Simultaneous Transmigration: My Strength Comes Entirely from My Own

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The old master stroked his beard and suddenly said to Tian Jinzhong, who was sitting in a wheelchair beside him, "Junior brother, Luke doesn't have a master yet. What do you think about Longhu Mountain taking in another disciple?"

Everyone has a love for talent, and the Old Master is no exception.

Tian Jinzhong said with a smile, "Senior brother, isn't Lingyu your last disciple? How can you take on more disciples?"

The old Celestial Master waved his hand and said, "Hey, our Longhu Mountain gate is so big, it would be difficult for Lingyu to close it all by herself. Besides, we can take in another disciple to close the window!"

Chapter Thirty-Eight: One Person's Story: Feng Zhenghao's Encounter with Luke

If he weren't handless, Tian Jinzhong felt he would have to give his senior brother a thumbs up to express his feelings.

To actually produce a disciple who can close windows—regardless of his strength, just for this achievement alone, senior brother, you can be considered the first person in the entire history of Longhu Mountain.

Lu Jin was indeed tempted, but quickly shook his head and said...

“Old Celestial Master, if you want to take on another disciple who can close the window, that would be wonderful. However, although I haven’t had much contact with this boy, I know that he is a very opinionated person. I’m afraid this matter will have to be decided by him himself. We elders can’t just make the decision directly.”

The old master chuckled and said, "As long as you don't feel bad about it, that's fine."

The old master's desire to take on a disciple was not only out of a love for talent, but also out of consideration for Zhang Chulan.

The reason why this Luo Tian Grand Ceremony is open to the entire world of supernatural beings is entirely to give Zhang Chulan a legitimate way to inherit the position of Celestial Master. With Longhu Mountain as his guarantor, his safety is greatly enhanced.

However, through the fight between Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Chulan, he could see that the unlucky Zhang Chulan was no match for the kid named Luke below.

Even his closed-door disciple Zhang Lingyu was no match for him!

He knew his own disciples' skill level all too well; even Rong Shan might not be able to beat that kid below.

As for the other disciples, it's difficult to compare them since Luke hasn't shown much strength.

However, in the old Celestial Master's mind, his eldest disciple was almost ninety years old, and his cultivation was the highest in the Celestial Master's Mansion, apart from himself and a few fellow disciples. Even if Luke was exceptionally talented, he would never be a match for him at his age.

If I were to take Luke as my apprentice, not only would Zhang Chulan's problem be solved, but I would also gain a gifted disciple. It would be a win-win situation, so why not?

On the other side, the Feng siblings were also watching the battle. After seeing Luke win so easily, Feng Xingtong said...

"Sister, with Brother Lu's defensive capabilities, I'm afraid your Hundred Steps Divine Fist won't be effective, right?"

Feng Shayan narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "We haven't fought yet, so it's still uncertain who's stronger!"

Feng Shayan is a naturally gifted individual whose special ability is related to space.

Awakening during Feng Shayan's training in Spirit Control and Command allows her to freely traverse within visible space. Theoretically, she can also traverse beyond visible space, but the risk is too great. If her body happens to overlap with other objects or creatures at the end of the traversal, she will suffer irreparable damage.

Therefore, when Feng Shayan uses her abilities to attack, she will try to make the attack appear in a place where the opponent will not notice but where a certain safe distance is maintained, in order to prevent her own body from overlapping with the opponent's body.

Therefore, Feng Shayan developed several moves based on her talent.

Hundred-Step Divine Fist: A fist is thrown from a distance, striking from a tricky spot near the opponent.

Shrinking the Earth: Using abilities to instantly close the distance to the opponent.

Cosmic Fan: Allow your Qi to spread to a certain range. Within this range, you can freely set up several entrances and exits to space. Once the location of the opening is set, it cannot be changed. If you want to change the location, you have to close the opening and reset it, which requires all the effort.

Perhaps because of her innate special ability, Feng Shayan was unable to learn her own spirit-binding and commanding skills, so she always harbored a strong desire to prove herself to Feng Zhenghao.

The simplest and most direct way is to become stronger, or defeat a stronger opponent, and demonstrate your value to Feng Zhenghao.

As Feng Zhenghao's daughter, Feng Shayan appears to be very obedient to her father, but deep down she harbors a rebellious streak.

In large families with multiple children, some children will always be less valued at home for various reasons. When children feel this unfairness, they will respond in different ways.

Some children will show a rebellious side, making the parent-child relationship more tense; others will try their best to express themselves and make their parents more satisfied, hoping to get more love from their parents, but this will also create a lot of pressure, which will eventually lead to a very intense outburst.

