[{"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-189":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},2263915,4418,"Chapter 189: Visiting the Door","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-189",189,"\u003Cp>“Sister, how is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching as Sister Zhang slowly opened her eyes, Zheng Fa asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After the Five Elements Subtle Charm Ring changed shape, there are indeed some different changes,” Sister Zhang frowned, as if choosing her words carefully: “Ever since I advanced to Nascent Soul, I’ve had a faint sense.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What sense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Yuan, beside her, pressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa was also curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Nascent Soul True Person’s insight was rarely heard by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Master Pang wouldn’t explain it to disciples—not out of stinginess, but because most disciples couldn’t benefit from it, and it meant nothing to Master Pang either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the cultivation gap between Zheng Fa and Sister Zhang was vast, they were each other’s only true confidants, so Sister Zhang had no intention of hiding anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The step from Golden Core to Nascent Soul,” Sister Zhang said softly, “is unlike any previous realm—it feels like a rebirth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rebirth?” Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then summarized: “You mean the Nascent Soul is like a new body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Sister Zhang smiled at him, pleased: “And I feel that in the future, my physical body will become nourishment for the Nascent Soul, while the Nascent Soul will gradually shift from void to substance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, he suspected, was likely correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa had once heard Sister Zhang explain the relationship between cultivation realms and lifespan in the Xuanwei Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Core cultivators lived no more than a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Nascent Soul brought an immediate leap to ten thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zheng Fa’s guess about cultivation was right—that it was a form of life evolution—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then the massive increase in lifespan at the Nascent Soul stage likely meant cultivators truly became an entirely new form of life at this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then, do the changes in the Five Elements Subtle Charm Ring affect your Nascent Soul?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes,” Sister Zhang’s eyes sparkled, as if pleasantly surprised: “The Nascent Soul is like a child—no one knows how it grows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one knows?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. There is no fixed path from Nascent Soul to Soul Transformation,” Sister Zhang explained. “I confirmed this by asking Master Pang. The difficulty of Soul Transformation lies in the lack of direction—according to Master Pang, every Soul Transformation is unique. From Nascent Soul onward, the Xuanwei Realm has no specific scriptures.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zheng Fa recalled his own Divine Thunder Sublime Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did indeed end at Nascent Soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And after I formed your Möbius Charm, my Nascent Soul seems to have connected with something,” Zheng Fa listened quietly as Sister Zhang spoke: “She’s begun to develop a faint sense of direction, changing spontaneously.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she said this, a quiet gratitude flickered in Sister Zhang’s eyes as she looked at Zheng Fa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa smiled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhang had never thanked him; somehow, between them, such words had become unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But now that you’ve reached Foundation Establishment, have you read the Divine Thunder Sublime Art?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Zheng Fa’s smile slowly turned bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister…” he asked, frustrated: “This scripture costs too much. Is there another one I can choose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had rushed to examine the Divine Thunder Sublime Art the moment he reached Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading it, he’d even considered renaming it: The Divine Thunder Burning Money Art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Thunder Sublime Art had four stages in Foundation Establishment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder Dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating Thunder Seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generating Thunder Blossom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harvesting Thunder Fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stage required vast quantities of spiritual materials—not just thunder-affiliated ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa was already wealthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the long, exhaustive list of materials—even he had no patience to finish reading—made him hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not just the Divine Thunder Sublime Art,” Sister Zhang explained. “Every step from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core requires countless spiritual materials.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Spiritual alchemy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The human body is the furnace,” Sister Zhang said, glancing at Zheng Fa. “You gather countless spiritual materials to condense a perfect Golden Core. The scriptures differ, but the underlying principle is the same. Otherwise, why would no one risk their lives? The cost of raising even a single Golden Core or Nascent Soul is extremely high.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Poorer scriptures don’t necessarily require fewer materials, but the Golden Core they produce is weaker, and the associated spells are less powerful…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll stick with the Divine Thunder Sublime Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa said at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this scripture had decent value after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhang nodded with a smile: “Tell me what materials you need—I’ll check if I have any stored.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Pang’s voice suddenly came from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered, holding a storage bag, and handed it to Zheng Fa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Pang? This is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you’d be practicing the Divine Thunder Sublime Art,” Master Pang said. “I sent people to the market to collect them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Pang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa was startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Sister Zhang; her eyes held surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, she’d never received such treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… Jiushan Sect has never done this before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiushan Sect has never produced a Heaven River Venerable either!” Master Pang replied, unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You contributed to the Lei Chi Market! Sister Zhang, I’ve decided to allocate part of the market’s profits to Zheng Fa’s cultivation. Do you object?