Zhang Yu's heart skipped a beat. Xiang Chun's words made him more or less certain that what his teacher had taught him back then should be the Great Dao.
After a long time of cultivating his aura, his heart was only slightly shaken, but he quickly calmed down. A trace of surprise appeared on his face, and he said, "Since there is the Great Way, then in the Protectorate … are there also people who cultivate the Great Way?"
Upon hearing him ask this question, many of the students present revealed curious and inquisitive expressions. The theory of the Great Dao gave them an intangible sense of excitement and thrill, as if they were about to hear a secret.
Xiang Chun said in a deep voice, "In the early years, people who cultivate the Great Way were suppressed by the orthodox Xuanfu, and there are not many left. There are still one or two people outside, and they see the Xuanfu as our enemy. However, we will deal with them. Gentlemen, you have just entered the sect, so there is no need to worry about this."
Zhang Yu thought, "If that's the case, is my teacher actually a cultivator of the Great Way? Is he just pretending to be an old cultivator? "
"No!"
His teacher didn't only have one student. The cultivation methods used by the others had nothing to do with the new method, and they were all old methods. The Great Way and the Great Way should be an internal struggle of the new method, and his teacher, as an old cultivator, probably didn't care about this at all.
Although he still had many questions, he knew that he couldn't ask anymore, or he might arouse suspicion. Thus, he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Teacher, for clearing my doubts."
Xiang Chun's expression relaxed, and he said gently, "You don't have to call me Teacher. Xuanfu has only one teacher, and that is Chief Qi Xuan. Everyone who enters the Xuanfu to cultivate can be counted as Chief Qi Xuan's disciples. In terms of relationship, I and you gentlemen are from the same sect, so you can call me Senior Martial Brother Xiang, or Manager Xiang."
Zhang Yu bowed again, and said, "Senior Martial Brother Xiang."
Xiang Chun chuckled and raised his hand to return the greeting. "Greetings, Junior Brother Zhang." After Zhang Yu sat down, he turned to the crowd and asked, "Gentlemen, do you have any other questions?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a tall and elegant student stood up, clasped his hands, and said in a loud voice, "Student Bai Qingqing. When I saw the Dao Chapter just now, I felt as if someone was imparting the Dao to me, and I've comprehended many principles. However, there are still some things I don't understand. May I ask Manager Xiang, since reading the Dao Chapter requires Divine Energy, what is Divine Energy? And where does it come from? "
Xiang Chun said, "That's a good question. We Xuanxiu have two foundations when we cultivate. The first is the Great Way chapter, which is the instrument that carries the Dao, and the second is divine origin energy."
He raised his hands slightly and put his palms together, and said, "Divine origin energy is the gathering of essence, qi, and spirit. We need to cultivate it diligently, and the more divine origin energy we have, the more seals we can see in the Great Way chapter. However, you must remember that there is a limit to the amount of divine origin energy a person has in their life. This is predestined from the moment you were born, so when you read the Great Way chapter, you must be very careful when choosing each seal."
When Zhang Yu heard this, a faint light flickered in the depths of his eyes.
Bai Qingqing seemed to understand some profound principles, and he was surprised when he heard this. He said in confusion, "As far as I know, the Great Way should be boundless and everywhere, but divine origin energy is limited. If we use the limited to peek at the infinite, won't we never have the chance to comprehend the True Way?"
Xiang Chun nodded and said, "You're right. It's indeed impossible to see the True Way if we use the limited to peek at the infinite. However, the Great Way is mysterious, and there's always a trace of flaw, a trace of life, a trace of change."
At this point, his expression became slightly solemn. He said, "Although you've seen the Great Way chapter just now and have entered the door of cultivation, what you're seeing now is only the first chapter of the Great Way chapter."
"The first chapter?"
The students below all revealed looks of surprise.
Xiang Chun said slowly, "That's right. If you can find the mystery of your body from the first chapter, your body will definitely undergo a transformation. When the old impurities are removed and your body is brand new, your innate nature will naturally return, and your divine origin energy will be reborn. At that time, you'll be qualified to read the second chapter, and this will be another beginning until you reach the next transformation. This cycle will repeat until you see the Great Way. "
Some of the students under the seat understood, while others seemed to understand only a little.
Bai Qingqing lowered his head in thought. Suddenly, he looked up and said, "Senior brother Xiang, do you mean that the Great Way chapter needs to be read from shallow to deep, chapter after chapter? And when we read each chapter, the amount of divine origin we can use is limited?"
Xiang Chun looked at him approvingly and said, "That's right. That's why the divine origin energy can be both limited and unlimited." He turned to look at the crowd, and raised his voice slightly, "Although all of you have entered my Profound Palace, if you are unable to comprehend that strand of profound principle from the first chapter of the Grand Dao, then you will still have a mortal body, and be no different from the mortals of the outside world."
The students had just come into contact with another world. Many of them were in a state of excitement and had the illusion that they would no longer be human. However, Xiang Chun's words poured cold water on them.
Bai Qingqing bowed deeply and said, "Senior brother Xiang, may I ask how we can get rid of this mortal body?"
The students immediately reacted. They stood up and bowed, saying, "Please teach us, senior brother Xiang."
