Chapter 36
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Chapter 36: You Are Too Outstanding
Once again, feeling Shang Zhu’s distrust, Zhang Yang chose not to argue or explain himself.
For him, the Chi Zhenyi spirit, along with Ling Yue and Xu Li, had already gained tremendous rewards—possibly the biggest turning point in their lives—and that was enough.
As for himself, he simply chuckled; he was already used to it.
Blood Spirit Flowers.
Life essence.
What others would go crazy for, considering them supreme benefits, felt like nothing more than trash to him, and that was no exaggeration.
He tightened his grip on his storage bag.
Seeing this, Shang Zhu suddenly realized something and laughed. “The Wolf King is indeed sharp. Using the storage bag to collect means much more—it can be shared with others in the Howling Wolf Palace. But it’s alright. After all, we misunderstood the Wolf King before, and these will not be counted against your reward.”
Zhang Yang smiled but still said nothing.
It took quite some time for the life essence in the small palace to be fully absorbed.
Everyone was overjoyed.
Ling Yue and Xu Li looked at Zhang Yang with admiration, their eyes filled with excitement.
Even Tang Zhuo expressed his gratitude enthusiastically. “Thank you, Wolf King, for insisting just now.”
“The Grand Elder is being too polite,” Zhang Yang replied, holding a good impression of him.
Tang Zhuo insisted, “No, I must thank you.”
Zhang Yang was puzzled.
Shang Zhu suddenly exclaimed with delight, “Grand Elder, are you about to break through?”
Tang Zhuo nodded.
The four members of the Divine Forbidden Gate cheered.
Only then did Zhang Yang realize that Shang Zhu had reached the Small Boundless Perfect Realm and, due to this experience, felt confident about advancing to the Great Boundless Rank.
He also congratulated Tang Zhuo.
With such a favorable environment, Zhang Yang seized the opportunity to propose a trade.
He took out thirteen kinds of forbidden laws, hoping to exchange them for true spirits.
After all, he had noticed that the Divine Forbidden Gate possessed quite a few true spirits. He even suggested adding three additional True Spirits of Wind, making it a trade well worth considering.
Shang Zhu, showing his generous side, immediately agreed to exchange one Earth True Spirit, two Fire True Spirits, and four Wood True Spirits.
Combined with the previously agreed reward of three True Spirits of Wind and the Baxiang Power, Zhang Yang had secured an excellent deal.
The two sides swiftly completed the transaction.
Shang Zhu smiled and said, “I’m not boasting, but true spirits aside, this Baxiang Power is truly different. It’s not only ranked among the top one hundred divine powers in the world, but the key point is that this divine power carries the Baxiang Divine Fire. Even master alchemists might not possess such divine fire. It will play a significant supporting role in your future battles, Wolf King.”
Zhang Yang was genuinely surprised.
He hadn’t expected that some divine powers would have such unique properties.
The Baxiang Divine Fire—being referred to as divine fire—was certainly extraordinary.
Everyone was in high spirits. Originally, Shang Zhu had invited Zhang Yang to visit, but Zhang Yang declined, stating that he wished to avoid unnecessary trouble from the Demon Slayer Team.
Shang Zhu readily agreed.
However, before they could leave the small palace, the Divine Forbidden Gate’s rising star, Chen Mo, rushed in with a serious expression, whispering a few words into Shang Zhu’s ear.
Shang Zhu’s expression changed instantly.
“Wolf King, something has happened outside. I need to handle it. Please wait here for a moment.”
Zhang Yang nodded in agreement.
Shang Zhu quickly left with his people.
In fact, as they exited, they closed the palace door and activated the forbidden laws.
This action made Ling Yue and Xu Li furious.
Zhang Yang waved his hand dismissively. “Calm down. They are considering both us and themselves.”
Ling Yue and Xu Li were confused.
Zhang Yang explained, “The Demon Slayer Team has arrived.”
Just moments ago, even though Chen Mo had used a secret sound transmission technique to speak to Shang Zhu, he had been unable to hide it from Zhang Yang, who was standing so close.
Ling Yue and Xu Li rushed to the door, standing on guard.
