The higher a cultivator's strength, the more important the opportunity becomes. Without the right opportunity, it's common for a cultivator to be stuck in a bottleneck for ten or twenty years, or even unable to break through for their entire lives. But what exactly is an opportunity, and where does it come from, is rarely clearly explained, often simply due to luck.
Mu Hanyan used to think so, but now she doesn't. In her opinion, the so-called turning point is likely to be the understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. The path of cultivation is inherently against the will of heaven. The higher the level of cultivation, the more it defies the laws of heaven and earth, and the more difficult it becomes to comprehend the laws. This is why it's harder to find a turning point as one's level of cultivation increases.
After all, sword practice is just one of the myriad laws. Specializing in this one will certainly make it easier to improve your strength, but as your strength grows, the limitations of heaven and earth will become greater, and it will become more difficult to comprehend the laws and find opportunities.
However, if you learn other strange and unusual skills, comprehend the laws of heaven and earth from other methods, and apply them to other similar situations, you may get unexpected surprises.
"Yes, yes, Lord Gong explained it the same way at that time. It's just that we are mediocre and can never understand the deep meaning of it." Tan Yu looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise. His explanation was exactly the same as Gong Hongru's. Tan Yu was once again amazed by Mu Hanyan.
No wonder she was noticed by Lord Gong and accepted as his disciple. Putting aside her aptitude and strength, just looking at her vision and knowledge, Mu Hanyan is many times better than those so-called geniuses who only know how to practice hard.
"In that case, it's time for us to learn some other strange and unusual skills." Jiang Yuzhe's trust in Mu Hanyan became increasingly blind. He had no doubt about her words and said thoughtfully.
"Even if you don't learn, it won't work." Tan Yu said.
"Why?" Not only Jiang Yuzhe, but everyone else looked at Tan Yu in confusion.
"Because it would be difficult to enter the Fantasy Dragon Hall without learning those strange and unusual skills." Tan Yu replied.
"The Fantasy Dragon Hall, what is that place?" Jiang Yuzhe asked immediately.
"The Fantasy Dragon Hall is the trial ground of Longyan Academy. Only a very small number of the cultivation resources needed by the academy's disciples are distributed by the academy. The vast majority are obtained through trials at the Fantasy Dragon Hall.
According to the rules of the academy, an assessment will be conducted every half a month. The assessment items include swordsmanship, medical skills, alchemy, formations and barriers, seal breaking, sword forging, beast taming, etc. After passing an assessment, you can get a token. Only after getting three trial tokens can you enter the Fantasy Dragon Hall.
There are eight trial entrances to the Fantasy Dragon Hall. Different token combinations will lead to different entrances, and the cultivation resources inside are also different.
"If everyone practiced swordsmanship alone, no one would be able to enter the Phantom Dragon Hall. Even if a few chose to learn other unique arts and trade them with each other, there wouldn't be enough. Therefore, the vast majority of practitioners, in addition to mastering swordsmanship, would also choose to practice at least one unique art and trade them with each other," Tan Yu explained in detail.
Mu Hanyan didn't know that the trial in the Fantasy Dragon Hall had so many details, but after thinking about it carefully, she understood. If she guessed correctly, this should be a method come up with by Longyan Academy to encourage students to practice other strange and unusual skills so that they can better comprehend the laws of heaven and earth when their cultivation level increases in the future.
As for why they didn't directly tell them the benefits of practicing other strange arts, the reasons were very simple. First, they were afraid that they would be too ambitious and ruin their state of mind. Second, most of the disciples in the academy had been practicing swordsmanship since childhood. Even if they knew the benefits of practicing strange arts, they might not be willing to divide their attention. So they simply used the trial of the Fantasy Dragon Hall to force them.
It is no wonder that Longyan College has become the leader of the four major colleges in Anyun. From ancient times to the present, countless cultivation geniuses have emerged here, and it is regarded as a holy place by countless practitioners. There is indeed a reason for this.
"Since everyone else practices two arts, and I only practice swordsmanship, can't I trade with others?" Jiang Yuzhe started to think.
"Idiot, in that case you will only get two trial cards a month, while others can get four. Over time, they will go to the trial tower many more times than you. Do you think it's worth it?" Zirong said contemptuously.
"That's true." Jiang Yuzhe had been hit by Zirong so many times that he was almost used to it. He was not angry, but touched his cheek as if in deep thought.
Since it is the only trial site of Longyan Academy, both the trials in the Huanlong Hall itself and the cultivation resources therein must be extraordinary. One more opportunity to participate in the trial is probably more beneficial than a month of hard training.
Even if you waste some time and energy to practice a strange and unusual skill, it will actually only make money and not lose money. Moreover, Mu Hanyan also said that practicing other methods will be of great benefit in finding opportunities in the future.
Jiang Yuzhe would still do the math, but he was just a little slow sometimes.
"Sir, what are you planning to learn besides kendo?" Hua Yue asked Mu Hanyan.
"Sword-making skills." Mu Hanyan thought for a while and said.
Although her seal-breaking technique had performed remarkably well the last time she was at Feilai Peak, it was sometimes effective and sometimes not. On the contrary, her sword-making technique was something she had honed by hammering herself, and she had quite a bit of experience with it, but it just looked a little ugly.
It’s a pity that there is no astrology technique to learn, which is actually Mu Hanyan’s best skill.
"Then, I will practice the art of sealing and breaking seals." Hua Yue said. The reason why she chose the art of sealing and breaking seals was obviously because of the Demon-Breaking Spear.
"I'm learning the art of formations and barriers," Jiang Yuzhe said. His own teleportation barrier was a creation of his own, so learning this was just right for him.
"You have learned everything that I'm interested in, so I'll learn beast taming." Zirong said helplessly.
They had a good understanding of each other. Each of them chose one subject, and it would be convenient for them to exchange trial tokens with each other.
"Then I'll learn medical skills and pill making." Tang Bufan basically had no choice.
"What are you learning?" Finally, everyone looked at Ling Baobao.
"A genius like me, of course I learned everything." Ling Baobao said complacently.
"Tsk..." Mu Hanyan and others tsk in unison, obviously disagreeing with Ling Baobao's words.
"Hehe, the laws of heaven and earth in the Holy Court Continent are completely different from the place where I lived before. It's useless for me to learn anything. I might as well learn everything and regard it as a way to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth." Ling Baobao didn't try to save face this time. He scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly.
"Then, I will take Master Mu to the Zhanlong branch first." Tan Yu said.
There are three branches in Longyan College, and each branch has its own unique skills. Sword-making is the specialty of the Zhanlong branch.
"If we have time, let's go to the Beast Soul Hall first." Mu Hanyan said.
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