The Programmer Cultivator

Chapter 445: Chapter 76: The Ancient Heaven-Devouring Python Shocks the Celestial Spirit

’It seems this master has dealt with the Celestial Spirit Sect’s top contrarian quite a few times before!’

’With his status, he’s likely the only one who could handle that person this way!’

Yue Mengsheng looked at Zhang Deming and said, "In that case, Junior Brother Zhang, is your breakthrough to the Law Level really just around the corner?"

Zhang Deming smiled. "I suppose it’s possible, but who can say for sure with these things? In any case, I’ll have to wait until I reach the Duality realm.

As for a Law Level Technique, I’ll have to wait until my strength recovers to the Duality realm before I’d dare to use one."

Yue Mengsheng nodded. "That’s true. Well then, junior brother, do you need any resources for your Spirit Nurturing Technique breakthrough? If so, Spirit Nurturing Peak will support you as much as possible.

However, Spirit Nurturing materials of Three-Star or higher might be a bit difficult to acquire.

These past few years, the materials for developing the Spirit Nurturing Technique have become increasingly expensive and harder to find.

On top of that, we old-timers use them from time to time, so we haven’t left much of a precious stockpile..."

Zhang Deming shook his head. "It’s alright. My Technique had already reached Tier Three Mastery back then. Whether I can break through or not just depends on that spark of insight."

The others breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Dang Xiangjun then spoke up, "What was your strength before your Rebirth? From what I observed of that man today, his own power should be at the Four Symbols realm or higher, at the very least."

Zhang Deming paused and said with a wry smile, "Master Dang, you overestimate me. In my past life, my Three Souls had only just gathered. I barely had a Three Talents Cultivation.

As for being good friends with Elder Huang, you could say we had a friendship that transcended age. That man, Elder Huang... he doesn’t care much for convention. Plus, I helped him with Xiaoqing’s Spirit Awakening back then, and we just got involved with each other’s affairs from there.

We gradually grew closer. As for Elder Huang’s true Cultivation, I really don’t know.

In all my years, I’ve never seen Elder Huang go all out.

You know how it is. Most Cultivators of the Blessed Fortune Path are like that. As long as their lives aren’t in danger, they’ll always keep an ace up their sleeve and never reveal their full hand. You can never see their true depths."

"Elder Huang?" Dang Xiangjun asked again.

Zhang Deming gave another wry smile. "Master Dang, even if you ask me directly, I can’t give you any information."

Dang Xiangjun paused. "It’s mainly because I have some renown in the Hongmeng cultivation circles. Among Four Symbols Cultivators, this person is a complete unknown to me, which is why I’m a bit curious."

Zhang Deming shook his head. "I really don’t know much. Besides, I promised Elder Huang back then that I wouldn’t casually reveal things about him.

You know how it is—paths like Blessed Fortune and karma are exceptionally strange. Once you’ve made a promise about such things, you don’t dare to break it lightly."

"Fine, we’ll drop the subject of this Elder Huang.

The main reason I called you here today was to confirm the matter of the Tier Four Spirit Nurturing Technique.

If you truly do break through later, this old man would like to ask you for a favor.

To that end, if you run into any difficulties with your breakthrough, feel free to go to Celestial Spirit Peak and find that boy, Dang Jun’an. Just tell him I sent you," Dang Xiangjun said.

Zhang Deming hesitated. "Master Dang, I wonder... what did you have in mind?"

Dang Xiangjun said, "I hear you’re proficient in the Wood Dao?"

Zhang Deming nodded. "I suppose so. I know a bit of the Wood Dao, mainly the Vine Technique."

Dang Xiangjun nodded. "If you do manage to break through, I’d like you to go help someone. Take a look, see about custom-making some beads or something."

Zhang Deming paused for a moment. "If it’s convenient, Master Dang, could you tell me what kind of Glove Bead set you need?"

Dang Xiangjun replied, "It would probably be an Inheritance Set. The custom-tailored kind."

Dang Xiangjun paused, then continued, "Due to certain matters, a good friend of mine suffered a Dao injury. He’s been stuck at the Three Talents realm for too long. If he doesn’t risk it all for a breakthrough soon, his time will be up."

Zhang Deming was slightly taken aback. "A set for breaking through from Three Talents to Four Symbols?"

Dang Xiangjun nodded. "Yes."

Zhang Deming was stunned again. "Master Dang, why not seek the beads from the Spirit Nurturing Holy Land? Even if it’s a bit expensive, it would be better than using a Tier Four Inheritance Set, wouldn’t it?"

Dang Xiangjun gave a wry smile. "If we could have gone to the Spirit Nurturing Holy Land to get them, we wouldn’t have waited until now."

Hearing this, Zhang Deming fell silent for a moment before nodding. "In that case, if I break through, I will go take a look as soon as possible and see if I can help."

Dang Xiangjun smiled at his words. With the main business concluded, the five of them began to chat idly. It was clear that in private, Dang Xiangjun didn’t put on any airs of a senior when with the Spirit Nurturing Three Elders.

They chatted for quite a while. As they were about to part, Dang Xiangjun paused and said, "Oh, right. You should stay in the Secret Realm for the time being. Didn’t you say you had a mission in the Cyan Wood Secret Realm?"

Zhang Deming was taken aback, his brow furrowing slightly. He looked at Dang Xiangjun in confusion. "Master Dang, why is that?"

"I made a special inquiry just now. The disciple from Xuande Temple who is serving as this generation’s Traveler of the World and debating the Dao with various sects, Huixin, has already arrived at the Bai Shu Sect. After Bai Shu, it will be our Celestial Spirit Sect.

This disciple is competing to become the Spirit Mountain Saint Heir, so there are too many eyes on him. If your Rebirth Technique attracts attention before you’ve fully recovered, it could truly trigger the Merit Golden Wheel.

In recent years, to fulfill the Great Aspiration for Rebirth he once made, Wansheng Bodhisattva has been paying close attention to this matter. After all, those Wish Cultivators are quick to make their vows, and their breakthroughs are just as swift.

But a debt to the ’Dao’ is not so easily owed. The only reason that bunch of bald donkeys love their exorbitant interest rates is that it’s a rule enforced by the Wish Dao itself."

Zhang Deming paused for a moment upon hearing this. "If that’s the case, then it’s not a problem."

The others all paused and looked at Zhang Deming. He continued, "The Six Paths Reincarnation Technique I used was a re-developed version given to me by Elder Huang.

As long as I reach the Duality realm, there will be no problem. All traces of my new body will naturally disappear."

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