Equivalent Exchange Technique

Lu Yang leaned back slightly, seemingly startled by Meng Jingzhou's Golden Core.

Two single Golden Core —even the Daoist Shendu wouldn't dare to do this; these are truly unprecedented Golden Core.

He mentally organized his words and said tactfully, "Two Golden Core for Singleness, are you sure they won't make you even more single?"

Meng Jingzhou waved his hand dismissively. "You don't understand. As the saying goes, things reach their extreme and then reverse; when things reach their worst, they turn into the best. When something reaches its extreme, it will turn into another extreme. My Golden Core is the same. When I reached the limit of being single, it was time to turn in a positive direction and become more popular with women. This was already evident when I returned on the flying boat."

"What happened?"

"When we were on the flying boat, there was a nouveau riche from some small town who was bullying the weak because he had some spare money. I couldn't stand it, so I casually revealed my identity as the eldest young master of the Meng family, which scared him so much that he knelt down and begged for mercy. At that moment, several pretty women surrounded me, attracted by my personal charm."

"... You're pretty good at self-hypnosis."

Meng Jingzhou pretended not to hear Lu Yang's complaints, his eyes shining as if a bright future was just around the corner. "In short, I have broken the Curse of being a single Spirit Root throughout the ages and am about to be reborn!"

"Hmm, this little guy's Golden Core is quite interesting." The Immortal Fairy's voice rang out at just the right moment, successfully attracting Lu Yang's attention.

"Fairy, what do you mean?" Lu Yang wondered if Meng Jingzhou had actually broken the Curse of being a single Spirit Root throughout the ages.

"Have you ever heard of a Curse Law Technique?" the immortal fairy asked mysteriously.

Lu Yang shook his head. Apart from the fairy casting a spell on the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, he had never heard of any Curse Law Technique.

"This Law Technique, though called Curse, is actually a kind of exchange, or a rule. Some people call it the 'equivalent exchange spell.' When you use this kind of Law Technique, you lose something and you gain something else."

"For example, you, Lu Yang, are very smart, right? Then you can use the equivalent exchange technique to lower your IQ in exchange for unparalleled combat power!"

"That's amazing!" Lu Yang exclaimed in surprise.

The Immortal Fairy was very satisfied with Lu Yang's expression. "Hehe, now you know how knowledgeable I am, right? I reckon people of your era don't even know this kind of Law Technique. You're the first person in your time to know it!"

"Does the fairy know this kind of Law Technique?" Lu Yang became very interested in this Law Technique. If he could learn it, wouldn't he be able to change anything he wanted and be invincible?

The Immortal Fairy shook her head, pouring cold water on Lu Yang's enthusiasm. "No one can learn this Law Technique, or rather, anyone who wants to learn Law Technique will never succeed."

Lu Yang was completely baffled by this strange logic. If someone who wanted to learn this Law Technique could never learn it, did that mean Law Technique who didn't want to learn it could?

"Yes, anyone who doesn't want to learn this Law Technique can learn it."

The Immortal Fairy continued, "'The Art of Equivalent Exchange' doesn't need to be learned; fortuitous opportunity arises, it will naturally be able to be used."

"And those who cast Law Technique are often unaware that they have already cast Law Technique."

"It's like the first person in human history to cast Law Technique. He didn't deliberately learn or practice it; rather, various factors came together, and the Law Technique was released naturally."

"I see." Lu Yang was clearly disappointed; he had thought he would be able to learn a new Law Technique.

Lu Yang immediately realized something was wrong; the topic had unknowingly veered off course. "Wait, weren't we discussing Meng Jingzhou's Golden Core? How did we get onto the topic of equivalent exchange?"

"We're not getting off topic. It wasn't obvious before, so I didn't think about it. But now it seems this little guy surnamed Meng has already used the technique of equivalent exchange."

"How so?"

The Immortal Fairy analyzed carefully and unraveled the secret of the single Spirit Root: "The reason why the single Spirit Root is so powerful is that it exchanges its single status for powerful cultivation talent and combat strength. This is a true example of equivalent exchange!"

"If an ordinary single Spirit Root has a relationship with a woman, the price is that his pure yang body is destroyed and his cultivation will no longer improve. But after being strengthened by two single Spirit Root, if he has a relationship with a woman, his cultivation will drop rapidly!"

"This young fellow surnamed Meng has enhanced the [Single] attribute of his Spirit Root. With the courage to burn his boats, he has gained unparalleled combat power. Among all the generations of single Spirit Root, he should be the strongest!"

Lu Yang's eyelids twitched. He thought to himself that if Meng Jingzhou knew about this, he would probably regret it to the core. So he kindly asked, "Is there a way to break this?"

"Yes, the principle of equivalent exchange cannot be applied to immortals, but it's enough for this little fellow surnamed Meng to become an immortal."

"..."

Whether Meng Jingzhou can become an immortal is another matter, but even if he could, how long would it take him to cultivate to that level?

Only five immortals appeared in the High Antiquity times, and who knows how many have appeared in the past 300,000 years? My senior sister didn't tell me either.

Becoming an immortal is harder than ascending to the heavens.

Lu Yang said thoughtfully, "In other words, Meng Jingzhou traded his physical happiness for power in the second half of his life."

Admire.

"Hmm, why are you looking at me like that?" Meng Jingzhou felt that Lu Yang's gaze was strange, hard to describe, like... pity?

Meng Jingzhou stretched and said, "I just reached the Core Formation stage, and the battles in the dense forest weren't enough. Watch me go to the arena to warm up."

Having produced a double single Golden Core, something unprecedented in history, he had no choice but to show it off.

Before Lu Yang could react, Meng Jingzhou paid the bill and left, heading towards the lively arena not far away.

The battle on the arena had just ended, and the two fighters stepped down. Meng Jingzhou jumped onto the arena, radiating light like a small sun. "Haha, I've just formed my core. May I ask which senior brother or sister would like to come up and ask me for guidance?"

Meng Jingzhou thought to himself that he used to be at the Foundation Establishment Realm and couldn't beat his senior brothers and sisters, but now that they were all at the Golden Core, how could he possibly lose?

"I'll do it." A bald senior brother who looked like a Buddhist monk jumped onto the ring and smiled honestly, "Junior Brother Meng, please be merciful."

The bald senior brother's name was Zheng Jing, and he was at the late stage of the Golden Core. He was not particularly outstanding among the other senior brothers at the Golden Core stage.

"Haha, senior brother, don't hold back. I'm not what I used to be," Meng Jingzhou laughed heartily.

Soon, Lu Yang used his wooden clone to carry Meng Jingzhou down on a stretcher.

"Why would a perfectly healthy person want to kill themselves?" Lu Yang sighed, thankful that he had the Invincible Pill, knowing who he could defeat and who he couldn't.

Otherwise, he would end up like Meng Jingzhou, having to be carried off the stage.

If Meng Jingzhou were still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, Senior Brother Zheng wouldn't have been so ruthless. But now that Meng Jingzhou has reached the Core Formation stage and has strong resilience and recovery ability, the attack was naturally more severe.

Just as Lu Yang was about to carry Meng Jingzhou back, three figures blocked his way.

Lu Yang looked up and saw familiar faces: Chef Liu and Chef Gao from the barbecue restaurant.

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