Male Inferiority and Female Supremacy in the World of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 84: 84. Wise Time and Xue’s Enlightenment

Traveling north along the Jing Chu River and after entering the Jing Chu Territory in the northern part of Jingnan State, the sect was no longer far away.

The Jing Chu Territory is considered a bustling area within Jingnan State, with many towns along the way. Since they were nearing the sect, the mentor and disciple duo were not in a rush to travel, and finally could afford to relax, sparing Fang Zhou from the harshness of having to sleep in the wilderness.

While staying in a town on the way, Fang Zhou felt that he had accumulated enough good karma and luck, so he specifically bought incense and candles, took a bath, changed clothes, worshipped the heavens and earth, and then chose to draw that purple card.

The purple card in his mind spun rapidly, emitting rings of rainbow-like light that spread out from beneath the card, breathtakingly beautiful.

The animation effects of drawing the card were almost as impressive as getting a Golden Legend, far surpassing any cheap tricks.

After spinning to the limit, the glowing purple card finally exploded, radiating golden light outward, like the sun, and was accompanied by a melody of pleasant music.

Fang Zhou was shocked; these golden rays were undeniably the special effects associated with a Golden Legend.

A purple card with a Golden Legend? This is like striking it rich!!

Fang Zhou’s eyes widened in anticipation, his face brimming with excitement as he waited.

Countless points of light converged to form the image of a figure with a fist propped against his chin, deep in thought.

[Wise Time★★: With detachment from all and sudden enlightenment of the five senses, using Wise Time forcibly enhances one’s comprehension, thought, and logical abilities, entering an Enlightenment State. Duration depends on skill level and user’s talent. Cooldown: Thirty days]

It turned out to be a Skill Card, and it even had a cooldown period, though the cooldown was absurdly long.

This outcome was completely different from what Fang Zhou had anticipated.

He had hoped to draw some Divine Artifact Equipment or Supreme Divine Skill, as he didn’t set high expectations for skills since he already had quite a few.

Unexpectedly, he had drawn a Skill Card, but this Wise Time was indeed different from other skills.

Fang Zhou was initially a bit frustrated, but his mood gradually brightened as he studied Wise Time, eventually becoming so happy that he burst into laughter.

Fang Zhou had hoped to draw Divine Artifact Equipment and Supreme Divine Skills, two things that he already possessed; they were all in his Sword Box, with the Xuanyuan Divine Sword and Heaven and Earth Qiankun Technique perfectly meeting the criteria.

Unfortunately, since leaving Lanruo Temple, the Sword Box had remained inert, refusing to open no matter what Fang Zhou tried.

Furthermore, mastering the Sword Control Technique was too difficult; Fang Zhou had been studying it since he acquired the incantation and still couldn’t understand what it even stated.

He had even asked Ling Xiaoyue for guidance, but she declined with ‘This is your chance, it’s not appropriate for me to intervene’, leading Fang Zhou to suspect that she couldn’t solve it either and refused out of fear of losing face.

Unable to master the Sword Control Technique, Fang Zhou was helpless to open the Sword Box and could only watch helplessly.

The feeling was akin to having billions in cash stored in a safe for you to spend, but the safe’s code is hidden within the most difficult math problem for a math flunkie to solve.

Sigh, indeed, when pushed to the edge, anything is possible except for math problems.

Fang Zhou originally planned to address this issue when an opportunity arose, but the emergence of Wise Time showed a glimmer of hope for solving it.

It was exactly what he needed the most, just like providing a pillow as soon as one feels sleepy.

Fang Zhou originally thought his royal European bloodline had devolved into that of an African Chief, but his lineage was still there, and even purer than before.

Now he just wanted to laugh out loud and stride outside, for we are not the people from Africa.

Still, he shouldn’t get too excited too soon; he must first confirm that Wise Time is effective for mastering the Sword Control Technique to avoid any disappointment.

Fang Zhou immediately began to try it out. He first recited the incantation for the Sword Control Technique quietly to himself twice. During this period, he had already memorized the incantation inside out.

After reciting, Fang Zhou unleashed the skill called Wise Time.

Upon activating the skill, a sense of blandness immediately filled his mind, akin to the feeling one gets after shivering all over.

His mind was blank at first, with all seven emotions and six desires reduced to the extreme. He felt almost floaty, as though he wanted to do nothing and just stay like this forever.

At the same time, his thinking, comprehension, and logical abilities were greatly enhanced. It seemed as if all difficult problems in time could be easily solved before his eyes.

Fang Zhou recalled the incantation for the Sword Control Technique, which had previously seemed like a mystery, and now appeared straightforward and easy to understand.

How could such a simple thing elude me before?

Haha, I really am an idiot.

After understanding the incantation, Fang Zhou realized that every single word in the incantation carried profound meanings and was intricately associated with the other words.

The concise incantation of merely a dozen or so lines was as complex and rigorous as a long technique spanning tens of thousands of characters.

Fang Zhou could only decipher it word by word, his thoughts deeply immersed in the interpretation of the Sword Control incantation, oblivious to the outside world.

“Disciple, your master has returned!”

Ling Xiaoyue’s voice rang from outside, and before it faded, she had already run into the room.

Seeing Fang Zhou sitting in the chair with a vacant look in his eyes, Ling Xiaoyue instinctively reached out to pat him, but her hand stopped short of touching his shoulder.

Ling Xiaoyue took a couple of steps back, examining Fang Zhou, and a hint of surprise gradually appeared in her eyes.

“Is this… Enlightenment?!”

She murmured in astonishment.

Enlightenment, as the name implies, means sudden comprehension.

In the Cultivation World, enlightenment is a state that cultivators might encounter by chance rather than by search. It is when a cultivator inadvertently understands a certain principle of cultivation, leading to a breakthrough in their thought process and ushering them into a whole new world.

After the period of enlightenment, a cultivator’s abilities and realms often exhibit astonishing explosive growth.

Enlightenment is both a common and uncommon state in the Cultivation World, first discovered by a cultivator with the surname Xue, and is thus referred to as Xue’s Enlightenment.

It is considered common because every cultivator can discuss enlightenment with great detail, with various opinions and schools of thought so vast they could fill a library.

It is uncommon because enlightenment only occurs in cultivators at the Innate Realm and above and is a one in a million occurrence. Many cultivators never experience it once in their lifetime.

In other words, countless cultivators have a detailed understanding of enlightenment, but countless others have never witnessed or experienced it firsthand.

Therefore, it was incredibly inconceivable to Ling Xiaoyue that Fang Zhou, who was merely at the Qi Refining Realm, would encounter a state of enlightenment.

This is because from Qi Refinement to Foundation Establishment, the exercises are all fundamental, and the techniques are the most rudimentary form of teaching, without any profound mysteries.

Fang Zhou’s situation was similar to a primary school student doing simple arithmetic and arriving at the Goldbach Conjecture.

Unbelievably awesome.