Chapter 323: Great Virtue, Defense Treasure

Master Chengkong is a very professional, or at least a very dedicated salesperson...er, lobbyist.

Since he took out the Qingjing Bamboo to tempt Zheng Fa, he naturally gave a very detailed introduction to the spiritual roots of heaven and earth.

And Zheng Fa, whether for the sake of the Nine Mountains Realm or for the Fusang wood in his belly, was indeed very interested.

"The so-called spiritual roots of heaven and earth are different from ordinary spiritual plants in that..." Seeing that Zheng Fa was listening seriously, Master Chengkong became more interested in talking, "If a cave world has such a spiritual root, it can connect heaven and earth."

After hearing this, Zheng Fa asked, "Master, are you saying that the immortals and mortals in the Nine Mountains cannot communicate with each other because they lack the spiritual roots of heaven and earth?"

"That's right. In fact, there are other ways to connect immortals and mortals. For example, when you have a higher level of cultivation in the future, you can break through the barrier between heaven and earth by relying only on your own magical powers, without relying on the spiritual roots of heaven and earth."

At this point, Master Chengkong chuckled and said, "For example, the original owner of your Heavenly Monument Realm might be like this."

"But this method requires a very high level of cultivation. I am only a Supreme Daoist..."

Having said this, he seemed to realize that he had said something wrong and stopped.

Zheng Fa seemed not to have heard these words, and was just thinking in his heart. Tai Shang Dao was well-known among the Five Xuanwei Sects for its long history and profound heritage, and he was not surprised that it had some knowledge of the Shinto era.

Just listening to what Master Chengkong said, their research in this cave world has actually gone further than that of the previous Tianzun in the Nine Mountains Realm.

Sure enough... the times are still slowly progressing.

He asked Master Chengkong, "Besides being able to connect immortals and mortals, what other benefits does this Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root have?"

Seeing him ask this question, Master Chengkong naturally felt that Zheng Fa was very interested in this topic, so he was even more open about it:

"If the cave world is fused with a spiritual root of heaven and earth, then as the spiritual root matures, it will naturally become more powerful, and ordinary powerful beings will no longer be able to easily invade."

“Compared to connecting immortals and mortals, this is the greatest function of the spiritual roots of heaven and earth!”

"The stronger this spiritual root is, the more benefits it will bring to the Cave Heaven World. In other words, it will make the Cave Heaven World more perfect. There are rumors that in the end, the Cave Heaven World will even become a real world..."

Master Chengkong's tone was a little vague, as if he felt that these words sounded out of reach.

He pointed at the Qingjing Bamboo and said, "In addition to this, the spiritual roots of heaven and earth can also be regarded as a natural spiritual treasure with infinite power."

Zheng Fa looked towards the Qingjing Bamboo and saw a few yellow pointed leaves. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "This spiritual bamboo..."

Master Chengkong sighed, but did not hide it: "If there were no problems with this Pure Bamboo, which made it incompatible with the Cave Heaven World, I would not be able to take it out of the Supreme Dao. This time, I came here to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Sect, and also to find a way to solve the problem of this Pure Bamboo."

"These two are actually the same thing. Although I am somewhat confident, the Great Freedom Demon Sect has been hiding for hundreds of thousands of years. If it were not for the help of this Pure and Quiet Bamboo..."

Zheng Fa looked at Master Cheng Kong in surprise. This man was too frank.

Master Chengkong seemed to understand his surprise and said with a smile: "Since I have invited you to join the Supreme Dao, of course I have to explain it to you clearly."

"Otherwise, if I am beaten badly by the Great Freedom Demon Sect in the future, you will doubt my strength as the Supreme Daoist."

Zheng Fa asked, "Master, how do you compare to ordinary incarnations?"

"General incarnation? Oh, you mean transparent?"

?

The reason you didn't bring Master Tongming with you is to tease him behind his back?

Master Chengkong answered the question irrelevantly: "You want to ask about the path after becoming a spirit, right?"

"……Um."

“It’s actually hard for me to explain it to you clearly,” Master Chengkong was very patient, and explained, “After becoming a spirit, there is no fixed path.”

“……” Zheng Fa widened his eyes.

"The Supreme Dao, the major demon sects, and even... the Tianhe Sect, all have different choices on this path. For example, the next level of my Supreme Dao's transformation into a god is Yang God, but the next level of the Tianhe Sect is called Fusion. As for the Demon Sect, they have another path, which is the Dharmakaya lineage."

What he said was vague and Zheng Fa was also confused, but he also understood it - this was probably the difference between different methods over the past few eras.

