Chapter 1099 - 284: Don't Be So Hasty, Take It Slow
Now he felt, perhaps he shouldn't be in such a hurry.
Ruan Renwang's body has definitely reached the Tenth Tier.
If it gains consciousness, even if it can't unleash peak power, it's still Tenth Tier.
In today's world, a complete Tenth Tier and an incomplete Tenth Tier have different meanings.
It's even possible that if she regains consciousness and becomes whole, it would be equivalent to advancing to Tenth Tier.
At this moment, it's definitely not possible, as it would bring about significant changes.
Moreover, the Moonlight Divine Skills have aspects he hasn't fully understood, so it's better to wait for now.
Yu Ziqing is honestly resting in Dadui, and even when reading books, he only spends a fixed amount of time each day.
The rest of his time is devoted to recuperating and sleeping.
This daily routine of sleeping until noon, eating a bit, then reading and studying, and sleeping late at night, feels particularly genuine and grounded to him.
It's like coming down from the clouds and stepping back onto the earth, with feet firmly grounded in the soil.
He feels particularly comfortable and at ease; he still isn't accustomed to detaching from the ground like those high-flying experts.
One is first a person, and not first a cultivator.
Three months of rest are enough to change habits.
After three months, when he meets Zhang again, Yu Ziqing looks unchanged, but there's already a kind of inner sedimentation.
Zhang is very pleased, and it seems only then does he notice Ruan Renwang following behind Yu Ziqing.
Approaching closer, despite having no clear target, he suddenly feels an intense sense of danger, as if encountering a natural enemy.
"No need to be nervous, this elder has lost consciousness and can be considered as guarding me now.
So, don't think about having Jia Shisi follow me.
Let him cultivate peacefully and prepare for future advancements."
Zhang indeed came this time to discuss this.
Because he had recently realized, the dangers the emperor faced outside were far beyond imagination.
Zhang, ever polite, simply asked for the identity, even knowing Ruan Renwang had no consciousness, yet the courtesies were still necessary.
He prepared special tea and even disguised his identity during the Harvest Festival to take Yu Ziqing to join in the common people's celebration feast.
After that, before the winter farming started, there were small-scale experiments with those inferior puppets.
Puppets so inferior that they didn't even require complete Spirit Stones to operate.
To avoid making a big step that might backfire, Yu Ziqing let them choose bull shapes, directly replacing the bulls.
Even though theoretically, transforming these puppets into rototiller shapes wouldn't substantially increase costs.
It's still wise to proceed cautiously and steadily.
Because Yu Ziqing thinks perhaps that slight cost increase, something cultivators might dismiss, would drastically reduce the common people's acceptance.
Sometimes the key reason is just such simplicity and being grounded.
Yu Ziqing could sense that Zhang, who tried his best to be grounded and not float away, actually never thought of this.
It's all because of considering issues from different angles and positions.
After finishing the feast, Yu Ziqing didn't return to the palace city, nor did he leave Dadui, but continued to stay in this small village.
He even later carried the Iron Bull, revered by the villagers, to help plow the fields, fertilize, and plant crops.
Until the second crop was planted and finally had some free time around the New Year, the village chief made a bold decision to slaughter a bull.
Every household received beef, and Yu Ziqing tasted it too.
The whole village was filled with a joyful atmosphere, especially those children who may be eating beef for the first time, their happiness almost palpable.
Suddenly, in Yu Ziqing's Heart Field, something stirred slightly.
Yu Ziqing felt that ball of anger.
It had been dormant, needing the anger conjured by An History Book's Divine Skills to unleash its power.
Of course, this time it wasn't the anger being ignited but a similar force being slightly triggered.
Yu Ziqing watched the village's laughter, the children running around, screaming joyfully, devouring a large bone that covered half their face.
Yu Ziqing also chuckled along.
Clearly, it had nothing to do with anger, yet it somehow stirred that ball of anger.
Yu Ziqing genuinely felt it, not from passive infection.
But his own inner feelings resonating with the outside world, allowing him to truly feel it.
It's to say, he had never genuinely felt the true power of that anger.
So, it's just quietly resting there.
He's never able to unleash the terrifying power he saw in the sealing, power so fearsome even Ji Meng's treasure couldn't extinguish after summoning a Silver Lake.
That's the true power of this anger, Yu Ziqing was fortunate enough to get only the seed.
Yu Ziqing touched his chest, feeling it, then grinned widely, laughing indulgently, and happily continued the feast.
He felt like perhaps he found the true path he wants.
Not Body Refinement, and not even Hungry Ghost Dao.
Because Hungry Ghost Dao isn't what he wants.
He never!
Never wanted to starve!
Since he arrived in this world, that feeling of alienation never disappeared, even though Jinlan Mountain was his home, that feeling never completely vanished.
His diligent cultivation merely followed this world's predefined system.
But now, he has confirmed there's a power from within him, entirely from within, unbound by any world.
Yu Ziqing placed his right hand on his chest.
That ball of anger was burning fiercely, but his mind wasn't tainted by it.
He only felt happiness, even a sense of achievement.
Even Hungry Ghost Dao wouldn't give him this feeling.
Because Hungry Ghost Dao came from exploiting glitches.
Now he saw the power of experiencing, exploring, and creating on his own.
Yu Ziqing grinned, snatching a bone from a little kid's plate, took a bite, laughed like a villain, frightening the kids into chaos.
"Ga, ga, ga, ga..."