Chapter 194
“Is the way of heaven so unfair?” Uncle Pang cried out in despair.
After finally sending off the curious Yuanying, he hurried to Zheng Fa's room. Upon hearing about the matter of the Five Elements Divine Light, he slammed his thigh in frustration.
“Uncle Pang…”
Isn’t it true that the people of the Xuanwei Realm are so filled with jealousy?
“That Yuan fellow!” Uncle Pang suddenly cursed, “I was the one who had my eye on it first, and he just had to butt in!”
“Creating a path of one’s own, celebrated by heaven and earth, with innate divine abilities!” Uncle Pang’s tone grew more aggrieved as he spoke, “I cannot coexist with that Yuan!”
“Uncle Pang, didn’t you already accept it…”
“How was I to know you were the next Tianhe Zunzhang?” Uncle Pang lamented, his pain deepening. “If I had known, I would have defied the Jiushan Sect, I just couldn’t accept it!”
But wait, just a couple of days ago, you were willing to sacrifice yourself for the Jiushan Sect.
Has it changed so quickly?
It seems that just as I resolved the enmity between Uncle Pang and Uncle Huang, he has now turned his ire towards his own master?
…Must a sworn enemy be chosen from within the Jiushan Sect?
“Speaking of Tianhe Zunzhang,” Sister Zhang suddenly interjected, “the Tianhe Sect has always sought to revive the glory of Tianhe Zunzhang. It seems now that he must have also created a method for his own innate spiritual treasure, gaining an extraordinary divine ability—only then could he dominate the Xuanwei.”
“And thus, it will be difficult for the Tianhe Sect to produce another Tianhe Zunzhang.”
Sister Zhang’s analysis left Zheng Fa momentarily stunned; it made a lot of sense.
“This matter must not be heard by outsiders!” Uncle Pang immediately said, “Sister Zhang, just say it was your own insight after forming your golden core. I’ll remind everyone else one by one, and if necessary, we’ll take some measures.”
At this point, his expression turned somewhat stern.
Sister Zhang nodded in agreement and looked at Zheng Fa, saying, “Even when Tianhe Zunzhang perfected the method for his innate spiritual treasure, he was already a Yuanying. You’re still just at the foundation stage… it’s indeed not wise to be too ostentatious.”
“Thank you, Sister and Uncle, for your protection.”
He understood their good intentions.
His displayed talent was indeed astonishing.
But his cultivation level was still relatively low.
“Heh, who would have thought that our Jiushan Sect could produce another Tianhe Zunzhang?” Uncle Pang suddenly mused, stroking the bed in Zheng Fa’s room. “I’ll hang a sign here that reads ‘Zheng Zunzhang’s Enlightenment Place.’”
…
“Ancestor! The ancestor has returned!”
By the Thunder Pool, Yan Wushuang felt that his master, the Remnant Sun Sword Immortal, had finally lost his mind.
The short-statured Old Han trembled by the Thunder Pool, as if he might fall in at any moment.
“Old Han, what’s wrong with you?”
He hurriedly asked.
Old Han calmed down at the sound of his voice, as if recalling something, tightly shutting his mouth and watching him warily.
“Old Han?”
“Don’t ask. This is not something for an outsider like you to know.”
“...But aren’t you also from the Tianhe Sect?”
“...Right, how am I from the Tianhe Sect!”
Old Han’s expression turned bitter, filled with regret.
After pondering for a long time, he seemed to have an epiphany and said to Yan Wushuang, “Didn’t you collaborate with Zheng, uh, with the Jiushan Sect on the talisman matter before?”
“Yeah, but Old Han, didn’t you look down on that talisman?”
“Who looks down on it!” Old Han shot back, his face filled with indignation. “If I looked down on it, would I have taken action?”
“Then it’s not…”
“What do you mean ‘not’?” Old Han interrupted him. “You need to go to the Jiushan Sect and negotiate a proper agreement regarding that talisman!”
“...Right.”
Looking at Old Han, who was enthusiastically offering him advice, Yan Wushuang felt something was off.
“Then hurry up and go!”
“Oh!”
Yan Wushuang scratched his head, preparing to head to the Jiushan Sect.
Although Old Han was always a bit strange, he had indeed protected him for a long time and had saved his life on several occasions.
Yan Wushuang had always trusted and relied on him.
“Are you really going like that?”
Yan Wushuang looked at his attire and found nothing wrong. “What else can I do?”
“You’re going empty-handed?”
“…” Yan Wushuang paused. With his status, how could he go empty-handed anywhere?
“That would make our Tianhe Sect seem so uncultured!”
