Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 194 - 94 Divine Skills

Chapter 194: Chapter 94 Divine Skills

Zheng Fa felt as if something was pulling him, and his divine soul soared into the sky.

He passed through the roof of the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace and saw Master Pang and others looking out from the grand hall.

Then, he saw the entire Thunder Pool workshop beneath his feet. The disciples in the workshop, whether shopkeepers or customers, all looked up, tiptoeing and gazing at the celestial phenomena above.

It seemed they couldn’t see him.

Zheng Fa continued to ascend.

Gradually, the people on the ground became the size of ants.

The Thunder Pool workshop looked like a pile of children’s building blocks.

Even the vast Thunder Pool turned into a mere ink spot on the ground after a while.

Soon, even this ink spot was indistinguishable.

He passed through the sea of clouds.

Slowly, he rose to a level parallel with the sun and the moon.

Yet, he did not stop. The force kept pulling him upwards.

When he finally stopped, there was nothing around him.

Only his divine soul seemed unable to ascend further, as if it had touched a thick barrier.

Zheng Fa looked up, but he could see nothing.

This... is this the so-called heavenly shackles referred to by Tianhe Venerable?

He looked upwards.

The sight above him was even more astonishing.

He saw a talismanic diagram rotating above his head.

This talismanic diagram was so large that Zheng Fa even suspected it was bigger than the Thunder Pool.

What made Zheng Fa feel eerie was that within the slow rotation of the talismanic diagram, there seemed to be some configurations he found familiar—the Five Elements Child Talisman.

Zheng Fa suddenly realized:

The thing pulling him upwards was probably this object.

Zhang mentioned her Five Elements Ring resonates with something in the heavens; could it be this object?

He reached out his hand towards the overhead diagram, but grabbed nothing.

His hand passed through the Spirit Talisman without any resistance.

"Fake?"

He was puzzled, and when he extended his hand again, the talismanic diagram suddenly showed a right-hand-shaped gap.

"A projection?"

He abruptly understood that this object was also a projection.

Zheng Fa looked beyond the sky.

As far as his eyes could see, there was a void, with nothing visible.

The true body of this talismanic diagram was unknown in its distance, potentially not even within this space and time.

Just as he realized this, the huge talismanic diagram above his head suddenly shrunk into a sphere of light, which emitted a blinding flash and rushed towards him!

Zheng Fa was knocked senseless.

He felt himself plummeting rapidly.

The next moment, he felt himself back in his own body, while the light sphere that the huge talismanic diagram transformed into went straight into the Moebius Rune Base inside his Dantian.

Zheng Fa frowned and looked, sensing that the originally simple Five Elements Child Talisman suddenly had some additional changes, imperceptible to the eye but seemingly adding some new information to his mind.

...

"Do you mean... you seem to have gained a Divine Skill?"

In his room, Zhang examined him up and down, her eyes clearly showing both pride and worry.

"Yes..." He had nothing to hide in front of Zhang, "This Divine Skill seems to be a gift from that talismanic diagram, called the Positive and Negative Five Elements Divine Light."

"What power does this Divine Skill possess?"

"I just acquired this Divine Skill, so I don’t understand much. It seems it can briefly control the opponent’s Magical Treasure."

As he said this, he had a somewhat strange expression.

This thing... he seemed to have heard something similar in the modern era.

After listening, Zhang thought for a moment and asked, "Briefly? How brief?"

"Why not give it a try?"

Zhang and Yuan exchanged glances and nodded slightly, each taking out their Lifebound Magical Treasure.

As expected, Yuan’s Lifebound Magical Treasure was a feather fan made from her feathers.

However, Zheng Fa was somewhat surprised by Zhang’s Lifebound Magical Treasure—she held a brush in her hand.

"This is my Lifebound Spiritual Treasure, the Fei Xian Pen." Zhang explained upon seeing his puzzled expression, "This was crafted after I achieved the Golden Core; the brush’s shaft comes from the Vermilion Bird Beak, the tip is made from White Tiger Fur, the ferrule is from Qilin Horn, and the material at the top is from Mystic Turtle Shell."

Zheng Fa felt a twinge in his cheeks.

It was sour.

Next to him, Yuan’s fan seemed to shrink slightly, appearing somewhat inferior.

"Sister, those mythical four spirits of heaven and earth have been gone for tens of thousands of years, those materials of yours..."

Zhang coldly replied, "I never fight battles that aren’t profitable."

But you’ve fought a lot...

Understood.

No wonder Zhang, though talented, doesn’t have a good reputation in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

She didn’t show off her Magical Treasure for boasting.

She let Zheng Fa use the Positive and Negative Five Elements Divine Light on both her and Yuan.

The result was quickly revealed.

Against Master Yuan, who was a Golden Core, Zheng Fa could control the other’s Magical Treasure within the time it takes an incense stick to burn.

But it was far from the same with Zhang, a True Nascent Soul.

The Positive and Negative Five Elements Divine Light only worked for the duration of a single breath.

Moreover, since these two Magical Treasures heavily burdened his Divine Sense Power, he could hardly claim to use the other’s treasures; it could merely be considered that he had interfered with Zhang and Yuan’s control over their treasures.

"..."

After the test, Zhang noticed that Zheng Fa’s expression had changed.

"Zhang?"

"I finally understand how others used to see me."

"..."

