Wu Changming felt a bit bitter inside, but he didn’t say anything.
He had worked hard managing the Northern Land for decades, and now it was about to change hands. Although it was still under his name, the control had been gradually stripped away by Gu Mingyue through Prince Pingbian’s Mansion.
Zhang Chen didn’t care much about Wu Changming’s affairs. He was only concerned about the benefits he was supposed to receive.
"The benefits promised by my master before..." Zhang Chen looked at Wu Changming with eyes full of anticipation.
He was determined to at least extort the cultivation method of Qi Cultivators from Wu Changming.
"Hey, what’s the rush!" Gu Mingyue said irritably, "I’m about to pull off something big, and won’t miss out on your benefits either."
"Something big?" Zhang Chen curiously looked at Wu Changming, wondering what this stubborn guy could do when even his own home turf was about to be lost.
"What do you, as a mere Mortal Scholar, know? Recently, I’ve been comprehending Heaven and Earth, cleansing my mind, and I’ve already transcended into a mystical realm. My mind is infinitely close to that legendary First Heaven." Wu Changming said.
While speaking, Wu Changming glanced at Zhang Chen, waiting for his astonishment and admiration.
"And then?" Zhang Chen asked.
Isn’t it just the First Heaven in the Spiritual World? He could enter it long ago!
"Do you know what it means for the mind to perceive the First Heaven in the Spiritual World?" Wu Changming watched Zhang Chen’s expression, thinking he might not know the significance of the First Heaven in the Spiritual World.
"Of course, I know the First Heaven in the Spiritual World, but I don’t know what it represents for the mind to enter it." Zhang Chen feigned ignorance, asking curiously.
"Do you know how many people throughout history have reached the First Heaven in the Mental Realm?" Wu Changming’s voice was full of pride and boast.
Zhang Chen indeed didn’t know, so he honestly shook his head: "I don’t know."
Wu Changming held up five fingers: "No more than the number of fingers on a hand."
Zhang Chen nodded thoughtfully: "And then?"
"Once my mind enters the Spiritual World and is supplemented by the Yin Spirit Technique, I’ll surely reach the eleventh level within thirty years. The mere Incense Divine Dao, though achieved in one stroke, is too limited — once you become a god, you’re confined to one area. What’s good about that? Only by cultivating the Yin Spirit Technique and exploring the mysterious Spiritual World can you find the mystical origin and achieve great freedom and liberation! The mere Northern Land is nothing — once I reach the eleventh level, reclaiming it would be effortless, and even becoming the sect leader of the entire Yellow Heaven Dao would not be beyond my reach. You’ve temporarily lost just one Star God position, but once I ascend to the pinnacle, everything can be reclaimed for you." Wu Changming painted a big picture for Zhang Chen, knowing with Zhang Chen’s talent, his disciple would certainly achieve great success, and Wu wanted to win him over.
Listening to Wu Changming, Zhang Chen was full of curiosity — Wu Changming indeed had some skills; his mind actually entered the First Heaven of the Spiritual World, showing he truly had extraordinary talent.
Moreover, the enhancement of the Yin Spirit Technique by the Mental Realm was surprisingly powerful and incredible!
"But I still have to wait thirty years; how many thirty years can one have in a lifetime?" Zhang Chen blinked at Wu Changming.
Upon hearing this, Wu Changming detected a hidden meaning in Zhang Chen’s words and slowed his pace of eating beef, looking at Zhang Chen: "What do you want?"
"Disciple heard of the appearance of the Immortal Realm and is curious about the Technique for cultivating immortality and Qi. Disciple heard people say that our Yellow Heaven Dao once excavated this technique from an ancient tomb. I wonder if this is true. If I can obtain the technique for Qi Refining and cultivating immortality and train for a few days in Immortal Realm, wouldn’t that mean reaching immortality?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.
Wu Changming looked at Zhang Chen: "Your idea is indeed clever; hearing rumors of the Immortal Realm and intending to go there to cultivate immortality, attempting the Immortal Technique — truly a crafty one! But unfortunately, your idea won’t work. When the Immortal Realm first appeared, we had already secretly tested it, and there was no way to cultivate the mythical Magical Power."
Upon hearing Wu Changming’s words, Zhang Chen was surprised; he didn’t expect that there were already cunning people who had conducted tests.
But was he just an ordinary person?
"Disciple wishes to see the Immortal Technique! Unable to become a Star God, the disciple wants to explore the mysterious cultivation techniques; could master permit this?" Zhang Chen looked at Wu Changming.
Wu Changming, being one of the ten individuals in Yellow Heaven Dao second only to the Great Virtuous Master, surely possessed the Immortal Technique. But whether Zhang Chen could end up getting it from Wu Changming depended on today.
Wu Changming was puzzled that Zhang Chen, with his performance on that day, had already entered the Mysterious Realm; why would he come to request mysterious cultivation methods?
"Is this brat intentionally testing me? Or using me as an excuse to gradually reveal his abilities naturally?" Wu Changming wondered, considering countless possibilities, yet finding only this.
Thinking he found the reason, Wu Changming looked at Zhang Chen, whispering to himself: "Alright, keep pretending!"
To outsiders, cultivation techniques are extremely precious, but to insiders, they’re just mediocre.