Free Web NovelChapter 1118: Chapter 338: The Spellcasting Tower
After Zuo Guangshu earnestly finished relaying the intelligence, Jiang Wang thanked him repeatedly before saying, "Speaking of which, I’ve always thought of you, Guangshu, as a man who can take it or leave it with grace. Your anger over not being selected for the Yellow River Gathering seems a bit uncharacteristic of you."
Indeed, Zuo Guangshu felt struck to the core and, with a flick of his sleeve, said angrily, "Xiang Bei is an arrogant and impolite man. Were I of the same age, how could I tolerate his insolence?!"
It seemed he had been bested by Xiang Bei, and moreover, Xiang Bei was older than him with more years of cultivation. The young man was not convinced of his defeat.
Jiang Wang said indifferently, "To be so arrogant in your presence, it seems this person really is Great Chu’s number one Inner Mansion."
"What ’number one Inner Mansion’? Qu Shunhua is not half as weak as him! It’s just about concealing..." Zuo Guangshu began to say, but immediately glanced at Jiang Wang with a guilty conscience and awkwardly covered up, "Just concealing strength, that’s all."
Brother Dugu, who had weathered many storms, naturally kept an unchanged expression, "Oh, is that so?"
But inwardly, he was stirred. Concealing divine skills?
Logically, at an event like the Yellow River Gathering, which was a competition for supremacy, no one should conceal their strength.
But as Jiang Wang possessed Deviant Path Techniques, he could of course understand.
No matter how great the gains at the Yellow River Gathering, they couldn’t make up for the loss of exposing a Deviant Path Technique.
However, although he was curious about what exactly Qu Shunhua had concealed, and even more curious about the secret Qu Shunhua deemed necessary to hide even at the expense of the Yellow River Gathering, he wondered why Zuo Guangshu would know...
Yet Jiang Wang chose not to mention it.
It was clear he wouldn’t be able to find out, and it wasn’t worth provoking the kid’s anger.
"Speaking of which, you shared the Zuo Family’s painstakingly gathered intelligence with me, giving me such great help, and I still don’t know how to thank you..."
As Jiang Wang spoke, he lifted his left hand, and the resplendent world of fire shone again in his palm. In that tiny world, seas of fire surged and Flame Sparrows danced.
He looked at Zuo Guangshu, "I think this Technique is actually quite suited for you. Have you thought about learning it?"
To tell the truth, this hadn’t been his initial idea, but during the recent fight, he had indeed felt that if he were to construct an Art similar to Lei Zhanqian’s version of the Thunder Realm, Zuo Guangshu’s Yellow River deity skills were actually more suitable than his own Samadhi True Fire.
Both the deity of the River and the Thunder Seal place a great emphasis on the control of Yuan Force.
Jiang Wang’s Art of the Fire Realm had actually changed its direction under the guidance of Yi Xingchen. The two different approaches couldn’t be simply judged as better or worse; it all came down to how the caster controlled them. He could only say that his current set was more suitable for himself.
Because of the legacy left by Zuo Guanglie, he had always been thinking about how to repay the Zuo Family. But the Zuo Family of Great Chu certainly didn’t need his help. Even his interactions with Zuo Guangshu had ended up with Zuo Guangshu providing more. The vision of a legitimate son from a prestigious family was in itself a precious treasure.
He truly believed that Zuo Guangshu’s Yellow River deity skills had a good chance of developing into the Art of the Water Realm. And this Art would undoubtedly make Zuo Guangshu stronger—getting stronger, was probably what this kid wished for the most...
Upon hearing Jiang Wang’s words, Zuo Guangshu’s eyes lit up, clearly very tempted.
How could he not be interested? He had just been defeated by this Technique! With his competitive nature, he had to completely understand this abominable Art.
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The young master from Ling Yue kept a straight face and harrumphed, "What divine skills and secret techniques does the Zuo Family of Great Chu lack?"
He glanced at Jiang Wang, "I’m not usually interested. However, if you think this Technique requires my input, and insist I study it with you, I might consider it on account of our friendship."
