Half a year later, Tang You and his group arrived at Hai Sheng Country.
Hai Sheng Country was the largest country in the south of the Eastern Wilderness due to the large number of cultivators.
Tang You and his group originally came to observe the Technique Inheritance Stone Tablet, but only when they arrived did they find out that the stone tablet was hidden in the national mountain of Hai Sheng Country. Usually, only a few people were qualified to go and comprehend it.
Apart from that, young people in the country could also go and have a look when they entered the Dao, but they had to be disciples of a big family. Ordinary people did not have this opportunity, and could only practice the Dao that was passed on.
Tang You told the people of Hai Sheng Country that he was Gao Chengtu's disciple, and asked if he could make an exception. However, most of Gao Chengtu's old friends had passed away, so the proposal was rejected by the upper echelons of Hai Sheng Country.
When Tang You saw this, he also felt embarrassed. Fortunately, the country did not prohibit the exchange of Dao techniques. Moreover, after Gao Chengtu, the people of Hai Sheng Country started to travel. Many of them were knowledgeable. Sitting and discussing Dao with these people, Tang You and the other disciples of Yanjiao were often enlightened.
Everyone stayed here for three years. In the beginning, their desire to seek the correct Dharma lingered. However, after a long time, they gradually threw this matter to the back of their minds. Moreover, the obstacles that were originally in their hearts loosened because of this, and all of their cultivation unexpectedly improved.
Only now did Tang You understand the meaning behind the words that Gao Chengtu had said to him that day. Even though Dao was important, but if one's perspective was too small and blindly attributed everything to Dao, and even took this as the correct principle, then one would be restricting oneself instead.
With this understanding, he finally stopped being obsessed with it, and no longer blindly rejected other Dao. Instead, he often used it as a reference to broaden his experience and broaden his knowledge. Every time, he would be enlightened.
At the same time, he also brought a few of his fellow disciples to travel elsewhere. After another five years, he received an unexpected piece of news.
"Senior Brother, I heard that it's not only the Hai Sheng Nation that has a Skill Imparting Stone Tablet. There's also a Skill Imparting Stone Tablet that has fallen from the extreme west of the Western Absolute Domain. That stone tablet was born intact, but no one can move it away.
After Tang You confirmed that this news was true, he was also moved.
Although he had long let go of his obsession, as a disciple of the Yan Sect, he had never truly seen his own Technique Inheritance Stone Tablet. This could not be said to be a pity.
He said to the rest of his fellow disciples, "We came here to seek the correct method. Later on, we found out that the so-called correct method is in the heart. However, coming here to take a look at the tablet was my original goal. If I could see it, then my wish would be fulfilled."
Many of his fellow disciples expressed their agreement.
Everyone discussed and decided to make a trip to the Western Desolate Domain. After making some preparations, they set off on the second day. Due to the long journey, even with the Teleportation Formation, it took them more than two years to arrive at the Western Desolate Domain. After that, they took the Flying Boat and flew for more than a year. Just Now, they had arrived at the extreme west.
Only when they arrived here did they notice that it wasn't just them who'd gone to observe the Technique Inheritance Stone Stele all along the way, and there were many other cultivators as well. Moreover, there were quite a few of them, and all of them had rushed over after hearing the news.
However, they encountered trouble when they arrived at the boundary. They were told that the area ahead was already occupied by a few Heavenly Ghost Tribes, and they couldn't pass through. Previously, there were people who didn't believe it and tried to fly over in vain. However, they were either attacked by the ferocious demonic birds that occupied the sky, or captured by the Heavenly Ghost Tribes.
A cultivator asked curiously, "The Western Desolate Domain is the Shaoqing Sect's territory, and there are many sub-sects here. Why would they allow such a large Heavenly Ghost Tribe to exist here?"
A cultivator who knew about the situation explained, "I heard that the Shaoqing Sect had slaughtered too much previously, and almost all the demons in the Western Desolate Domain were killed. It's hard for their disciples to find an opponent when they go out, so they intentionally let the Heavenly Ghost Tribes that rose up later on run, so that they can use them to sharpen their swords in the future."
Someone else said worriedly, "But if that's the case, we can't go over either. How are we going to observe the Technique Inheritance Stone Stele?"
Everyone discussed about it. Some suggested that they work together to kill their way through, while some felt that it was safer to wait for the Shaoqing Sect's disciples to come and follow them, while more people wanted to retreat.
A disciple of the Yan Sect came to Tang You's side and said, "Senior Brother, should we wait here or go over first?"
Tang You thought about it for a moment. If he were alone, he would have just gone over. But with so many fellow disciples, he couldn't disregard their lives. Looking around, he said cautiously, "Let's wait here for a bit. I thought that there would be quite a few fellow Daoists who wanted to observe the true method rushing over. Once we've gathered enough people, we can go together.
Although there were many people here, he could tell that many of them were just people who had no hope of cultivating their own method, so they came to try their luck. Only a few people were like them, who had learned the Yan Sect's method in the past and came here to seek the true method.
After the disciples of the Yan Sect let go of their stubbornness, their mental state had improved a lot. Although they could achieve their goal by passing this obstacle, they didn't feel anxious at all. They set up camp here according to Tang You's instructions.
