Chapter 109: Chen Zheng Is Truly the Senior Brother of the Feather Transformation Sect!

A night of goose‑feather snow fell, blanketing the Feather Transformation mountains in a white haze, with the cold wind biting.

Inside Jia Lan's sleeping palace, however, it was very warm.

Chen Zheng's face showed no sign of fatigue, still radiant with vigor.

His stamina is boundless; even if he fights to the barren edges of the universe and erodes the Dao, there is no depletion.

Jia Lan's face was flushed with a rosy haze and fatigue, her beautiful eyes dazed, her figure breathtaking, as if she had not yet awakened from madness.

When Chen Zheng rose, she still forced herself to support her body, like a young wife ready to change Chen Zheng's clothes.

"I'll do it myself."

Chen Zheng smiled, waved his hand to stop her, and at the same time a thought flickered, sending a divine‑mind message to her.

"What is this?"

Jia Lan was startled, then the daze in her eyes was replaced by surprise.

It was because the divine‑mind message Chen Zheng transmitted contained the cultivation method of the Panwu Great Strength Divine Skill and the Great Cutting Technique.

The Three Thousand Dao that countless cultivators have long coveted!

Her heart raced wildly, almost knocked unconscious by the sudden rush of happiness.

In the past, she only had a fondness for Chen Zheng and valued his potential, which is why she repeatedly befriended him.

It was, in a sense, an investment.

Later, Chen Zheng's defiance of destiny far exceeded her imagination, and with Fang Qingxue risking her life to protect Chen Zheng, a strong sense of urgency arose in her heart.

She also developed different intentions.

If Chen Zheng continues cultivating at this pace, it won't be long before he completely surpasses her.

And if she can become Chen Zheng's woman, given his nature, he would never shortchange her.

She even believes that, through this connection, she could rise swiftly, eventually attain the Longevity Secret Realm, and perhaps become a figure who traverses the universe like a Supreme Elder.

With both affection and destiny's chance, she resolved to seize the opportunity while Chen Zheng was still within the sect to make a move.

Otherwise, missing this chance, when Chen Zheng grows into a towering tree, trying to develop a relationship would be harder than reaching the heavens.

Equal contact with Chen Zheng might never come again; she would have to, like Xu Yue'er and Long Xuan, look up at him from the crowd.

Thus, yesterday during the day, she was bold enough to almost explicitly touch Chen Zheng's palm to convey that meaning.

It would be best to establish the relationship first.

As for feelings, they can be nurtured slowly later.

To put it bluntly, whether in the secular world, the cultivation world, or even on Earth where Chen Zheng lived in his past life, how many people choose a partner purely for affection?

Therefore, Jia Lan's behavior is quite normal.

Unfortunately, at that moment Chen Zheng gave her no response.

It left her feeling lost and uneasy all day.

Fortunately, last night Chen Zheng came.

She succeeded.

At this moment, Chen Zheng even gave her an unimaginable benefit.

She was filled with joy and moved; her eyes tinged slightly red and became a bit moist.

"Take good rest; I will soon leave the sect for external training and will return after a while."

Chen Zheng tapped Jia Lan's forehead, injecting a mana‑formed "big" character into it.

He strode out of the sleeping palace, leaving Jia Lan Peak.

He could understand Jia Lan's feelings.

To outsiders, she appears as one of the five lofty True Transmissions, exceedingly illustrious.

In reality, she has cultivated for over three hundred years; her original Golden Core contains only fifteen divine skills, with limited mana, resulting in a low‑quality Golden Core, preventing her from daring to undergo tribulation and advancing toward the Eighth Rank Divine Skill.

The Eighth Rank Divine Skill is called the Wind‑Fire Great Tribulation, vastly different from the previous realms.

Failure to cultivate the earlier realms does not cause death.

But if one cannot survive the Wind‑Fire Great Tribulation, death is the only outcome.

This tribulation arises from a fluctuation of heaven and earth's primal qi triggered by the cultivator's original Golden Core power.

Throughout history, countless Golden Core cultivators have failed the tribulation, leaving only ashes.

This stage is a lingering nightmare for many cultivators; no one can aid them, only themselves.

In fact, dozens to hundreds of years ago, the Feather Transformation Sect had many Golden Core disciples beyond Jia Lan and Ling Xiao.

But almost all perished in the Wind‑Fire Great Tribulation; only one succeeded, Hua Tiandu.

Thus the Wind‑Fire Great Tribulation is exceedingly perilous.

Now, Chen Zheng has passed the Panwu Great Strength Divine Skill to Jia Lan; by using this method to accumulate mana and improve Golden Core quality, her hope of surviving the tribulation greatly increases, and tears of joy are natural.

If it were Chen Zheng, he too would have been thrilled when he first obtained the True Demon Ten Thousand Tribulations Unbreakable Body.

As for the "big" character Chen Zheng injected into Jia Lan's forehead, it gradually expands the mana source in her mind, raising her storage from five hundred thousand to one million. The "big" character is profoundly subtle; it not only enlarges the mana source but also expands Chen Zheng's own body, producing an effect akin to a heavenly Dao manifestation, doubling his physical combat power.

