Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 365 - 218: Desolate Village Paradise, Sunrise over Jiushan_3

Chapter 365: Chapter 218: Desolate Village Paradise, Sunrise over Jiushan_3

Indeed, Elder Han was the first to propose that the Tianhe Sect had betrayed the Tianhe Venerable—The more "Real Method of Tianhe" resembles the Tianhe Sect’s secret teachings, the less it is the original version from Tianhe Venerable...

However, he didn’t want to cultivate this real method, but rather wanted to take inspiration from the secret techniques within it for strengthening meridians, to enhance his own power of Core Formation. Whether it’s authentic or not didn’t matter; as long as it was useful, that was enough.

"This Yellow Gourd..." Unexpectedly, Elder Han seemed more concerned about the gourd, and after pondering said, "It indeed resembles the possession of an ancestor..."

"Hmm?"

"I have heard many secret rumors that others don’t know, but I do... The ancestor had a powerful, famous technique in Xuanwei Realm, named—" Elder Han stared at the gourd, "Gourd Sword Technique!"

"This Yellow Gourd, is very similar to the rumored Spirit Root Gourd."

"This technique has long been lost to the Tianhe Sect..." Elder Han sighed, "Us later generations... are not as good as the previous ones, we don’t even know such supreme secret techniques."

Zheng Fa suddenly realized, his expression when looking at the Yellow Gourd became much more solemn.

Although this thing doesn’t look powerful now... it sounds extraordinary!

And it might even be a Spirit Root?

Zheng Fa had already decided to add some good deeds for the archaeological team, and of course, he would need to raise the price on this Yellow Gourd...

The next day, Zheng Fa apologetically said to Elder Han, "Elder Han, I am preparing for Core Formation, so please excuse me for not being able to entertain you much."

"You’re going to form your core?"

"Yes!" Zheng Fa said, "My Foundation Establishment Stage has already reached perfection, and I now have all the cultivation resources I need. There’s no need to delay."

Zhang often advised direct action, but these days she was urging him to prepare more— however, Zheng Fa understood something; though forming a core is irreversible, it’s good to be prepared.

But sometimes one must also be willing to take a risk.

If one always clings to preparations, often nothing is achieved.

Even having acquired the "Nine Revolutions Golden Core Method," Zheng Fa felt calmer—if it really doesn’t work, I’ll just level up!

Elder Han did not persuade him, just smiled and nodded, saying, "Go ahead with your Core Formation. I will just wander around in the Jiushan Realm. You don’t mind, right?"

"Of course not."

...

After Zheng Fa entered seclusion, the Jiushan Sect fell into a relaxed on the outside but tense on the inside atmosphere.

Elder Han found that no matter who from the Jiushan Sect he talked to, they seemed somewhat distracted, frequently zoning out—he could understand, of course. Zheng Fa’s Core Formation was of great importance, and every Jiushan Disciple from top to bottom was concerned.

But this meant there wasn’t much to talk about with those Jiushan disciples...

However, ordinary people on Paradise Island were indeed living as usual, men plowing and women weaving.

He spent his days mingling on Paradise Island and even made a friend:

Zheng Shan!

"Why the long face?" Seeing Zheng Shan’s depressed look, Elder Han couldn’t help but ask curiously.

He grew close to Zheng Shan not because of any particular fondness, but because on Paradise Island, only Zheng Shan was comfortable and close in conversation with him—being Zheng Fa’s sister, she saw several Nascent Souls every day... she was used to it.

"I have exams coming up!"

Zheng Shan replied while maintaining the posture of the Spiritual Crane Body.

It was clear that she was proficient in cultivating the Spiritual Crane Body... mainly because of Zheng Fa’s special training.

"Exams?"

"Yes!" Zheng Shan said with rare nervousness in her tone, "Math exams, martial arts exams. Once done, I can truly enter the Jiushan Sect for cultivation!"

Elder Han was a bit surprised.

Of course, he could tell that Zheng Shan was very favored... not to mention her proficient Spiritual Crane Body, just by her attitude towards him, it was clear she was living very comfortably.

"Aren’t you scared of not getting into the Jiushan Sect?"

"Of course not!" Zheng Shan’s head perked up, "Sir Pang said I have good talents, my math is also good, and my brother teaches me martial arts, I will definitely get in!"

Elder Han smacked his lips, savoring the situation.

Zheng Fa indeed always provided special training, but it seemed he wasn’t planning to go easy on his little sister, rather maintaining a relative fairness.

"I don’t want to embarrass my brother!" Zheng Shan declared loudly.

Elder Han smiled lightly and nodded gently.

"And..." Zheng Shan muttered, "I’m not as smart as my brother, I’ve been studying math for a long time but still don’t understand it as well as he does, how can I surpass him in the future..."

Elder Han blinked, as if he didn’t understand, and asked, "Surpass your brother?"

"Yes!"

Zheng Shan nodded.

"Do you know how capable your brother is?"

"Of course I know! My brother is the most talented person in Jiushan... Xuanwei Realm!" Zheng Shan puffed out her chest, speaking proudly.

"And you still want to surpass your brother?"

"He said so!"

"..."

"Brother said, he’s not much stronger than those before him, but by learning the wisdom of the predecessors, he understood some truths which the predecessors didn’t discover." Zheng Shan seemed to recite Zheng Fa’s words, "Being behind him, I can naturally learn his knowledge, and in the future, I will be stronger than him."

"Otherwise, how can the Jiushan Realm’s future be good?"

Sunset Sword Immortal looked confused, for some reason, the memory of the old woman in the Xuanwei Realm lamenting the corrupt world came to mind.

He found himself at a loss for words.

"But... in learning math, I don’t feel stronger than the predecessors... What the predecessors knew, I can’t learn! Every time, I feel like my brain is broken..." Zheng Shan suddenly said again, looking puzzled, "Is my brother deceiving me?"

"..."

Elder Han was silent for a while, not knowing how to respond.

After a while, he heard Zheng Shan say:

"My brother has been in seclusion for six months... when can he come home?"

"Huh? Didn’t he deceive you?"

"...Can playing dumb bring my brother back?"

Elder Han looked towards Ten Thousand Immortals Island, where Zheng Fa was in seclusion, just at this moment, the street-roaming Golden Crow on Ten Thousand Immortals Island suddenly flapped its wings and crowed loudly, a crow that echoed across the sky.

He suddenly stood up, seeing a Core Formation spectacle he had never seen in his life:

First, a spark flashed, then, that spark exploded!

It exploded into ten thousand rays of golden light, shooting in all directions.

That brightness was so intense that even he, a Nascent Soul, couldn’t keep his eyes open, and he involuntarily closed them slightly; even through his eyelids, his vision was just a vast expanse of white.

After a few breaths, he felt the brightness recede slightly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw—

Clouds parting above Jiushan, a golden sun with dawn arriving!