Chapter 129: Chapter 129: From Junior Disciple to Junior Martial Uncle
“Of course not,” You Ziheng shook his head and smiled, “An ‘Inner Vision Cave Sky’ is a real world opened up by a Celestial Man, where creating objects from thin air is a mere trifle. My abode is nothing but a small trinket, a miniature of a thousand-mile household shrunk into a bag.”
“You only need to reach the Sixth Rank of the Martial Path, then you can go to Tongxuan Pavilion in the north peak market street to claim a ‘Void Mysterious Crystal’ and the corresponding secret technique. After that, gather some spiritual materials to evolve this ‘Void Mysterious Crystal’ into a spatial world with a thousand-mile radius.”
“Of course, such a nascent world will only have an empty sky and a flat expanse of land. If you want moons, stars, mountains, rivers, or even animals and plants, you’ll have to bring them in and decorate it yourself.”
“You can bring in the sun, moon, and stars too??” Zhou Heng was stunned.
“That’s not quite it,” You Ziheng smiled and then snapped his fingers.
Snap!
With a crisp sound, the whole world plunged into darkness, devoid of a speck of light, as if it had suddenly fallen into an eternal, silent night.
Snap!
Suddenly, there was another snap of fingers.
The world regained its brightness; the sun, moon, and stars that had disappeared reappeared and shone again. These high “celestial bodies” seemed like mere lights under You Ziheng’s control,
Going on and off at his will.
“How magical!” Zhou Heng was amazed.
However, he also noticed that the sun, moon, and stars here seemed different from the normal ones outside—they did not seem very real.
“If you could fly, you’d find that the sun, moon, and stars here are actually just special magic weapons crafted from some spiritual materials.”
You Ziheng said with a smile, “Honestly, building your own Cave Sky is quite a painstaking task. When you travel outside later on, you might want to pay more attention to collecting spiritual materials, as they could come in handy when constructing your own Cave Sky.”
“Mm, thank you for the reminder, Senior,” Zhou Heng nodded.
“Alright, rest here for now. Remember not to practice Inner Strength; I’ll go and report your situation to the Sect Leader.” You Ziheng wobbled toward a light gate not far away, “If you want to leave, just walk through this light gate. I haven’t set up any barriers, but you must be careful not to let others come in. I’ll be back soon…”
As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud formed under You Ziheng’s feet and lifted him up, but before he could fly high, he suddenly burst through the cloud, Plummeting a Fifth Rank Sect Master straight through his cloudriding technique, creating a pit in the ground.
“…” Zhou Heng watched, dumbfounded, thinking, “Good heavens, Senior You Ziheng is quite drunk. I hope he doesn’t fall straight into an abyss from the sky.”
Fortunately, after climbing out of the pit, You Ziheng seemed slightly more sober. Although his flight was still somewhat shaky, it was much steadier, albeit he swayed a few times before actually passing through the light gate.
“Drunk driving kills,” Zhou Heng touched his forehead, pinched the temples, and prepared to wait for You Ziheng’s return.
With nothing else to do, he wondered if he should try practicing other martial arts?
Such a place with dense qi and weak laws of nature was a rare find, and after joining Pure Yang Palace, he might not have the chance to come here again. Or should he open the Fortune Bag to see what reward he’d get?
Previously, Zhou Heng’s battle in Yuanhe Prefecture City had yielded substantial gains.
Beyond the one-time special abilities “Luck” and “Prophecy,” as well as the rewards that explosively increased his base attributes, additional attributes, and special skill cards,
He also got a Copper Fortune Bag, two Silver Fortune Bags, a Gold Fortune Bag, and both a Martial Arts Proficiency Gift Pack and a Platinum Treasure Box.
“Martial Arts Proficiency Gift Pack: Randomly select five skills from those yet to reach Perfection among the learned martial arts, proficiency +3000.”
“Platinum Treasure Box: Contains all things, nothing is missing, and will definitely yield an amazingly precious rarity.”
The former, without a doubt, was something that would allow him to gain a significant improvement in strength in an instant.
Though it was limited to martial skills, oftentimes the proficiency of skills is the true deciding factor in strength, especially at the Lower Third Rank, where one move can mean the difference between life and death.
