Tu Mieyang refused to fight no matter what, and no matter how Zhou Tong berated and cursed him, he remained calm and composed, like a wise and enlightened sage.
Zhou Tong looked at the Azure Lotus Sect Master with a lingering sense of satisfaction. The Azure Lotus Sect Master smiled wryly and hurriedly walked towards Yang Zhen.
At a time like this, who would dare fight Zhou Tong, this madman? The Heavenly Severance Dragon Elephant Sword Version 1.0 is simply terrifying; its power has more than doubled, a full 100% increase! What does that even mean?
With Zhou Tong's current strength, plus the Heavenly Severance Dragon Elephant Sword Version 1.0, he could easily beat the Azure Lotus Sect Master to a pulp.
Only a fool would meet Zhou Tong's gaze at a time like this. No matter who Zhou Tong looked at, everyone tacitly turned their heads and followed the Azure Lotus Sect Master toward Yang Zhen.
Tu Mieyang was the fastest to walk, almost instantly changing his expression to a wide smile. Before he even arrived, his hearty laughter was already deafening.
"Truly, heroes emerge from among the young! I misjudged him, I was truly mistaken, I was terribly wrong... This, I wonder how young friend Yang modified the Heavenly Severance Dragon Elephant Sword, I..."
Yang Zhen seemed not to have heard Tu Mieyang's words, staring blankly at Zhou Tong who was rushing towards him, his face full of bewilderment, muttering to himself, "I didn't expect it to actually succeed. I thought the success rate was less than ten percent."
Upon hearing this, Tu Mieyang staggered, nearly tripping the Azure Lotus Sect Master behind him.
The Azure Lotus Sect Master's face was also filled with shock. He looked at Yang Zhen with a strange expression and asked, "Young friend Yang... you're not confident?"
Yang Zhen grinned and said, "As for the chances, there are some, but they're small. Like I said before, it's less than ten percent..."
Zhou Tong stopped charging, staring at Yang Zhen with a horrified expression, his face turning green.
The Azure Lotus Sect Master took a deep breath, stared at Yang Zhen, and asked, "What will happen if... you fail?"
Yang Zhen hesitated for a moment, then said with a solemn expression, "If we fail, we should be making preparations for Zhou Tong's funeral now."
Zhou Tong collapsed to the ground with a thud, then jumped up, pointing at Yang Zhen's nose and cursing, "You brat, are you using me as an experiment?"
Yang Zhen said innocently, "Didn't we succeed?"
"..."
Zhou Tong's face turned bright red, and he was unable to utter a word.
Yes, didn't we succeed?
But if it fails, Zhou Tong will have to watch everyone prepare his funeral arrangements... Bah, at that point, how could he possibly watch others prepare his funeral arrangements?
They're already dead, why are you still watching?
Zhou Tong's face turned green as he stared at Yang Zhen Yang Zhen, looking as if he wanted to devour her alive.
Yang Zhen patted Zhou Tong on the shoulder and comforted him, saying, "Alright, alright, you're so old, and you can't even handle this much? You 'Final Step push? Even the kids in our village who just started elementary school are more reckless than you."
"Your village... the children in elementary school..." Zhou Tong muttered to himself, his eyes glazed over, then erupted in fury. "How can you compare? What if they die..."
"You're not dead, are you?" Yang Zhen curled his lip and turned to Tu Mieyang, saying, "Senior Tu, you don't need to worry too much. I have some experience now. Should we modify your Cultivation Method and martial arts a little?"
Hearing this, even with only a 10% chance, everyone was tempted, as 10% is actually quite a high probability.
At worst, we can let someone else try cultivating it.
A glimmer of hope appeared on Tu Mieyang's face as he looked at Yang Zhen and asked, "So... how confident are you now?"
"... Still ten percent..." Yang Zhen said truthfully.
Tu Mieyang's hope turned into dejection.
