“That’s right!” You You spoke frankly, simply revealing his plan. “It’s like this, our sect has many disciples with special skills, specializing in alchemy, talismans, arrays, weapon crafting, swordsmanship, beast taming, and all sorts of other professions, but we lack teaching materials. Actually, the reason we came here this time is to solve this problem. You’ve lived for so many years, you should know a little about these things, right? This is perfect, since you’re looking for a successor. Whether it’s your way of weapon crafting, your way of sword cultivation, or any other path you’re not familiar with, we can have someone learn and pass it on!”

"Absurd!" Qiu Zhang exclaimed in shock, "You...you actually dare to be so careless as to teach my legacy to someone else! No way, absolutely not! The Dao I have learned in my life is not something that just anyone can learn!"

Youyou frowned. So, their educational methods are really problematic.

She glanced at the angry old man, sighed deeply, and decided to reason with him. "Sir, please don't be angry. We can talk about this slowly! May I ask how long you've been waiting at these ruins?"

Qiu Zhang snorted coldly, still looking angry, but still replied, "Time flies like water. I have long since forgotten the years, at least ten thousand years have passed."

"Grandpa, how many inheritors have you waited so long to enter this place?" she continued to ask.

Qiu Zhang froze for a moment, his expression changed, and after a while he said angrily, "You... are the first people to see my remnant soul."

"Then let me ask you something else..." You You continued, "How long did you cultivate before you died?"

This time he replied quickly, with a proud tone, "I reached the peak of the Divine Transformation realm in less than three thousand years!"

“Then let me do the math with you!” You You’s expression turned serious as he continued, “First, let’s talk about probability. You spent three thousand years perfecting your swordsmanship, but you waited ten thousand years to finally meet the two of us. Based on your method of choosing a successor, if we hadn’t appeared today, what do you think the chances would be that you would pass on your technique? And how can you be sure that the person you pass it on to is the one who is suitable for your technique?”

"..." Qiu Zhang was taken aback, but still answered, "But I have set up many tests, only those who meet the requirements..."

"Alright, even if it's highly effective and you do manage to find a talented person, you still expect this person to be as cautious in choosing disciples as you are. Are you sure he'll have the same good fortune as you and be able to leave behind a remnant soul to wait for a successor?"

"..." Qiu Zhang fell silent; he really wasn't sure about this.

"Alright! Let's take a step back and assume that each generation of your successors can find suitable candidates to inherit the technique. Then let's talk about the issue of timeliness." You You continued to analyze, "Each of your lineages lasts for tens of thousands of years, which means there's a gap of tens of thousands of years between every two generations. During this gap, your lineage remains unchanged. Without a successor, there's no one to update it, and without updates, there's no generational change. But time waits for no one, and the outside world won't wait for you. You were indeed a genius ten thousand years ago, but you weren't the only genius. You're not the only one in the world who can create your own techniques. During the time your successors wait, other people's techniques are constantly being improved and will only become stronger. Although they may not be as good as yours now, with generations of disciples continuously developing and comprehending the Dao, one day a technique stronger than yours will appear. Do you think anyone will still want your lineage then?"

Qiu Zhang was stunned, but subconsciously retorted, "But... but I cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage back then..."

“Yes, Nascent Soul stage! But it’s just Nascent Soul stage… that’s all!” You You emphasized the last two words. “What do you cultivate for? Is it to reach Nascent Soul stage? Nascent Soul stage isn’t the ultimate goal of cultivation. What if one day, someone outside who cultivates other techniques ascends to immortality? And their methods are easier to pass on, easier to understand, and you can even buy a book for five cents?”

"This...I...I..." Qiu Zhang looked completely bewildered. If that were the case, then...who would want to learn his techniques? Wouldn't all the skills he had cultivated in his life be...a complete waste?

Youyou wanted to pat him on the shoulder, but missed. So she continued, "You have to know that the times always develop and progress step by step. No one stays in the same place forever."

This was something she'd never understood: the idea of ​​those cultivators who refused to pass on their knowledge before death, yet desperately sought successors and left behind relics after their passing. Wouldn't it be better for everyone to learn and progress together while they're alive?

Qiu Zhang was completely stunned. Although he didn't quite understand some of the terms, something inexplicably made perfect sense to him. Could it be... that he was really wrong?

"But...isn't this how cultivation techniques have always been passed down?" Passing down techniques is a serious matter, and everyone feels that they should not be easily passed on to outsiders.

"Just because it's always been this way doesn't mean it's correct!" It's because of this kind of undesirable thinking that so many brilliant things have been buried. "Let's think about it the other way around. If your requirements aren't so high, maybe the person you teach isn't very good? But that person can teach it to more people, and eventually you'll encounter people with high comprehension and good aptitude. Not only can it be passed down, but it can also carry on your skills, reaching even greater heights and becoming famous for all time. Isn't that better?"

"But if that's the case, is it still my technique?" Qiu Zhang's heart was swayed and he immediately felt free. "Even if their inheritance all originated from me, it's been so long, who still remembers me, Qiu Zhang?"

"That's easy! It's a minor issue, very easy to solve!"

"Huh!" Qiu Zhang was taken aback. "You have a solution?"

You You nodded and continued, "Tell me, what's the name of your most prized skill or mental cultivation method?"

Qiu Zhang didn't understand why she asked that, but he still replied, "The Heart-Searching Mantra!"

“It’s changed!” You You said firmly. “It used to be called—Qiu Zhang Jue!”

"Huh? Huh!" This works too?

"Isn't it normal to name a cultivation technique you created after yourself?" You You said matter-of-factly. This was very common in the previous world. Theories, planets, formulas and the like all came about this way. Which school's students didn't have headaches from memorizing these names? No matter how long they were, they had to memorize them. "No matter how this cultivation technique is improved in the future, or who improves it, everyone must know that this is a cultivation technique created by you, Qiu Zhang."

Qiu Zhang's eyes lit up, and for a moment he felt as if the clouds had parted and the moon was shining through. His entire remnant soul felt refreshed, and he had an expression as if he had opened up a new world.

"You're right...yes! Let's do it this way!" He excitedly flew around in the air for a moment, then landed back in front of her. He found her pleasing to the eye no matter how he looked at her. "Little one...no! Little friend! Help me pass this on, pass it on to everyone. As long as they are devoted to the Dao, it doesn't matter who you pass it on to. Five...five cents a book!" Although he didn't know what five cents was, everything she said made sense.

Youyou: "..." That would really be a loss!

Feng Rong: "..." In the short time he was healing his injuries, what happened?