Shi Hao had been at Saint 1-dan pinnacle for a full twenty years before he was able to accumulate such a huge amount of strength. He thought that the other party would have been at least several decades like him, and that was why he was lamenting over the long period of time. Yet, who could have thought that...
A month...
A month...
Long your head!
To be able to accumulate such a huge amount of strength in such a short period of time... Will you die if you don't brag?
Shi Hao's heart throbbed even more.
The others also had similar expressions on their faces. If they could, they would have rushed forward and pummeled that fellow.
He was really asking for a beating.
To think that a month would be a long period of time, how could he possibly compare to a student? Your students aren't cultivating but flying!
Only then did Zhang Xuan notice the expressions on the faces of the crowd, and he could only chuckle bitterly.
Putting aside Zhao Ya, Yuan Tao, and the others, who had inherited their heritage, Wang Ying was already at Nascent Saint pinnacle, and he would be able to achieve a breakthrough at any moment. On top of that, his apothecary student, Luo Qiqi, was also at Saint 1-dan pinnacle. If he didn't achieve a breakthrough soon, the other party might really surpass him.
It wasn't that he was determined to cultivate, but it was just that his students were catching up to him. If he didn't cultivate, he would fall behind... In truth, he was also feeling a little bitter about it. It was just that no one would believe him if he said it out loud.
It wasn't that easy to become a teacher!
"To be able to accumulate such a huge amount of strength in a single month, may I know how Sun shi cultivated? Can you... reveal it to us so that we can learn from you? "
Suppressing the urge to pummel the other party, Shi Hao asked.
The others were also curious as well.
Even if they were at the same cultivation realm, they would have to spend several decades to accumulate strength to break through a single stone tablet. Yet, the young man before them was able to easily break through ten in just a single month. If they could learn of the cultivation method as well, they would surely be able to advance swiftly as well.
"How do you cultivate?"
Hearing the question, Zhang Xuan looked at Shi Hao and said, "It's actually very simple. Using your Art of Ocean Calming as an example, I heard that you hunted saint beasts and gathered saint herbs to make up for your innate deficiencies. You even entered the underground to temper your zhenqi using the lava... While this might seem like a good way to advance your cultivation, in truth, it's extremely difficult for you to advance further! "
"The Art of Widening the Sea, Emptying the Rivers and Seas. If one truly wishes to fully comprehend this technique, one must observe the vastness of the sea and experience the nature of Heaven and Earth. When one's state of mind reaches a certain level, one's body will become as vast and vast as the sea!"
Previously, when he was in the book collection vault, he had browsed through the cultivation formula for the Art of Empyrean. After assimilating it, he finally understood what the most fundamental aspect of the cultivation formula was.
"Concept?"
Shi Hao hesitated for a moment. "I once stayed on an isolated island in the middle of the sea for half a year, but I didn't make much progress. That's why I thought of another way, from the outside in …"
There were at least a few thousand books in the library about the Qian Hai Technique, and some of them mentioned the concept of conception. He had tried to cultivate it before, but unfortunately, his progress was minimal.
The Art of Withdrawing Ocean indeed required one to comprehend a special concept. Cultivating it from the inside out was the best way to do so. He was unable to do so, so he decided to do the opposite, cultivating it from the outside in. Fortunately, his efforts paid off, and his strength had also reached an extraordinary level.
"Do you know why you can't go from the inside out?" Zhang Xuan asked.
"This …" Shi Hao paused.
If he knew, he would have learned it long ago instead of spending so much effort.
"You were too eager to break the record!" Zhang Xuan sighed deeply as he placed his hands behind his back. "That's why you were so anxious to break the record. You didn't even have the courage to participate in the examination. All you wanted to do was to reach the pinnacle before challenging it … But you didn't know what pinnacle was. Are you already at the pinnacle? If you were at the pinnacle, why couldn't you even break a finger of mine?
