Before I could figure it out, Han Wennan, who was standing to the side, suddenly said, "I also have a few silver talismans here. If Brother Zhou needs them, you don't have to borrow them and just take them."
Before I could recover from my shock, Han Wennan dropped another bomb. He didn't lend them to me, but gave them to me.
Could it be that the Death Scripture's records were wrong? Were silver talismans that worthless now?
Zhang Kunlun, who had been smiling, smiled even more. He looked at Han Wennan and said meaningfully, "The Han family lives in the bitter cold of the Qinling Mountains. I'm afraid they don't have many silver talismans. Brother Han is really generous."
Han Wennan still had that honest and slow look, but he quickly replied, "The Qinling Mountains are remote and cold. It's indeed not as comfortable as your Mt. Mang, but my Han family has been around for a thousand years. As long as Brother Zhou asks, not to mention silver talismans, my Han family can even take out gold talismans."
The more they spoke, the more excessive they became. It was silver talismans just now, but now they even took out gold talismans.
I reckoned that even a Heavenly Teacher wouldn't be able to take out gold talismans, yet these two spoke so calmly.
The shock on my face didn't disappear, but I slowly understood. The reason why these two were presenting their treasures in front of me wasn't because they had too many talismans to use, but because they wanted to rope me in.
To be more accurate, it was the Han and Zhang families behind them that wanted to rope me in.
After the Young Phoenix Gathering ended and I revealed my apex four meridians, Han Wennan came to find me. The other Metaphysical families also sent people to contact me. However, I had just revealed my apex, so the Metaphysical families didn't have high expectations for me. When they contacted me, they only asked about my intentions. The biggest promise they made was to tell me that they would provide for all my cultivation needs in the future.
It was different this time. Zhang Kunlun and Han Wennan immediately gave out silver talismans. Of course, silver talismans were just an excuse to hint to me that as long as I joined their families, I could ask for any conditions I wanted.
After understanding this, I hastily pulled back the two of them who were about to start fighting. I smiled wryly and said, "Silver and gold talismans are too precious. Moreover, they probably won't be used in this competition. I appreciate your good intentions, but in the future, if I need them, I'll definitely find you to borrow talismans."
Since they spoke in a vague manner, I naturally didn't leave any traces behind in my reply. I only said that I would be in the future and didn't give them a specific answer. I did my best not to offend anyone.
Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun looked at me in unison. Then, they naturally pushed this matter to the side and changed the topic to Lu Zhenyang.
Zhang Kunlun was the first to speak. "Last time at the Young Phoenix Gathering, Brother Zhou won the title of Young Phoenix with his four meridians. Brother Han and I were also sincerely convinced.
Only that brat from the Lu family, who usually doesn't learn anything and is also sinister and ruthless, actually managed to open three meridian talents. This makes me feel bad, but that brat's luck is really good. In just a short year, I heard that not only did he reach the great completion of the Pressing of Meridians, he even learned the Lu family's Purple Myrtle Astral Steps. His current strength is comparable to the seniors of the Glory of Knowledge stage. If Brother Zhou meets him in this competition, you have to be careful. "
I was startled. Purple Myrtle Astral Steps?
Didn't they say that when one reached the Glory of Knowledge stage, they would be able to use the Astral Steps? Lu Zhenyang was clearly at the great completion of the Pressing of Meridians. How was that possible?
I instinctively opened my mouth to ask. This time, the one who replied was Han Wennan. He said calmly, "In the Pressing of Meridians realm, there is indeed no star power in the body. However, as long as you comprehend the star power, you can use the star power in the obsidian stone to use the Astral Steps.
The Lu family was huge and they naturally didn't lack obsidian stones. It wasn't strange for Lu Zhenyang to be able to use the Astral Steps.
That wasn't much. I heard that Lu Zhenyang had completely grasped the Lu family's inherited equipment, which was the seals that he used at the Young Phoenix Gathering.
At that time, Lu Zhenyang's abilities were weak, so he wasn't able to use the full power of the inheritance seals. But now, I heard that he had already grasped all seven seals. When used together, their power would be boundless.