“...Aren’t we always like this in the Tianhe Sect?” Yan Wushuang retorted. “Besides, I don’t have any money!”
“Here!”
To his surprise, Old Han rummaged through his own clothes and pulled out a storage bag.
“Buy some spiritual materials, prepare a visiting card, and be respectful, got it?”
Yan Wushuang held the storage bag, staring blankly at him.
Clearly, he didn’t quite understand.
He even thought the old man might be a bit unwell.
“You… that talisman has great potential!” Old Han finally managed to come up with a reason after a long pause.
“Really…” Yan Wushuang scratched his head. “Am I really that insightful?”
Old Han sighed, “A bit blind, but lucky.”
(End of this chapter)
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Chapter 189: A Visit
Sister Zhang’s expression was somewhat peculiar. It seemed to be the first time in her life that she felt she wasn’t talented enough.
Zheng Fa took the storage bag from Uncle Pang’s hand.
“Oh right, there’s this too.”
Uncle Pang grimaced and pulled out another storage bag from his robe.
“What’s this…”
“That Yuan fellow gave it to me before coming here,” Uncle Pang muttered. “He said it contains some spiritual materials you might need, along with some insights on the ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa’ that should be useful to you.”
“Before coming here?”
“That Yuan fellow said…” Uncle Pang reluctantly relayed Zheng Fa’s master’s words, “He doesn’t have much left, but it’s all good stuff. He left it with me to prevent it from being snatched, and he’ll give it to you once you reach the foundation stage.”
“Oh, he also mentioned that some things aren’t necessarily for cultivation.”
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa understood that these items were likely things his master was reluctant to part with.
He gently grasped the storage bag.
But what does it mean that they aren’t necessarily for cultivation?
“Shall we take a look?”
Sister Yuan leaned in curiously.
Zheng Fa took out the items from the first storage bag.
Uncle Pang’s storage bag contained many spiritual materials: Purple Lightning Lotus, Thunderous Grass, and Thunder Vine…
These were all relatively common thunder-type spiritual materials found in the market.
But they weren’t cheap; if it weren’t for the Thunder Pool producing these materials, it would be hard to gather such a complete set elsewhere.
“I’ve also looked at the ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa’,” Uncle Pang said. “Most of the required materials can be found in the market, so you shouldn’t have any issues with your early cultivation. As for the missing materials, we can collect them slowly.”
“Isn’t there also the master’s storage bag?”
Zheng Fa opened his master’s storage bag.
It contained far fewer spiritual materials, and there was also a jade tube.
Zheng Fa first took out the jade tube to examine it.
After a long while, he set the jade tube down, a slight frown forming on his brow.
“Zheng Fa?”
Seeing his troubled expression, the others exchanged glances, unsure of what was happening.
“Master has given me a difficult problem,” Zheng Fa sighed after a long moment of contemplation.
“A difficult problem?” Uncle Pang was immediately furious. “That Yuan fellow! Is he just out to make life hard for his disciples?”
“It’s not…” Zheng Fa shook his head. “Master gave me a secret method that isn’t included in the ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa.’”
“A secret method?”
“Yes, it includes three extraordinary thunder techniques, but most importantly, this secret method can enhance the quality of the Jindan.”
“The ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa’… can enhance the quality of the Jindan?” Uncle Pang asked in confusion. “How come I didn’t know about this?”
“Master said this true method is an ancient inheritance, and this secret method was accidentally obtained by him and wasn’t included in the Jiushan Sect’s teachings.”
Upon hearing this, Uncle Pang was also somewhat surprised, clearly unaware of this matter.
“Well, it’s not that simple. Master said that the spiritual materials needed to cultivate this secret method were already hard to find in his time,” Zheng Fa explained. “Many of those materials are rumored to be extinct now.”
“…”
At this moment, the three present understood why Zheng Fa considered this a difficult problem.
The thunder techniques were secondary.
Enhancing the quality of the Jindan was no small matter.
It could even be said to be related to the path of cultivation.
Zheng Fa looked at the spiritual materials in the storage bag sent by his master, calculating in his mind, and shook his head. “These materials are all for cultivating that secret method, and even now they are extremely precious—but they’re not complete. Many things were only collected in part by Master back then.”
Sister Zhang and the others were also at a loss.
Even the sect leader had difficulty gathering all the materials a thousand years ago.
Now, even if one were to spare no expense, it would be hard to buy them.
“If it really doesn’t work, I can just not cultivate this secret method,” Zheng Fa put down the jade tube and suddenly smiled, finally understanding why Master said it wasn’t necessarily for cultivation.
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