Chapter 10: Ch 10: Meng Wu Ya
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[Antique Incense Burner]
[Grade: Spirit Grade]
[Description: An incense burner that once belonged to the Great Demon God of the Tong Xuan Realm. With the usage of specific herbs, the burner can produce a scent that can be helpful for the Cultivation of the user.
Long term use of the Incense Burner can also raise the speed of cultivation of it's user. It can also be used for Alchemy.]
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As Wang Feng grabbed the Incense Burner, names of a few herbs entered his mind. Wang Feng would need to use the combination of a few herbs in the incense burner to have any kind of result.
The herbs he would need for Body Forging Realm were the same that Yang Kai needed in the novel, namely the Forbidden Grass and the Tree Leaved Spirit Flower.
Wang Feng smiled as he looked at the Incense Burner, he had gotten what he needed. "Now all that's left is to get the herbs. With all the points I have right now, it should be quite easy to get a good amount of the two herbs."
Ever since Wang Feng regained his memories of the past life, he had gained his monthly salary twice and hadn't spent a single point, not to mention that ever since he joined the sect, he would save a few points each month.
"Well, time to go the contribution hall.", Wang Feng put aside the Incense Burner and stood up, leaving his cabin and heading towards the sect's contribution hall.
Along the way, Wang Feng noticed how many desciples were running towards a certain direction. But Wang Feng wasn't too curious as he had something important to do. So he continued his walk to the Treasurer Hall.
After a few minutes of walking, Wang Feng reached outside a simple and sturdy looking structure made of wood and stone. This was the contribution hall of High Heaven Pavilion.
Just as Wang Feng stepped inside, he looked around and found that he was the only desciple currently present in the hall. He looked across from him and saw a figure of an old man sitting on a chair behind a wooden table.
The old man was asleep and had an ... unusual expression on his face, as if dreaming about something pleasant. Wang Feng's eyes and the corner of his mouth twitched as he looked at the old man with a weary smile.
The old man was none other than Meng Wu Ya, the Treasurer of the sect and a pitiful Saint Realm 'Powerhouse'. Wang Feng shook his head, 'this old man's lecherous behavior can't be fixed.'
Wang Feng ignored the giggles of the sleeping old man and reached in front of the table. Then, with a grin on his face, he slammed his hand on the table.
*Bammm*
"Ahhh!?!?!, WHO!!!?...."
"Hahahaha!!"
The moment Wang Feng's hand connected with the table, it produced a loud noise. The noise woke Meng Wu Ya from his sleep in a panic, causing him to scream. On the other hand, seeing Meng Wu Ya's reaction Wang Feng couldn't hold it and started to laugh out loud.
Meng Wu Ya's eyes twitched in irritation as he looked at the culprit of the noise laughing loudly while holding his stomach. "Grr! What is it Feng brat!? And why did you slam your hand like that? You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"Ha.. ha... haa ...*Humph* what heart attack? You old man are a Immortal Ascension Realm Cultivator and still fear heart attacks? If you don't want me to do that every time I come here then fix that lecherous behavior of your!", Wang Feng replied with a snort.
Meng Wu Ya's eyes widened as he spoke, "Nonsense! I am a gentleman and civilized old man! You can't accuse me of being lecherous!.."
Before Meng Wu Ya could continue, Wang Feng interrupted him, "Black?". Meng Wu Ya who heard this subconsciously started speaking while remembering what he had dreamed about, "yes, with white stri....."
There was a pin drop silence in the hall for a moment during which Wang Feng looked at Meng Wu Ya with a sneer while Meng Wu Ya's face blackened.
"*Sighhh* tell me what you want before I throw you out *humph*. Seriously kids these days don't respect their elders..", Meng Wu Ya spoke as he shook his head.
Wang Feng who heard Meng Wu Ya's words felt an urge to pull at the old man's beard, but he sighed and said, "you shouldn't be grumpy or lecherous all the time old man, it'll shorten your lifespan.", Wang Feng finished with a mischievous tone.
Meng Wu Ya who was about to retort suddenly stopped as he took a closer look at Wang Feng, 'the brat seems more... at peace and looks like he has gotten stronger.'
