LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 76: Declining Politely
In the room.
"It's alright, the Immortal Sect has been so good to me, I should repay them, let me participate in this task, I am all prepared, please rest assured, I definitely won't disappoint Hall Master Zhao!"
Meng Yu said clearly yet foolishly, just like so many naive and passionate youths of the Immortal Sect. No matter how good you are to them privately, the moment they turn around, they'll say, "Grateful for your nobility, alas the Immortal Sect is in trouble, should I survive, I will repay with my life!"
What happens to someone else's investment when they're gone?
He really hadn't expected that Meng Yu could actually be such a fool!!!!!!!
The corner of his mouth twitched as he downgraded Meng Yu's evaluation, and Zhao Yuxuan warmly took hold of Meng Yu's hand.
"Ah Yu, there's no need, really no need, the operation is very dangerous, you have limitless future prospects, it's not worth it for you to join. You can consider this red task completed, there won't be any idle talk from outside, you should continue to cultivate diligently. Coincidentally, I have some resources here for you."
Suppressing his disgust, Zhao Yuxuan began to make small talk with Meng Yu, discussing everything under the sun including the climate and customs, and of course, the various Heavenly Treasures and Earthly Rarities produced abundantly in the Zhao Family's Minor World. He invited Meng Yu to visit sometime.
I've hinted to you to this extent, you wouldn't still stay with the Grey Wolf Company, this place with only a Second-Order Spiritual Vein and no other replenishments, would you?
Furthermore, if Grandpa can exempt you from one red call-up (though it was Master Xue who orchestrated it, but it was Hall Master Zhao who signed the pardon, wasn't it?), he can naturally arrange an even simpler red call-up for you. Then you can cultivate with peace of mind, right?
On the surface, at least, the two seemed to have enjoyed their conversation, which continued for over an hour before Zhao Yuxuan took his leave.
After sending off Zhao Yuxuan, Meng Yu's mouth twitched.
Growing Golden Lotus allowed him to sense Zhao Yuxuan's jealousy and dissatisfaction. The Zhao Family wanted to recruit him, couldn't they find a better person? Look at Li Toutou, although he also speaks well of the Zhao Family, his daily behavior is excellent, with all sorts of care and concern, and he truly feels that it's for Meng Yu's own good.
Of course, Meng Yu could understand; after all, Zhao Yuxuan was being heavily nurtured, wasn't he?
When Zhao Yuxuan left, he left behind a Jade Box. Meng Yu opened it to find a letter, a Jade Slip, and a bottle of Alchemical Elixir.
"Meng Yu, the path of cultivation requires purity and concentration. Since you are cultivating the Shaoyang Mysterious Skill and the Fire Crow Sword Technique, then the Pure Yang Technique is the best way forward for you. The Jade Slip contains the Pure Yang Method, I hope you will cultivate it well."
This was a personal letter from Hall Master Zhao, and the content was very courteous.
Meng Yu took a deep breath.
The Pure Yang Technique was one of the most famous techniques of the Immortal Sect; its greatest benefit is its utter purity and integration, cultivated in a balanced and harmonious manner. It counters many nefarious techniques and is extremely formidable in terms of combat power, attack efficiency, and protection.
Countless people dream of such a technique; it is an eminent mental method, and the Zhao Family had made a significant effort.
However…
Meng Yu looked at the Jade Box, on the verge of tears.
The long-awaited resources from the Immortal Sect had arrived, but they were quite different from what he envisioned for his future.
The reason the Pure Yang Technique was called thus was due to its emphasis on utter purity. A cultivator, regardless of the cultivation technique he was practicing, would start by transforming all previously accumulated True Qi into Pure Yang Qi upon commencing the cultivation of the Pure Yang Technique.
The Alchemical Elixir in the Jade Box was specifically designed for cultivating the Pure Yang Technique. Together, they could easily help Meng Yu cultivate Pure Yang Qi and then use it for Foundation Establishment, promising a boundless future.
Yes, that's what the leaders of the Immortal Sect and Hall Master Zhao had in mind, but Meng Yu knew that this path was completely unsuitable for him!
Hundredfold Strength can only be applied to a technique once, and even similar techniques have their limitations. Why would he cultivate the Pure Yang Technique?