During this period, many people were unwilling to wait and forcefully flew over, but it was unknown if they succeeded or not.
As they waited patiently, more and more people gathered here, and soon there were more than ten thousand people. There were cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and there were also cultivators from other realms. However, there weren't many people with profound cultivation, so they still didn't make a move.
One night, Tang You was meditating when his heart suddenly jumped. He immediately went out of his residence and looked up into the sky. He saw streaks of sword light flying through the sky, heading straight in the direction of the Heavenly Ghost Tribe.
Someone shouted excitedly, "It's the Minor Clear Sword Escape. It must be the Minor Clear disciples who came to the Heavenly Ghost Tribe to test their swords!"
When Tang You heard that, he immediately gathered his fellow disciples and said, "The Heavenly Ghost Tribe won't let the Minor Clear disciples kill them for nothing. They will definitely try to avoid it, or send out the great figures of the tribe to fight with them. They won't have time to care about other things right now. When the opportunity comes, we'll make a move now. We should be able to pass through."
After giving his instructions, he flew into the sky and headed in the direction of the sword light. The people of the Yan Sect followed behind him.
He wasn't the only one who could see this. Streaks of light flew up one after another, and the others followed suit. It was quite a big commotion for a while.
Just as Tang You expected, the Heavenly Ghost Tribe retreated in order to avoid the Minor Clear disciples. They didn't have the mind to stop the others, so they had a smooth journey. After flying for half a night, they left the territory of the Heavenly Ghost Tribe. They didn't stop because of this, and continued flying forward.
When dawn arrived, a large tablet suddenly appeared in front of them. It was as large as a mountain, reaching straight into the clouds. The sun rose behind it, and golden light shone from it. The tablet shone brilliantly. Such a scene shocked everyone.
Tang You slowed down and landed in front of the stone tablet. The tablet was clearly smooth, but when he looked at it, the eroded runes were reflected in his mind.
He took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged, entering a meditative state.
The fellow disciples of the Yan Sect also involuntarily sat down around him.
It was extremely dangerous to do so without any protection, but it wasn't just them. Everyone who saw the stone tablet was the same. They seemed to have entered the most focused state of mind to seek Dao in an instant.
Dozens of days later, Tang You woke up from his meditative state.
He found that what he had learned was mostly the same as what Gao Chengtu had told him. However, everyone had a different understanding of the eroded runes. So what he had learned in the past was Gao Chengtu's Dao, and not his own Dao. When he truly saw it, he had his own understanding. It could be said that he had verified what he had learned with this, and gained a deeper understanding of many areas.
That wasn't all he saw this time. He saw that apart from the original Dao technique, there was also a secret technique recorded on it. He didn't know if it was originally there, or if it was added later.
With this secret technique, one could deduce various divine abilities and Dao techniques. The higher one's cultivation, the deeper one's understanding of Dao techniques. The divine abilities and Dao techniques that could be created would also be more powerful. However, it could only be deduced with the Yan Sect's Dao technique, and was useless with other Dao techniques.
After Tang You understood the use of this secret technique, he couldn't help but feel excited.
With the support of this technique, wouldn't the Yan Sect no longer lack divine abilities and Dao techniques in the future?
Originally, the Yan Sect lacked the ability to fight. If it was in a place with weak spiritual vigor, it wouldn't matter as the Yan Sect dominated. However, it was different in a place where spiritual vigor flourished. Various cultivation sects could be found everywhere, and all kinds of powerful divine abilities and Dao techniques emerged one after another. The weakness of the Yan Sect's lack of fighting techniques was revealed.
But now that he had this technique, he could make up for this shortcoming.
He was both excited and secretly proud. He said, "The people of Shu Qing are really short-sighted. My Yan Sect has its own superior techniques. How can other techniques compare to it?"
His innate talent and comprehension were extremely high. It didn't take him a few days to master this secret technique. He then began to deduce divine abilities and Dao techniques. In just a few years, he had derived a divine ability from this technique and passed it on to his fellow Daoists.
It wasn't that there weren't others who had comprehended this secret technique. Because they were cultivating the same technique, and it was still their first attempt, they didn't hide anything from each other. They often exchanged divine abilities with each other and learned from each other's strengths to make up for their weaknesses.
Not only that, they even directly used the Heavenly Ghost Tribe, which was close at hand, to test it out. After more than ten years, the fighting ability of those who studied the Dao here had greatly improved.
In fact, he didn't know that it wasn't just in the Mountain and Sea Realm. All the members of the Yan Sect who worshiped the Sect Ancestor's memorial tablet or had the Inheritance Stone Tablet had received this secret technique.
Originally, the Yan Sect lacked offensive techniques. Now that this weakness was gone, its strength began to expand rapidly and it began to extend its tentacles to some places where spiritual vigor flourished.
Zhang Yan saw these changes and nodded slightly. After knowing the true use of the Dao techniques, he paid more attention to this matter. Before completely changing the Bushtian Weili and officially stepping into the third stage, he would do his best to promote the Yan Sect behind the scenes and strengthen it for future use.
However, the Yan Sect still lacked the upper level of fighting power and could easily be destroyed by some large sects. Due to deep reasons, it wasn't good for him to directly intervene. What he could do now was to spread the Dao techniques as much as possible to ensure that the Dao techniques wouldn't be lost.
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