Feng Shayan belongs to the second type. She habitually listens to her father and completes every task he assigns to satisfy him, even if these tasks go against her own wishes.

However, the longer the rebellious emotions are suppressed, the more they will accumulate, which will either eventually erupt or be vented through other means.

Luke had already left the area, and the unconscious Xiao Taoyuan from Tianjin were all taken away by the Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain.

“It’s not satisfying!”

Luke was somewhat disappointed. When the Little Peach Garden trio's attacks hit him, he knew that these three couldn't even break his defense, so there was no need to continue the stalemate. He chopped them off with a chop to the neck and put them into a deep sleep.

"Hehe, Brother Lu's cultivation is profound. Although Xiao Taoyuan in Tianjin is not bad, it is ultimately not as good as Brother Lu. It is understandable that Brother Lu did not get enough of a fight."

Just then, a middle-aged man with white hair approached him and said with a smile.

Beside him were Feng Shayan and her brother Feng Xingtong. Luke knew perfectly well that the person in front of him was undoubtedly Feng Zhenghao.

The founder of Tianxia Group (Tianxia Society), and one of the current Ten Elders (originally there were only nine Elders, but it became ten after Feng Zhenghao joined).

He inherited one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, Spirit Binding and Commanding. Feng Zhenghao is known for his shrewdness, patience, and extraordinary talent, possessing the temperament of a tyrant.

Feng Zhenghao is a business tycoon with great wisdom and vision. He is good at recognizing people and can see through their true nature.

In the original novel, he immediately saw through Zhang Chulan's true nature and expressed genuine appreciation for his actions. When dealing with the Wang family, Feng Zhenghao outwardly displayed gratitude, but his true thoughts and plans remained unknown to outsiders.

Feng Zhenghao has five children, the ones who officially appear in the original work are his third daughter Feng Shayan, his fourth son Feng Xingtong, and his fifth daughter Feng Yaya.

Feng Xingtong's eldest brother and second sister only show up during festivals, because Feng Zhenghao once forced his second sister to bind a spirit, which caused a rift between them.

In addition, Feng Zhenghao has been divorced at least twice, and this is not because either of them cheated.

The reason for their departure was the inferiority complex they felt, which stemmed from realizing that they were not on the same level as Feng Zhenghao and that they felt like children compared to him.

Although Luke hadn't read much of the original story and mostly knew about it through the anime, he still had a general understanding of what kind of person Feng Zhenghao was.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: One Person's Story: First Encounter with Spirit Binding and Commanding

Although Feng Zhenghao is now one of the Ten Elders and has the World Society as his backer, in terms of overall strength and status, the Feng family is not among the top three in the world of supernatural beings.

Furthermore, the fact that Feng Zhenghao's daughter, Feng Shayan, is completely obedient to her father shows that the Feng family's discipline is quite strict. This is one of the efforts Feng Zhenghao has made to protect the Feng family. He doesn't cause trouble himself, nor does he allow his children to act recklessly. If they don't have absolute confidence and start to flaunt their abilities, then the disaster of annihilation of the entire family may come at any time.

From Feng Zhenghao's way of dealing with people, we can see that if you want to survive in a dog-eat-dog world, the best way is to play the coward when you don't have any means to protect yourself. This is because only in this way can you protect yourself and your family when you are weak. Endure for a moment, and the storm will pass; take a step back, and the sea and sky will be wide open. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. As long as you can endure, there will always be a day when you can turn the tables.

In some ways, Feng Zhenghao and Zhang Chulan are practically identical, except for the differences in their family backgrounds and opportunities.

If their roles were reversed, Luke had reason to believe that the title of "shameless" would still fall on Feng Zhenghao.

Many thoughts raced through his mind, but in reality, they only lasted a moment. Luke cupped his hands in a humble gesture.

"President Feng is too kind. It's just a small trick, nothing compared to President Feng's family tradition."

Although he is belligerent, Luke is not a simpleton without any emotional intelligence; saying a few polite words won't hurt him.

"Hahaha, this is no small trick. My two good-for-nothing kids still have a lot to learn from you."

Feng Zhenghao laughed and spoke.

Feng Zhenghao is a shrewd and ambitious man who knows how to make choices, sees the situation clearly, and is flexible and adaptable. He also has a characteristic that all shrewd and ambitious men throughout history possess: he loves and cherishes talent, and is good at discovering and recruiting talent.

Clearly, in Feng Zhenghao's eyes, Luke is a rare talent, someone who has the potential to compete for a top position after the Old Master. Feng Zhenghao certainly wouldn't miss the opportunity to get to know such a person.

