Chapter 305 - 285: Acquiring Another Character Formula

Chapter 305: Chapter 285: Acquiring Another Character Formula

Yuwen Shixuan believed that Tantai Feixue must have been forced into this by some trick that man used on her.

He was going to go over there and get justice for Tantai Feixue!

"Shixuan, where are you going?"

But before he could even leave the sect, an aged voice resounded in his mind.

"Master, I’m going to save Sect Leader Feixue. She must have fallen for some villain’s scheme!"

"Otherwise, there’s no way she would reject me for some guy she’s known for less than half a month whose Cultivation is only at the Three Flowers Realm!"

Yuwen Shixuan replied in a low voice.

"Hmph! Are you that much stronger than Tantai Feixue? If even she fell for it, what makes you think you’d fare any better?"

"Don’t go and embarrass me. Get back to your closed-door Cultivation!"

"If you want to go, fine. But only after you cultivate to the Manifestation Realm. Then you can do as you please."

"Until then, do not mention this matter again!"

The aged voice snorted angrily, thundering in Yuwen Shixuan’s mind like a peal of thunder.

"Master, Feixue must have been careless to fall for that person’s trick."

"As long as I’m careful, I won’t let him succeed!"

Yuwen Shixuan argued.

"Don’t make me repeat myself."

"Until you reach the Manifestation Realm, you are not to take a single step out of the sect!"

the aged voice said coldly.

Yuwen Shixuan’s heart trembled. Not daring to argue further, he silently returned to his Cultivation Room.

"Alas, Shixuan still has too little experience."

"The Cultivation Realm is full of geniuses."

"But those who can actually cultivate to the Manifestation Realm are few and far between."

Inside a cave abode, an old man sighed and shook his head slightly.

He had met that Tantai Feixue once.

She was a person with a firm Dao Heart and great ambition.

Since she had announced her partnership with someone, regardless of whether it was her true intention, the Cultivator she chose to be her Daoist partner was definitely no ordinary person.

Yuwen Shixuan was a flower raised in a greenhouse. The master had originally planned to use Tantai Feixue to help Yuwen Shixuan grow.

But in the current situation, if he let Yuwen Shixuan go, making a fool of himself would be the least of his worries.

As Yuwen Shixuan’s master, he naturally couldn’t just stand by and watch his disciple walk into a trap.

’A Hidden Clan that excels at taming and healing Spirit Beasts... could it be the Helian Family?’

the old man wondered.

There weren’t many Hidden Clans, and even fewer were well-known.

Most Hidden Clans were, in fact, just barely surviving.

Among the Hidden Clans he knew of, only the Helian Family seemed to possess similar abilities.

The current Patriarch of the Helian Family was named Helian Wenheng.

Helian Wenheng seemed to intend for the Helian Family to re-emerge and restore the family’s prestige in the Cultivation Realm.

That was why the old man had been in contact with Helian Wenheng several times.

However, it seemed things hadn’t gone smoothly. He hadn’t heard any news about the Helian Family for quite a few years.

’Whatever. What does it matter if it is them or not?’

The Cultivation Realm had countless sects, large and small. One more Helian Family wouldn’t make a difference, and one less wouldn’t be missed.

With that thought, the old man closed his eyes again.

...

Yuwen Shixuan was confined by his master and couldn’t come.

But not all of Tantai Feixue’s suitors were in the same boat.

Several pursuers had received the news and made their way to Yunyuan Immortal City.

However, they had enough self-awareness not to rashly jump out and cause trouble for Jiang Zuo.

They were all waiting for disciples from major sects and prominent families, like Yuwen Shixuan, to arrive.

But after waiting for over a month, not a single person they had been expecting showed up.

This made them even more hesitant to act rashly.

After another half-month passed, these people vaguely sensed that the atmosphere had become a little strange.

And so, some began to quietly leave.

In the end, not a single person went to openly cause trouble for Jiang Zuo.

In the Immortal City, many people had been eagerly waiting for a good show.

But they never expected it to be all thunder and no rain. They didn’t get to see any show at all.

"Master Gu’s Hidden Clan must be extraordinary!"

"Otherwise, how could the Thousand Illusion Sect and someone of Yuwen Shixuan’s status remain silent!"

Many people couldn’t help but start gossiping about Jiang Zuo’s identity and background.

For a time, the rumors were flying.

And somehow, the news that Jiang Zuo might be from the Helian Family, a Hidden Clan, started to spread.

"Old You, this kid surnamed Zhou... he couldn’t really be from the Helian Family, could he?"

Hearing these rumors, the Cold Crow Wanderer grew a bit restless and went to find You Changheng.

According to the gossip, the current Patriarch of the Helian Family was very likely a Manifestation Realm Venerable.

As a mere Loose Cultivator, he couldn’t afford to provoke such a powerful figure.

