Immortality Starts With Ignorant Heart Sword Art

Chapter 278: The Time of Harvest Has Come!

Old Qin's old friends are naturally formation masters, and given his unsociable personality, most of the formation masters he can communicate with are grandmasters of formations.

However, unlike Old Qin, whose cultivation was hindered by his personality, most of these grandmasters of formations are at the Gold Core level.

Due to his insufficient cultivation, Old Qin has always felt somewhat inadequate in front of these people.

But today, the situation has been reversed.

With the Heavenly Heart technique available for teaching, and the assurance that they can learn it, several grandmasters of formations couldn't help but seek out Old Qin.

In this situation, Old Qin's emotions were complicated, and he let out a long sigh of relief.

Having lived for a lifetime, Old Qin has basically enjoyed everything. In his old age, he only seeks face and a breath of air, and wants to leave his own legacy.

Now, Zhong Cang not only perfectly inherited his techniques, but also brought forth new innovations, which has already satisfied him.

But he didn't expect Zhong Cang to give him such a big surprise.

Teaching secret techniques has caused many people to seek him out, elevating his status to the highest level.

Even according to the current situation, he may leave a significant mark in the history of the cultivation world by following Zhong Cang.

Leaving such a name in history has made his life completely fulfilled.

In this situation, he naturally relaxed.

"If you want to learn Cang'er's techniques, that's easy to say. Cang'er is very filial, and if I ask him to teach, he will be willing. But as a master, it's only right to help the disciple. How can I ask for things from the disciple for free?"

"You don't have to worry about that, Old Qin. We won't take it for free. Over the years, we have accumulated some spiritual stone resources. As long as Zhong Cang is willing to teach, we won't treat him unfairly in terms of spiritual stone resources."

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In this way, Old Qin and his friends discussed the price.

And even if Zhong Cang didn't receive any spiritual stones, he didn't mind fulfilling Old Qin's request.

In the early stages, Master Old Qin gave him techniques and resources, which helped him a lot. Now that he can repay him in some way, Zhong Cang is only happy to do so.

However, Old Qin still hopes that Zhong Cang will help him leave a mark in history. He values their relationship more than Zhong Cang does.

As a result, the spiritual stone resources provided by his friend are thirty percent more than usual.

Zhong Cang didn't take it all, though, in order to repay Old Qin and give him face in front of his old friends.

When he came, Zhong Cang greeted him and said, "Master, if you give me spiritual stones, it would be belittling me. Even if they are your friends, it's enough for them to come and learn. I can't accept spiritual stone resources from you."

This attitude made the grandmasters of formations value Old Qin even more.

And Old Qin felt even more gratified, unable to maintain his expression.

However, he still insisted that Zhong Cang accept the gift.

"Cough, you can't accept spiritual stones from your master, but can I just take advantage of you for free? If I let you accept, then accept it. Don't be so fussy."

"And besides, these spiritual stones are not paid by me, they are given by your senior brothers and senior uncles. They have money, so there's no need to save for them."

Under the reprimand of his master and the persuasion of the other grandmasters of formations, Zhong Cang could only accept the spiritual stones with the excuse of being bestowed by his elders.

However, to show respect for his master, he only took eighty percent of what he would normally take.

Hmm... Zhong Cang's actions were not solely for repayment.

He also wanted to establish a sense of gratitude and reciprocity.

After all, humans are social creatures, and a good sense of gratitude will always make one's life easier.

Just like now, seeing how Zhong Cang values gratitude, the gazes of the grandmasters of formations towards him were filled with admiration.

Some even envied Old Qin for having such a good disciple.

"Old Qin, you really hit the jackpot this time!"

These words didn't make Old Qin angry, but instead made him burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, taking Zhong Cang as my disciple was indeed the most correct decision of my life."

"But don't envy him. Even if you envy Cang'er, he won't become your disciple."

Knowing how to be grateful has raised Zhong Cang's reputation within the sect.

Some people are more willing to invest in him.

The higher-ups of the sect will also have more confidence in Zhong Cang.

If Zhong Cang wants to do something big now, he will face fewer obstacles.

And Zhong Cang does have big plans. After the teaching of the Heavenly Heart technique is completed, he plans to gather manpower and build his own floating mobile training ground.

Such a training ground will inevitably require some miscellaneous personnel, as well as grandmasters of formations, talisman masters, and artifact masters.

From this, one can see Zhong Cang's true intention of charging less.

Through this event, Zhong Cang has established a closer relationship with the grandmasters of formations in the sect. If he asks them for help in the future, they are very likely to agree and give their full support when building the floating city.

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The grandmasters of formations have established a relationship with Zhong Cang through Old Qin's connections.

According to his prediction, in the future, some direct disciples of Gold Core-level families will contact him through Yan Lingdie, Yan Lingwei, and Zhong Yingying.

In order to stimulate the disciples in the sect to the maximum extent, Zhong Cang deliberately set aside some time to ring the bell for one hour every day.

According to his original idea, after the sound of the bell and chime, relying on the ability of the lingering sound to engrave the sound of the bell in the souls of those cultivators.

This method allows the cultivators to meditate on their own after returning, and they can listen to the sound of the bell and chime without Zhong Cang's effort.

However, in order to earn the spiritual stone resources of the eight floating cities, Zhong Cang deliberately turned off the echo effect, so that they could only come to him to learn.

