There's something wrong with me

Chapter 200: 'Summoning Wind and Rain!'

Whoosh—

On the way to the lake, he traveled at Mach 3, a kilometer per second.

Zhang Feng covered his body with spirit energy, not only providing sufficient power but also utilizing principles of dynamics to reduce drag and infinitely weaken the generation of sonic booms.

Otherwise, if he just flew directly without reducing drag, although he could still reach a speed of 700 meters per second, he would leave a trail of rumbling sonic booms everywhere he went.

Regarding this, Zhang Feng also had some thoughts.

Do Gold Core cultivators in this world experience sonic booms when flying?

Of course, the premise is reaching the speed of sound.

A mere twenty seconds passed.

He arrived at a lake twenty kilometers away.

Zhang Feng looked down from a thousand meters high and saw Little Carp's true form sunbathing on a rock in the lake; there was no illusion of a young girl.

But as Zhang Feng descended and appeared in Little Carp's line of sight...

She instantly manipulated spirit energy, forming a gentle woman in her twenties wearing an elegant sky-blue robe.

Her appearance was eighty percent similar to the girl from before, but overall, she was more mature than the girl from over ten years ago.

However, her demeanor lacked the previous liveliness and mischievousness; instead, it carried a hint of hidden resentment in her expression.

Like this, she resembled a concubine banished to the cold palace in a palace drama.

Zhang Feng saw her looking at him with such resentment, not speaking, and for a moment, he didn't know what to say either.

Because issues concerning emotions, and conversations with girls...

This was something he had not learned, nor had he calculated using big data.

This was an entirely new subject.

Thus, Zhang Feng remained silent, while Little Carp became increasingly upset. Finally, after puffing out her cheeks with anger, she sighed long and forlornly:

"Brother Zhang, is there nothing you want to say to me?"

As soon as she spoke, the question was thrown at him.

Zhang Feng thought for a few seconds and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"Mm..." Little Carp nodded weakly.

Even though the sentence was completely unhelpful, she didn't know why, but upon hearing Zhang Feng's voice, she felt a flutter in her chest, and even the waiting for over ten years felt worth it.

In ancient terms, it would be like, 'Horses and carriages were slow, and one could only love one person in a lifetime's unrequited love.

Furthermore, she also felt that no one could compare to Zhang Feng.

In modern terms, that would be a love-struck brain, difficult to cure.

"Mm." Zhang Feng also nodded and said, "Seeing that you've reached Foundation Establishment perfection, if you cultivate in seclusion for a while longer, perhaps you can condense a Gold Core and take human form.

You won't need to use spirit energy anymore."

"Mm..." Little Carp nodded again, and then suddenly asked shyly, "Brother Zhang... after I take human form, will you marry me?"

'What kind of question is this?' Zhang Feng's brow furrowed inwardly upon hearing it, feeling that this girl was completely playing outside the script.

Normally, shouldn't she be asking about cultivation problems?

"I'll explain the method for cultivating a Gold Core."

Although she didn't ask, Zhang Feng still helped her thoroughly, considering it a repayment for the previous insights into heart demons, and he carefully explained the method for condensing a Gold Core.

Of course, Zhang Feng also knew that doing this, showing this kind of concern, would definitely deepen this kind of feeling and misunderstanding.

But he couldn't not repay her, could he?

Sometimes emotions are very complex; even if you know it's wrong, you still have to do it.

Just like now, he had to repay the kindness he felt in his heart.

Then he looked at Little Carp staring blankly at him.

Her liking him was undoubtedly wrong, but it was probably something she couldn't change.

This reality and emotion simply had no logic found in science.

That's why Zhang Feng tried to avoid emotions from the beginning, because this was a century-old problem that couldn't be solved by existing scientific technology.

He could have also been ruthless and just told her directly not to wait.

But she had already waited for him for decades, and Zhang Feng felt guilty, unable to say it.

Such complex and somewhat selfish emotions were the life insights Zhang Feng was currently experiencing.

This selfishness was giving her hope and making her wait.

Now, Zhang Feng carefully reviewed the past. If the incident with the mud basin before was a misunderstanding, then his failure to deny it when he formed his Gold Core over ten years ago, his failure to forcefully cut off her emotional thoughts towards him...

This was the selfishness of delaying her.

