Martial Arts: Start by Obtaining the Wild World

Chapter 308 0307: Su Wunian’s Choice
Cheng Zongyang walked into the reception room, and in an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on him like spotlights.

The moment Cheng Zongyang stepped in, Su Wunian keenly sensed his cultivation level, and doubts suddenly surged in his heart.

He really hadn't expected that Cheng Zongyang's cultivation was only at the Xiantian level. In Su Wunian's opinion, a person who could occupy such an important position in the Immortal City should have a cultivation level far higher than this.

This discovery filled him with doubts. On the one hand, deep down in his heart he was extremely eager to test Cheng Zongyang to determine whether he had hidden his true strength; on the other hand, he was worried that a rash test would offend Cheng Zongyang, after all, they needed help from him at the moment.

Su Wunian's eyes drifted towards Cheng Zongyang from time to time, and his face remained calm.

The representatives of the seventeen aristocratic families looked at each other, and then the Zheng family ancestor stood up first, took out a neatly folded red paper from his sleeve, and said politely:

"Boss Cheng, I have long heard of your great name. It is my great honor to meet you today. This is a small gift from my Zheng family. I hope Boss Cheng will accept it."

As the last patriarch of the Zheng family, he had not treated others so politely for a long time. And the man in front of him, who was about the same age as his great-grandson, was actually the current lord of the Immortal City. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he could only follow the rules.

Representatives of other aristocratic forces followed suit and presented the lists of gifts they had prepared.

Cheng Zongyang took them one by one with a smile, nodded to express his gratitude, and put the gift list aside without opening it to check them one by one.

However, his gaze lingered on the Zheng family ancestor for a moment longer. But he did not make any move to drive him away because of Li Xuejin's matter. In the adult world, apart from their own grievances, there are only interests, and there is no influence of other people's personal grievances.

Li Xuejin has decided to take revenge in person in the future, so this matter has nothing to do with him, Cheng Zongyang. Now that the Zheng family is exchanging interests with him, he naturally cannot reject them, otherwise it would seem too childish.

At this moment, the ancestor of the Ouyang family stood up, cupped his hands and said:
"Master Cheng, we have come from afar, and everyone knows our purpose. Although this may be a bit presumptuous and direct, please forgive us. We are eager to go to the world of immortal cultivation. I wonder if we can get a few tickets? In addition, we also want to settle down in the immortal city and buy a house. I wonder if it is feasible?"

As soon as Patriarch Ouyang finished speaking, the others looked at Cheng Zongyang expectantly.

In response, Cheng Zongyang laughed and said, "Of course I can understand. If it weren't for the opportunity to go to the Immortal Cultivation World, you wouldn't have come all the way here. Even if you didn't ask, I would have mentioned this matter.

In fact, in another month, I will go to the Ice and Fire Immortal Cultivation World. In addition to you, there are also eight people in charge of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce, a total of 28 people.

Regarding settling down and buying a house, there is no problem. You can go to the Cheng Chamber of Commerce to register, and we will arrange someone to assist you. As long as you abide by the rules of the fairy city, everything can be arranged by you. "

After Cheng Zongyang finished speaking, Su Ze couldn't wait to ask before anyone else spoke:
"Master Cheng, I wonder if the people here can send resources to the Ice and Fire Cultivation World after we go to the Cultivation World?"

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly: "A small amount of resources can be sent, such as spirit stones. If you earn spirit stones here, you can send them next time you go to the Ice and Fire Immortal Cultivation World.

Of course, the Chamber of Commerce will charge a certain percentage of the spiritual stone fee. As for whether other resources can be sent, it is still uncertain at present and depends on the specific situation. In the future, the Chamber of Commerce will add logistics delivery services, and then it will be able to send other resources. "

After hearing this, Su Ze and others felt a little comforted.

This undoubtedly gave them a reassurance. In the future, if some of the tribesmen settled here, they could earn resources such as spirit stones. If they were not satisfied with their lives there, they could ask the tribesmen here to send spirit stones and other resources over, so at least they would have a way out.

At this time, Cheng Zongyang said again: "Everyone, have you prepared all your resources? A month is not enough time."

"Don't worry, we're ready. Everything is outside the Immortal City."

"The materials worth 10 million taels of silver have been prepared. Mr. Cheng can count them at any time."

"Be prepared naturally."

"..."

Everyone expressed their opinions. Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly.

It was the first time for everyone to meet, so it was impossible to be familiar with each other to the point of talking about everything. When the main things were discussed, Cheng Zongyang also began to answer some of their questions about the world of ice and fire cultivation.

They all wanted to know from Cheng Zongyang what they needed to pay attention to after going there, and to get some good advice.

Cheng Zongyang gave a simple answer to this question. He just needed to go to the Chamber of Commerce and buy some books to read carefully. He was too lazy to answer too many questions here.

When everyone finished talking, Cheng Zongyang looked at Su Ze and suddenly asked, "Your Su family has one quota, and the royal family has two quotas, which are your second uncle and these two?"