Jiang Wang struggled to suppress his laughter, "Then do me a favor and give me your input, what do you say?"
Zuo Guangshu pondered briefly, then inevitably sighed in resignation, "Alright then."
Jiang Wang had derived his Fire Realm Art bit by bit; it had emerged from nothing, each detail deeply etched in his memory, so there was no difficulty in teaching it.
In the time that followed, he meticulously dissected the Technique for Zuo Guangshu, informing him where to start if he wished to evolve the "Art of the Water Realm," how to continue, and where the critical points of each step lay.
The talents of Zuo Guangshu... were truly astonishing as well.
Jiang Wang only needed to explain something once, and he would immediately understand. However, there were several occasions where he stopped to ask questions regarding the part concerning the Floating Land totems.
The totems from the Floating Land were an essential component for constructing the Art of the Thunder Realm. Regarding this, Zuo Guangshu would have to figure out a way on his own. But given the enormous family and business of the Zuo Family, it probably wouldn’t be difficult to find similar items once the need was identified.
"...That’s pretty much it," Jiang Wang concluded before asking, "Do you have any questions?"
After thinking it over seriously, Zuo Guangshu said, "I don’t think so. When I go back, I’ll simulate it using the Spellcasting Chamber, and it should probably take shape."
"The Spellcasting Chamber?" Jiang Wang had never heard of it before and was thus a bit puzzled.
Zuo Guangshu explained, "It’s called ’Chamber,’ but it’s actually a very complex and costly Array to construct. Within the entire territory of Chu, only the top prestigious families can afford to build it... Our Zuo Family has three." ƒrēewebnovel.com
He couldn’t help but express his pride again.
Jiang Wang played along, "Similar to the Daoist Platform?"
Zuo Guangshu shook his head earnestly, "It’s the Daoist Platform that is similar to our Great Chu’s Spellcasting Chamber. The founder of the Taixu Sect once spent some time in Great Chu, and that’s probably when he got the inspiration."
This young lad really did have a strong sense of national pride...
Pondering this, Jiang Wang asked with interest, "So are the effects the same? What do you use to simulate?"
The Daoist Platform simulated Cultivation Techniques using "Yuan Force," but in truth, "Yuan Force" was nothing more than a currency within the Taixu Illusion Realm. Essentially, it should not be the source of power driving the Daoist Platform.
What truly drove the Daoist Platform was the great power of the Taixu Illusion Realm itself—an inundation of Human Dao created by countless individuals bursting with inspiration and honing their skills within it.
"It’s not exactly the same..." Zuo Guangshu was very precise and would not deliberately obscure facts to glorify Great Chu, "The Spellcasting Chamber is more like an Illusory Realm, where anyone can use it to construct and practice their own Techniques, even ordinary people can do so. As long as the construction is logical, the Technique can be established within the Spellcasting Chamber. However, even if the construction is successful, applying it to the real world requires further adaptation. After all, the various conditions within the Spellcasting Chamber can’t fully correspond to those of the real world..."
Jiang Wang understood.
As an "experienced" user of the Daoist Platform, he didn’t feel that the Daoist Platform was "borrowed" from the Spellcasting Chamber.
The Cultivation Techniques simulated by the Daoist Platform could be used directly.
The Spellcasting Chamber, however, seemed more like a creative simulation.
The former relied on the support of the Taixu Illusion Realm and represented the advanced evolution of a particular Cultivation Technique.
The latter, relatively speaking, would certainly consume much less and was very conducive to the research and development of Techniques. Even ordinary people could use it; if it was widely promoted, how many ingenious ideas could it inspire?
No wonder it’s said that the Techniques of Great Chu are unparalleled in the world...
Of course, while he thought this...
Jiang Wang applauded and praised, "Such a rare Spellcasting Chamber, yet the Zuo Family owns three, truly worthy of being a world-renowned family!"
But this was indeed an overstatement.
"..." Zuo Guangshu gave him a look, "I’ll take my leave now."