"They probably thought that Heavenly Dao was unfair, so they wanted to fight me."

"This... Zhang," Zheng Fa interrupted her: "Could it possibly be that their desire to fight is also a bit due to your character?"

"..."

"Heavenly Dao is so unfair!" Master Pang cried out mournfully.

He had just managed to send away those curious Nascent Souls and hurried to Zheng Fa’s room. Hearing about the Positive and Negative Five Elements Divine Light, he slapped his thigh hard.

"Master Pang..."

Is everyone in the Xuanwei Realm so jealous?

"That Yuan!" Suddenly Master Pang cursed: "I noticed you first, yet he interfered!"

"Creating one’s own path, celebrated by heaven and earth, possessing innate divine abilities!" Master Pang spoke more and more sorrowfully: "I will never coexist with that surname Yuan!"

"Master Pang, haven’t you accepted it already..."

"How would I know you are the next Tianhe Venerable?" Master Pang responded even more pained: "If I had known, even if it meant opposing Jiushan Sect, I couldn’t accept it!"

Isn’t it, just the other day you were willing to sacrifice your life for Jiushan Sect.

Changed so quickly?

It seems, just after resolving the hatred between Master Pang and Junior Master Huang, it looks like he’s beginning to hate our own Master?

...Must the arch-enemy be chosen from within Jiushan Sect?

"However, speaking of Tianhe Venerable." Zhang suddenly spoke: "Tianhe Sect always dreams of reviving the glory of Tianhe Venerable. Now it seems, Tianhe Venerable could have also gained an incredible innate divine ability due to creating his own Lifebound Spirit Treasure Skills — hence being able to dominate Xuanwei."

"Because of this, it’s difficult for Tianhe Sect to produce another Tianhe Venerable."

Zhang’s analysis made Zheng Fa startled, feeling it made a lot of sense.

"This matter must not be heard by outsiders!" Master Pang immediately said: "Nephew Zhang, just say you had an epiphany after Nascent Soul stage. I’ll personally caution everyone, sometimes even taking some measures."

Speaking of this, his face turned somewhat fierce.

Zhang also nodded, looking at Zheng Fa said: "Even when Tianhe Venerable was perfecting the Lifebound Spirit Treasure Skills, he was already a Nascent Soul. You are merely at Foundation Establishment... it really is not suitable to publicize."

"Thank you, Senior Zhang and Uncle Pang, for your protection."

He knew the good intentions of Zhang and Pang.

His displayed talent was too astonishing.

Yet his cultivation level was still relatively low.

"Heh heh, who could know, maybe our Jiushan Sect can produce another Tianhe Venerable?" Master Pang suddenly touched the bed in Zheng Fa’s room and mused: "In the future, I want to hang a plaque here, saying ’Where Venerable Zheng comprehended Dao.’"

...

"Ancestor! The ancestor has reincarnated!"

Beside the Thunder Pool, Yan Wushuang felt his own Sunset Sword Immortal had finally gone mad.

The short-statured Elder Han shivered by the Thunder Pool, as if he could accidentally fall into it any moment.

"Elder Han, what’s wrong?"

He quickly asked.

Elder Han calmed down a bit, as if remembering something, tightly closed his mouth, and watched him warily.

"Elder Han?"

"Stop asking, you, an outsider, shouldn’t know about this."

"...Aren’t you also from Tianhe Sect?"

"...Right, how come I am part of Tianhe Sect!"

Hearing this, Elder Han immediately gritted his teeth regretfully.

He pondered for a long time, seemingly struggling with his thoughts, finally his eyes lit up, turning to Yan Wushuang, he said: "Before, weren’t you cooperating with Jiushan Sect on the talisman matter?"

"Yes, but Elder, you didn’t like that talisman."

"Who didn’t like it!" Elder Han gave him a look suggesting slander: "Would I have acted if I didn’t like it?"

"That’s not..."

"What isn’t it." Elder Han interrupted him: "This talisman matter, shouldn’t you properly discuss a plan at Jiushan Sect?"

"...Yes."

Seeing Elder Han enthusiastically giving him advice, Yan Wushuang couldn’t help feeling that it was a bit weird.

"Well then, go now!"

"Oh!"

Yan Wushuang scratched his head, preparing to head off to Jiushan Sect.

Although Elder Han had always been a bit odd, he had indeed protected him for a long time and had saved his life on numerous occasions.

Yan Wushuang had always trusted and depended on him.

"Are you just going like this?"

Yan Wushuang eyed his clothing, couldn’t find anything amiss: "How else should I go?"

"Are you going empty-handed?"

"..." Yan Wushuang was stunned for a moment, himself being who he was, where couldn’t he go empty-handed?

"That would make our Tianhe Sect look bad-mannered!"

"...Aren’t we from Tianhe Sect always like this?" Yan Wushuang argued: "Besides, I have no money!"

"Here!"

Unexpectedly, Elder Han fumbled inside his robe and actually pulled out a storage bag.

"Buy some spiritual materials, prepare a respectfully written greeting card, understand?"

Yan Wushuang held the storage bag, staring blankly at him.

Clearly not quite understanding.

Even thinking the old man might be a bit senile.

"You know... the matter of the talisman has great potential!" Elder Han finally blurted out a reason after struggling for a while.

"Is that so..." Yan Wushuang scratched his head: "Am I that visionary?"

Elder Han sighed: "Somewhat blind, but lucky."