Chapter 64: Regretful Late Encounter

  Ning Cheng's heart suddenly surged upon hearing this. With only one billionth of his cultivation remaining, he could still treat the strongest expert on the Yi Xing mainland as an ant - what kind of concept was this? No wonder others could traverse dimensions; cultivating to the extreme actually granted such a terrifying ability?

  At this moment, Ning City's heart was like a burning fire, he wanted to go crazy and cultivate, even if he couldn't reach the terrifying cultivation of his uncle Yi, he still had to try hard to tear open the interface and return to Earth.

  Tai Shu Shi seemed to feel that his tone was a bit agitated, so he softened it and said, "According to the records of my Tai Shu's family, the planes and interfaces are different. The cultivation methods between different planes are not exactly the same, and even the levels within them are not the same. However, all roads lead to Rome, any cultivation is a process of converting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into one's own cultivation, without exception."

  The cultivation structure of each position is based on the accumulation of countless years, and it's not unreasonable. The kung fu I cultivate was temporarily modified by my ancestors. After experiencing the ups and downs of thousands of years in my great uncle's family, what has been passed down to me now are only the techniques up to the level of Building the Origin, alas...

  When it comes to the fact that there is only one way to build a foundation, the desolation in Taishu Shi's eyes is evident.

  Ning Cheng felt that Tai Shu Shi was a straightforward person, although he looked a bit pale, and he appreciated it. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Tai Shu brother, as long as you cultivate to a higher level in the future and return to Yuezhou, you might be able to find the techniques of your family. Since we hit it off immediately, why not find a place to drink and chat, wouldn't that be better?"

  "Brother Ning said it well, I had the same intention. As for Gong Fa, I'm not worried either. Compared to the many people in the lower realms, I've already taken a step ahead of them."

  Tai Shu Shi obviously wasn't a sentimental person, and his emotions quickly recovered. He then changed the subject and said, "Let's go to Xijia City. Xijia City is the third largest city in Yuanzhou. In Xijia City, there is a famous academy called Cang Yan Four Star Academy. This is also a place where people enjoy life. I will go to Xijia City for a while every now and then."

  As for the latter, Tai Shu Shi's expression seemed a bit awkward. Ning Cheng didn't notice Tai Shu Shi's expression, he was thinking of Cang Yan Si Xing Academy. In the past, he and An Yi met a seriously injured person on the beach, that person wanted to kill him and An Yi, but ended up being killed by him instead. He remembered that guy was from Cang Yan Si Xing Academy, named Xue Tai Chu.

  Ning Cheng's attention wasn't focused, so Tai Shu Shi reminded him and said, "From here to Xi Jia City, if we take a beast-drawn carriage, it'll take several months. But if we fly on our swords, it'll only take two days. Ning brother has the divine intent, I'm sure you can also fly on your sword. However, in this place where Qi gathers, flying on one's sword is absolutely not to be revealed. We should try to walk through secluded areas, generally very few people will discover us."

  After the two flew out with their swords, Tai Shu Shi indeed walked as far as possible from the remote area. Along the way, except for mountains and ridges, they didn't meet anyone at all.

  Ning Cheng felt that Tai Shu Shi should be a trustworthy person, so he said straightforwardly, "Tai Shu brother, I came to Yuan Zhou just to go to Hua Zhou. I also know that my cultivation is too poor, so I want to advance to Condensing Truth before going to Hua Zhou."

  Tai Shu Shi didn't know that Ning Cheng wanted the Jing Zhen Dan. After listening to Ning Cheng's words, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's not that I'm trying to strike you down, Brother Ning. Even if you have the opportunity to advance to Jing Zhen in Yuan Zhou, it would be impossible to reach Hua Zhou. Entering Hua Zhou from Yuan Zhou is completely different from entering Yuan Zhou from Ping Zhou. I don't know how you managed to get through the Da An Forest. Either you were lucky or had a good map.

  But between Yuanzhou and Huazhou, there is a vast desert that stretches endlessly, ordinary Jiyuan monks do not dare to cross this terrible desert, let alone a Ningzhen monk. In the vast desert, there are countless terrifying sand monsters, countless sandstorms, and even more terrifying is the possibility of encountering lightning at any time, and with one careless move, you can be swallowed up by the crazy sand. Generally, when going to Huazhou, it's usually led by a Xuanli realm monk, who takes a large flying ship to fly over.

  Even if it's in the Yuanzhou, advancing to Condensing Truth is extremely difficult. The resources of Yuanzhou are indeed more abundant than those of Pingzhou, but this abundance is also very limited. A single Condensing Truth Pill is not easy to come by."

  Ning Cheng said, "I'll first try to advance to the Condensed True Realm. If I really can't advance to the Condensed True Realm, I don't plan on going to Huazhou. Once I've advanced to the Condensed True Realm, I do have some confidence in going to Huazhou. I have a simple map for going to Huazhou, which is much better than rushing blindly."

  "Do you have a map through the Desert of Falling Thunder?" Tai Shu asked in surprise.

  "Is that called Luolei Desert? I actually have a simple map." Ning Cheng said, and had already handed the map to Tai Shu Shi.

  "Uncle Shi looked at the map and exclaimed in surprise, 'That's right, this is indeed a simplified map of Luolei Desert. I didn't expect you to have a simplified map of Da'an Forest too, no wonder you were able to pass through Da'an Forest.'"

