Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 109 - 107 These Are All You Deserve

Chapter 109: Chapter 107 These Are All You Deserve

Zhao Lichen dissipated the Small Cloud Mist Array, allowing the Great Elder to step into the courtyard.

Late at night, the living room on the first floor of the bamboo building was dimly lit by candlelight.

“Nephew, this Isolation Array Formation…”

The Great Elder glanced at the Small Cloud Mist Array, hinting at something.

Zhao Lichen immediately cast two spells, and instantly, the clouds and mist surged upwards, once again enveloping the entire courtyard.

The Great Elder secretly praised his clear understanding; this lad was indeed very clever.

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“I wonder, Grandmaster Uncle, what brings you to Qiongbi Peak so late at night?”

Zhao Lichen was also puzzled; he had never had much of a relationship with the Great Elder.

Although he was Lin Sheng’s master, their interaction had been nothing more than a nod and a smile at most, such as at the Foundation Establishment feast.

“Nephew, that…”

The Great Elder hemmed and hawed, his normally pale face turning red as he struggled to speak, and after a long time, he finally forced out a question:

“I heard that Nephew Zhao has profound understanding of the True Yang Furnace Technique, achieving Perfect Realm after only ten years of practice. Is this rumor true?”

“Ah?”

Zhao Lichen’s heart tightened, and his mind raced as he quickly organized his thoughts.

“What makes Grandmaster Uncle say this?” he decided to probe first.

“Nephew, let me be frank with you!”

Gongyang Yan, an honest man, said, “It was the Sect Master who sent me. I don’t know where she got the news, but she said that Nephew Zhao has an extraordinary talent in cultivating the True Yang Furnace Technique, having reached the Perfect Realm in just ten years!”

‘So it was Big Sister Master…’

Zhao Lichen frowned, knowing that although he had hidden many things, some details could not escape the eyes of this Golden Core Stage big sister.

Moreover, with Jiang Yu’s brilliance, she could deduce some of his secrets from various details… She may indeed see through the depth of his cultivation techniques!

“Big Sister Master thinks too highly of me…”

Zhao Lichen feigned a slight pallor and said, “To be frank with Grandmaster Uncle, I have indeed been devoted to the True Yang Furnace Technique over the years. Perhaps I have indeed slightly surpassed the brothers of True Yang Peak in understanding, but calling it Perfect is an overstatement.”

He said earnestly, “In fact, my True Yang Furnace Technique has only reached Great Success.”

“Just Great Success?”

Gongyang Yan did not hide the disappointment on his face.

He felt dejected, “I had hoped to obtain some insights from Nephew that could facilitate my own breakthrough in cultivation. However, I didn’t expect that Nephew had only achieved Great Success.”

“Grandmaster Uncle need not be disheartened.”

Zhao Lichen knew that Gongyang Yan would not rest until he obtained something from his visit.

Moreover, since the Big Sister Master had asked Gongyang Yan to come to him, failing to offer a sweetener would be tantamount to disrespecting Big Sister Master.

Jiang Yu had actually treated him quite well; otherwise, she would not have given him the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven.

“Although I have not cultivated the True Yang Furnace Technique to perfection, I do have occasional insights beyond Great Success.”

Zhao Lichen pondered for a moment, then said, “But my Spirit Root is too weak, and my own foundation is insufficient. I can only gaze from afar at the higher mysteries of the True Yang Furnace Technique and cannot easily obtain them. These guesses and observations may be somewhat helpful for Grandmaster Uncle’s cultivation progress.”

“Really?”

Gongyang Yan’s eyes lit up, “Are you really willing to share your insights with this old man?”

“Of course.”

Zhao Lichen said, “My True Yang Furnace Technique comes from the Chaotic Sect, and I should be grateful and repay the kindness. Please wait a moment, Grandmaster Uncle; I will now write down my understanding and insights into the Perfect Realm of the True Yang Furnace Technique and give them to you.”

“Good, thank you, Nephew!”

…

Late at night, Zhao Lichen took out pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and began to write furiously.

Gongyang Yan waited on the side, his face full of eagerness.

