Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 367 - 219: Is This A Golden Core? Another Divine Skill Descends!_2

Chapter 367: Chapter 219: Is This A Golden Core? Another Divine Skill Descends!_2

Lady Xuanhua, standing to one side, quietly edged towards Zhang and her group, blending in inconspicuously with the Jiushan Sect. It all looked so natural.

...

What they didn’t know was that in the mortal world of the Jiushan Realm, there was even more to see!

In Half Mountain City, Xiaoqing had now become a young girl with dense hair and fair skin. In Half Mountain City, aside from serving as a temple priest, she also began to act as a "teaching assistant"—Zheng Fa had always dispatched Jiushan Sect disciples to descend into the mortal realm to impart knowledge.

Xiaoqing’s duty was to serve as a bridge: on one hand, to supervise these children in their studies, and on the other, to report the temple’s learning situation back to the visiting Jiushan disciples.

All things considered, she was somewhat like a homeroom teacher, or perhaps a counselor.

This was due to the separation between immortals and mortals in the Jiushan Realm, creating hindered communication. Each disciple of the Jiushan Sect had their own affairs, somewhat like university professors, only teaching very basic things.

It had been found that setting up a go-between who managed communication on both sides was the most effective in practice.

Zheng Fa planned to cultivate the first batch of qualified teachers and then implement reforms.

Of course, the common folk knew nothing of his Core Formation.

Xiaoqing was originally tutoring a four-year-old boy in grammar. While teaching, she suddenly noticed that the day outside the temple was unusually bright. Unable to resist, she went outside to look and there, in the sky, appeared that familiar Golden Bell.

The most eye-catching, however, was the sun beside the Golden Bell.

The Jiushan Realm could see the sun... but it was always far away, looking unreachable, almost like something from another world.

But this sun felt close, as if it was just above their heads.

The entire Half Mountain City, the entire mortal world of the Jiushan Realm, every household came out of their homes, looked upward, and bathed in the sunlight.

Below Half Mountain City, in the valley’s rice fields, flowers were blooming, birds were chirping, fish were tumbling in the river, and people were smiling on the banks.

"Big Sister Xiaoqing, I know how to write this sentence now..." the little boy blinked and suddenly spoke.

"Hmm?"

"The sun seems like... like the fish soup I drank last night, and also like, like my mother..."

Xiaoqing was stunned, not really understanding, and asked, "How are they similar?"

"They’re both so warm!"

"..." She opened her mouth, patted the boy’s head, and then nodded, "You’ve written it well, better than your sister."

...

But the spectacle of this Core Formation was witnessed by far more than just the people of the Jiushan Realm.

Thousands of miles away from where the Jiushan Realm was located, Tongming Master stood beside two figures.

One was a middle-aged man, the other a young man.

The middle-aged man had a beard and unkempt appearance, looking extremely plain and honest.

The young man had the complexion of jade and a tall, noble stature—a picture of young vigor.

They were all staring in the direction of the Jiushan Realm, seemingly discussing something.

"Cheng Kong Envoy, that Jiushan Sect... clearly does not wish to stir up trouble. Wouldn’t it be counterproductive to coerce them?" Tongming Master advised, his expression somewhat pained.

He was not looking at the young man but at the middle-aged one—clearly, this man, who resembled an old farmer, was the previous Daoist of the Supreme Dao, now given the heavy duty of contending with the Great Freedom Demon Sect as Cheng Kong Master!

When Tongming Master first met the two, he was shocked—aren’t you two, master and servant, dressed in reverse?

However, Cheng Kong Master gained fame ten thousand years ago, and his cultivation is now unfathomable, especially with the support of the Supreme Dao...

Even though Tongming Master was a Divinity Transformation cultivator, he was very respectful in his presence. If not for the fact that he truly did not want to provoke the Jiushan Sect, he wouldn’t have advised thus.

"The Jiushan Sect..." Cheng Kong Master smiled, "It’s a part of the Hundred Immortals Alliance. It can’t just come and go as it pleases."

"..."

Tongming Master fell silent—doesn’t the Jiushan Sect have two Divinity Transformation powerhouses?

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so reluctant either!

Let alone other things, he was envious of the Jiushan Realm...

But he truly dared not provoke them, Blood River Ancestor’s flying sword was still in the Jiushan Realm after all!

And who knew that as soon as Cheng Kong Master arrived, without even dealing with the Great Freedom Demon Sect, he set his sights first on the Jiushan Sect.

Noticing his unease, Cheng Kong Master chuckled, "I’m not forcing them... but we can’t just leave them be either."

"Huh?" Tongming Master was beginning to understand what he meant, "Master, are you worried that the Jiushan Realm will profit from the fishermen’s turmoil?"

Cheng Kong Master nodded, "Coming from the Supreme Dao, I have visited thirty-five Immortal Sects along the way, with one rule... Either, send some Daoist friends to support me, or, stay far away from this place."

Tongming Master thought to himself, this is to avoid the Immortal Sects just standing by and watching.

But to be honest, this Cheng Kong Envoy was somewhat domineering—asking them to move if they don’t send support.

Most Sects are situated upon Spirit Veins.

Moving is almost no different from sect annihilation.

"Great Freedom Demon Sect is extremely powerful... If a real battle occurs, no one can say for sure who will win. Since the Jiushan Realm has Divinity Transformation power, it cannot be ignored."

The Jiushan Realm possesses Divinity Transformation power—if they intend to pick up the scraps, it really is somewhat unpredictable.

"So if the Jiushan Sect is unwilling to assist, you wouldn’t want them to remain here?"

"..." Cheng Kong Master shook his head, smiling, "I want them to return to the Hundred Immortals Alliance."

"Ah?"

"What’s the ’ah’ for?" Cheng Kong Master rolled his eyes at him, "Within the Hundred Immortals Alliance, you are the only Divinity Transformation cultivator, Jiushan Sect has two..."

Yes, for the Supreme Dao, the Hundred Immortals Alliance was a branch force to begin with; naturally, the stronger, the better, especially when facing the Great Freedom Demon Sect.

Compared to Cheng Kong Master’s attitude towards other Immortal Sects, this time, he actually felt the subtle importance this person placed on the Jiushan Sect!

Thinking about it, he had also been somewhat tempted before:

Nowadays, between the Hundred Immortals Alliance and the Jiushan Sect, it is actually the Jiushan Sect that’s slightly stronger.