Chapter 12: Zhang Sanfeng's Private Red Packet

The Chat Group quickly quieted down; Zhang Xuan had bluffed Meng Qi for a while and felt very satisfied.

And Meng Qi, having been bluffed, felt his heart surging and also felt he needed time to digest and absorb it.

Zhang Xuan carefully recalled the flow of the conversation and felt there were no oversights; it should be fine.

With such a well-crafted speech, plus the fact that Meng Qi would soon be pulled into the Six Paths of Reincarnation, he figured Meng Qi would believe him the next time he entered.

"Meng Qi is settled here; next, I need to consider another problem."

Zhang Xuan stroked his chin, looking at the pending applicant in the Chat Group: —I Slept for Ten Thousand Years (Tier 3).

This was a newly searched person, but they could not be pulled in.

The reason was that Zhang Xuan's level was too low; Zhang Xuan also sensed the Chat Group, and the Chat Group responded to him with vague rules.

Currently, Zhang Xuan could indeed pull in Tier 1 to Tier 3 characters, but Tier 1 was easier, Tier 2 was slightly difficult, but basically no problem.

As for Tier 3, if the other party's consciousness was not very clear and Zhang Xuan's strength was too weak, it would not be easy to pull them in; there would be some problems.

Right now, Zhang Xuan was stuck exactly here.

"Half a month..."

Zhang Xuan looked at the relevant prompts given by the Chat Group and felt slightly uncomfortable.

Newly searched characters would have their records kept for half a month; if their strength level progressed by leaps and bounds within this half month, or if the other party's strength dropped significantly within this half month.

Then Zhang Xuan would be able to pull the other party in.

Well, the latter was just wishful thinking; currently, looking at the people pulled into the Chat Group, they were basically either the protagonist or an important supporting character.

And these characters usually had extremely fast cultivation speeds, one could say they progressed by leaps and bounds; there were few times when their strength levels stood still, let alone regressed significantly.

"Sigh, troublesome!"

Zhang Xuan felt a little headache.

Within half a month, for his strength to progress by leaps and bounds—he certainly wanted to.

But he couldn't do it himself.

The Heaven and Earth Essence in the Zhetian World was definitely much denser than the Heaven and Earth Essence in the world where Zhang Sanfeng was.

But he had just started cultivating; being able to circulate a Small Heavenly Cycle was already amazing. To have a major breakthrough, he at least had to start circulating a Large Heavenly Cycle, connect the Ren and Du Meridians, and reach the Innate Realm.

Only then could he be considered Tier 2, at least capable of stably and surely pulling that newcomer in.

And normally speaking, wanting to reach the Innate Realm within half a month was not very likely.

Zhang Sanfeng had been cultivating for nearly a hundred years, and that was still with Zhang Sanfeng's extraordinary talent.

For him to just start cultivating and want to catch up to Zhang Sanfeng's progress was truly wishful thinking.

"Sigh, life is hard!"

If he really wanted a major breakthrough in the short term, it wasn't impossible.

If he entered the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin together with Ye Fan and the others, he figured they should have arrived at the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land by now.

If he hung out with Ye Fan, ate a fruit from the Nine Wonders Immortal Tree, and drank a little bit of the spring water used to nurture the Nine Wonders Immortal Tree.

Walking out of the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land after experiencing a baptism, either becoming young again or directly aging, and then using the relevant cultivation methods, it should be very easy to get started.

Opening the Bitter Sea within half a month—Zhang Xuan felt there was still great hope.

After opening the Bitter Sea, the strength in his body would easily be over a thousand catties, which could also be considered reaching Tier 2.

Of course, looking at it now, this possibility was gone. If he settled for the next best thing and obtained the cultivation methods of the Zhetian World, trying it out during these days to open the Bitter Sea also had a high probability of success.

Currently, there were very few newcomers, and Zhang Xuan didn't want to let anyone get lost.

