Vol 2 Chapter 30 – Looking at the Mountain


    Hearing the Sect Master''s words, Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Sister Yuan sensibly prepared to excuse themselves.


    But the Sect Master waved them off, indicating that there was no need.


    Sitting upright on the meditation cushion, he looked at the three of them and said,


    Zheng Fa paused, beginning to understand his master’s point.


    The Sect Master reminisced,


    There was a hint of nostalgia in his tone.


    His words left the three of them in silent contemplation.


    The Sect Master’s face was so open and honest that Zheng Fa couldn''t help but scrutinize his words carefully.


    Finally, he understood—the golden age was over.


    Now he knew why the Sect Master said he couldn’t teach him anything.


    The changes in the world meant that the Sect Master’s cultivation path during Qi Refining no longer applied to Zheng Fa’s situation.


    The Sect Master sighed, his tone helpless.


    Zheng Fa couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.


    The Sect Master seemed to sense this and thought for a moment before suddenly raising an eyebrow.


    The Sect Master smirked proudly.


    Zheng Fa glanced at Senior Sister Zhang and saw that she had no reaction to this evaluation—clearly, she was used to it.


    Zheng Fa nodded. He remembered that the Hut Within the World Technique had also been described as a talisman formation.


    The Sect Master continued explaining,


    The Sect Master declared proudly.


    Good heavens.


    This master of his sure had a big mouth!


    Even Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Sister Yuan looked surprised—clearly, they hadn’t expected that this Sect Master, who had secluded himself for a thousand years, had such terrifying power.


    Zheng Fa suddenly thought of something and asked,


    Zheng Fa had a bad feeling.


    Zheng Fa wasn’t quite sure of the value of Heaven-grade talismans, so he turned to Senior Sister Zhang.


    She pondered for a moment before saying,


    Understood… no wonder the old man was so poor!


    The Sect Master muttered dejectedly.


    The Sect Master let out a long sigh, looking utterly forlorn.


    Clearly, due to the decline of spiritual energy, his extravagant battle tactics had become completely outdated.


    Hmm?


    Why did this sound familiar?


    Zheng Fa said, feeling a little wronged.


    The Sect Master waved a hand dismissively.


    Zheng Fa asked doubtfully.


    That would be a bit unseemly, wouldn’t it?


    The Sect Master smirked proudly.


    Couldn’t kill them?


    That meant his master’s enemies were strong.


    Took centuries to recover?


    That meant these grudges ran deep.


    So the troublemaker was actually ?!


    After a long silence, Zheng Fa sighed dryly.


    The Sect Master scoffed.


    Zheng Fa suddenly recalled the half-finished version of the Talisman Dao Foundation Establishment Technique.


    The Sect Master tossed him two jade slips and said dismissively,


    Zheng Fa infused his divine sense into the jade slips.


    The revised version wasn’t different from the original, except for one key issue—it actually required a real mountain!


    One of the jade slips contained the modified Lingshan Method, while the other contained a text called Treatise on Spiritual Veins, which detailed how to locate suitable mountain ranges and harness their natural formations for cultivation.


    The Sect Master looked a bit frustrated, as if he had personally suffered from the original Lingshan Method before.


    Thinking about how this old man had been holed up for a thousand years, Zheng Fa grew a little concerned.


    How was he supposed to cultivate in modern times if he needed a mountain?


    the Sect Master clarified.


    His explanation was a bit vague, so Zheng Fa examined the revised Lingshan Method and finally understood.


    To put it in modern terms—


    The Lingshan Method essentially turned the cultivator into a large human-shaped battery.


    But to convert internal energy into usable qi, a "signal tower" was required—which meant a suitable mountain range.


    As for why the Jiushan Ancestor never noticed this issue?


    Well, because the Jiushan Ancestor himself was a spiritual vein, a talisman, and Jiushan’s terrain fused into one.


    All of the techniques he created were massive pitfalls!


    the Sect Master suddenly asked.


    Zheng Fa looked down at the revised Lingshan Method in his hands.


    The Sect Master nodded in satisfaction, as if Zheng Fa had guessed correctly.


    For a while, they discussed how to modify Saving Young Cultivator Pang Qian.


    In Zheng Fa’s opinion, his version still had many flaws.


    First, his memory wasn’t perfect—he hadn’t watched the original film while taking notes, so there were still many gaps. He planned to rewatch it carefully when he returned to modern times.


    Second, the format was different.


    He had originally watched it on a computer screen—not even in 3D.


    Meanwhile, the Sect Master had projected it in full holographic form.


    The viewing experience was completely different.


    However, the Sect Master’s creativity was commendable—after all, he had spent centuries experimenting with the Hut Within the World Technique.


    As Zheng Fa prepared to leave, Senior Sister Zhang suddenly seemed to remember something.


    Hearing this, the Sect Master’s usually carefree expression turned serious.


    Senior Sister Zhang spoke slowly.


    The Sect Master nodded.


    As Senior Sister Zhang and Senior Sister Yuan descended from Ninth Peak, Zheng Fa hesitated, wanting to ask something.


    Senior Sister Zhang seemed to know what he wanted to say and spoke softly.


    Zheng Fa remained silent for a moment before replying.


    The three of them walked side by side for a while, none of them speaking.


    Just before they parted ways, Senior Sister Zhang suddenly said,


    She gazed into the distance, a flicker of fire in her eyes. Sёarch* The novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    Zheng Fa stared at her in surprise.


    Then, Senior Sister Zhang turned to him and smiled.


    Watching her silhouette fade into the distance, Zheng Fa knew—this matter was far from simple.


    The Sect Master’s face had rarely been that serious.


    And he recalled how Senior Sister Zhang had considered sending Senior Sister Yuan away—likely as a precaution for this very situation.


    Clearly, in her mind, this was no trivial matter.


    Modern World—


    Sitting at his desk, Zheng Fa fell into deep thought.


    He felt that his cultivation speed wasn’t slow.


    But compared to the crises that Senior Sister Zhang and the others were now facing, he was still far too weak.


    If he truly wanted to help quickly, then he couldn’t delay the establishment of a Spiritual Energy Laboratory any longer.


    Even if he couldn’t personally use the research results right away, if they proved useful to Senior Sister Zhang and the others, that was good enough.


    But…


    The Lingshan Method required a mountain!


    Where was he supposed to find a suitable mountain range?


    Just then—


    A voice came from the front row.


    It was Tang Lingwu.


    Zheng Fa looked up, and his eyes lit up.


    There it was! The mountain had come to him!


    Beside him, Wang Chen grumbled sourly.


    Wang Chen resolutely stared straight ahead, not looking at Tang Lingwu at all.


    His expression was one of unshakable loyalty.