Chapter 733 - 739: Let's Call it a Day Once It Blooms! (First update)
Chapter 733: Chapter 739: Let’s Call it a Day Once It Blooms! (First update)
“Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus?”
Upon hearing this name, Jin Heng jumped in surprise, asking with an astonished expression, “A martial skill from Buddhism?”
Yang Zhen was taken aback and thought to himself, shit, hadn’t considered that, does this have a copyright?
If he had known he was stealing someone’s name, he wouldn’t have done it so casually. If he was pursued by those from the Buddhist sect, wouldn’t that be terrifying?
But he speculated that not even the entire Buddhist sect could produce this flower, so Yang Zhen didn’t worry too much. He shook his head and said, “Why do you care so much? If it can boost your strength tenfold, are you going to learn it or not?”
Jin Heng chuckled and said, “I will learn, of course, I will learn. If anyone tries to stop me learning the Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus, they’ll have me to deal with. Actually, in the Western Region, we don’t have as many rigid sect boundaries like you do on the Northern Island.”
Yang Zhen understood. After all, the Western Region was complex with a mix of orthodox and evil sects from Buddhism, Daoism, and a bunch of other sects. Everyone, though with different ideologies, lived under the same sky and didn’t have such strict sense of their sect’s beliefs.
Jin Heng beamed at Yang Zhen, and Yang Zhen considered him reliable. Although Jin Heng seemed simple and honest, he was principled. Yang Zhen didn’t hesitate much and explained the principles behind the Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus to him.
Hearing that he needed to merge two types of Companion Heavenly Fires, Jin Heng’s face turned green.
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“This… This… How can that be possible?”
Not just for Jin Heng, who had two types of Companion Heavenly Fires, but even Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er were surprised. They watched Yang Zhen with astonishment, and exclaimed, “Companion Heavenly Fire is an exotic existence independent of heaven and earth. Each Companion Heavenly Fire has its own unique properties. These two properties are at opposite extremes. How could they possibly merge together?”
Han Yan’er was right. If ordinary techniques were used to forcefully merge two Heavenly Fires, it would definitely end in death. But who was Yang Zhen?
His talent was off the charts, and he had a vast knowledge of various martial skills. Compared to the sum of all the people on the Northern Island, he wasn’t any less knowledgeable.
The Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus might sound terrifying and could kill you if you weren’t careful. But this didn’t mean it hadn’t been done before. If others could be terrifying, why couldn’t he?
Moreover, from Yang Zhen’s knowledge, not only were there people who could merge two Heavenly Fires, but there were even those who could merge three. Now, there might be those who could merge five.
Just as Yang Zhen was about to explain, Jin Heng grinned and said, “It might not be impossible. I’ve had this idea a long time ago, but I’ve never been able to succeed. I once almost blew myself up trying, and I never dared to try again after that.”
Hua Youyue and Han Yan’er looked at Jin Heng in surprise. The Little Fatty didn’t seem to be lying. This genuinely caught them off guard, including Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen chuckled and said, “My young friend, you have to be willing to try. Now, try merging your fires for this Sao Saint to see. Maybe your approach is correct.”
Right then, the door creaked open. A mischievous cat sauntered in, followed by Mo Shuiyan and Wu Tao.
Both of them had a significant change in their energy. The Little Witches’s energy was more stabilised—so much so that if Yang Zhen wasn’t paying attention, he wouldn’t have noticed her at all.
As for Wu Tao, there was no fluctuation of True Essence around him. He has spaced out twice while just standing in the doorway, nearly stepping on the cat’s tail each time. This scared the cat into quickly dodging out of the way.
Mo Shuiyan glared and grumbled reluctantly, “Yang Zhen, what are you up to? You deliberately locked us out. Ah! I’m going to stay here! I’m sick of staying in that inn in the Commercial Street for the past few days.”
Upon seeing the interior of the Ice Palace, even the distracted Wu Tao couldn’t help but exclaim in awe. She commented with stars in her eyes, “So beautiful, Yang Zhen! There’s a world of its own inside. How did you do that?”
“No wonder this guy never let us into his thatched hut. He was afraid we would fight over it with him. Stingy! It’s just a hut. Can’t you just build another one?” Mo Shuiyan’s personality was quite aggressive.
Wu Tao was a Body Refining Practitioner and thought differently from the rest. She was more delicate and chuckled at Mo Shuiyan’s comment, “You can’t just simply make another one of this place.”
