Soon, the discussions began to evolve.
Their information channels were vast. Although few people knew about the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, once one person found out, it was as if everyone knew.
News from Market Division II spread extremely fast.
"A good friend of mine told me it’s the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique. It’s supposedly a Cultivation Technique that lets you use your own emotions, or externally-induced emotions, for Cultivation.
Its Cultivation speed can’t be measured by normal standards.
Moreover, after mastering the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique, one will eventually sever all emotions and desires, becoming free of all wants and cravings."
"So Po Xiao’s Cultivation is so fast because of the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique? And his expressionless face, his refusal to give anyone face—that’s because of this too?"
Many people instantly made the connection. After all, while Po Xiao was famous, his reputation wasn’t exactly great.
Now, it seemed they had discovered something incredible.
Po Xiao’s Cultivation speed was astonishingly fast. Some had thought he was hiding his true Cultivation level or had obtained some powerful Magical Treasure.
Now, everything was clear. He was cultivating the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique.
Suddenly, everything seemed to make sense.
Ximen Linglong also had a realization. ’No wonder. No wonder that man is like a Demon.’
’No wonder he could be so ruthless even to the adorable Qiqi. No wonder he’s so hard to talk to.’
However, Ximen Linglong still didn’t really have a feel for what the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique actually was.
She just felt that if Po Xiao truly had no wants or desires, then wouldn’t tearing off his pet’s arm fail to be much of a blow to him?
Ximen Linglong decided not to overthink it. ’Worst comes to worst, I’ll just have to make him stop targeting my Qiqi.’
’Of course, the first step is to find the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.’
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Not long after, Jiang Zuo walked in, and many people gave him strange looks.
Jiang Zuo chose to ignore all of these gazes. It’s not like he was the type to act based on what others thought of him.
’How other people look at me is none of my business.’
Jiang Zuo sat down and turned on his computer. He wanted to see if there were any decent requests available.
But just as he sat down, his phone vibrated.
Someone had @’d him in the group chat.
He opened it and saw it was Blade Master Hai Bian: "@Po Xiao, Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, I heard you posted a request? And that the content of the request has made most people curious?"
Liuyue Xue: "[Curious emoji] Fellow Daoist Po Xiao posted a request? But why would it make so many people curious? Fellow Daoist Po Xiao is famous, but not so famous that his requests would pique everyone’s curiosity, right?"
Xiao Xiaomo: "It’s because of the content of Boss Po Xiao’s request. He wants a material, but it’s a material no one has ever heard of, so their curiosity was piqued.
And the speculation is getting more and more intense."
Liu Yiyi: "Curious is one thing, but how did it get so intense?"
Chen Yi: "Because they investigated through various channels and found out that the item Boss Po Xiao wants is very likely related to him personally—to the real reason why Boss Po Xiao can level up so quickly."
Fairy Mo Yan: "[Shocked emoji] Why? I want to learn! Tell me, quick!"
Mo Yan’s ability to escape was indeed excellent, but her combat power was nothing special, and her Cultivation speed wasn’t that fast either.
Although it was fast compared to others, she was still much slower than the likes of Liuyue Xue and Chi Xue Child.
She was especially far behind Witch Dan Xue; the gap was enormous.
Xiao Xiaomo: "It’s not suitable for you. Anyone can tell at a glance that you wouldn’t be able to learn it."
Demon Cultivator Mo Yan: "Look at my nickname, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan. Is there anything we Demon Cultivators can’t learn?"
Xiao Xiaomo: "They say it’s the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique. You raise your Cultivation based on emotions, and once you master it, you become free of all wants and desires.
Think you can handle that, Demon Cultivator Mo Yan?"
Fairy Mo Yan: "No way. How is that possible? I really love Spirit Stones."
Chi Xue Child: "What you love is courting death."
Liuyue Xue: "@Chi Xue Child, Mo Yan was just here with my senior and junior sisters, praising you. At the end, she even added, ’It’s a shame he prefers male cultivation partners.’
But unexpectedly, my senior and junior sisters became even more interested in you. You might be having some good luck with the ladies soon."
Fairy Mo Yan: "... I’ve suddenly realized that you Daoist Cultivators are even more messed up than us Demon Cultivators."
Chi Xue Child: "... Should I be happy about this? By the way, Mo Yan, when you get back, be ready to taste my blade."
Jiang Zuo stared at his phone in surprise. ’These people think I cultivated the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique?’
However, Jiang Zuo wasn’t bothered. He just had to make sure to explain it to Su Qi if she found out.
It wouldn’t be good if Su Qi started to believe it too.
Then, Jiang Zuo tapped on his phone’s keyboard.
Po Xiao: "Do you know what the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires is?"
Fairy Mo Yan: "I don’t know, but I can ask around for you, Boss. Who knows, maybe the Demon Cultivators have it."
Xiao Xiaomo asked curiously, "Boss Po Xiao, did you really cultivate the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique?"
Po Xiao: "I look down on that kind of Cultivation Technique."
That Cultivation Technique, while powerful, was nothing special in Jiang Zuo’s eyes.
Even if one mastered it, they would never reach the true Realm of the Supreme.
It was merely Pseudo-Supreme.
Since Jiang Zuo himself had said so, they could now be certain that Po Xiao really hadn’t cultivated such a technique.
Chen Yi: "Should we help you clarify things, Boss? If we pull some strings, we can get some results."
Po Xiao: "No need."
’Why should I explain myself?’
’This is better. My Cultivation speed is too fast for others to comprehend. Now that they have an explanation they can accept, they won’t come looking for trouble for no reason.’
’It’s better for everyone this way.’
As for the people in the group chat, if they didn’t ask, he didn’t plan on saying anything.
But if they did ask, he had nothing to hide.
Liu Yiyi: "But I’ve really never heard of the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires. Is it that rare?"
Po Xiao: "The Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires appeared along with the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Technique. From ancient times to the present, only one has ever existed. As for how it was created, no one knows."
In the past, Jiang Zuo had also been curious about the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires and had tried to forge one himself.
In fact, he was capable of forging one, but when he analyzed the original Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, he found it was different from the one he had created.
That stone seemed as if it were naturally formed.
Just then, Fairy Mo Yan sent a message: "Boss Po Xiao, I have news! My master said the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires might be in the Sea of Seven Emotions."
’The Sea of Seven Emotions?’
Jiang Zuo couldn’t be sure about this. In his previous life, he hadn’t found the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires in any particular place. Rather, someone had delivered it to him.
That person, a woman, had seemingly reached the pinnacle of her practice. Having achieved the state of Supreme Forgetting Emotions, she feared nothing. On the flip side, this made her overconfident.
When that woman sought out Jiang Zuo, she was beaten half to death by a suddenly appearing Jiu Xi.
A mere Pseudo-Supreme was no match for a late-stage Jiu Xi.
Afterward, she dropped the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires, which Jiu Xi then picked up.
And Jiang Zuo, finding the stone rather interesting, casually killed Jiu Xi, who then dropped the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
After that, for some reason, Jiu Xi went crazy, and they fought for several thousand years.
Time was truly cheap back then.
At that moment, Mo Yan sent another message: "Boss Po Xiao, I’ve already asked my master to go take a look. By the way, if I get it, can I make a request?"
Po Xiao: "You can."