GA: Chapter 185: Wudang's Zhang Sanfeng, Longhu Mountain's Zhang Zhiwei — Greetings, Fellow Daoists
At most, she envied that they'd been able to join that platform.
"Come on, let's go find your teacher."
"She probably has plenty of questions for you — or knowing her, more likely teasing."
Ange shrugged.
The Celestial Base King's terrible personality — she'd seen it on full display these past few days.
Really just like a little girl.
At the same time, the chat group's voice sounded in everyone's ears.
"Ding — The Little Chef of China has joined the chat group."
"Ding — Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei has joined the chat group."
"Ding — Zhang Sanfeng has joined the chat group."
"Ding — chat group activity threshold reached. New feature unlocking... unlock successful."
"Ding — Ten-Thousand-Worlds Drift Bottle function is now available."
"Group members may spend a minimum of one thousand points to draw from the drift bottle. There is a chance to obtain items from other worlds. The more points invested, the higher the probability of obtaining higher-quality items."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Welcome, new members! Though I have to say — the chat group actually opened a new feature. Even though it looks like another points trap."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Points are never enough no matter how many you have."
Ordinary Group Leader: "If any new members want to try it, please make sure you have way more points than you know what to do with first. Otherwise just shop in the group store like a normal person."
Whatever anyone else thought — Su Yunqing personally had zero intention of touching this feature.
Her points were already barely enough to invest in growing stronger. Playing this instead?
The three words "there is a chance" were enough to make her walk away.
Golden Flash: "My luck has generally been decent, but even so — the group store is the more reliable choice."
Golden Flash: "If you have a surplus of points, you can also try the group enhancement or group lottery features. If you get a successful enhancement or draw something good, that means your luck is probably solid."
Golden Flash: "Then using this function afterward would feel more confident."
Turn Da Gu Into Soup: "That's all well and good, but shouldn't we shift focus to the new members right now?"
Turn Da Gu Into Soup: "The drift bottle can wait until everyone's had a chance to get acquainted."
Martial Arts King: "Zhang Sanfeng?"
The Oldest Godslayer: "If I recall correctly, in Huaxia's mythology, Zhang Sanfeng is counted among the divine beings, isn't he?"
A faintly peculiar expression crossed Voban's face. In his world, Zhang Sanfeng's name was known beyond Huaxia — other nations had encountered it too, whether through Huaxia's martial arts novels or through the widely spread practice of Tai Chi.
And as a Godslayer, knowing the mythology of every nation was basic knowledge.
Of course, not every Godslayer was this studious — there were always a few unusual cases, whether from lacking the inclination or from preferring to learn mythologies through rather more intimate means involving women.
But he, Marquis Voban, the Oldest Godslayer, was not among those cases.
Scholarship was a product of the knowledge he had accumulated across a long life.
Zhang Sanfeng, across different dynasties, had been granted different honorific titles by different emperors — "Loyal and Filial Immortal", "Hidden Immortal of the Six Patriarchs of the Jade Dragon, Void-Transforming Omnipresent Celestial Venerable", "True Person of Subtle Manifestation", "True Immortal of Hidden Light and Elevated Will", "Pure-Void Original Wondrous True Lord", "Soaring Dragon Illumined-Transformation Benevolent Savior True Lord"...
Whether True Lord, Celestial Venerable, or True Immortal — without exception, all of these were divine titles. As for strength? In the Campione world, every Disobedient God operated at the same fundamental tier — there were no weak or strong among them, and even the weakest had the potential to defeat the strongest.
He was considering whether inviting the Zhang Sanfeng of another world to his own might draw the descent of the divine Zhang Sanfeng already enshrined in that world.
Martial Arts King: "I have a fairly good idea of what you're thinking."
Martial Arts King: "If you can pull it off, go ahead. Though I don't believe you would be able to defeat Zhang Sanfeng."
Luo Hao saw Voban's words and guessed immediately that his eyes had landed on Zhang Sanfeng.
But whether he could defeat Zhang Sanfeng — she was doubtful.
If Voban succeeded in breaking through the Godslayer's ceiling, that would be a different matter. But without that breakthrough, trying to defeat Zhang Sanfeng through raw power alone?
Heh.
Zhang Sanfeng wasn't only a figure of mythology — he also existed in history.
In the Campione world's Huaxia mythology, Zhang Sanfeng was one of a very small number of individuals who, as a human, had achieved power comparable to a Disobedient God without ever slaying one.
He had never killed a Disobedient God — and yet his strength was no less than any Disobedient God's.
Even she hadn't managed that.
Cultivating simultaneously in Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian traditions. Creating his own path of cultivation.
Did Voban think he could kill Zhang Sanfeng?
The Oldest Godslayer: "This old man does not debase himself by going back on his word. I said I would not slay Huaxia's Disobedient Gods — so I will not."
The Oldest Godslayer: "And furthermore — you seem to doubt whether I could slay the Disobedient God Zhang Sanfeng."
The Oldest Godslayer: "Which Disobedient God has not been a being of exceptional talent? And they fell to this old man's hands regardless."
The Oldest Godslayer: "There are no Disobedient Gods I cannot slay — only ones I choose whether or not to slay!"
Marquis Voban declared it with a presence that filled the air.
Which Disobedient God was a weakling? Which Disobedient God wasn't a being of extraordinary talent and overwhelming strength?
And yet they had all fallen to his hand.
Zhang Sanfeng: "..."
Zhang Sanfeng: "Although this poor Daoist has come to understand the workings of this mysterious platform, and knows that others exist in worlds separate from his own—"
Zhang Sanfeng: "And that other worlds would also contain a Zhang Sanfeng — this much I can understand."
Zhang Sanfeng: "But is it quite appropriate to discuss slaying another world's version of me right in front of me?"
In the world of The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, Zhang Sanfeng looked at the screen before him in a state of quiet speechlessness.
The information transmitted through the chat group had given him a general picture of the situation. But the first thing he saw upon joining was two people casually discussing the slaying of "the Disobedient God Zhang Sanfeng" — and even knowing it wasn't himself they meant, there was something distinctly odd about seeing that.
Incidentally — had he truly become a divine being in other worlds?
Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei: "This is quite the remarkable place to have ended up in. I wonder what expressions those old fellows at Wudang would make if they knew I'd joined the same group as a Zhang Sanfeng from another world."
Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei: "Fate truly is a curious thing."
Ordinary Man Zhang Zhiwei: "Zhang Zhiwei, 65th-generation Celestial Master of the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master's Hall — greetings to all fellow Daoists."
Zhang Sanfeng: "Zhang Sanfeng, this poor Daoist — greetings to all fellow Daoists."
Lin Fengjiao: "Number Nine of the Maoshan sect — greetings to the two fellow Daoists."
Holy Lord: "Wudang. Longhu Mountain. Maoshan."
Holy Lord: "Three Daoists. Heh heh."
Holy Lord: "I wonder — will we eventually see a Quanzhen Daoist joining as well."
Ordinary Group Leader: "Head tilt .jpg"
Ordinary Group Leader: "So the Holy Lord has a thing for Daoists?"
Ordinary Group Leader: "But why Quanzhen specifically? Is Quanzhen special somehow?"
Holy Lord: "A thing for them? Hmph."
Holy Lord: "Let's just say I am very fond of Daoists!!!"
The Holy Lord said it through gritted teeth.
Child of Nature: "Lü Dongbin is the founding patriarch of Quanzhen."
Child of Nature: "I imagine that tells you everything you need to know."
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