Cultivation: Immunity to Negative Effects

"What? Something like this happened? It’s not that surprising for someone among the Sect’s many Foundation Establishment and Golden Core powerhouses to redeem a Tier Three inheritance. But for someone to actually trade for the Tier Three Turtle Shell Inference Technique?"

"Could it be that the person from last time already mastered the Tier Two Inference Technique? But how many years has it even been?"

The Sect Leader was utterly astonished to hear this.

"Excellent! Our Cangwu Sect will one day have someone on par with Celestial Star True Monarch. If I’m not mistaken, that person’s cultivation must be at least Golden Core Middle Stage or higher."

"And they’re an absolute genius in this area! However, let’s not investigate this matter any further. We’ll just pretend it never happened."

But soon, he burst out laughing.

The Tier Three Inference Technique was a skill that, theoretically, only a Nascent Soul True Monarch could hope to master.

Even if this person from the Cangwu Sect had redeemed it, they would find it very difficult to reach Tier Three without sufficient cultivation. But for the Cangwu Sect, this individual was already a hidden titan!

"Why? Shouldn’t we change the Sect’s rules and implement a new system where redemptions of cultivation technique inheritances must be done by name?"

Junior Sister Yun, however, was confused.

"Isn’t it obvious? This person doesn’t want to be found. Besides, since they’ve mastered an inference technique, they can certainly predict our actions and avoid any trouble. Do you really think we could track them down?"

"Trying and failing to find them will only offend them, possibly driving them to leave the Cangwu Sect. But if we don’t investigate, they remain one of our own. In the future, they might even help the Sect!"

"Furthermore, protecting the privacy of our cultivators is a rule passed down by the Sect’s founder. The disciples are all in favor of it. How could we change it so carelessly?"

The Sect Leader explained with a smile.

"I see. I understand now!"

Junior Sister Yun had a moment of realization. The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. Her only lingering concern was that the person might be a Golden Core cultivator from one of the affiliated families.

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’Next time I come back, I should be a Golden Core Powerhouse!’

Meanwhile, the Floating Airship had already taken off. Zhang Chi watched the Cangwu Sect recede into the distance below, his mind full of ambitious thoughts.

The Sect held an assessment for senior Qi Cultivation disciples once every five years. Zhang Chi missed the first one because he was away on an exploration. By the time the second one came around, he had become a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and was exempt.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators only had a Sect assessment once every fifty years. They were free to do as they pleased the rest of the time, unless given a special assignment by the Sect.

Besides, Zhang Chi had already taken care of all his arrangements in the Sect.

Shangguan Hui had already given him two Tier Two Peak Puppets to deliver to Zhong Yu.

Qin Susu and the others had also done well over the past year, using fifty thousand Spirit Stones to earn a profit of over thirty thousand.

After taking his twenty-thousand-stone share of the profits, Zhang Chi gave them another fifty thousand Spirit Stones as operating capital.

Furthermore, Zhang Chi had earned a considerable number of Spirit Stones himself this year and had also received an advance from the Zhong and Chen families. This allowed him to redeem all the Tier Three inheritances he needed ahead of time.

Therefore, Zhang Chi could stay at Azure Dragon Ridge for many years if he wished.

Three months passed quickly. After a journey of starts and stops, the Flying Boat finally arrived at Azure Dragon Ridge once more.

Chen Ling’Er went straight to the front line to report for duty. Zhang Chi, however, took Master Jian’s letter and went alone to Azure Dragon City to find Azure Dragon Master.

"Azure Dragon Ridge has numerous Medicinal Gardens and mining fields, but their Spiritual Veins are Tier Two Middle Grade at best. The cave residences in the city have better Spiritual Veins, but they aren’t for private use and have already been claimed by High Tier Foundation Establishment Cultivators."

"Therefore, the only places that meet your requirements are the eighteen peaks along the front line. Each of these peaks is guarded by a number of Foundation Establishment Powerhouses."

"However, there is one peak among them that is rather unique and perfectly fits your requirements. It’s this one right here. What do you think?"

