Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 383 - 224: Spirit Bamboo Vanquishes Demons, Like Two Different People_3

Chapter 383: Chapter 224: Spirit Bamboo Vanquishes Demons, Like Two Different People_3

Everyone looked at the cultivator who came shouting and screaming, and seeing that he was only at the Foundation Establishment level, their gazes slightly shifted.

Such behavior of Master Qian was extremely disrespectful in the Xuanwei Realm...

If he encountered someone with a bad temper, he might not even keep his life.

Cold sweat dripped down Master Qian’s face.

It was then he remembered that these days were when the Hundred Immortals Alliance was supposed to visit, but he had been so engrossed in the Jiushan Agricultural Manual lately that he had put this matter out of his mind.

Even... because Zheng Fa did not care much about seniority and was quite tolerant towards researchers like them, he unconsciously also lost that cautiousness.

Now, he had indeed caused trouble!

Under the oppressive aura of the Nascent Soul cultivators, he even felt his legs tremble, his heart chilled, and his brain froze, not knowing what to do.

Zheng Fa glanced at Master Qian, who looked scared, then turned back to look at those Nascent Soul cultivators of the Hundred Immortals Alliance and suddenly smiled, "Aren’t you going to greet your fellow Daoists?"

Upon hearing this, Master Qian hurriedly said, "This humble one greets all the esteemed Masters!"

Zheng Fa lightly waved his hand, signaling him to come over, and then said to the people from the Hundred Immortals Alliance, "This is Master Qian, a great scholar of agriculture from our Jiushan Sect. The entire Jiushan Sect relies on him to fill their stomachs."

Seeing him speak so solemnly, members of the Hundred Immortals Alliance could not help but pay their respects to Master Qian.

"Today, he has discovered a new species, perfect for our fellow Daoists to assess."

Hearing him speak like this, they all knew that Zheng Fa was not only not blaming this plump cultivator, but was wholeheartedly protecting him.

They, as guests who came from afar, saw that Cheng Kong had not spoken, so they followed suit with courteous words.

But Master Qian... being only at the Foundation Establishment level, when had he ever seen so many Nascent Soul Golden Cores being so friendly?

He was somewhat at a loss for what to do.

At that moment, an elder from the crowd suddenly looked at Master Qian, as if he had remembered something: "You are from the Qianhe Sect..."

The elder seemed unable to recall Master Qian’s name.

"Does Master Yu actually remember me? My humble name is Qian Qi, I was indeed a disciple of the Qianhe Sect once. After the Qianhe Sect was destroyed by the Demon Race, I joined the Jiushan Sect."

"Right, Qian Qi, you were the market manager for the Qianhe Sect, weren’t you?"

"Yes."

Master Qian straightforwardly replied.

Master Yu nodded, and without a word, kept sizing up Master Qian, his eyes filled with puzzlement.

At that moment, Cheng Kong spoke up:

"Are you proficient in Spirit Plants?"

This was naturally directed at Master Qian.

Realizing that this person was a messenger of the Supreme Dao, Master Qian became even more respectful, and extremely modest in his reply, not daring to boast, "I wouldn’t claim proficiency, it’s all thanks to the Sect Leader’s nurturing."

On hearing this, it seemed Cheng Kong remembered his Foundation Establishment cultivation, and his interest waned somewhat, not asking further.

...

Zheng Fa took these people around the Heavenly Palace Island, then sent them to Ten Thousand Immortals Island—that island, although not large, was more than sufficient to accommodate the people from the Hundred Immortals Alliance, as only Zheng Fa and a few Nascent Souls resided there.

He did not stay long, merely letting these disciples from the Hundred Immortals Alliance settle themselves.

After he left, about ten Nascent Soul cultivators from the Hundred Immortals Alliance gathered to discuss their observations in the Jiushan Realm.

Among the most noteworthy topics were the system of good deeds and the Hall of Heroes.

They did not know much about the system of good deeds... but the Hall of Heroes, they could see clearly, though somewhat unable to understand.

