"Do you think this is normal?"
Tian was not surprised by Liu Xiaojiang's words. He looked at his talented disciple and said,
"What I mean is, since there is a legend that the ancestors ascended, why are there fewer and fewer people who can do so, to the point that it is almost completely extinct now …
Is this normal? "
"… It should be, not normal." Liu Xiaojiang said thoughtfully, "Since a sect that has been passed down for more than a thousand years exists, it means that the ancestors are also willing to teach. That's why they established a sect …
Since the ancestors are willing to teach the Dao …
Naturally, they will be extremely generous to the disciples. "
"After all, if the Dao taught by the ancestors is not correct, it will be of no use to the cultivation of the disciples. The sect would not have been passed down for so long …"
"Child, you are wrong again."
Tian shook his head and said, "This situation is actually very normal. There will naturally be no problems with the Dao taught by the ancestors."
"But I think that in the end, the patriarchs might still feel that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. They only taught the possible ways to comprehend the Dao, and did not force a part of the Dao they understood to the disciples who did not understand the Dao."
"After all …"
"The Heavenly Dao is complicated and changeable. Even if the ancestors obtained the Dao, they might not have comprehended all of the Heavenly Dao. They might only have comprehended a small part of the truth of the Heavenly Dao. Under such circumstances, they forcefully taught the Dao to other disciples.
It is equivalent to killing other possibilities for the disciples. "
"Of course …"
"These are all my boring guesses. You just have to treat this as a possible situation."
"In addition, I guess that there might be another possibility. That is, it is not that the ancestors do not want to teach the Dao that they have comprehended, but that they cannot …"
"I guess that although the ancestors have transcended to another realm, they are still unable to truly escape the shackles of the Heavenly Dao. Instead, they might be more restrained than ordinary people. As a result, even if they want to teach the Dao to other disciples, they are completely unable to bear some kind of punishment after teaching the Dao."
"Perhaps it is because of this …"
"In the end, ordinary disciples can only obtain an opportunity from the Patriarch, an opportunity that allows them to comprehend the Dao in the future."
"Master, is this opportunity the cultivation method of the sect?" Liu Xiaojiang was a little confused for a while.
"Wrong! Wrong again! "
Tian said helplessly, "Xiao Jiang, although you are very talented in cultivation, your understanding of Dao … is not as thorough as some of the Taoist children on the mountain."
"What we practice on the mountain is Dao. What we learn are the thoughts and understandings of Dao left by our ancestors in countless ancient books. It's not our own strength. Because whether it's the Golden Light Spell or the so-called Five Thunders Dharma, they're all the results of the process of seeking Dao …
Remember,
We don't cultivate for the sake of power, but because of cultivation, we have power. "
"If cultivation is not for power, then what's the point?" Liu Xiaojiang said nonchalantly.
"Bastard! All you know is power! No wonder he covets the so-called Eight Strange Techniques so much! "
Tian scolded, "Of course, we cultivate to calm our hearts! For our own cultivation! At most, there is still immortality! Although most of the mutants are the same as you! But as a person who seeks Dao …
You'd better not crave power too much! "
"… disciple understands."
Liu Xiaojiang curled his lips disapprovingly and said, "However, what does what you said have to do with the Eight Strange Techniques? Didn't we agree not to force disciples to give up on the Eight Strange Techniques?
Why do I suddenly feel that..,
Are you trying to persuade me to give up in a roundabout way? "
"Are you looking for a beating?!" Tian blew his beard and glared, "Everything I'm saying now! It's all about those so-called Eight Strange Techniques! If you want to hear the secret, then shut your mouth obediently!
Otherwise!
Do you believe that I'll call your Uncle-Master over to beat you up?! "
"…" Liu Xiaojiang immediately shut his mouth and nodded obediently.
Seeing this..,
Tian could not vent his anger even if he was angry. He could only shake his head helplessly and say, "I know that your ambition is not to cultivate the Dao. You only went up the mountain to ease the problem of your mental state. Therefore, you should just listen to this. There's no need to continue investigating.
After all..,
I'm also doing this so that I can better explain the origin of the Eight Strange Techniques to you. "
After saying that..,
A complicated and conflicted look appeared in the old man's eyes again. It was as if he was recalling the past many years. His tone was nostalgic and heavy as he said,
"Xiao Jiang, Xiao Yu, and the others guessed correctly. Back then, when I went down the mountain, I did meet Chu Lan's grandfather. In the end, his grandfather even said..,
I learned something that I shouldn't have known. "
"Aren't those so-called Eight Strange Techniques the evil consequences of their wantonly comprehending the Dao left behind by their ancestors?!"
When Liu Xiaojiang heard these words that could overturn the world's understanding, he no longer cared about whether he should care about Tian's emotions or not. Great shock appeared on his face.
"Huh? … Master? Didn't you just say that people like the ancestors who had attained the Dao seemed to be unable to impart their Dao to others because of some kind of restriction from the Heavenly Dao?
Now this is … "
"I only said that the ancestors who had attained the Dao seemed to be restricted by the Heavenly Dao and might not be able to bear the consequences of imparting the Dao. When did I say that they were completely unable to impart the Dao to others?"
"Moreover, this is only my guess and I can't be sure of the situation that the ancestors encountered … Besides, even if I'm right, could it be that among the ancestors who attained the Dao, there's no way that they would be able to survive?"
There definitely wouldn't be anyone who ignored the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao? "
Tian's expression was extremely complicated as he said, "Few, but that doesn't mean that there aren't any. Just like Xiao Yu just now, there are always people who are willing to abandon their own safety for something, regardless of whether the thing is right or not, or whether it will cause worse consequences."
"We mortals don't understand the thoughts of those who have attained the Dao. Perhaps in the eyes of that ancestor, everything he did was right. It was just that the things he left behind were at the wrong time, and he encountered a group of fearless hotheads..,
Causing the whole thing to go to extremes because of this. "
At this point..,
The old man looked up at his disciple who did not know how to give up. As he did not want him to encounter more danger when investigating the eight strange skills in the future, he could only continue speaking:
"Xiao Jiang, the guesses that I said before were actually based on everything that Huai Yi, that big-eared thief, said. I guessed it when I was bored. It can't be said to be absolutely correct, but it can't be said to be absolutely wrong either.
As for the specifics..,
Your Uncle-Master's squinty eyes should be clearer than me. "
"Because according to Huai Yi …"
"The Celestial Master Degree that has been passed down from generation to generation in Shōichi Tenshi Province is, to a certain extent, equivalent to what those people have comprehended. They are all information that the ancestors forcefully left behind through some means while they were wary of the Heavenly Dao."
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