Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 462 - 251: Not Afraid of Losing Face, The Truth About the Spirit Root
Chapter 462: Chapter 251: Not Afraid of Losing Face, The Truth About the Spirit Root freēwēbnovel.com
Over a hundred Nascent Souls in the lower seats all focused on the map that had been spread out before them, observing the colored regions of Taiyang County and Liangzhou with a hint of surprise in their eyes.
Zheng Fa could understand this astonishment—it was not to say that his own contributions weren’t significant, but Tongming Master had simply conceded too much.
The Hundred Immortals Alliance’s seven provinces and twenty-three counties were not merely territories, but also the lifeline of spirit ore and Spirit Plants that the Alliance had relied on for many years.
By giving up four entire provinces all at once, Tongming Master had truly bled greatly:
If he had previously used these four provinces to appease the Great Freedom Demon Sect, perhaps he could have gained a ’friend’ within the Demon Sect, or even competed for a position akin to that of the Netherworld Immortal.
Now, by using two provinces to entice Jiushan Sect, which Cheng Kong Master possessed, was no simple matter. Liangzhou aside, Jiushan Sect was originally based in Taiyang—Tan Yang County, where the Secret Realm was located, was also in Taiyang.
Even originally, Jiushan Sect did not occupy the entirety of Taiyang.
Now, with just a single nod from Zheng Fa, Jiushan Sect could directly expand its territory, becoming twice as large as before!
Moreover, aside from being Jiushan Sect’s historic land, which held great significance to the sect, Taiyang was also incredibly valuable—don’t forget the spirit cave that appeared in Taiyang County, there’s even a spirit stone mine there!
Cheng Kong Master was looking at Zheng Fa with a smile, showing that he really had put a lot of thought into this.
Xie Qingxue stood by like a spectator; she didn’t get a piece of territory to her name. After all, the resurrection of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor was not a matter solely pertaining to the Supreme Dao.
Her gaze circled around the faces of the others.
Two Divinity Transformation experts had slightly unsightly expressions; after all, the more territory Jiushan Sect got, the less there was for them. However, they didn’t dare to speak up—not to mention they couldn’t question Cheng Kong Master, Zheng Fa’s current power was enough to keep them silent.
The expressions on the Nascent Souls’ faces were more envious than anything, as for taking offense—they weren’t fools.
She also took a special look at the Nascent Souls from Jiushan Sect. Elder Yuan and the others seemed quite excited, it was clear to see that by taking over Taiyang and Liangzhou, not only did they recover the old territory of their Sect, but they also gained much more land and resources.
Others looked on with envy or jealousy at Zheng Fa, yet Zheng Fa himself wore no smile, but frowned, contemplating.
He looked as though he truly didn’t want to exert the effort!
"Zheng Fa?"
Zheng Fa first asked, "What about that Demon Sect Secret Realm?"
He remembered that Tan Yang County had more than just a spirit stone mine; there was also a Demon Sect Secret Realm.
"Vanished without a trace."
Cheng Kong Master seemed to know immediately what he was worried about and explained, "Tongming has investigated; that place no longer has an entrance to the Secret Realm."
Zheng Fa suddenly recalled the words of Qingyun Great Saint.
The Qingyun Great Saint had once said the price they had to pay for the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor to take action was sacrificing their own Secret Realm.
Does this mean that the Secret Realm has now been occupied by the Demon Race?
And even taken along with them as they fled?
Such appears to be the case, it seems that Cheng Kong Master probably hadn’t intended to trap him.
But the question is—does Jiushan Sect currently need such a territory.
In terms of population, Jiushan Realm was not lacking.
To be honest, Taiyang and Liangzhou didn’t play as big a role to Jiushan Sect as others perceived.
Cheng Kong Master was also somewhat puzzled, "Zheng Fa, I know you have Jiushan Realm, but such a Pocket World, after all, has limited spiritual materials and scarce resources."
He felt he was truly sincere.
As the Supreme Dao also owns Pocket Worlds, these Worlds, while safe, offer limited resources and are far from sufficient to support the cultivation of the sect’s disciples.
Otherwise, what would the Supreme Dao be doing meddling with the Xuanwei Five Sects? They would simply close their doors and lead their own lives.
But who knew Zheng Fa would be so indifferent?
Even those Nascent Souls from Jiushan Sect seemed to wake up quite a bit, and the joy on their faces also faded, each weighing their options...
This expression made the others feel all the more uncomfortable:
Seeing such a vast amount of territory being allotted to Jiushan Sect was already unpleasant for them, but they could only suppress their feelings.
But to see the Jiushan Sect folks act as if they didn’t care for those two provinces... that was even more frustrating!
They could hardly contain themselves!
Was Jiushan Realm really that wealthy?
...
Of course, Jiushan Realm also had the shortcomings of a Pocket World—the realm was primarily focused on Thunder spiritual materials.
But the thing was, Zheng Fa had a way to solve this problem.
With the increasing exploration of the nature of spiritual materials and the completion of the spiritual element cycle of the Five Elements, the synthesis of artificial spiritual materials was nearly on the agenda.
Meaning, the issue of a scarcity of spiritual materials that plagued other Pocket Worlds and even vexed the likes of Supreme Dao from the Xuanwei Five Sects wasn’t such a big problem in Jiushan Realm—regarding the cost comparison between synthetic and natural spiritual materials, that was another topic altogether.
Cheng Kong Master’s expression revealed his confusion:
He didn’t expect Zheng Fa to be grateful, but he’d never thought there would be a time when donating territory could prove to be unsuccessful.
In the midst of everyone’s silence, Zheng Fa glanced at Sister Zhang, seemingly seeking her opinion.
Sister Zhang appeared to understand what he wanted to say, she didn’t speak, but merely nodded slightly.
Zheng Fa looked down at Elder Yuan, who smiled back at him.
"This territory spanning two provinces, Jiushan Sect does not want."
"Not want?" Even after living for over ten thousand years and believing himself to have seen all sorts of people and heard all sorts of things, Cheng Kong Master couldn’t help but widen his eyes, "The Secret Realm is truly gone."
Zheng Fa shook his head.
His reason for giving up the two provinces was just one—the Netherworld Immortal was not dead!
Whether Cheng Kong Master had truly put his mind at ease, Zheng Fa did not know.
But he had not.
Given the power of the Netherworld Immortal, and his hatred for Zheng Fa...
They would naturally not fear anything if they stayed hidden within Jiushan Realm.
But occupying Taiyang and Liangzhou would be a different story.
Even though Zheng Fa could choose not to leave Jiushan Realm, in order to manage two provinces and gather resources, he would naturally have to send people out—this would create vulnerabilities.
The simplest scenario—if the Netherworld Immortal captured a disciple of Jiushan Sect, would Zheng Fa save them or not?
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