Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 234 - 127: Individual Choices, Zheng Fa Requests

Chapter 234: Chapter 127: Individual Choices, Zheng Fa Requests

Everyone fell into silence.

The Sect Leader has even decided to send the remaining disciples to Thunder Pool, he must be preparing for the worst.

Yuan’s lips puffed out as she looked at the Sect Leader, a tearful expression on her face, she whispered, "Old man, if we can’t win, can’t we just give up Jiushan Sect?"

After all, she was raised by the Sect Leader. It doesn’t show on normal days, but at this moment, her true feelings revealed themselves, and she couldn’t bear the thought.

The Sect Leader heaved a light sigh, "How can we simply give up the Jiushan Spirit Vein so easily? Nowadays, if we can’t secure the Heavenly Stele Realm, the Jiushan Spirit Vein is still the foundation of our Jiushan Sect."

Master Pang opened his mouth, saying, "Why don’t I go back then?"

"Master Pang, you and Huang are still young, you can support Jiushan for a longer time."

Master Pang fell silent.

After the Sect Leader finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Zhang.

"Zhang, now that Zheng Fa has not grown up yet, and you’ve already reached Nascent Soul, you must become the pillar of Jiushan Sect. I am afraid it will be hard on you in the future."

Zhang pressed her lips together and lightly bowed to the Sect Leader.

He then looked at Zheng Fa.

"My disciple."

"Here."

"I have nothing much to give you as your master, not many spirit stones, and even the Cultivation Technique you have practiced went awry." The Sect Leader said with a smile, "Do you resent me?"

"Not at all." Zheng Fa sincerely replied; after some thought, he added, "Disciple has never regretted joining the Jiushan Sect."

The Sect Leader nodded with a smile, seeming to feel that this was the highest recognition he could receive as a Master.

He said nothing else but told everyone, "If Jiushan Sect is emptied, those people might not be willing to face this old man."

Zheng Fa and the others nodded.

What the Sect Leader said was not without reason.

Whether it is the Demon Race or the Demon Sect, the first reason to attack Jiushan Sect is certainly out of spite.

The second naturally is to see if they can restrain the disciples of Jiushan Sect here at Thunder Pool and create opportunities for those from the Great Freedom Demon Sect trapped in the Secret Realm.

If only the Sect Leader and the ancestors remain, two lonesome Nascent Soul old men in Jiushan Sect.

To attack Jiushan Sect might even be a loss-making deal...

"Remember this, no matter what happens to Jiushan Sect, no matter what news is sent here." The Sect Leader earnestly said, "You must not act rashly! If the Great Freedom Demon Sect finds an opportunity to emerge, that truly concerns the life and death of our Jiushan Sect."

The others nodded their heads.

The Sect Leader looked once more at the people in the hall, turned around, and slowly walked out of the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace.

Zheng Fa always felt that he saw a determined will to die—or rather, a resolution to fight to the death—on his Master’s back.

...

Watching him disappear outside the door.

Master Pang was silent for a moment, then suddenly said to Zheng Fa, "Nephew, when are you holding your Sect Leader ceremony? How many Nascent Soul should you invite?"

"Ah?"

"Not appropriate." Master Pang shook his head, "Your cultivation is too low, taking the position of Sect Leader is too ostentatious. How about letting Zhang take charge of Jiushan Sect for a while? Anyway, you two have a good relationship, and it can be switched back later?"

Zheng Fa had not yet spoken.

When an irritated voice from the Sect Leader came from outside, "I am not dead yet!"

Master Pang was startled, as if only just noticing the Sect Leader had not gone far, and said in surprise, "Eh? You’re still here?"

The Sect Leader outside looked at Master Pang gritting his teeth.

"Why do you care about this when you’re close to death?" Master Pang said indignantly.

"I won’t die even if you do!"

The Sect Leader snorted coldly, as if he didn’t want to talk to his junior, and flew out of the workshop.

Master Pang watched his retreating figure and suddenly smiled.

