Just as everyone was about to leave, Cao Zhengchun's voice rang out from the sky.
"Chu Di, Zhao Feng, Ya Du, Mu Ying, Qin Feifan, Murong Hao, Zhang Yiming, Lin Feng, Ouyang He, and Zhou Mengzhu will stay and come with me to Yunxiao Palace. The rest of you may leave."
"yes."
The disciples responded in unison, knowing that these ten people might also accompany the Palace Master to the starry sky to witness that magnificent world, and they were all filled with envy.
Chu Di tossed out a wad of banknotes before leaving, saying, "Fellow junior brothers and sisters, I won't be going to the restaurant, but as agreed, I'll treat you. You can split these banknotes and have a good time!"
After saying that, he disappeared.
All that was left was that enormous sum of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver!
Li Jianming turned to look at Yu Qiu, only to see that she was already in tears. He knew that Elder Cao had not called her name earlier, which had made her very sad.
He also realized that he was the one who had dragged her down. Otherwise, given his status as her mother-in-law, how could Yu Qiu's cultivation level only be at the Transformation Realm?
Not to mention the elders, he couldn't even see through any of the third-generation disciples who were around the same age as them. He used to think he was a leading figure among the younger generation when he was wandering around the martial world, and that he was comparable to the older generation. But now that he has arrived at Yunxiao Palace, he realizes that he is just a frog in a well!
"Oh, Qiu-mei, I have failed you!"
Yu Qiu can distinguish right from wrong. She can't blame Li Jianming for her current predicament. Even without Li Jianming, there would have been Zhang Jianming or Zhou Jianming. The only one to blame is her rebellious nature back then.
"It's not your fault, Ming-ge. I'm just lucky to have met you. If it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't have been as good to me as you are."
"Haha, they say you become like the company you keep, it seems Qiu-mei has learned my optimistic attitude."
"You dead man, all you do is talk nonsense. Let's hurry up and go with those third-generation disciples to broaden our horizons."
...
Inside the Cloud Palace, where Meng Fan's Daoist temple is located, he has placed a spirit-gathering array here, directly drawing in spiritual energy from the outer starry sky. After being compressed by him, it forms immortal spiritual energy, which makes the space of the Daoist temple incredibly rich in immortal spiritual energy. The elders here can basically cultivate without worrying about the problem of spiritual energy depletion.
Meng Fan patiently explained the basics of cultivation, starting from the simple and gradually moving to the complex. He meticulously dissected and explained the concepts to them, demonstrating great patience.
In the first two years, the biggest beneficiaries were not these elders, but Chu Di and ten other third-generation disciples.
Their cultivation had not yet reached the Immortal Realm. The highest-ranking cultivator, Ya Du, had only reached the Shattered Realm. As for Chu Di and the others, they were all at the Half-Step Shattered Realm. This kind of lecture was simply the most comfortable thing for them.
Their cultivation level increased visibly, allowing them to enter the Immortal Realm without any bottlenecks.
For the next three years, they couldn't understand it anymore. They only felt it was mysterious and profound, so they could only force themselves to memorize it and try to comprehend it later when their cultivation level improved.
Meng Fan was eloquent and witty, explaining the path of cultivation in detail. His words now carried the weight of reality; as he spoke, purple energy rose from the east, golden lotuses sprouted from the earth, and the pure and impure energies manifested, yin and yang transformed—truly profound and mysterious!
"All things under heaven are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence. The perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, and the sage has no name."
"Blunt its sharpness, untangle its knots, soften its light, and mingle with its dust."
"Heaven and earth were born together with me, and all things are one with me."
"Great virtue has no corners, great talent is achieved without effort, great sound is silent, and great form is formless."
...
Five years passed quickly, and the group awoke with a sense of reluctance.
"Thank you for your guidance, Palace Master!"
Meng Fan chuckled and said, "When I preach to you, I am also trying to understand myself."
