Immortality Path: From the Blind Man at the Pharmacy
Chapter 275 - 157, 158. Imperial Capital under new skies, are they... all my people? (Major Chapter - Please subscribe)

Chapter 275: 157, 158. Imperial Capital under new skies, are they... all my people? (Major Chapter - Please subscribe)

Hanping Village, An Residence, inside the secret chamber.

The bright moonlight streamed through the skylight, casting a quiet glow upon Song Cheng and Su Mengzhen, lending a cool sheen to his mysterious robe and her snowy white dress.

It was deep winter by now, the air was stark and icy, but perhaps because Song Cheng had cleared out the "Human Skin Ghost," the Ghost Tide had not arrived.

In other parts of Northern Snow State, most places had been deserted, with empty houses and all inhabitants having moved south.

The Yingui Association, of course, had people constantly monitoring the surroundings, only to find out, "The Ghost Pit is expanding."

At this moment, Su Mengzhen was earnestly contemplating the Three-tailed Dharma Method of the "Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Sutra," while Song Cheng was contemplating the source of future strength.

At the same time, Song Cheng was pondering questions about this world.

The classification of realms on his panel had in some ways already revealed some characteristics of this world.

Heaven, Earth, Mysterious and Yellow, A, B, C, D... and he was only at "Mysterious Level Grade C" realm now.

To outsiders, he, Song Cheng, might already be the menancing Northern Region Blade King, the terrifying figure able to use the power of Manifestation to rout three thousand soldiers of the Invincible Army in the Soul Severing Valley; even in the eyes of his elder sister-in-law and his wives, he was an enigma.

However, Song Cheng knew.

He still had a long way to go.

Not to mention other things, even before the surge of the Ghost Tide and the emergence of the noble families, those known as strong on this land were likely to be the "Great Hall Master of Shanhe Martial Arts Hall," the "Estate Master of White Camel Estate," and others...

Back then, the prestige of the Great Hall Master was by no means inferior to his current standing.

But, as times changed, when noble families appeared, the Great Hall Master turned out to be... merely a slightly stronger ordinary person.

Would someday even more hidden monsters emerge, proving his current famed reputation to be but a joke?

Song Cheng, propping his chin, looked at the moonlight.

Despite the chaos in the world, he just wanted to cultivate, to become stronger.

However, for him, becoming stronger was not the goal; it was merely to ensure a better, safer life for him and those around him.

If he lived in a peaceful world without strife, where would Song Cheng have the desire to ponder such power?

He would also respect the choices of those around him, whether it was the senior brother from the Martial Arts Hall, his sworn brother Zhao Hua, or even his bedside wife, An Chenyu.

The reason he respected them was firstly because he also needed eyes and ears to understand this world, to have channels to encounter various accidents, thereby broadening his knowledge. This was also a form of indirect scouting, probing; secondly, because the ’chessboards’ his friends and family played on were actually not of a very high level, even if they caused trouble, it wouldn’t be too much trouble, like the battle at "Soul Severing Valley" was...

Even though Six Towns were strong, unknowingly, he truly feared them no more.

And now, he needed to figure out a way to advance another significant level, to leave the likes of "Holy Light Buddha," "Arhat" far behind.

The secret chamber was silent.

His elder sister-in-law sat upright and pure, using such a high-end technique to tease Song Cheng.

And Song Cheng, too, began to reflect.

He organized the strengths he knew.

The Yellow Level was actually basic.

Although it was the strongest Qi Realm among ordinary people, it was only the initial condensation of the foundational strength needed for the Mystic Realm—Qi.

At the Mysterious Level Grade D, one condenses the Qi into a Phantom Shadow that is retracted into the body.

At the Mysterious Level Grade C, one further enhances one’s Divine Soul power, retracting a stronger Phantom Shadow to form a Grey Membrane.

By this reasoning, would "Xuan-level B" involve contacting stronger evil spirits to train the Divine Soul, and thereby retracting even more powerful Phantom Shadows?

Song Cheng thought about it and felt it was somewhat possible, yet it didn’t seem quite right either.

He remembered the Seven-tailed Cultivation Dharma Method from the "Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Sutra."

This Dharma Method was just an inference by the Su Family.

No one in the Su Family had actually practiced it to that level.

The Dharma Method was precisely the content he had just deduced—endure more terrible Reappear Calamities, obtain a stronger body, retract more Phantom Shadows...

After a long while, as the night was about to pass, Song Cheng slowly shook his head.

He was somewhat troubled.

’Perhaps, I need to take the initiative to seek out the Holy Light Buddha to understand the Xuan-level B Cultivation Method.

Or perhaps, I can try to contact more noble families, only... by doing so, it seems I would betray the Su Family.

After all, only after you have betrayed one noble family will the others accept you and inscribe your name on their family Spirit Tablet.

Once inscribed, all the Cultivation Techniques of that family will be open to me.’

With this thought, he turned to look at Su Mengzhen and suddenly called out, "Sister Su."

Su Mengzhen still had her eyes closed, but her red lips parted lightly, saying, "Song, focus."

Song Cheng said, "During the Reappear Calamity, Sister Su and I also shared hardships, right?"

Su Mengzhen nodded gently.

On those pitch-black and extremely cold endless stairs, Song Cheng carried her on his back and never let go. She was quite moved by that.

Immediately after, she looked at him with puzzled eyes. Those serious, focused eyes, as if they saw only you. Just that look, was enough to make you feel "cherished."

Perhaps she had always been expecting something.

Expecting Song Cheng to take the initiative in some way.

Taming a man was like taming an eagle.

To tame an eagle, you must compete in willpower to see who concedes first.

Taming a man was similar.

If you surrender first, then you have lost, but conversely... if the man comes to you first, then you have successfully tamed him.

Afterward, as long as the man behaves, you reward him with some sweetness; if he doesn’t, you leave him hanging, not allowing him to touch at all.

This was exactly what Su Mengzhen wanted to do to Song Cheng.

However, her intention wasn’t malicious; rather, she felt that her sister’s methods were too poor, fearing Song Cheng would drift away from the Su Family, so she came to offer "reinforced binding."