As Jin Heng ran towards the thatched hut, Yang Zhen was inside, looking at Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er with concern.
"How's it going? How many Heavenly Radiance have you cultivated yet?"
Several streaks of Heavenly Radiance —yes, it was the Nameless Heart Art.
What nonsense about not being able to reveal it to others? Now that it's in Yang Zhen's hands, it belongs to Yang Zhen. Besides, what Yang Zhen had Han Yan'er and Hua Youyue cultivate wasn't some Nameless Heart Art at all. Who has ever heard of Nameless Heart Art that can produce a full one hundred Heavenly Radiance?
Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er looked at Yang Zhen with strange expressions. After exchanging a glance, Hua Youyue said to Yang Zhen, "Isn't there something wrong with you passing on the Nameless Heart Art Sutra to us?"
Yang Zhen grinned and said, "What's wrong with it? I asked that Shameless Cat, and many people used to be able to cultivate this thing. It's just that the cultivation process was too painful, but there were no side effects. Besides, this isn't about breaking my promise. Even God can't blame me for not keeping my word. This is something I created... no, something I modified. It's copyrighted."
Hearing Yang Zhen's long string of platitudes, Hua Youyue gave a wry smile and said, "It's good that nothing's wrong. I have a feeling that the Third Holy Maiden might have something important for you to do this time."
Yang Zhen waved his hand and said, "You don't need to worry about this. I'll handle this myself. You two just need to come with me to find the Land of Seven Yin and Seven Yang, and then find that thing called Thunder and Wutong. After helping Flirtatious Chicken undergo Nirvana, we'll return it."
Yang Zhen was quite comfortable in North Isle. Although he would inevitably take the Ice Palace with him when he left, Yang Zhen had already refined it, so he could simply recreate it when he returned.
Hua Youyue nodded and glanced at Han Yan'er.
A smile flashed across Han Yan'er's face as she said smugly to Yang Zhen, "I've also cultivated twenty-nine Heavenly Radiance, but I couldn't complete the Heavenly Instant. That process was too painful; I can't withstand it now."
Yang Zhen clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "If the people of the Western Region knew that you had cultivated twenty-nine Heavenly Radiance, I wonder how many eyes would pop out of their sockets. Not bad, not bad at all."
"You don't seem surprised?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Han Yan'er's eyes.
Yang Zhen grinned and said, "I'm someone who has mastered the Heavenly Instant, why would I be surprised?"
"Just keep being smug!" Han Yan'er glared at Yang Zhen and said seriously, "One day, I will surpass you."
Yang Zhen laughed heartily and said, "Then you'd better work harder. You'll be following this 'Sage of Saunter' for the rest of your life."
"Pah!" Han Yan'er blushed, stole a glance at Hua Youyue, and said, "Who wants to follow you for the rest of their life!"
Yang Zhen didn't argue, but turned to Hua Youyue and asked, "And you, how much have you cultivated?"
Hua Youyue smiled and said, "I'll be better off; I've cultivated thirty-six Heavenly Radiance!"
"What?" Han Yan'er was stunned and exclaimed, "How could Sister endure such pain?"
Han Yan'er wasn't surprised that Yang Zhen could withstand it. This bastard Yang Zhen wasn't ruthless to others, but he was even more ruthless to himself. Moreover, he had a body-forging method, making his body so strong that it made people question their existence.
But Hua Youyue was different. Her soul was unstable, and her physical condition wasn't very good, a fact Han Yan'er knew. Yet, even so, she was still able to withstand the impact of the thirty-six Heavenly Radiance.
Wouldn't that make him even more monstrous than Yang Zhen?
Han Yan'er had no idea that Yang Zhen, this monstrous talent, had not cultivated twenty Heavenly Radiance Paths, but a full one hundred.
Hua Youyue smiled, offered no explanation, and asked Yang Zhen, "You... have more than twenty, right?"
Han Yan'er's eyes widened suddenly, and she glared at Yang Zhen angrily, saying, "Just how many Heavenly Radiance Essences have you cultivated?"
Now Han Yan'er has also realized that the two of them were cultivating in the Ice Palace at the same time. If Yang Zhen really could cause celestial phenomena by cultivating ten Heavenly Radiance Radiances, then it is impossible for Hua Youyue to have cultivated thirty-six Heavenly Radiance without causing any celestial phenomena.
