Cultivators Are So Weak in This World

Chapter 605: 565 Void 1

A hundred miles away from Wushan Prefecture, on a mountain path.

The winding convoy slowly moved away, resembling a gray long snake wrapping around the mountainside.

In the convoy, Zhang Rongyu held Xiaohuanqing, staring blankly at the distant mountains for a moment in silence.

"Is everything okay now?" Suda Heqi handed over a pot of brewed green tea from the nearby cabin.

"Don’t think too much. We have our path, and Rongfang has his own path too."

He didn’t even know his brother-in-law had swept the battlefield earlier, rescuing his wife and child.

He just thought Zhang Rongfang didn’t want to go to his new post with them.

"Actually, being in Wushan isn’t bad either. That place has talented people and beautiful scenery, peaceful and quiet, without so much intrigue."

"It’s nothing... just a bit of adjustment..." Zhang Rongyu replied softly, gently leaning her head against her husband’s chest.

She never thought her brother would turn out to be such a terrifying master with outstanding talent.

Nor did she expect that she and Rongfang would eventually come to this point.

"It’s all my fault..." she murmured softly.

If she could have told her brother the truth earlier, perhaps everything wouldn’t have come to this.

Rongfang...

The only comfort in Zhang Rongyu’s heart was her brother’s exceptional strength, capable of seeking out a path amid the shifting tides of fate.

Suda Heqi consoled her briefly, then went off to handle chores in other carriages of the convoy.

Nowadays, as that major event approached, he had to leverage his connections and family strength to coordinate.

Though perhaps he himself isn’t aware that what he is doing subtly complements the Rujiao.

"Mother, will we not see Uncle anymore?" Xiaohuanqing gently asked in her arms.

"Hmm... there will still be chances to meet, just not as frequently as before," Zhang Rongyu answered.

"Really... that’s too sad." Xiaohuanqing managed to press out a sad expression.

Actually, he was thrilled inside.

If he could never see that uncle for the rest of his life, he would surely be much happier.

Unlike her son, Zhang Rongyu was already considering how to leverage her brother’s influence on his side and eliminate any negative impacts.

Her son’s thoughts, as a mother and a deeply scheming person, how could she not see through them?

At this moment, she thought.

The best way to eliminate most of Zhang Rongfang’s negative impact could perhaps be...

A thought flashed through Zhang Rongyu’s mind. She knew the relationship between her and Rongfang definitely couldn’t be concealed from the major forces, so...

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Wushan Prefecture.

Inside the Mountain People’s Clinic.

Zhang Rongfang sat cross-legged in front of the medicine cabinet, looking at the letter Xiaohong had just delivered into his hand.

Covered densely with small characters, it was all about the Rujiao and his sister Zhang Rongyu.

’News from Rujiao Yi Vein: The Human Immortal Temple suddenly attacked the array core on the battlefield, nearly killing the Yi Vein heir and destroying the new Gentleman’s Sword infant.’

’Human Immortal Temple’s master has blood flames raging, severely injuring Rujiao’s many experts, thus Yi Vein and the Human Immortal Temple are incompatible...’

Following it was a long list of empty talk about crusading against the Human Immortal Temple and siding with the court.

Anyway, the gist was that the Rujiao Yi Vein and the Human Immortal Temple have become enemies. It said Zhang Rongfang even turned against his legitimate nephew, and had someone not rescued timely, the heir would have been destroyed.

’Aren’t you angry?’ Bailin asked in his mind.

’Angry about what?’ Zhang Rongfang calmly replied. ’With my sister doing this, whether it deceives the higher-ups or not, the middle and lower levels mostly believing suffices.’

’But what about your reputation?’ Bailin asked.

’What do I want reputation for?’ Zhang Rongfang retorted. ’I suddenly understand why most people on the Red List disown kin and are heartless killers.’

’Why?’ Bailin had indeed eaten pig and lost its mind.

’What do you think?’ Zhang Rongfang couldn’t be bothered to explain.

Glancing outside, seeing no customers, with Xiaodong and Xiaoxia managing the drying herbs at the door.

He decided to close his eyes and check his body.

With a swoosh, the attribute list automatically opened as he closed his eyes.

Besides a long list of various martial arts, what he cared about the most were his life points and characteristic talents.

Life points had now reached 1,030, a boost bringing vitality that could keep blood cells and some limbs alive for hours outside the body.

Besides this, it was about the synthetic bloodline in characteristic talents.

’Blood Race Ancestor — as life continues increasing, you will grow from birth endlessly, becoming stronger, until becoming whole.’

’The next abilities acquired will be directed towards this bloodline. Once all abilities are completed, you will obtain a complete bloodline, becoming a fully realized entity.’

’Abilities: Shadow Vision, Blood Tracking, Blood Echo, Destructive Sound Wave, Supersonic Movement, Ancestor Bloodline Suppression.’

Zhang Rongfang meticulously tested the abilities present in his body.

’Still seven abilities left for the Blood Race Ancestor to synthesize completely. Seven abilities require seven hundred attribute points... which means at least two years accumulation. Unfortunately... Golden Toad Skill has reached its pinnacle with no further enhancement.’

Knock knock knock.

A faint knocking sound suddenly pulled Zhang Rongfang back from his thoughts.

"Is anyone there?"