Even the Tianhe Sect is different from the Supreme Dao? Master Chengkong said again: "Tongming has not entered my Supreme Dao, so naturally he cannot get the true teachings."

He only said that Master Tongming had not received the true teachings, and did not mention how strong or weak he was compared to Master Tongming. However, everyone could understand that he was probably far superior to Master Tongming.

"But I am nothing more than a true disciple in the Supreme Dao... My Supreme Dao background is far beyond the imagination of the world."

"Then..." Zheng Fa couldn't help but wonder, "Why doesn't Xuanwei have many Supreme Dao disciples?"

"Because we are not in Xuanwei."

"...Cave world?" Zheng Fa suddenly realized.

Master Chengkong smiled and said, "I am the Supreme Daoist, but I have more than one spiritual root of heaven and earth."

“…”

Zheng Fa understood Master Cheng Kong's subtext. Not only did they have a cave world, they also had spiritual roots of heaven and earth in addition to the Qingjing Bamboo... If the world could grow with the spiritual roots of heaven and earth, after so many years, the cave world they lived in would probably be much larger than the Nine Mountains Realm.

"Then this Xuanwei Realm? Is it also a cave world?"

Zheng Fa asked again.

"No, the characteristic of the cave world is that its rules are special, or in other words, incomplete."

"Xuanwei Realm... is extremely special."

Zheng Fa looked at Master Cheng Kong in confusion, and saw that Master Cheng Kong had his mouth closed, as if he didn't want to say anything.

Thinking of how he had just told him everything he knew, Zheng Fa understood that the Xuanwei Realm... was really special.

…

Master Chengkong changed the subject: "Don't think that this thing is easy to find just because I said that the Supreme Dao has another spiritual root of heaven and earth."

"Didn't I tell you that the number of heavenly and earthly spiritual roots that I know of is only about ten?"

"In the Xuanwei Realm... I'm afraid that there hasn't been a Heavenly Spiritual Root appearing in an epoch."

Zheng Fa understood what Master Cheng Kong was saying, it would be difficult to find a spiritual root of heaven and earth if one did not join the Supreme Dao.

"Even Qing Jingzhu, who is of a lower level, is not something that a Spiritual Transformation Master can possess."

"Not to mention the legendary Jianmu, Huangzhongli, and Fusangmu..."

Zheng Fa asked casually, "I seem to have heard of this Fusang tree..."

"The Fusang tree is extremely extraordinary. According to rumors, this spiritual root has the attribute of being extremely yang, and it has the ability to make plants and trees grow... It is also the best among all the spiritual roots in the world."

"If my Qingjing bamboo meets the Fusang wood, it will be nothing..."

"It is rumored that the Fusang tree appeared in the world several epochs ago and was obtained by a person with great magical powers. With the help of the Fusang tree, the person was able to master all the mysteries and was almost the most powerful person in the world..."

Master Chengkong sighed, praising the Fusang wood while seeming to be a little disdainful of his own Qingjing bamboo.

Obviously, he is very yearning for the Fuso tree.

Even when he was in high spirits, he used some flattering words.

Of course, it is not ruled out that he deliberately exaggerates the spiritual roots of heaven and earth in order to seduce Zheng Fa.

As the two were talking, Senior Sister Zhang arrived.

When Master Chengkong saw Senior Sister Zhang, he stopped talking and turned to Zheng Fa and said, "Please think about it for a day."

Senior Sister Zhang watched him walk away and asked Zheng Fa curiously, "Just now, were you talking about Fusang wood?"

"Um?"

"He seems to praise Fuso wood very much? How did you come up with this?"

Zheng Fa pondered for a while and said, "He likes to talk, and I like to listen."

“…”

Senior Sister Zhang knew that Zheng Fa had cultivated the Fuso wood. When she heard this, she looked at Zheng Fa with a strange look.

Junior brother, are you taking other people's bragging as flattery?

…

"The Fusang wood in my Dantian should be the result of spiritual power...it cannot be completely called the spiritual root of heaven and earth."

Zheng Fa thought about the process of growing the hibiscus tree and was still very clear-headed.

In his opinion, the hibiscus tree he was carrying should be a solidification of magic - for example, the fruit of the hibiscus tree was a magic that could produce fusion.

The hibiscus wood at least has a magical power that can produce the so-called hibiscus dew.

But if I really have a spiritual root of heaven and earth...

Those Yuanling Taoist body and Yuanci Taoist body are not worthy of challenging his own Qingyang Taoist body.

Zheng Fa has always been self-aware.

