Chapter 108: Chapter 107: Wu Yong: Creating a Fake Genius!
"The Divine Body is partially achieved; I can now wield the power of qi and blood."
After getting briefly acquainted with his strengthened physique, Chang Qing showed a look of delight.
In the past, his two Sword Seals could only attack relying on the inherent attributes of the seals themselves.
Now, with qi and blood energy, he could release the full power of the Sword Seals more perfectly.
This was akin to previously only having ’technique’, but now having ’magic’.
Combining the two, the power increased more than tenfold!
Not only the Sword Seals, but even the divine foot technique could be driven by consuming qi and blood.
"The qi and blood are still too little; combining with ’magic’, I fear that I won’t be able to sustain more than a few uses before being exhausted."
"I must quickly reach the full achievement of the Divine Body. By then, refining the mountain and river meridian points, igniting the life fire, cleansing the marrow and tempering the bones, the qi and blood will be inexhaustible."
Thinking about this, Chang Qing couldn’t help but let out a light sigh.
To refine the mountain and river meridians, one needs to nourish and temper the meridians with qi and blood.
Like creating heaven and earth, the more abundant and vigorous the qi and blood, the faster the cultivation speed. But if there’s not enough qi and blood, it can only slowly recover.
"Resources! Lots of resources!"
Chang Qing stood up and looked toward the resource towers densely scattered in the distance, with a determined expression,
"Even if I might not compete favorably against my fellow disciples, I have to give it a go!"
"If I miss these days, I will have to wait another month."
Thinking of this, Chang Qing didn’t delay anymore, picked up the stone axe, and was about to head straight to the resource tower.
But just then, a voice filled with excitement sounded from afar.
"Senior Brother! Senior Brother Chang Qing!"
"Congratulations, congratulations, Senior Brother achieved the small success of the Divine Body!"
Wu Yong jogged over to Chang Qing, his eyes slightly bright, saying:
"To achieve full mastery of the Divine Body requires quite a lot of resources; is Senior Brother Chang Qing planning to tackle the resource tower?"
Wu Yong was very excited at this time; just like a pillow arriving when one is sleepy!
He was worried about not having a suitable candidate, and then his own senior brother broke through to the small success of the Divine Body!
Although Chang Qing’s realm was a bit low, it didn’t matter! He had ways to cheat!
Initially, they could choose the weaker resource towers, and once the early difficulties were overcome, the future would be bright!
"I was just planning to go."
Chang Qing, holding a stone axe, said helplessly, "But I still don’t know if I can seize it."
"Even if I seize it, I don’t know if I can pass; let’s try it first and see how difficult it really is."
It was Chang Qing’s first time going to the resource tower, so he was a bit nervous.
"Hey, why should Senior Brother run the errand himself?"
Before Chang Qing could speak, Wu Yong pulled him along excitedly:
"I’ve set up the Array; it’s waiting for Senior Brother to come."
Hearing this, Chang Qing’s eyes brightened; he had forgotten that his junior brother possessed this capability.
...
Soon, Chang Qing followed Wu Yong to a hidden Array.
Seeing the ground intricately carved with dense Array patterns, Chang Qing couldn’t help but exclaim in wonder,
"Junior Brother, you have great skills; this Array pattern is remarkably intricate and marvelous."
Wu Yong chuckled and then said sincerely, "Senior Brother, since we are family, I’ll speak frankly."
"Setting up this Array has consumed quite a few rare treasures; I’ve put everything I have into this."
"Now, I also need resources for cultivation, but my strength is insufficient, so I can only let Senior Brother use this Array first."
He paused, then somewhat hesitantly said:
"However, I have a presumptuous request. While Senior Brother can use this Array anytime, the resources gained initially, we should use together."
"Once I achieve a small success with my Divine Body, we will tackle the resource tower together."
"At that time, we don’t need to divide the resources; whoever needs them takes them, and everyone consumes based on their own ability."
At this moment, Wu Yong did not plan to calculate it based on a share, as it was too easy to cause disagreements.
If we pool the resources together, whoever uses them takes them, and whoever consumes less, tough luck for them.
This seems like a loss for him, as the Array is his after all.
But let’s not forget, he is cultivating the ’Primordial Celestial Divine Body’, something Chang Qing, an outer disciple, can’t compare with.
As long as the early stage is overcome, once he fully masters his Divine Body, the rate at which resources are consumed will likely leave Chang Qing far behind.
"Heh, when have I, Wu Yong, ever done a losing business?" Wu Yong thought smugly to himself.
Upon hearing these terms, Chang Qing nodded in agreement, "That’s reasonable."
"This Array is inherently Junior Brother’s; how could there be any reason to use it for free? We’ll use the resources together when the time comes."
Chang Qing thought simply; although he might end up with fewer resources, he also avoided the struggle against other disciples, which was fair.
