Chapter 2164: Chapter 1016: Reunion (Part 2) Zhang Lan was momentarily choked with emotion, unable to help but glare at Mo Hua: "You brat, you’ve started spouting nonsense again. Do you think reaching Feather Transformation is such a simple matter?" "My father is my father. He’s just stubborn, not truly ignorant. How could he really coerce me into Feather Transformation?" "He himself cultivated for a lifetime, painstakingly enduring for centuries until he finally got lucky, a spark from the spirit, barely reaching Feather Transformation." "Upon achieving Feather Transformation, one becomes a True Man." "The difficulty of the Feather Transformation Realm is clearer to him than anyone; how could he possibly force me..." At this point, Zhang Lan paused, feeling both relieved and somewhat wistful: "Actually, not to mention Feather Transformation, even the Golden Core is very challenging, largely depending on whether the Heavenly Dao favors you." "Once luck is too poor, forming the core will always fail. Many people get stuck here, and stuck for a lifetime." "I was just like that before, worried that the Golden Core was too hard; if I couldn’t break through, I would be at the mercy of fate, so I stayed stagnant in the Qi-refining Realm." "If it weren’t for Tongxian City’s crisis, I wouldn’t have broken through to Foundation Establishment so easily." "But luckily, every drink and peck has its predestined order. I somehow benefited from the misfortune, forcing myself to progress to the Golden Core..." Zhang Lan rested his head on his arms, crossed his legs, lying on the giant stone, his whole body visibly becoming quickly ’lazy’ again, his tone also languid: "Starting Qi Refinement at thirty is considered a senior cultivator." "Forming the core at forty makes one a young talent, with plenty of time." "I can enjoy a more leisurely period for a while..." Mo Hua imitated Zhang Lan, resting his head on his arms, crossing his legs, lazily lying down, enviously said: "It’s really nice... I don’t even know when I’ll be able to form the core..." Zhang Lan didn’t mind, "You’re now Taixu Gate’s pride, backed by a Sect, not lacking inheritance, not lacking guidance from seniors, with so many Elders taking care of you. Why worry about forming the core?" Mo Hua sighed, "This has nothing to do with inheritance. Uncle Zhang, you’ve said it yourself, forming the core is about personal luck." "Good or bad luck, it all depends on whether the Heavenly Dao favors you. If the Heavenly Dao doesn’t favor me, then it’s very difficult..." Zhang Lan nodded, "That’s true..." His luck was good, but that didn’t mean Mo Hua’s luck would be good too. He actually hoped Mo Hua’s luck would be good too. But such matters are ruled by the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao wouldn’t listen to him. Zhang Lan pondered carefully for a while, then sighed helplessly, "I can’t help you with this..." "If it were before, I could still bring some insights from the Zhang Family for you to refer to..." "But now, since you’re already a disciple of Taixu Gate, with Taixu’s deep foundations and long heritage, you probably don’t need the Zhang Family’s..." Zhang Lan suddenly shivered internally, immediately sat upright, losing all his leisurely mood. He almost forgot! Water Passing Step! This is the real matter! Mo Hua saw his sudden changes, feeling a bit strange. Zhang Lan, with a serious face, checked Mo Hua’s "testimony": "Mo Hua, do you remember how you got your Water Passing Step?" Mo Hua nodded, "A passing, kindhearted uncle left it for me." "Don’t say it wrong, if you say it wrong, I might die." Zhang Lan’s face tightened. Mo Hua puzzled, "Is it that serious?" Zhang Lan nodded, "Originally no, but now there is, very serious!" Originally, he was just a supervisor in a remote Little Immortal City, by chance teaching an ordinary Little Loose Cultivator only a little bit of his Zhang Family’s Ultimate Technique Body Skill. But now the meaning has changed, he has virtually "sold" his Zhang Family’s Ultimate Technique Body Skill to Taixu Gate’s current elite prodigy. Still, under the spotlight, seen by the Chief Elder. This is plenty of trouble. And during the day, Elder Feng and the Chief Elder’s conversation was overheard by Zhang Lan from beginning to end. Back then, the Great Elder Zhang, in front of Elder Feng, lavishly praised the Feng family’s prodigy, commending his Wind Wandering Steps and Wind Wandering Steps as being unparalleled. Then, Carefree Sect’s Wind Wandering Steps, Feng family’s Wind Wandering Steps, were under everyone’s gaze, surpassed by Mo Hua. And what Mo Hua learned was his Zhang family’s Water Passing Step. This matter, Elder Feng is better off not knowing. If he knew, he would definitely think Great Elder Zhang was being ’sarcastic’ to him. On the surface, praising how outstanding the Feng family’s prodigy is, how exceptional his movement technique is, while secretly passing his Zhang family’s Ultimate Technique Body Skill, letting a Taixu Gate disciple suppress the Feng family. Elder Feng would be infuriated. Even if he doesn’t say it openly, he’d surely hold a grudge deep down. Along with causing potential rifts between the Zhang family and the Feng family. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢 Therefore, this secret about Water Passing Step absolutely must not be leaked. This isn’t Zhang Lan avoiding the hardship of choking on food and kneeling at the ancestral shrine. But is truly for preserving the two hundred years of friendship between the Chief Elder and Elder Feng, and the generational bonds between the Zhang family and the Feng family. Zhang Lan’s expression, as resolute as the Mountain Stones of Taixu Mountain: "Never, never let it slip!" Mo Hua felt the heavy weight of cause and effect within, earnestly nodded, "Don’t worry, not even death would make me speak." "Good!" Confirming Mo Hua’s resolute gaze, Zhang Lan finally felt at ease, reverting back to his "lazy" mode, drinking and admiring the mountain views. After that, the two chatted about some past events in Tongxian City. Zhang Lan also inquired about Mo Hua’s recent situation. Learning that apart from being busy every day with cultivation, practicing Taoist Skill, drawing formation, everything else was good... The Sect was fine, fellow disciples were amiable, Elders were friendly, the Sect Leader and Ancestor were also kind. Zhang Lan was completely at ease.