Starting My Cultivation With Time Management

Chapter 1083: Chapter 58: He Always Manages to Draw Hatred Towards Himself_2

“It can be activated.” Xu Yinglian turned around and said lightly, “It’s just that this furnace is too crude, its structure is inadequate, and it can’t withstand the earth fire after activation, so it needs to be redesigned.”

Shi Liuli’s eye twitched, feeling agitated inside.

How could she not see that this Kunlun Qiong Ying was deliberately opposing her?

The idiot and that broken mirror don’t know how to design a furnace; they can only rely on her! Just thinking about it, no matter how she designs the structure next, Xu Yinglian will definitely push the earth fire to its maximum, making sure the sole objective is to melt the furnace.

Then she would arrogantly mock her, “Kindly ask sister to make a sturdier furnace” … Just thinking about it was infuriating!

But Shi Liuli, after all, had a scheming mind, knowing she couldn’t fall out with the other party at this moment, so she quickly restrained her anger and said:

“The furnace can be redesigned, but no matter how delicate the furnace, the purpose is to guide the heat for smelting, not to endlessly withstand stronger and stronger heat. Otherwise, why bother with a furnace? Just get a big iron lump and inscribe countless fireproof arrays on it.”

“Friend Dong You, your words are mistaken.” However, Xu Yinglian would not let her go, speaking coldly, “What is this Heaven-Mending Stone? In the past, Nuwa smelted it with heavenly fire, and it still took a long time. Now you are using earth fire as a substitute; if you don’t push the heat to the extreme, how long will it take to refine?”

“If Daoist Friend lacks confidence in designing a furnace that can withstand enough heat, you might as well return to Penglai, and we can find another sword-casting master.”

The dagger was drawn! It turns out that this Kunlun Qiong Ying, the Phoenix Immortal, is not just sparring in words but intends to play a more significant role in the Heaven-Mending affair, sidelining Penglai’s Dong You in advance!

The Kunlun Mirror watched from the side, amazed, thinking that there aren’t many better at controlling fire than Xu Yinglian in this world, but there are plenty more adept at sword casting than Shi Liuli—she, after all, took up the art of sword casting halfway and lacks the depth, which Xu Junior Sister immediately discerned as her weakness and struck a killing blow!

The warfare between women is truly terrifying! Being a Divine Mirror myself, I’m not as good at these house battles as they are, so I must study and learn well.

Facing Xu Yinglian’s critical blow, Shi Liuli remained calm and only smiled, saying:

“Indeed, speaking purely of the art of artifact forging and sword casting, there are many from Penglai Yuqing View better than me. I might as well return to the sect and enquire if any elder can help?”

“That won’t do!” Chen Guanshui and the Kunlun Mirror jumped in fright and hurriedly stopped her.

Clearly, Xu Yinglian’s seemingly malicious ‘removal of the firewood from under the pot’ strategy actually had limited damage—Chen Guanshui chose to have Shi Liuli join not just because of her smelting skills but also because she was someone he ‘could trust.’

If she were to return to Penglai to bring back a more capable elder, then who would mend the heavens afterward? Would they come to help plant peach trees or just conveniently reap the peaches along with them? It’s hard to say!

“What can’t be done?” Xu Yinglian sneered, “It’s just setting up a furnace, who says it’s for refining the Heaven-Mending Stone? Or do you intend to report back after returning?”

A report, huh.

Shi Liuli was disdainful in her heart because her greatest reliance at this moment was having convinced the Wan Xiang Immortal early on, so the entire Penglai was actually standing behind her.

The most challenging point of attack at this moment, however, was not Xu Yinglian but in Chen Guanshui…

Thinking of this, Shi Liuli remained silent, choosing to temporarily avoid the confrontation.

“Alright, alright.” As expected, Chen Guanshui steered the discussion, “You two, stop arguing. The Heaven-Mending plan is no child’s play and must involve those we fully trust. Let’s not discuss this further. Junior Sister, try to push the earth fire to its maximum heat.”

“Liuli, you redesign the furnace according to this temperature, pushing towards the limits. But if it’s truly unbearable, estimate the heat limit it can withstand, then let Junior Sister adjust accordingly… The Heaven-Mending plan shouldn’t be delayed, but it’s not at the point of requiring constant non-stop action; for now, stability takes precedence.”

