allonlinenovel Chapter 200 Rules
Chapter 200 Rules
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye. Since the day the master and his disciples had their conversation, Wen Fuyue had been keeping Mu Yunjian by her side for special training, while Yun Yici and the other two were temporarily left to their own devices.
Yun Yici was busy consolidating her realm and did not go out for seven days. When she was tired, she would take a walk in the palace.
She occasionally encounters guests visiting Li Ji when she goes out during the day.
Fortunately, the fox-woman leading the way took on the responsibility of introducing the guests, so the passing demon guests did not make things difficult for her.
After the two chance encounters, Yun Yici reduced the number of times she went out during the day, only going out for a walk in the evening.
Because of Li Ji, the fox clan treated them as honored guests, bringing them food three times a day.
Compared to the large amounts of meat and fish on the Li Ji boat, the fox clan's food consisted mostly of spiritual fruits and vegetables.
During her time in the demon realm, Yun Yici felt that the human realm had a wider variety of cooking methods and was more delicious, while the demon realm had a broader range of food.
Many precious and powerful spirit beasts are kept as pets or battle companions in the human realm, but in the demon realm, as long as the meat tastes good, no one cares how precious it is.
On another note, the fresh spiritual fruits sent by the fox clan actually made things convenient for Yun Yici.
Xiao Ba doesn't like seafood in the sea, but he enjoys the meat of the spirit beasts on the Li Ji's boat. He also likes the spirit fruits sent by the fox clan.
As a result, Xiao Ba ate until his belly became round and his body grew bigger. The exquisite box that Mu Yunjian had given up before could no longer be used to sleep in.
Little Ba, oblivious to everything, kept crawling into Yun Yici's sleeve.
Yun Yici's sleeves could no longer cover him; from the outside, her sleeves looked like a bulging ball.
She was worried about accidentally entering Xuanzhu's dream, so she didn't sleep at night. She let Xiaoba roll around on the bed while she meditated and cultivated on the small couch.
Fortunately, Xiao Ba can still be hidden in Qian Sui's painting, which saves Yun Yici the trouble of not knowing how to bring Xiao Ba to the Moon Worship Ceremony.
Little did anyone know that on the day of the Moon Worship Festival, Yun Yici changed into her clothes early and went to find Wen Fuyue and the others.
Unexpectedly, the master and his disciples waited until sunset, and even the imperial edict arrived, but there was still no movement in the city.
Wan Nian couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Could it be that they've forgotten about them?"
The emperor casually remarked, "The Moon Worship Ceremony should be a grand event held when the moon rises, but the moon hasn't risen yet."
Yun Yici said, "Speaking of which, I spent some free time these past few days seeking out Senior Li Ji to inquire about the specific rules of the Moon Worship Festival."
"It is said that there is a divine tree in Qingqiu. The ancestors of the fox clan worshipped the moon under the tree and ascended to immortality. This is the origin of the Moon Worship Ceremony."
"The priest also communicated with the tree spirit and established the day when the flowers on the tree bloomed as the Moon Worship Festival."
"The Moon Worship Festival is divided into the main festival and the after festival. The main festival is today and ends at sunrise tomorrow, while the after festival lasts for seven days."
When Yun Yici first heard this, she thought that the part where the cubs were pecking at each other that these demon cultivators were so eager for was the main event.
As a result, Li Ji recommended Mu Yunjian to participate in the post-ritual, which is the seven-day chaotic killing session.
This festival is a carnival for the entire Qingqiu, and the flowers on the Qingqiu Divine Tree will begin to bloom when the moon rises.
Then the sacred tree selects newly grown demons by the flowers to participate in this festival.
As for the selection criteria, Yun Yici could only say it was amazing. She asked Li Ji, but Li Ji couldn't explain it either.
In short, when the time comes, the little demon cultivators chosen by the divine tree will all receive a flower and be invited to the holy land to receive the divine tree's blessing.