Zhang Feng also expressed it very frankly, not wanting to deny his own humanity, but choosing to face the right and wrong of the matter.

Although ambiguity can definitely attract and hook people...

But using Little Carp's youth as a hook, in Zhang Feng's opinion, was inappropriate.

Even if she was a person from within the adventure world, 'unreal' to him...

But regardless of whether it was real or not, his actions were a true reflection of his thoughts.

Zhang Feng felt that this kind of selfishness must be eliminated, must be directly cut off.

Furthermore, Little Carp loved him.

Zhang Feng was actually moved.

The reasons were also very straightforward: because she was beautiful like a fairy, and her talent was also very high, and more importantly, she had waited for him wholeheartedly for decades.

With these few reasons, what else was there to say?

Zhang Feng did not deny his inner feelings, nor did he look for grand principles or great events like 'sharing weal and woe' or 'true friendship is seen in adversity'.

While those could deepen emotions and make everything seem more natural, they were too deliberate.

He hid in the village every day, and she stayed at home every day; where would there be any disaster?

If they were to marry, it would be more like immortal companions, hidden in the mountains and wilderness year-round, simply and plainly staying together for a hundred years.

Long-term companionship could overcome everything.

Thinking this way...

Zhang Feng was experiencing some complex emotions while teaching Little Carp the method for cultivating a Gold Core.

Multitasking.

Finally, when the cultivation method was finished...

Zhang Feng, as if he had made a certain decision, looked at Little Carp, who had been staring blankly at him, and said in a serious tone:

"Are you looking at me, or listening to the cultivation method?"

"Ah?" Little Carp was still gazing infatuatedly at Zhang Feng.

And from her appearance, Zhang Feng also knew that he had spoken in vain earlier.

Thus, Zhang Feng, like Little Carp, felt a bit uneasy, a bit awkward, and it also felt very abrupt,

"Seeing how you are, I know you weren't listening."

Zhang Feng opened his palm, and spirit energy and surrounding dust slowly gathered, forming a token that resembled both jade and stone, upon which profound talismans were carved,

"The Gold Core cultivation method, I've engraved it on the spirit token.

Wait until you take human form, and we'll get married."

...

Zhang Feng used great power, set up a few formations, and then left.

Because after he finished speaking, Little Carp picked up the token, quickly kissed Zhang Feng's cheek, and then excitedly jumped into the river to cultivate.

And she also sent a message, 'I will find you when I take human form'.

And on the way back to the village...

Zhang Feng touched the cheek that had been kissed. Because her illusion was formed by spirit energy, the kiss mark was full of water spirit energy.

But these were all minor details.

Most importantly, as the knot in his heart regarding emotions was untied, Zhang Feng felt that his heart demon seemed to be suppressed without limit.

Having emotions and being emotionless, perhaps that was the key to resolving heart demons, the first step towards omniscience and omnipotence.

That was to encompass all emotions, whether it be family affection, friendship, or love.

Zhang Feng felt that the purpose of the adventure life was to let him experience emotions.

From the very beginning, the Master's world had actually provided the final answer.

At that time, there was the friendship of fellow disciples, and the family affection of his Master and adoptive father. If he had also married that childhood sweetheart, then all emotions would have been gathered.

Including the text at the end, which even gave him a 'love letter', allowing him to choose again, attempting to rectify his mistakes.

But he had trained himself foolishly, or perhaps his realm at the time was insufficient, so he couldn't understand.

And at this moment, thinking about these things...

Zhang Feng also knew that he definitely had a problem, because he could always link everything back to cultivation in the end, which in itself was a major character flaw.

Zhang Feng didn't even know now if he was marrying Little Carp for cultivation, or if he truly liked Little Carp, or if he felt he had let her down, or if he felt guilty for making her wait for so long.

Zhang Feng couldn't figure it out.

The matter of emotions was still too complex.

Thinking again, his wife was a fish, which was also quite complicated.

But in the end, he wasn't even the species 'human' anymore; instead, he was a 'unknown creature' of three and four dimensions.

He and his fiancée were birds of a feather.

Neither of them were human, which was quite fitting.

...

Seven days later.

Zhang Feng was still thinking about this matter in his courtyard, even contemplating whether to hold a grand wedding or a simple one when they got married.

Although cultivators like them should dare to love and dare to hate, and not be hesitant...