Since he spoke up, Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli stopped arguing, though their gazes towards each other were still filled with coldness, wishing to drive each other away.

Only the Kunlun Mirror, this blockhead, seemed completely unaware of the gunpowder and hostile atmosphere in the air, just nodding continuously.

Beast, what are you nodding about!

Chen Guanshui wanted to flick her forehead to wake her up but worried it would appear too intimate, giving the two ladies another reason to find a new enemy, so he could only spare her for now and continued seriously:

“The Heaven-Mending concerns the fate of this world and cannot be taken lightly. I know I committed many great mistakes in the past, owing too much to the two ladies. Though the Heaven-Mending righteousness blocks me, it can’t be an excuse to shirk responsibility. After Heaven-Mending, the ladies can deal with me in whatever way they see fit. Kill or slice me into pieces, I’ll never shy away!”

Shi Liuli and Xu Yinglian were stunned at first, then simultaneously sneered inwardly.

How powerful your words sound! Once you’ve completed the Heaven-Mending and reaped massive merit, becoming a favored one of the Heavenly Dao and a child of destiny, who would dare to touch you then?

Even if someone raises a sword against you, the blade would probably break before it even reaches your neck, unable to harm a hair on you!

Seeing that the two ladies were silent, Chen Guanshui assumed they would not argue for the time being and said with satisfaction:

“Since the ladies have no objections, let’s focus on the Heaven-Mending first!”

After finishing his motivational speech, he turned around leisurely and left.

Xu Yinglian and Shi Liuli looked at each other, surprisingly unable to muster a desire for inner conflict, their minds filled only with thoughts of how to deal with that treacherous husband to vent their anger.

“This earth fire is still not hot enough.” Xu Yinglian suddenly said, “It needs to be the kind that burns the intestines and stomach. At that time, it should ignite from the soles of the feet, devour bones and flesh, burn the meridians, dry the blood and flesh, with toxic heat attacking the heart, painfully unbearable yet unable to scream, only able to exhale, unable to inhale, that’s better.”

“Hmm.” Shi Liuli also agreed, “This furnace is indeed not sturdy enough, it should be capable of trapping a Nascent Soul. Then, lock one inside, let the fire consume them, cry out to the heavens to no avail, plead to the earth with no response, starting with wailing for mercy, then cursing furiously, and finally being tormented so much that there’s no thought left other than repentance.”

The Kunlun Mirror listened from the side, and her smile gradually froze.

Are they really discussing how to smelt the Heaven-Mending Stone? Should they remind Guanshui perhaps?

But recalling what Guanshui said earlier, it truly gave a sense of “facing famine without grain, why not eat meat porridge,” so the Kunlun Mirror decisively pretended not to hear, smilingly saying:

“Thank you, two fairies. If there are any instructions, please let Jade Pond know.”

Not bothering about how long this temporary united front between the two would last, only mentioning that Senior Sister An was still waiting outside, Long Hu was preparing to enter the Mortal Realm, and Jiang the Witch had been mortified after failing previously, feeling disgraced in front of her sister, banishing Huan Yue from this world and returning to Mount Wutai to sulk.

Ultimately, as a Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon, her ferocity was untameable, so her heart didn’t ache for long, and she soon regained her focus, breaking seclusion again.

Kill!

Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill! When I catch that bastard husband, I’ll kill him first, then imprison his soul, take it back to the Demon Palace, and torment it day and night without rest throughout the year!

Thinking carefully, without his body, indeed, much fun is lost. While venting one’s anger is satisfying, isn’t it ultimately my loss in the end?

No, can’t kill, better to use insidious magic to torment, torturing while healing, and decide whether to forgive him based on the degree of his groveling!

The problem is, he has run off somewhere unknown now, even if the Great Unrestrained Heavenly Demon moves freely and mysteriously across the world, it’s impossible to precisely locate a human race cultivator in this vast Heavenly Sphere.

By the way, what was their method for finding people? Oh, it seems to be… Art Calculation?

Might as well return to the Demon Palace and ask a sister skilled in Art Calculation to come over!

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