《A Cultivation Amateur With 4.6 Billion Years Of Cultivation》 Chapter 1 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Shu Mountain referred not to a single mountain but an entire mountain range. All the famous mountains and rivers in Shu were collectively called Shu Mountain. The Way of Shu was as difficult as ascending the heavens. Zeng Jing was going to conquer that! He was scaling the steep mountain walls and heading deeper into Shu Mountain. Zeng Jing, 18 years old, from Shuangqing City. He, unfortunately, fell into a valley when he was on a school trip. When he woke up, he found himself in the world of Xianxia for no reason. A God of Transmigration even stood in front of him. The unreliable immortal held up a paper box for him to draw lots for his transmigration reward. Zeng Jing casually drew 4.6 billion years of cultivation. Unfortunately, he did not manage to draw any cultivation techniques, physical techniques, Dharma treasures, movement techniques¡­ That meant that he had a deep cultivation base but he still had to find a sect to learn from. Otherwise, he would not know anything. The Xianxia world was vast, containing righteous and evil sects, numerous like the night stars. However, Zeng Jing only loved the ¡°Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect¡± because he had once played ¡°Chinese Paladin: The Legend of the Sword and Fairy¡±. He liked the Drunken Sword Master, Li Xiaoyao, and other characters very much. He, therefore, climbed Shu Mountain excitedly to join the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect when he heard about it. He would eat wild fruits when he was hungry; burrow into the grass when he was cold in the wilderness on Shu Mountain. During his search over the past few months, he had also encountered lions, tigers, and demon beasts. However, he casually slapped them with 4.6 billion years of cultivation. How could these things withstand it? Therefore, he did not encounter any danger. There were really many sects in Shu Mountain. Over the past few months, he found Balan Clan, Emei Sect, Xiling Sect, Qingcheng Sect, Wolong Manor¡­ However, he did not want to enter any sect other than the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Therefore, he was still painstakingly searching in the Shu Mountain and scaling the steep cliffs. Fortunately, a kind-hearted disciple of Qingcheng Sect told him that the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect was on the mountaintop in front of him a few days ago. He was not far from his goal. Just a little further¡­ As he thought this, he noticed an old man sitting on the hill ahead, resting his eyes. The old man was dressed in a very fine chivalrous¡¯ garb, the kind that was of good quality. He wore many jade ornaments and carried no weapons. The old man didn¡¯t look young. Of course, it was hard to say how old people were in the cultivation world. Perhaps the person who looked old was a mortal of only 80 years old. An old demon who had cultivated for thousands of years could have been reborn as a young chap with youthful appearance. Age was not an accurate gauge, but Zeng Jing still respected the elders according to the customs of his world! He cupped his fists at the old man and gave a standard ancient salute. ¡°Old man, I want to ask you something. Do you know which direction I should continue to reach the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect?¡± The old man¡¯s closed eyes opened and swept over Zeng Jing. The scrutiny and contempt in his gaze made Zeng Jing feel a little uncomfortable. Then, a cold chill swept down from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. Zeng Jing guessed that he had been scanned with ¡°divine sense¡± from head to even the tips of his toes, even though he was certain. It was very rude to scan someone with your divine sense the first time you met them. That was arrogant and stupid. Zeng Jing had read many Xianxia novels. In them, those who used their divine sense to scan people were basically killed. However, the old man in front of him was still alive, that must mean that he was very powerful. The old man snorted and said, ¡°You haven¡¯t even started building your foundation. Why are you looking for the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I¡¯m seeking a master to learn cultivation from.¡± ¡°Ha, haha, ha!¡± The old man let out a strange, rhythmic laugh. ¡°At the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect? What¡¯s the point of that? I just destroyed that weak, trashy sect.¡± ¡°What? What did you say?¡± Zeng Jing was stunned. ¡°Destroyed?¡± ¡°You heard right.¡± A smug smile appeared on the old man¡¯s face. ¡°The Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect has been destroyed by me with such ease, yet you still want to join it? Ha, haha!¡± Zeng Jing squinted. ¡°There has to be a limit to bragging.¡± ¡°Do you think I¡¯m bragging?¡± The old man laughed. ¡°Then I¡¯m just bragging! Why do you think someone of my status is interested in talking nonsense with a country boy like you? It¡¯s all because I just destroyed a sect and did something that made me very proud. However, I can¡¯t find anyone to show off in the wilderness, so I need to find someone to talk to.¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. ¡°Now that the bragging is over, you can die. Everyone who is related to the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect has to die.¡± After the old man finished speaking, he glared at Zeng Jing. After glaring, he closed his eyes and continued to rest, not bothering to look at him again. However, as soon as he closed his eyes, he felt that something was wrong. He quickly opened his eyes again and realized that Zeng Jing was still standing there, slighting him. The old man was surprised. ¡®Are you kidding me? I just glared at him with my ¡°Killing Gaze¡± divine power. I can kill a trash person who hasn¡¯t even started building his foundation with one look. Why is this guy still standing here and looking at me strangely?¡¯ Why didn¡¯t my Killing Gaze work? He quickly used his divine sense to scan Zeng Jing¡¯s body from head to toe, from his hair to the shell of his nails. There was no mistake. This young man did not have Nascent Soul, Golden Core, Spirit Foundation, nor Purple Mansion1. Only his dantian had some cultivation, but only low-level martial artists would place their cultivation in their dantian. He was at most an ordinary martial artist at the Body Refinement Realm. ¡°What the f*ck are you?¡± The old man raised his voice a little. This time, he didn¡¯t kill with his eyes. Instead, he used ¡°Vibrato Kill¡±. This move could kill someone with weaker cultivation, let alone a mortal. Zeng Jing did not die suddenly. His eardrums were not even ruptured. He replied calmly, ¡°Let me ask you, did you really destroy the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect?¡± The old man felt that something was wrong. Even his ¡°Vibrato Kill¡± was ineffective. What was wrong with this young man? Was he immune to these attacks? He stood up and slowly walked towards Zeng Jing. ¡°Kid, you have some skills. It seems that you used some special cultivation technique to hide your cultivation, right? Come, come, come. I want to see how deep your true cultivation is.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t have time to argue with you. Answer my question first.¡± Zeng Jing asked in a low voice, ¡°Did you really destroy the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect?¡± ¡°I do, so what?¡± the old man sneered. ¡°I¡¯ll have to kill you too.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Looks like you¡¯re a bad guy.¡± The old man stretched his palm out lightly towards Zeng Jing. He was clearly standing far away from Zeng Jing but suddenly appeared right in front of Zeng Jing with his palm. He hit Zeng Jing¡¯s forehead with his Essence Soul realm cultivation through his palm. Not many people in the cultivation world could withstand his palm attack. Even the Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect had died under it just now. However, this attack did not elicit any response¡­ The power of this attack was like sinking a stone into the ocean! The old man was shocked. ¡°How much cultivation are you hiding?¡± Zeng Jing threw a punch. The old man immediately felt the fury of a fist strike him. This power was at the Body Tempering Realm! He activated the ¡°Baiyue Divine Technique¡± that he had cultivated for 2,000 years, wanting to reflect the power of Zeng Jing¡¯s punch. Logically speaking, this would definitely succeed. How easy would it be for a 2,000-year-old Essence Soul cultivator like him to bounce back the fist of a Body Tempering Realm cultivator? However, the power of Zeng Jing¡¯s punch instantly destroyed his 2,000 years of cultivation, shattering his Purple Mansion, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul. He was sent flying backward by the force of the punch, flying over mountains, plains, and the surging Yellow River and Yangtze River¡­ The old man became a new star in the skies with a clang. Zeng Jing retracted his fist and said in the direction where he disappeared. ¡°That¡¯s 4.6 billion years of cultivation for you!¡± Chapter 2 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zeng Jing was not happy after sending a bad person flying with a punch. Instead, he was worried. That old man said that he had destroyed the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, is that true? You normally couldn¡¯t trust a bad guy when he speaks seriously. However, you could trust at least half of what a bad guy says when he brags. He was increasingly worried and had no choice but to pick up speed and continue climbing up the mountain. It didn¡¯t take long to discover a small natural valley. Smoke billowed from it, and something seemed to be burning. Zeng Jing knew that he had found the place and quickly ran over. At the entrance of the valley stood a huge stone tablet with large words on it which read, ¡°Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect¡±. It was written in a neutral manner and carried the strong aura of a righteous sect. However, Zeng Jing did not have the time to admire the calligraphy on the stone tablet. He hurried into the valley; the thick smell of blood engulfed him as soon as he entered. There were two corpses lying on the roadside. They looked like disciples guarding the mountain gate judging from their clothes. Blood oozed out from their seven orifices and their swords were broken. Zeng Jing¡¯s heart sank as he continued deeper into the valley. What he saw ahead of him was what used to be a cluster of houses, most of them burned to ash. Several were still burning with black smoke billowing. Corpses were lying everywhere around the house. There were outer sect disciples who looked obviously inferior in their dressing, as well as Sword Sect cultivators who were obviously core disciples given their clothings. Men, women, elderly and children, all of them were bleeding from their seven orifices, obviously dead. The scene was tragic with hundreds of corpses littering the ground! ¡°How ruthless!¡± Zeng Jing suddenly regretted it. He was too easy on the old man just now. Logically speaking, it wouldn¡¯t be too much to cut him into pieces after such an evil act. He felt a little vexed at this thought. His wish to join the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect as a disciple was up in smoke. The Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect would probably be gone forever from the martial world. Suddenly, he heard a sound in his ears. It seemed to be coming from underground. A hammering of sorts. He searched for the source of the sound and his gaze landed upon a well. A huge copper cauldron with a talisman stuck on it pressed against the well. The symbol on the talisman was unknown to Zeng Jing, but he could roughly guess that it was most likely used to suppress the copper cauldron so that it could not be lifted by the people in the well. Someone was still alive in the well! Zeng Jing perked up and hurried over. He reached out and tore the talisman away, allowing it to fall onto the ground. Then, with a loud bang, it seemed that someone had slapped the copper cauldron hard from below. It flew high up while the person in the well rushed out. It was a woman drenched from head to toe! She looked to be about 20 years old, about the same age as Zeng Jing. Her features were beautiful and elegant. She had two long swords crossed and slung across her back. She would have been a beauty if she hadn¡¯t been soaked to the skin. She looked anything but disheveled. As soon as she came out, her clothes began to dry. She probably used some cultivation technique to instantly vaporize the moisture from her clothes. She became as beautiful as a fairy in the blink of an eye. Her beautiful face was clearly filled with sorrow when she saw the bodies on the ground. However, there were no tears nor suicidal actions. It seemed like she was already mentally prepared for the situation outside while she was soaking in the well. Her beautiful eyes locked onto Zeng Jing with clear wariness in them. ¡°Who are you?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Sister, don¡¯t be nervous. I¡¯m not a bad person. My name is Zeng Jing. I¡¯m just an ordinary person.¡± The woman carefully sized up Zeng Jing and felt that he did not have any spiritual energy on him and really looked like an ordinary person. Looking at the talisman paper in his hand, she immediately understood that he was the one who had removed the ¡°Mountain Suppression Talisman¡± on the copper cauldron and let her out. ¡°My name is Bai Yan! Thank you for letting me out.¡± The woman gave her name and quickly returned to the well. She called down, ¡°Junior Sister, you can come out now.¡± There was a splash as another person leapt out of the well. Zeng Jing took a closer look. It was a loli1 this time. She looked to be about 10 years old. Her face was snow-white, and her facial features were pink and cute. However, her expression was not as calm as Bai Yan¡¯s. As soon as she came out of the well, she took a look at the corpses outside and immediately burst into tears. ¡°Master¡­ Mistress¡­ Senior Brother¡­ Senior Sister¡­ They¡¯re all dead¡­ Boohoo¡­ They¡¯re all dead¡­¡± That loli knelt on the ground and cried bitterly. It made one¡¯s heart ache. Zeng Jing was speechless. Bai Yan patted the loli¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°Junior Sister, don¡¯t cry. We have to leave quickly. The two of us will be finished if Old Fiend Baiyue comes back again. We can¡¯t die now. If the two of us die, the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect will really be wiped out. Therefore, we have to live on and train hard to revive the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Only then can we kill that Old Fiend Baiyue and take revenge in the future.¡± Loli finally stopped crying when she heard this. ¡°But we have to at least bury everyone¡¯s bodies¡­¡± ¡°We don¡¯t have that luxury of time!¡± Bai Yan gritted her teeth and said, ¡°I can¡¯t let you take such a huge risk for someone who¡¯s already dead. You mustn¡¯t die no matter what. Otherwise, our Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect will really be gone. When the enemy came, Master pushed the two of us into the well, used the copper cauldron and the Mountain Suppression Talisman to hide us. He wanted you to survive, and my mission is to help you revive the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. I can¡¯t let you take any more risks. Everyone will definitely understand why we can¡¯t bury them. Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°Erm!¡± Zeng Jing suddenly raised his hand and said, ¡°If you¡¯re worried about Old Fiend Baiyue¡¯s return, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s necessary. I just¡­¡± He was about to say, I just sent him flying with a punch. However, he quickly suppressed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Wasn¡¯t it too pretentious to say it out loud? He wasn¡¯t such a pretentious person. He had to be low-key, a person who was low-key would reap rewards. He made an emergency turn and said, ¡°On the way up the mountain, I saw Old Demon Baiyue being sent flying by a righteous cultivator.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Bai Yan and the loli turned to look at him in surprise. ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Really!¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Doesn¡¯t Old Fiend Baiyue look like an old man in his eighties? He¡¯s was very particular with his clothes and had many jade accessories¡­¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Ah, that¡¯s him.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°That¡¯s him alright. He used his divine sense to scan a passing righteous cultivator and angered him just now. They fought. I didn¡¯t understand how they fought. Anyway, in the end, Old Fiend Baiyue was sent flying by the righteous cultivator and turned into a star in the sky. Don¡¯t ask me about this righteous cultivator. I¡¯m an ordinary person who doesn¡¯t know anything. I don¡¯t know anyone from the martial world.¡± Bai Yan was speechless. The loli said nothing. Chapter 3 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The two women were skeptical when suddenly, several long beams of light flashed across the sky, and a group of Daoists flew over on their swords. Zeng Jing actually recognized them. They were from the Qingcheng Sect. He found the Qingcheng Mountain while searching for the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect not too long ago. Therefore, he recognized the standard Daoist robe of the Qingcheng Sect. The Daoists sheathed their swords and landed. They stood solemnly around in a circle and first and mourned the body on the floor for a while. Then, someone said to Bai Yan and the loli, ¡°We heard that Old Fiend Baiyue attacked your sect and specially came as reinforcement. Unfortunately, we were a step too late. It¡¯s a pity.¡± Bai Yan and the loli returned the greeting and thanked him. The Daoist priest said, ¡°We saw something flying towards us when we were flying here on our swords. It was so powerful that we quickly dodged it. When that thing passed us, we realized that it was actually Old Fiend Baiyue. He seemed to have been sent flying by a punch. I don¡¯t know which fellow Daoist¡¯s cultivation is so deep that he could actually send that Baiyue flying for a hundred miles. Moreover, he was still flying fast as lightning with no signs of slowing down. I think he will become a star in the sky.¡± Bai Yan was surprised. ¡°Really?¡± The Daoist said, ¡°How could it be fake if so many of us saw it with our own eyes? We thought that such a person might be from your Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect and that you have already defeated a powerful enemy. We didn¡¯t expect¡­ the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect had already¡­ Sigh¡­ I don¡¯t know who the person who sent Old Fiend Baiyue flying was. He¡¯s really too strong. There are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers on the path of cultivation. There¡¯s always someone stronger¡­¡± Zeng Jing didn¡¯t know what to say at the side, so he could only remain silent. At this time, if he jumped out and said, ¡°That person is me,¡± it would seem very cool, but in fact, he would be extremely stupid. The Daoist continued to sigh. ¡°I¡¯m sorry for your loss, Junior Sisters! Don¡¯t mess up your mental state lest you go berserk.¡± With that, the group of Daoists raised their swords again and flew away. The news that Old Fiend Baiyue would not come again was confirmed. Bai Yan may not believe what Zeng Jing said, but there was no reason not to believe the words of the Qingcheng Sect Daoists. Old Fiend Baiyue seemed to have been beaten to death. This was both good and bad news to the loli and her. The good news was that they were safe and did not have to worry about Old Fiend Baiyue hunting them down. The bad news was that there might be no way to avenge the destruction of their clan. Who knows if Old Fiend Baiyue could survive this or not. There would be no hope for revenge if he was already dead. Whatever! For cultivators, the most important thing was to have a perfect mental state. Clear thoughts with less emotional fluctuations were better for them. It would be more convenient for them to cultivate their minds in the future without a blood feud to avenge. However, it was inevitable that they would be depressed for a short period of time and would cause them to be unable to increase their cultivation levels. They could only continue cultivating after they walked out of their sorrow with a perfect mental state. Otherwise, they could go berserk and injure their Purple Mansion. The gains would not make up for the losses. The two of them began to dig graves to bury their fellow members of their sect. Zeng Jing did not know if he should help, so he could only watch from the side. The little loli cried as she dug. However, Zeng Jing realized that even though she was young, she dug very quickly. It seemed that she had some cultivation and was not as weak as an ordinary little loli. As for Bai Yan, she was even more powerful. She formed a sword control technique and two swords flew from her back. They spun and danced, digging several large holes in the ground. She did not need to do anything. However, as the two girls dug, they suddenly remembered Zeng Jing. Bai Yan turned to look at him. ¡°Eh? You haven¡¯t left yet? By the way, I haven¡¯t asked you why you¡¯re here.¡± Zeng Jing did not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡®You finally remembered to ask me what I was doing?¡¯ He sighed. ¡°I came to Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect to learn. I didn¡¯t expect to encounter such a situation¡­¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°So that¡¯s how it is. Now that you¡¯ve seen it, our Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect has been destroyed. There¡¯s no becoming a disciple or learning skills. You should find another sect to take you in. There are many sects in Shu Mountain like Qingcheng, Emei, Wolong, Xiling, Balan¡­¡± ¡°I have to stop you right there.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I don¡¯t like any of them. I only like the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Uh, I want to ask, in your current situation, are you still taking in disciples?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°You still want to join our sect irregardless of our current situation?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Why not?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°You can choose another stronger sect!¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I don¡¯t care about that. What matters is that I like this sect.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Sorry, it¡¯s not convenient for our sect to recruit new disciples now.¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. At this moment, the little loli who was digging a hole at the side looked up. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, why can¡¯t our sect accept him? You just said that the two of us have to revive the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. How can we revive it if we don¡¯t recruit new disciples? Since he¡¯s still willing to join our sect under such circumstances, we should recruit him as our disciple.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°But¡­¡± The little loli suddenly raised her head stubbornly, a hint of pride and unyieldingness flashed across her young face. ¡°Senior Sister, I am the new Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect from now on. You will be the Guardian Elder. I want to inherit our Ancestors¡¯ legacy and revive the sect.¡± With that, she pointed at Zeng Jing and said, ¡°Your name is Zeng Jing, right? From today onwards, you are an outer sect disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. I am your Sect Master, Yuan Yingjie. Don¡¯t forget.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Huh? Isn¡¯t she your Senior Sister? Shouldn¡¯t she be the Sect Master in terms of seniority?¡± Bai Yan hurriedly explained, ¡°Junior Sister is the final disciple of the Sect Master. Her comprehension far exceeds that of ordinary people, and her potential is endless. Her cultivation progress is more than 10 times faster than ordinary disciples, and she is the future successor appointed by Master. Therefore, it¡¯s best for her to be the new Sect Master. I¡¯ll just assist from the side. This is also the mission that Master gave me. My aptitude is poor, and my Master said that it¡¯s difficult for me to ascend to the Immortal Dao. I¡¯ll seal Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect¡¯s fate if I become the Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Only Junior Sister can take on the heavy responsibility of reviving the sect.¡± ¡°I see.¡± Zeng Jing straightened his face. Alright, it didn¡¯t matter even though it felt strange that the Sect Master was a loli. Lolis are justice. You do not question justice. Besides, he liked the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect anyway. It didn¡¯t matter what the Sect Master looked like as long as she could teach him the Sword Control Techniques and the Myriad Sword Techniques. In the schools of later generations, weren¡¯t there also female teachers with Loli faces? You couldn¡¯t deny her teaching ability just because she looked very young. Besides, wouldn¡¯t Loli teachers be better? Hehehe. He cupped his little loli Yuan Yingjie¡¯s hands. ¡°Alright, Sect Master, Senior Sister Bai, please guide me from now on.¡± The two women had been polite to him a moment ago, but suddenly their attitudes had changed. Their attitudes toward outsiders and outer disciples were completely different. One had to be polite to outsiders. As for outer sect disciples¡­ Yuan Yingjie said, ¡°Since you¡¯ve already entered the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, the people who died on the ground are all your masters, martial uncles, senior brothers, and senior sisters. Come and bury the corpses too. After you¡¯re done, repair the houses that were burned down by the Old Fiend Baiyue. Clean, cook, fetch water¡­¡± ¡°Stop!¡± Zeng Jing sweated. ¡°Are you kidding me? I¡¯m here to learn from you, not to be a housekeeper.¡± The two women said together, ¡°The outer sect disciples of every sect are responsible for these things. If you refuse to do anything and are only responsible for freeloading and cultivating martial arts, which sect will want you? Why should they teach you cultivation?¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. Zeng Jing finally knew the tragic fate of the ancient apprentice workers. Alright, he would admit it! After all, even in the future, if you wanted to go to school, you had to pay the teacher¡¯s tuition fees. Those who were poor and could not pay the tuition fees could only work for their master. In addition, the two girls looked so delicate that they were obviously not suitable for these dirty jobs. He was now the only man in the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, so he would just give in to the girls. Chapter 4 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡®Work is tiring!¡¯ However, Zeng Jing had 4.6 billion years of cultivation, and his entire body had endless power, so he was actually not very tired. After burying all the corpses with the two girls, he built new graves. Then, he worshiped his dead fellow disciples and followed them to shout a few slogans like ¡°Revive the Sect, who else can it be but me?¡± He repaired three more houses for the three of them, cleaned them, carried water, and cooked¡­ It felt quite fulfilling after the hard work. As the sun set, he dragged his not-so-tired body back to the tattered front hall. Only then did he see the Sect Master, Loli Yuan Yingjie, meditating on a throne in the middle of the hall. Bai Yan was by her side, acting like a guardian. When Zeng Jing walked to the entrance of the hall, the Loli Sect Master opened her eyes and sighed. ¡°No, I can¡¯t cultivate. As soon as I close my eyes, my mind is filled with images of Master, Senior Brothers, and Senior Sisters lying dead on the ground. My mental state is in chaos and I don¡¯t dare to forcefully cultivate.¡± Bai Yan also sighed at the side. ¡°Me too.¡± ¡°I wonder how long it will take for us to walk out of this state of mind.¡± The Loli Sect Master let out another long sigh. Then, she and Bai Yan locked their gazes on Zeng Jing. Zeng Jing pointed at his nose. ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Why are you suddenly glaring at me?¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°We are unable to cultivate, so we might as well teach you.¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°Very good. Are you going to teach me the Sword Control Art or the Myriad Sword Art?¡± The two women looked at Zeng Jing as if they were looking at an idiot. ¡°You haven¡¯t even built up your Foundation Establishment yet you want to learn the Sword Control Art and the Myriad Sword Art from the get-go? Are you kidding me?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Well! If people don¡¯t have dreams, what¡¯s the difference between them and salted fish?¡± The two women were speechless. After a few seconds, Bai Yan sighed and said, ¡°I¡¯ll teach you how to build your Foundation Establishment first. The so-called Foundation Establishment is to build a good foundation for cultivation. This is the first stage of cultivation. Only by building a good foundation can you cultivate smoothly in the future.¡± Zeng Jing asked, ¡°What should I do?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Foundation Establishment is divided into two stages. The first stage is to abolish sickness. When the body reaches absolute health, one can have a very good cultivation foundation. The second stage is to open the conception and governor vessels, filling the meridians and Qi acupoints with essence, qi, and spirit. According to the Pill Scripture, when the energy is full, the conception and governor vessels will be opened. At that time, the Foundation Establishment will be completed.¡± Zeng Jing shook his head blankly. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, I still don¡¯t know how to build my foundation after hearing your story.¡± Bai Yan was speechless. The Sect Leader, Loli, couldn¡¯t help sweating. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, this person¡¯s level of comprehension seems to be even lower than yours. I understood it as soon as I heard it. You also understood after thinking for a while, but this guy doesn¡¯t seem to understand at all.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°This is very awkward. My comprehension is already publicly acknowledged to be poor. Master said that it¡¯s difficult for me to become immortal. And this outer sect junior brother¡¯s comprehension is even worse. It¡¯s hard to say if he can even form his core, not to mention becoming an immortal in the future.¡± Zeng Jing raised his hand. ¡°I protest! You¡¯re the ones who don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about. It¡¯s not that my comprehension is poor. I¡¯m not bragging, but I scored full marks in mathematics, physics, and chemistry. I¡¯m a top student in school. My IQ is extremely high. Don¡¯t slander me.¡± Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master could not understand what Zeng Jing was saying. The Sect Leader loli snorted. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll give up on this person. From now on, he¡¯s just an outer sect disciple.¡± Bai Yan was embarrassed. She did not have enough comprehension and potential so she had always been despised by everyone. Now that she saw that Zeng Jing seemed to be even more stupid than her, she suddenly felt a little sympathetic when she thought of how she had once been mocked by her fellow disciples. She could not help but pull him to the side and say in a low voice, ¡°Junior Brother Zeng, filling your meridians and Qi acupoints with your essence, qi, and spirit means that you need to comprehend the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and absorb it. As long as you absorb enough spiritual energy and fill your meridians, your conception and governor vessels will automatically open.¡± ¡°Spiritual energy?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Is there any there?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Do you know why there are so many cultivation sects in Shu Mountain? It¡¯s because the spiritual energy in Shu Mountain is so dense that even mortals can easily sense it. So many sects are stationed here because it is easier to cultivate here. You just have to close your eyes and feel it with your heart! You can feel the dense aura of Shu Mountain.¡± Zeng Jing closed his eyes and felt it carefully. He spread out his hands. ¡°However, I can¡¯t feel any Qi.¡± Bai Yan was speechless. He¡¯s a goner! This was a typical case of a person without ¡°spiritual roots¡±. People without spiritual roots could not sense the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, so they could not cultivate. Bai Yan saw Zeng Jing looking at her with a pair of big flashing eyes, as if he was looking forward to her teaching him a little more. She suddenly felt a little sorry. This junior brother had climbed the extremely difficult Shu Mountain alone. It had not been easy for him to find the Shu Mountain¡¯s Immortal Sword Sect. When he finally found them, she realized that he did not have a spiritual root. How tragic was that? Thinking of this, she could not help but think of herself. Her comprehension was too low and it was difficult for her to reach the Great Dao. She could not help but feel sad. Zeng Jing knew that he was done for seeing the sadness on her beautiful face. It seemed that not being able to sense spiritual energy was a very serious problem. He lowered his voice and asked, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, if I can¡¯t sense spiritual energy, it will affect my Foundation Establishment, right? Foundation Establishment is the foundation of cultivation. If I can¡¯t build a foundation, I can¡¯t cultivate, right?¡± Bai Yan nodded sadly. Zeng Jing said, ¡°Then, is there any other way to build a Foundation Establishment? A stupid way that will suit someone like me.¡± Bai Yan said in a low voice, ¡°There¡¯s a replacement method! Body Tempering. Temper your body like crazy. Using internal cultivation methods, you can forcefully open up the conception and governor vessels. This way, you can also complete the Foundation Establishment. However, this is a very low-end method. Even if you succeed in the Foundation Establishment, your Purple Mansion won¡¯t be able to hold enough spiritual energy in the future, and it will be difficult for you to achieve the Great Dao.¡± Zeng Jing understood now. Wasn¡¯t this the method to open up the conception and governor vessels the same one mentioned in martial arts novels? It was said that it was very difficult to open up the meridians with Internal Qi. Once it succeeded, one could basically do whatever they wanted in martial arts novels. Of course, the top experts in wuxia novels were not even shrimps in the cultivation world. Zeng Jing said, ¡°I¡¯ll take this route.¡± Bai Yan said sadly, ¡°If you take this path, it will be very difficult. You need to train your body desperately every day and practice internal energy cultivation methods. You will need to spend about 60 years to cultivate thick Internal Qi. Then, with 60 years of cultivation, you can forcefully open up the conception and governor vessels. There¡¯s no need to say how dangerous it is. Even if you finally open up the conception and governor vessels, with 60 years of cultivation, the foundation you can build is not good. In the end, the capacity of the Purple Mansion is not high, and the spiritual energy it can accommodate is limited. In the future, it can only accommodate spiritual energy for a few hundred years at most. It¡¯s difficult to ascend to the Immortal Dao. Alas, a path filled with difficulties.¡± Zeng Jing smiled. ¡°It¡¯s okay! I¡¯ll try it out first.¡± With that, he sensed the cultivation in his body. 4.6 billion years of cultivation! This was given to him by the God of Transmigration. When he was given these cultivation levels, he was just an ordinary person without a Foundation Establishment and a Purple Mansion Therefore, these cultivation levels were stored in his dantian and sea of qi. In other words, they were of the same nature as the Internal Qi in martial arts novels. Zeng Jing tried to mobilize these cultivation levels to fill his limbs and meridians¡­ The Pill Scripture mentioned: The conception and governor vessels would open by itself if one was filled with qi! He had only released a little of his 4.6 billion years of cultivation but it already filled the ends of every meridian in his body with internal true energy. It was so abundant that it almost made him explode. ¡°Bam!¡± The conception and governor vessels were opened! Foundation Establishment was successful! Purple Mansion capacity: Infinite. Chapter 5 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zeng Jing felt his Purple Mansion! This was a very mysterious feeling, as if there was an immortal cave in his body. It was difficult to say the exact location of this cave. In between the eyebrows was the Runei, one inch below it would be the Mingtang, two inches below would be the Dongfang and three inches below it would be the upper dantian. About four centimeters into the upper dantian was the void acupoint. This feeling was too profound to understand. To put it bluntly, it was like a holy warrior feeling a small universe inside his body. The universe was endless. The capacity of Zeng Jing¡¯s Purple Mansion was infinite. He let out an exclamation, ¡°Senior Sister Bai, I think I¡¯ve successfully built my Foundation Establishment.¡± Bai Yan was speechless. There was a strange silence. Three seconds later, Bai Yan said angrily, ¡°Don¡¯t talk nonsense! Our sect has just encountered a disaster. I¡¯m not in the mood to joke around now.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I¡¯m not talking nonsense. I¡¯ve really built my foundation. If you don¡¯t believe me, scan me with your divine sense and you¡¯ll know immediately.¡± Bai Yan didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°I¡¯ve only reached the elementary Core Formation realm. I can¡¯t release my divine sense yet, so I can¡¯t scan people! Moreover, even if I can release my divine sense to scan people, I won¡¯t scan you. I won¡¯t play around with you.¡± ¡°Eh? How is this nonsense?¡± Zeng Jing said. ¡°I¡¯ve really built my Foundation Establishment. I¡¯m not lying.¡± Bai Yan squinted. Zeng Jing said, ¡°Forget it. I can¡¯t do anything if you don¡¯t believe me. Anyway, what should I do after reaching the Foundation Establishment realm?¡± Bai Yan said angrily, ¡°After reaching the Foundation Establishment realm, you will enter the Qi Refinement realm and can refine Qi. You have to start cultivating and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to prepare for the Core Formation realm. Sigh, what¡¯s the use of telling you this? Junior Brother Zeng, let me tell you the truth. You don¡¯t have a spiritual root, so it will be very difficult for you to walk the path of cultivation in the future. It¡¯s meaningless for you to be an outer sect disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Listen to my advice. Since you¡¯ve just entered the sect, why don¡¯t you leave the sect and return to the mortal world under the mountain to be an ordinary person? You might be happier. It¡¯s better than staying here and doing chores, but not being able to pry into the Heavenly Dao.¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. This Senior Sister was kind-hearted and kind, but in the wrong direction. He stopped talking to her since he was not in a hurry to cultivate. He would find a chance to talk to her slowly later. That night, the night was like water. Zeng Jing slept in a dilapidated room that he had just cleaned up. This was the first time he had slept in a room in the past few months. In order to find the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, he had trekked through the forest and slept in the wild. He had suffered a lot. It had been a long time since he had slept in a place that looked fit for a human to sleep in. Of course, these hardships were nothing. What was truly unbearable was the loneliness. He had lost his family and friends after transmigrating to a strange world without anyone to talk to. After spending a few months in the forest, he was actually so lonely that he was about to go crazy. Now, he finally had two people in this world who could talk. They were not very close but they had always had to start somewhere in the art of socializing. Having two people who could exchange names, talk, and try to make friends was something to be happy about. He slept very soundly that night. Perhaps because he had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm and had the Purple Mansion, he could actually sense spiritual energy even though he did not have a spiritual root. In his sleep, the overflowing spiritual energy of the Shu Mountain enveloped him. He even tried to absorb the spiritual energy in his sleep, but¡­ 4.6 billion years of cultivation was actually already extremely rich. The Purple Mansion did not care about the spiritual energy outside his body at all. It kicked out the spiritual energy of Shu Mountain in disdain and refused to absorb it. The next day, the chirping of birds and insects in the forest woke Zeng Jing. The first thing he did when he got up was draw water and boil it. He fetched two buckets of water from the well and went into the kitchen to boil them. Then he poured them into the copper basin and mixed them with cold water. They turned into two steaming basins of washing water. He carried a basin of water in one hand and arrived outside Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master¡¯s house. He kicked the door with his foot and shouted, ¡°Sect Master, Senior Sister Bai, the wash water is ready. Get up quickly.¡± He shouted twice, but there was no response from the house. Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t help but complain, ¡°Why aren¡¯t you up even though it is already so late? How can you cultivate if you¡¯re so lazy?¡± Just as he finished complaining, he heard Bai Yan¡¯s voice coming from the empty space behind the house. ¡°You woke up so late to boil water? How can you be an outer sect disciple if you¡¯re so lazy? Hurry up and bring it to the training ground at the back.¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. ¡®That¡¯s a slap in the face!¡¯ Zeng Jing felt his face being slapped, but he had no choice but to admit it obediently. After walking around the row of houses in front of him, there was a spacious martial arts field behind. The Loli Sect Master and Bai Yan were practicing their swordsmanship. The two women had already changed their clothes. They were no longer in a sorry state like yesterday when they were exterminated. They looked much more elegant. The loli still had to grow up, but Bai Yan¡¯s current appearance could really be called ¡°fairy-like¡±. Her pure and beautiful facial features, coupled with her fluttering long dress, when she waved her two swords, the hem of her dress spun like a dream, causing Zeng Jing to be stunned for a second. This young lady was even more beautiful than the class belle in university! In the past, the class belle could not even be bothered to look at Zeng Jing, but this woman, who was even more beautiful than the class belle, smiled gently at Zeng Jing. ¡°Our mental states are a little chaotic now, so we don¡¯t dare to cultivate. We can only practice swords.