One person: Activate the talisman, behold my Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!

Ye Xing held up a black high-powered telescope with both hands, watching the commotion with great interest.

Seeing that this group of people were all talk and no action, Ye Xing put down his binoculars somewhat disappointedly.

"These guys are really unpredictable. I thought I was going to see a great show of a Wudang disciple beating up someone with less talent."

Ye Xing raised his binoculars again. In his line of sight, Zhuge Qing was talking to Wang Ye. Then he raised his hand and pointed in the direction of his wooden house.

Immediately afterwards, Wang turned around and strode straight toward them, without stopping Ma Xianhong and the others.

"Damn it, they're coming for me. This Qing is always causing me trouble."

Ye Xing jumped off the roof in a few steps, crawled into the house, and casually stuffed the binoculars under his pillow, all in one smooth motion.

I had barely settled into my chair for two minutes when there was a knock on the door.

Ye Xing got up to open the door, and Wang Ye was standing leisurely at the door.

"Master Ye, would it be convenient for you to come in and have a seat?" Wang Ye bowed respectfully.

"Come in." Ye Xing stepped aside.

The two entered the room and sat facing each other. Ye Xing picked up the kettle on the table and poured a glass of water for Wang Ye.

Just as Wang Ye picked up his cup to speak, Ye Xing's eyes narrowed, and his smiling expression instantly vanished.

Ye Xing turned his head to the side, his gaze fixed on the wooden floor not far behind Wang Ye.

Wang Ye followed Ye Xing's gaze, and his intuition as a sorcerer immediately sensed something was amiss.

"A lingering ghost."

Wang Ye paused, stomping heavily on the ground.

"The character 'Kun' represents the Earth River Chariot!"

The ground churned violently, the floorboards cracked and snapped open, and a man with a buzz cut was forced out of the ground by a tremendous force, landing sprawled out in the center of the room.

It was Zhang Kun, one of the twelve top-tier talents.

Wang Ye put down his cup and stood up: "Who do we have here? It's Brother Zhang Kun from the village. What, do you have a habit of eavesdropping? Came down here underground to spy on me?"

Zhang Kun dusted himself off, stood up, and apologized, but there wasn't much remorse on his face.

"Master Wang, please forgive me. The village chief invited you here as a guest. I'm just worried that you might misunderstand and do something irrational towards the village, so I came along to keep an eye on things."

Wang Ye laughed in exasperation: "Oh? So what does your village chief plan to do?"

Zhang Kun's attitude was firm: "As long as Master Wang doesn't disrupt the village chief's plans, we'll keep to ourselves and Biyou Village will warmly welcome you."

Ye Xing interrupted their conversation.

Ye Xing slammed the kettle down on the table with a loud thud.

"Zhang Kun, it's your business if you want to be wary of Wang."

Ye Xing looked at Zhang Kun and said, "But what are you doing crawling around underground and trespassing on my property?"

Zhang Kun's expression froze, and he quickly lowered his head.

"I don't care if they just watch from a distance, but if they do this without warning..."

Ye Xing's voice wasn't loud, but it had a certain intimidating quality.

“Go back and tell Old Ma that if there’s a next time, I guarantee his whole body-refining furnace plan will fall through.”

Looking at Ye Xing's ambiguous smile, Zhang Kun suddenly recalled the rumors about Ye Xing's massacre at Longhu Mountain, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

He did not refute, but apologized again, nodded in agreement, and then turned and quickly left the room.

'Zhang Kun was detected to be showing fear and apprehension; emotion value +30.'

The system notification sound flashed through my mind.

The room became quiet for a moment.

Ye Xing offered Wang Ye a few words of comfort, then asked, "What did A Qing send you to see me about?"

Wang Ye was taken aback upon hearing this, "Ah...Ah Qing?"

How did he know that it was Zhuge Qing who sent him to find him?

Wang Ye picked up his water glass again with a complicated expression, took a sip, and looked Ye Xing up and down.

"It seems that Master Ye is quite prestigious in the village. I'm just wondering, what are you doing in this remote village, the 'champion' of the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony?"

"Travel."

Ye Xing casually replied, "The air is fresh in the mountains, and I can enjoy nature. Also, I was the runner-up."

Wang Ye's lips twitched, his face clearly saying, "Are you kidding me?"

