RETURNING FROM THE IMMORTAL WORLD

Chapter 1151 - Chapter 1160

Chapter 1151: Rapid Increase in Strength

 

Tang Xiu calmly observed Zhu Xinghe. He was well aware of how great the temptation brought by the cultivation art and medicinal pills was to the average people. To ascend and become an immortal was something beyond many people's cognition, to begin with. But the power to summon the natural forces was the eternal goal pursued by countless martial artists.

But the most important thing was still the lifespan of cultivators.

With his status, Zhu Xinghe had definitely learned some hearsays about cultivators that, the higher the cultivation one had, the longer his lifespan was. To those who were at the top and had power in hands, the more they had, the more they were afraid of death.

Tang Xiu then felt that even if Zhu Xinghe might know about these aspects, he decided to remind the man how big the opportunity he just gave him was. "Zhu Xinghe, this cultivation art I gave you can take you up to the late-stage of Qi Refining. The transformation of True Qi into True Essence is a kind of qualitative change that can improve your lifespan. You can expect to live up to 100 years once you reach the late-stage of Qi Refining. There's also the Foundation Establishment Stage above it. Cultivators at the late-stage of this realm can live for at least 300 years."

"Tang... you also have a cultivation art up to the late-stage of Foundation Establishment?" asked Zhu Xinghe hurriedly.

"Just call me Boss later!" said Tang Xiu lightly. "Further, my cultivation art is not limited to the late-stage of Foundation Establishment, there are also the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Stages, even ones for much higher levels of cultivation. As long as you're loyal and devoted to accomplishing the tasks you're given in the future, you can expect to obtain the next levels of this cultivation art one after another."

"You can expect my undying loyalty and that I'll accomplish every task you give me!" replied Zhu Xinghe categorically with an excited face.

"Hold on. Don't you wanna know what I want you to do?" Tang Xiu lightly said with a smile.

"I'll do whatever you ask me to do!" said Zhu Xinghe in a deep voice.

"Truly a Patriarch of a family, aren't you? You got wisdom average people can't compare." Tang Xiu chuckled and said, "Actually, the task I'm going to give you is very simple. You're to be the director of intelligence in He Province under the Tang Sect for which the Chief of Intelligence will visit you—the only person you need to report to later."

"Intelligence? You want me to only carry out information gathering?" Zhu Xinghe exclaimed.

With a clear expression and a deep voice, Tang Xiu replied, "A complete web of intel network will be woven in all of China, and you're one of the nodes in the hub that is He Province, responsible for the information gathering all over this province. There are also others in other provinces like you. If the information is related to other regions, someone will naturally contact you to exchange information to compare and compile it so as to obtain the information content thoroughly."

Zhu Xinghe turned more serious and solemn, staring at Tang Xiu in shock. It must be noted that he was the Zhu Patriarch, notably the first family in He Province, yet he was just a node in this intel network, whereas there were also others responsible for other provinces and regions like him?

In case... which is very likely, these intel top executives were to have status and identity on par with me, doesn't it mean the supreme chief of intelligence would have very terrifying energy in hands?

Such a tall order... does Tang Xiu want to control this country?

Seeing through Zhu Xinghe's mind, Tang Xiu indifferently continued, "No such ambition ever crossed my mind. China is too small and not worth the effort to fight over. Once the intel network has covered the whole of China, you can see the next step where the web will cover every nook and corner of the world, replacing the current world's first intelligence agency, the Darkwind. But the network will only serve Tang Sect at that time. You, on the other hand, have gotten a cultivation art which makes you a peripheral member of the Tang Sect, in line to get absorbed as an outer disciple later."