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°What do you mean by ¡®mental state¡¯?¡± Bai Yan didn¡¯t mind him asking some basic questions and replied seriously, ¡°The mental state! It¡¯s the most important thing when cultivating. To put it simply, it¡¯s a state of mind. A good state of mind can allow cultivation to yield twice the results with half the effort. However, a chaotic state of mind will make cultivation even more difficult. It might even cause one to suffer from qi deviation and injure the Purple Mansion.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Oh! I understand! When you¡¯re dumped by your girlfriend, don¡¯t play League of Legends, because you won¡¯t be able to play it at that time. You¡¯ll only kneel all the way and even become cannon fodder.¡± Bai Yan: ¡°What did you say?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I didn¡¯t say anything!¡± At this moment, the Sect Leader, Loli, suddenly threw her hand down. With a clang, the sword in her hand fell to the ground. It bounced, fell, bounced again, rolled into the distance, making an unpleasant metallic sound¡­ She bit her lower lip and two teardrops appeared at the corners of her eyes. She said angrily, ¡°How annoying! We should be cultivating hard at this time and trying our best to become stronger, but why can¡¯t we adjust our mental state at all? What¡¯s the use of practicing swords here? No matter how good our sword technique is, it¡¯s just body tempering. Even if we temper our bodies to the extreme, we¡¯re just trash. We can¡¯t revive the Sword Sect at all.¡± Bai Yan said sadly, ¡°We just encountered a disaster yesterday. It¡¯s impossible for us to calm down today.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s possible.¡± The Loli suddenly took out a copy of the Pill Scripture and flipped through a few pages. She pointed at one of the pages and said, ¡°Look, this!¡± Zeng Jing leaned over to take a look. There was a strange herb drawn on the page with ¡°Mind-Clearing Grass¡± written beside it. It had the effect of ¡°getting rid of worries and calming the mind¡±. The Sect Leader Loli said, ¡°We have to find this grass and adjust our mental state as quickly as possible.¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Sect Leader Loli said, ¡°Senior Sister, let¡¯s go find the Mind-Clearing Grass.¡± Bai Yan nodded and whispered, ¡°Junior Sister, we have to bring Zeng Jing along.¡± ¡°Him?¡± The Sect Leader Loli looked at Zeng Jing awkwardly. ¡°He just entered the sect yesterday and hasn¡¯t reached the Foundation Establishment realm yet. What¡¯s the use of us bringing him there? It¡¯ll only hinder our journey.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°But there are only the three of us left in the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Once the two of us leave, he will be the only one left here. What can he do if things like lions, tigers, or demon beasts come? It¡¯s really worrying to leave him here alone.¡± Zeng Jing heard this and thought to himself, Miss Bai Yan is really kind and considerate. It was not that the Sect Leader Loli was not kind, but she was still young and did not consider things as thoroughly as Bai Yan. After being reminded by Bai Yan, she remembered the current situation of the Sword Sect and sighed. ¡°Senior Sister is right. We have to stay together now. No one can be alone.¡± Zeng Jing raised his hand. ¡°Actually, I¡¯m not afraid of lions, tigers, and demon beasts. I actually walked into the mountains alone.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true!¡± Only then did Bai Yan remember that Zeng Jing should have some ability. Otherwise, he wouldn¡¯t have walked into this vast mountain alone. However, she immediately shook her head and said, ¡°To be honest, staying here is more dangerous than walking in alone. There could be powerful enemies attacking. That¡¯s much more terrifying than lions, tigers, and demon beasts. The most terrifying thing in the world is humans, no matter what.¡± Zeng Jing thought for a moment. Forget it, he wouldn¡¯t argue. In any case, he wanted to follow them to find the Mind-Clearing Grass. The process might be interesting. The two women were getting ready to go¡­ Their mode of transportation was swords! The Sect Leader Loli had a single sword, while Bai Yan had two swords. Zeng Jing said happily, ¡°Are you going to play with the Sword Control Technique? Oh yay! I like this very much and I want to learn it too. Someone, hurry up and impart this Technique to me so that I can go out with you.¡± Both women glared at him. The Loli Sect Master shook her head and said, ¡°You have to at least reach the Foundation Establishment realm and enter the Qi Refinement realm before you can learn the Sword Control Technique. You haven¡¯t reached the Foundation Establishment realm yet, so it¡¯s still too early.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I built the Foundation Establishment last night.¡± The two women directly ignored him. How could anyone reach the Foundation Establishment realm in one night? They really couldn¡¯t be blamed for this. Zeng Jing was the one to be blamed for being too extraordinary. Zeng Jing said, ¡°I¡¯ve really built my Foundation Establishment. Look, I will break this tree with one punch.¡± He turned to a large tree beside him and punched it. The tree immediately broke in half. The Sect Leader loli said, ¡°Looks like you¡¯ve tempered your body well.¡± Bai Yan also said, ¡°His internal energy seems to be quite strong. Keep it up and work hard. With 60 years of internal energy, he can open up his conception and governor vessels.¡± Zeng Jing: Alright, these two women treat me as a low-level martial artist. A martial artist is also able to break a tree with one punch after all. This is not a big deal. For example, in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, the Golden Fur Lion King broke a tree with just one punch. Zeng Jing had no choice but to turn his gaze to a mountain beside him. He thought to himself, Should I send this mountain flying with a punch to prove that I¡¯m currently at the Foundation Establishment realm? No, something doesn¡¯t seem right! If I send a mountain flying with a punch, it won¡¯t be at the level of Foundation Establishment. That¡¯s the divine power of moving mountains and overturning the sea. It¡¯s almost at the immortal level. If I really send a mountain flying, I¡¯ll definitely scare them. Then, they might even treat me as a bad person who secretly learned divine techniques, much less teach me anything. Zeng Jing could only give up and think of a way to explain it in the future. The Sect Leader, Loli, formed a hand seal and raised her finger. Her sword floated in the air, and then she jumped onto it. This was an authentic immortal sect¡¯s Sword Control Technique. Zeng Jing was envious and wanted to learn it as soon as possible. He had no choice but to sit on the tall lemon mountain and say, ¡°Sect Master, I don¡¯t know how to fly on a sword! You said you would bring me with you, but you didn¡¯t teach me how to fly on a sword. What should I do?¡± The Sect Leader Loli said, ¡°Senior Sister will fly with you.¡± Zeng Jing turned to look at Bai Yan, who was as beautiful as a fairy, and a beautiful image immediately appeared in his mind. His fairy-like Senior Sister was flying on a sword, and he was standing behind her, reaching out to wrap his arm around her waist. The two of them rode on the same flying sword happily¡­ That scene was too beautiful. Just thinking about it made him fall into a daze! Once he fell into a daze, his mental state would be unstable. He would definitely go berserk on the spot if he were to cultivate under such a mental state. Seeing two flying swords that were on Bai Yan¡¯s back floating in the air at the same time broke his daydream. She got onto one and said to Zeng Jing, ¡°You take the other.¡± ¡°Ugh!¡± This was very depressing! Zeng Jing looked up at 45 degrees with tears streaming down his face. ¡°Senior Sister, why are you using two swords? Isn¡¯t one sword good enough? I protest.¡± Bai Yan turned around. ¡°What strange things are you saying now?¡± ¡°No, nothing!¡± For the first time in his life, Zeng Jing climbed onto the flying sword. He¡¯d thought it would be hard to keep his balance and his footing on a narrow blade. And it had to be even harder given the fact that this thing had to fly at high speed. He hadn¡¯t realized it was quite steady until he stood on it. He had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm, and his Purple Mansion was as vast as the universe. His 4.6 billion years of cultivation had imperceptibly strengthened all aspects of his body, and his balance was hundreds of times greater than before. Moreover, when the flying sword flew at high speed, the resistance brought by the air would also be pushed away by his protective True Qi, so there was no pressure at all. Seeing how relaxed he was standing on the flying sword, Bai Yan couldn¡¯t help but be slightly shocked. ¡°Eh? Generally speaking, outer sect disciples who haven¡¯t reached the Foundation Establishment realm are very clumsy when they first board the flying sword. I didn¡¯t expect you to stand so steadily.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°That¡¯s why I said that I¡¯ve built my Foundation Establishment! You are the one who doesn¡¯t believe me. I told you to sweep with your divine sense, but you said that you couldn¡¯t release your divine sense. Sigh, is that any other way for you to know that I¡¯ve built my Foundation Establishment? Can you do a urine test?¡± Bai Yan glared at him angrily. This guy was talking nonsense again. What was a urine test? It sounded very indecent and was definitely not a good thing. This new outer sect disciple did not look like a bad person, but he often spouted nonsense. Bai Yan could not help but shake her head! The three flying swords rose into the air and flew deeper into Shu Mountain¡­ According to the Pill Scripture, the Mind-Clearing Grass was not a very rare medicinal herb. It did not have a very powerful effect after all since it was only used to adjust one¡¯s mental state. Most high-level cultivators did not need this kind of medicine. Who would be so free to mess up their mental state? In fact, the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect planted such low-level medicinal herbs in their medicinal garden. However, when Old Fiend Baiyue attacked, he used the Baiyue Demonic Flame and burned all the medicinal fields, including the Scripture Pavilion, Pill Pavilion, Weapon Pavilion and the Spirit Gathering Formation. All the medicinal herbs and Dharma treasures were gone, so they could only start over. The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°According to the Pill Scripture, the Mind-Clearing Grass likes to grow on the shady side of the mountain slope, a place that the sun does not reach all year round. We just have to look for that kind of place. We can also pick other herbs, such as ginseng, lingzhi, poria, ormer¡­ Anyway, we can bring back whatever we pick and plant a new medicinal garden.¡± Bai Yan said in a low voice, ¡°Junior Sister, the shady side of the hill is a place where the sun doesn¡¯t shine all year round. Even though it¡¯s easy for medicinal herbs to grow, it¡¯s also easy for demon beasts to appear. It¡¯s fine if it¡¯s weaker demon beasts, but if we encounter powerful demon beasts, with our strength, I¡¯m afraid¡­¡± It turned out that Bai Yan was only at the Elementary Core Formation realm. Her comprehension was too poor and her potential was insufficient. At this point, it was already difficult for her to advance any further. Her cultivation could be said to be quite poor. Sect Leader Loli¡¯s comprehension ability might be high but she was still too young. Even if she advanced at an amazing speed, she was only at the late-stage of the intermediate Qi Refinement realm. She had not even reached the Core Formation realm, and her cultivation was slightly inferior to Bai Yan. In the past, it was easy to take advantage of the Sword Sect. It was fine if their cultivation levels were lacking. This bit of cultivation was probably not enough now they could only count on themselves. Chapter 7 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios When Bai Yan mentioned powerful demon beasts, the Loli Sect Master couldn¡¯t help but tremble slightly. It seemed that she was really a little afraid. She was still a young girl even though she had the impressive position as the Sect Masteri. How could a loli not be afraid of monsters? She wasn¡¯t very afraid of monsters in the past since there were people who could protect her. However, there was no one to protect her anymore now that the sect was destroyed. She only had a Senior Sister whose cultivation level was one level higher than hers. It wouldn¡¯t take long for her to surpass her Senior Sister with her comprehension and cultivation speed. In the future, she would have to rely on herself to handle all the demon beasts. Wouldn¡¯t she be so scared that she would want to cry? The Loli Sect Master¡¯s face turned green¡­ ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid! You have a man here! I won¡¯t allow ferocious demon beasts threaten you ladies. Sect Master, Senior Sister, don¡¯t worry. When the demon beasts come out later, I will protect you.¡± Zeng Jing hurriedly coaxed, sensing that the little loli was on the brink of tears. The two ladies: ¡°¡­¡± The Loli Sect Master glared at Zeng Jing. Bai Yan¡¯s personality was gentler, so she only spoke softly, ¡°Junior Brother, don¡¯t force yourself. It¡¯s great that you have this intention, but you need the strength to walk the talk. Let us, the inner sect disciples, repel the enemy since you have not cultivated any skills.¡± Zeng Jing could only remain silent. The Loli Sect Master was still a little afraid after all the jokes. She couldn¡¯t help but say in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s true that the two of us can¡¯t defeat powerful demon beasts now. However, demon beasts aren¡¯t something we can encounter just because we want to, right? This is called luck! Senior Sister, don¡¯t you know divination? Please foretell the future for us.¡± Since Bai Yan¡¯s comprehension wasn¡¯t high, she was destined to not be able to walk far on the immortal path. Hence, she wasn¡¯t afraid of wasting time on miscellaneous studies. She therefore learnt some strange and miscellaneous knowledge. Divination arts was amongst them. She divined with her fingers and estimated the good and bad luck of this trip. A smile appeared on her face. ¡°That¡¯s great. We have good luck on this trip! Even if we encounter danger, we will definitely be able to return safely with the help from a benefactor.¡± Zeng Jing asked, ¡°Help from a benefactor? Maybe it¡¯s referring to me.¡± The two women were speechless. There was no need to reason with a man who had no self-awareness of his own strength. The two women directly ignored Zeng Jing¡¯s words. At this moment, the three of them had already flown to the depths of Shu Mountain. In the territory of Shu Mountain, the further west one flew, the higher the mountains were, and the fewer the population. The mountain terrain became more and more complicated and steep. There were deep valleys everywhere, and the forest blocked the sun. The Mind-Clearing Grass liked to grow in these dark valleys. The three of them landed at the entrance of a valley and peered inside. Bai Yan said, ¡°The spiritual energy in this valley is very dense, and it¡¯s suitable for the growth of all sorts of spiritual herbs. The possibility of the Mind-Clearing Grass growing here is very high, so it¡¯s worth going in to take a look.¡± Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t feel any spiritual energy previously. However, he had a Purple Mansion after attaining the Foundation Establishment Realm last night. He could sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth now. The valley in front of him was indeed filled with spiritual energy, giving off a very comfortable feeling. He stretched out a hand and tried to absorb some spiritual energy into his body. However, the 4.6 billion years of cultivation in his body expressed disdain and blocked the low-grade spiritual energy outside. It wouldn¡¯t absorb such trash. Zeng Jing was speechless. Bai Yan turned her head in surprise by his side. ¡°Eh? Were you trying to absorb spiritual energy earlier?¡± Zeng Jing replied, ¡°Yes!¡± Bai Yan asked curiously, ¡°I thought you couldn¡¯t sense any spiritual energy?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I can feel it now.¡± Bai Yan was overjoyed, truly feeling happy for him. ¡°That¡¯s great. Yesterday, I thought that you didn¡¯t have a spiritual root and could only use your internal qi to open up your conception and governor vessels. However, since you can sense spiritual energy, it means that you still have spiritual roots. In that case, why are you able to sense it here, but not at home? Oh! I understand now. Your spiritual root is relatively weak and can only sense in places with dense spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here is much stronger than at home, so you can sense it here.¡± She continued, ¡°It seems that your comprehension ability is low, your potential is weak, and your spiritual root is weak. However, it doesn¡¯t mean that there¡¯s no way to save you. After our sect reconstructs the ¡®Spirit Gathering Formation¡¯, we will have an array formation with dense spiritual energy. Disciples like you who don¡¯t have good aptitude can still be saved.¡± For some reason, Zeng Jing was given a bunch of titles such as ¡°low comprehension ability, weak potential, weak spiritual root¡±. He was speechless. Forget it, this wasn¡¯t the main point. The main point was the ¡°Spirit Gathering Formation¡±. He asked curiously, ¡°What is the Spirit Gathering Formation?¡± Bai Yan replied, ¡°It¡¯s an array formation that places all sorts of spirit gathering artifacts according to the nine palaces, eight trigrams, and five elements. These artifacts will absorb spiritual energy from the surrounding environment and concentrate it at the center of the array formation. After that, our sect¡¯s disciples can cultivate in places with the densest spiritual energy in the center of the array formation. This way, their cultivation will be twice the result with half the effort.¡± At this point, her beautiful face flushed slightly. ¡°My comprehension isn¡¯t high, and my cultivation progress is very slow. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that the Sect Master allowed me to cultivate in the spirit gathering formation back then, I¡¯m afraid I wouldn¡¯t even be able to reach the Core Formation Realm. It¡¯s a pity that our sect¡¯s spirit gathering formation has already been destroyed by Old Fiend Baiyue. In the future, we can only rely on our own hands to rebuild it.¡± Zeng Jing understood now. It seemed that the benefits for the disciples of famous sects were very good. The sect would specially build a ¡°Spirit Gathering Formation¡± to help them grow. This kind of treatment was definitely not available to solo cultivators. ¡°This isn¡¯t the time to talk about this.¡± The Loli Sect Master turned her head and said to Bai Yan and Zeng Jing, ¡°Get to the point. We have to look for the Mind-Clearing Grass first. Let¡¯s enter the valley.¡± After all that gusto, the Loli Sect Master suddenly took half a step back. She was originally standing at the front, but now, she shrank behind Bai Yan and stuck half of her face out from behind Bai Yan¡¯s back. She stared nervously at the dark area in the valley. ¡°Could there really be demon beasts inside?¡± Zeng Jing was caught between laughter and tears. In the end, this loli was still afraid of monsters. Bai Yan consoled in a gentle voice, ¡°Junior Sister, don¡¯t worry. The fate of this trip is auspicious. There won¡¯t be a problem with the help of a benefactor.¡± ¡°It¡¯s very hard to say about luck.¡± The Loli Sect Master looked left, right, front, and back. ¡°I don¡¯t see anyone nearby. Wouldn¡¯t we be finished if we encounter demon beasts and this benefactor does not come to our aid? I hate demon beasts the most. They have strange appearances and can even let out unpleasant strange cries. It¡¯s impossible to sleep if they were to howl in the middle of the night in the forest.¡± Zeng Jing raised his hand. ¡°The benefactor has arrived!¡± The Loli Sect Master ignored Zeng Jing, this joker, and said in a low voice, ¡°Why don¡¯t we wait for the benefactor to come first before entering?¡± Bai Yan was speechless. The Loli Sect Master asked, ¡°Will the benefactor be the Uncle-Master of the Qingcheng Sect or the Aunt-Master of the Emei Sect?¡± Zeng Jing spread his hands. ¡°Stop wasting time! If you¡¯re not going in, I¡¯ll go in first.¡± He stepped into the valley¡­ Bai Yan called out from behind, ¡°Hey, Junior Brother, let me walk in front.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°A man cannot hide behind a woman. I¡¯ll open the way.¡± ¡°Hey, don¡¯t court death. You¡¯ll really die if you court death.¡± Bai Yan flew in front of Zeng Jing. The Loli Sect Master followed behind Bai Yan as well. The two women insisted on taking the lead, so Zeng Jing could only give up. He could only say to their backs, ¡°Girls, you¡¯re really manly.¡± Chapter 8 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The valley was quiet and shaded. A chill seeped into their hearts the moment they entered. Cultivators were usually unafraid of the cold. Moreover, the higher one¡¯s cultivation was, the stronger their tolerance to the cold. For example, Bai Yan, who was at the elementary of the Core Formation realm, had a temperature tolerance range of negative 90 to positive 150 degrees. As for Yuan Yingjie, who was at the late-stage of intermediate Qi Refinement realm, she could also endure a temperature range of negative 60 to positive 120 degrees. Therefore, in theory, they shouldn¡¯t feel the chill unless the chill didn¡¯t come from the temperature but something else. Bai Yan said in a low voice, ¡°There are indeed demon beasts staying here! Moreover, they are of water-attribute so there is a very strong, cold air.¡± The Loli Sect Master hugged her waist from behind. Zeng Jing was speechless. Bai Yan looked worriedly at the Loli Sect Master behind her. Then, she looked at Zeng Jing with an even more worried gaze and said in a low voice, ¡°Why don¡¯t we go out and look for the Mind-Clearing Grass in another valley? It¡¯s the same.¡± ¡°There¡­ there¡­ there¡¯s no need. The spiritual energy here is dense, and the chances of finding the Mind-Clearing Grass are higher. If we don¡¯t find it in another valley, we¡¯ll still have to come back here. We might as well continue searching.¡± The Loli Sect Master stammered, ¡°I¡¯m super brave, so I¡¯m not afraid.¡± Brave my ass. Aren¡¯t you just a timid child? Zeng Jing thought inwardly. Naturally, he couldn¡¯t say this out loud. Dissing his Sect Master wasn¡¯t something a shrewd outer sect disciple would do. He could only say that he hadn¡¯t seen anything. Bai Yan was still a little worried, but she could only continue forward when she saw her junior sister¡¯s stubborn look. In any case, there were demon beasts entrenched here, but it didn¡¯t mean that the three of them would encounter them. Moreover, the three of them might not necessarily lose to the demon beasts. It wouldn¡¯t be a good thing if they were afraid of everything and didn¡¯t advance. That would affect one¡¯s mental state and thus affect one¡¯s cultivation. In the end, it would be difficult to see through the Heavenly Dao. Naturally, the most important thing was that the results of divination for this trip was ¡°auspicious¡±. There might be danger but there would be help from a benefactor, so there was nothing to worry about. ¡°Alright, let¡¯s continue moving forward then.¡± Bai Yan said. She walked carefully at the front, holding both swords in her hands. The Loli Sect Master followed closely behind her, also holding a sword tightly in her hands. The two women¡¯s nervous looks tickled Zeng Jing but he couldn¡¯t laugh. He had to hold it in. Those who mocked girls for being timid would be single forever. Not long after the three of them entered the valley! A group of people suddenly flew over from the sky. These people were dressed in black and wore tall crowns. They were stepping on various flying treasures and looked very impressive. The person in the lead looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, but in reality, he was an old cultivator with a cultivation base of over 200 years and was at advanced Golden Core Realm. The magic treasure he used to fly was a black folding fan. Once his feet touched the ground, the fan immediately flew into his palm and swung away with a whoosh. On the fan, there was a huge word ¡°Handsome¡± written on it. He fanned himself pretentiously and snorted. ¡°This is the place?¡± A subordinate at the side stepped forward and bowed respectfully. ¡°Sect Master, this is the valley. That Mystic Ice Bear Demon has been here for several days, and many cultivators have seen it appear here. It¡¯s just that it¡¯s powerful and ferocious, and ordinary cultivators don¡¯t dare to challenge it. Moreover, they won¡¯t be able to obtain any extraordinary treasures from it. At the very most, they would obtain a Mystic Ice Bear Gall that can help outer sect disciples build their foundation. The risk and benefits aren¡¯t proportional, so high-level cultivators didn¡¯t bother with it. Low-level cultivators couldn¡¯t deal with it, so it stayed here happily for some time.¡± The Sect Master kept his fan with a single fell swoop. ¡°Oh! Is its fur really as beautiful as the legends say?¡± The subordinate bowed and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. This bear demon¡¯s fur is good-looking, but cultivators are generally not interested in things that are useless. Only our Handsome Sect will painstakingly search for such things.¡± A look of joy appeared on the Sect Master¡¯s face. ¡°Very good. I want to use its fur to make a coat. This way, I¡¯ll be even more handsome. Those beautiful female warriors on the streets will definitely like me.¡± A group of subordinates at the side bowed in unison. ¡°Lord Sect Master is the most handsome in the world. You¡¯re invincible and explosively handsome. You¡¯re so handsome that your beauty can shake the heavens and earth, and dim the glory of the sun and moon. We can¡¯t even compare to one ten-thousandth of our Lord Sect Master.¡± The Sect Master laughed complacently. The group of subordinates behind him were all so ugly that they couldn¡¯t be seen by others. They belonged to the type that would scare little girls when they went on the streets. Naturally, they couldn¡¯t compare to him. The world-famous ¡°Handsome Sect¡± only accepted extremely ugly disciples. They wouldn¡¯t accept anyone who was slightly good-looking. Apparently it was because they didn¡¯t want to hurt the sect master¡¯s pride. This was because the Sect Master¡¯s appearance was really¡­ ahem¡­ The Sect Master flicked his fan and wrote the word ¡°handsome¡± with it. He then smiled and said, ¡°Everyone, let¡¯s go into the valley and kill that bear demon to make a bear fur coat.¡± ¡°Sect Master, I heard that the bear demon is very powerful¡­ Can we defeat it?¡± The Sect Master snorted. ¡°I did a divination on the way here. This divination is a blessing in disguise. Even though there are dangers, we will definitely be able to turn misfortune into fortune with the help of a benefactor. Don¡¯t be afraid, let¡¯s go.¡± His subordinates roared in unison, ¡°Let¡¯s go! Become more handsome! Let¡¯s go! Become more handsome!¡± At the same time, Bai Yan, Loli Sect Master and Zeng Jing were in the depths of the valley, searching for herbs as they walked. Bai Yan raised his head and frowned. ¡°There are other cultivators here, and there are quite a few of them. They are flying over on their weapons at the entrance of the valley, and their cultivation isn¡¯t low either.¡± The Loli Sect Master clapped her hands and said, ¡°Alright, alright. It seems that our benefactor has arrived. We can be at ease now.¡± Eh? Someone really came? I thought that I was the benefactor who would be here to help them. Could it be someone else? Zeng Jing thought. No matter, at the end of the day, it was hard to say if the divination was accurate or not. He was of a new generation who grew up under the red flag1 and didn¡¯t believe in divination. However, this world was a cultivation world and there were indeed immortals here. It shouldn¡¯t be a problem for him to believe in divination here, right? He was thinking about random things when Bai Yan, who was in front, suddenly frowned. Then, a strange cry rang out from the grass by the side of the road. A shadow pounced toward Bai Yan. Before the shadow arrived, a cold aura pounced in front of them first. The Loli Sect Master screamed, ¡°Aiyo, a demon beast!¡± Bai Yan¡¯s nervous expression relaxed slightly. She then sheathed the sword in her left hand back into the sheath on her back and reached out to grab the black shadow. The black shadow let out a squeak and was caught in her hand, struggling and twisting. Everyone took a closer look. It was a Snow Ferret! The Loli Sect Master heaved a sigh of relief. ¡°I was wondering what kind of monster it was, but it¡¯s just a ferret.¡± Bai Yan threw the ferret into the grass. It squeaked twice and fled quickly. Zeng Jing teased from behind, ¡°Aren¡¯t you going to make it into a ferret fur scarf? Senior Sister is quite kind.¡± Bai Yan shook her head. ¡°The word ¡®kind¡¯ is too much of a praise! It¡¯s because I¡¯ve embarked on the path of cultivation that I try my best to avoid killing.¡± Zeng Jing asked, ¡°For your mental state?¡± Bai Yan replied, ¡°That¡¯s not the case. Killing doesn¡¯t necessarily affect one¡¯s mental state. However, killing will accumulate ¡®Heavenly Tribulation¡¯. Every time you do something that goes against the Heavenly Dao, the heavens will record it as a ¡®Heavenly Tribulation¡¯. Usually, it doesn¡¯t matter, but when you need to transcend the lightning tribulation, the more heavenly punishment you owe, the greater the tribulation clouds above your head will be. The might of the lightning tribulation will also increase. In other words, there is nothing wrong with killing but it¡¯s better not to kill.¡± Chapter 9 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zeng Jing had learned another lesson. He had learned some knowledge that he didn¡¯t know the use of. It turned out that killing more people would make the lightning tribulation stronger, making it more difficult to transcend the tribulation. He couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°In that case, wouldn¡¯t the evil sects be unable to transcend the tribulation?¡± Bai Yan shook his head. ¡°That might not be the case. The demons of the evil sects have done many bad things on the long path of cultivation and accumulated many ¡®Heavenly Tribulations¡¯. Naturally, they know that their lightning tribulations are extraordinary. Hence, they thought up all sorts of evil techniques to help them transcend their tribulations. Human substitutes, cauldrons, possession¡­ In any case, they use all sorts of methods to disrupt the heavenly law. In the end, they can also successfully transcend their tribulations and become evil immortals.¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°I see.¡± At this moment, the Loli Sect Master¡¯s expression suddenly became a little awkward. She tugged at Bai Yan¡¯s sleeve and said in a low voice, ¡°Senior Sister, I¡­ want¡­ want¡­ to pee¡­¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Bai Yan asked, ¡°In such a place?¡± The Loli Sect Master said with a bitter expression, ¡°There¡¯s no choice. I just want to.¡± Bai Yan was speechless. She turned his head and glanced at Zeng Jing, thinking, This is going to be troublesome. The three of us cannot be separated in such a dangerous place. But we have to separate at this moment. What should we do? Just as she was feeling extremely awkward, Zeng Jing smiled at her. ¡°It¡¯s fine. Go accompany the Sect Master. I¡¯ll wait here alone.¡± Bai Yan couldn¡¯t help but feel curious seeing that he seemed to understand them very well. Eh? This man actually saw through her Junior Sister¡¯s difficulties? When did men become so attentive? Zeng Jing said, ¡°What does your strange expression mean? Do you think I¡¯m a straight man?¡± Bai Yan asked, ¡°What is a straight man?¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. It was probably impossible to explain this clearly to such ancient girls. This was because the men in ancient times were basically chauvinistic and straight men. Because all men were straight, women wouldn¡¯t know that there were men who were warm in the world. Hence, the corresponding nouns couldn¡¯t be invented. Zeng Jing smiled. ¡°In short, I can understand the difficulties of girls. The Senior Sect Master is very afraid of demonic beasts. It¡¯s probably not good to let her go alone. Senior Sister, you should accompany her.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°But you¡¯re only an outer sect disciple with no cultivation. It¡¯s too dangerous for you to stay here alone.¡± Zeng Jing didn¡¯t say things like ¡°I¡¯m very strong¡± anymore. In any case, Bai Yan wouldn¡¯t believe him even if he said it. Hence, he could only say, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the divination was positive. Even if there¡¯s danger, there will definitely be help from a benefactor.¡± Bai Yan was convinced. She still believed in divination. In that case, she should hurry up and bring her Junior Sister over to settle her small problem. Her Junior Sister¡¯s face had turned green from holding it in after all. The two women quickly passed through a side valley and walked into the distance. In this era, women were more reserved compared to modern women. When modern women traveled, they could resolve their problems with an umbrella and didn¡¯t care much about the men in their group. However, it was different for ancient women. They took this matter very seriously and would never resolve it in a place close to men. The two women were afraid that they wouldn¡¯t be able to walk far enough, so they entered the small path at the side of the valley. They then passed through a forest and circled around a patch of flowers and trees. They didn¡¯t stop until they couldn¡¯t even sense Zeng Jing¡¯s aura, let alone see him. The Loli Sect Master squatted in a patch of long grass¡­ Bai Yan was guarding outside the grass. At this moment, her eyes suddenly lit up. ¡°Ah, I found a ginseng growing here. We can dig it out and plant it in the medicinal garden.¡± The voice of the Loli Sect Master also rang out from the tall grasses. ¡°Eh? When I squatted down, I saw a stalk of poria.¡± ¡°This place is amazing!¡± ¡°The cold air in this valley is very heavy, and the water-attribute spiritual energy is very dense,¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°And water can produce wood, so the medicinal herbs here grow extremely well¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s dig them up and bring them back. It shouldn¡¯t be a problem to let Junior Brother Zeng wait a little longer. In any case, fortune telling is auspicious. There¡¯s no need to be afraid with the help of a benefactor.¡± The two girls carefully dug out the medicinal plants. On the other side, Zeng Jing was still there, waiting quietly. As he waited, he tried to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. This mountain was indeed filled with a very strong spiritual energy. Moreover, after he experienced it further, he also felt that the spiritual energy here was divided into two types. One was the spiritual energy from plants and trees. This spiritual energy carried an obvious ¡°wood¡± attribute, making people feel warm and natural. As for the other type, it was unknown what it was that emitted the spiritual energy. This type of spiritual energy clearly had the ¡°water¡± attribute, making one feel cold and lonely. ¡°So, spiritual energy is divided into five elements?¡± Zeng Jing had learned some knowledge that he didn¡¯t know the use of. Oh right, what are the attributes of the elements in my body? He tried to sense it with his heart, but he didn¡¯t get anything! His years of cultivation was given to him by the God of Transmigration, and it had nothing to do with any type of spiritual energy in this world, so it had no attributes. At this moment, he suddenly heard an angry voice not far away. ¡°Come out, evil creature!¡± After he finished speaking, there was a loud bang. It seemed that someone had slapped the mountain wall with a thick palm force. A dull sound rang out from the mountain wall, and the palm force penetrated straight into the mountain, causing a large portion of the mountain wall to rumble. It was unknown how many rocks had been slapped in the wrong direction. Zeng Jing exclaimed in surprise. Even though he lacked understanding of the cultivation world, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh in his heart. This person¡¯s palm force was very powerful. Of course, this person only made the mountain wall rumble, not send the entire mountain flying. In other words, he was still very far away from the level of ¡°moving mountains and overturning seas¡±. After the applause, an angry roar rang out not far away. ¡°Ao!¡± It seemed to be the roar of some demon beast. Then, weapons pierced through the air, applause, and the roar of evil bears rang out continuously. ¡°Eh?¡± Zeng Jing thought curiously, ¡°Is it a fight between the benefactor and a demon beast? It¡¯s a good time to go and watch the show.¡± He walked in the direction of the voice. After passing through a forest and turning into a mountain hollow, his vision suddenly widened. In this valley, there was actually a small lake. On the mountain wall beside the lake, there was a cave. At this moment, in front of the cave, there was a large group of people surrounding a snow-white polar bear. Naturally, only Zeng Jing would call this thing a polar bear in this world. In the eyes of cultivators, this snow-white bear was the Mystic Ice Bear Demon. It was a type of demon beast. It was cold by nature and emitted a dense water-attribute spiritual energy. It could affect a large area around it, causing it to become cold and oppressive. At the same time, because water could produce wood, it could promote the growth of plants in a large area around it. Zeng Jing had only taken a few glances when he saw the Mystic Ice Bear Demon pounce forward. With a bang, it sent an ugly middle-aged man in his forties who was holding a fan flying. A large group of black-clothed people at the side exclaimed, ¡°Sect Master!¡± The ugly middle-aged man flew back tens of meters and spun in the air before landing on his feet. He seemed to be fine, but his expression was very uneasy. He cried out strangely, ¡°Damn it! This Mystic Ice Bear Demon is more powerful than I imagined. This must be because its fur is very beautiful and it¡¯s a handsome bear. Handsome things are always very strong. For example, the most handsome person in my Handsome Sect is me, and I¡¯m also the strongest in the Handsome Sect. The stronger one is, the more handsome they are, vice versa.¡± What nonsense is this ugly man talking about? Zeng Jing thought. Chapter 10 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The Loli Sect Master and Bai Yan were happily digging for herbs outside the valley. Suddenly, they heard a bang from the cliff in the distance. It seemed that someone had slapped the mountain wall, and the sound shook the valley, making people feel that this person must be very powerful. Then, they heard the roars of demon beasts¡­ The demonic beast¡¯s roar sounded very fierce, very much like the cry of a bear. The Loli Sect Master was shocked. ¡°Aiyo, it¡¯s a bear demon?¡± Her hand trembled, and she almost dropped the stalk of poria she was holding. Bai Yan frowned. ¡°It seems that someone is fighting with the bear demon. I wonder what the level of this bear demon is. It seems to be very powerful. The person who slapped the cliff earlier is very strong, but the bear demon isn¡¯t afraid of him at all. It¡¯s roaring in anger and seems to be full of vigor.¡± The Loli Sect Master was a little flustered. ¡°What should we do? Senior Sister, are we going over?¡± Bai Yan continued, ¡°Judging from the palm force, the other party¡¯s cultivation is much higher than ours. He must be the ¡®benefactor¡¯ shown in the divination. We should take advantage of the fact that the ¡®benefactor¡¯ is fighting the demon beasts to find the Mind-Clearing Grass we need as soon as possible. Only then will we be able to fulfill the divination¡¯s instructions. If we recklessly join in, we might drag the ¡®Mind-Clearing Grass¡¯ down. That won¡¯t be good.¡± The Loli Sect Master hurriedly agreed. ¡°That makes sense, that makes sense. There¡¯s no need for us to go and see demon beasts. Demon beasts are all so terrifying¡­ cough¡­ that¡¯s not right. Even though I¡¯m not afraid at all, finding medicinal herbs is more important. We should get down to business first and not simply watch the show.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Let¡¯s go and find Junior Brother first. After that, we¡¯ll stay far away from the place where the bear demon and the ¡®benefactor¡¯ are fighting. We¡¯ll find the Mind-Clearing Grass as soon as possible and not get involved in the battle. Everything will be fine.¡± The two women carefully carried a few stalks of spirit herbs and walked toward the place where Zeng Jing had stood earlier. However, when they arrived, they discovered that Zeng Jing was no longer here. The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°Aiyo, bad news. Junior Brother has disappeared.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Junior Brother must have heard the voice earlier and left this place. He¡¯s a new outer sect disciple and doesn¡¯t know any martial arts. When he heard the sound of someone fighting the bear demon, he probably wouldn¡¯t dare to run over and court death. If it were me, I would find a safe place to hide. We¡¯ll look for places nearby where one can hide.