His Qingyang Taoist body was originally just a combination of the Five Thunders Dharma Body and the Qingyang Qi - the Qingyang Qi was naturally extraordinary, otherwise it would not have been valued by the Nine Mountains Patriarch.

But if you say that Qingyang Taoist body can grow real top-level spiritual roots of heaven and earth, that would be called exaggeration.

What made him so calm was a fact: if he really had Fusang wood in his body, then he should be able to change the spiritual energy rules of the Nine Mountains world as soon as he entered the Nine Mountains, just like the Qingjing Bamboo before.

But not now.

This naturally explains the problem.

Senior Sister Zhang nodded upon hearing this: "From what Master Chengkong said, we can tell that it is not so easy to obtain spiritual roots of heaven and earth... If that is the case, are you ready to enter the Supreme Dao?"

Zheng Fa shook his head.

The relationship between the Five Xuanwei Sects and Venerable Tianhe has always made him feel wary.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, Zheng Fa still wants to stay away from these people.

What if the jade pendant at home causes trouble? "Then I am afraid that my Nine Mountains Realm will have no chance to obtain the spiritual roots of heaven and earth..."

Senior Sister Zhang shook her head and sighed.

“That may not be the case.”

Zheng Fa was thinking about his modern research on spiritual plants.

He also thought about the similar structure in his cells after he cultivated the Qingyang Taoist body.

Suddenly, I felt a little sad:

I misunderstood the biology teacher! He didn't lie to me. The future... is really the century of biology? "You want to... grow a hibiscus tree?"

After hearing Zheng Fa's thoughts, Senior Sister Zhang couldn't help but widen her eyes and looked at Zheng Fa's head.

It seems that I am a little suspicious that this junior brother is crazy.

"With this idea, the most important issue now is to see what the difference is between the spiritual roots of heaven and earth and ordinary spiritual plants."

Zheng Fa thought that he was actually farming.

Want to grow a spiritual root of heaven and earth... isn't that too much? When Senior Sister Zhang heard this, she looked at Zheng Fa with a somewhat confused look, which made her look quite cute.

"Sister, if I ask Master Chengkong for some dead branches and leaves, will he give them to me?"

Zheng Fa asked with sparkling eyes.

Senior Sister Zhang immediately understood his idea and said after thinking for a while, "The leaves growing on the Qingjing Bamboo... even if they just turn yellow or fall off, they are still treasures."

Zheng Fa also thought it made sense, so he temporarily suppressed the thought and said:

"Senior Sister Zhang, you came to see me, is there something going on?"

Senior Sister Zhang patted her head and said, "It's Madam Xuanhua. She has refined a magical instrument that can block the interference of spiritual energy on electromagnetic force."

…

The Seventh Young Master sat on the futon trembling with fear, with his head lowered, thinking about a question - What virtue do I have to dare to sit here?

When he came, he took the Qingmu Sect's flying boat, and beside him were senior and junior brothers with similar cultivation levels.

Unexpectedly, on the way back, I was taken aboard Master Tongming's ship.

In the hall, besides him, there were two other gods...

"Zheng Fa refused?"

The Seventh Young Master pricked up his ears quietly.

"Rejection... or rather polite refusal." Master Chengkong chuckled, "There's no rush. I'm still dealing with the Great Freedom Demon Sect..."

Master Tongming was silent for a while, then said:

"You will let him go?"

"He is not anxious for a golden elixir, so why should I be anxious?" Master Chengkong laughed. "He has this talent, so it is normal for him to be a little proud and unwilling to be inferior to others. But sooner or later he will know that if he does not receive my true teachings, his end will come when he reaches the stage of transformation."

"What's more, he will understand what I meant when I said that the Nine Mountains Realm is easy to be taken advantage of."

“…”

Master Tongming was silent for a long time, as if he was stabbed.

"Your Excellency... why are you so patient with Zheng Fa?"

Master Tongming couldn't help but ask.

He had already understood Master Cheng Kong's temperament these days - he was an extremely arrogant and impatient person.

Previously, the cultivators from Baicao Sect wanted to help treat Qingjing Bamboo, but after a few days of no results, they were driven away by him.

This guy has no patience for others trying to please him.

But he had a completely different attitude towards Zheng Fa.

"...He is worth my wait." Master Chengkong raised the corner of his mouth and spoke.

"Do you know that Venerable Tianhe once wanted to join a large sect but was unable to do so?"

“……” Master Tongming understood Master Chengkong’s meaning.

"That sect has been ridiculed for hundreds of thousands of years..."

Master Tongming understood - Master Chengkong was so patient probably because Venerable Tianhe... had been here.

The Seventh Young Master also understood that the reason he had this special treatment was probably because of Zheng Fa.

