Chapter 318
“Uh…” The senior sister blinked, realizing something.
“And didn’t Master Zheng say? If you’re unwilling to sign, you just can’t join the ‘Jindan Project,’ and there are no other consequences.”
Upon hearing this, the senior sister slowly nodded, seemingly convinced by Mu Qingyan’s reasoning.
“Qingyan, you’re speaking on behalf of Master Zheng!”
She suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Mu Qingyan pouted but didn’t argue further.
Lowering her head, she stopped looking at the agreement and wrote her name on it.
(End of this chapter)
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**Chapter 296: The Shattered Dao Heart**
In a classroom on University Island, the first seminar for the ‘Jindan Project’ was underway.
Zheng Fa stood at the front, gazing at the more than twenty attendees below.
Among them were Senior Sister Zhang, their master, and Uncle Pang.
The other thirteen disciples from Jiushan Sect were all seated, each having reached the peak of Foundation Establishment.
They had been assigned to the talisman group by Zheng Fa.
In addition to the talisman group, there were two other smaller groups—the artifact refining group and the alchemy group.
These two groups had fewer members, mostly disciples from the Baixian Alliance, with varying levels of cultivation:
The highest was merely Foundation Establishment.
Most were still at Qi Refinement.
There was no helping it; these disciples, once they entered the Jiushan Realm, were like meat on Zheng Fa’s chopping board, ready for him to carve.
No matter how generous the Baixian Alliance was, their true talents would remain within their own ranks.
Most of these individuals were merely average.
Thus, the members of the artifact refining and alchemy groups… could only be described as makeshift.
“Everyone here has signed a confidentiality agreement and taken the Oath of the Heart Demon, so I won’t waste time on pleasantries,” Zheng Fa said directly. “Let me first introduce what the ‘Jindan Project’ is.”
With a wave of his hand, a light screen appeared before everyone.
On the screen, a dense passage of secret techniques was displayed.
Aside from Senior Sister Zhang and a few others, the rest couldn’t help but feel curious.
“This is the secret technique for forming the Jindan from my Jiushan’s true transmission of the ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa.’ After practicing this technique, one can form the Shenxiao Jindan.”
A stir ran through the audience, even the Jiushan disciples at the peak of Foundation Establishment looked astonished—
The ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa’ was not only Jiushan’s top-tier inheritance, but more importantly, the current environment of the Jiushan Realm was highly suitable for practicing this method.
Moreover, both of Jiushan’s previous sect leaders had cultivated this technique, making them the best representatives.
It could be said that this technique was rapidly gaining value due to the Jiushan Realm’s environment and Zheng Fa’s efforts, and it was now poised to become Jiushan Sect’s foundational technique.
Zheng Fa was showing it to them just like that?
Some attendees who had previously harbored minor grievances about the confidentiality agreement now couldn’t help but echo Mu Qingyan’s thoughts: it seemed a bit too lenient.
Who didn’t know the rules of the Xuanwei Realm?
Willingness to keep secrets had never been a prerequisite for obtaining secret techniques.
If one could acquire such an inheritance, what was confidentiality worth?
People would even be willing to sacrifice their lives.
“Of course, this technique…” Zheng Fa waved his hand, and the passage on the light screen flickered, transforming into another text. “This is merely the unedited original material, not enough to warrant my and your attention, esteemed Yuanying real people.”
Below, the elder’s face was stern, his lips moving as if he wanted to scold someone.
The other disciples were also speechless.
They looked at Zheng Fa with disbelief—
The previous secret technique was more than enough to capture their interest!
And it needed editing?
But looking at the newly presented text, they began to understand Zheng Fa’s words—
Not to mention the length, this new secret technique was nearly two-thirds shorter.
And upon examining the content, it was indeed more concise and easier to understand.
“This is our revised new secret technique,” Zheng Fa explained. “As you can see, the new technique is much simpler, but our requirement is not just simplicity; it’s perfection!”
“In other words, the goal of this new secret technique is to condense a high-quality Jindan using less spiritual energy and a weaker spirit!”
Once Zheng Fa finished speaking, the light screen slowly faded away.
Everyone felt a sense of loss, clearly reluctant to part with the new secret technique they had just seen.
Even if they weren’t practicing the ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa,’ just looking at such a technique was exhilarating!
Zheng Fa, however, smiled and said, “A simplified new secret technique isn’t anything remarkable.”
The disciples below: “…”
Everyone’s faces were somewhat numb as they listened to Zheng Fa continue:
“The purpose of the Jindan Project is to transform all Jindan inheritances in our sect in this way!”
