After Zuo Guangshu seriously recounted the intelligence, Jiang Wang thanked him repeatedly, then said, “Speaking of which, I’ve always felt that you, Guangshu, are a good man who can pick things up and put them down. This time, not being selected for the Yellow River Meet has made you quite angry, which is a little unlike you.”

As expected, Zuo Guangshu’s heart was struck. He flicked his sleeve in anger and said, “Xiang Bei is an arrogant and rude person. If I were the same age as him, how could I let him be so presumptuous?!”

It seems he lost to Xiang Bei, and Xiang Bei was older and had practiced for longer. This young man was clearly not convinced.

Jiang Wang said calmly, “He dares to be arrogant even in front of you. It seems this person is indeed the number one Inner Palace in Great Chu.”

“What number one Inner Palace? Qu Shunhua won’t be weaker than him by a bit! It’s just that he has to hide…” As soon as Zuo Guangshu said this, he immediately glanced at Jiang Wang with a guilty conscience and stiffly covered up, “He’s just hiding his strength.”

Brother Dugu, having weathered many storms, naturally remained calm: “Oh, I see.”

However, his heart stirred. Hiding a divine ability?

Logically, in a competition like the Yellow River Meet, where everyone strives for the top, no one should be hiding their strength.

But Jiang Wang, possessing the divine ability of Divergence, could certainly understand.

No matter how great the gains at the Yellow River Meet, they couldn’t compensate for the loss of exposing the Divergence divine ability.

However, although he was curious about what Qu Shunhua was hiding, he was even more curious about why Zuo Guangshu knew the secret that Qu Shunhua was willing to give up the Yellow River Meet to hide…

But Jiang Wang didn’t mention it at all.

It was clear he wouldn’t get an answer, and it wasn’t worth provoking the young man to anger and embarrassment.

“Speaking of which, you shared the intelligence meticulously collected by the Zuo family with me and helped me so much. I don’t know how to thank you…”

As Jiang Wang spoke, he raised his left hand, and the brilliant world of fire once again shone in his palm. In the small world, the sea of fire surged, and flame sparrows danced.

He looked at Zuo Guangshu: “I think this technique is actually very suitable for you. Have you considered learning it?”

Speaking of which, this wasn’t an idea he had from the beginning, but rather, during the recent battle, he did feel that if he were to construct a technique similar to Lei Zhangan’s version of the Thunder Realm, Zuo Guangshu’s River God divine ability would be more suitable than his Samadhi True Fire.

Both the River God and the Thunder Seal place great emphasis on controlling vital energy.

And Jiang Wang’s Fire Realm technique had actually changed its approach under Yi Xingchen’s guidance. The two approaches couldn’t be simply judged as superior or inferior; the ultimate outcome still depended on how the practitioner controlled them. It could only be said that Jiang Wang’s current set was more suitable for Jiang Wang himself.

Because of Zuo Guanglie’s legacy, he had always thought about how to repay the Zuo family. But Great Chu’s Zuo family truly didn’t need his help. Even his interactions with Zuo Guangshu were mostly facilitated by Zuo Guangshu. The vision of a direct descendant of a prestigious family was itself a precious asset.

He did feel that Zuo Guangshu’s River God divine ability had a great chance of evolving into a Water Realm technique. And this technique would undoubtedly make Zuo Guangshu stronger – getting stronger was probably what this young man wanted most…

Hearing Jiang Wang’s words, Zuo Guangshu’s eyes lit up, evidently very moved.

How could he not be interested? He had just been defeated by this technique! With his competitive personality, he would surely have to thoroughly study this technique.

But he couldn’t lose face either…

The young master of Lingyue kept a straight face and snorted coldly, “What divine arts and secret methods does my Great Chu Zuo family not have?”

He glanced at Jiang Wang: “I originally didn’t care for it. However, if you feel that this technique needs my help for reference and insist that I study it with you, for the sake of our friendship, it’s not impossible to consider.”

Jiang Wang suppressed a smile: “Then please be so kind as to help me with the reference, how about it?”

