BOOK 2: CHAPTER 447: SLEEVE UNIVERSE, THE WAY OF FARMING

Vol 2 Chapter 447 Sleeve Universe, The Way of Farming

Seeing Zheng Fa looking up at the sky, the Cangming Dragon King was even more puzzled.

"Could there still be a tribulation coming?"

If it were someone else, he definitely wouldn’t ask that—this tribulation should have ended long ago.

But Zheng Fa’s tribulation had been full of unexpected peaks and valleys;

the Dragon King really wasn’t confident.

Lord Shuyu Dragon remained silent for a moment, as if recalling something, his expression strange: "I think I heard my disciple mention this."

"What?"

"He’s waiting for... an innate divine ability?"

Even the Cangming Dragon King, who already regarded Zheng Fa as very special, turned slowly to Lord Shuyu Dragon upon hearing this, doubting his own ears.

But Lord Shuyu Dragon nodded.

The Cangming Dragon King turned back, watching a streak of light descend, engulfing Zheng Fa’s figure, and was speechless for a moment.

......

Guided by the streak of light, Zheng Fa arrived once again at the Heaven-Earth Membrane.

Looking at the stars in the sky this time, his mindset was different, and his understanding of innate divine abilities deepened further.

According to the Tianhe Venerable’s previous words, innate divine abilities originated from the First Era.

That era was too distant even for Tianhe Venerable, so naturally Zheng Fa understood even less.

But Zheng Fa believed at least three people knew more than Tianhe Venerable.

The first was, of course, the Dao Venerable.

Second was the Lei Yin Buddha Ancestor.

The more Zheng Fa learned about the Four Sects, the more peculiar Leiyin Temple appeared.

In his heart, the Lei Yin Buddha Ancestor was even more mysterious and unfathomable than the Dao Venerable.

The third was an old friend from Jiushan Sect—Lu Mo.

On one hand, Lu Mo had endured tribulations in three lifetimes, and the Demon Emperor lived in the Second Era, making it quite likely they had contact with relics from the First Era. ℞âƝŎВƐŞ

On the other hand, there was the modern world.

The Five Elements Divine Light of positive and negative aspects, the Rainbow Transformation Method, the Great Sun True Fire, One Qi Transforming into Three Purities...

These innate divine abilities sounded unfamiliar to Xuanwei cultivators but were very familiar to modern people.

Lu Mo was struck by a sword from the Tianhe Venerable, which revealed a modern world alongside these secret legends.

This could only mean two things: Lu Mo definitely understood the First Era, and the modern world was probably more special than an ordinary Golden Immortal realm.

All sorts of speculations swirled in Zheng Fa’s mind.

Suddenly, deep within the chaos outside the Heaven-Earth Membrane, a bright yellow light shone.

This light was rich, vast, and magnificent.

Curious, Zheng Fa’s eyes brightened with a silver glow as he activated his Void-Piercing Spirit Eye, looking toward the depths of chaos.

He truly saw something different:

A blue treasure mirror floated in the chaotic energy.

Even with the Void-Piercing Spirit Eye, Zheng Fa could not clearly see the mirror’s appearance—only faintly noticing the glow surrounding the edges and thousands of auspicious rays.

This bright yellow light emanated from the mirror’s surface, shooting toward Xuanwei.

As if noticing Zheng Fa’s gaze, the glow on the mirror withdrew and vanished into darkness.

Only the bright yellow light remained, passing through the Xuanwei Membrane and entering Zheng Fa’s forehead.

With the innate divine ability in hand, Zheng Fa became more certain of the mirror’s origin:

"Sleeve Universe... the Heaven-Earth Treasure Mirror??"

Obtaining Sleeve Universe was quite unexpected for Zheng Fa.

Innate divine abilities were closely related to his cultivation.

He cultivated the Yellow Court Scripture.

Whether or not his version of the Yellow Court Scripture was orthodox, it had no direct relation to the legendary Great Immortal Zhenyuan.

