Over the next several days, Gojo attended his master's teachings during the day, completing his assigned lessons, and practiced tirelessly at night, circulating the Golden Light Incantation.
As he guided the qi within his body along the incantation's pathways, golden light spread across his entire form, enveloping him completely.
"With triple the talent, it still took me a full week just to cultivate the Golden Light Incantation to the point where it covers my whole body…"
"It looks like reaching Senior Brother Zhang Zhiwei's level—where it integrates both offense and defense—will still take a long time."
Feeling the state of his body, Gojo took a deep breath. While maintaining the Golden Light Incantation, he began attempting to draw the golden light outward from his body.
At its core, the Golden Light Incantation was a technique that enhanced one's life force and vitality. Once entering its state, the stronger one's foundation, the stronger the protective golden aura it produced.
In simple terms, it increased Gojo's "durability"—the higher it was, the more damage he could withstand.
As for external manifestations and transformations, those depended entirely on one's own comprehension.
That was why, when Zhang Zhiwei and Zhang Huaiyi sparred, the forms their Golden Light took were completely different.
"If Senior Brother Zhang Zhiwei can compress it into projectiles, and Senior Brother Zhang Huaiyi can shape it into blades…"
"Then I should also be able to alter its form, right?"
"For example…"
As he pondered, Gojo focused completely on controlling the golden light around his body.
Under his concentrated control, strands of golden light quickly gathered, forming a massive fist that hovered above his shoulder.
"As expected, the form of the golden light can be changed!"
"But the consumption is huge…"
Sensing the rapid depletion of qi within his body, Gojo quickly dispersed the golden fist.
If his total qi was one hundred, then maintaining the Golden Light Incantation cost only one.
But shaping it into a fist consumed twenty.
If he maintained it for several minutes, he would likely exhaust himself completely and collapse on the spot.
"It seems that turning it into something like a colossal avatar, an Ultraman, a Gundam, or even Susanoo… is still a long way off."
Letting out a long breath, Gojo was just about to stand up and grab a cup of water from the table when a knock sounded at the door.
Opening it, he saw Zhang Zhiwei standing outside.
"Senior Brother Zhiwei? What brings you here?"
Seeing Zhang Zhiwei standing casually at the door, Gojo quickly invited him in.
Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand.
"Junior Brother Su, Master is looking for you. He sent me to get you."
"Master? Alright, Senior Brother, lead the way."
Gojo nodded and followed behind him.
Under Zhang Zhiwei's guidance, Gojo soon arrived at the open space in front of the main hall.
After gesturing for him to go in, Zhang Zhiwei closed the door and left, giving Gojo and the Celestial Master their privacy.
Entering, Gojo realized that Zhang Jingqing wasn't inside the hall but was instead sitting on the steps outside, waiting for him.
"Master! You were looking for me?"
Gojo respectfully bowed.
Back then, Zhang Jingqing had found him starving in the mountains and brought him into the Celestial Master Mansion to train.
In Gojo's eyes, Zhang Jingqing was no different from a second parent, and the Celestial Master Mansion was his home.
Looking at the respectful young man before him, Zhang Jingqing asked directly,
"Gojo, how has your qi cultivation been recently?"
"I've made some progress compared to before."
As he spoke, Gojo activated the Golden Light Incantation.
In an instant, golden light spread across his entire body, illuminating the dim surroundings.
"Not bad."
Zhang Jingqing nodded in satisfaction.
As the Celestial Master, he could tell at a glance that Gojo had revealed his strength without holding anything back.
He could clearly sense Gojo's complete trust in him.
"I once thought you lacked talent and weren't suited for cultivating techniques."
"But now, it seems you've had a breakthrough. Your aptitude is higher than I expected."
As he spoke, Zhang Jingqing beckoned for Gojo to step closer.
Without hesitation, Gojo walked up to him, looking at him with complete sincerity.
Seeing that earnest gaze, the smile on Zhang Jingqing's face deepened. Crossing his arms, he suddenly asked,
"Gojo, what do you think of Zhang Zhiwei?"
"Senior Brother Zhiwei?"
"He's powerful, and he's a good person. Whenever I don't understand something, he explains it patiently."
Thinking of how Zhang Zhiwei treated both him and the other disciples, Gojo continued,
"He treats everyone the same, not just me. And he's easy to talk to—everyone likes him."
Hearing this, Zhang Jingqing chuckled, then abruptly changed his tone.
"Then aren't you jealous of him? He's strong, yet arrogant and unrestrained. Doesn't he disregard all of you?"
"Senior Brother Zhiwei is arrogant because he's strong and exceptionally talented. None of us in the younger generation can match him."
"But he never oppresses us. Instead, he teaches us selflessly."
Gojo took a deep breath and spoke his thoughts honestly.
After hearing his answer, Zhang Jingqing looked at him with clear satisfaction.
When he lacked talent, he persisted in diligent training. Even now that he had gained insight, he remained just as hardworking—if not more so.
Faced with a powerful and arrogant senior brother, he harbored no resentment or jealousy.
And before his master, he held nothing back.
A rare and promising disciple indeed.
"You've passed your test."
"From today onward, I will teach you the Five Thunder Righteous Method."
After speaking, Zhang Jingqing stood up and brushed the dust from his robes.
"Huh?"
"A test? What test?"
Gojo was momentarily stunned.
He hadn't even realized he was being tested. Were those few questions just now the test?
Wasn't that a bit too simple?
"To learn the Five Thunder Righteous Method, one must first bring the Golden Light Incantation to great mastery. Although yours hasn't reached that level yet, you're close."
"As for the test, it's different for everyone. Yours was to see whether you harbored resentment toward your fellow disciples—and whether you would hide anything from me."
Seeing Gojo's puzzled expression, Zhang Jingqing explained calmly.
"Enough. Listen carefully."
"Supreme Jade Purity King, who governs the thirty-six heavens, the universal transformation of the nine skies…"
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