She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

One must say, Zhuo Hong is quite receptive to his approach.

However, due to various reasons, Jin Congmo never explicitly expressed anything, and Zhuo Hong, who couldn’t take advantage of what Jin Congshuang did to her, never anticipated anything with Jin Congmo. That wasn’t her style.

Thus, the three of them descended the mountain together.

"I heard Senior Brother Ling went out for training, didn’t Junior Sister Pei go with him?" Jin Congmo inquired, as if making small talk.

Everyone knew that among Ah Chen’s senior brothers and sisters, her relationship with Ling Yu was the best.

For decades, others might not have spoken to Ah Chen for years.

Since Pei Chen’s exceptional talent in Alchemy was exposed, her status in the Sect naturally changed. Those who used to mock, disdain, or felt unequal to her, even those who secretly called her useless, now dared not to.

After all, she is a powerful Alchemist. In the Cultivation World, no one wants to offend a formidable Alchemist; who knows when they might need her help.

Jin Congmo didn’t anticipate this, but considering that Shen Song was a top-tier Alchemist, it was quite normal for Pei Chen to inherit his talent.

If it weren’t for her Spirit Root being inherently flawed, Pei Chen would undoubtedly be the number one genius of the younger generation.

It’s just the way of the world; it’s just that Pei Feixue’s wickedness finally caught up with her.

"To me, training doesn’t have much use, and since it would trouble Third Brother to take care of me, I’d rather stay in the Alchemy Room and refine pills."

Ah Chen said, she now even refines pills for the Sect and is quite popular. Her status is unshakeable.

Compared to the past, now many feel a bit regretful mentioning her, thinking that if her talent weren’t flawed, even with Mixed Spirit Roots, her path could’ve been longer because she’s not lacking in resources.

Such is reality, and Ah Chen is used to it and doesn’t feel uncomfortable because of it.

The group wandered around the market, buying some necessary items.

Suddenly, at a small stall, Jin Congmo felt something attracting him, his gaze unintentionally lingered on a copper coin.

He discreetly squatted down to check other items, picked a few, including that copper coin, and bought them together.

Jin Congmo was patient; after purchasing that peculiar yet captivating copper coin, he didn’t rush but continued strolling through the market, asking Zhuo Hong if she needed anything.

Even if Zhuo Hong didn’t want anything, he bought some items favored by women as a gesture.

Ah Chen turned into a light bulb for a moment, of course, she was well aware that Jin Congmo’s antics towards Zhuo Hong were all an act.

Zhuo Hong was so immersed in the interaction that she even ignored Ah Chen.

Half a day later, the three returned to the Sect.

Zhuo Hong, carrying those items, returned to her cave dwelling with a mix of joy and complexity.

Jin Congmo, however, casually went to the Cliff of Reflection to visit Jin Congshuang, who still appeared disheveled. In a few months, her punishment would be over.

"Congshuang, I’ll come to see you again later." Jin Congmo handed some items to Jin Congshuang, sighing, "After that, apologize to Senior Sister Zhuo."

"Okay, brother."

Finally returning to his cave dwelling, Jin Congmo activated the Array and then studied that copper coin.

After a long time, a gleam of joy flashed in his eyes; indeed, there’s always a way out.

Heaven-breaking Technique!

His Spirit Root was damaged, but it suited the Heaven-breaking Technique perfectly. If his Spirit Root had not been damaged, he wouldn’t have been able to cultivate it.

Besides, below the Heaven-breaking Technique, there was another technique, the Earth Breaking Technique, intricately connected.

Cultivating the Earth Breaking Technique would subject the practitioner to suppression and control by those cultivating the Heaven-breaking Technique, never surpassing the cultivator of the Heaven-breaking Technique.

Dual cultivation with both techniques benefits both parties, but the one cultivating the Heaven-breaking Technique gains more. Furthermore, it deepens the relationship, binding the one cultivating the Earth Breaking Technique even more.

At that moment, Jin Congmo thought of Zhuo Hong and Pei Chen.

A deep thought flickered in his eyes; if both cultivated the Earth Breaking Technique, they would be suppressed and even controlled by him.

As long as he didn’t reveal, neither would notice anything.

But he couldn’t maintain relationships with both; otherwise, trouble would arise as they grew.

Since he was now deeply entangled with Zhuo Hong, the natural choice for dual cultivation was Zhuo Hong. He wished for Pei Chen, but it was clear she had no such intention, and given the current situation, choosing Zhuo Hong was better.

For now, he set aside these thoughts to test how effective the technique was.

A month later, Jin Congmo’s cultivation was restored to the Foundation Establishment Stage; at this point, his face was filled with joy. Surely, it was a powerful Ancient technique, meant for those geniuses whose original talent had been damaged, explaining his swift progress.

Before his Spirit Root was damaged, he was in the Golden Core Realm.

He believed it wouldn’t take long for him to return to the Golden Core Realm.

Jin Congmo exhaled slowly, then went to the Main Peak Hall to see Pei Feixue.

Soon, Pei Feixue saw Jin Congmo, checked his cultivation, finding no anomalies or traces of Evil Technique. She then analyzed the Earth Breaking Technique he presented, found no issues, and had it checked by other Sect executives.

"This technique is indeed marvelous."

"It seems it can only be cultivated by those with damaged foundations, but the effect only excels in those who had good talent before the damage. Those with poor talent can cultivate it, but the progress is negligible, essentially a technique for geniuses."

"Since Jin Congmo’s cultivation has shown results, Zhuo Hong should not face issues cultivating it, except..." the Sect executive’s subsequent words were understood by all, all thinking of the same person—Pei Chen.

Pei Chen’s current status in the Sect was extraordinary, yet the executives tacitly avoided mentioning her innate Spirit Beast Master talent.

Since it wasn’t utilized all these years, why not keep it as the Sect’s trump card? It might come in handy someday.

"Pei Chen was born with Spirit Root defects; it’s uncertain whether it would be effective." Finally, someone voiced this concern.

Pei Feixue showed a mix of worry and hope; it was hard to predict.

Never had Jin Congmo hoped more for Pei Chen to cultivate this Earth Breaking Technique.

As the cultivator of the Heaven-breaking Technique, if he wished, he could even siphon the cultivation of those cultivating the Earth Breaking Technique for his use.

Soon after, Ah Chen and Zhuo Hong were summoned to the Main Peak Hall.

Upon learning that Jin Congmo had found such a potent technique and it was effective, Zhuo Hong was overjoyed. Despite gradually becoming dependent on Jin Congmo’s care, she still wished to shed the label of waste.

These decades, she had truly had enough of being seen as a failure.

There were countless times she wished, if time could rewind, she wouldn’t have followed Jin Congmo into the Secret Realm.

"You both should give it a try." Pei Feixue suggested, then looked at Ah Chen, "Chenchen, don’t get your hopes too high, considering it mentions talent destruction and innate defects, I’m unsure if it’ll work."

Ah Chen maintained a calm demeanor; she knew better than anyone if it would work.

The others watched as Ah Chen and Zhuo Hong began cultivating the Earth Breaking Technique.