“Every inheritance?”
One of the Jiushan disciples couldn’t hold back, disregarding the presence of several Yuanying real people, and shouted loudly:
“Yes!”
“Our techniques too?”
The disciple asked eagerly, clearly excited.
“The Jindan Project is not limited to any specific Jindan method—this is a study that directly addresses the essence!”
Zheng Fa asserted.
He had every reason to say this; the theoretical foundation of the Jindan Project was, in fact, the essence of the Jindan itself, rather than any particular technique.
At this point, the Jiushan disciples below began to breathe heavily—they had already reached the peak of Foundation Establishment, and their techniques were nearly set in stone.
No matter how the ‘Shenxiao Yulei Zhenfa’ was modified, it would be difficult for them to practice it now.
But if other methods could be transformed like this…
“Wouldn’t that mean everyone could form high-quality Jindans?”
“Not everyone,” Zheng Fa replied honestly, “but the difficulty should be greatly reduced— even if you can’t form a high-quality Jindan in the future, the difficulty of forming a Jindan will correspondingly decrease.”
Even though Zheng Fa’s words were conservative, the disciples’ eyes were filled with fervor—what he was saying, in other words, was that he was lowering the price of Jindans!
Who wouldn’t be excited about that?
Below, not only were the Jiushan disciples’ eyes shining brightly, but the Baixian Alliance disciples were also unusually agitated:
Though they were still far from forming a Jindan, they understood what it meant for the difficulty of forming one to decrease.
Seeing their eager expressions, Zheng Fa knew the moment had come, and he smiled, “We will first start by verifying the ‘Detailed Explanation of the Shenxiao Jindan.’”
With a wave of his hand, three jade tubes flew before the disciples. “Myself and the esteemed Yuanying real people have divided the verification of the secret techniques into three major parts—the talisman group needs to master the various methods in this ‘Detailed Explanation.’”
The Jiushan disciples looked at the various methods in the jade tubes and nodded slightly, seemingly confident.
This was indeed not difficult; these individuals were all elite disciples of Jiushan Sect, with profound knowledge of talismans.
The artifact refining group received another jade tube.
“The artifact refining group’s first task is to familiarize themselves with the structure of the alchemy cauldron. I will have the Baixian Alliance and Wushuang Society procure more alchemy cauldrons for you to study. On the other hand, and this is crucial, is to begin research on external elixirs.”
The first part was straightforward.
Zheng Fa and the others had also collected and organized many rumors regarding external elixirs.
Among them were the requirements for alchemy cauldrons:
There were many intricacies regarding alchemy cauldrons in the Xuanwei Realm, one of which was to mimic the human body by casting the three gates and nine orifices on the cauldron to simulate the flow of spiritual energy.
External elixirs were often refined using such cauldrons.
Of course, this was merely a rumor, which was why Zheng Fa had advised the artifact refining group to familiarize themselves with the structures of various cauldrons.
Researching external elixir methods was naturally even more critical, but this was evidently more challenging—most of the sect’s records on external elixirs were based on Xuanwei rumors, some true and some false, and would require gradual experimentation.
He then addressed the alchemy group:
“Like the artifact refining group, your most important task is to study external elixir methods. Of course, you also need to familiarize yourselves with the ‘Detailed Explanation of the Shenxiao Jindan.’ You need to think about the process of forming the Shenxiao Jindan from the perspective of alchemy.”
From Zheng Fa’s task assignments, it was clear that the Jindan Project relied heavily on the alchemy group.
Looking at these silent disciples, Zheng Fa couldn’t help but sigh—this was tough!
Not to mention that what Zheng Fa was attempting was unprecedented.
The skills of these disciples, especially those in the artifact refining and alchemy groups, hadn’t quite reached the project’s requirements.
But Zheng Fa was not entirely hopeless—he believed that if their speculations about the Jindan were correct, they had grasped the fundamental principles.
As for whether they could succeed… it really depended on how much they were willing to try.
In fact, Zheng Fa even thought—Jindans not only had principles related to atomic bombs, but the current situation also resembled the early days of the two bombs and one satellite:
The principles were clear, but the craftsmanship still needed to be tackled.
Back then, those great minds could create atomic bombs with just an abacus.
Now, with these Jindan pioneers and Senior Sister Zhang, a human calculator, assisting him.
He didn’t even need them to produce results quickly—just like he told his master, he could wait a hundred years, a hundred years he could endure.
Zheng Fa even had the patience for a generation to fail, and the next to come.
It was merely a matter of hard work.
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