While the two of them were chatting, the Great Violetwing Beast flew to the foot of the mountain and landed on the ground. It was then that Zhang Xuan and Lozosy followed behind the crowd and walked up the mountain path.
Since he had a great teacher emblem on him, no one stopped him.
"There are many traces left behind by predecessors on this mountain path. They record the understanding and comprehension of cultivation. It will be of great help to those who go up the mountain!"
After taking a few steps, Lozosy pointed to the side.
Taking a closer look, Zhang Xuan saw all kinds of words inscribed on the wall.
There were two main reasons for those who came here. Firstly, it was to pay a visit to the Saint Ascension Platform, and secondly, it was to borrow the aura of the Saint Ascension Platform to achieve a breakthrough.
Those who succeeded would be filled with joy and would leave behind their insights for future generations to refer to.
Even though these were just the opinions of a single person, if there were many comments, they would have a high reference value.
Sweeping their gazes across the cliff, they saw that most of them were methods to achieve a breakthrough to Half-Saint, Nascent Saint, and even the feeling of breaking through to Saint realm. Quite a few of them stopped in their tracks to read on.
"There's so much content here. It'll probably take at least a month to finish reading all of it …"
Over the several dozen millenniums since Kong shi's ascension to Celestial Saint, there had been countless experts who had visited the mountain range, and those who had left behind their words were uncountable as well. The side of the mountain range was filled with words, and even with Zhang Xuan's photographic memory, it would still take him at least a month to reach the peak.
"The constitution, cultivation technique, and temperament of a human are all different from one another. Thus, there is a huge difference in the way one achieves a breakthrough. As such, the things written on the paper are all different from one another. If one were to look at it too many times, one would not be able to discern the truth from the lies. Instead, one would end up being disrupted by it, resulting in one being unable to find the correct method to achieve a breakthrough.
Looking at the many cultivators standing by the wall, Lozosy shook her head.
Although these things had reference value, the disadvantages were also obvious.
If one read too much, it would be easy for one to fall into confusion, unable to find the true cultivation direction.
There were thousands of Great Daos, but they all led to the same destination.
On top of that, not only did the Master Teacher Continent not restrict innovation, it even encouraged innovation. Over the past several dozen millenniums since the establishment of the Mingshi Tang Sect, there were countless cultivation techniques and secret arts that could be found throughout the years. Every powerful cultivator had their own methods. Some were even completely different. Their directions were different, but they were all able to justify themselves.
It was precisely because of this that every year, there would be countless people who would go berserk due to reading too much and reading too much.
Therefore, when Mingshi Tang was imparted to students, it would be a unified management of the cultivation technique. Only with the permission of the teacher could one copy it. Otherwise, if there were too many and too many, one would not have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, and it would be easy for confusion to arise.
On the passageway, there were no less than a few million people who recorded the methods to break through. Everyone had their own theories. Reading one or two of them would allow one to maintain one's heart, but if one read too many of them, it was very likely that one's thoughts would become chaotic and eventually fall into a dead end, unable to walk out of it.
It was for this reason that no one was willing to come to the Saint Ascension Platform unless they were truly unable to achieve a breakthrough.
"Others might not be able to tell right from wrong, but I'm different …"
Understanding all of this, Zhang Xuan was just about to withdraw his gaze when he suddenly had a thought.
If others were to look at so many cultivation methods and secret breakthroughs but were unable to distinguish them, even Kong Shi would be at a loss. However, he was different … The Library of Heaven's Path would automatically distinguish them. As long as he recorded them, he would not be troubled by such matters.
"Just that … these aren't books but words inscribed on the wall. I wonder if I can record them …"
The knowledge that the Library of Heaven's Path recorded was usually in the form of books. However, these were words inscribed on the wall, so he was not sure if it would work.
"Let me give it a try. Flaws!"
With a thought in mind, Zhang Xuan focused his gaze on the wall.
Hualalala!
The Library of Heaven's Path shook, and countless books fell from the sky and landed on the bookshelves.
Zhang Xuan took out one of the books and flipped it open.
"This works …"
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up.
It seemed like the advancement of the Library of Heaven's Path not only granted him the ability to scan books, he could even record the words inscribed on the wall if he so wished.
"I don't have any use for these breakthrough methods at the moment, but I'll be able to use them once my cultivation reaches a certain level …"
Chuckling softly, Zhang Xuan followed behind Lozosy up the mountain. As he walked, his gaze swept across the wall and recorded the words inscribed on it.
In the past, it would have taken him an entire month to finish browsing through all of these, but now, he could record as quickly as he could. On top of that, his Library of Heaven's Path would automatically generate the correct secret manual, so there was no need for him to worry about falling into a state of confusion.
The two of them continued onward, and the higher they climbed, the fewer people they saw before the wall. At the same time, the number of experts also increased.
Previously, there were more Chrysalis realm experts at the foot of the mountain, but at this moment, most of them had already reached Nascent Saint realm. As such, a Perfect Harmonization realm cultivator like Zhang Xuan had become a freak instead.
The Saint Ascension Platform was a sacred ground for master teachers. No one dared to cause trouble here, so there was no need for them to worry about trouble. After walking for an entire night, they finally arrived at the peak of the mountain, where the altar was located.
At the peak of the mountain stood a massive stone wall. In front of it was a flat square, and it was packed with cultivators.
There were master teachers and cultivators, but all of them were looking at the words inscribed on the wall, contemplating, experimenting, or cultivating.