But after carefully studying Sleeve Universe for a moment, Zheng Fa gained some enlightenment, intending to discuss it further with Senior Sister Zhang and the others.

He glanced again toward the depths of chaos, descended, and headed toward the Hundred Immortals Alliance territory.

Halfway there, a sudden impulse caused him to conceal his form and head toward the maritime region.

The Cangming Dragon King and others were looking up at the sky;

seeing the light dissipate and Zheng Fa disappear, they were evidently confused.

As they waited, the Dragon King seemed to realize something, his expression changing as he transformed into a long dragon and attempted to escape into the water.

In the sky, Zheng Fa stood on the clouds, his sleeves spread wide, blotting out the sky and sun, looming over the Cangming Dragon King.

He paid no attention to the others, focusing only on the Dragon King.

As a True Immortal, the Cangming Dragon King transformed into a real dragon, long as a great river.

Yet facing Zheng Fa’s divine ability, he was like a loach trapped in a cage, struggling up and down but helplessly flying toward Zheng Fa’s sleeve.

His face grew more panicked, his expression strained;

suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out a golden streak of light toward Zheng Fa.

Zheng Fa’s long sleeve tore inch by inch, revealing his arm, his face slightly flushed.

He caught the golden light, palm open to reveal a golden seal carved with a jade dragon.

The Cangming Dragon King looked at the seal with a heart full of pain but decisive, diving into the sea and disappearing.

The other three from the Cangming Dragon Palace ran far away.

Zheng Fa sighed deeply: "This Dragon King really is extraordinary."

He had almost trapped him earlier, planning to use Sleeve Universe to trap him and capture him.

He alone certainly couldn’t kill the Dragon King.

But if he could restrain him for a while and bring him into the Jiushan Realm, the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation would welcome the distinguished guest.

However, this Dragon King was a True Immortal and could not be treated with ordinary rules in the sea. He sensed the abnormality and reacted in time.

Even facing an almost bug-like innate divine ability ambush, he escaped.

This also revealed the limits of Sleeve Universe to Zheng Fa.

His current true cultivation was about the Scattered Immortal level;

using Sleeve Universe against a True Immortal, if the opponent was quicker and more ruthless, he couldn’t capture him and might even suffer backlash.

Still, this divine ability was truly powerful—perhaps even his strongest magical duel divine ability.

Seeing Zheng Fa’s regretful expression and tone admiring the Cangming Dragon King, Lord Shuyu Dragon couldn’t hold back:

"Sect Leader Zheng, you haven’t even reached Dao Fruit, yet you forced the Cangming Dragon King to abandon the Sea-Subduing Seal to save himself..."

Her next words went unsaid, her face clearly reading: What else do you want?

Zheng Fa waved his hand: "Intent without heart, that’s all. Next time won’t be so simple. What is the Sea-Subduing Seal?"

Lord Shuyu Dragon looked at the golden seal in Zheng Fa’s hand, her expression even stranger: "Recently, the Dragon King forged this Sea-Subduing Seal to control the maritime region and subdue the aquatic clans."

Hearing this, Zheng Fa’s eyes brightened. "You mean this treasure can control a maritime region?"

Lord Shuyu Dragon looked at the seal for a moment, shaking her head: "It should correspond to the newly occupied waters, roughly seven sevenths the size of Xuanwei Sea."

"Xuanwei Sea?"

Lord Shuyu Dragon looked puzzled instead:

"Sect Leader, you don’t know? The maritime region I control is the ancestral land of Xuanwei, hence called Xuanwei Sea."

"To the north of Xuanwei Sea is called the North Sea."

"The south is still shrouded in mist, but if new waters appear in the future, they will be called the South Sea."

"This Sea-Subduing Seal should correspond to the new waters near the North Sea adjacent to Eastern Continent."

Over the years, Lord Shuyu Dragon and the Cangming Dragon King had dealings and probably discovered many things, but Zheng Fa did not ask further, only inquired:

"Does possessing the Sea-Subduing Seal grant you the ancient Dragon Clan’s divine ability over the maritime region?"