But this was a major life event.

While contemplating...

On the afternoon of this day...

The Prefect arrived at the edge of the village.

There were also several Foundation Establishment cultivators accompanying him.

After they arrived at the edge of the village, their eyes initially held uncertainty, but upon seeing that the villagers coming and going were all cultivators, they confirmed that there might truly be a Da Fashi (Great Mage) in this village.

At this moment...

The leading Prefect said to the accompanying cultivators behind him, "Some time ago, when I heard there was a Da Fashi (Great Mage) in this village, I thought it was just mountain folk talking nonsense.

But I never expected that everyone in this village truly cultivates."

The Prefect, in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, could sense the spirit energy fluctuations emanating from the villagers passing by.

And occasionally, a few people were even stronger than him.

In this remote and impoverished mountain region, this was completely unbelievable.

One must know that he had cultivation resources.

"Yes..." The few cultivators, seeing this scene of everyone cultivating, became extremely vigilant.

"Who are you?"

The villagers coming and going, upon seeing the Prefect and others, also spontaneously gathered at the village entrance.

If it weren't for the Prefect holding an invitation card and the Village Chief rushing over from a distance...

The villagers would have driven them away.

"Prefect Sun!"

And at this moment, after the Village Chief ran closer, he also bowed to the Prefect and said to the surrounding villagers, "Disperse, disperse."

Saying this, the Village Chief then gestured towards the inside of the village,

"Prefect, please! Mr. has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Alright... alright..." Prefect Sun, upon seeing the situation in the village, also displayed the proper humility. While having his subordinates wait outside, he intended to follow the Village Chief inside.

However, these few cultivators did not dare to let the Prefect enter alone and wanted to follow.

"You..." Prefect Sun saw this situation and was about to reprimand them.

The few cultivators also thought quickly, just waiting for the Prefect to reprimand them before they would offer reasons like 'protection'.

But the next second...

The Prefect and the Taoists, among others, didn't know what was happening. They only felt the world spin, and in that instant, they appeared in front of a small courtyard within the village.

Zhang Feng also saw them hesitating, likely needing to talk for a long time about the matter of a few people entering the village. So, he directly moved them over, cutting off the root issue.

It was just that with Zhang Feng's 'Teleportation Technique', a distance of nearly a hundred meters was covered instantly.

Prefect Sun and the others were startled, unable to speak for a moment.

Especially when they saw Zhang Feng's exceptionally young appearance, yet his methods were like those of a Gold Core Great Mage, they were even more unsure if Zhang Feng was 'disguised' at this moment, or if he had truly condensed a Gold Core in his prime.

They were not Gold Core Taoists, so they couldn't tell.

"What business do you have coming to see me?"

Zhang Feng, however, got straight to the point and looked at a document in Prefect Sun's hand.

This clearly meant they had come for something specific, not just a visit.

"This humble official greets... Senior..."

Even though Prefect Sun had seen much of the world, facing a Gold Core expert still made his heart tremble slightly.

The address used was the very formal term from within the imperial court, calling himself 'this humble official'.

Because Gold Core Taoists in the Shang Dynasty were basically all granted official titles, with ranks of 'Third Grade', mostly as 'Demon Subduers' and 'Monster Exterminators', and so on.

In any case, it was a nominal title, allowing Gold Core Taoists to receive imperial court salaries for free and deepen their relationship.

Simply put, as long as one was a Gold Core and willing to accept the imperial court's salary, they were guaranteed a regular Third Grade official position.

This level, during the 'Tang Dynasty' period, was already equivalent to the rank of a Minister of the Six Ministries.

It was also equivalent to the provincial level.

Most who had achieved Minor Completion of the Gold Core held this official position.

In the ten-plus years after Zhang Feng achieved Gold Core, he occasionally traveled through nearby towns and was aware of these customs.

And he knew that in this world, those openly discussed as having achieved Minor Completion of the Gold Core numbered one hundred sixty-three, while those with Major Completion of the Gold Core numbered fifty-five.

Those with Perfect Completion were twenty people.

The head of the Zhang Family in the mission is currently at Perfect Completion of the Gold Core.

He also has a child who is at Minor Completion of the Gold Core.

Since Zhang Feng intended to emerge from the mountain, he had certainly inquired about these matters and had an impression.