Even... this envoy from the Supreme Dao actually wanted to accept Zheng Fa into the Supreme Dao? And Zheng Fa refused?

What's even more terrifying is that this envoy did not give up...

He also regarded Zheng Fa as the Venerable Tianhe.

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Mom...my son finally understands what you mean when you say I am lucky!

He smiled foolishly for a while, and suddenly felt a little sad in his heart.

Gao Yuan had corresponded with him before, but had never written to Zheng Fa.

He once asked about this, and Gao Yuan only replied with three words - inappropriate.

He thought he understood this:

They are not suitable because they have the same background, but the distance between them is getting farther and farther, and their experiences are very different, so they can't really communicate with each other.

It's also because... of the self-esteem in my heart and the fear that the relationship will deteriorate.

Now, he understands better.

When Zheng Fa becomes more powerful, he will probably become like Gao Yuan in the future, and even writing a letter will feel like a form of flattery...

He felt like laughing and crying at the same time.

…

“In fact, if Zheng Fa is really like Venerable Tianhe, then what is waiting for him is not patience…” Master Chengkong suddenly spoke again.

"Why don't I understand what the envoy said?"

Master Tongming was even more puzzled.

"Think about it, who is willing to produce another Tianhe Reverend?"

Master Chengkong shook his head and asked.

“……”Thinking of Venerable Tianhe’s deeds of conquering the world, Master Tongming also understood.

"If he is really like Tianhe Reverend, the kind of person who would come to our door with a sword if there is a disagreement, then it would be a headache."

He suddenly understood what Master Chengkong meant: Zheng Fa was hiding and practicing peacefully, and Master Chengkong didn't want to force him...

Otherwise, if a Tianhe Reverend really emerges, the Hundred Immortals Alliance might be the first to turn against Zheng Fa.

Then there’s no need to deal with the Great Freedom Demon Sect… they’d be so ridiculous that they’d die of laughter.

Master Chengkong glanced at Master Tongming, who seemed to have understood what he meant, and smiled, as if there were some things he didn't want to say.

If another Tianhe Master appears, the Great Freedom Demon Sect will not sit idly by...

"This Zheng Fa is indeed a bit of a coward..." Master Tongming said with a smile on his face, "Or, in other words, he is a true cultivator who is devoted to cultivation and doesn't care about other things."

"That's fine. Since he only wants to practice, he will always need my help in the future." Master Chengkong also nodded, "But there is one thing that is a bit strange."

"What?"

Master Chengkong did not answer him, but turned around and looked at the Seventh Young Master.

"Let me ask you, what is the relationship between Zheng Fa and Chen Jun?"

"Chen Jun?"

Master Tongming was puzzled. He thought for a moment and said with certainty, "I know his whereabouts after he entered the sect. He has never been to Chen County."

Master Chengkong nodded gently: "That's true, but when Zheng Fa said goodbye to me, he actually asked me to collect some information about Chen County."

"He is particularly interested in the strength of the Great Freedom Demon Cult and the evil deeds it has committed."

"There's some intention to do it personally."

"..." Master Tongming frowned. "Although Zheng Fa has never suffered any loss at the hands of the Great Freedom Demon Sect, he has always avoided the Great Freedom Demon Sect whenever possible. With his personality of not wanting to get involved in anything, how could he be like this?"

The Seventh Young Master hesitantly said, "Chen Jun...we have a friend who must have died at the hands of the Great Freedom Demon Cult."

The two masters were stunned, turned around and stared at the Seventh Young Master.

Master Tongming thought for a while and said, "Woman?"

"A man."

"Have you done Zheng Fa a favor?"

"Probably not."

"Is that Zheng Fa's relative?"

"…It's a friend. The one the envoy asked me about before is Gao Yuan."

Master Chengkong paused for a moment and said, "Tell me in detail the relationship between Gao Yuan and Zheng Fa."

…

After listening to the Seventh Young Master's story, Master Chengkong and the other man were both silent.

After a while, Master Tongming said, "I'm going to go to Chen County to take a look."

“…”

Master Chengkong looked at him.

"It's worth making a friend like Zheng Fa."

"I'm going too."

"The envoy?" Master Tongming asked in surprise.

Master Chengkong chuckled and said, "It's good to have such a junior brother."

The Seventh Young Master lowered his head again and grinned slightly.

He didn't know what kind of cultivation level the one who harmed Gao Yuan was...

But the blessing of being served by two great gods is something that ordinary people cannot afford.

Even after hearing what Master Kong meant, Zheng Fa still wanted to find an opportunity to take action.