¡± If they wanted to find a person who was hiding, they naturally had to go into caves, look in bushes and amongst grasses. In any case, they could search for all sorts of messy places. Moreover, during the search, the two of them didn¡¯t dare to shout Zeng Jing¡¯s name loudly, in case they alarmed some other messy demon beasts in the valley¡­ Zeng Jing was watching a show! A very good fighting show. The extremely ugly black-clothed people were currently fighting around the bear demon. The ugly middle-aged man in the lead had a very powerful fan in his hands. It would expand and shrink at times, spinning and dancing in midair as he continuously attacked the bear demon. Zeng Jing knew that these were Artifacts even though he had yet to learn it. They work on the same principle as the Swords of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. However, different sects or cultivators liked to control different weapons. Of course, Zeng Jing liked to control elder sisters¡­ cough¡­ he liked controlling swords. Swords were so cool! In fact, 80% of those who had been baptized by wuxia novels liked swords. However, when he saw the ugly middle-aged man in front of him holding a folding fan, he felt that this thing was very interesting. As it spun and danced in midair, it kept opening and closing. Moreover, when it opened, the fan¡¯s surface would display the word ¡°handsome¡±. Zeng Jing looked at the word ¡°handsome¡± and then at the ugly face of the middle-aged man. He was speechless. The subordinates of the ugly middle-aged man also controlled various types of Dharma treasure. Some of them used blades, some used staff, and one of them even used a huge stone. It seemed that he didn¡¯t have anything to refine as a Dharma treasure, so he might as well find a stone to use. These messy Dharma treasures spun and danced in the air, smashing at the bear demon. Zeng Jing saw the stone Dharma treasure spinning half a circle in the air. When the bear demon wasn¡¯t paying attention, the stone Dharma treasure smashed onto the bear demon¡¯s back with a bang. It seemed like the impact was very heavy, but the bear demon didn¡¯t seem to be injured. It retracted its hand and slapped the stone Dharma treasure with its meaty paw. The stone Dharma treasure was immediately sent flying and embedded into the mountain wall with a bang. The man in black who was controlling the stone formed hand seals and waved his hand. However, the stone Dharma treasure didn¡¯t move at all. When he waved his hand again, the stone Dharma treasure still didn¡¯t move. He immediately broke out in a sweat. ¡°Not good, Sect Master. My Dharma treasure¡¯s spiritual energy has been dispersed by the bear demon. I can¡¯t use it for the time being. I have to refine it again before I can use it.¡± The ugly middle-aged man waved his hand. ¡°You, retreat!¡± The bear demon roared at the sky and a ghost head saber flew over, spinning as it slashed toward the bear demon¡¯s neck. The bear demon didn¡¯t even bother to look at it. With a casual wave of its hand, its sharp bear claw directly slapped against the blade. With a clang, the ghost head saber was actually broken at the waist and flew to both sides. The man in black who was riding the blade grunted miserably, ¡°Sect Master, my Dharma treasure has been destroyed.¡± The ugly middle-aged man waved his hand. ¡°You, retreat too!¡± Just like that, they retreated one by one. Very soon, there weren¡¯t many subordinates around the bear demon that could fight. In the blink of an eye, the ugly middle-aged man realized that he had become the only one fighting the bear demon. He couldn¡¯t help but gasp, causing the global climate to warm up a little. ¡°This bear demon is so strong. It doesn¡¯t seem right to continue fighting like this.¡± The Mystic Ice Bear Demon looked coldly at the ugly middle-aged man. The ugly middle-aged man took half a step back¡­ Then, the bear demon roared angrily and pounced at him. The ugly middle-aged man waved his hand, and the folding fan flew over while spinning. It opened in front of him with a whoosh and grew in size, instantly becoming the size of a screen. In the middle of the fan blade was the word ¡°handsome¡±, emitting a dazzling golden light. The golden word ¡°handsome¡± was really too handsome. Unfortunately, handsomeness couldn¡¯t be eaten. With a loud crack, the bear demon broke the word ¡°handsome¡± and dug a large hole in the middle of the fan. It then passed through and continued to pounce on the ugly middle-aged man. The surrounding subordinates shouted in unison, ¡°Sect Master, be careful!¡± The ugly middle-aged man let out a cry and turned to run. As he ran, he shouted, ¡°I can¡¯t win. My Dharma treasure has been destroyed. Run! Everyone, run!¡± The surrounding subordinates broke out in a sweat. ¡°Sect master, didn¡¯t you say that we would be able to turn misfortune into good fortune and receive help from a benefactor?¡± The ugly middle-aged man said, ¡°Maybe my hand trembled when I was divining and I made a mistake.¡± His subordinates: ¡°¡­¡± This was very awkward. A large group of subordinates was prepared to scatter like birds and beasts. The ugly middle-aged man didn¡¯t dare to stop for even a moment with the bear demon chasing very closely behind him. He smeared oil on the soles of his feet and ran very quickly. He ran past a patch of flowering trees and turned around a rock. Suddenly, he discovered a young man standing behind the rock. This young man was naturally Zeng Jing. He was enjoying the show, but who would have known that the bear demon would scatter the group of black-clothed people in an instant? The ugly middle-aged man even coincidentally ran to him. Chapter 11 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The ugly middle-aged man was stunned. Clearly, he didn¡¯t expect that there was someone behind this rock. However, he couldn¡¯t care less about such a small matter now. He continued to run forward, and in an instant, he passed by Zeng Jing and ran far away. After that, the bear demon also caught up and brushed past Zeng Jing with a whoosh. However, just as it brushed past Zeng Jing, Zeng Jing suddenly reached out and grabbed the bear demon¡¯s hind leg firmly. This Mystic Ice Bear Demon wasn¡¯t an idle demon beast. It could chase after an ugly middle-aged man with a cultivation base of over 200 years until he fled in a sorry state. Its cultivation could be said to be unfathomable.If ordinary cultivators stretched out their hands to grab it when it ran, they would probably be dragged away instantly. It was impossible to catch it. However, with such a simple grab and a pull by Zeng Jing, the bear demon instantly stopped. The kinetic energy brought about by its mad dash earlier also vanished without a trace. The huge impact caused by the pulling and dissolution of the immense force from forcing a stop caused the bear demon to feel light-headed. For a short period of time, it actually couldn¡¯t figure out its bearings. Hence, it froze. The ugly middle-aged man who was running in front immediately stopped and turned his head with a look of surprise. Those disciples who were planning to scatter also stopped running. Everyone looked over. A large group of uniquely ugly men were staring at Zeng Jing, causing him to feel intense pressure. ¡°What are you looking at? Have you not seen a handsome man before?¡± The ugly men: ¡°¡­¡± Needless to say, they rarely saw handsome men after staying in the Handsome Sect for a long time. They felt that Zeng Jing was shockingly handsome the moment they saw him since they were so used to seeing incomparably ugly men. The ugly middle-aged man wiped the sweat off his forehead. ¡°So handsome, at least twice as handsome as me.¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°Am I only twice as handsome as you? I¡¯m not happy at all!¡± The ugly middle-aged man said, ¡°Be careful, the bear demon has woken up.¡± It turned out that the Mystic Ice Bear Demon had already woken up from its momentary dizziness while the two of them were talking. Its intelligence wasn¡¯t high, but it knew that it was Zeng Jing who had pulled it back earlier. With a furious roar, its meaty paw slammed down on Zeng Jing¡¯s head. This palm strike was extremely terrifying. The cultivation level of the bear paw was probably about 400 to 500 years. It was impossible for ordinary cultivators to withstand it. At the very least, none of the disciples of the Handsome Sect, including the ugly middle-aged man, could withstand it. The ugly middle-aged man was just about to shout for Zeng Jing to dodge when he saw Zeng Jing place a palm above his head. With a smack, he firmly grabbed the bear paw, and the terrifying sound of wind from the bear paw instantly vanished without a trace. The ugly middle-aged man: ¡°¡­¡± The disciples: ¡°¡­¡± The ugly middle-aged man sighed. ¡°As expected, the more handsome a person is, the stronger they are. Those who are more handsome than me are stronger than me. This must be the natural law.¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°Hey, what nonsense are you talking about?¡± The bear demon¡¯s other paw slapped over with a whoosh. Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t be bothered to play with a bear anymore. He exerted a little force with the hand that was holding onto the bear¡¯s paw, and with a swing, he lifted the bear demon up like a broken sack. He sla,,ed the bear demon to the left, to the right, to the left, and to the right, just what the Hulk did to Loki. Then, with a casual swing, the bear demon turned limp and turned into a pile of mud. After that, he added, ¡°What a weak bear!¡± The people from the Handsome Sect: ¡°¡­¡± Earlier, all of them had used their Dharma treasures to deal with this bear demon. After fighting for a long time, not only were they unable to injure it at all, but many of their Dharma treasures were also shattered by it, causing the Sect Master to be in a sorry state. However, this young man in front of them had smashed the bear demon into a pulp with a single move and even said that it was very weak. This¡­ This was very admirable! Everyone bowed together and greeted Zeng Jing. ¡°It¡¯s not that the bear demon is weak. It¡¯s just that you, Senior, are too strong.¡± ¡°Senior?¡± Zeng Jing was amused. ¡°Stop, stop, stop! Don¡¯t address me in a way that makes me sound so old. I¡¯m only 18 years old and in the prime of my life. I don¡¯t know how many years I¡¯ve aged with you guys calling me that. That won¡¯t do.¡± A solo conversation raced through the ugly middle-aged man¡¯s head. 18 years old? You¡¯re spouting nonsense! I have more than 200 years of cultivation, but I was chased by the bear demon like a fool. You instantly killed the bear demon the moment you attacked. Even though I don¡¯t dare to use my divine sense to scan you, I don¡¯t even need to use my brain to guess that you have at least 1,000 years of cultivation. This 18-year-old skin must have been obtained through the Reborn Transformation or through possession. An old cultivator with a cultivation base of over 1,000 years claims to be 18 years old. Should I expose you or not? Exposing you is no different from courting death. It¡¯s better not to expose you! The ugly middle-aged man hurriedly added, ¡°Senior is 18 years old, sauve and dashing. You are truly a role model for our cultivation world.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Since you said that I¡¯m 18 years old, why are you still calling me Senior?¡± The ugly middle-aged man broke out in a sweat. He thought to himself. This senior likes to pretend to be young? Oh, I understand now. He wants to hide his cultivation level! He doesn¡¯t want to shock the world and scare others. I have to go along with his words. He quickly corrected himself. ¡°Cough! Alright, little¡­ little friend¡­¡± He was really a little scared when he called out. What if this old demon said that he was disrespectful to him and wanted to chop him up? However, Zeng Jing didn¡¯t look unhappy at all when he was addressed as ¡®little friend¡¯. He smiled at him, ¡°I like this form of address! Uncle, why are you guys fighting so intensely with this bear? What are you guys doing?¡± The middle-aged ugly man was flattered when he was addressed as ¡®Uncle¡¯. However, he couldn¡¯t help but ridicule in his heart. You old monster. You deliberately called me ¡®Uncle¡¯ in order to hide your strength and mess up your seniority. He said honestly, ¡°This Mystic Ice Bear Demon has a body of good fur. This humble one¡­¡± ¡°Hmm?¡± Zeng Jing squinted. The middle-aged man quickly corrected himself. ¡°I¡­ I-I¡­ I¡¯m here to seize its fur to make a bear fur coat.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Just for the fur? Boring! I¡¯m afraid it has other good stuff on it. You must be hiding something. Is this bear going to drop something good? A heavenly treasure? An alchemy ingredient?¡± The middle-aged man quickly shook his head. ¡°No, no. We definitely don¡¯t have any other motives. The founding purpose of our Handsome Sect is to become handsome, handsome, and handsome! As long as we can become handsome, we have no other pursuits.¡± Zeng Jing glanced at the group of ugly people in front of him and thought, Forget it. I might be thinking of ways to make myself more handsome in this lifetime too if I were as ugly as them. The ugly middle-aged man said with some regret, ¡°However, it seems that our trip has failed. The bear demon was defeated by¡­ cough¡­ my young friend. This beautiful fur naturally should belong to my young friend.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want it,¡± Zeng Jing said. ¡°Wearing fur coats is too nouveau riche. It makes people panic. No, no. If you want it, you can take it.¡± The ugly middle-aged man was overjoyed. ¡°Are you really giving it to me?¡± Zeng Jing realized that he wouldn¡¯t believe it if he spoke to this fellow nicely. He had to change his way of speaking. Zeng Jing could only put his hands behind his back and look up at the sky. He said indifferently, ¡°Do you think that someone like me wants trash like this?¡± Chapter 12 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios The middle-aged ugly man hurriedly said, ¡°I understand. Only someone like me would be interested in this lousy bear. It¡¯s really too degrading for someone of your status to use bear skin. Only something like dragon scales are worthy.¡± Zeng Jing thought to himself: If you wear clothes made of dragon scales, won¡¯t you look like a fish? What¡¯s wrong with your aesthetic sense? Your Handsome Sect is a sect that makes people uglier, right? It¡¯s impossible to become handsome. A group of people from the Handsome Sect began to operate the bear demon. They excitedly peeled off the bear skin. One of the gang members scraped out the bear gallbladder and wrapped it in oil paper. He held it in front of the middle-aged ugly man with both hands. ¡°Sect Master, how should we deal with this bear demon gallbladder?¡± The ugly middle-aged man said, ¡°Consuming this gallbladder will only help one build their Foundation Establishment. Even the weakest disciples of our Handsome Sect have already built their Foundation Establishment. It¡¯s useless. It can only be used to make Bear Gallbladder Fritillary Bulb Loquat Throat Soothing Compounds.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Zeng Jing asked curiously, ¡°Can this thing allow people to build their Foundation Establishment?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± The ugly middle-aged man said, ¡°After consuming it, it can instantly open up the conception and governor vessels. However¡­ my little friend definitely won¡¯t like this lousy piece of sh*t.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Wait! I like this one.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± The ugly middle-aged man was stunned for a moment before he understood. ¡°Little friend, you like Bear Gallbladder Fritillary Bulb Loquat Throat Soothing Compounds?¡± ¡°Like hell I like to eat that!¡± The middle-aged ugly man thought about it seriously and came to a realization. ¡°There are still outer sect disciples in your sect who haven¡¯t reached the Foundation Establishment realm?¡± The Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect had already been destroyed, so there were naturally no outer sect disciples who had yet to reach the Foundation Establishment realm. However, Zeng Jing had told Bai Yan several times that he had built his Foundation Establishment to Bai Yan¡¯s disbelief. He could not possibly use a punch to send a mountain flying to show it to her either, which meant he was in a very awkward situation. Nonetheless, Bai Yan would definitely believe him if he obtained a bear demon gallbladder and swallowed it in front of her. He could use it as a reason for building his Foundation Establishment. Then, he could logically ask her to teach him the true Sword Control Art. Wouldn¡¯t that be a happy ending? Zeng Jing said to the middle-aged man, ¡°That¡¯s right. There¡¯s a useless disciple in my sect who has yet to reach the Foundation Establishment realm. If he can¡¯t reach the Foundation Establishment realm, he won¡¯t be able to start cultivating. Everyone looks down on him. It¡¯s not good. Since this bear demon gallbladder can allow someone to reach the Foundation Establishment realm, I¡¯ll bring it back and let him consume it so that he can improve.¡± The middle-aged ugly man quickly handed over the bear demon gallbladder with both hands. Zeng Jing did not stand on ceremony. He took the bear gallbladder and put it away. The middle-aged ugly man bowed to him. ¡°Before I went on this trip, I did a divination. The divination pointed to this trip as auspicious. It said that even though my trip was dangerous, I would definitely be able to turn misfortune into fortune with the help of a benefactor. It turns out that the benefactor in my divination was you, little friend. I¡¯ll remember your help today. If you need any help in the future, you only need to write a letter, and the Handsome Sect will definitely help you.¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to be so polite! I still have two senior sisters searching for the Mind-Clearing Grass in this valley. I have to go and meet them. We¡¯ll meet again someday. I¡¯ll take my leave today.¡± The middle-aged ugly man was shocked and thought to himself, He actually has two senior sisters nearby. Since their seniority is higher than his, their cultivation must be deeper than his. They must be terrifying. This valley has hidden talents, I¡¯d better hurry up and leave. Zeng Jing headed in the direction where he had separated from Bai Yan and the others. The ugly middle-aged man and the others quickly picked up their artifacts and left in a hurry. They had flown over on their artifacts when they came, but after the battle with the bear demon, almost everyone¡¯s artifacts had been destroyed. They had to refine them again after returning to the sect. Without a Dharma treasure, they would not be able to fly. Therefore, this large group of people could only use qinggong to run on the ground. At this moment, Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master were still searching for Zeng Jing in the valley. They searched high and low for him, but he was nowhere to be found. Suddenly, the two of them felt that the cold air that filled the valley had disappeared. In other words, the demon beasts had been eliminated. The two of them felt the pressure ease. Before they could rejoice, they saw another large group of people running over. The two women gripped their swords warily. Then they saw a large group of extremely ugly men in black. The leader was a middle-aged ugly man. The moment he saw the two women, he stiffened visibly. Then the middle-aged ugly man bowed to them. With a very polite look, he pointed in a direction in the valley. ¡°Little friends, the Mind-Clearing Grass you¡¯re looking for is in this direction. I saw it just now. Oh, by the way, your Junior Brother is also in this direction.¡± The two women were overjoyed and hurriedly cupped their hands in return. ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Senior.¡± The ugly middle-aged man said, ¡°I don¡¯t deserve to be called Senior. Just call me Uncle. If you need any help in the future, just tell me.¡± With that, the ugly middle-aged man ran away with his subordinates. He really didn¡¯t want to stay long in the valley where the three old demons were. The mood of these old demons was unpredictable. They could be laughing with him in one moment and killing him with a backhand in the next. They didn¡¯t even need a reason. They had to run faster. The two women looked in the direction where the ugly middle-aged man had disappeared with extremely strange expressions. After a few seconds, the Loli Sect Master said, ¡°Was that someone from the Handsome Sect?¡± Bai Yan nodded. ¡°I heard that the entire Handsome Sect is filled with extremely ugly men. It¡¯s really a fact now that I¡¯ve seen them.¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°I saw a person carrying a roll of bear skin on his shoulder. It seems that they killed that demonic bear.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Now that the divination is finally clear, we should have encountered a bear demon on this trip. It was dangerous, but because we had the help of a benefactor from the Handsome Sect, we turned misfortune into luck.¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°Senior Sister¡¯s divination skills are really amazing. If only I could do this too. Unfortunately, the Master asked me to abandon all miscellaneous knowledge and focus on cultivation.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°You¡¯re a genius with unlimited potential. You really shouldn¡¯t spend your time on these miscellaneous things. You should work hard to cultivate so that you can revitalize the Sword Sect in the future. This is the Master¡¯s will and your responsibility.¡± As the two of them spoke, they walked in the direction pointed out by the middle-aged ugly man. Not long after, they encountered Zeng Jing. Moreover, they saw several stalks of Mind-Clearing Grass by the roadside. The two girls were overjoyed. ¡°That¡¯s great! We found both Junior Brother and the Mind-Clearing Grass. Zeng Jing took out the bear demon gallbladder wrapped in oil paper and waved it at the two women. He smiled and said, ¡°Senior Sister, Sect Master, look what I got.¡± Bai Yan took a look and was shocked. ¡°Bear gallbladder? Oh, no! This is not an ordinary bear gallbladder. It has so much spiritual energy. It seems to be the gallbladder of the bear demon that the Handsome Sect killed just now. This¡­ This is a good thing that can allow ordinary people to directly build their Foundation Establishment. Junior Brother, how did you get it?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Just now, a group of ugly black-clothed people passed by me. Among them was a middle-aged man who seemed to be the sect master or something. He said that even the weakest disciples in their sect had already reached the Foundation Establishment realm so they had no use for it, so he casually gave it to me.¡± Chapter 13 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master were overjoyed and the Loli couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°A real benefactor. Senior Sister said that your spiritual root is weak and it will be very difficult for you to embark on the path of cultivation in the future. I didn¡¯t expect to meet a benefactor here to kill a bear demon and even give you the bear demon gallbladder. There is always a way out.¡± Bai Yan also said, ¡°Perhaps the heavens have mercy on our Shu Mountain¡¯s Immortal Sword Sect. Junior Brother can cultivate now. Our sect has another general.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I¡¯m already a general, okay?¡± ¡°The name outer sect disciple sounds nice, but in fact, they are all just a handyman. Only after reaching the Foundation Establishment realm and entering the inner sect can you officially step into the cultivation path. Congratulations. As the Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, I¡¯m very gratified that you can reach the Foundation Establishment realm.¡± The Loli Sect Master revealed. Zeng Jing did not know what to say. Forget it, no use protesting about things that wouldn¡¯t change. Actually, he had already built his Foundation Establishment last night, but he could only continue this act so that these two women could accept it. Zeng Jing picked up the bear gallbladder. ¡°How do I use this thing? If I eat it now, will I attain Foundation Establishment?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t!¡± The two women grabbed his arms at the same time. ¡°Don¡¯t eat it recklessly. The medicinal properties of this thing is really potent. If you swallow it whole, you might freeze to death by the cold spiritual energy contained in it. You might even lose your life, not to mention Foundation Establishment.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Then how do I eat it?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°We¡¯ll find some fritillary bulbs and loquats, mix them together to make a Bear Gallbladder Fritillary Bulb Loquat Throat Soothing Compound. The medicinal effect won¡¯t be so strong. When the time comes, you can swallow it and should be able to successfully build your Foundation Establishment.¡± Zeng Jing did not know what to say. Bai Yan said, ¡°In addition, after reaching the Foundation Establishment realm, you would still have to choose a cultivation technique and prepare Dharma treasures. You also have to change your residence and clothes. There are many things that we can slowly deal with when we get back.¡± Zeng Jing did not know what to say. This was very unreasonable, or it could be said that it was all crazy. Zeng Jing was shouting in his heart, ¡°Do you have to go through so much trouble? I got this bear gallbladder to go through the motions and put on an act! I¡¯ve already attained the Foundation Establishment realmmmmmmmmm.¡± The three of them picked some fritillary bulb and loquats along the way before returning to the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. The two women held many herbs in their hands. Several of them needed to be planted immediately, or they would easily die. Therefore, the most important thing was to deal with these herbs first. Zeng Jing followed them to the medicinal garden behind the mountain gate because he was anxious. The Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect was originally a famous righteous sect with a long history. The medicinal garden at the back of the mountain was also quite large with all kinds of herbs planted originally. However, the Old Fiend Baiyue burned all the herbs with the Baiyue Demonic Flame, leaving only scorched earth covered in vegetation ash. The two women sadly pried the dust and dug a few holes. They planted the herbs they had collected on this trip and watered them with ¡°Root Fixing Water¡±. The herbs were activated in this way. Then, the two women picked up two stalks of Mind-Clearing Grass! The most important function of the Mind-Clearing Grass was to adjust one¡¯s mental state. The two women muttered silently, ¡°Everyone, it¡¯s not that we don¡¯t want to grieve for you, but we really don¡¯t have time to grieve. If we don¡¯t increase our cultivation as soon as possible, the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect will be finished in our hands. We have to abandon our longing for you and cut off our sorrow. Only then can we continue forward¡­¡± With that, the two women put the Mind-Clearing Grass in their mouths and chewed with tears in their eyes. Zeng Jing watched curiously from the side. It was interesting. For the past two days, the two women had been filled with sorrow. However, once the Mind-Clearing Grass entered their mouths, their expressions changed slightly. As the saying went, one¡¯s appearance came from the heart. Hidden sorrow for their dead relatives would be reflected from the inside out, causing their faces to always be in a state of bitter hatred. However, after the Mind-Clearing Grass entered their mouths, the bitter hatred on their faces slowly dissipated. They became calm, unhurried, as if nothing else mattered. Zeng Jing was surprised to find that the Loli Sect Master had become obedient. Her face finally had the innocence that should belong to someone her age. Bai Yan, on the other hand, became even more beautiful. She was originally an outstanding woman, but her temperament was affected because of her grief. Now that the grief had disappeared, she immediately revealed an ethereal beauty and really had the aura of a fairy. The Loli Sect Master raised her head. ¡°My mental state has improved. Senior Sister, I have to hurry up and cultivate now. The future of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect depends on my cultivation speed.¡± Bai Yan nodded. ¡°Junior Sister, go ahead. Leave the other chores to me.¡± The Loli Sect Master jumped onto the flying sword and flew towards the quiet room. It seemed like she was going to meditate and cultivate desperately. Bai Yan turned to Zeng Jing. ¡°Alright, Junior Sister Sect Master has gone to cultivate. I¡¯ll help you build your Foundation Establishment next.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Senior Sister, ain¡¯t you going to cultivate?¡± Bai Yan shook her head slowly. ¡°My aptitude is poor, and refining is useless. I might as well assist the new disciple.¡± This new disciple was naturally Zeng Jing. ¡°First of all, I¡¯m going to help you refine the ear Gallbladder Fritillary Bulb Loquat Throat Soothing Compound,¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°If you¡¯re free, come and take a look.¡± ¡°Of course I have to see this.¡± Bai Yan took the bear demon¡¯s gall, fritillary bulb and loquats and led him a few steps. Not far from the medicinal garden, there was a burnt house with a pile of broken tiles. She pointed at the messy pile of broken tiles. ¡°Junior Brother, go in and take a look. There should be a big pill furnace buried under the wreckage. If it¡¯s not broken, we can refine medicine.¡± Zeng Jing asked, ¡°What if it¡¯s broken?¡± Bai Yan smiled bitterly and said, ¡°Then we¡¯ll have to rebuild a pill furnace. Your foundation will have to be delayed for some time. However, the pill furnace itself is used to refine pills and can withstand high temperatures. If it¡¯s easily burned, it won¡¯t be able to refine pills at all. I think the Baiyue Demonic Flame shouldn¡¯t be able to burn it.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Okay, then I¡¯ll have to hope desperately for it not to be broken.¡± He jumped into the ruins and grabbed the broken tiles with both hands and threw them out. The broken tiles were actually quite heavy. There were many heavy rocks mixed in with them, but he casually grabbed them and swung them around as if they were weightless. Bai Yan thought to herself. Junior Brother¡¯s body-tempering skills are not bad. If he were in the pugilistic world, he would definitely be a powerful martial master. No wonder he always appears to be very confident. Well, confidence is a good thing. If you want to achieve the Great Dao, you have to be confident. It¡¯s difficult for people who are not confident to have a perfect mental state. And people who are confident are much easier to adjust to than negative people. They will have a huge advantage in the cultivation path. After Zeng Jing moved away a large pile of messy things, he dragged out a huge pill furnace from the middle of the ruins. This pill furnace was made of bronze and looked ancient. There were many strange patterns carved on it. Zeng Jing circled it twice and looked at it carefully. He looked up and said happily, ¡°Senior Sister, this furnace doesn¡¯t seem to be broken.¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°That¡¯s great. Since the furnace isn¡¯t broken, I can refine medicine for you.¡± Bai Yan said happily. She got Zeng Jing to fetch some water from the well and washed the furnace from the inside out before putting it back at the same place. Zeng Jing thought that she could start refining the medicine now, but she was not in a hurry to start. Instead, she placed a circle of stones beside the pill furnace. Zeng Jing asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s this for?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°The pill furnace is made of bronze and belongs to the metal element among the five elements. I placed some earth-attribute stones beside it. The five elements complement and restrain each other, earth produces gold. This way, the pill furnace can obtain help from the surrounding earth-attribute stones.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Huh? There¡¯s such a thing?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°There are many things to pay attention to. Unfortunately¡­ Our sect¡¯s five-element spiritual weapons have all been destroyed. We can only use ordinary stones to place them beside the pill furnace, and the effect is greatly reduced. Alas, if we have those top-notch five-element spiritual weapons, we can provide a large amount of earth-element spiritual energy to the pill furnace and adjust it to its best state. The medicine refined for you will also have the best effect.¡± Zeng Jing whispered, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if I don¡¯t have those things. I¡¯ll just fool around. I¡¯ve long reached the Foundation Establishment realm.¡± Bai Yan: ¡°Huh? What are you mumbling about?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Nothing!¡± Bai Yan placed the bear demon gallbladder, fritillary bulbs, and loquats into the pill furnace and a pile of supplementary materials. He suddenly thought of something and tilted his head to look at Zeng Jing. ¡°By the way, we still have to think about which cultivation technique you want to cultivate after you build your Foundation Establishment.¡± Zeng Jing was curious. ¡°What do I need to look out for in choosing the cultivation techniques?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Cultivation techniques are also divided into metal, wood, water, fire, and earth elements. Some small sects only have one cultivation technique for their disciples to choose from, so there¡¯s no need to be particular. However, our sect is considered a famous sect with a long history. We have a complete set of all five cultivation techniques, so every disciple can freely choose the five elements that are suitable for them.¡± Zeng Jing asked curiously, ¡°Didn¡¯t Old Fiend Baiyue burn down the Scripture Pavilion?¡± Bai Yan said in a low voice, ¡°Only an idiot would put all the secret manuals in the Scripture Pavilion. That¡¯s a place for miscellaneous books. The real secret manuals of our sect are all hidden in the well where you first saw me. Zeng Jing did not know what to say. Alright, so it seems like the cultivation techniques and secret manuals had been preserved even though the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect had been destroyed. Bai Yan said, ¡°Junior Brother, don¡¯t be in a daze. Think about what cultivation technique you want to cultivate first.¡± ¡°I choose fire!¡± Zeng Jing asked for fire without thinking. There was nothing to say about this. A man had to be like a raging fire, burning brightly and illuminating everyone and everything around him. Bai Yan smiled. ¡°I guessed that you would choose fire too.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°You guessed that?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°There are four ¡®Ri¡¯1 in your name. You will favor fire within the five elements.¡± Zeng Jing thought about it carefully. Hmm, it was true. It seemed that some things could really be explained by metaphysics. When his father named him Zeng Jing back then, he probably didn¡¯t notice that there were four ¡°day¡± characters in his name. However, he didn¡¯t expect that this name would vaguely correspond to his liking for ¡°fire¡± when he grew up. ¡°Since you chose fire, this medicine can¡¯t be refined so simply,¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°The Mystic Ice Bear Demon¡¯s gallbladder is inclined towards water, and it carries a powerful cold aura. Water can restrain fire, and the Foundation Establishment medicine refined with it will hinder your future cultivation of fire-attribute cultivation techniques. We have to adjust its water attribute.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Hey, is it that troublesome? Just refine it.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Every step on the path to immortality is like walking on thin ice. How can it be done casually? I¡¯m afraid that any small hiccup will affect your path towards immortality.¡± Her expression was serious when she said it, her pure features were beautiful with that serious expression. Zeng Jing had no choice but to compromise seeing how considerate she was for him. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll leave it to you, Senior Sister.¡± Bai Yan frowned and said, ¡°Of course, we can only use a large number of fire-attribute medicinal herbs to weaken the water attribute. However, our sect has already been destroyed and we don¡¯t have any fire-attribute medicinal herbs left. What should we do?¡± She thought it through and suddenly saw an unburned house in the distance. It was a granary. Old Fiend Baiyue had no interest in things as granaries and couldn¡¯t be bothered to burn them, so the grain preserved inside was still intact. Under the eaves of the granary hung a large string of dried red peppers. Bai Yan¡¯s eyes lit up. ¡°Ah! I got it! We can use this.¡± Zeng Jing did not know what to say. Bai Yan grabbed a large handful of red chili and threw it into the pill furnace. ¡°The five elements of chili are inclined towards fire. I can add some to the medicine to counter the water attribute of the bear demon gall.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Okay, I¡¯m from Shuangqing City. Why would I be afraid of spicy food? Don¡¯t think that a few chili peppers can¡¯t scare me.¡± Bai Yan frowned. ¡°Oh no, the water attribute spiritual power of the bear demon gallbladder is so strong. This handful of chili isn¡¯t enough. I¡¯ll throw in another handful.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°What¡¯s the harm in adding another handful? Do you think I¡¯m afraid? I have more red peppers in my Double Celebration hotpot than this.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Aiyo, I still can¡¯t suppress it. Another handful.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Hey! You have to be reasonable.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°It¡¯s not enough. Another handful.¡± Zeng Jing felt immense pressure. ¡°If you stop now, we can still be good friends.¡± Bai Yan threw 10 large skewers of dried chili into the stove. ¡°This seems to be barely enough.¡± Zeng Jing fell to the ground. ¡°Mom, help!¡± After a long time, Bai Yan took out a pill from the pill furnace. This pill was completely red, bright red, chili red, and as red as fire! She handed the pill to Zeng Jing. ¡°Come on, Junior. Eat this pill and you can build your Foundation Establishment.¡± Zeng Jing wiped the sweat off his forehead. ¡°I personally think that it¡¯s fine if I don¡¯t eat this. Why don¡¯t we find a gentler way to build my Foundation Establishment?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Stop making excuses. You don¡¯t even dare to eat chili. Are you a man?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°This¡­ Is this a chili? This is the concentrated essence of ten large strings of chili.¡± Bai Yan squinted. Alright, men couldn¡¯t stand women¡¯s ¡°you¡¯re so weak¡± gazes the most. He was a real man and couldn¡¯t show weakness in front of women. Wasn¡¯t it just eating a bunch of chili? This master will show you now. Zeng Jing took the fiery red pill and threw it into his mouth. ¡°BOOM!¡± Countless red peppers exploded in his mouth. This feeling was like¡­ first love! F*ck first love, how could it be? It felt more like a hundred bombs exploding in the mouth. Zeng Jing fell to the ground with a thud, grabbing his throat and rolling on the ground. Bai Yan shouted from the side, ¡°Junior Brother, bear with it! You have to suffer a little to become immortal. Only by suffering can you be above others.¡± Zeng Jing said with difficulty, ¡°I¡¯m not suffering¡­ I¡¯m clearly eating spicy¡­ water, I want to drink water¡­¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°You can¡¯t drink water. It¡¯s precisely because you have to suppress the water attribute that you have to eat so much chili. If you drink water now, all your efforts will be in vain. You have to hold it in.¡± ¡°Awlsl1!¡± Zeng Jing managed to say weakly. He was actually defeated by Chili Pepper as an authentic Shuangqing man. How humiliating. He laid still on the floor, too ashamed to get up. After a long time, Bai Yan asked carefully, ¡°Junior Brother, you¡¯re still alive, right? How is it? Do you feel that you¡¯ve successfully built your Foundation Establishment? Do you feel that you have a Purple Mansion in your body? Can you sense and absorb spiritual energy?¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios ¡°I¡¯ve successfully built my Foundation Establishment. I can feel the Purple Mansion now.¡± Zeng Jing said weakly. Bai Yan was overjoyed. However, in order to confirm if it was true, she still had to ask, ¡°Where is the Purple Mansion that you sensed? What does it feel like?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°About an inch away from the upper dantian, there seems to be a big black hole spinning. There seem to be pavilions inside, like a place where immortals live¡­¡± Bai Yan said happily, ¡°Yes, yes! That¡¯s the Purple Mansion. Congratulations, Junior Brother. You¡¯ve successfully built your Foundation Establishment. From today onwards, you can finally officially walk the path of cultivation.¡± Zeng Jing turned 45 degrees towards the sky with a face full of tears. I¡¯ve already reached the Foundation Establishment realm, so I actually did not have to eat the chili! ¡°Junior Brother, why do you seem unhappy?¡± ¡°No, no, no, I¡¯m super happy! So, can you give me a cultivation technique now and allow me to learn the Sword Control Technique?¡± ¡°Of course.¡± Bai Yan agreed. Zeng Jing was overjoyed. That night, Bai Yan changed Zeng Jing¡¯s room. The room he was originally staying in was a brick room, but now it was a small wooden hut. This time, Zeng Jing had already guessed the reason without waiting for Bai Yan to explain. He smiled and said, ¡°Wood can make a fire, so my room has to be changed to a small wooden cabin, right?¡± Bai Yan smiled and said, ¡°You¡¯re quite smart. It seems that your comprehension is not too low either. It¡¯s just that you were a little confused at first.¡± She gave Zeng Jing a secret manual. It was antique and had a red cover. On the cover was a line of large words: ¡°Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art¡±. She flipped to the first page. Inside it was written: ¡°Immortal Essence Year 32. The first generation Grandmaster of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect comprehended this divine technique under the scorching sun. The nature of this technique is like the scorching sun. The cultivator is prone to the backlash from heart fire. Therefore, those who cultivate this technique must first cultivate the heart, especially not to kill too much, in case the heart fire is too strong.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Originally, our Senior Teachers should be the one to guide you in your cultivation. However, everyone in our sect who knows this cultivation technique has already¡­ I cultivate a water-attribute cultivation technique, while Junior Sister Sect Master cultivates a wood-attribute cultivation technique. The two of us don¡¯t understand the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art, so we can only let you comprehend it yourself. However, if there¡¯s anything you don¡¯t understand, you can ask Junior Sister Sect Master. Her comprehension ability is extremely high, and she¡¯s a genius. She can learn such a secret manual at a glance. Even if she hasn¡¯t cultivated it, she should be able to help you answer all kinds of questions.¡± ¡°Okay,¡± Zeng Jing said. ¡°I think I can comprehend it. My IQ is pretty high. Three 100 marks in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.¡± Bai Yan asked curiously, ¡°What¡¯s mathematics, physics, and chemistry?