Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 258 - 148: Senior Sister Advances, Divinity Transformation Possession_3

Chapter 258: Chapter 148: Senior Sister Advances, Divinity Transformation Possession_3

"I know, this mixed-blood green phoenix doesn’t have such good digestion ability..." The way Little Golden Crow said this sounded so humble that it was somewhat pitiable, "There must be something left."

Zheng Fa glanced at Zhang, and upon receiving a nod from her, he extended his right hand and touched the ball of golden light.

This golden light seemed to possess spiritual wisdom. It rapidly merged into the palm of his hand, followed his meridians and entered his Dantian, transforming into a tiny Golden Crow shadow that stood on the Fusang Wood.

The Fusang Wood trembled slightly, as if filled with joy. It seemed that the Golden Crow and the Fusang Wood were naturally complementary to each other. Now that the Golden Crow had recognized its master, the benefits to the Fusang Wood were not small either.

However, what exactly those benefits were couldn’t be seen in a short time.

Looking at the Little Golden Crow beside him, he felt that its life and death hung on his very thoughts.

After the Golden Crow recognized its master, the way it looked at Zheng Fa also changed slightly—now there was a trace of trepidation mixed with closeness.

Zheng Fa beckoned with his hand, and the Little Golden Crow, understanding his intention, flew to his shoulder, letting out a long sigh from its beak, seemingly extremely comfortable.

"Master, you’re even better at seducing birds than that Demon Sect witch!"

"..."

With just one sentence, Zheng Fa immediately regretted it.

Zheng Fa and Zhang were originally waiting for Yuan’s advancement, but this bloodline evolution seemed to take more time than could be finished on the spot.

Zhang waved her sleeve again, and Yuan was lifted into the air.

"Zhang?"

"She probably needs more time. Let’s take her to my courtyard."

Zhang explained.

Just as the two stepped into the courtyard and settled Yuan down, a Communication Talisman flew over the wall and headed towards Zhang.

Zhang reached out, and the Communication Talisman landed in her hand.

"A message from Master Pang."

Zhang raised an eyebrow and said to Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa’s spirits lifted as he looked towards Zhang, who was reading the message.

Master Pang had previously gone to seek help from Tongming Master, who was a Divinity Transformation cultivator of the Hundred Immortals Alliance and reputed to be a good person. At least, Master Pang trusted him—and Zheng Fa also rather believed in Master Pang’s judgment.

After all, Master Pang’s judgment about the group of Nascent Soul cultivators from the Hundred Immortals Alliance was very accurate.

But Master Pang had been away for more than a month, and only now had they received a message, which had worried Zheng Fa previously.

Zhang finished reading the message, furrowed her brows, seeming puzzled.

"Zhang? How is it?" Zheng Fa quickly asked, "Did Master Pang manage to invite Tongming Master?"

"We could say that he did."

Zhang hesitated before speaking.

Zheng Fa was even more puzzled: "Could say?"

Right then, Zhang’s master, Junior Master Huang, also walked in and said to the two, "You received a message too?"

Zhang nodded her head.

"What’s mentioned in this message is unheard of," Junior Master Huang sighed deeply, his brow furrowed. "Our Jiushan Sect still lacks the Divinity Transformation inheritance."

Zheng Fa became even more confused as the two spoke cryptically.

It seemed that Zhang realized his confusion and explained, "Since Tongming Master reached Divinity Transformation, he has rarely appeared in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, and even the Nascent Soul of Tongming Mountain seldom see his esteemed presence."

"This time, Master Pang personally paid him a visit and was blocked for several days. If not for Master Pang’s persistence, I’m afraid he wouldn’t have been able to see Tongming Master—or rather, he wouldn’t have been able to see Tongming Master’s Spiritual Treasure."

"Spiritual Treasure?"

Zheng Fa was startled, his confusion deepening.

"This matter, we only know because Master Pang told us," Zhang continued, "According to Tongming Master, since his Divinity Transformation, it’s inconvenient for him to take action. He spends most of his time in seclusion, and even breaking out of seclusion requires some time."

Zheng Fa nodded and said, "Just like the Qingyun Great Saint of the Demon Race."

"Yes, according to Tongming Master, if he rashly breaks his seclusion, it may harm himself, but he wouldn’t stand by if the Hundred Immortals Alliance is in need. Therefore, he has sent his own Spiritual Treasure to assist our Jiushan Sect."

"He’s not asking to kill the enemy, only to hold off Qingyun Great Saint until he breaks out of seclusion."

Zheng Fa still felt puzzled upon hearing this.

"What is this Spiritual Treasure that can hold off a Divinity Transformation cultivator?"

In the Xuanwei Realm, there has always been a distinction between Magic Artifacts and Magical Treasures.

To roughly explain, Magic Artifacts are considered one level lower, mostly used by cultivators below the Golden Core rank.

Magical Treasures are much more precious, and for most people, their Magical Treasure is their Lifebound Magical Treasure.

The difference between these two in power, materials, and value is vast.

But Zheng Fa had also heard of Spiritual Treasures, yet he had never seen one.

"Spiritual Treasure... it is a treasure with its own spiritual wisdom. In layman’s terms, it’s a Magical Treasure with a spirit inside."

Zhang explained.