If Brother Zhou really meets him, you must not be careless. "
After hearing his words, I was even more astonished. In just a short year, he had done so many things. It seemed that Lu Zhenyang's innate talent wasn't simple. Previously, when I broke his arm, it might have helped him to calm his mind and completely reveal his innate talent.
Just like what Zhang Kunlun had said, innate talent was something that couldn't be determined. Han Wennan could be said to be a cultivation maniac and his family's inheritance was extremely illustrious. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was favored by the heavens. However, his innate talent was only at one meridian with eight apertures.
Lu Zhenyang seemed to be ignorant and incompetent. The Lu family's inheritance couldn't be compared to the Han family's, but he had unlocked three meridians innate talent.
Not only that, he had even comprehended the star power. It could be said that the Glory of Knowledge was at his fingertips.
Just based on this point, Lu Zhenyang had left me far behind.
My expression turned solemn as I thanked Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun.
Since the Han and Zhang families had the intention to rope me in, it was impossible that they didn't know about the grudge between me and the Lu family. The two of them seemed to be chatting, but in actual fact, they were intentionally revealing Lu Zhenyang's background to me.
Although they had purposely sold this favor to me, a favor was still a favor. I was still very grateful.
At that moment, the people from the Metaphysical Aristocratic Family and the Metaphysical Association had arrived at the venue. The drawing of lots was about to begin. We didn't say anything else and returned to our seats.
I didn't know if it was the will of the heavens, but the results of the drawing of lots were quickly announced. The one I met was coincidentally Lu Zhenyang!
In the other two groups, Han Wennan met Xu Kun from the Xu family of Jinling. In the last group, Li Encheng met Zhang Kunlun.
In the first round, there might have been strong and weak confrontations, but in the second round, everyone's strength was rather outstanding. Every group was a battle between the strong.
It was different from the day before. The first group today was Han Wennan and Xu Kun, while the second group was Li Encheng and Zhang Kunlun.
Lu Zhenyang and I, on the other hand, were in the last group.
After the drawing of lots, Han Wennan and Xu Kun stayed on the platform to fight, while I returned to the seats below. I randomly picked a seat and sat down, quietly watching the fight.
In the recent period of time, I have experienced many battles, but it is strange that there are almost no people of the same realm fighting me, instead they are all in the Glory of Knowledge realm.
Although a strong opponent was good for me to sharpen myself, it also caused me to be unable to understand the strength of an opponent in the same realm.
Just like when Zhang Kunlun told me that Lu Zhenyang could use the Astral Steps, if it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have known that the Pressure Point Realm could borrow the power of the Obsidian Stones to use the Astral Steps. If Lu Zhenyang suddenly used it during the battle, I would be shocked and might have been defeated by him.
In a battle, strength was important, but the preparation work of knowing oneself and one's enemy was equally important.
So, being in the last group today was a good thing. I could seriously observe Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun's strength. When we were chatting just now, the two of them kept praising Lu Zhenyang's growth in the past year, but didn't mention me at all. However, I understood that the families behind the two of them could be said to be the oldest and most profound family in the metaphysics world. In the past year, if they said that their improvement was less than Lu Zhenyang's, I wouldn't believe it.
It was just like what Han Wennan had said when he tried to rope me in after the Young Phoenix Gathering. The road of cultivation didn't only look at talent and hard work. Sometimes, resources were more important than these two. These metaphysics families had been established for thousands of years. Whether it was cultivation methods, magic tools, cultivation experience, or other aspects, their resources far surpassed that of ordinary people.
Take Han Wennan for example. He and Zou Yu both had eight apertures in one meridian, but I didn't need to compare to know that even two Zou Yu's wouldn't be Han Wennan's match. This was also without the help of external forces. If it was a competition of external forces, with Han Wennan's attitude of not taking the golden talisman seriously, perhaps even ten Zou Yu's or a hundred Zou Yu's wouldn't be his match.
It was precisely because of these advantages that the people of metaphysics families could walk further on the road of cultivation. Moreover, the higher the level of cultivation, the more their advantages would manifest.