Even as Zhao Lichen began writing, Gongyang Yan was already observing from the side, running his mental method and immediately verifying the content written by Zhao Lichen.

Sometime later, a long-standing blockage in his cultivation practice was suddenly and naturally resolved.

“Ah?”

Gongyang Yan’s eyes shone brightly.

As for Zhao Lichen, although he was cultivating the True Yang Furnace Technique through Refining Time, the fruits of the Refining Time were absolutely genuine.

So his insights and understanding of the True Yang Furnace Technique were naturally filled with true wisdom, summarizing thousands or even tens of thousands of years of experience, something Gongyang Yan couldn’t hope to match.

Of course, Zhao Lichen did not write down the complete Perfect Technique.

As he wrote, he conversed with Gongyang Yan, addressing the specific issues, and after a long-winded conversation, he casually provided a piece of advice that hit the nail on the head.

In this way, how to ultimately break through to perfection was still for Gongyang Yan to solve; Zhao Lichen merely played the role of a guide.

Even so, Gongyang Yan’s eyes remained bright.

That night, he truly realized for the first time that the True Yang Furnace Technique had such an effective practice method.

By early morning.

The crowing of the Spirit Chicken came from the backyard.

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Zhao Lichen put down his writing brush and said, “That’s all for now. My understanding is limited; I can only write so much. I hope Grandmaster Uncle won’t find it unworthy.”

“Not at all!”

Gongyang Yan said emphatically, “Nephew’s insights into the True Yang Furnace Technique have been eye-opening for this old man. I’ll take the handbook with me; rest assured, Nephew, I won’t let you down!”

As he spoke, the Great Elder tucked the handbook into his chest, slapped his Storage Bag, and immediately several treasures flew out.

A piece of treasure armor, a pair of treasure shoes with gold thread, and a Storage Bag filled with Spirit Stones.

“Nephew, this inner armor is called the Profound Flame Armor, a Second-tier top-grade spiritual artifact, which I specially requested a Third-tier Artifact Master to create.

“These shoes, called the Flying Cloud Shoes, are Second Order High-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, which aid in enhancing Tunneling Speed and are also rare treasures.

“As for this Storage Bag, it contains eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. I hope Nephew will not disdain them, as they are a token of affection from your Grandmaster Uncle. Please accept them!”

“Ah?”

Ning Daoran showed a panicked and embarrassed expression, grabbing the corner of the Profound Flame Armor and said, “Great Elder, I really cannot accept this, I haven’t done much to deserve such a generous gift. Please take it back, and do not burden me with it!”

“Nephew, what are you talking about? These are all you deserve!”

“Great Elder, please don’t say that, where does that leave me?” Ning Daoran seemed to insist firmly.

“Could it be that my nephew really…”

The Great Elder was somewhat skeptical, could this youngster really not want it?

He intended to take back the Profound Flame Armor but found that even when he pulled it, the treasure armor didn’t budge at all!

The corner of the Great Elder’s mouth twitched imperceptibly.

“Nephew, this gift represents a piece of my heart, you must accept it whether you will or not!”

“Since that is the case, I can only obey.”

Ning Daoran reluctantly accepted the Profound Flame Armor, the Flying Cloud Shoes, and the Storage Bag containing eight thousand Spirit Stones, and discreetly took out five hundred catties of Purple Jade Spirit Rice from his Storage Bag and secretly gave it to the Great Elder.

“Great Elder, this is grown by myself, please don’t be polite.”

“Ah, nephew, why be so polite?”

The Great Elder laughed heartily as he accepted the gift, then left in a hurry, eager to return to his Cave Mansion at True Yang Peak to continue his cultivation in seclusion.

…

In the underground secret chamber.

Ning Daoran refined the Profound Flame Armor and the Flying Cloud Shoes into his own Spiritual Artifacts. Now, he owned both the Profound Flame Armor and the All Heaven Treasure Armor as inner armors.

It might seem like a surplus, but actually, it still wasn’t enough.

Having more of these defensive treasures was for the better, following the principle that more oil won’t ruin the dish!