Zuo Guangshu pondered for a moment, then finally sighed helplessly: “Alright then.”

Jiang Wang’s own Fire Realm technique was deduced little by little, from scratch. He was intimately familiar with every detail, so there was no difficulty in teaching it.

The following time was spent meticulously dissecting the technique for Zuo Guangshu, telling him where to start if he wanted to evolve a “Water Realm technique,” how to proceed, and what the key points of each step were.

Zuo Guangshu’s talent… was also astonishing.

Basically, as long as Jiang Wang explained it once, he could immediately understand. Only in the part about the Floating Continent Totem did he stop and ask a few times.

The totem from the Floating Continent was an important part of constructing the Thunder Realm technique. Regarding this point, Zuo Guangshu would have to find a way himself. But considering the Zuo family’s vast resources, with a clear understanding of the requirements, finding similar items shouldn’t be difficult.

“…That’s generally how it is.” Jiang Wang finished speaking and finally asked, “Is there anything else you don’t understand?”

Zuo Guangshu thought seriously for a moment before saying, “I don’t think so. When I go back, I’ll use the Dharma Evolution Pavilion to deduce it, and it should take shape.”

“Dharma Evolution Pavilion?” Jiang Wang heard about it for the first time and was somewhat confused.

Zuo Guangshu explained, “It’s called a ‘pavilion,’ but it’s actually a very complex and expensive formation. Within the entire Chu Kingdom, only top-tier prestigious families can build it… Our Zuo family has three.”

He was unintentionally proud again.

Jiang Wang was also very supportive: “Similar to the Dao Evolution Platform?”

Zuo Guangshu shook his head seriously: “It’s the Dao Evolution Platform that’s similar to our Chu Kingdom’s Dharma Evolution Pavilion. The founder of the Grand Pure Sect stayed in our Chu Kingdom for a period of time back then, so that’s probably when he got the inspiration.”

This young man really had a strong sense of family and national honor…

Jiang Wang thought, and asked with great interest, “So the effect is the same? What do you use to deduce?”

The Dao Evolution Platform requires “merit” to deduce cultivation methods, but speaking of “merit,” it’s just a currency in the Grand Pure Illusion. In essence, it shouldn’t constitute the power source that drives the Dao Evolution Platform.

What truly drives the Dao Evolution Platform is the great power of the entire Grand Pure Illusion. It is the torrent of humanity generated by countless people bursting with inspiration and honing their skills within it.

“It’s not exactly the same…” Zuo Guangshu was very rigorous and wouldn’t deliberately be vague to praise Chu Kingdom: “The Dharma Evolution Pavilion is actually more like an illusion. Anyone can use the Dharma Evolution Pavilion to construct and practice the techniques they envision, even ordinary people. As long as the construction is reasonable, the technique can be established in the Dharma Evolution Pavilion. However, even if the construction is successful, it needs to be re-integrated to be applied in the real world. The conditions in the Dharma Evolution Pavilion, after all, cannot be completely equivalent to the real world…”

Jiang Wang understood.

As a “senior” user of the Dao Evolution Platform, he actually didn’t feel that the Dao Evolution Platform “borrowed” from the Dharma Evolution Pavilion.

The cultivation methods deduced by the Dao Evolution Platform could be used directly.

And the Dharma Evolution Pavilion was more like a simulation of creativity.

The former required the support of the Grand Pure Illusion and was an advanced evolution of a certain cultivation method.

The latter definitely consumed much less relatively and was very conducive to the research and development of techniques. Even ordinary people could use it. If it were promoted, how many innovative ideas could be stimulated?

No wonder they say that Chu Kingdom’s techniques are the best in the world…

Of course, that’s what he thought in his heart…

Jiang Wang applauded and praised, “With such a rare Dharma Evolution Pavilion, the Zuo family has three! Truly worthy of being a world-renowned family!”

But this was a bit exaggerated.

“…” Zuo Guangshu glanced at him: “I’ll take my leave first.”