I Cheated While Cultivating - Chapter 384

Chapter 384: Chapter 104: The Next Plan

Seeing Zhou Heng speak so casually, Feng He and Feng Yuege couldn’t help feeling a chill in their hearts.

After all, the method of making someone forget something is certainly extraordinary. If used properly, a simple manipulation could lead to a person being utterly deserted by friends and kin.

Originally, they had thought that even if this resurrected Young Tribal Chief truly was acting on the divine will of the gods, employing such methods would surely require a lot of effort and might even be declined.

But unexpectedly, he agreed to it so easily.

Could it really be that he could easily make the entire tribe forget about this matter?

“What’s the matter, you both seem rather surprised?” Zhou Heng said with a smile.

“Can the Young Tribal Chief manifest the might of the gods’ will at will?” Feng He asked in a deep voice.

“It’s not really to the extent of at will,” Zhou Heng laughed, seeing Feng He and Feng Yuege let out a sigh of relief, he then said, “But indeed, there aren’t many restrictions. Please wait a moment, I will now make our tribespeople forget the incident of my death and resurrection.”

With that, he took two steps back, lightly pushed his forehead, and a stream of clear air burst forth from the top of his head, a wisp of Divine Soul materialized into a hazy phantom, and in an instant flew out of the stone house.

“What is this?!” Feng He immediately widened his eyes, staring fixedly in the direction where the clear air flew, and said with a trembling voice, “This aura, this aura is more noble than Divine Power!”

“What?” Feng Yuege exclaimed in surprise, “More noble than the aura of Divine Power? Could it be… the power of the gods?”

Following that, both of them looked towards Zhou Heng, their expressions constantly changing and their hearts were filled with tumultuous waves.

If they had doubted before when Zhou Heng said that he was acting on the gods’ will, now they believed eighty to ninety percent of it, and even felt that whether he was the Young Tribal Chief no longer mattered.

A person possessing the power of the gods could definitely lead the Great Wind Tribe to its pinnacle.

“No need for astonishment, it’s but a minor technique,” Zhou Heng said with a smile. By now the wisp of Divine Soul that flew out had returned, merging back into the top of his head, “Alright, the tribespeople have all forgotten about the event of my resurrection.”

Exorcising the Divine Soul into dreams and blocking recent memories was not a difficult task for Zhou Heng in his current state.

After all, the entire Great Wind Tribe had less than five hundred people, most of whom were ordinary people at the awakening stage and had never cultivated their Divine Soul, naturally, they were unable to resist his Divine Soul Power.

“So fast!”

“Is this the power of the gods?”

Feng Yuege and Feng He were astonished and shocked to the extreme.

From the moment the clear air flew out from Zhou Heng’s head to now, it was only the time it took to say a few sentences, and in such a short timeframe he had already accomplished the memory modification of the entire Great Wind Tribe?

It seemed too exaggerated.

“If you don’t believe me, you can go outside and ask around,” Zhou Heng said with a smile.

Feng He and Feng Yuege were slightly silent, exchanged a glance, and said in unison, “Please wait a moment, Young Tribal Chief.”

Having said that, the two left the stone house, presumably to verify whether the tribespeople had truly forgotten the incident of the Young Tribal Chief’s resurrection.

Thus, inside the stone house, there was once again only Zhou Heng.

“When I performed the dream entering technique just now, I condensed the phantom of the Supreme Riding Ox Dharma Phase, and it seemed not to have triggered any aversion from the heavenly will,” Zhou Heng reflected inwardly, “Could it be that the repulsive force of the Xuanteng Realm is primarily focused on the material level? Is the repulsion on the spiritual level comparatively lower?”

Thinking this, he felt that next he should try practicing the martial arts of the Three Purities legacy and also connect with his self-created “Three Lives and All Things,” to see if it would provoke the heavenly will’s aversion.

A moment later, Feng He and Feng Yuege returned to the stone house, their gaze towards Zhou Heng had noticeably changed, filled with awe as if they had seen a Celestial Man, their eyes brimming with amazement.

“The Young Tribal Chief’s divine might is astonishing; the tribespeople have indeed forgotten the previous incident,” Feng He exclaimed in amazement, feeling that such prowess was beyond his imagination.

The Priest’s power comes from the Divine Power granted by the gods. Although it is of high essence and formidable strength, it is usually quite singular and rarely involves the spiritual level.

“Indeed, such a method is inconceivable!” Feng Yuege also expressed his admiration. The power of a Great Witch is usually a simple and direct destructive force, similarly rarely involving the spiritual level.

Only the lineage of Magicians touches upon the spiritual level somewhat, but magicians are extremely demanding in regards of aptitude and are quite uncommon.