"Spiritual Treasures have spiritual wisdom; I heard of this long ago. However, Master Pang’s letter mentioned another matter that has caught my attention."

"What?"

"Master Pang said that Tongming Master told him that the current Immortal Law actually relies on Spiritual Treasures as a medium for Divinity Transformation—meaning upgrading one’s Lifebound Magical Treasure to a Lifebound Spiritual Treasure. It’s even conceivable to view the Lifebound Spiritual Treasure as one’s other self."

"That’s why Tongming Master told Master Pang to bring his own Spiritual Treasure back for reinforcement, capable of holding off Qingyun Great Saint."

"A medium?"

Zheng Fa paused, looked at Zhang, and seeing that she was also deep in thought, knew that she shared the same thought as him—that vow signed by Nine Nether.

The vow once said, "All living beings are ignorant, unfit to be mediums."

At that time, both of them just felt these words were merely an expression of lament.

They had not expected that in Master Pang’s letter, the word "medium" would be mentioned again, and what’s more, he was talking about—medium for Divinity Transformation.

"You two, with all the meaningful glances, what riddle are you hashing out?"

Off to the side, Junior Master Huang had had enough. Despite being a Nascent Soul, he often found it impossible to understand what the two young people were saying.

Zheng Fa looked at Junior Master Huang and didn’t conceal anything, saying straightforwardly, "The two of us once saw a passage in the Heavenly Stele Realm."

He recited the vow they saw.

"Nine Nether... Demon Ancestor?"

Junior Master Huang, too, was startled by the name Nine Nether.

He scrutinized Zheng Fa from top to bottom, then sighed with a tinge of admiration, "How did a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator like you come across such things... Why do I feel you’re more like a Nascent Soul than I am?"

Next to him, Zhang shook her head and queried, "Junior Brother, any thoughts?"

Zheng Fa pondered for a moment before suddenly saying, "There may be a problem with what Sunset Sword Immortal said."

"Hm? You’re saying he deceived us?" Zhang frowned and commented, "He seems to have no intention to conceal anything."

"It’s not that he deceived us, but rather, he himself does not know the contents of the new law by Tianhe Venerable." Zheng Fa started walking slowly around the courtyard, sorting through his thoughts as he moved.

"He knows that the current Immortal Sect has betrayed Tianhe Venerable, and now there is no mention of Tianhe’s new skills, which is why he believes the cultivation method we are practicing is from the Demon Sect’s Skill of the previous epoch."

"You’re saying..." Zhang looked somewhat enlightened.

But Junior Master Huang’s expression soured further, obviously not following.

"However, we have studied the remains of that predecessor and realized that Tianhe’s new method should contain two aspects—integrating Artifact Refining into the body and the Execution of Immortals Skills."

Zhang nodded in agreement.

"So?" Junior Master Huang couldn’t help but interject.

"Putting aside Sunset Sword Immortal’s description and looking at Spiritual Treasures, I think... the Immortal Sect may not have completely abandoned the path of integrating Artifact Refining into the body. Instead, they’ve transformed it into what’s referred to as a medium for Divinity Transformation. What they abandoned is likely the Execution of Immortals Skills."

"...It’s not impossible..."

Zheng Fa had this idea primarily because of a suspicion—the cultivators of the Xuanwei Realm might be selfish, but they’re certainly not foolish.

Times are always progressing. Even though there are occasional setbacks, good things tend to be slowly accepted.

With this in mind, he continued, "From our experiences in the Heavenly Stele Realm and the remains of that Tianhe Disciple, I’ve roughly formed some conjectures about the development of the Immortal Law..."

"What conjecture?"

"The Divine Tao civilization of the Heavenly Stele Realm represents a kind of cultivation method—I tentatively call it Divine Tao Skill."

"Then there is the Demon Sect’s Skill, likely jointly initiated by Nine Nether Demon Ancestor and possibly other demon ancestors."

"After that was Tianhe Venerable’s Tianhe Skill."

"We don’t know much about Divine Tao Skill, so let’s leave it aside for now. The cultivation method practiced by the current Immortal Sect is probably not simply the Demon Sect’s Skill, nor is it simply the Tianhe Skill, but a combination of the two, probably dominated by the Demon Sect’s Skill."

Zhang was stunned for a long time before she finally spoke, "This indeed fits the nature of Xuanwei Realm cultivators more closely... but using Tianhe Skill to improve Demon Sect’s Skill..."

Zheng Fa was also at a loss for words...

He didn’t know whether Tianhe Venerable would be angry or not—it’s hard to say it inherited the method, for it did inherit, yet the core has changed, not only has the core changed, but it also took its own provisions to join the enemy!

The group fell silent for a while. Then Zhang suddenly recalled another matter.

"Hm?"

"Previously, you mentioned using a Spiritual Energy circuit to generate spiritual wisdom, and you gave me a few books, remember?" Zhang turned to Zheng Fa.

"Zhang, are you suggesting..."

"I’m considering whether the generation of spiritual wisdom in Magical Treasures is based on the same principle?"

Zhang’s words made Zheng Fa’s eyes light up.

"No, you guys started discussing, and it somehow seems like you’ve discussed a Divinity Transformation legacy?"

Junior Master Huang, standing aside, gaped in amazement.