Chapter 525: Chapter 343: Discussing Innate Doctrine, The Contest of Paths! [Vote for Monthly Ticket!]_2
"I have ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’, my Absolute Skill constantly improves, little by little, step by step, not abruptly, but steadily."
This state of constant progress is the dream state that countless Martial Artists yearn for.
But with every gain, there is a loss.
"Enlightenment breakthrough!"
"Instant Enlightenment Dao!"
"What is sought is the might of ’doubt it’s the galaxy falling from Nine Heavens’, what is sought is a momentum of Rapid Progress and sudden realization!"
"Like when Junior Brother comprehended the [Mist Rain Stele], at the moment of Dao Proving, the inspirations accumulated bit by bit gathered into a reservoir. When the final opportunity arrives, the gates open, and millions of tons of water pour down, shattering any bottleneck and barrier, unstoppable, irresistible!"
"But I am not like that, I use ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’, to open the gate while the reservoir is still accumulating. The water flows down and becomes harvest, yet the exhilaration of the moment when the reservoir surges after being filled is difficult to experience. The cultivation can steadily improve, but achieving a moment’s Enlightenment surge is impossible."
This is why Wang Ge, Fu Yunzhan, Chen Ze, and others can Enlightenment breakthrough during the Sword Discussion, causing their cultivation to soar, while Yan Chuan has to progress step by step, methodically cultivating.
Success lies in ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’!
Failure also lies in ’Mutual Teaching and Learning’!
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Dozens of miles outside Wan Jiao City.
Yan Chuan and other Heavenly Prides shared their opinions, discussing for the first time their own cultivation philosophies and Dao Proving paths.
Led by Ban Xianfu, they pursued ’Practical Combat Dao’ and ’Life and Death Dao’.
Led by Lu Yuru and Wei Lingshan, they pursued ’Instant Enlightenment Dao’ and ’Opportunity Dao’.
In addition, there were Peng Fannian, Situ Fei, and others who revered ’Water to Channel’ and ’Water Mill Dao’—
"Diligent cultivation of Martial Arts!"
"Transporting Inner Strength!"
"Expanding Dan Tian Qi Sea, once the Qi Sea expands to the Postnatal extreme, then ingest Divine into Dan Tian, blend God with Qi to transform into ’True Qi’, blend God with force to transform into ’Gang Qi’, then use True Qi and Gang Qi to further open Heaven and Earth Two Bridges, for this is the Grand Dao to achieve Innate!"
’Practical Combat Dao’ is perilous!
’Instant Enlightenment Dao’ is uncertain!
In Peng Fannian’s view, only methodical cultivation, Water to Channel Dao Proving, is the correct way.
"Haha!"
Wei Lingshan laughed heartily: "Water to Channel? Look at those old guys on the ’Earthly List’, who doesn’t think of Water to Channel? But which one has achieved it? Thinking only of steady and step-by-step will only result in a wasted half life, with no hope of Innate! Fearful of death, shutting yourself away, how can you Prove Dao?!"
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Heavenly Prides each have their pride.
Different Dao Proving philosophies, it’s hard for anyone to convince another.
Paths differing, no mutual plan.
Wei Lingshan raised her arm and shouted: "Striving on the Great Dao, one must turn passive into active, actively fighting for opportunities, not waiting, not relying, not asking. Those with the same philosophy can join me in exploring the ’Underground City’, where opportunities abound and it’s undoubtedly the best place to go."
Saying this, she then looked at Ban Xianfu: "You want to pursue practical combat, seek thrills, and fight for life and death, ’Underground City’ is likewise the first choice."
"Underground City—"
Ban Xianfu, of course, knew the value of the ’Underground City’, yet entering the ’Underground City’ requires at least 300 Heavenly Ladder Points. For Ban Xianfu, reaching three hundred points is not difficult, but the difficulty lies in: "No Essence Stone!"
Without Essence Stone, it’s impossible to enter ’Heavenly Ladder City’, and impossible to gain points.
Another issue.
In the future exploration of the ’Underground City’, inside the ’Earth Gate’, every extra day requires a hundred catties of Essence Stone, and at least ten days, starting at a thousand catties—
"Where do Essence Stones come from?"
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"That’s simple!"
Ma Hongniang stepped forward: "I have a mine right within the Tan Valley Royal City boundary, the court exploration reports Essence Stone reserves of not less than a million, yet it’s occupied by a group of Alien Beast bald eagles, hundreds and thousands of them flocking together, unless this group of bald eagles is eradicated, mining cannot take place."
The rewards for the top three in the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion are ’City Lord’, ’Military Leader’, and ’Mountain Master’—
Among them.
The City Lord’s city is a ruin.
The Military Leader’s army is ugly.