¡± ¡°Er¡­ it¡¯s hard to explain at the moment,¡± said Zeng Jing. ¡°Anyway, it¡¯s the opposite of metaphysics¡­¡± At this point, his entire body suddenly stiffened. Damn, cultivation was metaphysics, right? Mathematics, physics, and chemistry were the enemies of metaphysics. In other words, the better one was at mathematics, physics, and chemistry, the harder it was to cultivate. No wonder I couldn¡¯t sense spiritual energy and was criticized for having a poor level of comprehension. The reason was that I had been on the opposite side of metaphysics from the beginning. Who was the one who said that one should learn mathematics, physics, and chemistry well and not be afraid of walking around the world? If you come out, I promise not to hit you. Bai Yan didn¡¯t understand at all, but it did not bother her. There was no need to ask her Junior Brother about such a small matter. It was up to him to brag. Whether he could learn the cultivation technique or not wasn¡¯t something he could brag about. If he couldn¡¯t learn it, he naturally had to ask his junior sister for help. Bai Yan returned to his room. Zeng Jing picked up the secret manual and carefully flipped through it¡­ This book was written in both traditional and written language, and it did seem a little strenuous. Moreover, the words and sentences were all written in classical Chinese, causing his head to hurt quite a bit. Fortunately, all the young people in this great dynasty learnt a lot of classical Chinese. They would be able to understand it as long as they read it carefully and slowly. The first few pages of the book contained the methods to gather and refine qi. In other words, as long as he cultivated according to this book, Zeng Jing would enter the ¡°Qi Refinement Realm¡±. After chatting with his senior sister and the Loli Sect Master for the past few days, he had a rough understanding of the cultivation level of this world. The ordinary people in this world first cultivated their bodies. After their bodies became strong and eliminated all illnesses, they would sense the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, open up their conception and governor vessels, and complete their Foundation Establishment. After that, they would cultivate true cultivation arts and enter the Qi Refinement Realm. After one successfully reach the Qi Refinement realm and entered the Core Formation realm, they would have to ponder and try their best to reach the Core Formation realm. After that, one would enter the Golden Core Realm. After reaching the perfected Golden Core Realm, he would work hard to nurture his Nascent Soul and enter the Nascent Soul Realm. The realm after that would be the Essence Soul Realm before one finally become an Earth Immortal. Generally speaking, Earth Immortals wouldn¡¯t be able to stay in this world for long. They would soon shatter the void and head to the true immortal realm. Naturally, the realms after this were still too far away. For the current Zeng Jing, the most important thing was to pass the Qi Refinement Realm smoothly. One had to manipulate spiritual energy in order to refine their qi. Zeng Jing sensed that there was a total of 4.6 billion years of cultivation in his body, which was 4.6 billion years of spiritual energy. This amount of spiritual energy could only be described as terrifying. However, this spiritual energy had no attributes! He didn¡¯t understand the five elements when he transmigrated back then. The God of Transmigration also deliberately didn¡¯t give him a chance to choose and directly gave him 4.6 billion years of attributeless spiritual energy. It simply couldn¡¯t correspond to a fire-attribute cultivation art. This is a f*cking scam! Forget it, I¡¯m not worried about this for now. I¡¯ll try playing with fire. Zeng Jing sat cross-legged on the wooden bed. Similar to what was written in the book, he could sense the spiritual energy contained in heaven and earth. In the Shu Mountain, plants flourished, and the densest spiritual energy was wood-attribute. However, Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t absorb them as he could only absorb fire-attribute spiritual energy. Fortunately, the roof, walls, floor, bed, table¡­ All of the furniture in the small wooden house he was living in was made of wood. Wood could start a fire. In this small wooden house, even if there was only a little bit of fire-attribute spiritual energy, it would become vigorous because of the ¡°wood empowers fire¡±. Zeng Jing easily absorbed a little bit of fire-attribute spiritual energy and absorbed it into his Purple Mansion. Yesterday, his 4.6 billion years of cultivation would still chase away other types of spiritual energy with disdain to absorb them. However, it was different today. The Purple Mansion no longer rejected these fire-attribute spiritual energy and instead carefully stored them. Zeng Jing immediately guessed that it was because of the bear gallbladder fritillary bulb loquats with chili that his Foundation Establishment leaned toward the fire attribute. Right now, his entire being was burning with fire. Those 4.6 billion years of attributeless cultivation had changed according to his body¡¯s condition, so he had become a little fiery. Naturally, he wouldn¡¯t reject the fire-attribute spiritual energy. Even if he only had a little bit of fire attribute spiritual energy, he could be considered to have officially stepped into the ¡°Qi Refinement Realm¡±. Zeng Jing could be considered a true cultivator now. He followed the instructions of the cultivation art and moved that tiny bit of fire-attribute spiritual energy out of his Purple Mansion. He then moved it to the center of his palm and exerted a little force, forcing it to the center of his palm. He then saw that his palm had turned completely red. He then gently waved his palm forward. ¡°Boom!¡± A ball of fire appeared in the air, and a scorching palm force rushed out, as if wanting to ignite the air. ¡°Fiery Palm, success!¡± Zeng Jing was overjoyed. Of course, the might of this Fiery Palm was really a little too low. This was because the fire-attribute spiritual energy in his body was still very small. This Fiery Palm could be used to ignite tree branches and leaves, but it was still too early to use it to injure others. There was only one way to increase its power, and that was to meditate, cultivate, and cultivate crazily. Zeng Jing sat cross-legged on the wooden bed and started cultivating with all his might. ¡°All the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, come forth! Fire, fire, all the fire, enter my Purple Mansion!¡± Chapter 16 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Zeng Jing got up and planned to boil water for his Senior Sister and the Sect Master and to make breakfast early in the morning. He hadn¡¯t forgotten that all these were his job. He treated the chores as the right and proper way to pay tuition while learning kung fu from them. However, as soon as he went out, he realized that Bai Yan had already woken up and was drawing water from the well in the courtyard. Zeng Jing looked around the courtyard and realized that the ground had already been swept. ¡°Eh? Senior Sister, why did you get up so early to snatch my work?¡± Bai Yan smiled and said, ¡°Yesterday, you successfully reached the Foundation Establishment realm and entered the Qi Refinement realm. Then, you¡¯re no longer an outer sect disciple but an inner sect disciple. Inner sect disciples don¡¯t have to work. They just need to cultivate desperately. Therefore, I¡¯ll do the work for you.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Isn¡¯t Senior Sister also an inner sect disciple?¡± ¡°I¡­¡± Bai Yan shook her head self-deprecatingly. ¡°My aptitude is poor, and it¡¯s impossible for me to step into the Immortal Dao in this life. Cultivating is useless. It¡¯s better for me to help Junior Brother save some time to cultivate and achieve the Great Dao? Wouldn¡¯t that be wonderful? ¡± Zeng Jing felt a little sorry for her after listening to what she said. This beautiful senior sister was really too kind and selfless. If it were someone else who was more selfish, it wouldn¡¯t matter if he could obtain the Great Dao or not, that person won¡¯t do anything that he or she shouldn¡¯t do. Who cares if there¡¯s a flood outside? Don¡¯t come and disturb me. Zeng Jing walked forward and snatched the bucket from Bai Yan¡¯s hand. ¡°Senior Sister, let me do this. I don¡¯t think doing some housework will affect my cultivation. I¡¯m the last disciple to enter the sect. There¡¯s nothing wrong with me doing these things.¡± Bai Yan¡¯s beautiful eyes locked onto his face with gentleness. ¡°Junior Brother, you¡¯re really a considerate person.¡± Zeng Jing fetched water, boiled it, and began to make breakfast. Bai Yan followed closely behind and asked, ¡°How was your cultivation last night?¡± Zeng Jing smiled. ¡°Look!¡± He waved his palm forward. Sparks flew in the air with a whoosh. Fiery Palm!¡± Bai Yan praised, ¡°Not bad. Junior Brother¡¯s cultivation speed is quite fast.¡± Zeng Jing chuckled. ¡°So-so. Third in the world.¡± ¡°Tsk!¡± The voice of the Loli Sect Master suddenly sounded in the distance. ¡°What a slow advancement. Only someone as gentle as Senior Sister Bai would praise you for this speed. If the Master was still alive, he would definitely scold you until you bleed. The Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art is famous for its quick success. The earlier you cultivate, the faster your advancement. It¡¯s very suitable for beginners to learn. After an entire night of cultivation, you can¡¯t even create a full flame when you strike. How dare you claim to be the third in the world?¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that. This was very awkward. ¡°Senior Sister, don¡¯t praise me for nothing. Be honest, am I really very slow?¡± He asked Bai Yan in a low voice. Bai Yan was caught between laughter and tears. She replied in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯m not lying to you. You¡¯re advancing quite fast, really! Much faster than me.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that. Is it really good to use you as a reference? Didn¡¯t you claim that your aptitude is poor and you won¡¯t be able to glimpse into the Immortal Dao in this lifetime? You¡¯re already giving up on yourself! What¡¯s the use of my cultivation speed being faster than yours? Wouldn¡¯t I become similar to the Sect Master of the Handsome Sect? There was no joy in that. Bai Yan said, ¡°Junior Brother, don¡¯t be depressed. I¡¯ll set up a Spirit Gathering Formation for you later. You should be able to improve quickly if you cultivate in the formation.¡± Bai Yan had told him about the Spirit Gathering Formation. At most, a pile of Dharma treasures that could gather spiritual energy would form an array formation. Cultivators could cultivate in the center and achieve twice the results with half the effort. This was the benefit of being a disciple of a large sect. Itinerant cultivators did not receive such treatment. Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Senior Sister, why don¡¯t you set up a Spirit Gathering Formation to help you cultivate? Perhaps it can also increase your cultivation speed and help you attain the Heavenly Dao.¡± Bai Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head. ¡°Heavenly treasures and spirit gathering artifacts are rare. Limited resources have to be used on those who need them the most. It¡¯s useless for people like me. Even if I have the Spirit Gathering Formation, I won¡¯t be able to achieve anything.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that. After the two of them finished their chores together, Bai Yan led him to the back of the mountain. They found a dense forest and used the Sword Control Techniques to cut down a few trees and clear a clearing. Then, he shaved the fallen tree trunks into wooden sticks and made a row of square shelving. He arranged these shelves in the direction of the Nine Palaces, Eight Trigrams and Five Elements and placed a meditation cushion in the middle. Zeng Jing understood at a glance. ¡°It¡¯s a wood-attribute Spirit Gathering Formation. Wood produces fire. It¡¯s very effective if I were to cultivate within it.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right!¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°The problem now is that these shelves need some Dharma artifact that can gather spiritual energy or heavenly treasures, and they have to be wood-attribute.¡± She flew towards the medicinal garden on her sword and returned after a while. She was holding a ginseng in her hand and placed it on a shelf. They had found the ginseng on the way when they went to look for the Mind-Clearing Grass last time. At that time, the valley was filled with the water-attribute spiritual energy of the Mystic Ice Bear Demon. Water produces wood, so all the herbs in the valley grew healthily. This ginseng even grew into a spiritual herb with dense wood-attribute spiritual energy. Bai Yan said a little awkwardly, ¡°We only have this one heavenly treasure that can be used to gather spiritual energy. It¡¯s far from enough.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Then what should we do? Go out and dig for more medicine again?¡± Bai Yan shook her head and sighed. ¡°A ginseng that has turned into a spiritual herb and has the effect of gathering spiritual energy isn¡¯t something that can be dug up just because you want them. The best way to get it is to buy it or borrow it from another sect. The Wolong Manor has always been close to our Sword Sect. Let¡¯s go to the Wolong Manor. Coincidentally, we also need to set up a water-attribute Spirit Gathering Formation for our junior sister to cultivate her wood-attribute cultivation technique faster.¡± Zeng Jing frowned slightly when he heard this. A bad feeling rose in his heart. ¡®Kind Senior Sister, I¡¯m afraid you don¡¯t know much about human relationships, do you? A close sect in the past doesn¡¯t mean that they will be close under such circumstances.¡¯ The world is your friend when you are in the limelight. How many would be left when you are in trouble? Zeng Jing thought to himself without voicing it out. Perhaps he had been too petty for his own good? Perhaps the people of Wolong Manor were not so snobbish? Anyway, don¡¯t ever expect too much of others but don¡¯t think too badly of the whole world. You won¡¯t know until it happens. There were only three people left in the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect now. Therefore, once something happened, the three of them had to act together. Otherwise, it would not be safe for anyone to be alone. Two hours later, Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master, flew on their flying swords again. Zeng Jing rode on one of Bai Yan¡¯s flying swords just like what. The three of them turned into three sword lights and flew towards the Wolong Manor. Zeng Jing looked at the long water-attribute spiritual energy tail of the flying sword under her feet. It was silver-white and very beautiful. She was extremely envious. ¡°Senior Sister, when are you going to teach me the Sword Control Technique?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°At the very least, you have to wait until your Fiery Palm can produce a long stream of flames. Otherwise, how can you fly when you can¡¯t even drag the tail of the Sword Control Technique?¡± ¡°Well¡­ that¡¯s true¡­¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Acting cool required actual strength. If one couldn¡¯t even drag the tail of the Sword Control Technique, how could one dream of playing it? Zeng Jing took a deep breath and circulated the bit of fire-attribute spiritual energy that he had spent the entire night absorbing last night. He slapped forward, and with a whoosh, a stream of small flames streaked across the air. He lowered his head and compared it to the long tail behind the sword under his senior sister¡¯s feet. He couldn¡¯t help but shake his head. ¡°How embarrassing!¡± On second thought, he wondered if he could use the 4.6 billion years of attributeless cultivation techniques. Uh¡­ probably, what if¡­ Hmm, it might not work unless he used some method to convert them to fire-attribute. Thinking of this, he suddenly thought of how he had been able to absorb fire-attribute spiritual energy last night because he had eaten a lot of chili. Eh? Perhaps if he ate a large bunch of chili and made himself very angry, he could temporarily transform his 4.6 billion cultivation into fire-attribute? It¡¯s worth a shot! They had almost reached the Wolong Manor while his thoughts were running wild. The Wolong Manor was also located in the Shu Mountain, in close proximity to the Qingcheng Sect. It was beside the Wolong Lake under the Qingcheng Mountain. This place had beautiful mountains and clear water. The pond was quiet and picturesque. Hundreds of years ago, the Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect saved the life of the Sect Master of Wolong Manor in a martial world calamity. From then on, the two sects entered a honeymoon period that lasted hundreds of years. The disciples of the two sects interacted a lot and exchanged countless Dharma treasures and spirit weapons. They often walked the martial world together. When you are in trouble, I will support you. When I am in trouble, you will help out too. The two factions thus established a deep friendship¡­ However! The disciples who had formed the friendship had passed away. Not a single one of them was alive. Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master did not know anyone from the Wolong Manor, let alone Zeng Jing. The three of them flew to a spot three miles away from the Wolong Manor. Five rays of light flew out from the villa towards them. A young and handsome young man flew in front. ¡°Who are you?¡± He shouted from afar. ¡°The guardian of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, Bai Yan.¡± Bai Yan hurriedly replied. ¡°The Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, Yuan Yingjie.¡± The Loli Sect Master also mentioned. ¡°I¡¯m Zeng Jing, a new disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect.¡± Zeng Jing joined in seeing how they answered. The five people who came over stiffened. Then, the young man flying in front said in surprise, ¡°Are you Senior Sisters and Junior Brother of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect? Ah! So there¡¯s still someone alive in the Sword Sect. That¡¯s great. I heard that Old Fiend Baiyue attacked your sect and¡­ We sent people to take a look after the incident, but we didn¡¯t find any survivors. I didn¡¯t expect anyone to still be alive.¡± His excited appearance touched Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master. Zeng Jing put on an innocent face and pretended to be a little confused as he asked, ¡°When did you send someone to take a look? After the incident, the three of us didn¡¯t hide far away. Logically speaking, they should have seen us.¡± ¡°The day after it happened,¡± the young man said. ¡°Oh, then maybe it was the time when we went to look for the Mind-Clearing Grass,¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°Oh, that¡¯s possible.¡± Zeng Jing laughed casually, but his heart was sinking. The day after the incident, the three of them had indeed left for a while to look for the Mind-Clearing Grass. However, they had only left for a few hours. If the people from the Wolong Manor really valued this friendship, they should have searched the place carefully and checked if there were any survivors in the ruins. It would not be difficult to wait for them to return. Moreover, before Zeng Jing and the other two went to look for the Mind-Clearing Grass, they buried all the dead and built a new tomb. They even lived in the ruins for a night and cleaned up at least three rooms that could be lived in. If the people from the Wolong Manor had looked carefully, they would definitely have discovered these traces and determined that the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect was not completely destroyed with survivors. However, the people from the Wolong Manor only took a quick glance and left without discovering anything. Perhaps they only flew over the Sword Sect on their swords and did not land at all. Just from this, it could be seen that this friendship was over. Zeng Jing sighed in his heart. It¡¯s in human nature to be cold and heartless. Of course, they were still very enthusiastic on the surface. The five people who came to welcome them all had painful expressions on their faces. They brought Zeng Jing and the others to the entrance of the Wolong Manor. The three of them alighted from their flying swords and landed on the ground. The Manor Lord of the Wolong Manor immediately came out to welcome them personally with a painful expression. ¡°Martial Nephew and Nieces, I¡¯ve already heard about your sect¡¯s misfortune. Sigh! Fortunately, the three of you survived. Isn¡¯t this Martial Niece Yuan Yingjie? When your Master was alive, he mentioned you to me. He said that you¡¯re his final disciple. You¡¯re talented and have extraordinary comprehension abilities. Since you¡¯re still alive and have become the Sect Master, the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect will definitely rise again one day.¡± The Loli Sect Master could only bow like a disciple in front of such a senior. ¡°I¡¯m only at the advanced stage of the Qi Refinement realm now and still have a long way to go. Sigh¡­¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Your future is limitless. Don¡¯t worry. With our relationship, if you encounter any difficulties, just come to us. My Wolong Manor will do our best to help you revive your Sect.¡±The Manor Lord reassured her. ¡°Thank you, Uncle-Master.¡± The Loli Sect Master continued, ¡°To be honest, we do have difficulties and are asking for help this time.¡± ¡°Oh?¡± The Manor Lord¡¯s expression stiffened almost imperceptibly. The Sect Master said, ¡°All our Dharma treasures and Artifact Spirits, have been destroyed. Now, we don¡¯t have any Heavenly treasureS. We want to set up two Spirit Gathering Formation. One is of the water-attribute and the other is of the wood-attribute. We¡¯re here to borrow some water-attribute and wood-attribute Dharma artifacts and Heavenly Treasures from Uncle-Master.¡± ¡°So that¡¯s what happened.¡± The Manor Lord¡¯s facial features nearly scrunched together. He suddenly put on a very difficult expression. ¡°Disciple-Niece, I want to help you with this request, but we don¡¯t have many Heavenly treasures nor Dharma artifacts. The manor has set up a few spirit gathering formations and have already used up all the Artifact Spirits. We really don¡¯t have anything spare to lend you.¡± At this point, he said in a low voice, ¡°Besides, there are only three of you in the Sword Sect now, and your combat strength is extremely limited. If those itinerant cultivators find out that there are only three people guarding the two Spirit Gathering Formations, they will definitely come and snatch them. Wouldn¡¯t that put you in even more danger?¡± The Loli Sect Master would not muster a counter to that. Bai Yan did not reply either. What he said was not unreasonable even though they understood the perfunctory tone in his voice. Bai Yan was at the early-stage Core Formation realm and the Loli Sect Master was at the advanced Qi Refinement realm. In addition, Zeng Jing, who had just entered the Qi Refinement realm. It would really attract others¡¯ attention if they had two Spirit Gathering Formations. Bai Yan wanted to say something else, but Zeng Jing took a step forward and blocked her. He cupped his hands and said, ¡°Thank you for your guidance, Uncle-Master. In that case, let¡¯s not set up the Spirit Gathering Formation. We¡¯ll take our leave now.¡± Chapter 18 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios He tugged at Bai Yan¡¯s sleeve, signaling her to leave. Even though Bai Yan did not know much about the ways of the world, she understood what happened here. She pulled the Loli Sect Master, urging her to go. Seeing that they were about to leave, the Manor Lord suddenly smiled and continued. ¡°Disciple-Niece Yuan, the more I look at you, the more I think you¡¯re a talent. I want to discuss marriage with you. When your master was still around, I wanted to mention it to him. My son lacks an immortal Dao companion, and you¡¯re still single. Since our two sects are so close, why don¡¯t we join our sects in marriage? My son will be the new sect master after I abdicate in the future. It would ring nicely if he marries the sect master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect.¡± The Loli Sect Master frowned. Bai Yan pulled her behind her. ¡°Thank you for your kindness, Uncle-Master, but Junior Sister Sect Master is still young and hasn¡¯t considered such a thing yet.¡± The Manor Lord smiled and said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if she¡¯s young. We can set a date in the future first. It doesn¡¯t matter if you set it a few years later.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Marriage is related to a woman¡¯s life. It¡¯s better to consider this matter when my Junior Sister really understands the relationship between a man and a woman.¡± ¡°If we are to settle it now, our two factions can be considered to be on the same side. In that case, I can help you with the Spirit Gathering Formation you want.¡± The Manor Lord continued to push. Bai Yan¡¯s eyes flashed with anger. Even if she didn¡¯t know much about the ways of the world, she understood that they were taking the opportunity to devour the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Even though there were only three people in the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect now and they didn¡¯t have any Heavenly treasures, Dharma treasures, they still had the cultivation techniques that Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master had learned. Moreover, from an outsider¡¯s point of view, only God knew if the three of them still had any big secrets of the Sect. As long as they could take these three people in, everything in the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect would belong to the Wolong Manor. Bai Yan pulled Loli Sect Master and turned to walk out. ¡°I¡¯ll take my leave today.¡± Zeng Jing deliberately dragged half a step back. He shook his head at the Manor Lord and sighed. ¡°Sigh!¡± He would probably have already attacked if it were any other evil sect¡¯s Manor Lord. However, the Wolong Manor was considered a righteous sect after all. They would not go so far as to directly attack under such circumstances. It would be too ugly if that were to spread to the martial world. The Manor Lord would not do such a thing because of his status. He smiled at Zeng Jing, who was lingering at the back, and said, ¡°I remember you. You came to my Wolong Manor a few days ago. At that time, I was taking a walk at the entrance of the mountain gate and saw you asking the outer sect disciples about the location of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. I didn¡¯t expect you to actually successfully enter the Sect. You seem to have already entered the Qi Refinement realm. Your progress is quite fast. What cultivation technique did you get?¡± Zeng Jing didn¡¯t want to waste his breath on him at first.However, he knew that this person had designs on him since he spoke to him in this manner. The more others had designs on him, the more Zeng Jing would not leave. He had to deal with the hidden danger on the spot, or there would be endless trouble in the future. He deliberately stayed at the back and said without hiding, ¡°Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art.¡± The Manor Lord said, ¡°Oh! No wonder you want to build a wood-attribute Spirit Gathering Array. So it¡¯s for you.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Uncle-Master seems to be very interested in this cultivation technique.¡± ¡°We have our own methods. There¡¯s no need for us to pry into your insignificant skills.¡± He dragged out his words. ¡°Your future is bleak. Without the guidance of a master and the benefits of a sect, I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t be able to pursue the Dao. Why don¡¯t you take this opportunity to join our Wolong Manor? I can set up a wood-attribute Spirit Gathering Array for you. If there¡¯s anything you don¡¯t understand about the Blazing Sun Flame Technique, I can help you study it.¡± Zeng Jing was amused. At the end of the day, this person still wanted the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art! He just mentioned that it was insignificant. It did not take long for him to expose himself. Wasn¡¯t this too obvious? No wonder you couldn¡¯t defeat others back then and were almost killed. You had to rely on the Sect Master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect to save you. It was already difficult for you to obtain the Heavenly Dao with such a personality so you could only suck up to the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. You want to take over now that it has fallen to this state? Nope. Ball carriers would always be ball carriers. He would just search for new balls to carry. It could be the Emei Sect or the Qingcheng Sect, but he had to find one. Otherwise, survival would be a problem. Zeng Jing turned around and saw that the two women had already walked a little far away. He turned around again and faced the villa owner. He said in a low voice, ¡°Uncle-Master, you should give up these unrealistic thoughts. I advise you to be kind.¡± After saying that, Zeng Jing took half a step forward and deliberately raised his foot. In a very conspicuous move, he lightly stomped on the ground. This stomp was filled with provocation. It was obvious that he was doing it for the Manor Lord to see. After stomping, he turned around and left. ¡°Senior Sister Bai, Sect Master, wait for me. Aiyo, you guys forgot about me. I¡¯m slow. Wait for me.¡± He chased after the two women. Soon, the three figures in front of the manor got onto their swords and flew into the distance. The Manor Lord snorted at his back. He knew that Zeng Jing had seen through his intentions, but so what? He could chop this scum into seventeen or eighteen pieces with a flip of his hand if he really wanted to. However, the reputation of the Wolong Manor was important. After all, he was a disciple of a righteous sect. It was not convenient for him to make a move, lest the news spread. However, won¡¯t you still have to beg me obediently when the three of you encounter any trouble that you can¡¯t resolve and are forced against the wall by a powerful enemy? At that time, the entire sect will merge into my Wolong Manor, and I would be able to obtain the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art from this disciple. In addition, the three of you must still have some remaining cultivation techniques. Old Fiend Baiyue can¡¯t possibly have burnt them all. All of these secret techniques will fall into my hands! A loud rumble from the ground suddenly woke him up from his daydream. The Earth Dragon had turned over! It was very common for an Earth Dragon to turn in Shu Mountain. It turned every few months to half a year, so no one was surprised. However, this time, it happened in Wolong Manor, and directly below the ground in front of the Manor Lord. With a loud crack, the ground split open, tearing a huge crack in the ground in front of the Manor Lord. The floor tiles on both sides collapsed in the middle. The disciples of the Wolong Manor were frightened. Many of them flew up on their swords and floated in the air, not daring to land. The Manor Lord was also frightened. He could not help but take half a step back and stay away from the crack in the ground. It was very strange this time. Usually, each turn of the Earth Dragon would turn for dozens of seconds. It could turn twice, thrice or even dozens of times. However, this time, it stopped for just a moment and did not turn again. It did not do anything else other than tearing a hole in the ground in front of the Manor Lord. The Manor Lord felt that it was a little strange. He really did not understand what happened so he stared at the crack in the ground, left, right, and after a while, he was suddenly shocked. Damn it! This crack was where the young man had stomped just now. Stomping his foot provocatively caused the Earth Dragon to turn over and crack the ground? The Manor Lord immediately felt unwell! Chapter 19 Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios Only immortals could move mountains and seas. That casual stomp could make the Earth Dragon turn over and the ground crack. This was almost at the immortal level. What was the cultivation level of that young man just now? The Wolong Manor Master was so frightened that his entire body trembled. He thought to himself, ¡®Fortunately, I still maintain a little of the reservedness of a righteous sect. I didn¡¯t go too far, nor did I sweep him with my divine sense. Otherwise¡­¡¯ He thought about it again. Qingcheng Sect said that after Old Fiend Baiyue destroyed the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, he was sent flying by an unknown expert and turned into stars in the sky. Now, it seemed that it might be this young man who did it. Oh my god, I can¡¯t afford to offend him. I shouldn¡¯t have designs on the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect anymore. It¡¯s better to be his ally. However, he had just shown him his attitude. It would be difficult for him to be an ally in the future. Sigh! He had to wait for him to calm down before he found a chance to bootlick him. Zeng Jing, Bai Yan, and the Loli Sect Master flew into the air. The two women looked a little crestfallen. After the conversation just now, they finally understood the hypocrisy of the world. At first, they felt angry, but after flying into the air on their swords and having the cold wind blow against them, their anger was gone. What was left was helplessness and hesitation. There was no point in berating Wolong Manor now. Instead of spending their time berating him, they might as well seriously consider what their future held. The Loli Sect Master whispered, ¡°Senior Sister, what will happen to our Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect in the future?¡± Bai Yan sighed. ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡± Zeng Jing whispered at the side, ¡°Don¡¯t be depressed. Isn¡¯t it just because no one is helping? Can¡¯t we just work hard? We have to rely on ourselves most of the time and use less favors anyway.¡± ¡°You¡¯re right, but without help and being isolated, we¡¯re no different from itinerant cultivators¡­¡± Bai Yan said. Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°Itinerant cultivators? How can itinerant cultivators have a pile of cultivation techniques and secret manuals? There are also all kinds of systematic knowledge. Knowledge is even more important than secret manuals. For example, if I didn¡¯t join the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, I wouldn¡¯t even know what a Spirit Gathering Formation was, nor would I know that there was a Mind-Clearing Grass that could adjust one¡¯s state of mind, let alone know that the bear demon gallbladder could be made into a Bear Gallbladder Fritillary Bulb Loquat Throat Soothing Compound. It¡¯s not that there is no one to help us, but the people who helped us have passed away. However, what they taught us will accompany us for our entire lives.¡± These words made the two girls perk up! That¡¯s right. Even though the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect had been destroyed, the Sect had left them with a head full of cultivation knowledge, many cultivation techniques and secret manuals that had not been burned. How could these things be compared to the poor itinerant cultivators? Their legacy was still alive! ¡°We have to pull ourselves together,¡± said the Loli Sect Master. ¡°I want to revive the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. We have to. Since we can¡¯t borrow any heavenly treasures, let¡¯s go and buy them. There must be someone who has some of these that they don¡¯t use. These things will flow into the market through various channels and be sold in antique shops. Let¡¯s go to the city outside the mountains to take a look. We¡¯ll probably be able to buy a lot of them.¡± ¡°Then the question is¡­¡± Zeng Jing dragged out his words.¡± Is our Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect very poor or very rich? Can we afford Heavenly treasures and spirit artifacts? ¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°Of course we¡¯re very rich. A few days ago, we were still a big sect. How can we be poor? Right, Senior Sister?¡± ¡°Junior Sister Sect Master, even though our Shu Mountain¡¯s Immortal Sword Sect is a famous sect, we¡¯re actually not rich. The food we eat is obtained from the hard work of the outer sect disciples in the fields. The water we drink is drawn from the well by ourselves, and the clothes we wear are woven from the cotton we grow and the animal skin we hunt. We basically live a self-sufficient farming life, and we don¡¯t even use money.¡± Bai Yan answered in a low voice after a long, awkward silence. The Loli Sect Master: ¡°Huh?¡± She was the favored disciple of Shu Mountain¡¯s Immortal Sword Sect. After entering the sect, she only cared about cultivating and did not care about anything else. How could she know about the financial situation of the Sword Sect? She thought that her sect was rich and impressive. She did not expect the Sword Sect to be a small farm where they farmed and ate what they grew by themselves. ¡°This means we can¡¯t buy anything, right?¡± Zeng Jing was amused. ¡°Forget it then, let¡¯s go home. At least we still have a ginseng filled with spiritual energy. It has a little spirit gathering effect.¡± The two women had no choice but to nod. After a few seconds, the Loli Sect Master suddenly thought of something. ¡°Speaking of which, there are no outer sect disciples anymore. How are we going to live in the future?¡± ¡®That¡¯s a big problem!¡¯ Even though there was still some food in the warehouse, it would be eaten up sooner or later. Without the outer sect disciples working in the fields, how could a few cultivation-crazy people survive? Ever since Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master became sensible, they had been living in the Immortal Sword Sect of Shu Mountain. They lived an isolated life and did not understand the ways of the world. They knew a lot about Shu Mountain, but they were not too clear about the secular world outside. They had no concept of earning money at all. They didn¡¯t even know how to farm because they hadn¡¯t participated in it personally. As for hunting, they could easily kill animals, but they didn¡¯t know how to skin and cut meat into edible food. In the past few days, they had relied on Zeng Jing to cook a few meals for them. Otherwise, they would have already started to starve. Bai Yan considered it seriously for a moment and said, ¡°Then¡­ we can sell that ginseng¡­ in exchange for food. That ginseng carries spiritual energy and has a spirit gathering effect. Fellow Daoists will buy it at a high price, enough for the three of us to eat for many years.¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°!¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°That¡¯s a good idea.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Hey! Good idea my a*s! That¡¯s the only Heavenly treasure in my wood-attribute Spirit Gathering Formation. If we sell it, my Spirit Gathering Formation won¡¯t even have that little spirit gathering effect.¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°In any case, my water attribute Spirit Gathering Formation is empty.¡± Zeng Jing squinted. ¡°I don¡¯t want to be as miserable as you. Forget it, don¡¯t sell my ginseng. Leave the money-making to me.¡± The two women blinked their big eyes and looked at him in admiration. ¡°You¡¯re amazing. You actually know how to earn money?¡± Zeng Jing almost flipped the table, but the three of them were flying on their swords in midair. There was no table in front of them. Otherwise, Zeng Jing would have flipped everything on the table. ¡°Forget it.¡± Zeng Jing could not argue with the two young ladies, especially Bai Yan. Even though she did not know how to earn money, she knew a lot of strange things and had taught Zeng Jing a lot. Everyone in this world, no matter how good they were, had flaws. If you looked down on someone because they had a flaw and ignored all their strengths, took advantage of their flaws and criticized them like trash, it was as if they were far inferior to you, then you will never learn anything from that person! That just means that you are far worse than the trash you speak about in the eyes of a third party. Chapter 20 - The Way To Earn Money Chapter 20 The Way To Earn Money The three of them returned to the Sect. At this moment, the Sword Sect was still in ruins. In reality, the massacre had only occurred three days ago even though 20 chapters of this novel had been written. In the past three days, the Loli Sect Master, basically didn¡¯t help much. She only relied on Zeng Jing and Bai Yan to clean up the ruins, hence the slow progress. If she didn¡¯t land, but instead flew across the sky to take a look, she would still see ruins. After the three of them returned to the ruins, the Loli Sect Master turned to Zeng Jing. ¡°Junior Brother, how do you plan to earn money?¡± Zeng Jing spread his hands. ¡°Let¡¯s look for useful things in the ruins first. In the past, our sect was a large sect with hundreds of disciples living in it. There will definitely be a lot of random things that fall in the ruins. Those that haven¡¯t been burned by fire and those that can be used, we¡¯ll clean them up. I¡¯ll see how to make money with these things.¡± Bai Yan nodded gently. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll help Junior Brother clean up the ruins. Junior Sister, hurry up and cultivate. We can¡¯t delay your cultivation because of such trivial matters. You¡¯re our only hope.¡± The Loli Sect Master had a long way to go. She nodded and went to meditate in her empty spirit gathering formation. Even though there were no heavenly treasures or earthly treasures in the formation, her spirit gathering formation was built beside a pond behind the Sect. The spiritual energy in Shu Mountain was very dense, and this pond also contained a dense water-attribute spiritual energy. Water could produce wood, and it was very helpful to her wood-attribute cultivation art. Only Zeng Jing and Bai Yan were left in the ruins. The two of them worked together and started rummaging through the trash in the ruins¡­ Old Fiend Baiyue¡¯s Baiyue Demonic Flame was indeed powerful. Most of the things here had been burned, and even the metal products that could withstand high temperatures had been burned into a pile of paste. All sorts of daily necessities had basically been burned into scraps. Zeng Jing thought that he wouldn¡¯t be able to find anything. However, he suddenly discovered that there seemed to be something big under the pile of charred wood in front of him. He reached out and grabbed it, pulling it out forcefully. A huge copper cauldron that was the size of a small car appeared. Zeng Jing was surprised. ¡°Eh? This thing isn¡¯t burnt. It seems to be very resistant to burning. Is this also a pill furnace?¡± Bai Yan came over to take a look and said happily, ¡°This is a weapon refinement cauldron. It¡¯s the same as an alchemy furnace. It can withstand high temperatures and even the Samadhi True Fire. That¡¯s why it wasn¡¯t burned by Old Fiend Baiyue¡¯s Baiyue Demonic Flame.¡± Zeng Jing asked, ¡°Weapon refinement cauldron?