[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world":3,"chapter-cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-112":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Cultivation: I Studied Abroad in the Modern World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2263838,4418,"Chapter 112: Repair","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-112",112,"\u003Cp>Bai’s first law of talisman Dao might now only earn a chuckle from Old Bai, but the Five Thunder Body Scripture made him unable to close his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bai had long cherished his dream of electromagnetic rotation, a single punch shattering a star; hearing Zheng Fa planned to cultivate the Five Thunder Body at home, he came over out of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingwumin came along too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bai looked left and right, then asked with a hint of confusion: “You practice this at home?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve always relied on rare treasures, or at least a waterfall to train by…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I do have a treasure,” Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?” Old Bai’s face lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa pointed to the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bai stared at the plain, unadorned transformer on the floor, its label still brand new, his eyes glazed over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cultivation… really this down-to-earth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bai clicked his tongue, a look of disappointment crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa thought he was blind to true value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own transformer had been upgraded into a thunder-elemental treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d added two metal-stripped straps over the exposed copper wires; when fastened around his wrists, the metal plates pressed against his skin, appearing from outside like simple arm guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he’d had to grip the wires by hand while training, trembling as he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If outsiders had seen, they’d have thought he was an electrician electrocuted by a mishap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it looked far more respectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa plugged in the transformer, set the dial to 90V, sat back on his chair, strapped on the bands, and crossed his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bai and Tang Lingwumin watched his arm muscles twitch and spasm, their expressions filled with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Zheng Fa was cultivating, neither dared speak, even lowering their breaths to observe him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang Lingwumin, help me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa suddenly opened his eyes and spoke to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay! I’ll turn it off!” Tang Lingwumin assumed Zheng Fa couldn’t take it anymore, rushed to the transformer, and prepared to cut the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, help me turn the dial up one more notch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Higher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. My Five Thunder Body is nearly reaching the next level,” Zheng Fa’s eyes gleamed with delight: “The voltage isn’t enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingwumin pursed her lips, carefully turning the voltage knob one click to the right—the needle now pointed to 120V.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa’s brow furrowed slightly, veins on his forearms pulsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the increased current was unsettling his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Bai and Tang Lingwumin held their breath, watching Zheng Fa’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Zheng Fa opened his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turn it off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Lingwumin asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turn it up another notch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time Tang Lingwumin hesitated, her hand on the knob, glancing back at Zheng Fa as if seeking confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa gave a slight nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Higher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Higher!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knob was turned to the 210V setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa’s face showed clear signs of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially his muscles—abnormal contractions rippled from his arms to his shoulders, even across his chest, back, and thighs, swelling and receding in waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Old Bai and Tang Lingwumin, it looked like dozens of tiny mice scurrying beneath his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What eased them slightly was that Zheng Fa’s pain seemed temporary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ten or so minutes, he appeared to adapt—though the mice still darted beneath his skin, his brow gradually relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After about forty minutes of cultivation, Zheng Fa opened his eyes, unable to speak, only gesturing with his gaze for Tang Lingwumin to turn off the transformer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheeks felt numb, yet he still forced a smile toward the worried pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just comforting them—he had something genuinely joyful: his Five Thunder Body had truly reached the level of refining the flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xuanwei Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa opened his eyes, gently clenched his fist, and felt his strength had noticeably increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood, walked to his desk, picked up an iron paperweight, and applied slight pressure—the iron bent like modeling clay, reshaping itself to any form he desired, utterly obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He set down the deformed paperweight, returned to his cushion, and turned his awareness inward to his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advancement of the Five Thunder Body was natural, but the discovery of the Five Element Sub-talismans was a pleasant surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d previously had an idea—to adjust his existing upright shadowless talisman and frost-blade talisman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After discovering the Five Element Sub-talismans were originally one, he reexamined the two primordial talismans within his body and noticed minor flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they lay side by side, they had not truly merged into a single whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fully integrate them into one entity required a topological transformation—just as he’d done on his computer: not just orientation and scale, but stretching and twisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those in the Xuanwei Realm, discovering the Five Element Sub-talismans was one challenge; the real difficulty lay in this transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He guided his spiritual sense to slowly adjust the direction and shape of the two spirit talismans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pavilion where Sun Daoyu and the others were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan stared at Sun Daoyu, who kept gazing toward Zheng Fa’s courtyard, and asked curiously: “Brother, how long are you going to stare like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few nights will do,” Sun Daoyu turned and smiled: “Actually, I can’t see him—I only see the Five Element spiritual energy in his courtyard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five Element spiritual energy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master’s Void-Sight has three levels; I’m currently at the first—Observing Qi,” Sun Daoyu explained, knowing Zhou Gan would also cultivate the Void-Sight: “Do you know why Master said Zhang Shijie’s talisman Foundation Establishment method was flawed but could be repaired?