In the vast Taizhou, one would be hard-pressed to find a thousand magicians, let alone in a remote area like the Great Wind Tribe. Feng He and Feng Yuege had only seen magicians perform their techniques when they were young, in the capital of the state.

——In the Xuanteng Realm, countries divide their territories into different “Zhou,” or states; the head of a state is known as the Zhou Mu, and the core of a state is the state capital city.

It was precisely because of this that the South Fire Tribe employing a magician to participate in combat had caught the Great Wind Tribe unprepared.

“No need for exclamations,” Zhou Heng waved his hand and said, “Now that I have dealt with my own matters, next we should prepare to deal with the ‘South Fire Tribe.’”

“Deal with the South Fire Tribe?” Upon hearing this, Feng He’s brow furrowed slightly, “Young Tribal Chief, you may not be aware, but there is a magician in the South Fire Tribe, mysterious and powerful in his techniques, we are no match for him.”

“Yes, Young Tribal Chief, without resolving that magician, we have no way of taking action against the South Fire Tribe,” Feng Yuege nodded and said with a serious expression.

“I don’t mean to act now,” Zhou Heng smiled and said, “I have my own methods. When I am ready, I will let you know. You may leave now.”

“Yes, Young Tribal Chief.”

Feng He and Feng Yuege said in unison, bowing and taking their leave, evidently both had wholeheartedly accepted Zhou Heng as their Tribal Chief.

After the two left, the stone house quieted down again.

Zhou Heng sat on the stone seat exclusive to the tribal chief, his gaze profound as he fell into contemplation.

He was considering what exactly he should do next.

First was the purpose of coming to the Xuanteng Realm.

The most important was definitely to collect Yin Virtue Energy to complete the full five-virtue path and prepare for refining the Dharma Phase in the future.

Next was to investigate the conditions in this world, at the very least he needed to find some information about Fuxi and Nuwa.

Finally, was to complete the task of the Zhou Tian Boundary Officer, to carve out a new and viable Martial Path beyond the three existing roads in the Xuanteng Realm, and to cultivate at least ten disciples on par with the Secret Six Rank.

“Yin Virtue Energy is obtained through people’s gratitude; the Great Wind Tribe can just act as my foundation for accumulating Yin Virtue through the tribespeople’s gratitude,” Zhou Heng thought to himself, “In addition, to create a new Martial Path, I can also start by trying it out within the Great Wind Tribe, as for seeking information about Fuxi and Nuwa, it’s definitely not possible in this remote Taizhou, I need to go to a more central area.”

After some deliberation, he laid out his next action plan.

First, he would recover his own strength as much as possible. After he reached the equivalent of the Secret Six Rank, he would lead the Great Wind Tribe to conquer the South Fire Tribe. After defeating them, he would proceed to incorporate and integrate them.

In this way, the Great Wind Tribe would have their revenge, and the common people of the South Fire Tribe could be spared from disaster. This might allow him to gain the gratitude of both tribes and perhaps accumulate more Yin Virtue Energy.

After conquering the South Fire Tribe, he would continue to lead the Great Wind Tribe to subdue the nearby tribes, big and small. He would integrate them, improve their lives, and ensure their safety.

At the same time, he could select some tribespeople with higher comprehension and abundant spirit to try out new cultivation principles.

As for the cultivation method, Zhou Heng already had some ideas.

He had previously found that the world will of the Xuanteng realm mainly repelled on the material level, with much weaker opposition on the spiritual level. It was clear that cultivation methods focusing on the Divine Soul were more likely to succeed.

Besides, the normal material-level cultivation practices would take an unbroken period of time to reach the Secret Six Rank.

For example, on the Martial Path, not to mention reaching the Secret Six Rank, even for the Seventh Rank in martial arts, many people would waste decades and might still not succeed.

Zhou Heng could not afford to waste decades in this world; he definitely needed to choose a cultivation method with quick results.

Of course, it must be a proper cultivation method. Techniques that squeeze potential and life force couldn’t be considered a novel path to cultivation; those were simply a misguided detour.

Cultivation of the Divine Soul was exactly what Zhou Heng had anticipated. The strengthening of the Divine Soul focused on comprehension and one’s own spirit. A moment of enlightenment could instantly transform an ordinary person into one of the Secret Six Rank.

Once the tribe’s cultivation system was established and stable, he planned to leave this place and head to Taizhou, as well as more central places in the world, to seek information about Fuxi and Nuwa.

“The foundation of everything is one’s own strength,” Zhou Heng mused with a determined gaze. “My power is too weak now, far from strong enough to freely venture out.