Additionally, Ning Daoran was particularly excited about the Flying Cloud Shoes.

After the refinement was complete, he quickly put on the Flying Cloud Shoes, immediately feeling his feet light as feathers.

Upon entering the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, he flew back and forth several times, finding the Flying Cloud Shoes to be truly extraordinary as they could affect the speed of the Wind Riding Leisurely Technique and Tunneling light by about twenty percent.

It didn’t seem like much, but it could save his life at a critical moment.

Moreover, footwear type treasures were themselves quite rare, not only because of the scarce materials required but also due to the extremely demanding refinement process, hence they were seldom seen on the market.

Ning Daoran valued them as treasures, and from that moment on, the Profound Flame Armor and Flying Cloud Shoes would never leave his side.

…

Several days later, in the Inner Sect Hall.

Zhao Lichen, having achieved the Foundation Establishment, presided over the hall without the need to distribute tasks to disciples personally anymore.

But being restless by nature, he often stepped out of his room to tirelessly instruct a group of young disciples.

“Senior Brother Zhao.”

Ning Daoran came along with Big Stupid Deer.

“Yo, it’s Junior Brother Ning and Junior Brother Lu. Come here quickly, I just got a jar of fine tea yesterday. Don’t hesitate to try some, junior brothers.”

“In that case, we’ll take advantage of your hospitality, Senior Brother.”

Inside the quiet room.

Ning Daoran tasted the Spiritual Tea. Besides sweetness, he couldn’t detect any other flavor.

He was not a person who appreciated tea tasting, so he got straight to the point.

“Senior Brother.”

Ning Daoran asked, “Do you know how inner armors are forged?”

“Inner armor?”

Zhao Lichen, frequently walking around the Inner Sect, naturally had a much richer understanding of Cultivation than Ning Daoran. He answered with a hearty smile,

“Generally speaking, inner armors require a large amount of rare metal materials, along with processes such as hammering and quenching, so they are similar to heavy weapons.

Ordinary Artifact Masters cannot forge heavy armor and weapons, as these two types require real blacksmiths to forge. Thus, forging Spiritual Artifacts or even Magical Treasure-level heavy armor and weapons demands even higher standards.

Not only does the forger need to be a Divine Craftsman skilled in hammering technique, but they also need to be an Artifact Refining Master with profound accomplishments in the Path of Artifact Refining.”

“I see.”

Ning Daoran was surprised, “To forge inner armor, one must be a blacksmith…”

“Exactly.”

Zhao Lichen nodded with a smile, “Junior Brother, since you’ve come today, how about we discuss our insights into the early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivation?”

Late at night.

Ning Daoran left the Inner Sect Hall with Big Stupid Deer laboriously. If it weren’t for a Paperfolk secretly sending him a Sound Transmission Talisman, Senior Brother Zhao might have kept him talking about Cultivation insights for days on end.

“Old Lu.”

Under the moonlight, Ning Daoran looked to the future and said with a smile, “Among the top four ranks in the Cultivation Hundred Arts, I’ve already studied Alchemy Dao and Array Path, but the Talismanic way is too profound for me to enter.

He looked at Big Stupid Deer and said with a smile, “As for you, you also seem quite dull, so let’s not even think about Talismanic way. From now on, you start practicing the Artifact Path. Once I reach the Golden Core Stage, I’ll take you to Fanshu City.

I heard that behind that Immortal City there’s a Red Leaf Valley, home to a Divine Craftsman skilled in blacksmithing. When the time comes, I’ll take you there to learn the trade, and from then on, you’ll be in charge of the Ning Family Army’s armor and weapons!”

“Awoo~~~”

Big Stupid Deer quickly nuzzled Ning Daoran’s arm with his head, signifying no problems.

Ning Daoran squinted his eyes, full of longing for the future.

In the moonlight, Big Stupid Deer shone bright white, radiating an air of sanctity.

…

A month later.

News spread that the Great Elder had emerged from seclusion, with his True Yang Furnace Technique reaching Perfect Realm, and had begun preparations for Core Formation.