What cultivators pursued was the truth of the Heavenly Dao.
In the face of the truth of the Heavenly Dao, Dao Yi's long list of numbers was like a brick, a piece of trash.
What made everyone within ten thousand miles of the thatched cottage dumbfounded was that Xie Tian didn't pick up Xuan Ji's pearls and jades, but instead picked up Dao Yi's broken brick …
Even though this behavior was also considered shameless, they all had the same feeling — Xie Tian's shamelessness rendered them speechless.
The silence was finally broken by a sneer.
And this sneer ignited the mockery in everyone's hearts.
"Ha, I've finally learned something …"
"Although he's shameless, he's also very courageous. He would rather be wrong than pick Young Master Xuan's answer …"
"You have a sharp tongue. You call that having a backbone?"
"He's a complete idiot. I can't take it anymore. How dare this kind of person pick Young Master Xuan … Hmm?"
…
The mockery gradually died down.
Because everyone realized that Xuan Ji's expression was not good, and his eyes were flickering.
Seeing this, everyone's heart skipped a beat. The hearts of the cultivators from the Kingdom of the Nine States skipped a beat!
"Could, could it be that Xie Tian's answer is, is the correct answer …"
Just as this earth-shattering speculation was about to surface, the old man let out a long sigh.
"Kid, you're so shameless …"
Hearing this, everyone let out a long sigh of relief!
"Haha, I'm sweating profusely …"
"It's just a false alarm, a false alarm …"
"Humph, you guys don't trust Young Master Xuan. Unlike me, my expression hasn't changed at all!"
…
Even Xuan Ji, whose heart was trembling, could not help but relax his brows.
"Humph, deliberately mystifying things!" Xuan Ji sneered. "I almost thought I was doing something unnecessary …"
"But congratulations, you're right."
The old man looked at Xie Tian with a gloomy expression. Even though he had hosted the Inverse Pill Nine Questions many times, he had never seen such a shameless person who took someone else's answer and made it his own.
Hearing this, everyone within ten thousand kilometers of the thatched cottage, including the four Supremes in the Ancient Wasteland, felt as if they were struck by lightning!
They couldn't believe what they had just heard!
"Wha, what?"
"Xie, Xie Tian, he, he, he, he got it right?"
"Impossible! The greatest absurdity in the world! "
"Young Master Xuan's answer is correct!"
"Old man, it's not too late to change your mind!"
…
While the group of cultivators on this side was indignant, the four Supreme-Beings on the other side smiled bitterly and shook their heads.
"I see …"
"As expected of the Dan Ni Valley. Just the question of the Dan Ni Valley is enough to reveal an aura of simplicity …"
…
"Say," Mr. Xiuyang said with a smile, "Do you think Xie Tian really ran out of ideas and picked a random answer to make a guess?"
Lin Wei frowned slightly, "It's very possible. The meaning of the foundation in Dan Ni's question seems ordinary, but it's actually very profound. We just realized it now. That Xie Tian …"
"Let's continue watching." Old Man of Heaven's Taoist eyes narrowed slightly, "It seems that the remnant soul of the Dan Ni Valley won't give up easily …"
On the other side, the old man on the calabash was already distressed by Xie Tian. The clamor of the crowd immediately made him extremely annoyed.
"Silence!"
Everyone was as quiet as cicadas in winter. Xuan Ji suddenly raised his head and said calmly, "Senior, I want an explanation."
"I, the old man, also want an explanation."
The old man on the calabash looked at Xie Tian gloomily and asked, "Kid, tell me, why did you answer like this …"
Before he finished his words, two earth-shattering bursts of laughter rose to the sky!
"Hahahaha …"
Chu Lingxian, who had finally recovered from the pain of Lin Duyi's laughter, finally understood what had happened. She burst into laughter again.
Of course, the other burst of laughter came from Tian Shang, who was singing along with her husband.
"It's an unlucky year …" The old man on the calabash sighed and had to turn around to look at Chu Lingxian. "Kid, what are you laughing at?"
Chu Lingxian, who was about to collapse from laughing, said with tears in her eyes, "I, I already have an answer. No, I don't need it. It's, it's wrong. Haha, hahahaha …"
Everyone stared blankly and finally understood. Wasn't this what Young Master Xuan had said before?
The next moment, they looked at Xuan Ji. As expected, the usually calm Xuan Ji's face darkened.