"You broke through the 6th Stage Tempering Body Realm? How long has it been since you last visited?", Meng Wu Ya asked Wang Feng in a casual tone.
"I last came to meet you about a little more than a month ago.", Wang Feng answered evenly. He didn't feel weird why Meng Wu Ya stated his realm as 6th Stage Tempering Body Realm as the aura his body radiated was equivalent to it.
This was something Wang Feng had discovered during the last month. After some thinking, he discovered that the aura that he releases will always be equivalent to that of it's corresponding Realm, though there might be some minor differences as his realm advances further.
'Hmm, last time he was only at the 3rd Stage, breaking through 3 Stages around a month's time is good.', Meng Wu Ya thought as he said, "looks like the technique I gave you is working well."
Wang Feng smiled but didn't say anything. Yes, the senior that gave Wang Feng the Five Element Record was none other than Meng Wu Ya.
~Flashback Starts~
Wang Feng was currently sitting in his room and banging his hand on the ground while tears escaped his eyes. "Why! Why!! Why!!! Why can't I even breakthrough the the 1st Stage Tempering Body Realm!?!"
It has been a month since Wang Feng joined the High Heaven Pavilion on the recommendation of his savior Yang Ying Feng. Joining the sect had given him hope to become stronger.
But, Heavens seems to enjoy his tormant and block his every path. Now it has been a month since he joined the sect but he has not even broken through the 1st Stage Tempering Body Realm, while even the worse of the talent this year had broken through to that stage days ago.
"No! I refuse to give up! There has to be a way! There has to!!... Right!! The contribution hall! I can see if there is something that can help me.", with that thought a desperate Wang Feng ran towards the contribution hall of the sect, ignoring everything in his path.
It took him a few minutes of running till he reached his destination, "*haah* *haah* so *haah* This is the *gulp* the contribution hall."
He couldn't wait for even a second and entered the hall, finding it empty except for himself and an old man who was sitting on a wooden chair behind a wooden table.
Wang Feng walked in front of the table and found that the old man sitting on the other side was sleeping while giggling creepily. '*shudder* the f*ck!? What is a pervert like this guy doing here!?'
Wang Feng shook his head, he had more pressing matters. He slammed his hands on the table, making the old man jolt awake, "Wha...!!! Who are you kid!? Wait, nevermind that, why did you do that!?"
Wang Feng knew that what he did was wrong, 'but it's the old man's fault for sleeping while he should be doing his job'. But he also knew that he can't offend the old man so he said, "sorry senior. But there wasn't anyone else here and I need urgent help with something."
The old man looked grumpy and snorted, "You should still have some manners, you brat! Didn't your parents teach you that!". That line set Wang Feng off. Insulting or berating his parents in any way is a Taboo Topic for him and the old man just did that by questioning his upbringing.
"Shut up!!! What do you even know, you old man!!? Don't ever insult my parent you got that!! Otherwise I will gorge your tongue out even if it's the last thing I do!", Meng Wu Ya was stunned by the sudden outburst.
He observed the kid's expressions with narrowed eyes, feeling something that brought a sinking feeling in his stomach. "Kid. Are you new here? I haven't seen you before.", Meng Wu Ya's voice was many times softer now, he also used his spiritual energy to calm Wang Feng down.
Wang Feng, unaware of Meng Wu Ya's spiritual energy, suddenly started to feel calmer and answered, "yes. I joined the sect last month." The sinking feeling in Meng Wu Ya's stomach somehow increased as he heard this.
"... What about your ... Uh parents. Did they send you here to cultivate?", Meng Wu Ya asked again with cation, not wanting to trigger another outburst.
Wang Feng clinched his hands and lowered his head, hiding his eyes that glistened, "they *choke*,.. last month, my entire village *choke* was massacred by monster beast."
That did it. Meng Wu Ya cursed himself mentally, although it wasn't uncommon for him to witness these stuff to happen. The boy that stood in front of him was the only survivor of his village and his parents likely sacrificed themselves to save him, this had made the boy somewhat unstable, causing the previous outburst.
