Chapter 234: 215 Multiple Layers, Part 1

“Junior Brother… Are you really leaving the Celestial Treasure Palace? Going to Citong Port?” Zhang Qingzhi looked at his newly acquainted junior brother with a slight hint of worry.

“I’ve been cooped up in the Celestial Treasure Palace for so long, it’s time to go out and get some fresh air, take a walk.” Zhang Rongfang smiled slightly.

“Besides, Citong is now the largest port in the Great Spirit, and currently the largest port in the world. Wouldn’t it be a pity not to see it?”

“That’s true, but the back-and-forth journey will take a long time, don’t you think it’s a bit of a waste of time?” Zhang Qingzhi didn’t like wandering around; he preferred to find a comfortable place and stay there, like a homebody.

So when he followed his master from a remote area to the Celestial Treasure Palace, he stayed without moving for over a decade.

“It’s fine, after all, your junior brother is going to take up an official post this time.” Zhang Rongfang laughed, “You don’t have to worry, Senior Brother.”

Zhang Qingzhi was at a loss for words.

Ever since that fiery person left, he noticed an inexplicable joy in Junior Brother Ying.

He seemed to be stifled.

And this emotion, he couldn’t understand.

Celestial Treasure Palace is safe and comfortable; there’s food and drink, and you can sleep soundly. Why go out and suffer?

The two left Chao Yuan Hall, chatting softly about various topics as they returned to their residence.

Seeing that he couldn’t dissuade Zhang Rongfang, Zhang Qingzhi discussed this appointment from another angle.

“Speaking of which, for this appointment, Junior Brother’s strength may not be enough to subdue Citong, so the real main force should be that Commandery Princess Yongxiang.

In other words, Junior Brother’s role there is likely symbolic, while the real responsibility lies with Commandery Princess Yongxiang.”

“Indeed, after all, although my strength is considered strong in the eyes of ordinary people, in the Spirit Court, I’m just a minor figure.” Zhang Rongfang nodded.

“Have you learned about Commandery Princess Yongxiang?” Zhang Qingzhi asked.

“No, do you have any information, Senior Brother?” Zhang Rongfang was slightly curious.

“I’ve heard some rumors.” Zhang Qingzhi nodded, “This Commandery Princess is one of the few in the royal family who is a strong-minded, powerful woman in a position of true authority.

She is also a person with a very distinctive character. You’ll understand when you meet her.”

“What? Difficult to get along with?” Zhang Rongfang asked curiously.

“No… I’ve met her once; she’s a very special person. It’s hard to describe her with a simple word. However, with Junior Brother’s aptitude, nothing should go wrong.” Zhang Qingzhi had only just learned about Zhang Rongfang’s aptitude.

In the recent secret talk, he realized that this junior brother was already at the mid Nascent Soul stage!!?

When it was previously announced that he was at the Golden Core stage??

With this, he finally understood why their master valued this junior brother so much.

“Moreover, Junior Brother, beware, Commandery Princess Yongxiang is enchantingly beautiful, with many suitors; do not lose your focus.

For us cultivators, losing our focus will inevitably result in future setbacks, making it difficult to progress further.” Zhang Qingzhi seriously warned.

“Thank you, Senior Brother, for the reminder.” Zhang Rongfang nodded. “By the way, how is the Purple Fragrance Divine Refining Pill that Senior Brother wanted to purchase recently?”

“Uh…” Zhang Qingzhi’s face flushed.

He had just gathered the money, but… Xiaohao reached a critical stage in cultivation and lacked money for auxiliary tools, so he lent the money to Xiaohao.

After all, his cultivation of literature extends longevity; if not now, he could save up again next time.

But Xiaohao, who primarily practices martial arts, might not have another chance if it didn’t work out this time.

As a friend, he felt obligated to help in such times.

“Haven’t you bought it yet?”

Seeing Zhang Qingzhi’s expression, Zhang Rongfang knew it hadn’t happened.

He took a small bottle from his waist pouch and handed it to him.

“You’re too honest. Here, I bought one for you. Consider it a loan from me.”

Zhang Qingzhi was a decent person, so he bought one easily at the alchemy hall.

Such a pill costs a whopping thousand taels.

This shows how quickly alchemists of intermediate and high grades can make money, it’s indescribable.

Before Zhang Qingzhi could respond, Zhang Rongfang quickly accelerated forward, too lazy to listen to his chatter of thanks, and soon disappeared.

Zhang Qingzhi hadn’t yet gathered his thoughts, and suddenly found something in his hand.

Upon closer inspection, it was the Purple Fragrance Divine Refining Pill, and his heart skipped a beat. He immediately wanted to find Zhang Rongfang.

But by then, Zhang Rongfang was nowhere to be seen.

Clutching the porcelain bottle of the pill, he noted the pill’s name marked on it, feeling an indescribable sense of helplessness, mixed with a slight, hidden relief.

’In that case… I’ll consider it a loan from me as your senior brother. I’ll definitely find a way to repay you in the future!’ Zhang Qingzhi silently made up his mind.

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In the days that followed.

Yue Dewen seemed to acknowledge the fact that Zhang Rongfang was leaving.

Three days later.

Amidst the mountains between the Daoist palaces in the Celestial Treasure Palace.

In a pavilion at the mountain peak.

Yue Dewen and Zhang Rongfang sat opposite each other as master and disciple.

Tomorrow is the official day of departure, and all preparations have been completed.

Zhang Rongfang insisted on leaving, and Yue Dewen no longer stopped him.

“This… take it with you on the road. Don’t let it get out.”

In the mountain breeze, Yue Dewen gently placed a package wrapped in light yellow cloth on the stone table and pushed it over.