Meng Fan turned to the ten third-generation disciples and asked, "Chu Di, what did you hear?"
Chu Di quickly replied, "The Palace Master's sermon is eloquent and we have benefited greatly from it!"
Meng Fan laughed and said, "I still miss the days when you called me senior brother. The higher one's cultivation level, the weaker one's humanity becomes, and the fewer friends one has. This is an inevitable thing."
"Palace Master is too kind. Palace Master is a divine being. Coming to Qingxuan is merely a casual visit to the mortal realm. We are truly fortunate to have caught your eye!"
The enemy from Chu avoided the main points and spoke without a single flaw.
Meng Fan, however, had no intention of letting him off the hook, and asked, "Since you say you have benefited greatly, then let me ask you, what is the Dao?"
What is the Tao?
This is a very broad question, and it would be difficult to fully understand even if we only discussed one aspect!
"Without roots or stems, without leaves or blossoms, all things are born and complete; this is called the Way."
Chu Di pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion, but Meng Fan shook his head and then asked.
"Do you not know that wherever things are, there the Dao is also found?"
Chu Di pondered for a long time before answering, “There is something undifferentiated and complete, which existed before heaven and earth. Silent and still, it stands alone and unchanging, moving in cycles without ceasing, and can be regarded as the mother of heaven and earth.”
Meng Fan shook his head again and said, "The Great Dao is all-encompassing, it can be followed to the left or right, the Dao is boundless, if one cannot obtain it, how can one attain the Dao?"
Chu Di immediately realized that Meng Fan was asking about himself, not about the Dao in a broader sense.
"Life has eight sufferings: birth, old age, sickness, death, love, hate, separation, and so on. This is the law of nature."
Meng Fan's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What is the law of nature?"
"Let nature take its course!"
What does it mean to go with the flow?
Chu Di frowned, as if he had grasped something, and unconsciously said, "When alive, live life to the fullest; when old, enjoy your remaining years; when sick, be broad-minded; when dead, return to your roots; when in love, love passionately; when hating, learn to endure; when separated, learn to cherish; when resentful, learn to be calm."
"You understand human relationships, the principles of conduct, and the fundamentals of human nature. If you don't wake up now, when will you?"
Chu Di was shocked. He understood his own path. The reason he had so much true energy was because his subconscious yearned for power. The so-called "one force can break all laws" was the path Chu Di had always wanted to take.
However, his cleverness backfired. He learned everything quickly, which prevented him from finding that feeling until now, when he finally understood what he was searching for.
Meng Fan pointed with his right hand, and a long, snow-white spear stood in front of him. Everyone could feel the spear's heavy and extremely sharp aura!
"This is the Qiankun Spear, which I recently forged. A spear is a combination of strength and courage. The saber is the commander of all weapons, the sword is the king of all weapons, the staff is the ancestor of all weapons, and the spear is the king of all weapons. This Qiankun Spear also contains a set of spear techniques called the Thirteen Deadly Spears. I will give them to you as well."
Then Meng Fan pointed his finger, and the Qiankun Spear flew towards the Chu enemy.
Chu Di's eyes gleamed; he was no longer confused. He gripped the gun tightly with both hands, unable to put it down.
The moment he gripped the gun, a flood of information rushed into his mind: this was a set of marksmanship techniques that he could continuously incorporate into his own gunplay!
"Thank you, Palace Master, for imparting your wisdom and enabling me to understand myself. I will surely use this spear to make a name for myself in the starry sky and pierce through the stars!"
"That's good. Your talent and aptitude are both top-notch. Cultivate diligently in the future and do not disgrace the name of the senior brother of Yunxiao Palace."
"I will obey the Palace Master's instructions!"
Seeing that Chu Di's problem was resolved, Meng Fan turned to the others and said, "I plan to open the Qingxuan Seal in a year. During this time, you should all take good care of yourselves."
"We will obey the Palace Master's decree!"
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