Alien Science Cultivation

Just as the three of them were lost in this shock, a resounding cry brought them back to reality. "Brother Zhang Qiang, two sisters..." Zhang Qiang looked in the direction of the voice. The sight of the girl in white startled him at first, then a memory of a ragged young woman climbing a mountain with her head bowed emerged in his mind, followed by the image of a young, innocent girl from a delicate family. "Goodness... I almost didn't recognize her..." Zhang Qiang was about to step forward to take a closer look, but Wang Yan quickly stopped him. "Oh... Grandmaster..." Zhang Qiang, realizing what was happening, bowed solemnly to the girl. Wang Yan and Chen Ying also bowed quickly.

"Hehe...you don't have to be like this...Wang Ling and the others now call me sisters, and you are no exception. If you still can't do this, don't blame me for being angry..." Lin Ling warned seriously, her mouth puffed up slightly, which seemed a bit out of place with the white robe she was wearing, which represented the highest majesty of Qingshan Sect.

"Yes, we will follow the orders of our uncle (grandfather)..." Zhang Qiang and the other two bowed respectfully and responded in unison.

"You...you...huh..." Lin Ling was speechless after hearing this, and her already slightly red face became even redder.

"Okay... girl... not that Miss Lin..." Zhang Qiang was about to say something, but as soon as the word "Miss Lin" left his mouth, Lin Ling rushed over and grabbed Zhang Qiang's arm tightly in front of her. Zhang Qiang was stunned at first, then felt extremely embarrassed. He wanted to pull his arm away, but felt it was inappropriate. If he didn't, he would be in such an awkward position. Wang Yan and Chen Ying, who were standing by, had an undisguised look in their eyes, as if to say, "Uncle Master (Grandfather), how dare you flirt with me..." Lin Ling seemed completely oblivious to Zhang Qiang's embarrassment and the looks from Wang Yan and Chen Ying. Although her face turned a little redder, she refused to let go.

"What a sin..." Zhang Qiang muttered these three words in his heart, thinking of Charlotte in the movie, and sighed to himself that he was much worse off than Charlotte. There were already three of them. In desperation, Zhang Qiang had to think of a way to resolve this awkward situation, but after racking his brains for a long time, he couldn't remember what he had originally wanted to say.

"Sister Lin, your cultivation is really improving by leaps and bounds... You are already in the late stage of Mahayana realm..." Chen Ying couldn't bear to see Zhang Qiang in such an awkward situation, so she smiled and spoke.

"Yeah...yes...I was just about to ask if your cultivation level has skyrocketed...?" Zhang Qiang quickly took over Chen Ying's words.

"It still doesn't work... The master said that it's still a long way to go if I want to catch up with you... What is Brother Qiang's rocket?" Lin Ling responded softly with a red face, and then asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"That rocket is... it's... it's... something similar to a meteor..." Zhang Qiang looked up at the sky and faltered as he explained, secretly regretting his hasty response, which had nearly landed him in a socially awkward position. Fortunately, Lin Ling wasn't interested in rockets and didn't press the issue further.

It turned out that ever since Lin Ling had accompanied Wu Yong to the Eternal Holy Land and learned during a meeting that Zhang Qiang had entered the Netherworld with Wang Yan's team, she had become obsessed with cultivation. In her heart, Zhang Qiang was the person closest to her, and she would never allow anyone to steal her away from her. She was especially wary of Wang Yan. After all, at the opening ceremony, Wang Yan had charmed so many boys, and she feared Zhang Qiang would fall for her too. So, she desperately improved her cultivation and combat prowess, just to be by Zhang Qiang's side at all times, to ensure that she was always a part of his life.

"Ah... No one is closer to me than your brother Qiang. For your brother Qiang, I beat up all the masters of the same realm in the sect. I won't give up until I become the first in combat power at the same realm..." At some point, Wu Yong followed Wang Ling to the outside of the palace, and he started to be jealous from a distance.

"Master..." Lin Ling shook her body slightly and responded angrily, as if blaming Wu Yong for exposing her shortcomings in front of everyone.

"A lifeline..." Zhang Qiang didn't care what Wu Yong said at the moment. He just hoped that his arrival would make Lin Ling let go of his arm. Sure enough, with Wu Yong's arrival, Lin Ling finally let go of Zhang Qiang's arm, and Zhang Qiang felt relieved as if he had been reborn.

"Master..." Zhang Qiang and the other two knelt on one knee and saluted Wu Yong, while Lin Ling stood there motionless with a resentful look on her face.

"Haha...get up." Wu Yong glanced at Lin Ling, shook his head helplessly, and chuckled.

"Big Boss, Second Boss, Third Boss..." Wang Ling tactfully bowed to Zhang Qiang and the other two. Wang Ling's cultivation had advanced considerably, already entering the early stages of fusion. Zhang Qiang scanned him with his spiritual sense, and he understood. After all, in this world of cultivation, cultivation could be advanced not only through self-cultivation but also through external aids like elixirs. While this might have side effects, for someone of Wang Ling's caliber, reaching the pinnacle through self-cultivation was incredibly difficult, so it was understandable that he would resort to external aids to improve his cultivation.

Afterward, everyone took their seats around the round table. However, Lin Ling beat Wu Yong to the punch and plopped down next to Zhang Qiang. Wu Yong was stunned, and reluctantly sat down next to Lin Ling amidst the chuckles of Wang Ling and the other three women. While according to the rules, as the great-uncle, Lin Ling's position of second highest authority was natural, everyone knew what she was thinking. This was the Qingshan Exchange, and Wu Yong hadn't originally intended to take the first seat, given the presence of the three masters. But after Lin Ling's intervention, he had no choice but to take the first seat. Zhang Qiang was somewhat speechless, but more than that, delighted. Every aspect of her showed that Wu Yong treated Lin Ling like his own daughter. After all, this girl was the strongest in the Qingshan Sect, unrivaled even among those of the same realm in the Eternal Holy Land. If she hadn't been suppressed by the Eternal Holy Body within the Yaochi Holy Land, she would have likely defeated even the cultivators of the same realm there. Because of this, she was accepted as a registered disciple by Patriarch Yao Chen. In a sense, she and Wu Yong were of the same generation. However, Zhang Qiang and the others didn't know about this yet. If they knew, they would probably sigh again. After all, it's rare for someone to have their cultivation and generation increase so rapidly at the same time!

"These are some items left by our ancestor Yao Chen..." Wu Yong said as he took out 24 daggers from the Qiankun ring and placed them in front of Zhang Qiang, and then took out a pair of golden scimitars and placed them in front of Wang Yan.

"There are 24 flying knives in total, and Patriarch Yao Chen can only control a maximum of 12 at a time. The Patriarch said that you are more suitable to handle this thing than him..." Wu Yong conveyed Patriarch Yao Chen's message in detail. Although Wu Yong did not know Zhang Qiang very well, he knew Patriarch Yao Chen very well. Anyone who could make the Patriarch so confident must have extraordinary qualities. These daggers were obviously controlled by spiritual consciousness. Based on this, Wu Yong could easily guess that Zhang Qiang's spiritual consciousness far exceeded that of ordinary people. Otherwise, how could Zhang Qiang, with his cultivation level at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, have established the Qingshan Exchange, discovered the method by which the ghosts passed through the entrances to the Yin and Yang worlds, and discovered the porcelain clothes, etc.? Although these contribution points were previously in Wang Yan's name, they had already been changed by Wang Yan.