Night of Despair

Chapter 329 - 329 327 Situation One

?Chapter 329: 327 Situation One Chapter 329: 327 Situation One “Moreover, does your Dao Artifact have the effect of strengthening the body?” Yu Mo asked again.

“Yes, the strengthening extent is considerable. I am also lucky to have this advantage,” Yu Hong lied with eyes wide open.

In fact, the power of Chang’e was far beyond this, but he neither wanted to nor was willing to fully input Dao Breath to support Guang Han.

In other words, Chang’e had always been relying on the power of the Dao Artifact itself to fight. The inputted Dao Breath was only enough to get started; to be able to fight like this was already quite impressive, truly worthy of a Profound Level Dao Artifact.

“Good… good,” Yu Mo said the word “good” twice consecutively.

From Yu Hong’s attitude, they could see that he still acknowledged himself as a disciple of Qingchen Temple; even if his strength surpassed these old folks, he was still not arrogant.

Slap.

Master Yu Hen clapped his hands.

“With Zhengrou’s strength, he now surpasses everyone in our sect. In this case, would it be ok for us to squeeze out another Heart Changing Pill to aid him?” he asked.

He looked towards the group of old Taoists.

A Heart Changing Pill could forcibly help someone break through a level, but it can only be taken once every two years and is ineffective on the Ninth Layer.

Yu Hong had one before, and now to have another meant that in four years, he would reach the eighth level of Daoist Skills and start cultivating the Ninth Layer!

“If Zhengrou can stabilize smoothly… in four years, he will achieve the highest Daoist Skills of Qingchen Temple,” Master Yu Hen said solemnly.

“But forcibly elevated Daoist Realm can easily regress. We used it because we had reached that stage before…” Yu Mo argued.

“This is exactly what I want; with Zhengrou’s talent, let him experience a higher level of Daoist Realm first, then breaking through should be much easier!” Master Yu Hen earnestly said.

“Additionally,” he looked to the other old Taoists, “how about we give him a spot at the Five Spirits Spring?”

Suddenly, the old Taoists fell silent.

The Five Spirits Spring accumulates enough for one person’s use every ten years; it’s the greatest foundation of Qingchen Temple.

Soaking in the Five Spirits Spring allows a Magician’s physique and spirit to greatly improve, primarily in terms of Techniques.

After soaking in the Five Spirits Spring, a Magician cultivating the Guanwu Skill will gain a special innate ability when releasing Magic.

This ability allows a Magician to summon multiple Fear Shadows at the same time. As long as there is sufficient Dao Breath, the Magician can repeatedly summon up to ten strongest Fear Shadows, as long as they can withstand the consumption.

Seconds later.

“Agreed,” Yu Mo was the first to speak.

“Agreed.”

“Okay!”

Voices continuously arose, all old Taoists of the Yu Generation were firm in their resolve, determined at all costs to push Zhengrou to the greatest heights ever in the history of Qingchen Temple!

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Under the night sky, in front of Yu Hong’s small courtyard.

Several blurry figures quietly gathered here.

The leader was none other than Cheng Shu, who had just rushed over from the hospital.

Exchanging traditional Techniques for Secret Technique without side effects, such a trade, has far exceeded Cheng Shu’s expectations in terms of allure to ordinary Loose Cultivators.

She glanced behind at the dozen people who had arrived overnight, feeling inexplicably emotional.

‘It was me who misjudged; for us, who are considered experts among Loose Cultivators, the attraction of traditional Technique cultivation is strong, but it’s not enough to make us blindly give up everything.

But for them…their grasp of Techniques is inferior to mine; if they could also exchange for traditional Technique cultivation… it indeed represents a tremendous opportunity.’

Cheng Shu sighed and gently knocked on the door.

Knock, knock.

Before long, light footsteps approached, followed by the turning of the door lock.

Click.

The door opened.

Yu Hong’s face, wearing a smile, appeared before everyone.

“Thanks for waiting for so long, welcome everyone, please come in first,” he moved aside to open a pathway, gesturing inside.

The courtyard was large, after Qingchen Temple had purchased this property, they expanded the yard a second time.

Together with Cheng Shu, a total of sixteen people entered the yard successively, with the last person closing the door.

“Today, since everyone has come here, it means you are somewhat prepared for our transaction,” he said, smiling and clapping his hands.

“To be clear, I don’t have many Techniques to offer, but the effects will definitely satisfy everyone.”

“Brother Zhengrou, with so many of us here, are you sure you can guarantee all of us will be satisfied? Aren’t you being a bit too confident?” a bald, muscular man wearing sunglasses among the crowd spoke up.

Wearing sunglasses at night, it was unclear if he was blind or had some other special reason.

“If I dare to say this, I naturally have confidence,” Yu Hong replied with a smile, “In fact, I believe everyone has guessed that before joining Qingchen Temple, I, Zhengrou, was not just some ignorant person; I have also cultivated for many years.”

He took the initiative to throw this statement out to gain everyone’s trust.

Indeed, as soon as these words came out, everyone present began to feel somewhat restless.

“We want to exchange not for the personal Techniques you cultivated, but for the Techniques collected by Qingchen Temple,” another woman with short hair spoke sternly.

