Chapter 385
Zheng Fa's words were indeed a significant taboo in the Xuanwei Realm.
If it were anyone else, he wouldn't have made such a suggestion.
But Senior Sister Zhang was different.
Sure enough, she took out the Feixian Brush without a moment's hesitation and handed it to Zheng Fa.
Zheng Fa's mind stirred slightly as he unleashed the Five Elements Divine Light, which enveloped the Feixian Brush.
Senior Sister Zhang felt as if she had lost control over her own life treasure. After a moment, she could finally sense the brush's spirit again.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Five Elements Divine Light is getting stronger and stronger."
She remembered that Zheng Fa had once said he could only control a Yuanying-level treasure for a fleeting moment with his Five Elements Divine Light.
Now, however, it lasted for nearly ten breaths.
"This divine ability probably depends on my cultivation level," Zheng Fa replied.
The same applied to the transformation of the rainbow; while his cultivation didn't greatly affect the power of his divine abilities, it significantly influenced their duration.
Thus, Zheng Fa attributed this improvement in the Five Elements Divine Light to his understanding of the Five Elements spells.
"Senior Sister Zhang, your Feixian Brush... aside from the Vermilion Bird's beak, it seems to have fused with a type of bamboo? And, um, there seems to be another spiritual material that binds the two together... it should be born from your Jindan?"
Hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang nodded gently, clearly impressed by Zheng Fa's accuracy.
Zheng Fa went on to describe the materials and structure of the brush's tip and top, getting every detail right.
"From now on, it seems that other people's treasures will hold no secrets for you."
Senior Sister Zhang fell silent for a moment before speaking.
"I don't really know how powerful the Demon Ancestor is. To be honest, worrying about whether he will descend and evade my control is pointless."
Senior Sister Zhang agreed, "This matter still relies on the five sects of Xuanwei... All we can do is try our best to help."
"Yes, the most important thing for my Jiushan Sect is to strengthen ourselves."
"Currently, the three directions we can pursue are..."
"First, we must cultivate the Fusang Tree."
This was something Zheng Fa had not been in a hurry about, but with the threat of the Demon Ancestor looming, it became crucial.
According to the teachings of the Chengkong Master, if there were a single root of heaven and earth, the Jiushan Realm's resistance to the outside world would be significantly enhanced.
The Fusang Tree was the strongest root of heaven and earth.
If the Jiushan Realm had a Fusang Tree, it couldn't be said to completely stop the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, but it would at least provide much greater safety.
Zheng Fa believed this was the most likely way to thwart the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor.
"The second issue is that our Jiushan Sect lacks the transformation method. The reason our Master hasn't transformed for so long is partly due to this."
This was the downside of insufficient foundation...
The elder had been clamoring to enter seclusion for transformation, yet there had been no progress. Ultimately, it was because the Jiushan Sect had too little understanding of transformation.
"So you want to leverage your Five Elements Divine Light?"
"Yes, we have the Sun and Moon Bell, the Mountain and River Seal, and now this flying sword... The Sun and Moon Bell aside, the Mountain and River Seal and the Blood River Ancestor's flying sword are equivalent to transformation. If we could use the Five Elements Divine Light to analyze some paths to transformation..."
For Zheng Fa and the others, it wasn't that they lacked ideas about transformation; it was that they lacked practical experience.
Now, with the scanning function of the positive and negative Five Elements Divine Light...
They had a way to learn from the paths of their predecessors!
"Not only that, but your life treasure should also be prioritized..."
"This brings us to the third matter."
To be honest, Zheng Fa's cultivation had progressed quite rapidly—he had only been cultivating for three or four years and had already achieved Jindan...
That would shock a lot of people.
But the rapidly changing situation meant that unless his cultivation could reach transformation in a short time, his strength wouldn't see any substantial improvement.
That... was impossible.
"In the early stages of Jindan, one must condense the seed of their life treasure. In the later stages, the life treasure must fully take shape before one can break through Jindan and achieve Yuanying."
In the Xuanwei Realm, Jindan cultivation was heavily influenced by the Tianhe Venerable, and almost everyone followed the path of life treasures.
A life treasure was akin to a cultivator's companion treasure; both grew together, and only after the treasure took shape could one condense their Yuanying.
Thus, the distinctions between the early, middle, and late stages of Jindan naturally revolved around the different stages of the life treasure:
In the early stage, the so-called seed of the treasure is produced within the Jindan.
Zheng Fa understood this as the Jindan producing specific spiritual materials—similar to the cube he had previously formed.