Zheng Fa had always coveted the ancient Dragon Clan’s control of the sea;

now seeing the Sea-Subduing Seal, his frustration over the Dragon King’s escape lessened.

"Sect Leader, I don’t know. Our ancient Dragon Clan was not born with so many divine abilities," Lord Shuyu Dragon shook her head. "Our control over the maritime region deepens with time and cultivation, and also requires refining seawater."

"That makes sense..."

"This Sea-Subduing Seal was forged by the Cangming Dragon King to control the maritime region," she continued. "It’s most useful to dragons, but to humans it’s just a treasure that can avoid water and command aquatic clans."

Zheng Fa nodded slightly.

He did not fully believe Lord Shuyu Dragon’s words and planned to study the Sea-Subduing Seal carefully after returning.

But on the other hand, the Dragon Clan’s cultivation was indeed different from humans, and what Lord Shuyu Dragon said was not without reason.

Seeing his expression, Lord Shuyu Dragon said no more but sighed: "Losing this treasure will surely break the Dragon King’s heart. Aside from all his years of hard work going to waste, if he wants to control the waters corresponding to this seal in the future, he must either destroy or reclaim it..."

Listening to Lord Shuyu Dragon, Zheng Fa looked down at the Sea-Subduing Seal in his hand and shook his head with a smile:

"The Cangming Dragon King is, after all, an enemy."

Actually, it was not just Lord Shuyu Dragon’s message that revealed the Dragon King’s ambitions. Previously, Uncle Pang and others collected intelligence at sea, and the aquatic clans of the Cangming Dragon Palace constantly interfered and were hostile to Jiushan Sect disciples.

Therefore, Zheng Fa repeatedly tried to capture the Dragon King and use the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation to sway him.

Unfortunately, this man was strong and cautious, unwilling to leave the maritime region—quite a troublesome foe.

"Enemy..."

Lord Shuyu Dragon was momentarily stunned, suddenly recalling that she had almost become his enemy.

Originally, she leaned toward Jiushan Sect mostly because of the dragon eggs and Xiao Yuying.

Now, seeing the Sea-Subduing Seal in Zheng Fa’s hand, she suddenly felt somewhat relieved.

Not only did she not want to become an enemy of Jiushan Sect.

Suddenly, three figures appeared in the distance—a man, a woman, and a demon—all True Immortal cultivators.

Zheng Fa looked toward them.

These three, along with the Cangming Dragon King, were the ones he had sensed spying on him before.

They had hidden in the shadows with inscrutable intentions, but now all appeared.

Perhaps wary of Zheng Fa’s methods, none approached, only smiling and saluting from afar, as if congratulating Zheng Fa on his successful advancement.

Zheng Fa raised his hand in return, finding it amusing: although the Cangming Dragon King fled, this prestige seemed to have been established.

He wanted to ask about their origins, but these three seemed truly scared;

after saluting, they turned and ran away.

He looked at Lord Shuyu Dragon, eyes questioning.

She thought for a moment and said: "Regarding changes in the Xuanwei Realm, the Cangming Dragon King told me a little, and I have also investigated."

This was what Zheng Fa wanted to ask.

The greatest changes in Xuanwei were in the maritime region, which was hard to hide from the Dragon Lord. Lord Shuyu Dragon likely knew some about the three’s identities, but it was difficult for Uncle Pang and the others to probe from within the sea.

Just then, Lord Shuyu Dragon said to Zheng Fa: "Sect Leader, may I visit you a month later for a talk?"

Zheng Fa sensed something, seeing the Dragon Lord’s serious expression, and nodded gently.

After sending the Dragon Lord’s figure disappearing into the sea, Zheng Fa glanced around and stepped into the Jiushan Realm.

Within the Jiushan Realm, among the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols, thousands of disciples simultaneously shouted:

"Congratulations to the Sect Leader on achieving Great Success!"

Their voices were high-spirited, uniform, and heartfelt with joy.

Zheng Fa’s advancement not only increased Jiushan Sect’s strength but also brought stability and other benefits to them.