After Prefect Sun finished his greeting, he had the accompanying Taoists take out the Spiritual Tea they brought and sent someone to brew it.

The Village Chief also had good judgment. When he saw these people wanted to brew tea, he took them to boil water.

At this moment, not a single Taoist said anything like 'the Prefect cannot be left alone'.

Because there were no schemes or feigned retreats in the village; there was truly a 'Great Mage' suspected of being a Gold Core expert.

In front of such a Great Mage, their so-called protection was a joke.

Meanwhile.

After Prefect Sun saw everyone leave, he took out half a 'Ganoderma' from his bosom as if presenting a treasure.

"Senior, this humble official was fortunate enough to obtain a piece of top-grade Ganoderma a few years ago. It has the function of invigorating and transforming Qi. I wonder if this item is of any use to Senior."

'Is this a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure?'

Zhang Feng had been in the mountains for many years and had never really seen any strange objects. Perhaps it was difficult for treasures to grow in this border region.

Seeing this Ganoderma today.

Zhang Feng felt a surge of Spiritual Energy rush towards him. Its quality far surpassed that of ordinary Ling Stones by several times.

The value should be around '3.1 Spiritual Energy', breaking through the normal Spiritual Energy limit of this world.

And this kind of breakthrough, or some other special effects, is what constitutes a theoretical Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

"Not bad."

Zhang Feng didn't stand on ceremony, retrieving the Ganoderma from a distance and then inhaling it in one gulp under Prefect Sun's astonished gaze.

The Ganoderma also seemed to turn into sand and soil, and was eaten by Zhang Feng in a spiral shape like this.

His Physique also increased by 5 points instantly, like reaching the top of a hundred-foot pole.

It was like the wind and rain of evolution, a kind of breakthrough-style increase.

Zhang Feng also split off his Spiritual Mind, analyzing this insight, wanting to replicate the extra enhancement from the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure.

5 points of Physique, that's quite a bit.

'What realm is he in?'

Prefect Sun saw this expert directly consuming the spiritual object, but felt that something was off about Zhang Feng.

Because under normal circumstances, even if a Gold Core Taoist ate Ganoderma, they would need to neutralize it by taking other medicines.

Otherwise, the powerful medicinal properties of the Ganoderma would cause their own Spiritual Energy to become unstable, leading to some minor troubles that could have been avoided.

But he didn't know that Zhang Feng's internal organs were already far from ordinary.

Let alone eating Ganoderma, even if he ate a piece of rebar, he could try to digest it quickly.

"What business?"

After finishing his insight, Zhang Feng looked at Prefect Sun again.

This scene completely gave the feeling of a believer making a sacrifice to a demon god, and after offering the best item, the demon god ate it in one gulp and asked: 'What is your wish?'

The feeling Zhang Feng gave Prefect Sun right now was truly like that of an evil demon or wicked Taoist from the martial world.

Prefect Sun was also feeling uneasy, thinking he shouldn't have come. But since he was already here and couldn't run away even if he wanted to, he cautiously inquired with a hint of expectation:

"Evil... No! Senior! Senior!"

He almost blurted out the words 'Evil Immortal'. Fortunately, he stopped himself at the last moment. Seeing that the 'Evil Immortal' wasn't angry, he breathed a sigh of relief, took out the document, and continued:

"Senior... The reason this humble official came to find Senior is that many fields outside the city have been suffering from severe drought recently. I would like to ask Senior to pray for rain and blessings..."

"Pray for rain?" Zhang Feng suddenly remembered that when he first arrived in this world, he heard those escorts say that there was a Da Fashi (Great Mage) who prayed for rain and blessings.

Although he didn't know if it eventually rained or not, with the magic power of a Gold Core Taoist, and being a water-attribute Taoist, it should be possible to achieve it.

Because Little Carp is water-attribute. If she could reach Gold Core.

Then, according to normal reasoning, reaching one thousand Physique would allow one to gather water Spiritual Energy within a radius of a thousand meters.

Then, causing rain in a small village would still be no problem.

"Senior?" Prefect Sun saw that the Evil Immortal didn't answer, and said even more uneasily, "If Senior finds it troublesome, then just pretend this humble official didn't say anything, and I will take my leave now..."

He didn't dare to ask if Zhang Feng could do it. If he really couldn't, and it made Zhang Feng angry out of embarrassment, that would be seeking death.

