Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World

Beside another table, the Yaochi Dao Fruit chided: "This Flowers Spirit Tea is a secret of our Yaochi, though not extremely precious, yet it can't withstand Daoist Li wasting it so."

The rest of the people from the Four Sects, also Dao Fruit cultivators, sat while the other disciples stood behind them, arranged in six sides.

Zheng Fa walked into the hall and sensibly found an outer wooden table. As soon as he sat down, he felt a rich, almost intoxicating aroma wafting from in front of him.

He initially thought it was the scent of the Flowers Spirit Tea, but upon closer inspection, the aroma was emanating from the wooden table.

The fragrance entered his body, directly targeting his Eight Meridians, internal organs, and every bone and joint.

Zheng Fa suddenly turned his head to look at Senior Sister Zhang, who was also nodding at him, her eyes filled with shock.

The scent from the wooden table could actually enhance a Taoist Body!

Even the Fusang Wood within Zheng Fa's body was slowly growing!

Are the Five Sects really this wealthy?

Using such a miraculous object as a table?

Zheng Fa turned his head again and saw the people from the Five Sects all smiling at him. Some seemed to have a teasing expression, especially the young monks from the Leiyin Temple, appearing somewhat dissatisfied with having suffered a previous loss. The mockery in their eyes was most intense.

He, however, smiled, took a deeper breath of the fragrance, and seeing some people's astonishment, calmly said:

"Our Jiushan Sect is impoverished, having never seen such good things. I lost my composure, and I humbly ask for everyone's understanding."

With his words, those people seemed to lose interest.

Especially considering that the Jiushan Sect is so poor, yet Zheng Fa was sitting, subtly challenging the elders, whereas they were standing.

They could no longer find it amusing.

Zheng Fa secretly chuckled, no wonder those immensely wealthy people always claim to have come from poverty...

Isn't this also a kind of Versailles?

The Yaochi Dao Fruit laughed more genuinely, and she said to Zheng Fa: "It's just wood, please try the Flowers Spirit Tea, Master Zheng."

Zheng Fa graciously picked up the tea cup before him and took a sip.

The next moment, silver light flickered in his eyes, the Void Spirit Eye naturally activated, and even showed signs of breaking through!

"This..."

"Flowers Spirit Tea is most suitable for the Spirit Eye Skill. Master Zheng's first taste yields the best effect."

She then glanced at Daoist Li of the Supreme Dao and sighed: "Drinking too much yields no effect."

Zheng Fa was even more pleased in his heart.

The completion of the "Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Transformation" required the Spiritual Eye Technique. Now his "Void Spirit Eye" encountered a bottleneck, not progressing for a long time.

Just one sip of Flowers Spirit Tea brought a slight change to the "Void Spirit Eye."

On the table, a small hand gently pushed another tea cup towards Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa turned to look at Senior Sister Zhang.

She softly said, "I don't like tea."

...Senior Sister Zhang too had cultivated the "Void Spirit Eye," and now was also facing a bottleneck.

Moreover, her Primordial Spirit Dao Body was most suitable for the "Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Transformation."

This Flowers Spirit Tea would be extremely beneficial to her.

The two exchanged glances, their silent communication unnoticed by others.

They had only two thoughts:

First, the Jiushan Sect is truly poor, so poor that they can't afford to drink their tea.

Second...

Despite such poverty, this Senior Sister is willing to share.

Looking at Zheng Fa, they could no longer muster a smile...

...

The Yaochi Dao Fruit clapped her hands and pointed at Zheng Fa and the others, addressing the Yaochi female cultivator attending them:

"Serve a pot of Flowers Spirit Tea to Master Zheng."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa did not refuse but merely clasped his hands in thanks and said: "Thank you, Immortal, I am ashamed, may I know how to address you..."

The Yaochi Dao Fruit smiled and said: "I am called Baihua, I created this Flowers Spirit Tea."

Seeing Zheng Fa respectfully bowing to her, she returned a courtesy, treating him as an equal.

The Supreme Dao Daoist brashly introduced: "Our Five Sects have long had dealings and are well-acquainted. It's just you who do not know us. My surname is Li, and this monk from the Leiyin Temple is known as Zhixu."

"Do you know the Haori Mountain and Tianhe Sect ones?"

Zheng Fa was taken aback, for he indeed knew who those two were:

Daoist Luo, whom he had met.

And Sect Leader Yan, strikingly similar to Yan Wushuang.

He greeted them each in turn, and regardless of their seriousness, these four Dao Fruit cultivators all returned the greeting.

Even Wuzhi, who had his prayer beads taken, wasn't angry anymore at this point—

From the moment the Old Monk Zhixu stopped intervening and Zheng Fa entered this Xia Guang Island, he began to be regarded as a true... Dao Fruit cultivator.

Isn't this Hundred Flowers Spirit Dew precious?

Yet among so many people standing, none had seen Baihua Fairy offer a pot...

Just that, giving it to Dao Fruit cultivators wasn't that precious and could earn some goodwill.

Giving it to them, however, might incur a loss...

...

While drinking tea, the Dao Fruit of the Five Sects exchanged pleasantries, as if they hadn't seen each other in a long time.

Zheng Fa was very aware, just listening to them talk about people and events from unknown years ago, without daring to appear impatient.

It was Daoist Li of the Supreme Dao who snorted and said: "You speak of such nonsense."

"Are we from the Five Sects so idle?"

Zheng Fa immediately regarded him with respect: this person seemed to have a straightforward nature... and could live so well, so he must be quite strong.

Indeed, Baihua Fairy looked a bit awkward, but soon smiled:

"The Five Sects alliance was proposed by our Yaochi..."

This was something Zheng Fa didn't know.

"As the five of you know... a great calamity is coming."

Zheng Fa's expression also became serious.

"After forming the Dao Fruit and achieving the rank of Independent Immortal, we face nine trials of the Independent Immortal, each of which is considered life-threatening."

Because they believed Zheng Fa acquired the inheritance of the Demon Emperor, Baihua Fairy from Yaochi started talking about secrets Zheng Fa had never heard before.

"Supreme Dao predecessors have said, cultivators owe a debt to heaven and earth; hence, they face numerous tribulations."

"Spreading the Dao is returning a debt to heaven and earth."

"Our tribulations as Independent Immortals can then be lightened, or even easily overcome."

He seemed to have heard something extraordinary.

Seeing the other four Dao Fruits remained calm, Zheng Fa began displaying his acting talent, pretending not to be surprised at all...

But he was indeed amazed, as this differed from his and Tang Lingwu's previous speculation about the Dao Fruit.

Besides, he hadn't figured out how this related to the great calamity?