And Ma Hongniang, as the only ’Mountain Master’, her mine is also not good, explored by the court, but occupied by Alien Beasts, mining is simply not possible, requiring Ma Hongniang herself to pioneer and develop.
The court is too tricky!
Ma Hongniang was so pitted that she had no temper, and with no soldiers under her command, she could only seek help from Yan Chuan and others.
At this moment, everyone was short of Essence Stones, Ma Hongniang seized the opportunity and invited them on the spot.
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"Ban Xianfu is all about killing, and in Ma Hongniang’s ’Lu Ti Mountain’ there are countless Alien Beast bald eagles, perfectly suited for him to go on a killing spree."
"Wei Lingshan and Lu Yuru want to explore the ’Underground City’; Essence Stones are indispensable, and Ma Hongniang has the distribution map of the mineral veins in ’Lu Ti Mountain’, just right to provide them with a large amount of Essence Stones."
"Peng Fannian, Situ Fei, and others are focused on cultivation, but expanding the Dan Tian Qi Sea and entering Heavenly Ladder City for Heavenly Ladder Battle to verify Martial Arts also requires Essence Stones."
Yan Chuan and Chen Ze returned to Tan Valley Royal City, originally Ban Xianfu, Situ Fei, and others who came together almost all went with Ma Hongniang to Lu Ti Mountain for a big venture.
Yan Chuan was not lacking in Essence Stones, so he didn’t go.
Chen Ze, worried about Yan Chuan’s safety, didn’t go either.
The two senior brothers hurried back, Yan Chuan looked at Chen Ze: "After I return to King City, with Granny Huang and Elder Jiang taking care, you don’t need to be by my side all the time. You might as well also go to Lu Ti Mountain and gather more Essence Stones. At the early Basic Innate stage, you also need Essence Stones to quickly increase True Qi, don’t delay."
"I’ll listen to Senior Brother!"
Chen Ze smiled.
He was at the early Basic Innate stage, at the new and initiation stage of Innate stage cultivation, and he often felt that time and resources were insufficient; going to Lu Ti Mountain should help alleviate this.
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"Old Yan, what’s your Heavenly Ladder score?"
The first sentence asked every day when meeting, Wang Zhengyi would always ask about the Heavenly Ladder score.
Yan Chuan had just returned to King City when he saw Wang Zhengyi coming out of the Earth Gate, looking excited, clearly having gained a lot of points in the past two days, he was so obsessed with the ’Heavenly Ladder City’ that he didn’t even join the excitement of Yan Chuan going to set up challenges outside cities like Zongyang City. Truly obsessed!
No one knew where he got so many Essence Stones!
"I’m still at a bit over three hundred points."
Yan Chuan shook his head.
Up till now, he had only played four games of the ’Thousand-Person Battle’, not in a hurry to enter again.
Sharpening the axe does not delay the task of cutting wood!
By mid this month, when the second batch of Essence Stones arrives, Yan Chuan’s ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ would likely accumulate ten thousand Essence Stones, then he could accrue a hundred catties of Essence Stone interest per day, and Yan Chuan could spend the whole year soaking in ’Heavenly Ladder City’ and ’Underground City’, with no rush at all.
"’Gathering Treasure Basin’ is it?"
Wang Zhengyi also guessed the reason why Yan Chuan didn’t enter Heavenly Ladder City, except he felt lonely gaining points alone, "How many more Essence Stones do you need to gather ten thousand?"
"Six thousand."
Yan Chuan looked at Wang Zhengyi.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhengyi clicked his tongue: "That’s way too many."
His avatar had recently made a windfall, ensuring he could frequently access ’Heavenly Ladder City’ in the short term, but it wasn’t enough for six thousand catties, and he couldn’t give all to Yan Chuan, otherwise, how could he gain points?
"How about this—"
Wang Zhengyi thought for a moment: "Why don’t you enter Heavenly Ladder City every five days, dual queue with me in the ’Thousand-Person Battle’, and I’ll provide the Essence Stones!"
Five days, one hundred catties!
Six hundred catties a month!
This amount, Wang Zhengyi could completely afford.
He wasn’t being overly generous, it was just that he had a good relationship with Yan Chuan, and ever since the Jian Province Competition and the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, he became accustomed to hearing Yan Chuan explain during battles. These few days of suddenly fighting alone and not hearing Yan Chuan’s commentary made Wang Zhengyi quite unaccustomed.
Six hundred catties of Essence Stone a month!
Consider it paying Yan Chuan to play along!
"That’s great!"
Yan Chuan didn’t hold back, as Wang Zhengyi was wealthy. Since he was willing to support him, Yan Chuan didn’t refuse. He looked at Wang Zhengyi: "What’s your Heavenly Ladder score?"
Wang Zhengyi was climbing points rapidly, just waiting for someone to ask, he couldn’t help but grin: "Just passed six hundred points!"
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