Because the Shang Dynasty had a vast area, and there were techniques that could quickly connect multiple cities to form effective control, the Shang Dynasty currently had over eight hundred cities and over eight hundred Prefects.

If Zhang Feng really killed him and then immediately hid in the mountains and wilderness.

The imperial court might not necessarily spend a great deal of effort to avenge him, a mere Prefect.

Such things were not uncommon.

When military strength surpassed the normal upper limit of the imperial court's power, it was already a world where strength was respected.

And Zhang Feng, seeing Prefect Sun's uneasy appearance, smiled and said, "Having eaten half of your Ganoderma, I naturally owe you half a city's rain."

The moment the words fell.

Zhang Feng took a step out, and had already brought the Prefect and the Taoists who had finished boiling water and rushed over, to a height of several hundred meters.

Then they went straight towards the direction of the City Lord's mansion.

While everyone watched the rapidly changing scene below in horror, in just fifty seconds.

Zhang Feng crossed a distance of a hundred li and arrived at the north side outside this city.

Looking from here to the northwest and southeast, it was precisely the drought-stricken areas.

It was currently summer, and many common people were sighing in pain in their fields. Around them were gradually withered crops and dried-up streams.

At the same time.

"Look at the sky..."

"It's the Prefect..."

At this moment, people inside and outside the city, including many pedestrians on the road, also saw Zhang Feng and the others high in the sky.

With the blessing of the spiritual energy world, everyone's eyesight was good, and they could clearly see the faces of the figures hundreds of meters in the air.

"This humble Taoist, Green Mountain Taoist."

When Zhang Feng saw many people looking up, he also stated his Taoist name, and to prevent some people from being afraid, he explained the reason,

"Today, I have been invited by Prefect Sun to pray for rain for Heng City."

His words echoed in the air like thunder, causing more and more people to look up at the sky.

"Thank you, Immortal..." Many common people also looked at Zhang Feng with eyes full of requests and gratitude.

Zhang Feng, on the other hand, spread out his Spiritual Sense, his thoughts highly concentrated,

"Wind gather."

As he spoke, using the method of inscribing with sound vibrations, combined with Spiritual Sense inscription.

Covering a radius of ten kilometers with his Spiritual Sense, Wind Gathering Talismans were continuously inscribed, allowing nearly ten thousand Wind Gathering Talismans to gather within the grand formation in just five minutes.

What they formed was a 'Combined Grand Formation', replicated by Zhang Feng based on the Spiritual Sense grand formation within the virtual small building.

This also caused the seemingly ten-kilometer radius area, when combined, to draw in the wind Spiritual Energy and water mist from further outside.

And with the blessing of the Wind Gathering Talismans, wind and water accompanied each other.

Zhang Feng once again inscribed Water Gathering Talismans over a large area, using the activation and conversion of Spiritual Energy to produce rainwater.

The wind, on the other hand, mobilized the water attribute between heaven and earth, causing them to surge towards this area on a large scale.

While inscribing, in just three minutes.

Everyone was astonished to see that dark clouds covered a radius of twenty kilometers, enveloping more than half the area of this city's territory.

And such a terrifying scene not only left Prefect Sun and the others dumbfounded.

Even some of the Taoists on the ground stared blankly at Zhang Feng and the others in the sky.

"A radius of forty li..."

"The Imperial Advisor's rain praying technique only covers a radius of ten li..."

They were repeatedly astonished, unable to imagine what kind of immortal figures were the ones casting clouds and spreading rain up above?

"It's twenty li... It's a formation..."

However, there were also passing Gold Core Taoists who judged that Zhang Feng's Spiritual Energy range was only twenty li.

But with the blessing of some kind of mysterious and miraculous formation, such a large area of rain was achieved.

But whether it was a formation or not, just this twenty li radius alone had already made him unable to catch up.

Meanwhile.

High in the sky.

After Zhang Feng sensed that enough rainwater had condensed, he also looked at the somewhat dry land, and with a Water Dispelling Talisman, he pointed it at the center of the formation, dispersing the increasingly terrifying hurricane and heavy rain that had gathered,

"Let the rain come."

Boom—

At the instant the talisman dispersed the stable gathering of wind and rain.

A long-awaited heavy rain poured down amidst endless thunder.