Meng Wu Ya felt bad. Although he was grumpy and mean most of the time, he had a soft spot for kids, that is if the kids are not troublesome to deal with. Meng Wu Ya sighed before he focused on the boy.
"Sorry to hear of your loss kid." Wang Feng shook his head, taking a deep breath. Meng Wu Ya then asked, "what's the help you needed?"
Wang Feng explained his situation to Meng Wu Ya with desperate expression, "Senior, I have been cultivating the sect's given technique since I entered the sect, but I haven't been able to breakthrough, no I feel that the technique doesn't even work on me somehow."
Meng Wu Ya's eyes flashed, '*sigh* the Heaven's are cruel.'. From Wang Feng's description, Meng Wu Ya deducted that Wang Feng likely didn't have the slightest talent for cultivation, but he didn't know how to tell that to the kid.
Just then, he remembered something, a particular person, who once told him about having this same symptoms but later became a powerhouse at the same level as him, remembering that made his eyes widen for a second as he looked at Wang Feng. "Boy. Give me your hand."
Wang Feng was confused, but did as he was told. Meng Wu Ya grabbed Wang Feng's extended wrist and pushed his divine sense into Wang Feng's body. '!!! It really is a Special Physique! ... It's 'that' Physique!?'
He looked at Wang Feng with surprise, 'Is this fate? *Haah* whatever, the kid has good talent'. Wang Feng looked at Meng Wu Ya's expressions and asked, "uhhmm... Senior? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Meng Wu Ya released Wang Feng's hand and leaned back into his chair and said, "boy. The reason you can't breakthrough is because you have a special physique. This physique of yours would need you to practice a special attributed technique for cultivation, but it is nearly impossible to find a technique like that."
Hearing the first half of what Meng Wu Ya had said made Wang Feng beyond excited. He had one of the Special Physiques that Heaven Dao had created! He wasn't some trash, he was actually a hidden genius!
But Wang Feng's excitement was replaced with gloom as he heard the second half of Meng Wu Ya's words. 'Heh, what else did I expect from my luck.'
Meng Wu Ya saw the boy's expression shift between excitement and gloom. He then shook his head, 'if only the kid wasn't so unstable, I would have taken him in as a desciple. But I can't let talent like this go to waste. If his situation gets better ... I might ask him to be my desciple later.'
while saying, "Why the gloomy face. I told you that it's 'nearly impossible', not absolutely impossible, to get a technique like that."
Wang Feng looked at him with blinking eyes, "you don't mean...". Meng Wu Ya smiled and pulled a book out of somewhere under the table. Unbeknownst to Wang Feng, Meng Wu Ya had actually pulled it out of his universal bag, a Storage Artifact not found in this world.
Meng Wu Ya then tossed the book to Wang Feng who clumsily caught it. "This book is called the Five Elements Record, a technique that uses the 'Five Element Balance' concept for Body Refining and Cultivation, something your Physique follows as well."
Wang Feng trembled, the book's contents were what he needed to cultivation, to become stronger. He looked back at Meng Wu Ya and asked him after taking a deep breath, "you're giving it to me? Just like that?"
Meng Wu Ya laughed while stroking his beard, "hahaha! Worry not, brat. Think of this as an investment on my part. That book has been with me for many years, without any use."
Wang Feng was overwhelmed for a second. He calmed himself down before cupping his fists and bowing towards Meng Wu Ya, "I will remember senior's kindness."
~Flashback Ends~
Meng Wu Ya sighed after thinking back to that time. That unstable, somewhat chaotic boy he had helped that day, now looked more at peace and had officially started his cultivation journey and looks like his talent has started to work.
Shaking off those thoughts, Meng Wu Ya thought about something for a second, '... No. There's still time.'. He then asked Wang Feng, "So, what is it that brought you here?"
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{A-Note: I would like to request all readers (writers and non-writers) to write a fic about Martial Peak as well. The more people write, the more everyone will have reference works and we will be able to right a great Martial Peak Fanfiction.
P.S.: I want to read a good MP Fic as well but can't find but a few which I have already read.}