With a "buzz," Prince Ning consumed a spatial teleportation talisman and disappeared from the room.
Upon reappearing, Prince Ning appeared in the main hall of Zheng Ya's fortress. Zheng Ya sensed his arrival, grabbed some clothes from the bedside, and quickly greeted him.
"You have quite the refined taste!" Prince Ning saw him dressing and walking towards him while scrutinizing him with a playful smile, and an inexplicable anger rose in his heart.
That bastard only cares about his own pleasure and ignores the suffering of others who are waiting for news and are tormenting themselves. How despicable!
Killing someone by destroying their spirit is even more despicable!
You didn't get angry at all; you've got good manners!
Zheng Ya secretly gave him a thumbs up: "Your Highness, it is an honor to have you here. I apologize for not greeting you properly..."
"What a load of crap! Hurry up and give me an epiphany, and I'll be magnanimous and forgive you this time." Prince Ning was determined to verify the effects of his special ability after its evolution.
Everything else is irrelevant!
Unfortunately, Zheng Ya shook his head vigorously, almost enraging him to the point of killing someone. But then he heard Zheng Ya laugh and say, "Prince Ning, are you making things difficult for me?"
"What do you mean?" Prince Ning gritted his teeth, barely suppressing his anger, and Zheng Ya found it amusing. "I have enlightenment spaces up to the third level. I wonder which one Prince Ning will choose..."
"Damn it, trying to rob me again?" Even if Prince Ning was stupid, he understood what he was implying!
There's only enlightenment space up to the third level, what a load of rubbish.
Zheng Ya chuckled and shook his head: "How can you call it robbery?"
This is a win-win situation. You, Prince Ning, provide your insights and experiences on advancing to the seventh level of superpowers, and I'll give you a year of free enlightenment. In a way, Prince Ning is the one who benefits..."
"Hmm, I almost believed it."
But who gave you this special ability?
"It's understandable to rob people of cultivation experiences at various levels, but can you really guarantee that with your low-level strength, you can create a space for powerful individuals to have sudden enlightenment?" Prince Ning was somewhat incredulous.
Zheng Ya waved his hand, poured him some tea, and smiled, "This is no problem for me."
The problem lies with Prince Ning. He's willing to spend 30 billion, so surely he wouldn't be holding back from trying because he's at a lower level...
"Take it, I don't want to hear your business talk." Prince Ning was annoyed by his talk of money; he thought it was petty.
Although Prince Ning's family fortune was meager and his savings were small, he truly didn't care much about money.
It's exhausting to be stuck with a beneficiary who's obsessed with money!
Zheng Ya raised his hand and caught the book that he threw at him. It was golden and as thick as the complete Journey to the West. It was marked with the words: "Tranquility leads to far-reaching influence, formlessness and inaction, the water without form can swallow the sky."
A handwritten copy, a new personal notebook?
It appears to be the work of a successful person or a person with supernatural abilities.
This pleased Zheng Ya greatly. Even just insights into water-based abilities were something he lacked. With a flick of his wrist, he transferred the golden tome of insights into his ability: "Whoosh!"
It moved without wind, as if the wind had blown from spring to winter, and the cycle of spring, summer, autumn and winter passed in a flash, scattering the classics.
The shock lasted for a whole year. Sitting dumbfounded on the sofa, he muttered to himself, "You...you destroyed a tenth-level expert's notebook..."
"Husha" Zheng Ya casually flicked his hand and sent him a planning spell: "Enlightenment, Prince Ning!"
"Hmm," Prince Ning was already in shock and unprepared. He understood the meaning behind his words and entered a water world before he could even think about it.
A pool of water, perfect for him to comprehend and advance to the peak of the sixth rank, where he could experience the cleansing of his soul by the waterfall, and comprehend the essence and origin of water.
When he realized that waving his hand could condense water molecules into an image and shape his own clone, he ended his more than one-year-long epiphany.
Back to reality, it was only a second, yet it gave Ning Wang the illusion that he was only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the peak of the sixth rank: "Ah, is it over so quickly?"
"Prince Ning, you're too attached to appearances."
Even I, a peak third-tier ability user, know that advancing from sixth to seventh tier requires comprehending one's own path, rather than following someone else's.
"Others' paths are merely revelations for you to learn from and verify." Zheng Ya cast a spell on him, while also gaining insights himself.
As the saying goes, those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.
Prince Ning was too good at copying others; theoretically, he could break through, but he overlooked the fact that spiritual enlightenment is detached from the body and mind.
Physical and mental constitutions vary from person to person, and while the principles of Taoism are similar, they are not entirely the same.
Some people are born with superhuman strength, capable of delivering a punch that feels like a thousand pounds. Ordinary people are born with strength of only a hundred or so pounds. Trying to unleash their innate superhuman strength will only result in injury to themselves.
Whether it's possible or not is another matter.
Prince Ning, belatedly realizing his mistake, felt no shame, but instead, overjoyed, pleaded, "Come, quickly give me another epiphany..."
"Give me money?" Zheng Ya reached out for money, nearly infuriating Prince Ning: "You, you, you, you scoundrel, are you obsessed with money?"
"Prince Ning, let's speak from the heart."
"Is it worth the value of a classic text if I help you achieve enlightenment once?" Zheng Ya could help him achieve enlightenment several times, but rules must be established first.
If you're so broke you're on the verge of death, how can you survive without doing business?
Although Prince Ning was still angry, he understood that what he said was true; enlightenment is something that cannot be sought after.
Even the most powerful and influential can only achieve enlightenment once; that's a pipe dream.
Moreover, to achieve enlightenment in a year, to achieve enlightenment in an instant, is practically a cheat code.
If word gets out about this, countless powerful figures will rush over to snatch the person away.
Prince Ning thought about many things in an instant, and whether he wanted to admit it or not, he had to: "You're right, the value of helping people achieve enlightenment is immeasurable."
It's just a mere book, nothing special.
But you should also know how high the accompanying dangers are, right?
"Prince Ning, please refrain from making threats."
After all, you and I both know that once my abilities are exposed, my cheap master will definitely come knocking on my door to suppress everything for me.
"I can rise above others and take another step forward. What danger do I have to fear?" Zheng Ya had long understood his situation.
Not good, but not life-threatening either.
Being subject to others is unavoidable.
Even if a cheap master comes to your door, you're still subject to the master's authority.
Ultimately, strength is everything.
If you don't have the ability to earn the respect of others, then you're just dreaming.
Prince Ning stared at his confident expression with surprise, and for a moment he was in a daze: "It seems that your rise is not accidental."
I was being presumptuous!
"Yes, that's the right attitude for cooperation."
I won't deny that I want to break through the encirclement through my own efforts.
After all, the battle between powerful beings is still far from us. We should avoid it if possible, and wait until the crucial moment of the decisive battle between the powerful beings to step out and decide the fate of the world.
Therefore, we must carefully manage our cooperation. Zheng Ya spoke lightly, but his words concealed a deadly intent.
Prince Ning instantly understood his scheme. Once his ability to have sudden enlightenment was exposed, it would ignite a decisive battle between the two major factions. Whoever could seize him would secure victory, and the decisive battle was about to break out ahead of schedule.
In other words, whoever seizes Zheng Ya will be sided with the official neutral faction of the Tower of Babel, as protecting Zheng Ya's safety is essential for further progress.
It would be logical to end this turmoil as soon as possible.
The problem is that for those below, it's a disaster, a matter of life and death!
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