Even at the Middle Third Rank, unless there’s a huge difference in the nature of Inner Strength, the grade and proficiency of skills still hold a considerable influence on power at the same level.
However, this random selection of five martial arts depends too much on luck, for if the +3000 proficiency gets added to some common Ninth Grade martial arts, it would be an utter disappointment.
“This item should be used in conjunction with luck, but luck is a powerful weapon to be saved for critical moments, not to be wasted like this. It seems I’ll have to hold on to this Martial Arts Proficiency Gift Pack for now.”
After a bit of thought, Zhou Heng decided to set aside opening the Martial Arts Proficiency Gift Pack for the moment.
As for the Platinum Treasure Box, based on its description, it seems to be a Gold Fortune Bag guaranteed to hit the jackpot, but who knows what treasures will come out when it’s actually opened?
However, after careful consideration, Zhou Heng eventually decided not to open the Fortune Bag and Treasure Box within Pure Yang Palace. After all, this is a place where Divine First Rank exists, who knows if acquiring something from the Fortune Bag out of thin air would be sensed?
It’s better to wait for a chance to leave the mountain to deal with it.
There probably won’t be any urgent situations while staying in Pure Yang Palace anyway, so there’s no need to hurry.
“Actually, the greatest gain from killing the Great Saintly Merciful Immortal was the +1 to existing base attributes and the +1 to existing additional attributes, which directly elevated my strength by several grades.
“The +1 to skills cards I’ve already acquired is an epic level explosion, the Peak Card, Disassembly Card, Memory Drop Card, Appraisal Card… and the ultimate weapon, the Five-color Divine Light Card; they’re all back!”
Reflecting on his past gains, Zhou Heng suddenly felt refreshed and in a great mood.
Wondering when he might kill another Loose Immortal?
The rewards are too rich!
“Ao ao!!”
Just as Zhou Heng was immersed in his own fantasies, a somewhat familiar cry suddenly came, waking him up.
“A water kylin?!” Zhou Heng saw the mythical beast before him, treading on water with its entirely blue body, dragon’s head, deer’s body, cow’s tail, and horse’s hooves, and his expression immediately turned solemn.
He hadn’t forgotten that although this water kylin was still in its juvenile phase, it was already equivalent to a Fourth Rank master of the Martial Path. But how did it get in here, isn’t this You Ziheng’s Cave Sky?
“…If you want to leave, just go through this light gate; I haven’t set up any barriers…” Zhou Heng suddenly remembered what You Ziheng had said before he left.
If he could come and go as he pleased, so could others, and of course, it was the same for this water kylin.
What the heck!
You Ziheng, that winebuff, was clearly still drunk at the time!
“Hey hey, why is there someone else in Master’s Cave Sky?” Just then, a slightly immature female voice came from the back of the water kylin.
And then Zhou Heng saw a petite figure jump down from it, her face full of curiosity as she looked him over.
This was a girl who looked around twelve or thirteen, with striking features, delicate facial traits, wearing a water-blue dress, with a budding chest and the faintest hint of curves developing, truly a beauty in the making.
“I am Zhu Zhenzhen, the number one senior disciple of my master.” The girl’s big eyes shimmered as she sized up Zhou Heng and laughed, “You are really good-looking, who are you, and what are you doing here?”
“I was brought up the mountain by Senior You, preparing to join the Pure Yang Palace.” Seeing that the girl seemed able to control the water kylin, Zhou Heng felt a bit more at ease and asked, “Are you Senior You’s disciple?”
“Yep.” Zhu Zhenzhen nodded, her eyes brimming with joy as she looked at Zhou Heng and laughed, “Are you going to acknowledge Master as your master? Then won’t I have a junior brother!
“I’ll tell you, in our Pure Yang Palace, our seniority is determined by the order of entry, it’s all about who came first and who came later. Even though you’re older than me, if you join after me, you’ll have to call me Senior Sister!”
“Ah?” Zhou Heng was first startled by her words and then shook his head, “I’m not clear on how things will be arranged yet, I may not necessarily become a disciple of Senior You.”
If he really became a disciple of You Ziheng, he was still somewhat nervous— drunken mistakes, indeed.
