Jade Void Palace, Part 2

"." Zhang Rongfang looked around, vaguely feeling like he had been tricked.

But since we're already here, we have no choice but to go for it.

He took a deep breath and immediately smelled an extremely strong Flesh and Blood Aroma.

The aroma was so strong that it was like holding your nose close to braised pork and taking a deep sniff; its intensity far surpassed anything Zhang Rongfang had ever seen before!

He immediately perked up.

He turned to look at the Dao Palace.

The fragrance comes from there, carried by the wind.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Rongfang lifted his foot and walked step by step toward the gate of the Dao Palace.

Regardless, let's go and pay our respects to the Palace Master first.

The square was deserted. Only the sound of the wind could be heard.

Stand in front of the main gate of the Dao Palace.

Zhang Rongfang reached out and pushed.

With a soft creak, the door slowly opened inwards.

Inside was an enormous hall that was extremely long and wide.

Pure white floor, pure white walls, pure white ceiling.

What is most captivating is the densely packed, pure white statues kneeling on both sides of the hall.

Each of these figures was dressed in heavy white armor and wore Helmet that completely covered their face, making it impossible to tell whether they were male or female.

But there are many of them; at a glance, there are probably no fewer than a hundred.

They knelt on either side like guards, naturally forming a straight path from the center of the ground leading to the throne at the end.

Zhang Rongfang unconsciously looked up, gazing upwards along the road.

The throne was enormous, five meters high and three meters wide, with unidentified mythical beast head patterns decorating the back of the armrests.

In the very center sat a tall, slender figure.

"You are the best successor chosen by Yue Dewen?"

The figure looked down at them and asked a question.

It was a woman! Zhang Rongfang was certain. The other person's voice was like a clear mountain spring, cold and sharp, making it impossible to discern the thoughts it contained.

He looked up and carefully examined the other person.

On the throne sat a black-haired woman wearing a pure white dress embroidered with gold thread.

The woman appeared to be only in her early twenties, with snow-white skin and long hair casually draped over her body and the throne.

The person wore a golden crown, one eye reflected a faint blue fluorescence, and the other eye had a normal black pupil.

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Rongfang discovered that the Blue Light eye was actually a sapphire prosthetic eye embedded in its socket, reflecting sunlight.

Aside from these eye-catching features, there was also her unusually full and firm breasts.

Zhang Rongfang had seen many women with good figures before, but none of them were as impressive as the one in front of him.

The key point is that this person naturally revealed quite a bit, yet strangely, it didn't give off a sense of debauchery.

Noble, sacred, beautiful, she was as perfect as a goddess.

"This humble Heaven and Earth. May I ask if you are my Grandmaster Uncle?" Zhang Rongfang stepped forward a few steps and bowed.

"Grandmaster Uncle?" The woman slowly stood up, lightly leaped over twenty meters, and landed in front of Zhang Rongfang, stopping in her tracks.

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Rongfang realized that the incredibly strong Flesh and Blood Aroma he had just smelled was emanating from his very Grandmaster Uncle!

He felt a chill run down his spine. Based on his previous experience, his current Blood Flesh Completion could be considered a talent assessment tool.

The stronger one's talent, the more one lacks, and the stronger the aroma of flesh and blood.

"I am the Grandmaster Uncle you mentioned, the Jin Yuyan Jade Void Palace Master Jin Yuyan, Daoist Title Heaven's Law. You may call me Grandmaster Uncle or Palace Master, whichever you prefer," the woman said calmly.

"Yes." Zhang Rongfang nodded respectfully.

"I understand why Yue Dewen asked you to come. But it will be difficult to gain his approval here," Jin Yuyan, circling around Zhang Rongfang to look him over.

"I have only come here to assume the post of Magistrate Prefectural City Ze Province, and I know nothing else," Zhang Rongfang answered honestly.

"It's better if you don't know. My Jade Void Palace also Daozi, but the main focus here is not Civilian Skill, but martial arts. If you want to become Daozi here and gain recognition, you need to take the stage through martial arts," Jin Yuyan calmly. "Are you willing?"

"Martial arts?" Zhang Rongfang's heart stirred slightly.

"Not bad." Jin Yuyan suddenly leaned very close, her chest almost pressing against Zhang Rongfang's back.

She gently placed her hands on Zhang Rongfang's shoulders, then moved them down his arms, kneading them.

"Interesting, such a physique, such Hard Skill."

Her eyes lit up slightly, as if she had suddenly discovered something.

"Yue Dewen knows the rules here, and he even sent you over to take a look."

Her expression gradually changed, and her hands quickly groped Zhang Rongfang's body.

"Grandmaster Uncle" Zhang Rongfang felt extremely uncomfortable and wanted to run away, but he was also worried about being impolite.

"Don't be afraid. Can mere physical appearance move your heart? That just means your willpower isn't strong enough!" Jin Yuyan, completely unconcerned.

"Grandmaster Uncle, please have some self-respect!" Zhang Rongfang felt the other person's hands moving lower and lower, so he immediately stepped back to avoid the other person's hands.

"What's wrong with letting me touch you? How can I see your aptitude if I don't touch you? How can I prove that you are qualified to be my Daozi?"

