Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 265 - 154 Jiushan Sect, Zhang Wuyi

Chapter 265: Chapter 154 Jiushan Sect, Zhang Wuyi

Master Tongming did not continue to advance.

As the Qingyun Great Saint had said, the two began to drink together.

Master Pang, however, was burning with impatience, heading towards Jiushan Sect—But clearly, the Qingyun Great Saint did not concern himself with him.

The last scene in the water curtain was the back view of Master Pang maneuvering the Five Dragons Heavenly Palace, heading towards Jiushan Sect.

The sky above Jiushan Sect, in front of him, was a dark crimson.

"Junior Master Huang, who is that other Divinity Transformation...?" Zheng Fa asked after a moment of silence.

"Your Master Pang has some suspicions in his letter, it seems to be the Demon Path’s Great Cultivator from ten thousand years ago, the Blood River Ancestor," Junior Master Huang replied with a bit of restraint in his voice, "But back then he was only at the latter stage of the Nascent Soul, and he hadn’t trodden the Xuanwei realms for a long time, rumour has it he had long perished..."

"Then..."

"At least when the communication came through, your Master Pang was still unharmed."

Junior Master Huang seemed to know what he wanted to ask, saying it outright.

Seeing the two still silent.

Junior Master Huang continued: "Master Tongming... also managed to occupy one of the Divinity Transformation experts on behalf of our Jiushan Sect."

"Your Master Pang sent back this snippet mainly because this matter is of utmost importance which is not clear in writing; he wants to remind us... we must be prepared."

"Besides the additional Divinity Transformation, now that Spirit Manipulation Sect and Demon Race have joined forces, our side probably isn’t safe either."

Hearing Junior Master Huang speak, Zheng Fa said to her,

"Please, Junior Master, give the order."

"Wuyi, you come."

But Junior Master Huang called out for Zhang instead, and Zheng Fa understood. Although Junior Master Huang held a higher rank, she did not have as much authority among the disciples as Zhang did because she had not left the Seventh Peak for a long time.

Zhang nodded, stepped forward, standing on the cloud, and her resonant voice spread throughout the encampment:

"All under Jiushan Sect, gather your belongings and assemble here."

Soon, all nearby disciples gathered at the edge of the Thunder Pool.

They looked puzzled, some as if they had anticipated this, but none spoke, only looking towards Zhang—who hesitated a bit before turning to look at Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa was taken aback but still spoke up, "All disciples below the Golden Core Stage, enter the Thunder Pool."

"Those above the Golden Core Stage, follow Junior Master Huang!"

"The Thunder Pool workshop shall be temporarily abandoned!"

This was an emergency measure they had agreed upon beforehand.

Although everyone looked astonished, with Zhang and Junior Master Huang by their side, they dared not speak up, all following Zheng Fa’s instructions.

Watching the disciples entering the Thunder Pool one by one, Junior Master Huang let out a soft sigh.

Zheng Fa kept watching Zhang—he always felt that Zhang was acting strangely today, as if she had something on her mind.

Zhang’s eyes were also on those disciples, as if she hadn’t noticed his gaze—

Or perhaps, as if she was avoiding him.

...

Zhang slowly walked into Junior Master Huang’s yard.

Junior Master Huang did not seem surprised by her arrival, only silently watching her.

Zhang stood in front of her, then suddenly knelt down, gently bowing her head.

Junior Master Huang gently closed her eyes.

"Speak."

"Disciple pleads for Master to look after Zheng more in the future and to not allow him to take risks, especially not to let him come looking for me."

"You want to go back?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Before, my fellow disciple gave me a few books, and I understood some things..." Zhang said softly, "It seems that Jiushan Ancestor might have—lost consciousness during the process of Divinity Transformation."

"How do you know?"

Zhang hesitated for a while, but still told the truth:

"It’s a guess of this disciple."

Junior Master Huang pressed, "How certain are you?"

"Fifty percent..."

"..."

"Do you want to go back and awaken the Ancestor?"

"Yes."

Junior Master Huang looked at her disciple and fell silent for a long while.

"What do you plan to do?"

"Right now, for some reason, the Blood River Ancestor has not yet attacked Jiushan Sect... I want to try and awaken the Ancestor. If I can’t, I’ll then look for an opportunity to escape."

Upon hearing this, Junior Master Huang immediately became furious:

"How will you escape? What way can you escape? He is a Divinity Transformation!" Junior Master Huang angrily said, "With one surnamed Yuan and one surnamed Pang already there, you also want to go back, leaving me alone here, you think I am not afraid of death?"

Zhang remained silent.

Seeing her like this, Junior Master Huang bit her teeth and said, "You are willing to leave your Zheng?"

Zhang lowered her eyes and softly said,

"Zheng is wonderful... I know he has worked hard researching the Spirit Tree Thunder, and now he even found a way to keep me safe... even if Jiushan Sect were no more, I could still cling to life in the Heavenly Stele Realm."

"Then why go back!"

Zhang looked to one side, "Master, I thought about it; hiding with my fellow disciple in the Heavenly Stele Realm is actually quite good."

"..."

"But from the moment I joined the Dao, I have never retreated half a step..."

"Yes, you’re so formidable! Always causing trouble! Anyone who offends you in the slightest, you must hit back!"

"If there was not a way to awaken the Ancestor, I might persuade myself that facing Divinity Transformation is not within my ability, and that hiding is no big deal... but I know, I can," Zhang said, "If I retreat this step, it wouldn’t be me anymore."

"... Death certainly wouldn’t be you either!"

"Master, since I joined, I have used the most spiritual materials, and when I caused trouble outside, it was the elders who indulged and protected me..."