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because of the Void-Sight,” Sun Daoyu said with quiet pride: “You know this is our lineage’s core technique.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master told me,” Zhou Gan nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You probably don’t understand why,” Sun Daoyu smiled: “The Void-Sight’s greatest power is microscopic observation—it perceives the nature and flow of spiritual energy more clearly than spiritual sense. That’s why Master saw Zhang Shijie’s flaw at a glance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What flaw?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Imbalance of the Five Elements.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zhang Shijie proposed dividing talisman arts into Yin-Yang and Five Elements; Master also discovered this,” Sun Daoyu said softly: “But Zhang Shijie has the Yuanling Dao Body, allowing her to test such a Foundation Establishment method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can’t Master do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you dare alter your Dao foundation? Who else but Zhang Shijie would risk it?” Sun Daoyu’s tone held something between envy and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… imbalance of the Five Elements?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know the details, but Master once said Zhang Shijie’s primordial talisman foundation lacked harmony—he used the Void-Sight to observe her cultivation, and noticed slight disharmony in the Five Element spiritual energy within her courtyard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan looked at Sun Daoyu before him and suddenly felt a toothache: “Master… observed… Zhang Shijie? Like you’re doing now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not exactly—how could Master squat here like me? He observes from his seat at home using the Void-Sight,” Sun Daoyu said with a touch of envy: “When my Void-Sight improves, I’ll try it too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You really don’t need to learn that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan felt his sect’s tradition was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too easily misunderstood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Actually, it was thanks to the Void-Sight that Master gained the confidence to refine this technique,” Sun Daoyu brought up another matter: “But it’s not simple—Master was probably just experimenting—he said if the talisman Foundation Establishment method could be perfected, it might become the foremost talisman method for Core Formation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Core Formation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course!” Sun Daoyu’s eyes gleamed with longing: “Don’t you wonder why everyone only calls it a Foundation Establishment method?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because Zhang Shijie’s Golden Core has flaws—if it didn’t, with her ability to draw Heaven-grade talismans at the Golden Core stage, the talisman Foundation Establishment method could rightly be called the number one talisman method for Core Formation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Sun Daoyu’s expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan understood: if the Talisman Foundation Establishment method could be perfected, this brother would unhesitatingly choose it—his current reluctance stemmed only from its actual flaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too bad, repairing this method isn’t simple… I heard Zhang Shijie’s Master, True Person Huang, also tried, but apparently had no success,” Sun Daoyu sighed, his faith in his own Master seeming uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu stared at the sky above Zheng Fa’s courtyard, his face puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong, Brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The spiritual energy above Zheng Fa’s courtyard—it changed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu frowned, as if confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Changed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan was somewhat puzzled by Sun Daoyu’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sun Daoyu’s expression changed rapidly—now astonished, now grave—as if he had discovered something momentous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment, Sun Daoyu suddenly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Senior Sister Zhang truly deserves to be our Jiushan Sect’s first genius—she has truly resolved the hidden flaw in the Dao of Talisman Foundation Establishment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zheng Fa’s earth and metal spiritual energies on the rooftop are now perfectly harmonized—there’s none of the discordance Master described!” Sun Daoyu’s face was complex, partly worried, partly eager and delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paced back and forth twice on the pavilion, then suddenly turned to Zhou Gan: “Junior brother, I must hurry and report this to Master… the Dao of Talisman Foundation Establishment must be replaced!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu’s face glowed with excitement: “If Senior Sister Zhang has truly resolved this flaw, then one day we too can cultivate the Dao of Talisman Foundation Establishment—and have a chance at Core Formation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this… thousand-year purple bamboo tear…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan had not forgotten: replacing the Dao of Talisman Foundation Establishment required his share of the thousand-year purple bamboo tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior brother, we cultivators—we live in the blink of an eye!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu patted his shoulder in consolation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Senior brother, you just told me that no matter how fast Zheng Fa progresses…” Zhou Gan still couldn’t bear to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Junior brother, I truly feel only the bond of brotherhood toward you,” Sun Daoyu said suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re not my cultivation partner—my chance at Core Formation lies before me… I simply cannot let it go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not even if you were my cultivation partner!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he remained silent, Sun Daoyu quickly added another line.\u003C\u002Fp>",1675,"2026-06-19T19:16:02.864Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c80872364f6bfd27d3723bf8f3f52fe97e9636a3ff908175a75ab9ff2d3930a2","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-113","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-111",487,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-cover.jpg"]