That's the three gods...

That person must have done great deeds in his previous life!

Thinking of this, the Seventh Young Master pursed his lips and wanted to laugh.

…

Zheng Fa saw off the Hundred Immortals Alliance and followed Senior Sister Zhang to the University Island.

There is another courtyard on the University Island, which is officially given to Mrs. Xuanhua to make those experimental instruments.

The first step in manufacturing an instrument is naturally to create a magical device with shielding function - otherwise everything that comes after that will be out of the question.

Madam Xuanhua has already made this magic weapon.

There was a bracelet on the table with the two shielding symbols engraved on it.

"This is it?"

Madam Xuanhua nodded, with a hint of pride on her face: "This thing is not difficult, but it is a bit troublesome to find usable spiritual materials."

"Then where did this spiritual material come from?"

Zheng Fa asked curiously.

"We tried all the spiritual materials we bought from Xuanwei Realm and the market, and this one works the best." Senior Sister Zhang explained: "When you wear this bracelet, the spiritual energy within a half-foot radius will have almost no interference with the electromagnetic force."

"almost?"

"After all, this bracelet is just a magical tool, and its effect is limited. Fairy Xiao has tested it and found that thunder magic is basically ineffective below the Jindan stage. Above the Jindan stage, it depends on the attainment of thunder magic."

“What about the cost?”

"It's cheap, but it's not very useful."

Madam Xuanhua sighed and said, "This thing is only effective when you are experimenting. It cannot be used as a defensive magic weapon."

"Um?"

Zheng Fa looked at Madam Xuanhua and heard her explain:

"For example, Yuying, she can trigger thunder from a distance, and this thing can't be defended against."

Zheng Fa nodded. This thing was indeed like that. It could resist the interference of spiritual energy on electromagnetic force, but it had no effect on electromagnetic force itself.

To be honest, if this thing is useful for electromagnetic force... it would be impossible to make the instrument that Zheng Fa wants.

Take electron microscopes for example. In theory, they should shoot electrons towards the substance being tested. It would be embarrassing if they were blocked by the bracelet.

"On the other hand, if you wear this bracelet, your magic weapon that defends against lightning will become ineffective."

Zheng Fa also understood Madam Xuanhua's depression.

Those magical instruments were also made based on the control of electromagnetic force by spiritual energy.

This is equivalent to the anti-virus software killing its own firewall...

"But if we modify this thing and use it on those instruments you mentioned, it should be of some use."

Zheng Fa nodded slightly, but when he looked at the bracelet, he thought of something else...

"Ma'am, can you help me make something else?"

"What?"

"It's just a piece of copper or iron, stretched into thin wires and woven into something like a cage."

“…”

Madam Xuanhua looked at him for a long time, and suddenly asked, "Isn't it a spiritual material?"

"no."

"Mortal things?"

"right."

"I'm a Nascent Soul weapon refining master. Do you know how many spirit stones I need each time? You want me to refine this thing for mortals..." Madam Xuanhua asked while gritting her teeth.

Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly remembered it.

I didn't expect to hurt Mrs. Xuanhua's self-esteem.

After thinking about it, he found a few disciples who were good at refining weapons in the Jindan Project.

What Zheng Fa said was indeed not difficult. Soon, a silver sphere made of metal wire appeared in front of everyone.

The ball stands on the ground and has a door that can be opened and closed.

Zheng Fa thought about it, put on the bracelet, walked into the ball, and said to Xiao Yuying: "Fairy Xiao, try using thunder magic on me."

Xiao Yuying blinked her eyes, her eyes full of confusion, but she still moved her fingers, and a blue thunder fell from the sky towards Zheng Fa.

There were crackling electric sparks on the metal ball, which were extremely dazzling.

Fairy Xiao is a bit cruel...

But the people present were all cultivators, so naturally they all had extraordinary eyesight. They could see even more clearly that although the lightning on those filaments was like flowing water, there was no lightning inside the metal ball! Zheng Fa sat inside without even moving a finger!

Madam Xuanhua ran out of the cage, looked at Zheng Fa, and asked, "Did you use the secret method?"

"without."

"Hidden a magic weapon?"

"...Madam, don't you understand how poor our Jiushan Sect is?"

"Then this is..."

Zheng Fa looked at the metal ball and laughed in his heart: This magic weapon is called a Faraday cage...

"Madam, do you think this thing, plus the bracelet, can be considered a defensive magic weapon?"

Madam Xuanhua was silent for a long time before she spoke: "Considering its cost, calling it a magic weapon is an insult to it..."

"It deserves to be called a treasure!"

(End of this chapter)