Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 339: Communication Conference

Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Communication Conference

"Of course, it’s the Experience Exchange Conference, held every three years. But brother, you must tell your sister the truth, which sect’s disciple are you?" Rachel Fournier was curious as she looked at Yusuf Zuck, although there was not a trace of internal martial arts on him, but she definitely did not believe that Yusuf Zuck was an ordinary person.

How could he have found this place and passed three trials if he were an ordinary person? Surely he must have some background.

"Sister Rachel, I really do not belong to any sect, and I have never practiced internal martial arts. The reason I found this place is that when my elder brother and I were camping in another forest, I heard people talking and followed the sound over here, then I saw people entering this place."

"My brother Everest is from the Ghost Valley sect, so he had mentioned Senior Allan Zuck to me before, and the reason we came here is because one of my women got sick, and we wanted to seek treatment from Old Lady Miao, it’s just like that, absolutely no lies!"

"Also, I hope Sister Rachel could introduce me to Old Lady Miao." Yusuf Zuck said, bowing his hands towards Rachel Fournier.

"Hehe, that old lady is very reclusive, I can introduce you, but I don’t have enough influence to make her save your person, you have to rely on yourself," Rachel Fournier said with a laugh.

"I know that, but so many people have come here, are they all here for the exchange of experiences?" Yusuf Zuck asked curiously.

"A lot of people? The official start is not until tomorrow. Three years ago, there were nearly four hundred people, this year there might be fewer, but there will still be at least three hundred."

"All three hundred people are Grandmaster Level?" Yusuf Zuck exclaimed in surprise.

"You know about the Grandmaster Level? Giggles..." Rachel Fournier laughed, and Yusuf Zuck realized that this woman also liked to laugh, the kind who covers her mouth while laughing.

"Of course I’ve heard about it, my brother Everest told me, there are four levels of internal martial arts: Beginner, Grandmaster, Truth-Insight, and Fasting."

"Correct, those are the four levels. However, not everyone who comes here is necessarily a Grandmaster. Beginners make up at least eighty to ninety percent. They are all disciples brought by various martial arts sects or clans for learning and exchange."

"Oh!" Yusuf Zuck realized, thinking that it didn’t make sense for there to be so many Grandmasters.

"So what do they exchange?" Yusuf Zuck asked again.

"Beginners exchange experiences on how to reach the Grandmaster level, Grandmasters exchange experiences on how to reach the Truth-Insight level, and those with Truth-Insight, of course, exchange experiences on how to survive Fasting!"

"Are there really individuals with Truth-Insight?" Yusuf Zuck exclaimed in surprise.

"There were three with Truth-Insight three years ago, I don’t know if there will be more now, but there hasn’t been a single one who has achieved Fasting. Actually, the main purpose of this conference is to exchange experiences on how to achieve Fasting."

"Of course, aside from exchanging, there’s also trading goods as well as competing for talented disciples!"

"Oh? What does that mean?" Yusuf Zuck asked, interested.

"Trading goods refers to the trading of Cultivation Techniques, or trading weapons, medicine, and the like. Competing for talented disciples means that the organizers, that is, some Truth-Insight level elders, will take disciples during this exchange conference, selecting from the creme de la creme."

"Sometimes an elder will take one disciple, but if three elders are taking disciples, then it will be three or possibly more, at which point various sects or clans will send disciples to participate."

"Of course, there are benefits to participating, even if you don’t want to become a disciple of the three elders, but if you rank well, there are rewards."

"There are usually three kinds of rewards: one is material rewards, such as money; the second is medicine rewards; and the third is weapon rewards."

"Those who rank in the top ten will usually receive some rewards."

"And who provides these prizes and money?" Yusuf Zuck asked curiously.

"The organizers, whoever organizes will find sponsors. But those who can organize an exchange meeting like ours are not lacking in funds. The prizes are contributed by each sect—one thing at least, like my Emei Sect, so I also have to contribute something, whether it’s money, weapons, or medicine."

"So Sister Rachel is an Emei heroine, I’ve long admired you!" Yusuf Zuck immediately cracked a joke, continuously clasping his hands in greeting.