What is a treasure to others is poison to him!
He wasn't aiming to become Hong Qigong, who defeated everyone with his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, but rather to learn from Huang Yaoshi with his variety of combined, flexibly deployed techniques!
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Meng Yu sighed.
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If he had known that these were the contents of the box, he wouldn't have accepted it; it seemed that he needed to return it to Zhao Yuxuan, and that it couldn't even stay overnight.
He dialed Zhao Yuxuan's contact number, and soon after, Zhao Yuxuan arrived, then left Meng Yu's room with a dark cloud hanging over his face.
Meng Yu had truly and utterly refused the goodwill of the Zhao Family.
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The action was cancelled, and whatever happened in the Feiyun Minor World no longer concerned him.
After ten days, he reported in advance that he was going to seclude himself for a few days to cultivate formations, then went to a certain location outside, activated the room's Shielding Formation, but actually went to the basement he had dug and began to travel through time again.
The air twisted slightly, and Meng Yu was back in the mountain stronghold.
The nearby hourglass showed that only a few hours had passed here, everything around him was as normal, and in his chart, the return location in the Immortal Sect's great world this time was the place where he had traveled from.
Very good, extremely good.
It was now noon outside, and after Meng Yu went out, Liu Qingshuang immediately brought him delicacies and the like.
This was a traditional woman deeply poisoned by feudalism; treat her a bit nicely, and she'd give you her life; treat her very well, and she might even distort herself.
"Has anything happened in the past few days?"
Wang Fugui was managing the daily affairs.
For the routine matters, Meng Yu did not intervene. As long as everyone did their jobs without any major issues, that was fine. However, since Meng Yu had shown his power by taking out people like Young Master Yu, the operation of the mountain stronghold had become even smoother.
And so, his days passed by, one after another, engaged in alchemy, studying formations, and cultivating.
The Second Turn Marrow-Cleansing Pill was a success, significantly increasing the cultivation of Liu Qingshuang and Wang Fugui. Other alchemical elixirs also left his subordinates endlessly grateful, just short of committing suicide to prove their loyalty.
There was no helping it; Meng Yu had given too much.
Apart from alchemical elixirs, Meng Yu bought some cultivation techniques from a bookstore, all sorts of them. In this world, they were certainly not common goods; at the very least, they were of fine quality or higher, with lofty intentions. For example, the swordsmanship passed to the Liu Family was called Bai Yun Seven Forms, which complemented their Forty-Nine Steps of the Willow-Dancing Whirlwind Sword perfectly, having an immediate effect. As for inner strength, the Taiqing Heart Method was also not bad, moderate and balanced, more than enough before reaching Innate. Adding to this was a cultivation technique for exercising muscles and bones given to the common people by the Immortal Sect. With these, Liu Qingshuang was making rapid progress in her cultivation.
People like Wang Fugui were also taught by Meng Yu according to their talents, and as connoisseurs who had practiced inner strength and swordsmanship for many years, they naturally knew the value of these gifts.
Some people would serve as slaves for a lifetime to learn a divine technique or unique skill, and that wouldn't even be sufficient— their sons would continue to serve, securing an opportunity for their descendants. Some families spent dozens of generations gradually perfecting a cultivation technique.
What merit did they have...
This was the crushing power of resource flow, this was the gift of civilization.
They wrote to their families and friends, telling them that this was a place where "The people are foolish, and the money plentiful, come quickly." No, it was that after drifting half their lifetime, they had finally found a wise ruler, urging their families to come quickly as there were still opportunities, and to help recommend some honest and reliable people to join them, imploring them not to let them lose face.
And these people would become the foundation for Meng Yu to one day declare sovereignty over this world.
In the Immortal Sect, he bragged that even if he did nothing and simply relaxed, he would naturally and effortlessly reach Foundation Establishment by Enlightenment after three years.
This was the final stubbornness of a man with ordinary talent.
On the other side, in the real world, he would diligently collect spirit stones, improve his cultivation, expand his influence, spending a total of twelve years to eventually achieve Foundation Establishment.
The future was bright and smooth, and what's more, he still had an unused ten!
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