Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 604 A Gaze Across Space, Fate Unleashed
Zheng Fa was also very curious about Old Man Bai's question.

He closed his eyes, his immortal soul left his body, and went to the Fusang tree. When he opened his eyes again, he saw a golden-purple scene, which was exceptionally brilliant.

Zheng Fa was surprised. He didn't know if it was because he had advanced to the level of a Loose Immortal or because of the Primordial Purple Qi, but he was now able to truly merge with the Fusang Tree and become one with it.
I moved my head, and the branches above me swayed.

I wanted to take a few steps, but found that my roots were too deep and I couldn't seem to pull them out at all.

Zheng Fa dared not cause too much trouble, fearing it would affect the humans below. After playing around for a while, he began to carefully comprehend it.

The first feeling is the most wonderful: it seems as if countless versions of myself are calling out from afar in the unknown distance.

Zheng Faxin pointed towards the place where he sensed the strongest connection. The light and darkness before his eyes shifted, and chaotic energy flickered. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in another world.

He was still a celestial body like the sun, but there was no trace of life in this universe; it was utterly desolate.

Can the Fusang tree, by borrowing the primordial purple aura, illuminate all the heavens?
Zheng Fa was curious. When he was condensing his Dao Fruit, he had also traveled through the heavens with the help of his inner demons. But once he understood his true nature and embarked on the path of Dao, he would wake up. In fact, he had only seen most of the worlds superficially and did not have a deep understanding of them.

Now that the Fusang tree had undergone such a wondrous change, he naturally wanted to take a closer look.

Zheng Fa also put his previous purpose behind him and ran around the heavens with great interest.

He soon discovered that in the vast majority of universes, ninety-nine out of a hundred, he saw no life.

It turns out that he didn't realize this when he was undergoing the tribulation of becoming a wandering immortal—it's easy to understand now, the inner demon is his counterpart, and in a universe where life can exist, there must also be life.

So, does that mean that a large portion of the universe is lifeless?

Seeing no one, Zheng Fa gradually grew bored and his consciousness drifted into another universe.

Golden light!

A blinding golden light!
Zheng Fa was in the form of the sun at this time, and was the brightest star in the sky in any world.

But the world below was brighter than he was!
The world below, the Mysterious Realm, is very similar, both separated by a membrane, except that this membrane is like a layer of perfect glass.

Through the glass, Zheng Fa could only see streaks of bright golden light.

"This is……"

Just as Zheng Fa was filled with doubt, a voice suddenly came from the world below: "Eh? Which benefactor has come to my Thunder Sound Buddhist Land?"

Thunderous Sound?

Zheng Faxin said something was wrong, but then he saw the Buddha's light in the crystal world below shining even brighter, supporting a lotus platform that was slowly rising.

On the lotus platform, a figure looked towards Zheng Fa from afar.

The figure was a middle-aged man, wearing a kasaya, with no unusual features, just like an ordinary person.

But as soon as he saw the sun, he immediately said, "So it is Benefactor Zheng."

This face... Lu Yao?
"It seems that my good-for-nothing disciple has learned his lesson." Lu Yao's words confirmed Zheng Fa's suspicions.

He sighed softly, not appearing particularly sad or angry, but simply said, "I originally thought that the Primordial Purple Qi should be obtained by creation itself..."

Zheng Fa did not answer, but was puzzled. So, it seemed that the Daoist of Creation's attainment of the Golden Immortal realm was also within Lu Yao's expectations.

"I didn't expect that you, benefactor, are still a cut above the rest." Lu Yao clasped his hands together, bowed slightly to Zheng Fa, and said softly, "Congratulations, benefactor."

Zheng Fa was increasingly puzzled.

Lu Yao only glanced at him, yet he understood the whole story, and even the events of the Nine Luminaries Heaven seemed as if he had witnessed them firsthand.

But he showed no anger whatsoever, and even the fact that Zheng Fa had taken the Primordial Purple Qi didn't elicit much of a reaction, or even...

His congratulations were completely sincere.
Seemingly noticing Zheng Fa's confusion, Lu Yao smiled and said, "The emergence of the Primordial Purple Qi is a blessing for the human race and for all cultivators in the world. How could this humble monk not be happy?"

Zheng Fa stared at Lu Yao, feeling that Lu Yao today had once again shattered his expectations.

But as soon as Lu Yao finished speaking, he walked step by step toward Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa felt a sense of dread, and his consciousness quickly drifted away.

Lu Yao didn't give chase, but stood there and sighed softly, "It seems that Benefactor Zheng has many misunderstandings about me..."

"I am waiting for you at Leiyin Temple."

His words remained calm, seemingly unangry at Zheng Fa's departure. Yet, to Zheng Fa, they made him feel as if he were trapped in a cage with no way to escape.

