"Haori Mountain, the Nascent Soul cultivation technique?"
Upon receiving Xie Qingxue's message, Zheng Fa raised an eyebrow, showing not disappointment but rather a hint of joy.
Although he didn't have a high opinion of the Five Sects, Sect Master Yan had even attacked him before, in matters of diplomacy, it's better to have something to talk about than nothing.
Moreover, it seems that Sect Master Yan is determined to die a great death, and his targets may also include Vast Sun Mountain.
As long as Sect Master Yan relentlessly attacks Vast Sun Mountain, Zheng Fa is willing to accept the united front and magnanimously forgive him.
" The True Disciple Cultivation Method of Vast Sun Mountain?" Senior Sister Zhang, walking alongside Zheng Fa, frowned. "I remember Old Han's intelligence saying that Vast Sun Mountain should be the True Disciple of three lineages?"
Zheng Fa nodded and said, "Yes, Xie Qingxue also said that Sect Master Yan told her that Vast Sun Mountain should have three Dao Fruit Founder. In addition to the Yang Dao Fruit we met, there is another one surnamed Lu and another surnamed Yun, known as the Three Sages."
"Only the disciples of these Three Sages can be called True Disciple."
Since the Nine Mountains Sect and Vast Sun Mountain were already at odds, they had been gathering intelligence about each other.
Through the channels of the Peerless Alliance, Old Han obtained a lot of information.
Senior Sister Zhang and the others also captured two Nascent Soul who had come from Vast Sun Mountain to cause trouble, and they also learned some information about the true nature of Vast Sun Mountain.
More importantly, there was the information Xie Qingxue conveyed—after all, the existence of Dao Fruit cultivators was something that those outside the Five Sects level could not even come into contact with.
Zheng Fa has now roughly figured it out:
Vast Sun Mountain has three Dao Fruit cultivators, which is much stronger than the Nine Mountains Sect's current strength, which is so great that they have to fight desperately to deal with even one Dao Fruit cultivator.
Without the Six-Sect Pact, the Nine Mountains Sect would probably be gone by now.
"Obtaining the True Disciple Cultivation Method the martial arts will likely be difficult."
Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang frowned deeply.
"Otherwise..." Zheng Fa smiled, "I think Shi Nandang is quite generous."
He knew that his cheap master, the Ninth Elder, possessed the True Disciple Cultivation Method of the Vast Sun Mountain Spirit Transformation!
Seeing that he seemed somewhat confident, Senior Sister Zhang didn't ask any more questions and looked towards the University Island ahead.
The buildings on University Island are the most extensive among the Heavenly Palace Nine Isles.
This place was probably the residence of the Heavenly Venerable himself. Originally, there were many palaces and pavilions scattered around, including a spacious main hall, which was extremely magnificent.
When Zheng Fa arrived, the place was already in ruins, its former glory long gone.
However, Zheng Fa was rather frugal and simple-minded. When he and his disciples were repairing the island, they made use of all the ruins.
The University Island now has hundreds of classrooms, most of which are built on the foundations of the former palace, and a significant portion of the bricks and stones used are recycled materials salvaged from the walls.
However, the area where the main hall was located had not been newly built; instead, it had become an empty space.
The open space has changed somewhat:
Three hundred and sixty Spirit Stone were arranged in concentric circles of varying sizes and embedded in the ground.
The Spiritual Qi slowly gathered towards the center, and countless runes flowed in the air.
It was the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation that had just been set up.
Zheng Fa noticed that there was a hint of unease in Senior Sister Zhang's expression...
"Senior sister?"
Senior Sister Zhang snapped out of her daze, seemed to let out a soft breath, then gave him a bright smile before lightly touching the ground with her toes and floating into the formation.
Holding the Flying Immortal Brush, she drew several Talisman Diagram in the air. Three hundred and sixty Spirit Stone embedded in the ground emitted a golden light, which converged on her, making Senior Sister Zhang appear even more otherworldly.