Cheng Zongyang looked at the two teenagers sitting at the end of the round table.

Cheng Zongyang naturally knew about their cultivation level, which was enough to show that Emperor Liang sent them there in order to directly cultivate immortality rather than taking the path of martial arts to achieve enlightenment.

Hearing this, Su Ze nodded and said, "That's right. I still need to maintain the Su family and the royal family here. I can't leave. But don't worry, Mr. Cheng, after purchasing a house here, the Su family will live here. Don't worry."

Cheng Zongyang waved his hand: "That's not what I'm worried about. What I'm worried about is that the two of them are not good enough... Forget it, this is your business. I'm only responsible for sending you there. The rest has nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, he looked at everyone and reminded them, "You'd better take the time to go to the Chamber of Commerce to book your boat tickets and take a good look at the oath contract you need to sign. If you disagree, tell me as soon as possible."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Just as everyone was about to leave, Su Wunian suddenly said to Cheng Zongyang, "Boss Cheng, can we talk alone?"

At this moment, everyone who was about to leave stopped and looked at Su Wunian.

Su Ze looked at his second uncle, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong. Was his second uncle planning to do something?

"Second Uncle." He took two steps forward and came to his side, saying with a smile: "Boss Cheng has a lot of things to do. We can talk to him when he is free. After all, there is still a month."

Su Wu Nian glanced at his nephew, not knowing what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I just want to ask you some questions about cultivation. You can go back first."

"This..." Su Ze glanced at Cheng Zongyang, revealing an apologetic look. But the next moment, Cheng Zongyang said, "It's okay." Seeing this, Su Ze said no more. The others also left with suspicion.

They had understood some of the meaning of Su Ze's words just now. They knew Su Wunian's strength very well, but they did not know Cheng Zongyang's strength.

Although he seems to be at the innate level, the fact that he can control this city and transform it into a fairy city, and can bring back so many resources from the world of immortal cultivation, is enough to show that Cheng Zongyang has a huge secret.

But so what?
The eight leaders of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce plus the three who have already gone to the world of immortal cultivation have no intention of taking action against Cheng Zongyang, which is enough to illustrate Cheng Zongyang's deterrent power.

To take a step back, even if Cheng Zongyang does not have this ability, who can say that there are no immortal cultivators supporting him behind him?
He couldn't even defeat Su Wunian, let alone offend a powerful cultivator who was suspected to exist.

Of course, the most important thing is that they only want to go to the world of immortal cultivation, not the world of martial arts. Who would be interested in the "village" if they can go to the "main city"?

Therefore, they did not think that Su Wunian wanted to take action against Cheng Zongyang. In any powerful family or aristocratic family, there is no one who is stupid enough to work and survive until now. The family will not allow a stupid person to be in charge of family affairs.

After everyone left, Su Wunian looked at Cheng Zongyang. He really had no intention of testing his strength. He just clasped his fists in greeting and said:
"Master Cheng, I have heard and read the differences in cultivation that you and my nephew talked about, as well as the information in the books. I also understand the method of cultivating the Devouring Demon Pill. But now I have two questions I want to ask. I wonder if you can answer them?"

Cheng Zongyang looked at Su Wunian and thought to himself that he was just a warrior who had just broken through to the innate realm and had not even entered the realm of immortal cultivators. How could he answer questions about cultivation?

But seeing Su Wunian's serious look, he nodded slightly and said, "You tell me first. After all, I am not omniscient and omnipotent."

Su Wu Nian nodded: "Of course, that's right, so I'm just asking. If it can answer my questions, that would be great. If I don't know, I can only wait until I go to the Immortal Cultivation World and slowly explore it."

Cheng Zongyang nodded in agreement, but waited for the other party to speak without saying anything.

Su Wu Nian said slowly: "The first question is about cultivation. I embarked on the path of transcendence by chance after swallowing the demon pill. However, after reading the many books you gave me, I know that the future prospects of starting the cultivation path in this way are limited. And I also understand that if I go deeper and deeper on this road, it will be difficult to turn back. If I can make changes in the early stage of cultivation, I wonder if it is feasible? By the way, I have tested my own qualifications, and I have the talent of five spiritual bones and three spiritual roots."

Cheng Zongyang suddenly realized that when the other party was in Daliang, the fighting between the various forces had reached the limit, and there was no spiritual energy in the martial arts world, so it was naturally difficult to break through. Later, he swallowed the inner elixir and successfully broke through the realm due to luck.

"Are you planning to change your ways?" Cheng Zongyang looked at Su Wunian.

Su Wu Nian nodded solemnly: "I want to abandon the inner elixir swallowing method and take the path of self-condensation method. I wonder if it is feasible?"

After thinking for a while, Cheng Zongyang shook his head and said, "As far as I know, you broke through by swallowing the demon pill. Now that your body's foundation is complete, if you want to abandon this path and start over, you will have to take over another body and be reborn in the future to get a new body."

