First Summon of Deity!

"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Lin," Shen Zhui said, readily accepting. He didn't harbor any ill will towards Lin Ze and was happy to receive his goodwill.

For the next few days, Shen Zhui spent most of his time memorizing the "Biographies of Heyuan."

Just as Lin Ze had said, after each recitation, he would forget everything within half an hour. Even after several attempts, he could only recall a small phrase or just a few words.

Of course, the things he truly remembered would never be forgotten again.

During these days, Shen Zhui would occasionally set aside his books to practice the Falling Snow Saber Technique, trying to figure out its second move. As he studied the "Biographies of Heyuan," the content he remembered gradually increased. Shen Zhui found that the power of his first move, Slay Cang, was growing stronger, and he had even found some clues for the second move.

"It seems the 'Biographies of Heyuan,' a divine scripture, indeed has the effect of honing spiritual sense. I misunderstood when the squad leader asked me to read it before."

Shen Zhui smiled faintly. Wang Long had visited once these past few days.

He asked the same questions again and received similar answers to Lin Ze's: Shen Zhui just needed to memorize it forcefully.

As for General Gan Gong refusing Shen Zhui entry, Wang Long was left speechless and amused upon hearing about it.

"You brat, the divine scripture is sentient and connected to the deities in the temple. You dared to hide the actions of a deity from them and even claimed General Gan Gong was being overly harsh... It's fortunate you were only turned away and not charged with disrespect."

Shen Zhui could only feel helpless. This was the difference between him and the people of this world.

However, Wang Long was also surprised upon learning of Shen Zhui's progress.

"In five days, you're almost at the First Summon level?"

Shen Zhui had chosen to memorize the deeds of General Liu Yu. There were five stories in total, each only about a hundred characters long, not particularly lengthy.

Memorizing the first story completely would mean reaching the First Summon of Deity level.

Even so, Shen Zhui still felt dissatisfied.

In his opinion, taking a full five days to memorize a hundred-character passage was far too slow.

What's more, he hadn't even fully memorized the first story yet.

"Squad leader, is my speed fast or slow?" Shen Zhui asked, noticing Wang Long's peculiar expression.

"Among the Ninth Stage of Acquired Realm in our Martial Arts Department, you are the fastest."

"Oh?" Shen Zhui's face lit up with joy.

"But don't get too proud," Wang Long said with a smile. "You're only considered fast among Houtian Martial Artists, and not even the fastest in the past decade, just the first among the current group of about ten people."

"Not to mention comparing yourself to the geniuses in the prefectures."

"What's the fastest time to reach the First Summon?" Shen Zhui asked.

"Days?" Wang Long scoffed. "Those Qi Cultivation Prodigies, the fastest to reach the First Summon level only took the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."

"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn?!" Shen Zhui exclaimed. "My heavens, how is that possible!"

Shen Zhui spent more than half of his day memorizing these texts. Every time he read them, his mind felt like it was pulling a heavy carriage up a hill.

Furthermore, reading them a second or third time felt like his mind was being crushed by wagon wheels, making it unbearable.

This was a test of mental fortitude, incredibly difficult to resist.

And now Wang Long was telling him that someone could memorize it completely within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn?

How powerful must their spiritual sense be!

"Why is it impossible?" Wang Long sighed. "Living in a corner of the world, how could you know how many talented individuals there are globally?"

"Heyuan County is just one of the many mid-tier counties in Liang Prefecture. Above Liang Prefecture is Dayuan Prefecture, which encompasses over a dozen prefectures. Dozens of prefectures form a capital city, and there are nine capital cities in the world!"

"Don't think your speed of nearing the First Summon in five days is fast; it's insignificant at the prefecture level."

"Even your proud achievement of reaching Major Accomplishment in cultivation techniques within three years is nothing special. I personally witnessed someone in the Capital City reach Major Accomplishment in just one day!"

"Hiss~" Shen Zhui gasped.

Major Accomplishment in one day?! What kind of genius could achieve that?

"Of course, you don't need to be discouraged," Wang Long said, trying to comfort Shen Zhui. "Geniuses who reach Major Accomplishment in a day are rare, but you reaching the Unity of Heaven and Man realm in three years is not much worse than them."

"Yes, Shen Zhui understands."

Wang Long nodded with satisfaction. In truth, although he had seen geniuses who achieved Major Accomplishment in a day, it was based on abundant resources and treasures from childhood, along with guidance from powerful experts.

Moreover, the path of Qi cultivation primarily focuses on spiritual sense, giving them a significant advantage in such matters. The two couldn't be directly compared.

Even so, that genius who achieved Major Accomplishment in a day was still slower than Shen Zhui in reaching the Unity of Heaven and Man realm.

This was also why the County Magistrate valued him; otherwise, simply reaching Major Accomplishment in three years... such talent and cultivation speed wouldn't be enough for them to invest effort in nurturing him.

The Unity of Heaven and Man realm in techniques allowed Shen Zhui to withstand two full-power attacks from martial artists comparable to Mid-stage Xiantian, including a Daoist True Person. How rare was that?

Of course, he wouldn't tell Shen Zhui these things for now.

In the following days, Shen Zhui plunged into frantic cultivation.

Every day, from dawn until late at night, as soon as he felt his mental state slightly recovered, he would immediately dedicate himself to the task of memorization.

He was truly stimulated. The difference between the time it takes for an incense stick to burn and five days was simply worlds apart!

"Push! Push! Push!" Shen Zhui endured the discomfort and continued memorizing. He was determined to break through the obstacle of the First Summon in one go and reach the Second Summon as quickly as possible!

"My family background and resources aren't as good as those geniuses, so I can only rely on diligence to make up the difference!"

Shen Zhui's whole body trembled, feeling the limit, but he gritted his teeth and endured.

Finally—

Dong~

The taut string in his mind snapped, and he finally memorized all the text of this first story. His spiritual sense was purified and grew.

First Summon of Deity, the requirement was finally met!

The strenuous feeling immediately dissipated significantly. Shen Zhui felt he had enough energy left to memorize the second, or even the third, story.

"This reinforcement of spiritual sense feels similar to Enlightenment Time?" Shen Zhui's heart suddenly stirred.

"I wonder if it would be helpful if I entered an Enlightenment state now and then memorized it?"

He remembered that when Wang Long defeated that Li Family's Xiantian Master, because Shen Zhui had assisted in the case and exchanged a move with him, the system calculated that he had also received some Merit Points. It was just that Shen Zhui was in a life-or-death situation at the time, and had been healing and learning the secrets of the Deities, so he hadn't paid attention.

As the thought flashed, Shen Zhui immediately stopped memorizing and checked his Merit Points.

Shen Zhui: Ninth Stage of Acquired Realm

Cultivation Method: "Blood Burning" (Third Layer)

Saber Technique: "Falling Snow Saber Technique" (Unity of Heaven and Man)

Movement Technique: "Flowing Cloud Steps" (Major Accomplishment Realm)

Merit Points: 7500

"Huh? Over seven thousand?" Shen Zhui was overjoyed.

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