The speaker was a woman with a voluptuous figure and a cold, pure beauty.

Wearing a white dress with a golden bell at her waist, her steps made the bell ring. It was none other than the Celestial Maiden, Tong Zhang, who had been absent for some time.

"Is it you?" Zhang Rongfang was slightly surprised.

"Does it matter now?" Tong Zhang walked in slowly.

"Indeed... it doesn’t matter anymore." Zhang Rongfang used to care only to prevent his identity from being exposed, causing changes with his sister and brother-in-law’s side. But now...

It doesn’t matter anymore.

"Xiaodong, go get a chair." Zhang Rongfang instructed.

Soon, he and the Celestial Maiden sat in the inner room, under the sunlight streaming through the window, facing each other.

A pot of clear tea was quickly brought in by Xiaoxia, who filled a cup for each of them.

"Please, enjoy," Xiaoxia curiously glanced at the Celestial Maiden, thinking this sister was the most beautiful of all the women who had come looking for the clinic head.

"Thank you." The Celestial Maiden earnestly accepted the tea, but her gaze was on Zhang Rongfang. "What are your plans next?"

Zhang Rongfang waved his hand, indicating for Xiaoxia and Xiaodong to leave, then raised his cup and took a light sip.

"Did your operation succeed?"

"We’re still pursuing, the Origin Master ran away. That old fellow, on the surface rash and ruthless, is actually extremely cowardly. At the slightest hint of trouble, he sheds his shell like a golden cicada." The Celestial Maiden replied softly.

"Have you decided?" Zhang Rongfang asked again.

He knew she understood what they needed to decide on.

"We’ve thought of many ways," the Celestial Maiden shook her head slightly. "But none of them avoid it."

"What do you mean?" Zhang Rongfang narrowed his eyes, detecting another layer of meaning.

"The Human Immortal Dao registry and demon weapons, they don’t mix." The Celestial Maiden’s words were divided into three parts, but the meaning was immediately clear to Zhang Rongfang.

He suddenly remembered how he felt when he first came into contact with the demon weapon.

The feeling of mutual repulsion, of being ungraspable. Now it seems, perhaps the Bloodline is the same...

"Is it possible to do without demon weapons?" he asked.

"In the short term, it’s difficult to change," the Celestial Maiden shook her head gently. "We need time."

Yes, in the Reversal Society, even though there are top-level Extreme Realm Grandmasters, the martial arts practiced by the top experts mostly rely on demon weapons.

Suddenly changing decades of accumulation to non-demon weapon practices would probably require a complete overhaul of many martial arts.

That is indeed a huge project.

"So, next, we’ll need to go into hiding for a while," the Celestial Maiden replied. She straightened her posture, putting her chest on the table. "So, what are your plans next?"

"... Now that my identity is exposed, I thought Wushan Prefecture would have many forces trying to hunt me down, but it remains calm," Zhang Rongfang sighed. "I plan to thoroughly investigate information about the deities and divine generals."

Knowing oneself and one’s enemy, that’s how to be victorious. Nowadays, the opponents he gradually faces are already changing to divine generals and deities.

Everyone else is not worth mentioning.

So in the time accumulated for attributes, he wouldn’t just sit idle; taking advantage of this condition, thoroughly investigating the deity information is the correct path.

This would facilitate future confrontations.

What concerned him more was the piece of idol fragment with special symbols on the back he got during the battle with the Sea Dragon God.

Those symbols... might relate to the true nature of the deities’ origins.

"About the origins of deities, historical records are no longer traceable, but if you need to investigate information, we have some reserves here for you," the Celestial Maiden said.

"Thank you." Zhang Rongfang nodded, feeling grateful.

"Of course, if you find out more, we hope you can share it with us as well," the Celestial Maiden replied.

"Certainly."

"In a while, I will participate in the complete eradication of the Western Sect’s remaining forces, perhaps afterwards, it will be a very long time before I return here again," the Celestial Maiden said softly.

"Take care." Zhang Rongfang replied earnestly, "If there’s anything, you can send someone to Wushan to find me." He tossed her a piece of black jade pendant.

The Celestial Maiden caught it, giving him a deep look.

"I will."

Standing up, she turned and walked towards the door.

"By the way, if you’ve successfully avenged, and there’s nothing else, feel free to visit Wushan," Zhang Rongfang said one last thing.

He knew that the Celestial Maiden was saved by the Imperial Tutor in her life, now entering the Extreme Realm, it was to avenge against the Western Sect for the Imperial Tutor.

If one day she succeeded, perhaps she would lose the motivation to live on.

"...Okay." The Celestial Maiden hesitated for a moment, ultimately, she still responded in a low voice.

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Time flows like water, passing quickly.

In the blink of an eye, more than three months passed.

During these three months, Wushan Prefecture remained unscathed, as if everyone intentionally forgot about this area.

In Great Capital, it was still as calm as water. With the Western Sect gone, the Grand Teaching Alliance quickly reorganized internal affairs, and began to fully eliminate all Buddhist positions from branches across various provinces.

The new Emperor Lingxin also changed his usual low-profile stance, announcing a groundbreaking reform at the end of September.

Once this matter came out, regardless of the royal family, nobility, or common citizens, whether Spirit People, Huxi people, or Northern People, all were stirred to action because of it.