"The ocean is vast, and it's vast. In order to cultivate the Art of Withdrawing Ocean, one's state of mind has to be vast. It's only through this that one will be able to comprehend the essence of the Art of Withdrawing Ocean … You were too concerned about whether you could surpass Combat Master Feng Moxiao's record, so you were too narrow-minded from the very start. Naturally, you weren't able to comprehend the vastness of the ocean! "
Zhang Xuan sighed deeply.
In the battle with him, all kinds of flaws had already appeared in the other party's mind. With just a glance, he could tell that even though the other party's cultivation of the Art of Withdrawing Ocean was solid, he was actually walking down the wrong path.
"I …" Shi Hao's body stiffened. The hardships he had gone through over the past twenty years flashed across his mind, and the scenes of the past surfaced one after another.
After some time, Shi Hao closed his eyes and abruptly stepped forward. He kneeled on the ground and bowed deeply. "I have benefited from your guidance. If not for Sun shi's guidance, I might have continued walking down the wrong path, and eventually, my cultivation would have been limited!"
Recalling all of these, Shi Hao realized that he had indeed walked down the wrong path.
If not for Sun shi's guidance, even though he might have been able to raise his cultivation swiftly in the short term, it would have been nigh impossible for him to push for a breakthrough to Primordial Spirit realm in the future.
It was fortunate that it wasn't too late for him to make amends.
"There's no need to stand on ceremony. It's just a friendly exchange of pointers." Zhang Xuan nodded.
"I have been stuck at Saint 1-dan pinnacle for five whole years. Five years ago, I was unable to clear the examination, and five years later, I am still unable to clear the examination. I hope that Sun shi can offer me some pointers. Did I cultivate wrongly, or is my state of mind lacking? "
A combat master stepped forward.
"Give me a punch!"
"Yes!" The combat master's zhenqi crackled loudly in response.
"Un." Gesturing for the other party to stop, Zhang Xuan said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are cultivating the Combat Master Hall's River Overturning Art, right? The River Overturning Art and Sea Crushing Art belong to the Inner Breath Division, and they contain the most concentrated zhenqi cultivation techniques. Under normal circumstances, with five years of accumulation, it should have been easy for you to clear the examination. However, you have been unable to do so all this while. This isn't a problem with your talent, but … you are cultivating according to the cultivation technique left behind by Combat Master Bai Mo two thousand years ago! "
"You … How did you know?" The combat master was astonished.
Combat Master Bai Mo's accomplishments in the River Overturning Art were the greatest, and he admired him greatly. Thus, he had been cultivating according to the latter's insights.
Just that … cultivating according to the latter's insights was extremely secretive, so how did the other party see through it?
"Combat Master Bai Mo possesses innate strength, and he is skilled in water attribute cultivation techniques as well. It's only natural for him to cultivate the River Overturning Art underwater. On the other hand, you possess an earth attribute constitution. Earth counters water, so it's natural for you to be cultivating underwater. Why don't you cultivate the Deep Earth Formula left behind by Combat Master Hong Jiang instead? You should be able to achieve a breakthrough within a month! "
Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
"Earth attribute? Don't I possess a water attribute constitution? "The combat master was taken aback.
"You possess a water attribute constitution, but you have consumed an earth attribute treasure in the past, so the earth attribute in your body is currently holding the upper hand," Zhang Xuan said with a smile.
Even though a person's constitution was determined at birth, there were still some heaven-defying treasures that could alter it.
This was the case for the combat master before him.
He possessed an innate water attribute constitution, but at some point in time, he had consumed a unique treasure that had forcefully suppressed his earth attribute constitution, resulting in his rate of cultivation slowing down. As a result, he was no longer as talented as before.
"This …"
The combat master was stunned for a moment before he suddenly recalled something, and his body trembled. A moment later, he bowed deeply and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Sun shi."
At this moment, he finally realized that not only was the young man before him powerful, his eye of discernment was even sharper as well!
