Chen Nan was speechless for a moment. Was he really that lecherous?
But after giving it some thought, it seemed not too far off. He shrugged and said with a smile, "If you really think I’m at a loss, you can add this to the list."
Zhao Han shook his head and said, "It doesn’t matter whether you add it or not. As a person of cultivation, I have long severed the seven emotions and six desires, and have long looked past matters of men and women, not to mention marrying and having children."
"Seven emotions and six desires are human instincts. How could you possibly sever them?"
Chen Nan stared at him and asked, "Don’t tell me, at your age, you’ve never even touched a woman?"
"The path of cultivation requires purity of heart and few desires. What do I need a woman for? Besides, my level of cultivation today is greatly related to this," Zhao Han said.
Chen Nan shook his head and said, "That’s pure nonsense. What does your cultivation have to do with this? I like seeing beautiful women, and yet my cultivation hasn’t been affected. Don’t listen to the nonsense of those old farts from your Sect. They’ve never touched a woman; how would they know women are bad?"
Zhao Han said, "You cultivate martial arts, I cultivate the Dao; how could they be the same?"
"The path of martial arts is but one, it just so happens that martial artists are good at digging into their potential, while cultivation practitioners excel in control techniques. Ultimately, it’s all the same," Chen Nan said with a smile. "How about it, brother, should I take you to experience the taste of a woman?"
Zhao Han frowned and asked, "Are you saying that you frequent those kinds of places?"
"How could that be, a gentleman lusts but always retains his decorum. I was just talking... "
Before Chen Nan could finish, the Black Feathered Chicken beside him suddenly interjected, "Kid, you go to brothels every day; Chicken Lord has seen it all, don’t think you can deny it."
Chen Nan swiftly slapped it away and looked at Zhao Han, saying, "The feud between us and the Taixuan Taoist School is irreconcilable. How are you going to report back this time without taking my head?"
Zhao Han said, "I have my ways."
"Does that mean you can’t beat me?" Chen Nan asked.
"Let’s leave it at that. I can at least ensure that no one from the Taixuan Taoist School will trouble you for a month," Zhao Han replied.
Zhao Han was reluctant to say more, and Chen Nan did not ask further.
After all, given Zhao Han’s position in the Taixuan Taoist School, surely no one would make life difficult for him.
The two, from being enemies, became brothers, drinking and chatting in the forest like the legendary brothers Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, truly regretting not having met earlier.
Chen Nan had wanted to talk about women, but Zhao Han was completely clueless about such matters. In the end, having no choice, they discussed their understandings and insights into martial arts.
This conversation turned out to be quite spectacular; before they realized it, they had talked the entire night away, both benefiting greatly.
For cultivators, Chen Nan no longer found them to be as mysterious. In addition to Inner Strength being as important to them as it was to martial artists, there was another element—spiritual power. They controlled Magic Treasures in combat from a distance, all through the combination of spiritual power and Inner Strength.
With a strong foundation in Inner Strength, the stronger the spiritual power, the more agile and powerful the controlled Magic Treasure.
Zhao Han was really generous, holding nothing back with Chen Nan, sparing no detail.
From him, Chen Nan learned that while spiritual power was a formidable aspect of cultivation practitioners, it was also their vulnerability. To counter the techniques of cultivation practitioners, aside from close combat, martial artists had another trick: cultivating spiritual power.
"As long as one’s spiritual power was stronger than that of a cultivator, it could be used to interfere with the opponent’s control over their magic treasures. At crucial moments, it was even possible to use the opponent’s magic treasure to severely injure them."
"As for the methods of cultivating spiritual power, Zhao Han had also taught Chen Nan some common techniques. These techniques were basically universal in all cultivation sects. As for the more profound ones, Zhao Han didn’t mention them because they were the secret techniques of the Taixuan Taoist School that he could not divulge without breaking the sect rules."
"Chen Nan, of course, wanted to learn them, but he wouldn’t make it difficult for him. Moreover, these ordinary cultivation methods were enough to keep him busy for a while."
"With Zhao Han being so forthright, Chen Nan was naturally not stingy either."
"He taught him quite a bit of the martial artist’s body refinement technique, even passing on the tricks of the Thunderbolt Hand to him. As for the upgraded version, the Crack Sky Hand, Chen Nan didn’t mention it. It wasn’t that he was being stingy, but rather that with Zhao Han’s current physique, he simply couldn’t learn it. If he tried to force it, he would suffer from the Power of Splitting the Sky backlash, leading to a complete rupture of his muscles and death."
"In the early morning, sunlight filtered through the gaps in the trees, making the air in the woods incredibly fresh."
"Zhao Han used the Samadhi True Fire to incinerate three sorcerer corpses to ash. Looking at Chen Nan, he said, ’Next time we meet, brother, let’s have a good exchange and see who is better.’
"’I will definitely beat you,’ Chen Nan laughed."
"’Keep bragging. It’ll be embarrassing if you can’t win then.’"
"Zhao Han walked over, took out a paper talisman, and said, ’By the way, this is a space transfer talisman. If you encounter an opponent you cannot handle, smear your blood on this talisman and say the word ’quick’, and this talisman will carry you through space to a place a kilometer away."
"Chen Nan laughed as he accepted it. ’No wonder they say cultivator artifact experts are incredible. This stuff is indeed fun. Do you have more? Give me a few more.’
"Zhao Han was speechless."
"A space transfer talisman could only be crafted by an Earth Master. This guy actually wanted a few for fun."
"’You really are insatiable. I only have this one, and it was left to me by my master for protection,’ Zhao Han said helplessly. ’When my cultivation is sufficient, I can refine as many as you want for you.’
"Chen Nan hadn’t realized the talisman was so precious. ’You should keep it for yourself.’
"’Stop fussing, just take it. I’ll ask my master for another one when I get back. Take care!’ Zhao Han spoke and with a light leap, he jumped onto his flying sword and flew into the distance."
"’Damn, fly slower, don’t fall and kill yourself,’ Chen Nan yelled jokingly."
"Zhao Han turned back and gave him the finger. ’You bumpkin, go home and sleep with your woman.’
"Chen Nan was speechless."
"He turned to look at the Black Feathered Chicken, initially planning to have it carry him home, but unexpectedly, the creature was staring at him disdainfully, unusually taunting, ’Damn, two grown men chatting all night, never thought you were a gay.’
"Chen Nan slapped it right then."
"With a large squawk, the chicken pecked back, but ultimately, it was no match for Chen Nan."
"After a fierce battle, Chen Nan, despite being pecked several times, eventually defeated the beast and made it carry him home."
"’Damn kid, Grandpa Chicken will tell those chicks at home about your gay antics last night,’ the Black Feathered Chicken threatened as they approached home."
"’You clown, go eat your bugs.’
"Chen Nan went straight back to his room. After talking with Zhao Han last night, he had gained a new understanding of cultivation and needed to digest it well, to cultivate his spiritual power."