Then, a water curtain appeared out of thin air and stood on the University Island, like a mirror, reflecting various texts and numbers—this was the data that Uncle-Master Pang and Senior Sister Zhang had collected before, as well as the ledgers of Han Qi's transactions with various factions during this period.
Seeing the words on the water screen, Zheng Fa felt a little relieved; it was good that the machine could be turned on.
If they fail after using so many Spirit Stone, it will be a painful blow to the entire Nine Mountains Sect.
Conversely, if it succeeds, these Spirit Stone are nothing!
Although the Nine Mountains Calculation Formation has not yet completed its artificial intelligence algorithm, it is perfectly fine to use Senior Sister Zhang as the administrator and as a computer.
And because so many Spirit Stone were used, this computer's computing power far surpasses that of Senior Sister Zhang.
Or rather, according to Zheng Fa's idea, this is the Nine Mountains Supercomputing Platform that he has always dreamed of!
With a thought, Senior Sister Zhang unleashed a continuous stream of Talisman Diagram from the tip of her Flying Immortal Brush into the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation.
Zheng Fa focused his gaze on the water curtain. With his Nascent Soul Realm stage eyesight, he could naturally see that Senior Sister Zhang was calculating the allocation of raw materials for the Nine Mountains Sect and the production of various Spirit Artifact, pills, and spirit medicine over the next half month.
The planned economy has its shortcomings, one of which is computing power.
In order to develop the Nine Mountains Sect, Zheng Fa also learned some relevant knowledge in modern times—or rather, he learned of a tragic situation that was both laughable and heartbreaking:
Historically, the planned economy system of the northern big brother can even be said to have been destroyed by computing power.
Leaving aside the complexity of the various models and Mathematics theories in economic planning, the most intuitive point is:
Planning the production of 1,000 products requires 500,000 flexibility parameters.
At that time, the combined power of all the computers in the world was probably less than that of a single mobile phone in later generations.
So the consequences are obvious: Big Brother left behind a massive economic wasteland and a group of Mathematics who were abnormally strong... Even many of the reference books that Senior Sister Zhang studied came from that country.
But the Nine Mountains Sect doesn't have this problem!
Although the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation is not yet fully completed, its computing power is sufficient to meet the current needs of the Nine Mountains Realm.
This alone will save far more than 360 spirit Spirit Stone.
Now, Zheng Fa dares to say that the " First Fifty-Year Plan " has a 99% success rate!
He watched as Senior Sister Zhang would occasionally tap the water curtain, and a streak of light would fly off the University Island.
Some flew towards the Medicine Garden, some towards the Marketplace, and some towards Industrial Development Island.
Zheng Fa knew that Senior Sister Zhang had calculated the result and was issuing instructions to various departments of the Nine Mountains Sect.
With the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation, the entire economic system of the Nine Mountains Sect is like having a brain.
Shortly after an incense stick's time, Senior Sister Zhang put down her pen, her eyes bright as she smiled at Zheng Fa:
"In the past, it would have taken me half a month to calculate this amount of stuff."
Zheng Fa grinned. If even a freak like Senior Sister Zhang could calculate for half a month, the time others would probably take would be more than half a year.
Having planned the allocation of resources for the Nine Mountains Sect during this period, Senior Sister Zhang seemed to have had enough fun. She touched the water screen with the tip of her pen again, and the image on the water screen changed once more, revealing densely packed runes.
Zheng Fa naturally recognized these as the runes of the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array.
He couldn't help but stare intently.
The Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array was a matter of life and death for him, so he naturally took it very seriously.
Moreover, if he could add a back door to the grand formation, he would have much more room to maneuver, and he would have a way to obtain the True Disciple Cultivation Method of Vast Sun Mountain.
"The back door of the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array... is exceptionally well-designed. The only problem is how to carve it into Spirit Stone without being detected."
Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang's furrowed brows and deductions, and shook his head as well.
Shi Nandang wasn't stupid; at least for now, he wasn't entirely at ease with Zheng Fa or even the three Nascent Soul Nascent Soul of the Profound Mystery Sect.