“Although I still have a Divine Soul equivalent to the Seventh Rank, at most it can exert some spiritual deterrence, deal with ordinary people, but against extraordinary opponents, it’s absolutely no match. I might not even beat the top awakened ones.”

Therefore, in the following days, he began cultivating martial arts and contemplating his Divine Soul.

Since a large amount of nutrition was needed in the initial stages of training, Feng He and Feng Yuege became Zhou Heng’s hunting tools. Almost every three days, he would go out to hunt, and the fierce beasts brought back were used to supplement the tribe’s diet—one-tenth for the people and the rest for Zhou Heng himself.

Under such “nourishment,” Zhou Heng’s strength improved rapidly. In just a month, he reached the stage where his vital energy surged through his body and his essence rose like wolf smoke reaching for the clouds.

Purely in terms of physical prowess, he had reached the peak level of the Great Witch lineage before transcending the ordinary, comparable to the top awakened ones. His power was explosive to the point that even a Great Witch like Feng Yuege had to be wary.

Now, Zhou Heng merely standing there gave off an imposing aura capable of overturning heaven and earth, crushing all creation, as if he himself had become a giant of immense power.

This was because of the martial arts he chose to cultivate.

Overturning Heaven Three Palms!

The repression and rejection of the material level by the Xuanteng realm were immense, and the human body structure was greatly different; only inheritances of the Three Pure Ones level could be universally applied.

Therefore, Zhou Heng chose the most fierce Overturning Heaven Three Palms, so that when fighting the South Fire Tribe, it would be simpler, more direct, and more awe-inspiring.

However, he had only recovered to the level of the Peak of the Seventh Rank, which was not enough to utterly dominate the entire South Fire Tribe. He needed to continue cultivating.

Another two months passed.

Above the Great Wind Tribe, winds rose and clouds surged as the colossal shadow of a seal flashed and vanished. Following that, an overpoweringly domineering momentum shot straight into the sky, dispersing the layered clouds as if intending to flip the heavens themselves.

At the same time, it seemed as though the will of the heavens had taken notice of this place. The firmament suddenly turned oppressively dark, as if an endless fury was brewing.

But in a short while, the sky cleared up again, just like a person raging one moment and then suddenly bursting into open-hearted laughter the next, truly a baffling phenomenon.

Many members of the Great Wind Tribe were looking up at the sky with puzzled expressions.

At this moment, inside the stone house of the tribal leader of the Great Wind Tribe.

Feng He and Feng Yuege were staring with eyes wide open in disbelief at Zhou Heng, who slowly lowered his raised palm, remembering the explosive force that had filled them with palpitations and fear, unable to believe the reality before them.

Too strong!

Truly too strong!

Both were absolutely certain that if the fist imprint the Young Tribal Chief had unleashed had struck them, neither would have survived.

They would have undoubtedly perished!

This was simply inconceivable!

“Now, we can almost begin,” said Zhou Heng, clenching his fists and smiling, his eyes shimmering with a golden light.

He had recovered to the Secret Six Rank.

However, unlike a typical Secret Six Rank, he had not constructed an internal world nor refined True Qi.

He used the Overturning Heaven Three Palms as a foundation, steadily enhancing this body with divine demonic lineage. Strictly speaking, he should now be considered a Great Witch who had stepped onto the extraordinary first rank.

This meant that although Zhou Heng cultivated the Overturning Heaven Three Palms, he effectively became a Great Witch within the existing cultivation framework of the Xuanteng realm.

Nevertheless, despite becoming a Great Witch, the original essence of the Overturning Heaven Three Palms hadn’t been lost in the slightest, still as fierce and domineering as when cultivated normally.

Such was the transcendent characteristic of the Three Pure Ones’ lineage!

No matter which world one went to, no matter what changes the body underwent, one would always cultivate a result strong enough.

“Young Tribal Chief, are we going to attack the South Fire Tribe now?” Feng Yuege asked with some excitement. He had long been eager to strike at the South Fire Tribe and avenge past humiliations.

“With the Young Tribal Chief’s shocking strength, we will surely exceed the South Fire Tribe’s expectations,” Feng He said with a smile. “This time, we should be able to catch them off guard and completely overpower the South Fire Tribe.”

Zhou Heng’s strength had given them immense confidence. Things once deemed impossible in their hearts now seemed possible.

“Why bother catching them off guard,” Zhou Heng, however, shook his head, his eyes narrowing as he gazed in the direction of the South Fire Tribe and spoke in a deep voice: “High Priest, Great Witch, go inform our tribespeople that tomorrow I shall set forth to the South Fire Tribe, subjugate and conquer them.”

“Those willing to join me may do so!”