"Don’t worry, he’s not."

You Changheng said with a smile.

"Are you sure?"

The Cold Crow Wanderer was still not reassured.

"Heh heh, I don’t mind telling you, the Helian Family is asking me for information about this guy."

"So, do you think he could be one of them?"

You Changheng chuckled.

Hearing this, the Cold Crow Wanderer was instantly relieved.

Although Jiang Zuo and Tantai Feixue had announced their partnership, the two had not given up their annual income of several hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Even though Tantai Feixue was also a Dao Fruit Realm Cultivator and a Sect Leader,

her strength and background were not enough to make the two of them feel apprehensive.

The storm gradually subsided. Tantai Feixue settled down in Jiang Zuo’s home, occasionally returning to her sect.

After Tantai Feixue announced her partnership with Jiang Zuo, the Cyan Simurgh Sect became somewhat unstable for a time.

Some disciples worried that Tantai Feixue would leave and never return.

They even feared that the Cyan Simurgh Sect might become Jiang Zuo’s property.

Voices of opposition against Tantai Feixue also began to rise within the sect.

But after Tantai Feixue brought back three fourth-rank Spirit Beasts one after another, these voices quickly vanished.

Tantai Feixue was the only Dao Fruit Realm Cultivator in the sect. Unless every single disciple rose up against her, it was impossible to force her to abdicate her position.

But since Tantai Feixue hadn’t done anything to harm the sect’s interests and had even brought it considerable benefits, there was no reason to oppose her.

Through continuous dual Cultivation, Jiang Zuo’s Cultivation, which had stagnated for a long time, finally began to gradually increase.

「In the blink of an eye, three years passed.」

On the Five-Colored Divine Tree inside Jiang Zuo’s Qi Sea, small flower buds had finally begun to sprout.

Although it was still a long way from blooming the first Divine Flower, the growth rate was quite fast.

It was just that the amount of Spiritual Qi Jiang Zuo needed to absorb was simply too astonishing.

At the same time, Jiang Zuo’s Beast Taming Reputation once again broke through 500,000.

Jiang Zuo looked at his skills and decided to first upgrade his Beast Pattern Drawing and Beast Pattern Engraving skills to LV5.

He possessed two fifth-rank Beast Patterns: Bloodbath Rebirth and the Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil.

For all these years, he had been practicing the visualization and drawing of these two fifth-rank Beast Patterns.

Jiang Zuo felt he already had a very deep understanding of them.

But Jiang Zuo had never been able to draw them successfully.

The reason, he believed, was that his Beast Pattern Drawing skill level was not high enough.

Upgrading Beast Pattern Drawing and Beast Pattern Engraving from LV4 to LV5 each required only 100,000 Beast Taming Reputation.

After Jiang Zuo upgraded both skills to LV5, he felt a subtle change in his Sea of Consciousness.

His Divine Sense seemed to have been strengthened again.

In particular, Jiang Zuo felt he had gained a deeper understanding of the Beast Pattern Rune Technique.

He made a small attempt, and the two fifth-rank Beast Patterns he had been unable to draw before were now completed one after another without much effort.

’The LV5 Beast Pattern Drawing and Beast Pattern Engraving skills, besides deepening my understanding of the Rune Techniques, also further reduce the burden of a Beast Pattern on a Spirit Beast.’

’Theoretically, I can now engrave both Bloodbath Rebirth and the Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil onto Xiaoqing and Great Black.’

’But in the long run, it’s best to have them learn through the advanced Beast Cage.’

’That way, it won’t place any burden on them at all.’

Jiang Zuo thought.

He cared a great deal about Xiaoqing and Great Black.

Even the smallest burden was still a burden.

As long as it wasn’t urgent, having them learn via the advanced Beast Cage was the most appropriate course of action.

As for Jiang Zuo, by mastering the two fifth-rank Beast Patterns, Bloodbath Rebirth and the Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil, he had also mastered an additional Life Rune Technique.

Furthermore, the effects of the Sight Rune Technique he had previously mastered were tremendously upgraded.

The effect of the Life Rune Technique was terrifyingly powerful.

Jiang Zuo experimented on an injured Spirit Beast, and its injuries healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even when a large chunk of its flesh was cut off, the effect was the same.

But it was not without a cost.

The one it was used on would consume a great deal of Primordial Energy and become weakened.

Since Jiang Zuo’s own recovery ability was even stronger, the Life Rune Technique wasn’t very useful to him personally.

Jiang Zuo preferred the Sight Rune Technique.

Under the enhancement of the Sight Rune Technique, the world as Jiang Zuo saw it underwent a massive change.

With the Sight Rune Technique, Jiang Zuo’s eyes gained abilities almost identical to the Seven-Colored Star Void Pupil!