¡± ¡°It¡¯s something used to refine Dharma treasures,¡± Bai Yan explained patiently. ¡°Dharma treasures are our weapons. Not only can we use them to fight enemies, but we can also use them to fly. For example, the Sect Master Junior Sister¡¯s sword and my dual swords were all refined from this weapon refinement cauldron. Speaking of which¡­ Junior Brother, you¡¯ve already entered the weapon refinement realm, so you also need to refine a Dharma treasure for use. However, our sect¡¯s weapon refinement master has already passed away, so we have to rely on me to refine Dharma treasures in the future. However, my weapon refinement skills are very poor, and the water-attribute cultivation art I cultivate is also unsuitable for refining weapons. I might only be able to help you refine a very basic and lousy Dharma treasure. In the future, you¡¯ll have to rely on your luck to refine better Dharma treasures.¡± Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t help but ask, ¡°Are water-attribute cultivation arts not suitable for refining weapons? In that case, what cultivation art is suitable?¡± Bai Yan continued, ¡°Cultivation arts with fire and metal attributes are suitable for refining weapons. This is especially so for fire-attribute cultivation arts. For example, the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art you cultivate is the most suitable cultivation art for refining weapons. Zeng Jing was amused. ¡°In other words, can my cultivation art walk the path of a master refiner? Then I can refine Dharma treasures for myself.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Junior Brother, even though master refiners are very respected, they are considered miscellaneous skills. Learning them will hinder one¡¯s path to immortality. If you have the will to become an immortal, it¡¯s best that you don¡¯t waste your time on such nonsense. Only those who have no hope of ascending to immortality will become master refiners.¡± Zeng Jing mumbled in a low voice, ¡°This is equivalent to a teacher telling you that if you are biased toward a subject, you must be biased toward a subject. Students who aren¡¯t biased won¡¯t do well in their studies. This doesn¡¯t feel right.¡± Bai Yan asked curiously, ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Zeng Jing looked up. ¡°I¡¯m saying that my Senior Sister is really wise. I want to listen to Senior Sister.¡± Bai Yan did not reply. Zeng Jing asked, ¡°Can we use this weapon refinement cauldron to refine Dharma treasures and sell them for money?¡± Bai Yan shook his head and sighed. ¡°That won¡¯t do! If I were a master refiner, I would be able to refine high-grade Dharma treasures to sell. However, my ability to refine weapons is very poor. In addition, my water-attribute cultivation art and refining techniques counter each other. The magic treasures I refine like this are no different from trash. No cultivator is willing to spend money to buy them.¡± Zeng Jing nodded, finally understanding. The two of them temporarily set aside the weapon refinement cauldron and continued to clean up the ruins. However, no matter how they searched, they didn¡¯t find anything useful. Only the weapon refinement cauldron seemed to be somewhat usable. Bai Yan sighed. ¡°Junior Brother, from the looks of it, we won¡¯t be able to find a direction even if we want to earn money.¡± Zeng Jing continued, ¡°As I rummaged through the ruins, I thought of two ways to earn money. One of them is pill refinement. We have pill furnaces, and since Senior Sister knows how to refine pills. Even though we don¡¯t have any heavenly treasures and can¡¯t refine truly powerful pills, we can still make some ordinary pills like healing pills and body-strengthening pills. We can sell these pills in the cities outside the mountains and earn some money.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°That¡¯s a good idea, but I don¡¯t really know how to sell things.¡± Zeng Jing patted his chest. ¡°I¡¯ll be in charge of selling. I¡¯ve participated in charity auctions in school before. Heh, I¡¯m quite good at selling things.¡± Bai Yan asked curiously, ¡°What is a charity auction?¡± ¡°Err¡­ this¡­ it¡¯s not easy to explain. It¡¯s better to grasp the main point and talk about how to earn money.¡± Zeng Jing continued, ¡°The second method is hunting. When I have time, I¡¯ll go to the forest to take a look. We can sell ordinary prey for money, or we can eat them ourselves and use leather to make clothes. If we manage to hunt demonic beasts like bear demon gallbladders, we might be able to sell them for a good price.¡± Bai Yan replied, ¡°Nonsense. You¡¯ve just reached the Foundation Establishment Realm and entered the elementary stage of the Qi Refinement Realm. Don¡¯t even think about things like the bear demon gallbladder. Last time, we might have all died in the valley if it wasn¡¯t for the help we received from the Handsome Sect.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Yes, yes, yes. Senior Sister is right. In that case, I¡¯ll just hunt some ordinary wild beasts. Wild boars, wild rabbits, and the like. There shouldn¡¯t be a problem, right?¡± Bai Yan nodded. ¡°That won¡¯t be a problem, but¡­ this will also delay your cultivation and accumulate heavenly tribulations. Sigh, I¡¯m very worried that after doing so many miscellaneous tasks, you won¡¯t be able to attain the Heavenly Dao in the future.¡± Zeng Jing smiled. ¡°In any case, my aptitude isn¡¯t very good, so I won¡¯t force it. If I can become an immortal, then I¡¯ll advance. If I can¡¯t, then forget it. In any case, I came here to learn cultivation arts so that I can ride a sword and fly in the sky, acting cool.¡± Bai Yan fell into a daze for a while and sighed softly. ¡°If there¡¯s even a little hope of ascending to an immortal, we shouldn¡¯t give up. Otherwise, wouldn¡¯t it be too cruel to those who don¡¯t have the aptitude to ascend to an immortal?¡± It was obvious that she was thinking of the problem with her aptitude. The deep regret between her brows made one¡¯s heart ache. Chapter 21 - Myriad Treasures Divine Power Chapter 21 Myriad Treasures Divine Power Zeng Jing returned to his small house and read the secret manual of the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Technique carefully that night. Bai Yan had told him to focus on the path of immortality instead of studying miscellaneous stuff. He did not take this to heart at all. He wouldn¡¯t want a life just cultivating foolishly without practicing all kinds of fun miscellaneous skills. He would rather not become an immortal and have fun. It was impossible to be partial to a subject. It was impossible in this lifetime. Only by learning a little of all kinds of miscellaneous knowledge could one barely survive. He would not have even thought about it if Bai Yan had not told him that the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art could be used to refine weapons. Shouldn¡¯t he hurry up and research it now that he knew about it? He flipped a few pages of the secret manual. As expected, there was a special chapter at the back of the book with the title ¡°Refining Chapter¡±. Moreover, the first page of this chapter was,mentioned in all seriousness, ¡°Human strength is sometimes limited, it is better to be a master of one area than none. You might affect your immortal path if you choose to cultivate this chapter.¡± Zeng Jing flipped to the next page without hesitation. Immortal path my ass. I¡¯m here to show off. It read, ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡±. This name felt comfortable. He could have a myriad of treasures if he practiced it. Zeng Jing liked it. He studied them carefully one by one. The latter part was about how to fuse fire-attribute spiritual power into the palm force and inject it into the weapon refinement cauldron. He would use fire-attribute spiritual energy to refine treasures, use fire-attribute spiritual energy to nurture treasures, and use fire-attribute spiritual energy to form treasures¡­ In the end, he would obtain a perfect Dharma treasure. Of course, this was no easy task. In the end, it was related to one¡¯s proficiency in divine power. The deeper one cultivated the Myriad Treasures Divine Power, the better the Dharma treasure refined. The lower the proficiency of the divine power, the trashier the Dharma treasure refined. In order to increase his proficiency of divine power, he needed to use a large amount of spiritual energy to hone the proficiency of the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡±. No wonder it would affect his path to immortality. To put it simply, it was like the skill tree. If a person obtained 5,000 skill points, it would be easier for them to ascend to immortality if they used these 5,000 skill points to increase their realm. However, if he used 2,000 of them to increase the branch of the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡±, he would only have 3,000 points left to increase his realm. Of course, it would affect his advancement. I don¡¯t seem to be very afraid of branching out on the skill tree. In any case, I have 4.6 billion years of cultivation, which is equivalent to using a cheat to lock an infinite number of skill points. I can use it however I want. However, the problem is that these 4.6 billion years of cultivation are all without any attributes. I can¡¯t use them on the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡± unless I turn them into fire-attribute. How should I go about doing this? Zeng Jing pondered. Could it be that he could only consume lots of chili? Zeng Jing spent most of the night pondering about the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡± so he slept for less than two hours. The next morning, he heard someone knocking on the door in a daze. He opened it and found Bai Yan standing at the door of his house. It turned out that she had sent Zeng Jing a set of white chivalrous warrior clothes that she had personally sewn. It was an undyed white cotton shirt with wooden buttons, which looked very simple and good actually. He was a little touched. This was the first time in his life that a beautiful woman had personally sewed clothes for him. His eyes were a little moist. He liked it alot. However, he still had to be polite. ¡°Senior Sister, how can I accept this? I don¡¯t deserve this. I don¡¯t dare to accept it.¡± Bai Yan said in a low voice, ¡°You have to change your clothes. The clothes you¡¯re wearing are too strange. I wonder what the fashion sense is from the country you¡¯re from.¡± It turned out that Zeng Jing was still wearing the school uniform he wore on his school trip. In modern times, this set of clothes looked very ordinary, but in ancient times, it was a little strange. Zeng Jing said, ¡°Actually, I quite like this suit.¡± ¡°No, you can¡¯t like it in the future.¡± Bai Yan¡¯s expression turned serious. ¡°This strange chain in front of your shirt is metal. There¡¯s also metal on your pants and leather. Your shoes are also made of leather. This won¡¯t do. This will seriously affect your cultivation.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Zeng Jing looked down and understood. There were zippers on his clothes and pants. These zippers were metal and belonged to the ¡°metal-attribute¡± while the belt and leather shoes on his waist were leather. Animal leather belonged to ¡°water-attribute¡±! Water countered fire. Wearing them would have a huge interference effect on his Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art. He definitely couldn¡¯t wear it. Zeng Jing didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. Cultivators were so particular even about their clothes. He went back into the house and changed into the cotton clothes that Bai Yan had sewn for him. He looked like a serious young cultivator when he emerged again. Bai Yan instructed in a low voice as she smoothed out the ceases on his clothes. ¡°Remember, you must not have any gold, silver, or jade accessories on you. This is because the attributes of jade accessories are ¡®earth¡¯, and gold and silver accessories belong to ¡®metal¡¯ attributes. These things will affect your cultivation. The ones you should avoid the most are the ¡®water attribute¡¯ accessories. Of course, this is not to prevent you from touching water for the rest of your life. It¡¯s just that when you cultivate, you can¡¯t let these water-attribute items touch you.¡± Zeng Jing nodded. ¡°I understand. Thank for the reminder, Senior Sister.¡± Bai Yan continued, ¡°You can use wooden you buttons, wooden hairpins, wooden combs, and wooden pendants. These are all very beneficial to your fire-attribute cultivation technique.¡± Even though it was a little annoying, the deep concern in her words touched Zeng Jing. He really wanted to pat her head and say, ¡°Thank you. I¡¯ll take care of myself.¡± However, he would probably be killed by two flying swords if he did that with their current relationship. It was better to forget about it. The two of them did chores like fetching water, boiling water, making porridge, and bringing the porridge to the Loli Sect Master. Then, Bai Yan took out a piece of peach wood and cut it into a peach wood sword. Her carving skills were not bad, carving it into a very beautiful sword. She said to Zeng Jing, ¡°I¡¯ll go refine a Dharma treasure for you now.¡± Zeng Jing spread his hands. ¡°Even the sword I use has to be made of wood? The feeling of taking a peach wood sword to the streets is a little like a scammer.¡± Bai Yan turned around and rolled her eyes at him. ¡°Our Third Uncle-Master¡¯s Dharma treasure is the peach wood sword. Are you mocking him as a scammer?¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. Bai Yan said, ¡°If you really don¡¯t like it, you can change it to a wooden chessboard.¡± Zeng Jing shook his head without hesitation. ¡°No! I like swords!¡± They walked in the direction of the Treasure Pavilion as they spoke. After digging out the Weapon Refinement Cauldron yesterday, the two of them cleaned up a small room and placed the cauldron in it. It became a Treasure Pavilion that specialized in refining Dharma treasures. Unfortunately, there was nothing else in the pavilion. It was just a lonely cauldron. Bai Yan placed the peach wood sword into the cauldron and closed the lid. Then, she sat cross-legged in front of the cauldron, stretched out her palms and placed them on the cauldron, preparing to inject spiritual energy. Zeng Jing asked curiously, ¡°Don¡¯t we need to light a fire?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°You don¡¯t need fire to refine weapons. You need spiritual energy.¡± She poured her spiritual energy into the cauldron and wrapped it around the peach wood sword. It spun and churned in the cauldron¡­ Chapter 22 - Ill Refine One Too Chapter 22 I¡¯ll Refine One Too Bai Yan cultivated a water-attribute cultivation technique. Water could produce wood. In theory, it was quite beneficial for refining peach wood swords. However, in reality, it was not the case. The water-attribute cultivation technique was not suitable for refining artifacts, so it was very difficult to control the artifact cauldron. The wooden sword spun in the cauldron, became bigger, smaller, and bigger. After an unknown period of time, it suddenly began to tremble. It turned out that the artifact cauldron¡¯s rejection of the water-attribute spiritual power caused its spiritual power to be unstable. Bai Yan who had already reached her limit and tried her best to maintain it. As the sword continued to tremble, it accidentally brushed against the side of the cauldron. There was a soft sound, and the tip of the sword suddenly chipped. Bai Yan hurriedly reached out and slapped the cauldron seeing that something would definitely happen if she continued refining. With a muffled bang, spiritual energy rushed out of the cauldron. The sword also flew out of the cauldron with the spiritual energy and landed in Bai Yan¡¯s hand. She picked it up and examined it carefully. ¡°Oh no!¡± she said with a sigh. ¡°It¡¯s an inferior product that no one wants even if you give it away for free. And it¡¯s chipped.¡¯ 11 Zeng Jing said, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. In any case, peach wood is everywhere. We can just make a sword again.¡± Bai Yan smiled bitterly and shook her head. ¡°I¡¯ve already exceeded my limits just now. It¡¯s useless no matter how many times I try. It¡¯ll only get worse.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. She placed the chipped peach wood sword in Zeng Jing¡¯s hand. ¡°Junior Brother, please use this thing first. I¡¯ll think of a way to help you find a better wooden sword in the future.¡± At this point, her expression turned a little gloomy as she thought of her sect¡¯s deceased master refiner. How good would it be if he was still alive? At the very least, her junior brother¡¯s Dharma treasure would not be inferior to hers. This thought affected her mental state again. She tried her best not to cry with the help of the Mind-Clearing Grass but she was not in the mood to talk to Zeng Jing anymore. She waved her hand and went to the pine forest at the back of the mountain where she sat cross-legged with her eyes closed and meditated to adjust her mental state. Zeng Jing did not want to disturb her seeing that she had left temporarily. He looked down at the peach wood sword in his hand. He had learnt how to distinguish the strength of a Dharma treasure after reading the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡± last night. The most important thing about a Dharma treasure would be its ¡°Spiritual Energy Capacity¡± and ¡°Spiritual Energy Amplification¡±. If a Dharma treasure could contain more spiritual energy, its power would be greater, vice versa. As for ¡°Amplification¡±, it was even easier to understand. It would be the extent of amplification of the user¡¯s spiritual energy. Zeng Jing sensed for a moment and found that the spiritual energy content of this wooden sword was extremely low. It could be said that it could only accommodate a little spiritual energy. No wonder Bai Yan was so sad. Zeng Jing injected the small amount of fire-attribute spiritual energy he had into the peach wood sword. It immediately emitted a faint red light. Wood produces fire, and fire-attribute spiritual energy could exert a stronger effect on the wooden sword. However, the quality of the Dharma treasure was too poor so the enhancement effect was almost zero. Zeng Jing slashed out with his sword, and a stream of flames flashed in midair. This Flame Sword was slightly stronger than the Flame Palm from yesterday. However, it was still inferior even though it had an enhancement effect of the wooden sword. He thought to himself, ¡®Why don¡¯t I try refining treasures with the Myriad Treasures Divine Power I learned yesterday? Perhaps it will be better than Senior Sister¡¯s?¡¯ I¡¯ve to try it out! He followed Bai Yan¡¯s example and found a piece of peach wood. He shaved it and quickly shaped it into a wooden sword. However, his carving skills were much worse than Bai Yan¡¯s. The sword was extremely ugly. It could be said to be a shameful piece of trash that looked even cruder than a child¡¯s toy. Ugliness was not a problem, it was an experiment after all so Zeng Jing did not care. He stuffed the ugly wooden sword into the Weapon Refinement Cauldron and then sat cross-legged in front of the cauldron like Bai Yan had just done. He stretched out his hands and placed them on the cauldron, slowly injecting his fire-attribute spiritual energy into the cauldron and circulating it according to the method indicated by the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡±¡­ However, there was no reaction at all when spiritual energy was injected into the cauldron! The ugly wooden sword in the cauldron was still lying limply at the bottom of the cauldron. It did not even float. Zeng Jing immediately understood that his fire attribute spiritual energy was too weak. It was not even enough to activate the Weapon refinement cauldron, let alone refine treasures with spiritual energy, nurture treasures with spiritual energy, and transform treasures with spiritual energy. What should he do? Right! Eat more chili! Zeng Jing came to the door of the granary. He saw large strings of dried chili peppers still hanging under the eaves. The chili sticks swayed in the wind. The people of Shuangqing were really not afraid of spicy food, but their hearts trembled when they saw an entire skewer of chili. Forget it. One had to eat spicy food to be superior to others. He removed a large bunch of peppers and stuffed them straight into his mouth. ¡°Damn, this is sour!¡± ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s spicy!¡± ¡°Ahhh, I can¡¯t take it anymore!¡± Roll all over the floor! A few minutes later, Zeng Jing got up with a red mouth. The fire in his body was so strong that he seemed to have turned his whole body onto the fire attribute. The breath he exhaled seemed to be burning. He felt the 4.6 billion years of cultivation in his Purple Mansion. Very good, they also had a very strong fire now. This was the fire he wanted. Zeng Jing returned to the Weapon Refinement Cauldron and sat down cross-legged. He stretched out his palms and placed them on the cauldron. Then, he sent a portion of his fire attribute cultivation into the cauldron. BOOM! Even though only a little of the 4.6 billion years of cultivation with fire-attribute entered the cauldron, the effect was wild. The entire Weapon Refinement Cauldron suddenly shone with a terrifying red light. It was unknown how long it had been since this ancient Weapon Refinement Cauldron had received such a terrifying fire-attribute spiritual energy. In an instant, the function of the Weapon refinement cauldron was activated to its limit. The ugly wooden sword in the cauldron stood up with a whoosh and floated in midair. In a flash of red light, it began to spin crazily. Endless and vast fire-attribute spiritual energy was refining and nourishing it. It crazily and greedily accepted the nourishment of spiritual energy and grew crazily. Zeng Jing did not think too much about it at this moment. He only circulated his spiritual energy according to the method recorded in the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡± and let them continuously refine the ugly wooden sword. However, he was still not proficient in using this Myriad Treasures Divine Power. The control of spiritual energy was not too stable. Even though his cultivation level was deep and his spiritual energy was vast, he could not achieve perfection without proficiency in technical work. Therefore, he did not pursue perfection and only refined it for fun. After an unknown period of time, the Weapon Refinement Cauldron opened. A stream of fire-attribute spiritual energy rushed out of the cauldron. The ugly wooden sword spun out of the cauldron and landed in Zeng Jing¡¯s hand. Zeng Jing sensed its ¡°Spiritual Energy Capacity¡± slightly. It was really strange. This fellow¡¯s spiritual energy capacity was much stronger than the one his Senior Sister had refined just now. As for the ¡°Spiritual Energy Amplification¡±, he couldn¡¯t try it yet, but he knew that it wasn¡¯t bad even without trying. He did not know what grade of Dharma treasure this was, but he was sure that it was many times better than the peach wood sword that his Senior Sister had just refined. ¡°Interesting!¡± Zeng Jing thought to himself, ¡°Since I¡¯ve eaten chili and my cultivation has turned into the fire attribute, why don¡¯t I find a place with no one around to try the Flame Sword?¡± He quietly left the small valley where the Sword Sect was located and ran to the back of the mountain. After making sure that Bai Yan and Loli Sect Master did not follow him, he stopped. Then, he slowly injected his cultivation into the ugly wooden sword. The spiritual energy capacity of this wooden sword was really astonishing. Zeng Jing continuously injected fire-attribute spiritual energy into the sword. It took a full 5,000 years of cultivation before he finally felt that the peach wood sword could not hold anymore. He raised the ugly wooden sword that had been infused with 5,000 years of cultivation and swung it at the sky¡­ ¡°BOOM!¡± A terrifying fire dragon soared into the sky and burned it. The sky seemed to have been cut in half by this sword. Even the clouds were split into two and burned. The fire dragon flew more than a hundred kilometers and soared above Shu Mountain. The dragon¡¯s roar shocked all the cultivators of Shu Mountain, causing them to raise their forward heads and tremble in fright. Chapter 23 - Go Into Hiding Chapter 23 Go Into Hiding The Xiling Snow Mountain was one of the mountains of Shu Mountain. It was 5,364 meters above sea level. Ordinary tourists would climb to an altitude of about 3,000 meters at the maximum. They would write a poem and engrave it on a stone before returning home. No one knew that a cultivation sect called the Xiling Sect was hidden amongst the snowy peaks, 5,000 meters above the sea-level. The Xiling Sect was located on a snowy peak. The entire sect was surrounded by dense water-attribute spiritual energy, so most of the experts in the sect cultivated water-attribute and wood-attribute cultivation techniques. At this moment, two elders were standing on the snow peak and chatting. An elder smiled and said, ¡°Fifth Junior Brother, your Withered Tree Art seems to have improved again. You¡¯re not far from the Essence Soul Realm, right?¡± Another elder smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s right, Third Senior Brother. I feel that it won¡¯t be long before I can break through the bottleneck and reach the Essence Soul Realm.¡± ¡°Once you enter the Essence Soul realm, there would be only a few who could stand against you in the martial world. When the time comes, you can go down the mountain and train in the mortal world. Wouldn¡¯t it be fun to play in the mortal world?¡± Third Senior Brother smiled and said, ¡°Congratulations.¡± Fifth Junior Brother shook his head and said, ¡°I can¡¯t let my guard down either. Even though the Withered Tree Art is strong, it¡¯s countered by metal-attribute cultivation techniques. I¡¯m also a little afraid of fire-attribute cultivation techniques. If I encounter enemies who cultivate metal and fire-attribute cultivation techniques, I can only take a detour. When the time comes, I¡¯ll still need Third Senior Brother¡¯s help.¡± Third Senior Brother laughed and said, ¡°Haha, we are brothers of the sect, of course I have to help you. My Xiling Flying Snow Technique is also about to reach the Essence Soul realm. This technique specializes in all fire-attribute cultivation techniques. If anyone who plays with fire dares to bully you, tell me. I¡¯ll come down the mountain and beat him to death with my big fists.¡± Fifth Junior Brother smiled and said, ¡°Senior Brother, you¡¯re so cool! Any fire-attribute cultivator is courting death if they were to meet you.¡± Third Senior Brother laughed and said, ¡°Hahaha, of course.¡± They were still talking when they saw the clouds glow red in the distance. Then a huge hole opened in the clouds with a bang, and a fire dragon flew out of it. The clouds seemed to burn in its wake, and flames raged everywhere. The fire dragon bared its fangs and snarled ferociously in the air, then flew on, burning all the clouds in the sky until it disappeared into the distance. Third Senior Brother and Fifth Junior Brother¡¯s mouths opened wide at the same time, unable to close for a long time. After a long time, Fifth Junior Brother asked while sweating, ¡°Third Senior Brother, what the hell was that just now?¡± Third Senior Brother said, ¡°It¡¯s¡­ it¡¯s a fire-attribute cultivation technique. It condenses into the shape of a dragon and flies into the sky. This¡­ it should be someone practicing a fire-attribute cultivation technique and sending an attack into the sky.¡± The Fifth Junior Brother was scared out of his wits. He thought for a moment. If his Withered Tree Art encountered this person who played with fire dragons, he would probably be burned to ashes in an instant. He said pitifully, ¡°Third Senior Brother, this¡­ Can you defeat this guy just now?¡± Third Senior Brother sweated. ¡°Well¡­ I might need to break through another two or three realms¡­ Oh, no, four or five realms¡­ Uh, I might need to break through another seven or eight realms¡­¡± The Fifth Junior Brother: ¡°¡­¡± After a long while, Fifth Junior Brother said in a low voice, ¡°Let¡¯s continue to train more before we head down the mountain. It seems that we should take it slow. It¡¯s too scary down the mountain.¡± Third Brother also said, ¡°Yes, yes. It¡¯s so scary down the mountain. Let¡¯s just play on the mountain.¡± The conversation between the two elders of Xiling Sect took place almost simultaneously among the experts of all the sects in Shu Mountain. Of course, there was one person who did not discuss it with others. This person was the owner of the Wolong Manor. After seeing the fire dragon, he stood by the Wolong Manor Lake with his hands behind his back and a stiff face. After a long time, he sighed softly. ¡°The Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Technique is really terrifying.¡± Meanwhile¡­ Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, back mountain. Zeng Jing did not expect that he would be able to create such a huge scene with a single swing of his sword. He was shocked. When he saw the fire dragon flying a hundred miles in the sky and roaring, he knew that he had caused trouble. He did not know how many people would see this, especially Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master. They would definitely see this dragon and panic. He had gotten into trouble. He had to keep a low profile. He quickly looked around and found a big tree that was easier to recognize. He dug a hole under the tree and buried the ugly wooden sword so he would not be exposed to Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master. After burying it, he quickly ran back to the door and saw Bai Yan and Loli Sect Master running out of the door. They almost bumped into Zeng Jing. Bai Yan said, ¡°Ah, Junior Brother, did you go outside just now? Did anything happen?¡± The Loli Sect Master also said, ¡°He wasn¡¯t affected, right?¡± Zeng Jing pretended to be dumbfounded. ¡°Affected?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Fire dragon, fire dragon! Didn¡¯t you see it? It was just here. It flew up from our back mountain. Don¡¯t say you didn¡¯t see it.¡± Zeng Jing pretended to be innocent. ¡°Ah, I saw it. It¡¯s a big dragon. It¡¯s quite beautiful. Why? Is there something wrong with it?¡± The Loli Sect Master, glared at him angrily. ¡°You idiot, such a terrifying fire dragon flew up from the back mountain of our Sword Sect. It means that there was a terrifying cultivator was cultivating in the back mountain just now. Looking at the power of that fire dragon, this person is several times stronger than Old Fiend Baiyue. If he wants to harm our Shu Mountain¡¯s Immortal Sword Sect, we¡¯ll be finished. We won¡¯t be able to resist at all. Do you still think it¡¯s good to see such a dangerous thing happen?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Why did they come to harm us for no reason?¡± Bai Yan sighed. ¡°There¡¯s no need to explain why. It¡¯s just like how people sometimes accidentally step on an ant to kill it. It¡¯s not that they want to harm the ant. They just accidentally stepped on it.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Oh! What does destroying you have to do with you!¡± ¡°Yes, so you know this too,¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about it for now. It¡¯s very dangerous now. We don¡¯t know if the mysterious cultivator has left or not. We might be accidentally killed at any time if we continue staying here. Hurry up and find a place to hide. We can only return after confirming that the mysterious cultivator has left.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. This was very awkward. He had swung his sword randomly, causing Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master to leave home and go into hiding. This was too ridiculous. It seemed that he had to do less of such things in the future, lest he accidentally ¡°destroy¡± someone. That would be too embarrassing. Zeng Jing said, ¡°Okay, okay. Then let¡¯s lie low for the time being. Why don¡¯t we use this opportunity to hunt in the distant mountains and get some prey? I can bring them down the mountain to sell them for money later.¡± ¡°That¡¯s fine!¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°It¡¯s better than hiding in a small cave and doing nothing.¡± The three of them flew towards a forest in the distance, temporarily leaving their home, hiding from themselves. Chapter 24 - Transmigrators Must Be Good at Roasting Meat Chapter 24 Transmigrators Must Be Good at Roasting Meat The three of them flew up on their swords and left the Sect. They found a valley that was rarely visited and prepared to hunt to subsidize their living expenses while hiding from the danger. In the original world, there were often homes or tourist attractions even if it was deep within the mountains. There were wires and cables everywhere, and there were fewer animals of all kinds. However, this world was different. The ecology here was excellent. There was no one living in the large primitive forest deep in Shu Mountain. It was impossible for electric poles to exist, much less a base station. Birds and insects were chirping everywhere. It was an animal paradise. ¡°Ah, rabbit! Rabbit!¡± This was the first time the Loli Sect Master had come out to hunt. She felt very strange. As soon as she saw the rabbit, she immediately summoned her flying sword and planned to slash at it. Bai Yan was quick to react and grabbed the Sect Master¡¯s arm. ¡°Junior Sister, don¡¯t hunt.¡± ¡°Ah? Why?¡± The Loli Sect Master had just asked two words when she suddenly woke up. ¡°Ah, Heavenly Tribulation!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, we have to be on guard against the Heavenly Tribulation.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°In the future, you might attain the Dao and become immortal. You will definitely have to face the lightning tribulation. If you commit too many sins, the lightning tribulation will become very troublesome. Leave this to me, Senior Sister. Anyway, I can¡¯t reach the realm where I will attract the lightning tribulation.¡± Bai Yan activated his flying sword and spun towards the rabbit. How could the poor rabbit escape the flying sword of a Core Formation cultivator? It was instantly cut in half. Bai Yan walked over and picked up the two halves of the rabbit and handed it to Zeng Jing. ¡°Can this be sold for money?¡± Zeng Jing did not know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°We can eat the rabbit meat ourselves. The only thing we can sell is the rabbit skin. But if you spin the sword and the rabbit breaks into two, the rabbit skin won¡¯t be able to sell for a high price.¡± Bai Yan: ¡°Huh?¡± Zeng Jing shrugged. ¡°Forget it, I¡¯ll do it.¡± Bai Yan shook his head. ¡°Don¡¯t kill indiscriminately, lest you accumulate the heavenly tribulations as well. Let me do it. At most, I¡¯ll be careful and not destroy the fur.¡± Zeng Jing sighed seeing how she carefully protected her junior sister and junior brother¡¯s path to immortality. This woman was really a rare good senior sister. What more could he ask for? It was no wonder that the younger sisters in Japanese comics were no longer popular. Elder sisters were starting to become popular. A gentle and considerate elder sister was countless times better than a willful and irritable younger sister. Bai Yan changed the way she operated. When she spotted the next rabbit, she did not slash at the flying sword directly. Instead, she flew to the top of the rabbit¡¯s head and slapped down with the sword. With a light slap on the rabbit¡¯s forehead, it fell to the ground and died without injuring its fur. She hunted several rabbits and even a fox with this standard operating system. Zeng Jing took action. He peeled off the rabbit skin and fox skin, washed the bloodstains, and hung them on the treetops to dry. In this way, he obtained a few raw skins. Raw skin could not be directly used to make leather clothes, and Zeng Jing did not know how processes such as ripen or tanning. In any case, he did not need to know. He could just sell raw skin. The next step was to deal with the rabbit. Neither woman knew how to handle the rabbit. This matter could only be handled by Zeng Jing again. Actually, he didn¡¯t know how to roast meat, but he didn¡¯t panic at all. Since ancient times, transmigrators knew how to roast meat, and it was the best delicacy in the world. A beauty would want to throw herself into his arms after taking a bite. Zeng Jing thought that as a transmigrator, he would definitely be able to do this easily. Half an hour later¡­ The Loli Sect Master took a bite of Zeng Jing¡¯s roasted rabbit and complained on the spot, ¡°It¡¯s so bad! It¡¯s burnt outside, but it¡¯s still raw inside.¡± Bai Yan took a small bite and revealed an awkward but polite smile. ¡°It¡¯s fine as long as the food can fill your stomach. It doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s delicious or not. As cultivators, it¡¯s not a big problem for us to eat raw food. Junior Brother, don¡¯t be discouraged.¡± ¡°What?¡± Zeng Jing didn¡¯t believe this. How could the barbecue made by a transmigrator not be delicious? There must be something wrong with the taste buds of these two women. He stuffed the roasted rabbit into his mouth and froze. Two seconds later, he fell to the ground with a thud. He grabbed his throat and rolled on the ground. ¡°Why is my cooking like this?¡± Bai Yan quickly comforted him gently, ¡°Junior Brother, don¡¯t be depressed. You¡¯re already very capable. We don¡¯t know how to roast meat at all.¡± Zeng Jing snorted. ¡°It¡¯s useless to comfort And so the repetitive roasting began¡­ Ten thousand times, ah, ten thousand times¡­ His efforts paid off. After a long time, Zeng Jing finally successfully roasted a delicious piece of rabbit meat. It was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The heat was just right. If culinary skills were also divided into realms, Zeng Jing¡¯s culinary skills should have already reached the Foundation Establishment realm. Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master deserved some mention here. The two of them were free anyway, so they might as well learn how to roast meat. However, after they got the hang of it, they realized that cooking was really super difficult. It was much harder than cultivation. The two of them roasted here and there. It was either charred or charred. They couldn¡¯t do anything. The three of them ate and slept in the forest for a few days. The living conditions were really tough. Fortunately, cultivators were immune to the cold and heat, so they would not fall sick because of such an environment. In the past few days, the three of them had hunted a lot of prey and accumulated a lot of fur. They had also picked a lot of ordinary medicinal herbs. Feeling that it was about time, Bai Yan carefully rode her sword back to the Sect to take a look. After confirming that the ¡°mysterious cultivator¡± was no longer around, he brought Zeng Jing and the Loli Sect Master back to the Sword Sect. When they returned to their familiar home, Bai Yan and the Loli Sect Master were very sad. Bai Yan sighed in a low voice. ¡°We actually had to abandon the Sword Sect and escape when we encountered a powerful enemy. Our Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect has already declined to this extent.¡± The Loli Sect Master clenched her fists. ¡°That¡¯s why I have to cultivate harder. I have to be strong enough to protect everyone. That way we can stand proudly at the door to welcome any strong cultivator instead of hiding like dogs.¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Yes! It¡¯s all up to you. Junior Sister, hurry up and cultivate. I¡¯ll take care of all the miscellaneous matters.¡± The Loli Sect Master returned to her empty Spirit Gathering Formation to cultivate. Bai Yan, on the other hand, held the medicinal herbs that she had gathered over the past few days and said, ¡°Junior Brother, I¡¯ll go and refine the pills now. When I¡¯m done, please bring them to the city outside the mountain to sell. Even though this will delay your cultivation, no one else can do this except you. I¡¯ve never gone down the mountain since I was young. I don¡¯t know anything about the mortal world outside the mountain¡­¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Okay, leave it to me. Don¡¯t worry about delaying my cultivation! Anyway, I don¡¯t have to become an immortal. It¡¯s enough for me if I can ride a sword and look cool.¡± Chapter 25 - To the Mortal World Chapter 25 To the Mortal World Bai Yan went to refine pills. There were not many spiritual herbs in Sword Sect now, all of them were ordinary medicinal herbs that had been picked on the spot. She could only refine some ordinary pills that could clear heatiness and remove illnesses. They probably could not be sold for much. In ancient times, rich people would seek treatment from famous doctors. On the other hand, poor people would not seek treatment or take medicine. If they fell sick, they would force themselves to hold on. If they could not hold on, they would die. They relied on their lives. These medicines could only be sold to the middle class at most. They definitely could not sell for much. Zeng Jing looked at the pile of rabbit skin and fox skin in his hand. They were probably not worth much. None of the ancient hunters had made a fortune, so it could be seen that the fur could only be sold for a few coins. It was very troublesome to leave the mountains even once so he had to earn more. Thinking of this, Zeng Jing¡¯s thoughts turned to the cauldron. The Dharma treasure he refined seemed to be alright. Moreover, the process of refining the Dharma treasure was equivalent to practicing the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power. The more familiar he was with this divine power, the higher the quality of the Dharma treasure he refined in the future. He could use it to exchange for some useful natural treasures and make a good Spirit Gathering Formation. It would also be beneficial to his cultivation. He would do it when the Loli Sect Master was cultivating and Bai Yan was refining pills. Zeng Jing casually picked up a few pieces of peach wood and cut them into ugly peach wood swords. His carving skills were really not good, but it did not matter. Men paid attention to practicality. It did not matter if they looked good or not. He stuffed another handful of chili into his mouth. It was so spicy that he was on the verge of death. Only then did he sneak to the front of the Weapon Refinement Cauldron and refine the ugly wooden swords into Dharma treasures. He also knew that his 4.6 billion years of cultivation was very terrifying and shocking. If he used all his strength to refine treasures, even if he was not familiar with the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡±, he could still refine very terrifying treasures. Therefore, he deliberately suppressed his cultivation and only used a small amount of spiritual energy to inject into the Weapon Refinement Cauldron. He practiced blindly while familiarizing himself with the usage of the ¡°Myriad Treasures Divine Power¡±. It didn¡¯t take long for the five extremely ugly peach wood swords to be refined. These five swords were much inferior to the ugly wooden sword he had first practiced. This was intentional. If it was refined too well, it would not be convenient to sell it for money. It might even attract the attention of others. Zeng Jing understood this principle. He took out a large basket and hid the five peach wood swords at the lowest level of the basket. The top was covered with rabbit skin and fox skin. This way, no one would know that there were Dharma treasures hidden under the basket. After doing all of this, Bai Yan had also finished concocting the medicinal pills. She wrapped the medicinal pills in oil paper and handed them to Zeng Jing. ¡°Junior Brother, I can only concoct these medicinal pills now. These are medicinal pills used to treat ordinary colds and fevers. This is to clear the heat and reduce the heat. This is¡­¡± Zeng Jing noted them down one by one. ¡°Alright, Senior Sister. I¡¯ll try my best to sell them for a good price.