Chapter 66 Lessons Learned The eldest daughter stared at her mother blankly, as if asking her mother if she had said something wrong. "You heard it right. Let him marry into your family and become your wife." The lady said affirmatively. "Mother, what's so special about Zheng Fa? Is it just because Senior Sister Zhang praised him for his talent in talismans?" The eldest lady's tone was full of confusion. Rather than the fact that her mother asked her to get married, she didn't understand why the lady valued Zheng Fa so much. There is a world of difference between her son-in-law and the son-in-law of the Zhao family's concubine's daughter. She is not only the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family, but more importantly, she is already an inner disciple of the Qingmu Sect and a foundation-building cultivator. The lady sighed, "Too fast." "Too fast?" "The first time I heard the name Zheng Fa, he was just a fatherless farmer and I couldn't even remember who he was," the lady recalled. "Later, he became your brother's servant. Your brother treated him differently from others, so I thought about training him for your brother."
The eldest daughter listened carefully to her mother's recollections. If there was one person who left the deepest impression on her during these days back home, it must be Zheng Fa. "I asked Master Xu to teach him the Spirit Crane Body, hoping to train him, but he managed to master it in a short period of time. I then realized that he had the guidance of a Yuanying Zhenren." "This..." The eldest lady frowned: "He does have some opportunities." Madam shook her head: "I thought at the time that no matter what that Yuanying Zhenren wanted to do, he would not really value him, otherwise why would he stay in my Zhao family as a little book boy? He has this talent, and it would be nice for him to become an assistant to you and your brother in the future." "As a result, he is now valued by Master Zhang, who says that his talent in magic is not inferior to mine." Madam looked at the eldest lady and asked, "Do you know how long it took him to go from being a farmer to where he is now?" "how long?" "In less than four months, if the theory of destiny is true, then he is the one." "..." "I intend to train him, but he is not obedient enough. I originally wanted to suppress him and use him for my Zhao family... But you also know how talented Master Zhang is in the art of talismans. Her evaluation of Zheng Fa made me realize that this person's potential is beyond my expectations. This is not something our Zhao family can control. We can only work hard to win him over, which is beneficial to our Zhao family." The lady said, looking at her daughter. "Mom, doesn't my brother have a deep friendship with him?" The lady showed a look of disdain on her face: "That fool, if you marry him, I will at most lose my daughter. If you rely on your brother, the Zhao family will have to lose everything." "..." "No matter how good the relationship between your brother and him is, it is not as good as that between in-laws. What's more, only by marrying into the family can he be considered a member of the Zhao family." The lady explained in a serious tone. "Then... why must it be me, your daughter?" The eldest lady frowned. "He is still in my Zhao family. It is a blessing for him to be the son-in-law of any of his concubine sisters." "You still don't understand what I meant by saying it's too soon." The lady sighed, "Now that I let him marry into my family, it's still a favor. If I say it later, it might be an insult. And I really think he's a good match for you. Giving him to your concubines is a loss. What's more, he thinks it's a favor now, but what about in the future?" The eldest lady didn't say anything, but her expression showed reluctance. "I'm not trying to coax you into using you as a tool to win him over. The spiritual energy is declining now. Although my Zhao family has had immortal disciples for generations, there have been no accomplished disciples since the ancestor passed away. We can't give you much help. You know how hard it is for you in Qingmu Sect." The lady's eyes were full of her daughter. "You know your brother's character. Not only can he not help you when he goes to the immortal sect, but he also needs your care. I feel bad when I think about how much pressure you have." "Zheng Fa is extremely talented and mature, but he is from a lowly family. Now, while he is still in a humble position, let you two get married. My Zhao family will help him become a talisman master. He will be grateful and will treat you well in the future. A talented talisman master who has grown up can give you a lot of training resources, so you don't have to work so hard anymore." The lady spoke earnestly, but the eldest lady remained silent.
