Chapter 185: The Cultivation World Is Very Realistic

Yan Buji watched Wang Yitian dominate the arena and fell into thought.

"This Wang Yitian is so confident; it seems that even when facing a peak of chain Qi he has a way to win. If that's the case, I need not waste time on this combat arena."

Yan Buji sighed; it seems these past few days the combat arena will be Wang Yitian's stage, and whether he ends up first on the list or not is none of Yan Buji's business.

His plan was interrupted by him; though unexpected, it was within reason.

Who can know what will happen tomorrow?

Who can say for sure what the future will be like?

"But this matter could be reported to Emperor Bao Cheng and his men, letting them send someone to make contact with Wang Yitian. As long as that person draws enough hatred, shifting the conflict between local and foreign forces should not be difficult."

Yan Buji does not want to waste time contacting Wang Yitian; after all, his cultivation is too low, and rashly approaching the other side would easily be taken as having ulterior motives.

Moreover, someone like Wang Yitian is most likely unwilling to be manipulated.

Yan Buji is different; he hopes someone will use him, at least that proves he has value worth being used.

Only in such a situation can one go with the flow and profit; if he truly wants unbound, undisturbed, peaceful cultivation, why wade into this murky water?

All utilization is built on value; as long as you are a waste, no one can use you.

If you have any use, someone will want you to create some benefit for them, even if it's as small as a mosquito's leg.

A little accumulates into much; grains of sand build a tower…

Yan Buji suddenly lifted his head and looked upward.

"Yeah, the Human Dao, the Human Dao, a little becomes much? Much becomes little! Hahaha, so that's it!"

Yan Buji felt something, suddenly understanding why the Great Sect in the Wan Dao Mountain Range builds a Human Smoke Tower in the Eight Dao Territories: it is to seize ten thousand people with one person!

Alright, alright, this kind of cultivation is true cultivation!

Yan Buji squinted and returned to the tavern.

That evening, Yan Buji wrote his thoughts on Wang Yitian and some suggestions and sent them to Emperor Bao Cheng.

As for how they reply, it doesn't matter.

"Anyway, to move someone like Wang Yitian, it's most likely not through profit but through sentiment."

Yan Buji traveled around today to learn about Wang Yitian; because of his outstanding performance on the combat arena, many cultivators in Lingyu were discussing him.

He also took the chance to hear about Wang Yitian's feud with the Li Huo Sect; it turned out that Li Huo Sect cultivators wanted to buy a street vendor's goods, offered too low a price, and even tried to beat the vendor, and passing Wang Yitian immediately intervened to stop them.

Thus came today's two spectacular scenes.

That was indeed a method Yan Buji had previously imagined for contacting foreign cultivators, but it was ill‑timed; yesterday he went to Youming Jie and missed the chance.

"From now on, we should just wait calmly for the day the Human Smoke Tower opens."

Yan Buji asked the Daoist of the Departed Path; the Human Smoke Tower originally opens once every hundred years, based on the Eight Dao Territories' population growth rate and other mysterious factors, and once the tower has accumulated enough 'Human Smoke', it will actively release the 'Human Smoke'.

This 'Human Smoke' is also a kind of Spiritual Material, but it is artificial Spiritual Material, only the human race can produce Human Smoke.

The main use of Human Smoke is to purify the heaven‑and‑earth Qi, making the purified Qi more suitable for human cultivators to absorb, thereby cultivating.

Human Dao Red Cloud is actually a highly condensed form of Human Smoke and heaven‑and‑earth Qi, a more powerful artificial Spiritual Material; in terms of transformation count, it is said to reach the level of Six‑Transform Immortal Material!

"Furthermore, the Daoist of the Departed Path revealed that directly absorbing Human Dao Red Cloud can achieve a breakthrough effect, but it is far inferior to refining it into a Human Dao Nascent Soul Pill, which also raises the chance of nascent soul formation," Yan Buji pondered.

Looking at it this way, the benefits of the Human Smoke Tower include: suppressing ley lines to make the Nan Ting Mountain Region suitable for human development; producing Human Smoke to supply cultivators; giving rise to Human Dao Red Cloud, which can be refined into Human Dao Nascent Soul Pills; and also one of the Three Talents Celestial Pills, the Human Origin Great Pill, which also originates from the Human Smoke Tower.

Yan Buji received only this much information, but the exact state of the Human Smoke Tower will have to be seen later.

"Let's see if we can expedite the forging of the Heart‑Protecting Mirror in the next few days; otherwise, entering the Human Smoke Tower without protection makes me uneasy," Yan Buji thought.

In the Gendan Imperial Capital, within the palace.

Inside Ninghe Palace, Emperor Bao Cheng stared at the secret letters delivered by scouts, his brows tightly knit.

"What does that mean? None of these worthless ones can accomplish anything?!"

Zhao Zhen sat aside, kicking his shins, and laughed: "Father, you should have known earlier; among these cultivators, there are virtually none capable of great use, and even if there are, it's hard to outwit those old, cunning power players."

Emperor Bao Cheng furrowed his brows further and continued to turn the letters.

"Hmm? Wang Yitian, possesses Zhen Ice Frost Qi? Has clashed with the Li Huo Sect!" Emperor Bao Cheng's eyes lit up as he read carefully.

Zhao Zhen suddenly frowned: "Zhen Ice Frost Qi?"

"What's wrong, Zhen'er?"

Zhao Zhen frowned: "Only cultivators from the Beichuan Ice Region practice Zhen Ice Frost Qi; you won't see such methods in the Nan Ting Mountain Region."

"Oh? Then could this Wang Yitian be a person from the Beichuan Ice Region?" Emperor Bao Cheng's eyes shifted.

Zhao Zhen nodded: "The Nan Ting Mountain Region has no frost lands; even if it did, Zhen Ice Frost Qi would only be born within the eternally unchanging extreme‑cold glaciers, and it is also one of the preconditions for mastering the Great Water Technique. If Wang Yitian is from the Beichuan Ice Region, we could make use of him."

Emperor Bao Cheng nodded: "So, Zhen'er, you already have an idea?"

"Yes, then, Father, send a peak‑of‑chain‑Qi cultivator to approach him and hand over this water‑drinking divine technique secret; he will naturally understand the trade‑offs," Zhao Zhen smiled.

"What if he already knows?"

"Then just tell him, as long as he's willing to work for us, I'll give him the 'Unceasing River Flow'."

Emperor Bao Cheng laughed, feeling a bit shocked.

Indeed, the Qinghe Fairy of the Xuan Gen Dao—not only does she have the method to cultivate the Great Water Technique, but there are also treasures that can be forged?

The key is that she's even willing to give it away just to win over Wang Yitian?!

Although Emperor Bao Cheng also knows that this unknown cultivator Wang Yitian is hard to trust, driven by profit he likely has no reason to refuse them.

Profit is the best relational bond; as long as it doesn't contradict either side's interests, even a father's murderer can sit down to discuss a price.

The cultivation world is very realistic.