After all, "I Slept for Ten Thousand Years"—no matter how you looked at it, their strength and realm wouldn't be too bad.

Even if their strength and realm were poor, the world they were in was definitely a high-level world, not like Zhang Sanfeng's world.

It was better to try his best to keep such high-level talent.

"But it's very hard!"

Zhang Xuan sighed earnestly.

He truly felt this matter was not easy to do. Just as he was feeling sorrowful, a Red Packet prompt suddenly popped up in his private chat history.

"Ding, Zhang Sanfeng has sent you a Red Packet!"

Zhang Xuan was stunned; he didn't expect Zhang Sanfeng would actually play with private Red Packets. He was somewhat surprised, but he couldn't care about that much and instinctively clicked it first.

Ding, you have received Zhang Sanfeng's Red Packet: Kunlun Flat Peach.

Zhang Xuan's pupils constricted slightly; a Flat Peach about the size of a volleyball emerged in front of him.

The Flat Peach was contained in a jade box, and ice cubes were placed inside the jade box; it was clear a lot of thought had been put into preserving it.

When it appeared in front of Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan even smelled a rich fragrance.

The Internal Energy circulating in his body couldn't help but accelerate a bit, becoming more fluid and comfortable.

"Holy crap!"

Zhang Xuan was slightly shocked, and at this moment, Zhang Sanfeng's private chat messages were still being sent.

Ding, Zhang Sanfeng has sent a Red Packet.

Ding, you have claimed the Red Packet sent by Zhang Sanfeng; Zhang Sanfeng says: Nine Yang Divine Art!

The Nine Yang Divine Art was in the Group File, and Zhang Sanfeng was sending it again now. Zhang Xuan was initially a bit confused, but after claiming it, he suddenly realized.

The Nine Yang Divine Art in the Group File was the full version of the Nine Yang Divine Art, without many annotations; it was just a martial arts manual.

And the Nine Yang Divine Art sent privately by Zhang Sanfeng was a manual annotated and explained by Zhang Sanfeng.

If Zhang Xuan downloaded the Nine Yang Divine Art directly from the Group File, his cultivation speed would be very slow because he would need to understand and annotate it himself; many times, he might not even be able to read it well.

The version sent privately by Zhang Sanfeng was a brand-new version, and with the work of a martial arts Grandmaster like Zhang Sanfeng, it was truly very easy to cultivate.

Zhang Xuan simply felt surprises were coming one after another.

And Zhang Sanfeng was still continuing to send private messages.

Zhang Sanfeng: "Fellow Daoist is truly a master of divine calculation; my second disciple, Yu Lianzhou, rushed to the Kunlun Mountains and searched for many days, centering his efforts on Zhuwu Lianhuan Zhuang."

"He indeed discovered a cave located on a sheer cliff; passing through the cave, he found a unique world."

"That world was quite peculiar, much like the Peach Blossom Spring described by Tao Yuanming—the mountains were clear, the waters were beautiful, and there was even a white ape."

"The ape's abdomen was distended, and after dissecting it, the Nine Yang Divine Art was indeed found inside."

"My second disciple treated it with great care, and he did not let this spiritual beast of heaven and earth die; the spiritual beast was quite intelligent and actually plucked two Flat Peaches as a reward."

"Seeing that my hundredth birthday was approaching, my second disciple specially preserved the two Flat Peaches and brought them back."

"At my age, it is enough that my disciple has such a heart."

"Both this Nine Yang Divine Art and the Flat Peaches came about because of your guidance, Fellow Daoist; you should not decline, and you ought to taste one."

Zhang Sanfeng's words were reasonable and well-founded, making even Zhang Xuan feel a bit embarrassed.

His original intention was only to obtain the Nine Yang Divine Art; as for the Flat Peaches in Kunlun, he had never thought of them.

After all, he was not Zhang Wuji, and who knew if there would be any Flat Peaches after the events of the story had passed.

