Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 1254 - 556: When Two Women Meet, the Bastard Pays

Chapter 1254: Chapter 556: When Two Women Meet, the Bastard Pays

Master Zhang stood up, took the teacup with both hands, and sipped lightly, deliberately avoiding looking at Tang Lingwu.

Tang Lingwu didn’t say anything either, drinking her tea with lowered brows and an expression as if food had lost its flavor.

Old Man Bai cursed silently in his heart:

...Damn it!

Where did everyone from the retirement home disappear to?

How come it’s just me accompanying these two ancestors?

"Perhaps I’m used to drinking Jiushan Sect’s tea, this Forget Machine Tea tastes somewhat off to me." Master Zhang slowly put down the teacup, seemingly embarrassed, and smiled, "Junior brother’s taste is somewhat like mine."

"Then Master Zhang has said it wrong." Tang Lingwu lowered her eyes, "Zheng Fa loves Forget Machine Tea, it’s one of the varieties he personally cultivated."

The moment the words ’personally cultivated’ were uttered, Old Man Bai shivered as if struck, his breath stopping — were they really talking about tea?

Since when did Little Ling Wu become so bold?

"Personally cultivated? That while I’m drinking it, it just seems average to me?"

It seemed Master Zhang hadn’t expected Tang Lingwu to rebut; she squinted and finally looked at Tang Lingwu.

Tang Lingwu still wore an expression of lowered brows, but her words made Master Zhang’s face tighten: "Perhaps the problem lies with the person who brewed it."

Old Man Bai: ...Was she talking about me?

"Zheng Fa loves to drink the tea I brew most; otherwise, should I brew another cup for Master Zhang?"

Tang Lingwu finally lifted her face, smiled modestly at Master Zhang, yet her words were like the sharpest dagger, striking incisively.

Old Man Bai straightened his posture, unconsciously placing his hands on his knees, not daring to move—Little Ling Wu was as hard as a diamond today!

...

Master Zhang seemed to finally regard Tang Lingwu seriously.

"You have quite the audacity; do you know it was me who led junior brother into cultivation back then?" she said coldly, "We have lived and died together more times than you can understand."

Old Man Bai now wished he could have some sunflower seeds to munch.

He understood now; it’s all Zheng Fa’s fault, one has a corpse dissolving cultivation, the other an independent immortal, how could he, a mere Divinity Transformation, stop them?

Let them fight, would it really result in a death?

Tang Lingwu listened and stayed silent for a moment, then she smiled: "Coincidentally, it was Zheng Fa who personally led me into cultivation, and the spiritual energy I cultivate even originates from him..."

Master Zhang’s face grew colder; this modern spiritual energy was all Zheng Fa’s creation, which was fine, but Tang Lingwu saying it seemed to carry a vexing ambiguity.

"As for living and dying together, I truly envy you, Master Zhang..." Tang Lingwu’s voice had a tinge of melancholy, "But Zheng Fa never wanted me to take risks; even now, he only wants us to cultivate well and doesn’t want us to enter Xuanwei Realm..."

Old Man Bai looked at the Forget Machine Tea in his hand, then at Tang Lingwu, no wonder Little Ling Wu disdained his tea-brewing skills; apparently, she was the real tea!

The so-called envy of Master Zhang, beneath the words was essentially just one sentence—Zheng Fa cares for me!

Honestly, Zheng Fa’s sentiment wasn’t just meant for Tang Lingwu, it was directed at the modern world; to care meant Zheng Fa cared for the whole modern world, not wanting its people to take risks.

But Tang Lingwu’s way of putting it had a huge impact, didn’t it seem like Master Zhang was about to explode?

Old Man Bai wanted to flee; continuing this conversation might indeed lead to death!

"You have a big heart..."

Master Zhang looked at Tang Lingwu, her lips curled into a smile suddenly, and continued, "From my understanding of junior brother, he likely has never made any out-of-line moves towards you, right?"

"..."

"Whereas he and I are already Dao companions, the entire Jiushan Sect knows."

Old Man Bai truly felt like applauding this Master Zhang.