"I know that he is still a book boy, and it would be a bit unfair to let him marry you, but you have to wait and see. You also said in your letter that talent is more important than status in the Hundred Immortals Alliance now." After a long while, the eldest daughter whispered, "Mother, I know you are planning for me, but although my daughter is not as devoted to Taoism as Senior Sister Zhang, I don't have any thoughts about men and women." Seeing how determined she was, the lady could only shake her head. The eldest daughter thought for a moment and said, "If mother really values him so much and is afraid that it will be too late, why not propose that he marry into the family as soon as possible and find a sister of the right age to marry him." The lady said helplessly: "It can only be done this way. I just hope you don't regret it." …… Sister Zhang was flipping through a bound exercise book with a satisfied smile on her face. Zheng Fa looked at the booklet with a depressed look, thinking of the dark days of memorizing exercises in the past few days, and a bit of sadness welled up in his heart. Senior Sister Zhang glanced at him, seemed to see his emotions, waved her hand, took out the Immortal Token, and handed it to Zheng Fa. Zheng Fa took the token, and the warm touch of the jade lifted his spirits. He couldn't help but exert a little force on his fingers. "This is the Immortal Qualification Order of my Jiushan Sect. After you pass the Immortal Qualification Meeting, you will be qualified to join my Jiushan Sect." Senior Sister Zhang was not surprised by his expression and continued, "There is one thing I want to remind you of." "what?" "From the moment you get this token, you should stop hiding it." Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang. "In today's Hundred Immortals Alliance, every resource must be fought for." Senior Sister Zhang's eyes were full of warnings: "It's right to be cautious, but in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, you must show your talent and ability." "Thank you for your advice, Immortal." Zheng Fa couldn't help but ask curiously, "Imperial Zhang, I often hear you mention the Hundred Immortals Alliance. What is the relationship between the Nine Mountains Sect and the Hundred Immortals Alliance?" Senior Sister Zhang thought for a while, and suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "Do you know how many times the spiritual energy of Xuanwei Realm has declined?" "several times?" Zheng Fa was stunned. This kind of thing happening once is enough to kill these immortal cultivators. How many more times? "There are at least five recorded events in the classics, each separated by tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years." Senior Sister Zhang stretched out her hand and said, "What happened in the first three times is no longer known, at least I don't know." "But I have read the records of the last two times. The last time the spiritual energy declined, a powerful demon sect believed that there were too many living beings in the world, which consumed too much spiritual energy. They set off an endless killing, and the various immortal sects attacked each other. In the end, only one living being in the entire Xuanwei Realm survived." Zheng Fa's face changed slightly. The development after the decline of spiritual energy was more terrifying than he thought. "Last time, there was a peerless genius who was determined to open up a new path for the Xuanwei Realm. He cut down mountains and destroyed temples, and gathered almost all the skills and resources of the entire Xuanwei Realm, pushing his own cultivation to an unprecedented level of True Immortal, wanting to create the world and break the shackles of this world." "Success?" "Failed." Zheng Fa sighed a little: "Although he failed, this man is very courageous."
"He also has a bad temper. Before he created the world, he had already destroyed more than 90% of the sects in the entire Xuanwei Realm." "..." This sounds a bit miserable. "So the philosophy of our Hundred Immortals Alliance is that the immortals unite, reduce fighting, and find a new way to fight against the decline of spiritual energy." Zheng Fa couldn't help but admire: "It seems that they have learned lessons from history." This atmosphere sounds much more peaceful than the previous two times when spiritual energy declined, and is very suitable for him to survive! Senior Sister Zhang said calmly: "I don't know whether they have it or not, we absorbed it." "us?" "The Hundred Immortals Alliance is a union of some small and medium-sized sects. When the spiritual energy declined last time, we were the group of cultivators who were killed. Last time, we were the sects whose inheritance resources were robbed." "..." "You asked me about the origin of the Hundred Immortals Alliance. Four words: stick together for warmth." Zheng Fa held the Immortal Product Order in his hand and suddenly felt that it felt like his own heart, and was a little cold. (End of this chapter)