Yang Zhen smirked and looked at the two of them, “What are you two doing here?”
“We are…”
Mo Shuiyan and Wu Tao looked at each other, “Of course, we’ve come to see the Little Fatty!”
Yang Zhen turned to Jin Heng, who was earnestly summoning his Heavenly Fire, suddenly saying, “Hold on!”
Jin Heng was startled; he shivered, and the Companion Heavenly Fire in his hand went out instantly, “What…what happened?”
Yang Zhen looked strangely at Jin Heng. Was this rascal so single-minded? The experimentation was meant to be a fusion of the Companion Heavenly Fire, but seeing how he was producing such huge balls of fire, was his plan to demolish the place?
“Stop fusing here. All of you, follow me. We’ll find a secluded place where you can experiment as much as you like!”
“Oh!” Jin Heng scratched his head and had an innocent look on his face.
All the way, Mo Shuiyan kept sneaking glances at Yang Zhen as if he harbored secrets and gossip that she was yearning to know. Wu Tao, on the other hand, continued to be in a daze.
Soon, Mo Shuiyan sidled up to Jin Heng and whispered, “What did Yang Zhen ask you to do?”
Without suspicion, Jin Heng opened his mouth with a smile, “Yang Zhen asked me to fuse the Companion Heavenly Fire!”
“Are you out of your mind?” Mo Shuiyan gave a start, her voice slightly loud, which startled Wu Tao from his daze. He looked alertly around and asked, “Wha…what happened?”
Yang Zhen looked speechlessly at the three funny characters. These were the talents chosen from the Western Region, and they were the best among them?
And there was Monk Yunla. Yang Zhen found him to be even more interesting. He had hardly done anything and the monk had nearly broken out of mental tranquility. The monk’s mental state seemed incredibly fragile. Given a chance, Yang Zhen would love to tell him about the journey of Sanzang in fetching the True Essence from the West, so he would know what it’s like to withstand temptation.
“What happened?”
Jin Heng was shocked by Mo Shuiyan’s sudden exclamation and asked in surprise.
Mo Shuiyan quickly distanced herself from Jin Heng by about ten yards, “Whoever came up with the idea of fusing two Companion Heavenly Fires must be tired of living!”
“Hey hey, young lady, why are you being so rude? What do you mean, ‘tired of living?’” Yang Zhen came over to Jin Heng’s side, patted his shoulder and said, “Are you afraid that you’ll never be able to defeat Jin Heng once he has successfully practiced the Buddha’s Wrath Fire Lotus?”
Jin Heng gave a silly grin.
“Me, defeated by him?” Mo Shuiyan burst out laughing, “That’s a joke! Even if he does manage to fuse the fires successfully, he won’t be able to last a few rounds against me!”Upd@te by n0vgo .c0
Angered, Jin Heng was about to retort when Mo Shuiyan glared at him, “Shut up! How many times have I told you that Companion Heavenly Fires can’t be fused!”
Yang Zhen looked at Mo Shuiyan with an ambiguous smile, “Do you really believe the Companion Heavenly Fires can’t be fused?”
“Yes!” Mo Shuiyan answered defiantly.
Following up, Yang Zhen asked, “Then do you believe that associating with common folks can help one upgrade their status?”
“Of course not… But the two aren’t comparable.” Somehow, Mo Shuiyan seemed frustrated.
Yang Zhen laughed and pointed at Wu Tao, “Then what about daydreaming? Can it raise one’s status?”
“Well…” Mo Shuiyan looked suspiciously at Wu Tao. Wu Tao had been acting strangely lately. Could it actually raise one’s status? Maybe it could.
Sighing deeply, Yang Zhen said, “You all still don’t fully understand power!”
“What?” Mo Shuiyan squinted at Yang Zhen, “Jin Heng has tried countless times and has never been successful. If you can make him successful, I will…I will…”
“You will do what?” Yang Zhen asked curiously.
Mo Shuiyan glared back, “Whatever you say!”
“Fine!”
Yang Zhen grinned, finding some unexpected joy. Originally, he had only intended to hook Jin Heng, but he didn’t expect Mo Shuiyan to invite herself in as well!
Whether it was about fusing or not, about being oriented towards the phase of the moon or the sun, or about the East or the West, wouldn’t it all be settled once the flowers blossomed?