……

Having encountered Lu Yao, Zheng Fa dared not run around anymore. After all, many of the myriad worlds were created by powerful beings, and who knew who he might offend?

His consciousness flew out of the Fusang tree and returned to himself.

Old Man Bai and the others surrounded him, their faces thoughtful.

Zheng Fa felt a warmth in his heart, knowing that they were protecting him.

Seeing him open his eyes, the others immediately looked at him. Before Zheng Fa could speak, Tang Lingwu asked, "What happened?"

"Ok?"

Zheng Fa was a little confused as to why Tang Lingwu would say that.

Old Man Bai asked curiously, "Little Lingwu, how did you know?"

Tang Lingwu looked at Zheng Fa and said with certainty, "When he encounters difficulties, he likes to lightly bite the corner of his lower lip, just once or twice."

Zheng Fayi thought about it and realized it was true!

He suffered a lot of grievances in the countryside when he was young, and as a child, how could he not react? However, he did not want to grit his teeth and worry his mother and sister, so he tried his best to restrain himself and only bit his lip twice. He did not remember this. If Tang Lingwu had not mentioned it, he would not have known that he still unconsciously maintained this habit.

"How come I didn't notice..."

Teacher Tian, ​​who was standing nearby, patted him on the shoulder, nodded towards Tang Lingwu, and didn't say anything.

Old Bai patted his forehead, as if he had figured it out. Then, as if he had thought of something, he turned and glared at Zheng Fa.

"I met Lu Yao."

Even the old man Bai from the Xuanwei Realm knew about it, so there was naturally nothing else to hide.

Knowing about Lu Yao's affairs will raise their awareness and prevent them from falling into his trap later.

"You mean, Lu Yao isn't angry or flustered at all?"

"Correct."

This is what Zheng Fa can't understand the most. Lu Yao is so calm even after losing the Primordial Purple Qi, which makes Zheng Fa feel much more pressured.

“He’s too confident,” Zheng Fa said. “He doesn’t seem to care much who gets the Primordial Purple Qi.”

"Why is this happening..."

The old man and the others discussed it for a long time, but they still couldn't figure out why Lu Yao was like this.

Only one thing is certain—this person must have made other preparations to remain so calm about losing the Primordial Purple Qi.

"In the end, it's all just a guess, and if we fixate on these few words, we might fall into Lu Yao's trap," Tang Mudao said, frowning. "The most important thing is our own strength."

Zheng Fa nodded slightly: "Professor Tang is absolutely right. These words may have been said intentionally for me to hear. It's always right to put me in the lead."

He pointed to the Fusang tree above his head and said, "This Fusang tree, combined with the Primordial Purple Qi, has indeed undergone considerable changes, and is extremely useful to me and to this world."

He paused, and the old man became impatient: "Continue speaking, why are you only saying half of what you meant?"

Zheng Fa shook his head: "Firstly, as I just said, it can reflect the heavens."

"What's the use of this?" the old man frowned. "A surveillance camera? But aren't you afraid of being discovered by those powerful figures?"

"With him around, I can draw upon his power throughout all the heavens and worlds."

Before Zheng Fa achieved Dao, he had the strength of a Loose Immortal thanks to the Fusang Tree. Now that he is a Loose Immortal himself, the Fusang Tree is no longer as prominent.

But that doesn't mean this thing isn't powerful. With the Fusang Wood, he can easily defeat any rogue immortal in a righteous two-on-one fight. Not to mention, the power of the Fusang Wood can be transferred to him anytime, anywhere. Compared to the outdated power bank that the Nine Mountains Ancestor used to have, the Fusang Wood is practically an external battery, far surpassing it in transmission power, convenience, and capacity.

Now that the two realms are connected, it's not easy to take the Fusang Wood Zhengfa with us. We thought we would lose this buff, but with the Primordial Purple Qi, this problem is solved.

"What else? What about the flow rate of time? What's the fastest it can go?"

Old Man Bai pressed on with the question.

Zheng Fa then realized what the old man was in such a hurry for—he was eager to become a genius!
"Judging from the current strength of the Fusang Tree, its speed of time flow is at least 8.3 to 1 compared to that of the Xuanwei Realm."

"In other words, our cultivation speed can be more than eight times faster than in the Xuanwei Realm?"

Zheng Fa nodded.

Not only Old Man Bai, but also Tang Lingwu and the others were overjoyed. Now that the two worlds are connected, even though they are covered by the Primordial Purple Qi, who knows if an accident will happen?
They would be more than happy to cultivate faster.

"Is it only eight times at most?"

Old Man Bai asked greedily again.

“Right now, Fusang wood is only at the Loose Immortal level, unable to support the highest flow rate ratio.” Zheng Fa glanced at the old man in white and added, “Actually, the limitation is not only this.”

"Are there still restrictions?"

Old Man Bai became nervous.

