Meng Hao went back to search the unlocked box in the mysterious cave. He was disappointed to discover it only held a few low level cultivation treasures. He came out of the whole situation with more than he had before, but it wasn't worth the trouble.

Then he returned to Zhang Jie. They walked the rest of the way to the village Zhang Ji needed to get to. They did not talk as they had before Zhang Jie knew Meng Hao was an immortal. Zhang Jie talked to him with reverence and respect.

Before they parted, Zhang Jie seemed to build his courage and asked, "Meng Hao, how is it that you can be such a great cultivator but still have the air of a scholar?"

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"I used to be a scholar before I was a cultivator." Meng Hao had a smile in his heart. He said, "Here, you can have this." What he handed over was... a cultivation handbook!

Zhang Jie was shocked down to his soul. He never before considered before that a scholar could become a cultivator. He vowed to ponder Meng Hao's words. If he failed his test in this village... he would attempt to set foot on the path of cultivation!

Meng Hao slapped his bag of holding, turning into a beam of multicolored light and riding a flying sword. He decided that his nostalgia had been satisfied. It was time to search again for an appropriate place to break through to Foundation Establishment!

As Meng Hao traveled, he would never know how deeply his meeting with Zhang Jie's affected the young man's heart, nor what adventures he found in the future. However, everything Zhang Jie did in the future was truly because of Meng Hao's influence!