Cultivation Starting from Full Talent

Chapter 319: Chapter 317: The Old Scoundrel Resorts to Trickery

Chapter 319 -317: The Old Scoundrel Resorts to Trickery

After saying goodbye to Feng Jingshan, Ning Daoran returned to his room, feeling slightly uneasy in his heart.

“Junior Brother Ning.”

At this moment, the voice of Xu Baisheng, the top disciple of Heavenly Mechanism Peak, came from outside.

“Senior Brother Xu.”

Ning Daoran opened the door, welcomed Xu Baisheng into the hall, and made tea for his guest.

“I hope my late-night visit has not disturbed Junior Brother Ning’s cultivation,” Xu Baisheng said with an elegant smile.

“Not at all.”

Ning Daoran asked, “I just don’t know why Senior Brother would visit so late at night?”

“It’s just a small matter.”

Xu Baisheng waved his hand, setting up several prohibitions in the room, and said, “Brother Xu is here to warn Junior Brother about some things. Junior Brother has just arrived at Heavenly Mechanism Peak and must be quite confused by many things, still unclear about what’s going on.”

Saying this, he slapped his Storage Bag, took out a Jade Bottle and offered it, saying, “Inside this bottle are two True Blood Pills. Although True Blood Pills are elixir pills for Blood Qi Martial Artists, for those of us who cultivate the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique, the consumption of Blood Qi is also substantial. Taking these True Blood Pills will be greatly beneficial to the cultivation of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique. I hope Junior Brother won’t disdain them.”

The price of a single True Blood Pill could reach five or six hundred Spirit Stones, Xu Baisheng’s meeting gift was indeed generous.

“Senior Brother Xu…”

Ning Daoran happily accepted the True Blood Pills, saying, “I entered the Fierce Sun Dao Palace exactly to cultivate the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique. I will definitely keep Senior Brother’s words in mind!”

“Junior Brother, there is another layer of meaning from your Senior Brother.”

Xu Baisheng cast a meaningful glance and whispered, “Although Master has passed on the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique to you, Junior Brother doesn’t need to put most of your efforts into this Cultivation Technique. After all, the cause and effect involved with cultivating the Evergreen Technique to the Fifth Layer is irrelevant to you, Junior Brother. Why should you involve yourself?”

He transmitted his voice, “If Junior Brother truly yearns for the sixth chapter, once your brother has obtained the sixth chapter one day, I will definitely make a copy for Junior Brother and will not break my word.”

“…”

Ning Daoran was confused, understanding the Senior Brother’s suggestion to practice more of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique instead of the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique, but why?

“I understand…”

Ning Daoran nodded, “Senior Brother Xu, rest assured. The Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique is my fundamental Cultivation Technique, and I will definitely devote most of my efforts to it. As for the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique, I will just go with the flow. I, Ning Cheng, am a person of limited talent. Such a profound and mysterious technique as the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique is sure to disappoint the Vice Palace Master.”

“Good! Since that’s the case, your brother will not disturb Junior Brother’s cultivation any longer, I will take my leave now!”

Xu Baisheng left in a hurry, and Ning Daoran’s heart was shrouded in mystery.

…

After a while, the sound came from outside again.

“Is Junior Brother Ning there? It’s your Second Senior Brother Meng Yuliang. Junior Brother Ning, it’s your first day coming to Quiet Heart Courtyard, and I, your Senior Brother, have come to have a chat with you, maybe to enhance our fellowship?”

“Second Senior Brother, please come in.”

Ning Daoran invited Meng Yuliang into the living room and served a cup of Spiritual Tea.

“Junior Brother.”

Meng Yuliang sat down powerfully and said with a smile, “How do you find your first day living in the Quiet Heart Courtyard? Settled in all right?”

“Not bad, thank you for your concern, Second Senior Brother.”

“Hmph~~”

Meng Yuliang’s voice contained a mix of sarcasm and laughter, “Junior Brother Ning, you are indeed lucky. Merely for participating in the slaying of a Second Rank Middle Stage Demon Bird, you have gained Master’s appreciation, and he even permitted you to take part in the trials he has been preparing for years. If you pass the trial, you may even obtain the sixth chapter, which can be described as soaring to the heavens, unstoppable…”

“Junior Brother Meng flatters me.”

