Urban All-Round Master

”But the Holy Hall is the collective effort of all of us with Young Lin; we can’t just abandon it like this, right? If Young Lin comes back one day and the morale of the Holy Hall is unstable, I’m afraid it will lead to conflicts between brothers!” Cang Zhou said with a worried expression.

Initially, he hadn’t paid much attention to this, but now that Hua Tiandu mentioned it, he seemed to realize something suddenly.

Maybe it wasn’t apparent now, but over time, the outside world is saying Lin Zifeng is already dead; however, as his brother, Cang Zhou still believes Lin Zifeng will come back, though he has no certainty of when.

But as things stand, he can’t overcome this obstacle. He fears that by then, the Holy Hall would be controlled by Beiming Yu and her group, and it could very well be over.

”Yes, I’m worried about this too, but I feel helpless right now.” Hua Tiandu sighed softly, ”With Young Lin gone, the Buddhist Sect has come around, and Beiming Yu promised them to find the Buddha Bone Relics and even saved those two monks’ lives. Now the Buddhist Sect and Holy Hall are on good terms, which is not due to Young Lin, but is Beiming Yu’s credit.

Should the Demon God Sect be destroyed and Young Lin returns, Beiming Yu could easily credit the Buddha Bone Relics to Young Lin then, and if the Buddhist Sect joins forces with Beiming Yu, I’m afraid Young Lin would stand to gain nothing.”

Indeed, the Buddha Bone Relics are indeed in Lin Zifeng’s possession, and Beiming Yu hasn’t told the Buddhist Sect’s protectors yet. But, if Lin Zifeng returns one day and Beiming Yu informs the Buddhist Sect about the relics, coupled with her close ties to the sect’s protectors, it won’t be hard to overthrow Lin Zifeng...

No matter how strong Lin Zifeng is, if he cannot take control of the Holy Hall upon his return, how could a single person overthrow the entire Buddhist Sect? Even if the Bright Church steps in to help, defeating the Buddhist Sect wouldn’t be easy since they have a vast reach, numerous members, and countless followers, making it obviously impractical to dismantle them.

Unless we ally with other Huaxia forces, like the Taishang Sect, but the current Sect Hierarch of Taishang Sect, Supreme Emperor, has no interest in the Taishang Sect.

”Then, what should we do? Can we only helplessly watch?” Cang Zhou felt increasingly frightened as he thought about it, and if things continue developing like this, it’s quite possible that the Holy Hall would eventually be under Beiming Yu’s dominance, despite many here being brothers who shared life and death with Lin Zifeng.

But over time, who knows what changes might occur?

”There’s nothing else we can do.” To match his words and performance, Hua Tiandu shook his head helplessly.

”Tiandu, we went through life and death, shared hardships, and fought bloody battles together; the Holy Hall is like our child, watching it grow bit by bit; we absolutely can’t let our efforts be wasted at this point. If you have any good ideas, as long as you say it, I’m willing to stake my life for you.” Cang Zhou declared.

”I understand your feelings now, but relying on just the two of us, our power is too weak. If we make even the slightest move now, Beiming Yu could notice us; you must remember that Beiming Yu is not an ordinary woman, and it’s possible we’ve been under her surveillance all along.”

”No way! Beiming Yu couldn’t possibly do that, could she?” Cang Zhou shivered in fear; if they were truly under Beiming Yu’s watch, this could prove she distrusts them...

”Tiandu, just tell me what you want me to do; we can only rely on our own strength now.” Cang Zhou said eagerly.

Hua Tiandu, buried in thought, slowly looked up and said, ”The situation isn’t unsolvable, but...”

”But what?” Cang Zhou asked.

”There’s some risk.” Hua Tiandu said seriously, ”Old Cang, for our Holy Hall, for Young Lin, you must stand with me now on the front line.”

”Don’t worry, not just standing on the front line; I’m even willing to die for this.” Cang Zhou responded.

”Not so exaggerated; what we must do now is gain control over the power in the Holy Hall, if not all, then at least keep some forces in hand.”

”What do you mean?” Cang Zhou asked.

”Seize actual power!” Hua Tiandu licked his lips, his eyes shining, ”We must have the authority to mobilize personnel within the Holy Hall; moreover, we need to cultivate confidants to prepare for future necessities!”

”But... all the forces in the Holy Hall are currently controlled by Yingzi and their group; where can we find people to control?” Cang Zhou expressed his difficulty; when Lin Zifeng was there, the Holy Hall’s Shadow Group, Hidden Kill, Ming Zhan, were all under Black Hawk’s control, wanting these powers in their hands is practically impossible.

At this, Hua Tiandu also couldn’t think of a good method for a while, and the two could only continue eating hot pot, each harboring thoughts on their way back after the meal.

......

That evening, after returning to his residence, Lin Zifeng discovered a peculiar phenomenon—the Primordial Energy of this world was noticeably stronger than that of the Mortal World!

Even that little Qi Dao Realm cultivator, Situ Xuan, managed to wield Elemental Power!

Lin Zifeng found this hard to understand; could it be that every weak cultivator in this world could access endless Primordial Energy for self-cultivation?

If that’s truly the case, then Mortal World cultivators are at a significant disadvantage; at least in terms of starting point, they’re already weaker than the cultivators from the Parallel Universe.

Moreover, although most cultivators in this world practice Daoist Techniques, when such techniques reach the Sub-Saint Realm, they become nearly equivalent to those in the Mortal World; the variety of Daoist Techniques is endless, akin to Mortal World cultivators utilizing Totem Battle Skills.

Locked in his room, Lin Zifeng had no other thoughts; even if the Primordial Energy in this world were more abundant, it wouldn’t have a significant impact on him, as his Magic Bracelet is filled with infinite Elemental Power from which he can absorb at will.

He isn’t hampered by the lack of Primordial Energy for cultivation; however, he realized the crux of the matter: although he doesn’t lack Primordial Energy, the abundant energy of this world is greatly beneficial for his cultivation.

Just a brief absorption eased his whole being significantly, especially since, although the purity of energy here can’t compare to the Magic Bracelet, it’s quite excellent nonetheless.

”No wonder the people here are stronger than those Mortal World cultivators.” He recalled hearing in the Dark Prison someone say that the general strength of Third Parallel Universe’s cultivators is higher than that of Mortal World’s cultivators.

He now verifies this; indeed, the cultivators here are substantially stronger than those in the Mortal World...