Chen Zheng envisions that once the Panwu Great Strength Divine Skill creates nine great mana sources, he will use the "big" character to amplify each countless times, allowing the sources to hold thousands to hundreds of billions of ma.

The nine sources amount to nine hundred billion ma of mana!

Who can withstand a single strike from him?

Even cultivators of the Longevity Secret Realm would be killed outright by him.

Only then would the world truly be vast enough for his free traversing.

However, he is far from that level now; he must comprehend the "big" character more deeply.

Moreover, the cultivation world has a strict rule: even the most powerful divine‑skill cultivators can only attain ninety‑nine divine skills, their mana cannot exceed a hundred million ma, and their lifespan cannot surpass ten thousand years.

This is a limit imposed by heaven and earth.

From ancient times to the present, no one can break this limit.

I wonder whether Chen Zheng can achieve it with his True Demon Ten Thousand Eons Unbreakable Body.

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At the same time, a series of melodious, soothing bells rang throughout Feather Transform City.

This means the Shanhe Ranking Competition organized by the sect has begun, and any inner‑door disciple may join.

One by one, inner‑ and outer‑door disciples, excited, stepped through the heavy snow to the city's "Shanhe Courtyard" amid the bells.

This is the contest arena, with towering platforms; at the very center hangs a massive yellow banner radiating countless shafts of light, bearing three gilded characters: "Shanhe Ranking".

The area surrounding the platforms is also vast enough to accommodate countless spectators.

Further out stand towering thrones, each perched high; Hundred‑Battle Real Person, Ye Piaoling, Luo Shui, Elder Ma, Elder Zhou and other true‑line disciples and Elders are already seated there.

Even Ling Xiao descended from the sky and sat on a throne, prompting countless inner‑ and outer‑door disciples below to gasp.

"Senior Brother Ling Xiao has arrived. Will Senior Brother come?"

"The Supreme Headmaster once said that during each annual Shanhe Ranking Competition, all true‑line disciples without pressing matters must come to watch, to inspire us inner‑ and outer‑door disciples, so Senior Brother will definitely come!"

"Senior Brother is still at the Taiyi Sect refining the Jiazi Divine Pill to atone, how could he come to watch the Shanhe Ranking Competition?"

"I meant Senior Brother Chen Zheng, not that treacherous fake Senior Brother."

"Shh… lower your voice; if the people of Heaven Capital hear, we'll all be doomed…"

Many inner‑ and outer‑door disciples chatter endlessly, and every remark circles back to Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng trampled all foes, slaying Wanluo, his battle record brilliant and radiant as the Great Sun, becoming the object of countless disciples' reverence and admiration.

Especially, Chen Zheng's killing of many Taiyi Sect true‑line disciples starkly contrasts with Hua Tiandu's groveling devotion to the Taiyi Sect.

Without contrast there is no injury.

Many disciples silently despise Hua Tiandu, calling his virtue unfit for his position.

And Chen Zheng is the true Senior Brother!

The legend of the Feather Transform Sect, the pride of countless disciples!

"Will Senior Brother Chen watch my duel?"

In the crowd, Fang Han gazed toward Zhengqi Peak, his eyes filled with anticipation and unease.

"Fang Han, you said Senior Brother Chen looks after you like an elder brother; he will definitely come, seeing you slaughter all around in the Shanhe Ranking Competition."

Beside them, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen, sword at her side, a fire‑jade hairpin in her hair, bright eyes and white teeth, clenched her fists to cheer Fang Han.

She is Princess Hong Yi, a close friend Fang Han met within the sect.

"Look!"

Someone suddenly let out a loud shout, startling Fang Han and everyone else to look up at the sky.

In an instant, Fang Han and the others saw a tall, upright figure stepping on the void, advancing step by step—it was Chen Zheng.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Chen!"

The crowd boiled over, from countless outer‑door disciples to true‑line disciples and Elders, all fervent, bowing and saluting as if ministers shouting "Long live! Long live! Ten thousand years!", their clamorous force scattering the falling snow.

"No need for formalities."

Chen Zheng waved his hand, then gave Fang Han a slight nod, descended onto the viewing platform, casually took a seat beside Ling Xiao.

He felt a bit helpless.

Earlier, after leaving Jialan Peak, he went to Zidian Peak and handed the Yinyang Wan Shou Pill and the Panwu Great Strength Divine Technique to Fang Qiang, asking her to pass them on after Fang Qingxue emerges from the barrier.

Having completed this, he would leave the Feather Transform Sect to gather the war‑torn Qi of opening a magical source.

But Elder Tian Xing's divine thought suddenly descended from the Feather Transform Heavenly Palace, saying the Supreme Headmaster had spoken: the sect would not hold him accountable for killing Wanluo, and he should watch the Shanhe Ranking Competition before departing.

As for Elder Tian Xing's motive, perhaps it is to let him become more familiar with the sect's disciples, to integrate better.

After all, his rise has been too brief; he has missed every sect‑organized inner‑ and outer‑door event.

Inside the Jade Dining Hall, the vessel "Five Qi Immortal Pot" cooks a massive stew for hundreds of thousands of disciples, yet he has never eaten a single bite.

At this rate, Chen Zheng will likely never feel any belonging to the Feather Transform Sect.

(End of Chapter)