Su Wu Nian sighed deeply after hearing this. Endless regret and helplessness welled up in his heart. Back in Daliang, the situation was urgent. There was no hope of breaking through the path of cultivation for hundreds of years, and swallowing the inner elixir to break through was indeed the best choice at that time. But who would have thought that just a few months later, he would hear about the appearance of the Immortal City, and three leaders of the Dayi Chamber of Commerce went to the Immortal Cultivation World. Fate plays tricks on people, which is really touching.

"It was a helpless move at the beginning. The situation was urgent, and breaking through the cultivation seemed to be a dead end. There was no other way. I could only choose to devour the inner elixir to break through, but I never thought the situation would be like this now." Su Wunian said helplessly.

Cheng Zongyang did not respond. Who could have predicted such a thing? If everything could be "known in advance", there would not be so many regrets in the world.

For the immortal cultivators who have broken through by swallowing demon pills, they can only continue to swallow demon pills to improve their cultivation, and absorbing and refining spiritual energy is just to restore strength. This means that Su Wunian is destined to have only one way to go in the future.

"Don't be offended." After Su Wunian calmed down, he smiled helplessly and asked, "According to what you said before, swallowing and refining pure demon beast inner core has no effect on my cultivation. Does this mean that if I swallow this kind of demon core for a long time, I don't need to worry about changes in my mind, and my path will not be affected?"

This question was indeed within Cheng Zongyang's expectations. He had previously told Su Ze the difference between the two types of demon pills in order to attract Su Wu Nian. Although the price was high, it was an excellent choice for practitioners.

Cheng Zongyang said: "If you take this kind of specially processed demon pills for a long time, it is indeed no different from normal cultivation. But this kind of demon pills are expensive. If you want to take them for a long time, the financial resources required are by no means a small amount. The first-level inner pill is worth 15,000 spirit stones, which is 1.5 million taels of gold. As your cultivation level improves in the future, the price of the second-level and third-level inner pills will be unimaginable. It is not so easy to earn spirit stones in the world of cultivation."

Su Wunian fell silent again. He silently calculated in his mind that this kind of demon pill cost 15,000 spirit stones each, and even if he emptied out the entire Su family, he could only buy three or four.

This price was ridiculously high and completely beyond his ability to bear. This meant that he could only continue to devour the unprocessed original demon pills, and if so, his future would definitely not be good.

"Is there no other way?" Su Wunian asked unwillingly.

Cheng Zongyang frowned slightly, thought for a moment and said:
"It's not that there is no way, but it's extremely difficult. It is said that one can practice the skills of the demon race, but I don't know the details. But I guess the end result will be neither human nor demon.

Another thing is the same old saying, rebirth by taking over another's body. After starting to practice Qi, the Yin Spirit and Yuan Qi in the Niwan Palace combine to form the Yuan Shen, which can then be used to take over another's body. But it is said that taking over another's body before the Spiritualization Stage is extremely dangerous, and there is only one chance. Once the Yuan Shen leaves the Niwan Palace, it will either succeed or die, and there will be no chance to return to the Niwan Palace again."

Su Wunian remained silent, with a look of struggle and confusion in his eyes. After a while, he looked at Cheng Zongyang and asked solemnly, "Any other questions?"

Now, Cheng Zongyang looked at Su Wunian with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

This guy was tempted. Who would be the target of his possession?
He could guess who the first target would be without even thinking about it.

Cheng Zongyang said calmly: "Reincarnation through possession is an extremely dangerous method that is despised by the righteous. To possess a body, you need to find a suitable target. This target must not only have physical qualifications that match your spiritual root attributes, but also be in a weak state in order to successfully possess the body. In addition, you may encounter various dangers in the process of possessing a body, which is what you need to pay attention to."

"Does it need to be compatible with the attributes of my spiritual roots?" Su Wunian frowned.

Cheng Zongyang asked, "Isn't there a book about spiritual roots? Didn't you read it? The spiritual bones come from the human body, and the spiritual roots come from the human Niwan Palace. The one connected to the Niwan Palace is the human Yin Shen. Whether the Yin Shen has spiritual roots determines whether a person can cultivate immortality. Your spiritual roots are three qualities, so you must find someone with the same three spiritual roots and the same attributes as you."

Su Wunian's eyes flashed with determination, and he clasped his fists towards Cheng Zongyang and said, "Thank you, Mr. Cheng, for clearing up my doubts. Goodbye."

After saying this, he turned and left, his back revealing determination and resoluteness.

Cheng Zongyang shook his head slightly. His words had led the other party down the path of possessing another's body.

Most of the results of the inner pill swallowing method are that the future path is limited, and now there are good demon pills to swallow to improve, but the spirit stones are limited. Then the only way to try is to take over the body.

For some reason, he thought of Doctor Mo in The Immortal Cultivator.

"Who will be his target?" Cheng Zongyang also became curious.

(End of this chapter)