¡± He kept the medicinal pills and carried the basket on his back. Right, he also carried the peach wood sword that Bai Yan had made for him. He was about to leave the mountain. Bai Yan was a little worried. ¡°Junior Brother, you don¡¯t even know how to ride a flying sword right now. It¡¯s tiring to walk out of the mountain like this. It¡¯s better for Senior Sister to ride a flying sword to send you down the mountain.¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°If you send me down the mountain, it¡¯s not safe for the sect master to stay here alone. Even though her cultivation level is higher than mine, she¡¯s still a child. Her mind is still immature. We can¡¯t leave her alone.¡± Bai Yan could not refute. Zeng Jing said, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I walked into the mountains myself to find the Immortal Sword Sect of Mount Shu. It¡¯s not difficult for me to walk out now.¡± Bai Yan had seen Zeng Jing use his hands to dig through the ruins, casually grabbing a huge rock and throwing it around. He knew that Zeng Jing¡¯s body technique was very powerful, and he should be considered a powerful martial master in an ordinary world. However, it shouldn¡¯t be a problem for him to go down the mountain and take a look at the mortal world, so she didn¡¯t force him. After all, the young junior sister of the sect master was more worrying. ¡°Junior Brother, you have to be careful.¡± Bai Yan instructed in a soft voice. ¡°You have to know that the world is vast, and there are all sorts of strange things in the world. There are countless capable people, and when you travel in the mortal world, you shouldn¡¯t take things too lightly. Otherwise, you might lose your life for no reason. The sooner you earn money, the sooner you can come home and cultivate. Don¡¯t stay outside for too long.¡± Even though it was a little annoying, the deep concern warmed Zeng Jing¡¯s heart. ¡°I¡¯ll listen to Senior Sister!¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll leave.¡± Bai Yan sent him to the entrance and watched as Zeng Jing left. His gaze was filled with concern as he waved his hand repeatedly¡­ Bai Yan treated Zeng Jing very well even though they hadn¡¯t been together for long. In this Xianxia world where he didn¡¯t have any friends or relatives, they felt family. He was really touched. Patting the basket on his back, he said, ¡°Alright, I also have to work hard and let Senior Sister live a better life. Good luck Zeng Jing.¡± He strode down the mountain! He could still vaguely remember the path he had taken up the mountain. In the past few months, in order to find the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, he had walked through the mountains of Shu Mountain previously and he was very familiar with it. He had also met hunters and herb gatherers in the mountains. After chatting with them, he had a general understanding of the cities at the foot of the mountain. He walked southeast from the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, they walked southeast. After crossing 32 mountains of various sizes, he would arrive at an extremely prosperous city called Jinguan City. He should be able to sell the things in his basket! He didn¡¯t know how to use the sword control technique yet, so he couldn¡¯t use his Dharma treasure to fly. He could only use the same method as before. After walking to a place where Bai Yan couldn¡¯t see him, he gathered a portion of his 4.6 billion years of cultivation and concentrated it on the tip of his foot. Then, he tapped lightly on the ground¡­ A huge recoil pushed him off the ground and sent him flying like a cannonball. With a hoosh, he crossed a tall mountain peak and fell from the other side of the mountain peak. He did not know how to land at all because he did not know Qinggong or movement techniques. Therefore, it was easy to fly, but not easy to land. He could only fall freely. ¡°BOOM!¡± He landed on the ground on the other side of the mountain peak and smashed a huge pit. He shook his head and got up from the pit. Then, he tapped the ground with his toes again and flew out like a cannonball, flying over another mountain peak. ¡°BOOM!¡± Another huge pit was created on the other side of the mountain. After creating 32 craters on the 32 mountains, Zeng Jing walked out of Shu Mountain. However, what he didn¡¯t know was that he had frightened all the major sects in Shu Mountain as he progressed. Countless cultivators heard the sounds of the pits being smashed towards the southeast. They didn¡¯t dare to come over to take a look and only dared to listen from afar. After listening carefully for a while, they judged that it should be a huge demon beast that was even taller than a mountain peak. It was walking forward and was extremely tall, and every step it took could cross a mountain peak. It stomped on the ground with a bang with every step and the ground shook. It was extremely terrifying. The Cultivators could only tremble in fear, or hide and pray that this giant demonic beast would not step on their house¡­ Chapter 26 - Selling Leather Hides Chapter 26 Selling Leather Hides Standing on the hill and towards the southeast was a fertile plain. There were all kinds of crops planted on the plain, and farmers were working hard. In the middle of this farmland, there was a magnificent city, Jinguan City. Jinguan City had a large population and developed business. It was the largest and wealthiest city in the southwest of the Divine Continent. Zeng Jing walked towards the city. He was wearing the set of chivalrous clothes that Bai Yan had personally made. He looked very different from ordinary people. In this day and age, ordinary people usually wore short clothes made of burlap for convenience. It was completely incompatible with Zeng Jing¡¯s impressive chivalrous clothes. In general, it was just like in wuxia movies, where the extras on the street and the clothes of important actors were very different. The audience could tell at a glance which were extras and which were important actors. Therefore, even if Zeng Jing had a very old-fashioned basket on his back, no one treated him as an ordinary person. When he reached the city gate, a young city guard wanted to collect the ¡°entry tax¡± from him. An old soldier came out from the side and grabbed the young guard. He said in a low voice, ¡°Are you blind? Didn¡¯t you see what he was wearing? That¡¯s the attire of a cultivator. How dare you collect his tax? Just let him in the city with your eyes closed.¡± The young guard couldn¡¯t help but sweat. ¡°Oh, so he¡¯s a cultivator. I can¡¯t afford to offend him.¡± Zeng Jing did not hear the awkward conversation between the two soldiers. He passed through the city gate and entered the city. The streets made of limestone extended to the center of the city in front of him. Simple citizens in burlap clothes shuttled through the streets. This scene was similar to the ancient city he had imagined. However, his gaze immediately locked onto a man in a warrior suit. This person was obviously not an ordinary person, but someone with cultivation. One look at the clothes on his body showed that he did not blend in with the environment. Of course, Zeng Jing himself was also wearing such clothes. The man turned around and glanced at Zeng Jing sensing that someone was looking at him. After realizing that Zeng Jing was also a cultivator, he cupped his fists at Zeng Jing. Zeng Jing could not lose his manners since the other person was polite. He cupped his fists in return. The man turned around and left. Zeng Jing took a few more steps forward. Unexpectedly, he ran into a group of Cultivators wearing the standard Daoist robe of the Qingcheng Sect. They had just come out of a teahouse when they saw Zeng Jing, who was wearing a warrior¡¯s robe, pass by. They didn¡¯t say anything and left with their heads held high. Zeng Jing continued to walk towards the center of the city. Unexpectedly, after only five or six steps, another group of women in Daoist robes and warrior robes crossed the street. The warrior robes did not differentiate between sects, but one could tell at a glance that they were from Emei Sect. Zeng Jing thought to himself, Eh? There are a lot of cultivators in Jinguan City. I¡¯ve only walked a few steps and there are already three batches. What¡¯s going on? Did something big happen in Jianghu? He stopped a Daoist nun from the Emei Sect and asked, ¡°Senior sister from the Emei Sect, I¡¯m a disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect of Shushan. My name is Zeng Jing. Sorry to disturb you, but I have something to ask.¡± Emei and the Immortal Sword Sect of Shushan were both sects of the Shu Mountain, so they still had a weak relationship. Therefore, the Daoist nun was not in a hurry to leave. She bowed to Zeng Jing and asked, ¡°What can I do for you, Senior Brother of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I see cultivators everywhere in Jinguan City. It seems like more than half of the major sects in Shu Mountain are here. Is something big about to happen?¡± The Daoist nun said curiously, ¡°Eh? Don¡¯t you know? A few days ago, a fire dragon suddenly flew up from the Shu Mountain and soared for hundreds of miles. It was abnormally terrifying. There should be an extremely powerful cultivator refining his cultivation technique. All the sects felt that the cultivator is invincible. Even though he might not be an enemy, he might not be a friend either. Therefore, it is better to avoid him. Some people hid deep in the mountains, while others hid in Jinguan City.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. The Daoist nun said, ¡°Your Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect¡­¡± Just as she was about to ask, she suddenly remembered that the Immortal Sword Sect of Shushan had been destroyed by Old Fiend Baiyue a few days ago. The remaining disciples probably really did not know anything. The Daoist nun shook her head and sighed, ¡°Senior Brother, there¡¯s another piece of news that you have to be on guard against. Not long ago, another giant demonic beast appeared in Shu Mountain. Even though no one saw it with their own eyes, it was so huge that it could cross a mountain with a single step. Every step it took would cause the ground to shake and a crater. This demonic beast¡¯s cultivation is probably already on par with immortals. The cultivators who remained in Shu Mountain will definitely be scared out of their wits.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. The Daoist nun thought that Zeng Jing was frightened and could not say anything since he kept mum. She could only sigh softly and say, ¡°Senior Brother, it seems that there are only a few people left in your sect. It is extremely difficult to resist a strong enemy. At this critical moment, it is best to hide in Jinguan City and not go out. Now, the people of the various sects are all in Jinguan City. If that huge demon beast or mysterious cultivator attacks, we can at least join forces to resist it and have more protection.¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. What should I say as the ¡®monster¡¯ that you were prepared to fight together against? The Daoist nun then said in a low voice, ¡°Jinguan City is filled with cultivators now, and all the sects are gathered here. This situation is like a barrel of gunpowder that will explode at the slightest touch. Now, everyone is acting carefully, not daring to act rashly and cause trouble to avoid bringing disaster to themselves and their sects. You have to be careful too. There are only a few people left in your sect. Don¡¯t cause trouble for yourself, understand?¡± Zeng Jing cupped his hands and said, ¡°Thank you for careful.¡± your guidance, Senior Sister. I¡¯ll be The Emei Daoist Nun shook her head and sighed, walking away¡­ Zeng Jing continued to walk toward the center of the city. As he walked, he thought to himself. It¡¯s good that these guys are all hiding in the city. It¡¯s also a good thing for him to have more Cultivators because the things he wants to sell are mainly the five peach wood swords. Ordinary people won¡¯t buy Dharma treasures, only Cultivators will buy them. Having more Cultivators in the city will help Zeng Jing¡¯s business. Moreover, he was a little worried that the treasure would be revealed and someone would come to fight for it before he came. Even though he was not afraid of anyone, he was afraid of trouble. Right now, all the Cultivators in the city were looking out for themselves and didn¡¯t dare to cause trouble. It was a good thing for him. It would be best if no one came to cause trouble when selling the Dharma treasures. It would be better for everyone if they completed the transaction obediently. He slowly walked to the most prosperous place in the city center, took off his basket and started setting up a roadside store, preparing to be a peddler. This place looked quite lively. There was a lot of traffic and people. There were also many vendors setting up stalls on the street and fortune-tellers walking around. Setting up a stall here would definitely mean booming business. First, he took out his pile of rabbit skins, fox skins, and so on and placed them aside. He did not know what the price level was here, so he casually shouted, ¡°Selling hides. There are rabbit and fox hides. I guarantee that the market will be at the lowest price.¡± Chapter 27 - Do You Have Any Heavenly Treasures? Chapter 27 Do You Have Any Heavenly Treasures? He suddenly heard a majestic voice roar from the side as he started his sales, ¡°Come and take a look. The best rabbit skin, fox skin, wild boar skin, wolf skin¡­ You can have anything you want way cheaper than the guy beside me.¡± Zeng Jing turned around and saw that it was a burly man. He was also wearing a chivalrous suit and was shouting loudly. He really had a lot of goods. There were dozens of skins in front of him and they were spread out. Zeng Jing turned to look at him. That person also turned to look at Zeng Jing. Zeng Jing¡¯s expressions and actions were restrained, it was obvious that he wanted no trouble. Zeng Jing didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. ¡°Hey, brother, I¡¯m new here and don¡¯t know the market. Let¡¯s not compete viciously. How about selling it at the same price? I¡¯ll set it at the same price as you.¡± The man said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to sell it at the same price as you. I want to sell it at a lower price. This isn¡¯t me stirring up trouble. This is a normal business competition. I¡¯m not afraid of you even if you were to tell tales to my Alliance Master of the I am not afraid of the leader of the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance.¡± Zeng Jing was amused. ¡°What a long name.¡± ¡°Only a sect with a long name is mighty and domineering,¡± the man said. ¡°Let me tell you, my name is Fang Wushang. I¡¯m an outer sect disciple of the Alliance. Our Alliance is very powerful. I don¡¯t know which sect you¡¯re from, but don¡¯t think that I¡¯m easy to bully. This is a normal business competition. It¡¯s normal. I¡¯m not afraid that you¡¯ll find someone to judge.¡± His words revealed his fear. Only very weak sects would claim to be very strong. This kind of fellow who forcefully claimed to be very strong usually wanted to protect himself and not let others provoke him. He was actually quite afraid of trouble. Zeng Jing would not cause trouble for no reason. In any way, he should tell him where he was from first. ¡°I¡¯m an inner sect disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. My name is Zeng Jing. I only have a few skins and can¡¯t snatch any business from you. There¡¯s no need for you to lower the price. Let¡¯s sell it at the same price.¡± ¡°Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect? Inner sect disciple?¡± Fang Wushang was slightly stunned. How could an inner sect disciple be selling animal skins on the streets? Logically speaking, such chores should be done by outer sect disciples who were not in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Inner sect disciples should only focus on cultivating. However, he immediately recalled the rumors in the cultivation world in the past few days. It was said that the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect had been destroyed by Old Fiend Baiyue. When the Daoist priests of the Qingcheng Sect arrived, there were only two female disciples and a young man who went up the mountain to learn martial arts. Everyone else had died. It seemed that the person in front of him was the fellow who went up the mountain to learn martial arts from the rumors. ¡°What kind of inner sect disciple are you?¡± Fang Wushang laughed loudly. ¡°You¡¯ve only joined the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect a few days ago, right? Perhaps there are too few disciples in the sect now, so they made an exception to promote you to the inner sect. You definitely haven¡¯t built your Foundation Establishment yet.¡± Zeng Jing spread his hands. ¡°I¡¯ve and have entered the Qi Refinement.¡± ¡°This kind of lie that breaks with a prick is meaningless.¡± Fang Wushang shook his head. ¡°How many days has it been? How can it be so easy to build your Foundation Establishment!¡± At this point, he was actually a little sad. ¡°I joined the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance three years ago and became an honorable outer sect disciple. For three years, I worked as a handyman and cultivated as hard as I could, but I have yet to open the conception and governor vessels. Three years, how many three years can I have in my life¡­¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I¡¯m not interested!¡± He turned to the main street and shouted, ¡°Selling leather, fresh rabbit skin, fox skin! Come and take a look.¡± Fang Wushang: ¡­ Fang Wushang broke out in a sweat. ¡°Hey, listen to me. I¡¯m expressing my emotions.¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°I won¡¯t listen, I won¡¯t listen, I won¡¯t listen.¡± Fang Wushang was going crazy. He wanted to jump up and punch Zeng Jing, but he didn¡¯t dare to. To put it bluntly, he was just an outer sect disciple, not some big shot. His cultivation level was low, and his status in the sect was low. He might still be punished by the Alliance Master if he provoked a disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect, even though it was on the decline and was no longer as popular as before. As the saying went, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. They still had an old ally, the Wolong Manor even if they had met with misfortune. Who knew if they would lend them a helping hand? In addition, the righteous sects in Shu Mountain more or less had some friendship with each other. Sects like Emei, Qingcheng, Xiling, Ba Lang, and so on might help the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect on account of their old friendship. Even if their sect was destroyed, they could not be underestimated. Fang Wushang had been in the business world for a long time, so he knew how to deal with people. It was best not to provoke them if he could. He suppressed the displeasure in his heart and pouted. ¡°Forget it, I can¡¯t be bothered to argue with you. Your Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect is finished if you need to earn such a small sum of money.¡± Zeng Jing shrugged at him. ¡°I¡¯m not making a small sum. I want to make a lot of money and buy some Heavenly Treasures to set up two Spirit Gathering Formations. Oh! Speaking of which, I want to ask you something. What¡¯s the name of your Alliance again? Some water, flower and willow Alliance? Do you have many Heavenly treasures and Dharma artifacts for sale? If you do, state your price first. I¡¯ll come and buy them from you when I earn money.¡± ¡°It¡¯s the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance.¡± Wushang said angrily, ¡°Remember the names of other famous sects!¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°Who remembers such a long name?¡± || ¡­ Fang Fang Wushang: Forget it, forget it. He did not even have the strength to argue. Fang Wushang rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Speaking of Heavenly Treasures, I¡¯m not bragging, but our alliance does have quite a few. Our alliance is divided into four branches. One is in the mountains, called the Black Mountain branch, and the other is in the waters, called the White Water branch¡­¡± Zeng Jing interrupted him and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need to introduce it in such detail. Anyway, I just want to know, how much are the Heavenly Treasures? I want water and wood-attributed Heavenly Treasures. How much does it cost to set up such a Spirit Gathering Formation? Name a price and I¡¯ll earn according to this standard. It¡¯s a simple matter. Don¡¯t make it complicated.¡± Fang Wushang glanced sideways at Zeng Jing. ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯re naive enough to think that you can afford a heavenly treasure just by selling a few skins?¡± ¡°I have other treasures to sell,¡± Zeng Jing said. ¡°I didn¡¯t have time to take them out because you interrupted me.¡± once When Fang Wushang heard this, he did not dare to act rashly. He thought to himself, ¡°The Immortal Sword Sect of Mount Shu was a famous sect after all. Even though they were destroyed, they might have left behind some spiritual pills and secret treasures. It¡¯s not surprising that they can be sold for a large sum of money. I can¡¯t mock him too much, lest I get slapped in the face.¡¯ Just as he was thinking about this, Zeng Jing took out a few packets of pills from his pocket and placed them in front of him. Then, he shouted at the top of his lungs, ¡°Selling spirit pills. It cleanses the heart and reduces heat. It also nourishes the Yin and nourishes the kidneys. This medicine can treat colds, fevers, and various other small illnesses. Moreover, it nourishes the blood and Qi¡­ Come, take a look¡­ It¡¯s sold at a super cheap price. The spirit pills refined by cultivators are as cheap as the medicines caught by ordinary doctors. You won¡¯t lose out if you buy them! You won¡¯t be fooled if you buy them. Bring these top-notch pills home for 998 yuan only.¡± Fang Wushang nearly flipped. Chapter 28 - How Much Is This Peachwood Golden Snake Chapter 28 How Much Is This Peachwood Golden Snake Sword For? A middle-aged woman walked over and said to Zeng Jing, ¡°My husband is sick with a cold. How much are you selling this pill for?¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s the same price as ordinary cold medicine.¡± The middle-aged woman nodded and felt that it was worth it. The medicine refined by a cultivator was much more effective than the medicine concocted by an ordinary doctor. If the price was the same, it was really a huge gain. She quickly put down one tael of silver and took a pill before leaving. Zeng Jing tossed the silver ingot in his hand, shook his head and sighed. ¡°It¡¯s really pitiful¡± Fang Wushang felt that he had to vent his anger. ¡°Has the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect fallen to such a state? You want to buy Heavenly Treasures and set up a Spirit Gathering Formation? Are you kidding me? Any Heavenly Treasure costs hundreds of taels of gold. Do you understand?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I have other things to sell. You¡¯re so impatient. You can mock me after looking at my items.¡± Fang Wushang narrowed his eyes. ¡°I can already roughly guess the kind of items you have.¡± ¡°You can really guess? That¡¯s a huge help.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°As you know, I¡¯m a new disciple who just joined the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. I still lack knowledge in identifying treasures. I don¡¯t even know how much these things are worth. If you can help me set a reasonable price, I can give you a commission.¡± ¡°Only a ghost would want your commission,¡± Fang Wushang said. ¡°I wonder what kind of trash you have.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Peach wood swords, Dharma treasures!¡± ¡°Peach Wooden Sword Dharma Treasure? It¡¯s suitable for cultivators with fire attribute cultivation techniques to wear and use.¡± Fang Wushang¡¯s gaze immediately fell on the inferior peach wood sword on Zeng Jing¡¯s back. The carving technique of this sword was not bad and could be considered a work of art. However, Fang Wushang could feel that this sword had no spiritual energy at all. It could only be said to be an inferior Dharma Treasure. The tip of the sword was even missing a corner. It looked like something had gone wrong during the refining process and caused the sword to be damaged. Fang Wushang said, ¡°You¡¯re not selling this piece of trash, are you?¡± As soon as he finished speaking, Zeng Jing took out a peach wood sword from the basket on his back. The carving technique of the sword could only be said to be lousy. Even the hilt was crooked, and the blade was not very straight and twisted. This was simply ¡°ghostly workmanship¡±. Fang Wushang could not even be bothered to assess its standard. He held his stomach and laughed. ¡°Ha¡­ Haha¡­ Hahaha¡­ What kind of trash is this? Hahaha¡­ At least make it straight like a sword. It¡¯s twisted like a snake.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°You don¡¯t understand, right? This is called the Peachwood Golden Snake Sword. It was deliberately carved into such a curved shape. It¡¯s definitely not because the creator¡¯s carving skills are bad. Definitely not.¡± Fang Wushang laughed until he rolled on the ground. ¡°Pfft, hahaha, trash, trash, worthless.¡± Before he could finish laughing, there was a flash of fire at the corner of the street. It turned out to be an itinerant cultivator who practiced fire-attribute cultivation techniques. He flew over on his sword. His Dharma treasure was also a peachwood sword. It looked antique and very flashy. One look and one could tell that it was a good thing. However, the itinerant cultivator¡¯s eyes were fixed on the Peachwood Golden Snake Sword in Zeng Jing¡¯s hand. His eyes were passionate, as if a hand was about to reach out from his eye socket. He was across the street, but after seeing the sword in Zeng Jing¡¯s hand, he was so anxious that he didn¡¯t even want to wait for the time to walk over. Instead, he flew over on his sword. It could be seen how anxious he was. He landed in front of Zeng Jing with sparks. With a bang, the surrounding temperature became several degrees higher by the fire attribute cultivation method in his body. He shouted anxiously, ¡°How much is this Peachwood Golden Snake Sword?¡± Fang Wushang said, ¡°Eh?¡± He got up from the ground and looked at the itinerant cultivator in disbelief. ¡°Fire Tree Sage.¡± It turned out that this was a rather famous itinerant cultivator. He got his name because of the fire tree painted on his Daoist robe. He was not considered an evil sect and could barely be considered a righteous person. He belonged to the kind of itinerant cultivator who traveled alone and occasionally did some good deeds that did not go against his conscience and morals. It was just that he had a bad temper. Of course, most people who practiced fire-attribute cultivation methods were impatient and had a bad temper. This was how fiery-temperatured came about. Fire Tree Sage glared at Zeng Jing anxiously. Fang Wushang was surprised. ¡°Sage! You actually like his toys?¡± Fire Tree Sage turned around and rolled his eyes. ¡°You blind outer sect disciple, get lost.¡± Fang Wushang: ¡°¡­¡¯ ¡°I He could only endure the mocking he received! He did not dare to provoke Fire Tree Sage. Even if the Alliance Master was here, he had to cup his fists and maintain politeness. He did not dare to offend him casually. Fire Tree Sage turned to look at Zeng Jing again, his eyes burning. Zeng Jing would have shouted, ¡°I¡¯m not gay!¡± and fled if he did not know that this guy was looking at him this way because of the Peachwood Sword. He forcefully suppressed the discomfort and spread his hands at the Sage. ¡°I don¡¯t know much about the market. Name a price. I think it¡¯s suitable, so I¡¯ll sell it to you.¡± Fire Tree Sage pondered for a moment and reached into his sleeve. He took out a jade stone that was emitting cold air and handed it to Zeng Jing. ¡°What do you think about this item?¡± Zeng Jing took the jade and looked at it left and right. ¡°What¡¯s this? So cold.¡± Fang Wushang was sweating profusely. ¡°Are you an idiot? Don¡¯t you recognize this? This is Icy Jade! Icy Jade! Even though it¡¯s a piece of jade, it¡¯s not of the earth attribute but water attribute. It emits cold spiritual energy all year round. According to the principle of water producing wood, this thing is very suitable for people who cultivate wood attribute cultivation techniques.¡¯ He then turned to the Fire Tree Sage. ¡°Sage, you actually used this to exchange for his children¡¯s toys? Aren¡¯t you making a huge loss?¡± Before he could finish his sentence, Fire Tree Sage reached into his sleeve again and took out a banknote. ¡°This is a banknote from the Brilliant Imperial Bank. It¡¯s worth two hundred taels of gold. I¡¯ll use this gold and this Icy Jade to exchange for your peachwood Golden Snake Sword.¡± Fang Wushang felt that something was amiss. Fire Tree Sage was actually willing to pay so much for this broken wooden sword? This meant that this sword was indeed extraordinary. It was impossible for someone like Fire Tree Sage to make a mistake. On the other hand, his cultivation level had not even reached the Foundation Establishment realm. In other words, he had yet to embark on the path of cultivation. It was normal for him to not be able to judge the strength of Dharma treasures. This feeling of ¡®I¡¯m definitely wrong and others are definitely right¡¯ was really uncomfortable. Zeng Jing touched the Icy Jade and thought to himself, ¡°This water-attribute heavenly treasure can be used to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation for the Loli Sect Master. This is worth accepting. Let¡¯s do this deal since there¡¯s an additional 200 taels of gold. Anyway, I don¡¯t have to do anything to make this sword. I just have to stuff myself with chili.¡± ¡°Alright, first deal of the business.¡± Zeng Jing accepted the Icy Jade and banknotes and handed the Peachwood Golden Snake Sword to the Fire Tree Sage. Chapter 29 - Tycoon, Youre Too Much Chapter 29 Tycoon, You¡¯re Too Much The Fire Tree Sage was overjoyed. Most people who practiced fire-attribute cultivation techniques were naturally impatient and carefree. He impatiently grabbed the Peachwood Golden Snake Sword and circulated the cultivation technique in his hand. A red light poured into the Peachwood Golden Snake Sword. Wood could start a fire, and the fire-attribute spiritual energy expanded by several times. A huge amount of spiritual energy almost rushed out from the tip of the sword. The Fire Tree Sage laughed and said, ¡°I¡¯ve searched the entire continent for a good sword that suits me, but I couldn¡¯t find it. Now, I¡¯ve finally found it. Hahahaha, hahahaha¡­ I don¡¯t have to worry about my cultivation level being too strong and bursting my Dharma treasures anymore. Hahahaha¡­¡±¡® He waved his sword at the sky, and a fiery red sword light soared into the sky, reaching a height of more than a hundred meters. The flame wave soared into the sky, and the momentum was really terrifying. Then, he formed a sword spell with his hand, and the Peachwood Golden Snake Sword floated in midair. Fire Tree Sage jumped onto the sword and pointed forward. The sword immediately flew away with him. The tail of the sword dragged along with spiritual energy that was at least dozens of meters long. It was like a long fiery red snake in the sky as it slithered away. ¡°Look at how happy he is.¡± A cultivator on the side of the street snorted coldly. ¡°Isn¡¯t it just a new Dharma treasure? What¡¯s there to be happy about? He could only release a fiery red sword light with one strike. His cultivation is too low. A few days ago, we saw someone waving a fire dragon in Shushan.¡± Another cultivator also smiled and said, ¡°That¡¯s right. If I hadn¡¯t seen that fire dragon before, I would have thought that Fire Tree Sage¡¯s move is quite powerful. But Fire Tree Sage is just a piece of trash after seeing that.¡± ¡°Hey, you two, is it really okay to be so sarcastic here?¡± Another cultivator sneered and said, ¡°Say these to Fire Tree Sage¡¯s face if you have the guts instead of behind his back. He¡¯s very impatient. When he hears someone talking about him like this, he will probably slash the other party with his sword on the spot.¡± The two people who had spoken earlier were shocked. They quickly slipped away and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye. Fang Wushang was completely stunned. Zeng Jing patted him on the shoulder and said, ¡°Hey, Brother Fang, wake up. Don¡¯t be in a daze. I still need your help later. Take me to buy Heavenly Treasures.¡± Fang Wushang: || ¡­ Zeng Jing: ¡°Say something?¡± Fang Wushang said stiffly, ¡°Where did you get that sword? Could it have been passed down by the masters of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect?¡± Of course, Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t say that he made it himself, so he could only say, ¡°That¡¯s right! There was once a master refiner in our Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. This was his work before he passed away. Our sect has always kept it well and wanted to leave it for our disciples to use. However, now that the Sect is destroyed, we need a lot of heavenly treasures to rebuild it so we have to give it up.¡± Fang Wushang clicked his tongue and sighed. ¡°A starving camel is indeed bigger than a horse. Wealthy families and large sects can¡¯t be underestimated.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this now. Take me to buy Heavenly Treasures. I need a large number of water and wood-attribute Heavenly Treasures, Spiritual Weapons, and Magic Weapons. Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve forgotten about them.¡± Fang Wushang rolled his eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t get cocky. You only have two hundred taels of gold other than the Icy Jade Fire Tree Sage gave you. You won¡¯t be able to buy anything.¡± Zeng Jing chuckled and pulled Fang Wushang closer. He quietly lifted the rabbit skin on the basket and got him to look inside. Fang Wushang took a closer look. There were actually four peach wood swords in the basket. All of them were carved extremely uglily. Zeng Jing chuckled and said, ¡°Look, I still have four.¡± Fang Wushang said, ¡°Pfft! Tycoon, you¡¯re too much!¡± He foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground. As the saying went, one should not reveal one¡¯s wealth. For Zeng Jing to reveal four valuable Dharma treasures like this was actually a huge taboo in the pugilistic world, especially for those who were ¡°weak¡±. Doing so would simply invite a fatal disaster. However, Zeng Jing was not weak. He had the guts to play like this. Coupled with the fact that there were many experts in Jinguan City and that all the major sects were gathered together, it was like a giant powder keg. Everyone was careful with their tails between their legs, so no one dared to act rashly. Most importantly, when Zeng Jing was refining these swords, he deliberately suppressed his cultivation. Therefore, their quality could only be said to be above average. They were not top-notch Dharma treasures. The real experts were not interested, and the middle and low-level experts did not dare to move. Zeng Jing pulled Fang Wushang up and said with a smile, ¡°Brother Fang, don¡¯t lie down. Take me to buy heavenly treasures.¡± Fang Wushang said pitifully, ¡°Tycoon, you said that you would give me some commission. Is that true?¡± ¡°Of course it¡¯s true,¡± Zeng Jing said. ¡°I¡¯m a very fair person. There¡¯s nothing wrong with me giving you a commission as an intermediary.¡± Fang Wushang was overjoyed. ¡°That¡¯s great. Keep your things and come with me. I¡¯ll take you to see the leader of our Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance.¡± He put away his leather stall, stuffed all the leather into a backpack and carried it on his back. Zeng Jing also carried his basket. The two of them left the center of the street and walked towards the west district. As they walked, Fang Wushang introduced, ¡°The headquarters of our alliance is not in Jinguan City. It¡¯s in Dragon Gate Mountain in the northwest of Jinguan City. A few days ago, the Fire Dragon streaked across Dragon Gate Mountain. All the disciples of our alliance were shocked. They knew that they were too weak and could not fight against such a cultivator. I¡¯m afraid that even the Mountain Protection Sword Formation that we¡¯re so proud of is useless. Therefore, the entire alliance temporarily hid in Jinguan City. Currently, we¡¯ve settled in the forest in the west city and are doing business to earn some money.¡± It turned out that the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance was not a big sect. It could only be said to be a very weak small sect. The leader of the sect was only at the late-stage Golden Core realm. He had not even reached the Nascent Soul realm. Such a weak sect did not have a strong desire to cultivate to become an immortal. They were more interested in protecting themselves, doing business, and making money to live a better life. The disciples of the sect were mostly engaged in various profitable businesses. They did not cultivate diligently all day long, instead, did trading everywhere. They liked to be friends with ¡°rich people¡± like Zeng Jing. Soon, they arrived at the woods of the western district. From afar, Zeng Jing saw a large group of cultivators in warrior attire guarding the edge of the woods. Seeing that these cultivators all had common faces, he knew that they were just small fries on sentry duty. Someone waved his hand from afar seeing Fang Wushang. ¡°Senior Brother Fang, you¡¯ve sold all the skins already?¡± Fang Wushang chuckled and said, ¡°I haven¡¯t sold many leathers yet, but I¡¯ve accepted a big business deal and brought a big client to meet the Alliance Master.¡± The small fry looked at Zeng Jing together. ¡°This is?¡± Fang Wushang said, ¡°Yes, a disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect!¡± As soon as they heard the words ¡°Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect¡±, the expressions of the small fries instantly became a little interesting. However, they were still a sect that specialized in business. These people did not immediately gloat. Instead, they pretended to be very sympathetic and said, ¡°So you¡¯re a disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect. Sorry for my disrespect. We¡¯ve also heard about what happened. We deeply regret what happened to your Sect.¡± Chapter 30 - Not Good, Enemies Are Invading Regret my *ss. Chapter 30 Not Good, Enemies Are Invading Regret my *ss. Everyone must be secretly gloating that a famous sect like yours has such a day. Zeng Jing thought to himself. However, the other party maintained politeness on the surface. Zeng Jing could not directly spit out their sarcasm. It was the fundamental principle of the world to deal with people. It was fine as long as he understood many things. The small fries split up and let Fang Wushang bring Zeng Jing into the forest. In the forest were the inner disciples of the Alliance. They were at least at the Qi Refinement Realm. However, Zeng Jing didn¡¯t know how to use his divine sense and couldn¡¯t detect the cultivation realm of the others. Moreover, he knew that it was impolite to use his divine senses to scan people. He wouldn¡¯t do so even if he knew how. There weren¡¯t many inner sect disciples in the forest, only a few dozen. It seemed like the Alliance was really weak. There were also many huge packages in the forest. They were the fine gold and silver that they had brought from their homes when they had taken refuge. Fang Wushang led Zeng Jing to the center of the forest. An old man with white hair and beard sat there. It seemed that he was the Alliance Master. He looked even older than Old Fiend Baiyue, but Zeng Jing knew that this fellow was definitely younger than Old Fiend Baiyue. After Fang Wushang introduced Zeng Jing, the Alliance Master also revealed a standard expression of sympathy, ¡°Our alliance deeply regrets¡­¡± Zeng Jing quickly said, ¡°Let¡¯s not talk about this anymore. Let¡¯s get to the main point. I heard that your Alliance has a lot of heavenly treasures that you want to sell, and my Sect needs to build a water and wood attribute Spirit Gathering Formation. We need water and wood-attribute heavenly treasures, spirit weapons, artifact spirits and Dharma artifacts. If your alliance has these things, we might as well discuss business.¡± The feigned sympathy on the Alliance Master¡¯s face instantly disappeared, and he returned to his business-like smile. ¡°What a coincidence. I have quite a number of water and wood-attribute heavenly treasures. You only need to think of the name of our alliance to know what we deal in.¡± Zeng Jing thought about it carefully. ¡°Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance, Tsk, Earth, Water, and Wood. Fang Wushang leaned close to the Alliance Master¡¯s ear and whispered, ¡°Alliance Master, he has five very powerful peach wood sword magic treasures. Fire Tree Sage bought one at a high price and confirmed that it¡¯s definitely good stuff. I heard that it¡¯s a relic left behind by a refining master of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect.¡± The Alliance Master was overjoyed. He patted Fang Wushang¡¯s shoulder and said, ¡°This business is good. I¡¯ll give you more monthly allowance.¡± Fang Wushang was overjoyed. The Alliance Master wants to give me money, and the tycoon wants to give me a commission. I¡¯ll make a killing this time. Zeng Jing took out four peach wood swords from the basket on his back and placed them on the ground in neat rows. The Alliance Master¡¯s eyes glued to them from the moment they landed on the swords. He was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator. His spiritual energy was very strong and he could release his divine sense. He scanned the four peach wood swords with his divine sense and immediately said happily, ¡°These are indeed good items! Even Though the wood used by these four swords is relatively poor and is only peach wood, the cultivation of the person who refined them is deep and he uses a cultivation technique that is suitable for refining weapons. Therefore, the quality is quite good and is very suitable for Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators. Alas, I won¡¯t be able to keep my hands to myself if I¡¯d cultivated a fire-attribute cultivation technique.¡± Of course, there was also the problem of sculpting techniques. This sculpting technique really made people feel that there was nothing to complain about. The Alliance Master thought to himself, ¡®A cultivator who really cares about status is unlikely to use such an ugly child sculpture as a Dharma treasure. It¡¯s a little embarrassing to hold it in his hand.