Besides, since they were brothers, even without the Array, if his junior brother asked him for some resources, could he refuse?
Due to Shu Han, Chang Qing valued the camaraderie among fellow disciples quite a bit.
"Haha great, Senior Brother, choose a resource tower!"
Wu Yong laughed heartily and, making a gesture with his finger, revealed the full view of Little Immortal Sect on the Array.
Without delay, Chang Qing moved and chose an outer sect resource tower, disappearing from the spot.
"Young Master, are you not planning to tell him about the cheating?"
Old Sun asked curiously.
"Why should we tell him?"
Wu Yong glanced at the disappearing figure of Su Changqing,
"Though we haven’t known each other long, I can see that my senior brother is pure, honest, and resembles a scholar."
"I fear if I told him, he wouldn’t agree to take this shortcut."
"Moreover..."
Wu Yong paused and smiled, "This is his first time in the resource tower, how could he discern the strength?"
"As long as I don’t tell him, he’ll think this is just the difficulty level of the resource tower."
"I’m going to turn my senior brother into a false genius!"
Wu Yong chuckled, "A false genius who is actually very strong but doesn’t know how formidable he truly is!"
"In this way, it gives my senior brother confidence in his cultivation, while also explaining why the challenges are so weak!"
"Perfect!"
Old Sun listened in astonishment, silently giving a thumbs up.
Unbeknownst to them, Wu Jiuling and Uncle Fu, listening in secretly, also fell silent.
Create a genius? Does Su Changqing need to be crafted? He’s precisely a peerless genius!
Did Wu Yong stumble upon Su Changqing’s true nature by sheer coincidence?
"Did you lower the difficulty?" Uncle Fu asked.
"No, it’s the normal difficulty," Wu Jiuling replied helplessly.
Lower it?
With Su Changqing’s current strength, even at the small success stage of Divine Body, he could tackle the challenges of the second realm with ease.
If we lowered it, wouldn’t he pass with barely a breath?
"What should we do about this? Should we just stop the array?"
Uncle Fu asked with a mix of helplessness and amusement.
"That chubby kid’s background isn’t simple, better ask Su Nan."
Wu Jiuling, also troubled, straightforwardly told Su Nan everything about Wu Yong and the array.
...
In a small world like a fairyland.
Su Nan, on his journey, was momentarily stunned when he saw Wu Jiuling’s message.
"Damn it, the Wu family’s kid snuck into my Little Immortal Sect to steal resources and even brought Chang Qing with him?" Su Nandu laughed in anger.
Back when he invited Fatty Wu to craft arrays, he lost quite a bit of resources.
It’s fine if the older one scammed him, but now the younger comes to do the same?
Su Nan pondered for a moment, then his eyes twinkled with amusement as he messaged back.
[Don’t worry about it, record everything with the Profound Light Mirror, including the crafted arrays and how they’re used.]
[Also, double the resources for the challenges Chang Qing faces, one set of resources for two is not enough—use only the best.]
[If you all need resources for cultivation, just take them from the great array, don’t hold back.]
[Just remember one thing: make sure to keep that kid well-fed and chubby, don’t let him run away...]
After giving some simple instructions, Su Nan put away the Communication Talisman and chuckled heartily.
A vast amount of resources is buried under Little Immortal Sect, belonging to both the Su family and other sects in the southern region, serving as shared assets.
And he is the custodian.
If anything went wrong, if resources ran low or records didn’t match, it would all fall on him.
Therefore, even if he wanted to take something, he had to keep a record to prevent misappropriation.
But now it’s perfect, having a scapegoat means that even if something is missing, they can’t trace it back to him.
After all, did a thief appear in the Little Immortal Sect...
With a simple pause, Su Nan remembered his actual business, and looking at the small world ahead inscribed with "Immortal Spirit," he strode on.
...
At this time, Su Changqing was completely unaware of the outside developments.
He followed the array into a resource tower and was on high alert with a solemn expression.
The tower was a hundred meters wide, with a jade bottle emanating a diffuse light, suspended at its center.
Around the jade bottle were a dozen puppets exuding the aura of a small success Divine Body.
"A dozen... I wonder if I can take them on."
Sweat beaded on Su Changqing’s forehead, not daring to be careless for a second.
After all, being surrounded by several puppets of the same level, one slip and he’d be besieged.
Buzz!
At that moment, the aura around the puppets flashed, launching the first attack.
The powerful force flew towards Su Changqing with a roaring wind.
"Slash!"
Su Changqing, tense, instinctively used all his strength, his blood energy suddenly erupting, sending a dozen-meter-long axe blade shooting forth.
Rumble!
With a loud crash, the dozen puppets shattered instantly like brittle cloth.
Su Changqing, who was nervously retreating and preparing for another attack, was dumbfounded.
"This... so weak?"