“No worries, no worries, I will beg Master, and he will definitely accept you. He usually dotes on me the most, if it doesn’t work, I’ll cry a little, and he will surely agree.” Zhu Zhenzhen teased, laughing, “Then it’s settled, from now on, you are my junior brother. As your senior sister, you should do me a favor and don’t let Master know I’ve been here, okay?”
As she spoke, she leaped back onto the water kylin’s back. Standing there with her hands on her hips, she pointed at the mountain shaped like a wine gourd and commanded, “Charge, little Blue! While Master isn’t here, we can finally drink our fill!”
“Ao ao ao ao ao!!!” The water kylin cried out joyfully, obviously quite excited. As it looked at Gourd Mountain, its eyes gleamed, and its tongue hung out, panting heavily, looking just like a big dog.
Immediately after, the water kylin surged up on a wave of water, carrying Zhu Zhenzhen towards Gourd Mountain, leaving Zhou Heng staring wide-eyed.
Is this what a disciple from an ancient Immortal Home Sect is like?
Lovely, lovely!
However, before Zhu Zhenzhen and the water kylin could reach the wine gourd mountain, the spiritual energy in this Cave Sky suddenly surged, and the skies darkened.
“Oh no! Master’s back!” Zhu Zhenzhen screamed suddenly, and at the same time, a giant golden hand materialized out of thin air and grabbed her from the water kylin’s back.
“Ao ao!!” When the water kylin saw Zhu Zhenzhen being taken away, it immediately stopped in its tracks and looked back, just in time to see a slovenly Taoist full of the smell of alcohol standing in the space nearby.
You Ziheng!
“Ao!” The water kylin seemed to panic at the sight, immediately rolling in midair and shrinking into an adorable palm-sized form, bouncing on the water waves towards You Ziheng and sticking out its tongue to lick his shoes.
“You, you’re stealing wine again.” You Ziheng flicked Zhu Zhenzhen’s forehead and said, “Go back and copy the hundred-word stele text of the Patriarch a thousand times.”
“Ah??” Zhu Zhenzhen immediately wilted like a drooping flower, losing all spirit, but still nodded, “Yes, Master.”
“Hmm.” You Ziheng nodded gently, brought her to Zhou Heng’s side, handed him a Jade Talisman, and said with a smile, “I have reported your matter to the sect leader brother.
“If you crush this Jade Talisman, you will be teleported to Jade Void Peak. The sect leader brother wants to see you in person.”
“The sect leader wants to see me in person?” Zhou Heng was surprised and said, “The current sect leader of Pure Yang Palace is a Celestial Man, ranked first on the Heavenly Ranking, an unparalleled powerhouse, and he wants to see me personally… Is it because I am suspected to be the reincarnation of a great power?”
“Don’t worry, it’s a good thing,” You Ziheng smiled.
“Thank you, Senior You.” Zhou Heng bowed in thanks, crushed the Jade Talisman, and immediately, a streak of clear light flashed, and he disappeared without a trace.
“Eh? Master, why does the sect leader uncle want to see the little junior brother personally?” Zhu Zhenzhen asked curiously, “Does he have something special about him?”
“Little junior brother?” You Ziheng said, puzzled.
“Aren’t you going to take him as a disciple, Master?” Zhu Zhenzhen asked in surprise, “Isn’t that right?”
“Originally, that was indeed what I thought.” You Ziheng stroked his beard, looking towards the direction of Jade Void Peak, and said, “However, the sect leader brother has other plans.”
As he spoke, he looked at Zhu Zhenzhen and laughed, “You’ve always wanted a junior brother, but I’m afraid this time your wish is going to be dashed.”
“Wuwu…” Zhu Zhenzhen pouted.
Suddenly, her expression brightened, and she said with a laugh, “No matter, even if the sect leader uncle takes him as a disciple, I am still his senior sister, and I can still call him junior brother!”
“That’s exactly what I’m counting on,” You Ziheng chuckled, “The sect leader brother is going to accept the disciple on behalf of the master.”
“Accept the disciple on behalf of the master??” Zhu Zhenzhen’s eyes widened, and her smile collapsed instantly, “Doesn’t that mean I’ll have to call him ‘little uncle’?”