'Wang Ye has been detected to be speechless; emotion value +50.'

Wang Ye didn't dwell on it and simply changed the subject.

"What do you think about Zhuge Qing's matter? Old Qing just told me outside that you guessed I was coming a couple of days ago. What exactly did he mean by that?"

Ye Xing smiled upon hearing this and, without beating around the bush, stated it directly.

"Aqing will accept Ma Xianhong's invitation to help him improve the Body Cultivation Furnace. Through this opportunity, he will be able to learn the cultivation methods of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques."

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye's brows furrowed tightly.

Ye Xing continued, "But during the process of modifying the Body Refining Furnace, he will also see his own heart clearly. He will give up his obsession with the Eight Extraordinary Techniques and comprehend the true ultimate skill of the Wuhou School, the Samadhi True Fire."

Wang Ye held his breath, completely stunned.

His biggest worry about coming to Biyou Village was that Zhuge Qing might get stuck in the quagmire of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques and be unable to get out, or even be devoured by the power.

"really?"

Wang also pressed for an answer.

Ye Xing smiled and nodded at Wang Ye.

Wang Ye let out a long breath, believing most of it even though there was no evidence.

"No wonder you didn't tell Lao Qing the truth. Was this a golden opportunity for him to change himself?"

Wang Ye rubbed his temples. "But you even know about the Samadhi True Fire... Just who are you? Are you a sorcerer too?"

"No."

Ye Xing picked up his water glass and took a sip. "As for why I know so much, I don't want to say."

Ye Xing put down his cup and added a sentence.

"However, I will tell you some of the inside information I know later."

"us?"

Wang Ye grasped the meaning of that word, his face full of confusion.

Ye Xing didn't reply and waved his hand to end the topic.

......

For the next two days, Biyou Village was unusually peaceful.

Zhuge Qing also began to devote himself to helping Ma Xianhong improve the body-cultivation furnace.

Ma Xianhong took this very seriously. He had previously been researching Ye Xing's methods of giving life, but he was completely stuck at a bottleneck and couldn't figure out that power of creation. That's why he turned around and went to find Zhuge Qing and Wang Ye again.

After hearing Ye Xing's words, Wang Ye simply stopped trying to stop Zhuge Qing and instead watched quietly as things unfolded from the sidelines.

Everything was happening in an orderly manner.

Two days later, the transformation of the Body Refining Furnace was nearing completion. Faced with the immense temptation of the Divine Refinement, Zhuge Qing experienced extreme inner struggle and torment.

In the end, just like in the original story of his previous life, he resisted the temptation of his inner demons and completely gave up his greed for the Eight Extraordinary Techniques.

At that moment, the Samadhi True Fire was formed.

That afternoon, on a small earthen slope behind Biyou Village.

The sun is shining brightly.

Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing lay side by side on the grass. Zhuge Qing looked radiant, as if the gloom that had been weighing on his heart had been swept away.

The two were chatting casually.

"Are you saying that Ye Xing knew I would comprehend the Samadhi True Fire, which is why he didn't tell me why I gave up the Eight Extraordinary Techniques?"

"Yes."

"This is a bit alarming. You could say that he knew I should give up the Eight Extraordinary Techniques because he understood my personality, but he actually knew that I could comprehend the Samadhi True Fire!"

"Who can argue with that!"

Suddenly, footsteps sounded from the side.

Immediately afterwards, the upper body of a figure appeared in their line of sight.

The newcomer was wearing a uniform from NaDuTong, with his long hair tied back in a messy manner, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, and his signature smug smile on his face.

"Hi, you two, how have you been?"

Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing stared wide-eyed at the suddenly appearing face, and both of them sat up abruptly from the grass.

On the empty hillside, the two men's unison swearing echoed.

"Holy crap, shameless!" ×2.

Chapter 70 Temporary Workers Arrive in the Village

"You shameless fool!"

The two words echoed for a moment on the open grassy slope.

Zhang Chulan's signature smile visibly froze for a moment, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

"Gentlemen, although we've only met recently, it's not very kind of you to expose my shortcomings so soon after we meet."

Zhang Chulan pursed his lips, but forced himself to continue the conversation.

Wang Ye brushed the grass clippings off his buttocks, stood up, and coughed to cover up the embarrassment of swearing earlier.