"Sun shi, I also have some problems with my cultivation …"
Seeing that the two combat masters had managed to benefit from Sun shi's guidance, the eyes of the other combat masters lit up, and they immediately rushed forward.
"Everyone, there's no need to rush. I know that all of you wish to accumulate more zhenqi in your body, but since that's the case, allow me to share my insights with you. Perhaps, they might be of some help to you …"
Seeing that everyone had gathered around him, Zhang Xuan chuckled softly and said, "If you wish to accumulate more zhenqi, you must first understand that the vessel for storing zhenqi is … the dantian! Only with a sufficiently large dantian can one store enough zhenqi … "
His voice was clear and resounding, reminiscent of heavenly flowers falling from the sky.
Combat masters were the strongest fighting force in the Mingshi Tang Academy. If he could offer them pointers, Zhang Xuan wouldn't turn them down.
This was for the sake of the master teachers and for the sake of humanity.
Even though they had to interact with the members of the Xuanxuan Faction, the stronger their opponents were, the greater the incentive they would receive. Perhaps, they might be able to reach greater heights in their cultivation.
After comprehending the Heart of a Teacher, he was no longer as stubborn as before. As long as the other party was willing to learn, he would impart his teachings to them without any reservations.
…
"You are saying that … this is caused by Sun shi?"
Standing in the passageway, Division Head Wei widened his eyes in disbelief.
"That's right. Before Shi Hao came out, they were still perfectly fine. However, after Sun shi left, they were reduced to such a state!" Xiao Bo replied.
"To be able to shatter all of the stone tablets with a single palm strike and obtain a hundred points … Just how much zhenqi do you have?"
Division Head Wei's breathing hastened as his lips twitched.
All this while, he had thought that Sun shi's zhenqi might not be able to match up to ordinary combat masters, needless to say, a genius of Shi Hao's caliber... But at this moment, he realized how naive that thought was!
To clear all of the tests with a single palm strike, the zhenqi in the other party's body had already reached an unheard of level!
"I don't know how much zhenqi there is, but to be able to achieve such a feat … if he were to join our Combat Master Hall, the name of our Inner Breath Division would surely rise to the top!" Xiao Bo said.
"Indeed!" Division Head Wei nodded.
Ever since the founding of the Combat Master Hall, the highest record was Shi Hao, who had just broken thirty-eight zhenqi. Yet, Sun shi had actually managed to break a hundred in a single move … That was truly a heaven-defying feat!
There was probably no one in the entire Combat Master Hall who had such a deep zhenqi reserve.
"Let's go and discuss with him and see if he's willing to join our Inner Breath Division!"
The more Division Head Wei thought about it, the more agitated he became.
"Division Head Wei …" Xiao Bo couldn't help but exclaim.
The Inner Breath Division was supposed to be used for the Combat Master Hall's examination, so what should they do about it?
"Don't worry. After dealing with Sun shi's matter, I'll head to the Formation Master Guild and invite President Han over so that he can repair the Inner Breath Division for me. Even though the Inner Breath Division is a grade-8 formation, and he doesn't know how to set it up, he has studied the blueprint for it.
Division Head Wei replied with a smile.
He didn't have the ability to repair the Inner Breath Division's formation, but the head of the Formation Master Guild, Han Xu, could do it.
He would just have to invite him over when he was free. It wasn't a big deal.
"Alright, let's head out!"
Division Head Wei said before leaving the Inner Breath Division. He walked out of the Inner Breath Division and headed to where Zhang Xuan had been previously. At the same time, he was contemplating how he should approach the other party to recruit him.
But before he could reach Zhang Xuan, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"… This is the cultivation method to increase one's zhenqi!"
Hurriedly raising his head, he saw the combat masters of the Inner Breath Division kneeling on the ground in awe and reverence as they cheered in unison.
"Teacher, thank you for your guidance!"
(I'm still far from the top fifteen. Don't you want to watch the third watch? Hehe, heyayahe!)
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