Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 267 - 156: Each Individual’s Endeavor (4K)

Chapter 267: Chapter 156: Each Individual’s Endeavor (4K)

Sitting in the quiet room for cultivation, Zheng Fa looked at the jade tube in his hand.

He had always known that although he wasn’t a fool, compared to the outstanding figures of the Xuanwei Realm, he couldn’t really say he surpassed them.

Today, Junior Master Huang confirmed his thoughts—

The previous generation of Jiushan Sect had three Nascent Souls, each comprehending the talisman formation skills, Linked Talisman Technique, and Momentary Beauty Skills to some extent, and they were all not simple.

Zheng Fa originally thought that his Master was the strongest, while Junior Master Huang seemed to be the weakest one.

He thought this was normal, after all, she was the youngest among the three Nascent Souls.

Zheng had seen Master Pang use the Linked Talisman Technique, which probably works on temporal sequencing—a sort of serial pattern, one Spirit Talisman following another, greatly enhancing the spell’s power in the end.

In Zheng’s view, the talisman formation skills were even more advanced, resembling a parallel processing architecture—that is, multiple Spirit Talismans operating independently, while their effects cooperated with each other to achieve a greater task.

But Junior Master Huang’s Momentary Beauty Skills were a real eye-opener for him; it was totally like black technology.

Junior Master Huang was truly fearless, as in not minding her own life—Zheng was sure that discovering this cultivation method was a matter of life-and-death luck.

This made Zheng once again cautious in his heart—never underestimate any high-level cultivator in the Xuanwei Realm.

Yet, these three people were unable to tread the path of Divinity Transformation, which speaks volumes about its difficulty.

This made him less confident about Zhang’s ability to awaken the Ancestor.

On the other hand, it also made Zheng realize—Divinity Transformation might be even more difficult than he thought, especially now that Jiushan Sect was facing two Divinity Transformation beings.

...

This Momentary Beauty Skill had a higher reference value than the other two secret techniques, Linked Talismans and talisman formation.

It was almost equivalent to forced Divinity Transformation.

Zheng was deeply contemplating the Momentary Beauty Skills, hoping to offer Zhang a bit of help.

From outside came the voice of Xiao Yuying: "I’m here."

He stood up, walked out the door, and saw Xiao Yuying standing in the courtyard, looking at him with a gaze full of conflict and reluctance.

It was apparent that she came unwillingly...

It had been three days since Zheng spoke to her, and with Xiao Yuying, a Nascent Soul’s speed, three days were indeed slow—showing her hesitation to come.

"Fairy Xiao..."

Zheng greeted her with a salute.

"This Jiushan Sect residence sure is empty," Xiao Yuying commented with a lip-curl, her tone inevitably contained some complaints.

Zheng smiled, knowing what she meant.

The people of Jiushan Sect had all left clean, and Zheng seemingly tricked her into taking their place, sounding like he wanted her to carry the can.

Seeing him smile, Xiao Yuying became even more annoyed and huffed: "I just found what you said interesting. Whether I will truly involve myself in this matter... I haven’t decided yet!"

Seeing her tone of complaint, Zheng smiled unconcernedly.

Now that Jiushan Sect faced a great calamity, it was normal for her not to want to come—still, he didn’t feel like he had tricked Xiao Yuying.

"Fairy Xiao, if you didn’t want to come, I wouldn’t have insisted."

Zheng’s words left Xiao Yuying at a loss for words, feeling that Zheng saw through her thoughts—absolutely infuriating!

"Zheng! That thing of yours is really amazing, I woke up to find myself at the middle stage of the Golden Core!" Outside came Yuan’s cheerful shout, "What’s going on, why are all our people gone? Where is Zhang?"

While speaking, Yuan barged in.

As she entered, she saw Xiao Yuying and Zheng together, with Xiao Yuying wearing an expression of embarrassed annoyance yet her inability to do anything about Zheng.

She paused, her expression bewildered, "Zheng, don’t tell me... the two of you drove Zhang away?"

...

"Why didn’t sister wait for me?"

Yuan’s eyes were red as she sniffled.

Beside her, Xiao Yuying wore a look of respect: "I had always heard of Zhang Wuyi being relentless, thinking she had indulged in love and lost her former sharpness..."

Huh?

Who’s talking about indulging in love here?

"I’m going back to find Zhang!"

"Yuan! Zhang went back to awaken the Jiushan Ancestor, why would you go back?" Zheng interjected.

"..."

"What can I do then..." Yuan didn’t finish her sentence, but Zheng understood her meaning.

It was impossible not to be anxious when seeing his Master, Master Pang, and Zhang in peril...

All the more so as each of these three could be said to be a pillar of Jiushan Sect, and if they died, Jiushan Sect’s future would be difficult.

"Yuan, I need you to stay and help me!"

Looking at the unwilling Yuan, Zheng solemnly said.

"Help you?"

"Yes! I must accumulate more Heavenly Merit points, until I control the Heavenly Stele, only then there is hope to lend a hand in saving them."

Zheng knew in his heart that with his low level of cultivation, this was the only way he could help.

Yuan sniffled, nodding lightly.

At that, Xiao Yuying, who had been watching the scene, suddenly spoke, "What did you ask me to help you with before?"

"Hm?"

"I’ve agreed."

Zheng looked at Xiao Yuying in surprise, seeing her turn her head and say, "Just to be clear, I won’t risk my life for your Jiushan Sect, and if a true Divinity Transformation comes, I have my own means of escape."

Seeing her somewhat insincere face, Zheng gave a bow, greeting her gently.

...

Outside the Heavenly Stele Realm, Zheng still had two people accompanying him.

Except now, it was Junior Master Huang instead of Zhang.

Just as Zheng said, controlling the Heavenly Stele was now the most helpful thing for Zhang.