Luke's performance in this match was merely a warm-up, and of course, it didn't deserve Feng Zhenghao's high regard. However, Feng Zhenghao's focus wasn't on this single match. He knew all of Luke's past records and could therefore roughly estimate Luke's true strength, although Luke's actual strength might differ significantly from his estimation.

Moreover, Luke comes from the Lu family, and his mother is from the Zhuge family. With two major families in the world of superhumans behind him, even if Luke himself is mediocre, just based on this background, Feng Zhenghao felt that it was worth it to win Luke over at a great cost.

"Is President Feng trying to recruit me?"

Luke is not stupid; on the contrary, after merging with multiple worlds, Luke is very intelligent.

He firmly believed that as long as one had enough strength, one could solve most problems in the world. Therefore, he was often unwilling to use his brain and spoke quickly. For example, ordinary people would have to be polite to Feng Zhenghao, while someone as cunning as Zhang Chulan would like to argue with Feng Zhenghao for hundreds of rounds to get all the benefits first. But Luke was too lazy to waste time like that.

Feng Zhenghao was taken aback at first, then smiled and said, "Brother Lu guessed correctly. I am indeed looking to recruit Brother Lu into my Tianxia Group."

Luke shook his head and said, "Then Chairman Feng will be disappointed. I have no intention of joining Tianxia Group. Besides, I don't lack money, so there's no need for me to go out and work."

As a descendant of two great families of extraordinary individuals, Luke may not be as wealthy as the Tianxia Group, but he is not short of money either, and has enough for his daily life and even his cultivation.

"Brother Lu, are you rejecting me?"

Feng Zhenghao's face suddenly darkened, and black qi appeared on his body. Several ghostly figures appeared vaguely beside him, some human and some beast, but none of them had physical bodies. Instead, they were spirits controlled by Feng Zhenghao using the Spirit Binding Technique.

Luke squinted, and golden energy emanated from his body, rivaling the black energy emanating from Feng Zhenghao without being at a disadvantage.

"President Feng, please stop testing me. If you were the kind of person who would take action against someone just because they rejected you once, the World Alliance wouldn't have grown to its current size."

Although the two were simply locked in a battle of innate Qi, it was enough to make the Feng siblings have difficulty breathing and involuntarily take a few steps back.

Raising her arms and clenching her teeth, Feng Shayan showed resentment, but her eyes were filled with undeniable shock.

Feng Zhenghao's position in her heart is self-evident, but Luke is able to contend with Feng Zhenghao to this extent, which makes Feng Shayan feel that her previous challenge to Luke was like that of a clown.

Feng Zhenghao's pupils contracted sharply, clearly indicating that he was extremely shocked.

This shock was not because Luke had seen through his intentions, but because of Luke's strength, which was almost unbelievable for a young man.

With this in mind, Feng Zhenghao's determination to win over Luke became even stronger.

After all, anyone with a normal IQ would immediately want to bring such a person to their side.

Of course, for Feng Zhenghao, it would be best if the other party could become one of his own.

"Hahaha, Brother Lu is indeed young and promising! My little tricks can't fool you. Sha Yan, you should learn from Brother Lu in the future!"

Even though Feng Xingtong was right beside him, Feng Zhenghao only mentioned Feng Shayan's name, the implication of which was self-evident.

However, unlike her previous aversion, Feng Shayan was not only not averse to it, but was actually quite eager to try it out.

Although Feng Shayan was the most obedient of Feng Zhenghao's children, she was also the most rebellious.

Faced with Luke, a master of her own generation, Feng Shayan felt somewhat frustrated and powerless, but she could not deny that Luke was indeed very much in line with her criteria for a partner.

Luke glanced at Feng Shayan. With her wheat-colored skin, voluptuous figure, and beautiful face, she was indeed a rare beauty. Feng Zhenghao was really willing to do that.

It must be said that Feng Zhenghao is a qualified head of the family and a qualified ruler, but he is not necessarily a qualified husband and father.

No wonder his two wives wanted to divorce him, and no wonder his eldest son and second daughter didn't get along with him.

Although Feng Zhenghao arranged everything in an orderly manner, his actions of arranging everything for others without asking their opinions were indeed unacceptable, making those close to him feel that they had lost themselves.

Chapter 40: One Person's Story: Miss Feng, May I Pursue You?

Everyone is an independent individual, not an ignorant and unconscious pawn or puppet. No one can stand someone as arbitrary as Feng Zhenghao.

Even if his initial intention was good, it doesn't mean that others should accept it just because it's good; it depends on whether people like it or not!

Feng Zhenghao felt a surge of pride as he watched Luke staring intently at his daughter.

Sure enough, this young man is still too young to resist his own daughter's charm.