"Pfft!"
It was unknown who was the one with the lowest tolerance for laughter, but he immediately let out a muffled laugh. This laugh made almost everyone lower their heads.
They were worried that Xuan Ji would see their flushed faces.
Because it was too funny to pretend to be pretentious.
Of course, there were also people who couldn't laugh, such as Dao Yi, whose face was as pale as a piece of paper.
At this moment, Dao Yi was filled with fear because the correct answer that made Xuan Ji lose face came from his mouth.
"Stop laughing!" The old man on the calabash raised his eyebrows and immediately looked at Xie Tian. "Kid, quickly tell the Old Man why you …"
"Is this the second question of the Dan Ni?" Xie Tian asked in Silence.
"Uh …" The old man on the calabash's face stiffened. "No, but you must tell me the reason. Otherwise, the Old Man will deprive you of your qualification!"
"Thank you, Senior." Xie Tian cupped his fists and was about to leave.
The old man on the calabash curled his lips and shouted, "Come back, who said you can leave!"
Xie Tian stopped and turned around. He sat down with his legs crossed and did not speak.
The old man on the calabash took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to slap the shameless kid. He turned around and faced the crowd.
"Senior," Xuan Ji said with a gloomy face, "can you give me an explanation now?"
"Humph!"
The old man on the calabash glared at Xuan Ji and said irritably.
"The first question of the Dan Ni is about flourishing and withering. This is the basic knowledge of pill refinement. If a pill refiner does not even know the flourishing and withering of spirit roots, how can he refine pills? There are three thousand Daos, but they all lead to the same destination. All cultivators in the world value their foundation. This is the explanation you want! "
The thatched cottage fell silent as soon as he finished speaking.
The cultivators of the Upper Realm, the Three Thousand Realms, and the Kingdom of the Nine States finally understood one thing —
The seemingly ordinary question of the Dan Ni was actually the word "foundation" that the elders of their sects had repeatedly told them when they first embarked on the path of cultivation!
"I see …"
"I understand now. For example, the foundation of the three realms is to temper the Dao Body and walk the same path as the wild beasts.
"The foundation of pill refinement is to know the flourishing and withering of spirit roots. Furthermore, this question involves hundreds of millions of spirit roots. At the same time, one will know the flourishing and withering of spirit roots. This, this is the foundation of pill refinement …"
"My god, so this is the mystery behind this question, not Young Master Xuan …"
…
Xuan Ji's comprehension ability was extraordinary. As soon as the old man finished speaking, he knew that he had made an unnecessary move.
Thus, he forcefully swallowed a mouthful of blood and glanced at the calm Xie Tian. He smiled lightly at the old man. "Senior, do you think that a mere child can comprehend such insights?"
"Young Master Xuan is right!"
"Even Young Master Xuan almost missed such insights. How can a mere rogue cultivator do so!"
"Old man, don't forget, that little bastard's answer was obtained from our mouths. He hasn't moved a single inch since the beginning!"
…
The old man said gloomily, "No matter what, he got it right."
Xuan Ji took a deep breath and glared at Dao Yi. He suppressed his anger and frustration and said lightly, "Alright, I admit defeat for this question. Senior, please ask the second question."
Young Master Xuan admitted defeat? Everyone was shocked. Some of the flatterers rolled their eyes and immediately began to slap Xuan Ji!
"Good job, Young Master Xuan!"
"That's how a person should be. A shameless thief who plagiarized is not even worthy of carrying your shoes!"
"Young Master Xuan, we support you!"
"Haha, let's not move this time. Let's see how that little bastard is going to plagiarize!"
…
"You're not going to answer?" The gloomy old man glanced at the crowd.
"Old man, Young Master Xuan is enough!"
"Young Master Xuan alone is worth all of us!"
"Hurry up and ask the second question!"
…
"Then listen carefully." The old man uttered the second question. "Throughout the Dan Ni Valley, there are spiritual plants that are flourishing, and there are spiritual plants that are about to wither. There is a question: How many spiritual plants are flourishing, and how many are about to wither?"
"Damn, why is it exactly the same as the first question?"
Everyone was as stunned as Xuan Ji when they heard the question.
Just when everyone was in a daze, a faint voice sounded.
"How many spiritual plants are flourishing, and how many are about to wither?"
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