Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 1024 Old Zhang, do you want me to introduce you to an old lady?
Although Ru Hu has been strengthened by He Songling and has consolidated his cultivation through several years of seclusion in the Time Chamber, he is at most comparable to Lu Jin, or at most slightly better.

To put it bluntly, his strength might be comparable to that of Zuo Ruotong, the former head of the Sanyi Sect and He Songling's master, before his death in this history in which He Songling was involved.

The poor prison guards have once again been reduced to a unit of measurement for combat strength.

At this level, even if Ru Hu were confident in climbing higher, it would be a very long process. And even if he succeeded, it would only mean he was "confident in challenging Zhang Zhiwei," which has nothing to do with He Songling's boastful words about "beating up the Old Celestial Master."

That's as scary as a tiger.

Before, I didn't know how powerful the Celestial Master was. Now that I know, it's like looking at the moon from the bottom of a well, or an ant trying to see the sky. What if the Celestial Master gets angry with him and wants to take action? It would just be a matter of a slap.

Ru Hu didn't think He Songling would come to his rescue if he were to get beaten up now. He Songling would only stir things up from the sidelines and say something like, "This is to give you the motivation to move forward."

Na Ruhu chuckled and said, "Old Master, Elder He is joking. I don't have that ability."

"Oh, little Na, there's no need to belittle yourself!"

Zhang Zhiwei was also a person of profound Taoist cultivation and had the ability to observe qi.

Although one cannot judge a person's Qi flow and subtle differences with the precision of He Songling's Qi perception, like Master Roshi in Dragon Ball, or perceive them uniformly over a vast area, one can still discern their general level, strength, and characteristics if they are standing in front of someone.

The current Qi of Na Ruhu startled Zhang Zhiwei. According to Zhang Zhiwei's original estimate, even if Na Ruhu practiced for another fifty years, he might not be able to reach this level. The reason was simple: he was practicing martial arts purely through cultivation, and he did not have the "Dao".

Without paving a path to heaven, how can one ascend to a higher realm?

But now He Songling has shown him with facts that it's not only your religion that calls it "Tao," and the innate is just a step above it.

This almost shattered the foundation of mysticism and religion that had long been monopolized in the world of supernatural beings. If He Songling had had this ability earlier, Wugensheng's trickery would not have been effective, and Lao Zuo might not have really stopped at the third level.

It's a pity, but it's not really a pity.

The world is always moving forward; the advanced will replace the backward. Outstanding figures in history are only outstanding in their own time. This is not due to personal reasons, but because of the continuity of human existence.

What the mathematician Gauss pondered for years, I easily solved with a single theorem. This doesn't mean I'm more capable than Gauss, but I have indeed gone further than him in applying this theorem.

The fact that "left" is now often used as a unit of measurement for combat strength is not the same as the fact that Zuo Ruotong is incompetent. Rather, it means that the times are progressing and cultivation studies are progressing as a whole.

This is a good thing.

If the situation described in fantasy novels, where "the present is not as good as the past," continues to exist, then human civilization will eventually degenerate into a paramecium, and then even organic life will be completely extinct.

Surely it can't be that "dinosaurs exhausted their heroic spirit, and all that came out to feed on them were rats," right?

While Ruohu might not be as talented as Zuo Ruotong, he would soon surpass him in terms of skill and ability. "Perhaps you are right." Zhang Zhiwei gave He Songling a deep look. He had always been well-connected with the new era, but only at this moment did he truly realize that he was an old man born in the Qing Dynasty and could not keep up with the times.

The ideas he insists on may already be outdated.

Fortunately, his cultivation was not flawed. Once the Heavenly Master's Transcendence was broken, Zhang Zhiwei was able to leap into the Innate Realm without any hindrance.

Yes, for Zhang Zhiwei now, the only obstacle to becoming an immortal is the Heavenly Master's Blessing. Without it, he would already be an immortal.

"Let me think about it some more. You've taken good care of Lingyu. I'm thinking, maybe we shouldn't let him come back. Let him stay outside."

"You're going a bit too far, Lao Zhang." He Songling waved his hand. Zhang Zhiwei now realized his past limitations, so for a moment he felt that all the decisions he made might have been limited and restricted his development.

Some believe that Zhang Lingyu doesn't necessarily have to be a Taoist priest on Longhu Mountain. He could go down the mountain now, become a middle manager in a large company, and live happily with a high-level executive as his wife.

However, he overlooked one point: a happy life does not necessarily have to be separated from becoming a Taoist priest—and Taoist priests of the Zhengyi sect do not abstain from marriage and having children.

Zhang Lingyu doesn't necessarily have to hold any position in the secular world. In other words, his becoming a monk on Longhu Mountain doesn't prevent him from developing in the secular world!
Just like the era when He Songling traveled to, there were many Taoist priests doing live-streaming sales on Douyin, many of whom were from major sects like Wudang, and even more of them were female Taoist priests—for no other reason than that women are indeed more attractive.

To put it bluntly, female Taoist priests selling goods via live streaming is like a form of uniform temptation; the contrast behind it is very attractive.

If Wudang can do it, why can't Longhushan?

Why can't the Celestial Masters go down the mountain to work?

Furthermore, although Zhang Lingyu has exceptional talent, he still lacks in character. Even if he had everything he needed, he might not necessarily become the Celestial Master! Otherwise, why did the Celestial Master bring the fourth brother, Zhao Huanjin, with him when he went down the mountain in the original story?

It can't be because the fourth child's eyes are as small as yours, can it?
"You wait, I'll definitely get my hands on you after I become an immortal." After hearing He Songling's long-winded explanation, Zhang Zhiwei's fists visibly hardened.

If it weren't for the fact that it wouldn't look good for a 115-year-old Taoist priest, a nationally renowned celestial master, to be beaten up like Wang Ai and embedded in the hotel lobby floor tiles, he would have already struck that bastard He Songling with lightning.

"If you're going to be bad, then practice more. Stop talking nonsense. If you're so capable, let me remove your Heavenly Master status now. I'll see if you can beat me even if you become an immortal."

He Songling didn't care about Zhang Zhiwei's threat at all. Although Zhang Zhiwei was a genius, he had been trapped in the Heavenly Master's Abode for too long. He was already 115 years old and his life was coming to an end. Even if he could become an immortal by chance, there was no room for him to go any higher.

To put it bluntly, he was just an ordinary immortal, an ordinary innate being. While he was similar to his ancestor Zhang Daoling, Zhang Daoling was only on the same level as an ordinary immortal, and could not be compared to an immortal like He Songling who could create the world.

"You've never married or had children in your life, yet the Zhengyi Celestial Master has truly helped you achieve perfect enlightenment." He Songling shook his head at Zhang Zhiwei: "Hey, Old Zhang, how about I introduce you to an old lady or something?"

(End of this chapter)