Furthermore, the distance to the Kunlun Mountains was quite vast, and it was not easy to preserve two Flat Peaches while traveling back and forth from Kunlun to Wudang Mountain.

He had not expected that after Zhang Sanfeng's disciple, Yu Lianzhou, obtained these Flat Peaches, he would not consume them himself but instead bring them specifically to Zhang Sanfeng.

And Zhang Sanfeng, having received this unexpected joy, had no intention of keeping them all for himself, but instead shared them with Zhang Xuan.

At this moment, Zhang Xuan deeply experienced the power and virtue of the righteous sects of ancient times.

Zhang Xuan: "Since True Person Zhang has said so much, I will accept it without further ceremony; I have just stepped onto the threshold of cultivation, and I am in the greatest need of replenishment."

On Wudang Mountain, Zhang Sanfeng stroked his beard and smiled, feeling quite joyful as well.

It was an unexpected joy to begin with, and he had no intention of hoarding the Flat Peaches.

With his level of cultivation, the Flat Peaches were merely for the sake of celebration.

Eating them would be of no help to his cultivation.

Instead, he felt that Zhang Xuan, who had bestowed upon him the grace of guidance, was in great need of them.

After giving one away, facing the remaining Flat Peach, Zhang Sanfeng thought for a moment and called for the Wudang Seven—though there were only six now.

He used a knife to carefully cut the volleyball-sized Flat Peach into eight pieces, then took one for himself and said with a smile to the six disciples beside him: "Lianzhou brought me two Flat Peaches from Kunlun to celebrate my hundredth birthday, and my heart is filled with joy."

"I have gifted one to a friend, and as for this other one, I have received the sentiment; I shall take one piece, leave one piece chilled for tomorrow, which is my birthday, and save it for Cuishan..."

Having finished speaking, Zhang Sanfeng took a piece with a beaming smile and began to gnaw on it as he walked away.

As the six Wudang heroes looked at the remaining seven pieces of sliced Flat Peach, Song Yuanqiao paused, took one piece on his own initiative, and turned to leave the room.

The other five saw this and each took a piece; Mo Shenggu, who was responsible for pushing the wheelchair today, was the last to go, but instead of eating it, he placed it by Yu Daiyan's lips.

"Third Senior Brother, you have just recovered from a serious injury and need this most; you should eat this Flat Peach!"

Just as Yu Daiyan was about to refuse, Mo Shenggu took a small taste of one piece and then held the rest to his lips, smiling: "Open your mouth, or do you look down on your junior brother?"

Yu Daiyan had no choice but to open his mouth.

After he finished eating, Mo Shenggu thought for a moment, hesitated for two steps, and turned to leave the room.

Not long after, Yin Liting turned and entered the room, smiling: "Third Senior Brother, open your mouth."

Yu Daiyan shook his head, and Yin Liting smiled: "The Flat Peach can be considered a spiritual object, but for us, its effects are not great; on the contrary, Third Senior Brother, you have just recovered from a major illness and need to recuperate well. If it were not for this, Master would not have cut the Flat Peach open in advance..."

Not long after Yin Liting turned and left, Yu Lianzhou entered again.

Yu Daiyan's room, which had originally been very quiet, was unusually lively today.

"It really is a case of being handed a pillow just as one gets sleepy!"

Smelling the rich fragrance of the Flat Peach, Zhang Xuan felt joy in his heart.

However, he did not eat the Flat Peach immediately.

The Wudang internal arts were naturally profound and were the methods that all Wudang disciples had to practice upon entry.

They were upright and balanced, with a cultivation speed that was neither fast nor slow, making them the most reliable profound gate techniques to avoid deviations; they were the best for beginners.

But their efficiency was not very high, and using them to refine the Flat Peach would be too wasteful.

Zhang Xuan did not rush to eat it, but instead began to comprehend the Nine Yang Divine Art in his mind.

(End of this chapter)