Shi Nandang would inspect each of the Spirit Stone they had engraved.
If the Method Formula within the Spirit Stone are different, he will naturally be able to detect it.
Senior Sister Zhang nodded gently, her Flying Immortal Brush making rapid taps on the water curtain, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
After a while, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of something, and she pointed at the water curtain and said, "Junior brother, look at this!"
"Um?"
Zheng Fa looked towards the water curtain.
They then discovered a complex yet familiar Talisman Diagram structure in the water screen image.
He watched for a while, then suddenly burst out laughing, "Senior sister, you're really... bullying me!"
The structure of the Talisman Diagram on the screen is 99.9% similar to the Talisman Diagram Zheng Fa originally intended to carve into the Spirit Stone.
Upon closer inspection, however, it reveals many additional structures compared to the original Talisman Diagram.
But Shi Nandang probably wouldn't be able to see it:
Zheng Fa and his group originally used Topology to simplify various Talisman Diagram and minimize the consumption of spiritual energy.
However, Senior Sister Zhang did the opposite, using Topology transformation to distort and deform some of the Talisman Diagram, making them complex and seemingly identical to the original Talisman Diagram, but with completely different Topology properties.
This difference...
Students who are good at Topology in the Nine Mountains Sect might be able to see it.
But Shi Nandang he hadn't studied this stuff!
In short:
They're just taking advantage of Shi Nandang of education!
"Senior sister, I think we can try this method with other Talisman Diagram too..."
Zheng Fa actually started to push his luck. He originally only wanted to secretly leave a back door to ensure his own safety.
Now he's considering whether or not to demolish the backyard.
Profound Mystery Sect, Divine Fire Mountain.
"Come to my cave abode."
A voice transmission came from the mountainside, and Zheng Fa did not hesitate, flying towards the cave abode of his cheap master, the Ninth Elder.
The Ninth Elder was still the only one in the cave.
She sat on the Han Yu bed, a Storage Bag beside her knees, seemingly examining it.
Zheng Fa's eyes also fell on the Storage Bag, and a thought struck him as he understood why she had come to find him.
"These are supplies delivered by my people..."
As expected, the Ninth Elder's words confirmed his suspicions.
This Storage Bag contains the goods traded between the Supreme Dao and the Nine Mountains Sect.
The two transactions are actually being conducted through Elder Jiu's channels. Zheng Fa hands over the supplies to Elder Jiu, who then delivers them to the border of Supreme Dao and retrieves the supplies from Supreme Dao.
As for what to exchange and at what price, that was naturally decided by Zheng Fa and Venerable Tongming through Communication Talisman.
In fact, the volume of goods traded was not very large.
Well, to be honest, it doesn't even compare to Vast Sun Mountain's contribution to the economy of the Nine Mountains Sect.
After all, even the Ninth Elder didn't dare to be too arrogant; the real operation was smuggling.
But this deal is also extremely important to the Nine Mountains Sect:
Because the Eastern Continent Supreme Dao, it possesses many spiritual materials that the Hundred Immortals Alliance does not have.
Some spiritual materials can only be obtained through transformation, which costs far more than the cost of trading with the Supreme Dao, making it a losing proposition.
Therefore, the Ninth Elder did the Hundred Immortals Alliance a great favor.
Zheng Fa also took out a Storage Bag and handed it to the Ninth Elder.
"This is the elder's reward."
Zheng Fa has always respected working people, and he treated Elder Jiu, the deliveryman, the same way; this was something they had agreed upon beforehand.
The Ninth Elder helped him deliver the goods, and Zheng Fa rewarded him with Spirit Stone and supplies.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Elder shook his head, as if he were about to refuse.
"Elder?"
"... The person who made the deal with your sect is someone of extremely high status within the Supreme Dao?"
Zheng Fa wasn't surprised that the Ninth Elder could guess this.
He had previously told the Ninth Elder that she should go to the border of the Supreme Dao to pick up the goods.