Azure Dragon Master asked after a moment of thought, pointing to a location on the map after he finished reading the letter.

"I think this place is perfect. Thank you for your consideration, Martial Uncle." Zhang Chi nodded as soon as he saw it.

In truth, he had already researched the situation at Azure Dragon Ridge in detail and had long since set his sights on this very place.

The peak was called Divine Needle Peak. Although it was on the front line, it was set back from the two adjacent peaks.

The three peaks formed a pocket-like shape in the defensive line.

Because the two surrounding peaks were so close together, very few Demonized Beasts or Demons ever slipped through to enter the narrow-mouthed pocket.

As a result, Divine Needle Peak, situated at the bottom of this pocket, had become a veritable paradise on the front line. Coupled with its Tier Two Peak Spiritual Vein, the place perfectly matched Zhang Chi’s needs.

Moreover, the two peaks flanking Divine Needle Peak were Lin Yuan Peak and Demon Suppression Peak. Chen Bufan and Zhong Yu were stationed at Demon Suppression Peak. And while neither of them was a Peak Master, they could absolutely provide support to Divine Needle Peak if trouble arose.

That was why Azure Dragon Master felt this place was the most suitable for Zhang Chi.

Of course, he didn’t know that even if a special situation did arise, Zhang Chi likely wouldn’t need any support.

"Good. Normally, one must have Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivation or equivalent combat power to become a front-line Peak Master. But Divine Needle Peak’s situation is special. You have Master Jian’s backing, and you’re a Sect’s True Inheritor, so we can make an exception and appoint you as its Peak Master," Azure Dragon Master said with a slight nod.

"Rest assured, Martial Uncle. Although I’m only in the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, I have powerful trump cards given to me by fellow disciples. My combat power is not weak," Zhang Chi replied.

"That’s for the best. But even so, you must not be careless. If you run into trouble, remember to activate the Grand Array at once and call for help from the neighboring peaks. If that’s not enough, message me directly!" Azure Dragon Master warned.

Although he could help Zhang Chi, he would undoubtedly be held responsible if something truly went wrong.

The fact that Zhang Chi had trump cards made the situation much safer.

After that, Azure Dragon Master chatted with Zhang Chi for a while longer. Finding his bearing and words to be steady and reliable, he wrote a letter, stamped it with his personal Magical Power Seal, and handed it to Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi immediately took the letter, left Azure Dragon City, and flew straight toward Divine Needle Peak.

Soon, he saw a tall, perilous Spiritual Peak that pierced the heavens like a divine needle.

This was Divine Needle Peak.

As expected, it had a Tier Two Peak Spiritual Vein; even from a distance, he could see the Spiritual Light rising into the sky.

However, when Zhang Chi landed on the summit and met the original Peak Master, he ran into a bit of trouble.

"What? You want me to leave? On whose authority? Yours? Not a chance! I refuse. Go get Azure Dragon Master to come here himself, or I’m not leaving! I bet this letter of yours is a forgery!"

The original Peak Master was a middle-aged male cultivator in a green robe at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. He looked gentle and refined, but when he learned the purpose of Zhang Chi’s visit and read the letter, he immediately began shouting angrily, utterly refusing to cooperate.

"You know full well whether this letter is fake or not, Senior Brother. Let’s cut to the chase. What will it take for you to leave?" Zhang Chi, who had been smiling, now felt his gaze turn cold.

’I could go and get Azure Dragon Master to verify it, but that would definitely lower his opinion of me. He might even think I’m incompetent, which could lead to complications down the line.’

Thus, to prevent any unforeseen issues, he decided he had to solve this problem himself.

Fortunately, the original Peak Master was only at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. While the man looked down on him, Zhang Chi didn’t take him seriously either.

"It’s simple. We fight. The winner stays, the loser leaves. And if Azure Dragon Master asks about it later, we’ll just say it was a voluntary decision. Do you dare?"

Hearing this, the original Peak Master stopped his theatrics. He gave a cold smile, his true intentions finally revealed.