  After returning the map to Ning City, Tai Shu Shi said with a slight hesitation, "This makes it easier. I also want to go to Huazhou. After all, only by going to Huazhou can we have the opportunity to go to Zhongji Zhou Jizhou. Why don't we travel together? The materials for the Ningzhen Dan are almost collected, now only lacking the main spirit fruit Jin Chan Guo and a auxiliary spirit grass Mingdi Lan, Jin Chan Guo is a bit troublesome, Mingdi Lan is easier to handle..."

  Ning Cheng interrupted Tai Shu Shi's words and said, "I have a Golden Cicada Fruit."

  Tai Shu Shi heard Ning Cheng's words and suddenly stopped, he even forgot what he wanted to say, looking at Ning Cheng with some disbelief: "You really have the Golden Cicada Fruit?"

  Ning Cheng took out a wooden box and handed it to Tai Shu Shi, saying, "Look."

  Tai Shu excitedly grabbed the wooden box, and when he found that there was indeed a golden cicada fruit inside, he immediately burst out laughing and said, "It's all worth it, Ning brother! Now that we've found this, if we can find the Mingdi blue, we can refine the Condensed Truth Pill. With the Condensed Truth Pill on me, I have a way to find the Mingdi blue, and I also have a way to ask someone for help in refining a furnace of Mingdi blue. You take care of this golden cicada fruit first, and when it's time to refine the pill, you can bring it out again."

  Ning Cheng didn't take the wooden box handed over by Tai Shu, and smiled slightly, saying, "Brother Tai Shu, you also said it before, we're like old times. This Golden Cicada is better off on your body, after refining the elixir, just give me one and that's enough."

  Ning Cheng was confident that he wouldn't misjudge, and Tai Shu Shi would absolutely not be someone who would disappear for the sake of a Golden Cicada Fruit. If he had misjudged, then it could only be blamed on his own lack of discernment.

  Tai Shu Shi stopped making excuses and put away the wooden box. He said to Ning Cheng, "Ning brother, I've made friends with you. Don't worry, Tai Shu Shi won't let you down."

  The two of them chatted more and more happily, really regretting not meeting earlier.

  Ning Cheng was a novice in cultivation, and all his theories were pieced together from various sources, as well as inferred by himself through the ancient jade slips. There were many minor details and errors in between, but after exploring and verifying with Tai Shu Shi, he gained a lot of benefits. Some not-so-clear superficial principles also became clear to him.

  Tai Shu Shi was even more shocked, Ning Cheng's genius brain was completely opposite to his, Ning Cheng didn't understand some basic things, while he himself didn't understand some advanced problems of Gong Fa. Originally, he was brought up as a topic to discuss with Ning Cheng, but unexpectedly, Ning Cheng one by one found the correct direction for him.

  After this conversation, Uncle Shi was even more convinced that Ning Cheng would definitely be extraordinary in the future.

  "Great Uncle Brother, can I take a look at some of the spatial information left behind by your ancestor Great Uncle Yi?" Ning City felt that since he and Great Uncle Shi had reached this level of conversation, it shouldn't be a problem to take a look at some spatial information.

  "Brother Ning, my uncle's family has always been passing down through word of mouth, and there are no actual written records left behind. If there were any, I would definitely show them to you. It's precisely because it's been passed down through word of mouth that our family's martial arts have become fewer and fewer."

  Ning Cheng's face showed disappointment, he had originally wanted to know what a bit surface was and then see if he could return to Earth in the future.

  Jing Ning City was somewhat disappointed, and Tai Shu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ning brother, I do know something about the plane. According to my family's tradition, the same plane can have countless planets and continents. The plane is different from the interface, it is said that if one cultivates to the extreme on the Yi Xing continent, they can ascend to another interface. But even if one ascends to another interface, it is still within the same plane.

  Generally, even if a cultivator's cultivation is very high, it is still difficult to move from one plane of existence to another. However, my ancestor, Uncle Yi, was able to come to the plane where the Yixing continent is located from another plane due to a great calamity. Moreover, when he arrived at the Yixing continent, his physical body had completely disappeared, leaving only a wisp of his divine soul. His physical body was recreated on the Yixing continent.

  "It doesn't make a difference anyway." Ning Cheng muttered to himself, he didn't know if the Earth and the Yi Xing mainland were on the same plane of existence. According to Tai Shu Shi's words, this plane was like the galaxy mentioned on Earth. If the Earth and the Yi Xing mainland were in the same plane of existence as a galaxy, then when he reached a certain level of cultivation in the future, it was possible that he could really return.

  If it wasn't for a dimensional portal, he probably would never have had the chance to return.

  "Time concepts are completely different on different planes of existence," said Tai Shu Shi. "In our plane, thousands of years may have passed, but when we return to another plane, it's possible that only a few days have passed. Of course, this is also information passed down through my family. After so many years, I'm not even sure what's real and what's fake myself."

  Ning City suddenly hoped that the Yi Xing continent and Earth were not in the same dimension. If they weren't, no matter how long he cultivated on the Yi Xing continent, it would only be a short period of time on Earth.

  Two people chatted while flying, and with the rest time on the road, two days passed in a flash.

  "Brother Ning, we're almost close to Xijia City. We don't need to keep flying. In another hour or two, we can reach a relay station, and from there, we can take a horse carriage to Xijia City." Tai Shu Shi descended onto the mountain path and retracted his flying sword.