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhang laughed—she had no objection at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Pang’s voice lowered slightly as he whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your cultivation is still too low—it’s dangerous,” Master Pang warned. “I’m deeply uneasy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Zhang’s expression turned strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in her life, she felt she wasn’t quite talented enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa took the storage bag from Master Pang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, and this too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Pang grimaced and pulled out another storage bag from his robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Yuan guy gave it to me before he left,” Master Pang muttered. “Said it contains some materials you might need, and some insights on the Divine Thunder Sublime Art—they might help you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Before he left?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That Yuan guy said…” Master Pang reluctantly relayed Zheng Fa’s master’s words: “He didn’t have much left, but everything was valuable. He left it with me to keep safe until you reached Foundation Establishment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He also said some things aren’t mandatory to practice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa understood—these were likely items his master wouldn’t even consider selling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gently gripped the storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did “not mandatory to practice” mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Open it and see?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister Yuan leaned over curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa emptied the contents of the first storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Pang’s bag held many materials: Purple Lightning Lotus, Thunder Roar Grass, Thunderclap Vine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All common thunder-affiliated materials in the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they weren’t cheap—without Lei Chi’s production, few places could gather such a complete set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve read the Divine Thunder Sublime Art too,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Pang said. “Most of the required materials are available in the market. Enough for your early cultivation. As for the missing ones, we’ll collect them gradually.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what about your master’s storage bag?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa opened his own master’s storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained far fewer materials, and one jade cylinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa first took out the jade cylinder and read it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, he set it down, a faint crease forming between his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zheng Fa?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his troubled expression, the others exchanged glances, unsure what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My master has given me a difficult problem,” Zheng Fa sighed after a long pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A problem?” Master Pang bristled: “That Yuan! Always tricking his disciples!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No…” Zheng Fa shook his head. “My master gave me a secret technique not found in the Divine Thunder Sublime Art.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A secret technique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Aside from three extraordinary thunder techniques, the most important thing is that this secret technique can enhance the quality of a Golden Core.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Divine Thunder Imperial Law’… can enhance the quality of a Golden Core?” Master Pang asked, bewildered: “How come I never heard of this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master said this True Law is an ancient lineage. He stumbled upon it by chance, and since it was scattered, he never added it to the Nine Mountains Sect’s transmissions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Master Pang was also surprised—he clearly hadn’t known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not exactly,” Zheng Fa explained. “Master said the spiritual materials required to cultivate this technique were already extremely hard to find in his time. Now, many of them are said to be extinct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the three present understood why Zheng Fa called this a difficult problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunder techniques were secondary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enhancing the quality of a Golden Core was no small matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could even be said to concern one’s entire Dao path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa looked at the spiritual materials in the storage pouch sent by his master, calculated in his mind, and shook his head: “These materials are all needed for that secret technique—and even today, they’re extremely precious. But they’re incomplete. Many items, even in Master’s time, could only be gathered in single copies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Zhang Shijie and the others were at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Materials even the Sect Master couldn’t fully gather ten thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, even at great cost, they’d be nearly impossible to buy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If all else fails, we don’t have to cultivate this technique,” Zheng Fa set down the jade tube and suddenly smiled—he finally understood why his master said it wasn’t essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shijie and the others nodded lightly, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they had no solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yan Wushuang is here to visit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa was studying the “Divine Thunder Imperial Law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a disciple announced the visitor—he froze, hurried out of his room, and went to the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he entered the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa saw that Zhang Shijie and Master Pang were already inside, both with serious expressions, staring at an old man across from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was short and dressed sloppily, yet his demeanor was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa recognized him at once—wasn’t this the setting-sun Sword Immortal who had slain a Nascent Soul with a single sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Master Pang and Zhang Shijie were so solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their expressions held a touch of reverence and gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of cultivation, with Soul Transformation experts rarely leaving their mountains, this setting-sun Sword Immortal was likely among the very top in the Xuanwei Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for debt of gratitude:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the reason, this man had saved Master Pang’s life and indirectly granted Zhang Shijie a boon on her path to cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were entirely understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zheng Fa stepped through the door,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he saw the old man’s piercing gaze fixed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That gaze felt familiar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How to describe it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Qi, I feel like I’ve met one of your Han family elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—I feel like I’ve met your rival.\u003C\u002Fp>",1771,"2026-06-19T19:16:02.864Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dcc049b5620a53af1c10445d784175bce9c0a0d08e3ca8f448b6764ee2dfd697","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-190","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-188",487,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-cover.jpg"]