"Master Zheng truly holds that Qian Qi in high regard."

Qian Qi had previously left a deep impression on them, and now, seeing his statue in the Hall of Heroes, the impression deepened further.

At that moment, Master Yu suddenly sighed lightly and said, "I hardly dare to recognize that Qian Qi now."

Upon hearing this, even Cheng Kong looked at him curiously.

"What do you mean by ’hardly dare to recognize’?" asked Tongming Master.

"Do you know who Qian Qi is?" Master Yu explained, "He was the market manager of the Qianhe Sect, very sly, I have met this man before and only thought of him as someone who flatters excessively."

Tongming Master was momentarily stunned.

This Master Yu, being the Sect Leader of the Hundred Herbs Sect, which is the best in the Hundred Immortals Alliance at cultivating Spirit Plants, naturally looks up to them.

It was ordinary for Master Yu to have met Qian Qi.

He doubted not Master Yu’s memory—a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn’t possibly misrecognize a person.

Then this Qian Qi...

He thought about the appearance of this Qian Qi; though his cultivation was low, he didn’t seem slippery and when interacting with them, Nascent Souls, he even seemed faintly confident and unyielding.

No wonder Master Yu dared not recognize him.

Hearing this, Cheng Kong Master also found it interesting: "Having joined Jiushan Sect, he seems to have become a different person? How was this Qian Qi’s proficiency in the way of Spirit Farming before?"

Master Yu chuckled, his words unapologetically candid: "Your Excellency, it is not that I look down on him."

"Just a Market Master in Qianhe Sect."

"Even those so-called secret techniques of Spirit Farming in Qianhe Sect, they’re nothing impressive."

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Indeed, in this aspect, he was absolutely an authority from the Hundred Herbs Sect.

It also makes sense, Qianhe Sect previously didn’t have a notable reputation in the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

"Why does Zheng Fa value him so much?"

Someone asked.

"Probably because there are no others to use."

Master Yu replied.

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled, not adding more as the remark seemed somewhat disdainful towards Jiushan Sect, and they were guests after all.

While they were talking, footsteps sounded at the entrance of the courtyard.

Sun Daoyu arrived with a group of Jiushan Disciples, carrying food boxes to serve them meals.

The Nascent Souls naturally had no need for food, but Jiushan Sect still had to offer; otherwise, wouldn’t it be a failure in hospitality?

Upon opening the food boxes, they discovered something amiss—these types of food, they had never seen before.

"What are these?" Tongming Master asked curiously.

Sun Daoyu respectfully replied: "Sect Leader said there isn’t much with which to entertain such esteemed guests, these are just some Spirit Plants cultivated by our Jiushan Sect..."

Everyone looked towards the food boxes.

Indeed, not very sumptuous—no meat, only rice, two dishes of leafy vegetables, and a dish of Spirit Fruit.

But...if everything was cultivated by Jiushan Sect itself, that would be a different matter.

Not to speak of whether they were precious or not, were they at least something novel?

Everyone looked towards Master Yu; he observed for a long moment before confirming, "I haven’t seen these before."

Sun Daoyu smiled, "These are indeed unique to our sect; they weren’t present even in Jiushan Realm before, but were slowly cultivated by Master Qian with the disciples."

Hearing this, Master Yu’s face turned rather blank, he glanced at Tongming Master and muttered, "Did I really recognize wrong?"

"Master?"

Sun Daoyu didn’t quite catch his words and asked out of confusion.

"Is that Master Qian, really from Qianhe Sect?" Master Yu asked, his tone full of doubt.

Sun Daoyu, being quite astute, immediately understood what Master Yu was asking.

He chuckled, "Speaking of Master Qian, he indeed seems like a completely different person, commanding respect... but that’s normal."

"Normal?" Master Yu was even more puzzled; shouldn’t this be the time to suspect that this person had been possessed by another soul?

"Meeting our Master Zheng, anyone would change," Sun Daoyu seemed to recall something, sighed deeply, and appeared to find nothing unusual.

This, however, left Tongming Master feeling even more unsettled...