When the flowers of the divine tree are about to wither at dawn, the young demons will give them to their beloved to express their love.
Upon hearing this, the Emperor said, "They're about to wither, what kind of love is that? Wouldn't it be a better way to express love to give the flowers directly to your beloved and let them receive the blessing?"
Yun Yici laughed and said, "No, the divine tree has a spirit. Only those it chooses and who hold the flower can receive its blessing."
"Moreover, this is the will of the Qingqiu Divine Tree. If any theft or sale is discovered by the demon cultivators of Qingqiu, they will consider it an offense against the mother tree and expel the person from Qingqiu."
"This isn't an unprecedented example."
Giving flowers is actually quite in line with the character of demon cultivators. They always gather when they get along and disperse when they don't. Their romantic relationships are much more carefree than those of human cultivators.
After Yun Yici finished explaining the main ceremony from tonight to tomorrow morning, he added, "This is the main ceremony. The selection of demon cultivators to participate in the main ceremony will be decided by the Mother Tree."
"Even the Demon King of Qingqiu cannot control the choice of the Divine Tree. Not only the descendants of great demons, but even lesser demons without an introducer have the opportunity to receive the blessing of the Divine Tree."
“I’ve heard that there have been instances in the past where demon cultivators who were recommended to participate in the secondary ceremony were not chosen by the divine tree and were unable to participate in the primary ceremony.”
To put it simply, there are three possibilities.
The best option is to be chosen by the Divine Tree during the Twilight Clouds period, participating in both the main festival of the Divine Tree and the subsequent festival introduced by Li Ji.
Secondly, under normal circumstances, Mu Yunjian was not chosen by the Divine Tree and could not participate in the main festival, but she could participate in the secondary festival as usual because of Li Ji's recommendation.
The third category is exclusively for minor demons without powerful backers. They are chosen by the divine tree to participate in the main festival, but without the recommendation of a powerful demon, they are not qualified to participate in the subsequent festival.
"Actually, the original Moon Worship Ceremony didn't have a follow-up ceremony. It was because the Divine Tree's blessing brought many benefits to the lesser demons that the demon kings and clan leaders who were closer to Qingqiu all wanted to get a share of the pie."
The later ritual was created when more powerful demon cultivators participated in the Moon Worship Festival.
To put it bluntly, it's just for fun, showing off one's own younger generation.
It would be best if I could win back the prize money, but if I don't, it's not a loss. I can just consider it as going out to broaden my horizons and meet new people.
Everyone listened attentively, and only after Yun Yici explained did they understand what the Moon Worship Festival was all about.
Wen Fuyue asked, "Then what happens on the seventh day after the memorial ceremony?"
Yun Yici said, "Indiscriminate killing."
"What Li Ji gave me is the Heart-Protecting Scale, which I will give to my senior brother later. It can be used for self-defense, and then to steal other people's treasures, or to be robbed."
"There are no rules. Any means are acceptable. If you don't have any treasures on you, you're out. If your life is in danger, a powerful demon will intervene."
Wen Fuyue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that her life was not in danger.
The treasure given by Li Ji is quite good; it can be used in the Twilight Clouds event during the later ritual.
If Li Ji had given me some rare spiritual herb, I would have accepted it without hesitation.
After Yun Yici finished introducing the Moon Worship Ceremony, it was getting dark, and the silver moon, like a jade plate, gradually rose. The fox girl waiting outside the hall invited everyone to participate in the ceremony with a joyful expression.
The group followed her outside the palace and found that Li Ji was already waiting outside.
Before Li Ji stood three majestic cloud beast chariots.
When Li Ji saw them come out, she said to Yun Yici, "Let's fight together, so we don't have to squeeze in with them."
Yun Yici waited for Li Ji to get on the carriage before leaping up and sitting next to her.
The interior of this vehicle is very spacious; it could comfortably seat four more people.
Before Yun Yici could turn around, the cloud beast kicked a dark cloud, and they took flight.