However, something unexpected happened to Zhong Cang soon - no cultivators relied on their relationship with Yan Lingdie and others to find him.

At first, Zhong Cang thought that they didn't care about the Heavenly Heart of the 2nd realm.

However, after careful observation, Zhong Cang silently discovered that the reality was not what he had imagined.

Those cultivators with some family wealth were asking Yan Lingdie, Zhong Yingying, and others to speak well of them in front of Zhong Cang, and bless them with the Heavenly Heart of the 2nd realm.

Even outside of the family, those old Foundation Building cultivators or Qi Refining peak cultivators approaching sixty years old were spending all their family wealth just to seek an opportunity from Zhong Cang.

Their time was running out, and they needed a breakthrough in their cultivation to drive a breakthrough in their techniques, and the Heavenly Heart was their lifesaving straw.

It can be said that they not only didn't not want the Heavenly Heart of the 2nd realm, but they dreamed of it.

However, unlike the elder Old Qin, Yan Lingdie, Zhong Yingying, and others cherished their relationship with Zhong Cang and used it sparingly.

They were reluctant to use it to help others convey messages, even if those people were willing to pay a huge amount of spiritual stone resources.

And even if they had their own ideas, their family members behind them would advise against it.

"We must not disturb Zhong Cang because of this matter!"

"Zhong Cang's favor is precious. After his strength grows, we will hardly have a chance to receive his favor. Therefore, this is the only favor you have in your hands. It is a treasure that can save lives or save the family. Until the last moment, it must not be used lightly!"

This was the admonition from the Yan Family to Yan Lingdie and Yan Lingwei.

As for Zhong Yingying and Zhong Kangping, they didn't consider Zhong Cang's favor so precious, perhaps due to their blood relationship.

But under Zhong Cang's care, Zhong Kangping, Zhong Yingying, and even their aunt Liu Qin, the three of them lacked nothing in terms of resources.

With their high status, abundant resources, and smooth lives, Zhong Kangping, who has always been cautious, naturally wouldn't trouble Zhong Cang.

"Cang'er is a phoenix that flew out of our family. Now, we can't help Cang'er in any way. But as for me, Zhong Kangping, I will never allow anyone in the family to hold him back."

When speaking, Zhong Kangping kept staring at Liu Qin, which made her angry and embarrassed.

"You heartless person, why are you looking at me? Do you think I would hold him back?"

"...I didn't say it was you, but you have a softer personality..."

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Zhong Cang was not aware of the specific disputes that occurred in the Zhong family, but he managed to find out that Zhong Yingying, Zhong Kangping, Yan Lingdie, and Yan Lingwei had been refusing numerous people's attempts to win them over and invite them in recent days.

This situation left Zhong Cang unsure of what to say. "…What is this? Are friends and family being too sensible?"

While feeling speechless, Zhong Cang also pondered on how to reveal some information to Zhong Kangping and the others.

This was actually quite easy, as his uncle Zhong Kangping had been in charge of the outer sect for decades.

With this experience, although Zhong Kangping's strength might not be as good as Zhong Cang's, he was far superior in dealing with people and social etiquette.

Zhong Cang hinted slightly, and Zhong Kangping understood his meaning. He then actively accepted the resources from the family's descendants and handed over a list of some disciples to Zhong Cang.

With a breakthrough found, many people flocked to Zhong Kangping, waving a large amount of resources, asking Zhong Cang to give their own disciples a boost.

— Heavenly Heart was indeed very convenient for ordinary cultivators.

In this way, the family's descendants obtained the blessing of a 2nd realm Heavenly Heart, and Zhong Cang gained resources. It was a win-win situation for both parties.

As for ordinary cultivators without a family background, Zhong Cang did not give up on them either.

When the sound of the bell rang, Zhong Cang would also observe the progress of the inner sect disciples.

If someone could enter the sect within seven days, Zhong Cang would value such outstanding talent and grant them a 2nd realm Heavenly Heart.

Hmm... There were also some cultivators who were granted Heavenly Heart by Zhong Cang, but it was the 3rd realm Heavenly Heart.

Even if they joined a major sect like the Cloud Firmament Sect and became inner sect disciples, not everyone could stand out, and not all cultivators had the indomitable spirit to reach the pinnacle of the cultivation world and overlook all others.

Some cultivators had limited talent, bad luck, or had their Dao heart shattered... In short, many cultivators no longer had the ambition to reach the top but instead wanted to follow Zhong Cang and become his followers.

Zhong Cang did not despise these people but accepted them willingly.

If the eight floating cities were successfully built, they would require a group of people to maintain them.

And if the inner realm heavenly court became solidified, Zhong Cang could partition his thoughts into the 365 main gods inside, but he wouldn't need to do the same for the countless heavenly soldiers and generals.

Therefore, Zhong Cang didn't mind recruiting a group of subordinates in advance.

Because his subordinates no longer had the ambition to reach the top and were following him, Zhong Cang didn't need to care about their potential. He could use the Heavenly Heart to record the heavenly sound and engrave it on their divine souls.

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Recruiting subordinates, getting closer to the formation master, gathering a large amount of wealth, teaching the Heavenly Heart technique—Zhong Cang's gains in terms of wealth and companionship were abundant.

And besides that, Zhong Cang's initial goal of teaching the technique—to improve the proficiency of the cultivation method (法)—also bore fruit after seven days!

PS: I reviewed the outline today and it took up a lot of time, so there will only be one update...

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