"After seven days, disciples above the Golden Core stage may come listen to my teaching on the Yellow Court Dao."

Zheng Fa’s voice rang among the stars, instantly drawing cheers.

Their joy was because Zheng Fa kept almost no secrets;

many believed his progress was equivalent to their own cultivation progress.

Amid the cheers, Zheng Fa descended into the Heavenly Palace.

Senior Sister Zhang stood before the hall, leading a group of Nascent Soul and Dao Fruit cultivators, all saluting in unison:

"Congratulations to the Sect Leader for opening the Dao for Xuanwei."

Compared to those disciples, they understood better what Zheng Fa’s advancement represented.

The Yellow Court Scripture had finally become a Dao scripture directly pointing to Dao Fruit—a Dao scripture inheriting the three Xuanwei methods and surpassing all other techniques.

The deeper the cultivation, the more one understood its meaning.

Zheng Fa returned the salute: "It is we together who open the Dao for Xuanwei."

The group exchanged smiles, their joy indescribable.

Zheng Fa led them into the main hall, and after sitting down, said: "My strength alone is insignificant. The Yellow Court Scripture owes much to all of you for this achievement. I hope fellow disciples and seniors will continue to guide me."

Uncle Pang and the others stood and replied: "We will follow the Sect Leader’s teachings faithfully."

After sharing some of their feelings on advancement, Elder Yu asked: "What was the name of that innate divine ability just now? It seems to be a capturing technique?"

"This divine ability is called Sleeve Universe. It is a capturing method but not only that."

Speaking of this, Zheng Fa recalled his earlier thoughts on Sleeve Universe and explained:

"Sleeve Universe actually has two parts: one is the power of terrestrial vein primordial magnetism, the other is spatial technique."

"Terrestrial vein primordial magnetism..." Xiao Yuying was stunned. "No wonder even a True Immortal had difficulty escaping."

Uncle Pang and the others also showed realization.

Just now, Zheng Fa’s one sleeve nearly subdued the Cangming Dragon King.

This power, even among Zheng Fa’s innate divine abilities, was extremely strong.

Now hearing it was related to terrestrial vein primordial magnetism, they understood.

Although there was no consensus in the Xuanwei Realm, Jiushan Sect long understood that so-called terrestrial vein primordial magnetism was also Lei Fa, or electromagnetic force.

But the strength of terrestrial vein primordial magnetism was far beyond ordinary Lei Fa.

"Sleeve Universe forms a void within my sleeve to trap enemies," Zheng Fa explained. "But the force that actually causes cultivators to surrender and enter my sleeve is terrestrial vein primordial magnetism."

"However, my cultivation is not yet sufficient;

the range of primordial magnetism I borrow is limited, so I couldn’t fully restrain that Dragon King."

At this point, Zheng Fa couldn’t help but think of Zhenyuanzi’s title as the Earth Immortal Patriarch and thought this name was truly fitting based on this divine ability.

"Even so, this divine ability’s power is extraordinary."

Uncle Pang praised.

"This method is minor when used only for offense."

Unexpectedly, Zheng Fa suddenly said.

"Minor?" Uncle Pang’s expression became complicated, and after a moment, he said, "Zheng Fa, what you say is somewhat disrespectful to the Cangming Dragon King."

Zheng Fa nodded and then shook his head: "If only considering killing techniques, no innate divine ability now surpasses the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation. But being able to control terrestrial vein primordial magnetism could be greatly useful to Jiushan Sect."

Senior Sister Zhang and Xiao Yuying’s expressions shifted slightly, as if they had realized something.

"I was able to obtain this divine ability probably thanks to Jiushan Sect’s research on Lei Fa and the deciphering of spatial talismanic diagrams," Zheng Fa suddenly looked toward the Jiushan Sect Patriarch, "but I think the Lingshan Method also contributed a lot."

Uncle Pang finally understood: "You mean to use terrestrial vein primordial magnetism to organize terrestrial veins and improve the Lingshan Method?"