[{"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-84":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},2263810,4418,"Chapter 84","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>The seventh young master guessed half right—the lady indeed cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed inwardly at the distant, dim-eyed seventh young master and whispered to the lady: “Why must you do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two were so awkward that even Zheng Fa found it vexing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One entered the Green Wood Sect, mouth spouting defiance, yet what truly delighted him was hearing “I made my mother proud,” and what he longed for most was his mother’s praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other had wept secretly for days behind her son’s back, eyes still red, yet when he stood before her, she dared not meet his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, they were blood-related.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lady paused, smiled shyly, and whispered: “...It’s embarrassing for a mother to cry in front of her son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because Zheng Fa’s status had changed since entering Jiushan Sect, or perhaps because she’d realized he saw through her, she grew somewhat candid: “I had held back my tears, but seeing that fool of a boy, I almost cried again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how well Zheng Fa performed at the Immortal Goods Gathering, it wouldn’t make the lady rush to flatter him at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely that the mother and son’s relationship was strained; she found an excuse to avoid letting her suppressed emotions show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my desire to win your favor isn't fake.\" Now that the most embarrassing thing had been said, the lady seemed more at ease: \"Even Zhang True Person said you're the number one Fu Fa talent in ten thousand years. Once you join the Hundred Immortals Alliance, this foolish boy might need to rely on your influence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The seventh young master is intelligent and sincere; he’s surely doing well in the Green Wood Sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He has a bit of cleverness, but he’s utterly foolish in dealing with people...” When criticizing her own son, the lady spoke with far more sincerity: “If he were malicious, I’d feel more at ease. But he’s soft-hearted and sharp-tongued—too timid to be a villain, too dim to be a good person. How will he survive in the Hundred Immortals Alliance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa truly had no rebuttal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some words... consider me a shameless mother—I ask nothing else, only that when he offends someone and faces mortal peril, you remember this small debt, and I’ll gladly die ten thousand deaths to repay you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa could feel that since the Immortal Goods Gathering ended, the lady’s posture before him had sunk to its lowest point; her gaze now held deep anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment, then spoke: “I have one request.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know. As long as my Zhao family endures, as long as I’m alive, not a single hair of your mother or your sister will be harmed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lady pledged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, then that’s two requests.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Turn around and compliment the seventh young master twice.” Zheng Fa said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu frowned as he left Zhao Fu, feeling deeply troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he lost the bet didn’t matter—hadn’t their faction lost to Zhang Shijie many times before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zheng Fa’s appearance filled him with deep unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Zhang Shijie was already hard enough to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Fu Fa prodigy—the number one Fu Fa talent in ten thousand years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu couldn’t help but worry about their faction’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he returned to the Chen family and saw Zhou Ganyuan waiting for him did he feel slightly reassured—Zheng Fa might have extraordinary Fu Dao talent, but Zhou Ganyuan wasn’t weak either!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention his single elemental root and Geng Metal Dao Body—these were top-tier talents even within the Hundred Immortals Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bit of cultivation in Jiushan Sect, he could establish a new branch for their master and support their senior brothers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Younger brother, don’t be discouraged. Today you merely lost the Fu Dao assessment to Zheng Fa; once you enter the Jiushan Sect, your elemental root and Dao Body will far surpass Fu Dao talent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zhou Gan Yuan frowning, he assumed the young man still resented losing to Zheng Fa and hurried to comfort him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not discouraged,” Zhou Gan Yuan glanced at him and said: “I lost—I’m not someone who can’t accept defeat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good!” Hearing this, Sun Daoyu immediately brightened: “My master and I feared you’d become too complacent, arrogant, and unaware that others surpass you—but you’ve shown such grace in accepting defeat! Truly impressive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was genuinely delighted—just as his master said, Zhou’s mindset was far more valuable than a Foundation Establishment technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Zhou’s mindset and talent, Sun Daoyu’s expectations for him grew even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rest assured, once you enter Jiushan Sect, our master will teach you everything he knows—and even we senior brothers will do everything we can to help you! In the future, not just Zheng Fa, even Zhang Shijie won’t outpace you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do everything you can to help me?” Zhou Gan Yuan’s eyes lit up: “I actually have a difficult request!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Sun Daoyu patted his chest: “If I can help, I will!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When I first met Senior Brother Zheng, I was impolite...” Zhou Gan Yuan smiled: “Senior Brother, do you know what Senior Brother Zheng likes? I’d like to apologize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Who is Senior Brother Zheng?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zheng Fa, Senior Brother Zheng! I heard he has astonishing Fu Dao talent and is skilled at teaching—Senior Brother, you know I’ve always loved Fu Dao, and I deeply admire Senior Brother Zheng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu’s face turned green. He knew this younger brother was obsessed with Fu Dao, valuing it even above cultivation—otherwise he wouldn’t have taken the initial-grade exam just to enter the Fu Dao assessment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...You don’t know Zheng Fa is Zhang Shijie’s person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know Zhang Shijie’s master is at odds with ours?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why are you going to...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Daoyu felt his mind collapsing—he and his master had hoped Zhou would become a peerless prodigy to restore their faction’s honor, yet now he wanted to apologize to the enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Gan Yuan frowned: “Senior Brother, didn’t you say I can accept defeat? Shouldn’t we put aside factional prejudice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Younger brother, you don’t have to take every word of mine as gospel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa didn’t know Sun Daoyu was struggling to correct his slightly misguided younger brother—he was now receiving instruction from Zhang Shijie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shijie said to him: “Take out the token.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa pulled out the black token and handed it to her. She held it and nodded: “Do you know how to use it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Fa shook his head blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a beacon. Three days from now is your initiation day—there will be a boat to pick you up—but you must first activate it, or the boat won’t find you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do I activate it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“With money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...” This simple, unexpected answer left Zheng Fa speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One hundred taels of silver, or ten taels of gold... it will activate automatically.” Zhang Shijie glanced at him coolly, her eyes faintly amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was no small sum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is Jiushan Sect so short on money?” Zheng Fa couldn’t help asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found it hard to understand—why would an immortal sect need gold and silver?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This money isn’t for Jiushan Sect—it’s for the disciples who come to pick you up, like a courier fee—yes, even low-tier disciples use gold and silver, since most cultivators have family back in the mortal world, and they may return someday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Somewhat disillusioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Shijie continued: “Let me remind you again—bring as much money as you can.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1241,"2026-06-19T19:16:02.864Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1e5619e3fc7c8e31aab1268bfd48156a4b9a59bfafcf5be6482d29654d008e4a","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-85","cultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-chapter-83",487,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcultivation-i-studied-abroad-in-the-modern-world-cover.jpg"]