"Master Pang?"

Zheng Fa said in a soft voice next to him.

"Zheng Fa, you all say I care about Jiushan Sect, do you know what I care about?" Master Pang suddenly said.

"What?"

"I joined the Sect when I was twenty, and by then your master had already become a Golden Core True Inheritor... Now, I have known him for nine thousand years."

"That Huang, I have also quarreled with her for over a thousand years."

"I was just thinking, without these two, without the Jiushan Spirit Vein where I’ve stayed for several thousand years, is Jiushan Sect still Jiushan Sect to me?"

Zheng Fa understood what Master Pang meant.

"Are you going back?"

"After Huang arrives and settles you all down, I will indeed go back." Master Pang nodded.

...

Leaving the great hall of the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace, the three, Zheng Fa, were somewhat silent.

"What do you think?"

"It’s right to have sent the ordinary disciples over, right now Thunder Pool is the safest place for them." Zheng Fa spoke first, "As for the Sect Leader and Master Pang, if Divinity Transformation does not appear, with the power of the three Nascent Soul from Jiushan Sect, plus the Mountain Protection Array, ordinary people probably won’t be able to take their lives easily."

Zhang nodded gently upon hearing this.

Yuan still had tear stains at the corners of her eyes, and she whispered, "I want to go back too."

Zheng Fa sighed lightly, reached out his hand, and touched Yuan’s round head.

The aura of Fusang Wood on his body made Yuan gently squint her eyes, her head involuntarily rubbing against his palm, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Do you still want to go back?"

"No..."

Watching this from the side, Zhang shook her head and didn’t say anything.

But Zheng Fa spoke again, "Zhang, you have a promising future, and my cultivation is lowly, I’m afraid Master Pang and the others won’t let us go back..."

Zhang nodded lightly, seemingly agreeing with Zheng Fa’s judgment.

"What we can do now, first and foremost, is to arrange for those disciples." Zheng Fa walked and spoke, "I’m thinking if we can gather more information about the Great Freedom Demon Sect and the movements of the Demon Race."

"Yes, the enemy is hidden while we are in the open, it’s too passive."

Zhang nodded lightly.

The two of them then looked at the Golden Crow in Yuan’s hand.

"Caw?"

...

"I really don’t know the plans of the Great Freedom Demon Sect!" The Golden Crow also felt aggrieved: "I’m just at the Foundation Establishment Stage; those demonesses from the Great Freedom Demon Sect only covet my body, why would they divulge any other information to me?"

Zheng Fa and Sister Zhang looked at each other and both nodded.

Zheng Fa then asked,

"Then where did you escape from?"

"Where?" The Golden Crow thought for a moment and said, "The south, it seems to be what’s called Fengcheng County."

"Fengcheng County."

Zheng Fa furrowed his brows.

Looking at Sister Zhang beside him,

he noticed her complexion was also very solemn.

The name Fengcheng County was not unfamiliar to them; this county also belonged to Taiyang County.

Most importantly, the spirit stone mine within the spirit cave was located there.

At this time, it was a gathering place for all sorts, with various teachings and schools converging.

It would indeed be very difficult to find people from the Great Freedom Demon Sect there.

But they posed a huge threat, whether to the Jiushan Sect or the Thunder Pool workshop.

And now this Golden Crow has escaped, if those people are cautious, they probably have already changed locations.

It would be very difficult to find them amidst the crowd.

While they were in distress,

they heard a Jiushan Sect disciple arrive outside the door, reporting to Zheng Fa:

"Fairy Ling Ye is visiting."

Zheng Fa was startled; the news brought by the Golden Crow was so sudden, he had even put the matter of Xiao Yuying to the back of his mind.

"Quickly, invite her in!"

Xiao Yuying walked in, her gaze first circled around Sister Zhang, then turned to Zheng Fa, seeming to consider that Yuan was also present, she casually asked:

"How about it, Mr. Zheng?"