¡¯ Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°Alliance Master really knows your stuff. The wood is indeed a little lacking because when our sect¡¯s refining master refined these swords back then, he had the intention of practicing and honing his skills. He casually picked up a few pieces of wood and carved them randomly before starting to refine them.¡± ¡°No wonder, no wonder!¡± The Alliance Master said, ¡°So it¡¯s a master refiner¡¯s fun pieces. However, as expected of a refining master from a famous sect. Even such pieces are so powerful.¡± He clapped his hands and a few of his subordinates came over with a big bag. He opened the bag and a wave of spiritual energy immediately spread out. It turned out that the bag was filled with various heavenly treasures. The Alliance Master took out a lotus flower from his bag and said with a smile, ¡°Please take a look. This is a three-colored golden lotus. It¡¯s a water-attribute spirit item. It¡¯s a spirit flower that can only bloom from lotus roots planted in a pool with rich spiritual energy. It carries powerful fire-attribute spiritual energy and is very suitable to be placed in a Spirit Gathering Formation. Then, he took out a piece of jade from the bag. This time, Zeng Jing recognized it without him saying anything. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s an Icy Jade!¡± ¡°Yes, this is also a good water-attribute item.¡± The Alliance Master asked his subordinates to bring over another bag. He opened the bag and saw that it was actually filled with tree branches. Zeng Jing immediately felt that these tree branches emitted dense spiritual energy. They were of the wood attribute! Wood made fire. He could feel the little bit of fire attribute spiritual energy in his body restless, as if it was very happy as he bathed in the spiritual energy. The Alliance Master said, ¡°Spiritual wood! This is a Spiritual wood branch plucked from a forest with rich Spiritual energy. It¡¯s very suitable to make a wood-type Spirit Gathering Formation.¡± Zeng Jing was overjoyed. This was good. The Alliance Master said, ¡°I¡¯ll use this three-colored golden lotus, Icy Jade, and this bag of spiritual wood branches to exchange for your four peach wood swords. What do you think? To be honest, I¡¯ve taken a small advantage of you, but when it comes to doing business, it¡¯s all about taking advantage. If I didn¡¯t take any advantages, I wouldn¡¯t have done this business. I hope you can understand.¡± What he said made sense. Of course, Zeng Jing would understand. No one would be in business that didn¡¯t earn money. Only when others earned your money would others do business with you. For example, there were some people in the original world who went out to buy things. They were afraid that they would be profited by the merchants, so they had to argue with the merchants for every cent and refused to let others take advantage of them. This was a classic example of being too small-minded and not very tolerant. Their life achievements were limited. You might say that such people are so calculative because they are poor. No, you¡¯re wrong. It¡¯s precisely because they are too calculative about small profits and don¡¯t have a big heart or vision that they are so poor. They use their intelligence on how to save and not how to earn. Zeng Jing was not a petty person. When doing business, everyone had to make money to continue doing it. He smiled and said, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s deal.¡± ¡°How forthright! How straightforward!¡± The Alliance Master gave him a thumbs up and said, ¡°If the Immortal Sword Sect has anything good in the future, feel free to look for me. Of course, we will not stay here forever. We will return to Dragon Gate Mountain soon. If you can¡¯t find us here, you can come to Dragon Gate Mountain.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I will definitely come and disturb you. Please guide me in the future.¡± They chatted merrily. However, suddenly, several streams of light suddenly flashed in the distant horizon. These were the long tails of spiritual energy behind the Dharma treasures. Then, several cultivators flew over and landed outside the forest. Zeng Jing wanted to watch the fun, but his line of sight was blocked by the forest, so he couldn¡¯t see the situation outside. The outer sect disciples outside asked, ¡°May I know which sect you¡¯re from?¡± As soon as he finished speaking, the muffled groans of outer sect disciples sounded. There was the sound of a human body falling to the ground. Zeng Jing: ¡°Eh?¡± The Alliance Master stood up immediately. ¡°An enemy is here! Outer sect disciples, hide immediately. Inner sect disciples, prepare to fight!¡± Chapter 31 - This Is the Principle In the Cultivation World Chapter 31 This Is the Principle In the Cultivation World All the inner sect disciples of the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance became nervous. As the saying went, only those with ill intentions would come. If the enemy attacked them directly, they must be fearless. It seemed that this battle would not be easy. Golden light flashed behind the Alliance Master, and a golden abacus flew out and floated above his head. It turned out that he cultivated a metal-attribute cultivation technique, and his Dharma treasure was a golden abacus. When Zeng Jing saw this abacus, he couldn¡¯t help but laugh and cry. He thought to himself, ¡°What a businessman.¡± The Alliance Master turned to Zeng Jing, ¡°Little friend of Immortal Sword Sect, you should find a place to hide. Don¡¯t escape from the back of the forest. If the other party is planning to deal with us, they must have guarded the front, back, left, and right of the forest. It¡¯s very risky to escape now. Why don¡¯t you hide in the bushes? You might be fine.¡± Zeng Jing gave him a fist salute. ¡°Thank you for the reminder.¡± The Alliance Master said, ¡°I¡¯m going to face the enemy. If I¡¯m lucky enough to survive, please do more business with my Sect.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Of course.¡± At this point, the Alliance Master didn¡¯t have time to talk to Zeng Jing anymore. He jumped onto the abacus and flew out of the forest. Behind the abacus was a golden tail that was a few meters long. It looked really good. Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t help but think to himself, ¡°It doesn¡¯t seem bad to choose a metal-attribute cultivation technique. It¡¯s quite eye-catching.¡± At this moment, the inner sect disciples of the Alliance flew up on their weapons and chased after the Alliance Master. Several streams of light flew towards the front of the forest. The outer sect disciples all retreated into the forest and hid behind the bushes, rocks, and trees. Fang Wushang was also an outer sect disciple. He had no obligation to face the enemy. At this moment, he only needed to hide well. He turned around and wanted to pull Zeng Jing to hide with him. Unexpectedly, Zeng Jing, who had been standing beside him just now, had already put away the three-colored golden lotus, cold jade, and spiritual wood branch. He did not know where he was hiding. Fang Wushang broke out in a sweat. ¡°Brother Zeng is really disloyal. I wanted to pull him along to hide, but he didn¡¯t even think of pulling me along. Forget it, forget it. I¡¯ll find a bush to hide in.¡± Fang Wushang crawled into the bushes. Just as he was hiding, he suddenly saw a figure moving behind a big tree. He turned his head and looked. Eh? Wasn¡¯t it Brother Zeng? He hid the defective peach wood sword on his back and took out the rabbit skin from the basket on his back. He covered his face with it and made it into a rabbit skin mask. In order not to expose his hairstyle, he deliberately placed a fox head on his head. He also deliberately pasted a few rabbit skins on his body to make his clothes furry and difficult to recognize. Fang Wushang was very surprised. Was Brother Zeng so afraid of death? Why did he dress up like this? When a powerful enemy came later, was he going to pretend to be a small animal in the grass? This was too embarrassing for the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. We cultivators can¡¯t be so cowardly even if we die. This has already reached the point where it affects our mental state. Just as he thought of this, he saw Zeng Jing walk out from behind the tree. He strode towards the direction where the Alliance Master had flown. ¡°Ehhhh? So Brother Zeng isn¡¯t going to hide, but to go to the frontline. Why did he dress up like that?¡± Fang Wushang couldn¡¯t understand, but he didn¡¯t dare to follow. After thinking about it for a long time, he still climbed out of the grass and carefully walked towards the forest. Zeng Jing had a fox¡¯s head on his head and a rabbit¡¯s skin covering his face. His clothes were also covered with rabbit¡¯s skin everywhere. It was furry and looked very strange. However, he did not care. It was fine as long as he could hide his identity. With a few large strides, he arrived in front of the forest. There was no fight here yet. The Alliance Master led more than 20 inner disciples and chatted awkwardly with the dozen odd uninvited guests. The group of uninvited guests were dressed in a mess. They did not have a uniform and used all kinds of Dharma treasures. There were swords, knives, and sticks. It seemed that they were not from a proper sect. The middle-aged man in the lead had a gloomy expression. He was a villian judging by his facial appearance. Of course, just because he looked like a middle-aged man did not mean that he was middle-aged. The ¡°age¡± of the cultivation world was very deep. One could not trust one¡¯s eyes easily. The Alliance Master said, ¡°I don¡¯t know how we offended you, but you suddenly came to our door and injured our outer sect disciples.¡± The middle-aged man chuckled and said, ¡°Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance is an extremely weak trash sect. A bunch of trash who have forgotten how to cultivate after doing business. I would still find it a little troublesome if you were to hide on Dragon Gate Mountain, relying on the Mountain Protection Sword Formation. However, you can¡¯t blame us since you left the Dragon Gate Mountain and came to the west of Jinguan City to court death on your own accord. I can¡¯t be bothered to talk nonsense with you. Hand over all the heavenly treasures you¡¯ve collected and I¡¯ll spare your trashy lives today.¡± The Alliance Master revealed an awkward expression. ¡°So it¡¯s for the heavenly treasures of our alliance. These Heavenly Treasures were all gathered by our sect¡¯s disciples who gave up their cultivation time and risked their lives to collect them. You want to snatch them just like that? Isn¡¯t that a little too unreasonable?¡± The middle-aged man extended a fist. ¡°This is the principle of the cultivation world!¡± The Alliance Master knew that something was wrong. The other party had clearly investigated the situation and even knew about the Mountain Protection Sword Formation like the back of his hand. It seemed that he had put in a lot of effort. It was fine if this kind of enemy did not attack, but once they attacked, they must have full confidence. If they fought head-on today, they would most likely not be able to defeat them. For the sake of the lives of the disciples, it was better to pay the money and avoid disaster. However, wasn¡¯t it a little too much to admit defeat like this? The Alliance Master said in a low voice, ¡°It¡¯s not impossible for me to hand everything to you obediently, but you have to at least show me your skills and convince me, right?¡± ¡°You¡¯re right.¡± The middle-aged man smiled and waved his hand. A coiling dragon wooden stick spun and flew out from his back. The stick grew in front of him and suddenly became larger. In the blink of an eye, it changed from a small wooden stick to a huge tree that was a hundred years old. He waved his hand and the huge stick smashed down on the empty space beside the Alliance Master. ¡°Bang!¡± With a loud bang, the rocks within a radius of dozens of meters bounced up into the air. Fire-attribute spiritual energy rushed out from the wooden stick and spread in all directions. Several inner sect disciples of the alliance were blown away by this spiritual energy. Their bodies could not help but fly backward for a few meters before they could stabilize themselves. All of the Alliance Master¡¯s clothes were blown backward by the spiritual energy, his hair fluttering with the wind. The middle-aged man smiled and said, ¡°Do you understand now? The Alliance Master¡¯s face turned pale. The other party¡¯s rod was at least at the Nascent Soul Realm, which was much more powerful than his Golden Core Realm cultivation. Moreover, the most infuriating thing was that the other party cultivated a fire-attribute cultivation technique that countered metal-attribute. The Alliance Master¡¯s metal-attribute cultivation technique was suppressed. His cultivation realm was inferior and his five elements were countered. This battle could not be fought. Chapter 32 - What Should I Be Called? Chapter 32 What Should I Be Called? The Alliance Master¡¯s face turned pale. ¡°I¡¯m not as good as you. I¡¯m not your match, but there are countless cultivators in Jinguan City. Aren¡¯t you afraid of incurring public anger by robbing my Alliance?¡± The man laughed out loud. ¡°Why don¡¯t you take a look at the standard of your lousy alliance? Who cares about trash like you? Public anger? Who will get angry for you?¡± Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly heard a strange voice behind him saying, ¡°Aiyo! I don¡¯t like what you¡¯re saying. Do you really think there are no people in this world who are brave? That¡¯s because you¡¯re ignorant! Let me tell you, there are many people in this world who are brave and help the victims catch robbers. You are clearly not paying attention to the news to think that the world is cold. Let me give you a piece of advice. Look at more positive things and stay away from negative things. Only then will you be happier.¡± After saying that, a strange person with a fox head and a rabbit skin mask walked out from behind. His furry appearance stunned the group of people opposite him. Some of them were really dumbfounded. What kind of freaking appearance was this? Of course, this style was secondary. Not many people could understand the messy lines just now. The middle-aged man looked at Zeng Jing in confusion. ¡°Who are you?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Well¡­ Wait, I forgot to think of a name for my appearance. I¡¯m thinking now¡­ Do you think it¡¯s okay for me to call myself Fox Sage?¡± The middle-aged man said, ¡°You¡¯re clearly covered in rabbit skin.¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°Then White Rabbit Sage?¡± The middle-aged man said, ¡°You clearly have a fox head.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°You don¡¯t allow me to use fox nor rabbit. What do you want me to do?¡± Middle-aged man: ¡°You don¡¯t dare to reveal your real name?¡± Zeng Jing shook his head and said, ¡°I¡¯ve been taught since I was young that you can¡¯t leave your name behind when doing good deeds. As a hero, you have to wear a mask. If you leave your name behind, you¡¯ll be criticized by the green-eyed monsters. They¡¯ll say that you¡¯re trying to gain popularity. That¡¯s not good.¡± No one answered him. Zeng Jing chuckled and concluded, ¡°So, you can call me White Rabbit Sage or Fox Sage. It¡¯s up to you. You can call me whatever you want. Anyway, I won¡¯t tell you who I am. Don¡¯t even think about doing a body search on me.¡± The silence was deafening. This unreliable and incomprehensible speech made everyone dizzy. However, the middle-aged man at least understood one thing. This fox-headed rabbit-skinned guy front of him was clearly setting up a feud. in He glanced unhappily at Luo Bai, thinking to himself, ¡°This fellow is not a decent man since he doesn¡¯t dare to give us his name. A decent man likes to act bravely in the face of righteousness. He¡¯ll show off his righteousness.¡¯ Zeng Jing said, ¡°Don¡¯t use your strange gaze on you spout this nonsense, have you ever thought about whether you can handle this by yourself?¡± He pointed at the Coiling Dragon stick that was still on the ground. ¡°Did you not see what I did just now?¡± ¡°Yes!¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°But that¡¯s all you are capable of.¡± As soon as he said this, the middle-aged man was shocked. This person still dared to be arrogant after seeing his capability? In other words, he must be a bad a*s. He became vigilant. ¡°It¡¯s not impossible for me to retreat, but you have to at least show me your skills and convince me, right?¡± After saying this, he suddenly remembered that someone had said this line just now. It was said by the leader of the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance. The moment he said this, his aura withered. The situation seemed to have reversed! Zeng Jing spread his hands. ¡°Show you?¡± It was inconvenient for him to show his martial arts. He could easily shake the world if he did. This was not Shu Mountain where there was only a very sparse population. Even if he did something big, it would only scare a small group of cultivators. However, this was Jinguan City, the largest city in the southwest of China. If he created a fire dragon here or smashed a huge pit in the ground, it would affect countless ordinary people in the city. He was once an ordinary person, so he definitely did not want to interfere with the lives of ordinary people. He would keep a low profile if he could. Zeng Jing said, ¡°There is no need to show you my skills. Look at my appearance and you know that I don¡¯t want to cause trouble. Plus, you didn¡¯t kill anyone from the Alliance. You were trying to rob them civilly, so I don¡¯t want to shed blood. How about this, I won¡¯t show off. I will just stand here and not move. You can hit me. I won¡¯t care about this if I take even half a step backwards. How about that?¡± The middle-aged man was shocked. Stand still and let me hit you? What the hell? Do you believe that I¡¯ll beat you into the ground with a stick? However, after this thought, a new thought immediately followed. Since he dared to stand there and let me hit him, he must have enough confidence. This guy probably cultivates a water-type cultivation technique that specializes in restraining me. Moreover, a water-type cultivation technique is good at neutralizing the opponent¡¯s attacks. That¡¯s why he dared to be so arrogant. However, I¡¯m a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not dare to stand still and let me hit him. How f*cking confident are you? He squinted. ¡°Are you serious? Are you really going to stand still and let me hit you?¡± Zeng Jing: ¡°Really!¡± The middle-aged man said, ¡°Then I won¡¯t be polite. || Zeng Jing: ¡°Feel free to call me.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, the Coiling Dragon stick lying on the ground flew a whoosh and struck Zeng Jing¡¯s head ruthlessly. up with As it turned out, the middle-aged man had a mind of his own. He had already used the Artifact Control Technique to control the Coiling Dragon Wooden Stick on the ground and was ready to fight at any time. It immediately attacked as soon as the command of ¡°hit¡± was given. There was only a very short period of time between them. He wanted to take advantage of this short period of time to catch the other party off guard. Anyway, even if he was criticized later, he could say that the other party had already said that he could fight. This way, there would be no problem with the rules and would not be exposed. If the other party¡¯s experience in the martial arts world was poor and he was not vigilant enough, if his reaction was a little slower and he did not have time to circulate his cultivation technique to resist, he might have been directly dealt with by his rod. ¡°Bang!¡± The coiling dragon wooden stick hit Zeng Jing¡¯s head firmly. Chapter 33 - We Have No Knowledge About This At All Chapter 33 We Have No Knowledge About This At All The Coiling Dragon Wooden Stick was not an ordinary wooden stick. This was a Dharma treasure that had been refined and injected with spiritual energy. Even though it was made of wood, it was actually as hard as a Dharma treasure made of metal. Under the enhancement of the spiritual energy of the Nascent Soul Realm, the power it carried was incomparably great. It could easily split mountains and crack rocks. However, when this solid stick hit Zeng Jing¡¯s head, it was like a stone sinking into the sea. The huge power instantly disappeared without a trace. Not even the slightest scuff appeared on Zeng Jing¡¯s oily skin on his head, not to mention exploding it. The most terrifying thing was that Zeng Jing¡¯s feet did not even sink into the ground. Generally speaking, even if the person who was beaten could withstand the huge power of the rod, his entire body would sink into the ground by the force. At the very least, the ground under his feet would collapse. Unfortunately, the ground under Zeng Jing¡¯s feet did not sink at all. This meant that the power contained in the terrifying rod had all been resolved by Zeng Jing¡¯s own cultivation power. The middle-aged man¡¯s forehead was covered in sweat. He knew that his cultivation was far from Zeng Jing¡¯s as soon as he made his move. This was not a difference in cultivation in terms of ¡°decades¡±. It was probably in terms of ¡°hundreds of years¡±. He was immediately shocked. Of course, if he had known that the difference in power would be measured by the word ¡°100 million years¡±, he would have foamed at the mouth and scared himself to death. The middle-aged man waved his hand and put away the Coiling Dragon stick. He cupped his fists at Zeng Jing. ¡°Your cultivation is so deep. I admit that I¡¯m inferior. I¡¯ve offended you today. I hope you can be magnanimous and let me off.¡± Zeng Jing waved his hand. ¡°I told you, I don¡¯t like to cause trouble.¡± The middle-aged man quickly lowered his head. ¡°Thank you!¡± After saying that, he slipped away and flew into the distance. His subordinates also hurriedly flew up on their weapons. In an instant, several rainbows streaked across the sky. With spiritual energy trailing behind them, they flew from the west of the city to the east of the city in an instant and hid in a large area of houses. Interestingly enough, a few seconds after this group of people left, several rays of light suddenly flew up from the surrounding forest, behind the residences, behind the city wall, behind the straw dummies in the distant farmland¡­ They scattered to various parts of the city. It was obvious that they were a group of cultivators who had come to watch the show who dispersed like birds now that the show was over. It turned out that the group of people who flew over just now to cause trouble for the Alliance were very arrogant. At this moment, there were many cultivators in Jinguan City. Even though there were not many who liked to interfere, there were many who liked to watch a good show. Zeng Jing pointed his middle finger at the tail light that was left by the group of people when they left. ¡°A bunch of idiots!¡± The Alliance Master¡¯s voice came from behind. ¡°We are grateful for your help.¡± Zeng Jing turned around and spread his hands. ¡°Sigh, you guys are really too much. You brought so many Heavenly Treasures out to show off. You¡¯re attracting people¡¯s attention, alright? In the future, hide in the Mountain Protection Sword Formation and don¡¯t run around. Even if you run around, don¡¯t bring all the Heavenly Treasures you have at home. Just bring what¡¯s necessary for the transaction.¡± The Alliance Master said awkwardly, ¡°This¡­ This is all because of that fire dragon¡­¡± Zeng Jing was speechless. Alright, this was his fault too. He had to take the blame. ¡°Forget it!¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°After today¡¯s incident, the onlookers will probably spread the news of what happened here. After those people think about it and feel that they can¡¯t defeat me, they won¡¯t come to find trouble with you. You¡¯ll be safe for the time being. Go home quickly when the matter with the mysterious person who released the fire dragon passes. ¡°I The Alliance Master bowed solemnly. ¡°We will remember your teachings.¡± Zeng Jing should leave since he had said everything he needed to say. However, he couldn¡¯t leave the forest because his basket was still in the forest. He could not fly away on his sword because he did not know how to fly on his sword yet. He could only say, ¡°I¡¯m leaving from the back of the forest now. No one is allowed to move or follow me before I disappear from your sight. Those who vainly try to find out who I am are going against me. I said that I won¡¯t leave my name behind when doing good deeds.¡± The Alliance Master hurriedly said, ¡°How would we dare to make things difficult for you? All the disciples of our alliance will not move.¡± Zeng Jing turned around and walked back into the forest. Under the cover of the trees, he crawled behind the tree where he had been hiding just now and took off the fox head and rabbit skin. He stuffed them all back into the basket on his back and took out the defective peach wood sword that he had hidden just now. He returned to his original appearance and continued to squat in the forest, not moving. After an unknown amount of time, the Alliance Master¡¯s voice came from outside the forest. ¡°Fox Sage oh, no, White Rabbit Sage, have you left?¡± Of course, no one would respond to him¡­ After the Alliance Master repeated this several times and confirmed that he had left, he returned to the forest with his disciples. The group of people sighed as they walked. ¡°What a powerful person.¡± ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s too strong! He stood still and let a Nascent Soul cultivator hit him with a Dharma treasure but he didn¡¯t move at all.¡± ¡°His cultivation level is too high. Even an Essence Soul Realm cultivator might not dare to take it head-on.¡± ¡°A water-attribute cultivator in the later stage of the Essence Soul who is half a step to the Immortal Ascension Realm should be able to do it.¡± ¡°In short, he¡¯s ridiculously strong!¡± ¡°The key is that this person is a friend, not an enemy. It¡¯s really our alliance¡¯s fortune.¡± ¡°We need more good people like him in the pugilistic world.¡± ¡°When I was young, my father told me never to lose hope in the pugilistic world. Even if the number of selfish cultivators increased and the number of chivalrous men decreased, the chivalrous spirit would never go extinct.¡± As they spoke, Zeng Jing crawled out from behind the tree and asked them innocently, ¡°Ah, has the strong enemy been defeated?¡± The Alliance Master said, ¡°Ah, little friend of Immortal Sword Sect, the strong enemy has retreated. Our Alliance was almost in trouble. Fortunately, a benefactor helped us. Otherwise, we would have suffered heavy losses.¡± Zeng Jing pretended to be relieved and said, ¡°The powerful enemy has retreated. That¡¯s great. Can I leave now?¡± The Alliance Master said, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s safe to leave now.¡± Zeng Jing cupped his fists at him and said, ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll leave first. Aiyo, it¡¯s really not easy to survive in Jinguan City. I have to go home quickly. When I have money, I¡¯ll come to Dragon Gate Mountain to buy things from you.¡± The Alliance Master said, ¡°Welcome!¡± Zeng Jing turned around and left. He took large strides and soon disappeared into the distance. The Alliance Master looked at his back and sighed. ¡°The disciples of the Sword Sect are so afraid of trouble. This traditional famous sect is finished now.¡± As soon as he finished speaking, he saw emerge another outer sect disciple from his sect from the grass beside him. He seemed to be called Fang Wushang, a slag who sold leather in the alliance. He approached the Alliance Master and said in a low voice, ¡°Lord Alliance Master, there¡¯s something I don¡¯t know if I should say.¡± The Alliance Master narrowed his eyes. ¡°You¡¯re saying this because you know that you shouldn¡¯t say it, but you still wanted to find someone to talk to. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have started the conversation like this. Tell me, what¡¯s the matter? I¡¯m prepared to listen.¡± Fang Wushang whispered into his ear, ¡°The White Rabbit Sage is Zeng Jing! I saw his disguise with my own eyes. That fox head and rabbit skins were in the basket on his back.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± The Alliance Master was taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately understood. He hurriedly covered Fang Wushang¡¯s mouth and said in a low voice, ¡°You can¡¯t tell anyone else about this. Remember, keep it a secret. Keep it a secret. Otherwise, we¡¯ll be in trouble. From now on, you have to pretend that you don¡¯t know about this. I don¡¯t know at all. Do you understand? We have no knowledge about this at all!¡± Chapter 34 - I Can Only Admit Defeat Chapter 34 I Can Only Admit Defeat After Zeng Jing left the small forest in the west of the city, he took a big detour and returned to the city. It was already late and it was time to sleep, so he found a cheap hotel and booked a dilapidated room. Interestingly, this room was made of wood. It was perfect for cultivation. He placed the three-colored golden lotus and two pieces of Icy Jade in the far corner of the wall to prevent the water-attribute items from affecting his cultivation. He returned to his bed and placed a ring of spiritual wood branches before sitting cross-legged in the middle of the spiritual wood branches. He didn¡¯t know if this was considered a Spirit Gathering Formation, but it was probably a weakened version. He closed his eyes and began to circulate his Blazing Sun Flame Refining Art. This Jinguan City could not be compared to Shu Mountain. The spiritual energy in Shu Mountain was dense, but Jinguan City was a secular world. The spiritual energy was thin. Even though it had the spiritual energy gathering effect of a pile of spiritual wood branches, it was still not enough. He could not feel much spiritual energy, so he naturally could not absorb much. He had been cultivating for the entire night, but he didn¡¯t make much progress. He only felt that there was a little bit more fire-attribute spiritual energy in his Purple Mansion. He squatted pitifully in a corner of the Purple Mansion. In contrast, there was a 4.6 billion-year-old attributeless cultivation in the Purple Mansion. He looked at the newly arrived fire-attribute spiritual energy proudly like a big brother looking at his younger brother¡­ The fire-attribute spiritual energy felt that the pear was very big! Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t help but sigh. F*ck, serious cultivation without cheating was really too slow. When would I be able to ride a flying sword? How could I act cool if I couldn¡¯t ride a flying sword? If cultivation wasn¡¯t about acting cool, it would be meaningless. There was a commotion outside the window at dawn. The morning in the big city was different. The sun had just risen, and the hardworking people had already gotten out of bed. The vendors began to hawk their wares. The old women carried baskets and went shopping, bargaining with the vendors. The carriages of the high-ranking officials and nobles passed through the center of the street. The evil slaves shouted at the commoners on the street, ¡°Get out of the way. Don¡¯t block me.¡± A group of cultivators frowned as they walked through the crowd, as if they despised this scene. Zeng Jing secretly pointed his middle finger at this group of cultivators, despising the people who worked. Trash! After washing up, he went to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel and sat down at the table. He said to the shopkeeper, ¡°Give me a few sets of your special breakfast set.¡± The shopkeeper smiled and said, ¡°Coming!¡± Soon, half a bowl of wonton and two buns was placed in front of Zeng Jing. Zeng Jing exclaimed. The special breakfast in Jinguan City didn¡¯t seem to be much different from the one in Shuangqing City. These were all good things. He should bring some back for his senior sister and the Loli Sect Master to eat. They lived in the mountains for a long time, and the food they ate depended on the outer sect disciples. It would be a pity if they didn¡¯t try the delicacies of the mortal world outside the mountains. However, these things could easily rot¡­ Oh right, there was a three-colored golden lotus and two Icy Jades in his basket. They both emitted a powerful cold aura. They might be surprisingly useful for preserving food. Zeng Jing bought a large pile of steamed buns, as well as a large bag of raw hand-cooked buns that had not been cooked. He wrapped them in oil paper and placed them in the basket on his back. The three-colored golden lotus and Icy Jades in the basket emitted a powerful cold air that wrapped the steamed buns and wontons. It seemed that they could be preserved well. As soon as he was done, eight cultivators walked in. Obviously, they were not from the same sect. They greeted each other and bowed when they sat down. It seemed that this group of people who did not meet often arranged to have breakfast together. They put two square tables together and sat around it. They ordered a table of snacks and chatted as they ate. Someone noticed that Zeng Jing, who was sitting at the table next to them, seemed to be a cultivator, but they didn¡¯t avoid him and continued to chat as if he didn¡¯t exist. Zeng Jing was currently filled with curiosity about this world. So he could not help but prick up his ears to eavesdrop. A cultivator smiled and said, ¡°Have you heard what happened in the west of the city yesterday evening?¡± Another cultivator said, ¡°Of course I¡¯ve heard of it. There were many witnesses, and now it¡¯s all over Jinguan City.¡± The cultivator who had spoken earlier laughed and said, ¡°The Dragon Fire Supreme One has finally lost face. He went to rob a small sect like the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance, which was already a very humiliating matter. In the end, he failed the robbery and was forced to retreat by the mysterious cultivator. This is even more humiliating. He left Jinguan City, running away with his tail between his legs without looking back. I¡¯m dying of laughter.¡± Someone said, ¡°Speaking of which, I was there at that time. I feel that you can¡¯t blame Dragon Fire Supreme One for being a coward. If I were in his position, I would also have to admit defeat and retreat obediently.¡± The other seven people were surprised. ¡°Eh? Brother Zheng, you were there? Tell me the details.¡± The cultivator who was called Brother Zheng began to ramble on. At that time, this guy was standing very close to him, and even watched quite carefully. He even repeated the part where Zeng Jing said that they could call him Fox Sage or White Rabbit Sage while acting cute. When the seven people beside him heard this, their expressions turned serious. Someone said, ¡°Dragon Fire Supreme One is a cultivator in the intermediate stage of the Nascent Soul Stage. His cultivation level is profound, and his Coiling Dragon Wooden Stick can be considered to have shaken the southwest region. I didn¡¯t expect him to launch a sneak attack with his full strength. That person blocked his attack with his head. This is too ridiculous. It¡¯s even more exaggerated than the version I heard.¡± When Zeng Jing heard this, he realized that the guy he forced back last night was called Dragon Fire Supreme One. The guy called Brother Zheng asked, ¡°What¡¯s the version you heard?¡± The first person said, ¡°I heard that the mysterious cultivator fought Dragon Fire Supreme One for 300 rounds¡­¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that bullsh*t?¡± The few people beside him laughed. ¡°If they really fought for 300 rounds, that mysterious cultivator would definitely be at the Nascent Soul Realm. If two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators fought for 300 rounds, the battle would definitely be earth-shattering. The sun and moon would lose their light. At that time, you were in the north of the city. How could you not have seen it?¡± The person from before looked embarrassed. ¡°That¡¯s true. If two Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators fought at full strength, it would shock hundreds of miles. It¡¯s impossible for me not to see it.¡± Brother Zheng said, ¡°You know what I¡¯m like. I don¡¯t like to add fuel to the fire when I tell stories. To be honest, the scene at that time was just as I said. There was no battle and no collision of Dharma treasures. The battle ended with just one strike! The Dragon Fire Supreme One obediently admitted defeat and retreated. There was nothing interesting to watch, but the danger hidden in that rod was really terrifying. I¡¯m also a domineering person, but after thinking about it, there¡¯s no other way other than admitting defeat like Dragon Fire Supreme One.¡± The others shook their heads and sighed. ¡°We can¡¯t afford to offend him!¡± Brother Zheng said, ¡°That¡¯s why I mentioned that there are many cultivators in Jinguan City now. There are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers, but you can¡¯t cause trouble at this time. Who knows, the fat sheep in front of you might have powerful backing. Brothers, be steady. No matter how lousy a small cultivator is, don¡¯t provoke him. Behave with your tail between your legs.¡± Chapter 35 - I Only Pass On Good Words About Him Chapter 35 I Only Pass On Good Words About Him The eight cultivators were all sighing. Someone asked, ¡°Is something big about to happen?¡± Another person said, ¡°That¡¯s right. There have been several terrifying incidents in a row. First, Old Fiend Baiyue, who had a cultivation base of more than 2,000 years and was in the Essence Soul Realm, destroyed the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. The next moment, he was blasted into a star by a mysterious expert. Then, there was the Fire Dragon that soared into the sky. Another huge demon beast crossed a mountain with one step and disappeared mysteriously after crossing more than 30 mountains. Then, a mysterious cultivator appeared in Jinguan City who took a full-force blow from a Nascent Soul cultivator without suffering any damage¡­¡¯ || ¡°Something big is about to happen!¡± ¡°A great calamity that only happens once in 1,000 years, right?¡± ¡°There¡¯s a saying that the country is about to fall, and monsters will sprout everywhere¡­¡¯ ¡°Shh, watch your mouth.¡± A cultivator hurriedly covered the mouth of the person who spoke before and said in a low voice, ¡°Your words are no different from describing that mysterious cultivator as a monster. Can you withstand a slap from him if he knows about it?¡± The person who spoke earlier was so frightened that his face turned green and he quickly shut his mouth. At this moment, they saw the young cultivator who had been sitting at the neighboring table with a basket on his back move a chair over and joined them at their table, as though he was very familiar with them. The eight of them looked at the person with dumbfounded expressions. That was Zeng Jing, of course. He waved at the eight of them. ¡°Hey, everyone. I¡¯m Zeng Jing, an inner sect disciple of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. I¡¯ve built my Foundation Establishment! You guys seem to be chatting happily. Can you let me participate?¡± The words ¡°Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect¡± were like poison. The eight of them instantly froze. They were just talking about how the Old Fiend Baiyue destroyed the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect and its disciple actually came over to sit with them in the blink of an eye. How f*cking awkward was this? The eight of them quickly wanted to put on a sympathetic expression, but Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°There¡¯s no need for any show of sympathy. Recently, everyone has been using this as the starting point when they see me. It¡¯s quite annoying. Can we just chat casually?¡± The eight of them looked at each other. They did not know what this Immortal Sword Sect disciple was up to, but they did not reject him directly and could only glare at him. ¡°What exactly do you want to say?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°I heard you say that if you speak ill of the mysterious cultivator, you will be slapped by him. I have a shallow opinion and want to discuss this with you.¡± The eight of them did not reply. Zeng Jing said, ¡°Look, when the incident happened last night, the mysterious cultivator was standing up for the weak Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance. In my opinion, this person has a strong sense of justice. His heart must be as vast as the sea. If you gossip about him behind his back, he definitely won¡¯t do anything to you.¡± Silence permutated the air. The scene was strangely awkward. The eight of them thought to themselves, Are you f*cking bootlicking him? The mysterious cultivator is not here. He won¡¯t hear you even if you lick him with all your might. Is there a need to s*ck up to him so fiercely? call Zeng Jing seemed to have seen through their thoughts and said in a low voice, ¡°Brothers, since you¡¯re worried that he¡¯ll hear you him a monster, it means that he might hear what you say. Why don¡¯t you learn from me and say good things about him? Don¡¯t say bad things. Perhaps he¡¯ll hear it and leak some benefits to you. Isn¡¯t that enough for you to get rich?¡± The eight of them thought about it carefully. Eh? That does make sense. Zeng Jing continued, ¡°It¡¯s better to praise others than to speak ill of them behind their backs. Expand your horizons, broaden your mind, and form more good relationships. Wouldn¡¯t that make your life more likely to soar? Let me advise Fellow Daoists to stay away from negative emotions and be more optimistic. Only then can you stand higher and see further.¡± After a long time, one of the cultivators seemed to have come back to his senses and said, ¡°You¡¯re right, little brother from Immortal Sword Sect. This mysterious cultivator seems to be a righteous person. He acts bravely and is very chivalrous. He can¡¯t be an immortal without being a hero. Otherwise, he might as well be an immortal ruffian.¡± The other seven also reacted. ¡°That makes sense! It seems that so many things have happened recently not because of any calamity, but because of great luck. It¡¯s a blessing from the heavens that a powerful immortal has appeared.¡± After saying that, the eight of them whispered together, ¡°We¡¯ve already su*ked up to him like this. He should be able to hear us, right?¡± ¡°If he doesn¡¯t hear you, just tell everyone you meet. He¡¯ll hear you eventually. That¡¯s what I plan to do. I¡¯ll brag to everyone that I see. For example, I¡¯ll brag to you. One day, he¡¯ll know and take care of me when he knows about it.