"It's not a failure. Haven't you noticed that Yuan Tao has been intentionally suppressing his cultivation? Is he not intending to make a breakthrough for the time being? "
Lozosy raised her head to look at the young man floating in the air as she asked.
"Not intending to make a breakthrough for the time being?"
Zhang Xuan asked in bewilderment.
"That's right." Lozosy nodded. "If one fails to make a breakthrough to Ancient Sage on the first try, the difficulty of the second attempt will increase by twofold. It's for this reason that most people would choose to succeed on the first try. However, this kind of success is often the weakest!
"In truth, a breakthrough to Ancient Sage is an attempt to stand against the heavens and transcend beyond it. While it's possible to succeed on the first try, the time spent fighting against the heavens is simply too short, resulting in a lack of control over one's strength. If one fails on the first try, one can accumulate strength for a period of time before attempting a breakthrough again. While the difficulty of the heavenly tribulation will increase by twofold, one's control over one's strength will also increase significantly. If one is able to succeed on the first try, it'll be of great help to one's cultivation in the future! "
Lozosy said.
"This … Could this be the same as the breakthrough to Great Sage that Celestial Saint and Kong Shi used? Could it be a form of tempering as well? "
Zhang Xuan asked in bewilderment.
There was the Saint Ascension Decipher and the Celestial Saint Acknowledgement Decipher for a breakthrough to Great Sage, and there was the Superior Saint Ascension Decipher for a breakthrough to Celestial Saint. Could it be that the so-called breakthrough to Ancient Sage was similar to this as well?
"You can put it that way. Attempting a breakthrough to Ancient Sage is akin to washing away the sand in the ocean. The more times one is washed away, the more condensed one's zhenqi will become. Back then, Kong Shi attempted a breakthrough to Ancient Sage three times consecutively, but he failed. On the fourth attempt, he succeeded and became invincible in the world. That was how he became the World's Teacher! "
With her hands behind her back, Lozosy said with a deep look in her eyes. "Even though Yuan Tao failed to make a breakthrough earlier, his physical body has absorbed the blood of an Ancient Sage and reached the level of an Ancient Sage. In other words, he already possesses the body of an Ancient Sage. Even though he hasn't reached the level of an Ancient Sage yet, most Ancient Sages who have just achieved a breakthrough won't be a match for him! "
"This …"
Zhang Xuan's to himself.
It was already shocking enough that Yuan Tao possessed the physique of an Ancient Sage, but to think that Kong Shi would actually fail to achieve a breakthrough after three attempts …
Every cultivator wanted to step out of this realm, change the level of life, and become someone who could travel the world, but he was able to resist this temptation … However, the tempering of the mind was extraordinary.
It was no wonder that he could lead the Human Race to this point. This ability indeed made him feel ashamed of his inferiority.
"That's not right. There shouldn't be many people who know about these secrets. Why would Yuan Tao … do this?"
But all of a sudden, he froze.
Even Yang shi, Heung Kensei, and the others were unaware of the method to achieve a breakthrough to Ancient Sage. It was only natural that Lozosy would know about it due to her unique background. However, Yuan Tao had followed him all the way from Tianxuan Kingdom to Tianxuan Kingdom. How could he possibly know about it and resist the temptation to advance to Ancient Sage?
"He has devoured Kong Shi's brand, so his understanding of cultivation has already surpassed that of the seventy-two Sages. It's normal for him to know about these secrets!" Lozosy explained. "It's a pity that after assimilating the brand, you'll be easily influenced by Kong Shi, which will be detrimental to your growth. Otherwise, I would have surely let you devour it!"
"Detrimental to my growth?"
Zhang Xuan asked with a bitter smile.
If he could still achieve a breakthrough, why would he care about his growth at all?
Seeing the look on Zhang Xuan's face, Lozosy said, "You are a Celestial Master Teacher, so you have to walk a different path from Kong Shi. If you walk the path of others, you'll only be able to become the next seventy-two Sages. You'll never be able to surpass them!"
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded.