However, that cube was something Zheng Fa had casually condensed, so it lacked any spiritual essence and couldn't be considered a treasure seed.
In the middle stage of Jindan, one absorbs external spiritual materials, refining them with the Jindan and merging them with the seed from the early stage.
In the late stage, the treasure takes shape.
Currently, Zheng Fa was still in the early stage of Jindan, and the seed of his treasure had yet to condense—mainly because he hadn't even determined what his treasure would be.
"You mentioned before that you wanted to create a unique life treasure for yourself," Senior Sister Zhang pondered. "At that time, there were two difficulties:"
"One, you didn't understand spiritual materials."
"Two, the Jiushan Sect isn't particularly skilled in artifact forging. Even with Madam Xuanhua, she wouldn't know how to forge your treasure."
This was a frustrating reality—Madam Xuanhua was excellent at forging, but that didn't mean she could invent new treasures.
Or rather, she was a brilliant engineer but not necessarily an inventor.
"I'm planning to use the Five Elements Divine Light to scan more treasures, especially those with communication functions."
Creating a new treasure mainly involves design.
He might not understand treasures, but he understood how to borrow ideas—not just borrow, but design!
"Where are you going to find so many treasures?"
Senior Sister Zhang asked, puzzled.
"...What about Fairy Xiao?"
Zheng Fa, well-versed in befriending wealthy women, said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"..."
Zheng Fa didn't rush to find Xiao Yuying but first returned to Letu Island.
Real Master Qian had refused, and it seemed that Zhou Qianyuan was also reluctant. Other disciples likely felt the same. The arrangement by that little sister was giving Zheng Fa a headache.
Why not just ask Xiao Yuying directly?
Before that, he needed to ask his little sister's thoughts.
He walked into his own courtyard.
In the yard, only his mother was tending to her newly planted Thunder Peppers—thanks to Real Master Qian's efforts, she had finally managed to grow some vegetables.
"Where's my little sister?"
"She's in her room cultivating."
Zheng Fa stood by the window, watching Zheng Shan sitting cross-legged on her bed.
Zheng Shan was now over ten years old. Perhaps it was due to her good diet, or maybe girls just grow faster at this age—she had gone from being as tall as Zheng Fa's thigh to reaching his chest.
The serene look on her face while cultivating made Zheng Fa feel as if his little sister had already grown into a young lady.
Zheng Shan was working hard at her cultivation. With her decent aptitude and Zheng Fa's hands-on teaching of the "Symbol Path Foundation Establishment Method," she had reached the first layer of Qi Refinement in just a month—faster than Zheng Fa had at the same stage.
Of course, without modern methods to solidify her cultivation, she would likely still lag behind Zheng Fa in the future.
But in the Jiushan Sect, or even in the previous Baixian Alliance, she could definitely be considered a top-tier genius.
No wonder Uncle Pang and the Remnant Sun Sword Immortal, Old Han, both valued this little girl so much.
As Zheng Fa pondered these things, Zheng Shan seemed to sense his presence and opened her eyes.
"Brother!"
She exclaimed joyfully, jumping off her bed, her expression so eager that she looked like she wanted to leap from the window into Zheng Fa's arms—if only their mother weren't watching.
Zheng Fa ruffled her hair, chuckling inwardly: just a moment ago, she seemed so grown-up, and now she looked like a little child again.
Zheng Shan nudged his palm and looked up, saying, "Brother, the teacher in the Symbol Law class praised my talent!"
With that, she dashed back to her room and brought out a Qingchen Talisman.
"Did you draw this?"
"Mm-hmm!" Zheng Shan nodded, adding, "I drew two; I used one for Mom and saved one for you!"
She was quite generous.
The Qingchen Talisman was used to absorb dust using static electricity, and it was quite common as an entry-level spiritual talisman in the Jiushan Realm.
Zheng Fa took a look and found it indeed well-drawn.
He accepted the talisman and asked Zheng Shan, "I want you to cultivate with Fairy Xiao. Would you be willing?"
"Fairy Xiao?" Zheng Shan paused, seemingly caught off guard by this option. She asked, "Do I have to become her disciple?"
"Not necessarily; it's just to have her take you out of the Jiushan Realm."
This was the best path Zheng Fa could think of—Fairy Xiao's master should be quite powerful; otherwise, Yan Wushuang wouldn't have suffered such a great loss back then.
Perhaps they had ways to thwart the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor.
On the other hand, Fairy Xiao's master was independent of the five sects of Xuanwei, making it relatively safer.
Moreover, he believed he had a good relationship with Xiao Yuying, so entrusting his little sister to her felt reassuring.
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