“I can guarantee there are no side effects, of course, if you completely distrust me, then let’s forget it,” Yu Hong replied nonchalantly.

Everyone fell silent, then Cheng Shu spoke up.

“Can you tell us what kind of Techniques are available for trade?”

Yu Hong raised his hand, his fingertips lit up with a white light tinged with silver.

“Of course, that’s possible.”

A moment later.

One by one, the people left the yard, each with an exaggerated expression of ecstatic joy.

Cheng Shu was the last to leave. Unable to resist, she turned back to glance at Yu Hong.

He had walked her to the door and stood in the shade of the streetlight, his face obscured, unmoving by the door’s side.

‘Such Techniques… to think they could perfectly mend each person’s unique flaws.’ Cheng Shu thought, still incredulous.

But the price…

Cheng Shu mulled over the conditions Yu Hong had just mentioned.

The Techniques could be shared for cultivation, but a corresponding price must be paid.

The so-called price was actually joining an alliance Yu Hong was forming, the Mutual Assistance Alliance.

No superior or inferior, just mutual connection, mutual trust, mutual assistance in times of adversity.

That was the exact wording Yu Hong had used.

Of course, no one would be naive enough to truly believe these words.

Just…

‘What is his purpose?’

Cheng Shu couldn’t comprehend.

The conditions for the trade, is it just this simple? Joining this so-called Mutual Assistance Alliance verbally, and obtaining such incredibly effective, special Techniques?

She didn’t know what Yu Hong really intended to do, nor what he could use to bind everyone.

As a member of the Wild Mages, she well knew what these people were like.

Among them, there were undoubtedly some good ones, but the majority were those who couldn’t control their desires, neutrally evil who have misused their magic.

Facing such a group, she didn’t believe mere verbal commitment would be effective.

Turning back, Cheng Shu boarded her car with doubts.

“How did it go?” Red Snake and Headless Sword had been waiting inside.

“It went well, unnervingly well,” Cheng Shu shook her head.

“What’s with that expression then?” asked Red Snake in surprise.

“Because it’s too generous.” Cheng Shu extended her finger, and a white light tinged with silver, a special force, suddenly lit up at her fingertip.

That force, visible only to Magicians, moved like a living thing, continuously swirling around her fingertip.

“This is the special Technique he traded to us—Fluid Spirit Light.”

“What’s its use?” Red Snake’s gaze instantly fixed on it.

“Its function is to automatically compensate for our various flaws. For example, what I wanted to mend was the deficiency in physical strength and power. So this Fluid Spirit Light I cultivated is constantly attached to my body, enhancing my physical strength,” explained Cheng Shu.

“How much does it enhance?” Headless Sword’s interest was piqued.

“Significantly,” Cheng Shu said gravely, “I estimate that now, purely in terms of strength, I am at least seventy percent stronger than before.”

“…So exaggerated!?” Headless Sword’s eyes widened, “You just got the Technique, how…”

“Yes… just got it, and I already cultivated it, and the enhancement is so substantial, are there such easy-to-master peerless Techniques in this world??” Cheng Shu also asked herself.

“Did you ask him?” Red Snake asked seriously.

“I did, he responded by saying, this is the real purpose of the Mutual Assistance Alliance… because, this Fluid Spirit Light, essentially, is cultivated by all of us practicing this light together. Every so often, we gather, and the Spirit Lights will automatically interact, mutually balancing and strengthening each other. The more people cultivating it, the stronger the Spirit Light becomes.”

“…This…”

Red Snake and Headless Sword were instantly tempted.

“Are you sure there’s no side effect?” Red Snake asked again.

“I’ve checked thoroughly, the Spirit Light not only does no harm to my body, but it also constantly nourishes it, my Essence Qi is much stronger than before,” Cheng Shu shook her head.

“Then what are we waiting for!” Red Snake burst out, pushing open the car door.

Headless Sword sat in silence.

“I don’t believe there is such a cost-free magic in this world.”

“Actually… there is another price,” Cheng Shu suddenly said.

“Tell me,” Headless Sword looked at her intently.

“That is, Yu Hong said that actually, this Spirit Light grows differently on each person, the Mutual Assistance Alliance is unjust for those talented individuals who grow faster, forcing them to evenly distribute their gains to others at intervals.” Cheng Shu relayed Yu Hong’s original words.

“How is that a price?” Headless Sword scoffed, “If the talented do not help others, would they grow faster than others? Everyone exchanging and sharing knowledge together, compared to one person cultivating alone, will naturally have an advantage.”

“I thought so too,” Cheng Shu nodded.

After a silence, Headless Sword also stepped out of the car.

“However it is, even if we don’t want this Spirit Light, just this Mutual Assistance Alliance alone is a natural good opportunity…”

With the Spirit Light Technique as a tie, gathering a group of Magicians regularly, wasn’t this naturally a Magician’s alliance?

Moreover… for the Wild Mages who manage to come here, many of them are already desperate, daring to accept such harsh employment conditions, daring to risk their lives, what’s a possibly hidden cost considered?

“Let’s do it!” Headless Sword stepped out of the car, quickly catching up to Red Snake, heading towards Yu Hong’s courtyard.