Besides, the universe is a natural order, and all things grow and flourish. We humans are but empty shells, mere mortal bodies; what is there to care about? Sooner or later, we will all ascend to immortality.

Jin Yuyan disagreed.

"If you can't see through it, it just means your cultivation is insufficient, that's all!"

Zhang Rongfang was speechless.

He had already realized that this Grandmaster Uncle seemed to have mental problems.

No wonder there's no one here. Everyone probably knows there's something wrong with this person, so they all keep their distance.

"Speaking of which, Yue Dewen also sent over a Daozi before, asking me to train him," Jin Yuyan recalled. "When that child came, he was still very young, only half your height. After my careful testing, I found that his physique was too weak, and he could only pursue Civilian Skill cultivation; he couldn't stay here."

"Is that Senior Brother Zhang Qingzhi?" Zhang Rongfang secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhang Qingzhi was no longer following.

"I think that's his name, but I've forgotten it," Jin Yuyan casually. "It's a pity that the kid is also someone who values appearances. I only asked him to take off his clothes and run outside with heavy loads, but he pretended to be sick and didn't come after only two tries."

Zhang Rongfang was dumbfounded. What kind of genius came up with this training method? The key point is that Senior Brother Zhang actually practiced it twice! "What kind of look is that??" Jin Yuyan glared at Zhang Rongfang.

"That is a return to nature! Humans, like all things, were originally children of heaven."

The best way to experience nature is to carry no burdens on your body.

Feel the wind, feel everything around you, feel the contact and friction against your own skin—you wouldn't understand that wonderful feeling!

"." You're the boss, everything you say is correct.

Zhang Rongfang was powerless to refute.

"Alright, now that Yue Dewen has sent you here, if you want to gain my approval and become Daozi of the Jade Void Palace, then it depends on whether you can withstand my test!" Jin Yuyan solemnly.

"I don't want to accept your test," Zhang Rongfang really wanted to say.

But ever since Jin Yuyan had pinched and tousled him, the way she looked at him had completely changed. "May I ask what kind of teachings Senior Brother Zhang received from you back then?" Zhang Rongfang suddenly asked.

"It's very simple." Jin Yuyan held up three fingers. "There are three items in total."

"First, life and death."

Second, mating.

Third, wishes.

The name sounded a bit off. "May I ask if you could elaborate, Grandmaster Uncle?" Zhang Rongfang's smile was already somewhat forced.

"Since you have good aptitude, I'll grant your request." Jin Yuyan stood with his hands behind his back, slowly looking at the sky outside the door.

"The first principle of life and death varies from person to person, and teaching should be tailored to individual needs. Therefore, I set up a 'Life and Death House' specifically for Zhang Qingzhi."

In the battles and struggles of the human world, the most important thing is one's character. Therefore, I imprisoned him for forty-nine days, providing him with food and drink daily. Then, every hour, I released a slightly stronger, ravenous beast into the room, and let them fight to the death."

"He was young at the time, about eleven or twelve years old. At first, I only released wolves, gradually increasing the number. Later, I switched to leopards, bears, tigers, etc., to let him be tempered in life and death."

Zhang Rongfang: "."

"The second step is mating." Jin Yuyan paused, a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Actually, I'm quite satisfied with his performance in the first item. But in the second item, he was completely unqualified."

Every time this kid sees me, his blood boils and he gets excited. So I make him go out naked and let everyone come and watch, in order to help him sever the root of his troubles and desires from his heart.

Unfortunately, he became even more useless.

So I found all sorts of beautiful women and had them ravage and beat him, in order to destroy his sexual desire.

"Unfortunately," she shook her head in the end, clearly having failed.

"..." Zhang Rongfang understood why everyone around him avoided this Grandmaster Uncle so much. No wonder his Senior Brother Zhang was so easily swayed by the gentle and coquettish Lin Qianhe. Perhaps his Senior Brother Zhang wasn't originally so abnormal, but after leaving the Grandmaster Uncle, from the moment he stepped out of the Jade Void Palace, he had become abnormal. "He didn't even pass the second one, so naturally there's no need to test him on the third one. However, although he failed, you have a good chance!" Jin Yuyan stared intently at Zhang Rongfang.

"Uh..." Zhang Rongfang froze. "Well... besides this method, are there any other methods for becoming a Daozi of the Jade Void Palace?"

This mentally unstable Grandmaster Uncle in front of me is definitely a trap.

"So if you can find other methods, then find other methods." "There are some, but you can't do them." Jin Yuyan shook her head.

"What method?!" Zhang Rongfang's spirits lifted. There really was one? "It's very simple, with two conditions."

"First: Cripple all the other Daozi, and you will be the only Daozi. My Jade Void Palace values martial arts and killing. Heaven is merciless, and the closer one gets to Heaven, the more merciless they are." Jin Yuyan calmly.

"What about the second one?" Zhang Rongfang thought he could give it a try.

"Secondly, just like I did back then, kill all your relatives to sever any weaknesses or attachments. Only in this way can you achieve absolute power." Jin Yuyan's expression returned to its icy coldness.

"Can you do it?"