Ning Daoran said, “I have merely been a bit lucky. Moreover, with my limited talent, even though the Vice Palace Master has given me this opportunity, it doesn’t necessarily mean I can grasp it. The Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique is so profound and mysterious; how could I, someone at the Early-stage Foundation Establishment, possibly comprehend it?”

“You are too humble, Junior Brother.”

Meng Yuliang squinted his eyes, “How could someone who has cultivated the Evergreen Technique to the Sixth Layer at a young age be someone of limited talent? However, the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique involves many interests and consequences. If Junior Brother is wise, indeed you should not delve too deeply into it, lest you get burdened by it and end up losing more than you gain.”

His eyes flashed sharply as he laughed, “After all, Junior Brother Ning, you are not from here. Someone who does not belong to the Quiet Heart Courtyard, if he wishes to take something from the Quiet Heart Courtyard, may not be able to hold onto it even if he obtains it. You are a smart person, Junior Brother Ning, you must understand what Second Senior Brother means.”

“I understand.”

Ning Daoran, having cultivated for hundreds of years, was a very shrewd person, and faced with such a threat, he did not get angry but simply smiled, “Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Meng. I’ll keep it in mind.”

“Good!”

Meng Yuliang rose to his feet, “Then I shall not disturb Junior Brother in his cultivation any longer, and thus, I will take my leave.”

“Farewell Senior Brother!”

Meng Yuliang stood with his hands clasped behind him, a smile hanging at the corner of his mouth as he walked out of the hall, saying with a chuckle, “Our Quiet Heart Courtyard, oh, is not at all quiet~~~”

…

Ning Daoran closed the door with a sweep of his sleeves and leaned back in his reclining chair, closing his eyes to recuperate.

Soon after, there was another knock at the door.

“Is Junior Brother Ning there? I am Fu Yan. Since today is the day Junior Brother has just moved into Quiet Heart Courtyard, your Senior Brother is here to welcome you and help you settle in.”

“Oh?”

Ning Daoran immediately opened the door and saw Fu Yan holding a jug of wine in his right hand and carrying several marinated dishes in his left.

“Junior Brother, no need to stand on ceremony.”

Fu Yan raised his hand and set up a Prohibition, filling the table with delicious dishes and then poured the wine, saying, “The Eldest Senior Brother and the Second Senior Brother have both been here, and I’m sure they didn’t have anything nice to say, right?”

“This…”

Ning Daoran didn’t know how to respond properly.

“Junior Brother doesn’t need to worry too much.”

Fu Yan gave a self-deprecating smile: “Eldest Senior Brother is the master’s first disciple, the Sequence Immortal Seed who will likely inherit the Fierce Sun Dao Palace. Second Senior Brother, with his exceptional talent and having a First Grade Spirit Root, is heavily relied upon by the master. The trial for the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique involves the Sixth Layer, and Junior Brother Ning should also be aware of the stakes involved. Whoever obtains the Sixth Layer will most likely be the inheritor of our Fierce Sun Dao Palace.

As you have seen, I, Fu Yan, am ranked third in the Heavenly Mechanism Peak, lacking in seniority compared to the Eldest Senior Brother and in talent compared to the Second Senior Brother. Just slightly stronger than the Inner Sect Disciples, not enough to compete with the best and merely better than the rest, surely no chance of inheriting the Dao Palace legacy, so…”

He said with a meaningful smile, “I share the same plight as Junior Brother, nothing but a runner up in this trial.”

Ning Daoran suddenly felt at ease, “Senior Brother Fu speaks candidly, which I admire. Since it is so, let’s drink this cup to that!”

“Indeed, we should!”

Fu Yan laughed heartily and downed his bowl of wine.

After a few bowls of wine, Fu Yan couldn’t hold back his words anymore and said, “I heard what Second Senior Brother said just now. He mentioned that Quiet Heart Courtyard is not at all quiet, and indeed, he spoke the truth, especially in these last few years. With the Palace Master Teacher Uncle in seclusion for many years, no longer handling the affairs within the palace, our master might not be the Palace Master but he certainly acts more like one than the Palace Master, with the Heavenly Mechanism Peak lineage gradually surpassing Red Sun Peak, becoming the first Main Peak within the Dao Palace.”