"..." Junior Master Huang suddenly said, "If you leave, I will slap that Zheng Fa to death!"

"..." Senior Sister Zhang whispered, "Sect Leader, you also understand what Zheng means to our Jiushan Sect."

"Moreover... if the disciple really can’t come back, then... Sect Leader."

"Hm?"

"Please treat Zheng as you would me."

"..."

"Senior Sister Zhang has left?"

Zheng Fa was originally in his Quiet Room consuming spiritual materials when Junior Master Huang suddenly barged in and informed him about Senior Sister Zhang’s departure.

Junior Master Huang glared at Zheng Fa, grinding his teeth. "What book did you give her? What did you teach her?"

Zheng Fa, however, ignored Junior Master Huang and utilized his Wind and Thunder Body to chase after Senior Sister Zhang with a flash.

"Come back!"

Suddenly, a huge green hand appeared in the sky, squeezing Zheng Fa in its palm, rendering him unable to move.

"Sect Uncle?"

"Wuyi couldn’t stop worrying about you before she left! I will watch over you!"

"..."

"What did you teach her? Tell me about it," Junior Master Huang said. "Also, these are the jade tubes she left for you."

Zheng Fa took the jade tubes, and with a sweep of his Divine Sense, he understood everything—

He had once guessed that the current Ancestor of Jiushan was more like the Lifebound Spiritual Treasure of the original ancestor.

And now, the Ancestor seemed to be in a state of Divinity Transformation.

What he didn’t expect was that Senior Sister Zhang’s research on the spiritual energy circuit was even deeper than he had thought.

It seemed she had delved into studying the flow of Spiritual Energy within the Mountain and River True Form Talisman, discovering some missing or erroneous nodes.

To put it plainly: Senior Sister Zhang had gone back to "fix the computer"...

And the reason she didn’t tell him was probably because she didn’t want Zheng Fa to face this kind of dilemma...

"What’s with this spiritual energy circuit inside the jade tube? Explain it to me, so when I’ve mastered it, I can go awaken the Ancestor at Jiushan Sect and bring her back."

"...Sect Uncle, there’s no time..."

"...Do you really think I don’t understand? I just wasn’t interested before. No matter what, you’re just at the Foundation Establishment Stage. How could you stump me, a Nascent Soul? The mathematics Wuyi used to do were all taught by me!" Junior Master Huang snorted coldly, seemingly feeling underestimated. "Speak!"

...

Three two-hour periods later.

"Sect Uncle?"

Looking at the bewildered Junior Master Huang, Zheng Fa softly called out.

"..." After a drawn-out silence, Junior Master Huang finally spoke up. "What was that method of Divinity Transformation you were talking about earlier?"

"..."

"Should I... try that one?"

...

In the courtyard, Zheng Fa took out the Jade Pendant given to him by Xiao Yuying and poured his Spiritual Power into it.

A green light shone from the Jade Pendant, materializing Xiao Yuying’s likeness in the air, which descended in front of Zheng Fa.

"You’re seeking me out already? Did something happen to Jiushan Sect?"

Zheng Fa relayed to Xiao Yuying the news that Tongming Master was obstructed and the Blood River Ancestor seemed also to have emerged.

"Two at the Divinity Transformation Stage?" Xiao Yuying frowned, pondered for a moment, then smiled, "Then you really need to find me quickly. Let me take you out of Taiyang County as fast as possible. They probably won’t chase after someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage like you..."

"No, Fairy Xiao, I’d like to ask for your help with something..."

"No help!" Xiao Yuying refused outright. "With two at the Divinity Transformation Stage here, this matter ends here."

"..."

"Zheng Fa, I’m confident I can save your life, but I am powerless regarding anything else..." Xiao Yuying straightforwardly said, "Moreover... you’re not worth the risk for me to make enemies with two at Divinity Transformation."

Her words were very much in Xiao Yuying’s style.

This was also the reason why Zheng Fa had hesitated about how to approach Fairy Xiao——

She probably wanted a smart and useful junior—the condition offered, in reality, was to preserve her own life...

Zheng Fa had never asked for more.

But now things were different from before...

Zheng Fa spoke up, "What if I could offer something that would satisfy you, Fairy Xiao?"

"You?" Xiao Yuying laughed, "Of all the people in Jiushan Sect, it’s just you that interests me a bit..."

"Fairy Xiao, does your Yuan Magnetic Dao Body often produce uncontrollable lightning?"

"..."

"When using your Thunder Skill, do you also feel some inexplicable attraction?"

"... How do you know?"

"..."

"Fairy Xiao, do you know what electromagnetic induction is?"

"What kind of induction?"

"That’s correct, if I said that my understanding of the Thunder Skill is not because of some special talent, but because I know a bit more than you do, would you believe me?"

Xiao Yuying looked at Zheng Fa blankly, seemingly enlightened but still confused.

"Fairy Xiao... if you wish to learn, then come find me."

Zheng Fa watched the light of the Jade Pendant gradually fade, releasing a sigh of relief.

He had been thinking, what could he offer to move Xiao Yuying——after much thought, apart from himself, probably only modern physics knowledge.

To be honest, he had hesitated because his relationship with Xiao Yuying was not as good as it was with Senior Sister Zhang.

But...

Zheng Fa looked towards Jiushan Sect; Senior Sister Zhang’s whereabouts were unknown.

...

Senior Sister Zhang arrived at the entrance of Jiushan Sect. At this moment, the entire Mountain Protection Array of Jiushan Sect was activated, stopping even their own Senior Sister Zhang outside the gates.

"Who goes there?"

Came the inquiry from the Sect Leader inside.

"Jiushan Sect, Zhang Wuyi."