The corners of her mouth carried a smile, as if she was confident about Zheng Fa’s answer.

"Sorry, Fairy Xiao, I’m afraid I can’t help you."

Zheng Fa flatly refused Xiao Yuying.

Originally, he had no intention of going.

Now with the added threat of the Great Freedom Demon Sect, he really didn’t want to attract any more trouble.

Xiao Yuying froze, she stared at Zheng Fa for a long time, then suddenly said, "What about the relics left by that person?"

Her tone seemed to be utterly incomprehensible, as if she thought she had heard wrong.

"Fairy Xiao, thank you for your trust, but I really have no intention."

Zheng Fa refused again.

Xiao Yuying was silent for a while, then suddenly spoke up, "Do you think that I would go back on my word after we cross the river?"

"You’ve misunderstood, Fairy Xiao..."

"I can establish a Soul Pact with you," Xiao Yuying continued.

Zheng Fa was taken aback, looking at Xiao Yuying.

A Soul Pact was no trivial matter.

It could be considered a temporary two-way Soul Seal—simply put, if one dies, both die.

Fairy Xiao was actually this insistent on him?

Seemingly noticing Zheng Fa’s confusion, Xiao Yuying shook her head and said: "In the Xuanwei Realm, there’s no one else I know who surpasses me in Thunder Skill—except you."

"Unfortunately, my own cultivation in Thunder Skill isn’t enough for that secret realm..."

Xiao Yuying’s explanation made Zheng Fa realize the situation.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Fairy Xiao, I can agree to your request."

Xiao Yuying’s eyes brightened.

"But I have another demand."

"What is it?" Xiao Yuying furrowed her brows, seemingly unhappy at Zheng Fa’s excesses.

Zheng Fa didn’t mind her expression and instead said, "I want Fairy Xiao to do me a favor."

Xiao Yuying was taken aback, and Zheng Fa glanced at Sister Zhang, who nodded toward him.

Zheng Fa then spoke of the collusion between the Great Freedom Demon Sect and the Demon Race, and their possible plot against the Jiushan Sect.

"What do you want me to do?"

Xiao Yuying didn’t rush to agree but instead asked.

Zheng Fa thought for a while and said, "Fairy Xiao, I would like to ask you to go to Fengcheng County and spread a message."

"What message?"

"That you encountered the Emperor Liquid emerging, right by the Thunder Pool."

"Just that?" Xiao Yuying was puzzled, "Would those people believe it?"

She also understood Zheng Fa’s idea—the Emperor Liquid was considered a treasured item for the evolution of the demon race’s bloodline.

Zheng Fa just shook his head and said, "I’m not sure about this, but... given the demon race’s desire for bloodline evolution and with Fairy Xiao’s reputation, I think they might be somewhat tempted."

Xiao Yuying slightly nodded and said, "If I do you this favor, will you accompany me to that secret realm?"

"Without a second word!"

"Fine! It’s a simple matter," Xiao Yuying readily agreed, "Once we’re in that secret realm, I won’t treat you unfairly!"

"Fairy Xiao! I swear here that I will not take anything from that secret realm!" Zheng Fa spoke with a serious face.

To be honest, he didn’t just not want to take anything; if he could avoid setting foot in that secret realm, he would not want to enter.

He was definitively not entering the doorway!

There would be no new law involved!

Xiao Yuying was dazed and then said while looking at Zheng Fa:

"I help the Jiushan Sect find those from the Demon Sect and Demon Race hidden in Fengcheng County—you, have no other requests?"

Zheng Fa nodded.

"I have been to countless secret realms, and have seen cultivators—no less than eight thousand if not ten thousand." Xiao Yuying’s praise was utterly sincere, "A cultivator like Mr. Zheng, who wholeheartedly serves the sect without any selfish desires—I am seeing this for the first time."

Zheng Fa had yet to speak.

On the side, Sister Zhang was stunned, her face expressed one thought—by the ancestors above, I wouldn’t dare to praise him like that.