However, the spiritual materials in this Storage Bag are abundant and valuable.
Many of these items are exclusively owned by the Supreme Dao.
Only those with a certain status within the Supreme Dao can obtain so much.
Behind Venerable Tongming is First Seat Xuande, who appears to have achieved the level of Corpse Liberation. In the Supreme Dao system, he should be only one step away from attaining the Dao Fruit.
He can definitely be considered a core figure in the Supreme Dao.
Elder Zheng Fa nodded.
The Ninth Elder's face lit up with joy, and he looked at Zheng Fa:
" Alliance Leader Zheng... I don't want this reward."
"Um?"
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Elder rose from the Han Yu bed, bowed deeply to Zheng Fa, and said, " Alliance Leader Zheng, since you came up the mountain, I have certainly contributed to the Hundred Immortals Alliance, even if I haven't made any great contributions."
Zheng Fa nodded again.
That's not wrong either.
Regardless of what the Ninth Elder intended to do, he objectively helped Zheng Fa a great deal.
"Then, I would like to ask Alliance Leader Zheng to grant me one request."
"You say."
"Alliance Leader, if you have any connections, could you please introduce me and my disciples to join the Supreme Dao Sect?"
Zheng Fa's gaze towards this cheap master immediately changed.
Pooh!
Scumbag woman!
When he said he wanted to join the Hundred Immortals Alliance, he was so confident and full of longing for the Nine Mountains Realm.
Now, things have gotten really messy; having met the Supreme Dao, he's actually fallen for someone else?
Zheng Fa also understood that, from the perspective of the Ninth Elder, the Supreme Dao was indeed more worthy of entrusting one's life to than the Nine Mountains Sect.
Moreover, this matter wasn't actually that difficult for Zheng Fa:
After all, the Ninth Elder and his dozens of disciples, big and small, were nothing to the Nine Mountains Sect, let alone the Supreme Dao.
The Ninth Elder may not be able to obtain the True Disciple teachings he desires.
But if the Tianhe Sect can provide them with food, that's definitely not a problem.
But... women are indeed fickle!
Seemingly noticing the surprise in Zheng Fa's eyes, the Ninth Elder smiled sheepishly and said:
"I only wish to save the lives of my clan. Alliance Leader, you may not know this, but most of those disciples are my clansmen and relatives by marriage... If the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array is completed, I may be safe, but my clansmen will likely be in a different situation."
"Clan members?"
My surname is Ye.
Oh, Ye, the Ye from Junior Sister Ye.
Li Hao knew nothing about this. It was unclear whether the Ninth Elder had kept it a secret or if Li Hao was simply out of touch with the world.
"Then why didn't you send Junior Sister Ye to Vast Sun Mountain before, Elder... Oh right, you were planning to run away."
Now, Zheng Fa fully understood some of the Ninth Elder's actions:
She is attached to a powerful and deeply rooted Lineage, which is why she is a staunch "localist" and even harbors a hidden dissatisfaction with Vast Sun Mountain. Perhaps she had the idea of breaking away from Vast Sun Mountain from the very beginning.
That's why she was so indifferent when selecting disciples to go to Vast Sun Mountain.
At that time, Zheng Fa thought that she was biased towards those with good aptitude.
Later, perhaps some of his actions aroused her suspicion, and she felt she had found an opportunity, so she paved the way for him in every way.
Conversely, her initial choice of the Hundred Immortals Alliance was also because Vast Sun Mountain was truly not a decent person.
Once he met the real high-achieving, wealthy, and handsome Supreme Dao, the Ninth Elder naturally had the idea of seeking refuge with someone else.
"I'd be willing to do that."
Although he was dumped, Zheng Fa didn't really mind.
The Ninth Elder and her disciples number only a handful, neither more nor less, to the Nine Mountains Sect in its current state.
Besides, forced relationships are never sweet, and a wife who has someone else in her heart will eventually give you a cuckold's horns.
Zheng Fa wasn't interested.
"I need to ask the Supreme Dao; if they are willing, I will introduce you to them."