Yang Zhen winked at Han Yan'er and said, "Guess?"
"You..." Han Yan'er's eyes flashed with surprise, her appearance extremely charming and cute. She exclaimed, "You didn't cultivate fifty paths, did you?"
Hua Youyue had such doubts because she knew her talent was inferior to Yang Zhen's. Han Yan'er understood this perfectly well; if Hua Youyue could cultivate thirty-six Heavenly Radiance, wouldn't Yang Zhen have even more?
Fifty Heavenly Radiance was already the limit of Han Yan'er's abilities; she wouldn't even dare to think about anything more, let alone ask.
Yang Zhen curled his lip and said, "So, in your eyes, this is all there is to this show of Sage of Saunter?"
Han Yan'er's eyes widened as she looked at Yang Zhen with a puzzled expression.
Yang Zhen held up one finger and said, "Guess again?"
"You... you... you..." Han Yan'er was stunned and speechless. It was rare for Long Legs to be so surprised. She was really beautiful.
Yang Zhen watched Han Yan'er's expression with a look of contentment, while the door of the thatched hut was being pounded on loudly.
"Someone's coming!" Han Yan'er fled towards the door as if running away, clearly having guessed that Yang Zhen had actually cultivated a hundred Heavenly Radiance.
As Yang Zhen and Hua Youyue walked towards the thatched gate, he could faintly hear Han Yan'er muttering to herself, "That devil!"
"Damn it, when this ' Sage of Saunter' was showing off, which blind bastard dared to interrupt?"
Hearing the loud banging on the door, Yang Zhen was instantly filled with rage and, driven by a sudden impulse, flung open the door, only to be stunned into silence.
"Hey chubby, what are you doing here? Are you leaving early?"
There was nothing wrong with setting off early, since Hua Youyue and Han Yan'er had already finished their cultivation and their physical fitness and cultivation level had improved significantly. Yang Zhen, on the other hand, was feeling rather bored.
But that Shameless Cat has disappeared somewhere; I haven't seen him for days. If I set off now, I really don't know where to find him.
The chubby boy, Jin Heng, stared intently at Yang Zhen, swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "How did you do that?"
Jin Heng's question was rather vague, but he knew that with Yang Zhen's intelligence, he would definitely be able to understand what he was asking.
Sure enough, after hearing Jin Heng's question, Yang Zhen exclaimed, "Oh my!" and said, "You sensed it?"
Jin Heng nodded with a serious expression. He could not only sense it, but Mo Shuiyan's cultivation level had improved so drastically that she had almost completely surpassed him.
Previously, their cultivation levels were roughly equal, but now Mo Shuiyan had left them far behind. Jin Heng couldn't remain calm and immediately went to find Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen looked out through Jin Heng and saw Mo Shuiyan and Wu Tao walking towards them. He immediately pulled Jin Heng into the thatched hut and slammed the door shut.
Jin Heng was startled and asked in surprise, "What are you going to do?"
Before he could finish speaking, Jin Heng gasped, his eyes wide with astonishment at the magnificent interior of the Ice Palace: "This... how is this possible? It's just a small thatched hut, so why is it so opulent inside?"
"Don't worry about these little details. Let me ask you, how quickly are Wu Tao and Mo Shuiyan improving their cultivation levels?" Yang Zhen winked at Jin Heng like a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Jin Heng nodded hurriedly and said, "Quick, that's unbelievable! How did you do that?"
"Do you want to be like them?" Yang Zhen coaxed gently, "Little Fatty, I can see you have a competitive spirit!"
"Of course I want to! You... you really can help me?" Jin Heng's face lit up with ecstatic joy.
Yang Zhen chuckled and said, "This Sage of Saunter can help those two, so of course I can help you too. However... I have a few questions. If you can solve the mysteries in my heart, I will unconditionally help you improve your cultivation level. If you have good talent, you might even improve more than those two. What do you think?"
Jin Heng patted his chest, which pounded loudly, and said, "In that case, thank you very much, Brother Jin Heng. Ask away, I, Jin Heng, will answer to the best of my knowledge!"
Look, the fish has taken the bait! We should thank him!