Ever since Li Xuance pointed it out last time.

At this moment, Zhang Rongfang finally realized that his convenient master was the first figure in the Great Dao Teaching, the Sect Leader of the sect.

His status was even above the Palace Master.

This identity was actually within his expectations.

After all, someone who could casually dispatch a powerful Spiritual Veins expert couldn’t possibly be of an ordinary level within the Great Dao Teaching.

“Master, what is this?” He reached out his hand and picked up the bundle.

“Just open it and find out,” Yue Dewen said indifferently.

Zhang Rongfang glanced at him, reached out, and began to unravel the bundle layer by layer.

As the yellow cloth was lifted, there was a rectangular wooden box inside.

The surface of the wooden box had red lacquer gold patterns engraved on it.

Crack.

The wooden box was gently slid open, revealing a booklet made of parchment and a small black, polished stone gourd-shaped jug inside.

“This is….!?” Zhang Rongfang picked up the parchment booklet and looked at it carefully.

Indeed, on the first page of the book, the four large characters “Illusion Talisman Skill” were written.

“Isn’t this what you’ve always wanted?” Yue Dewen said softly. “Inside the stone gourd is the Mysterious Qilin Jade Marrow. It needs to be used alongside your cultivation.”

“This is… Super Grade? The external medicine required!?” Zhang Rongfang instantly recalled his earlier memories, his face showing a look of astonishment.

He hadn’t expected that the item he initially came to the Celestial Treasure Palace for would now be so easily displayed in front of him, delivered into his hands.

However, at this time, his goals had long since complicated from their initial simplicity.

Lowering his head, Zhang Rongfang gave a complex look at these two precious items.

“Master doesn’t wish for disciples to cultivate Martial Arts, does he?”

“You’re about to travel far; I can’t restrict you across thousands of miles every day, can I?” Yue Dewen said helplessly, “Rather than you randomly experimenting, it’s better for me to prepare everything for you. Otherwise, if you practice incorrectly and harm your body, it would be counterproductive.”

“Master…” Zhang Rongfang felt touched in his heart and wanted to say more.

“Don’t rush. I’ll explain this carefully. For your martial arts to break through to Super Grade, there are risks involved with taking the medicine.

Of course, given your aptitude, the risk is very low. So I won’t say too much.

But remember one thing. Super Grade external medicine requires continuous consumption of specific pills to progress.

Additionally, in our Great Dao Teaching, once at Super Grade, you need to consistently consume Mysterious Qilin Jade Marrow. A person can consume it up to nine times in their lifetime. After that, the effects of the Jade Marrow become ineffective, and the body’s stimulation and enhancement reach their limits, allowing consideration of stepping into Internal Technique.

Internal Technique involves restructuring what you have learned, using the content in the Illusion Talisman Skill to integrate and elevate your martial path.

After all, past Super Grade, many of the ordinary martial arts moves become less useful, necessitating constant trimming and integration.”

Yue Dewen spoke earnestly, “Generally, a talented martial artist, after stepping into external medicine, will spend over a decade allowing the body to adapt to the effects of the medicine and reach peak enhancement, thereby entering Internal Technique.

Therefore, once you enter external medicine and gain some self-preservation ability, you can halt martial cultivation and focus on Cultivation of Literature.”

“Disciple understands.” Zhang Rongfang nodded.

“Remember to first complete the last Spirit Gathering Talisman before taking the medicine. Our sect’s Extreme State greatly aids in resisting the toxicity of the medicine and promotes bodily recovery.” Yue Dewen instructed.

“Disciple understands.” Zhang Rongfang nodded again.

Yue Dewen was also aware that always keeping the disciple by his side was ultimately not good.

Young eagles need trials to soar into the sky.

A flower overly protected will eventually be torn and ravaged by storms.

The conversation with his master lasted over an hour.

By the time Zhang Rongfang went back to rest, the sky was already turning dark.

He packed away things, deciding to check the Golden Toad Skill secret book once more before departure.

Though he’d copied it before, for the sake of avoiding errors, it was better to verify once more.

Immediately, he tidied up his preparations, packed them into a cloth bag, and headed towards Wuyun Pavilion.

The Wuyun Pavilion was quieter during dusk.

The giant bookshelves stood like monsters within the underground cavern’s expanse.

Standing at the cavern entrance looking in, Zhang Rongfang could only see a sparse dozen people, silently moving within the wide cavern hall.

He walked to his previous spot familiar with the route, took down the Golden Toad Skill from the shelf, and found a spot under a fire brazier street lamp, sat down, and carefully compared.

The engraved Golden Toad Skill was placed on the right side, the original placed on the left.

Looking at the special cultivation technique before him.

Zhang Rongfang felt a bit of emotion in his heart.

’Spirit Court or any sect, all worship gods.

Worshipping gods, each person treats it as a lifelong pursuit, striving continually for a higher God Worshiper Spiritualization Ceremony.’

’But is worshipping gods truly good?’

He shook his head slightly, long having decided not to worship gods.

And by not worshipping gods, he could only strengthen himself through martial arts.

Spiritualized Spirit Guards and Spiritual Veins possessed terrifying immortality.

But aside from that, according to Uncle Mingyuan.

’After Spiritualization, different ceremony levels bring varying degrees of enhancement to the God Worshiper.

The higher the level, the stronger the enhancement. The highest is the Spirit General; once god worship succeeds, attributes increase by several times, even dozens of times across the board.’

Zhang Rongfang only needed to think for a moment to understand the vast differences within this.

And how to use the ordinary martial arts system to counter the Spiritual Veins, he roughly had some plans.

“As long as the attribute points are enough, anything is possible.”

He focused his mind and began carefully checking each line of the two secret books before him.

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