky leak that it directly collided with didn't even tremble, let alone crack — if something used by Nuwa to mend the sky could be destroyed by such crude physical attacks, the Heavenly Demons would die laughing.

However, looking at the demon heads outside the Heavenly Sphere, each one appeared jubilant.

Impossible, could there really be a demon thinking that foolish bird could break through the Heavenly Leak?

Jiang Lian ascended again, approaching the Heavenly Dome.

Seeing this Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon coming close, the low-rank demon heads scattered like birds and beasts, whether familiar or unfamiliar.

Only three Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demons, swept by Jiang Lian's gaze, dared not leave, and had to salute slowly, nervously saying:

"Greetings, Sister Li An."

"What are you doing here?" asked Jiang the Witch.

"Watching the show.""Finding amusement.""Joining the fun." The three demons answered in unison, with the same answer.

"You don't really think... Forget it." Jiang Lian rubbed her brow in annoyance, "Have you seen a male human cultivator?"

She described Wei Dongliu's appearance, and the three demons shook their heads, indicating they hadn't seen him.

"Have you seen this cultivator?" Jiang Lian brought out features of Chen Guanshui, which she had asked from the previous demon.

"Seems like yes," a demon said uncertainly. "Originally he was flying over with sword control, but later descended beneath the clouds, so we didn't pay attention."

"Can't you watch less of the foolish birds hitting the sky and pay more attention to suspicious human cultivators passing by, the ones truly worth noting?" Jiang Lian said discontentedly, hands on her hips.

The three demons were all puzzled: What could be suspicious about the passing human cultivators?

But Sister Li An's rank was too high and her strength formidable, so they could only agree with whatever she said, unable to retort.

After scolding her sisters, Jiang Lian was helpless and could only turn and fly downward.

Since that man chose to lower his altitude, perhaps there was an island nearby?

No, within a hundred miles, there was no land.

It means he must have gone underwater... Is there a secret realm beneath the sea?

Thinking carefully, considering he traveled thousands of miles, from a cultivator's perspective, the most likely reason is discovering some ruins, worthy of exploration and seeking benefits.

Moreover, this was where Nuwa mended the heavens, if nearby there were relics of great powers, perhaps even the cave mansion Nuwa lived in, containing treasures... It's not impossible!

Thinking of this, Jiang Lian decided to go investigate underwater.

In an underwater stone cave, near the Earth Fire, the Kunlun Mirror was chatting leisurely with Chen Guanshui, asking what happened afterward.

"So you almost got recognized by Junior Sister Xu?"

"Indeed." Chen Guanshui sighed, "Ah Jing, I swear, on my way to White City, I didn't expose any flaws. Why did she still suspect me?"

"I understand now." Kunlun Mirror said flawlessly, "I think it's definitely because of Feng Lan."

"You mean the phoenix nurturing a Divine Soul in her Sea of Consciousness?"

"Yes." Kunlun Mirror fabricated, "Isn't it possible that after losing you, Junior Sister Xu cried every day and nearly shattered her Daoist Heart? And Feng Lan, to prevent her from falling into Deviation, deliberately claimed to find a method, confirming that you are likely Qiu Changtian, giving Junior Sister Xu motivation to keep striving."

"It's not impossible..." Chen Guanshui thought it was too far-fetched, as he pretended to be a mortal, not a cultivator. Why would Feng Lan choose him?

Clearly, you did something, and are now speaking nonsense, aren't you?

Of course, he needed Ah Jing's Shielding Technique now, so he couldn't fall out with this broken mirror, and nodded:

"Well, Feng Lan really doesn't have a good sense of people... No, I am indeed Qiu Changtian, so she did have a stroke of luck guessing my identity... What's wrong?"

He suddenly noticed the Kunlun Mirror's expression had slightly changed.

"Nothing." Ah Jing pondered briefly, then replied, "There's an unwelcome guest outside."

"Stay here, don't move, I'll go handle that foul guest and come back."

After speaking, she quickly left the stone cave and flew outward.

Chen Guanshui watched Kunlun Mirror leave, feeling a bit worried.

What unexpected guest? It wouldn't be them, right? No, with Ah Jing's Art Calculation Shielding, they shouldn't find their way here.

If not them, then who could it be? Could it be an Orthodox Immortal...

Not mentioning Chen Guanshui's fears underwater, but as Kunlun Mirror flew outward, she just met Jiang the Witch patrolling the seabed.

Judging from her direction, if Ah Jing didn't intercept, she would find the entrance to the crevice within minutes.

Seeing someone emerge ahead, and it was a female cultivator, Jiang the Witch quickly flew over and asked:

"Excuse me, have you seen a male cultivator?"

"What male cultivator?" Kunlun Mirror posed with cold elegance and aloofness, disguising herself as a reclusive powerful figure, "I have cultivated here for a thousand years and never seen a visitor!"

"Really?" Jiang the Witch seemed unconvinced, just smiled, "Since that's the case, you serve no purpose, you can die now."