The surroundings were completely silent, as if no one was willing to disturb the peace of the sacred ground.
"These are the insights that Kong Shi left behind when he was ascended to Sainthood!"
Lozosy sent a telepathic message to Zhang Xuan.
"These are left behind by Kong Shi?"
Zhang Xuan turned his gaze to the stone wall.
Written on it were the insights he had gained when he was attempting to reach Saint realm. Every single one of the words carried a powerful aura.
With his understanding of painting, he could tell that these words had already reached the level of simplification. If not for the suppression of some kind of power, every single one of them would have been able to gain sentience and soar into the air, becoming a unique lifeform.
When a painter reached the pinnacle of painting, they would be able to create a world of their own, leaving one unable to extricate themselves from it.
Legend had it that a painter of the Nine Stars had once created a cage that trapped an army of a million soldiers, such that not even Saint realm experts could escape from it.
Even though the words inscribed on the wall hadn't reached the level of a painter of that caliber, they still felt as if they were alive. It felt as if the words would leap out at any moment and escape.
"Wait a moment … These words don't seem to be Kong Shi's!"
After taking a look, Zhang Xuan frowned.
Even though these words carried a powerful aura, they lacked the magnanimity to encompass the entire world.
Since these words were left behind by Kong Shi, they should have a magnanimous heart. However, the words before him seemed to be intent on escaping on their own, so they didn't fit in with such magnanimity.
"You've seen Kong Shi's words before?" Lozosy asked.
"Un. My student once had a handwritten letter from Kong Shi, and there was his calligraphy on it. However, it was a little different from these words …" Zhang Xuan replied.
Even though the handwritten letter from Kong Shi in his hand didn't have too many words, just a single look at it was enough to leave one's soul shaken. In fact, even he had undergone the Soul Tempering of a Mentor's Calligraphy, thus raising his Soul Depth significantly.
Clearly, this wasn't the case for the handwritten letter before him.
"You're right. These aren't the words left behind by Kong Shi …"
Lozosy shook her head. "Even though this is the Master Teacher Sanctum, and humans have protected it well, it has been attacked multiple times by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Most of the things left behind by Kong Shi have already been destroyed, and these here are the works of the Painter Guild!"
"Destroyed by the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe? Didn't the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe … vanish into the annals of history a long time ago? "Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Along the way, he had only seen a single living Otherworldly Demon, and he had even said that the other party was dead.
Vicious, Puppets, and the others were all half-dead, so they couldn't be considered as living beings.
Since the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe had already disappeared, how could they possibly destroy such a formidable Master Teacher Sanctum?
One must know that they had seen more than ten thousand Half-Saint and Nascent Saint experts along the way. To destroy the things left behind by Kong Shi here would be no less difficult than charging into the Master Teacher Academy and killing School Head Lu Feng.
It could be said that … it was practically impossible.
"Disappeared? If they really disappeared, why would the Mingshi Tang be spread all over the world? Why would the Master Teacher Academy be established? Why would the examination be so strict? "
Lozosy shook her head. "Let me tell you the truth. Hongyuan Empire might seem peaceful on the surface, but … that isn't the case at all!"
"Could it be that … there are Otherworldly Demons in Hongyuan Empire?" Zhang Xuan's face warped in astonishment.
"Indeed. You should have heard of the old principal of the Master Teacher Academy, right? If I'm not mistaken, he was framed by the Otherworldly Demons," Lozosy said.
"Framed by the Otherworldly Demons?" Zhang Xuan's expression turned grim.
It was no wonder the Byzantium Helios Beast reacted so violently when he released the Otherworldly Demon puppet. It turned out that the old principal's death really had something to do with the Otherworldly Demons.
"Hu Yaoyao said something similar too …"
Recalling that Hu Yaoyao had said something similar as well, Zhang Xuan clenched his fists tightly.
With the presence of the Master Teacher Academy, he had always thought that Hongyuan Empire was peaceful. However, from the looks of it, that wasn't the case.
"The Otherworldly Demons came from the outer reaches of the Master Teacher Continent. Back then, in order to invade the Master Teacher Continent, they built many passageways leading to the outer reaches of the Master Teacher Continent, and … Hongyuan Empire happens to be one of those passageways. Otherwise, why do you think that a middle-tier Tier-1 Empire like Hongyuan Empire would have the qualifications to establish a Master Teacher Academy?"
Lozosy explained.
"This …" Zhang Xuan was taken aback for a moment before coming to a realization.
It was no wonder why Hongyuan Empire was able to establish a Master Teacher Academy despite being mediocre among the Tier-1 Empires. Back then, Zhang Xuan had been perplexed. So, that was the reason!
The purpose of the Master Teacher Academy was to suppress the passageway leading to the outer reaches of the Master Teacher Continent so as to prevent the Otherworldly Demons from invading.
"The words on the cliff face have been destroyed many times, and those that remained were all imitations of Kong Shi's handwriting by the painter. Even though the handwriting is the same, the artistic conception is vastly different … Since you possess the Eye of Insight, I hope that you can make use of it to search for the aura left behind by Kong Shi and … find the exact location where Kong Shi ascended to Sainthood!"
Lozosy said.
"The exact location? Could it be … that it isn't here? "Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
Since this was the Saint Ascension Platform, it should be where Kong Shi ascended to Sainthood. For her to ask him to search for the aura … could it be that it wasn't here?
Could it be that the Saint Ascension Platform was a fake as well?
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