Xiang Chun's voice slowed down. "There are certain rules on how to read the Great Way chapter. You'll need the guidance of a teacher, and you can't be willful. What you need to do now is to go down and rest. Someone will come to guide you on the specific cultivation matters later. "
Zhang Yu could tell that Xiang Chun was only talking about the more superficial things today. They would probably have to slowly come into contact with and understand the specific things later on in their cultivation. After bowing to the palace, he and the other students were led by an assistant to walk out along a winding corridor at the side of the palace.
Xiang Chun stood motionless on the platform.
A moment later, a man with sharp eyes and a gloomy expression walked over with strong steps. He was also dressed in a Daoist robe.
Xiang Chun said, "Junior brother Wang Gong, what do you think of these new disciples?"
Wang Gong thought for a moment and said, "I think only two or three of them can achieve something."
"Why don't you tell us?"
Wang Gong said, "One of them is that Gentleman Zhang. "The Great Way is mysterious and contains the universe …" He sighed emotionally. "Just by looking at how he asked that question as soon as he came up, I can tell how bold he is."
Xiang Chun nodded and said, "Junior brother Wang Gong, you're so accurate."
Wang Gong continued, "The other person here is that Young Master Zheng. He was the first to stand up and ask a question, but he didn't mention himself. Instead, he was concerned about the safety of others. He's also a big-hearted person. Our Xuanfu needs people like him."
Xiang Chun did not comment. He said, "Is there anyone else?"
Wang Gong thought for a moment and said, "Is there anyone else? That Gentleman Bai. He's quite talented, but he's too impatient and arrogant. When he can face himself properly, he'll be another cultivation seed."
Xiang Chun said with a smile, "Everyone has flaws. We can only get rid of these flaws if we follow the path."
"But can they still make it in time?"
Wang Gong turned around and looked at Xiang Chun with a grave expression. "Can we … still hold on?"
Xiang Chun's expression did not change. He said, "Junior brother Wang, you're worrying too much. Teacher is still overseeing Xuanfu, so what's there to worry about? It's been decades, we just have to do our job well. "
Wang Gong fell silent for a while and said, "I walked around Xuanfu just now, but I didn't see Junior Brother Xu?"
Xiang Chun said naturally, "You know his temper. He's someone who can't stay still. Maybe he went somewhere to relax and will be back in a couple of days."
Wang Gong said, "Is that so? It just so happens that I have something to do here these few days, so I'll have to go out too. "
Xiang Chun chuckled and said, "Junior brother Wang Gong, you should go and come back as soon as possible. It's not very peaceful outside now."
Wang Gong cupped his hands at him and strode away.
Xiang Chun waited until Wang Gong's figure disappeared before he slowly stepped down from the platform and walked toward the Hall of Affairs.
When the students came out of the main hall, many of them were still in a daze, feeling that everything was unreal. But when they came back to their senses, they quickly became happy and excited.
Although Xiang Chun had said that if a cultivator stopped at the first chapter, then they could only be a mortal, but now that they were in high spirits, no one would think that they would be one of them.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, causing the clothes of the students to flutter, and they instantly felt a chill.
They looked out through the gate of the city platform. Outside, there was a vast expanse of land and dark clouds in the sky. Occasionally, through the gaps, white light shone down.
It was going to rain heavily.
"Strange, it seems like there's been more rain recently?"
"Yes, it's been many years since we last saw it. I heard that the water level of the Honghe River has increased a lot in these two days."
As the students muttered among themselves, they followed the assistant who led the way until they arrived at a forest garden in the southeast corner of the main hall. There were rows of abodes here, surrounded by pine and cypress trees. The environment was serene and pleasant.
The assistant told them that they could choose an abode to stay in first. Later, someone would come over to teach them the technique. But if anyone wanted to leave now, the Xuanfu would not stop them.
The students had already come this far, so they naturally would not give up halfway. After a round of modesty, they each chose their own abode.
Because they were all considered to be from the same sect, after settling down, they all tried to get familiar with each other. The majority of them came over to befriend Zhang Yu and Bai Qingqing, who had shown their faces this time.
As for Zheng Yu, because he looked very weak and young, they took the initiative to ignore him.
Although Zhang Yu was considered to be from the same sect as everyone else, his original identity was not a student, but an assistant. Moreover, he had an intimidating aura, so the students were in awe of him. They were afraid that they would be rude if they said too much in front of him, so they only came up to greet him and left.
Bai Qingqing was different. He was very good at interacting with people, and he knew a lot of Xuan theory. He quickly warmed up to everyone.
Zhang Yu was not in the mood to chat outside. Just as he was about to return to the abode, he saw Zheng Yu walk over. The latter clasped his hands and seemed a little embarrassed. "Assistant Instructor Zhang, can I ask you a question?" “
Zhang Yu nodded. "Of course."
Zheng Yu raised his head and looked at him with shining eyes. "That day outside the academy, the one who handed in the letter of recommendation, was he the assistant instructor?"
Zhang Yu had thought that he would ask some questions about cultivation. He did not expect him to be concerned about this. However, there was nothing to hide. He admitted, "That was me."
"Are you really the assistant instructor?"
Zheng Yu's eyes were filled with admiration. After some thought, he said seriously, "Assistant Instructor, I won't tell anyone." He clasped his hands respectfully again and ran off happily.
Zhang Yu looked at the departing figure and thought for a moment. Then he turned around and walked a few steps forward. He pushed open the door and entered the abode. After closing the door, he sat on the couch and began to regulate his breathing for the day.
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