"On the one hand, it cannot affect cultivators above the Loose Immortal level, meaning that those above the Dao Fruit level cannot utilize this advantage."

"then you……"

Zheng Fa nodded slightly.

"On the other hand, nowadays only cultivators in the modern world can enjoy this benefit."

At this point, Zheng Fa couldn't help but sigh.

He also wanted people from the Nine Mountains Sect to come to the modern world for further studies.

"why?"

Old Man Bai was extremely puzzled.

“Because the spiritual energy within you, and the spiritual energy of this world, almost all come from the Fusang tree,” Zheng Fa said, shaking his head slightly. “But people from the outside world do not.”

Initially, modern Reiki arose from Zheng Fa's Ling Shan Dharma.

But that changed after that—they all came from the hibiscus tree.

Even for Old Man Bai and the others, 99.9% of the spiritual power in their bodies now comes from the Fusang Wood.

"To put it bluntly, the Fusang tree can only control the spiritual energy it generates, and thus control time."

Leaving aside the others in the Xuanwei Realm, the spiritual energy sources within Senior Sister Zhang and the others were already mixed.

Therefore, it cannot be affected by the Fusang tree. If one wants to cultivate with the help of the Fusang tree, one would probably have to abandon one's own cultivation.

"Forget about the others, you can't even use it?" Old Bai muttered, all the excitement he had felt upon becoming a genius gone, replaced by resentment on his face.

Zheng Fa laughed, seemingly extremely pleased with himself.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Teacher Bai, the benefits I received were actually the greatest."

"what?"

“The Dao Fruit is civilization,” Zheng Fa sighed. “The Primordial Purple Qi is deeply bound to human civilization.”

These words came out of nowhere, leaving Old Man Bai and the others even more confused.

"The entire modern cultivation system is built on the foundation of the Fusang tree, which means that you are the recipients of the Fusang tree."

"You mean our cultivation is beneficial to the Fusang Tree?"

“That’s right,” Zheng Fa said with a smile. “Actually, this benefit was always there. When I was preaching and when you were cultivating, the Fusang tree was growing.”

"But with the Primordial Purple Qi, the Fusang Tree reacts more strongly and noticeably. The growth of the human race in the modern world will be clearly reflected in the Fusang Tree."

Zheng Fa continued, "And as you just heard, Teacher Bai, Fusangmu and I have now become one."

Old Man Bai finally understood: "So, the faster we cultivate, the stronger the Fusang Tree becomes, and then it will benefit you in return?"

"Correct."

"So, all we've been doing every day in seclusion, studying the Dao, is to help you cultivate?"

"...That makes sense."

"I feel like I've read this in some novel before." The old man frowned, then suddenly realized, "I've bound myself to all of humanity!"

To be fair, although Old Man Bai reads a wide variety of things, his description is still quite accurate.

"You're just lying at home and your cultivation is increasing, aren't you?" The old man, who had just been indignant for Zheng Fa, seemed to have broken down. "No, how is this possible..."

Tang Lingwu had already run away in a flash.

"Little Lingwu, where are you going?"

"Secluded cultivation!"

"..."

Zheng Fa turned his head and stared at the old man Bai, looking him up and down without saying a word, but his eyes made it clear—look at him!

Unable to leave for the time being, Zheng Fa remained in the modern world, preparing to condense a third clone.

Old Man Bai muttered to himself, but his cultivation was much more diligent than before, and he went into seclusion for several months at a time.

A long silence fell over the nursing home.

One day, Zheng Fa suddenly pushed open the door, walked into the courtyard, and looked up at the sky.

"What happened? Did something go wrong with creating the clone?"

Old Man Bai heard the noise,

“No…” Zheng Fa shook his head, his expression strange, “It’s fate that has left.”

"Gone? Where did he go?" Old Man Bai was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "He left the Nine Luminaries Heaven? He's not blocking us anymore?"

"Ah."

"He doesn't want the Primordial Purple Qi anymore?" Old Man Bai asked, puzzled at first. Then he added, "No, he's going to the Nine Mountains Realm?"

Zheng Fa nodded slowly, his expression a mixture of joy and worry.

……

On Haori Mountain, in the Three Palaces, the Daoist of Creation sat high in the main seat, his tone cold:
"That Zheng Fa stole my Primordial Purple Qi and ran away!"

"I can't find him!"

"But he can't escape the Nine Mountains Boundary!"

Yun Zhenxian stood bowing before the hall, seeing the furious appearance of the Creation Daoist, and dared not speak, his mind completely blank.

What does it mean that Zheng Fa stole the Primordial Purple Qi?
Where did Zheng Fa come from?
And... so many people went in, how come only the Daoist of Creation came out?
What about the rest?

The Daoist of Creation said fiercely, "I'll destroy his Nine Mountains Realm and see if he comes out!"

(End of this chapter)