¡± After saying that, Zeng Jing stood up, patted his butt, and walked out of the small hotel. The remaining eight cultivators looked at each other. They suddenly realized that this disciple of the Immortal Sword Sect was really brilliant. This move was too damn strong! Let¡¯s cut to the chase and quickly go out to brag. Thus, for the next few days, the entire city was filled with people bragging about mysterious experts¡­ Zeng Jing had already carried the basket on his back and set off on his way back. This trip to Jinguan City had given him a better understanding of this world. It seemed that this world was not very twisted. Most people were normal. Cultivators were not as cold and heartless as in Xianxia novels. Most of the cultivators had yet to achieve the level of severing their emotions and desires. Everyone was living quite well. He didn¡¯t like those cultivators who killed and robbed people in Xianxia novels. He felt that they weren¡¯t Xianxia[1], but ruffians. If this world was really that kind of world, he would feel bored, but this place gave him a good feeling. He walked out of Jinguan City and passed through the plains outside the city. Soon, he arrived at the edge of the mountain range. Just as he was about to jump over the mountain peak in front of him, he suddenly remembered that he had frightened many cultivators by jumping over the mountain peak like this, making them think that there was a huge demon beast causing trouble. This was not good! It caused too much trouble for others! It was better to go back in a gentler way. He decided to run instead. This way, he might not be so conspicuous. He circulated his 4.6 billion years of cultivation slightly and poured it into his legs. At this moment, a toad jumped out of nowhere and landed at Zeng Jing¡¯s feet. ¡°F*ck, this thing is so disgusting!¡± Zeng Jing was shocked by the toad. When people were suddenly frightened, it was difficult to control their strength well. In an instant, a large amount of cultivation was used on his legs. He did not know how long he had been used to it, but he could not help but rush forward. The surrounding scenery passed him like a stream of light. He ran too fast and did not even have time to bypass the huge rock in front of him. He hit the stone with a bang and instantly passed through the stone, creating a huge human-shaped hole in the stone¡­ [1] Xianxia can mean immortal heroes here Chapter 36 - We Finally Have A Spirit Gathering Formation Chapter 36 We Finally Have A Spirit Gathering Formation There was another steep mountain wall in front of him after the rock. He could not dodge in time and could only bang into it again. In the blink of an eye, he broke through the mountain wall on the other side of the mountain and rushed out. Did he just smashed through a mountain? Zeng Jing could not help but turn around to look at the mountain he had just passed through. However, his speed was still too fast. There was another mountain in front of him the moment he turned around. With a bang, he hit the second mountain and passed through it in an instant¡­ In the blink of an eye, he had crashed through two mountains, scaring Zeng Jing. Damn, he couldn¡¯t continue. It wouldn¡¯t be good to shock the world. He quickly braked. However, how could a high-speed sprint with a cultivation of hundreds of millions of years be able to brake just like that? Zeng Jing, who had scored full marks in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, had always respected Newton. He could only hurriedly use his heels to support himself on the ground as a brake! ¡°Rumble!¡± The huge force caused his heel to leave a deep mark on the ground. He only stopped after braking for more than 100 meters. When he turned around, his heel had left a long ravine between the two mountains. Didn¡¯t he say he wouldn¡¯t shock the world! Now, it was all over. Zeng Jing was speechless! Alright, my legend will start spreading in the pugilistic world again in a few days, even though I¡¯m no longer in the pugilistic world. He put away his messy thoughts and checked if there were any disgusting things like toads and centipedes around him. After confirming that there were none, he circulated a little of his cultivation again and poured it into his legs before running. This time, it was finally normal. Even though it was a little slower than jumping over the mountain peak and crashing through it, it was better than scaring the children. He sprinted like crazy in this manner for awhile. Not long after, he passed the remaining 30 mountains. The Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect was not far ahead. Zeng Jing hurriedly retracted his cultivation, tidied his clothes, thought of a story, and strode home. No one bothered about him as he passed by the stone tablet at the entrance of the valley. When he walked further in, he saw that the houses were still in a dilapidated state of ruin. It was like an uninhabited ruin, a stark contrast to the bustling Jinguan City. It was not until he reached the residential area of the disciples at the back that he finally saw Bai Yan. She was sweeping the floor with a broom. The sound of her sweeping was exceptionally ear-piercing in the quiet ruins of the Immortal Sword Sect. Bai Yan raised her head hearing the footsteps. A gentle smile immediately appeared on her face when she saw Zeng Jing. She greeted from afar, ¡°Ah, Junior Brother, why are you back so soon?¡± In reality, Zeng Jing had only stayed outside for a night before returning. In Bai Yan¡¯s opinion, something must have happened to his Junior Brother on the way to Jinguan City, so he could only return halfway. Unexpectedly, Zeng Jing reached into the basket on his back and pulled out a three-colored golden lotus. Then, he took out two pieces of Icy Jades. He flipped the basket over and shook it, shaking out a pile of spirit wood branches. Bai Yan was shocked. ¡°Wow! Junior Brother, you¡¯ve only been out for two days. Where did you find so many heavenly treasures?¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°Yesterday morning, I went down the mountain. I had only taken two steps when I met a disciple of the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance. His name is Fang Wushang. His sword control technique is very powerful. With a whoosh, he carried me to Jinguan City on his Dharma treasure. He even sent me back. That¡¯s why I could return so quickly.¡± Bai Yan was surprised. ¡°Eh? Why was he willing to give you a ride?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because I¡¯m good at making friends.¡± Bai Yan didn¡¯t know much about the ways of the world, nor did she know if Zeng Jing was good at making friends. However, she felt that her interactions with Zeng Jing were quite pleasant. Perhaps he was really good at making friends, so she didn¡¯t have any doubts about this. Zeng Jing said, ¡°I sold the medicinal pills that Senior Sister refined, and also sold all the animal skins we made. Then, I bought these heavenly treasures from the Black Mountains White Waters Yellow Flowers Green Willows Alliance.¡± This was a little ridiculous. Bai Yan didn¡¯t believe it at all. ¡°Can our medicinal herbs and leather be exchanged for so many heavenly treasures?¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Perhaps we were lucky. One of the foxes we fought was not an ordinary fox, but a rare fox called the Nine-Tailed Fox. A mysterious cultivator recognized this skin and bought it from me at an extremely high price.¡± Bai Yan let out a cry. She didn¡¯t know if she should believe it or not. This was a bit ridiculous. However, if she didn¡¯t believe it, how could she explain the treasures Zeng Jing brought back? There was no other explanation other than believing it. ¡°Junior Brother, you wouldn¡¯t have stole these, would you?¡± ¡°Senior Sister, it¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know my cultivation level. How can I have the ability to snatch other people¡¯s heavenly treasures?¡± ¡°Well¡­ that¡¯s true¡­¡± ¡°Alright, Senior Sister, don¡¯t think too much. Hurry up and build a Spirit Gathering Formation.¡± Zeng Jing¡¯s words diverted Bai Yan¡¯s attention. The current Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect was in dire need of building a Spirit Gathering Formation. The best way to revitalize a sect was to produce a few experts and make a name for themselves in the pugilistic world. Only then would a large number of disciples enter the sect and develop. Everything else was useless. Bai Yan replied, ¡°Alright, let¡¯s hurry over.¡± The two of them picked up the treasures and walked towards the backyard of the Immortal Sword Sect in search of the Loli Sect Master first. The Loli Sect Masterwas sitting cross-legged in the middle of an empty Spirit Gathering Formation. This Spirit Gathering Formation was built in a pool. In the middle of the pool was a stone platform with a futon placed on it. Beside the futon were several storage platforms placed according to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. Each storage platform was supposed to have a heavenly treasure or a spirit-gathering treasure in order for this Spirit Gathering Formation to be effective. However, the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect was poor now and had no such treasures. Therefore, her pitiful Spirit Gathering Formation had nothing. Bai Yan didn¡¯t call out to her. She quietly placed the three-colored golden lotus on one of the platforms and the two pieces of Icy Jades on the other platforms, forming an equilateral triangle. There were finally heavenly treasures in the Spirit Gathering Formation! The entire Spirit Gathering Formation suddenly lit up with a sparkling blue light. The formation was activated, and the storage platform that was placed in the direction of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams seemed to have begun to spin. An intense water-attribute spiritual energy that even Zeng Jing could sense was produced from the Spirit Gathering Formation. The Loli Sect Master mediating in the middle on the futon suddenly opened her eyes and said happily, ¡°Thank you, Senior Sister and Junior Brother.¡± After saying that, she closed her eyes again. Then, she flipped her palms towards the sky. Her legs, which were crossed, moved slightly so that the palms of her feet faced the sky. In addition, the center of her forehead faced the sky. This was the so-called ¡°Five Hearts Facing The Sky.¡± Bai Yan was overjoyed, ¡°Junior Sister Sect Leader is about to break through her bottleneck.¡± Zeng Jing let out a curious ¡°Eh?¡± Bai Yan continued, ¡°Looks like Junior Sister was originally trapped in this realm and didn¡¯t dare to breakthrough because failure might cause her cultivation to go berserk. But now, she can go all out because she has the Spirit Gathering Formation.¡± Chapter 37 - Sect Leaders Breakthrough Chapter 37 Sect Leader¡¯s Breakthrough Zeng Jing wasn¡¯t in a hurry to set up his own Spirit Gathering Formation after hearing Bai Yan¡¯s words. He wanted to see the Loli Sect Master breakthrough first. It might be very beautiful. The Spirit Gathering Formation seemed to be spinning crazily. The three-colored golden lotus and the two pieces of Icy Jades were all desperately gathering the surrounding spiritual energy. This spiritual energy seemed to solidify. It formed blue lights and gathered on the Loli Sect Master in the center of the Spirit Gathering Formation. All five hearts of the Loli Sect Master were facing the sky. Spiritual energy rushed out at the same time and lingered around her body from her two palms, two feet, and the Baihui acupoint on her head. Needless to say, it was quite the scene! Time passed minute by minute. After an unknown amount of time, the Loli Sect Master suddenly exhaled and shouted. With a light shout, a dark green light exploded, and her entire body floated up. Zeng Jing¡¯s naked eyes could not see the substantial spiritual energy, but he seemed to see a strand of spiritual energy suppressed by thick layers rushing out of her body. Layer by layer, it knocked away the spiritual energy that bound her and finally broke out of her body. ¡°Bam!¡± All the surrounding scenery seemed to have shattered. The Loli Sect Master rushed out from a pile of shattered spiritual energy fragments and somersaulted in midair before landing in front of Bai Yan and Zeng Jing. ¡°Haha! Success!¡± The Loli Sect Master was overjoyed. ¡°I¡¯ve broken through the bottleneck and entered the Core Formation realm. My lifespan has increased by 50 years, and my tolerance for heat and cold has increased by 30 degrees. The capacity of my Purple Mansion has also increased greatly.¡± ¡°Ah! Congratulations, Junior Sister.¡± Bai Yan was overjoyed. ¡°In that case, Junior Sister¡¯s cultivation base will be the same as mine.¡± It turned out that Bai Yan was only an early-stage Core Formation cultivator. Now that the sect master had reached the Core Formation stage, she was basically the same as Bai Yan. ¡°Come, give it a try!¡± The two women raised their palms at the same time and went for each other. One of their palms was glowing with green light. It was the Loli Sect Master¡¯s wood-attribute cultivation technique. The other hand was glowing with blue light. It was Bai Yan¡¯s water-attribute cultivation technique. The two palms struck each other in mid-air. With a soft thud, both blue light and green light exploded at the same time. The two women retreated a few steps. It seemed that their skills were almost equal. Bai Yan rejoiced, ¡°As expected, Junior Sister, your cultivation is not inferior to mine.¡± ¡°That¡¯s great, I¡¯ve finally caught up to Senior Sister.¡± The Loli Sect Master also said happily. Bai Yan said, ¡°You are only 11 years old this year, but you have already cultivated to the early stages of the Core Formation Stage. You are simply a genius. In the future, the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect will definitely be able to regain its glory under your hands.¡± The Loli Sect Master was overjoyed and said, ¡°This is all thanks to the Senior Sister¡¯s constant care. Ah, right, it¡¯s also thanks to you helping me set up the Spirit Gathering Formation just now. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t dare to break through for the time being.¡± Bai Yan smiled. ¡°Speaking of this Spirit Gathering Formation, We have to thank Junior Brother. He made a trip to Jinguan City and found the Three-Colored Golden Lotus and Icy Jades for you.¡± The Loli Sect Master turned towards Zeng Jing with a smile on her face. This little loli had always carried a heavy responsibility on her shoulders since the destruction of the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect. Therefore, Zeng Jing rarely saw her smile. In fact, she smiled even less than Bai Yan. It was rare to see her smile. He thought it was pretty cute now that he saw her smile. Her smile came from the joy of breaking through the realm. Every breakthrough meant that she was one step closer to reviving the Immortal Sword Sect. The heavy pressure on her body was also reduced by 30%. She smiled at Zeng Jing and said, ¡°Thank you, Junior Brother. These Heavenly Treasures of yours came at the right time. I happened to reach a bottleneck last night, and you brought them back today, allowing the Spirit Gathering Formation to be effective. Without these three Heavenly Treasures, I would have to consolidate my cultivation and adjust my state of mind before I dared to break through. But I broke through so quickly with them.¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°There is no need to thank me, it is not only the Sect Master¡¯s responsibility to revive the Immortal Sword Sect. I am also a disciple so I am also responsible.¡± The Loli Sect Master shook her head and said, ¡°I understand. Senior Sister Bai and you sacrificed your cultivation time for my cultivation. Without you, I wouldn¡¯t have been able to cultivate in peace. Food, clothing, and accommodation were enough to annoy me to death. I will remember how well you treated me.¡± ¡°Alright, alright. You¡¯ve only broken through to the Qi Refinement realm. Don¡¯t look so serious.¡± Zeng Jing gently patted the head of the Loli Sect Master. ¡°Good luck!¡± Ordinary children would definitely be very happy to have their head touched by someone, but the Loli Sect Master covered her head and jumped up. ¡°Hey! Why are you touching my head? I¡¯m your Sect Master after all. You Junior Brother is too lawless.¡± Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. The Loli Sect Master shouted aggressively, ¡°I¡¯ll punish you by getting you to clean the toilet!¡± Zeng Jing spread out her hands. ¡°I was the one cleaning.¡± The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°Then I¡¯ll punish you to carry water for us.¡± Zeng Jing spread her hands. ¡°I¡¯m doing that too.¡± The Loli Sect Master: ¡°I¡¯ll punish you by giving you the cooking task.¡± Zeng Jing shrugged. ¡°I¡¯m also the one doing that.¡± The Loli Sect Master would not muster a counter to that. She suddenly pouted and turned to Bai Yan. ¡°Senior Sister, Junior Brother bullied me, but I have nothing to punish him with.¡± Bai Yan gently patted the sect master¡¯s back and whispered into her ears, ¡°Junior Brother isn¡¯t bullying you, he¡¯s just concerned about you.¡± ¡°He touched my head even though I¡¯m the Sect Master! He doesn¡¯t respect me at all.¡± ¡°Even though you¡¯re the Sect Master, you¡¯re still young. Actually, I really want to pat your head too.¡± The Loli Sect Master looked up and said, ¡°I¡¯m not afraid if Senior Sister touches me. I want Senior Sister to pat my head.¡± Bai Yan stretched out her hand and gently touched the head of the Loli Sect Master. The loli¡¯s tears turned into a smile and a blissful smile appeared on her face. ¡°Praise me a few more times.¡± Bai Yan said in a gentle voice. ¡°Junior Sister is truly amazing, reaching the Core Formation stage at such a young age. You will definitely be able to revive our sect in the future.¡± ¡°Senior Sister, You mentioned that already. Is there nothing else to praise me about?¡± ¡°Junior Sister is so smart! Junior Sister is so cute.¡± ¡°Hahaha!¡± The little loli¡¯s face was filled with a smile that she had not seen in a long time. Her little face was pink. Zeng Jing did not reply to that again. Such a little loli had to be the sect master to revive a sect. Wasn¡¯t the burden on her shoulders a little too heavy? Zeng Jing looked at the little loli¡¯s pink face and then at Bai Yan¡¯s expectant gaze. He couldn¡¯t help but shake his head as he sighed in his heart, ¡®We are all humans, I¡¯ll try my best to help you guys.¡¯ He had joined the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect to learn the sword control technique and the Myriad Sword Techniques to show off. However, for some reason, he suddenly wanted to be the nanny of two girls¡­ cough¡­ no, a bodyguard! Aiyo, men are really simple-minded. However, after thinking about it carefully, why couldn¡¯t a man be a bodyguard for two pitiful girls? Wasn¡¯t that also a super cool thing? Bai Yan suddenly waved at him just as he was letting his imagination run wild. ¡°Junior Brother, we should go set up your Spirit Gathering Formation.¡± Chapter 38 - Rebirth From Fire Chapter 38 Rebirth From Fire The Loli Sect Master returned to the center of her Spirit Gathering Formation and sat down after laughing for a while. Even though she had just broken through a realm, she could not stop. She had to immediately start cultivating and consolidating a new realm. There was still a long way to go. Bai Yan, on the other hand, led Zeng Jing towards the Wood-attribute Spirit Gathering Formation at the back mountain. This Spirit Gathering Formation was built in a forest with dense wood-attribute spiritual energy. She placed the spiritual wood branch that Zeng Jing had brought back on the shelf in the shape of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams. ¡°Alright, Junior Brother, go to the formation eye and sit down to cultivate.¡± Zeng Jing obeyed and sat cross-legged on the mat in the middle. Just like what he saw when he saw the Loli Sect Master practicing her martial arts, the entire Spirit Gathering Formation began to spin rapidly. Green light started to spread out from the spiritual wood branches. Wood-attribute heavenly treasure made the entire formation ripple with powerful wood-attribute spiritual energy. The fire-attribute cultivation technique in Zeng Jing¡¯s body was immediately greatly enhanced. This feeling was something he had never felt before! It was probably because he was a modern person who grew up under the Red Flag. He had once been superstitious about science, mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Therefore, it was very difficult for him to enter the world of metaphysics. He did not have a spiritual root, and the 4.6 billion years of attributeless cultivation in his body rejected strange things. These few reasons caused him to almost not feel any spiritual energy usually. His reaction to the various mysteries in the world was slow. Therefore, his cultivation progress was extremely slow even after he built the Foundation Establishment. He could barely absorb the fire-attribute spiritual energy, the power he used was not much. and But everything was different with the Spirit Gathering Formation¡­ He could feel that the weak fire-attribute spiritual energy in his body had become strong under the effect of the Spirit Gathering Formation. It stood upright in the Purple Mansion and clenched its fists at the 4.6 billion years of attributeless cultivation. It looked like it was not afraid of him. Then, it openly began to absorb spiritual energy from the outside world to strengthen itself. The fire-attributed spiritual energy in the air was absorbed into the Purple Mansion and merged with the fire-attribute spiritual energy. Moreover, after the wood-attribute spiritual energy entered his body, it would be ignited by the fire-attribute spiritual energy and become a fire-attribute spiritual energy. No wonder wood gave birth to fire. So this was how it was born. After cultivating for a short period of time, he felt that the fire-attribute spiritual energy in his body had increased a lot. His cultivation of the Blazing Sun Flame Refining Technique had improved greatly. Zeng Jing couldn¡¯t help but exclaim, ¡°Ah, Senior Sister! This Spirit Gathering Formation is really amazing. I can clearly feel my improvement.¡± Bai Yan nodded with a smile. ¡°Yeah, even I can sense that you¡¯ve absorbed quite a bit of fire-attributed spiritual energy. Looks like can finally walk on the right path of cultivation. Just now, when you were cultivating, Senior Sister thought about it you carefully. In the future, you don¡¯t have to do chores anymore. Focus on your cultivation. I¡¯ll take care of those chores.¡± ¡°That won¡¯t do.¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve said it last time. I¡¯d rather cultivate slower. I¡¯ll do what I have to do. On the other hand, Senior Sister, don¡¯t you need a Spirit Gathering Formation to assist your cultivation too? I remember that you cultivate water-attribute cultivation techniques. Metal gives birth to water. Let¡¯s build a metal-attribute Spirit Gathering Array for you.¡± Bai Yan shook his head slowly, ¡°It¡¯s useless! There was a very powerful metal-attibute Spirit Gathering Formation before it was destroyed. The heavenly treasures inside are not of the level that we can obtain now. Its spirit gathering effect is at least 100 times stronger than the two Spirit Gathering Formation you and the Sect Master have now. However, it¡¯s useless for me to cultivate inside. My progress is still slow.¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Zeng Jing did not know what to say and could only sigh inwardly. Poor Senior Sister. ¡°You don¡¯t have to worry about me,¡± Bai Yan said. ¡°If you get more money in the future, you can buy heavenly treasures. Don¡¯t waste them on me. Use it all on water and wood-attribute heavenly treasures to continue strengthening your Spirit Gathering Formation. Right now, your Spirit Gathering Formation is still very weak, and the effect is also very poor. You still need more heavenly treasures. The stronger the heavenly treasures, the better the effect of the Spirit Gathering Formation This is because the higher your realm, the slower your cultivation will be. At that time, no matter how good the Spirit Gathering Formation is, you will feel that it won¡¯t be enough.¡± Zeng Jing said, ¡°Senior Sister, is this problem of your cultivation speed because your comprehension is low? There must be a way to increase your comprehension, right?¡± Bai Yan nodded her head. ¡°Yes! Furthermore, the solution is within your Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art.¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Zeng Jing was surprised. ¡°Does my cultivation method work?¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°When you cultivate the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art to the Essence Soul Realm, there¡¯s a Divine Ability called the Fire Rebirth Technique. It allows you to use an extremely formidable fire-attribute cultivation technique to temper the tendons and marrows of others, and it can change the bones, divine sense, comprehension ability, and affinity of others¡­ To put it simply, it¡¯s to rebuild a person¡¯s basic qualities.¡± A look of yearning appeared on her face, ¡°I¡¯ve always hoped that our sect could produce a fire-attribute cultivator in the Essence Soul Realm. If he could learn the Fire Rebirth Technique, he would be able to help me cultivate my muscles and marrow, turning me from a mediocre woman into a talented person like my Junior Sister¡­ Unfortunately¡­ The Immortal Sword Sect was destroyed in one day, and the fire-attribute Martial Uncle who was most likely to reach the Essence Soul Realm also died in the hands of Old Fiend Baiyue. My wish is ultimately impossible to fulfill.¡± Zeng Jing grabbed her shoulder. ¡°Senior Sister, don¡¯t show such a negative expression! Originally, I only learned the Blazing Sun Flame Refining Technique to fly on my sword and act cool with a myriad of swords. But now, I have a new goal. I¡¯ve decided that I want to reach the Essence Soul Realm and learn the Fire Rebirth Technique mystical ability. Then, I¡¯ll help Senior Sister refine her muscles and marrow.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t be like this!¡± A wisp of pain appeared on Bai Yan¡¯s face. ¡°A few years ago, Uncle-Master said the same thing to me, but Uncle-Master has already passed away. The cruelest thing in this world is to first take away your hope, then give you hope, and then take away your hope once more. Could it be that you intend to give me hope once more, and then take away that hope? Over and over again! Why do you have to do this to me?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯m different,¡± Zeng Jing said. ¡°Senior Sister, just you wait. I¡¯ll definitely achieve what I say. Moreover, I won¡¯t make you wait too long for this day.¡± Bai Yan didn¡¯t dare listen, she shook her head in pain before leaving¡­ She needed to eat a Mind-Clearing Grass now or her mental state would be unstable again. Zeng Jing¡¯s heart ached as he watched her slowly walk away until she disappeared. Then, he resolutely sat back in the middle of the Spirit Gathering Formation. He sat down cross-legged, cleared his mind, and began to cultivate. ¡®Come on!¡¯ Fire-attribute spiritual energy! ¡®Come on!¡¯ Wood-attribute spiritual energy! Mountains, rivers, sun, and moon, enter my Purple Mansion! My goal is no longer to ride a sword and look cool, but to reach the Essence Soul Realm! Chapter 39 - The Loli Who Loves Buns Chapter 39 The Loli Who Loves Buns With the Spirit Gathering Formation, it was indeed twice the result with half the effort. It was much faster than his own cultivation. In one night, Zeng Jing absorbed more spiritual energy than he had in the past few days of cultivation. With more spiritual energy, his cultivation techniques would advance faster, and his cultivation would increase much faster. Zeng Jing could not help but sigh again. The disciples of famous sects were indeed much easier to cultivate. How could a rogue cultivator have the conditions to have a Spirit Gathering Formation in the Qi Refinement Realm? Perhaps it was because of his Foundation Establishment, Zeng Jing realized that he also had a divine sense. Even though he could not release it yet, he could use it to look into his body and examine his Purple Mansion. He immediately discovered that his overall cultivation had increased a little. Originally, it was 4.6 billion years of cultivation, but it had changed to 4.6 billion and a month¡­ In just a few days, he had accumulated cultivation for a month. It could be said to be very fast. However, why did he feel that this number was a little strange? The next morning, Zeng Jing woke up half an hour earlier than usual. He went to the kitchen first and took out the buns he had brought back from Jinguan City yesterday. Along the way, these buns were preserved with the cold air of the Three-Colored Golden Lotus and the Icy Jades. After returning to Immortal Sword Sect, the Three-Colored Golden Lotus and the Icy Jades were used to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation for the Loli Sect Master. However, there was no need to worry about the buns rotting. This was because the Shu Mountain peak was at a high altitude. There was snow all year round and the temperature was extremely low. It was not easy for the buns to spoil. He took out the buns, put them in the steamer compartment, and lit the fire¡­ The mountain was cold, and it was not easy to start a fire. However, the fire-attribute spiritual energy in his body had already reached a certain level. He slapped the stove with a flaming palm and immediately started a fire. Soon, the hot buns were out of the oven. Placing the buns on a wooden plate, Bai Yan arrived at the two girls¡¯ residence. At this moment, Bai Yan had just woken up. Seeing that Zeng Jing had already prepared breakfast, he couldn¡¯t help but smile. ¡°Junior Brother, you woke up early today. Why didn¡¯t you wait for me to cook?¡± Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°Today¡¯s breakfast is a surprise for Senior Sister, so I can¡¯t wait for you to wake up and make it together, hehe.¡± Bai Yan: ¡°Eh? Surprise?¡± The bun was handed over to Bai Yan, and its fragrance caused Bai Yan¡¯s spirits to be refreshed. ¡°Eh? I know this. This is a bun¡­ But it seems to be much more fragrant than the buns I ate in the past.¡± It turned out that the Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect used to be a small farmer¡¯s economy and was almost self-sufficient. The buns she used to eat were all made by the outer sect disciples. They planted their own flour and vegetables, raised their own pigs, and finally made their own meat buns. The entire process was handled by the outer sect disciples. However, the outer sect disciples were not here to do these chores. They only joined the Immortal Sword Sect with the intention of becoming disciples and becoming immortals. Therefore, they were not interested in cooking. They only cooked casually to fill their stomachs. The buns that Zeng Jing bought were made by professional chefs in Jinguan City. The taste was naturally on a completely different level. Bai Yan picked up a meat bun and took a bite. ¡°Ah!¡± ¡°This bun is completely different from the ones I¡¯ve eaten before. It¡¯s much better.¡± A whirlwind suddenly blew beside her as soon as she finished speaking. The Loli Sect Master jumped out from nowhere and said anxiously, ¡°Something smells so fragrant. Ah¡­ so fragrant¡­ What delicious thing is it?¡± After she finished speaking, her saliva had already hung from the corner of her mouth to her chin. Bai Yan turned around, ¡°Junior Sister Sect Leader, what are you doing? Control your emotions and don¡¯t let a few buns mess up your mental state.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s right!¡± The Loli Sect Master wiped the saliva from her lips and pretended to be dignified. ¡°What¡¯s for breakfast today? I¡¯ll go cultivate after eating some.¡± Zeng Jing handed a bun to her. The Loli Sect Master¡¯s gaze followed Zeng Jing¡¯s arm as she watched the bun get closer and closer. Her ¡°Sect Master face¡± was also slowly disintegrating. When the bun was still far away, she was still calm. However, when the bun was less than 10 centimeters away from her, she finally couldn¡¯t help but drool. Bai Yan sighed, ¡°Forget it, you¡¯re still a child after all. There¡¯s no need to act like this. If you forcefully hold it in, it will mess up your mental state. You should just follow your heart.¡± When the Loli Sect Master heard this, it was as if she had been pardoned. She cried out and reached out to snatch the bun from Zeng Jing¡¯s hand. She then stuffed it into her mouth and bit off more than half of it in one bite. Her small cheeks began to bulge. ¡°Wu wu wu, this bun¡­ tastes¡­ Wu wu¡­ It¡¯s completely different from what I usually eat. Why does this meat have the fragrance of sauce¡­ Wu wu¡­¡± Bai Yan: ¡°Don¡¯t talk when you¡¯re eating!¡± The Loli Sect Master: ¡°Wum¡­ Wum¡­¡± Bai Yan said, ¡°Don¡¯t make any strange sounds. You¡¯re a girl, so you have to pay attention to the details.¡± The Loli Sect Master nodded with half a bun stuffed in her mouth. She really didn¡¯t make a sound. Zeng Jing thought in her heart, Bai Yan should be considered half a senior sister and half a mother to the Loli Sect Master. It seems that Bai Yan has been guiding her in cultivation, life, and teaching her all sorts of things since she was young. It¡¯s hard to say who the Sect Master was. The Loli Sect Master finished four meat buns in a few bites, leaving only three on the wooden plate. She was too embarrassed to take anymore, afraid that Bai Yan and Zeng Jing would not have enough to eat. Zeng Jing smiled and said, ¡°It¡¯s okay. Eat. I bought a lot. I¡¯ll just heat up a few more.¡± ¡°Ah! That¡¯s great! Is there still a lot left? How many days can we eat it?¡± The Loli Sect Master said happily, ¡°If only we could eat it every day.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get sick of it if you have it everyday, Zeng Jing said. ¡°I also bought some raw wontons. I¡¯ll cook them for you later and take turns eating them.¡± The Loli Sect Master was overjoyed, but she immediately pouted. ¡°We¡¯ll eventually finish it no matter how much you buy.¡± Zeng Jing could not help but be amused seeing her cute appearance. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. When I learn how to fly on a sword, I¡¯ll buy it for you often. We¡¯ll change different snacks every day.¡± ¡°Oh, good.¡± The Loli Sect Master clapped her hands and said with a smile, ¡°Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and cultivate. You can learn the Sword Control Technique when you break through to the Earth Fire Realm of the Qi Refinement Realm.¡± ¡°Earth Fire Realm? What the hell?¡± Zeng Jing asked curiously. Bai Yan gently said, ¡°Didn¡¯t you take a good look at the cultivation technique you¡¯re cultivating? The Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art is divided into three stages. The initial stage is called the Earth Fire Realm, the middle stage is called the Human Fire Realm, and the late stage is called the Heaven Fire Realm. Only by breaking through all three stages can you enter the Core Formation Realm.¡± She paused, giving Zeng Jing some time to remember before continuing, ¡°Of course, don¡¯t think about the Core Formation Realm now. Think about how to break through the first for now! Once you break through to the Earth Fire Realm, you can practice the Sword Control Technique. Flying on artifacts is also the first symbolic stage for cultivators.¡± realm Chapter 40 - Breaking Through the Earth Fire Realm Chapter 40 Breaking Through the Earth Fire Realm That was true. Flying on a sword was one of Zeng Jing¡¯s goals. In the past, he had seen countless games and anime. The protagonist in them was simply awesome when he flew on a sword. He need not be strong, but he had to be handsome! Strength could always be caught up, handsomeness was for a lifetime. Zeng Jing chuckled and said, ¡°As long as I break through to the Earth Fire Realm, you¡¯ll teach me how to ride a sword, right? Very good, I¡¯ll break through quickly.¡± He walked towards his Spirit Gathering Formation energetically. It wasn¡¯t until he disappeared that the Loli Sect Master sighed and said in a low voice, ¡°Senior Sister, did you realize that Junior Brother is not cultivating to become an immortal, but rather only for the Sword Control Techniques and the Myriad Sword Techniques?¡± Bai Yan replied, ¡°Actually, I¡¯ve noticed it a long time ago. He¡¯s asked about the Sword Control Technique and the Myriad Sword Techniques several times, and he doesn¡¯t seem to be interested in anything else.¡± ¡°Such a goal is really too short-sighted. It¡¯s very easy for people to become lazy after achieving their goal and stop cultivating diligently. It¡¯s difficult to reach the Great Dao like this.¡±The Loli Sect Master said. Bai Yan bitterly smiled. ¡°Everyone has their own aspirations. No one can forceIf Junior Brother if he doesn¡¯t want to ascend to immortality. If he wants to act cool, then let him. We can¡¯t force our ideals on others.¡± She had forgotten that the Zeng Jing actually had another goal, which was to reach the Essence Soul Realm and learn the Fire Rebirth Technique to help her refine her muscles and marrow. The main reason was that this goal was too elusive. Even her Uncle-Master could not achieve it, so how could she dare to expect Zeng Jing to do it? The Loli Sect Master said, ¡°But if you can¡¯t improve yourself and break through to a new realm, you won¡¯t be able to increase your lifespan. You¡¯ll die early like a mortal. I don¡¯t want Junior Brother to die so early.¡± Bai Yan sighed, ¡°Life! It¡¯s all fate! Senior Sister will leave before you. You have to be mentally prepared.¡± Bai Yan did a divination for herself. Her original lifespan was 84 years old. When she successfully entered the Qi Refinement Realm, her lifespan increased by 20 years. After breaking through the Qi Refinement and entering the Core Formation Realm, her lifespan increased by 50 years. Therefore, her current lifespan was 154 years old¡­ Her comprehension ability was too low and her potential was insufficient. After cultivating to this point, she could no longer advance any further. She would probably only live to 154 years old in this lifetime. The Sect Master Junior Sister, on the other hand, had outstanding talent. She would definitely continue to break through realm after realm. It was not a problem for her to live for thousands of years. The path of cultivation was just this cruel. One would constantly bid farewell to their family and friends with inferior talent on the path of cultivation. The more talented a person was, the longer they would live, but the more lonely they would be. In the end, when they ascended to immortality, their family and friends would probably be all dead. This person could ascend to the heavens without any worries since there was nothing left in the world for him or her¡­ At this moment, Zeng Jing was on the way to the Spirit Gathering Formation, preparing to work hard to break through the Earth Fire Realm and fly on his sword as soon as possible. His Spirit Gathering Formation was built in the forest behind the mountain. He had to pass by the granary on the way. When he walked by the granary, his gaze fell on the bunches of red peppers under the roof. He couldn¡¯t help but think to myself, ¡°Right! The last few times I ate chili was to convert attributeless cultivation into fire-attribute and then use it to activate my cultivation method. Perhaps I can try to convert attributeless cultivation into fire-attribute and use it to break through realms?¡± This seemed to be spoiling things by undue haste, but so what if I hastened it in order to fly on a sword? Won¡±t it be stupid not to use the cheat? He plucked a bunch of chili and held it in his hand. Then, he went to the Spirit Gathering Formation at the back of the mountain. Sitting in the eye of the formation, he first took out the Blazing Sun Flame Refinement Art secret manual. Sure enough, there was a section in the middle that talked about the realm. There were three minor realms, which were also bottlenecks of the Qi Refinement Realm, namely the Earth Fire Realm, Human Fire Realm, and Heavenly Fire Realm. Every bottleneck had a detailed introduction; how to circulate one¡¯s energy, how to break through, and how much benefits one could obtain after breaking through. Zeng Jing did not look at so many complicated things first. He only looked at the ¡°Earth Fire Realm¡±. This realm could be considered the entry level of the Qi Refinement Realm. It was not difficult to break through. It was just right to use fire-attribute spiritual energy to advance. When one¡¯s cultivation reached the point where they could break through this realm, they would feel that there seemed to be a layer of membrane in their Purple Mansion that suppressed their cultivation and prevented it from increasing. At this time, they had to use all their strength to break through this membrane with spiritual energy. Once they succeeded, their lifespan would increase by seven years, their resistance to cold would increase by 10 degrees and their resistance to heat would increase by 20 degrees. After that, he could truly control the fire-attribute spiritual energy at will, inject it into the Dharma treasure to activate it and let it fly into the sky. This was the so-called ¡°Artifact Controlling Technique¡±. Flying on a sword was just one of the ways to use the Artifact Control Technique. Zeng Jing memorized the method to break through the realm. Then, he resolutely stuffed a handful of chili into his mouth. He felt that his mouth was so spicy that it was numb. His entire body began to heat up. He quickly sat cross-legged and followed the secret manual¡¯s instructions. Flying on a sword was just one of the ways to use the Artifact Control Technique. If he wanted to breakthrough to the Earth Fire Realm, he first had to let the fire-attribute spiritual energy reach the membrane in his Purple Mansion, which was the so-called bottleneck. Zeng Jing¡¯s Purple Mansion only had a very small ball of fire-attribute spiritual energy. His cultivation level was about a month, which was very pitiful. However, the situation was different after eating the chili. The ball of terrifying 4.6 billion years of cultivation was fuming hot. It looked like fire-attribute spiritual energy. Zeng Jing carefully controlled it and gently separated a small ball from it, stuffing it into his fire-attribute spiritual energy¡­ He then stirred it evenly! It was like adding Sprite to Pepsi and stirring thing, it was difficult to tell with the naked eye or the tongue. Swoosh! The fire-attribute spiritual energy suddenly soared and instantly reached the membrane of the bottleneck. Zeng Jing hurriedly followed the instructions of the secret manual and circulated his energy to break through! With all his might! ¡°Bam!¡± The membrane-like bottleneck broke through easily. He attained the Earth Fire Realm! When an ordinary person broke through a realm, they would feel that they had become much stronger. However, Zeng Jing didn¡¯t feel that he had become stronger at all. It was as if he had casually advanced a level. The only thing he was happy about was that he could learn the Sword Control Technique. He hurriedly went to Bai Yan to learn the Sword Control Technique. At the same time, further away from the back of the mountain, two itinerant cultivators had just descended from the sky and put away their Dharma treasures. They stood on the top of the mountain and looked at the valley where the Immortal Sword Sect was located from afar. They could only see a large area of ruins in the valley from the top of the mountain. One of the Itinerant cultivators smiled and said, ¡°And this is the famous Shu Mountain Immortal Sword Sect.¡± The other person chuckled and said, ¡°I heard from the people of the Qingcheng Sect that the Immortal Sword Sect was not completely wiped out. There were two female disciples who survived, one in the Core Formation Realm, one in the Qi Refinement Realm. There¡¯s also a male disciple who had just joined the sect. Hehehe.¡± The first one who spoke smiled. ¡°This is a really good time to steal.¡±