Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 388 - 226: Cheng Kong’s Invitation, Host Overwhelms Guest_2

Chapter 388: Chapter 226: Cheng Kong’s Invitation, Host Overwhelms Guest_2

Zheng Fa shook his head: "Although I wish to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Sect... Jiushan Realm as a whole cannot take such a risk because of it."

Having become the Alliance Hierarch of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, he naturally stood on the front line against the Great Freedom Demon Sect.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to provoke the Great Freedom Demon Sect; setting aside the fact that the old grounds of Jiushan Sect were still occupied by them, and although the losses weren’t significant, the enmity between the two sects had deepened.

Even for the matters concerning Gao Yuan, Seventh Young Master was heartbroken, and how could Zheng Fa’s heart not ache?

But after all, he was the Sect Leader of Jiushan Sect; to act rashly out of anger would be irresponsible to all members of the sect.

Master Pang nodded gently, then said: "If you agreed, it would be, I’m afraid, an unprecedentedly glorious moment since the inception of Jiushan Sect."

There was a hint of regret in his tone.

"Our Jiushan Realm’s philosophy differs from that of Xuanwei Realm, so hastily recruiting cultivators from outside might end up like the previous fate of the Hundred Immortals Alliance."

Zheng Fa added.

Master Pang was startled, recalling the mess involving the Hundred Immortals Alliance... he couldn’t help but grin.

He also understood what Zheng Fa meant — the various aspects of Jiushan Realm are different from the traditional Xuanwei Sect, and there are immense interests hidden within.

Disciples within the realm had yet to grow up.

If they were joined by those Nascent Soul Golden Core members from the Hundred Immortals Alliance...

It was more likely to be a hindrance than a help.

He was stunned for a while, then bitterly smiled: "I was almost blinded by excitement; you are clearer-headed than me..."

"I am not clearer-headed; I have confidence," Zheng Fa said with a smile, "Give Jiushan Sect some more time... and what of the Hundred Immortals Alliance? Even the Supreme Dao..."

Master Pang was stunned, he savored Zheng Fa’s words, shaking his head: "I... forget it, I don’t know where your confidence comes from."

Zheng Fa chuckled. It wasn’t that Master Pang didn’t believe him, but these words... truly did kind of break the bounds of this uncle’s understanding.

For an epoch, the Xuanwei Five Sects have reigned supreme, and in the hearts of Xuanwei Realm cultivators, they were heaven.

To surpass the Hundred Immortals Alliance, perhaps Master Pang could believe it, but the Supreme Dao?

Master Pang didn’t say more, but then remembered something else and spoke: "I wish to take Zheng Shan as a disciple, what do you think?"

Zheng Fa was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Master Pang to have this idea.

Although Jiushan Realm these days somewhat resembled a modern university, it didn’t preclude taking disciples: mainly it was a matter of resource inheritance, for instance, the cultivation resources in Master Pang’s possession naturally couldn’t be equally distributed to every Jiushan disciple.

Zheng Fa’s current idea, in fact, was to wait for Jiushan disciples to grow a bit more, then try implementing a mentorship system, combining it with the master-disciple model.

Hence Master Pang’s request wasn’t excessive, but the problem was...

"Master Pang, Elder Han of the Sunset Sword Immortal had spoken to me the same words before."

"He’s from the Tianhe Sect, isn’t he? How did he take a fancy to Zheng Shan?"

Master Pang’s eyes widened, asking in surprise.

Zheng Fa said with a smile: "Elder Han has become quite familiar with my sister recently; they probably hit it off, and so he had this idea."

"He said that the things of Tianhe Sect cannot be passed on, but he’s not without other inheritances."

Master Pang opened his mouth, his face full of bitterness.

This matter... it seemed like he was at no advantage!

Not to mention that the Sunset Sword Immortal was slightly more formidable than him.

To put it bluntly, Zheng Shan could learn his things without having to take him as a teacher...

To take the Sunset Sword Immortal as her master, that would mean:

Everything!

For Jiushan Realm, it would mean Zheng Shan could learn the Sunset Sword Immortal’s skills, and they might become an asset for Jiushan Sect in the future.

Thinking about it this way, he felt that for the sake of the sect, he should bear the pain and let it go.

No...

Why did this situation feel so familiar?

Master Pang looked at Zheng Fa and suddenly remembered — before, it was he who first took a fancy to Zheng Fa!

The shameless Senior Yuan snatched him away then!

This time, it was once again he who first took a fancy to Zheng Shan...

The repetition of the past made him particularly depressed.

But it was Zheng Fa who spoke: "I also didn’t agree to Elder Han’s request."

"Hm?"

"How the little sister should proceed, let’s see for herself." Zheng Fa smiled, "Whomever she wishes to acknowledge as her master, we shall leave it to her."

More than the position of Alliance Hierarch of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, it was this matter that made him more conflicted.

Elder Han of the Sunset Sword Immortal indeed belonged to Tianhe Sect... conflicts in the future might be many.

As her brother, Zheng Fa was willing for Zheng Shan to follow a powerful master, but he also hoped that she could be safe and unaffected by these dangers.

He was coveting the impossible, unable to decide, and thus could only leave it to his sister.

Hearing this, Master Pang’s eyes lit up with newfound confidence.

As Zheng Fa and Master Pang walked towards Ten Thousand Immortals Island, they encountered Zhou Qianyuan on the way, who seemed to be waiting for Zheng Fa.

However, his face was hesitant, appearing somewhat timid.

"Junior Zhou?"

Zheng Fa asked curiously.

"Sect Leader, Master." Upon hearing this, Zhou Qianyuan greeted them with a salute and took out a small booklet from his sleeve, "I have had some thoughts on talismanic magic recently, and I’d like to ask you to take a look."

Zheng Fa’s eyes brightened as he took the booklet from Zhou Qianyuan’s hand and flipped through it.

The first page of the booklet bore a title: "My Views on Gold Water Thunder Skill."

Reading on, Zheng Fa understood Zhou Qianyuan’s train of thought:

He had integrated Master Pang’s Linked Talisman Technique, the Five Elements Child Talisman theory he had learned from Zheng Fa, and combined it all with some knowledge of electromagnetism, creating something quite interesting:

Gold Water Thunder Skill, or rather, the Gold Water Thunder Talisman.

This Thunder Skill was distinctive, first utilizing the sharpness of the Golden Thunder to break through enemy defenses, followed by gold generating water, the thunder morphing into flowing water, stubbornly clinging onto the cultivator’s body to attack, continuing endlessly and persistently.

The power exceeded that of ordinary Thunder Skills by five or six times.

What surprised Zheng Fa even more was that this Gold Water Thunder somehow contained elements of a compound talisman.

"Junior brother, how did you come up with this?"

He asked, elated.

"I was born with a Geng Metal Dao Body and after being taught by both you, my Master, and you, the Sect Leader... I had this epiphany."