In order to surpass the predecessors, one had to first deny them.
Blindly listening to them would only hinder one's progress.
Take the seventy-two Sages for example. Every single one of them was a top-notch genius, and their achievements were limitless. However, due to them accepting Kong Shi's heritage perfectly, they were unable to surpass him in the end.
However, if one chose not to accept Kong Shi's heritage, there was a good chance that one would not even be able to reach Ancient Sage.
It was only a matter of a single thought.
Kacha! Kacha! Kacha!
While Zhang Xuan was still deep in thought, a ray of light suddenly shot out from the Apricot Altar and soared into the sky.
Following which, another five rays of light shot into the sky. As the six rays of light converged together, a pitch-black fissure slowly appeared in the deep blue sky.
Behind the fissure, an even larger hall slowly came into view.
"It's the Prime Hall of the Temple of Confucius! The Prime Hall has finally appeared!"
Ren Qingyuan exclaimed in agitation.
So far, only six Subordinate Halls had appeared in the Temple of Confucius, but the Prime Hall had never appeared before. At this very moment, all six Subordinate Halls had been activated, and the energy that they had gathered had finally broken the final seal. The Prime Hall had finally appeared!
The legendary Great Codex of Spring and Autumn, which was said to be able to influence the balance of power on the Master Teacher Continent, was right here!
"Let's head over!"
Yan Xue glanced at the Prime Hall before turning to look at Yuan Tao and Zhang Xuan. As indignant as he was, he knew that there was nothing he could do about it anymore. Thus, he beckoned the others over and dashed toward the spatial rift.
The Otherworldly Demons quickly followed suit.
"You all should leave first!"
Knowing that the Prime Hall had only appeared and had not opened yet, Zhang Xuan was not in a hurry. Seeing that Ren shi and the others were getting restless, he instructed them with a smile before turning his gaze back to Yuan Tao.
At this moment, his student had already fully consolidated his cultivation, and the heavenly tribulation had also begun to recede.
"Teacher!"
Yuan Tao opened his eyes and felt the strength coursing through his body. Agitated, he took a few steps forward and kowtowed to Zhang Xuan.
His sealed senses had already been unsealed as soon as the seal had entered his body. He knew that it was all thanks to his teacher's help that he was able to attain his current strength.
"Un." Zhang Xuan nodded in satisfaction.
It had to be said that this was truly a fortuitous encounter. After consuming the seal left behind by Kong Shi, not only had he surpassed Zhao Ya and Wei Ruyan, even Zhang Xuan was unable to catch up to him for the time being.
"Even though you already possess the body of an Ancient Sage, your rapid advancement has left your state of mind a little unstable. I'll impart you with a cultivation technique that can strengthen your state of mind. Paired with this Bodhi Fruit, you should be able to achieve unexpected results!"
Zhang Xuan said as he flicked his wrist. He took out a Bodhi Fruit and passed it over.
Even though he had assimilated the seal left behind by Kong Shi, he still had to raise his state of mind on his own. He had to take it one step at a time.
"Yes!"
Yuan Tao took the Bodhi Fruit and swallowed it. As expected, he could feel his state of mind rising swiftly.
If it had been Zhao Ya or the others, they would have had to make preparations beforehand to adjust their state of mind before consuming the Bodhi Fruit. However, given that he already possessed the body of an Ancient Sage, there was no need for such preparations.
Hu hu hu!
After instructing Yuan Tao, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and Zhao Ya, Wei Ruyan, Luo Qiqi, and the others appeared before him.
"The Prime Hall has opened. Are you all willing to search for fortuitous encounters with me or continue cultivating?"
The Prime Hall of the Temple of Confucius only opened once every several dozen millenniums. It was a huge opportunity for anyone, so they couldn't afford to miss it.
"We'll head over to take a look!"
Zhao Ya nodded.
"Me too!"
The other two nodded in agreement as they turned their gazes toward the Prime Hall in the sky.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had actually brought Luo Qiqi out from the Myriad Anthive Nest, Lozosy shot a glance at her, but she didn't say anything.
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