She really understood Zheng Fa well...

This move was a complete KO!

Tang Lingwu pursed her lips, seemingly speechless, looking at Old Man Bai with a hint of pity.

After a long time, Tang Lingwu finally spoke, "We cultivators pursue eternal life; fleeting matters of the past, what do they count for?"

Her resolute tone even moved Master Zhang a little.

"The current Dao companion is not of importance; the key is, who will accompany him through the long journey." Tang Lingwu raised her eyes to Master Zhang, expression composed, "I believe it’s me."

"Moreover, speaking of the past, it seems I met Zheng Fa even before Master Zhang?"

"..."

Master Zhang looked at Tang Lingwu, her eyes became much more serious, realizing she truly had a formidable opponent.

Tang Lingwu remained unwavering as well, a serene smile on her face, meeting Master Zhang’s scrutiny.

Seeing this temporary truce, with the two hanging up their no-battle signs, Old Man Bai sighed deeply on the side, cursing silently—Zheng Fa this brat, truly troublesome!

"I came just for junior brother." Master Zhang seemed to shift the topic, "He said I could come to you for guidance."

"What’s happened to Zheng Fa?" Tang Lingwu asked anxiously, "There’s been so little news from him recently, has something happened?"

"There’s no life-threatening danger." Seeing her so eager, Master Zhang’s eyes shifted slightly, her tone unconsciously softening a bit, even carrying a hint of comfort, "But he’s very difficult to free, essentially trapped in Chaos."

She detailed the situation with Zheng Fa, the Evil Water Mother, and Taiyin Fairy, making Old Man Bai and Tang Lingwu’s expressions change variously, eventually Tang Lingwu summarized:

"So, Zheng Fa currently can’t handle the Evil Water Mother, and she already possesses Daluo essence, maybe even stronger methods?"

"I’m concerned about that." Master Zhang replied solemnly, "No one knows how much power the Evil Water Mother can exert in desperation, so I plan to refine stars to complete the All Heaven Stars Formation. If there are 108 stars, the formation can reach Daluo Golden Immortal power... Then even if the Evil Water Mother has trump cards, she will be unable to do anything to junior brother."

"One hundred and eight stars, so you’re still looking to create seventy-two stars?" Tang Lingwu asked with concern, "Do you have enough resources?"

"We don’t." Master Zhang was rather honest in front of the two, "I calculated, even though our Spirit Stone resources are more abundant than other sects, to refine so many stars, Jiushan Sect is still far from enough."

This All Heaven Stars Formation was made from Primordial resources by the ancient Demon Court.

Given the current situation in Xuanwei Realm, the resources cannot compare with those of the past Primordial times.

Even though Jiushan Sect is already one of the three major powers in Xuanwei Realm, it still falls short in refining so many stars.

"I’ve decided to rally the entire sect to attack the Northern Continent." Master Zhang’s eyes were bright, "The Northern Continent has four Golden Immortals; as long as we capture it, apart from the Northern Continent, we can collect resources from four Golden Immortal Worlds."

"Is it enough to create seventy-two stars?"

Tang Lingwu paused and asked.

"I don’t know." Master Zhang shook her head, "But as long as we can make one more star, junior brother will be a bit safer."

Tang Lingwu lowered her eyes and spoke, "Zheng Fa doesn’t want me and modern cultivators to go out to battle, and we’re not good at it."

The modern world, relatively speaking, has truly seen no warfare; Tang Lingwu, with her corpse-dissolving cultivation, hasn’t even killed many chickens.

"But as long as there’s a place where we can help, Master Zhang, please use us." Tang Lingwu lowered her head again, her tone without any grievance, "Whatever resources, whatever scholars you need, Master Zhang, just ask; we’re your subordinates. Until Zheng Fa returns, I’ll follow your lead."

Master Zhang looked at Tang Lingwu, her gaze grew increasingly complex, slowly nodding after a long while.

Watching the two hang up their no-battle order, Old Man Bai sighed heavily beside them, cursing in his heart—this bastard Zheng Fa really deserves to be damned!