parentshiftbook Chapter 153: Changes in Talent
Chapter 153: Changes in Talent
Summer is often like this: in the morning, the sky is blue, but at dusk, a sudden downpour occurs.
The fresh air after the rain, carrying the fragrance of bamboo leaves, filled Zhang Ping's nostrils. He was enveloped in the cool, refreshing feeling after the rain, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Outside the pavilion, the grass-covered path was still damp. Fu Huiying and Lu Wanrou each held a long sword and practiced their swordsmanship back and forth. As the swords clashed, the dissipating energy whistled, causing the surrounding bamboo poles to sway gently.
In just two months, their cultivation progressed rapidly, and they had already broken through to the Flesh Refining Realm.
This is partly due to the fact that their natural talent for cultivation has greatly improved, and partly because the secret medicine they had taken before was not fully digested and its effects accumulated in their bodies. Now that it has been completely refined, their cultivation level has suddenly increased.
Even so, their subsequent cultivation speed will not slow down significantly.
After numerous dual cultivation sessions, Zhang Ping discovered that the effect of "Yin Yang Divine Union Heavenly Capital Fate Crossing" in enhancing the target's talent had nothing to do with his own talent, nor did it seem to be related to the level of beast patterns.
Even now, he hasn't fully grasped the exact strength of this beast rune. But considering its specific use, it can bring both pleasure and enhance talent, making its effects truly outstanding.
Getting back to the main point, after so many training sessions, Zhang Ping had roughly figured out the pattern.
The degree to which Fu Huiying and the other person's talents improved was closely related to his own strength.
Simply put, the stronger he is, the higher the potential of their talents will be. In the future, their talents will continue to grow as his cultivation improves, and as long as they are willing to cultivate diligently, keeping up with his pace will not be difficult at all.
Having figured this out, Zhang Ping felt much more at ease. He turned slightly to the side, picked up a cup of tea from the stone table, and brought it to his lips.
On the stone table sat two plates of pastries and two cups of tea. Besides Zhang Ping, a stunningly beautiful woman also sat there. Her figure was hidden in a maple-red dress, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, exuding a powerful aura.
The woman looked at Fu Huiying and Fu Huiying sparring, and after a moment of silence, she said, "I have learned about their talents. The fact that they were able to break through to the mid-stage of Body Refinement in such a short time means that if you didn't use special rare and precious materials on them, then their talents must have been greatly enhanced."
The speaker was Nangong Feiyan, who was filled with surprise and doubt.
After leading the Nangong family to seek refuge with the Nanwang Mansion, she settled in a small town next to the Chuwang City.
With her cultivation at the Blood Essence Realm and outstanding governance skills, Nangong Feiyan quickly stabilized the family's situation and rapidly expanded her business, extending her reach into the Chu King City.
During this period, she contacted Zhang Ping multiple times, hoping to establish a relationship and pave the way for the family's development, but Zhang Ping never agreed.
Even though she tried to please him by promising him the choice of any widow in the Nangong family, she still couldn't win Zhang Ping over.
Of course, the most crucial reason is that Zhang Ping was not a womanizer.
Hearing Nangong Feiyan's words, Zhang Ping chuckled, knowing that she still had doubts.
Although the Nangong family is now at peace, it is by no means easy for them to rise again in this world of demons and monsters with just a single Blood Essence Realm warrior. That is why Nangong Feiyan is eager to get on his good side.
Zhang Ping initially refused, but unexpectedly, some time ago, Nangong Feiyan took the initiative to inquire about methods to improve talent. At the time, he didn't say anything explicitly, only asking Nangong Feiyan to observe Fu Huiying and the other person. Now, the other person has noticed something, but can't believe it because the improvement in their talent is too astonishing.
Zhang Ping smiled and put down his teacup, saying, "Patriarch Nangong, whether this matter is true or false depends on your choice, not on what I say."
Nangong Feiyan remained silent upon hearing this, her slender fingers gently tapping the table, making a "tap-tap" sound.
A thoughtful look occasionally crossed her strikingly beautiful face, which possessed a touch of heroic spirit. She knew that since Zhang Ping was willing to reveal this matter to her, he must be willing to tell her the method to improve her talent; the key question now was the price.
Her cultivation had stagnated. Last year, in order to break through to the Essence Blood Realm, she overdosed on secret medicines, exhausting most of her potential.
Even if he can continue to improve in the future, he probably won't have any hope of advancing to the Marrow Marrow Realm.
Before the chaos of demons, the Blood Essence Realm was enough to dominate Lanjiang Prefecture and easily suppress the Leng family; even under the current trend of demon invasion, it is enough to support the development and growth of a family.
For most people, reaching such a level of cultivation would be enough to satisfy them, and they would no longer strive for more. But Nangong Feiyan was different.
She knew the truth about the old Wei and Zhao territory, and she had an indomitable spirit. She wanted stronger cultivation and a more prosperous family!
What we have now is far from enough.
Without much hesitation, Nangong Feiyan asked, "Could you tell me what method was used to enhance your talent? Was it through medicine, or some kind of special technique?"
Zhang Ping smiled and casually replied, "Dual cultivation."
Upon hearing these two words, Nangong Feiyan was taken aback.
The Great Wei Dynasty was not without methods of dual cultivation, but such methods were mostly classified as unorthodox and heretical.
While martial artists cultivate their qi and blood in seemingly similar ways, there are fundamental differences. Since qi and blood cannot circulate between each other, the so-called dual cultivation is naturally nonsense, and anyone with even a little common sense about cultivation would not believe it.
Zhang Ping's words were completely unexpected.
"I'll think about it." After a moment, Nangong Feiyan spoke slowly.
Zhang Ping was somewhat surprised by this answer. He had assumed that someone as assertive as Nangong Feiyan would refuse outright. However, whether she ultimately accepted or rejected him didn't matter much to him.
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Summer is gradually coming to an end, and the power of the scorching sun is slowly weakening, but the area around Lanjiang Prefecture, located on the southern border of the Great Wei, is still unbearably hot.
With the arrival of a large number of martial arts reinforcements, the demons' offensive was completely contained, and the battlefield situation returned to the hands of the martial arts allied forces, at least on the surface. The battle line in Lanjiang Prefecture was also pushed back to the vicinity of Lanjiang City.
A hundred miles away from Lanjiang City, a small town originally called "Giant Stone Town" rapidly prospered due to the gathering of martial artists and gradually developed into "Giant Stone City".
In the city, in the simple courtyard of the Demon Extermination Division, stood a huge stone slab, on which was meticulously engraved a battle map of the Lanjiang Prefecture area. Wen Gaoyang, dressed in white, stood before the stone map, but his gaze was not on the stone slab itself; instead, he looked somewhat lost and dejected.
"How could this be... How could this be..."
Wen Gaoyang's hands trembled slightly as he tightly clutched a letter and a map.
"Master?"
As soon as Xu Rulin entered the courtyard, he saw Wen Gaoyang's condition and immediately exclaimed in surprise, rushing forward to support him: "Master, has your old injury flared up again?"
"Sigh... I'm fine."
Wen Gaoyang pushed his apprentice's hand away and slumped down on the stone bench.
The souvenir and map clutched in his hand slipped from his grasp, drifting and scattering on the ground, covered in grayish-brown dust.
Xu Rulin glanced at Wen Gaoyang, then bent down to pick up the letter and map from the ground.
He glanced at the map but didn't pay much attention, then looked at the souvenirs.
But when he saw the contents, his expression suddenly turned to shock, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible?!"