He frowned slightly, “The rivalry between Eldest Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother for the position of Top Inheriting Disciple has grown ever more intense. Things are not like they used to be. In those days, how joyful we were, the four of us disciples cultivating in Heavenly Mechanism Peak. Despite Master being strict, he meticulously instructed the three of us. Whenever Senior Brothers had to contend in Fight Techniques against other Outer Peaks, we always stood together through thick and thin, not divided as we are now…”

Fu Yan seemed to have endless grievances to pour out, and as he spoke, he said too much.

“Senior Brother Fu.”

Ning Daoran’s gaze stealthily swept over the windowsill, where a small grey insect lay, immensely spiritual.

The Truth Heart Worm, ranked one hundred and sixty-nine on the Ten Thousand Insects List, a peculiar insect that, once tamed and refined, could eavesdrop on conversations for its owner. It was said that once the Truth Heart Worm reached its fully grown state, it could even hear others’ transmitted words.

This Truth Heart Worm was void of any breath, incredibly difficult to detect. If Ning Daoran had not possessed the Grey Eyes Technique, he might not have noticed it. Naturally, in Quiet Heart Courtyard, the one who could so brazenly release a Truth Heart Worm to eavesdrop on his conversations could only be one person.

Perhaps everything Xu Baisheng and Meng Yuliang said earlier was listened to and captured by the Truth Heart Worm, not a word missed.

“Senior Brother Fu speaks with reason.”

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Ning Daoran said, “However, time flows like water, and though we are Cultivators, how could we possibly stay forever in the past? The succession battle of the Heavenly Mechanism Peak, I, Ning Cheng, certainly have no qualifications, nor do I wish to be involved in disputes. It’s just that the Vice Palace Master recognizes some potential in Ning Cheng and has given me this opportunity, and I will strive to seize it. Even if I cannot cultivate the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique to the Fifth Layer, I will certainly do my best.”

“Right, what Junior Brother Ning said makes sense.”

Fu Yan said with a smile, “The Senior Brother was indeed being superfluous. For those words, we should raise yet another toast!”

“Senior Brother is absolutely correct!”

So, they drank until late into the night, and Fu Yan left with the smell of alcohol.

Ning Daoran closed the door, then saw the Truth Heart Worm fluttering its wings and turned into a grayish light departing from the windowsill, heading back to the main house. Ning Daoran naturally did not dare to follow with his Golden Core Divine Sense and paid it no more attention.

Thus, he settled into Quiet Heart Courtyard, ostensibly cultivating the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique and Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique, but actually consistently practicing the Dragon Demon Heart Scripture in the Refining Time mode to further solidify his physical foundation.

…

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, Ning Daoran had already been cultivating in Quiet Heart Courtyard for two years.

Within these two years, his realm in the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique advanced in parallel with Xu Baisheng and Meng Yuliang. Once both of them had cultivated the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique to the Third Layer, Ning Daoran also advanced the technique to the Third Layer, outpacing Fu Yan by a step.

One night, Feng Yinghai summoned the four to the main hall for testing their foundational Cultivation.

Xu Baisheng and Meng Yuliang passed the test one after another, both reaching the Third Layer of the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique, with Xu Baisheng’s foundation being somewhat more profound, radiating an aura of everlasting vitality.

“Ning Cheng, it’s your turn.”

Feng Yinghai stepped forward, lifted two fingers, and placed them on Ning Daoran’s pulse. The next moment, Nascent Soul Power surged into him, beginning to probe the aura of the Evergreen Returning to Origin Technique.

Ning Daoran relaxed his mind, allowing Feng Yinghai to check his foundation. After all, with the protection of the Unmoving Ming King Divine Technique, there would be no problem.

However, in the next second, Feng Yinghai’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and a Nascent Soul appeared above his head, casting out a Primordial Spirit that plunged into Ning Daoran’s Divine Soul World!

This was bad, the old fellow was playing tricks!