area51novel Chapter 550 I'm stingy, but I'm proud; I'm miserly, but I'm arrogant.
Chapter 550 I'm stingy, but I'm proud; I'm miserly, but I'm arrogant.
"Teacher, this is the fifth and final metal plate. The Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture is finally complete..."
Luo Feng handed the last fragment of the Heavenly Soul Crystal to Zhou Ze.
Zhou Ze put away the fragment of the Heavenly Soul Crystal and laughed, "How about it? Now your Earthling clone should have achieved perfect genes, right?"
"It's the original Earthling!" Luo Feng emphasized, "Yes, perfect genes! From now on, my Earthling body will no longer be a weakness!"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Ze spoke first, with a hint of curiosity:
"Xiaofengzi, what are you still doing here?"
Normally, Luo Feng, that rebellious disciple, would slip away without needing to be chased after anything, never wasting a single moment of cultivation time.
Luo Feng smiled and waved, and a table appeared in front of Zhou Ze. At the same time, a uniquely shaped bottle appeared on the table, shimmering with starlight.
"Star Liquid? Luo Feng, what's up? struck it rich?" Zhou Ze glanced at Luo Feng and laughed.
"How could that be, Master? I just wanted to show you how much you've cared for me over the years, so I bought you something you like to connect with you. Even the best relationships fade if you don't keep in touch, right?" Luo Feng didn't use his divine power, but instead poured Zhou Ze a cup himself, then poured one for himself, and said respectfully with a smile.
"Teacher, let's raise a glass to you!"
"Heh..." Zhou Ze didn't even bother to lift his eyelids: "Don't even think about bribing me. Just say what you want to say..."
"How can this be called a bribe?" Luo Feng laughed. "A bribe has to have some value. This bottle of wine isn't even worth a penny to a teacher, so how can it be a bribe..."
"What you're saying... So you bring this kind of low-class stuff to try and connect with me? It's beneath my dignity!" Zhou Ze said with a slight smile.
Luo Feng's smile froze. He truly hadn't expected that his words would get him into such a mess. He could only scratch his head in embarrassment and say:
"This is just a small token of my appreciation. Besides, my entire fortune is not even worth a fraction of what you give me, Master."
"That's not necessarily true!" Zhou Ze shook his head. "Not to mention your precious treasure, even your Calamity Armor is worth more than half of my net worth, tsk tsk..."
"Uh..." Luo Feng was speechless, his true colors showing, and he complained, "Teacher, can't you just play by the rules? You'll get no friends if you keep doing this!"
Zhou Ze gave a forced smile: "You're my disciple, not my friend? What, you want to be treated like an elder? Beat me up first..."
Luo Feng was helpless. His cheap teacher was completely unyielding and utterly detestable!
Luo Feng, feigning indifference, got straight to the point and revealed everything about the Ancient Chin Secret Realm without reservation. Since Zhou Ze already knew about the biggest secret, the Star Tower, he didn't care about these trivial matters.
"Teacher, look how magnanimous Teacher Zuoshanke is. Look at you, there's no difference without comparison..." Luo Feng remarked without any regard for seniority.
"I'm stingy and I'm proud of it, I'm miserly and I'm proud of it... It's better than you always trying to get something for nothing from me. Dream on, no way!"
Zhou Ze immediately unleashed a powerful punch of love.
Luo Feng immediately crouched down, clutching his head, and cried out in pain.
"Teacher, what's the principle behind your trick? How does it have such power in real life?"
"Want to learn?" Zhou Ze asked with a forced smile.
Luo Feng nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"Dream on!" Zhou Ze rolled his eyes. "Would I give you the chance to betray your master and ancestors?"
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"Slander! Teacher, you're slandering me!" Luo Feng said indignantly, "I just think this method is a very good example for disciplining my future disciples and subordinates."
Zhou Ze raised his hand, and Luo Feng stood up and eagerly placed the wine glass in Zhou Ze's left hand. Zhou Ze took a sip, looking pleased, but then immediately scolded:
"Dream on! With your first level of mental cultivation, you think you can learn this move? You should cultivate your mental cultivation to the second level first."
"Sigh... How come the mental cultivation method has given rise to so many strange things?" Luo Feng said helplessly.
"That's right! I've already said that the first level of mental state is just the basic skill; the second and third levels are all about application. You know that, don't you?"
At this point, Zhou Ze said solemnly, "Luo Feng, you wouldn't want to be the senior disciple and get completely humiliated by your junior brothers, would you?"
Luo Feng shrugged it off: "How could that be? I may not be as good as you, Master, but dealing with the other junior brothers is a piece of cake. All of them combined are no match for me!"
Luo Feng was very confident. He was joking. Putting aside the fact that he had the Star Tower, such a powerful treasure, he was invincible among his peers. Even with his enormous divine body, he could stand there and let Tu Man and Clark fight him until the end of time, but they would never be able to destroy him.
"You're being a bit arrogant, Luo Feng!" Zhou Ze smiled slightly, and suddenly, he unleashed a burst of mental energy that struck Luo Feng's will, completely ignoring all defenses.
"what!"
Luo Feng exclaimed, "Teacher, are you crazy? You actually resorted to a sneak attack! That's unethical!"
Zhou Ze laughed angrily: "You're making it sound like you can stop me if I don't launch a sneak attack..."
"Wait, something's not right..." Luo Feng immediately realized, and said blankly, "This is a mental attack? The tower beads are completely useless, and so is the soul defense technique..."
"Is this the application of the second and third levels of mental state?" Luo Feng asked in surprise.
"Otherwise what?" Zhou Ze scoffed. "You think mental power is just a simple auxiliary function? And that so-called mental power attack is nothing special?"
"If I don't let you experience it firsthand, you won't understand the importance of cultivating a higher level of mental state, and you'll just keep holding onto that first level of mental state, where your heart is like a knife..."
"Lord Luo Feng, times have changed!"
Luo Feng's eyes widened as he asked, "Teacher, how much force did you use in that move?"
Zhou Ze downed the Starry Night Liquid in his glass in one gulp. Luo Feng quickly refilled it, and Zhou Ze slowly said, "What do you mean by 'a fraction of your strength'? You didn't use any strength at all, it was so weak it couldn't be weaker. If you had really used strength, you would have passed out completely..."
"Once you fall into a coma, all your defensive secret techniques, soul amplification, divine body amplification, supreme armor, soul defense treasures, and even passive defenses will be severely damaged, leaving you completely paralyzed. At that point, you'll be like a naked beauty, at the mercy of others..."
"The higher you go in your cultivation, the more important your mind and will become! But that doesn't mean that willpower isn't important at lower levels. Willpower is fundamental. If your willpower is affected, everything else will be greatly diminished."
"Do you still have the confidence to say you can take on all your junior brothers one-on-one?" Zhou Ze asked.
"The future is truly uncertain," Luo Feng sighed. "Teacher, I will strive to improve my state of mind in the future."
"Well, you're not bad at mental fortitude, you're just too lazy to use your brain. Babata, I told you that before..." Zhou Ze said speechlessly.
He knew exactly what kind of person Luo Feng was; he preferred things to be direct and simple. This wasn't to say he was stupid, but rather that was his personality—straightforward and to the point.
"Alright, tell me, what brings you here this time? I'm not going to waste any more time on you," Zhou Ze said, getting straight to the point.