For Zheng Fa, the fact that the Ninth Elder had requirements made him feel more at ease than that he had no requirements.
The Ninth Elder was overjoyed upon hearing this, bowed deeply to Zheng Fa, and said, "Thank you, Alliance Leader!"
Zheng Fa raised his hand, signaling the Ninth Elder to stand up.
The Ninth Elder straightened up, seemingly still a little embarrassed, and said:
"Alliance Leader, your Divine Ability are unparalleled. Even in perilous situations, you remain calm and composed. Unlike me, who, now stationed atop this Divine Fire Mountain, feels as if I have thorns in my back, unable to sleep peacefully every night."
"This mountaintop Immortal Sword is so ferocious. If it were to attack one day, perhaps you, Alliance Leader, would be able to escape, but I would surely die."
"The struggle between the Hundred Immortals Alliance and Vast Sun Mountain... I have no power to get involved; I only wish to preserve my life."
Zheng Fa knew she was explaining her fickleness, but he had to admit that this cheap master was still quite clear-headed:
Vast Sun Mountain disregarded the lives of her people, which naturally made her resentful.
On the other hand, the Nine Mountains Sect's strength seems far inferior to that of Vast Sun Mountain, making it difficult for her to have enough confidence.
Moreover, with the conflict between the two factions, this Divine Fire Mountain is likely to suffer.
From the perspective of the Ninth Elder, if she wanted to escape, the Supreme Dao was now the best option.
After pondering for a moment, Zheng Fa voiced a thought that had been lingering in his mind, "Elder, how about I make another deal with you?"
What transaction?
"I want the Nascent Soul cultivation technique from Haori Mountain."
The Ninth Elder looked puzzled.
Zheng Fa then said, "That was the True Disciple Cultivation Method of Vast Sun Mountain Shi Nandang passed down to you that day."
The Ninth Elder pondered for a moment, then replied, "How does the Alliance Leader intend to proceed with this deal?"
"Give me this Nascent Soul cultivation technique, and I'll give you another promise—even if the Supreme Dao is unwilling to accept you as a disciple, you can rest easy on Divine Fire Mountain."
The Ninth Elder's eyes widened, seemingly in disbelief.
Zheng Fa smiled slightly and pointed his finger into the air.
The Ninth Elder then felt a very familiar murderous intent intent pouring down from the mountaintop.
"Heavens... the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array?"
The Ninth Elder's voice trembled, and his teeth chattered. He felt that his life had just been hanging by a thread with Zheng Fa.
What terrified her even more was that she sensed the changes in the great formation, yet the entire Divine Fire Mountain remained completely still, as if no one had noticed anything amiss, and it was exceptionally peaceful.
"How about it?" Zheng Fa laughed. "As long as you give me that True Disciple Cultivation Method, Elder, I can guarantee that you can rest easy and sleep soundly every night on Divine Fire Mountain."
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Elder nodded silently, seemingly persuaded by Zheng Fa.
She truly understood Zheng Fa's words.
That feeling just now indicated that Zheng Fa's control over the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array was stronger than that of Vast Sun Mountain, the original creator.
And the Immortal-Trapping Sword... is probably no longer a problem for Zheng Fa.
Even... Alliance Leader Zheng disagrees, whether this grand formation can be used is another matter entirely!
The battle between Vast Sun Mountain and Nine Mountains Sect has ended!
Her gaze as she looked towards the mountaintop was also somewhat confused.
Now she's sleeping well, but how are the people on the Venerable Shi at the mountaintop sleeping?
"Alliance Leader..."
"It's best not to send any letters to the Supreme Dao '."
"..."
The Ninth Elder, with a solemn gaze, puffed out her chest, and displaying unwavering loyalty, declared, " The Profound Mystery Sect is also under the banner of the Hundred Immortals Alliance, and I am also a member of the Hundred Immortals Alliance."
"Wherever the Alliance Leader is, that's where I will be!"
Zheng Fa felt that these words sounded familiar...
Isn't this the wording I used back then?