"Don’t go there," Rachel Fournier waved her hand and said, "I’m actually not an orthodox disciple of Emei, just a collateral branch. Besides, the orthodox Emei Sect has declined, they’re no different than ordinary people now."

"Sister Rachel, what exactly is the Truth-Insight realm like?"

"To glimpse the true self, to be at ease, to walk across thousands of mountains and rivers at one’s will—this is Truth-Insight," Rachel Fournier said with a smile.

"Can you be more specific, like what state is Inner Strength in?" Yusuf Zuck pressed on.

"Why are you asking so much? You haven’t even entered the threshold, and you’re already curious about Truth-Insight?"

"I just want to know, it sounds really interesting," Yusuf Zuck said with a smile.

"I don’t know what state Truth-Insight is in either. If I did, wouldn’t I have reached it? The three seniors are very secretive; they rarely disclose anything to outsiders, except for their most direct disciples!" Rachel Fournier said, pouting her lips.

"Isn’t it about exchanging experiences?" Yusuf Zuck asked.

"They are seniors. Do you think you’re qualified to exchange experiences with them? Anyway, let’s drop it, walls have ears," Rachel Fournier shook her head, not wanting to expand on the subject. The so-called exchange of experiences was something peers did among themselves.

No matter the era, the fear of teaching one’s disciple only to starve one’s mentor prevailed. If the three at Truth-Insight were to turn everyone into Truth-Insight realm practitioners, who would still call them seniors? Therefore, to reach Truth-Insight, one had to rely on oneself.

While chatting with Rachel Fournier, Yusuf Zuck’s phone suddenly rang, and as soon as it did, the people around them all looked over.

"It’s fine, take your call. Who doesn’t have a mobile phone? Around here, other than during meetings when you can’t have your phone on, you can chat whenever," Rachel Fournier reassured.

"Heh, I know, I know, it just startled me!" Yusuf Zuck laughed. He had already noticed people playing with their phones in the distance. The people here hadn’t detached themselves from society, or perhaps they were hiding within it. Moreover, they weren’t True Gods who could simply survive by absorbing divine aura; they still needed food and drink and took care of their natural needs just like everyone else—they were ordinary people who had just embarked on the path of cultivation, cultivating Inner Qi and learning a bit of Qigong.

Indeed, Yusuf Zuck saw them as just people who practiced Qigong, using Qi to control their strength, which allowed them to make their bodies lighter. That’s why they could move so nimbly across the chains, and why they didn’t fall when stepping on treetops.

However, Yusuf Zuck also knew these types of appearances were often just for show—a dash of a few dozen meters at most to dazzle the crowd. If they were asked to run atop trees all day or try running there for half an hour, it would exhaust them to death!

Yusuf Zuck answered the phone. It was Everest Zuck on the other end.

"Where are you, where are you, where are you...?" Everest Zuck asked urgently, three times in a row.

"Big brother, head back to Guiyang or Beijing and wait for me. I’ve found the whereabouts of Elder Harley Strong. I should be able to meet him tomorrow."

"Where are you at? Where did you run off to in the dead of night?" Everest Zuck asked anxiously.

An idea struck Yusuf Zuck. Everest had mentioned how participating in a gathering of exceptional people would be an experience to die for, so if he could get him in, wouldn’t he truly die without regrets?

"Hold on a sec, big brother." Yusuf Zuck covered the phone and turned to Rachel Fournier, "Sister, I have an older brother, an eccentric from the Valley of Wonders, Everest Zuck. Is it possible for him to come in? He’s also at the entry level of internal martial arts!"

"I can vouch for him and he can come in, but once he enters, especially during major events, he’s not allowed to leave. So I can’t go out to meet him. If he can find this place and successfully enter, then I can back him up," Rachel Fournier replied.

"Great, I’ll tell him!" Yusuf Zuck grabbed the phone and then whispered into it, recounting his journey here!

"I have to go, I have to go, I have to go, even if it means death, I have to go!" Everest Zuck nearly lost it with excitement. How could he miss such a grand opportunity?