Zhou Tong became smug and patted Tu Mieyang on the shoulder, saying, "Old Tu, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Maybe you'll have a stroke of luck and succeed in your cultivation. It won't feel good to have me humiliating you, will it?"
Tu Mieyang's face showed a hint of rage as he stared at Zhou Tong and said, "I'd rather prepare for your funeral than let you down. Don't worry, I'll cry my heart out!"
"You old geezer, do you want another beating?"
Do you think I'm afraid of you?
Seeing that the two were about to fight again, the Azure Lotus Sect Master swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
With only a 10% chance, he dared not let Yang Zhen try it lightly; if he made a mistake, someone would surely die.
After all, Cultivation Method arts techniques and cultivation methods are not things that can be easily altered.
Seeing Yang Zhen's dejected face, Yang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief.
Damn it, traditional ideas are killing people! The Shangyuan Sect was expelled for practicing other people's Cultivation Method, so why do these people here have absolutely no awareness of copyright?
If this continues, how many brain cells would be wasted?
No, we absolutely cannot open that door. Besides, Yang Zhen already has enough Cultivation Method techniques and Cultivation Method; he doesn't need any more.
Looking at Tu Mieyang's dejected face, Yang Zhen felt sorry for him. He had come with great confidence to cause trouble for Zhou Tong, but in the end, he not only failed to cause any trouble, but was also humiliated by Zhou Tong.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen patted Tu Mieyang on the shoulder and said, "Don't be discouraged. Life is full of disappointments, we must cheer up..."
Tu Mieyang was taken aback, but his expression finally improved, and he looked at Yang Zhen with gratitude.
"... Only by pulling yourself together can you be prepared. You have to believe that even worse things are yet to come."
Tu Mieyang's smile gradually froze, while Zhou Tong next to him burst out laughing, spitting all over Tu Mieyang's face.
Yang Zhen was taken aback, and said rather embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I just learned a lot of different things and it just slipped out. That's not what I meant."
Zhou Tong laughed heartily and patted Tu Mieyang on the shoulder, saying, "Old Tu, cheer up, get ready for even more unpleasant things to come."
The arrangement for the team leaders for the Six Sects was thus finalized.
Although Dong Tianming was still somewhat Qi Ingestion, Yang Zhen had already proven that he was qualified to be Zhou Tong's master, so what was there to be Qi Ingestion about?
During this period, Zhou Tong was the most spirited person. His current strength even surpassed that of the Azure Lotus Sect Master, and he almost tilted his head to the side.
Another reason why Yang Zhen refused to modify the Cultivation Method techniques and martial arts of the Azure Lotus Sect Master and others was that he was eager to go to the Great Wilderness Emperor Road so that he could see the little girl and the others.
After the departure date was set, the Purple Star Holy Maiden found Yang Zhen, smiled and bowed, saying, "From now on, I will rely on Young Master Yang's care during this period."
Yang Zhen smiled broadly, waving her hand and saying, "Of course, of course! We'll have plenty of opportunities for in-depth discussions, don't worry... don't worry!"
Dong Tianming gave a light snort, and seeing the two chatting and laughing, he seemed somewhat reluctant to say, "I hope Junior Brother Yang will be magnanimous and forgive past grievances."
Yang Zhen glanced at Dong Tianming and said, "I'm not a petty person."
This Sage of Saunter is a petty person!
snort!
Dong Tianming seemed oblivious to Yang Zhen's forced smile, and said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Yang, you must be careful of the people from the Three Palaces. Those people are arrogant and haughty. With all the things you've done, they certainly won't easily approve of you."
Yang Zhen exclaimed, "What a coincidence! This Sage of Saunter isn't one to easily acknowledge others. By the way, could we snatch the leadership of the Three Palaces?"
The Purple Star Holy Maiden exclaimed in surprise, looking at Yang Zhen with disbelief and asking, "Young Master Yang, are you going to snatch the leader of the Three Palaces?"
Yang Zhen grinned and said, "A scholar who doesn't want to be a cook isn't a good excavator driver!"