Zhang Yang focused his hearing.
With the forbidden laws activated, the sounds outside were muffled, making it difficult to discern the conversation.
He channeled his energy into his ears and immediately heard the voices outside with perfect clarity.
This allowed him to track the unfolding events.
Buzz!
His storage bag vibrated again.
Zhang Yang took out the Skyfire Pill Furnace.
Chi Zhenyi’s spirit emerged from a crack in the furnace’s inner wall.
“It has solidified significantly and has a strong life wave,” Zhang Yang remarked.
Chi Zhenyi smiled and said, “With this life essence combined with the essence inside the pill furnace, it will be enough for me to undergo a small transformation. It will greatly aid in reshaping my true form.”
He then pointed at Ling Yue and Xu Li, who looked confused, and said, “I want to take them as my disciples.”
Zhang Yang was quite surprised. “Why not me? I think I’m excellent.”
Chi Zhenyi remained silent for a moment before saying, “You are too outstanding. I cannot be your teacher.”
These words pleased Zhang Yang. He waved for Ling Yue and Xu Li to come over.
“Why aren’t you kneeling to pay respects to your teacher?” Zhang Yang said. “This man once guided the founding emperor of the Great Xia Empire, Mu Kaitian.”
The two were both shocked and delighted, immediately kneeling to pay their respects.
Chi Zhenyi said calmly, “With your original qualifications, you wouldn’t have been worthy of being my disciples. However, the life essence you received has significantly enhanced you, fundamentally causing a qualitative transformation. Now, you can be considered raw gems; with proper refinement, you can achieve great accomplishments. Whether you become saints in the future will depend on your fortune, but I am confident you will at least reach the Great Boundless Rank.”
The two were so shocked that they lifted their heads in disbelief.
Their original goal had been to barely reach the Small Boundless Realm, yet now they had the potential to achieve the Great Boundless Rank—and even the possibility of becoming saints in the Ascending the Heavens Realm?!
“Follow Zhang Yang, the one you are with now, and you will have a high chance of attaining immortality. Staying close to him will bring you great benefits,” Chi Zhenyi added.
Zhang Yang chuckled. It was clear that Chi Zhenyi had taken his relationship with his disciples into account.
Ling Yue and Xu Li solemnly assured him that they would follow Zhang Yang to the death.
“I have six types of saintly techniques. Today, I will choose the Eternal True Yang Technique for you. It is a method of utmost strength and brightness. When combined with Fire True Spirits and the fire of the Skyfire Pill Furnace, it will allow you to establish a foundation in a short time,” Chi Zhenyi said.
Zhang Yang blinked, finally understanding—this was clearly aimed at his Fire True Spirits. Fortunately, he had two available to meet their needs.
Chi Zhenyi continued, “Only then will you truly have the qualifications to become my disciples.”
Zhang Yang chuckled. “Alright. Even if you hadn’t said it, I would still have provided them.”
Chi Zhenyi laughed as well.
Ling Yue and Xu Li were overjoyed and gratefully thanked Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang waved his hand. “We are all on the same side. Just don’t let us down.”
He handed over the two Fire True Spirits.
The two entered the Skyfire Pill Furnace, sitting back to back.
The lid of the furnace closed.
Chi Zhenyi began guiding their training.
Zhang Yang did not remain idle; he took out a True Spirit of Wind.
The so-called true spirit appeared to be a swirling mass of gas, while the True Spirit of Wind took the form of a gust, rushing back and forth.
The True Spirit of Wind had two primary functions:
First, it assisted in the cultivation of wind-type techniques.
Second, upon refinement, it granted the user the speed of the wind.
Zhang Yang’s One Step of Mountains and Rivers was derived from Nine Steps of Mountains and Rivers, encompassing wind, lightning, speed, and other mysteries. Therefore, the True Spirit of Wind was only useful to him for breaking through his current realm.
Thus, he entered closed-door training as well.
He absorbed the wind, aiming to break through to the sixth level of the Returning to Origin Realm—the first threshold of the Immortal Path, Nine Extremes Returning to Origin!
